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January 20, 1993

Rossland

Winter Carnival

guaranteed to be fun

Submitted

Getting out into the crisp air
of winter is an important part of
the serious, and not-so-serious
line up of sporting events at
Rossland's 96th anniversary
Winter Carnival from Jan. 29 to
31

“There's plenty of activities
for athletes of all types and lev
els,” said Hanne Heintz, presi
dent of the camival

Athletes will have the opportu
nity to participate in numerous
outdoor events, including moun-
tain bike races, a relay, luge and

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a bigolfathon

As the self-proclaimed moun.
tain bike capital of Canada, Ross
land doesn't stop two-wheeled
transportation just because
there's snow on the ground

And the two mountain bike
events are guaranteed to prove
that.

The Kiwi Kold and Krazy Kn
terium on, Saturday promises
some laughs for participants and
spectators.

“It's a lot of fun to watch
said organizer Geoff (Kiwi)
Davies. In the criterium, racers
have to do laps around the course
set up on Second Avenue in the
Flying Steamshovel parking lot
and around the Fire Hall and car
wash, containing a multiple of
short laps.

‘Anyone that mountain bikes
can come. out.” Besides the trips
over snow banks, the course will
also contain few chicane, a nar.
rowing in the track where only
one or
through

“They have to fight. to get
through there.”

Sunday's mountain bike race
promises to be even more crazy-a
dual mountain bike slalom down
the t-bar at Red Mountain.

“We're calling this insanity,”
said Davies. Starting at tower
three, bikers will ride down the
course to the bottom of the t-bar.

“It's going to be super for the
Participants, spectators, and orga-
nizers,” added Davies

There are only three require-
ments: a mountain bike, an
approved mountain bike helmet,
and-a sense of daring-do. Stud
ded tires are a wise option
though

“The mountain is cooperating
by packing the course and mak
ing it bullet-proof.”

two riders can get

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Also taking place at Red
Mountain, this time on the Face
of Red, are the luge events.

And if participants get hooked
at the learn to luge clinic on Sat
urday, they will be able to train in
the afternoon, and race in Sun
day's B.C. Cup luge race

“It's kind of like an introduc
tory race,” said Organizer Mike
Williams, The Rossland Radical
Luge club, which Williams is
president of, will be. putting on
the learn to luge clinic. They will
have four coaches out to help
beginners get the techniques
down.

“Once you've learned the
basics, which takes about 15
minutes, you're away,” said
Williams.

“Anybody who wants to give
it a try anybody who's at all
interested is invited to come
out.” He's especially like to see
all the GT-racers out on the Sat
urday

“I challenge all the GT-racers
to try it. Luge is much faster, and
it has-a lot more control.” For
those who love speed, luge is the
way to go.

“It's taking tobogganing to a
high-tech level.”

Learn to luge is open to all
ages,*and all that is required is a
good set of boots, gloves, and a
helmet

There's lots of room for par-
ticipants at the third annual
bigolfathon world championships
on Saturday at the park next to
Rossland Secondary School

“We're not aware of anyone
else doing this. so we doe call it
the world championships,” said
Organizer John Heintz

A combination of cross-coun
try skiing and gold. bigolfathon
Is atest of speed, endurance,-and
the ability to have Sun.

“Last year, one guy from
Florida made a video of it
because he knew his buddies
wouldn't believe him,” added
John Heintz

Participants ski a lap around
the park, chip three shots at the
green, ski another lap, then take
their final three chips. The scor-
ing is hased on a combination of
amount of time taken, and how
close participants chip te the
hole.

“It’s hilarious. Imagine trying
to chip a golf shot accurately
when you're pumped up with
adrenaline, and out of breath.”
And the club always travels with
the skiers.

A take offon the ski and shoot
competition of Biatholon, John
Heintz said Bigolfathon is a
Canadian reaction to the parent
sport

“Giving our Canadian tenden-
cy of not being armed to the
teeth, we figured golf clubs
would be fun.”

The Rocky Shutter Motion
Show is Winter Carnival’s
answer to the cross-¢vuntry
relay

On the five person team, the
first member skis down Red
Mountain, handing off to the
next member, who snow-shoes
up to the next member, who after
taking over on cross-country ski
hands off toa runner. At the
edge of town the runner hands
off to a mountain biker who
rides to the finish line in front of
Rockingham's

“It takes about 25 minutes
from the top of Red to the fin-
ish,” added John Heintz. Teams
will -stagger-start every 30 see-
onds.

