as CastlegarNews January 90, 1991 LOCAL NEWS SPEAKING OUT about his homeland. United Church Friday th CasNews photo by Lovis Laroche Nicaraguan student Erick Obregon (right) nddrovees about 50 people gathered at Castlegar gh Interpreter Bill Moore-kil We have a selection of MOIRS OR SMILES & CHUCKLES VALENTINES CHOCOLATES Six Asst Prices “In the Heart of Downtown Castlegar” OPEN THIS SUNDAY. Special Lady... Many Colognes, Perfums to choose from. Come in and choose from our selection of CARLTON CARDS! 365-7813 KEN WYLLIE -.. heads inquiry Program almost finalized By CasNews Staff The provincial Environment Ministry is in the final stage of developing a subsidy programt to en- courage the proper management of used tires and batteries, says Barry Wood of the ministry’s waste management branch in Nelson. : In a letter to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, Wood, head of the branch’s municipal section, says the program will include subsidies for processing the materials to en- courage the development of recycling operations, as well as subsidies to of- fset transportation costs to get the wastes to the processing operations. Wood was responding to Area J director Ken Wyllie’s inquiry, passed on from the Area J Advisory Plan- ning Commission, about how the provincial government is spending environmental taxes levied on tires. “‘We wish to point out that we believe there have been situations where large numbers of tires have been simply deposited at the Ootischenia landfill and then we are required to bear the additional cost of transporting these tires to. Cran- brook for disposal purposes,’’ Wyllie says. ‘Surely if the taxes are being collected for the purpose of aiding in the disposal-tecycling of these tires some portion of this cost ought to be reimbursed to the regional district, which is, in fact, bearing the costof disposing of these tires in any event. ‘Wood says the regional district or any local entrepreneur would be eligible for the transportation sub- sidy to assist with the costs of getting waste tires to the Cranbrook operation. The regional district should give notice of its intent to apply for the subsidy when it becomes available, Wyllie said at Saturday’s regional district board meeting. siaaiteieiamanenes + ee THE FIRST OF TWO EDUCATION SYSTEM REPORTS: You asked us to prepare B.C's children for the 21st century. Our new school system will give them every opportunity. The future isn't what it used to be. B.C’s education system has served us well for generations. But the challenges facing the graduating class of the Year 2000 were undreamed of even a decade ago. Certainly, the old basics of reading, writing and math skills must be re-emphasized. But in their new world, our childrefi must also be pre- pared to cope with: * sophisticated new technologies * growing environmental concerns + fewer resource industry jobs + greater need for “people” skills So tomorrow's graduates must be creative and analytical thinkers, clear communi- cators, information managers, problem solvers and, above all, lifelong learners. You told us it was time to change. . The 1988 Royal Commission on Education studied the needs of our school system province-wide. More than 2000 sub- caulk s-ressived4 ‘4 ti hers, 1 's and other J concerned individuals and organizations. To summarize what you told us: the pre- sent system has worked well for students who plan to go on to higher education — but not as well for those who don't. Here's what we're doing about it. To equip students for the Year 2000 and beyond, British Columbia is introducing teaching methods that are focused on the needs of the learner, rather than those of the system. While the basics will be taught, we know that different children learn in diffefent ways and at different rates. Communications Branch, Ministry of Education Province of British Columbia Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 2M4 _ having to wait up to eight months. So the new emphasis will be on what in- dividuals can do, not on what they can't. Each individual will be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best. The immediate changes. (1) The new Primary Program is being successfully introduced in many school districts. It will be implemented system- wide by the fall of 1991. (2) Dual entry was also introduced in 33 districts in 1990, with 96% of parents sur. veyed expressing their approval. Dual entry permits children to enter school within four months of their fifth birthday, in either September or January, instead of Intermediate and Graduation Programs. Drafts of these proposed programs have been submitted