Page A& The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, December 20, 1995 = Stats Continued from AS the first 10 months of 1994. There were only moderate declines in the sale of North American-made cars (-2.4 per cent) and trucks (-4.2 per cent). North American-made vehicles comprised 85 per cent of total car sales in B.C. during the January to October period, compared with just 67 per cent of sales in the same period of 1991 British Columbians are hang ing onto their hard-earned dol lars, too, Almost 25 per cent of British Columbians donated to registered charities in 1994 Almost 62,000 tax-filers indicted CHESTWUTS, SWEET POTATOES, PUMPKINS Chestnuts are a winter favourite. The edible variety called Spanish chestnuts has been cuttivated for thousands of years. The major exporters of chestnuts to Canada are California, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and more recently, Korea. Chestnuts are not inexpensive. They should feel heavy, shiny, and have a smooth skin. They are a good source of Vitamin B , iron , potassium, and Vitamin A. OUR SPECIAL CHESTNUT STUFFING 500 mi. chestnuts 45 mi. olive oll 250 mi. small diced onions 400 mi, small diced celery 5 ml. colery salt 50 ml. freshly chopped parsley Method: Cook the chestnuts for about half an hour or until tender. Sit the skin of each chestnut before boiling. Let cool Peel chestnuts and cut into medium-sized pieces. na heavy side, heat A Chef in your kitchen 1/2 cup vegetable (canola) oil 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg 3.1/2 cups all-purpose unbleached tlour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking soda 172 cup water 4 cup sultana raisins 1 cup pecans, chopped coarse pecan halves for decoration Method: Mash together pumpkin and sweet potatoes (If no tresh pumpkins, use an 8 oz can of cooked pumpkin puree). Mix eggs and sugar until eggs change colour and mbdure is creamy. Add oil and the pumpkin- potato mixture. Whisk (or beat in a machine bowl) well, add all the dry ingredients alternating with the water. Add raisins and pecans. Fold. Pour into a cake pan (brush pan with a little butter so it won't stick) Bake for about an hour in a moderately hot oven (350-375 degrees). The top should be golden brown. Decorate with pecan halves. For an additional southern touch, brush with corn of cane syrup. Serve hot as part of you Christmas menu selection. CHESTNUT TORTE FROM LYON 400 grams chestnut puree (available in most olive ol Sau: glossy colery salt. Add a little stock and cook until tender. ‘Add wid rice (if you have no wild rice, brown rice will do) and the rest of the ingredients. This modure should stick together - use the chicken stock to moisten 2. Check for salt and pepper. If you use this mbdure to stuff a turkey, let it cool before stuffing the bird with it. If the stuffing is served separately, keep in a medium hot oven (150-160 degrees) until service. This recipe is from an old colleague from Louisiana. The formula is in the “old” Imperial measurements. | did not want to tamper with it tis presented in ts original form. PUMPKIN AND SWEET POTATO LOAF 3/4 cup cooked pumpkin (or squash) 3/4 cup cooked sweet potatoes 3 cups sugar 4 medium eggs at room temperature 3 large eggs at room temperature 70 grams unsalted soft butter 60 mi dark rum, 5-6 cubes dark Baker's chocolate melted for aglaze 300 mi. sweet whipped cream (firm peak) Method: Separate eggs, whip egg whites until firm. Mix the chestnut puree with yolks and the butter until light and whipped ‘smooth. Add the rum and the stiff egg whites, blend thoroughly. Pour:into a pre- greased and floured cake pan and bake in a preheated oven (170 degrees Celsius) until done. Place onto a cake platter. Pour over the melted dark chocolate. Let cool. Serve with a bow! of whipped cream. This cake is not for the faint of heart, but oh so delicious, ‘oh so wonderful! ‘A merry Christmas to all our readers. May God bless us all in all our endeavours. Send your questions on any culinary topic to. “A Chef in your Kitchen” P.O. Box 18627, Delta, British Columbia V4K 4V7, or fax to GO4-943-8741 they made a charitable donation in 1994, This amounted to $483 million being donated towards charities, for an average of $791 per donor. Nationally, 27 per cent donated towards charity, with participation rates zooming to 32 per cent in Prince Edward Island. The only provinces. with lower donation rates than B.C.'s. were the Yukon at 19 per cent and the Northwest Territories at 16 per cent Married women with full time jobs will agree with statistics gleaned for 1992. Those statistics show that segment of women are more time-stressed then their male counterparts. Women (33 per cent) were twice as likely as t (17 percent) to have a high vel Here Kitty, Kitt ty. 