SS 2_ Castlegar News _lonvory 0,108 SPORTS Jr. Leafs won't complete season By CasNews Staff Citing lack of commitment from enough players, decided against completing the rest of the Kootenay International Junior Nelson Junior Maple Leafs have Hockey League season will be a team next season. the decision made Wednesday night. six regular season games. But Leafs trainer Blair MeFadyen is confident there “It's just not feasible to continue,” McFadyen said of He explained that a mipimum of 12 players have to be dressed for a game and at Wednesday night's practice only 10 players showed up. Of those, only three to five of them could commit themselves to playing the remaining He noted that in a couple of previous games the Leafs received $50 fines for not icing a team, MeFadyen says by bowing out now, the team only loses a $300 performance bond requried of all KIJHL clubs as insurance against @ team folding. As well, the club won't have to pay for officials and ice time for home games or for bus rental for road trips to Grand Forks and Cranbrook. “It's not economically feasible with nine to 10 players,” McFadyen said. The Leafs have the worst record in the KIJHL with just three wins and one tie in 34 “We haven't had a commitment all year from enough guys,” he explained. Nelson council recently decided to waive $5,000 in ice rental fees provided that $1,500 of the $6,500 ice rental debt was paid by Friday. That released the Leafs from their financial woes. But McFadyen says the Leafs will continue fundraising efforts to pay off the rest of the debt. He noted that most of the Leafs’ debt has been incurred from t years. McFadyen also pointed out that attendance at Leafs games has been lagging. “Not having a winning team has a lot to do with it,” he said. He added that even the senior Leafs who lead the Western International Hockey League, have been about low d “If people aren't going to support & winning team, they're not going to support a losing team,” he noted, McFadyen is hoping next year will be a good year for the Leafs who haven't won the league championship since 1962. McFadyen says players from this year's team and Midgets moving up to junior hockey next season should make for a good nucleus. He said 14 Midget players will move up next year and he’s hoping at least half of them wilt be able to play with the Jr. Leafs next season. ‘As well, the team should only lose one player from this year’s squad, other than one goaltender. Pee Wee Reps tie, win Castlegar Pee Wee Reps tied one and won one in hockey action last weekend. On Trail home ice the Pee Wee's came to a low scoring 22 tie. David Vecchio lit the lamp for Castlegar early in the first, assisted by David Green. The remainder of the period was scoreless. Early im the second period Roger Carlson, assisted by Jeff Barr brought the score to a 20 lead for Castlegar. Jamie Muller furthered the Rep cause as netminder, denying Trail’s efforts on goal until the third period, when they tied it up to end the game. an unassisted wristshot whizzed by the goalie. Carl- son started off the first and second periods right when he was on target for a hat trick in the game, assisted by Barr. Vecchio came through a maze of players for his sec ond goal assisted by Junker and Lonnie Schmidt. ‘At the end of the second frame Barry Grunerud in net for the home team allowed #ANDS UP . . . Stanley Humphries Rockers and Spri Creston only one marker. Chris Postnikoff assisted CALL US FOR DETALS 365-7241 Or Toll Free 1-800-332-7087 ley Spartans (Kelowna) ws to capture ball on rebound in Spartan territory during feature game Friday t at Rocker In jonal tournament. Rockers wor 88-57. CostewsPhoto by Phil Coiderbonk NHL all-star game may not be on TV TORONTO (CP) — The Na. tional Hockey League and CBC have been unable to come to terms over the Can adian broadcasting rights to the league's all-star game Seven off Seven members of the Red Mountain racers are among those who will represent Zone 1 (Kootenay) in alpine skiing at the upcoming B.C. Winter Games in Terrace. Red