¢ So 0 *_" Castlegar News 40:5. 1909 SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS Mountain Rac: ib Championshi, - Castlegar skiers who competed in the annual Red were: (back row, from left) Michael Van Vliet, Neil Clu! Jones, Jeff Matell, Mike Kalesnikoff and coach Andy Dutzi. Front row: Jason Archambault, Nathan Matell and ‘Amy Morin. Club Championship held The annual Red Mountain Racers’ I Club Championship was held April 2 on a giant slalom course on the face of Red Mountain Ninety-nine. racers competed from the Nancy Greene League, J 1, 2 and 3 ages 11 to 16 and senior racers in the Sleague, as well as coaches Don Stevens, a former Red Moun Racer and member of the Canadian National Ski took part in the race, a morale-booster for Team, the younger racers. Stevens posted the fastest time. The ' TREND '89 (&, Luxurious jetted baths | and spas are ‘IN’ {l Retail dealers urgently needed in your area for an exclusive Canadian manufacturer line. 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TOYOTA AND VOLKSWAGEN: SPECIALISTS Engine a + gon = Tranmission| Rebuilding. CALL NOW FOR _APPOOTRENTS! CENTRAL KOOTENAY IMPORT 425 Col. Ave., Castlegar 365-2912 DI. No. 5605B fastest woman down the course was 19. year-old Victoria Jealouse Medals were presented to the top three racers in each age group. Several Castlegar skiers placed in the top three of each group. They Matell who took gold in the boys 7-8 Jason Arcliambeault, silver Michael Van silver in the boys 13-14 group, were Nathan category, in the boys 9-10 group, Vliet, and Michael Kalesnikoff, bronze in the boys 15-16 category Other Castlegar skiers competing were Neil Jones, Amy Morin and, Jeff Matell The wind-up banquet and awards presentations for the busy ski season takes place April 21 at Colombo Lodge in Trailat6p.m Horning wins By CasNews Staff * A rink skipped by Dean Horning beat the Bill Perehudoff rink Saturday to win the Castlegar Curling Club men’s championship won the beating Lorraine John’s women’s championship by Ruth Trickey’s rink Horning’s team members Doug Matthews, Mike Balahura and Bill Lunn. John's team members were Janie Phipps, Cheryl Bonowicz and Shirley Gorkoff The final for the mixed club cham: pionship was played earlier. The win team were team’ meinbers Were Bill Van , Shelly Van Yzerloo, and d Mike Jensen The curling club also held its windup dinner Saturday night when tribute was paid to RCMP Const, Dale Hockley, who has been transferred to Chilliwack A new award was also presented at the windup. Hockley of the men’s club club were ning Yzerloo, Jr Terry al and Trickey of the ladies’ honored with the best curler award The award was given for their con tribution to the club and their curling ability Trail club to host champions The Trail Skating Club will host a visit of Champions On Ice The show will be held April 9 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m, at the Cominco Arena and will feature performances by Canada’s top Olympic and world champions, including Tracey Wilson and Robert McCall, as Well as 18 other Olympft and national skaters “This is a Kootenay event that only tours Canada every four to five years,”’ said event co-ordinator Dan Ashman “The event is inspiring to young skaters in all Kootenay regions as they work at fulfilling their own personal goals.” NEWS An 8 vin AR CASTLEC John ties record in season opener Tommy John, starting his 26th season in majot league baseball, says he has something to prove. John, at 45 the majors’ oldest player, allowed two Funs in seven in nings and Roberto Kelly went 4-for-4 with a home run in the season opener as New York beat the Minnesota Twins 4- 2 Tuesday night in, Minneapolis in Dallas Green's managerial debut with the Yankees. John, who was given little chance of making the Yankees at the Start of spring training, tied a major-league when he opened his 26th season. Deacon. McGuire. also. played for 26 seasons (1884-1912). Kelly drove in the tying run and scored the winner in the fifth off loser record Frank Viola, In ‘the nitith, Kelly homered off Juan Berenguer to make in4-2. “People have doubted me since I was 19-years old, saying that I couldn't throw hard or I wouldn't belong in the majors,” said John, who moved past Robin Roberts into 20th place on the all-time victory list with 287. ‘Back in "61, whe town were saying, ‘Who are you trying to fool?” And here | am “I feel as strong now at 45-plus as | havein