Page A12 The Castlegar Sun Got a sports Sideline, call the Gab at 365-5579 and he’ll put you in print. « t ALL FOR NTRIES The Second Annual juried EARIBITION FOR WOODWORKERS KOOTENAY VAL! UE ADDED WOOD FORUM VEMBER 3. 5, 1995 RE vetsTORe COMMUNITY CENTRE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 All entries to feature wood species found in the Kootenay region Awards wotalling $1 5,000 among several categories, including « special $5,000 award category for items designed for production. formation contact “OUT OF THE WOODS ‘95 Funded by: Foren Renewal B.C., Province of British Columbia and the Kootenay Forest Industry Kootenay School of the Arts G9, C.13, RR Winlaw, B.C., VOG. 2J0, Ph: 355-2555 Wednesday, August 9, 1995 .@ Regionals tougher and tougher, To make the Provincials is getting harder and harder.” An indication of that was the number of Provincial Qualifying Times and meet records broken at the ee Another indication was the nutnber ObProvineiat records that were extremely close to falling. Jones believes there are four or five swimmers in the Kootenay region who have a gen- uine shot of setting new records at the Provincial Championships in Victoria and it has him eager with anticipation. “I don't think we've had four or five total in any year,” said Jones. “For the chance to have that happen this year is pretty exciting.” The Aquanauts don’t have any of those record breakers but they do have some definite medal con- tenders. The two best are Adam Rodgers in Div. 7 and Shelby Miller in Div. 6. Rodgers will look to medal in I.M., freestyle and breaststroke while Miller will use her exceptional technique in the freestyle and fly events to find the podium. The Aquanauts are also taking a lot of firststime swimmers to the big meet anid coach Jones is interested to see how they handle the pressure “There is probably two things [that must be overcome by the rookie swimmers],” said Jones ‘Just the size of the meet is the first. There's a lot of swimmers and fans in the stands. Second, the psychological hurdle of there being o lot of fast kids rather than just a couple, Again, we've got a lot of fast kids but it’s a chal But it is the Provincials and that should be the place where the best truly shine. “This is the part of the year be n looking forward to the * said Jones. “This is the t a lot of the kids have set sights on from Day One.” The Aquanauts may be send- ing the quantity of swimmers but the Robson River Otters pride themselves on quality. Ten Otter swimmers competed at the Regionals and five qualified. They were Alyssa Watson, Emily Watson, Kerry Anderson, Scooter Corkle and Roman Wyllie. Only Corkle and Anderson will be attending the Provincial meet but the Otters success at Regionals was certainly a pleas- ant sight for head coach Kathlene Yetman “I was really happy with the way everyone swam,” said Yet- man. “We had some kids who MAZDA LETS YOU LAUGH AT THE WEATHERMAN. GET NO-CHARGE AIR CONDITIONING EQUIVALENT VALUE CREDIT! 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SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert aseball Coaching Tips Brought to you by: Norm Clark “HERE TO HELP” 365-2166 1761 Columbia Ave. Sliding Fundamentals The three purposes in sliding are to evade a tag, lo stop al a base, and to break-up a double play. Timing is essential for a good slide. It must not start too soon or too late, and the slider should keep relaxed when hitting the ground. As the player goes into the slide, hands should be clenched loosely to avoid broken fingers. The head must be kept back and the arms up. Bent Leg Slide: The bent lég slide is the most effective and popular slide in baseball. It pro- vides the quickest approach to the base and also enables the run- ner to pop-up and advance. The following are coaching points in learning the bent leg slide: + Start to slide at least 9 to 10 feet from the bag. + Take off from either leg (whichever is most natural) and bend it under. + Slide on the outside of the bent leg, contacting the ground with the calf, thigh and rear. + Keep low to the ground. Do not leap or jump. + Throw the head back as both legs bend, thus preventing the knees from hitting the ground first. Date: AuGusT 15, 1995 TIME: 6:00 -8:00 PM PLACE: CASTLEGAR COMPLEX NOVICE FEE: $175 + FUNDRAISING FEE COMPETITIVE: $195 + FUNDRAISING FEE + Face the instep of the bottom foot in the direction of the slide, preventing the spikes from catch- ing the ground * Always touch the base with the top leg. + Keep the leg relaxed, the knee slightly bent, and the heel off the ground Bent Leg—Pop-up and Advance: Towards the end of the bent leg slide the player pushes the bent leg up before the slide is completed. The momentum gen- erated from the slide along with the push up from the ground by the bent leg and the push up from the extended foot on the bag, spins the runner towards the next base Teaching Sliding: An excellent place to teach sliding is on wet grass. Have the players take off their shoes and slide to a loose base. If the grass is long, it need not be wet, but wet grass is easier to slide on than dry. Using a sweeping compound on the gym- nasium floor is fairly good also, although players will slide too far with this method. In the begin- ning, have the players assume the finished position 2 or 3 times before actually sliding so they are reasonably certain of what they are trying to do. August 9, 1995 ell after she had retired from her W career as a high school music teacher, Maude Prestay still kept active golf- ing, curling and tending to the roses in her green- house. Tall and determined, she continued to teach piano lessons privately in her own home long after her husband's early death due to a heart