re A2 Castlegar News Janvory 18, 1989 |

i.e ce” ee , REWARDING WRITING . . . CasNews columnist John Charters (right) received $200 from the Legion Magazine for a story he wrote in 1956 in support of the Legion's Hamper Fund. Charters re-edited the story in January 1988 and submit

The Castlegar Community Hamper Fund re. ceived a welcome surprise gift Monday

In a simple ceremony in the offices of Castlegar News Publisher Burt _Campbell,_News—columnist John Charters presented the Castlegar Legion's Hamper Fund chairman Ruth Rourke with a $200 cheque from the Canadian Legion Magazine The brief event has long roots

Charters, an Officer in the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regiment in the last war, wrote a Christmas column in 1956 in support of the Hamper Fund. It told of how in the midst of the bitter fighting during’ Christgmas 1943, in Ortona, Italy, a young Canadian offer had snatched a small boy from certain death in the embaitled streets. Then how, some days later, after the fighting was over, the same officer surprised and nonplussed, found himself the sole participant in a Thanksgiving banquet prepared at great cost in the ruins of the-city by the mother and her half-starved relatives. It is a retelling of the New Testament story of the Widow's Mite

In January 1988, Charters re-edited the story Bave it the title ‘Gifts Beyond Price’’ and sent it to the Legion Magazine in Ottawa. Senior assistant editor Tom Powlich liked it and offered a fee of $200 fOr printing it in the Christmas edition of the magazine

Charters suggested that since the been written as a public service in support of the Hamper Fund, any monies arising from its publica

should go to the Fund. Then, hearing nothing more, he included the story in the 115 selected

Canadia

story had

Fund gets money

ted it to the magazine. When the $200 arrived in the mail, Charters decided to turn it over to the Legidn’s Ruth Rourke and president Gerry Rust for — you guessed it — the Hamper Fund

columns of his book, Over My Shoulder

Then assistance of the Selkirk College Graphic Arts class, published it at the end of August FORA.

with the

? edition of the was

When. the Magazine

December- January Legion Charters and delighted to find that the front coyer featured a vivid illustration by David Craig of Christmas in Ortona. The story ‘Gifts Beyond Price," equally well illustrated, appeared inside together with a cheque for $200 to the Hamper Fund, care of the Castlegar

arrived surprised

Legion The Legion has been sponsoring the Commun

ity Hamper Fund for many years now,’ Rourke said ‘but it is still a rewarding experience. Hard work yes, but a lot of fun. And it doesn't Christmas. People get hungry all through the year and they appreciate the help.””

She then told of a summer visitor who knocked at her door and said:

“You gave my son a hamper when he needed it and now I want-to donate $50 to the fund

‘And she insisted, in spite of being told that it wasn't necessary

just involve

a woman

“‘It's a good cause,"” she said

One popular community fund-raising project in Castlegar is the Burns Night Supper celebrations slated for Friday, Jan. 27. Tickets for this fun event are available from Legion members or at the Legion

halt.

.

Local smokers vow to go cold turkey

By CasNews Staff

Today is cold turkey day — the day when all those addicted to cigarettes are supposed to give up thebabit for 24 hours with an eye to kicking the

abit for good.

Some of Castlegar’s better-known citizens contacted by the Castlegar News said they would quit — atleast for today.

“LN give it my best shot,’’-Castle gar Mayor Audrey Moore said.

Moore did quit completely for six months but eventually resumed puff- ing. But she said she doesn't smoke in her office because city hall is a smoke-free area and she doesn't smoke at city council meetings be cause they too are smoke-fr

Last year city council declared city hall a smoke-free area and also adopted a bylaw regulating smoking in businesses and public places

Castlegar Ald. Patti Richards makes no promises to quit, but she. too, said she would give it a shot

“I wasn't aware it was cold turkey ‘Maybe (today) will I will really do some

day,"’ she said. be the day thing." Richards admits she’s been smok ing-for-too—many-years-But-she-did

point out that she has been cutting down since New Year's Day in the hope of quitting altogether. She now smokes less than half a pack a day, she said

Richards noted \that she finds herself among the minority.as a.smo- ker,

“The” pressures aré really on for smokers,'' she says. ‘‘It's almost non-acceptable. I've been waiting for the day a .smoker's rights group starts up.”’

