NURSING GRADS + « Graduates of Selkirk College's 10-month Practical Nursing program in- clude: (back row, from left) Lisa Caputo, Rosina Koo, Corrine Bryden, Debbie McDonald, Jean Hit- chens, Winnifred Sakve, Sandfa Perry, Lori Hut- 19 nurses Ani icious day marked as occasion for 19 graduates of Selkirk College's Practical Nursing program Feb. 13 in Castlegar. Despite the date — Friday the 13th — large numbers of family and friends turned out at the Castlegar Campus to observe the graduation; ceremony and share the occasion with the students of class number 57, half of whom had spent the past six months in clinical practice at the Cranbrook Regional Hospital. John Peregrym, Castlegar Campus principal, chinson, Janirie Catalano and Naricy Greenwood. (Front row, from left) Denise Evans, Sandro Lintz, Susan Bfidge, Bonnie Dunlap, Jean Davies, Dary! Warner, Shannon Boyd and Cheryl Hale. ‘Not pic- tured is Teresa Morin. graduate Barnhardt who has announced her retirement after years of service to the nursing profession and to the college as an instructor in the Practical Nursing program. Each graduated also received a bible from Karen Devries, representing the ladies auxiliary to the Gideon Society. Receiving Selkirk College Practical Nursing certifi- cates were: Shannon Boyd of Terrace, Susan Bridge, Winnifred Sakve and Corinne Bryden of Fruitvale, Janine Catalano, Jean Davies and Bonnie Dunlop of presided as master of and the welcome and opening remarks. He then introduced Margaret Nickle, head of the college's Allied Health department, who practicum. handing out’ certificates, presenting caps. behalf of the department. Guest speaker at the ceremony was Wilma Buckley, R.N., second floor head nurse at the Trail Regional Hospital, where half the class performed their ¢linical greetings to the grad on Presentations followed the keynote address, with Dr. Jack Colbert, chairman of the Selkirk College Board, instructor Enid Barnhardt presenting pins, and instructor Mildred Umbarger This ceremony marked the final official duty of Denise Evans and Daryl! Warner of Blueberry, Nancy Greenwood of New Denver, Chery! Hale of Grand Forks, Jean Hitchens, Debbie McDonald and Sandra Perry of Castlegar, Lori Hutchinson, Lisa Caputo and Rosina Koo of Trail, Sandra Lintz of Nelson and Teresa Miorin of Cranbrook. Bedside Nursing Awards, recognizing outstanding clinical performance, were presented to Bonnie Dunlop of Rossland, who undertook her clinical practicum at the Trail Regional Hospital, and to Lisa Caputo of Trail, who served her clinical practicum in Cranbrook. A brief but emotional valedictory address was delivered by class representative Janine Catalano before the ceremony adjourned. An informal reception followed in the faculty lounge. Soviet emigrants liked old country CHICAGO (AP) — A sur- vey of about 3,000 Soviet emigrants found surprisingly high satisfaction with the standard. of living they left behind, a researcher says. Sixty per cent described themselves as somewhat or very satisfied with their for- mer overall standard of living, James Millar of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urban said. The survey found that 67 per cent were satisfied with Soviet housing, 63 per cent with jobs and 60 per cent with medical care, Millar said. However, 75 per cent expressed dissatisfaction with the availability of goods in the Soviet Union. Asked why they left, and alllowed to give more than one reason, 46 per cent cited religious or ethnic reasons including discrimination, 48 per cent were following fam- ily or friends, 27 per cent were seeking better econom. ie opportunities and 46 per cent cited political reasons. The study also found that dissatisfaction with the So- viet system ran_ highest among the young and bet- ter-educated, Millar said. “The best and the bright- est in Soviet society are the most dissatisfied,” he said. Millar and coll dis- Hanford nuclear production begins RICHLAND, WAS: (AP} — Restart operatiota Saturday at two plants that produce fuel for atomic weapons — at the Hanford nuclear reservation, U.S. energy department officials said. Hanford, about 300 kilometres south of British Columbia, accounts for about one-third of the U.8, production of plutonium, a major element in hydrogen bombs. The two- to thi k process of at one plant began about 4:30 p.m. PST Satu Saturday, said department spokesman Mark Musolf. The two-month task of resuming production at most of the other facility will begin when the first plant is back on line. The N Reactor, which supplies raw materials for the two plants, the plutonium-uranium extraction plant and the plutonium finishing plant, remains shut down. Agency officials began $50 million US worth of safety work Jan. 7 at the oaing reactor, the only one in the United States with design to the CI byl plant that blew up in the Soviet Union, The N Reactor is expected to be restarted in July. Fuel rods/irradiated in the N Reactor are chemically dissolved at the extraction plant to produce plutonium and other material for nuclear weapons. At the finishing plant, the plutonium powder is formed.into discs for shipment to