attack. Even after reaching her 80s, age seemed to have touched Prestay’s body only lightly. So it was with complete surprise that Prestay found herself suddenly ill. So ill, in fact, that her daughter flew home to take care of her. Maude’s ceaseless nervous jittering and con- stant restlessness meant no more private piano lessons. At night, delirium would set in, causing her to lose even more sleep. Something was defi- nitely wrong with Maude, and her daughter was determined to find out what. She started by contacting Maude’s doctor, who told her that only weeks ago he had prescribed her an anti-hypertensive drug for high blood pressure. Nothing unusual about that. But Maude had also complained quite recently of arthritis in her hands, and mentioned to her daughter that she was casually taking a pain medication that she kept in her bathroom cabinet for recurring arthri- tis attack episodes. This was something the doctor did not know “ about. But Maude’s daughter was not surprised. It wasn’t the doctor's fault. Maude took pride in her abilities as a first-rate pianist, and to admit to failing hands was not orily an embarrassment, but a sign of weakness — so much so, that she did not even want to tell her doctor. Instead, she would suffer in silence, or find her own medications to remedy POISONING Lic ELDERLY Prescription drugs often aggravate the symptoms they’re meant to correct net. Worse still, she admitted to her daughter that she was using many of the autdated medications for pain relief. ; Could it be possible that, combined with her recently prescribed anti-hyper- tensive drug, Maude was actually making herself ill? extreme care in handing out prescriptions, and seeking information about prior prescriptions or Over-the-counter drug use. “But if patients continue to use a previously prescribed drug for a different ailment, thinking it will help them anyway, accidents will still hap- pen,” says Hamann. Pethe Central Kootenay Health Unit, as part of its regular Wellness Program for seniors, holds a regu- lar brown bag day where seniors can pack up medi- cations to be sorted through by health care officials. If outdated medications are brought in, health offi- cials will dispose of them for visiting seniors. oon, pharmacists in the Kootenays will be able to review their patients’ complete prescription drug history, to help prevent potentially harmful reactions or interactions of non-compatible medications. All of B.C.’s approximately 700 community pharmacies will be connecting to the province's new “PharmaNet” by Sept. 1, 1995. As each pharmacy is connected to the PharmaNet, every prescription filled at that location will be. record- ed on the PharmaNet system. “Every time a prescription is filled it is record- ed on computer in Victoria,” says pharmacist Phil Angrignon of the Castlegar Pharmasave rp toi and other problems will also be noted on the file.” Another major benefit to patients is the Phar- maNet’s ability to instantly calculate their B.C Pharmacare benefits at the prescription counter, so they need not pay the portion covered by Pharma- care, and then wait lengthy periods for a rebate. “Tt will certainly be much more convenient for patients,” says Angrignon But the most sophisticated equipment still can- And when it came to pain medications, or medications of any kind, Maude, as her daughter |: so, her case would not be unique. Each year there are seniors who inad © Automatic transmission © Rear-wheel ABS * Driver's side air bag (SRS Nissan Sentra Base * Variable-assist power steering * 60/40 split fold-down rear seat back * Tinted glass * Digital clock * Tinted glass * Power steering * Alloy wheels * Rear ABS * Driver-side air bag * AM/FM stereo radio * 60/40 cloth bench seat not prevent patients, particularly seniors, from holding on to pills that should have been discard- ed fong ago. Most seniors have seen harsh times in their lives, having lived through the Great Depression. World War II, and other periods when conserva- tion and frugality were absolutely essential. For them it is still difficult, even today, to simply throw away items that cost a good deal of money to buy in the first place soon discovered, would hoard. It was with utter vertently make themselves ill after holding on to, and then taking, medi- disbelief that her daughter sorted through the cations which they mistakenly think will make them well bathroom cabinet, flushang out prescription medi- Reactions can be varied, from extreme behavior to perhaps only slight nau cations and over-the-counter drugs that dated sea. Or perhaps there might be no reaction at all back more than 20 years. Maude was a keeper “Many seniors believe they should never throw anything out, and that and a saver, holding true to that wise old saying, includes their medication. Their feelings are especially justified by the cost of ‘waste not, want not.” medication,” says Marla Hamann, a local pharmacist at the Castlegar and Dis Pills, pills and more pills. Maude had her own trict Hospital little pharmacy right there in the bathroom cabi- Marla says Castlegar is fortunate to have doctors and pharmacists who take 6TH ANNUAL HOCKEY WEST HOCKEY SCHOOL Castlegar Community Complex Aug. 21-25 « Ages 7-14 Registration Forms available at the Complex. For more information call: (604) 542-7035 OF passenger seating mazDa IT JUST FEELS RIGHT Beare ae CreG applies to nw 1995 mode's described. Equivalent credit for aie condstionng 1s $1,500 off MSRP (MPV with dual a conditioning is $2.30 off MSRP) fe 2variable only On ‘eta! purchases from available dealer stock starting July Sth fora limited time See participating dealers for details Supply and stock may vary by deal STORY AND PHOTO BY SHARLENE IMHOF? \