KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff community members, teachers parents of students, and other employees of the school board will have an opportunity to par Ucipate in discussion and activi ties related to educational matters were mandated by the Ministry of Education Assistant Superintendent of School District No. 9, Lach Far rell, pointed out that while only 30 per cent of Castlegar’s popu lation have children in school the Interaction Days are of impor tance to all Castlegar residents “The welfare of our commu nity depends on the training and Preparation of our youth, Uni versity by itself is not the answer. What about the 70 per cent who don't go to university We need to look at the training needed to make the students While it might be a new con Cept, it’s been a long time com ing and School District No. 9 Officials are going out of their way to assure that it's successful Barlier this year Community Interaction Days—days in which Sew What? Dressmaking Let me make your Halloween costumes ... Castlegar Aquanauts License No. 784512 HALLOWEEN BINGO Saturday, Oct. 30 Castlegar Arena Complex 254, 60% PAYOUT * EARLY BIRDS « 60% PAYOUT SPECIALTY GAMES Early Bird 6 p.m., Regular Bingo 7 p.m. viable members of the economic community as well,” Community Interaction Day will be held November | of this year, and again on May 2, 1994 In order to accommodate peo: ple who have younger children babysitting services will be available and activities, such as free public skating and a free movie, have been planned to allow parents to attend Interac tion Day. As well, the activities associated with Interaction Day have been scheduled to accom > those who work during the day. Funding for Interaction Day was provided through the Min- istry of Education. Details of the Interaction Days activities can be found in this issue of The Castlegar Sun Castlegar man to be charged A 31-year-old Castlegar man will be charged with refusing to Provide a breath sample after a two-vehicle accident October 24 The man had been northbound on Highway 3A when he Passed another vehicle, lost control of and then rolled his vehicle An 18-year-old Castlegar youth was southbound and in attempting to avoid the other out-of-control vehicle took to the ditch. The 31-year-old Castlegar man was taken to Castlegar and District Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and will appear in court December 29 to answer to charges related to the incident UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 1993 Submitted Wednesday, October 27, 1993 horses. Those members Cinder, Emma Davis This summer 4-H members have done a variety of things. Six members went to Elk Sanca where they joined three Cranbrook members and two members brought along a friend, At Elk Sanca we Played volleyball, baseball, beachball and soccer. We also had fun water games and relays. We had skits for entertainment and roasted marshmallows. We had great meals cooked by Dave White and Al Hudema. Thanks Dave and Al! Three horse ib riding riding Pazzaz, Caitlin Spilker riding Devon and Ricki-Lee Rysen took Cole’s Pride in ing show and Honey in a jumping clinic, E: came back with ribbons. October 17th the horse members had Achievement Day. Everyone achieved! It took place at April Reeve's farm, April was the . Thanks April! Carol Baker had to make a vegetable garden for neil had Achi the school- and ing in September. Day for cook- She served supper and handed in her book for went to Aspengr a horse camp, and Marissa Balahura bought a horse while she was there! Four members went in a adopt a grandparent. Cathy also did adopt a grand- Parent. We will all have awards night November 6th at the South Castlegar Fire Hall. Hallowe’en fun requires extra care Submitted On Hallowe'en, children are often intent on the Pleasures of dressing up in a scary costume and trick-or-treating with their friends and forget all about uaffic safety, so Parents and motorists must take of the responsibility for making this a safe, enjoyable ‘Hallowe'en If you're driving on Hal- lowe’en, remember to ‘. Stay alert and slow down The children can be excited and may not remember to stop, look and listen before crossing the Street. Expect the unexpected. + Be Particularly cautious when cars are parked along the side of the road. Eager trick-or- (reaters could suddenly run out into traffic from between the parked cars + If there are children cross- ing the street, be patient. Cos- tumes could impair their ability to get out of the way quickly. If you're taking or sending your children out to go trick- or-treating: * Be sure that they can be seen by motorists. Have them wear light-colored costumes, apply reflective Strips to the costumes and carry a flashlight. + Use face make-up, rather than a mask, as part of the cos- tume. That way, they'll be able to see approaching traffic and other potential hazards. Make sure that the costume allows freedom of movement and is short enough that the child doesn't trip over it * Have them complete their trick-or-treating calls at hous- €s on one side of the street before crossing to the other side. Remind them not to cross in the middle of the block, but only at intersections or crosswalks. Kootenay kids ‘get smart’ Submitted Over the last four years, over 50 Gigawatt hours of energy have been saved, or an equivilent of an annual average energy con- Plus Scratch ‘n Save even more 4f you purchase by December 10, 1993! Until December 10, if you f kitchen range or clothes dryer featured >uy any fine quality natural gas in our Showcase, you will save $50 on each appliance. You will also receive a Showcase 93 Scratch ‘n Save movie ticket. Scratch the ticket, correctly answer a skill-testing question and you could win free installation (up to $600 per discounts, or a three year extended warranty See your local BC Gas office for complete details BCGas (y) Naturally. any one of appliance), additional cash sumption of 3,600 homes thanks to West Kootenay Power's Power smart programs. But WKP hasn't Stopped at educating its adult consumers, instead they have realized that all of us need to be educated how to Tools stolen from Celgar A trailer parked on Celgar Property was broken into Octo- ber 24 and liquid air culting tools, a Makita saw and a Maki- ta grinder were stolen Total value of the items stolen is in excess of $1,000. Castlegar RCMP are continu ing their investigation into the incident @ Bears Continued from 1A high up and if we had tranquil- ized them they would have either injured themselves seriously or died when they fell.” Farynuk said that setting a trap for the bears was also not an option. “Had we set a trap and got one of the cubs first the sow would get mad trying to protect her cub.” Although Farynuk admits that shooting animals is the worst Part of his job, he defends the recent decision to destroy the three bears. “Public safety is always first PRESSWELL CURLING SUPPLIES Most Competitive Prices On: *Shoes -Gloves “Brooms Pants Outerwear Brenda and John Manwell 362-7309 coLtect use power wisely. In keeping with their Power Smant initiatives, hundreds of ele- mentary school students will be Picking up power smarts this week as WKP pilots its new energy edu- cation program in the Okanagan and West Kootenay schools.’ “Consumer education is an essential part of our Power Smart Programs. People discover how easy it is to save energy and they're happy to do their part We've found that this is just as true for students as it is for adults,” explained Power Sman Manager Jerry McRobb. The added benefit of educat ing students, said McRobb, is that consumption habits of future energy consumers will be changed. Although McRobb has been making periodic school presenta- tions over the last three years, the development of a more formal youth education program has been recent. The revised format will include a video, which illus- rates smart energy choices and the valde of using energy more efficiently, and a take-home activity book. @ Gate Night Continued from 1A on foot and in cruisers.” Hudema is also advising Motorists to take added care and slow down when Operating a vehicle on Hallowe'en. “The motorists are encour- aged to slow down and look out for all the little goblins and ghosts.” As well, Castlegar Fire Chief Gerry Rempel advised that both members from both fire halls will be on stand-by on Gate Night and Hallowe'en “Its been really quiet the last few years. We hope it keeps up.” Please donate your 800d, wearable children's winter coats so that all kids in Castlegar will be warm this winter, Donations of kids coats will be accepted at: 460 Columbia Avenue om My The Casi je 465 Columbia Avenue gar Sun Cis Monday to Friday: 9 am - 4 pm Sports Dept. ore , John Van Putten q 365-5579 e Castlegar Sun WEDNES| Hockey, with a different flavor JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports Most people think about a cold arena, popcom and players in excessive amounts of Protective gear when you mention a hockey match. But for this particular group of players none of those Stereotypes apply. They play outdoors in a kilt and little protective equipment is worn They are field hockey Players and this team represents Stanley Humphries Sec. ondary School, in Castlegar. The ior Girls team hosted five other Squads this past weekend for the Stanley Humphries field hockey draw. R. land took the overall title followed by Kelowna Secondary School with Stanley Humphries placing third. ‘Their record of three wins and two losses eared them the third place finish. They were beat “quite handily,” by Rossland according to Senior girls coach, Verna Cher- noff. The final score of 3-0 favored Rossland and was the first match of the weekend tourney for both teams. SHSS lost to Kelowna Secondary 1-0 and beat J.L Crowe 2-0, Mount Boucherie 4-0 and Rutland Sec ondary School 5-0. Retuming to regular West Kootenay action this past Monday, SHSS downed J.L. Crowe 3-0 in the semi- final match. The West Kootenay final was played October 27 against Rossland Secondary School and decided the champions of the West Kootenay area. For qualification in the Provincial Playoffs in Oliver, Wednesdays match had no meaning as both teams have already earned places in the November 4-6 play-downs. The SHSS Junior girls field hockey squad is having an impressive season so far, undefeated in regular season action. The team made up of players in grades nine and ten has only three players who have ever played field hockey before this season. Even though they are inexperienced, volunteer coach Anne Clow says “they are playing well as a team.” For the first time in five years Castlegar beat the junior Rossland squad. The October 14 match had SHSS taking a 2-1 win from the hands of the Rossland team. “Thave been trying to get them to think on their feet. I told them they need to think about what you are going to do with the ball before you get it,” Clow said. Player enthusiasm is a main reason for the teams recent success according to Clow. “I am working with girls who really want to be there,” she said. The junior SHSS Rockettes will be hosting a tour- ney this weekend. Teams from Rossland, Trail, Castle- gar and Salmo, among others, will be Participating in the event. Their first match will be against the Salmo team which is made up of players from grades seven through 12 due to the small size of their school “If we can get our act together we can do well. ..on a good field both teams can move the ball around well.” Two teams vy for title JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports It's down to one: game to decide the champs in the West Kootenay Flag Football League Castlegar Tom Kats line up against the Trail Dixie Lee Hawks in