Page6B 6B The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, August 11, 1 993 Spending a day in Fiji with an authentic Fijian chief Visitors can spend weeks in the Fiji Islands and never see an authentic Fijian village though there are many. villages scattered about the country side. Many Fijians have adopt ed the use of concrete, cast iron and plastic, but electric power and telephones are not normally available Ask for ZA Hair Annex 365-3744 Your family hair style specialist Sr.'s Perm Special last While living in Lautoka, we were privileged to be invited to visit the village of Vakabuli, the home of Ratu Jone, patron and supporter of the Piji Pine pro ject, and promoter of planted pine forests, many belonging to his village. Vakabuli is high in the hill of the Mount Evans Range, northeast of Lautika, on a tributary of the Vitogo Rivier We were constructing a sawmill on the Vitogo River elose to the industrial city of Lautoka and its harbor in Vito go Bay in the South Pacific Vakabuli is isolated from thé city by distance, the appalling state of the backroads, and the mountains, from which there is a commanding view of Vitongo Bay It is said this was the last vil TRAIL REGIONAL HOSPITAL is pleased to announce the opening of the practice of Dr. Henry Upkeh MD FRCP(C) lage to be “civilized” and “sub. dued™ in the early twentieth century, the process having been started by Captain William Bligh in 1789 Fijians were the fierce and fearless warriors, Known and feared for their cannibalism Now, we who have come to love the Fijians, consider them beautiful, warm, peaceful and fun-loving people and devout practising Christians. A sense of their fierce past still permeates Vakabuli, surrounded by citrus trees and the brooding hills Several Canadian families were among the /group that made the journey up into to hills on a bright, sunny after noon, our convoy of four wheel drive vehicles snaking up the boulder-strewn track, dodging potholes as we slowly progressed Others, more fortunate, flew in by helicopter bearing our gifts of a diesel generator, tele vision, VCR and a library of videos. The whole village, dressed in their Sunday best were much excited at the well coordinated arrival of helicopter and then by the women in their full-length sulus, and the nial sulus children in brightly coloured short sulus We moved into the, Chief's bure, the men entering through the front main door while we women and children knelt and crawled through the small door way at the rear Some of the women, know ing my feminist leanings, cast questioning, knowing looks at me, watching to see if I would go along with the “rules”. I believe, as a guest, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” We took our place at the rear of the large, gr thatched bure, sitting sideways on poles of soft pandanus mats which were spread completely over the floor The men sat, cross-legged, in two semi-circles facing each other, the project staff on one side, the Fijians on the other, and the yaqona ceremony began. Through our interpreter we could follow the traditional greetings, responses, presenta- tions and thank you's. Accustomed by now to tradi patience and good circulation to sit quietly cross-legged for over an hour. The children, awed by the occasion, sal quietly The traditional ceremonies over, we were treated to an immense out-door feast, the tables decorated with leaves, Elma Maund fronds and flowers and piled high with chicken, curried fish, vegetables, fruit, and the inevitable dalo (taro). Tradition- al Fijian food is rather bland, with the liberal use of coconut “cream” used in “sauces”. However, they also enjoy curried food introduced by the East Indian immigrants who arrived in number late in the nineteenth century. The food was delicious and fresh, for thére is no refrigeration More yaqona was offered, and well-sugared “kool-aid” tions, the children as boisterous and playful as ours One of our newly-arrived engineers was enjoying the feasi when he spotted a small bow! of cherry-red tiny “tomatoes’ Before we could stop him, he popped several into his mouth His immediate reaction was to gulp down his drink, then reach for ours as smoke and fire seemed to emanate form his mouth! He had eaten local chilies! Phew! Most of us had made the same mistake and we knew how hot they were! In the following months he grew accustomed to hot food and became somewhat of a legend in the proportion of chillies he could consume. The rest of us maintained that once you have scorched the insides of your mouth and all the linings in your stomach, you can eat anything! The engineers set up the diesel generator, got the televi sion and VCR operating and constructed the elders on their operation and maintenance. As we left, the whole village was sitting happily in the Chief's bure, watching the latest World Wednesday, August 41, 1993 The Castlegar Sun The changing face of today’s teens: part two Last week, I attempted to cover a few of the basics when it comes to understanding today’s teens, but in the past couple of days, I've realized that in understanding the present, you must also understand the past For starters, information was not always avail- able and as readily accessible as it is today. Past generations of adolescents had little or no useful information available to them; they had to rely on “hearsay” when sex and drugs became issues in their lives. Nearly all of the information passed around was the only source many teens had to go on. If they were to approach an experienced adult and query of the “dos and don'ts”, more often then not the adult would say to the adolescent in question to approach his or her parents From what I've heard from matured adoles. cents of the past, the answer was generally