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Name: Address: Amount Enclosed (Donations are tax deductible) Mail to: Community Christmas Card, c/o KSCL Box 3024, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3H5 The Castlegar Sun Wednesday December 8, 1993 Title slips away, it was so close Mt. Sentinel Wildcats second best in province after tourney tering News Service Mt Sentinel Lady Cats spent most of the 12-heur bus ride home thinking of what’ might have been Lady Cats blew a 10-2 lead in the final game of the best-of-five match to fall 3-2 to Bible Fel lowship of Surrey Saturday night at the B.C high school single-A volleyball c hampi onship in Fort St. James (Unfortunately) we're the bridesmaid (once again),” Mt Sentinel head coach Joe Joreira said Sunday afternoon via a tele phone conversation Kelowna. Bible Fellowship, the defend ing champs, won the title by scores of 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 11 15, 1S-11 “We're a little disappointed, but it's certainly as close as we've got (to winning the big CH c from | wiiote HOUSE || * Living Room + Dining Room |, ° 3 Bedrooms res Set of Stairs ' bg mewn we nnnnn nnn eee. 4 | §5 Coupon Discount POOR BOYS SERVICES 365-2488 or 367-6234 Santa Comes Early Buy | Pair of Glasses Get 2nd Frames FREE Trail Optical 1490 Cedar Ave., Trail, B.C. Mon.-Fri. 9-5 p.m. r = Winter Wishes * * _ you one of many exciting prizes such as: AND MORE! Contest runs: Dec. 1, 1993 — Feb. 28, 1994 June 1, 1994 — Aug. 31, 1994 Prizes to be awarded April 4, 1994 & Oct. 3, 1994 All entrants eligible for the grand prize (drawn Oct. 3, 1994) of: Trip for two anywhere Canadian Regional flies! Rules: Entrants must be 19 yrs or over. Prizes must be accepted as awarded — no substitutic All photos become the Prope Castlegar Sun retains the right to publish any phot material. Employees of the Castlegar Sun and their immediate f Mail or bring your photo to: The Castlegar Sun, 465 Columbia Ave VC along with a brief explanation of where a Enter often! Wh The Castigga Aas Sun A th MAZDA Hot Springs Resort Where does your ~:““-~shine? /) Take the Castlegar Sun on your next vacation and send us a photo of you (or a member of your travelling group) holding up the Castiegar Sun, so we can see you and your surroundings. BE UNIQUE! BE ORIGINAL! BE’ HUMOROUS! Your photo could win entries due March 31 entries due Sept. 30 ONS OF Cash tty of the Castlegar Sun and cannot be returned s in subsequent promotional amilies ineligible to win Lastlegar, VIM 1G8 nd when the photo was taken. <<, mREAMS Canadi>n Regional prize) ‘id Moreira. still replaying the final moments of the match through his memory banks The part that's a little bit painful is (the fact) we had a 10 2 lead in the fifth game...and we couldn't hold onto it,” adds Moreira “So that hurts a little bit, and yet everyone of us, from coach to player, has never been involyed in a match that is played so exceptionally well by both teams that you can't help but think that it is going to be a disappointment to the team that loses.” The match was a see saw affair that appeared to be over for Lady Cats after the first two games. The No.1 ranked squad took the play to the West Koote nay reps early in the match, and earned a 2-0 lead heading int game three with wins by scores of 15-11, 15-8 However, just when it seemed right for Moreira’s charges to throw in the towel, Lady Cats began clawing back Tadmire these girls (for their said Moreira We were bu | don't think there was a kid out on the floor who thought we had lost yet. And (despite being down) they went out and played like they were playir determination) down 2-0 to win and not just playing to get through the match That enabled Lady Cats to pull even with wins in game three and four, 15 8, 15-11, and powered the squad to begin with an eight-point 1 in inthe game five. But Mt Sentinel ran out of luck midway through the final contest, and Bible Fellowship was able to score 13 of the next 14 points to repeat “will to win’ “We thought that everything was under control,” said Mor eira, unable to pinpoint the rea son for the sudden collapse But then a few breaks here and a few breaks there that really did not go in our direction, and we can't regain the momen tum...and it’s over,” Lady Cats, losers of just one match during the three-day 1 2-team provin cial Cournament, advanced to the final with wins, i quarter final play Westsyde