to parent groups and others sharing a concern for our education system, with requests for their response. Phased implementation of the Inter- mediate Program will begin optionally in the 1991-92 school year; the Graduation Program will begin in 1995-96. If you would like additional information on B.C.’s new school system, mail the coupon below. CZ wINISTRY OF EDUCATION Hon. Stanley B. Hagen, Minister ali Committed To Developing B.C. Greatest Resource ioe Please send me a copy of CHANGES IN EDUCATION - A Guide To Parents. : PT Lac ae SPORTS eooeaa Rockettes SNOWBOARDING place second By CasNews Staff Despite a 12-6 lead after the first quarter, the Stanley Humphries Jr. team lost 49-33 Saturday to Cranbrook in the final of the Jr. Rockettes In- vitational at SHSS. Stanley Humphries beat regional rivals J.L. Crowe of Trail 47-39 Saturday after a 46-40 win Friday over Creston. Jr. Rockettes coach Collette Pilloud said she was impressed by the overall team effort. her players displayed on the court, especially against Cranbrook. The Parkland Tigerettes are currently the top- ranked junior girls team in B.C. “Rebounding was a big thing we had on the offensive and defensive boards, which made a big difference in our score,"’ Pilloud said Monday. She said the Jr. Rockettes’ 12-6 lead after the first quarter indicated her players were playing well defensively. “So right there our defence was very strong obviously. Talking to their coach, he said he was a little scared — maybe we're not going to win this one. I didn’t have that in- tention overall, but I knew we could give them a good game and we pulled that off.”’ Rhonda Dawes’ 12 points in the final were not enough to bring the Jr. Rockettes to victory, especially with Cranbrook spreading out its at- tack over several players. It was the Tigerettes’ depth on the bench which Pilloud knew would be a factor. Melanie Streliev’s 10-point per- formance in the opening round coupled with eight points by Dawes helped keep Creston in line. And Dawes’, 15 points against J.L. Crowe provided the winning touch, en- surging a berth into the finals. Pilloud said she wants the Jr. Rockettes to improve their lack of consistent outside scoring at the cum ; this weekend. Rockers second in Nelson By CasNews Staff An improved defence led the Stanley Humphries junior boys basketball team to a second-place finish last weekend at a Grand Forks tournament. The Jr. Rockers bounced back from a 50-29 thumping by Trail’s J.L. Crowe in the second round to beat Parkland of Cranbrook 50-48 in the third game. Stanley Humphries opened the tournament with a 51-29 win over Grand Forks. “We took advantage of good scoring opportunities,"’ coach Doug Hickey said. “But the biggest reason for-our- success over the weekend was our improved defence.”’ Trailing all of the third quarter and most of the fourth against Parkland, the Jr. Rockers were able to chip away at the lead and a last- minute basket gave Stanley Hum- phries the win, Hickey said. Bob Baulne with 20 points was in- strumental in the win. Vince An- tignani played exceptionally well in the low-post position, Hickey added. In the second round, Stanley Humphries ‘was unable to match the shooting talent of Trail. Marcel Dusseault’s eight-point outing was not good enough to keep the Jr. Rockers even with J.L. Crowe. “We've yet to play a full game against them (Trail),"" Hickey said. “*We were down by eight points at the half and then we lost it com- pletely in the third quarter.’’ In .the opening, the Jr. Rockers were out to avenge a 34-point loss to Grand Forks last week at Stanley Humphries. ’ Hickey said the key to the win was the Jr. Rockers’ defence which ad- justed to the offence of Grand Forks. “We played more aggressive against them,” he said. “And we were more aware of what they were Going offensively.”” While keeping Grand Forks in check, Dusseault led the Jr. Rockers’ Offence with 12 points. ‘The junior boys are in Nelson this ‘Weekend and Hickey said he'd like to Dan Reid grabs air time on the backside of Granite Mountain Sunday at Red Mountain Resorts Inc. Reid is one of the snowboard instructors with the resort, amateur basis this year, cosews photo by sieve Peden who plans to compete on an By The Canadian Press said. ‘But it feels great to be back. I scored here in Pittsburgh. shape quick.” JETS 5 NORDIQUES 2 place in the Smythe Division. BLUES 8 SABRES 3 ISLANDERS 8 WHALERS 1 in the second period. Lemieux scores in overtime win Mario Lemieux says he has a long way to go before he regains the form that made him one of the NHL's premier players. Lemieux, playing his first home game