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Saturday, December 5, 1992 @

KCTA selects 1993

executive

@ Castlegar’s Ernie Turta
named district director

The Kootenay Country
Tourist Associations 1992 An-
nual General Meeting in
Grand Forks on November 27
and 28 was a huge success de-
spite the Friday snowstorm.

Prior to the AGM, Terry
Hood, the Director of Educa-
tional Services at the Pacific
Rim Institute of Tourism in
Vancouver, gave a very infor-
mative presentation on the
value of employee and em-
ployer training.

Simon Lucas and Murray
Atherton introduced the new
tourist information and reser-
vation system that will allow
tourists from all over North
America to access a toll free
service that will send them in-
formation or actually make
reservations at resorts and ac-
commodations throughout
British Columbia.

This service is a partner-
ship between B.C. Tel and
Tourism British Columbia and
has a start up date of May
1994.

The Honorable Bill Barlee,
Minister of Agriculture, Fish-
eries and Food and MLA for
Okanagan/Boundary dropped
in to give a few words of sup-
port to the much maligned
tourism industry.

His positive speech on the
value of tourism to the overall
economy of British Columbia
and his pledge to fight for an

and reps

increase to the Provincial
Tourism budget had the audi-
ence cheering and applauding
loudly.

The KCTA AGM followed
with the election of the 1992-
93 Board of Directors.

Two new seats were added
to the Board represented by
Christina Lake and Grand
Forks.

The previous Boundary
seat was changed to Green-
wood-Midway-Rock Creek.
The elected Board of Direc-
tors are as follows:

DISTRICT/DIRECTOR
Creston - Chuck Truscott
Salmo - vacant
East Kootenay Lake - Claude
Gallinger
West Kootenay Lake - Norm
Mackie
Nelson - Mike Adams
Kaslo - Doug Roberts
Nakusp - Gord Graupe
Slocan Vallley - George Iver-
son
Castlegar - Ernie Turta
Rossland - Eric-Skat
Petersen
Trail - Dave Palmer
Christina Lake - Dominic Mo-

ro
Grand Forks - Ted Murray
Greenwood/Midway/Rock
Creek - Cate Redden

¢ The new KCTA executive :

elected by the Board of Direc-
tors are:

President - Mike Adams

Vice President - Cate Redden
Treasurer - Norm Mackie

into Ghap
hosts successful tea

ter No. 7

Minto Chapter No. 79
Order of Eastern Star
held a very successful tea
and bazaar in the Senior
Citizens Hall on Nov.
28th.

Greeting the guests
was worthy matron Mrs.
J. Buffet who extended a
hearty welcome to all.

Selling tickets at the
door were Mrs. P. Petts
and Mrs. E. Berekoff.

In charge of the sewing
and novelty table were
Mrs. M. Ackerman and
Mrs. R. Moffat.

Mrs. M. Oswald and
Mrs. I iaheiee yore
kept busy at the sup-

table.

A. Anderson who along
with Mrs. C. Couch was
responsible for the table
decorations.

Those serving the tea
tables were Mrs. B. Schel-
lenberg, Mrs. J. Brown,
Mrs. J. Sylvest and Mrs.
L. Miskel.

The busy kitchen
workers were Mrs. R.
Partridge, Mrs. M. Rush,
Mrs. D. McAlIphine, Mrs.
C. Couch, Mrs. M.
Peachey and Mrs. E.
Crawford. The door prize
was won by Mrs. Helen
Leduc.

The members of Minto
Chapter extend a sincere
thanks to all who attend-
ed and helped make it a
very successful after-
noon.

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@ Saturday, December 5, 1992

FastLANE

Win or lose, it’s
in The News.
Jonathan Green
365-7266

RING IN
THE NEW
YEAR

With Christmas
just around the
corner, that
means New
Year's is just
around the corner
and that means
the annual
Castlegar
Cashpiel is just
around the corner
on Jan; 2nd and
3rd. With more
than half of the
12 openings
spoken for, the
sooner you call
organizer Kelly
Johnson, the
better. Reach him
at 365-5666.

O SAY
CAN U SKI

Has Rossland's
Red Mountain
got a deal for you
and the folks in
your office.On
Dec. 13, Jan. 6
and 25, you and
your fellow
employees can
ski at Red for just
$10, which will
get you a lift
ticket and rental
equipment
among other
things. Call 362-
7115 for more
details.

QUOTE OF
THE WEEK

“It became quite
clear that we
were out on the
court playing like
we were facing a
bunch of ghosts”
— Mt. Sentinel
senior girls
volleyball coach
Joe Moreira on a
semi-final loss to
Barriere of
Kamloops at last
week’s
Provincials in
Kelowna.

LocdSPORTS

@ Basketball season begins again for Closkey and Ritchie

Jonathan Green
SPORTS REPORTER

Although they've got a very long way to go, the Stanley Humphries
senior girls basketball team took the first step Tuesday to attaining
the heights they reached last year.

