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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, September 29, 1993

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All things take place by change... and the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are and make new things like them.” Meditations [V

Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome said that nearly 2,000 years ago—and it is just as true today.

I passed the newly renovated Stanley Humphries Secondary School todas the kids were starting the new °93-94 term. Some of them looked faintly familiar and my mind flitted back to SHHS’s predecessor, the old Raspberry School of 45 years ago.

The rise in student numbers at that time had called for four classrooms, so we were housed three in the old building, and one in the annex beside it. And there were also four teachers — George Magwood, the principal; Bill Shwarok; John Munday; and I

The school stood then as now, a long brick building on a hill- side and had been designed as a prototype. for many of the other such rural elementary schools built by Peter Verigin. Originally it had two classrooms, one at each end of the building, with living quarters for the two teach- ers in between, but now this was converted into a third classroom for the high school

The basement, where we put

together a mainly scrounged sci ence lab, boasted an old wood burning furnace and a dirt floor. The playing field out on the left had a fifteen degree slope which, in time, would have developed kids with one leg longer than the other, while our staff-room had been either a large broom closet or a small kitchenette

Not fancy, but cozy, and despite its physical limitations, the school's esprit de corps was remarkably high

Below the school was the road to Robson, Waldie's Mill, the Columbia River and the rail- way bridge to the small village of Castlegar. The walk across that bridge was so cold in winter

that just thinking about it still

gives me the shivers.

One noon-hour we were standing (no room to sit) in our “staff-room” while George regaled us with stories of his youthful escapades in a small school on the prairies. Suddenly there was a thunderous noise like a small avalanche outside and a loud crash against the building

We rushed out just in time to see several large rocks come tumbling down from the hillside behind the school, narrowly missing the girls’ and boys’ biffies beside it, and tumbling even closer to the school, then rolling on down to the side of the road. Impressive but obvi-

ously chancy.

Several boys, high up on the slope, froze at the sight of the principal, then, at his roar and imperious beckoning, made their slow way down until they stood sheepishly in front of him.

Tall and spare, bald and beaky-nosed, he looked like a slightly benevolent vulture con- sidering its dinner.

“Well, boys,” he said finally through tight pressed lips, “Just what do you think you're doing?’

Their spokesman gulped, then, perhaps belatedly remem- bering that the boss had a strong leaning to the virtues of physics, said, “We were conducting an out of doors physics experiment, sir, to see if gravity and momen- tum would take the rocks as far as the road. One of them rico- cheted a little bit and some of them didn’t make it.””

George Magwood not only had a rather fine-honed sense of humor, but possibly the earlier recounting of his own boyhood capers still lingered in his mind, so he adjusted his countenance

Raspberry School reminiscing

to an even more judicial expres sion and said firmly, “Well, that is certainly a most commendable interest, but hazardous as you have seen, But now that you have completed your experiment and satisfied your curiosity it is only right that you return your ‘equipment’ to the place where God put it back up on that hill.”

He paused, and with faintest hint of a smile, added gently, “And while you are at it perhaps you had better build a cairn with these rocks in memory of the occasion.”

It took quite a lot of work get ting the heavy rocks “back up the hill where God had put them”, but to the best of my knowledge that cairn still over looks the Robson road, now much changed, and the unchang ing river and the place where the mill once was.

There is as well, a new bridge building across the river and the old Castlegar now has a new shiny and quite splendid ‘face.’

The faces of the kids going to the old-new upgraded high school haven't changed very much, however, for many of them are probably the grandchil dren of the ‘experimenters’ of Raspberry who now tell long stories of their own early and unchanging virtues at the old Raspberry School

*Twas ever thus.

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Rodney, the “killer,

Animals fascinate me Calm down now ladies, I was NOT referring to the human male species

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Ting to the average household pet, almost every house one of some kind, even if it’s just a bee- tle in a jar, although I think this insect would have a different opinion if he could communicate

Take the “domesticated” cat for example. | have two of them. one of which has been bossing me around now for more than ten years. He is indeed an amazing creature, his name is RODNEY

No, I did not bless him with such an original handle, some one else beat me to it. I am ulti mately an animal lover, but never had a desire to own a Cat, they are such snobby individu- als, don’t you think?

