The Castlegar Sun

Diagnosing and treating depression

We have all experienced the
feeling of depression after a minor
For most of us. we
But for
one per cent of the population

setback in life
feel sad for a few days
however, their low mood last
longer than two weeks. These
suffering from an ill
They
plete loss of pleasure and interest

people are
ness depression feel a com
in life--and even feel that living 1s
too much effort

This leaves people feeling tired
all the ume - too ured to do even
enjoyable activities. Depressed
people want to sleep all the time
yet spend a restless night, they
or have
They have
interest in
and lose
ight con
They find it

work, or

either wake up too early
trouble falling asleep
no energy and los
hobbies, work of sex

n food, or in w

interest
trol and may
hard to con
reading, or even TV

The thoughts of depressed peo
ple are negative The¢ distort and
Magnify negative life events, while
ignoring the positiv
themselves and feel guilty when

burtge

entrate or

They blame
plans go wrong. They
simustic about the future

times have Jeath
Because they feel worthless and
helpless, they have problems coping
with work, relationships and stress

are pes
and some
thoughts of

Chicken Burger
with french fries
or a2 piece chicken

More than half of the patients
who are depressed complain of
usually headaches.

weakness and dizziness
This pain does not respond to the
usual treatment, We don't know
exactly how depression occurs,

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but there seems to be a problem in
the chemical messengers from one
nerve cell to another - a chemical
unbalance like diabetes.

People are not depressed on
purpose, and can't just snap out of
it, Often they have a family mem-
ber who is also depressed, who is
alcoholic or who has had a ner-
vous breakdov n. For some people
Mt Starts as a reaction to the loss of
1 loved one, loneliness or money
worries. Sometimes depression
starts in winter only - a reaction to
th hort daylight hours. More
than 90 per cent of depressed
patients get better with antidepres-
sant medication. The pills are not
habit forming, are nota tranquiliz-
=r and work by Correcting the
problem with the chemical trans-
mutters imthg brain.

The aim of treatment is to
improve the mood, improve sleep,
and help decrease negative
thoughts. The most effective and
commonly used antidepressant is
Amitriptyline. People will enjoy a
more comfortable nights sleep
immediately, and after four
weeks, they should see an
improvement in their mood and

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energy levels as well. If they
don't it is usually because the
dose is too low, or they haven't
been taking it for long enough
The body gets used to its few side
effects quickly. People may com.
plain of a dry mouth, they may
feel dizzy on standing, and they
may become constipated.

Prozac, andther common
antidepressant is just as effective
and has fewer side effects but is
more expensive. Prozac does not
cause suicide, inadequately treated
Severe depression might, All
antidepressants are dangerous in
overdose, so keep them away
from children.

Antidepressants need not be
for life. Once all depressive
symptoms have disappeared wait
four months and then your doctor
will reduce the dose slowly. Oth
erwise there can be a withdrawal
reaction - usually a restless nights
sleep. If symptoms return, the
antidepressant can be restarted.

Some people find counselling
helps too. They try to change
their negative thoughts. They
also discuss ways of coping with
stress - like daily exerc a holi
day, or an evening out

They are advised to get
enough sleep, to avoid too much
responsibility and to avoid mak
ing major decisions regarding
work and family or relationships
It's not the time to get divorced
or Change jobs.

Being depressed is not “going
crazy", it just feels that way
Remember that your thoughts
when depressed will be pes
simistic and negative, so work at
changing these—congratulate
yourself for things done well and
don’t dwell on things that go
wrong. Act like you fett'good and
you may start to believe it.

Fish is a healthy choice.

We all know fish is good for
us. It’s low in fat, relatively low
in Calories, and high in Omega-3
fatty acids, those wonderful oils
that help prevent heart attacks. It
also contains vitamins that help
prevent colds and other illnesses.

The question is: what else are
we getting in fish that we hadn't

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awards presentations and
fundraising event to support
environmental projects such as
land aquisition, wildlife habitat
enhancement and fish restocking.
Come and enjoy a wildgame,
seafood & domestic smorgasbord
that is not just for hunters! Come
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WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, February 3, 1993

My second week of “motherhood” has lapsed
and certainly not without trials and errors. While
I've been a step-mom for some time now, nothing
prepares one for a small baby straight from the
womb. I suddenly’ reaRre-how-much freedom I
did have with a five and seven year old twosome
underfoot, They can actually dress themselves
and make their own beds, not to mention wipe
their own fannies.

