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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, March 8, 1995

Volunteer workshop set

The National Exhibition Centre is offering a volunteer orientation day March 11 from 10 a.m. - noon.

‘The regional public art gallery is offering an exciting 1995 schedule of events and is looking for people in the West Kootenay who would enjoy spending time with other art devotees in a vari- ety of activities.

The orientation day is for both

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elf-government is one of the issues that S will be defined in the negotiating process - but it doesn’t mean opting out of

British Cotumbia or Canada ¢

In effect, self-government agreements already exist in many parts of Canada. Here in B.C., several First Nations have assumed responsibility for their own school boards, health, family and child services within their own communities Some bands have responsibility for property taxation, and negotiate agreements for road, sewer, water, fire protection and other ser vices with local governments

Self-government is the right of First

NEGorIATING A DEFINITION Or SELF GOVERNMENT For First NATIONS.

education, health, safety, policing and wel fare, and administering local laws and taxes The form of self-government may vary con siderably from one First Nation to another. SELF-GOVERNMENT MEANS THE RIGHT To BE DIFFERENT BUT EQUAL. Like all citizens, First Nations & will continue to be governed by the Canadian constitution, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Self-government does mean the right to be different but equal. In B.C., we are already providing programs and servicés that address the specific needs and interests of a

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Twelve young people between the ages of six and 14, and all of them members of the Castlegar 4-H club, participated in the public speaking contest Feb. 25.

Topics ranging from “My first swim meet” to “Demolition derby”, kept the audience entertained and the judges working hard to mark the speeches.

Public speaking is one of the components of the 4-H program and everyone in the club is expected

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Marilyn Strong

Local 4-H club members participated in the public speaking program Feb. 25 at the Robson Hall. Participants included (I-r back): Marissa Balahura; Emma Davis; Cyndi Dombrowski, runner-up in the senior event; Justin Oze- roff winner of the junior event; lleea Ozeroff winner of the senior event; and Katya Robbie runner-up of the junior event. Front (I-r): Amanda Dombrowski; Kristin Brattebo; Taaryn Miller runner-up in the pre-clubber; Jessica Smith winner of the pre-clubber; and Emily Gustafson. Missing from photo is Shawna Steiner.

Overall, the judges were impressed with the poise and ability of the participants. Deea Ozeroff won the seniors category, Justin Ozeroff won the juniors cate- gory and Jessice Smith won the pre-clubbers category.

Pre-clubbers are under nine years old, juniors nine to 12, and seniors 13-20.

Both eea and Justin participated and placed first in the regional tournament Saturday in Creston Ileea heads for the senior provincial championship April 21-23 on Vancouver Island.

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problem to solve dufing the yéar and on the day of the competition they present that solution and then will be asked to solve a

creative probl ving competition for students from ages eight to 19 is catching on! This year there will be 57 teams of students at W.E. Graham in Slo- can on Saturday presenting their solutions to one of five problems.” The students select a long-term

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“The problems this year are some of the most highly enter- taining and visual ones that OM has prepared,” says regional director Marion Hunter.

“In this region the most popu- lar problem is called Upbeat

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Vauddoiiey where the teams are asked to create a vaudeville per- formance that focuses on a posi- tive aspect of society and leaves the audience feeling upbeat.”

Another hot one is Scientific Safari where the team is to create a vehicle powered by two sources of power that will be driven by a team member and will go on a Safari to tag animals, capture a poacher, tow a trailer, and take an animal to hospital.

According to Hunter, the struc- tural engineers will once again work with balsa to create a struc- ture from 18 grams of balsa that will support weight and also sus- tain the pressure of a twist that will torque the structure.

The schools participating this year are from all over the West Kootenay, including Castlegar.

Winners will proceed to the provincial finals in Clearwater on April 8. The B.C. champs have the opportunity to meet in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 24- 28 to compete in the world finals.

The Castlegar Sun

John Charters (right) receives Castlegar Rotary Club from Lach

club.

HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

plaqu¢ detailing his honorary membership in the Farrell. The award is the only one ever given by the

Photo submitted

Charters given top award

RON NORMAN | Sun Editor

The Castlegar Rotary Club last week paid tribute to local writer and historian John Char- ters with the highest award the club bestows.

Chartérs was presented with an honorary.gnembership at the club's Feb. 28 meeting

“This type of membership is the highest distinction a Rotary club can confer and is exercised only in exceptional cases to recog-

nize am iedividual for-unuswal. ser’

vice: and contributions to Rotary and society,” said Lach Farrell, who made the tation.

Farrell said it is the only hon- orary membership the local Rotary club has ever bestowed and noted that the Rotary club guards honorary memberships as “exclusively a distinction for meritorious service in the further- ance of Rotary ideals”.

Charters was overwhelmed by

the honor.

“I'm delighted,” he told The Castlegar Sun in an interview, “and greatly flattered on behalf of myself and Bunny (his wife).”

He added later: “I stand as a teflection of the club and its work as a Service organization.”

The plaque Charters received included the inscription: “To rec- ognize your 27 years of dedicated service to Rotary; to acknowledge. your outstanding contribution to heritage conservation; to show our respect and affection for you a§.an educator, historian, writer, gentleman and good friend.”

In a 12-page presentation, Far- tell told Rotary members of Charters’ work, including 31 years of teaching in area schools, among them Stanley Humphries Secondary School and J.L. Crowe school in Trail.

Charters began writing a col- umn for The Castlegar News and Trail Times in 1952 called “Just looking, thank you.”

In 1979 he began a new col- umn for the Castlegar News called “Reflections and Recollec-

tions” which frequently dealt ,

with biographies of area pioneers.

After the News’ demise, he continued the column with The Castlegar Sun where it is now known as “Over My Shoulder”.

Farrell listed the numerous organizations Charters “has belonged to, including the local library board, Toastmasters’ Club, Rossland and Castlegar Rotary clubs, Kootenay Arts Council, Royal Canadian Legion, Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society (of which he was made a life member in 1974), Castlegar and District Heritage Society, and the Castlegar Writers Guild, among many others.

Farrell also noted Charters’ integral role in the building of the Zuckerberg Island suspension bridge and in the development of Zuckerberg Island park and the CP Rail Station Museum.

Participati

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‘The society has a new execu- tive and the passi:

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If you thought last y Sunfest was loaded with

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everyone that ‘we are the Heart of the Koote-

huing support, said. This year’s festival society prised of: Cliff Harper, president; Donna Dun- lop, vice-president; Hugo , treasurer, Nancy Trot man, secretary and Lori Peill,

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