Page 8A Local curlers take ba The Castlegar Sun we Wednesday, January 20, 1993 How low can you go? Getting down.low gives this curler a better view Selling something? Phone 365-5266 POLLAINE E. EMDE 480 COLUMBIA AVE ‘ASTLEGAR, BC. VIN 1K3 (604) 365-7616 Res 365.3253 WE'RE OPEN! Jo Castijgar Sun e in order to serve you better, in 1993 The Castlegar Sun has the following hours effective , Monday, January 11, 1993 | AAVETtising M-F Circulation M-F Office M-F Classified M-F Editorial F Th. 8:30 - 4: 8:30 8:00 8:00 - 5:00 M 8:00 - 5:00 We look forward to hearing from you! 365-5266 365-5266 365-7848 365-5579 5:00 5:00 i 365-2278 INOW OPEN Castlegar's New Physiotherapy Clinic Rehabilitation & Sports KARIN EDNEY- WALD Physiotherapist invites you to vans VALHALLA PHYSIOTHERAPY MID-TOWN PLAZA Behind the Hi-Arrow, beside Safeway #110 - 630 17th St, Castlegar, B. Mon. - Fri.- 8 am - 6 pm 365-6766 SEX MILE IRIPPAMIR EXPERT SNOWMOBILE SERVICE & REPAIR Now You Can Call Us Toll Free 1-800-667-1383 JUST ARRIVED: 'YAMALUBE 2 Snowmobile Boots. Leather Uppers $70 pair Simmons Speed Cleats 2 Bags for $258 (Includes 28 oz. Aladdin Thermos) SIX MILE REPAIR WILL BE CLOSED FEB. 14 - FEB. 22 SEC MINLE IRIZPA Six Miles Out on North Shore Hours: Tues. - Sat. 9a.m.-5 P.m. * 825-4681 iT? ap ee Revel Name: #1— Vaughan Welychko Position: Goal Age: 18 Height: 6' 0° Hometown: Castlegar Last Team: Castlegar Rebels Coaches Comments: "Vaughan Welychko played an outstanding game Friday against the forwards and defense with lots of confidence.” Wey, | "Snoboard Contest" | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 For more intormation call: 354-4944 Presents You With A Complimentary Lift. Ticket c arseeneg ene te ck seat at Sunflower tourney Sothte? JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports 5-4 finish, the Eastgate Garden Trophy went to Akselson’s rink. Bowling for dollars, or curling for sunflowers they have to be related somehow This past weekend, 24 rinks curled their way to fun in the Sunflower Open Mixed Bonspiel Of the four out-of-town rinks, two were battling for the overall A Event championship. Russ Bab cock’s rink from Trail battled against the Rossland rink, Dave Leake’s squad. The Dexters Champi- onship Trophy is on its way to Trail, since Bab- cock’s rink took a 5-4 victory with a thrilling final rock showdown The B event final had Ame Akselson’s rink curl ing against Dave MclIntosh’s rink Castlegar Curling Club President, Bob MacPherson and his rink, ‘were the winners of the CKQR C Event trophy after a see-saw battle with 96 curlers recover. with Duff McDonald's rink. McDonald and his rink lost an early game lead and could not In the D Event, Mike Balahura lead his team to a win over the McGrath rink from Grand Forks “It has been 4 great weekend, everything worked Out quite well. There was a lot of great curling,” MacPherson said Overall, the tournament was a success but for next year, the Castlegar Curling Club would like to In another close Bonspiel. get 32 teams signed up for the Sunflower Mixed SHSS basketball boys rock JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports Both the Stanley Humphiies Junior Boys and the Senior Boys Basketball teams were in action on the weekend The Junior Rockers were host ing the Hi Arrow Classic at Selkirk College and came away with a second place finish. Mean- while the Senior boys were in Richmond, participating ‘in the Steveston Secondary Sehoot Tournament Teacher labor problems in Cranbrook forced tournament organizers to change the schedul. ing at the last minute. According to SHSS Coach, Doug Hickey shaving the planned eight teams schedule down to six made for some interesting last minute shuf fling of games. SHSS didn’t win, but tumed in a respectable performance by coming out of the tourney with a 2-1 record. The Rockers coach has started to notice .a change in his players, a change for the better “We are starting to have some players gain experience and they are starting to work together Hickey said The Rocker Squad started the tourney by playing against Totem Secondary School, and decisively took the game 61-22 Creston Secondary School were the next opponents for the Rockers, and Creston took the game 38-34, after a long hard fought battle In their final game of the tour ney, the Rockers were up against L.V. Rogers from Nelson. The SHSS team lead throughout the entire. game which ended in a 57- 43 win for the Rockers. “The team showed mental toughness in the game against Creston and L.V-R. is always a tough team,” Hickey said While the juniors were on their home floor the Senior boys went to