This child has totally taken control of my life
Even at this
moment, sweat

LIFESKILIS on my brow, I
for the Pluck away at
young, this typewriter

old with the baby

willing literally fas-

tened to my

body. Did I say

MY body. Silly

me, I almost forgot, I gave THAT away at the

entrance of the maternity ward, along with my
dignity.

My biggest revelation during the past two
weeks has been my capacity for “unconditional
love”. Few relationships are blessed with the
enriching ingredient. Many will defend their
claim,to such a virtue but in trath most of us will
find conditions with our giving of love

I know I have uncovered a few of them in my
quest to be a better “step-mom”. It was, I now
know that feeling of unconditional love that
frightens me so, when I was face to face with my
son in the hospital. I am definitely NOT the same
person I was when I went “in there”

I have emerged with a sense of c I

Brenda Scatterty

Motherhood and unconditional love

to say “sleep when the baby sleeps?" They surely
must have some sort of degree if relaxation, I
have on occasion been known to fall asleep in the
middle of a social engagement and admit to drift-
ing off on the couch at home with my nose buried
in a book. But | am an active person and the abili-
ty to just “go nap” because “it is time now”
escapes me

So when the baby finally gets to sleep and that
is if I can successfully “plant” him in the crib (he
prefers my arms), FOOD is probably my first pri-
ority. I may then manage to brush my teeth, get
cleaned up and be “human”. If I'm lucky, I may
get to consider a brief “spell” on the couch before
the “screaming” begins, You see, my new little
son has a temper. Where he got THAT from, no
one knows. I would blame his impatient streak on
his father, but alas, I've told my partner countless
times that his patience is one of his wonderful
qualities. Maybe we'll leave this one alone for
now.

There are times, however when the little guy
decides to sleep for hours on end and them I’m so
nervous as to “what's wrong” that I couldn't sleep
if you struck me on the head with a cast iron fry-
ing pan.

After my partner assures me that he's perfectly
fine, just catching up on his Z's, I-attempt to
relax, because “It's-time” so I must take advan-
tage. I get my nice warm tea and my book (put me
to sleep, when I used to be normal, anyway)
After a while I decide to close my eyes and count
sheep, cows, things I should be doing, and babies
in a nursery. NOTHING WORKS! So I lay there
wide awake, even if my eyes are burning with

wisdom and clarity. While I also am more anx-
ious, and suspect it will remain so for many years
to come, I have experienced a miracle that no
woman should be denied. Already I cannot imag-
iné my life without him. (Please remind me I said
that at 4 this morning)

It has been difficult to let go of my normal rou-
tine or the lack of “need” for one that involves a
baby. Gooing (Freudian slip) to the little girls’
room has become a planned event, along with tak-
ing baths, showers, and naps. I knew I would be
feeding and changing and rocking and cuddling,
that the baby would eat, mess and sleep basically.

But no one told me the “sleep” part would be
SO questionable, or erratic. Who are these people

exh. praying ly that the baby
WILL and WON'T wake up. Finally I give in sit
up and just as I'm nodding off, my little bundle of
joy starts his “lung exercises”

But despite all of the hard times, I will forgive
him anything, and love him as fiercely as ever
My love for my stepchildren is no less special but
very different. They too, I lovg without conditions
to a certain degree. But as they, and my new little
son grow older, I realize that their independence
is a threat to my control over just how effective I
can nurture and protect them. Frightening as this
is for me and many other parents out there, we
sometimes will wish we could again exist during
those first few weeks of their precious lives when
unconditional loves comes so naturally.

Wednesday, February 3, 1993
, eine sets Atlin Mad Mh

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Sno'Fest 93...something for everyone

Submitted

bargained for? As yet the tech-
nology does not €xist-to test fish
for antibiotics or hormones, and a
new law in B.C. requires that fish
farmers keep detailed logs that
list’ what antibiotics were used
and when

A'ntibiotics cannot be used
pvithin 120 days of marketing
Quite simply, though we must
rely on the honor system

Strains of bacteria resistant to
antibiotics can be produced in
human beings, even in only sub.