Mountain Racers Sean Valentine, John Cormack, Rob Bulfone and Matt Hop per are on the men’s team, while Lindsey Roberts, Ta. mer Vockeroth, Natalie Cor Cu-Dor Sports Castlegar SUNDAY HOCKEY — RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Costlegor Playboys vs. GEN- @.m., channel 7 Creek, 9:30 p.m. Sports plex BASKETBALL p.m.. SHSS gym wi HIGH SCHOOL ING — CROSS COUNTRY: Nordic Ski Touring Club member ship Poker Ski, 1-3 p.m.. Castiegor Golf Club. BASKETBALL — NBA: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons, 9 PBA: Bob Hope Classic. final round, 1.30 p.m., chan HOCKEY — GENTELMEN'S LEAGUE: Kolesnikot! vs. Gonder Pioneer Areno, RE Arrow vs. Castlegar Playboys, 8:30 p.m., Community Complex TUESDAY HOCKEY — GENTLEMEN'S LEAGUE: Doiry Queen vs Pp Pioneer Arena; RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Checkers /Matiards vs. Sondman Inn, 10 p.m. Community Com ICREATIONAL LEAGUE: Hi Mountain SHSS Sr. Rockettes vs. Salmo, 5 x ™ A Public Service of Feb. 4, leaving the NHL without a Canadian network vehicle for the annual classic. The NHL rejected an offer by the CBC saying the bid was insufficient. CTV had earlier withdrawn from con. tention because it is carrying a mini-series called Sin the right of the game at Hart ford,Conn. Canadian broadcasting rights to the game usually alternate between the two to games networks. It was CTV's turn this year but the network opted to carry the U.S. mini series instead. TSN, a Canadian sports pay-TV network, has sched uled a National Basketball Association contest in the all-star game's time slot. “We made an offer which was Qriginally refused and, after GTV cancelled out, they (the NHL) asked us to re consider,” said Don MacPher. son, head of sports for CBC TV diez are on the women's team Also on the men’s team are Greg Wellwood and Grant Hornby of the Nelson Ski Team, Travis Rhodes and Herbie Alex of North Star Racers (Kimberley) and Ja son Heide and Steven Hall of Snow Valley Racers in Fer nie. Teri-Anne Pierce of Snow Valley is on the wom en's team. MacPherson refused to divulge the amount of the CBC offer but said it was “based on sound business principles.” The alpine skiing trails were held Jan. 11 and 12 at Panorama in Invermere. Seventy-three men and women competed in the race. SANDMAN INN WINS PAIR_IN REC LEAGUE By CasNews Staff Sandman Inn got goals from four different players Thursday night to defeat Checkers/Mallards 4-2 in a Castlegar Recreational Hockey League game. In Tuesday's game, Dan Walker potted four goals and Vince Antignani had three as Sandman Inn doubled Castlegar Playboys 10-5. Castlegar Knights lead the standings with 15 wins, two losses and three ties for 33 points, Sandman Inn is six points behind in second place, while Hi Arrow is third with 18 points. Castlegar Playboys and Checkers/Mallards are tied for fourth place with 14 points apiece. In individual seoring, Dan Walker of Sandman Inn leads the league with 39 points and 38 assists for 77 points. Don Deschene of the Knights is second with 60 points, followed by Don Savinkoff of Checkers with 57 points. Vince Antignani of Sandman is fourth with 53 points. For complete statistics, see Weekend Wrap-Up, page B2. Meanwhile, in Thursday night's game, Sandman Inn got three goals in the first period while goaltender Cal Grunerud shut out Checkers/Mallards. Vince Antignani, Clay Liber and Dan Markin each scored. Checkers opened up the scoring in the middle frame on a goal by Don Savinkoff, but Perry Klit quickly replied for the Inn team to make the score 4-1. Savinkoff scored the final marker for Checkers with 20 seconds remaining in the third period. Sandman Inn's Bob Larsh was credited with two assists. Singles went to Perry Klit, Bill Cheveldave and Joe Antignani. Sean O'Farrell had two assists for Checkers while Dave McKinnon had one. In Tuesday's game, Walker scored the first goal for Sandman Inn at 6:15. Playboys’ Bill Nazaroff quickly replied at 7:05 to tie the game. Antignani scored for Sandman Inn at 14:15 but again Nazaroff replied for the Playboys at 