the same from parent to parent—“don't.”” Much was the same in religious institutions, everybody in authority offered no more than “don’t”; no expla- tion of the definition of sexual freedom, but a pop ular guideline has been adopted by many: “rio glove, no love”. Condoms. It's just another clause that has been written into the new and improved sexual freedom con tract. This clause prevents (to some degree) many of the mistakes of past generations from occurring in our own more educat ed age. In fact; the-onty reason why today's gen eration is any different than any other is because past generations have seen the error in their ages, and as they matured, they found themselves in a posi tion to prevent the same confusion and ignorance from spreading into our generation Who else could have had the influence to do Carison’s Corner Dan Carlson Page 7B - Wedding Bells Rezansoff-Hoodicoff Walter and Winnie Rezansoff of Thrums would hike’ to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Lena to Paul Frederick, son of Fred and Olga Hoodicoff of Crescent Valley. The wedding will take place in South Slocan, B.C. August 21,1993 HOTEL * MOTEL OWNERS WELCOME Desture Beauly” 252 COIL Mattresses ome am OF Mattresses amt tran of -vetictes. we-were in- Paediatrics and Neonatology trons,-we-att took parr ir drink: Everyone chatret happity, the ‘Cup Soccer Finats APPOINTMENTS BY REFERRAL ONLY ST. PETER LUTHERAN 713 - 4th St., Castlegar greeted by Rtu Jone and the Vil lage elders, in somber ceremo ing yaqona (kava) and clapping politely as required. It required Fijians gracious in responses to Our many ques- their The “movies” had come to Vakabuli. My Special Gift of Friendship Rev. V. Tech 365-3664 ALL WELCOME! Worship * 9:00 am KINNAIRD CHURCH OF GOD | Ira L Johnson. B.Th (Pastor) |] 2404 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, BC, VIN 2x5 |] Pastor 365-6762 Church 365-5300 SUNDAY. mC WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY. e Beginning July 4th “Mattins é more" 9:45 - 10 15 INING WC SL DAD'S RNGLICAK CHURCH tuna Place SUNDAY SERVICES SUMMER HOURS 9:00 am The Rev. Canon Dorothy Barker Phone: 365-2271 TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HiM KNOWN by Lori Collier I have a special gift that I would truly love to give and share with others. That special gift I have is the gift of friendship. Everyone enjoys the friendship of being friends to certain people (good friends or family frends} This also applies to people who are labelled "Mentally Challenged” for they too need friends. I myself am mildly handicapped and while attending classes in the regular school system I have truly experienced the pain of loneliness, of what its like not to have any friends. | had no school friends until, in 1974, I attended a special school for special need students and while attending that school, | had friends! Not only were these other students handicapped. They were the happiest bunch of people I had ever met These students were very friendly towards me and I in return gave that gift of fnendship back for accepting me as | was: Loni out to them I teel nourished when befriending one that is less fortunate than | that gift of friendship enjoy being with others who are disabled and need that touch of friendship and happiness that I'm able to So if you want a friend, be a friend and share The love in one's heart wasn't put there to stay. Love isn't love till you give it away Margaret's Dream Come True trations given Now, I'll ask you this: what does this tell the questioning yet rebellious adolescents of past gen- erations? I'll tell you what I’ve been told (and what I believe to be the case): they saw it as an opportunity to explore the fimits of their own rebellion, often resulting in pregnancy, venereal diseases, or both. Even sex education in the school was very conservative, teaching each sex about the changes in their bodies, but not how to cope with those feelings; confusion and ignorance continued to grow. Many things have changed within the past gen- eration: among these, information became more readily available; attitudes toward sex changed; with the combination of information and now a more liberal view on sex, today’s new generation is the best informed and educated generation to have ever “explored” the limits of their own rebellion Because today’s adolescents are offered choic es, it’s seldom a case of rebellion as it may have been, but an expression of freedom and new found power. Every adolescent has his or her own varia Thal? Not todays adolescems, Mars Tor sure. Mex perience can't teach experience, no more than it can make informed decisions on its Own experi- ence (or lack of therein) If it wasn’t for the active participation of today's “matured adolescents” in the education of the new generation, spurred by their own past mis- takes and ignorance, today’s adolescent would have nothing to work with; once again, confusion and ignorance would grow However, I believe the cycle has been broken through the action and concern from the parents and other authority figures. True, confusion and ignorance will always be a part of life, but rather than running rampant, it can be controlled relative- ly easily through information, research, break through, education, information... thus a new, healthier cycle is born On behalf of the-rest-of-my—peersthanks for the help and understanding. Also, for those who are still non-believers: today's youths have learned from your mistakes: and we're still learn. ing! 