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The Castlegar Sports Centre is minus cash and clothing after a thief broke into the building Dec. 13. Police say it appears as if the thief spent the night. A sleeping bag, which appeared to have been slept in, was found on the floor. SPORTS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 e Castlegar Sun WEDNES December 20, 1995 A9 Happenstances A funny thing happened on the way to 11 straight wins Sun staff A lot happened to the Castle- gar Rebels last weekend. They played a game that didn’t happen, they played a game where the same old thing happened and then they ended off playing a game that was a happening. Confused? Hey, these things pen. The Rebels started out their weekend with a trip to Grand Forks to play the Border Bruins. The Rebels went in with four straight victories against the Bru- ins and first place in the KUHL The Bruins took a first period 1-0 lead on a goal by Chris Austen and then followed it up with a Jason Pickford goal seven But the Rebels stormed back with goals by Dion Resicini and Jamie McCloud to tie the score 2- in Price’s mind. To him, it didn’t count. Goals were tough to come by against the Rossland Warriors last Saturday, but the Rebels kept the pressure on and came out with a 3-1 win. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jeff Gabert Rebels found themselves down 5- 2 and without a head coach as Pat Price was ejected by referee Craig MacLellan. The Bruins added two more goals in the third period to the Rebels single and the game ended 7-3. But the real game story was found in the numbers at the bot- tom of the game sheet. Referee MacLellan assessed the Rebels 111 minutes in penalties while sending the Bruins to the box for just 12 minutes. There was only one fight in the game. It was a discrepancy that left Rebels general manager Bryan Bucci almost at a loss for words. “I'll just say this,” said Bucci. “The officiating left a lot to be desired.” Price was a little more cryptic. “Tt was just a non-entity,” said Price. “We didn’t get anything out of it and I don’t think the fans did either. But we're just going to carry on with the same premise that we're going to win every game.” The Rebels next game was in the friendly confines of the Com- plex where they faced the Ross- land Warriors on Saturday night. REBELS WARRIORS As luck would have it, they also faced referee MacLellan as well. The first period was relatively SOUTH TEAMS w Castlegar Rebels 20 G.F. Border Bruins 16 Rossland Warriors 11 Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 10 Spokane Braves 3 NORTH TEAMS... OP Sicamdus Eagles North Okanagan Kings even with both teams pting to gain a physical edge over the other. MacLellan called no penal- ties and there was no score. The first goal of the game MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES Proposals will be viewed by District Supervisor 1006 3rd Street, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3X6 TASK: PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR ; To manage and carry out a project plan directed by the Assault ‘© work with the and the motive are unknown, PP Child Care R 1 Steering Regional Steering C; and the b- to prepare a RCMP responded to a report of an assault on 27-year-old Glen Ambrosio of Castlegar, who was being treated at Castlegar and District Hospital Dec. 16. Ambrosio told police he had been assaulted by several youths at the Castlegar Inn parking lot. Police say the identities of the assailants “The game was just a complete and utter waste of time for obvi- ous reasons,” said Price. “There was no opportunity for us to play our hockey game.” The loss snapped the Rebels 10-game winning streak but not came midway through the second period from the reunited line of Dean Milford, Mike Myhra and Brad Boyden. Boyden got the goal with the other two picking ‘See STUFF HAPPENS _10A_ Golden Rockets Columbia Valley Rockies 26 “Note: Shoot-Out Wins count as Wins Observing The Osoyoos Experiment JEFF GABERT SIDELINES What's What At Whitewater The Whitewater