Page 12 EXPRESS February 17, 1999 Juried art show Big-hearted employees calling for local The Nelson Merrill Lynch branch recently of submissions donated $350 to the Light Up The Hospitals paign. Merrill Since cam- 1995, the Lynch crew has NAKUSP - The Arrow Lakes Arts Council, West Kootenay Regional Arts Council and the B.C. Festival of donated over $50,000 to the Arts are inviting residents of the West Kootenay to various community groups. submit works for the Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Employees making the pre- Show, April 10-18 at the alpha Gallery in Nakusp. sentation were, frrom the The deadline for submissions is March I, and the work left: Rob Trickey, Robin must be delivered to the alpha Gallery on April 1-3. If Kraft, Donna Bontje, Ed Mannings, Shana Turner this is not possible, contact Mimi George at 265-3515 to. and Doug Turner. make alternate arrangements. Up to 10 works will be selected by the jurors ( one appoined by the B.C. Festival and two from the region) to represent the West Kootenay at If you're artWORK, the visual arts component of the B.C. Festival of the Arts. The region is bounded by Grand Forks, Johnson's Landing, Creston and, for the first time, Revelstoke . . The Festival of the Arts will be held in Victoria, May 23-30. concerned This year for the first time, the 10 pieces chosen from Boundary the Kootenay- show, along with 10 from the East about the Kootenay, will go on a four-month tour through the communities Columbia of the Basin. This touring exhibition is being Year 2000 Bug ... coordinated on behalf of the Columbia-Kootenay Cultural Alliance by the Slocan Lake Gallery Society. For more details, contact Trevor Hall at 358-7985. Entry forms for the Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Exhibition are available from all local arts councils. NELSON - Check out the paintings in Wayne King's latest exhibit. He has 13 whimsical pieces on display at the new Copper Mountain Books on Ward St. until the end of February. King's paint- No one has all the answers. ings reflect the spirit and color of this town and have long been an impor- But we can help. tant part of Nelson's visu- Your computer al art community. Don't When the year 2000 rolls around, your personal computer fax machines, security alarms, digital thermostats, answering miss this show! could get confused. It could start to read the year 2000 machines, and video and digital cameras. We can help you as the year 1900. Essentially, that's the Millennium Bug. to get Year 2000 information supplied by appliance retailers NELSON - A regular Lots of other electronic devices could catch it too, but and manufacturers. jive, jump and swing night is happening every your computer is the most vulnerable. Hardware, software, Tuesday night at The operating systems, data - all could be affected. So could Your car Civic. For those just printers, modems, and scanners. We can show you how to Manufacturers say it is highly unlikely that the Bug will beginning, instructor test your computer for possible Year 2000 difficulties. And cause car problems. We can show you what several of the David Shadbolt will be we can help you to find out which products and suppliers major car manufacturers have to say about the Bug and available from 8 p.m. just are Bug-free. their products. before the regular jive gets jumping at 8:30. Your finances Don't wait until you have a problem to begin finding Keep your toes peeled Canada's banks, other deposit-taking institutions and related out about the Year 2000 Bug. Start now! Watch for the for the Jive and Swing organizations such as VISA, MasterCard, and the lnterac Millennium Bug Homecheck guide in your mailbox. Competition slated for Association expect to have their technology fully prepared. For more information call: early spring. They are developing back-up systems and contingency plans to deal with any unforeseen events. If you have questions, you should contact your financial institution. 1-800-270-8220 TTY: 1-800-465-7735 PLEASE Your household appliances You probably don't have to worry about your appliances. Or visit us at: www.canada.gc.ca RECYCLE The Bug will hit only those that depend on dates to work properly. If you can unplug an appliance and then turn it THE back on without having to reset anything, it should be OK. EXPRESS None of your equipment should stop working altogether. But timing devices could be a problem on some VCRs, Canada