Saturday, May 9,1992 m@ Apathy, apathy apathy. Lack of interest. Lack of emotion. Indifference. Oh, how it washes over this town. Hey! What do we care about? What’s important? : Will somebody tell me someday? Thank you. Now that I have that out of my sys- tem; let’s get to handing out the ever- popular bouquets and the detested brickbats. Bouquets: To Castlegar’s so-called senior citizens. So-called because the people I’m talking about are hardly cane-caring lay abouts feeling sorry for themselves as the passage of years leaves youth behind. From golf to swimming (see front page story) to curling and beyond, Castlegar has an extremely active seniors circuit that should serve as an example to young and old alike. Keep staying young folks. Brickbats: To some teachers at SHSS, who saw fit to criticize a col- umn of mine in discussions with one of my co-workers, but were apparently not sufficiently outraged to talk tome about how I had offended them. From what I gathered of their criticisms, they missed the point of the column entirely. Perhaps if they did talk tome I could have done a little educating of my own. And don’t forget people, you can write columns in the newspaper yourself if you disagree with some- thing you’ve read — it’s called the Let- ters to the Editor section. Oh, I forgot, apathy, apathy, apathy. Bouquets: Belated bouquets to Russ Rilcof, who, despite the odds and despite the people he had to work with, put the Castlegar Rebels Junior B hockey club on sound financial foot- ing in his two years as president. Ril- cof has left a legacy of programs and fi- nancial initiatives that should keep the team in the green for years to come. Now if only someone could put the hockey team on the same sound footing when, and if, it hits the ice next season. Brickbats: To the apathy, the in- difference, the lack of interest that seems to grip people every time they are asked to volunteer their time for a community project. The Rebels come — to mind. This hockey team has been in this community for 15-plus years and has been the launching pad for people we are very proud to call our own. Now, like just about every year T’ve been here, the club is in jeopardy of folding because it can’t find anybody to take over as president, general Hea and coach. Oh, the shame of it all. Bouquets: To the NHL's players’ association, which finally made a stand against team owners. Similar and successful stands has been made in just about every other professional Bouquets on Mother’s Day Free Agent sport. It is hockey’s turn to join the 20th Century. The players deserve their share and if you ask me, I think they should have held out for more than they got. Brickbats: To the National Hock- ey League and its disciplinary policies. I saw Adam Graves’ slash on Mario. Yeah, so what? If Graves gets sus- pended for that, then the NHL might as well cancel the rest of the playoffs, because half the players on every team should be suspended. I mean, if Graves had hacked Bob Probert would the NHL be reviewing the incident right now? And what happened to the guy who broke Greg Adams’ wrist, or the guy who broke Ray Bourque’s fin- ger? Brickbats: To the Calgary Stam- peders and B.C. Lions and their re- spective owners Larry Ryckman and Murray Pezim. Like this whole Flutie/ Barrett switcharoo wasn’t cooked up between those two wheeler-dealers long before we ever got wind of what was going on. I’m surprised no one in the media has looked into the scam to find out just went on behind the scenes. I’m willing to bet it was anoth- er one of those ‘let’s do something for the league’ things rather than your ev- eryday transaction involving top notch players. Bouquets: To Castlegar Men's Commercial Fastball League Presi- dent Tim Horcoff, who, in an effort to get more fans out to the games this season, instituted a policy to cut down/eliminate on-field expletives by players. Judging by the number of fans out at Kinnaird Park to watch a game last Monday, I would say fast- ball is going doing okay fan-wise this season. Bouquets: To World Series champs the Toronto Blue Jays. A pret- ty easy prediction if you ask me. I mean, have you seen this team this season? Simply awesome! If they don’t win it this year, I'll eat my socks. Bouquets: To journalism the way it used to be, the way it still is in some places and the way it still could be ev- erywhere if there were minimum standards for those employed in it and for the products they produce. Bouquets: To my mom. Pensioners rap that golf ball i Bingo, Bango, Bango is the name of the game Ron Atkinson was the club’s guest for the day. Cold and windy conditions as Pensioners Golf Club hits the course again. Bud Lowther NEWS COLUMNIST With a name like Bingo, Bango, Bongo one might be think The Castlegar Pension- ers Golf Club has formed some kind of rap band. ; While the band isn’t out of the question, Bingo Bango Bongo is in fact than name of the best-ball game the seniors played in their regular Thurs- day meeting at the Castlegar Golf Club. About 39 seniors participat- ed as the weather began to co- fe) Ball winners for low net scores on the day included, Ralph Clay, John Davidson, Frank Holdsworth, Otto Walk- er, Bill Cheveldave, Mike Buzz MacDonald, greeted the pensioners at the Castlegar Course for a play day April 23. And those conditions were reflected in the scores of the 54 players who braved the weath- er to challenge the back nine on the course. Kurnoff, Art Toews, Ralph Clay, Wilf Sweeney and me came in with 45s to lead the field in the low gross category. Winners of golf balls for low net scores were Andy Shutek, Gerry Wichert, Sweeney, Mor- ris Waite, Clay, Floyd Bacon, Herb Wood, Harold Ackney, Dave Hiebert, Art Lewis, Toews, Ken Price and Dave John. . Koenig was the latest to join the club, while Pete Stupnikoff of Winlaw was