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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, June 28,

1979

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‘Landacaping for Everyone

es By SANDRA FRASER

: Part III of3

= The easiest and most sqtisfying way to landscape is tq@ plan what you want, hire a Igndscaper, and see all the work done in a few days,

‘® This method saves weeks of:mud on the carpets, frustr- ated spouses, and missed famnily outings. It does how- ever, require a large single eXpenditure which many of us

egn't afford. When this is the

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Whatever stage you reach, be sure to get adequate instructions on care and wa- tering from the landscaper. The first growing season is a very important one, and time spent now will reap benefits later.

To get a newly-seeded lawn going, it must be kept wet at all times, just to the point where the soil is “dark.” The seeds will sprout in seven-to-30 days, after which a regular weekly or twice-

edge, Phase L cal bg the answer.

‘ Phases can take any- where from two seasons to 20 dépending on how mich space ygu have and how avid a gardener you are.

: Phase Landscaping may coat a bit more in the long run, with inflation and so on, but it has the advantage of letting you stop whenever you like, and, change your mind if nécessary.

: Phase I: First, a plan is déawn up and costed out by the landscaper the same way astusual, The landscaper will usually suggest that lawns, vogetable gardens and trees be attended to first. If pos- sible, work such as making contours and moving soil should be done from the least accessible areas to the most accessible ones, to save wear and tear on each area as it is finished.

Lawns, especially large ones, will eat up a large chunk of the budget because of the lack of good topsoil in the Kpotenays. If you are lucky enough to have good soil, and if} it wasn't buried six feet under when your house was built, smile, plant your lawn, and go on to Phase Two.

+ And no smart remarks about “ "gravel pits” and “nat- ural rock gardens” please. For the rest of us, it is wise to spend money on a 4-6 inch déep topsoil cover, as a lawn planted this way is far health.

ier, more kid-and drought-re- :

sistant, and better. looking thana lawn planted on subsoil and hope. And a good-looking lawn is the basis of a good-looking garden.

: Specimen trees are next. Be they fruit or nut trees, déciduous or evergreen, trees add to the value and appear- ance of your property. The sooner they are planted, the sooner they are established and providing you with shade, privacy and wind protection.

« If you are planning a vegetable garden, get the soil (12 inches) in and start now.

weekly Pp if g should

penetrate to a depth of four inches, and the soil dry out partially in between. This encourages a strong,’ deep root system which is the only protection against drought. Avoid frequent, shallow waterings as this encourages shallow rooting and the grow- th of mosses, To test the amount of water being disper- sed, place empty tin cans at intervals across the lawn. One-half-inch of water in the cans = 2'% gallons of water per ee yard, which is the

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Watering of plants in a new garden should take place twice a. week. Well-planted plants have a “water well” around them to catch the extra water needed during the first season. Once the roots spread out and have access to a wider area, a missed watering will not hurt, but be sure to make watering arrangements for a new yard if you're away for more than five days.

This concludes the “Land- scaping for Everyone" series. Please feel free to write c/o Box 45, South Slocan, if you have further landscaping questions,

Next week — Heather Watt writes.

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Rules of the Real World

Lack of Understanding |

are so painfully accurate that the only way to deal with thom is to laugh,

Laws dealing with au mobiles are pi

that the world is going to holl in a handbasket,

Perhaps the problem is we don’t understand ‘the rules by which the real world operates.

Paul Dickson has taken care’ of that, A 89 eare of that. A 39-year-old writer from Maryland with nine books to his credit, he has juat authored “The Official Rules.” The book is billed on the cover as “the definitive, annotated collection of laws, principles anid instruction for dealing with the real world.”

It is, This compendium, arranged alphabetically, has every rule you ever wanted to know. It explains the per- wersity of automobiles, the actions of politiclans and the correct etiquette for people in elevators,

The most famous law in “The Official Rutes* is, of course, Murphy's Law: “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Indeed, most of the rules in the book are nothing more than elaborations on Murphy's Law.

This rule is universally

* accepted as being true. In fact,

according to Dickson, in 1977, when things weren't going too well at the White House, a set of Murphy's Laws (he lists 12) was sent to every presidential aide. The notes were all signed “1.C."