since last the score with 5:21 remaining Tuesday night and rookie def Paul Stanton scored 2:46 into overtime, rallying the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. “I'm still not in shape and I have a long way to go," Lemieux “The first goal is always tough to get after a long layoff. I’m glad “If I keep playing like this — 22, 25 minutes a game — I'll get in Washington’s Kelly Miller scored twice in the first three minutes but Lemieux had an assist on Bob Errey's goal and then scored the tying goal to delight a sellout crowd of 16,164 that waved black-and- gold signs imprinted with Lemieux’s first name to celebrate his return. Mario's not there yet, but he’s going to get a lot better — a lot better,’’ coach Bob Johnson said. ‘His shooting was a little off, but he put the shot on the net‘and made things happen.” Winnipeg outshot the home team 34-20 and got goals from Pat Elynuik, Paul MacDermid, Phil Sykes, Gord Donnelly and Thomas Steen. The two points moved the Jets past idle Vancouver into fourth The Nordiques had the game’s first six power-play chances, but they couldn't score on any of them. Mats Sundin and Scott Pearson beat Jets goalie Rich Tabaracci with Quebec at even strength. In St. Louis, Sergio Momesso, Dave Lowry, Rod Brind’Amour, Paul MacLean, Ron Wilson, Paul Cavallini, Dave Bruce and Geoff Courtnall chipped in with a goal each. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter scored two goals each and Bill Berg, Derek King, Mick Vukota and John Tucker added one each for the Islanders, who scored six goals in 10 shots on Peter Sidorkiewicz ch 31, tied fenceman West cruises over East By STEVE PEDEN Staff Writer Hyped as a clash of titans, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's all-star fell short of its, mark_wtih the West hammering the East 9-2 Saturday in Trail: On hand to witness the lopsided win were several scouts from the Western Hockey and B.C. Junior A leagues, as well as special guest Steve Tambellini, the former Trail Junior Smokie and Vancouver Canuck. The Smokies retired Tambellini’s number in a ceremony before the game. K ah West coach Danny Bradford said the game was not indicative of the score. “*It was a good game, lots of good hits,’’ Bradford said. However, the West found the target while the East was stymied by both West goalies. The goaltenders Blair Allison and James Scherek, turned aside a combined 34 shots, allowing only one goal each. “In my mind, this West all-star team that played could easily play in the B.C. Junior A league and could be at the top (of the standings),”” Bradford said. ‘“‘The calibre of players for the West was very im- Pressive."* Under a minute played in the first period, Mike Newman scored to give the West a 1-0 lead before the game was a minute old. It was a sign of things to come. , Brett Hopkins got the equalizer for the East with his first of two of the night. But Peter Geranazzo on a breakaway put the West in front late in the first. Geranazzo deked East netminder Rick Nichol and backhanded the puck upstairs. The West took a 2-1 lead into the second. Geranazzo and linemates Adam Deadmarsh and Mike. Tavaroli did most of the damage for the West registering nine points. The West was equally good on. defence and especially in goal. “*We had some pretty hot goalten- ding,”’ said Rick Crowe, one of two Castlegar Rebels playing for the West. He said the East’s goalies let in some weak goals. “*That’s why there was a pretty big score of 9-2 for us.” Crowe said he was excited to play in the game. Tavaroli’s last-minute goal in the second gave the West a 6-2 lead going into the third. The West went on to score three more in the third, one by Shandy Mowery I0 seconds into the period for_a 7-2 lead. Then Darcy Kaban gave the West an 8-2 lead at the 6:51 mark and Deadmarsh rounded out the scoring mjdway during the third. The victory for the West was a turn around from last year’s 8-4 beating in Cranbrook. Mike Szmata starts All-star teammate jing the puck out of his own zone, while West Crowe takes care of Darren Reeves of the East. The West went on to win 9-2 Saturday in Trail.costiews photo by Steve Peden Rebels out By CasNews Staff It’s time to start cleaning the golf clubs for the Castlegar Rebels. Friday's 6-2 loss to the Nelson Maple Leafs and last weekend’s win by the fourth-place Grand Forks ~Border Bruins mathematically eliminated the Rebels from the Kootenay Inter- national Junior Hockey League playoffs. . The Rebels have six games remaining and are currently 16 points behind the Border Bruins. Two scoreless periods crippled the Castlegar Rebels enroute to the 6-2 beating in Nelson. “‘We really weren't into the game for the first two periods,”’ said Rebels defenceman Rick Crowe. “We played pretty good in the third and scored two goals.”