a, Castlagar News A> 24.1995 A well-known Blewett cou- ple, Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Reibin, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anni- versary with. a reception in the Taghum Community Hall, where they shared the day with their many relatives and friends. Peter Reibin was born in Arran, Sask. in 1906 and came west with his parents in 1910 to settle in Brilliant. Mrs. Reibin was born in Buchanan, Sask. in 1907 and three years later moved with her parents to Shoreacres and later to Rossland. It was while she was visiting in Brilliant that they met and were married in Rossland on Feb. 25, 1925. Peter Reibin worked in sawmills in Taghum and Passmore until his retire- ment in 1972. He is also a carpenter, having built their 60th ANNIVERSARY . . . Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reibin of Blewett recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. home at Blewett where they have lived for more than 40 years. Mrs. Reibin enjoys knit- ting, crocheting and making quilts. They are also both fond of gardening. The Reibens had two sons, their eldest son, Peter, passed away in 1975. Their youngest son, John, lives in Quesnel. They have six grandchil- dren and two great-grand- children. The couple received congratulatory messages from Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his wife Mila, Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, Lieutenant Governor Bob Rogers, Pre- mier Bill Bennett, Nelson- Creston MLA Lorne Nicolson and Mayor Louis Maglio and his wife, as well as many cards from relatives and friends who came from Van- couver, Kelowna, Grand Forks and the Nelson area to share the occasion. Book features local writer By CasNews Staff A Castlegar resident is one of the contributors to a book on the history of the area immediately south of Kam loops. The book is entitled Bunch Grass to Barbed Wire and was published in 1984 by the Heritage Committee Rose Hill Farmers Institute in Knutsford, B.C. It includes two pieces of writing by Castlegar resident George James. The book contains stories and photographs of early years in the districts of Rose Hill, Beresford, Knutsford and Edith Lake, Anderson Creek and Long Lake. The publication tells the story of early settlers and homesteaders to the region beginning in the late 1800s. The book gives the history of the area, including schools, i ns, clubs and other activities, transporta tion and communication, earning a living. The book, under a section titled, “I Remeber,” features poems and stories of days gone by. In this section, James, a former resident of the area, writes about “The Friendly attracted the developing farm land and its friendly inhabitants,” he re- calls. “One of these was George Edwards, a genial good natured man who rode into Rose Hill. He was well. known to the McKay family who had entertained him in their previous home in Armstrong. Later, two large parcels had arrived from the States, each containing a longed-for .22 rifle that Ed wards had promised Bert McKay and his friend “Edwards was a foot-loose sort of fellow who turned up at the McKay home on Rose Hill about 1906,” James con tinues. “Hearsay has it that he once preached at a Hill cottage church meeting. Truer perhaps is the tale that he played his violin for the hymn singing, for skill with his fiddle won the hearts of people wherever he went. “In those days few ques tions were asked of a strang er but often their stories were heard with tcague in cheek. Riding the country roads, with candy in his poe. kets for farmer's kids, George Edwards moved among us as a friendly drif- ter. “One day, at a place known as Duck's, east of Kamloops, a CPR train was stopped and robbed. Behind the revolver under the nose of engineer Callin was the level eye of Bill Miner, the candy-packing fiddie-playing gentleman everyone knew as George Edwards. No one could be. lieve it. He was caught and sent to the B.C. Penitentiary but escaped, eventually dying in a Georgia, U.S. prison at the age of 71.” In the section on family histories, James writes on the James Family. He tells of how his grand parents, Philip and Emily Robinson, came from Eng. land to Canada with their family and first settled in Ontario before moving west with three of their children, who included his mother. His father, Fred James, from London, England, emigrated to Canada. Left a widower, he found his way to B.C. where he met George's mother, Alice. “After their marriage they farmed near he says. “Their family increased with three boys and a girl born in quick succession. The log house sheltered them well and the babies grew but the prospect of a making a living deteriorated as the water supply dried up. It was time to move.” James tells of how his mother built a load of oat sheaves rack and in 1906 drove her little team of horses 90 miles to the new homestead near Kamloops, while his father, brother and uncle drove the livestock and transported the equipment. James goes on to tell about life in the early days in the area known as Blackloam, which was later changed to Rose Hill. He tells about his family in the area and how they one by one left the nest. One of James’ brothers, Raymond, also adds some memories of his life in the siuD '£ i iT N. FICKLE GIRL: Sunday, , Cryptoquip: oso Op ALI BABA’S COY, FORTY WINKS? cident. or® WANTED Vehicles of the West Kootenay for Special Discount Prices on Paint & Bodywork! Rock guarding at no extra charge with every complete paint job. DROP IN AND ARRANGE YOUR SPECIAL DEAL! REMEMBER: We meet our friends by ac- FREE ESTIMATES — FREE COURTESY CAR — NO OBLIGATION! Maloney Pontiac Buick Columbia Ave., Castlegar There are two, actually. 