Page 12A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 5, 1995 All strikes makes Handley an ace JEFF GABERT Sun Sports At this time of year there are a lot of young kids thinking about balls and strikes and Derek Hand- ley is certainly one of them. But Handley doesn’t need a bat. The 17-year-old Castlegar youth found his way to the YBC Senior Boys Provincial Bowling Championship in Surrey Jast weekend and he uncovered a nice shiny gold-medal to lead him home. It was all part of the YBC 4- Steps to Stardom program which has all bowlers from three age groups competing for the right to be crowned national champion Handley was the lone representa tive from the Castle Bowl Lanes in Castlegar and he made the most of it by beating the nearest competitor by almost 100 pins over five games. He started out strong by post- ing a 340 score in game one and supplemented that with scores, of 266, 206, 245 and 259 to give him a total of 1,316. 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He still expects to give his best shot at the national crown. “I think I'm close to the top right now,” said Handley. “I'm just going there to throw the best I can and hopefully win.” Handley credits his dad, Roland, for a lot of his success since he's been right beside him every step of his bowling career. Roland Handley took over Castle Bowl seven years ago and has been playing the sport himself for 17 years. So far his own son has been his greatest pupil but there are many more quality bowlers coming up through the ranks. So far Derek is Castle Bowl's only provincial champion but he won't be the last. And who knows, maybe there will be a national champion banner hanging on the wall in the future as well. One other West Kootenay lane has also qualified bowlers for the National Championships. The Senior Boys team from Glenmerry Bowl in Trail made up of Rich Perlstrom, Glen DeJong, Doug Hogg, Sean Sandnes and Mark Olson will also be making the trip. ‘They are coached by Russ Olson. 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He is on a list for random testing and can be called for a test at any time. But why go through the aggravation and long hours of training at all? “It’s just something I was rea- sonably good at and I kept going,” said Ready. “The train- ing isn’t a whole lot of fun but the competitions sure are. But really I'd say that about any sport - I just like sports.” Ready’s future includes a lot more weightlifting but not big dreams. He may be able to lift well over 100 kilograms over his shoulders but the weight of everyday life is always on his shoulders with a family and two businesses. But he has pledged to continue to compete and is also on the executive for the B.C. Weightlifting Association, which gives him an opportunity to give a little back to a sport that has given him so much. But everybody has a dream and the sugar plums dancing through Ready’s head are mak- ing a Canadian team either at the PanAm Games, the Common- wealth Games or maybe even the Olympics. “It’s not something I have a lot of time for right now and it’s not a likelihood but it would be nice,” said Ready. “Now I'm in it more for the fun of it and keep- ing in shape. It’s not a do-or-die thing anymore like when I was younger.” But the dream does exist and the strongest of men never let that dream die. They find some- where to keep it safe. There's a garage behind the Mohawk gas station on Columbia Avenue that looks totally empty. It is cold, damp in parts, dusty in others with nothing on the walls and devoid of anything automo- tive. In the centre is a single bar with rubber encased weights lying strewn about. It is the den of a champion. And all around that cold, dark room lie the dreams of a strong man unwilling to relent in the pursuit of a dream. In the end, that room might be more packed than any other in all of Castlegar. PROFILE he Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, April 5, 1995 A Higher Above: Teacher Brian Wood looks on as a demonstration of the “Giant Bubble Maker” is given Right: Tyler Bartlett (L) watches Tyler Pereversoff eyeball their invention the “Shot Bow”. Bottom Right: Sarah Rilkoff helps Narelle Sookorukoff put on a “Rain Rider”, a device invented for hands-free umbrella use. Bottom Left: Jonah Byman demonstrates the many uses of his invention, the “Handyman's Helper” constrainéd by rigid thinking and are not afraid to question and explore. Life, and years, haven't y& fully influenced their natural inquisitiveness. Adults could learn a lot from them. For example, have you ever gotten tired of holding an umbrella while it’s raining while at the same time struggling to hold onto your purse, books or other items? Tarry’s Elementary students Narelle Sookorukoff and Sarah Rilkoff have. But they didn’t just accept that is how it would have to be Instead they invented the Rain Rider—an ingenious and inexpensive way of allowing both hands to be free while using an umbrella. It's a simple, innovative and inexpensive answer to an annoying problem. The girls invented a device in which an umbrella handle rests in a rigid PVC pipe which has velcro on it The velcro is then wrapped around a person's chest and waist area ! Cone are pnique. They're still young enough to not be allowing freedom of their hands This inventio:., and others just as innovative, were on display at Tarry’s School Invention Fair last Friday The Handyman’s Helper; a rubberband powered boat; a shot bow: bubble machine and other wild and wacky items invented by stydents were crammed into the gym. But the inventions are only the end result. It's what happens while inventing that’s important Qualities students develop while inventing inc lude confidence, cooperation, curiosity, the ability to use tools, imagination, observation and persistence —skills and attributes they will utilize their whole life through The Invention Fair is an extension of the school’s arts and School of Learning — technology program—a program which Tarry’s educators, students, parents, and community are committed to. Principal Russil Rilcof said skills learned in the program are lifelong tools that all students can utilize Unfortunately, explained Rilcof, education can be “cerebral” (such as math, social studies and science), and may not always teach students basic. skills which they could utilize in everyday life “We're showing kids how to think and use their hands. That's what applied technology is all about. In essence we're re-tooling ourselves for our vision of the chifd of tomorrow. They've got to be able to conceptualize and create.” With donations of time, labor and materials from local businesses and parents, storage areas for supplies for the Arts and Technology program are abundant throughout the school ‘Cooperation with the parents, community and businesses is not only the lifeblood of today, but more in the future as funding starts to shrivel up. But what exactly is applied technology? “It's showing kids how to think with their hands,” said Rilcof In classrooms throughout the school you will find a corner which looks curiously like the family workshop. Handsaws, vises, rules, glue guns, and wood are all stored neatly in spaces built by parents from wood donated by local businesses Students create projects in which skills such as measuring and planning are learned, as are pneumatics, hydraulics, electricity, and weights “They have an opportunity to touch, handle and manipulate When they get into higher levels of thinking they will have these prerequisite skills ahead of time,” said Rilcof Storv & photos by Karen Kerkhoff An if you don't believe you can teach an old dog new tricks, there is and added bonus. Rilcof believes that the Arts and Technology program is benefitting staff too. “The staff, everybody, is starting to acquire new skills and develop new attitudes.” But Rilcof believes that technology on its own is not enough. “To me creativity is the essence of being. Arts and sciences walk hand in hand.” And so the arts program at Tarty’s is every bit as important as the technology program. Students are learning felting, paper making and fabric making. In the corner of one room stands a loom with a half-finished tapestry As well, local accomplished artists have given lessons in mask- making and painting. In storage closets are materials, some of which are recyclables, which beg students to touch, explore and create What looks like junk to some are in fact important learning tools. Old discarded radios and portable televisions have been taken apart and put back together numerous umes by students who are eager to learn. It seems that nothing is thrown out Film canisters become an integral part of an invention, as do milk and egg cartons, tin cans and lids. The school is bursting with other people's discards which will one day be some student's project Looking around you can't help but see that students are busy enjoying learning. The evidence of their joy’in learning is in the inventions on exhibit, and in the bright inquisitive eyes and the ready smiles of children who are learning solid. and valuable skills for tomorrow.