* Castlegar trailed 5-0 in the third before defenceman Dave Healey scored at the 11:28 mark on_a pass from Chad Alderson. Rebels general manager Don Joice said the club didn’t play all that poorly. “‘We hit two goalposts and the crossbar and this took a bit of Sting Out Of Us,”” Joice said. The Rebels didn't score again until late in the third. Dale Bon- derud got the goal assisted by Dave Cammock and Crowe. The Rebels host the Maple Leafs Friday starting at 8 p.m. Tambellini honored in Trail By CasNews Staff The Trail Junior Smoke Eaters bestowed their highest honor Satur- day on Steve Tambellini, retiring the former player's number at a ceremony prior to the Kootenay In- ternational Junior Hockey League all-star game at the Cominco Arena. Tambellini, the former Vancouver Canuck who wore No. 15 for the Smokies, watched the West Division all-stars crush the East Division 9-2. He said having his number retired isa special honor. ~ “I think that any time when you're in your home town, with the minor hockey system that’s always been present in this community and the type of players that came out of this community, I guess that makes it ‘extra special for me,’’ said Tam- bellini, now director of public and media relations for the Canucks. Playing for the Smoke Eaters, Tambellini amassed $3 goals and $2 assists for 105 points. The totals helped earn him the KIJHL's Most Valuable Player and Most Gen- tlemanly Player awards. In addition, Tambellini_ donned a West Division all-star jersey for his efforts in the 1974-75 season. and spoke of the feelings this year’s all-stars were going through. “I think anytime you are awarded with the position of being on an all- Star team you've obviously accom- Plished some of the goals as an athlete,” he said. “And to be acknowledged that you are judged as one of the best players here by other management in the league, it'll be a Proud moment.”" Tambellini said the players should be pleased, just as he was when he Played as an all-star. “It's a great opportunity to Showease in front of some of the Scouts here from the Western h ”* he said. ““Who and ‘wore No. 15 with pride. It was the same number his father wore as part of the senior Trail Smoke Eaters who cap- tured the coveted World Champion- ship in 1961. “Oh, there was a guy by the name of Addie Tambellini, who probably. had a bit to do with it,”” Tambellini said smiling. ‘“‘He was quite the hockey player himself. Dad always wore that number, including when they won the World Championships here in Trail. He was a part of the last team in Trail to win this."* Tambellini was no slouch himself, scoring 160 goals and 150 assists for 310 points in 553 games over 10 seasons in the NHL. He played for five different teams = the Canucks, Calgary Flames, professional scene. Tambellini_ didn’t start playing professionally until he was 20 years old. He said if he'd been drafted at age 17 or 18, as players are now, he might not have made it. “I know if I was put into the situation of a professional camp when I was 17 years old, I don't know if I would have played 10 years in the league," he said. “It might have finished me. I know I wasn’t ready at that time, but I was for- tunate enough to get into that situation when I was 20."" Tampbellini said too much pressure is put on youngsters coming into the NHL out of junior. He said the suc- cess rate of adapting to the NHL coming from the junior system is poor. Younger players lack the mental and physical maturity needed for the NHL and many careers are cut short because of that, Tambellini said. Tambellilni has had to do some adapting of his own going from player to director of public relations. He said the hours are more demanding than as a player, but ad- ded hé has the energy and the desire to keep pushing himself in his new career. “I think a person knows when they've got the feeling, when it (swit- ching careers) is the right time to do it. And it was the right time for myself personally in my career and it was the right time for my family.” Before joining the Canucks management team, Tambellini was trying to negotiate a contract with several teams in the European league in the summer of 1988. As fate would have it, Darcy Rota, Tambellini’s predecessor, left the Canucks to join the NHL’s head of- fice and Tambellini was offered the job. Two weeks later, he had his own office in Vancouver. The move allowed Tambellini to Stay with the game he loves and remain in Canada. 6