BA Choice of equipment is dependent upon a variety of factors: terrain available, your technical abilities and physical conditioning, how much you're able to ski, and moncy available for gear. Terrain Will you be using flat fields and golf courses? Will you have access to prepared tracks? Will you take part in competitions, or family tours on weekends? Will you win- ter camp or try mountaineer- ing? Frequency Can you ski daily; how much and how far? Does snowfall guarantee skiing when you want it? Do you have access to ski areas? Do you ski once a week or once a month? - Physical Conditioning Will you be touring over short or long distances? Will you enter major marathons of up to 160 km in length? Is an hour of skiing at a time a major effort? Are you train- ing daily for elite compe- tion? Do you ski walk, or can you kick and glide, the latter at high tempo? Budget Have you little to spend or a great deal of money at your disposal? Are you inter- ested in equipment as a longterm investment or gear that need only last a season? Carefully consider your personal situation before you enter a ski shop. = Competitor: Racing, 44- 46 mm; Training, 46 mm. Expert: Light Touring, 46-51 mm; Touring, 51-57 mm. Ski Walker: Touring, 51-57 mm. Ski Novice: Touring, 51- 57 mm; No wax. Bushwhacker: Touring, 51-57 mm; Mountaineering ‘Curtis asks fulfilment of commitment Hugh Curtis, provincial secretary and minister of government services, has called on the federal govern- ment to fulfil its commitment to amateur sports and cul- ture resulting from the agreement with the prov- inces on Loto Canada. Terms of the agreement, released by Curtis earlier . this month, provide for pay- ments of $24 million annually by the provinces so that the federal government can con- tinue to support amateur sports and the arts. “In its last full year of operation, Loto Canada pro- vided $3.7 million to support amateur sport across the country,” Curtis stated. “The $24 million payment thus represents a significant new opportunity for the federal government to advance its support of sports and culture. Under the terms of the agreement, the federal gov- ernment will no longer sell lottery tickets after the Dec. 81 Loto Canada draw. The 10 provinces have agreed to remit a guaranteed total sum of $24 million to the govern- ment of Canada, payable in quarterly installments of $6 million, the first payment to be made on April 1, 1980. The agreement stipu- lates that each qq ly in- CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 28, 1979 Ski cross country Choosing your equipment Bushwhacking, 58 mm plus. * mm dimensions indi- -eate waist widths in milli- ‘metres, Wooden Laminated Skis Advantages: Easily wax- ed; perform very well in cold snow; will provide some grip and glide if wax wears off. Disadvantages: More likely to break; edges wear quickly on icy, crusty snow; require tarring to seal out moisture; will gain some weight in wet conditions. Synthetic Skis Advantages: Virtually unbreakable; excellent glide; resist wearing in icy, crusty snow; excellent downhill manoeuvrability; little up- keep. Di: Harder use caution if waxing with a torch, Pile-lined, High-Cut Boots Advantages: Better pro- tection against snow; warm. Disadvantages: Heavier; lin- ing takes a while to dry. Low-Cut Boots Advantages: Lighter; dry quickly, Disadvantages: Tend to be colder; need boot covers, Bamboo Poles Advantages: Good buy for money; easily repaired if ‘broken. Disadvantages: Ten- dency to split; too flexible; can break. Aluminum Poles Advantages: Sturdy; un- breakable. Disadvantages: to wax; tendency for racing models to delaminate thus for use in prepared trails only; NET AND NET but the ball: stayed in Copilano’s hands during the first game of the Totem Conference Volleyba nument between Selkirk and Capilano Pp can bend. Carbonfibre Poles Advantages: Very light; stiff for excellent poling. | Tour- College at Selkirk's West gym on Saturday Disadvantages: Break if ra- cipient of sharp blow; most expensive type. Charts to determine the proper length of skis, height of poles and sizes of boots are available in most cross coun- try ski shops. A few standard mea- surements exist which apply to everyone. In selecting the proper | length of ski for yourself, the tip should touch the palm of” your upward extended hand. The longest ski a man will choose is 210 centimetres, unless he is over six foot one. The maximum ski length is 220 cm. The taller and heavier you are, the stiffer, not longer, a ski you should choose. Women of the same height as men will choose skis five to. ten centimetres _ shorter; as men usually put more force into their kicks and can handle a longer ski. In selecting the proper stiffness of ski to physical e and all Playbook By RICK CROSBY HOCKEY North Michigan University, which houses several hockey players from Castlegar, won both their games played on Nov. 16 and 17. Steve Bozek, of Castlegar scored the winning goal in overtime against Lake Superior, to win the game 8-7. On Nov. 17 NMU beat Lake Superior 8-1, Both games were played in Sault Saint Marie. HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL A total of 16 schools from throughout the province will compete in the B,C. Double A Boys’ Volleyball Championships at J. Lloyd Crowe High School in Trail Thursday to Saturday. All the zone playoffs are finished and this tournament is the final event of the season. “J, Lloyd Crowe was lucky to get it this time,” says At Pp head Pai hard: “I think we'll do quite well, We've done quite well against Nelson and they're a top team.” “[ have high hopes of getting into the top eighth position,” said Crowe coach Jim Todd. “Most of our kids played last year so they have experience. We'd like to place in the top eighth, but it’s hard to know because we're not aware of the teams from the north, In the five tournaments we've played in this year we won three and came second in one and third in another. RAIL TABLE TENNIS Registration for the Trail Table Tennis tournament Dec. to ITTF Af ittee will be 9 at St. Michael’s School is Dec. 8. will run that wax or non-waxable patterns make contact with the snow, stand evenly weighted over the. harness section of your selected skis. A piece of paper placed under More on Page BS and Sunday. Capilano beat Selkirk 15-4. Complete results of the tourney will ap- pear in next week's issue. —News/MirrorFoto by Rick Crosby Second time around Nelson rink on to Labatt's West Kootenay Zone Curling League reached the mid-point of its first regular season last weekend with play in Grand Forks. For the second consecu- tive weekend, a Nelson rink * came out on top. The Stills’ Foursome won all three games Sunday to post a five win-one-loss weekend. Their only loss was against Gil LeMoel of Trail. This game was the high- light of the weekend, as the woo & 5 J. Paolong, Tr. K. Fines . 4 B. Vanhelle- mond, Tr. 2 4 = 833 The league: takes a two- stallment' will be adjusted to reflect the effects of inflation, using the consumer price index as the standard of measurement, The provincial share of the quarterly -payment will be based on sales. lead ly ch hands, but LeMoel won it by stealing one in the 10th end. Labatt’s curler of the weekend award went to Gerry Stills of Nelson. Standings at the midway point: It’s Time To Get Ready SKI layoff now and resumes play Dec. 8 and 9 in Castlegar, Dec. 15 and 16 in Rossland and the wind-up spiel in Trail on Jan. & and 6. The ALTERNATIVE PLACE to Take Your SCRAPES ED WIEBE. interprovinciolly licenced C.8.C, claims honored + made by the final. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Novice singles register at 9 a.m.; Men's doubles and Mixed doubles at 11 a.m.; and Men's and Women’s singles at 1 p.m. 0 Competing to make B.C. Winter Games. Viewing sports in the area Fees for the tournament are $1 per entry. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL “ Castlegar is.undefeated so far and, “we're golng to’ okay," says coach Doug Pilatzke. ay Castlegar beat Selkirk in two games, 65-54 and 67-48, and downed New Denver 45-89 and Trail-Rosslarid 64-45,“ “The only team we havn't played is the Trail Beavers,” sald Pilatzke. “I suspect they will be our toughest competition to date.” - 2 _ COLLEGE SOCCER ‘ i The Selkirk Saints placed fifth out of elght colleges ‘ competing in Britth Columbia this season. : The Saints wound the season up with five wins, elght losses and a tie for a total of 11 points, ‘The Saints are getting better all the time. Their toughost competition was probably Capilano College, which placed fitst - this year. Bore The Saints finished the season on Nov. 3 and 4 with a split against Cariboo College. WINTER GAMES ‘! The second annual B.C. Winter Games will be held'in, Kimberley, Feb. 27 to March 2, 1980. io This will be the fourth session of the Winter Games held in B,C. since their start in August, 1978. a A total of 2,800 athletes will take part in 20 different sports with events taking place in Kimberley and Cranbrook. During 1979, 112,000 British Columbians took part’ in both the summer and winter games through the playoff season in eight zones, : Some 3,600 athletes are expected to attend the 1980 B.C. Summer Games in Kelowna on August 16 to 18. CASTLEGAR AUTO BODY 624 6th Ave. S. 365-5424 ‘ Non-invasive Now you can measure flow inside a pipe, simply and inexpensively with- out having to break into the pipe or disrupt the flow in any way. Polysonics non- invasive ultrasonic flowmeters feature state- of-the-art electronic circuitry and single trans- jesign permitting tlow measurement of a (Outsidethe-pipe Flowmeter ee wide range of liquids over a broad temperature Playoff activity to de- termine the athletes and teams who will represent the Kootenay Zone at the second B.C. Winter Games being in Kimberley Feb. 27 to March 2, 1980, will soon be taking Place at various locations :throughout the Kootenays. Below are sports for which playoff dates have been finalized. Also listed are locations and names of per- son interested athletes may contact for information on rules and eligibility restric- tions for each sport. Basketball — Jan. 11 - 12, 1980 at Mt. Baker High School, Cranbrook Broomball — Jan. 12 - 13, 1980 at Marysville Arena Curling [ladies] — Jan. 4, 5, 