a bomb factory in Texas. About 2' years worth of fuel rods from the N reactor are stored at Hanford for the plutonium operations, Musolf said. It will take some time for all the affected facilities at the two plants to become fully operational, he said, with each component of the plutonium finishing process being activated as the first rods go through. The finishing plant will not be activated until the first batch of rods has been dissolved at the extraction plant, in two to three weeks. It will take finishing plant about two months to process the plutonium powder into plutonium discs. Casey Ruud, Rockwell Hanford Operations’ lead auditor who last year made public reports. critical of the two processing plants, said the plants should not be restarted until an ii When the two plants were shut down for safety reasons Oct. 8, 1986, department officials said a Sept. 19 procedural violation at the finishing plant could bevel rosaved in criticality, a chain reaction releasing deadly “heat and radiation. It was one of 54 reported violations of rules designed to prevent criticality in the two plants during 1985 and 1986. A departmental evaluation of readiness to resume operations is planned before production resumes in the affected sections of the finishing plant, probably in about two months, spokesman Tom Bauman said in a statement. Meanwhile, congressional critics who claim energy department officials rigged the radioactive waste dump site-selection process to make the Hanford nuclear reservation a finalist have been accused of blowing hot air. satisfied to very dissatisfied. Analysis found that the average dissatisfaction score cussed the survey at the an- nual meeting of the American Association for the Advance. ment. of Science. The survey studied 2,793 Soviet emigrants who ar rived in the United States from early 1979 to the end of March 1982. The population sampled most closely repre- sents adults of European stock living in medium to large cities, said Millar, dir- ector of the project. The group was drawn from about 34,000 emigrants ages 21 to 70, and about 85 per cent Jewish. Analysis showed that Jewish emigrants’ responses did not differ appreciably from those of others except for directly related matters such as discrimination and religious observances, said Brian Silver, political science professor at Michigan State University. To assess satisfaction, the emigrants’ opinions were classified on a four-point scale of increasing dissatis: faction, ranging from very varied g to age and level of education for stan- dard of living, housing, REST EASY 50% OFF ALL ROOMS DEC. 1/86 —FEB 28/87 Rates subject to provincial tax where applicable. Applies to regular room rates only. 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ADMISSIONS OFFICE Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3J1 365-7292 The Right Place, Right Now. . be & ANXIOUS MOMENTS . . . Crowd gathers around Canadian women’s national alpine ski team mem- ber Laurie Graham as she awaits her time to be SAVIJARVI CAPTURES DOWNHILL After losing her confidence earlier this month in Crans Montana, Switzerland, where she came in a disappointing 16th in a downhill and 27th in her specialty, the super-giant slalom, Liisa Savijarvi picked up the pieces Tuesday and sped to victory at the Export A Cup downhill at Rossland’s Granite Mountain. The Bracebridge, Ont. native captured the women’s downhill race with a time of 1:33.01. Banff, Alberta skier Karen Percy came in second with a time of 1:33.06, while national team veteran Laurie Graham settled for fourth after completing the course in 1:33.96. Rossland native Kerrin Lee rounded out the top four spots with a time of 1:34.41. The 23-year-old Savijarvi, who posted a combined time of 1:34.06 in her first two training runs on the Granite Mountain course on Sunday, said she told herself to calm down and take it easy as she went into yesterday's race. “] just said to myself that I have to slow down, go right back to basics and ‘just Liisa believe in yourself and ski well’ and that’s the difference with me,” Savijarvi said. She added that the win has boosted her confidence and she feels she will ski better in future races. “T've been struggling for the last few weeks and I had a good feeling in this course and I could feel my skiis working again and to me that’s really important. It (the -win) is a definite confidence builder for the World Cup and for the super Gs (giant-slaloms) coming up, and I just want to take as much as I can from today and apply it properly,” said Savijarvi. She added that the women's national alpine ski team is “a tough league” and complimented Graham, Percy and Lee, saying they all have the ability to win on the World Cup circuit at any time. Savijarvi said the object of the national team is to have good competitors who can share “good times” with each other and work towards being the best in the world. She added that she was surprised that the times of yesterday's downhill were as fast as they were because the skiers had to contend with a stream of wind going up the course. posted after in Tuesday's d at Rossland’s Granite