Page The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 15, 1992 8A Castlegar's Sun Editor Undertaken by a community grants project from the Seniors’ R Making Castlegar “senior-friendly,” That's what the Castlegar Seniors’ Action committee has been attempting to do ever since a Seniors’ Health Needs Assess- ment was completed in 1991 in Castlegar. more and Research Society, a branch off the Ministry of Health, the needs assessment proved that the needs of many senior citizens in the Castlegar area are being overlooked. Seniors’ Action Committee Coordinator Elma Maund believes society's attitude ‘Chocolate filled with Rolo ¢ Coffee Crisp * Kit Kat Ss 54? Eggs towards seniors is reason for the change is because by the year 2000, the majority of this country's population will be over 65 “Seniors are no longer consid- ered old, decrepit and senile— unable to cope with the life Seniors are much healthier these days, they are also better educat- ed, aware of their rights and lead 0; a Party? Table covers Cadbury Creme Eggs $1° Napkins ° Plates Rabbits Ducks Lambs Soft 'n' Cuddly Plush $9°*.. Candles ® Easter Blessings to all our friends & customers Planning v\). FS PHARMASAV Easter Fun At Great Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 18 9:30 a.m. sharp 0-3 years — meet at SuperValu entrance 4-6 years — meet behind SuperValu 7-8 years — meet at lower level rear mall entrance Pictures with the Easter Bunny 10 a.m.-12 noon — Centre Court MAKIRTR AALS $2.00 per picture SAS healthier, active lives,” she said. “When I think of a senior today, I think of a silver-haired person in a jogging suit and Reeboks.” While many communities across the country have already recognized the fact that soon “being a senior means being ‘in’”, Castlegar has, for p By spending money on pre- ventative health, it is hoped that all seniors in Castlegar Will be better served. Anna Weetman, project man- ager for the Seniors’ Resources and Research Society, was in Castlegar Wednesday to discuss the future focus should pinpoint the wellness of its seniors of seniors should be positive. “We have concentrated on the negative for so long it will be a difficult and new way of thinking for us, but it is the better way,” said one senior in attendance. The Seniors’ Action Commit- tee is trying hard to focus on the reasons, fallen by the wayside when it comes to ensuring that a healthy and active seniors group will play a major role in the future of the I Although Castlegar does have a Seniors Association, with approximately 100 members, as well as a goal to build a new Seniors’ Centre, there are still approximately 2,500 senior citi- zens in the area who are left unaccounted for and remain uninvolved and unable to use what resources are currently available for seniors. P of a Choosing Well- po: . The group has already hered inf ion and have ness Program in the and what it would mean for the surrounding seniors. Key officials from the commu- nity ded the brief put together a senior’s resource directory, containing virtually everything a senior will need to ki fi where all the dis- including Mayor Audrey Moore and health officials who deal specifically with the needs of seniors. Also attending the meet- ing were Robson Seniors’ Asso- ciation, Blueberry Seniors’ Association and the Castlegar Seniors’ Association. Most who attended the meeting were in agreement that the future concentration in the health needs counts are to where help can be found for pealth concerns. “We*have it completed, now we have to raise money to pay for its printing in English, Rus- sian and Portuguese,” Maund said. The group is also attempting to have benches placed at strategic bus stop locations and wish to establish a help-line for seniors. The Seniors Action C: plans to change this. “We'd like all seniors in the area to feel welcome and to enjoy the increased services which Castlegar will soon have to offer its seniors, including a new cen- tre,” continued Maund. In order to accomplish this, Castlegar’s ideals regarding seniors must change with the rest of society's. For instance, the community must focus on the “wellness” of its seniors rather than merely waiting for serious problems to occur and then spend dollars remedying the situation. GRASSROOTS GARDENING rs accumu experience X technical taining in all forms of landscaping’ . guaranteed . nursery trades and landscgpe architecture standards * Landscape design - formal or advanced © Brick, stone, cement patios “S, wolkways © Yard yams Yor icy yearly prog s| oe Free estimates school: ROBSON MECHANICAL ° HEAVY DUTY AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GENE WADDINGTON 365-7006 A capacity crowd of approx- imately 100 young children and their parents squished into the Castlegar Library last Saturday for Easter Parade, a puppet show and sing-a-long starring pup- peteers Anne kelly and Cecilia Skwarok. The event showcased the new puppet theatre donated by the Royal Canadian Legion. CONTEST RULES: *Open to boys and girls 4-8 years old *Deadline April 16, 1992 One entry per child *Deposit in Centre Court