of Prince George and a semi final victory over Eagle River of over Sicamous. Meanwhile ship, a team Lady Cats defeated once in three meetings this sea son, dumped White Rock Chris the Bible Fellow tan to advance to championship The second place finish, the second in the past three years for Lady Cats, placed two players on the all star team. Corey Kling and a Molnar caught the eye of the selection committee In a move that made tourna ment history, two players split the Most Outstanding Player honor nikoff and Monica Vander Ploeg shared the honor 1 don't think any one of the three would not trade tr their awards for a chance to be on the provincial champion,” said Mor eira, returning five players next year. “But, sometimes, that's Atom tourney attracts quality teams ae Trail Bella Tire player,(1) leaves Castlegar player behind MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE TOURS China High March 12-27, 1994 “$2,829 per perion, two sharing ghts * Shanghai * Suzhou * Grand Canal Cruise * Wuxi © Xi'an * Beijing Malaysian Explorer March 2-18, 1994 “$3079 bf person, two sharing Down Under Discovery April 8 May 1, 1994 "$5,995 Pe person, two sharing ALL TOURS INCLUDE. * Local guides « 352-3535 TRAVEL HOTLINI Give the gift P Travel * Round trip airfare from Vancouver * First-class accommedation Sightseeing * Many meals ind much More! 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In additiofi to the win Nelson Credit Union earned the Most Sportsmanlike trophy for only accumulating four penalty munutes in total during their three rames of the tourney. Rossland’s A Champions, the Wings, were runners-up for the honor with their total of six minutes Castlegar's other team in the tourney, the DCT Chambers crew, lost to Beaver Valley num. ber 17-5 inthe Efinal While Castlegar was hosting their tourney, Nelson also hosted an Atom House event. With two scheduled tournaments the same weekend, the two cities split the teams so both could play host Castlegar got 10 teams while Nel son hosted eight. In total there are 22 Atom House teams which show the depth and strength of the Minor Hockey system in this area At the Nelson tourney two Castlegar teams battled for third place with the Castlegar Safeway team triumphing over the Castle gar Gerick Cycle group by a6-4 score WE HAVE CABLE CHAINS * Queenstown * Auckland * Rotorua Fiji ates quoted we per pervon based on 8 pr See our Pearl Strand Collection Choose from cultured Pears or fresh water Pears of a chain and pean pendant and earring set (sold separately) 2 gD EMMIS "DOI EF mE A 8 WE DELIVER. Gemologist/ Goldsmith Delich Jewellery & Gift Store 2118 Columbia Ave. + 362-5044 BUSINESS The Castlegar Sun Wi SDAY, December 8, 1993 5B Lady Cats’ Lea Plot-. Sign gone, doors open The PetroCan sign and gas pumps may be gone from Columbia Auto Centre but Larry Webster and Phil Zaytsoff want ¢ veryone -to know that their garage is still in business. Larry, Phil and their staff of mechanics are continuing to offer mechanical services to all makes and models of cars and ask for their customers patience inthe next wecks as the ground is dug up and the gas tanks are removed Ski shuttle Greg Gritchin of Inland Expeditions is offering a ski shuttle service to Red Mountain this winter. The shuttle will be leaving early in the morning and again mid-morning from the major hotels and the Castleaird Plaza and returning in early or late afternoon. He's offering lift tickets and frequent user discounts. Call Greg at Inland Expedi- tions for more information New faces Last May Steve Wasilenkoff transferred from Vancouver with Savin Canada as the service technician for Rossland, Trail, Fruitvale and Castlegar. Originally from the area, Steve and his wife are pleased to be back in the Kootenaysr. Steve is pleased to be able to service your Savin copier, fax and duplicator printers. Men’s night If you are having trouble finding that special gift for your lady, Georgie’s Ladies Wear in downtown Castlegar has special evening hours on Thursday December 16. Gentlemen are invited to stop by and shop. If you have any questions, one of the qualified staff. would be please to help you find that perfect gift for your favorite lady. Spifting up Canada Safeway has re-painted and remodelled part of its store in Castlegar in a continuing effort to create a pleasant customer oriented store. Look for the new aisle markers, tile around the deli and paint on the