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SET LOCATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Mon-Sat stl tial Castlegar Sunday also order Margaret Trussler is a woman who had a dream and who, in time, saw that dream come true. This interview is an inspiration not only for self advocates who may be told they cannot achieve their dreams, but for all of us. What has been your dream in life? I loved my music, played for Sunday School since 1964, then I used to fill in for Betty (the organist) when she Calvary Baptist Ru Presbyterian unch in Canaé wanted to take her holidays. Then I went back to Sunday School. After Betty died I played till they made different arrangements about what they were going to do. When did you start taking music lessons? I took lessons at seven years old until | was 24 Did your parents support you? many lumps that are not cancer Only four per cent of lumps found on mammograms do in fact turn out to be cancer. In addition the mammogram will not pick up every case of breast cancer either. About 10 per cent of women who do have breast cancer will have a normal mammogram. A few women develop cancer in between their mammograms We have not shown that screen programs yourself. Sometimes, the doctor can collect cells from the lump with a needle - a “needle biopsy The cells are checked for cancer Other times the lump can be cut out by a surgeon and then checked for cancer Usually doctors treat breast cancer by surgically removing the lump, or the breast. Often they suggest medication as well We hope that when discovered early many women can be cured Selected Bikes & “Ball Equipment, ~ Bais, Gloves Rollerblades Church Worship times [ 10 am & | 6:30 pm | on Sundays | GRACE PRESBYTERIAN 2605 Columbia Ave. CASTLEGAR UNITED CHURCH 2224 - 6th Ave., Castlegar Ph. 365-8337 Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m. Need a ride to church? Call 365-2438 Minister: The Rev. Ann Pollock 10:00 am WORSHIP Pastor Bob Marsh 365-3430 - Church 809 Merry Creek Rd Castlegar Rev. Murray Garvin 1-226-7540 365-2438 SERVICE No, they didn't think I'd make an organist What are you doing now? I've made it, I guess, I'm an organist now How do you feel about that? Proud. When I changed (my dream) from being a teacher to being an organist | said "I'll keep that pinned in the back of my mind. I'll just keep it in mind, I won't say anything, I'll wait and see what turns out.” How often do you practise? CASTLEGAR FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP 1801 Connors Rd. FAL FELLOWSHIP 2329 6th Ave., Castlegar ¢ 365-5818 Fri. SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP - 10:30 am EVENING CELEBRATION 6:30 pm WEDNESDAY FAMILY FELLOWSHIP . 6:30 - 8 pm — Bible Classes for al * Youth Ministries Victorious Women ¢ Men's Fellowship WATCH FAITH ALIVE OX SHAW CABLE 1 Affiliated with Canadian Fellowship « of Churche LIVING WATERS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - Gude, + *° RAISING TOMORROW'S LEADERS bdo A Bible Based, Spirit Filled, Family Church & Ministers SUMMER SCHEDULE CHANGE Sun. Morning Worship 10:45 am Evening Fellowship 6:30 pm Wed. _ Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Youth Activities 7:00 pm A loving, caring church invites your participation. You ar welcome here! Home of Castlegar Christian Academy 365-7818 Pastor Stan Block 365-6317 an rer If you're HURTING remember GOD CARES Join us at NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY 602 - 7th St. * 365-5212 SUNDAY SERVICES: * &15 Super Church Sunday School * 1030 am Morning Worship Kinderchurch |Nureery available for the children * 6:30 pm Film Series MIDWEEK ACTIVITIES ¢ Wed: 6:30 pm Support Groups / Pioneer Club Adult Bible Classes ¢ Fri. 6:30 - Fr Night Alive Pastoral Staff Rankin McGougan & Rick Popoff Every day, an hour, afternoon and evening. Do you have any advice for others who have a dream? morning, Keep practising Margaret Trussler is now the official organist for the Anglican Parish of St David's in Castlegar, B.C. After Betty's death she shared the responsibility with a retired high school music teacher.until he and his wife moved to the coast. Some members of the congregation believe that the reason his home sold in less than an hour was due entirely to the intensity of Margaret's dream. ing mammogram reduce the death rate of breast cancer. A woman will therefore have to decide for herself if she wishes to undergo mammogram of breast cancer Remember, that by far the majority of women who have a breast lump, whether felt by Correction Mammography screening The correct number to make an appointment for a mammogra- phy is 1-800-663-9203. A mammography is recommended for women 40 years of age and older. B. TECHNOLOGY (COMPUTER SYSTEMS) Selkirk College, in conjunction with the Open University | and B.C.I.T., plans to offer the Open University's B | Technology degree program on the Castlegar Campus. This program is open to persons already holding a two-year diploma in Computer Information Systems Technology or Business Information Systems, and requires a further two years of study An information meeting is planned for Tuesday, August 31, 1993 at 7 p.m. in K 10 on the Castlegar Campus. If you are interested in enrolling in this program, or attending the information meeting, please phone 365-7292 and leave your name and phone number with the switchboafd Castlegar Campus Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C VIN 3]1 Ph: (604) 365-7292 Fax: 365-3629 Accessories All at WHOLESALE TENNIS RACQUETS 50% OFF 50% OFF / neceesdtel 0% OFF ELECTED FOOTWEAR By Nike, Asics, Brooks, Reebok, Wolverine SOCCER SHOE CLEAROUT Assorted Brands Au AT WHOLESALE PR BEACH SWIMWEAR 50% OFF | ASSORTED LICENSED _ ICES | PRODUCTS up to - 50% OFF ALL OUR SHORTS & SUMMER TOPS 50% OFF SELECTED RAINWEAR up to 50% OFF AMAZING SAVINGS! § | MALLARD’S | SOURCE FOR SPORTS SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION! SALE BEGINS. 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