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The Castlegar Seniors’ Centre recently celebrated the inst which officially changes the centre's name to the Robert M honor of the Town of Castlegar’s first mayor, On hand for the ceremony were (I-r) Audrey Moore, who was instrumental in g ot Castlegar, Isobelle Gerrard, Seniors’ President, Albert Calderbank, a close friend of the late Robert Maddocks, and Richard Maddocks, a nephew of the first mayor.

allation of their sign jaddocks Seniors’ Hall in

jarnering funding for the sign from the City

The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, December 8, 1993

‘Neither flood or fire stopped volunteers or visitors

\ ino of significant events of hist and future impact on otlogat and District Her aety occurred during ith of November

he loss by fire of the ongi nal Alexander Zuckerberg cabin othe Ishind Heritage Park points up the importance of con tant vigilance by all who enjoy this peaceful retreat to report ny unusual or suspicious activi

ty to the proper authorities

Th ond, and more posi tive nulestone, was that 55 visi tors signed in at the C.P. Rail Station Museum in the month of November—-a landmark number beyond our wildest dreams just i few years ago.

The third development was the outcome of the municipal

Jechon and the loss of the Her Hage Society's staunch advocate and supporter Audrey Moore and councillors Smecher, Cher noff and Chapman.

Under Moore's administra tion, the Society convinced the City of Castlegar to purchase the former home of teacher/sculptor/environmental

ist and well-loved pioneer Alexander Zuckerberg, which had been lel to deterionite to an overgrown, hazardous jungle for 50 years

A Step In Time

Carolee Fitz-Gerald

Using grants from the B.C Heritage Trust and the City, and that total devotion of a small group of volunteers who doggedly persevered through fire, flood and physical and emotional exhaustion, the vision became reality, drawing visitors worldwide

While still toiling at that restoration, the society was faced with the threat of demolition of the C.P. Rail Station and incorporated in 1988 to prevail upon the city to purchase and relocate this building

Over thisperiod almost 50 jobs have been created, funded through the ministry of Social Services, traming and supervi sion provided by these same volunteers

Although the City of Castle gar owns the buildings and properties, the Society has total. responsibility for operating and promoting their functions. This year a contract between the City of Castle and the Her itage Society was signed speci fying the services supplied by the Society

With the achievement of this level of growth, the Society hired its first-ever full-time coordinator who has taken over many of the jobs done by weary volunteers and forged ahead with improvements, spe cial events and a welcoming ‘open door’ policy with results such as the 55 visitors.

Throughout the astounding metamorphosis in a few short years, Mayor Moore was always our support and main stay

We wish her the best!

The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, Decem

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Festival frenzy!

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If you're looking for the ulti mate country adventure in 1994, don't even think, not for a moment about missing B.C.'s finest outdoor extravaganza of award-winning North American Country Music. It’s happening in Salmon Valley during the B.C Day long weekend

For the past few months, response toward the 1994 Salmon Valley Music Festival has been nothing short of phe- nomenal

Tickets are selling extremely fast! Set on hundred of hectares of scenic ranchland just 20 min- utes north of Prince George the festival commences mid-after- noon on Friday, July 29 and con- tinues through Saturday to close on Sunday evening, July 31 Gates open on Monday, July 25 at 10 a.m.

It's by far the largest outdoor country music festival ever launched in north central B.C.

and the three day event features more than 30 country artists from Canada and the United States.

You can expect stellar perfor ‘mance from Nashville's Sawyer Brown and Carlene Carter with more artists to be announced Numerous merchandising tents will offer the latest styles in West ern apparel, hats, jewelry and a large assortment of official Salmon Valley Music Festival souvenirs.

So, this summer, discover why the Salmon. Valley Music Festi val offers the finest in western hospitality and country music You are guaranteed an unforget- table country adventure in on of the most beautiful spots in B.C

Tickets for this event are $75 for the weekend, day passes are $40.

Children 12 and under are admitted free. Only the week- ender passes include free camp. ing, subject to available space on a first-come first-served basis.

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A gift

for all seasons

Blindness doesnt have to be forever, and the local Lion’s Club, along with their peers around the world, are working to ensure that for many people, the candle of vision is rekindled

awaking in the dark, stumbling across t ‘ 1 atraid, and feeling so alone in this black hole. Nov the lightswitch you have discovered in the blackness fails

again and again as you flick it back and forth in your panic to see the light of day

For many of us, the light of day is something we have begun to take for granted. It’s standard. It's clockwork. It will be there

Or will it?

On this home we call Earth, someone is forced to live the rest of their life in the dark every 15 seconds. That's right Every 15 seconds. There are 40 mil- lion sightless around the world today, and in the Kootenays alone, there are close to 2,500

Luckily, there is a group of people hoping to flip the switch on reversible blindness. In just five years, Lions Club Intema- tional has made monumental progress in its pledge to con- quer blindness. And it’s only the beginning

What started as a vision in 1988 quickly evolved into something called SightFirst, the largest, most significant initiative ever undertaken by the Lions.

The Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club is now also play- ing a big part in a fundraiser called Campaign SightFirst According to the local clubs spokesperson, Carl Linkletter, the worldwide goal is to raise $204 million worldwide before* June 30. As part of this endeavor, Castlegar has its own share to raise

“Our goal is to raise $5,400. But know we can exceed that,” said Lin- kletter

A number of local, well-publicized events will bring proceeds to the club's share in Campaign SightFirst, including a fish ing derby, golf tournament, casino night and dance, pancake breakfast and local merchant can vassing The local lions also plan to hold events that will not only raise money for the ca n, they ul increase understanding of what it means to be without a sense of

sight. Blindtold bowling, blindtold curling are just two of m

any Communi

} awareness fundraisers that will happen in the new vear

hat The community is going to see a lot of activity within th NeXt six months as

a result of the Campaign SightFirst,” Linkletter continued Internationally, the Lion’s endeavors to assist the blind and deat began in the late 1920s after Helen Keller made a plea for its assistance. Since that time, Lions clubs around the world have worked to answer that plea, and have established a number of credits to their cause, including seeing-eye dog and hearing-ear dog schools; funding for Canadian National Insti- tute for the Blind (CNIB) research; funding of eye surgeries for local patients; collect- ing used glasses and hearing aids, and funding eye-glasses for school-aged children The Campaign SightFirst is a spe- cial endeavor in that its goal is to drastically reduce the number of caseS’of reversible blindness

“This can be done in so many

ways, such as improving health standards in third world coun tries, or catching a debilitating eye disease in its early stages,” said Linkletter. “The Lions Club has been working hard to achieve this and more.”

Money raised locally will also benefit local people said Linklet- ter. “There are many local people who are blind, and need our help financially.”

Linkletter said the local club will soon be establishing accounts in both Credit Unions and local

banks in order to make donating

easy and flexible There is so much to see, and so lit tle time to see it. But for someone affected by blindness, a detailed descnption is, for the most part, the best it can get. By donating to the Lion's Club Campaign SightFirst, the priceless gift of vision could be received by someone who

you know is blind

For more information on the Lion’s Club Cam paign SightFirst, call Carl Linkletter at 365-778

Castlegar Sun Staff