The book is rich in humor a: vell as truth. That's just as well. Many of these principles

rate — and painful, Tako Fish. bein’s Conclusion: “The tire is “only flat on the bottom.” Who can deny the truth of that?

However, Hartman's Auto- motive Laws pretty much cover the whole thing: “(1) Nothing minor ever happens to a car on the weekend, (2} Nothing mi- nor ever happens to a car on a trip. (8) Nothing minor ever happens to a car.”

Elevator etiquette [5 ano- ther matter on which people seek guidance. But not to worry, psychologist Layne Longfellow has taken care of that. Dickson set forth all seven of Longfellow's Elevator Rules so you and I will understand:

“(1) Face forward, (2) Fold hands in front, (3) Do not make eye contact. (4) Watch the numbers, (5) Don't talk to anyone you don't know. (6) Stop talking with anyone you do know when anyone you don't know enters the elevator. (7) Avoid brushing bodies." There! That takes care of that.

Hundreds and hundreds of laws are listed in “The Official Rules," covering every con- ceivable situation and type of activity. In these days of shady peanut warehouse deals and naked pavilions, however, most people crave an understanding

of politicians, Dickson takes”

care of that, too.

Some pertinent principles on politicians are herewith presented:

e Acton's Law: . “Power tends to corrupt, absolute pow- er corrupts absolutely.",

Broder'a Law: “Anybody that. ‘wants the Presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office."

e Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: "(1) Get elected. (2) Get re: elected. (3) Don't get mad — get even,”

« Evan's Law of Political Perfidy: “When our friends get into power, they aren't our friends anymore.”

@ Jacquin's Postulate ‘on Democratic Governments: “No one's life, Uberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” 2

e Price's Law of Politics: “It's easy to be a liberal a long way from home.”

e Raskin's Zero Law: “The more zeros found in the price tag for a government program,

- the less congressional scrutiny

it will receive.”

@ Truman's Law: “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.”

e Wicker's Law: “Govern- ment expands to absorb re- venue — and then some,”

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Meeting has Good Exchange of ibis

By DOROTHY MITCHELL PRO CASTLEGAR Power Sq

There was a good ex: change of boating ideas ‘and squadron news when tie Can- adian Power Squadron held its B.C, Interior District Spring conference at the Kelowna Yacht Club, over a recent weekend,

Castlegar members enjoy- ed the varied program of serious ‘discussion and fun sessions, as they joined dele~ gates from Calgary, Edmonton, Shuswap, Kamloops, the Okan- agan squadrons of Vernon, Kelowna, Ogopogo (Summer- land and Penticton), the Koot- enay (Creston) group and the newly-formed Nelson squadron,

As district commander Jim

Burnham of Trail welcomed the -

delegates to the Saturday mot- ning training session, he em- phasised that in C.P.S. “every- thing is keyed to training and boating knowledge.” This ses- sion was conducted by district training officer Bruce Sprague of Edmonton and the national

_ 2.0, Burt Worth of Toronto,

who spoke about the develop- ments in course material and teaching aids.

Enthusiastic participation in the discussion groups result- ted in many good practical ideas for use in the classroom. Worth stressed that the local experience and ni are an invaluable -help to his commit- tee as it works to keep the boating course material up- graded and meaningful,

A catalogue of training aids is being sent to all squadrons and this will be added to, as new ideas come into headquarters,

At the seminar that follow- ed, chief commander C.F. Dum- aresq showed the grasp of knowledge and calm diplomacy that enables him to successfully

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reflect from 20 to 150 hours of work by squadron members,

* National executive officer Oliver Summers of Victoria

outlined the rapid growth that

is now atraining headquarters faellittes in Toronto and making it necessary’ to expand the storage and office area, The ‘present building was construct- ed 15 years ago when member- ship was just over 6,000 and course supplies were stored and assembled in members’ bascmonts.

It is essentially a ware- house, with office space secon- dary to the storage of the tremendous amount of books, charts and equipment which is, assembled and shipped across Canada.

