a 14 Saturday, December 19, 1992. IN MEMORY Samuel Albert Conkin Our dad and grandfather was born Samuel Albert Conkin on Dec. 1, 1913 at Brilliant. His family moved to Winlaw where he attended grade school. After a few years in Winlaw, the family made the final move to homestead in Slocan Park. After his marriage to Lola Ogloff at Grand Forks, Sam and his new bride moved to their own homestead at Slocan Park where he has since resided. Sam began his working life as a young truck driver for the Cady Lumber Co. in the Little Slocan Valley. Mr. Cady took a real liking to young Sam and put a lot of trust in him at a very young age. His sons remember the pride he showed in his job and the day he was given the first ten-wheeler truck in the kootenays to drive. He continued as a a professional truck driver until he entered business as a general merchant and service sta- tion operator. Sam and his. wife Lola also provided the postal service for the area and operated the Post Office as a par of their general store. Because of his a profes- sional driving ability, sam was asked to become the first school bus driver in the slocan Valley a job he kept until his retirement. The kids all loved him. Sam began driving in the days when the winter roads were plowed about once a week. Sam had an impeccable safety record. Sam and Lola eventually sold their business and made one more short move to live beside their son Gerald and his wife Carol. Our Dad and grandfather will be remembered for his hospitality and generosity, his love of family and his zest for life. Sam Jr. will always remember who he awaited visits by his grandchildren. he always made sure he was out- doors just before either arrival with his arms out- stretched and a grin from ear to ear to be able to provide that big hug that the grandchildren knew as waiting for them. Robert will always remember his love of fresh fish, he even insisted that we try to find a poacher so that he could have a taste of fresh Atlantic salmon when he vis- ited us in New Brunswick. Gerald remembers his natural mechanical ability nd the pride he took in making sure all the family owned ve- hicles that ran safely and were well tuned. Sam leaves his sons and daughters in law, Robert and Luisa, Gerald and Carol, Sam Jr. and Joan, grandchil- dren, Sandra, Carla, Bret Laurelyn, Scott and Stacey, great grandson, John. he also leaves the last member of his family, his brother, Fred, many nieces and nephews. Sam was predeceased by his parents, his dear wife Lola, three sisters and one brother. His friends were many and from all walks of life. As m;such as s we mourn the passing of this very special person in our lives, we celebrate his life, Sam would have wanted it that way. 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This “gift” was delivered to me occasionally by the donor who was a friend of a friend, but not someone I knew personally. On one of her visits, she asked to use my bathroom which was upstairs. It was one of those mornings in which the beds had been stripped in or- der to wash sheets and not yet remade, and dirty laundry was spread out on the bath- room floor to be sorted for the wash. What this woman saw was an apparently untidy and uncared for home. I never saw her or her ‘gifts’ again. I can only presume that I became, in her eyes, unworthy to re- ceive her gift. People I know, who worked in the far north in the depres- sion years and later, talk of the ‘bales’ that used to arrive from the churches in the south to assist them with clothing and other essentials. One story is told of a mis- sionary couple opening such a Pulpit & Pew St. David’s Anglican Church The Rev. Dorothy BARKER ‘gift’? with anticipation and finding, among other things, a discarded wedding dress and a package of used tea bags ac- companied by a note stating that there was still a cup of tea in each teabag. This is the sea- son of the year when we give in recognition of God’s gift to us of His son, who brings hope and peace and joy into this sad suffering world. God’s gift to us, which is freely given has no strings attached, does not demand ‘worthiness’. Receiving, the other side of giving. We have been so well taught that giving is better One gift for all than receiving, that some- times we become unable to re- ceive. We adopt a false humil- ity that really is a kind of pride. We are not worthy or we do not need anything. Or we became very particular about from whom we will re- ceive. In this Advent-Christ- mas season we do well to re- call who gives and who re- ceives. We are reminded of the magnificence of the gift and its donor. And we need also to be re- minded that the gift of God’s presence, as reflected in the Christ Child in the manger, comes to us through other peo le; through Mary and poser ate shepherds, wisemen, ciples and apostles and ea gelists down through the ages who have themselves been re- cipients of that fit and have passed it on in the written words of Scripture and by word of mouth in the church as the story continues to be told. That gift, freely given, no strings attached, pure and holy, comes to us if we are able to hear and receive. May you, this Christmas, hear the Angel’s song and re- ceive that precious gift. AAS rend AS ep STA angi SPAN 20 SS an go g Surprises Come in Little Packages! C7X, Win a Porcelain Doll with a $25 purchase of any Giftware Retail Value *100 Draw Date December 23 (Enter Your Receipt for a Chance to Win) Christmas December 21 Shopping Hours ses 9 @.m.-9 p.m. December 22 ...... 9 a.m.-9 p.m. December 23 ...... 9 a.m.-9 p.m. December 24 .9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. PHARMASAVE 1128-3rd St. (Downtown) Castlegar - Phone 365-7813 te APRESS er As ap 4A en gS @ Saturday, December 19, 1992 ~ FastLANE, Win or lose, it’s in The News. Jonathan Green 365-7266 EIGHT IS GREAT A local foursome was.honored Wednesday for a curling rarity earlier this year. The rink of Mike Verzuh, Bob MacBain, John Strelioff and Fred Tomlin were presented with certificates and pins at the local club for pulling off an eight- ender in February. XMAS BREAK The Castlegar Rebels play their final game of 1992 tonight when the Rossland Warriors pay their first visit of the year to the Complex. The visitors will be looking to gain ground on the rest of the KIJHL West Division while the hosts will be out to end the yearona winning note. Game time is 8 p.m. QUOTE OF THE WEEK “One of the Spokane players said something and all hell broke loose. That's basically how it happened.” — Rossland Warriors vice- president Steve Howes on a near riot between fans and Spokane players in Rossland last Saturday. LocalSPORTS Dashing Through The Snow Jonathan Green SPORTS REPORTER Skiing cross-country with a .22-calibre rifle strapped to your shoulder may sound a little odd, but it’s something that’s catching on in Canada. Dominated for years by the Europeans, biathlon is attracting interest in the Great White North. Castlegar Biathlon Club president and Biathlon B.C. technical director Gord Gibson said the country’s success at the Olympic Winter Games this year is a big reason why. “Interest is slowly growing in B.C. I would say that our membership will almost double this year,” he said, adding that the local club’s membership of 18 has tripled from last year. “This is by far the biggest } number of kids we’ve had to work with.” The biathlon is made up of two exercises —skiing and shooting. Competitors ski to begin with, arriving at a set of five targets each slightly larger than a loonie. After firing at each, the competitiors ski again before arriving at a second set of targets to shoot once more. Gibson said biathlon isn’t the easy thing to accomplish in the area because of the terrain. “One of the problems we face is finding an area for skiing and shooting all at the same time,” he said. Despite that, the growing interest in both the area and Canada has Gibson optimistic that the bronze medal won in Albertville is the start of things to come, using the 1994 games in Norway as an example. “I think we have a good chance for medals in Lillehammer.” ~4 News photo by Jonathan Green (Clockwise from top right) Castlegar Biathlon Club president Gord Gibson checks a target, set up 50 metres from the competitiors. Diana Doskoch, Alicica Handley and Michelle Streich take a breather. Paul Steenvoorden loads up one of the .22- calibre rifles. B.C. Winter Games gold medalist Melanie Gibson skies into the range and father Gord acts as the scope for Streich. Need a Christmas loan? Well make it happen.