212 Wednesday, May 13, 1992 @ Selkirk science program ‘rocks’ into May Selkirk College’s immense- ly popular elementary earth science program is up and run- ning for it’s ninth consecutive year at the Castlegar campus. This year, university stu- .. dents Christina. Markin of South Slocan, who has just completed her third year at Si- mon Fraser University, and Valentina Haack of Nelson, a second year student majoring . in Geology/Geography at Selkirk College, are co-ordi- nating the earth science ex- hibits and presentations. “Our program can accom- modate students from Grade 2 through Grade 7 with tours of our earth science lab on cam- pus or, if more convenient, we can bring resentation out to schools)” sai arkin, who is co-ordinating the program for the second year. The College’s earth science lab is designed to provide an introduction to the study of fos- sils, minerals, crystals and even mining practices through the use of colorful and inter- esting displays and exhibits. Day-glo posters designed and created by the student coordi- nators are used to illustrate how geologic phenomena evolve. “We try to make it as ‘hands-on’ as possible,” ex- plained Haack. Included in the visit to the earth science lab on campus is : a gold panning expedition on the Kootenay River nearby. Galena is crushed and used to “salt” the foreshore of the river which gives a flash of color to the gold panning exercise un- dertaken by school children. Displays of rocks and crys- tals allow children to test the hardness of different minerals by the “scratch test” and a bank of microscopes provide the magnification necessary to observe the crystalline struc- ture of common salt, garnets, chalcopyrite and other com- mon minerals. When Markin and Haack visit schools with their road show version of the earth sci- ence program, their presenta- tion is usually highlighted by a field trip to the Queen Victoria Mine in Beasley or the Le Roi Mine in Rossland. The content of the earth sci- ence program can be tailored to appeal to younger students or those with some science background. Older children may learn about the formation of the three major categories of rock as well as the geomorphology th Elementary students are encouraged to explore the world of rocks and minerals while attending Selkirk’s earth science program. of the land forms. “May is an excellent time to book a_ tour,” suggested Markin. “Usually the weather is nice for the outdoor portions. of our program and bookings Castlegar rallies to collect 6,000 pounds of recyclables Martin Meyer RECYCLING ADVISORY GROUP We had another successful day of collecting recyclable ma- terials in Castlegar on the first Saturday in May. This time more people dropped off materials than the first event a month earlier. The total weight again ex- ceeded 6,000 pounds. This in- dicates. a positive trend to- wards greater awareness and participation in the Castlegar area. Many thanks to the volun- teers from the United Church who co-ordinated the event. Another collection day is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the three categories: ordinary newsprint, colored flyers and glossy material. lg Recycling and You Tt must be clean and dry and stacked in cardboard boxes or put into brown paper bags or tied into bundles. ¢ Phone books, magazines and catalogues. Must be sepa- rated from newsprint. ¢ Old brown paper bags. They must be clean and dry. e¢ Aluminum cans such as U.S. beer cans and pop cans Gio refunds payable). Please do not crush the cans. Other aluminum items in- clude clean foil wrap, pie plates and TV dinner trays. Also ac- cepted will be old lawn chair frames and sections of alu- minum eavestrough with no foreign material adhering to them: ° Corrugated cardboard. It is important that it is clean and dry with no food residue on it. Waxed cardboard is not ac- ceptable, and neither is is non- corrugated cardboard. It is okay to leave tape and staples in it. Should be flattened. ¢ Paper egg cartons. Must be clean and dry. Volunteers from the Recycle Advisory Group plan to be there that day too, and will be able to talk to you about other recycling options in our com- munity. We also play to have a Se composters available for We’d like to continue the trend of having collection days the first Saturday of each month. However, since its all volunteer effort at this time we'd appreciate it greatly if other volunteer groups would come forward and offer their services. It will be a fun and satisfying way to spend a Sat- urday. Christina Markin or Valentina Haack at the Castlegar Cam- pus by calling 365-7292. The program is offered to re- gional elementary classes free ofcharge. - usually fill up during the month of June.” Elementary educators in- terested in visiting Selkirk College’s natural science pro- gram are invited to contact