| Begs | i fs NEWLY COMPLETED Community Resour: ce Directory is now avollable at the By JACK CHARTERS ta thing is memory, how vivid, conifertiag, dedud- tive —!and treacherous,’ “About five years ago. there appeared’ in the Van-" couver Sun‘an article which: purported to describe’ the ‘Town of Castlegar. The wri- ter, obviously’a staff writer and most certainly a former resident, wrote nostalgically of the small, sleepy ‘country. town with its railway station, its’ big. farm women in their voluminous ‘dirndl skirts and the dogs’ sleeping in the dusty summer road. - At firat Iwas furious at ‘this apparent put-on; | and then ‘by ‘slow. degrees; an- curious” and : finally when the truth be-2* vious (s--+ memory, that’ ‘Magic, place where’ a schoolkoy's swimming ‘hold invits Boyd, left, presents Ald. Heather " Hallett, city council chairman’of the $5.0 health and welfare committee, with a copy, as former co-ordinator Gail Berle: Sue Copies are ‘fon locks on. The directory was'a a year- If i in the ll months for the typing and netting up with the aid of 15 to 20 volunteers. § to th at = privacy, ‘and ‘where adult children are’still ys, and girls, had a 2by copy. Residents req: sked to make a donation. ws /MirrorFoto by Lols Hughes ting copies fe William F. riko Prayer service was held Sunday from the chapel of the Castlegar Funeral Home | for’ William Frederick Ril- koff, 54, of Robson who died suddently Jan. 31 at the Trail, Regional Hospital. Born in Brilliant June 16, 1925, Mr. Rilkoff worked in ;, heavy ieonstruction in the ’ West Kootenay and was em- ployed by B.C. Hydro for th 4 past 12 years. He is survived by his wife, Anne, of Robson; three * “sons, Williim sie aes loops," Wally. ’ Use of ferry up Although . ‘trailer’. and dropped to'lesa than half the , amount of last year's figures, * other’ categories of traffic showed an increase. “In January of last year, 988 trailers were, recorded, while last month's figures indicate 149 used the’ ferry. Other ferry -traffic was as follows, with last year’s fig- ures ‘shown in brackets: Number 6f round trips 8,536 (8,814), automobiles and drivers 25,482 (23,646), ‘Kitchen. ensemble | is Slocan WI project Roll call at Slocan Wo- men's Institute's first meet-” ing of the mew year was .answered with stamps-.and . (Christmas cards for the Chil- dren's’ Hospital, as well as “"members relating what their favorite gift was for Christ- mas. 5 It was noted that $60 was made from the Tupper- ware party for the hospital ward fund and that .a do- = nation of $30 would be sent into the comfort fund at the Children’s Hospital." _ A total of $99 received a) stig gear frome ten) to. the Pennies” for Friendship challenge for 1980. Competition ideas to be - sent to the district board are dill pickles for a fall work- shop, quilted potholders and embroidery —. possibly on aprons and placemats. Editor, Castlegar News: Thank you. I would like to express my sincere ap- preciation to the great num- ber of Castlegar News readers that offered me a home I so desperately needed. Your response was : greatly appreciated. I have a : new home in Salmo with a : real nice family. Thank you “again. ai y Danny Editors’s Note: It was called ‘to our attention Danny's re- quest brought an excess of 40 calls offering a home. Castlegar Socials decided to rent out their wool carder at $5 per week, with a limit of two weeks. The project agreed upon for -1980 is a kitchen en- © demble. Dawn Anderson will make up a list of items needed and members will be asked to make them, Hall cleaners for the month are Phyllis‘Corin and — Betti Doi, A Valentine Coffee Party and Bake Sale is planned for Feb. 14. Lunch was served ‘by hostesses Betty _Pomrenke and Nancy Larsen and the. tea time raffle was won by. Caro! Barclay, Pp ‘not drivers 81,577 (29,457), ‘all types of trucks 19,910 (12,762) and buses 1391 (88). No motorcycles or live- stock-used the ferry during January of either year. ana ss “tor the would-be ‘reminiscer. ' which , skidded. him a quarter century into. the past! Nonetheless, with’: the present (whatever that may be) firmly before me I. too have my own (and certainly: faulty) memories of that - time. Quiet it was in: those days almost 30 years ago, but’ special. the’ centre, of the town was where it still is, at the traffic lights (though they are recent if necessary evils), . eral Store (now a part ofthe Castlegar’ News). just across the. old railway, ‘overpass bi ridge.: F “Up to'the right ona tree shaded dirt road (now Main Street). .was- Cheveldave's general store and on the other side ‘the Doukhobor : Meeting Hall which doubled as ‘a) class room for Mr. Zuckerberg’s “Russian lan- sunee classes and as tem: rary classrooms for the high { achoo| ‘grade nine dl Maple Street (alao a dirt ‘road but’ one of the firat of Castlegar's “streets” to. be paved) boasted of. three busi-: nesses — Alice Zuckerberg’s , beauty parlour, Kavic's ba- kery and Harvicks grocery, all now gone or transformed. ‘ there = great, black: stea: ‘side, Well before train time “the platforni would be alive - with ‘men, women, | chi and dogs of every. age;: and description, aed gossiping; taking their leave, running “about, excitedly, while blue uniformed ‘dffictals . Moved ° great.” wood. ‘big wheeled station carts! Todded with. baggage and “freight, and the | telegraphes? {aVhis ‘office bent intently’ ‘over his instruments. The ‘incoming tra nounced: its © impendiiz’ rival’ with ‘that. now alitest. ; ¢ forgotten, but hauntin, of the steam whistle, which’ re-échoed in’ tl ‘about, Then’ came: the long, spume: of ;white steam) and: smoke and soon, it would’ “panting-‘and “his- When a rep! ive of the Bank of Montreal set up.shop in the Lewis building’ for two mornings a week (or was. it, two, days a week?) the, first hint of an economic boom had d:'ban- ‘arrived in’ Castle gar’ \ All of these, together with the Co-operative Trans- portation Society, St. Rita's parish church, the two) pool halls and the Castlegar Hotel were special meeting places” for special people. The daily community meeting place, as opposed to the old commun- sity hall, was, of course, the railway station. daily service, ‘both " passenger and freight, came in from east and west: and continued down into- Trail, provided a link with the’ out- sing jets of: steam, the wooden passenger cars ‘with their faded seats, the bag- gage car with the baggage car man standing in the open door way and the conductor | with his little step ‘stool to help ‘passengers’ to’ alight from the high train step. Then there followed a -. ‘few ‘frenzied “minutes of & gatherings-up, of arrivals and departures, farewel loadings. Then the conduc-” tor's shrill whistle and “all aborrrd” and the train was waved off again to the ac- . companyment. of slowly ac- - ,. celerating’ huffs, snorts’ and ~ that special- tang of ‘steam, cinders and hot steel. stranger, Castlegar area residents nor to the pages of the Castlegar News. Now a Charters i. years under the pseu” with Al grocery “store where Bob's Pay'n'Ta- kit it now with Ed Lewis‘ barber shop on one side and _. Ralph West's Hardware store-and the ‘post office on the other‘ and the village cffice opposite, Fomenoffs garage and i Pitt's Drugs’ were. located across the road, with Rigby's Confectionary (now the .Hi- Lite), Ozeroffs Jewellers and ° ‘the Castle Theatre (with the infant Castlegar News in ‘its. _womb and Eremenko's Gen- Guests Be ott On CABARET Fe : Friday & ee vs mn. Bingo: Every Thursday at 7 p.m. La. suitday Bingo = : Early Bird 6:30 p,m. Regular 7:00 p.m. ° a, CITY.OF CASTLEGAR | -NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearirig will be held on Tuesday; February the Council Chambers of City Hall, 460 Columbia “Avenue, Castlegar, B.C., to receive. rej resen- tations from all persons who deem it in their in- terest to. make representations ” egerding the 12,1980, at 6:30 p.m. in dments thereto. parking r Commercial Zone. Castlegar Zoning Bylaw No. 160, 1977, and amen- 2ltenvNo. 