One of the ongoing ser- vices.to the boating public is the Marine Reporting program

which cooperates with the Canadian Hydrographic Ser- vice and helps it to keep abreast of such changes to our waterways as silting, and now channel markers and moorage

ities — or the removal of

uch,

National MAREP officer Bob Mould of Edmonton re- minded members that “by observing and reporting, we have safer and panies erred boating.” He ro; that there should bo an official chart of the Okanagan Lake by the end of 1979 and he also said that the hydrographic service has asked the Castlegar, Nelson and Kootenay: squadrons to help them up-date their chart of the Kootenay Lake.

Castlegar aan MAR- EP officer Ken binson of Trajl' was presented with his

second award in recognition of his work in the Arrow and Kootenay Lake areas.

At the Saturday ‘afternoon annual general meeting, squad- ron commanders reported a growth in memborship, suc- cessful training sessions with some squadrons using the ac- celerated boating course, and a variety of social functions and cruises,

Commander Prime of fhe Castlegar squadron re) the C.P.8, display in’ the Hudson's Bay store and the two prairie squadrons told how they enlarge their boating experi- ence with organized cruises at the coast. A boating class is planned for Cranbrook for next winter.

The C.P.8. delegates ap- preciated the use of the Kel- owna Yacht Club, with its

{acllities and the

Trucker Receives Belt-Up Award

Alive and uninjured be- cause of his seat belt, a Nelson truck driver has.been given the Workers’ Compensation Board Belt-Up Award.

George Craig of Gore Street was ploughing: snow with a dump truck on Feb. 13 when the truck stalled, slid off the road and rolled three times down a 100-foot bank, A slight cut on his head was Craig's only injury.

Belt-Up Awards — a

framed certificate and a belt with specially-designed buck- le—are given to workers who protect their safety with seat belts and are involved in accidents,

The presentation was made by John Cristofanetti, an accident prevention officer at the WCB's Nelson office, on Monday of last week. Craig works for the provincial min- istry of transportation, com-

comfortable lounge that over- looks the marina and one of the windiest lakes in the interior, Here the members listened,

Castlegar, as well as executive officer Jim Lawrence of Cal- gary, administrative officer Dave Worrall of Kelowna, treasurer Jim Walnwright of Kamloops, training officer Bruce Sprague of Edmonton, public relations officer H. Ktau-

sen of Summerland, officer Rolly Cooper of Calgary and supply officer Bob Mould of

Edmonton, On. Sunday morning dele- gates enjoyed a pancake break- fast on the clubhouse lawn and then joined the Yacht Club in ite annual Sail Past. Power Squadron members and thelr familles gathered at Water- front Farms for a picnic lunch and then took part in the traditional stead hunt,

Castlegar squadron mem- bers who 1 mtended the confer- ence Actua commander Jim and Mrs. Ken

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAGON l'snew, odifferent kind of four wheel drive .

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Mitehe ell, Beth Mitch ll, Mr. and y e] 6! an Ken Robi 215 serephing.

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and then hashed out over coffee and lunch, rambled out over the floats between rain-showera, and then wined ‘and dined at the Saturday night banquet and dance.

There were over 100 mem- bers and guests, including the chief commanders and irs. Dumaresg, natio: executive officer and Mrs. Summers, and national MAREP (retired) Er- nie Harding and Mrs, Harding of Nanaimo.

During the evening, the C/C pledged the new Watch for the district. This includes com- mander Jim Burnham of Trail

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Spawning Creek Preserved

- Approval to arrange a 99 year lease between his minis- try and the National Second Century Fund of British Co- lumbia, to preserve an impor- tant fish spawning creek near Nelson, has been

of Redfish Creek, 15 miles east of Nelson on the West. Arm of Kootenay Lake. It is one of only three remaining spawning grounds for Koka- nee onthe West Arm of the lake. It will be managed in : ith &

grounds, to enhance produc- tion of Kokanee, Rainbow and Dolly Varden, and to provide part of a day-use facility for controlled viewing of spawn- ing runs.by the public.

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Phase II: At this time, complete any lawn areas missed, build decks and patios and retaining walls for beds, and start choosing plant mat- erjal. Flowering shrubs add contrast to the, by now, even, green expanse of lawn, and ground covers should be plan- ted and let spread over areas you don't want to cultivate.

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