the last 10 years.”” In other Americap League games, it was: Chicago White Sox 9, California Angels 2; and Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 0. In the National’ League, it was I signed, people in my home Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4; Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4; Houston Astros 10, Adanta Braves 3; and San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 3 It was the second straight Yankees beat Viola, last year Young winner, on opening day John’s first season-opening assign ment came in his. first full big-league 1965, John’s 691st career start season, when Viola was four years old moved him. past Gaylord Perry into fourth all-time A non-roster spring training invit John allowed.10 hits, walked two and struck out three. Dale Mohorcie pit ched the last two innings for the save, allowing no hits. Bantams in tourne The Castlegar Bantam Rep hockey team travelled to Abbotsford over the spring break to take part in a five-day International Hockey Tournament in- volving 24 teams Castlegar played five games, win ning two and losing three, placing in the middle rankings of the 24 teams. Castlegar played its first game in the tournament March 29, losing to Vic toria Racquet Club 4-2. Castlegar trailed 3-2 late in the third period when goalie Vaughan Welychko was pulled for an extra attacker. Victoria scored with 12 seconds left to post the 4-2 win David Green picked up both Castlegar Ninio-DaCosta, Tom Bohmer, + Rilcof earned assists played well in goal for goats, and Dustin Welychko Castlegar Castlegar continued to face strong opposition in its second game against George. Joel Audet ‘took charge of the goaltending for Castlegar and had to be sharp to keep the final score 7-4 for Prince George. Dan Stelck, Derek Kazakoff, Da Costa, and Mike Hunter scored for Castlegar Assists went to Tom Phipps and Da Costa with two Kazakoff, and Jason Batchelor Castlegar picked up its first win of the tournament against Melville, Sask Green scored a hat trick and accounted for all the scoring as Castlegar won 3-1 Kazakoff and Hunter picked up Welychko performed well in Prince each, Green, assists net Chilliwack jumped to a 4-1 lead at the end of two periods in the fourth game for Castlegar. However, a determined effort paid off as Castlegar stormed back in the third period to tie the game at four In sudden-death. overtime, Green scored the winning goal for Castlegar Audet and Welychko shared the net for Castlegar. Goals for Castlegar were by Green with two, Derek Lalonde, Kazakoff, and DaCosta. Assists went to Kazakoff and DaCosta, each with a pair, Green, Hunter, and Rilcof A strong, physical team ‘from Calgary faced Castlegar in the fifth game of the tournament. Castlegar stayed close for the first two periods but could not hang on in the third as Castlegar 10-5 Hunter, Rilcof, and Chris Postnikoff scored for Castlegar. Assists went to DaCosta (3), Post nikoff (2), Green (2), and Shane Cutler Calgary rolled over Green with two, Biathlon team captures medals The Castlegar Biathlon Club team captured six medals at the B.C Biathlon Championships held at Silver Star Mountain on the weekend Castlegar tied with the 100 Mile House team in total medals won, Other teams competing were from Quesnel, Salmon Arm, Prince George; Vernon, Burns Lake and Alberta These championships in the sport skiing and shooting were originally scheduled for Prince George in early’ February The severe cold snap that gripped B.C at that time forced postponement to Silver Star near Vernon Two events were held, the individual on Saturday and the sprint on Sunday In the individual event, tinie penalty is added to the racer’s skiing time for each shot missed. The sprint event initially but that combines cross-country a one minute is Shorter requires biathletes to ski extra laps of a penalty loop foreach miss On Saturday, despite wind gusts to 60 kilometresger hour and heavy snow flurries, Alex Hartman and Jenny Gib. son both placed their in. with Melanie Gibson winning a second place silver In Sunday's sprint events in ideal Melanie Gibson Hartman a silver, and Jenny Gibson another third place bronze third in dividual events, weather conditions, won a gold medal, Other Castlegar skiers to compete Welychko (two fifth places) and Rolf Hartman (a sixth and a seventh place). For Hartman and Welychko, and Melanie Gibson, it was were James their first-ever biathlon competition The biathletes will now take a one: month break their training program begins. before summer Mid-Week Wrap-up HOCKEY CAMPBELL CONFERENCE ‘Smythe Division owt Carson, Edm Robitaille. UA Hawerchuk. Weg Quinn. Pgh tier. 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The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. For the past three years, Weir has been reporting on everything from the Venture imto cosops and the. :new Prominence of rock music to the en Vironmentand the question of nuclear Power in the Soviet Union As a reporter for the labor press, Weir has provided a unique, socialist Perspective on the processes of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) that are engendering heated debate and change both in the U.S.S.R. and abroad, His insightful and stimulating coverage has won him wide respect with his Canadian readers and with other correspondents. Now Weir will be bringing his ex perience and observations to ‘B.C audiences in a province-wide tour to coincide with the Pacific Tribune's an nual financial drive which begins April 1 Rev. Dr. Felix Lion, minister emeritus of the Unitarian Church of Victoria, will Be the guest preacher at the Unitarian’ West Fellowship at 11 a.m, on Sunday, April 9 in the Student Union Building on Tenth Street in Nelson j “Risking Blue Highways"’ will be the title of his sermon, derived from the color of back roads on many high ways maps in contrast to the red of main highways. Being back roads, they present greater risks for those who are willing and exploring beyond the main stream, and frequen uy present great rewards, Lion says Lion, prior to retirement recently in Victoria, was minister of ‘Unitarian churches in New York, Massachusetts Scouts come together in Celebration The Kootenay Boundary Region of interested in Boy Scouts of Canada is holding its annual convention in Castlegar Satur theme of the “Celebratior conference is the celebration of all the good things that Scouting provides for. children children Martin Collis, of Victoria, and for the leaders of from the University awell-knownspeaker, will open the conference on Saturday mor- ning at Stanley Humphries secondary school The “convention, which leaders and interested parents” and friends of Scouting from the East and will host West Kootenays, will offer lots of fun, activities and displays. Participants will register at the San +dman_lanon-Friday-evening-or-at the FRED WEIR . socialist perspective high school before 9 a.m. on Saturday A scavenger hunt, barbecue, num erous displays, dinner, light opera, dance, and wine and cheese will enter tain participants on this weekend-long event Local Scouters and friends o Scouting are encouraged toattend Musicians thanked The B.C, Oldtime Fiddlers, Branch No. 9, held its monthly meeting on April 2 at the Senior Citizens Hall in Castlegar attendance There were $5 members in Thank you notes were received from the Castlegar Legion, the Week Committee and the Hospital, Heritage Rossland thanking the musicians for playing and for supporting theif in dividual events. A thank you was also received from the Tompkins family, thanking Branch No. 9 for the donation towards helping the young fiddlers to proceed with their fiddling The donation will be used by the two girlsto attend Fiddle Camp this year Annie Rayner, chairman, contest_ committee reported on the arrangements for the upcoming annual fiddle contest, The contest will be held Saturday at the Castlegar Complex Preliminaries will start at 10 a.m. and the finals and dance will start at 6:30 p-it . It is hoped that all those district fid dle fans will come out and support this annual contest. There will be many fiddlers from all parts of the province attending and it should be very enter taining It was decided by the club to pur Perpetual Limited -Class_ in chase a Trophy for the memory of club member Fred Bonnett — this trophy will be presented annually at the Fiddle Contest It was noted that the group will play May Legion Fun Day 13 at the Castlegar Legion for It was reported by ways and means committee chairman Gordon McFad: den that the Castlegar Complex has already been booked for April 13, 14 and 15, 1990 for the Annual Fiddle Contest and that the Cominco Arena in Trail has been'booked for Sept. 30, 1989 for the Dance Annual Jamboree and The next meeting of the club will be A pril 30in Castlegar THe “Meeting Wa adored: and followed by a musical afternoon and a potluck supper Recreation news session of fitness classes has b this week that fitness is a lifetime commitment, not something thatcan be attained and then_put_on_the shelf for six months Most of you have attending classes throughout the winter and’are Starting to feel great you.to continue, program and stick with it as the results will become apparent to all (especially in your shorts!). If you have not yet registered — you still have time. Morning fithess classes happen Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m.