1-2 Bylaw-No, 261 verre sons ie jibe intent of Bylaw. No; 261 is to ‘amend etidn “1804-“of! Bylaw’ No. “160,977,” which: would restrict the ‘relaxation 2 virements' to the “cu Core Copies of the aforementioned Bylaw and further particulars pertaining thereto may be inspected at the Clerk’s office, 460 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C., | eh the hours of 9:00 a.m, to 4:30 p.m., to the City of gh Friday, “Ww. Ww. Ki Dopuine cy Clerk ters: is: neither as ‘to retired. teacher, j wrote a CasNews column for In this new FOR RENT - Office or Retail Space © so Downtown Castleser’ pees 400 sq. ft. Heat ‘ind “ght candiioned in summer. * CONTACT: Castle hy News, 191 ‘Atk for Burt Campbell. Ph. Seesesa evenings and ~ NORDIC CROSS.COUNTRY SKIRACES Nordic Ski Club is holding its Sixth annual ‘ski :' races at Nancy Greene Lake on Sunday, Feb. 17 a! 11:80 a.m, Registration will be at the site from 1! Amn. and the fee is $2 for adults and $1 for, children and students. There will be races in all atone 7 -from'7 years up to,cld boys. There, will:also be citizen's race. All who finish get a ribbon. ” NORDIC SKICLUB WORKSHOP , with some e: nee, $10 per person. Everyone welcome. Flay ale presentation and com- mentary from 7 to 9 p.m., open to all, free. JOY CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE ‘AGood Supply of Books & Records Mon.—-Sat., 9 - 5:30 Friday,9-9 _ 577 Baker St., Nelson (Above Emory's Men’s Wear) De ee f N He's the only one who. can Gh the kiting. b Chuck Norris ; Jennifer O'Neill HOW THES. $ at the home of Mrs. A. Thorp = casion of her 88th birthday s her 87th birthday. ; baked and decorated the : law, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Thorp . | of Nakusp. The couple spent rT MBS. H. JOHNSON 365-8294 . Eleven friends gathered SELKIRK, COLLEGE - in Robson on Saturday after- noon for a joint party hon- oring Mrs. Thorp on the oc- WOO AW AT ZOO AM! ieoem. "0 ree caren == OF 0 ONE idea rete a i TeaacenectORY, 7. DAVID'S «Mornin: rayer on Fourt ra Sunday = Robson 2nd & Ath Sunday 10:00a.m. Rev. Desmond Carroll 385-2271). 1471 Columbla Ave., ‘Trall Pastor D. Zinner 985-2649 Sabbath School 9; aim: Divine Worship WN Tuesday 20 pm Ble steay & ayer and Mrs. Purvis, celebrating _ SUN/MON (TUE) Gum 7A shane TT) The dead will walk the EARTH! Mrs. F. Giraud had birthday cake which both of the honorees cut and served to their guests. Also present was Mrs. Thorp’s son and daughter-in- "| STARTS | WEDNESDAY | the weekend visiting with Sy fais: FEBRUARY their mother. _ -vplaced in the Castlegar News automatically run in the Mid-Week Mirror. PLACE YOUR ACTION AD NOW. Z _ PHONE 365-2212 jour with ug on the Day Jesus Worshipped " below Castleaird Plaza Ph. 365-6317 - 9:50 a.m. Sunday School 11.a.m. Worship Service 7 cP. mm. Feltowsh Ip Service uesday, eB Ce Cottage ri 7 Bi ‘Youth and Fam Night_. ve. v. Ed. V We er, Pastor Val Loldin Youth Pastor ; 808-4753 804-7th ‘AVe., South Church School 9:45'a.m. Morning Worship. Pastor tra Johnson Fhone 365-6762... Wet \_. Si ST. PETER ER LUTHERAN sonata japte St Noriiae Service 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Lowell Kindachy, Listen to thet Lutheran iS Hour Sunday, 11:30 a.m. on.Radio CKQR Rey. Michael Guinan Saturday Nig Night N Mass Sunday Masses at 8 a.m. and.10 a.m. ST. MARIA GORETTI Genelle—12 Noon OF CANADA 624-8th Ave. S. 1% Blocks south of Community Complex 9:40 a.m. Sing-Song '10 a.m. Worship. and Sunday School Robson: 1st & 3rd Sundays Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814" 7th Ave. South ‘9:45.a:m."" Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Worship. -Infant Nursery and Junior cerita Minister. 