Mountain. —CosNewsPhoto by Sur; Rattan LISA SAVIJARVI . . Fegains her confidence “The wind was definitely coming right up hill and you had to really work and stay low and really try to work the turns so that you weren't losing anything by opening up and catching wind,” said Savijarvi “I really didn’t think the course would be all that much faster but, you know, race day comes along and you get charged up. So maybe it's to get a little bit more aggressive in your own mind and you don't necessarily think anything different or do anything different.” Savijarvi said she feels better about herself and that’s a major reason why her skiing has started to improve. She said she is no longer “scrambling down the course” and that she doesn’t think about things other than the race itself Savijaryi first stood on skies when she was 14 months old and began racing when she was eight. Her first national competition was in 1978 when she came in 19th in the Pontiac Cup in Stoneham, Que. Life on the road is tough, says Lee By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer While many people envy the life Canada's top skiers lead, being able to visit a different country each month, the lifestyle on a national alpine team is not all it’s cracked up to Rossland native Kerrin Lee, a member of Canada’s women’s national alpine ski team, says life on the road can get very lonely. “The hardest part of racing is the frustration. When you're in Eruope and things are not going so well you have no one to turn to. The team is there and the coaches are there, which is really good, but all my teammates want to win as badly as I want to win and if I have a bad day and they win, it's hard for them to understand how you're feeling at that particular moment,” Lee told the Castlegar News. The 20-year-old Lee, who came up with a fourth-place showing in Tuesday's downhill on Rossland’s Granite Mountain, admits that while growing up she missed a lot of school, due to her endless practice sessions which she carried out in hopes of one day making the women’s national alpine team. “I missed a fair amount of school. The elementary grades were fine, I was always at school, not like some of the racers now. In Grade 8 I quit skiing for a year and thought I'd do other things but I ended up liking Skiing so much I was back the next year,” said Lee. She added that when she came back to skiing after her year off, she really began to miss a lot of school. “When I became really serious and started skiing with KERRIN LEE . skiing only came natural Commenting on the recent retirement of Fruitvale the development team I was supposed to be in Grade 12, and native Dee Dee Haight from the national team, Lee said there was no way I could graduate,” said Lee. there have been times when she has also been injured and Lee, who has a Grade It education, said she likes to afraid of returning to the slopes. think she is “getting a better education” by skiing and “She's (Haight) been injured so many times that she's visiting other parts of the world. 7 just scared of being hurt again. I have to admit that there She adds that because she grew up in Rossland it was have been times that I've been really, really scared at the only natural for her to learn how to ski, since everyone else top, and it’s like the saying when you fall off a horse you in the area was doing the same. have to jump right back on, and for skiing if you're scared Lee first became involved in racing after her older you have to make yourself go and once you make yourself go sister would go off to take racing lessons, leaving her to ski you just love it,” said Lee. by herself. She added that for her it's not really a feeling of being “I started racing kind of for fun when my older sister scared. It’s just that she has a lot of anxieity and energy. started and I remember the day, we were going up the T-bar “I remember my first year after coming back after my and she said;‘Well Kerrin I have to go now, you know the knee surgery and I was so nervous at the start, and the way group is meeting,’ and I didn’t want to ski by myself andthe it came out I almost felt like I had to cry and it was two coach just said, “Well why don’t you just tag along right minutes before my start and I had this awful feeling that I '“behind’ and all year red I tagged along behind’ and that’s was going to ery for no particular reason,” said Lee. how I started,” said Lee. She added that Haight must feel the same way. She adds that if she were not skiing for a living she Lee said that people ask her all the time about her goals, would be doing something active and be involved witH but she says she hasn't set any objectives at the moment, sports. Lee said the one job she would not have would be an although she admits she would like to win at the 1988 office job. Olympics. “I woud not like to be working in an office. I'm not a She adds that she just wants to ski until she is satisfied good person to be sitting in one place for very long. I just ‘ she has done her best and until she is satisfied with herself would not enjoy myself in an office.” as a skier. FEELS NO PRESSURE Graham takes it easy