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Accused to stand trial

A Castlegar man facing eight counts of sexual assault- related charges pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts and not guilty to six counts in Castlegar provincial court. He pleaded guilty in March to @ ninth count.

The man will stand trial on one count of sexual exploitation, two counts of indecent assault and three counts of sexual assault.

A trial date will be set June 17.

The man pleaded guilty ta two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation, He will be sentenced on those charges later.

The court imposed a ban on publication of information, including the name of the accused, which could lead to the identity of the alleged victims.

May cools spring fever

A large mass of cold, moist air over the central North Pacific Ocean created below normal temperatures and above normal rainfall in Castlegar in May, Environment Canada’s Southeast Interior weather office said.

Frequent surges of the chilly air would break away from the air

weather office said in its monthly report. would drop to produce the occasional period of snow over the higher

that the melt rate of snow over the mountain ranges was quite slow.””

Weak ridges of high pressure tracked across B.C. between the surges of cold air giving short periods of sun and slightly warmer temperatures, the report says.

The mean temperature for May was 12.3 C. Normal for the month is 13 C. May 20 was the warmest day at 25.6 C while May 2 was the coldest with an overnight low of -0.3 C.

The weather office recorded 89.6 mm of rain last month, 148 per cent of the normal 60. 7 mm for May. There were 17 days of

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At the other end of town, repaving of 3.2 kilometres of Columbia Avenue immediately south of the in- terchange will begin when the Ministry of Highways awards a con- tract for the work. The ministry called for tenders last week.

Chernoff said the city will look in- to borrowing the repaving equipment to resurface some portions of city streets in need of repair.

“The city is going to look at that piece of equipment . . . to see if it can tide us over until we can do some major repaving,’’ he said.

The ministry’s project calls for heating and lifting of existing asphalt which is then ‘‘rejuvenated’’ and relaid.

The ministry says the resulting sur-

face has most’ of the same qualities as new asphalt but costs a fraction of the price.

In other transportation news, the Ministry of Highways is expected to make a decision on the location of the new bridge between Castlegar and Robson by the end of June.

Kenn Kample, the city’s director of engineering and public works, said the ministry’s project team will have its final meeting early next week.

He said the team will review and evaluate the data gathered about the possible locations for the bridge, as well as the comments the public made at open houses earlier this year.

Following that meeting, the team will prepare a recommendation for Minister of Highways Lyall Hanson, Hample said.

last month to the normal 12. The sun shone for 171.9 hours, 76 per cent of the normal 227.5 hours. bi

B.C. to target carriers

VICTORIA — The B.C. government will concentrate on big- ticket items such as appliances when it starts collecting the provincial sales tax from cross-border shoppers, Trade Minister Howard Dirks said.

He said the main targets will be truckloads of goods “‘brought across the border by common carriers,”’ not small items brought back by average consumers.

“A lot of things ordinary people bring back are tax-exempt in

* said Dirks, MLA for Nelson-Creston. inister said the collection system would be inefficient if the government had to bill cross-border shoppers for small amounts. It would also be a waste of time to require detailed lists of taxable grocery items.

Last week, Dirks announced an agreement with the federal government to allow British Columbia to collect the six-per-cent sales tax on goods brought through U.S. border points.

The federal government not collect the tax directly but will

to the consumer. Dirks could not say when the tax collection system will come into effect.

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mass to move down the B.C. coast and through Washington state, the **As these cool surges moved across southern B.C., freezing levels

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College fiils board seats

Province appoints Nelson residents

The provincial government has appointed two Nelson residents to the Selkirk College board of gover- nors.

Katherine Rowe and Pat McLaughlin each received a one-year appointment to the board to replace Ed Mannings and Gary Exner who had each attained the six-year maximum service permitted under ministerial guidelines for board ap- pointments, the college said in a news release.

Rowe, a chartered accountant, is office manager at the firm of Berg and Naqvi, chartered accountants.

She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and completed her chartered accountant professional designation in 1983. She has worked for several accounting firms in B.C. and from 1984-88, she taught accounting and finance cour- ses at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George. While there, she was active in the Prince George Chartered Accountant’s Association serving as secretary-treasurer for one term and president for one term. McLaughlin is a native of Trail and a graduate of J.L. Crowe secon- dary school. After spending a year at

Wenatchee Valley College in Washington, he attended Selkirk College for a year in 1977, before transferring to the University of Vic- toria for two years.

After university, he returned to the area and began working in his family’s printing business, where he is a co-owner. Active in community affairs, McLaughlin served a four- year term as a director on the Nelson Chamber of Commerce and he is currently a director in the Nelson Golf and Recreation Society.

In 1986, McLaughlin was selected to participate in a six-week trip to Japan through Rotary International. He is married and has three children and enjoys golf, squash and spen- ding time with his young family.

“After my first board meeting I can begin to get a sense of how in-

volved serving on the board can be,” McLaughlin said. “I’m looking forward to the honor of serving on the board and from what I've seen of it so far, it looks like an interesting time is in store.’”

Mannings was appointed to the college board in March 1985 while Exner received his initial appoin- tment in April 1985. He has served as the board’s vice-chairman on the executive of the B.C. Association of Colleges and as the board’s liaison to the Advanced Education Council of B.C.