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Clinical levels of antibiotics exist
in the fish, according to The Con-

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sumers Association of Canada.
As well, people who are aller-

depending on added ingredients

gic to antibiotics could have a
reaction. According to a 1988
report by the Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources, chemicals and
Tugs are gone by the time they
reach our tables. We won't know
either way until the technology
has been developed to test fish
for residues.

Man is never content to leave
nature in its pure state. Biotech-

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Continued from 3B
ondary education, you should be
putting the $1,500 maximum into
a registered education savings
plan at the beginning of each
year. You don’t get a deduction
for your contribution but the
money in the plan will grow tax
free. This growth will be taxed
only when your:son withdraws
the money to pay for his higher

Consulting
Financial Counselling
1d Goal Setting

education

Many financial institutions
offer these RRSP’s. Check ser-
vice charges or other costs, your
investment options and the other
terms and conditions.

If you‘have been saving his
family allowance cheques, put
this money plus the new monthly
child tax benefit cheques into an
account in his name, or in your
name(s) in trust for him. The
interest (from term deposits and
Canada Savings Bonds) and divi-
dends (if you buy mutual funds
that invest in dividend-paying
stocks) will belong to him for tax
purposes. He probably has little
or no income, so will pay no tax
Note if you invest your own
money in his name, then you -
not he - must report the interest
and dividends.

However, if you feel comfort-

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able with the risk and give your
son money to invest in stock
market mutual funds that produce
capital gains, these profits will be
his. He can claim his capital
Bains exemption and pay no tax
You could also make such invest-
ments in your name and use your
Own exemption to avoid tax

“My trust company has raised
its monthly charge for managing
my account of about $248,000 to
almost $300 a monih from $188
six years ago. That seems a very
high charge as the account has
grown only about five per cent a
year. Could I do better on my
own, perhaps by investing in
mutual funds?” - V.W.

First, meet with a senior trust
company official to review your
account's performance. If you
aren't happy - and if you have the
time and expertise - withdraw
perhaps $50,000 to invest on
your own. See how your invest-
ment growth compares with the
trust company’s. If you can do a
better job, then gradually take
over the rest of the money.

Mike Grenby is a Vancouver
based columnist and independent
financial adviser who works with
individuals; he will answer your
questions as space allows - write
to him clo The Castlegar Sun

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Nelson is definitey the place to
be February 5, 6, and 7. The Nel
son Sno'Fest Society is again
Presenting the three-day celebra-
tion that will chase away the win
ter doldrums. Events include a
host of activities geared to the
family and adults too!

Events start Friday at 5 p.m
Old-Timer Hockey at the Civic
Centre. Opening Ceremonies will
be serious and entertaining. At
7:30 p.m. Mayor Ramsden and
other notables will be opening the
three day festival

Entertainment will be provided
by the Rosemont Skippers and
line dancing will be demonstrat-
ed. This take place in the parking
lot of Super Value across from
the Civic Centre. A no-booze
dance featuring “Coca Cola,
Much Music Video Dance Party”
follows at 8 p.m. Tickets for this
dance can be purchased at Local
Motion in Nelson for $6 or ‘at the
door for $8.

Saturday morning: events
begin with Old-Timer Hoc key at
the Civic Centre. The traditional
Lion's Club Pancake Breakfast
will again be held at the Lord
Nelson from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m
Beginning at 9 am. the Aquatic
Centre is holding an inter-school
fun competition. Twelve person
teams are required.