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Rodney quickly had the run ot the house and set out his demands and expectations. He had many different “urges” and loved to FIGHT. And boy, was he MIS ERABLE, he'd attack a poor innocent NEUTERED female feline, from BEHIND, no less Chicken? No, but he knew enough to take the path of least resistance

You see, Rodney is an extremely LAZY kitty. Yes, I've watched him fall off a stereo speaker on his head because he’s too lazy to put out his paws. And then have the nerve to look SUR- PRISED

I used to think this was stupid- ity but soon I learned that Rodney is an expert at “pretending” When we go away we face the “cold shoulder” upon our return, as if he could care less and when he feels enough “suffering time” has lapsed, he “allows” us to pet him again.

He absolutely loves it outside but is too lazy to keep himself clean. There came at time when he had to stay in, and while he was much cleaner, he was horri- fied to be captive indoors—and protest he did.

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room, about ninety klicks ‘around the corner to a skidding halt out onto the balcony. There were however, a couple of occasions whereupon the screen door was closed

The impact would bounce hin back about halfway into the liv ing room. Lookout! He was really mad, now glaring at us as if we were actually at fault. And wher we moved to a snooty area an. our neighbors asked us if we would like to. pay their vet bills (Rodney, the killer) it looked like he'd be in for “life” this ume When we realized he was not “fit” to live with under these cir cumstances, we got him “com panion™

She arrived on day, a bundle of fluff, just eight weeks old, wasn’t she so cute. Rodney however, had a much different viewpoint. We placed this newcomer on the floor in front of him and I don't know if you've ever seen a cat “freak” but trust me, if isn't a pretty sight

After I arranged two weeks holidays in order to save the new comer's life, we got down to the business of adjustment. Kali, the kitten, was initially confined to the kitchen and Rodney was not permitted to stalk her.

We of course, locked her safely in the bathroom every day. She held no fear of Rodney. She loved to run sideways across the room, this wee ball of fluff, deter mined to attack him.

He of course, was totally horn fied, and though he wouldn't admit it, just a tad intimidated He just couldn't believe he was expected to put up with this and not even be allowed to kill hes. | suppose you can't blame him after all it's somewhat like bei ing See RODNEY

Wednesday, September 29, 1993

A POLITICAL FEATURE

FOR THE RECORD

In anticipation of an election being called, a question- naire was sent out in early August to Kootenay West can- didates. There were five questions which were asked of each of the candidates; and all of the questions asked are pertinent to those of us who live in the Kootenays/Rev- elstoke. This week, and for the following three weeks, the candidates who ded to our questionaire will give their views conceming the questions tendered to them. This week, Garry Jenkins will talk about the Canadian deficit.

he Libel ay?) it=_—_—_—————l

has a pretty basic pre-

scription. Don’t spend more than you bring home and improve your ability to eam more income Let's look at this in a little more detail © Don’t spend more than you bring home. A Liberal government will not allow the country to go deeper in debt! Liberal Leader, Jean Chretien stated the key to deficit control, “ don’t intro- duce new social programs until the deficit to GNP ratio is improved by better than three per cent.” © Improve your ability to earn more income. Get the economy grow- ing again. The Liberal action plan focuses largely on the small business sector because the small business sector creates 85 per cent of all new jobs. The action plan specifies an investment in infrastructure renewal, training, as well as research and development. It’s. a concrete action plan with four programs directed at increasing jobs in the short run: by ending the credit crunch faced by small businesses, by eliminating red tape and duplication of reporting requirements: be removing inter provincial trade barriers; by helping businesses develop strategic alliances to enhance trade All this means more jobs. Getting our people buck at work is the Liber al Party's priority. It’s also the only sensible way to address the debt and the deficit. It's how we faced it in the fitnes: t's how we ought to face it now. Loosening the reins on the small business sector will cre ale a growing economy. This means hs, and it's jobs that create the revenues government needs to provide the country's basic services and prevent a deficit problem A Liberal government will not tear apart our social support sys tem to solve the deficit problem. This system was put in place for the very purpose of making it easier for those people who face hard times. And clearly, these are hard times. A Liberal govern ment will focus on increastng revenues and cutting the cost of services, In short, this means jobs and in the longer term, this means lower taxes know them.