20:36 to tie the game. Antignani responded at 21:11 and Walker scored a bit more than a minute later to make the score 4-2 for Sandman Inn. In the second period, Perry Samoyloff of the Playboys scored the only goal, to bring his team within one goal In the final frame, Sandman Inn notched four straight goals to ice the game. The Playboys replied at 13:16. With two minutes to go Sandman Inn scored another goal. The Playboys got that back 16 seconds later. The Inn team got the last goal with 44 seconds remaining for the 10-5 win. Third-period scoring was done by Sandman Inn's Walker with two, Dan Markin with two, Antignani and Bob Larsh with singles. Dennis Denisoff and Terry Halisheff got the goals for the Playboys. Assists in the game went to Sandman Inn's Kevin Kirby with five, Markin with three, Joe Antignani and Larsh with two apiece, and singles to Dan Friedel, Vince Antignani, Walker, Aaron Stoushnow and Perry Klot. George Roberts got three assists for the Playboys, Halisheff and Bill Nazaroff had two while Bob Essaunce and Al Akselson were credited with one apiece. Recreational League action today sees the Playboys taking on Checkers/Mallards at 9:30 p.m. at the Community Complex. At 8:30 p.m. Monday, Hi Arrow plays the Playboys. Tuesday night's game at 10 p.m. sees Checkers/Mallards against Sandman Inn. Hamilton named to national team RALPH SOCHER Fernie skier The Canadian Orienteering Federation announced recent recently that Colin Hamilton of Castlegar has been named to the Canadian National Junior B team. Hamilton, 18, is a Grade 12 student. Trail rink wins TERRACE (CP) — Bernie Sparkes of North Vancouver defeated Brian Lemoel of Trail 8-3 in one of four games in the opening draw of the provincial mixed curling championship Friday even ing. Sparkes came back after trailing 3-0 after two ends. But Lemoel downed Gary Wray of Smithers 8-7 in an extra end Saturday. In the other games, Sher man Liston of Delta defeated Doug Smith of Vernon 7-5, During the past two years, he has been British Colum bia, Western Canadian and Canadian Champion in men's 15-16 and 17-18 categories. Hamilton has attracted many of Kootenay Orienteer. ing Club's junior members to the sport and has assisted in their skills development. Along with Chris Bullock, John Walton and Mac Lamb, all of Castlegar, Hamilton has benefitted from the presence of Ross Burnett who at. tended Selkirk College for the past two years. Burnett, a national team member, now has a job in Vancouver and the KOC needs a coach for the junior members. wins GS race VERNON (CP) — British Columbia ski team members dominated the men's portion of the Canadian Alpine Series giant slalom race Friday at Silver Star Mountain. Ralph Socher, of Fernie won the event with a two-run combined time of two min utes, 25.89 seconds. The men's course included 41 and 47 gates. The competition is one several FIS-sanctioned series for provincial-calibre racers Vernon's Brent Nixon, who won a slalom event Wednes. day in Kelowna, placed sec ond with a clocking of 2:26.89. Nixon, who Was dropped from the Canadian development team last fall because of a knee injury, is now a teammate of Socher and third-place finisher Rick Ito on the B.C. team. Ito, from Kelowna was timed in 2:27.72. A total of 83 men and 41 women competed in the event In the women's race, Wen- dy Lumby, of Calgary, had a combined time through two, 44-gate courses of 2:38.30. Weekend Wrap-Up HOCKEY Wayne Statton of Chilliwack won 9-5 over Brian Scott of Kelowna, and Gary Wray of Smithers was a 76 victory over Steve Williams of Vic toria. The double-knockout round-robin event ends to- day. HOCKEY LEAGUE (Stendings 2s of Jeon. 17) wee Loomis AM Ford 23 rook 14 THE STORY OF ALEXANDER ZUCKERBERG ‘Editor's note: The following is the conclusion of John ' Charters’ Heritage '85 Award story chronicling Alexan- der Zuckerberg’s efforts to have what is now known as Zuckerberg Island developed as a park. Zuckerberg Island has on the landward side, a deep permanent pond, one of several, which in flood time over the