Canadian Helicopters will be
offering helicopter rides-for $15
each. Profits will be donated to a
worthy cause. Rides will be

available at 11 a.m. and there
afte At the same time, Savoy
Lanes will be holding a Bowling
Tournament. Membership in the
Canadian Bowling Association
is required

Also at 11 a.m. the Lord Nel
son Hotel is holding a snow
shoe obstacle race which will be
fun either as a participant or as
an enthusiastic viewer. At the
same time, the Eagles will be
holding their traditional Borscht,
Bread and Bake This will
be held at the Eagles Hall on
Baker Street

At 11:30 a.m. the Civic Hotel
is the site of another traditional
event, the Waiter Races. Com
bine a tray of full drinks, an
obstacle course and a time limit
for this test of agility. High noon
is the time for the Savoy Inn Keg.
Race held at the Savoy Inn

Following this traditionat
event is the Savoy Inn Chuck
wagon Race. This event is aimed
at the youth of the community
All that is required is an appara.
tus that is powered by foot
power. A four person team con
sisting of two pullers, a rider, and

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a pusher to get their vehicle
across the finish line

The O.K. Corral “Big Burger
BBQ” at the Garage is Old
Koot’'s favourite place to chow
down, An Old West Carnival is
part of the entertainment for the
young participant. This event
begins at 1 p.m.

Another traditional favourite is
the Royal Hotel Tug-of-war
which is scheduled for 1 on Baker

Street. The all-time favourite Her-
itage Outhouse races follow at
2:30 p.m. Registration is at noon
at the Heritage Inn.

At 3:30 the Royal Hotel Final
Pulls, the best again the best will
be held

The Garage is again the site of
activity at 4 p,m. The O.K. Corral
Blade, Board and Cycle Demos
will be brought to you by kids of
all ages.

“Tommy and the T-Birds” are
the host band for the Sno'Fest
Annual Adult Dance which will
be held at the Badminton Hall at
the Civic Centre 9 p.m. Advan-
tage tickets sales only. Tickets are
available at Eddy'’s Music.

Sunday events begin at 9 a.m.
with Snowboard competitions at
Morning Mountain. Dual Slalom
Races with a wide array of cate-
gories are offered. Registration is
at 9 a.m. Racing starts at 10 a.m.
A $5 entry fee is required.

The Royal Canadian Legion is
holding a Doubles Dart Tourna-
ment. Registration is at 9 to 10
a.m. with competition beginning
at 10:30 a.m.. Apex Cross Coun-
try is holding a Jack Rabbit Fun
Day open to. cross country skiers
from ages four to 14,

At Il a.m. Helicopter rides

will be available. The Pool Tour- *

nament at the Royal Hotel is slat-
ed for noon. A $5 registration fee
is required.

The Royal Hotel pool Tourna- °

ment starts at 1 noon. Registra-
tion for this event is high noon,
Saturday the 6 of February.

The Polar Bear Dip another

Sno'Fest traditional event is
sponsored by KBS Radio is s\
ed for | p.m. at Lakeside Park
Free chili, hot chocolate and cof
fee will be available for Polar
Bear dippers only

The Chahko-Mika Mall is the
site of Sunday afternoon events
The mall will be open and events
begin with the Sno'Fest Costume
Contest slated for 1:30 p.m. There's
lots of prizes and categories,

A special prize for the Best
Adult Costume is being spon
sored by Evelyn's Tours. The
prize is a $350 a bus tour to,
Reno October 9 to the 16 one
Seat based on double occupancy,
prize awarded to adults over 21
only. Hotel room, all casino
packages and s6me meals are
part of the package. One trip
package must be purchased to be
eligible for this prize

Following is the Weird Beard
Contest. All you need to enter is
the fuzz on your face. At 2:30
p.m. the youth and family out-
house races organized by the
Heritage Inn promises to be fun
for the whole family.

Prizes for the Sunday events
at the Chahko Mika Mall were
donated by A&W Root Beer;
Kentucky Fried Chicken; JR's
Hair Force; Cydney's; Woolco;
WorkWear Wold; the West End;
Saan’s; Horizon Photo; Orange ,
Julius; Woodwynn’s; G Willik-
ers, and Overwaitea Foods

At 2:30 p.m. the ever popular
Talent Show begins at the Civic
Centre Theatre with prizes being
awarded in a variety of categories.

Freeloaders faking love bankrupt more than finances

Dear Ann Landers: You
gave an excellent response to
the girl in San Diego whose
boyfriend is living with her
but not paying rent or any
other-bilis=I hope she gets rid
of him, while she still has
some money left

I was the same kind of fool
but I wasn't some young girl
in love for the first time. I was
40 and divorced, and I had
three children to support. A
friend introduced me to
“Derek who and
dined me. I fell like a ton of
bricks

Derek was having money
trouble, so I let him move in
It was always
get on my feet
the bills."