We humans deem ourselves to be the most intelligent sophisti cated creatures on this earth, but I wonder sometimes if we have only created our own standard of judgment to suit ouregos.

Intelligence, for example is not necessarily wisdom. Ani mals seem to have less problems

@ Rodney

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Well, over the years they have learned to tolerate each other and it’s hard to tell sometimes just who is the boss.

Now as my pets are all board- ed with friends and family while we await possession of our new home in Alberta, I realize how much I miss them, and that ani- mals, unlike humans, need pro- ject no false images. They tell it like it is—raw emotion. And they have incredible personalities if we take the “trouble” to get to

following a strict code of ethics like we

There is so much we can learn from animals. I, for one, have gained so much insight about honesty, acceptance, commit ment and unconditional love from my pets and therefore I dedicate this one to them

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Drug abuse

Being who I am, I must insist that drug and alcohol abuse is a very serious topic, it's the one subject which I may never change my opinions On. Are drugs and alcohol worth the trouble caused by substance abuse? My views are both. sim- ple and steadfast

There is absolutely no reason why any individual should become s0 irresponsible that they would throw away any scraps of moral fabric and abandon any, concerns for their own (or anypne else's!) physi- cal well-being

What is the attraction that many feel toward drug and alcohol abuse? I don't see it. Ts it seen as being “cool” to go out and get sloshed then act stupid for the rest of the night because of the self- inflicted ill effects?

What's so damn attractive about the “morning after”? Do people like headaches and nau- sea? What makes them go to the extremes? I dunno.

Maybe I’m naive, and don’t see where many people are coming from and what drives them to drink and/or do drugs; I don't ever want to, either. For the time being (and a long time

fter) I feel the tion of drugs and alcohol ‘is both impractical and cone

many people, substance abuse is a form of escape; many indi- viduals can't deal with their problems directly, so they tum to drugs, In fact, this is far from being a good solution; nothing good comes from this form of

consumption. That is why they call it abuse. They're looking fora quick “up” in a world of several downs.

Carison’s Corner

Dan Carlson

While they’re “up”, things are o.k., but the effects eventually wear off, and} suddenly their downs are worse than ever.

Obviously, there is no true escape. The only true solution to any problem is to face it, and, if necessary, seek addi- tional help.

There is no shame in wish- ing to help one’s self. In my opinion, if it takes courage, intelligence, and great integrity to come forward seeking to improve upon one’s life, I encourage this practice emphatically.

I never wish to take part in

ly stupid. Even in de feel such consumption is to some degree irresponsible.

i know many individuals might feel that I’m stepping out of line, or think I hold a “holier than thou” attitude because of what I say on this topic, but I feel some level of responsibility to express my concerns.

Any reader of this column must trust that I'm not trying to smear anybody's credibility, nor do | wish to inflate (or deflate as the case might be) my own credibility (as a colum- nist for The Castlegar Sun)

The truth might be this: for

the of drugs or alcohol. In fact, anybody that knows me will attest to the fact that I don’t touch the stuff under any Circumstances. Not a drop, not a gtain.

As a featured columnist to The Castlegar Sun, 1 have the opportunity to comment on many different issues, bot they all must link somehow to ado- lescent life

If any readers have a specif- ic subject that they would like to have discussed in this col- umn, please contact me through The Castlegar Sun

Until we meet—later!

Raffle winners

The West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre is pleased to announce the win- ners of the 1993 Raffle Draw. Winning first prize is K. Kilbride, of Burnaby, B.C She has won a blown glass dish made by West Coast artist, Lawrence Ruskin Genelle resident, Virginia Thorimbert, won second prize, and will receive a glass perfume decanter also made by Lawrence Ruskin. Third place winner, Ed Graham, of Ontario, won a selection of 050 ant gift cards illustrating work of North American craftspeople

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KREDA helps businesses

The KREDA Business Devel opment Centre (BDC) report they have issued term loans of $665,000 to small businesses in the Central Kootenay region

tance option of the Central Kootenay Community Future Society, providing loans to busi nesses who are unable to obta funding from convention since February, 1993 The effect sources. has been the creation or mainte Since 1985, BDC has nance of 91 jobs in the region ed a total of $3.5 million in The BDC is a business assis:

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