The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, December 16, 1992 KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Fast, Caring Service és Courter Service Toll Free: 1-800-561-5353 Trust LOOMIS for this Christmas!!! 30% Discount Off Regular Price Depot to Depot Service!l! 15% Discount Off Regular Price to Door Servicel! Outbound to All Service Points in Canada! LOOMIS Rates & Information: 365-8458 Recent attempted abductions in Nelson and New Denver has a Blueberry Creek parent con- cerned, and this concern was shown by a letter she sent to School District No. 9 outlining suggested security measures for local schools. Cindy Fry listed in a letter suggestions and observations of security measures which are prac- Silver Rattle Antiques 301-11 Ave. Castlegar: (in Tulips Building) 365-5191 ticed in other schools through Canada. The proposals Fry sug- gested were mentioned in a col- umn in a local paper, and now Fry would like to set the record straight about a column in a local newspaper which was written to the School Board regarding sug- gested security measures. Fry is concerned that there might have been some misunder- standing due to her wording. “I was a bit concerned some of my wording was unclear. What I included in my brief as a list of Suggestions was actually a list of security measures I know are in Place at some larger schools. Even though many sugges- tions and observations were included on her list, Fry main- tains it was not her intention that Local mom wants to clear the air all the suggestions be implement- ed, or that some of the stronger measures, such as video equip- ment and hired guards be adopted by School District No. 9. “It was not my suggestion that all of these measures be imple- mented locally, but just that secu- rity measures at our schools be — and improved if neces- Side Pocket acting as drop-off for Christmas donations SUN STAFF The Side Pocket Family Bil- liard Lounge and Snack Bar is getting into the Christmas spirit by offering hot chocolate and snacks Dec: 23 from 7-9 p.m., to patrons who donate an item of food to be used towards Christ- Christmas ‘caroling will also be offered by young people of the community to help_ make the ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch Binge every Thursday (L/M 772268) ¢ Meat draw every Saturday » Guests with members weiceme! 248 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-7017 sia KAY - has the perfect lasting gift to suit everyone! 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Side Pocket Manager, Tom Larsen, said the Side Pocket feels a commitment to Castlegar, and the planned event is a way to help show that commitment to the community. “We think this is a chance to help provide the community with a sense of spirit necessary for this time of year.” Larsen also said the caroling event could not have happened without the support of other busi- nesses in the community. The Side Pocket would like to thank the following businesses for their support in helping with the Christmas event: The Salva- tion Army Food Bank, Castlegar Foods, The Castlegar Sun, CKQR, Strong Communications and Bonnett's. Larsen also wishes to send Season's Greetings to the citizens of Castlegar. “The Side Pocket would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year.” Secondary school gets entire new gymnasium floor KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Stanley Humphries Secondary School is in the process of receiv- ing another gymnasium floor. The first gym floor was installed in 1987 when renovations were done to the gym, but a water sprinkler discharged Nov. 16, leav- > ing the new floor unusable. SHSS Principle, David Hogg, has said earlier that he was hope- ful the gym floor would be totally replaced, and now his wish is about to come true. Hogg said the new floor is Superior to the one laid in 1987. “This is very much a state of the art floor. It is one of the best floors available today.” The company who originally restored the floor, Centaur Prod- ucts Inc., is removing the old damaged floor and replacing it with a maple floor. The original floor had been laid on rubber, which was on top of cement, allowing the water from the sprinkler to seep into the wood causing it to warp and buckle. The new floor is to be laid on joists, or sleepers, which would allow any water that might spill on the floor to drain away from the flooring, thus avoiding a repeat of the earlier situation. The cost of replacing the floor will be carried by the insurance company for the school, and the Ministry of Education Hogg said. “I'm led to understand the insurance company and the Min- istry will pick up the cost for this.” It is projected the floor will be available for use by the students by Jan 22 Salvation Army needs further assistance KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Although the Salvation Army's food bank is fairly well stocked, Richard Parr, Castlegar Salvation Army coordinator, is hoping to have enough cash donations so special items for the Christmas hampers can be pur- chased. 