• ' Marth 12; 1997 ' l!XPRESS Page 3 Celebrating Nelson'sCentennial photo courtesy of Nelson Museum Ethan Baron photo Built as a make-work project during the Depression and completed in 1936, The gymnastics club facility now occupies the Civic Centre's library, and the Nelson's Civic Centre was one of the first civic centres in Canada. The theatre, recreation/badminton hall provides space for a climbing wall. Also in the originally designed for stage productions, soon became a movie venue. During building are a seniors' centre, a small rink (formerly the curling club's WWII, Boeing Aircraft set up a sub-assembly plant in the recreation hall, and domain) a large rink {1,440 capacity) and the Civic Theatre. Fire upgrades to more than 100 people worked there for a year and a half. The centre's artificial the building started in 1995 and were finished last summer. A playing field- ice gave Nelson hockey players a longer season, and 2,377 fans packed the used for soccer, rugby, ultimate frisbee and other sports-is located behind arena for the Savage Cup in 1947. the Civic Centre. Dumptruck driverleadspoliceon high-speedchase by Ethan Baron Concerned about public safety, the "Police took up the pursuit once side of the bridge, then continued into a dead-end. Blocked by police CASTLEGAR-A man driving RCMP members at first decided again, believing that the driver of on Highway 3A," he said. and surrounded, he was pulled a dump truck like "a complete and not to try to keep up with the truck, the truck was not going to discon- Back on Columbia, the driver from the truck and arrested, utter fool" led police on a high- he said. tinue his driving habits regardless this time headed south, forcing an Solinsky said. speed chase through Castlegar and "The members did back off at of whether or not the police were oncoming police vehicle to take The truck, belonging 10 Kruski Trai I before his arrest last week. the start, but it didn't make any dif- following him," he said. evasive action to avoid a collision Bros. Conlracting of Trail, had At six minutes past midnight ference-he was still driving like a The man headed back toward with the dump truck. been stolen earlier that night, he March I, Castlegar RCMP tried to complete and utter fool, and endan- Castlegar on Highway 3A, and Police set up a spike belt- said. stop a dump truck for speeding on gering the public," Solinsky said. when he went over the Bri Iii ant designed to puncture tires and let As a result of the incident, an I8- Columbia Avenue, but the driver- Approaching 90 km/h even bridge he was driving on the wrong air out slowly-on Highway 22 ycar-old Castlegar man has been allegedly drunk-took off toward though police were three blocks side of the road, going faster than near Oasis; the driver ran over the charged with dangerous driving, downtown at a high rate of speed, behind him, the truck's driver sped I 00 km/h, Solinsky said. belt, puncturing his front tires, and impaired driving, failure to stop for said Sgt. Kerry Solinsky. through downtown and onto the "He a!lempted to sideswipe a continued on into Trail. There, he police and possession of stolen Robson bridge. marked police vehicle on the west turned up Second A venue and ran property, Solinsky said. Telethonto benefitarea children,helpbuildfacilities by Ethan Baron together to ensure good ser- she said. Proceeds for this telethon from the Nelson a playground." talents to add to the excite- KOOTENA YS-Family vice throughout the region. year's telethon are intended communiIy," Adamson said. The telethon takes place in ment. For more information, and child care organizations "Government funding is to go toward completing the "Otherwise, these projects the Charles Bailey or to volunteer to help, call in Nelson, Trail and inadequate, and does not playgrounds at ChildCare will be put on hold until Auditorium in Trail from Adamson at 352-5557. Next Castlegar have come together address the true costs of Connections in Nelson and funds can be raised else- noon to 8 p.m., and Shaw year's Tri-City Telethon is with Shaw Cable to present operating and maintaining the Care to Learn Infant and where. Cable will broadcast it live planned for Castlegar, with the first annual Kootenay quality child care programs Toddler Centre at L.V. "It takes a lot of bake sales on Channel I 0. Local enter- the following year's in Kids Tri-City Telethon, slat- and specialized services," Rogers High School. Also, 10 raise $25,000 to complete tainers are volunteering their Nelson. ed for March 16. West said Kim Adamson, execu- WKFACS needs new equip- Kootenay Family and tive director of WCFACS in ment for the South Nelson Childcare Society of Nelson, Nelson. "We attempt to keep Elementary after-school pro- Kootenay Columbia Child our parent fees as affordable gram, a new centre for kids Care Society of Castlcgar as possible. Therefore, when from six to 12. Chestnut 'and the Trail Children's we need new equipment or to Hollow Children's Centre- Development Centre provide do renovations or repairs, we operating in Nelson for more therapy, education and sup- must fundraise." than 20 years-needs reno- port.for children, parents and All funds raised in the vations and repairs. caregivers, working closely telethon will stay in the "We are really hopeful of a region lo help local children, positive response to the Ymirdeathsweremurder,suicide YMIR-Autopsies of a man and little man law wife Judith Moser, and Nadia was girl found dead in a burned home show the their daughter, police said. Police are man killed the girl then himself, police releasing no further details, at the request said. of the family. The body of a two-year-old has been The home was totally lost in the fire, and identified as that of Nadia Moser-Logodi. the insurance company has said it will be Police believe the dead man is Robert several weeks before a decision is made as Ethan Baron photo Logodi, 49, but that has not been con- to whether the loss is covered, a friend of firmed. the family said. HERITAGE THREADS: Wayne Germaine and Peter Howie show City Firefighlers responding to a blaze on An account at the Nelson and District councillors some of the clothing that's been designed to commemorate Forester Road Feb. 24 found a man's body, Credit Union has been set up for Judith Nelson's centennial. Jackets, windbreakers, golf shirts, I-shirts and base- and the girl's body was found the next day. Moser and her other daughter-donations ball hats with a centennial logo are available at Emory's men's clothing Logodi lived at the house with his com- can be made to account number 298679. store, Cutler's News and Van Hellemond Sport.