School board trustee Evelyn Voy- kin said she will also go cold turkey today

“I suppose 1 should make some effort considering the district has voted on a no-smoking policy,"’ Voy. kin said. ‘‘I definitely will make an effort. It’s time for me to quit,”’ the 15-year, pack-a-day smoker said

Voykin said her husband is also a smoker, but they have never serious: ly'considered giving up the habit, al though they have been thinking about it

Last year the school board passed a no smoking policy in the district The policy will be implemented July 1 and smoking will not be allowed on School property

recently

FOUR CARS HIT

Truc

By CasNews Staff involved in an a semi-trailer

Four accident

cars .were caused by Tuesday morning at Slocan Park, re sulting in. extensive damage to the vehicles and whiplash-iype injuries to six people

According to Sgt. Larry Wagner of the Nelson RCMP subdiyision’s high way patrol, the accident happened shortly after 8 a.m. about 11 kilom- etres north of Highway 3A on High- way 6

A school bus was stopped on the road to load students and four ‘cars were stopped behind it. A semi trailer hauling wood chips, driven by Gerald Guerin of Slocan, was trav

ellin, coming out of i

Station gets new

hostess

By CasNews Staff

Castlegar's historic CP Rail station has a congenial new hostess

Karan Porsnuk, a native of Salmo’ who has lived in Castlegar for the fast 18-years, has joined Gait Moodie as one of two guide-coordinators working for the Castlegar and Dis trict Heritage Society at the station

Porsnuk has been on the the beginning of this month and has beeh busy ‘setting up files and pic tures, things like that" in prepara tion for Heritage Week beginning Feb. 20

Porsnuk and Moodie will be giving touts of the station dressed in turn of-the-century costumes during Heri tage Week

“It'll be a lot of fun,” she

job since

Pordruk payroll office for 11 new job has learning experience

It's a history les said. “Tm really « Porsnuk

said under B.C. Tourisi

who worked in Westar’s

definitely

having a lot of fun with it city, CP Rail and Moodie

KARAN PORSNUK new guide

Reid's Community Tourism Employ ment Training Program

Heritage Week, Feb. 20 to 26, will include demonstrations at the station Selkirk Weavers, displays of —Indian artifacts and the unveiling of a

plaque recognizing the efforts of the and the Castlegar Society in restoring the

years, said her

been a

by the son for me she enjoying it. I'm

were hired m Minister Bill

Heritage

station

Watershed

continued from front page

Logging was not the only. complaint organizers of the meeting raised Monday

They say cattle are being allowed to roam freely next to the creeks in the watershed, using the creeks as sources of drinking water and urinating and defecating next to the creeks.

But George Stein, a trustee of the improvement district, said government officials he has spoken to say they are ‘‘unaware of any laws that they could act upon firmly.”

That brought an exasperated response from one member of the audience -who said We can't do anything about cattle crapping in the creek? That doesn’t sound reasonabie.”’

However, later in the meeting, Wyllie said a friend

of his who has cattle in Pass Creek but who keeps the animals from the creek, indicated he approach other cattle owners in the hope of convincing

away would them to limit their animals’ access to'the creek

Wyllie said his friend knows which ranchers are responsible and said they are likely’ to cooperate because they want to avoid bad publicity

Meanwhile, residents Astrid-Austin, Nora Jukes Sandra Groepler and Sandra Wyllie are spearheading an effort to organize another public meeting Feb. 6 at Robson Hall. At that meeting, they hape to have representatives from the Forests and Environment ATCO. Lumber, the Slocan Watetshed Alliance—and- the Robson Raspberry Iniprovement District, on hand to discuss the problems in the watershed

ministries.

Weather

continued from front page Environment Service in Vancouver said he is not in any hurry to move the office from Castlegar “[ don't have any intention of moving out of Castlegar,’ Pat Pender said Tuesday. However said the AES is looking for alternative space to house the office's three weather service specialists. **My position is that we don't have enough space for the current operation,’’ he said

Pender

l officials said Tuesday they are not pursuing

the weather office

“It’s not been discussed," Mayor Marc Marcolin said. “Trail city hall is in no way trying to get the weather station

In_the_meantime._Moore_said-she-is-prepared_to fight off attempts to relocate the office out of Castlegar

“I'll be contacting as many people as 1 can," the mayor said

ALD. PATTJ RICHARDS going cold turkey

Bill Hadikin, a newcomer to the school board, says quitting today “sounds like a good idea."” Hadikin said he has smoked off and on for a lohg time. He, like Moore, gave up the habit for a year, but went back to smoking again

Hadikin considers himself'a social smoker and notes that a packwill last him two to three days

jackknifes

heavy fog and glare ice when it came upon the vehicles stopped on the road, Wagner ‘said. Guerin applied the brakes when the trailer jacknifed to the right. He was trying to get by the obstruction on the road by pulling into the oncoming lane when the trailer sideswiped the four

agner said

Guerin has* been charged with travelling too fast for existing road conditions

The first vehicle struck by the semi-trailer was driven by Tim Swan- son of Slocan Park and his wife Jean The Swansons. were taken by ambu lance to Castlegar and District Hos pital where they were treated and re leased. The Swanson vehicle received

cars.

about $3,000 in damages.