LL ENTRIES WILL \ AN \ eH > BE DISPLAYED 33 | LF & ~ hes sis pe wausv3 ey BE SA "1st Prize 10 Ib. Easter Bunny” 2nd and 3rd Place Prizes Awarded et Se OR ¢ & Sports Dept. Jason Keenan 36 Glance SHSS girls soccer The running of two teams is working well for girls soccer at Stanley Humphries. In last Wednesdays’ play day at Selkirk College and the field next to the Rec Centre, the A- and B-teams emerged with two tie and one loss records, and a one tie one loss records respectively. The two teams are a mix of junior and senior level players. The A-team played Grand Forks to a 0-0 tie, lost to Mid- SHSS all-stars help lead West Kootenay to victory JASON KEENAN Sun staff It was a West Kootenay sweep at the Coca-Cola East-West Clas- sic last Saturday evening. The West Kootenay Boys All- Star basketball team beat the East Kootenay team 105-86, while the West girls team got past their eastern rivals 68-58. In the boys game, the West domi d the boards way 0-1, and had a h tie with Nakusp. The B-team tied Salmo 0-0, and lost to New Denver 0-1. The teams, organized and coached by Tammy White, Alysha Lust, and Don Lust, are in another playday next Wednesday in Nakusp Atom Development team The Castlegar Minor Hock- ey Atom development team is off to Osoyoos for a tourna- ment this starting this Thurs- day. In the four day tourney, Coach Bob Watt said the development team will be playing 15 other teams, a lot of them being AA- and AAA- level teams. The competition will be stiff, but Watt said “T'm sure we'll hold our own.” Surrey, Delta, the Okanagan and Nelson will be represented in Osoyoos. What's up in the Slocan Valley? A season of fun awaits Slo- can Valley residents. Activities for all ages are being offered and the phones are already ringing off the wall at the Recreation Office in Slocan Park. For the younger crowd there is Spring and Easter Crafts the entire game. Dennis Thome,West team coach, credited his team for get- ting loose early in the game They were up 30-20 by the end of the first quarter, and they never looked back. “Our way of made players culled from the Grand conduct award. When he went Forks, J.L. Crowe, B dary Central, Mt. Sentinel, Lucerne, J.V, Humphries, Stanley Hum- phries and L.V. Rogers teams. The East team was made up of players from Mt. Baker, Craw- ford Bay, Fernie, Selkirk, Elkford and Princeton schools, as well as a player each from J.L. Crowe and Stanley Humphries. Marcel Dusseault, the game MVP, sank 16 points, including two from behind the three-point line. Dussault said that the chem- istry of the team was just right. “We played really well together as a team.” Half the team hit double-digits in the game, led by Stanley I ies’ Dussault. it easier on the boys,” added Thome. To keep some continuity on the team, he substituted two players at a time. The biggest problem both teams faced was it was the first time each of them had played together as a team. The West team was made up of the best Ryan Butt, from Lucerne in New Denver, suffered the only injury in the game. He twisted his ankle coming down under the boards. He said it will probably be a week two weeks before the first-degree sprain heals. Besides his tourney door prize, Butt deserves a most gentlemanly down, cl ing his ankle, he yelled “Oh, shoot!” The player to watch from the East team was the runner-up MVP, Chad Gibbon of Elkford. The 6-foot 5 Gibbon was strong under the boards, and given some more training, could become a dominant player. Much like the boys team, the West Kootenay girls all-stars got off to an early lead and never looked back. The West team was lead by game MVP Laurel Closkey, from Stanley Humphries. She hit for 10 points, including a three-pointer. The i leading was SHSS's Kelly Davidoff, with 13. The East’s Allana Oestreich, from Fernie, with 14 points. Congratulations to Doug Hick- ey and the rest of the tournament organizers, as well as the coaches and players. With the calibre of Play, and the amount of fan sup- port, this should be the first of many East-West all star games. bers were down but the quality ‘was way up at the tryouts for the girls under-16 and under-17 B.C. Selects camps, held last Saturday. “Any of the girls could make it to the provincial team, but they ‘won't take that many,” he said. The 20 girls who were at the tryout were from across the east B.C. Selects tryouts came to SHSS and West Kootenays. Hickey said he hopes six to seven under-16s, and two to three under-17s might go to the camp. “One under-16 has a real strong chance of making the team,” he said. At the boys camp, held-on Sun- day, the number were way up from the previous year. “Last year eight boys showed up, this year we had 30.” The boys came from as far away as Fernie and Kaslo, as well New Denver and Nelson. Hickey said they are looking at recom- mending two to three boys in each age group to the B.C, Selects The names of the d boy and girls teams players will be sent off this week, and the players ‘will find out if they are going to the camp in about a months time. Lions loose on Cc ing on the golf tour- with Betty K