years, has taken a number of lives. It is a popular swimming hole in summer and outdoor skating rink in winter. As a regular and alert swimmer and skater there, the old man was able to save at least two children from drowning, for which he received a life saving award. His great dream, therefore, was to see his beloved island and pools developed as a park, particularly for the enjoyment of children and for teaching them to swim. When he offered it to the town council, however, he was turned down with little consideration for his feelings. The old man was deeply hurt. When his wife Alicia died in 1960, he built a monument for her in the style of a wayside country shrine —r a large cross with a likeness of Alicia in the uniform of a Ist-World War Russian nurse superimposed on it in high relief. He placed it beneath a peaked roof on the highest point of the island, overlooking the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia rivers. When he in his turn died a year later at age 81 — his dream still unrealized — his ashes were placed at his request, next to hers, beneath a bronze plaque set level with the ground. It reads simply: Alexander Zuckerberg 1880-1961. ‘,.. the island became an overgrown jungle, the houses vandalized and decayed shells. Almost everyone forget its existence.’ In the 20 years that followed the island became an overgrown jungle, the houses vandalized and decayed shells. Almost everyone forgot its existence. But not all. In 1981 the city of Castlegar, at the urging of certain interested citizens, bought the island as a future park but lacked the funds to develop it. In the spring of 1983 the Castlegar Rotary Club decided to undertake it as a community project, to revitalize the old dream and build a park With a Rotary supervisor, a volunteer craftsman and four college students — two male and two female — and a ALEXANDER ZUCKERBERG park was his great dream federal summer works program grant, the project was started in May 1983. By September 1983, it was formally opened in the presence of a large crowd, as Zuckerberg Island Park. After a second summer's work, the team, in spite of floods, bad weather and poisén ivy, continued the work and by August 1984 had cleared 1,500 metres of wide, tree-shaded winding trails, handgroomed four of the 5% acres of land, erected a dozen permanent directional signs, built a chain link fence (pedestrians only), and installed, at strategic spots about the island, nine park viewing benches and six pienie tables. As a consequence, no senior citizen today need walk more than 90 metres about the island before finding a place to rest and relax. In the meantime, the city had hired another college team to do a in-depth-study of the island and on the basis of its report, a Castlegar Heritage Advisory Committee was formed in September 1983. By December. the committee had matched grants from the B.C. Heritage John Charters... Reflections INSPIRATION . . . A painting by one of the most in- fluential Russian landscape artists, Isaac tlyich Levitan (1860-1910), of a bridge leading to a small Branch and the city. Three months later architectural restoration drawings were completed and the work was begun, mostly with senior volunteers. By this time, however, there was another problem. The number of visitors — local families and people from out of town — had soared. Consequently the committee became greatly concerned over the increased danger of fire and the lack of access in flood time. A near drowning, when two women attempted to wade across flooded causeway, heightened their anxiety. In the old days Alexander Feodorovitch, a skilled boatman, had rowed himself and visitors.across the dangerous waters, but this was no answer now. What to do? There was no money and no apparent way in which a year-round link between island and mainland could be realized. Then, in late December, an officer of the 44th Field Engineer Squadron of Trail came to see the committee chairman. The popular di island was greatly admired by Alexander Zucker- erg. engineers. It provides vital year-around access to the park for hundreds of visitors local, national and international, every week. It is a major step in the old dream. Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park has now become a favorite route for early morning joggers, and an outdoor classroom for schools from kindergarten to college and the chapel house a visit stop for everyone. The anthropolgy class of Selkirk College has built a full scale kukuli (an Indian winter pit house) close to the original pit house sites, and the city has installed a fire pipeline and a nearby washroom. The volunteer Heritage Advisory Committee workers, whose average age is 70, have just completed the first and most difficult phase of the restoration on the chapel house as they complain half-jokingly that the island is a seductress, drawing one on to more and more effort. But the sense of pride and officer of the squadron, he said, was leaving. Under his command the unit had twice won the Herteherg Srey: ‘Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park has now become a favorite route for early morning joggers ...' the highest militia engineering project award in Canada. If the 44th could win it a third time it became theirs and they would therefore like to make him a going away present of the trophy. Their project, he went on, was to construct a pedestrian suspension bridge. There were three possible locations and he named two of them. Zuckerberg Island Park was the third. “Bring your Commanding Officer and his officers to my house (which overlooks the island)” they were told, “TH have my superintendent on hand. Also, bring the C.0's wife.” They came, and while the C.0., his officers, and the superintendent tramped through the snow and brush and discussed supply, approaches, and elevations, the C.0.'s wife and the Heritage chairman strolled along a is tr The next step will be the development of the island's pit-house sites, so carefully protected by Mr. Zuckerberg during his lifetime. Now the committee sees them, properly ped by skilled it and local volunteers, as a window to our past and link in the future to our éxtensive pre-history of this valley, a con- sciousness of our heritage. The dream is becoming reality. Alexander Feodoroviteh Zuckerberg, emigre, teach- er, artist, romantic and dreamer will never make the history books. Apparently he was a small, slight, crippled old-man who spoke a sometimes strange English with « heayy. accent. He was, in reality, a giant who wore the cloak of his humanity with dignity, whose concern for his fellow citizens and students and whose courage is a local legend. He left us with more in 30 years than most men leave in a lifetime. When he died his dream died too — or so it seemed. But he had tilled and sown his ideas and dreams well. Now, 25 years later, with the overwhelming success of the Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park assured, his ashes still lie quietly on the high point above the rivers, and his spirit moves free over the island and the Kootenays — a reminder that dreams can reach beyond the grave. 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A flurry of activity ensued. Again the Castlegar Rotary Club got the ball rolling with a grant of $2,000 for the two 20-ton concrete anchors. Local industry, business and citizens provided cables, lumber, poles for towers, hardware, heavy equipment and consulting expertise. Construction began, mainly on weekends, at the beginning of March and by Mayday the 300-foot span, 474-foot suspension bridge was formally opened by Brigadier General M.E. Heppell of Pacifie Command and Audrey Moore, Mayor of the City of Castlegar. That bridge won the Hertzberg Award for the College begins Info '86 Selkirk College will be learning of recent develop- Counsellors Association. Simon Fraser University, the CASTLEGAR & AREA RECREATION DEPARTMENT JAN. 19 — Public Skating, 1:45-3:30. Admission: Adults $1.25, Students, $1.00, Children 75 JAN. 20 — Porent & Tot Skating | - 2 p.m.. $1.25. Drop in Aerobics Pass Creek 7 - 