walls in the meat and dairy sections. Crews have been busy burning the midnight oil to get the remodelling completed with mini- mum interruption to customers. Happy hour 24 hour video's.new happy hour is Monday from 4 to 7 pm. Rent one new release and get one new release for free. New faces, new places Mike Truscott and his wife Elaine are the new owners of Fraser Val- ley Video, in the Castleaird Plaza. Originally from Barhead, Alberta both Mike and Elaine are very happy to be in Castlegar. Welcome! Treasure shopping The Ladies Hospital Auxiliary reminds everyone that the Treasure Shop, located behind Pharmasave is stocked full of good used winter garments and treasures. Hurry in soon though, since they will be closed from December 20 to January 3 Read it! There’s a new national business magazine printed in Toronto, called Profit Home Business and the story on smart marketing is worth the cover price of $3.00. Check it out! It's premiere issue is Winter 1903 Keeping track of customers -Neil Kalawsky, of Kalawsky Pontiac Buick GMC, reports that reno- vations to the service centre should be completed by December 13 when their new computer system is to be installed. The computer sys- tem will keep track of all the servicing to customer's vehicles, and print out reminder cards as well as an itemized list for regular servic- ing that needs to be done. With the tremendous growth of the dealer- ship in the last four years, they have outgrown their old customer service system. New in town Marie Orr of Welcome Wagon reports that from mid-October to mid- November she visited 22 new families in the Castlegar area. Exotic cities and towns such as Dawson Creek, Terrace, Maple Ridge. Courtney and Calgary have lost people to our Kootenay lifestyle Welcome! Think Sunt The Castlegar Festivals Society is pleased to report that Sunfest 94 will be held June 3, 4 and 5, 1993. Although the theme remains a secret (at least for the moment), those hedging their bets that the Sunfest theme will tie in with the renovations and revitalization to downtown Castlegar have good odds. Derm Jackman has agreed to stay on as president and Hugo Smecher has agreed to return as trea- surer. Other positions will be filled early in the new year. New faces, new places As of Dec 3, Beth Hickey has purchased the Notary Public practice of Dale Bradley and is moving the office to Castleaird Plaza in the old B.C. Gas office, beside Madeleine's. Cliff Churches of Canada Life Insurance will be relocating there as well. Dale Bradley will continue Millionaire His worst move was guaran teeing a Joan for a friend's fire place business in the early ‘80's That cost him $150,000. But his best move helped him forget that loss. He developed Cantax, probably Canada's most successful tax preparation com puter program. After he sold the business - and after his divorce he ended up with $3.5 million Henry Zimmer, 49, father of four children and a border collie puppy, has been a chartered accountant and lecturer since 1967. Already an author, he recently set upihis:own book publishing business as well “It's nice not to have to worry about manuscript rejection,” he said. Zimmer now writes under the pen-name Cimmer (“because he’s tired of seeing his books on the bottom shelves of Canadian bookstores,” say the cover notes, citing this as “one simple exam ple of entrepreneurial thinking”). His two most recent titles are The Wealthy Procrastinator and The Wealthy Paper Carriers (Spring- bank Publishing, $15.95 each) Zimmer now is working on “wealthy” books for women and seniors I asked him the secret of his financial success. And he responded with a list of money management tips which he said he has followed at one time or another. (The moral of his worst move: “Don't invest in anything unless you are there to take an active role.”) Buy a home as soon as you can. Rent out part of it to help with the financing. Make sure you arrange the mortgage so you can pay it off in no more than 10 years. When the house is paid off maximize your RRSP program using the carry-forward rule to catch up with missed contribu Then investment program tions start a month! with growth mutual funds, Quit smokin drinking (eating junk food. hav- ing lunch out) and learn the power of compounding. If you invest $200 a month in mutual funds growing 10 per cent annu: ally for 20 years, you'll have $150,000. After 35 years, you'll have more than $750,000. SURGENOR & ROGERS CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS + Monthly and Year End Accounting + Auditing + Personal and Corporate Taxes + Computer Services _e _ CGA CGA, British Columbia's largest professional accounting body with more than 8400 members and students 365-7208 800 - 1444 Columbia Ave., Castlegar his in property and land de in the Kootenay area. Phase 2 renovations Phase 2 renovations to Kalawsky Pontiac GMC will be started in the new year. Designed by Darlene Kalawsky and Robert Inwood, Phase 2 consists of remodelling the showroom to allow their customers to receive the best possible service. The lines and colours will be a.con- tinuation of the newly remodelled service area. Now open Ed Conroy, MLA has relocated his constituency office to Castlegar and is located at 615 Columbia Ave. beside Kel Print, in the Oglow building extension. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri- day 10 am. to 3 p.m. Closed on Wednesdays. Castlegar and area resi- dents ean call 365-7500, Trail and area can call 364-1999 and Salmo residents can call -7-2660. Ed reports that since his move to Castle- gar his constituents have easier and more direct access to him. Vegetable oil ink The latest issue of The Fine Print, Hall Printing’s bi-monthly newslet- ter, explains the growing use of vegetable based inks for print jobs Combined with the increase in the use of recycled papers, Hall Print- ing is certainly responding to and educating their environmentally conscious clients. Congratulations! Business news? Call 365-5579 WE HAVE CABLE CHAINS shares can't pay off monthly Avord pension plans. You're your own RRSP, idk ally subsidized by Choose h turned int better with your employer bbies that can be profitable endeavor this i$ very important if your job isn't secure Mike > Re Grenby Syndicated Columnist Use an insurance broker to shop for the best life and disabili ty coverage while you're build ing your assets. Have a current will more to relatives who really need help Zimmer Leave also” suggested encouraging children to develop their entrepreneurial skills. “It's no crime to make money and they would often be better off in the long run investing their lime into their own business rather than working for someone else, “Unfortunately, they won't learn this in school teachers are more job. security and their pensions than entrepreneurship.” -.Zimmer suggested the follow ing financial tips for teens Get a job as soon as you can Beconting wealthy means giving up sleep ot sitcoms. Choose hob- bies that could earn you money Avoid smoking, drinking, junk foods and video arcades. If you invest the money you save, you'll be a millionaire before age 60 Don't leave your savings in the bank. Learn about growth mutu al funds you can afford to take some risks but stay away from stock tips he said where most interested in When you are young secret The Convenience of | A Kootenay Savings Member Communicates Privately. of his success Finish high se but d ' sarily think an ac secondary education 1s tt f you are Toda in the art When you do leave A fixer-upper will be fine Rent out the basement or spare bedroom to a {rend to-help with the payments you work and earn money ard yourself along the way choose practical courses | h line gifts. Otherwise, becoming wealthy won't be buy a nece adem house post handy only answer many ur versity graduate waiting tables in re consider community coll und ey taurant 4 eventually lead into y much fun Take a basic accounting To get ahead, it helps if familiar with business Understand how com- business. Learn the basics dian income tax systen ur se time you earn more than u are $30,000, the government will take away more than 40 per cent of all your additional But if you have a successful incorporated busine you can pay as little as tax on up to $200,000 incom A n numbers pounding works. Mike Grenby is a Vancouver based columnist and independent nancial adviser who works with he will answer your in this column as space The Arning about 20 per cent — individuals year J “ write to him clo Live at Home as long a 4 Castlegar Sun can stand it and invest your carn Christmas at stinsworth fat Springs Resort This year, why not “get away from it all” with our special Holiday Weekend Package Value-priced and all-inclusive, it’s the perfect Get-away from all the husue and bustle, Unwind and re-connect. 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