The all-time record was set by
a group of high school students,
something organizers would like
to see beaten by this years stu-
dents.

There are two categories
over-19 and under-19, and there
are prizes suited to young as well
as older participants. Because of
the planning needed to make the
race come together; John Heintz
stresséd the importance of regis-
tering early.

All the events are open to all
ages. Further information, as
well as registration packages, is
available from Rosstand Recre-
ation at (604) 362-7328

Registration forms, rule
sheets, and brochures are also
available at Powderhound in
Rossland, the Trail Chamber of
Commerce, and Coolsport in
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DANCE FOR HEART is an event made up of aerobic exercise,
entertainment, and prizes. It illustrates how fun-filled physical
activity can raise funds to support the Heart and Stroke
Foundation’s research and education programs.

Over 50 provincial and territorial events are expected, with hun-
dreds of people collecting pledges for their participation.
Castlegar’s DANCE FOR HEART is sponsored by the Castlegar
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Smoke and
gathering a

In September 1992 a group of
Nelson and area Seniors (50's
plus) had a smoke free and dry
get-together, with a large number
of seniors participating. A good
evening of dancing and making
new friends was had by all.

The music of Pat and Red was
most stimulating and it gave the
old legs a chance for a real work-
out.

Following that initial _meeting

alcohol-free
success

there has been a dance held on
the last Saturday of each month
at the Royal Canadian Legion,
Branch 51 (Nelson) Starlight
Room with many new friend-
ships being formed.

The next dance is scheduled to
be held on January 30 at 8 p.m.
Everyone 50 and over is wel-
come

For information, please call
Pat-at 825-4319 or 354-4728.

School of the Arts
receives grant

Submitted

Kootenay School of the Arts
in Nelson received an early
Christmas present in mid-
December when they were
awarded a. grant of $8,650.00
from the Vancouver Founda-
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This grant is to be used
towards the purchase of equip-
ment for the KSA studio
Equipment needed includes a
compressor, power tools, and
specialized hand tools for sculp-
ture, and a clay mixer and gas
kiln for the clay studio.

Vancouver Foundation is a
non-governmental community
foundation which holds as a
Perpetual endowment the capi-
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The grant is conditional upon
KSA raising matching funds
and they must do so within the
next two months.

A fund-raising drive to
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students for its spring semester
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of January.

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Providing programs
Anne Kelly, Early Childhood
Educator, invites parents to
register their children for her
Little House Integrated-
Kindergarten Readiness
Preschool Programs. For
more information or to regis-
ter for her new programs that
begin January through June,
call 365 - 6368.

Appointed

West Kootenay Power is
Pleased to announce the
appointment of R.A. (Richie)
Ross to the position of
Regional Manager. Mr. Ross
will be responsible for West
Kootenay Power's operations
in the Boundary, Creston,
and Kootenay Regions.

Contract Awarded

The ‘Ministry of Transporta-
tion and. Highways recently
announced that the contract
for the construction of the
Castlegar/Robson bridge. was
awarded to SCI Engineers
and Contractors Inc. The
Calgary based company was
the lowest bidder,

New faces and

Welcome to Jim and Rita
Boudreault, the new owners
of Interior Vacuums. Jim and
Rita will be moving Interior
Vacuums to 2327 - 6th
Avenue next to Colourmix in
Castlegar, on February 1,
1993. The phone number will
remain 365 - 2512.

More new faces

Assisi Health and Beauty
Centre at Avenues Hair
Design in Castlegar wel-
comes Larissa Cheveldave,
their new esthetician. Give
Larissa a call to book facials,
manicures, pedicures and
waxing at 365 - 7616.

For a cause

The Kiwanis Club invites
you to participate in their
annual Skate-a-Thon on Jan-
uary 30th from 9 am to 12
noon, at the Castlegar Recre-
ation Centre. It's an opportu-
nity to raisé money for your
organization or club and help
needed projects in the com-
munity at the same time
Pledge sheets are available at
the schools, Pharmasave,
Carl's Drugs and from volun-
teers. For additional informa-
tion phone 365 - 5062

New business
Congratulations to Shana
Kavaloff who has started a
business in Castlegar called
Sew What? Dressmaking
Shana is a professional dress-
maker with 12 years of experi-
ence. She specializes in
custom fit, formal wear, mater-
nity and swim wear, costumes,
and home decor. For more
information about Shana’s ser-
vices, call 365 -2669.