Ski Resort had an excelllent week for snow last week as they saw 100 centimetres fall on the slopes. That now gives them a solid base of 225 centimetres. The surface conditions feature powder snow, a little packed powder and a few runs contin- ue to be machine groomed. Temperature on Manday was a mild minus-6 degrees Celcius. Currently all runs are in operation with both the Silver King and Summit Chairs running smootifly. Also remember that Santa will be on the slopes all day this Saturday. Bowling For Trips B.C. Winter Games Zone Roll-Off was held at Castle Bow! on Sunday, Dec. 10 with the Castlegar team of Kim Makaroff, Sasha Sapriken, Darcy Carreiro, Aaron Archibald and Steven Lalonde finishing first. The team will now represent the Kootenay Zone at the Winter Games which are being held in North Vancouver Feb. 22-25. Castlegar finished with plus-614 pins over the team average while Nelson was a distant second with plus-487 pins. Cranbrook took third with a plus-466. Other teams at the roll-off included Fruitvale, Creston, Fernie, Trail and Kimberley. In other bowling news, Len Donald became an extremely happy bowler as he won the annual Palm Springs Bowl Dec, 3 in Grand Forks. The win gave him a trip for two to Palm Springs in the spring. He bowled an impressive 305 average over four games including a 390 single to take the prize. The second place bowler overall was Ron Garay, also of Castlegar. Every bowling club in the Kootenays took part in the tournament Castle Bow! Results, Dec. 11-17 Mon. Morning Coffee Thurs. Morning Coffee_- L.H.S. Bev Postnikoff 310 L.HLS. Did not bowl L.H.T. Bev Postnikoff LH.T. this week Mon. Golden Age Thurs. YBC Juniors L.H.S. Nancy Yolland LHS. Lisa Horst L.H.T. Molly Salikin L.H.T. Lisa Horst M.H.S. Bob Dunsmore MHS. Kyle Duff M.H.T. Walter Kinakin MH.T. Kyle Duff Mon. YBC Seniors Thurs. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S Sasha Sapriken LH.S. Lynda Wood L.H.T. Stacey Planidin LH.T. Joanne Fenner M.H.S. Derek Handley MHS. Jim Feeney M.H.T. Derek Handley MHLT. Darrel Rourke Mon. Mixed 7-9 Fri. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. Brenda Zoobkoff L.H.S. Clara Friesen L.H.T. Deb Deschamps LH.T. Clara Friesen M.H.S. Darrel Rourke M.HLS. Alec Lawrenow M.H.T. Len Donald M.H.T. Alec Lawrenow Tues. Ladies Coffee Fri. Mixed 9-11 L.HLS. Muriel White L.H.S. — Diane Kunz L.H.T. Betty Oglow LH.T. Diane Kurz Tues. Mixed 7-9 MHS. Greg Bergeron 273 LHS. Kay Hominuik M.H.T. Wayne Chamberlain 692 L.H.T. Kay Hominuik YBC PeeWee/Smurf M.H.S. Alfred Adshead 3 LHS. M.H.T. Alfred Adshead L.H.T. Did not bow! Tues. Mixed 9-11 M.H.S. this week L.HLS. Dana O’Brien M.H.T. L.H.T. Dana O’Brien YBC Bantam M.H.S. Emmanuel Sequeira M.H.T. Alfred Adshead Wed. Golden Age LHS. Eva Koznuik L.H.T. Vera Raponi M.H.S. Ed Flynn M.H.T. Ed Flynn Wed. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. Darlene Espenhain L.H.T. Darlene Espenhain M.H.S. Lorne Isberg M.H.T. Lome Isberg Wed. Mixed 9-11 LHS. LH.T. Did not bowl MHS. this week MH.T. Sunday Classic L.H.S. HeatherMcDonald 288 L.H4. Michelle Feeney M.H.S. Derek handley M.H.4. Roland Handley Key: LH.S.--Ladies High Score L.H.T.- Ladies High Total 941 355 1120 transition plan, from current service delivery of Special Needs Day Care to Supported Child Care. The transition plan must service princi outlined in the inforraation package. Contractor will write the final Transition Plan with directions and input of committees. Term of Contract; Feb. 1, 1996 - Oct. 30, 1996. (20 hrs. per week) Qualifications: Excellent written & verbal communication skills. sals; Must follow a written format. Candidates should familiarize themselves with the information package prior to submitting application. format and information package are available by calling 365-8544. : To facilitate a diverse group to achieve a practical plan. Deadlines: Proposals are to be delivered by January 17, 1996 - 4:30 p.m. ‘Tipe Bunding ulips Bui 365-51 rt AVENUES The emphasis is on a personalized service, just for you. If you're looking for change, you'll get it at AVENUES. We teach you how to use new techniques and products for your own style. Seasons Greetings from all of us at AVENUES Dawn Thompson, Dave Francis, Dena Strelaeff, Dwayne & Doreen Mills 1480 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar ° Phone: 365-7616 ‘Sun staft_ It was unofficially called the Osoyoos experiment. The apparatus was two