Page 8A The Castlegar Sun Letters to the Editor continued Come on, give us a break! An pppoe in last’s week's Castlegar Sun entitled “' Hockey Star Sergev Varlanov becomes’ a Maple Leaf”, left me perplexed with its many inconsis- tencies. In the second paragraph, it says that Varlanov is a “175- pound native of Kiev, Ukraine”. He's Russian, yet a native Then the line “he toiled for 10 years for his team in Keiv". Does that mean that Varlanov was six years old when he started his hockey career? Is this what Tretiak refers to in an interview, “I was trained as an idiot savant and hockey year round. My life was Mle by the politicians for the agradisemémt of their politi- cal careers and supposedly the glory of their country.” So Var- lanov “toiled” at the age of six Were there no labour laws in the country? He goes on to say, “the Rus- sian people in Canada have just been great to Varlanov”. Russian people! Come on, Fuhr, give us a break. One hundred years in Canada wasn't it a religious sect of peo- ple that came from the former Soviet Union? What are you try- ing to create, another Quebec? I remember being in Pass Creek some 20 years ago and talking to Mrs. Chernenko, a grand old lady in her 90th year, I spoke her in her own language, which was in Ukrainian. She told me that forty per cent of the Doukhobors were from Ukraine, five per cent came from Turkey and so on. Incidentally, she spoke the ancient and traditional language of Ukraine, not the jargon that is spoken there today. If you ask a man whose family came from England 100 years ago does he say he's English? Of course not! He will always say he’s a Canadian first, then he may add on reflection that his grand- parents were of English descent. By the way the quote, “I leave the Ukraine” is wrong. The cor- rect normal usage for Ukraine in English is without the definite article “the”. Would a Canadian say, I leave “the Canada?” Never! Jim Chapman, Castlegar New stock arriving daily Seorgie's Ladies Wear 1129 - 4th Street, Castlegar 365- 0954 a days). ‘allowed to le 8 ia Was it the union involvement ? Dear Editor: It is interesting to note that TNL Construction, in its notice run for the enlightenment of the citizens of the Kootenays, declares that they hire qualified workers locally. I am a qualified ticketed local worker who coincidental- ly was directly involved with the Kootenay Canal project tur- bine installations and felt by @ Revite Continued from 7A St. across the CPR tracks is not Practical as it would be too expensive. I would ask the city to please allow time now to plan on an improved and safe road, and Please consuh with the residents of our ncighborhood. Thank you and best wishes for Phase four. tendering my resume to both TNL and the prime contractor from Quebec MIL that I would certainly be given id years of involvement on union projects throughout B.C. and Canada - for some reason made , or is it that I tion for employment. This did not occur, and I won- der if in part the work history contained in my resume - 26 You could Dear Editor: With snowmobiling and Season upon us, we decided to take an avalanche awareness course. Because we had put off calling the college to get informa- tion, we thought that it might already be full. To our amazement, not only was the class not full, but it was at risk of being cancelled! It shocked us that after last winter, and all the avalanche accidents that occurred, that there wasn't more interest by skiers and snow- mobilers in getting some Mary Camp Castlegar The GIFT SHOP at HAIR-4-U has a good selection of Christmas Gifts 314 - 10th Ave. 365-2213 Enter your name in our weeldy customer draw during December. TOT) eb PEOPLES The woman at the college said that because of all the acci- dents that happened last year, especially the one near Ymir, they thought there was a real need in this area for an avalanche awareness course. We also thought this, because the person who was killed in the avalanche near Ymir was our brother. Don’t think it can't happen to you. I am sure our brother never thought it would happen to him either. We now know from person- CE BATH TOWEL SET Awesome quality | CHRISTMAS W 50% Qg HOURS DRUG MART FRIDAY, DEC OPEN LATE 365-5888 me loy was not feasible! Al Johnson Genelle B.C. Save a life al experience that it can happen. My family and I also know that when people die in avalanch- es, it is not something that just happens and is over. We have to live the rest of our lives with the devastation we feel because of the loss of our brother. We never would have known a year ago, how one act of nature could affect so many lives. Our brother Butch was part of a large family, and had a fiance and many friends who will never If by doing so, we save one person and their family and friends from having to go through what we have gone through then we have accom- plished something worthwhile. If we can learn something from Butch’s accident then we know he didn’t die in vain. There has already been one death this year because of an a he. Let's get ed d about avalanches so we can hope- fully prevent any more unneces- sary deaths. Deni Sutherland, Robson