Off her feet

Belair Barber Shop has been
closed for January except for
Thursdays. Owner Noélla
Gibb, is taking it easy after a
foot operation but expects to
be back in full swing for
February.

Baking a difference
Gail Geddes reports that she
is keeping busy these days
baking fresh homemade pies
for Taylor’s Restaurant in
Castlegar. To assure that Tay-
lor's has the pie you prefer,
call ahead at 365 - 5516.

When you dream of escaping
to a subtropical paradise but
with enough modern conve-
niences to keep you civilized,
you might be dreaming of Mary
Prevetz's place .

Prevetz, 40, together with 35
year old husband Andy Grubb
carved out a small tropical fruit
farm and coffee plantation back
in the hills above the Kona coast
here on the Big Island of Hawaii.

They built their own home,
are raising three children and
rely more on their own skills and
hard work than n money to keep
themselves going. “We've lived
on as little as $7,500 a year,”
said Prevetz, “although now
with Andy taking on part-time
carpentry jobs our income has
been as high as $23,000."" (All
figures are in Canadian funds.)

“We barter, often grow ‘our
own food and go through lots of
second-hand clothes, especially-
for the children.” We met Pre-
vetz thanks-to my wife Mandy's
interest in coffee. While visiting
a roadside coffee bean stand, we
started talking to Prevetz who
had also stopped in; she asked us
if we'd like to visit'her planta-
tion. The 1.2 hectare (three-acre)
Pua Kalehua Homestead is less
than 2 km off the highway, yet
the trip takes 15 minutes in the
lowest four-wheel-drive gear.
Wild pheasants crossing in front
of us didn’t hurry.

“It used to be a donkey track,”
Prevetz said, “but we put in the
road about six or seven years
ago.” Before that, Prevetz and
Grubb used to haul supplies in
on their backs.

“When we first bought the
property in 1982 - we paid about
$36,000 - we lived under a
tarp,” she said. “"Then we stayed
in a Quonset hut while we built
the house.”

And what a house. Built into
the side of a hill, the 230-square
metre (2,500 square foot) struc-
turé is on three levels, with com-

Mike
Grenby
Syndicated
Columnist

fortable and casual large rooms
and a panoramic view of the
ocean about 600 metres below.
The place is wide open: not too
cool -in winter, not too hot in
summer. “We have solar panels
which give us electricity for
light, T.V. and small gppliances,
plus propane for the stove,” Pre-
vetz said. “We collect rainwater
in a tank and pump it up the hill
to give us a gravity feed.” Since
1990 there's even been the luxu-
ry.of a flush toilet - complete
with the ocean view.

Johanna, 10, was born at
home with the help of a mid-
wife: Emma, 8, and Eli, 6, were
born in the local hospital. Pre-
vetz drives them down to the
highway where they catch the
school bus.

At home, the children ride
their two ponies who, when. the
children aren't around, also
work as lawnmowers.

Wonderful lifestyles-don't always
require a wonderful income

“sion fruit, pineapple, bananas,

We walked through the fields
around the house and Prevetz
plucked some tangelos for us to
sample. Avocado, mango, pas.

oranges, macadamia | nuts,
papaya, guava - Prevetz and
Grubb have them all

The coffee trees are Prevetz’s
latest project. She sun dries the
coffee and has plans to roast her
own beans as well andy
savoured the coffee with the cin-
namon buns Peretz had especially
baked for us. We bought several
pounds ‘of this truly “100 per cent
Kona coffee” to take home

Prevetz would like to be self
supporting with the homestead’s
coffee and other produce. But to
diversify, she is also investing in
@ massage therapy course so she
can do part-time work to help
supplement the family’s income.