Junior ‘B’ hockey clubs and a nice arena while the theory was there would be a high level of excitement generated when the same two teams clashed in exhibition action. The conclusion had over 300 Osoyoos fans leaving the Sun Bowl Arena happy after the Castlegar Rebels shot down the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 9-2. The succeeding hypothesis leads one to believe Rebel hockey will be just fine in Osoyoos next season. With Rebel owner Bryan Bucci bringing Junior ‘A’ hockey to Castlegar next season, he decided two months ago to move his existing KIJHL franchise to Osoyoos. That imminent move also had Bucci schedule an exhibition match with the Nite Hawks last Sunday in Osoyoos. It was the Rebels third straight game on the weekend and the Nite Hawks second. Add to that the four hour bus ride and it was clear why both started off to slow starts. But as is typical with inter-divisional games, things quickly began to heat up. The only goal of the first period came off the well-used stick of Dion Resicini who deposited a gift pass from Casey Grant into the Hawks net. Beaver Valley responded two minutes into the second period but the Rebels responded with three straight goals to put the game out of reach. The Nite Hawks added one more by the end of the period but the Rebels put the finish on the game with five unanswered goals in the third period Resicini led the way with four goals and an assist to not only light up the scoreboard but electrify the crowd as well. The Rebels and Nite Hawks also stimulated the crowd with five fights. Bucci said he expected to see a bigger crowd but was pleased with the reception. “I thought it was great,” said Bucci. “I Mild-mannered Dr. Brad Boyden turned into Mr. Hyde after the Osoyoos experi- ment. So did four other Rebel players, but the fans loved it. sun starr PHOTO Jett Gabor didn’t get as big a crowd as anticipated, but I thought the people that were there had a good time.” Special praise was held for the Sun Bowl Arena and the community of Osoyoos, both of which Bucci feels perfectly suits his needs. “As far as I'm concerned, it’s a win-win sit- uation for everyone,” said Bucci. “I like the building and the city and I can’t wait to be back here next year.” Bucci and the Rebels plan to play two Teg- ular season games in Osoyoos this year as well. Bucci said he hopes to have one in Jan- uary and one in February but isn't sure of opposition or dates. One of the most interested observers at the game was KIJHL commissioner Vince Morelli who was more than happy to see Osoyoos join the league. He said the league has been look- ing to add more teams in the Okanagan for the past few years and the Rebels move was the perfect opportunity for it “We've been talking about it for the last couple years,” said Morelli. “But we had lim- its on the number of teams in the league at any one time.” The Rebels team now means the league can add a team while still keeping the num bers the same. Even still, Morelli said he hasn’t ruled out the possibility another team from the Okanagan will join the league in the next few years. L.H.S. Vickie Remezoff M.HLS.- Mens High Score L.H.T. Blythe Elliott M.H.T.- Mens High Total M.HLS. Stan Strelaeff L.H4.- Ladies High Four M.H.T. Dan MacDonald M.H4.- Mens High Four COMMERCIAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STATISTICS TEAM STANDINGS GP WINS LOSS TIES POINTS KOOTENAY computerss 29 11 5 4 26 DEXTERS 19 12 5 2 26 CAS. SPORTS CENTER 19 2 TOP 5 SCORERS C. Flodell N. Hyson W. Salekin D. Terhune D. Zibin Dean McKinnon N. Dacosta T. Trubetskoff D. Sourke 0. G. Campbell 15 2. 6 ASSISTS GOALS POINTS CPIAWVEYNe Comment of the Week The hockey landscape of B.C. is very confusing and that's not about to change anytime soon, The BCAHA has asked all junior level leagues to submit proposals as to where junior hockey should ¢ headed in the province. The situation as it stands isn't benefiting as many people as it should. The RMJHL is considered second rate, even if in many ways it's not, while the BCJHL thinks it is considered the majesty of all junior hockey leagues, which in many ways it is not. But maybe if someone had enough forthought to combine the two leagues, the people of B.C. (all of it, not just the coast) will have a first rate league that truly will be the emperor of all junior hockey leagues. And the KUHL will likely be better for it too. Too bad it's casier said than done