By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer She speaks German and French, enjoys surfing, dancing and knitting and at 5'4” is probably the most well known member of the Canadian women’s national alpine ski team. Laurie Graham, of Inglewood, Ont., first caught the eye of the international skiing world when she placed third in December, 1979 at the opening World Cup downhill at Val d’ Isere, France. In 1982 she was the first woman skier to win the World Cup downhill at Mt. Tremblant, Que. That victory was also the only win of the season for the Canadian women's national alpine team. The 26-year-old Graham came up with her best showing ever on Jan. 8, 1984 at Puy-Saint Vincent, France, where she sped to victory in a super giant slalom race, completing the course with a winning time of 1:15.73. The race was the first ever — other than a downhill — won by a Canadian skier since Kathy Kreiner won the giant slalom at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. When she arrived back in Canada from that race she was greeted at the airport by a cavalcade of reporters. And even though that win eatapalted her into the spotlight of international skiing, Graham said there is no pressure on her to consistently do well in skiing. “Every year has gotten better and I just do it (ski) for myself,” Graham told the Castlegar News. Graham, who placed third in Tuesday's downhill at ~ Granite Mountain, is the youngest of four children and began skiing when she was five years old. She said her parents LAURIE GRAHAM . skiing for herself “I pretty much devoted all of my spare time to skiing when I was coming up through school. I'd go skiing every weekend, it was my hobby,” said Graham. She said her goals are to win a World Cup in her specialty of downhill racing and to win a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics. Troll Loppet a success By SANDY HARTMAN The Nordic Ski Touring Club’s Third Annual Troll Loppet took place on Feb. 21, at Nancy Greene Lake. Although skies were over- cast with light snow late in the day, ski trails were in excellent condition with ski- ers particularly enjoying the Pine Trail. Eighty-eight skiers partie- ipated in the Loppet. Of these, 38 skiers achieved their gold badge, six received silver, and 19 received bron- ze. There were nine Super Trolls, who range in age from eight to 12 years and skied 15 km, and six Tiny Trolls who skied twice around the lake for a distance of eight ‘km. Tiny Trolls are seven years old or less. Ten other skiers took part in the marathon, skiing varying distances from eight to 15 km. Three skiers completed their “gold” distance for the third time in this year’s Lop. pet and are the first winners of the special Ben Shaw awards for this accomplish ment. They are Lorraine Bartlett of Trail, Margaret Pondelicek of Castlegar and Istvan Soos of Trail. At 73 years old, Soos also took the award for the oldest skier in the Loppet. This was an amazing feat this year as he had previously injured his shoulder and skied the entire 41 km with one arm ina sling. The award for the young. est skier to complete a sec tion went to four-year-old Ruth John, who skied her eight km with her grand. father Dave John. Castlegar’s Mark Dascher won the 24 km racing section in a time of two hours and 14 minutes. His prize was a Swix Waxer. Terry Munkerud of Cres ton won the draw for a pair of skiis and six-year-old Justin Earley of Castlegar won a pair of children's skiis. Castlegar’s Taunol Syrja was the lucky winner of a pair of adjustable poles. Several participants skied for Amnesty International. Among these, Gareth Orr and Hedy Oleski won din ners. The Loppet was followed by a very enjoyable banquet and awards presentation. The club's next event will be the Poker Ski and Potluck Supper, coming up on March 8. would take the family skiing every weekend and by the time she was 10 she was skiing competitively. Her first competition was with the Nancy Greene Ski League. Graham adds that her favorite place to compete is Val d’ Isere, France because she has had good past results there and it is “one of a few races where both men and women cross paths.” RACE RESULTS The following are the final results of yesterday's Canadian women's downhill ski championship held at Rossland’s Granite Mountain: 1, Liisa Savijarvi, Bracebridge, Ont., 1:33.01 2. Karen Percy, Baiff, Alta., 1:33.06 3. Laurie Graham, Inglewood, Ont., 4. Kerrin Lee, Rossland, 1:34.41. 5. Kendra Kobelka, Revelstoke, 1:34.45. 6. Nancy Gee, Niagara Falls, Ont., 1:34.64. 7. Lucie Laroche, Lac Beauport, Que., 1:35.47. 8. Kate Pace, North Bay, Ont., 1:36.12. 9. Annie Laurendeau, Laval, Que., 1:36.25. 1:33.96. 0. Patricia Davidson, Smithers, 1:36.52. 1. Isabel Dupont, Beaupre, Que.. 12. Leslie Allan, Vernon, 1:37.18. 13. Gabi Bulau, Ottawa, 1:37.45. 14. Camilla Burks, Banff, 1:37.53. 15. Vickie Darveau, Trois Rivieres, Que., 1:37.73 16. Martina Rauter, Waterloo, Ont., 1:37.73. 16. Martina Rauter, Waterloo, Ont., 1:37.74. 17. Sophie Marcoux, Charlesbourg, Que., 1:38.15. 18. Michelle Wiegele, Banff, 1:38.16. 19. Melanie Duras, Banff, 1:38.41 20. Kelley Knowles, Toronto, 1:38.46.