Richmond to gain some experience in a Triple. A tourna- ment. SHSS is a double A team so the competition was fierce. The Rockers were matched up against’ Keftowna Secondary School, who are Ranked 14th in the Provincial Triple A rankings. The game was close, but the Rockers were handed a 60-55 loss. Marcel Dusseault score 24 and Dan Kooznetsoff helped out with 1S We went down to this tourna. merit to get a taste of the compe- tition at the Triple A level. They got to see some of the tougher teams in action,” said Senior Boys Coach, John Ritchie Prince Rupert was on the losing end of the 65-48 game. Ed Furlan scored 11 and Dusseault sunk 10. Esquimault handed the Rockers a 59-35 loss later in the tourney. According to Ritchie, the Esquimault team had a lot of height to back them up. “They had some giants on the team, monstrous for a humber nine ranked team.” With the height on the other side of court, Ritchie had set-a goal to keep their opponents to 60 points and under. “Our defence played very well, they held them to under 60 points. It was tough, but the boys worked at it.” Glance Fitness courses Selkirk College will be offer ing aerobics and weight train ing instructor courses approved by B.C Parks and Recreation Association. The first of a series of courses to be offered will be the Total Training Centre Fitness Knowledge course, scheduled to start Friday Feb. 5 and con tinue until Feb. 7 at Selkirk College Designed to'teach students about bones and muscles, and how they function in exercise,the course will also cover ways to burn fat, shape and tone muscle, gain strength, build endurance, design a personal safe exercise program. In addition the course will provide basic nutrition knowledge and weight manage. ment information. The course is a prerequisite for all TTC fitness courses: Aero. bics, Waterfit; and Weight train ing. The course is also available to anyone wishing to utilize the information to improve their own fitness knowledge > The Castlegar Community Complex is offering a TTC Weight Training Course, Level 2 on Feb. 19. It is designed for those who have weight training experience and are looking to expand their knowledge about the personal training industry. For those interested in starting to teach aerobics, the TTC is offering a Aerobics Instructor course starting March 5 and continuing until March 7 at Selkirk College This course teaches an overview of the aerobics industry and a Téview of anatomy and exercise Physiology as applied to all aer obics class components. The course also teaches verbal cuing for direction, motivation and safety techniques. Each course has a limited number of openings and the cost is $175 per course, includ. ing manuals for each course For more information or to reg- ister call: Kathy Markin at Selkrik College, 365-1208; or the Total Train Centre in Nel son, 352-6640, 1-800-661-8905 Phone 365-5579 with your sport brief Skating for fitness and charity Sun Sports Benefits-a-plenty are going to come out of this year’s chapter of the Castlegar Kiwanis Club Skate- a-thon, January 30. Participants will reap personal benefits by getting into better shape. Money raised will be split 50/50 between participating groups and the Kiwanis Club. “The organization take back half of the money they raise in pledges while the Kiwanis Club take half for use in community projects,” said Kiwanis Club Pres- ident Bill Moore. Thirteen area schools and youth groups have indicated they are interested in helping raise money. The Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, 4-H ATTENTION ANGLERS! The Fisheries Program of B.C. Environment requests your assistance to recover tags placed on Rainbow Trout and Bull Trout (Dolly Varden) in the Arrow Reservoir. The information gained will provide fisheries managers with data necessary to maintain the high quality of this recreational fishery Anglers are asked to return tags from any fish caught to one of the addresses listed below. In addition to the tag number, please provide date and location caught, species, length, weight, and the name and address of the angler returning the tag. Participating anglers will receive a fishing lure and a letter outlining the history of the tagged fish. BC Environment BC Environment = Pi Club, Air Cadets, Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society and the Castlegar Figure Skating Club will be represented on the ice along with Kinnaird Elementary, Kinnaird Middle school, Twin Rivers Elementary, Woodland Park, Stanley Humphries, Castle- gar Christian Academy and the Living Waters School Skaters will be searching for pledges based