Lori Garrett, Winlaw Alanna Romano, Creston INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLDS PERSONAL CARE 1249-3rd St "FS -4992 A z NEW BABY At your house? It's time to call your ‘Welcome Wagon hostess. She will bring congratulations and gifts for the family and the NEW BABY! Phone: 365-2455 FaRmTayraitinca Pee OE ee et ee Om net ee SPORTS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 The Castl par Sun WEDNESDAY, Nov nber 3 Kings of the rings _ S| Castlegar third Maurice Nowelsoski lets his rock go into the capable hands of Ray Bystrom and Larry Itcush as skip Bill Perehudoff crouches in anticipation. Perehudoff's Castlegar rink won this game during the Senior Mens Zone Playdowns held at the Castlegar Curling Club but eventually lost toJack Miller of Nelson. sun sPORTs PHOTO / Jett Gabert Defensive dilemmas haunt Rebels JEFFGABERT Sun Sports thought Sicamous was a great game by everyone.” action after a league suspension for molestation of an official in Four straight losses may get some teams more than a little pan- icked, especially as they watch their first place lead slowly evapo- -Tate: But not the Castlegar Rebels ‘They Nave just-returned from a ‘twoigaine weekend road trip with- out a victory but they know that when you play on ice you have to learn to be cool customers. The Rebels first stop on their short Northern swing was in Enderby where they were wel- comed by the North Okanagan Kings. The Kings stand in third Jeff Evdokimott scorer in Keven Danbrook with 47 points and his line has proved deadly aginst every team in the league. Good defence would be the key to stopping Danbrook and the Kings but the Rebels seem- ingly left their defence at home in aborting a 6-2 defeat. tt we played well up fone,” said Rebel head coach Garry Sauer. “The forwards worked hard but every time we turned around we made a defen- sive mistake that cost us.” The Rebs have had defensive fits all season. They play well one game and then horrible the next. Vince Antignani broke out offen- sively by scoring both of the Rebels goals but nobody else could seem to crack the was ly a dif- ferent story indeed. The Eagles had beaten the Rebels only two weeks earlier in Castlegar 3-1 and the Rebels were out for redemp- tion. Everything was going to plan as the Rebs went up by a goal midway through the second period to lead Sicamous 4-3. But the Eagles scored with only eight seconds left in the period to tie the game going into the third. Sicamous scored in the third and held off the charging Rebels who suffered a 5-4 loss. It was the Rebels’ fourth straight loss but nobody is ready to hit the panic but- ton yet. “We had more chances than them and we should have beat them,” said Doyle, who had a goal in the game. “All our losses have been close games. We just have to get together and play as ateam. We just have to get our morale up and get on a roll.” Sauer knows the games have been close but realizes his team has to start hitting the net and stretching the mesh between the posts rather than outside of it. “I don’t think we're going to panic but we are going to shake things up,” said Sauer. “I need to get more productive players out there more often. I’ve had guys here long enough and if they're not producing we'll have to change things.” Sauer will be making a couple more cuts to the team before this kend’s h dh Series “Enderby was a total defensive breakdown,” said Rebels captain Todd Doyle. “But we also had good chances which we weren't putting in the net. However, I versus the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks, but two players he won't be tampering with are Jeff Moffat and Jeff Evdokimoff. Moffat played in his first Spok had him sitting out for a month. That was 11 games ago and Moffat showed his hunger by coming back with a strong weekend effort. Evdokimoff continues to improve as the season progresses and he proved to be one of the bright spots on the Rebels Porous defence in Enderby. He also played strong and consistent in recording a goal and an assist in Sicamous. JEFF GABERT Sidelines Sun Sports There can be no doubt that peo- ple in the Kootenays who drive have already learned a thing or two about sliding. With that in mind, it was good to see some senior curlers putting this acquired skill to good use last weekend during the West Koote- nay Senior Mens Zone Playdown at the Castlegar Curling Club. The playdowns were the first step for senior rinks made up of players 50 years or older to qualify for the Provincial Cham- pionships Dec. 16-18 in Castle- gar. It will be the largest curling event ever held in the Castlegar rink and all the teams in the zone playdowns wanted to win just to get the home-town advantage in the Provincials. Eleven teams participated in the West Kootenay playdowns with the lone Castlegar rink being skipped by Bill Perehudoff. Pere- hudoff is the ice maker and man- ager of the curling rink, and he decided to throw a team together at the last minute to represent Castlegar in the zone playdowns. Perehudoff has been curling for 18 years and has two senior zone titles to his credit in 1989 and 1991. He wasn't intent on