Wednesday, July 27, 1994 Art Club is having an exhibition and sale of art at C.P.R. Museum during August and September. Opening reception 2 pm August 4. Selected rovers dha be displayed at Castlegar Sun curing lety Annual meeting Sunday, ey 31, 1994, 1:00pm at the Brilliant Cultural Centre. All members and interested people welcome. Castlegar Figure Skating Club fall school begins August 16, 1994. Register at Complex by August 8. Coming eveate of Castlegar and District non-profit groupe and organizations may be listed here. The first 12 words are $6 and additional words are 20¢ each. Boldfaced words (which must be used for headings) count as two words. Subsequent weeks are 26% off when booked at the same time ( no copy change). Please note ads must be PREPAID. Deadline is 11:00 Monday for Wednesday's paper. Please bring in or mail your notices to 1 The Castiegar Sun car Sun 465 Columbia Avenue Donna Lee King, daughter of James and Leonie King of Genelle, and Micheal Kelly Podovinnikoff, son of Walter and Sylvia Podovinnikoff of Castlegar, were united in marriage at St. Rita’s Parish on May 21, 1994. The couple reside in Michelle Denise Bos, daughter of Gordon and June Bos of Castlegar, and Alex Ferreira, son of John and Maria Ferreira of Castlegar, were united in marriage at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on June 4, 1994, The couple reside in Castlegar. Wedding — Kootenay Backyard Visitor TRAPPER Jos RESTAURANT OPEN: indays Breakfast & Lunch all day (604) 357-2296 Fax: (604) 357-2236 On 2227 Erickson St. PH: 428-9158 2227 Erickson Street Creston, B.C. (1 block East of Fas Gas) DOCKER’S PUB Ist ANNUAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT August 19 - 20 - 21, 1994 3 people per team - Must be Coed 3) Beginners/intermediate/Open ass Price - $35 per person Includes: Beef barbeque - Saturday night te breakfast - Saturday & Sunday moming Dance - Friday & Saturday night/live band Registration Gifts Age 19 and over encouraged To register teams, team captains call Docker's Pub in Balfour at 229-4244 or Deanna Laktin at 825-9401 Please register early Located just next to the ferry on beautiful Kootenay Lake in Balfour, B.C. a=~ s J Castlegar/Nelson/Harrop/Balfour/Crawford Bay/Creston/Salmo/Castlegar This is the third of a series of eight circle tours that can be taken around the West Kootenay region. If you are new to the area or if you are looking for ectivines to tse? Aunt Mary and Uncle Ed and their kids busy, consider taking (or send- ing them on) one of the tours to enjoy the beautiful West Kootenay region! All the tour ions start in Castlegar and will, P oventually, the Columbia River and then fol- low the signs for Highway 3A to dams including the Kootenay Canal project. Make sure to stop and take a tour of the project. The ad on this page will give you the times. Next stop is Nelson, Héritage City of the Kootenays. Follow © CELLULITE TREATMENT - + LASHL & BROW TINTING . PIERCING © ACRYLIC & GEL NAILS TREATMENT ——_ 9 ————__ Licenced Esthetician 428-4935 Monday - Friday Avallable Weekends by Appotutuernt Only 3715 Highway #3, Erickson B.C. HYDRO SUMMER TOURS BChydro & Hugh Keenleyside Dam is located 8 km upstream from Guided drop- in tours are available at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. seven days a week. Please call 365-5299 to book large tours. KOOTENAY CANAL GENERATING STATION is located 21 km west of Nelson just off highway 6/3A. Guided tours are available Monday to Friday, to 3:00 p.m. Please call 359-7287 to book your tour. 9:00 am. TOURS ARE . FREE OF CHARGE WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU Highway 3A as it meanders through the city past the his- toric Kootenay Lake and the speed limit is 60 km so please drive In about 30 minutes you'll ‘Cross across the Kootenay River is Down Under Diving. They're easy to find, look for the barn with their sign. If you want to snorkel or SCUBA dive, they'll be pleased to take you out. And they rent and sell all the equipment you need. Next stop is Balfour where you'll take the free car ferry Bay. billed as the longest free ferry ride in the world and there is plenty of opportunity to get out of your vehicle, walk around, have a snack and talk to others. Dairy Queen Wot Eats Coot Preats STORE HOURS 10 am - 10 pm daily It’s a short 45 min- utes or so between _BOOTENAY Bay in Bal- of your East Shore First stop is Kokanee Springs Golf Resort, one of the top cours- es in the country. If you plan to play 18 holes, make sure you have a very early tee time so you haye time to make the journey to Cre- ston and back to Castlegar. Take your time driving along the east shore of the lake. The views are spectacular as you community past ford besiege f is Gray Creek, which boasts of being the last remaining metric-free commumity im the coun- try.-All- along the-shore-and.in the mountains to your left, you'll see the areas for your convenience and comfort. Next stop is Boswell, where for riding and every day wear. Check out the prices on their Wran- gier Jeans. By now you're either hungry, thirsty or both! Head up Canyon Street (also Highway 3A) and across from the Chamber of Com- merce Travel InfoCentre you'll Queen. experi- vat ety of cool treats and their cious hot cats. 