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Aquinas and a puppy named Beano.
As the audience nibbled on legendary
and traditional favorites, Hazel sum-
moned the writers to deliver their
Christmas poems and chronicles.

Deb Thomas, the head librarian in
Nelson, led off with a bittersweet

nostalgic story of Chritmas in
California. There were witty recoliec-
tions of family life from Verma
Relkoff, who writes poctry, fiction
and plays.

Timothy Shay read two poems,
along with two messages for peace
written by his young daughter, Em-
ma. Judith McKenzie offered her in-
spirational piece, Oh Charity, while

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Peace River Diaries of Monica Storrs
(1929-31).

Calvin Wharton, who usually
teaches magazine journalism at
Setkirk College in Castlegar and
works as a writer and editor, disar-
med the audience with his debut as «
standup comic. His failproof seven-
step comedy chart from Oven Mitt,
Sask. — complete with blues har-
monica _

newcomers: Where are you from?
What do you do?

“Toronto,” said, hoping it
didn’t show. | went on to catalogue
my achievements.

One writer stopped me in mid-
sentence.

“You sound like a Toronto
woman,"’ she said. | was mortified
to hear it was still so obvious.

Her am

establishing @ rapport with the

story,
telling the

by another writer — endeared me to
the Kootenay literary community as

reluctant to even mention their con-

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and

play with the rest of the league. Nine
games have been decided by one goal
and seven times the Rebcis have gone

Canucks play
Division rivals

the winning goal in the first game
between the two clubs.

during long
December stretch

VANCOUVER (CP) — It’s show-
and-tell time for the improved Van-
couver Canucks in the Smythe

The third-place Canucks, a sur-
prising .500 team after 31 NHL
games, play cight of their next 10
games against division rivals.

“December will decide if we can
go for the top rung in the division,
or a playoff spot,” Canucks coach
Bob McCammon said. “If we win
our share, we have a good shot.
shot.

“December is a tough month

Castlegar still tops

helped with 14 and 13 points respec-
tively.
Responding for Kingfisher were

and i was the play of the big men
inside which wom the game for the

10-10 tie at the Community Com-
plex.

Sandman got things going when
Lyle Stoushnow scored his first of
two goals on his way to a five-point
evening. About a minute later tcam-
mate Cory Day scored his first of

‘Shell decided to get im on the action.
Ross Berkey started the scoring for
Shell with his first of three at the

Obetkoff, wih his firs of two.

Aros at the Complex starting =
9-30 p.m. Sandman and Banjo’s Pub
face off Tucsday at the Complex.
Banjo’s and Hi Arrow went at x
Friday at Pioneer Arena.

TAKING IT SLOW: is Laurie Moore, who teams
McArthur in Thursday night Mens League
going into the third-end at the Curling Club. —conen= prove by Steve Peden

with 81! Carlson, Quinte Maids and Denny
|. Moore and company had a 1-0 lead

Sand shinny played in Gulf

MANAMA (CP) — It was a taste
of home — sort of — as-Canadian
sailors stationed im the Persian Gulf
donuned the sweaters of big league
hockey clubs amd took to the er
sand for a few periods of dusty shin-

my.
With the ships HMCS Athabaskan
and HMCS Protecteur docked a few

Persian Gulf in Bahrain on Wed-
nesday *

Former NHL great Marcel Dionne
was there, mingling with the troops
aboard the ships.

“I'm quite impressed with their at-
titude and very impressed with the
morale. Until you get here, you
don’t realize how serious this thing
is. | wasn’t aware of the extent of
Canada’s involvement.""

Dionne said he hopes the ap-
proximately 1,500 Canadians
stationed in the gulf will enjoy his
visit

“We're here to give them one
more day they don’t have to worry
about."*

Mike Wheatley, the owner of a
Halifax-based furniture and clec-
tronics chain, was also on hand,
playing Santa Claus to the troops af
sea.

Along with setting up the tongue-
in-cheek hockey league compicte
with sticks and sweaters, Dionne,

because of the divisional games. Af-
ter that, the schedule is more
favorable.””

Vancouver, which missed the
playoffs last spring, plays Edmonton
four times this month. The Canucks
also have two games against the
Calgary Flames and one each against
the Los Angeles Kings and the Win-
nipeg Jets.

The numbers don’t favor the
Canucks. They have a lacklustre 3-7
record against Smythe opponents.
Vancouver was 6-18-8 against
Smythe teams last year.

The Canucks, 14-15-3, have scored
99 goals in 32 games.

Vancouver has a 1-2 record against
the Oilers this season, with cach
team winning at home.

McCammon says Smythe teams
have more depth on their rosters
than clubs in other divisions.

“*Calgary can throw a couple dif-
ferent lineups at you and, of course,
LA has Gretzky," McCammon said.
“He plays more than 30 minutes a

it
**Winnipeg has a great defence.
Edmonton has fallen off a little,

this season, are not the “‘run-and-
gun’’ team they were a few years ago
with Gretzky, Paul Coffey and Kurri
in the lineup, McCammon said

“‘Edmonton still has the old war-
horses on defence with (Kevin)
Lowe, (Craig) Muni, (Charlie) Hud-
dy and Steve Smith,”’ he said.

“They've got a lot of experience
back on the blue line.””

Skiing
starts off
well

Whitewater was host to some S00
anxious skiers Dec. 1-2 and opening
days beginning -the 1990-91 season
operations.

Although a base of 180 cen-
timetres and a fresh overnight
snowfall of nine cm of feather-light
powder was trampled by some 1,000

skis, the i L
Sluice Box, and Yankee Girl runs
remained smooth and in order due to
the new snowcats and the carly
summer excavations that allowed the
hill to open earlier than im previous
years, Whitewater said im a news
release.

Inquiries for the holiday season
have been strong and Whitewater
said it anticipates a successful Chr
istmas ski season this year

Whitewater promises to have the
Summit open as soon as possible

Wheatley and from
IGA and CHNS Radio in Halifax
brought Christmas gifts for the

Canadian sailors.

Red will
open Saturday and Sunday, then
close and reopen Dec. 20, marketing
director Debbie Nelson said

Expansion teams seek out idle Jacques

TORONTO (CP) —

“Ie’s mice that people are thinking
about me.” said Demers, fired by

gained entry into the NHL a week

ago with the Senators.

Scuttlebutt in hockey circles has

profile people to fill executive
- :

He said no formal talks taken
place with Demers and didn’{\want
to discuss Bowman, who's .ander
contract with Pittsburgh. Sexton

confirmed there’d been a number of
discussions with Potvin, but
wouldn't disclose the nature of the
discussions.

Bowman, the Pittsburgh Penguins’
director of player development and
recruitment, has an escape clause in
his contract which allows him to join
an expansion team.

“They (Ottawa) can’t talk to me
until the end of the year,” said
Bowman, whose 739 career wins as &@
coach remains the stardard in the
NHL. “I am pretty happy in Pit-
tsburgh.””

Demers, who won the Jack Adams
Award as the NHL’s top coach in
1987 and 1988, feels he and Bowman
would be a logical duo for the

Senators’ hockey office.

**You have two experienced men,
two guys who speak French and
when you get an expansion team,
you have a tremendous amount of
work. And when you have expernen
ce, it gets a little easier."

Potvin, a star defenceman with the
major junior Ottawa 67s before he

" York Islanders for an

career, spoke out aboui a
year ago to support the Ottawa fran-
chise.

He held talks then about joining
the team. Would an executive
ition interest Potvin?
“It's imtriguing, it’s very in-
teresting, but 1 don’t know,”’ Potvin
told the Ottawa Citizen.

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