Coming from winter-bound
Canada, I'm sure this sub-t opi-
cal homestead hit us as: parthu-

larly appealing. But it shojws
once again you can find ygur
own wonderful life, a it

doesn’t take a six-figure income. \

The next time you go on a
trip, open yourself to the possi-
bility of an adventure like this.
You won't find it described in
the travel brochures and you
can’t buy such an experience -
but that only makes it all the
more valuable and special

Mike Grenby is a Vancouver
based columnist and indepen-
dent financial adviser who
works with individuals; he will
answer questions.as space
allows - write to him clo The
Castlegar Sun

Paying and playing the
percentages game

Most media reports about the
increase in the cost of Autoplan
insurance for 1993 have indicat-
ed that premiums are going up
an average 9.5 per cent. Invari
ably, those who take the time to
work out the percentage change
on their own policy come up
with a different figure

While nearly three-quarters
of B.C. motorists will actually
see increases lower than 9.5 per
cent, the calls ICBC gets are
from those wondering why their
increases are greater than avét-
age. The answer is found by tak-
ing a closer look at their
individual policies.

The typical Autoptan policy
consists of a number of cover-
ages: the basic, mandatory
insurance that everyone must
have and then the optional cov-
erages such as extra Third Party
Liability coverage, Comprehen-
sive and Collision. Each year,
ICBC calculates rates for each
of these coverages to balance
premiums collected with the
expected cost of claims.

Looking at 1993, premiums
for the basic and extra Third
Party Liability coverages is
going up an average of $83,
while the average Comprehen-
sive premium will be $6 higher.
These price rises reflect a wors-
ening “claims experience” for
these coverages.

On the other hand, Collision
premiums are going down an
average $37. As a result, people
who do not purchase Collision
are more likely to see a larger

Buying auto insurance...
how much is enough?

In the coming year, over 900
insurance brokers in B.C. will
meet the owners of 2.2 million
ICBC policies at least once

According to Jack Hamilton,
General Manager of the Insur-
ance Brokers Association of BE,
those meetings represent impor-
tant opportunities for individuals
to maximize the value they get
for each auto insurance dollar.

Hamilton says, “When you
buy auto insurance, you're buy-
ing a product that protects you,
your family and your property
from unexpected losses. Given
the price of auto insurance, it
really makes sense to take a few
moments to understand that
product — to be sure that it’s
going to deliver the protection
you need.

“For instance, ICBC has intro-
duced many new coverage
options over the past few years,
and some of them could save you
money,” he says.

According to Hamilton, one
area that many motorists should
review is the deductibles they
pick for Collision and Compre-
hensive coverage. “If you are

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willing to take a higher
deductible, that is, pay a bit more
of any loss yourself, your Colli-
sion or Comprehensive premi-
ums will be lower,” he

“People. who drive to work or
schoot have a number of options
to cut their total insurance bill. A

, broker can outline ways that car-

pooling or using Park and Ride
transit services can lower premi-
ums. I also suspect that there are
some motorists who have missed
the fact that ICBC has a lower
rate for people who commute
less than 15 kilometers each
way,” Hamilton said.

“On the other hand,” he says,
“you may wish to review your
liability insurance limits to make
sure they are adequate. Court
awards are ever increasing, espe-
cially in the United States, so it's
worthwhile to talk to your broker
about the level of protection you
have in the event you seriously
injure someone in a traffic acci-
dent.”

Hamilton also notes that
motorists should discuss the
option to increase the amount of
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insured motorists to $2 million
from the $1 million limit provid-
ed as part of the basic coverage

He adds, “Renewing an ICBC
policy is not like paying your
utility bill

Autoplan changes every year,
and the insurance brokers who
sell Autoplan policies are your
best source for help in sorting
out all of the options. We want
you to end up with the best pro-
fection your premium dollars can,
buy.”

percentage increase (about 14
per cent) for 1993, because they
will not have had the reduction
in the Collision premium to off
set the other increases. In dollar
terms, those who purchase Col
lision pay a higher total premi-
um than those who do nat

One group of motorists who
managed to avoid the 1992 rate
increase have already seen
increases of between 30 and 50
per cent

When rates for 1992 were
announced in December of
1991, approximately 35,900
policyholders immediately can-
celed 1991 policies and pur-
chased new, replacement
policies at 1991 rates. Another
155,000 motorists renewed poli
cies expiring at the end of
December, 1991 and, because
premium tevels for ‘92 were not
yet in’effect, their renewals
were at 1991 rates.

While they managed to get a
full year's coverage at a much
lower price than that paid by
others, they are now making a
direct jump from 1991 to 1993
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to make your views known,
contact Jean Matson, Execu-
tive Assistant at 775 - 0290.

New equipment

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the business is the proud
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