the club’s guest for the day. The Pensioners will go down the road to the Birch- bank Golf and Country Club for an 18-hole tournament May 14 as guest of the Trail Pensioners Club. The Castlegar Pensioners Club meets every Thursday at 9 a.m. and is open to all re- tirees. a Oe ia News photo by Ed Mills Bill Cheveldave won a golf ball for his low net score in the Castlegar Pensioners Golf Club action last week. Time running out on Rebels NEWS STAFF _ About the only thing that ‘has changed in the Castlegar Rebels search for new man- agement is the time frame the club has left to find the people it needs. “The clock is ticking,” said the Junior B hockey team’s outgoing president Russ Ril- cof. Rilcof said he is not much closer to finding a president, general manager and coach for the Kootenay Internation- al Junior Hockey League team then he was when the quest began. “I’m really disappointed, in that there are things I would have liked to have started al- ready,” he said. Rilcof said he is continuing to meet with candidates, but has no commitments as yet. The league’s annual gener- al meeting, at which time the club has to have people in place or Rilcof will fold the club, is set for June 6. @ Saturday, May 9,1992 Sports B.C. calls for funding move @ Group’s chairman chides government for stalling on funding at Critical time. SPORT B.C. : “If the British Columbia government were competing with its western neighbors in financial commitment to ama- teur sport and the swiftness of its allocation, you wouldn’t see » the B.C. flag on the podium, ” said Sport B.C. Chairman Bruce Carlson. B.C.’s provincial sport orga- nizations are one full month into the 1992-93 fiscal year with no indication as to what the province’s funding level will be. The only information so far has been from the minister re- sponsible for sport, the Honor- able Robin Blencoe, who said in his letter of Feb. 10 to Carl- son: “During the election cam- paign we made a commitment that historical levels of grants to current recipients of lottery revenues which support pro- grams in sport, recreation and culture will be maintained... “Our members have the re- sponsibility of planning for programs that are happening today and indeed, have hap- pened already this fiscal year, with no idea what sort of sup- port is coming from the provin- cial government,” Carlson said. “Particularly, in view of the upcoming multi-sport games, the first of which is only 15 months away, this sort of de- lay is frustrating and costly to coaches and athletes all over the province.” Even though Sport B.C. has made a case for increased funding to sport, there have been rumors about cuts to the sport budget which has al- ready lost $1 million during the past four years. ; However, the depth and de- tail of these cuts remain a mystery. “Cuts at this critical time less than 15 months from the opening of the Kamloops Canada Games would be dev- astating;” Carlson said. “To withhold the information is unconscionable.” Carlson said the sport sys- tem wants only its fair share of the province’s lottery pro- ceeds and to receive it in a timely manner.’ “Sport people want results, not words. So far we have heard platitudes and promises but no performance,” he said. TheNUMBERS BOWLING YOUTH BOWLING COUNCIL FINAL RESULTS AT CASTLE BOWL SENIORS/JUNIORS 1st Place: Tequila Slammers — Shelly Mortimer Craig McFadden, Brandy Duke, Trisha Handley. 2nd Place: Storm Troopers - Cory Guindon, James Hubscher, Greg McKenna, Bud Gregory, Jason Jackson. 3rd Place: 3 Stooges: Lis Him, Natalie Pacheco, Valerie Kosowan. 4th Place: GGIF — Misty Him, Daphne Jackson, Donald Young, Derek Handley. BANTAMS 1st Place: Phantoms Off The Alley — Reannon Lecuffe, Christina Mcintosh, Kristy Hubscher, Lisa Sparks. 2nd Place: Strikers — Lisa Horst, Amber hnoff, Jenny Poznikoff. Celina Hyson. 3rd Place: 2 Steps — Erin Keough, Stephanie Martin, Pp ie Van 3rd Place: Barbies — Cassandra Li ffe, Sabrina Li ffe, Katrina Tassone, Jennifer Girard, Lindsay Horst. 4th Place: Blue Bowlers — Amanda Hyson, Daniel Weir, Caryn Weir, Jessie Hyson. g 1 SENIORS: High Average: Girls — Trisha Handley 194; Boys — Derek Handley 197. Most Improved: Donald Young +22. 100 Pins Over Average — Brandy Duke 395-180 avg.; Donald Young 397-161 avg.; Donald Young 264-161 avg. Perfect Attendance — Trisha Handley, Donald Young, Derek Handley. JUNIORS: High Average: Girls — Valerie Kosowan 134; Boys — Jason Jackson, 167. Most improved — Bud Gregory +22. 100 Pins Over Average — Natalie Pacheco 306-114 avg. Valerie Kosowan 246-130 avg.; James Yzerloo, Kailee Tassone. 4th Place: Old Boys — Michael Duff, Kyle Duff, Adam Palesch, Robin Duke. 5th Place: Super mario Bowlers — Shawn Girard, Curtis Van Yzerloo Jeff Grant, Shawn Webster. 6th Place: Bears — Jeffrey Edwards, Shawn. Byrne, Georffrey Graziotto, Meghan Dunn. - PEE WEE/SMURF 7% 1st Place: Cougars — Kevin Billy Trubetskoff. h Hubscher 266-154 avg. Jason Jackson 285-158 avg. BANTAMS: High Average: Giris — Lisa Sparks; Boys — Robin Duke. Most Improved — Erin Keough +27; 100 Pins Over Average — Amber Stoochnoff 196-96 avg; Jenny Poznikoff 189-83 avg. PEE WEES/ SMURFS: Hi Average: Giris — Katrina Tassone 82; Natasha Trubetskoff 82; Boys — Jason Conkin. Trubetskoff, Robert Young, fh Keough. 2nd Place: Blue Jays — Jason Conkin, Lachlan Frost, Robert Conkin, Jamie Palesch. Most Improved — Robert Young +29. Perfect Attendance — Katrina Ti ha Trubetskoff, Billy Trubetskoff. HUMMING IT ‘IN THERE News photo Pitcher Michael Duff rears back and wails one during a Little League game at Kinnaird Park Monday night. COMMERICAL INSURANCE If you own a business or retail outlet, you owe it to yourself to protect your interests. SEE US AT Castlegar Savings Insurance Agenci For All Your Insurance Needs! 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