The next vehicle struck was driven by Eleanor Milton of Winlaw. Her niece, Karen Soukeroff of Winlaw, was a passenger in the vehicle which received at least $2,000 in damages, police say

A vehicle driven by Yarrow Bru yere of Winlaw was also struck. Cor dell Fulton was a passenger in the vehicle. The vehicle sustained $2,500 to $3,000 in damages

Georgia Maria Disonzo of Winlaw was driving the. last vehicle to be struck. Dustin Kovacvick was a pass. enger in the vehicle which. also received $2,500 to $3,000 in dam ages. The semi-trailer sustained min imal damage

Sunfest strikes gold

The Castlegar Festivals Society has announced that the first Gold Patron for 1989 Sunfest ‘‘Pioneer Days" is Celgar Pulp Co. Gold Patron'’s are corporations that donate cash, goods or services in exces’ of $1,000.

Celgar has donated money for the drag boat races and Castlegar Fes tivals Society Fundraising Chairman Jim Ferrier is delighted.

‘With continued support from our corporate sponsors such as Celgar, this year's Sunfest promises to be even better than. last -year,"’ Ferrier said. ‘‘We are especially pleased that Celgar can again contribute towards the drag boat races."*

The society has made a proposal to the City of Castlegar for corporate sponsorship and has met with the

Parents group gets funds

Tarrys School Parents Group in Castlegar has been awarded $3,568 from the British Columbia Lottery Fund to help purchase and install an adventure playground on the school grounds, Bill Reid, minister of tour ism and provincial secretary, has an nounced

“The playground will be used by the communities of Thrums, Tarrys, Shoreacres and Glade,” said Reid, minister responsible for the fund

Howard Dirks, minister of state for Thompson-Okanagan and Koot enay, joined Reid in making the announcement

“Adventure playgrounds provide children with enjoyable physical challenges and an opportunity to in

ct with their peers in a positive

Dirks said. “I am happy that

the Lottery Fund is able to assist

with important community projects such as this.”

The B.C. Lottery Fund uses pro ceeds from lotteries-operated by the B.C. Lottery Corporation to support a wide range of community ini tiatives.

administration and finance tee

“‘We hope to hear from the city in late January or early February,"* Fer.

commit

rier said

“Last proved what we could do because we. did what we said we would. Iam’ sure that the success of Sunfest 88 has not gone unnoticed; in fact we have several of last year’s sponsors anxious to be

year we

involved with us again,’ Ferrier said

Ferrier noted that he hoped to be able to make an announcement late in the week regarding first prize for the lottery. Ferrier noted that first prize would be theme-orientéd and if people thought about the tinking of the east and west portions of Canada, the announcement make sense

would

In memory

Born in Agas:

whom he worked until his death Powell River;

vries of Kamloops

Kamloops, ‘and

officiating In liew of flowers Fund, 1212 W. Broadway Funeral arra Home

Maca

Jan. 15. After his retirement from the

te the charity of one's choice

Home

De Vries

Harry De Vries of Castlegar passed away Jan Mr. De Vries grew up in the Beaverdell area He served inthe army in the Second World War and after the war he came to Salmo where he met and married Elizabeth Repin in 1950. The couple settled in Penticton Castlegar where Mr. De Vries went to work for Celgar Pulp Co. for

He is lovingly remembered by his wife Elizabeth; daughters Patsy of Abbotsford and Marlene of Delta; and three grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother one brother.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. the Kinnaird Church of God in Castlegar with the Rev

donations may be made to the B.C.

Vancouver, V6H 3V2 ements are under the direction of Valley Funeral

Well-known local resident Basil Keith Macalister passed away

1S at age 64

In the late 1950s, they came: to

son Derek of

Janna De

Gordon De Vries, also of

19 at 11 a.m. at Ira Johnson

Heart

ister

TAKING AIM . . . Aaron Pongracz lines up a shot during a game of eight-ball at Arc’s Ar cade. The new arcade will cater to families

Castlégar News

TREET TALK

FAMILY entertainment is the name of the game at Arc’s Arcade which opened about a week ago at the corner of Columbia Avenue and 13th Avenue in downtown Castlegar.