on a donation for each lap completed, with a maxi- mum of 100 laps. Last year there were over 100 skaters who came out. They raised $5,000, with that being split between the Kiwanis Chub and the groups. Among local projects that ben- efited from last year's skate-a- thon were: A new floor for the Boy Scouts hall; a bus shelter for the Rota Villa; and interior paint ing at the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Center. “All age groups benefit through community projects everyone benefits,” Moore said. Participants will be put on the ice at Castlegar’s Community Complex from 9-12, Saturday, January 30. If you would like to help raise money for a local group but are not directly involved, you can get a pledge sheet and pick ‘which group you would like to have your money benefit. “Its open to anyone who would be skating for a charity or similar group,” Moore said. Pledge sheets are available from, Pharmasave and Cart's Drugs in Castlegar. Prizes will be awarded to the top fund-raisers. Snowboarders strut their stuff Sun Sports Attention ski bums and ski bunnies Whitewater Ski Resort is hosting a Locals Only Freeriding Snow- board Competition this Saturday. With the recent boom in snow- boarding popularity and the increased skill level of some of the boarders, a competition where they have a chance to show off their stuff was in order. The concept behind a Freerid- ing competition is that there is no structured course other than the area restrictions. A section of the run is designated as the contest area, the.competitors are free to do as they please. They will be judged on overall impression, with flow air and technical diffi- culty taken into consideration. Entey tee tor th boart Wednesday, January 20, 1993 The Castlegar Sun @ Appointment Continued from 1A “This is an embarrassment for British Columbia, insulting to British Columbians and all Cana dians, and extremely insensitive to [Anne Edward's) constituents.’ He also said that Urban should know better than to accept a posi tion.of public office under the government of a foreign state Hills, Who lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years, said he is a Canadian citizen, and because of = Accusations Page 9A that, could not serve on such boards of public office ‘It's political suicide—for. both Edwards and Urban—and any American knows that. Citizenship means a lot in the U.S., it's time it meant something here.” But a spokesperson from the ministry said Hills might have his facts confused. Communications Director Irwin Henderson said any appointments made to B.C. Hydro's board are made by cabi- net, “And besides, B.C, Hydro falls under the Labor and Con- sumer Services Mihistry of Moe 5 aid Henderson. Henderson also read a state ment from Anne Edwards which said she, “believes Judy Urban is a good rep for the Kootenays She knows the communities since she's lived in the area for a long time, and that her accounting training has been recognized by her appointméht for the Hydro Continued from 1A mentioned in the published letter to the editor. But Cady has also. drawn criti cism from Voykin and Wyllie for what they consider to be “an interference into municipal poli tics.” In response to this, Cady wrote in his letter that he must set the record straight regarding their perception and his real involve. ment with Casltegar's appoint ments to the RDCK board. “I answered a telephone call from one councillor who asked my opinion on who would be best for Castlegar and the Board as Castlegar's appointee. I have made no secret of who I think has been and would still make the, best Director representing Castle gar. I did visit one Councillor to ask him to seriously consider sup- port for a Council resolution appointing Councillor Smecher back on the board."* Cady continued to write in his letter that he went to visit Castlegar City Councilor Lawrence Chemoff use he, along with other mem- bers of past Castlegar Councils, had discussed with Cady at their invita tion, replacing Audrey Moore as mayor of Castlegar. After learning what Cady had stated in his letter to Wyllie and Voykin, Chemoff then wrote a let- ter to the RDCK board, stating that Cady's remarks were untrue ‘His interference is both unsolicit- ed and unwelcomed,” said Cher- noff. "I don't understand why my name was mentioned in all this, but I feel that it is a personal attack on my character. Chemoff admitted he was both- ered by Cady's allegations, and what they do to his credibility as.a city councillor. “If I want the may- or's chair, I'll run in the next elec In speaking to the RDCK board on Saturday, Wyllie asked