winning it this year but his team still had its See CURLING But now all eyes will turn to the upstart Nite Hawks. The Rebels will travel to Beaver Val- ley on Friday where they lost their last contest in shootout back on Sept. 24. They will then return for a re-match at the Crypt Satur- day at 8 p.m.. “Beaver Valley has turned things around and won two out of three on the weekend while we're just barely hanging on to first place,” said Sauer. “Plain and simple, we just have to get back to our winning ways.” — As of November 27th, 1994 — NORTH TEAMS Sicamous Eagles Columbia Valley Rockies North Okanagan Kings Golden Jr. Rockets Revelstoke Grizzlies w tL _ T POINTS 40 32 28 16 14 2 CASTLEGAR REBELS Rossland Warriors G.F. Border Bruins Spokane Braves = Beaver Valley Nite Hawks 22 ie) te) ce) 1 17 {) T POINTS 29 26 18 15 14 K.1.J.H.L. INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS as of Nov. 27/94 NAME TEAM GP | GOALS | ASST | TOTAL Keven Danbrook |N. Okanagan Kings 16 18 29 47 Wayne Lougheed | N. Okanagan Kings 25 47 Troy McNellie Columbia Valley Rockies 23 Devron Prince Revelstoke Grizzlies 24 Jesse Oldham Castlegar Rebels 16 Brett Stava Sicamous Eagles 23 Ken McKay N. Okanagan Kings 21 Wally Plummer _| Golden Jr. Rockets 20 Trevor Johnstone | Sicamous Eagles 20 Darin Talotti Spokane Braves 12 Opening the B.C. Games Umbrella ar prpaboes rpc das so rgesr etd gemmacbiherheer incorporat- ed ports Robin Blencoe announced that the B.C. Summer Games and B.C. Winter Games will be joined by the B.C. Games for the Dis- abled, the B.C. Seniors Games and the Northern B.C. Winter Games and will operate as the B.C. Games Society. “By bringing this family of games together, host communities will be able to draw on the skills, expertise and experience of the B.C. Games Society,” said Blencoe. “With a 16-year event management history — providing services such as administrative support — the society for host it will be an and volun- teers.” Blencoe added that bringing the various B.C. multisport games under one umbrella makes sense from a business perspec- tive. He hopes new sponsors will insure a bright future for the Games. Each B.C. Games brings together up to 4,200 participants mcwncen icf ta nea comgutang: Denied onpecte ecammetiy of the host and the B.C. Games partnership Comamaities throughout BC. in a better position to bid on hosting these events. That's what we would like to see — the B.C. Games flag raised in every community,” said Blencoe. The new plan has been implemented just in time as Trail and Castlegar prepare to host the B.C. Summer Games in 1996. Fun in the Sun in the Slocan Valley You can bet there's plenty to do when you've got a whole valley to yourself. THe Slocan Valley Recreation Commission always has great fun and excitement lined up for the whole family. Their next big and entertaining sporting event will be Snowpitch ‘95. The second annual slopitch tournament will take place at the Slocan Park Hall on Jan. 14 but teams are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Entry fees are extremely inexpensive and the team spaces are filling fast. The commission also has ongoing programs featuring volleyball, icmp 9 aerobics, badminton call the R. ion Ci ketball. For more inf in management will put and bas- office at 226-7744. Castle Bow! Results, Nov. 20-27 Mon. Coffee L.H.S. Marilyn Friedrich L.H.T. Marilyn Friedrich Mon. Golden Age L.H.S. Glenna Akselson L.H.T. Glenna Akselson M.HLS. Walter Boolinoff M.H.T. John Stetsko lon. YBC Seniors H.S. ~ Misty Him L.H.T. Misty Him M.H.S. Dan MacDonald M.H.T. Derek Handley Mon. Mixed 7-9 L.H.S. Brenda Zoobkoff L.H.T. Brenda Zoobkoff M.H.S. Rob Mott M.HLT. Paul Kerekes Tues. Coffee L.H.S. Janie Phipps L.H.T. Dean Koenig Tues. Mixed 7-9 L.HS. Bemie Kuntz L.H.T. Kay Hominiuk M.H.S. George Pipke M.H.T. Alfred Adshead Tues. Mixed 9-11 LHS. Lynda Wood L.H.T. Lynda Wood MHS. Andy Saumure M.H.T. Andy Saumure Wed. Golden Age LHS. Glady Manahan L.H.T. Giady Manahan M.H.S. Alex Poznikoff M.HLT. Alex Poznikoff Wed. Mixed 7-9 L.HS. Laurel Vecchio L.HLT. Stacey Planidin M.H.S. Walter Kanigan M.HLT. Alec Lawrenow Wed. Mixed 9-11 LHS. Ellen Strelaeff L.H.T. Kay Gritchin M.HLS. Alfred Adshead M.H.T. Roland Handley Got an 319 728 320 765 268 7150 182 502 261 599 268 677 259 699 316 678 228 interesting sports sideline, call Jeff at 365-5579. Thurs. Coffee LHS. Millie Brown 256 LH.T. Marie Makaroff 611 Thurs. YBC Juniors LHS. Jenny Poznikoff 21 L.H.T. Stephanie Van Yzerloo 545 M.H:S. Curtis Van Yzerloo 181 M.H.T. Kyle Duff 442 Thurs. Mixed 7-9 t LH.S. Velda Handley 3m } L.H.T. Velda Handley 5 MHS. Trent Biggs 304 MHT. Trent Biggs 838 Fri. Mixed 7-9 LHS. Mila Vigue L.H.T. Marge Lalonde MHS. Garry Poznikoff MHLT. Ray Hackett Fri. Mixed 9-11 LHS. Velda Handley LHLT. Velda Handley MHS. Roland Handley M.H.T. Roland Handley YBC Pee Wee/Smurf L.H.S. Kristine Duff LH.T. Sara McCullagh MHS. Jordan Pion MT. Eric Pacheco YBC Bantam LHS. Janice Evdokimoff LH.T. Janice Evdokimoff MHS. Aaron Aubin MELT. Aaron Aubin Sunday Classic L.H.S. Heather McDonald LH4. Heather McDonald M.H4. 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