's big attractions is the Creston ener ™ Wildlife Interpretation To find it, follow the-signs that lead you back to Highway 3 west. About five minutes from Creston and just before you start climbing the mountain to head home, you'll see the signs for the Wildlife Centre and tum left off the highway. Make there is a rest area and a lake which, in winter, is the starting point for many cross country and snowmobile tracks. In about 15 minutes or so you'll be at the bottom of the pass and still heading west, you'll pickup High- way 6 which starts at the border at Nelway and joins Highway 3. Fol- low Highway 3/6 until you reach the village of Salmo. In Salmo, it's time for dinner at ‘Trapper John's Restaurant. Their menu and priced meas! will satisify your appetite and your wallet! By boos a loeg day but yos'e around the West Kootenay region please contact the Castlegar Cham- ber of Commerce 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. seven days a week. Phone 365-6313. SPORTS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 ar Sun WEDN Castlegar athletes heat up There were plenty of thrilis but no chilis at the B.C. Summer Games held in Kelowna Sure, ya think yo you're cool now! This photo wa was taken before the Castlegar and Robson athletes left for the B.C. Summer Games in Kelowna. Little did they know they were in store for temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. Luckily they drank plenty of fluids and still managed to come home alive. JEFF GABERT ‘Sun Sports Kelowna is known for its bright Okanagan sunshine and as a place that the word People flock there from all over the world to enjoy a vacation in the sun. znd Rese a 3. pte in sos sees Se Cae pyro Of sports Aepfesemted fromp:bgatpetball to perachut- the best performance by a Castlegar athlete was 15-year-old Ian Sharp in the pole vault. Sharp claimed the gold medal with an impres- sive three metre jump. Not bad considering he didn’t pick the sport up until two years ago. “I was expecting a medal in the event,” said Sharp. “But I was [patrol “T think I could have done a little better but I was happy with it. If it wasn't for the heat, I would've made personal best in all the events.” It was Sharp's final year of eligibility for the Summer Games but he will remain a member of the Trail Track Club and and compete in the more difficult Junior Development Games next year. The only other gold medal awarded to a Castlegar native was in Men's Horseshoes where Jim Feeney used his golden arm to ensure her personal best, 80 would have teen a cinch to win the gold if she could have come closer to her personal best. “T think I should have won the gold but I didn’t have it all together,” said Priedrich. It was Friedrich’s first and last time at the B.C. Summer Games SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jeff Gabert since she is 15 years old and she thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “It was awesome,” said Friedrich. “I thought it was so much fun. There’s so much to do and you meet so many people and you have such a good time.” Friedrich, who also won a bronze ai the 8 x 50 integrated freestyle relay, is a of the Castleg: swim club that sent eleven swimmers to the games. The yma swimmers brought home all four of Castlegar’s silver medals and three bronze. All of rage medals were won in the relay except Friedrich's silver in the breaststroke. Besides the medal winners, there were also some gutsy perfor- mances from many other athletes at the Games. One noteworthy squad was the Women’s Field Hockey team Which had six Castlegar syopen in its ranks. Field Hockey is not a popular sport in the Kootenays, it is certainly catching on. The team played some very close games in the tournament, never losing by more than one goal. They lost four games and won one game 2-1. The loses were quite disheartening to the team, but they were happy they were able to successfully compete against teams from other regions that had all-star players from club teams. The team ended up sixth but it was still their best finish ever. The Men’s team had an equally tough if not toughertime when one considers they played with only ten men in the horrendous heat of the weekend. A normal field hockey team consists of 11 players and most teams carry a roster of 15 so its a wonder they made it home in one piece. Even still, they came home with heads held high and a fifth place finish. The heat also had an impact on the girls basketball team which car- ried seven Castlegar girls. They finished seventh out of cight teams and just couldn't seem to solve the other teams’ full court press, their shoot- ing problems or the heat. It was a learning experience and a fun time. “T really liked it,” said Jennifer Datchkoff, who is also a veteran of the B.C. Winter Games. “It was a good experience and I learned a lot playing with older people. It was an all-around good thing.” Despite the heat, the B.C. Games were fun for all who attended. The next games will be held in Penticton while Trail and Conlee= take the challenge in two years. “The Games are fun,” said Zone t Field Hockey representative Anne Clow, “but looking ahead to the future, Castlegar and Trail have a huge job ahead of them to get the fields up to par.” Hopefully the Castlegar-Trail Games will be as hot a ticket as the Kelowna Games. Nelson Maple Leafs turn color nay It has been a saga worthy of a marriage of the Nelson Maple Leafs and the Kootenay Interna- tional Junior Hockey League is eral Meeting held on June 10 where Nelson to leave the league without the 45 days notice called for in the league constitution. Many teams object- ed and the Maple Leafs threat- ened legal action. The issue was never resolved and the meeting was extended to July 20. The problem was that many teams, including the Castlegar Rebels, weren't prepared to let Nelson bend the rules of the con- stitution. “We have to stick by our consti- tution,” said Rebels President Robin Tomlin. “If they would have