a series of questions to directors. Some of these included whether the board should endorse the right of a chair- person of a Regional District: who becomes personally involved in attempting to remove from office a duly elected municipal representa- tive; who directly interferes in the appointment of municipal direc- tors; and who names certain indi- viduals without their knowledge or consent and without giving them any opportunity to respond. All information that was circu- lated throughout the meeting will be submitted to the Inspector of Municipalities in order for a report to be completed. On Friday, January 15, 1993, Stella Shukin of Delta (formerly of the Slocan Valley) passed away at the age of 80 years. Funeral service will be held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel Sat- urday, January 23, 1993 at 10 a.m. with burial at 12 noon at the Brilliant Cemetery Mrs. Shukin was born January 1, 1913 at Langham, Saskatchewan. She grew up there On January 1993 Richard Gopp of Nelson passed away Mr. Gopp was bom in De Win ton, Alberta, October 27, 1905 to William and Lory Josefiek Eleanor Gopp both of Austria. In 1909 the family moved to Blue berry Creek, B.C. which was his home until 1982. He was single and was the last member of his immediate family, for the past nine years he lived at Jubilee Manor in Nelson where he died suddenly of natural causes. He is buried at the Argenta Cemetery, Argenta, B.( During is life Dick was a worker and a pioneer, He started working as a boy with his father logging and making and selling lumber and ties. Later the family owned and operated the tocal store and post office and was a central factor in the development of this settlement As a young man he worked in logging and mining camps as a labourer and teamster, an experi- ence that made him an early cam- paigner for humane treatment of animals, (and lost him a few jobs too). In the “dirty Thirties” he was a “professional” cougar hunter, an activity that took him and his faithful dogs by foot all over the Arrow, Slocan and Lardeau valley. He knew a great deal about the best fishing streams, the prettiest places, and where to find the juiciest berries. He was an interested observer and later a participant in the growth of labour justice in the Officer Servis 2205 - 14th Avenue Castlegar, B.C VIN 3M7 Telephone 365-8522 RR #2, S #1, C-8 Nakusp, B.C. VoOG 1RO Telephone (collect) 369-2234 Scotties Marina Ltd RR #1, S #3, 0-7 Castlegar, B.C V1N 3H7 Telephone 365-3267 BCzy Environment Arrow Reservoir Tagged Fish Recovery Program Syringa Park Marina Box 3425 Castlegar, B.C VIN 3N8 Telephone 365-5472 ers is $5 There will also be a snow- board demonstration and experi- enced snow boarders — are welcomed to take a Mistrai snowboard out for a test drive Free Home Estimates SPECIALISTS IN + RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CARPETS - + LINOLEUMS » WINDOWS COVERINGS + HARDWOODS &- CERAMIC TILE + Largest Selection of in-stock lino & carpets in the Kootenays! 4370 MINTO RD., CASTLEGAR (INDUSTRIAL PARK) 365-2265 Services Avaliable General Deliveries Time Calls Obituaries Stella Shukin and married Sam A. Shukin on October 11, 1939. She cameto B.C. and settled in the Slocan Valley in 1945. She lived at Bril- liant for a short while and after her husbands passing. in 1989 she went to live with her daughter in gardening, singing and hand- crafts. She is survived by one son, Joe of Sicamous,- B.C. two daughters, Virginia Erdman and Marion Bergen of Vancouver, five and four great Vancouver. While in the valley; Mrs. Shukin was a member of the Slo- can Valley Choir and the Nelson Ladies Choir. She also enjoyed Richard Gopp smelter industry in Trail. He worked for 33 years at Consoli dated Mining and Smelting in Trail (later it became Cominco), until he retired in 1966. He was an early and proud member of the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers’ al that first won recog. nition and a contract at Trail. His grandchildren. She was prede- ceased by her husband Sam in 1989. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castle- gar funeral chapel, recollections of those early days were important in keeping this area’s history alive He was also an accomplished small holder. His place in Blue- berry Creek was virtually hand- made; he made the building materials for his cement block house, and the yard was a testi- FINANCING for 48 MONTHS #REves) TRAIL B.C. 2795 Highway Drive, Trail, A.M.ea= Dealer #7396 Hours: Monday to Friday Bam-6pm Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m. cnet Tou Cal Cseot 364-020; CASTLEGAR Castlegar KIWANIS CLUB Castlegar Community Complex Saturday, January 30th 1993 9 am - 12 noon Board's finance committee Hills disagreed and said, “Do you think it was Moe Sihota who came to Cranbrook and hand picked Judy Urban? This is an Anne Edward the way appointment all Hills also said.the appointment by Edwards has caused him to ask another question—exactly how many Americans are serving on the B.C. Hydro board? He said the question is a valid one since = Request Continued from 1A receive grant ment, a from the govern Ociely is required to oper ate full-time. Last year the Heritage Society was in operation only sea which rendered them ineligible for a grant onally This year the Heritage Society has included in their estimated operating expense, a request for $25,000 which is to be used towards employing a full-time co- ordinator, « position which Coyle defends. “If we had a year round operation we could get grants, but last yeas we weren't full-time With a full-time co-ordinator we could get grants as we'd be a full- time operation. We have reached the size that we could use a full. time co-ordinator now.” The pro- posed were to be discussed at the City Council meet- ing which was held Jan, 19, and a final decision is yet to be made. expenses __No Weedless Wednesday — for cigarette thieves More Castlegar businesses were broken into Jan. 12, and the focus of the thieves appear to be cigarettes Castlegar Foods: reported a break-in after their front door was smashed and 36 cartons of cigarettes were stolen. Richard’s On Columbia also reported an unknown anount of cigarettes stolen after thieves forced Open a cigarette machine On Jan, 17, a vehicle which was parked on the the train bridge was broken into A C.D. case and C.D.'s valued at approximately $300 were stolen Police have no Robson side of from the vehicle Suspects at the time Anne Edwards was quoted in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman (Jan 13, 1993 edition), as saying There are people on that board born in the States who were Ge Wb GX e A BIG THANK-YOU The Canadian Cancer Seciety says thank-you to.all our volunteer partners for your hard work and dedication Where Our Kids Are The Stars Queen Elizabeth Theatre although I'm not sure of their cit- izenship.” The news story also stated that Urban, who is a landed immigrant, plans to take out her Canadian citizenship this spring PROPOSED SILVICULTURE PRESCRIPTIONS Notice of Pre-Harvest Silviculture Prescriptions or silviculture prescriptions for an area to logged, pursuant to Section 3 of the Silviculture Regulations The following areas have a proposed prescription that will apply if approval to log the area is obtained from the Ministry of Forests. The proposed prescriptions will be avaliable for viewing until March 12, 1993, at the location noted below, during regular working hours To ensure cx wiitten c Talbot Ltd nsideration before logging commences, any ommnents must be made to Geoff Bekker, RPF, Pope & Box 2000, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 4G4, by the above TREE FARM LICENCE 23 Castlegar © rt »\ POPE & TALBOT LTD. af |! (a subsidiary of Pope & Talbot inc., Portland, Oregon) BOX 2000, CASTLEGAR, B.C. VIN 4G4 THIS IS NOT JUST A GAME BANQUET Perse Auenye Financial Services Complete accounting and bookkeeping services for small and medium size business PERSONAL TAX RETURNS 365-3225 PLEDGE SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE from schools, teams, Pharmasave, and Carl’s Drugs in Castlegar FUNDS RAISED ARE SPLIT 50/50 with the Castlegar Kiwanis Club PRIZES and Participating groups. awarded to top fund raisers ALL FUNDS RAISED by the Kiwanis Club are uSeD FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PHONE 365-5062 This is our 29th annual trophy awards presentations and fundraising event t® support environmental projects such as land aquisition, wildlife habitat enhancement and fish restocking. Come and enjoy a wildgame, seafood & domestic smorgasbord that is not just for hunters! Come out and support your wildlife and your environment. We've got Door Prizes, Giveaways & Raffles with a total value of over ‘4000.00 DON'T MISS OUR UNRESERVED AUCTION $3,000 worth of limited edition wildlife prints by BC artists will be sold through unreserved auction the night of the banquet. FEBRUARY 20 CASTLEGAR COMMUNITY COMPLEX $20.00 per person $12.00 - 14 yrs. & under Cocktails: 5:00 pm Dinner: 6:00 pm Dance: 9 pm to 1 am ADVANCE TICKET SALES ONLY (first come first serve) Available at: BOSSE'S JEWELLERY 365-7141 AASLAND TAXIDERMY 365-6067 CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION