Page 10A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, February 22, 1995 Castlegar Wildlife Banquet always a JEFF GABERT Sun Sports There has been much debate over the last few years about the existence of hunters in a society that can live without them. But that great debate never even entered the conversation last Sat- urday night at the Castlegar Com- reason was that everyone's mouth was full The Castlegar and District Wildlife Association held it's 3 1st Annual Banquet and Dance on Sunday night and as usual it was acomplete success. Tickets went on sale in early January and, according to Presi dent Mike Lynn of the CDWA, the 325 seat event was sold out in munity Complex and the biggest Quauiry WorK AT REASONABLE PRICES Auto Body & Hull Painting - Complete Boat Repairs and Paint Refinishing - Refurbishing - Ge! 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All the wild meat with the exception of the seafood was donated by..members of the Wildlife club. The meal was pre- pared by the students from the upper year cooking classes at Selkirk College under the direc- tion of teachers Merle Maerze and Tobin Boziu. Despite the overwhelming crowd, there was more than enough food for everyone and the extraordinary quality was never questioned. The banquet is held every year as a fundraising event but with the new proposed federal gun legislation “the association also wanted to send a strong message to government “There are very serious things happening for sportsman,” said master-of-ceremonies Don King to the audience "which included MP Jim Gouk and MLA Ed Conroy. “We need your support. For god's sake speak out and be heard.” The message all hunters want to send to Ottawa and the general public is one of understanding. “We want €o raise public awareness about hunting,” said Mike Lynn. “We want to show that hunters aren't bloodthirsty people. 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How plants respond to pruning, the timing of pruning, methods and equipment used and keeping trees healthy, safe, and attractive will be among the topics discussed. Sun., Mar. 5 & 12,9 am - 3:30 pm. $44 plus GST. Circle of Power: Leam how to use a variety of techniques that will enable you to make positive changes and empower your life. You will explore and experience, through group process, such healing practices as; meditation, shamanism, the tarot archetypes, a “course in Miracles”, and Radiatory energy healing. Tues., Mar. 7 - 28, 7 - 9:30 pm. $45 plus GST. Seliirl, College CASTLEG. ee See T 12A mouthful As usual, the Castlegar Wildlife Association put out another great example of wildlife cuisine (above). But there were other awards to be ned as dhetes enw). SUN SPORTS PHOTO / Jeff Gabert Rebels fans look at another good crop The KUHL playoffs begin this evening and all players will have championships dancing through their heads. But don’t think the sugar plum fairy just came down and blessed the Castlegar Rebels with first place. Because although the playoffs are a brand new sea- son, success comes from growth in the regular season. Being a first place club in any league involves a lot of intangi- bles but the constant is always growth. It can be found in the team, the coaches, the players, the physical and the mental. In fact, many fans of junior hockey don’t go out to see their team win at all. They go to watch something grow. The Rebels, in effect, are a small plant sitting on top of the television that continues to grow despite what the dog and kids are doing to it. The plant goes through sttetches with little sunlight and ‘inimal water but it perseveres grown until it eventually starts to blossom and becomes too big for the T.V.. Then they move it to the big time - a ceiling hanger in front of the picture window. The Rebels have now found their way into the big time and, oh, how their fern has grown. Training camp was where all the seeds were first sown and it was certainly an interesting col- lection, There were a few hardy veterans like Jeff Evdokimoff and Todd Doyle; a few rookies with odd names like Mike Kooznetsoff and Grady Moore; plus a few imports from parts unknown like Mike Knezacek and Casey Grant. Then there were the question marks. The guys who had been over the hill before but you were never quite sure what you would get out of them this cam- paign. These were players like Jesse Oldham, D and Nine Dacosta. As the season progressed and the plant grew greener a few prominent leaves started to dis- play themselves. Oldham threw away his question mark and added an exclamation point to the Rebels offen- sive -attack while talented players like Doyle, Evdokimoff and ~ Pottle took on fur- ther leader- ship responsibilities. However, even though the plant continued to grow nicely it still didn’t have a championship gleam to it. So the plant neededa little special food and fertilizer which came in the form of experi- enced veterans like Mike Hunter, Vince Antignani, Craig Moisey and J.C. Moore. They proved their worth and the beat went on. arren Pottle THE GAB ON SPORTS _ JEFF GABERT EUROPE THE BCAA WAY! Book your trip to BRITAIN OR EUROPE at BCAA Travel by April 30, 1995 and... SAVE UP TO 3150 and SAVE plus SAVE But a plant with big all-star leaves needs a strong stalk to sup- port it. That stalk also got bigger as the season progressed with phenomenal improvement from players fike Jordan Marlatt, Dar- tyl Fischer, Les Barry, Jeff Mof- fat, Kevin MacGillvray and Derek Read. All hard working blue collar guys who made sure the leaves