8 p.m.. Tarrys Elem. 7:30 8:30. $2.00 drop in. 12, $1.25. Winter le at the Public 21 — Parent & Tot Skoting 1! local grocery stores Skating, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m 22 — Lunch Hour Hockey, 12 - 1, $1.00. Drop in Torrys Y Bill's Secremento 125 Golden State 111 holding an information ses sion at the Castlegar campus for area residents, as well as ments at the post-secondary level and how they affect students planning to continue The public portion of the New British Columbia In- affair begins Thursday even ing to allow working indi stitute of Technology (amal- gamated last year with Paci- loses to G. Creek By CasNews Staff Gander Creek defeated Bill's Heavy Duty 8-6 Thurs day night in a Castlegar Gentlemen's Hockey League game In another game Kal 4 Aerobics, Pass Creek 7 - 8 p.m. 7:20 - 8:30. $2.00 drop in. 23 — Parent & Tot Skating, 11 - 12. $1.25. Public Skating 2-330. JAM. 24 — Lunch Hour Hockey 12 Smokies. Game time 8:30 1. Rebels vs. Trail Jr JAN. 27 — Registration for Winter Programs starts: 6 - 7 p.m. ¢ Pick up your 1986 Program Brochure ot the Rec Ottice 2101 - 6th Ave., Castlegar Phone 365-3386 esnikoff deft Sports 12-5 Tuesday. Leomis/AM Ford still leads the league with a 23-4 win-loss record for 46 points. Gander Creek is second with 29 points, Bill's Heavy Duty has 27 points for third spot and Kalesnikoff is fourth with 22 points. For complete statistics, see Weekend Wrap-Up. page B2. BEses, SrsesB8 BBBBSBLFBBVC, cwwue _ TRANSACTIONS their education. Info 86 is The session will be held at sponsored by the B.C. High 7 p.m. on Thursday School Liaison Committee Info '86 begins Thursday and the West Kootenay college students viduals a chance to speak to fic Vocational Institute), representatives from the Trinity Western University, University of British Colum- Kwantlen College and Sel bia, University of Victoria, kirk College. when counsellors from local school districts meet at Sel kirk College's Rosemont Campus with representatives from the universities, college and institutes participating in this year's information sharing session. After a tour Simon Fraser University ¢. Which College /University /Institution is for You? Come to Information Days at Selkirk College to Find Out! if you want current information about post secondary education or o chance to talk to © Trinity Western University * Kwentien Coll * Selkirk College (Rosemont. Castleger) drop by Selkirk College's Castiegor Compus. No ap of the campus and greetings Pp trom these from principal Leo Perra, pointment necessary delegates will spend the day c 4 . B.C. VEC 374. Thursday, Jan. 23, 1986 — 7 p.m. -9 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 24 1986 — 9.a.m. - 12 noon MAIN LOUNGE — CASTLEGAR CAMPUS For turther information coll loco! 26! ot Box 1200, Castlegor, B.C. VIN 3! Selkirk College CASTLEGAR CAMPUS san va02 MONDAYS from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to SERVE YOU BETTER BUILDING } io THANK YOU Castlegar District United Way wishes to sincerely thank the general public for its support of this year’s campaign, especially during this year of financial uncer- tainty. To date we have collected $37,212. A special thanks to the following Castlegar Businesses who contributed so generously. BLOCK BROS. REALTY DONNA'S CERAMICS MADELEINE'S FASHIONS FOMINOFF HOLDINGS A-Z PARCEL DELIVERY KEMLE ENTERPRISES M&B HOLDINGS CO. LTD. MITCHELLS’ SUPPLY CASTLEGAR BICYCLE SHOP GOUGH ELECTRIC PUBLIC FREIGHTWAYS KINNAIRD CENTRAL FOODMART WEST'S DEPT. STORE HAACK DENTURE CLINIC SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN DR. BEVANS MARVIN LEROY MORAN, CARPENTER & PICKET RONSON TIRE LTD. PHARMASAVE BONNETTS MENS WEAR GINNETTE'S CREATIONS HOMESTEAD ENT. VOGUE STUDIOS THE HAIR ANNEX BARTLE & GIBSON IMPERIAL OIL LTD. VICTOR SHOE REPAIR EMCO ENGINEERING CASTLEGAR NEWS COHO INSURANCE HIS PLACE CASTLEGAR COMPUTER LTD. CKQR POLONICOFF, JONES, PEREHUDOFF MOROS, MARKIN & BLAIN CASTLEGAR MEDICAL ASSN. MEDICAL CLINIC, CASTLEGAR & KINNAIRD SPILKER & BRIDGEMAN THE UNITED WAY DOES WORK