When I met Derek, I was
living comfortably, owned my
own home and hada 3-year-
old car that was paid for. As
soon as we became engaged,
he convinced me to buy some
property in town as "an invest-
ment for our future." I also
had to get a larger car because
“our family was bigger now."
He needed new clothes so I
bought him several outfits
with my charge cards. He was
smart, Ann. He made sure all
purchases were in my name
He played on my sympathy,
and it worked, to the tune of
$35,000: 1 had to remortgage
my house to get out of debt

After 15 months, a bigger
fool came along, a woman
with a $50,000-a-year job and

wined

As soon as I
111 help with

a BMW. Derek left me and
moved in with her.

I was devastated and cried
for weeks. I lost 30 pounds,
and my blood pressure went
through the roof. Now, several
months later, I've got my head
on straight ané I'm glad he's
gone. After all, it could have
been worse. | could have mar
ned the creep and lost every

Ann
Landers

Syndicated

Columnist

thing. -- Brookville

Dear Brook: If misery loves
company, you have a soul sis
ter in Baton Rouge. Read on

Dear Ann Landers: Your
advice to "San Diego" with
the freeloading boyfriend was
extremely generous. Allowing
that jerk two weeks to find
another place to live was a
nice gesture. Too nice

My friends always said I
was too trusting. Ten years
ago, I proved them right

My freeloader was "Tom,"
handsome and smooth with a
heart full of larceny. He used
my car to cart his. friends
around town and entertained
them on my credit card. He
invited his out-of-state pals to

~ phone bill

stay at my apartment without
consulting me. I never knew
who Id find in the bathroom.

The final straw ,was a $300
When Tom came
home that night, I had a "sur-
prise” for him. I~d spent the
afternoon packing and stack-
ing his belongings by the front
When he entered the
apartment, I took his key, gen-
uy pushed him and his things
onto the porch.and closed the
dogr I'm sorry I
didn't do it two years earlier
Loony in Louisiana

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door

in his. face

Dear Loony: Some people
catch on sooner than others.
You were a slow learner, but
you finally got the message,
and that's what counts

Dear Ann Landers: |
believe the child-suppon laws
need to be rewritten to give
fathers a better break, I've
been Johnny-on-the-Spot
every month since 1984 --
never missed a payment

My ex-wife makes $26,000.
She has remarried and her
husband makes over $40,000.
My annual income is $36,000.
In my opinion, the $365 a
month I'm paying in child sup-
port is excessive, especially
since I also pay all the boy's
medical bills, including drugs,
dental and eye care

Shouldn't a father who pays
child support be allowed to
claim that child as a depen-
dent on his income tax? No

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nologists injected growth hor-
mones from chicker*and cattle
into salmon and created fish that
grew 50 percent faster.

They are also working on a
plan to isolate, and mass produce
the fish's own growth hormones
for fish-produces to use on a
large scale. (And large scales
they will be, too.)

Also, some producers colour
the salmon, (no, not with
crayons), because farmed fish
are not as rosie pink as wild
salmon

At this point, fish is fish. We
have no way of knowing what
the fish is; wild or farmed; how
ever, from September to May,
and fresh Canadian salmon or
trout is from a farm.

Because producers believe we
like oysters and
mussels, their source is usually
If consumers want

cultivated

identified
clear environmental guidelines
and controls for seafood, we will

have to create a strong consumer
demand for it

These days, fish contains fer
tilizers and pesticides from run
off in the coastal waters, streams
and lakes. There is still too much
legal and illegal dumping going
on

Lake Ontario, whichis highly
polluted, still has live fish in it,
(wonder of wonders), but it is
illegal to sell the fish. Unfonu
nately, though, most fish contain
some residual and industrial tox
ins, such as dioxin, chlordane
and PCB's, (which have-been
banned for year

High levels of methyl mercury
been found in large fish
such as shark marlir
hahbut and albacore tuna
fish
um, lead and arsenic

WHAT CAN WE EAT

Fatty fish, such a

at fist up and

have
swordfish
Shell

nian chromium adm

mackerel
white perch
should only be caten a tew umes

a month. Cook by poaching, bak

ing or broiling and do not use the
juices for sauces. Trim away the
fattest tissues such as the dark
meat, the skin, and particularly
the belly flap.