would continue to shine without breaking off. But with any great prize-win- ning plant, you always need a secret weapon. Something that no one else has. The kind of thing that comes in like a whimper and goes out like a roar. A young, 15-year-old left winger from Chetwynd named Wade Burt came in with a whim- per. But his voice continued to get louder and louder as the sea- son progressed. He made the all- star team and few people knew who he was. He’s getting better every game and is quickly estab- lishing himself as a primetime player, but many still don't give him the respect he deserves. But then he is typical of the 1994-95 Rebels. Every single player has grown over the last six months and they have done it in an eery anonymity. It makes one kind of feel sorry for the rest of the league. Because after tonight they are all going to realize that the pretty flower they thought to be harmless is a vicious Venus Fly-trap that is waiting for it's opportunity to snap. That will certainly make an old Saskatchewan farmer named Garry Sauer very happy. And all hockey fans in Castlegar will be able to reap the rewards of another Castle- gar Rebel bountiful harvest. Riverview Wednesday, February 22, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page 11A Castlegar Minor Hockey suffering from playoff fever Castlegar Midget goaltender Doug Warner was under a constant barrage “Of shots all game as Rossland/Trail pummeliled them 11-1. SEP GARERT Sun Sports The common flu has hit a lot of residents of Castlegar over the last few months but an even bigger epidemic has already descended upon the fair city. It’s called hockey fever and it has already infected and affect- ed the Rebels but it has also found itself into the systems of the three Castlegar Minor Hockey Rep teams The Midgets are one level below the Rebels and they never seem to get any respect from the fans or their opponents. But they have proven throughout the year that they deserve that respect They finished third in their league but players and coaches feel they are just now peaking They looked bad in losing to Nel- son earlier in the season but have beaten them decisively recently. If they happen to get by Nelson they must play Rossland/Trail for the honor of representing the West Kootenay in the Provincial Championships being held at the end of March. Rossland/Trail has owned the Midget rep division this season and served notice of their dominance last Saturday when they dumped Castlegar 11-1 at the Complex. Despite the loss the team feels confident it can come through when the chips are down. As for the Castlegar Peewees, they have shown they can play much bigger than their name would indicate. They look strong in their last two regular seasOn Matches and are primed for the playoffs, In Nelson Friday night, they won 7-2 behind a two-goal per- formance from Ryan Byers. Aaron Kinakin, Chad Voykin, Kris Kanigan, Chris Hutchinson and Kyle Plotnikoff added a goal each. Beaver Valley decided to take on the Peewees at the Complex on Saturday and went home unhappy after being handed a 9-— 2 loss. Star forward Shane Palahicky took the night off in Nelson but returned on Saturday to pocket four goals. Travis ock. one FEATURING mexican & Western Disnes LITIES & overall viability. 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Jake Postnikoff showed some offensive muscle on the wing with a goal and three assists after being moved from defence. Other goals were scored by Nathan Biller and Robbie Bosse Coach Biller’ feels his team is well prepared for the playoffs They have just added Justin Kulbaba to the line-up which will add size to the defensive corp and al!lowed Postnikoff to move forward. Biller’ pow feels he has balanced all-three lines effectively to provide a consis tent offensive threat The defense has also devel- oped to the point where it can boast a corp full of size, mobili ty and toughness and the goal tending continues to be exceptional. The biggest danger lays in looking past the first playoff opponent - Beaver Val ley - to the ultimate match-up with Trail. The first playoff game took place on Monday . with Castlegar handing Beaver Valley a crushing defeat Like all the other divisions, Rossland/Trail is also the team to beat in the Bantam division. Head coach Rich Davis saw his Ban- tam rep team finish the regular season with a 7-8-1 record and a second place-finish in the West Kootenay behind Rossland/Trail. * They placed third overall in the Kootenays behind Cranbrook Playoffs started for the Ban- tams on Tuesday-against Nelson in Castlegar with a future game to be played Saturday in Nelson Like the Peewees, Davis sees the biggest problem as looking past Nelson to Rossland/Trail who play Beaver Valley in the other playoff series. But Davis has liked what he’s seen so far from his troops “This season, I've seen a good bunch of kids that have come together quite well,” said Davis “I see them now starting to peak after an excitin, 7-4 win over Grand Forks last Sunday.” Despite the strong presence of the Russland/Trail squad, Davis feels his team has a good chance of making the Provincial Cham- pionships in Dawson Creek late next month, “I'm hoping to go all the way,” said Davis. “We've struggled against Trail all year but we're due. If the kids want it bad enough, I think it’s attainable.” Three teams with three differ- ent styles but three ‘similar trails ahead of them. The question will be who will be strong enough to survive? 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