D8 Treat those windows ingeniously Have a “no-view” win- dow or one that facesan un- sightly view or doesn’t let in enough light? A little imag- ination can help transform that problem into a plus for your home! With a window that faces a brick wall or some other’ unattractive setting, install a frosted, translucent plexi- glass panel cut to fit the length of your window and wedge it into place. You can buy plexiglass panels at plastics supply stores listed in your phone book. For a window that is re- cessed, try the romantic screen treatment, stretching semi-sheer fabric over wooden canvas stretchers slightly smaller than win- dow size. Fake a frame with molding strips you tack to the stretchers and wedge the screen into place. If you don’t need your window as a light source, cover it completely and Create your own view. Cuta -scenic poster to fit the win- dow and glue it into place using rubber cement. The poster and rubber cement are easily peeled away so you can change your “*view”’ as often as the sea- sons! To provide some privacy without cutting out all nat- ural light, you might try in- ‘Stalling louvered doors or ‘shutters along the entire ‘window or the bottom half. Matchstick blinds arean all- ‘around favorite for letting sin ight and intaini CASTLEGAR NEWS, Oc eo nans: abba The Heritage Players of L.V. Rogers Secondary School in Nelson have an- nounced they will sponsor a performance of the Anna, Wyman Dance Theatre Oct. 30 at the L.V. Rogers Gym- nasium. The Anna Wyman Dance Theatre has been in opera- tion. for nine years, has travelling to Austria to pro- duce a television special for broadcast on CBC, and plans for the rest of the season include performances. in France and the western United States. According to the National Home Improvement Coun- cil, homeowners nbout to in- vest in li for, their toured Canada ly, and is well on its way to Vv on newly-remodeled kitchens are well-advised to consider V the frontline of contemporary dance cities in North Amer- tea. The dance group is pre- sently on a one month tour of British Columbia and Alberta in which public performances are the in most. in models. — me m One energy-saving model uses about a third less elec- tricity than other models not equipped with its special thermostatically-controlled motor. While it is true that centres, but a major focus of the tour is the visiting of schools, colleges and dance groups, performing a variety of activities such as lecture/ demonstrations and special- ized dance workshops. Tickets for the Nelson performance are available at Kelly's on Baker Street in Nelson with two prices, one for adults and one for stu- dents and senior citizens, Following their western ‘tour the company: will be the amount of electricity d by th i each operating hour is a modest amount, itis alsotrue | that it is operated twenty- four hours around the clock, 365 days a year. Even though ‘frost-free re- frigerators do use more kilowatts of energy annually than non-frost-free models, they avoid the extra energy drain resulting from frost ac- cumulation. Today's power-saving re- frigerators also preserve food longer during power failures, which become ‘alarmingly more-common each year. Heritage Players sponsor Anna Wyman dance theatre Fall OCTOBER !S CHEESE MONTH and Cheddar SAS Better... SHARP _ B.C, Yay L CHEDDAR CHEESE Special Sand ¢ Etc. Also... 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