> a6 * Weirfesday, Septeniber9, 1992 mi ” Local student gains real-life lessons at Victoria gathering Ed Note: The following is a story submitted by Tammy Giles who spent three weeks of her summer vacation opening her eyes to the world at Inter- national Seminar on Youth and Development in Victoria. The News welcomes submis- sions from other readers who, like Tammy Giles, have a story worth sharing. eee By Tammy Giles For three weeks this Au- gust, 200 Canadian and inter- national students gathered at the Lester B. Pearson College in Victoria for the Internation- al Seminar on Youth and De- velopment. I, Tammy Giles, am very honored to have been one of the selected participants. With presentations ranging from environmental issues to women in development, to how the media portrays differ- ent news stories, we looked at various issues affecting devel- oping and developed coun- tries. video about the seminar, vari- ous theatrical performances, a resource kit for each partici- pant or a beach clean-up pro- ject. Throughout the course of the seminar each participant had the opportunity to learn various dances, skits, and songs from all over the world, which were then performed at a culture show at the end of the seminar. After spending three weeks learning about the problems faced in the world, what could we do to help? ‘It’s okay to be intellectual- ly pessimistic as long as you are operationally optimistic” - anonymous. We need some ideas and we got them. Towards the end of the seminar we were visited by non-governmental organi- zations. They gave us ideas on what we could do to make a differ- ence once we got back home. Ideas like getting involved with environmental and soci ‘I fully encourage other students of the area to apply for participation in any such future seminars.’ — Tammy Giles The variety of people from all over the world made for some very. interesting and sometimes heated discussions and debates. It certainly is an excellent way to learn about others views on topics you thought only your country should be worried about. I found it interesting to talk about Quebec’s separation with someone from Zimbab- we. Of course all of our time wasn't just devoted to listen- ing to lectures. In order to re- ally learn and understand something, you have to get in- volved. A large group of us built lanterns and participated in a lantern ceremony one evening in Victoria to’ remember the bombing of the Japanese city, Nagasaki. development groups, encour- aging people to go on work ex- changes to developing coun- tries and general awareness of the public to issues in other countries. I would like to thank the Ministry of Education for helping to fund my trip, the speakers and members of the various organizations for the presentations they gave at the seminar. Thank you to Marc, Chris, Kim, Aidan, and Kory (ISYD co-ordinators) for organizing the seminar. And a special thanks to my Grade 11 social studies teacher Mr. Chris Fos- ter for giving me the applica- tion — twice — and to all the wonderful friends I made. There are so many different things going on in the world that many of us aren’t aware of. Seminars like this one are just one way of better prepar- ing future generations in hopes that they might be able to deal with the problems more adequately and solve them. I fully encourage other stu- dents of the area to apply for participation in any such fu- ture seminars. PRESENTED BY = CASTLEGAR ithe News ses ($) SAFEWAY Place a Classified Ad in the Castlegar News or the West Kootenay Connector and your name is automatically entered. 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Jonathan Green 365-7266 GOING TO CAMP Best of luck to Darcy Martini, Dane Jackson and the rest of Castlegar’s hockey sensations who have headed off to their respective NHL training camps. Here’s hoping Hockey Night In Canada features some local content this season. ON THE RUN The annual Golden City Grind 10 km Run and Hilly Two Mile Run are set for Sunday to coincide with Golden City Days in Rossland. Anyone interested in putting their best feet forward should call Kate Wright at 362- 7351. HIKE AND BIKE The 1992 Double Dam Duathlon, consisting of 10 kilometres of running and 40 km of cycling, will take place on Sunday the 27th in Trail’s Beaver Creek Park. Enter before Sunday and it’s $14 per person, while it’s $18 after Sunday. Any questions, give Gord Menelaws a shout at 368- 8847. LocadSPORTS Punch-up in Penticton @ Hi Arrow Devils travel to Okanagan for long weekend soccer tournament and end up slugging it out with the hosts NEWS STAFF Trading in their soccer cleats for some box- ing gloves was probably the last thing the Hi Arrow Devils