CARAVAN VISITOR tweaks the moustache of life-like mannequin, a city ‘slicker crouching on a gold-rush river bank, pan- ning for his fortune. His finger stirs the silt and gold flecks in the pan, his head nodding, Mud and miner's tools are strewn around’ him with the stream bli gently behind. The caravan will be appear- ing Sunday in Kinnaird park, for the view- ing of West Kootenay residents. sition to settlers of other lands long uted by the In rising, 9 to Galbralth's Ferr from settlers and Stee! D Division, representing the For- ce's first post west of the Rock- ies, B (continued from page nine) e ns, face ofa threatened up- juest for asisstance on Aug. 1, ners brought 1887, Superintendent Samuel B. ie and a‘detachment of 75 North West Mounted Police of a Te Within |a ‘year, Steele had firmly and fairly settled differ- ences. with Chief Isadore and restored peace to East Kootenay. D Division left Galbraith’s Ferry on horseback on Aug. 7, 1888 and covered the i95 miles to Fort MacLeod via the Crow’s Nest Pass in.10 days. With the relieving of ten- sion in the Kootenay, settlers moved near .Galbraith's Ferry and in honour of Sam Steele's achievements renamed the se’ tlement Fort’ Steele. Important hard-rock mining discoveries in East Kootenay in the 1890's brought a tremen- dous optimism to the. growing community. Promises of a rail- road via the Crow's Nest Pass and miners so transportation people decided that the most ex- Steele Solved Indian Griefs fire, decay or vandalism. Tt was as close as it could get to being a ghost town. In 1961 Fort Steele was created a historic site under the Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection Act. and a’ historic park under the Department of Recreation and Conservation Act. Policy defined by the Fort Steele. Foundation is. administ- Hi-Lite Restaurant. “SPECIALIZING IN CHINESE FOOD” Phone 365-6741 for Take-Out Orders : Open 6 a.m. to 12 Midnight Daily Open 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays Air Conditioned for Cool Comfort BANQUET .FACILITIES FOR SMALL GROUPS Parks ugh tary’s Department. The town of Fort Steele of any particular date has not been “restored.” Instead, development is aimed at “creating” a typical Kootenay District’ town of 1890- 1905, showing how people of the area'lived and worked. The: ‘composite village will be a mixture ‘of both restored reconstructed authentic and t ‘buildings from the original town, and also ‘constructed PULP MILL TOURS Tours of the Celgar Pulp Division will be Held Tuesdays through Fridays at.1 p.m. For special arrangements such.as group tours’ and days other than the above, please comtact the Industrial Relations Department. ° a which’ would be typical of the area during the years 1890-1905, In addition some structures have been moved in from other areas, such as the Roosville cus- toms house which sat for many ears near the U.S. border ‘and the Perry. Creek water whecl, a mining curiosity of- the East pedient way of shipping ores was by steamboat between Fort Steele and: Jennings Montana, on the newly constructed Great West Kootenay Ladies Form Basketball League The Kootenay will experi- ence q rebirth of interest in Sen- for women’s basketball with the formation recently of the West Kootenay Women’s Basketball League. Meeting, at Sarre College, league coordinator and made preliminary plans for action to open in September. Loretta Bul- fone will organize the Trail en- try and the Castlegar entry will be formed around the nucleus of representatives Trail, Notre Dame University and| Selkirk College drafted plans for a four-team league in which each team will play eight home and eight away games. . The representatives appoin- ted Renice Townsend of NDU as ENGINEERED HOMES See the New ‘67 Centennial ~ Award Homes last year’s p) ial Senior B champions under Coach Kings- ley Kirby. The Notre Dame and Selk- irk teams will be formed within the athletic department of the two colleges. Team representatives were The Annerly'’s maiden trip in May 1893 introduced a color- fal and exciting era of more Tax Problem Brings than five summer seasons of in the Kootenay river. ‘During period, land lation at Fort Steele liter- Another Question To Council’s View Kinnaird council will seek to solve two problems with one decision, it was revealed last week. _ Commenting on a problem posed by Art’s Service, the council said that its original decision on taxation will stand and that the inquiry of the pro- ally exploded as progress was Fort Steele is an example of the modern approach to history in that the whole village serves as a “living museum.” ‘There is also a separate mus- i 8 GLENMERRY USED FURNITURE 3194 Highway Drive In the Millar and Brown Building, Trail. Phone 364-1822: WE BUY AWD SELL USED FURNITURE Open Weekdays 1 p.m. . 5.80 p.m. Open Friday.1 p.m - 9 p.m. eum which a the interpretive centre. Its dis- plays’ form regional themes as they. depict the’ human history of East Kootenay from Indian days to the present. made on the rail hne which would link the Rossland-Trail complex with Crow's Nest coal and the North Star-Sullivan-St. Eugene lead and silver ores. In 1897 it became clear that the new railroad was by passing Fort Steele in favour of the little hamlet of Cranbrook. ‘The completion ‘of the . railroad ‘in 1898 ended the brief but hectic era of the steamboats and Fort Steele, the would-be metropolis of began to fade. prietor of the up another problem — that of appearance of the concern’s pro- perty. : r about the p league. Castlegar coach Kirby said, “We the pr cial before council several weeks. ago, the proprie- EX Senior B championship home to the Kootenay last year and we intend to keep it here.’ “Having a league to play in will improve the calibre of women's basketball throughout our area,” he concluded. Castlegar hopes to host the provincial playdowns in th spring. Interested players are urged to contact the team organ-, izer in their area. tor of the his tax assessment was too high. ,, Gouncil explained at that time ‘that such’ assessment was based on :the area used for. act- ively carrying out the business. The decision revealed last Lweek indicated that the council had rejected the proprietor’s contention that he used only a portion of the lot for business purposes. _ While inyestigating this question, council members also discovered fault with the appear- ance of the location. Investigation will be started into ascertaining ownership of a road near the property, which council members said is blocked by unsightly equipment. If the right-of-way is public- ly ‘owned, council said. It must be cleared and failure to comply East gan By the end of the Second World War the ion was ad lVeEl Z HOLIDAYING. IN VANCOUVER ? 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SANDS MOTOR HOTEL MuUtual 2-1831 Davie at Denman Commercial Cards honored “On English Bay at Stanley Park” less than 50 and most of the ‘buildings had disappeared to Salvation Army Officers Aid Fighters Of the Sent Fire ~" Courage was the key word ‘with which envoy and Mrs. K. ‘Mallory, Salvation Army officers in Castlegar answered the call of need for food to hungry fire- fighters at the Sent fire. 4 Well after midnight a small group of five faithful: workers was often found chee! sand id Business and Professional Directory “ QUTBOARD MOTORS LAWN MOWERS AND TILLER REPAIRS WALDIE ‘SERVICE CENTRE Ph, 365-6767 CASTLEGAR CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY Recovering — Remodelling Carpet — Tiles Graftsmanship Guarariteed Catt for free estimates — no 0 on Phone 365-5636 » making. ing food ‘from .larders. , ‘ Five o’clock ‘each morning saw the. first trip with ‘coffee urns and lunches being distri- ‘buted with assistance from a willing helper, the: mother of nine children: who continued to keep the supply going out. ‘The call has come in to con- tinue with coffee urns and these are being delivered’ each day may result in prosecution. to bomber crews and men at the airport. 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Pen names “NEWS ABOUT ....): MINOR BASEBALL In Castlegar-Robson and Kinnaird In minor. baseball action at Castlegar. slugged three’ hits, to bring the final score to 78. rook, ‘The’ were split, 1-0 for Castlegar and 7-6 for Cranbrook. .’ played at ining pitch. scoreless seven., ¢ Chambers had relieved. Tom Serer in the bottom of the Losing pitcher Doug Morri- son was unreleived for the eight innings. Cranbrook’s.nine, under new manager Jim Morrison and coach back from a were Doug Belding, with Trailing 7-3 in the bottom of the. seventh and final inning,’ later. | ning Sept.-1. The Gasile Theatre : Changes Managers. The Castle Theatre will be under new begin- Crescent Valfey’s. Two Committees Honor Sr. Citizens On July 23 the Crescent Val- ley Recreational Committee un- der the chairmanship of Mr. Ma- kortoff in coopcration with the Centennial committee held a Centennial Dinner for its sentor eltizens, Bob Cunningham, chair- man of the Centennial commit- tee, welcomed the seniors and said that even ‘small’ communi- ties such as Crescent Valley have i to the C O. A, Bergeron of Trail, owner: of. the. Theatr vee op- erating it personally, inning at that time. 3 Mr. Bergeron, a veteran of over 40 years in the theatre pus- iness and a partner in an insur- ance business in Trail, said this week that he will be operating the theatre only, until he can find ‘another operator. ‘The. present operator, Fred Hirtle, said he plans to, go to Vancouver. to work in the theatre’ business ’there. _; le is‘ also an old- Mr, ch. | timer in.‘the business, having been so engaged since 1937. The theatre will.close Aug. 26 for renovations, before again beginning operation six days of Canada. As an léxample he mentioned. the Dou- khobor choir which performed at Expo 67 and in which mem- bers of the Crescent Valley community wera taking part. Mr, Nevakshanoff who came to Crescent Valley in 1914 said that Crescent Valley, too has its own ‘history. “Looking back 50 years,” ‘he said, “one can see the change in this community. Out’ of. the forested. areas has grown’ a’ rich agricultural dist- rict with a new school, post of- fice, {gas station, store, RCMP. office: and good roads. ‘The er was held in the former one-room: school. build- ing which was bullt in 1913 and which is being‘used as a com- munity’ hall by the Doukhobors Adhest A Arbori “BUILDERS See Us for the Best Prices in Town! € Electrical Supplies B Barker Board - Brushes - Bifolds - Bldg. 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After dinner Mr.’ Cunning- ham showed a film under the title The Drylander, which de- picted' the hardships and strug- gles of the ‘pioneers againts the open wild natures of the prair- ies: when they. first settled in Saskatchewan. , i ‘This reminded many of the senior citizens of their own ex: 7 PEG. Builders -. Supply upon .coming to Can- ada. 4 __» PETTITT. PHOTOS SOLOHd LLILLad AOHd LLILtac ACROSS FROM THE l ARENA; ©). Ph. 365-8151 “All Boy’s Shirts Specials Effective Aug. Boy’s Jeans, Regular $4.95 SALE PRICE Boy’s Perma-Prest Pants, Reg. $5.95. SALE .... $5.25 Boy’s Corduroy Pants, Regular $4.75 SALE .... $4.15 : 20 PER: CENT OFF Bathing Suits & a Few. Sweaters Mr, Sneekers, Broken Sizes. Regular $3.99 SALE $2.99 19- 26. - ** ALL. SUMMER JACKETS TOCLEAR .__- Some Jackets Going at Cost. 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