Facing Salmo, the Rockettes rallied from a sluggish start to beat the
Falcons 45-35 in overtime.

Wendy Closkey led the way with 16 points, while Tamara Rezansoff
added 14.

Coach Jack Closkey said he was happy to see the team overcome the
slow start and turn it into a win.

“We were awful at the beginning, as I expected,” he said Thursday.
“We showed so much development during the game.

“I was quite impressed for a first game.”

Set for a rebuilding year, the Rockettes bear very little resemblance
to the team that was ranked No. 2 in girls AA basketball last season.

Gone are Rory Perrier, Laurel Closkey and Kelly Davidoff, the nu-
cleus of the team that came so very close to a provincial title.

Taking their places are only three returnees from that team, Rezan-
soff, Rhonda Dawes and Wendy Closkey, and coach Closkey realizes
the task ahead of them this season.

“We’re going to spend a ton of time learning,” he said. “Whether or
not we get to the Provincials again, it’s hard to say at this point.”

Coach Closkey and the rest of the Rockettes should get a good idea
of how things will go this year when their annual Blue and Gold tour-
nament wraps up tonight.

Hosting five teams from Fernie to Kelowna, Stanley Humphries will
have their hands full.

Salmo comes in ranked No. 1 in A division, Fernie is the defending

WOGKERS, ROCKETTES READY TO ROLL,

champion while KLO of Kelowna is the tournament favorite.

Closkey said a factor in how the team does will be the performance
of three Grade 10 players, Treena Goolieff, Stephanie Rezansoff and
Lisa Datchkoff.

He said the three have the ability to play senior ball, they just lack
experience.

With that in mind, Closkey isn’t expecting the Rockettes to emerge
victorious.

“I don’t see us winning the tournament, we’re too young,” he said,
adding that things should change over the course of a season.

“It’s pretty early to tell, but we should do pretty well.”

The final is set for 6:30 p.m at Selkirk College.

Meanwhile, over in the senior boys camp, the Rockers looked good
Wednesday as they thumped the L.V. Rogers Bombers 96-67.

Marcel Dussaeult was the locals top scorer, finishing with 30 points
while Jeff Moffat had 28.

Coach John Ritchie said the game was a good tune-up for a tour-
nament in Kelowna today.

“Hope so,” he said. “The boys were pretty impressive.”

Ritchie said early indications are this year’s squad is better than the
one that lost to Grand Forks in the West Kootenay final last year.

He said the addition of some capable juniors to the six senior re-
turnees makes for a lethal combination, something Rogers found out.

“The juniors that came in didn’t hurt us at all,” he said. “In fact,
they helped us a great deal.”

Ritchie said he was pleased with the performance, especially with
the absence of Todd Bonderoff and Dan Kooznetsoff.

He said the return of the pair in Kelowna could mean big trouble for
the Rockers’ opponents.

“We're hoping that they come back and make us even stronger than
we were (Wednesday) night,” he said.

@ Five-game month could add up to
10 big points by Christmas time

this season.

Rebels look to rebound in month with league weaklings

Steve Gropp — by far their most consistent

Knowing a good thing when they see it,

NEWS STAFF

A team looking to cure what ails it, the
month of December could be just what the
doctor ordered for the Castlegar Rebels.

Coming off their first two-game losing
streak of the year, the Rebels are hurting,
especially when those two losses were
against division rivals to the tune of 19-2.

But things could become good again
between now and Christmas, as the
- Kootenay International Junior Hockey
League squad has five home games with
teams below them in the league standings.

It all started last night with the East
Division’s Elk Valley Raiders, a team the
locals whalloped during a Halloween
weekend road trip, and continues tonight
against the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks.

Coach Garry Sauer said the team was
loose at practice Tuesday, one that was
forgetting the past and concentrating on
the future.

“They didn’t look like a team that was
blown out over the weekend even though
we lost 19-2,” he said. “We have to put
those games behind us and come out and
play a little more disciplined game.”

The Rebels headed into last night’s
game minus the services of defenceman

the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey
League’s Trail Smoke Eaters plucked the
Merritt native from the Rebels roster and
Sauer admitted it would a create a hole on
the blue line.

But rather than worry about the loss of

_Gropp, the coach said it’s more important

to find the confidence the team looks to
have lost.

He said that a series of high-scoring
wins would go a long way to returning the
Rebels to where they were headed not long
ago.
“It sure would be nice to win some big
ones,” he said. “It would get them their
confidence back.

“T think they need that.”

The Rebels have been an incomplete
team for some time as several key players
have either been out with injuries or under
suspension.

Sauer said with everyone back, lines are
intact once again and all systems are go.

“We’ve got to get back to doing the
things that helped us win earlier,” he said.
“I’m sure the players are going to be
ready.”

Game time tonight is 8 p.m. at the
Complex.

News file photo
A key Rebel, Steve Gropp was plucked from
the roster by the Trail Smoke Eaters Tuesday.

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