waited the 45 days, I would have said ‘yes’. But if you break one rule, why can't you break five.” It was decided last Wednesday that the Nelson Maple Leafs could leave the KHL and join the Rocky Mountain Junior f organiza- tion and if they forfeited their $1,300perfor- mance bond. “We feel it's a victory, but not the victory we were looking for when we start- ed this thing together,” the Maple Leafs secre- tary/treasurer told the Nelson Daily News. “All we wanted to do is get this *A” hockey team on the ice.” The Maple Leafs must now the RMHJHL. These are only for- malities and the name change will the Leafs to add “Junior A” to their official organization name. But what about the teams left in the KUHL. “I have no problem with them leaving if that's what the town wants to do,” said Tomlin “I wish them the best of luck. How- ever, I don't have much con- fidence in t h e RMJHL because many of the teams will even- tually go to the other Junior A leagues in B.C...” Tomlin isn't about to cry over spilt milk and he is looking to a promising future for the KUHL Other business at the mecting included the acceptance of two Rew expansion franchises in Sicamous and Elk Valley and Tomlin believes there are more on the way for future years. KUHL President Vince Morel- li isn't entirely sure what the future holds for the League. “You don't like it when you lose a team,” Morelli told the Nelson Daily News. “You always wonder if you're going to lose team next year or even a division. I can't predict the future, but every time you lose a team - and we've lost four to the RMJHL - I wonder whether we're going to have a KHL.” Nelson is now looking to build a solid franchise as well as a close rivalry with Trail while the KUHL is trying to take stock of its gains as well as its losses. It is a league going through a cru- cial transition period and there is no one who could predict the out- come. However, as President Morelli points out, the league is still one of the strongest if not the strongest Junior “B” program in B.C. and there is a definite need for it in this area. In the meantime, Tomlin of the Rebels is looking forward to a good season and a heated rivalry with Rossland. Sidelines Twistin’ and Tumblin’ Department at 365-3386. Slocan Valley - a Pleasant Place to be first running of the Slocan River Poker Float Race. It's a challeng- ing but fun race which sees contestants floating to the Winlaw Regional Park from the Perry's Siding Bridge. Along the route they stop and collect playing cards and at the end of the race the best poker hand wins. Second prize for the race goes to the silliest most outrageous hat with third prize going for the fastest time. Winners receive a portion of the $3 per person entry fee. If you fare not taking part in the float, you can still enjoy many of the other activities at Winlaw Nature Park. There will be a mixed vol- leyball tournament, the golden agers golden horseshoe contest, Mama rides, live music, a family hunt, monster bubble blowing and much more. At 8:30 p.m, the Appledale Hall and will be. The last time they were set up, 200 people came out to enjoy the free event and view the rings of Saturn. This year they may focus on Uranus. For more information call the Slocan Recreation Office at 226-7744. Back in the Czech Republic It isn't often that a local boy gets to travel into what once was the tightly veiled land of dreaded communism. But then 16-year-old Grady Moore of Castlegar is no normal guy, he’s a hockey play- er. Moore, along with the B.C. Selects, will be traveling to . Czechoslovakia for the World Bantam “94 from July 31 to August 15. The Selects is made up of Bantam age players (born in 1978) from across B.C. and they will he conmpering: against 14 other teams from Finland, Sweden, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and North America. on the team will be four more Kootenay Trail and two from Nelson. B.C. aren't just cherry pickers. Sizziin’ Soccer School - Metro Gerela is offering a valuable soccer experience to all imter- ested boys and girls. The Metro Gerela Soccer School at the Silver Star Resort helps kids aged 14-17 learn the rudiments of soccer. Coach Gerela and his staff have desi; tion or more information call 929-9162. Cool Instruction comes to Castlegar The ikea pastor’ Binatone? dvaamrce pe dtoniy ot iben a season. Castlegar will Seiad. wo Gage Aug 15-19. The first is a regular session designed for players age 7 to 14 while the second is a junior condi- tioning camp. The head coaches at the Castlegar camps will be Claude Rely Steal of a Dent Wipes Siena a om Junker of the N.Y. Islanders. Gue: turing Toronto Maple Leaf Scout Ernie Gare as well as Rob Niedermayer of the Florida-Panthers. The goal of Hockey West is to improve ¢ach player's skill level and for the player to have fun doing it. For more information on this year’s program or next year's, call 542-7035 or write Hockey West Hockey Schools, #1- 9060 Tronson Rd., R.R. #4, Vernon, B.C., V1T 67. 9 for fun in Kim ae mer Games kids in Kelowna. They all did really well, especially in the relays. “They say that people can live without food or water for five days except if you're on the swim tem,” said Hartman. “At Kelowna, we proved it.” The lone River Otter at the Games was Aaron Donohue and he did his team proud as part of the water polo “I think the entire team is coming together, they shall swim as one.” The star performer for the Otters was Alyssa Watson who won gold in Div.5 Girls. Melanie and Jackie Bale also had good showings in their first ever meet. If you have a little info from the sidelines, call Jeff at 365-5579.