Page 8A AL PLAN BENEFITS Proposed tax bite angers Dental Association benefits could be spell the ruina- tion of Canadian dental plans. Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP tion believes that if the taxes are imposed, Canadians’ dental neo will | seneely. suffer as either d Jim Gouk says he opp the taxation of dental plans, and has told the federal 80. “We've put up a real hue and cry on this. We're 100 per cent totally against it. In fact we're or drop out tof their dental plans to avoid the tax. Dr. Don Scramistad, president of the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., said should that happen, everyone will lose— including the anything can happen when the new budget is unveiled this spring. If the federal government is successful in taxing dental bene- fits, workers could see a deduc- tion between $200 and $1,100 in their pay. The Canadian Dental A ” “Not only will the lose its intended cash flow, but A major public awareness campaign is being waged across Canada by the Canadian Dental Association. Dentists’ offices are posters which say “Enough is Enough”, as well as handing out STARTING JANUARY '95 Deal for Better Drivers. ICBC is | the proposed tax. In addition, a form letter addressed to federal Finance Minister Paul Martin opposing the tax is being handed out to dental patients. Mary Healing, choir leader for St. Rita's Catholic Church, leads the church choir through several Christmas songs during the annual Community Christmas Carol Sing Sunday afternoon at the Castle Theatre. Several church choirs took part. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Ron Norman recognizing good Road Sense by offering | specially priced products to claim-free motorists. 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Councillor Ron Armbruster told council last week that the public will have a say in choosing the new logo. “Just how that process is going to work at this point in time we're not quite sure yet.” He suggested perhaps a public meeting will be held to review several proposed new logos. This City of Castlegar logo will soon be replaced by another. Castlegar woman receives $10,000 in lottery SUN STAFF q Takin' Better Care of You Enter through the BACK DOOR 1 (Behind the liquor store) | | 343A Columbia Ave., Ph: 365-330 Recognizing Road Sense** Castlegar resident Jutta Roias celebrated her 33rd birthday in style. That’s the day she appeared at the B.C. Lottery Corp. in Kamloops to collect $10,000. 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The Royal City Curling Club rink of New West- minister, skipped by Wayne Matthewson, knows how to use the brooms and they used their knowledge to sweep the rest of the competition off the ice last weekend at the B.C Seniors Provincial Curling Champi- onships held at the Castlegar and District Curling Club. The three-day event featured eight teams from across B.C. competing for the chance to attend the Canadian Senior Championships being held in St. John, New Brunswick at the end of January. Of the eight teams competing in Castlegar, four were from the Pacific Coast Curling Association and four represented the B.C. Interior Curling Association. The Kootenay representative was the Neil Dickson rink of the Cran- brook Curling Club who defeat- ed the Nelson rink of Jack Miller to earn the Kootenay berth in the Provincials. Unfortunately, Dickson,came up against some stiff competition in the modified triple knockout format when he went up against the Bill Bertwell rink from Van- couver in the first draw. Dickson eventually dropped down to the “B” side where he lost to Bertwell again and then bowed out in the “C” event to Matthew- son. All told, Dickson ended up in fourth place. But the real story of the tour- mament was Matthewson. His rink of Jack Finnbogason, Bob Byrne and Fuji Miki decimated the competition all weekend long. They won the “A” event Friday, the “B” event Saturday and the entire tournament along with the “C” event on Sunday morning, by a score of 11-6 They were undefeated in the tournament and have a 15-game winning streak dating back to before their zone playdowns. Not bad for a team that just formed this year. “We have good chemistry,” said Matthewson, who was on the Glen Pierce rink along with cur- rent teammate Miki that repre- sented B.C. at the 1979 Brier. “The team works real well together and nobody gets down on each other. We've all been around the game and everyone Picks each other up.” Matthewson met Bertwell in the “C” final on Sunday moming and Bertwell needed three New Wesminister third Jack Finnbogason releases a rock into the capable hands of Bob Byrne and Fuji Miki during the B.C Senior's Provincial Curling Championship. straight victories over the unde- feated Matthewson in order to win the Championship. “We realized beating Wayne three in a row would be a formidable challenge,” said Bertwell. “We were just wanting Sunday final with a single point lead and the hammer in the sixth end. But the seventh end proved to be the turning point when Matthewson stole two points after Bertwell’s draw was heavy. Bertwell tied the game in the ae tc’ The 1994 Senior Men's Champions: (from left) Fuji Miki, Bob Byrne, Jack Finnbogason and Wayne Matthewson. to take it one game at a time. But, he’s been undefeated throughout and although we had a chance to beat him, it just wasn’t in the cards.” Bertwell seemed to hold the upper hand on Matthewson in the Bill Bertwell of the Vancouver Curling Club was definitely one of the more vocal skips at the event. eighth but lost the hammer and then the game as Matthewson posted five in the ninth to put the game away. The win was sweet for Matthewson who is now looking forward to competing in his first Senior national ch ‘SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / Jeff Gabert each year you get a new crop of 50-year-olds so each year you play, the tougher it gets,” said a tired and hoarse Bertwell who sees players like Rick Folk rapid- ly approaching the magical age “In a few years this will be a much tougher competition and it'll be one of the premier compe- titions in the province.” Bertwell has experienced a whole range of changes in his 43 year curling career and the most recent one has been adapting to the free guard zone which was initiated in senior play last year. It has taken adjustments by all play- ers but he believes it’s good for the game “In 1991 when we lost to Ver- non we prided ourselves on being a good hitting team,” said Bertwell. “As a result of the rule change, I had to look for people who were multi-dimensional curlers. Also, the lead position has become so important now that many skips are becoming leads on other teams. Skips are now realizing the importance of the finesse shots from the lead.” The new style has meant changes for the curlers but it has also given the fans better enter- tainment. The tournament was the largest the Castlegar and Dis- trict Curling Club has ever held and everyone who watched the curling went away happy and But just because it’s his first doesn’t mean he’s unprepared. “We've all been to a national championships before in other categories so it won't be new,” said Matthewson, who has been curling for 35 years. “It'll be all the same old guys we've played before in other tournaments and bonspiels so there won’t be too many people we don’t know.” As for Bertwell, this is the third time in the last four years that he has lost in the Provincial final. He has a lot of silver goblets but no plates. He and his team have pledged to be back next year but it won't get any easier. “One thing about the Seniors is more kr “Everything | was very success- ful with absolutely no hitches,” said tournament organizer Lloyd Ish who was co-chairman of the event along with Mike Kurnoff. “Tt gets the curling club recogni- tion for the future, brings recog- nition to the city and it has also provided excellent examples of curling for local players.” Ish said the two months of intensive planning were well worth it and expressed gratitude to the 40 volunteers who helped make it a smoothly run event. As for Matthewson, he'll be taking his smooth delivery to St. John where he hopes to sweep a few more teams off their feet. Sidelines A Deposit on a Bright Hockey Future The only thing kids love doing more than playing hockey is open- ing up Christmas gifts. But seeing as how Christmas only comes once a year, they have a lot more time to play hockey and they always try to maximize the enjoyment. If you have witnessed any young players of the Castlegar Minor Hockey Association you will certainly notice how energized they are and also how well they are dressed. That's because every year they hold a massive bottle drive to fund new unif goalie to make Casth "s budding NHL stars shine brighter. The bottle drive this year will be January 7, 1995 starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 1:30 p.m.. So keep your bottles by the door, and support Castlegar minor hockey. SHSS Invites Old Stones to Meet the New Rockers The holiday season a always brings old comrades back to the area and the Stanley Hump athletic p likes to them back with open arms and a basketball. The SHSS Annual Alumni Basket- ball game is set for Boxing Day and Stanley Humphries invites all former players to strap on the high-tops and get on down to the SHSS gym. The alumni will be playing against the current Rockers and Rockettes teams which should prove rather entertaining. Game Jime is 6 p.m. for the women and 8 p.m. for the men. So get out to play_or-watch and answer that burning question on everybody's mind - Didn't Magic Johnson play for the Rockers in the 70's? Going into NHL Withdrawl? Cable 10 thinks they have the answer. They will televising the NHL Charity on played in n Kamloops a couple weeks ago on pe: 21 at 6 p.m. It is a highly entertaining ame featuring ayers like Trevor Kidd, Kelly Buch- berger, Paul Kariya, Greg Adams, Cliff Ronning and Trevor Lin- den, just to name a few. For more information get in touch with the local cable office. A Clash of Authorities for a Good Cause Tin West Kootenay Refegees defeated the, West Kootenay. RCMP 6-4 in a charity hockey game last Tuesday but the-real winners were the people at the Salvation Army. The game raised over $250 and numerous bags of food which were given to Bonnie Carbert of the Salvation Army by Constable Oster (left) and Lome Isberg. Castle Bow! Results, Dec. 12-19 Mon. Coffee Wed. Mixed 9-11 L.H.S. Marion Williamson 259 L.H.S. Trisha Medeiros L.H.T. Marion Williamson 689 L.H.T. Blythe Elliott Mon. Golden Age M.H.S. Lome Isberg L.H.S. Mabel Kinakin M.HLT. Alfred Adshead L.H.T. Mabel Kinakin Thurs. Coffee M.HS. Alex Poznikoff LHS. Debbie Scot M.H.T. Alex Poznikoff LHLT. Lynda Wood Mon. YBC Seniors Thurs. YBC Juniors L.HS. Stacey Planidin LHS. Jenny Poznikoff L.H.T. Stacey Planidin LT. Lisa Horst M.H.S. Derek Handley MHS. Casey MacLellan M.H.T. Derek Handley MHLT. Jeff Grant Mon. Mixed 7-9 ‘Thurs. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. Brenda Zoobkoff LHS. Michelle Feeney L.H.T. Nancy Donald L.H.T. Michelle Feeney M.H.S. Len Donald M.H.T. Len Donald Tues. Coffee L.HLS. Inis McAdam LH.T. Betty Oglow Tues. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. Deb Prevost L.H.T. Deb Prevost M.H.S. Ken Hood M.H.T. Ken Hood Tues. Mixed 9-11 LHS. Carla Boekestyn L.H.T. Carla Boekestyn M.H.S. Marvin Wood Key: M.H.T. Mike Kalesnikoff L.HLS.- Ladies High Score Wed. Golden Age L.HT.- Ladies High Total L.H.S. 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