off. Teri teers” make and launch their own rockets. A hackey-sack league is being offered for this quickly growing sport. Of course, slopitch will see many valley youth beating the bases this spring. Participation Challenge '92 will see who can get their heart thumping the best. Bruce Jackson will be leading out Bike Hikes, a chance to mountain bike the lovely back roads of the val- ley. For all ages, there are many activities to choose from. Mime, and Wellness and Relaxation are being instruct- ed by new valley resident Zave Rienhart. Tai-chi, Wenli- do, and Shiatzu are also on. A weekend workshop on intro- ductory bio-kinesionics will definitely be worth attending. Computer for idiots will help those who want to keep up with the times. For the whole family there is Bushwalkers, a chance to find out what makes a forest a forest, with Tom Bradley. Wayne McCrory will once again be offering a weekend camping expedition on bear awareness. Pam Stevenson will be leading the pottery camp. The Vancouver Plane- tarium will be returning with their popular Star Show this summer. In the area of indoor recre- ation, there will be the ever popular badminton, floor hockey, aerobics’ with Stephany or Shirley, and for the first time, table tennis, all at Slocan Park Hall. If your body or soul need something to make it better, the Slocan Valley Recreation Office has several choices to make it happen. Call them at 226-7744. Phone Jason 365-5579 with your sport brief Jarret will help all the “Rocke-.}. The Castlegar Lions hit the links last Friday with fellow Lions from at the Castlegar Golf course. The tourney was a part of the mini convention for Lions from Multiple District 19E, which is made up of Lions clubs from British Columbia, Washing- ton, and northern Idaho. The golf tournament was attended by about 20 golfers from around the district, mostly from Washington state. They played in teams of two, and each pair of Castlegar Lions was put in a four- some with a pair of Yankee linksters. One of those Washington pairs was Lynn Kinney, from Metaline Falls, and Jim McNally, from Tone. McNally said that years ago, the Lions asked his Lions group if they wanted to be grouped only with other Ameri- can Lions’ clubs. “We said no,” McNally contin- ued. “We wanted to stay with the Canadians. It’s more fun that way. nament, he had a few things to say about his fellow golfers. “The addiars. guys behind us, they're better olfers. Well, they're better Concentrating on the free throw at the East-West Kootenay Classic. West Kootenay girls won the all-star game 68-58. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jason Keenan the links Dave Shalanski, the tourna- awards to the various recipients ment hit a hol on the +9th. He- handed out: the Winding up the tournament on the 18th green. Left to right - Carvil Moorey, Dave Sha- lanski, of Castlegar, and John Buckley of Spokane. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jason Keenan in the Those winners OSB NE BO EN MT I ON WE LOWEST AGGREGATE SCORE Dan Lennon and Lou Kershinar, both from Spokane INDIVIDUAL LOW GROSS SCORE Ist-Brian Stevens, Castlegar, 2nd-Lou Kershinar INDIVIDUAL LOW NET 1st-John Kozniuk, 2nd-Tim Allen, Castlegar LONGEST DRIVE ON 9TH HOLE 1st-Brian Stevens; 2nd-Chris Nolan, Castlegar CLOSEST TO PIN ON 3RD HOLE 1st-Brian Stevens; 2nd-Grant McChuskie, Castlegar The Castlegar Lions want to thank all of their sponsors, including: Kalesnikoff Lumber, OK Helicopters, Castlegar & Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce, City of Castlegar, Silverton Anderson Insurance, Premier Propane, and Mohawk Oil. e 3rd Annual Storm the Wall results e OVERALL STANDINGS TEAM NAME The Wimps Team Johnny Buck Aviators Parasites Team Shwing Zippy & the Wonder Slugs L.V. Rogers School Wild Ones The Storm Troopers Fall Down Go Boom Hotel Management Lonely The Great Red Coats Misfits Bay Wacht Die Hards Oplopanax Horidus PE TI TEAM TYPE University Transfer/mixed UT/male Aviation I/male Aviation/mixed independent/mixed independent/mixed school/mixed phys ed & wr/mixed phys ed/male phys ed/mixed Nelson campus/male UT/ironman Trail RCMP/mixed phys ed/mixed Rec Centre Lifeguards/mixed Selkirk Staff/mixed renewable resources/female phys ed/mixed TIME 32:40 33:31 33:47 35:38 35:52 36:58 37:34 37:58 38:02 39:44 40:20 40:37 41:01 41:23 43:19 43:38 43:46 43:53 COIAWVALWHE PE II The Wimps Parasites Team Shwing Zippy & the Wonder Slugs Wild Ones Fall Down Go Boom Misfits Die Hards L.V. Rogers Secondary School The Great Red Coats Bay Wacht Team Johnny Buck Aviators The Storm Troopers Hotel Management Oplopanax Horidus Lonely See story and photos on page B1 COLLEGE MIXED Aviation phys ed phys ed phys ed University Transfer independent independent phys ed & wr Selkirk Staff CATEGORY STANDINGS 32:40 35:38 35:52 36:58 37:58 39:44 41:23 43:38 43:53 COMMUNITY MIXED school ALL MALE UT phys ed ALL FEMALE IRONMAN UT/ironman Trail RCMP Rec Centre Lifeguards Aviation II Nelson campus renewable resources/female 37:34 41:01 43:19 33:31 33:47 38:02 40:20 43:46 40:37 5-5579 WEDNESDAY, April 15, 1992 9A |