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Police, en, ambulance, provincial emergency program members and hospital staff were all in volved in the exercise in which a school bus was hit by a train near the Community Complex CasNews Photos by Ron Me OPERATION FULL ALERT SUPER SAVER SPECIAL Oventresh (5-454 g) or Ferrwood ¢ unsliced white or 80% whole wheat. 4-20 o7. loaf ) ‘economy pack bread 99 pock ret nO en nalle SUPER SAVER SPECIAL Old South ¢ from concentrate apple juice 09 With One Otis SUPER SAVER SPECIAL local grown * Canada no. 2 * gem potatoes 1.99 With one Filled Super Saver Card Offer Good Thru April 27/85 SUPER SAVER SPECIAL Gainers ¢ C.O0.V. '4'S cottage rolls we 149 With One Filled Super Saver Card Offer Good Thre April 27/85 Ombudsman 's critics want himou VICTORIA (CP) It's time for a decision on Ombudsman Kar! Friedmann of British Columbia His term expires at the end of June. He wants to stay on, but the legislature must decide whether to re-appoint him for another six years. And Friedmann, who has been blunt and aggressive in demanding action from the government on public complaints about bureaucratic bungling or injustices, is unpopular with some legislators John Reynolds, a Social Credit backbencher for West Vancouver-Howe Sound, objects to “the ombudsman himself, as an individual” and plans to oppose Friedmann's re-appointment The key is whether Reynolds or members who share his views are appointed to the special legislative committee required by law to unanimously recommend a candidate to the legislature. The committee has not been established. Friedmann wants the legislature to begin the process, but has been told it’s up to the Social Credit government to make the first move in appointing the committee. FEELS CONFIDENT “The legislature may not want to entertain my candidacy; that’s a possibility,” Friedmann ackowledges However, the province's first ombudsman expects to be re-appointed because he has established a “first-class office since accepting the job in 1979. “The only way to protect the quality of care that we give to the public, in my view, at this stage, is that I continue in office.” Reynolds disagrees. “I just don't think he’s doing a good job. That's why I wouldn't support him when he's up for renewal.” Reynolds says Friedmann should have resigned last year for incorrectly accusing a cabinet minister of trying to stop an investigation by the ombudsman’s office Friedmann apologized publicly to the minister within days. Reynolds decries “the silliness of some of the things (Friedmann) does.” CITES CARTOON He cites a cartoon in the ombudsman's 1983 annual report showing Friedmann walking in the front door of a building and bureaucrats “running out, jumping out the second-storey window, committing suicide because he's such a seary guy Is that the kind of attitude you want in that department?” says Reynolds. Reynolds has a file of cases he says supports his argument Friedmann has been confrontational and one-sided in performing his duties. ‘Other ombudsmen in Canada seem to do their jobs very well; they don’t have the same problems,” Reynolds says, adding colleagues have referred to Friedmann as “a showman.” Friedmann says he has been criticized because people don’t understand his work and personal style. T have been very direct and I have been very pushy I'm not pushy for Karl Friedmann. I'm only pushy for the complainant who has an objectively good case If that's unweleomed, I don't think there's anything wrong with me. I think there's something wrong with the people who don't welcome that.” LACKS STAFF Friedmann won't say whether he would attach conditions to his staying on, but he has been complaining for more than two years government restraint has seriously curbed his ability to handle complaints. OFFENDING CARTOON... 1983 annual report showing Ombudsman Karl Friedmann walking in the front door of a building and bureaucrats running out upset Socred MLA John Reynolds, the the ombudsman’s chiet critic, to the point where Reynolds wants Friedmann replaced The government's budget for the ombudsman's office for 1985-86 is $2.03 million, compared to $1.94 million last year. Friedmann says it is not enough because his office had a 20-per-cent increase in complaints. In 1982, Friedmann had 43 staff and 5,000 complaints. Last year, he had 32 staff and 11,500 cases. He says he needs 25 more employees. “Instead of asking for 25, I've asked for two — and got, nothing in the present budget for '85-'86 He says the cutbacks have made it impossible to investigate a number of serious complaints which is lucky for the government “because I'm sure some of those would have found out some things that would have been quite embarrassing to the government