Selkirk Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild members are preparing for another busy summer at the Kootenay Doukho- bor Historical Society Museum. Their gift shop will be open Wednesdays and Sundays all summer, beginning May 6. OThe hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members have once again volunteered to mind the shop and to be on hand doing demonstrations. Admission is free. A floor loom will be kept busy completing lap robes, which are to be donated to the Castleview Care Centre. When these are done, the guild will then make baby blankets for the Hob- bit Hill Child Care Centre. Sample looms will also be set up at the museum, so that cu- rious members of the public can try their hand at weaving. The guild extends a warm invitation to members of the -community to come out, bring your summer guests and enjoy seeing how we make yarn and cloth. Selkirk Weavers and Spinners have just completed re- painting the large galleries at the West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre, after a recent exhibit by fibre artist Joan- na Staniszkis. She required a gallery space painted indigo-blue for her “Inspired by Tradition” exhibit which ended April 24. Guild volunteers turned out in full force to paint the space blue, then to restore it to its original neutral color after the exhibit. Now that’s enthusiasm. ea Five new weavers have just graduated from the Introduc- tion to Weaving course taught by member June Bell. The course was sponsored jointly by the Castlegar Recre- ation Commission and the Selkirk Weavers’Guild. . Plans are underway to present a fashion show of handwo- ven, hand-knit and original designs at the NEC. Members are concentrating on producing works for the show scheduled for Nov. 27. @ Wednesday, May 13, 1992 Jamboree prepares for B.C.’s patrollers Seventy top patrollers from around the province will participate in BCAA’s sixth annual jamboree in Vancouver, June 5-7. “We are pleased to be able to host three top pa- trollers from Nelson area. “BCAA’s jamboree was developed six years ago as a means of thanking and re- warding patrollers for their traffic safety efforts throughout the year,” says BCAA Nelson Service Cen- tre Manager Gordon Burns. Jason Langman of Trail, Richard Bush and Kevin Johnson, both of Nelson, will be flown to Vancouver where they'll be met by BCAA chaperones and a Vancouver police constable. From there the fun be- gins. Day one includes a boat cruise and a Vancouver Po- lice Dog. Squad perfor- mance. The rest of the weekend includes a dance, helicopter tours of the city and a visit to Science World. Out of the 70 BCAA jam- boree participants two names were also drawn to participate in CAA’s Na- tional Jamboree in Ottawa, May 21 to 23. Clay Crawford of Delta and Alan Marcina of Rich- mond will represent B.C. patrollers. If you would like infor- mation on how to develop a school patrol program at your school, please contact Gordon Burns, Service Cen- tre Manager, 596 Baker St., Nelson, 352-3535. Bluetop All Our Prices Include the G.S.T. Now open til 9 p.m. 1521 Columbia Ave. 365-8388 Call Ahead Drive Through Service Mystery thriller writer Laurence Gough enter- tained an audience in the Castlegar Library recent- ly. Gough made light of the problems he’d had inter- esting publishers in his work. He’s another author who could paper the bath- room walls with his rejec- tion slips. When a British publish- er finally recognized his talents and brought out “The goldfish bowl”, it won the first of his many awards from the Crime Writers of Canada. The ex- cerpt he chose to read from his latest book “Acci- dental Death” was both humorous and intriguing, leaving his listeners wish- ing to hear more. At the reception follow- ing this National Book Festival reading, former Castlegar librarian Jessie _ Donnan, sporting a library T-shirt, chatted with Lau- rence Gough. NEW DENVER MAY D Centennial of our Valley 1892-1992 FRIDAY, MAY 15TH 7:00 p.m. — 1991 Queen Farewell, Bosun Hall Intro of 1992 May Queen, Silver Collection 9:00 p.m. — Teen Dance, Bosun Hall Opening of the 14th Annual May Day Watercolor Show by Les Weisbrich, "The Gallery”, Weisbrich Property (Daily) SATURDAY, MAY 16TH 8:00 a.m. — 4th Annual May Day Slo-pitch Tournament. 6:00 a.m. — Fish Derby 10:30 a.m. — Kootenay Kid's Bike Route =~ 12:00 p.m. — Bavarian Gardens (No minors) 1:00 p.m. — Bed Races, Main Street 5:00 p.m. — May Day Steak BBQ, Centennial Park 9:00 p.m. — May Day Dance, Dance to “Highlight”, Bosun Hall (Sorry, No Minors) _ - Hot and Cold Booths Sidewalk Sale, Main Street SUNDAY, MAY 17TH 7:00 a.m. - 10 a.m. — Chamber of Commerce Pancake Breakfast, Bosun Hall 8:00 a.m. — Slo-Pitch Tournament (cont.) Bike Race, Summit Lake to New Denver 6:00 a.m. — Fish Derby (cont.) 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