thought they would have to do over the Labor Day weekend. At asix-team tournament in Penticton this past weekend, the Devils found themselves lit- erally fighting to stay out of last when the final day of competition rolled around. The fun for the Devils started at noon Sat- urday with a 3-0 loss to one of four teams in from Vancouver. Even though they were without substitutes for most of the game, Devils coach Carlos Ama- ral said they could have won. “We were in that game from the first minute to the last minute,” he said. “We just couldn’t score on our chances and they did. That was the only difference.” Things didn’t get any easier for the Devils in game two, as Amaral had to suit up because of a shortage of players. A team already tired from Game 1, the Dev- ils toughed it out with another Vancouver squad that afternoon, trailing only 1-0 at half- time. But any hopes of netting the equalizer nev- er materialized, as the Devils ended up losing 6-0. Amaral said he wasn't unhappy with the outcome. “I knew we couldn't beat those guys just by the looks of them,” he said. “They had no weak spots.” The Devils had Sunday off, and resumed Ey at 9 a.m. Monday to see who would finish t. Facing off against the host Penticton Soc- cer Club, the Devils’ Kevin Hearne opened the scoring early, only to see the hosts tie it up soon Tr. Herb Amaral put the visitors back in front after some nifty moves within 10 minutes, but Penticton replied once again, the first of three es goals to send them to a 4-2 halftime ead. The Devils came out running in the second half, and Herb Amaral brought them to within one. But Penticton replied with two of their own to take a 6-3 lead into the late stages of the game, one that would end sooner than scheduled. With play in front of the home net, a bench clearing brawl broke out that saw a Penticton player ejected and Hearne and Herb Amaral given yellow cards. Order was restored, but it wasn’t long be- fore the two teams were trading punches again, this time in front of the Devils net. After the dust cleared, Hearne was ejected and Penticton was awarded the victory. Coach Amaral said he wasn't thrilled with the outcome of the tournament, but said it wasn't worth dwelling on. “I don’t think you should make a big thing about that,” he said. “It was their tournament, so there’s nothing you can do about it.” Amaral said he would like to see the Devils put the long weekend’s activities behind them and look ahead to the team’s last four league games. “We should forget about the past and con- centrate on the rest of the season,” he said. The Devils will need to concentrate Sunday afternoon as they face the Dexter’s Dynamos in . rematch of the season opener at Kiwanis ark. Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER The Selkirk College Saints mens’ soccer team opened the season at home Saturday, but the guests were far from kind to their hosts. Ateam that had only been to- gether for some 24 hours, the Saints were taught a sound les- son by Washington’s Gonzaga University to the tune of 6-0. Coach Bob Gurney said his players had enough trouble figur- ing out each other without having to worry about what the visitors were going to do. “We just basically put the team together,” he said. “(Gonzaga) started coming on and we weren't able to do much.” But as much as some coaches would despair after opening the season to such a defeat, Gurney is far from despondent. He said that the combination of old and new faces that were out Saturday bodes well for a suc- cessful season. “From what I’ve seen we've got Gonzaga grinds out 6-0 win over Selkirk some very talented players, some experience and some youth,” he said. “With some practice and some competition, I think we can do very well.” Gurney said the Saints will play six games this year, plus whatever exhibition games they can fit in, against both American and Canadian schools. He said although the game against NCAA Division 1 oppo- nent Gonzaga was rather one-sig- ed, it- was more because of scheduling than competitiveness. “I think if we were another month into the season we would have done much better against Gonzaga,” he said. “I don’t see them getting much better, but I see us getting a lot better.” Staying optimistic, Gurney said he’s looking forward to the rest of the season, which begins with a road game against Spokane Community College Sat- urday. “I’m really excited about the players we've got coming out,” he said. ‘I think we'll have a really competitive team.” Saints coach Bob Gurney was on the practice field with his troops Tuesday following a weekend loss to Gonzaga University. News photo by Jonathan Green Need acar loan? We'll make it happen.