At the May 21 board meeting, board chairman Elizabeth Fleet ex- pressed the college’s appreciation to

bor retiring board members for =< ledication and commitment to he mission and objectives of Selkirk

College.

Castlegar's Kirstin Mason has been on a roll lately that started when she was chosen recently as Castlegar's representative in August at the Pacific National Exhibition Youth Talent Search in Vancouver. Mason was also crowned Friday as Miss Castlegar. cosnews photo

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Trained volunteers and professionals will check your child’s car seat to advise whether it’s installed and used correctly, ICBC says in a news release.

ICBC’s Captain Click will hand out balloons and McDonald's will provide certificates for free fries. You can also enter a draw to win an evening for two

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RAYMOND MORIY AMA says his childhood in internment camps in the Kootendys inspired his design of the new Canadian embassy in Tokyo.

“+1 learned as a child in the camps that by insensitivity, not by malice, any institution large or small could hamper the spiritual growth of any individual,’’ said Moriyama, 61, now an architect-in.

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Born in Vancouver in 1929 to Japanese immigrant parents, Moriyama was one of 23,000 Japanese-Canadians shipped from the west coast to

SUSAN DYER .. - earns degree

internment camps in the Kootenays after Japan

attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

SUSAN DYER, daughter of Robert and Joan Willford of Slocan Park, has graduated with a

(history); Mary Johnstone, bachelor of arts (psychology); Karen Popoff, bachelor of commerce; Calvin Sookachoff, bachelor of science

Bachelor of Applied Science degree in

engineering from the University of B.C. She spent two years at Selkirk College in Castlegar before transferring to UBC to finish her degree. Dyer

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y); Lana Horning, bachelor of science (biology); Geoffrey Ball, bachelor of science (microbiology); Karen Lorimer, bachelor of science (nursing).

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Daniel Nixon, bachelor of applied science (civil engineering). Crescent Valley Nadine Plotnikoff, bachelor of science (physical therapy); Marilyn Chernenkoff, bachelor of science (dietetics).

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Meanwhile, the Castlegar Library played host to about 85 kids and adults for a singalong led by Don Brown and A Salute to Music puppet show performed by Anne Kelley and Cecilia Skwarok.

““We were very pleased . . . the kids really got into it,’’ assistant librarian Kay Mealing said.

Capping the day were dances put on by the Castlegar Slo-pitch League and the Castlegar firefighters fireworks display.

This year, two dances were held at the Community Complex to provide music for a range of tastes.

Organizer Mary Ann Ady said the concept proved to be a resounding success, and although liquor sales were down, the dances were also a financial success.

“People thought it was great,"’ she said. ‘‘If anyone got bored with one, they could go to the other one. There was a lot of movement between the two dances . . . people liked it.’”

The money raised, which hadn’t been tallied as the CasNews went to press, all goes back into improving the various ball fields in Castlegar, Ady said.

The fireworks, a new event this year, also attracted crowds but lost money. The 22-minute display cost $4,766 but only about $4,000 was raised through donations prior to Sunfest.

“We'd like to make it an annual event but fundraising could be a problem,”* coordinator Len Bieler said.

Following the second pancake breakfast of the weekend put on by the Rotary Club and SuperValu, people had a choice Sunday of numerous Sunfest act

At Kinnaird Park, kids had a field day with the activities set up especially for them, including games, a karaoke machine for a taste of show business and a frog-jumping contest, to name a few.

Coordinator Larissa Plotnikoff said children and parents had a

great time.

“What I think really put the day over the top was the karaoke,’’ she said. ‘Everyone had a blast with it.””

Ald. Jim Chapman hosted the annual frog-jumping contest, for his 19th time.

David Rizzotti won a boy’s bike and trophy with his frog Zipper, which jumped 2.29 metres, while Kermit won the girl’s bike and trophy for Amanda Verigin by jumping 1.78 metres.

Justin Maddocks came second with Hop Frog, which jumped 2.18 metres, while Tyler Huestis took third with Toro, which jumped two metres.

Frogette, a frog owned by Valerie Kosowan, was judged the cutest frog, Crystal Demke’s frog Sylvester was deemed the coolest and Sasha, owned by Jeffrey Zurek, was named the smartest.

A record 90 kids and their frogs hopped into the contest ring, beating the previous record of 75.

“Next year if we have the same amount, we'll definitely have two rings going at the same time,’’ Chapman said.

The KBS Canine Frisbee Contest kept the action going with five dogs vying for a healthy supply of dog food.

Selwa, owned by Don Angerilli, took first place and 150 pounds of dog food. Alex, owned by Les Doskoch, took second and 100 pounds of dog food, and Dobie, owned by Don Barton, took third and 50 pounds of dog food.

An evening with Crystal Gayle capped Sunfest ’91 on a musical note following this year’s theme A Salute to Music.

Gayle’s down-home style shone through her performance which included a string of past and present hits and a duet-mediey with one of her sisters travelling with the show.

Following the contest, Gayle and opening act Gary Fjeligaard met with fans.

Before her performance, Gayle spent time at the West Kootenay Photo Salon viewing the work of local photographers on display in another new Sunfest event put on by the West Kootenay Camera

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