-l1 ‘asm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Some of our evening classes have drop in evening start Please remember been We encourage commit yourself to a been changed due to a numbers. The class schedule is as foRows Modcrate-Intense Class, Tuesday, SHSS, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.; Moderate: Intense Class, Thursday,KJSS, 7 p.m FB registration 1989 to discuss your Business tment al Business bev elopment Bank ® > A representative of the Bank will be in CASTLEGAR on APRIL 12, needs. Why not call us today at 426-7241 to arrange an appoin La Banque offre ses services dons les deux langues officielles Garvey INDEPENDENT BUSINESS — 8 p.m; Aqua Fit, Sandman Inn, up, Monday Tuesday/Thursday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.; Tone It Thursday, Complex, 6 p.m.-7 p.m; Circuit Weight Training, Monday/Thursday, Complex, 7:30 p.m.-9p.m Y6u are welcome to register for one class per week for $13, 2 classes are $26, or 3 classes are $30. Or you can drop in to all classes except Aqua Fit and Circuit Weight Training for a $2 drop-in fee REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE ions for Baseball and registration activities is Minor Softball. The deadline for all these quickly approaching~so stop by the Recreation Office this week to register. TENNIS COURTS OPEN Don't forget the Rotary tennis cour ts next to the Complex are open and free to the public. Come on down and use them and get back into your game Girls Financial and Management Banque tedetile” de developpement Canadt Kootenay- ind ‘Palo Alto, Calif, He graduated fromthe University-of-Chicago-and Meadville Theological School and did further graduate study at Harvard Divinity School, the State University of New York in Buffalo and Starr King School of the Ministry in Berke Calif. This year.is the SOth-anniversary of his ordination into the Unitarian ministry In retirement, hé gardens on one acre of land on the outskirts of Vic- oria. He is active in a variety of organizations, plays trumpet in two orchestras and NoName Jazz Band, is a member of the Thrernationa Religious Freedom, board chairman of World Interfaith Colleges Association and was recently Program ‘Chairman of the Victoria Horticultural Society Association for FELIX LION +++ greater risks, greater rewards Awareness meeting held The public awareness meeting in the recognition of Learning Disabilities thanks to a generous donation from Week was heldrecently atthe Kinnaird the auxiliary to the Junior school ‘by the Valley firedepartment Castlegar Chapter of the Disabilities Association of B.C Journal of Learning Disabilities ladies Cresent secondary The grqup also prepared and sent a response to Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Learning Dave Mercier for his report on learning Principal Bruce Gerrand and several Gisabilities entitled Orphans of the teachers presented the programs and options available for students with learning. disabilities followed by an open discussion periad System. The chapter supports Mer cier’s views with respect to“his con clusions and recommendations to im prove the educational system for students with learning disabilities The next meeting to be scheduled for the Castlegar Chapter will be its-first annual general meeting The chapter and its 37 members have been busy collecting pertinent infor mation for its resource library. They now have current and back copies of FUNDAMENTALS OF FIRE FIGHTING Methods of at <1 use of han: An understanding of fire suppressio Bosic tre behavior Importance of mop-up and pracedures involved Organization of fireline personnel . . . Safety practices DATE: Saturday, April 16, 8:90.<.m.. 4:90 p.m ACE: Costlegor > abel Fees 329 Please kirk ‘- by contacting 365-1208 or 365-1261 ———— CASTLEGAR CAMPUS Box 1200, Costlegor, B.C. 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