6, 1980 at Cranbrook Curling Club (E. Kootenay Zone), Trail Curling Club (W. Kootenay Zone) Karate — Dec. 1, 1879 -at LJ. Morrish Elementary School, ‘Trail Racquetball — Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 1979 at ial who Wh . CONTROLLER | Selkirk College has an immediate opening for. acontroller. : Reporting to the bursar, the coniroiler is ‘ible for him in all aspects of finan: cial control. This includes the preparation and maintenance of financial reporting and budgeting y e 1 fler will have ibjlity for the preparati of ial and for Arena, Trail Cross Country Skiing — Jan. 20, 1980 at North Star Mountain Trails, Kimberley Table Tennis — Jan. 11, 1980 (East Kootenay play- offs) at Central School Gym, Cranbrook, 7p.m. and Jan. 7 . and 10, 1980 (West Kootenay . playoffs) at Trail Junior High School, Trail Curling [men] — Dec. 14, 15, 16, 1979 (Bonspiel) at Fernie Curling Club and Jan. 18, 19, 20, 1980 (“Labatts” Tankard Zone playoffs) at the Nelson Curling Club. af t¢ The successtul applicant will have 4 professional ing di tion with gd minimum of 3 years supervisory experience; preferebly in an institutional environment. A good nowledge of computerized accounting systems, along with experience in systems design and development will be an asset. Selkirk College offers an attractive salary and benefit package. : Qualitied candidates are requested to submit a detailed resume prior to December 7, 1979, to: Personnel Manager SELKIRK COLLEGE Box 1201 0 Castlegar, B.C. VIN3JT - WORKERS’ _ COMPENSATION. NOT USING IT ‘COULD COST YOUR BUSINESS prbeeees CHEUPTEEEEY A BUNDLE. With all the other problems of operating a small business, it’s sometimes easy to put off or overlook the responsibility of ensuring that your business is protected by the Workers’ Comipensation Board. And that could be one of the most expensive omissions - you ever made. Because, if one of your could be many times that of compensation coverage. Don't risk it. A simple phone call or visit to any W.C.B. office will give you all the information you need about compulsory or elective coverage. You'll find that, for a small cost, you can buy a big piece of “peace of mind”, ~ EMPLOYEES: if you’re not sure “Several factors count in choosing equipment Continued from B4 the bases should meet somo iresistance when pulled out from under the foot area, The »fkis will be too stiff if the paper easily slides from tip to ~ fail, and too soft if the paper .n@annot be removed, Skis too stiff offer no grip; skis too soft wear wax off quickly. owe, Your poles should fit Snuggly -into your armits ;iyhen you are standing, “Boots should allow for :- two pairs of socks. A quarter ;.{nch of space should exist around the socks to maintain wa, layer of warm air in the boot. Boots are your most important purchase, as cold wdeet can ruin a tour. Choice of clothing de- ;1pends upon your abilities, physical conditioning, type of skiing, weather and budget. Nordic clothing differs ubstantially from alpine ap- arel. Cross country ski lothing should be light- . weight, durable, versatile, ‘and allow for complete free- _ dom of movement. Function, not fashion, : should be the over-riding factor in selecting your out- fit. Thanks to improvements ‘in material and desiga, how- ever, it is now possible to combine a great deal of fashion with functional cloth- ing. i ‘Snowmobile suits and heavy down parkas are not suited for touring or racing. Dress in ‘layers’ when nordic skiing. It allows you to add or subtract clothing as condi- tions change and helps guar- antee proper maintenance of body temperature. In selecting your cloth- ing, keep the following as- pects of various materials in mind. Wool insulates well, even if wet, but dries slowly. Cotton absorbs water and loses its insulating quality when wet, Cotton, however, is often combined with other materials to form very func-, tional appare]. Nylon, be- cause of its lightweight, durability, wind resistance and: water repellent chara- cteristics, is generally used for outer, garments. : Always wear two pairs of socks, a thin and heavy pair. Ensure all outer cloth- ing prevents snow from getting into inner’ layers. Wear gloves, mitts, scarves, toques, earbands, or ear- muffs to retard heat dissipa- tion from hands, neck, and head. Se r Seal. In Cross-C y Skiing © CANSI Certified Instruction . Rentals 7 days a waok © Serviced Sales * 352:6411 308 Victoria St., NELSON 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. SMOWPACH “outdoor experiences itd, 11 o.m.-6 p.m., Tues.- Va.m.-9 es ~ Gaining in world stature * The Canadian Soccer As- sociation will scon begin the job of recruiting a World Cup team that will begin quall- fication: in the North and Central America and Carjb- bean zone. The zone will send two representatives to the 24 team World Cup finals in ‘Spain in 1982, In international tourna- ments this year Canada fin- ished out of the money at the Pan America Games qualify- ing series in Hamilton Ber- muda, April 1-8. Bermuda and the United States advanced to the Pan Ams in San Juan, July 1-15. - Canada’ also failed to go. past the first round of the home-and-home Olympic qualifying series with Ber- muda. .They lost the firat game, which was also the first game in the Pan Amer- ican qualifying series, 8-0, In the second match, played in Ottawa, May 27, Team Can- ‘ada-dropped a 5-2 decision to Bermuda. . National coach Barrie Clarke, game, saw a definite im- provement in his team, even. though it wasn't enough to after the second — before the tournament be- ‘ gan. It was a similar story with the student team that went tothe World University Games in Mexico in late August. There was not enough preparation time. Manager John Buchanan of Simon Fraser .Uhiversity picked his players from four practice sessions, one in British Columbia, one in Ontario, one in Halifax, and one in Alberta. The team played three games in Halifax, winning two and losing one, and then headed for Mexico, There they lost twice to Mexican amateur all-star teams, 8-2 wit. “Canada played its best 2 soccer today,” he rationalized in a rather subdued dressing room. “We didn’t play as well in Bermuda.” ‘The average age of the team was only 19, due mainly. to the fact that many players were also members ‘of the national youth side. They only had two weeks to prepare for the Pan Ameri- can Games qualifying series, and some players didn’t join the roster until just five days Nelson Aquatic Centre stresses fitness program | Absolutely everybody, should take advantage of a fitness ding to at a set speed. The centre. really does Nelson Aquatic Centre dir- ector Wilma Turner. , . “I think people -are be-.. Efoming-more and moreaware 2 “of physical fitness,” she said. “They have so much at their fingertips.” Fitness programs are designed to improve a per- gon’s physical fitness level from “the head down to the toes,” said Turner. “People are taken around the fitness ~ oom and shown the type of exercises that are programed for the individual.” This might mean an hour long program that ends with , tapering off exercises, Tur- -ner believes. that “people should exercise three times a week.” The tapering off ' designed to offer thing for every- one. Some people may be dead set on a sport like can’t participate of back: ig would be a good alternative. Swimming.is good for both the cardiovascular and res- piratory systems. There are ‘learn to swim programs’ with the public schools and for pedple of all ages. The aquatic centre was opened on May 10, 1976 after seven years and a lot of hard work, Turner ‘ssid: “Public response has been good,” she said. “It’s a matter of edu- cating the public so that they know what we have.” The 87.6-metre pool is kept at a temperature of 88 are strengthen the heart muscles after the hour program. They might include riding a bicycle Is F and ranges from a depth of 80 inches to 12 feet. ‘There are two competitive diving Awhole — lot more... Full Sports Coverage : | with RICK BOURGON | boards and a movable bulk- head separating the shallow area from the deep end. There are three saunas, a large one kept at 100 degrees degrees Celsius, ‘The whirlpool bath is on the second floor near the fitness room and it belts out water at 105 degrees Celsius through eight water jets. The fitness centre fea- tures.a universal gym with various fitness exercise equipment. The public can pick up pool schedules at the centre. | ‘Copies. are also sent to Selkirk and David Thompson Universities, hospitals and ‘most major facilities. A fitness pass can be obtained which enables peo- ple to come in and use the facilities. Young_soccer toams and 7-1, tled a game with Holland. ‘ In the University Games’ tournament, Canada finished somewhere between ninth and 16th, the final placing not decided because of organiza- tional problems. “We qualified for the top 16 with wins over Libya 2-1, and Cuba 4-0, and a tie against : Spain," explained Buchanan, “Then we lost to Madagascar 1-0 and Holland 2-0. Our final games were against Britain, which we tied 2-2, and Saudi Arabia, which we won 8-1.” Those were the last games played. The tourna- ment was not running to CASTLEGAR NEWS, Nov. When y Games officials refused to pay for the extra expenses that were being incurred, six of the seven teams in the pool decided to go home. First time in youth finals While the student team was trying to sort out its problems, the Canadian youth side travelled to the second World Youth Tourna- ment for the Coca-Cola Cup in Kobe, Japan. It ‘was the first time Canada had quali- fied for the finals, and it meant the under-21-year-olds were rubbing shoulders with the top 15 countries in the world. John MeMahon, who had d four p Can- adian youth teams, said, “This is obviously the best side we've even had at the youth level. There. are a number of players who. will be considered for the World rember 28, 1979 Aluminum Sheets 24%5"'x36" 75¢ Each (50¢ each in bundles of 25) CASTLEGAR NEWS MID-WEEK MIRROR 191 Columbia Avenue! Costlegor q BS Cup team.’ More on Page BS GIVE A WHITE C Merry and bright with the lasting beauty -of a Siffari Diamond Ring. Siffari takes only the finest diamonds and sets them in a variety of beautiful , styles. 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