Judy Soberlak is the proprietor with husband Ron helping out

We're going for the family type’ of patron Ron said. Arc's features video games, pinball machines, pool and foosball. Ron and Judy also stock snacks, pop and coffee for those who like to nibble between games

DR. MLL. practice of Dr Trail

B.C."S ATTORNEY. General Bud Smith sure must like Castlegar, Smith will be back in town at a

Leroy has acquired the optometry Henry Naruse on Cedar Avenue in

‘be

says Ron Soberlak who will help his wife Judy operate the arcade.

Castlegar Chamber of Commerce lucnheon Jan. 24 at the Fireside Inn. The AG will talk about justice reform — the same_topic_he spoke_to_the Kootenay County Bar Association about-just a few weeks ago.

SHARRON Waldie is the West Kootenay Trade Fair's new secretary. This year’s fair is slated for April 28-30.

HOLD the phone. The Mining Industry of B.C. is planning to conduct a public opinion survey soon to “determine the attitudes of the public towards the mining industry.” according to the MABC's January newsletter. newsletter states, ‘felt there of direction’ for the public relations mandate of the MABC and a need by and how to focus their

The association, the is a-need for a ‘sense the industry to know where communications programs The MABC is currently in the sutvey company’ (no pun intended we conduct the poll on a

process of selecting

assume) to random basis

province-wide

FEB. 20 ELECTION

insurance business in 1982, Mr

Macalister spent his time at his homes at Thrums and Shutty Bench on Kootenay Lake where he enjoyed fishing, cross-country skiing, gardening, hunting and mushroom picking

He will be sadly missed by his many friends and family

Mr. Macalister is lovingly remembered by his wife Elizabeth; daughters Anne of Vancouver, and Pamela and husband Peter Skiboff of South Slocan; and brother John Macalister of White Rock

He was predeceased by his parents in Kelowna. ~,

There will be no service as requested

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Fund or

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Valley Funeral

Yukoners

WHITEHORSE, YUKON (CP) — The lone New Democratic Party government in Canada will put its record on the line Feb. 20 when Yukonets go to the polls

Government Leader Tony Penikett said the election would be fought on his government’s:record of creating 3,000 jobs since it was elected in May 1985

The territory is home_to-28,000 people — roughly the same as Kanata, Ont., or Corner Brook, Nfld. — spread over a rugged area only slightly smaller than Manitoba.

The NDP enters the election holding seven of the legislature's 16 seats. The Conservatives have six and the Liberals one 7

One the result of former tourism minister Dave Porter's decision last week to quit politics to become executive director of the Yukon Human Rights Commission. The NDP retained however, with Speaker Sam Johnstof’s vote

Opposition_leaders_ criticized. the election. call and the government for asking that the legislature be dissolved, leaving no time to debate the $329-million budget introduced Monday

By not calling a fall session to pass the govern ment’s capital budget, and by postponing debate until

ter Feb. 20, the NDP has created a situation where Toney can’t be spent on capital projects probably until the fall, said Conservative Leader Willard|Phelps

Penikeit countered by saying there will be debate on the budget after the election, a vote he said will give Yukoners-the-chanceto-pass judgment on both the budget and the government's record ™

DEAL RATIFIED

In making the election call, Penikett also said an

agreement in principle on a land claims settlement with

seat is vacant

its majority,

go to polls

Yukon Indians — in the ratified by cabinet Monday

The deal would see the Yukon’s 7,000 Indians about $233 million over 15 years and retain ownership to 41,500 square kilometres of land — 8.6 per cent of the Yukon

Penikett said Yukomers’ electrical bills are dropping and more opportunities have been created in farming, fish processing, manufacturing and

works for 1S years — was

receive

forestry tourism

‘All this the government has done without increasing taxes,"* he said

Phelps said the Tories will attack the government for its ‘Big Brother’ philosophy

This is a government that really can't hide from

its record and it can’t hide from its propensity to try to increase dependency-on government, increase the role of government in the economy and in the lives of Yukoners,”’ he said

The Tories want to introduce plans ‘‘to ‘make Yukoners proud, self-reliant, industrious, not people who are shamefully taking money from government he said

ATTACKS CALL

Jim McLachlan, the sole Liberal in the legislature. said the election call confirms his predictions that the speech from the throne on Jan. 10 and the budget are pre-election ploys

“He's simply trying to get the maximum coverage on this by not going to the debate in the legislature ‘Mectachtan said. a 1 ne

Penikett wasted no tinie beginning his campaign He was canvassing Tuesday afternoon in his own riding of Whitehorse West, in which he scored a massiye victory over Tory challenger Charlie Friday in 1985. - g

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