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V1L 1H5 WAGON 5 pass., bed pkg., 58,000 kms. VOYAGER *7,990 Frenk Anderson Mike Keegan bonpoors Wayne D. Badger pod 7202 Cal Carruthers > 352-7202 SXXXXIXXXXIXXIXIXXIXXIXXIXIIXIIXIIXIIIIXIX AIX IIXIIXIXIIIIXIIIIIE. “There are specific needs for the Christmas hampers. There are certain items that need to be bought, that we don’t have in the food bank. We try and stock the Christmas hampers with things that aren't everyday items, but are special to Christmas.” This is the first year the Salva- tion Army has been located in Castlegar, so Parr said there aren't any previous donations with which to compare. “The amount of donations aren't bad, but it could always be better. We have nothing to judge them ‘é ” Currently there is only one of two kettles out on the street due to the lack of volunteers. “We only have a couple of volunteers, and they're both off with colds. Donations to the ket- tle are slower than hoped for. I'm the only one manning the kettle right now.” Although cash donations for the Christmas hampers are always welcome, the Salvation Amny is still accepting donations We Install BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS + NO Bags to buy + NO Filters to clean + 4.1 peak horse power * 140° water lift * 10-year motor warranty 599 = HAND TOOLS: (Other models available) 365-5087 c = a Ss OR Ss Sports Dept. John Van Putten 365-5579 WEDNESDAY, November 25, 1992 9A Glance Ski conditions Red Mountain in Rossland is reporting 110 cm of base with just a sprinkling of new snow reported. They are expecting a front to move across the area, bringing more new snow before the weekend. Starting this Friday Red Resorts will be open seven days a week. Lifts scheduled to be in oper- ation this weekend: Friday Granite, Paradise and the T- bar, Saturday and Sunday the Red Mountain chair lift will also be in operation. From Boxing day until Jan- uary 3 all chairs will be oper- ating. Anyone interested in skiing on Christmas day the hours are: The T-Bar and Granite lift, 11-3 and the Par- adise lift 11:30-2:30. Whitewater in Nelson is reporting 130 cm of base snow, 50 cm in the last week and 5 cm of new snow. They will be opening for full operation starting December 19, This Sunday is Santa on the mountain day. Go out for a day of skiing and maybe you can ski with good old St. Nick. Hours of operation for this weekend will be 9-3:30 both days. For the most recent snow JOHN VAN PUTTEN _ Sun Sports Another tournament, another tournament win. The Stanley Humphries Senior Girls Basketball team were on a weekend road trip to Calgary to play in the Southern Alberta Insti- tute of Technology (SAIT) tour- nament. Three wins later the tournament title was theirs. “They have really improved, they are getting better every time they go out,” SHSS Rock- ettes Coach Jack Closkey said. It was the second win in as many tourneys for the Rockettes. The first victory was on their home turf during the Blue and Gold tour- nament, December 4 and 5. The first match of the SAIT tournament had the Rockettes ‘Considering we are not that good yet, the kids find some way of grinding it out and finding a way to win’ — JACK CLOSKEY SHSS Rockettes coach di call the Whi Snowphone at 352-7669. Cross-country skiing news The Castlegar Nordic Ski club is planning a moonlight ski on Saturday, December 19. Guided parties will be leaving the Mudd Lake parking lot at 7:00 p.m.. To find out more information and to help the club plan for the right number of people, interested people are asked to call Sue or Bert Port at 365-6056 The difference between the speed and grace of the (Olympic champions and most other cross-country ski enthu- Siasts has to do more with technique than equipment The Castlegar Nordic Ski Club will be offering three courses each geared towards different skill levels. December 19-Intermediate (you need the fine tuning); January 9-Introduction (Santa left you your first skis); Jan- uary 16-Skating (You haven't quite got the knack yet). To reserve your place, or for more information call Bert Port at 365-6056. The club is planning a three cabin tour January 16. Call John Orr at 365-2455 for more details. Phone 365-5579 with your sport brief matched up against Ft. McLeod Secondary School. SHSS won that game 37-32. The high scorer for SHSS was team Captain, Wendy Closkey, with eight points. Next the Rockettes met up with Foremost Secondary School team The local girls took the win 48-45 It was as Closkey described it, “The toughest game of the season, they should have beat us, they lead us most of the game.” Riding high on the win, the girls squared up against Hanna Secondary School in the cham- pionship game. The ‘girls took the paime 60-44, earning them another tournament title Riding along with an 8-0 JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports The SHSS Rockers, really did not feel up to doing much rocking this past weekend. The Stanley Humphries Senior Boys Basketball team went to Oliv er, for the South Okanagan Tourna- ment, unfortunately the team players and even the coach were plagued by a persistent flu bug. “We did not have a very good weekend, we were all fighting the flu bug,” Senior boys Coach John Ritchie said. Even though some of the players CASTLEGAR REBELS’ HOCKEY GAME RESULTS: NONE PLAYED LEAGUE PLAYER Brad Koole Jori Dhami Dempz Biar Lewis Kinnig Tom Viselic Doug Steinstra Derek Bird Lyle Feeney Ryan Tansy Ryan Osachoff Tom Maryschak Mike Hass Derin Talotti David Burroughs QOALIE Pat Gris Jim Bousfeild James Scherck Gord Kelly The Sun Standings File SCORING STANDINGS EAST DIVISION TEAM Elk Valley Golden Elk Valley Columbia Valley Golden Columbia Valley WEST DIVISION Grand Forks 21 Rossland Spokane Grand Forks Grand Forks Spokane 23 Spokane 21 Grand Forks 23 GOALIE STATS TEAM Nelson Grand Forks Grand Forks Nelson Rockette team members concentrate on the helpful hints given to the girls by Stanley Humobvies Senior Girls Bas- ketball Coach Jack Closkey , during a half time break. record so far in the young sea- son, the Rockettes are surprising their coaches with their ability to pull off a victory each game The provincial girls basketball stafidings have béefi feleased by the Brit##h Cob Sétondary School Girls Basketball Association, and SHSS have earned themselves a did not even join the team for the trip to Oliver, Ritchie was not upset with the boys performance. The boys managed to squeeze a fourth place finish out of the eight team tourney. “We were without one of our stars, Dan Kooznetsoff who did not come on the trip because of the flu.” Even with the flu bug moving from one team member to anoth er, the rockers won their first game of the tournament Friday night against Surrey Bible Acade my 71-48. Marcel Dusseault lead the way on the scoreboard with 21 points for the SHSS boys. The next game had SHSS jump- ing off against Osoyoos Secondary tenth place provincial ranking. ‘Number ten at this point is good, we may not be there long but we will take it for now Closkey said Even though the girls are sit- ting pretty with their 8-0 record, Closkey did not expect them to improve as quickly as they have School, The Rockers were on the losing end of the final 69-56 score Leading the Rockers on the offense was Jeff Moffat with 26 points The third and final game of the competition had the boys matched up against Pleasant Val ley Secondary School, from Kelowna. The Rockers ran out of steam and lost the game 70-50. Dusseault lead the flu ridden boys with 20 points during their final game. “We had expected to do bet- er,” Ritchie said, but the unfortu nate attack of the flu hampered the teams performance. One of the goals of the Senior KOOTENAY INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE WEST DIVISION STANDINGS TEAM Grand Forks Nelson Maple Leafs Spokane Braves CASTLEGAR REBELS Beaver Valley N Hawks Rossland Warriors w GF @A 19 E 179 189 EAST DIVISION STANDINGS TEAM @p Columbia Valley 26 Golden Rockets 26 w L ay QF 9 17 fo) 12€ 18 20 LEAGUE GAME RESULTS FRIDAY DEC. 11 Elk Valley 5 @ Golden 7 Nelson 3 @ Cc ind Forks * umbia V: @ Beaver Valiey SATURDAY DEC. 12 Nelson 5 @ Eik Valley 3 stumbia Valley 3 @ Golden 4 aver Valley 2 @ Grand Forks. 14 Spokane 4 @ Rossland SUNDAY DEC. 13 Nelsor 11 @ Elk Valley 2 « Valley 3 @ Spokane 8 Rockettes scoop second straight tourney win Sports File Photo By John Van Putten 1. Duchess Park, Prince George 2. Lambrick Park, Victoria 3. Westsyde, Kamloops 4. Pitt Meadows, Fraser, Valley 5. Little Flower Academy, Vancouver Provincial Top Ten 6. Kelly Road, Prince George 7. D.W. Poppy, Langley 8. K.L.O., Kelowna 9. Robron, Campbell Riyer 10. Stanley Humphries, Castlegar boys team according to Ritchie is to play a more consistent game. A problem the boys have been run- ning into in their effort to practice and become more consistent is finding a location to practice. The gymnasium floor at SHSS is still out of commission after the Nov. 16 sprinkler accident flooded the gym and warped the wooden floor. Ritchie says the repairs have start ed, but he expects the gym to be out of commission until the end of January. A problem that comes along with not having a gym floor to practice on, is the Rockers and the Rockettes can’t have any home games. With- SHSS boys plagued by flu at weekend tourney out the home games the teams have had a decline in fan suppor. “With no gym to play in, the girls and the boys teams have had no sup- port from the fans,” Ritchie said. The athletic department at SHSS has been trying hard to scrounge locations to play their games and hold practices. They have been using the gym at Selkirk College and the Kinnaird Middle School gym when they have not already been booked for something else All they can do Ritchie says is, “We are going to try and scramble and try and get some practice time together.” AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS ap w 16 14 14 10 Halifax 2 9 Lt QF PTs 10 2 34 10 110 7 32 1 126001 10 16 NORTHERN pnercn ST. w Pheer District 16 Adirondack 14 Providence 15 Springfield n New Haven 5 SOUTHERN on STANDINGS TEAM Binghamton Rox Herst Utica Hamilton T @F 4 181 fe) 13. 3 4 4 3 Halifax 7 @ Fredericton 2 Cape Breton at Moncton Adirondack @ Capital District Baltimore @ New Haven Binghamtoh @ Providence Utica @ Roghester SATURDAY ape Breton 6 @ Fredericton 1 Moncton 7 @ St. John's 5 Baltimore 6 @ Hamilton 1 Adirondack 9 @ Providence 5 Capitol District 6 @ Springfield 1 Hershey 4 @ New Haven 1 Utica 4 @ Binghamton 2