111 H rarvey jone 809 Merry Creek Road * i Next to Cloverleaf Motel Castleaird Plaza Family Bible Hour 5 a.m. Mornin, Worship 11:00 a.m. Evan ung Praise WED. F; BAMHLY Y NIG 7 p.m. (for all the family) Pastor John H Church Office 365-3430 *.767-18t Ave., North Pastor Roy Hubbeard Church: Ph..385-521 Christlan Education Hour Morning ‘Worship @.! Evening Service - Tuesday: Bible Study . Saturday: aig People Meets at cinnalrd Hall Bible Clase 1 and Worship 365-7963 or 385-3763 J 9 am. - 8 p.m. and Sunday ‘from 1-4 p.m. Phone 364-1994." VALENTINE St. Joseph's C.W.L. will be having Valentine Tea on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Catholic , Centre from 2-4 p.m, This Tea is in the aid of the Bishops Fund for Life. SY SLOCAN There will be a Valentine Bake Sale and Coffee Party, on Feb. 14 from 10 - 12 a.m. at the Slocan. wi Hall. : CALORIE COUNTERS Serious about losing weight? Sit in on a treo «Calorie Counters meeting Thursday. evenings at. 7:20. inthe Health Unit baserient, 805 Spruce Street. For further information call 865-8052 or 865-6462. ° MINUS ONE Dance and social evening Feb. 16,.For deiala . call 865-2557 or 865-2853. VALENTINE BINGO Blueberry Creek School on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:80 p.m: Prizes will be Valentine chocolates and cash, “ Cards will be-a niminal price. Sponsared hy the Blueberry: Creek, Recreation Commission, - MOTHERS & TOT co-op Bie. | Now-ia your chance to have some time for yourself by joining the new. Castlegar Mother & Tot Co-op. In order to get this program off to a successful start we need all interested mothers to _ come to a meeting Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at ~ the Volunteer Exchange Offices (above West's Dept. Store). For further information please ‘call *. PRE-VALENTINEBINGO ponies is welcome to Tarrys and District Bingo on Feb, ,> 9at7:80 pm. $1.60 entitles you to 15 games,’ Cash : and gift’ prizes. A door prize for ‘advance’ ticket. “holders. Advance tickets are available from carey Fecreation members. j Operations.’ Please submit notices tlegar-News by 5 p.m. Mondays, Aire ‘ There will be a meeting held this Friday, Feb. ... _ 8 at 7:30 p.m. Instruction on waxing will be given. > Art “Weskaton by Doolee McDonnell spon- ; bored by, Teall Ast, Club will be held Rebs 0; 9 and : 10. Oil and acrylic painting for beginners and those. . a 8: A’ Valentine Bingo will. be held in the - voi st gan n ‘pennant to coach. Bill dat the Vile res identified as { Peter. Mardis Both | are of A two vehicle ” sceident ‘on’ Columbia’ Avenue’ near Caldset Groceteria resulted **{n'+$200" damage | to \ a\’pick- 1977:: ‘up ‘driven by ‘Michael ‘Leslie anda farther $400 damage to “Bill; Kabatoff, “Both drivers are of Castlegar,: ° . Police; report. both ve: hicles“ wer north’: bound whert Kabatoff signaled for a left; turns: ‘Leslie, overtaking to pass,'was in collision path ‘the Kabatoff vebiclé when it ‘the right. ’ on lateon t ary Sctiool, Spokane. Tokens: from both school: Creek: ehicle driven by Sam Strele- ‘off of Castlegar. wént out of Ci Minor Hockey . control ‘and overturned on a | snowbank. No injuries. were » Feported. Damage has been at’ $400,” aE) was, ae Collen, "Jan, 20 — Castle Tire 2, ° pees. Kloset 0; GLS: 8, plc 4 Castte Tire 2, re 4; Klothes Kloset 2, Po : , Spokane Americans 5. Jan, 19 — Maloney Pon- tine 2, Beaver Valley 3. toms Jan. 19 — Verigins 8, Rossland “B"s 2. ‘Jam: 20°— KSCU 8, On Jan. 80’ three sep- i arate accidents were Te Atwo vehicle accident on. Maple Street and: First “Aveniie,: North; ‘resulted: in Spokane “187, 3ic:) yan estimated $300 damage to sulted in one person taken td. Castlegar ‘and District, Hog- q pital’ with minor injuries and damage totalling $5,800. Police identified the dri- vers as Henry Fredrick Hay, . 20, of Castlegar, driver of a 1965 Chevy, Richard . Brian « Ureulak, -19, ‘of ‘Castlegar: ‘driver of a 1980 Mazda and Janice Dolores Penso, 20, of .. Thrums: driver of a 1969 Dodge. : Hay was charged with failing to yield. Taken tp. hoapital with minor injuries - . was Penso. 2 Jan. ISZV-vak 4 Beaver Valleys ®v Peo “B".6,- Spokane “B” 8. ¢ Pee Funeral cr sorsgeal held é Jan. 19 for Heirietta - “Le. Merry, 92, of Slocan who died Body 8; Spokane 6; Big Rock 78% 26." 0; ‘Spokane 3; CKQR 3, *\ Known to all as Grand- “ma Merry she Is survived by : Jan. 27 — TAB, 2, Spo-: her Mrs.’ Merry Oct. 16, 1887 in Oconto, Wis-» : conson. ‘The “family ‘moved. : from Trail to Terrace in 1945. Allen; kane 6;-Big-Rock-3,. Spokane _ A.B. (Bud) Merry of Castle-v: “CKQR' 8, le pokane i” ge chuck 2.2207 6s an . Pee Wee Rep A Jan. 26 — Castlegar 9, dred ‘Spence of ‘Hope, Mrs. Spokane 35 Costlogst 5, Spo- Gordon (Betty) Nelson of Sil-. kane 3. >! verton and Mrs. Ramsen Bantam Rep (Helen) Gourlay of. Edmon- Jan.:26 — Castlegar 4: zi USCC Nelson 2. Scoring goals were S. ——= Jones, D. D. Perehudoff, D. Haffner and B.’ Makortoff. Assists went to B. Makortoff,, K. Cheveldave: (2) and D. Perehudoff.:In goal were ©. Streloff and D.- DeRosa. Jan. zt = Nelaan, 4, ‘Last Sunday, members - of the Union of Spiritual Gommunities of Christ 'ob- “Community TV - Assists were made’ by 5 i ) gar weal 5140 Castlogar Library , > story time with Judy - Wearmouth. 6:00—WARP update — the latest from the War Against -Rising . People, - i Prices. iP G:0=Lile. ‘At Its Best. — prodaced by the Fruitvale Full Gospel Assembly. ote Feaere! election re Cc rved a: special Day’ ‘of Prayer, for Peace. Goals eee ie by ra ; ‘At well-attended prayer Leitch and C. > Lind (2). Jones, '-G.: Walker. (2),. J. the West-Kootenays, and at Kanigan, B. B, Makortoff and DD their. homes throughout the » until (his’ a f Serviod|was:beld in $44 PL Andrew eo krgpby tir vee Changhae Alan m4 id. elning: pallbearers were her grant children. Burial took place in the IOOF Cemetery in Slocan. Observe day of | cerely expressed in almost any. circumstances. “We must always re- member that in order to be . “sincere, our. prayers: must be accompanied by a meetings in Grand Forks and + constant. effort to lead an exemplary lifestyle, in. line with. our Christian Doukho- Perehudoff., y and Javenlles bor teachings. Only when our conscience : attuned to the our areas of B.C., uscc Ca tl 1 ‘prayers were in Kimberley on the . to God, asking that through weekend, in competitions to “His Grace, and in answer to qualify. for the B.C. Winter the desires “of all peoples, : there be peace on earth; that. = Castlegar 7, there be no more war and -bloodshed. : : Beoring Ww were D. Markin, The total membership of R. Andrews (2), W. Gorkoff, the UBCC, young and: old J. Stewart, P. Perras and K. alike, ‘participated in the Knowler. -special event, which was in- Jan. 26 (p.m.).— Castle- itiated ik John J. Nerigin, gar’ 4, Beaver Valley 2,. ‘ USCC honorary chairman, in “Goals were scored by C. “response to the widespread of our soul, can: we hope to have peace, «| for ourselves. and for all of humanity,” J Join'usin ( ‘DAY OF PRAYER hea A ‘tee vate aon f Provincial Court Office re. concluded Ver- | Selkirk College. Fea- turing Brisco, Lyle Sites and Peter Kendall (almost live from the college). 8:00— West Kootenay: Perras and M. Miller. Jan. 27 Kimberley 5. Goals Strelioff. Sookachoff, K. Knowler, P. - Castlegar 8, concern over the © critical state of world affairs, - Speaking at the prayer meeting. .in. Grand Forks, scored by P. Per- . Verigin assured-the congre- ras, D. McKinnon and T. gation that. “although ‘wemay not believe in miracles, we Castlegar tied for second know that sincere and ardent je place Taped in in Nelson. Part “one of: this series fy au in_biprot * game. ea gi with Kimberley. Nakusp qualified for.the B.C, ‘Winter, Games by. defeating that” prayer. need not‘.take ‘ley 9 to1 in the final - Place only at ‘formal prayer - * gal therings, but could be sin-- prayers will be answered.” He reminded the people INTERNATIONAL ‘SMORGASBORD -. This Friday Night Featuring — - ee SMORGASBORD 29?) Fireside place Phone 365;6000 . FOR. - CANADA Sunday. - February. 7 That God may sover- eignly rule over the following day's’ elec- tlons for our good and His glory. +) (partial list)s The Honourable Walter Dinsdale, M.P. The Honourable Joke fe. -} Alderman Tom Clifford, Toronto toe |Alderwomon Bernice Gerrard “Vancouver ‘| Rev. Ron Marr, Christian Inquirer, Family & Froedom Dr. Charles Seldenspinner, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada For more Information write: ‘DAY OF PRAYER Bdx339, Ridgeway, Ont. Ph CALLING COMMITTEE. |. 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