the final which is set for on Sat- urday at the Tadanac field in Trail. The top two teams from the reg ular season, Trail and Castle strong rivals throughout the en season, will meet to decide the overall league winner. This past weekends action had SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten Randy Renz, a Tom Kat player takes a tumble after a missed pass in Saturday's game. Castlegar playing their last regular season game against Trail, which was a battle for first place and home field advantage for the play- offs. Trail downed the Kats 29-21 and earned the advantage which included a bye through the first round of the play-offs. With the loss, Castlegar was forced to play another game on Sunday, the first game of the play- offs, against the Slocan Valley Dam Inn Mates. The game was much Closer then the 40-26 score suggests. “The game went back and forth, they were as close as three points at one time,” said Tom Kat player, Graham Menzies. In the contest, Castlegar correct- ed some problems which affected the team’s performance on Satur- day. “We did not tum the ball over or drop any interceptions.” Slocan Valley Coach, Bob White said it was “a good clean Played football game, I am proud of the players, we had a difficult season sitting at 0-7 near the end...they showed lots of character to come back and win a couple of games.” In preparation for the final, Menzies said the team is not plan- ning any changes and the team will be going with Ron Coe as the start- ing quarterback. Although the Mates lost the game they are still looking forward to watching the league final from the sidelines and prepare for next season. Looking ahead to next year White would like to see the league expand from the current three teams. “I hope to see the league expand to at least four teams next year.” A Stanley Humphries Senior Girls Fi the J.L. Crowe net to the dismay of t SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Ven Putten eld Hockey player, (bent over) guides the ball into he Crowe player and goal keeper. SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten Trail Hawks player, right gets a little aggressive while blocking a pass to Randy Renz. Special Olympics for special people gun Sports This may be the first year for Castlegar’s participation in the Spe- cial Olympics program but organiz- ers can already see the many benefits the participants are receiv- ing from the program. Two nights each week 12 area individuals take part in a variety of events ranging from soccer to swimming. “Special Olympics gives athletes the opportunity to learn new skills,” said Special Olympics volunteer Loni Peill “It's a lot of fun, definitely a rewarding experience. It gives me an opportunity to go out and help people with special needs." The program, which is in its third week, meets each Tuesday when — World class competition coming to Selkirk College Sun Sports Prepare yourself for volleyball action that will keep you on the edgé of your seat When it comes to volleyball, a match of this calibre is comparable to hosting the World Series Champions, the Toronto Blue Jays fora game in Castlegar. “This will be the best volleyball people in this area have ever seen,” said Selkirk College men’s volleyball coach, Mike Perra Selkirk College is hosting Team Canada who will be playing against Sung Kyun Kwan University from Korea on Saturday, October 30 at 8pm The Canadian team is based in Calgary and consists of players from all areas of Canada One player, Jason Haldane, is a native British Columbian from Terrace in his second year as a National Team member. His main role for the team places him in the Middle Position. At 203 sm Haldane is the tallest player on the team SKK University is ranked in the top three university teams in the world. Several players are also members of the Korean National team. Three players, Do Hun Im: Chang Wook Jin; and Byung Sun Kim represent the Nation- al squad in addition to their roles on the SKK University team “This team is one of the best university teams in the world,” Perra said The National team match will follow a var- sity match between Selkirk College and the British Columbia Institute of Tex hnology Both the men’s and women’s college teams will be playing against their appropriate BCIT counterparts 5 Tickets for the National team match are available for $6 in advance from either the Selkirk College Gymnasium or Mallards Sports in Castlegar. Tickets may also be pur chased at the door for $8 Team Canada volleyball player Jason Haldane is the only B.C. native on the team | the participants gather at the Kin- naird Elementary School Gymnasi- um to take part in the Athletic Chub. “The Athletic Club deals with specific sports, but a wide variety of them. We are teaching soccer now. In the future we will be doin; r4 snow-shoeing, skating and cross- country skiing.” On a weekly basis, on Thurs- days, swimmers meet at the Castlegar and District Community Complex pool for a night of swimming. Currently the has five executive volunteers and seven coaching assistants. In the future Organizers would like to see an increase in the number of vohunteers so they will be able to provide more individual attention. “We would like to be able to give more one-on-one contact between the coaches and the ath- letes,” Peill said. In the long term, according to Peill, the Special Olympics program Strives for integration into main “We would like to get the partici- pants to participate in other main Stream community sporting events.” Other area communities partic- ipating in the program are Grand Forks, Nelson, Trail, and Creston. Once the program progresses they hope to host competitions with other Special Olympics programs. More voluniteers are still needed and welcomed. You can meet at the Kinnaird Elementary School Gym Tuesdays at 7 p.m. or Thursdays at the pool at 6:30 p.m.