Buy fish canned in water, not
oil. Eat a variety of fish. Bottom
feeders are particularly high in
toxins, stay away from them as
much as possible, (ie: suckers)

Younger fish do not have as
great of a level of toxins in them
as larger, older fish. If possible
don't buy fish that come from
Waters close to a city or industri-
al area

Don't eat a dot of high residue *

fish. Learn all you can about
what is the best for you. And
lastly, in the interests of our
fnends, the dolphins, who die at
the rate of 100,000 per year in
large tuna nets, boycott the vari
cues of tuna that put the dolphins
in danger. Tongol and albacore
tuna do not endanger the dol
phins. I think I'll go and eat sup
per, now. Something fishy

way -- my ex-wife claims our
son on HER tax return, which
is another break for her.

My ex-wife was the one
who broke our marriage vows
It doesn't seem fair that I
should have to keep her-com-
fortable with extra cash. She
filed for a no-fault divorce by
mail, packed my_ bags,
changed the locks and had all
her bills sent to my mother's
address. Then she had the
nerve to gharge $1,200 worth
of clothes on my account
After that, she sold our home
with everything in it, includ-
ing my tools. I never saw one
cent ofthe money

It's about time we put some
pressure on our congressmen
and senators to pass legisla-
tion that. gives divorced
fathers a break. Will you help?
-- Jim in Washington, Pa

How about an impromptu
after ski get together?
Wouldn't it be wonderful to
have dinner cooking while you
are out enjoying the ski slopes
Here are some delicious and
easy ideas

CROCK POT HEARTY
BEAN SOUP

2 cups dried kidney beans
(soaked overnight) or 2 cans
kidney beans 2 cups cubed
ham or stew meat (optional)3
medium potatoes, cut in large

chunks

1 medium onion diced

2 stalks celery diced

2 carrots peeled and diced

2 tbsp. dried parsley

1 can tomatoes or tomato soup (optional)
1 tsp. salt

1 - 2 cloves garlic, diced

1 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce (optional)

1/2 tsp. worchestershire sauce

1. Put all ingredients into crock pot

3. Set dial to high and let cook for 2 or 3 hours.
4. Take out and mash potatoes

create a nice creamy texture
6. Set dial to low and serve when ready.
Serves 6. ,

SPEEDY PASTA WITH

1 can salmon or tuna

1 cup cream

2 chopped onions

1 crushed garlic clove

1/2 tsp. dried dill or parsley
2 cups cooked fettucini or any available noodles.
salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup grated cheese (optional)

FOOD

2. Fill crock pot with water to within 1 - 2” of the top.

5. Add 2 tbsp. butter to potatoes and retum to crock pot to

1. Cook noodles per pkg instructions.

2. Saute onions, garlic and dill.

3. Add cream to onion mixture and boil for 5 minutes.

4. Add salt, pepper and onion mixture to pasta and fish and
toss.

5. Put in cassergle dish or electric fry pan and keep hot till
serving time

6. Add grated cheese on top if desired
Serve with a green salad and your favourite ice cream
dessert

The Hen Party is a group of Castlegar friends who meet
on a regular basis and have many common interests includ-
ing cooking. If you have any questions or comments you can
write to them C/O The Castlegar Sun at 465 Columbia
Avenue, Castlegar, B.C., VIN 1G8. Or readers can tele-
Phone 365-7729 and ask for Kathy.

Wy
NS

The recipient will receive an award
plaque to keep courtesy of Kats Trophys
and a lunch for 2, value to $20.00,
courtesy of the Fireside Dining Room.

We'd like everyone in Castlegar to know
that service excellence exists in our
community. This award recognizes

a nominated business.

If you know of someone that offers

| —* "Excellence in Service," call me,

Marilyn Strong at 365-5266, or

drop a letter at the Castlegar Sun
with your suggestion.

The Castidgar Sun

Excellence
in Service
Award

This award will be presented every week
to someone in Castlegar who shows
extraordinary service to his/her
customers or clierifs.

Presented to:

SG
WN

TROPHY &
ERSRAU ING