218 i Saturday, February 8 , 1992 @ IN MENORY James Benidect Baxter James Benidect Baxter of Parksville passed away January 30, 1992 at the aged of 73. Survived by his loving wife Margaret; three sons Gary (Diane) of Kettle Falls, Ron (Sharon) of Kettle Falls, Terry (Betty) of Kettle Falls; two step-sons Ken (Janet) Denneus of Qualicum Bay, Bruce (Lyla) Denneus of Parksville; numerous grandchildren; four brothers Guy (Pauline) of Spokane, George (Leona) of Sacramento, Johnny (Adele) of Seattle, Art (Norma) of Pearl City also one sister Agnes (Sam) Taylor of St. Mary’s. Predeceased by his first wife Doreen in 1972, his brother Joe and his sister Marjorie. Memorial service was held Friday, February 7th, 1992 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Kettle Falls, Wash. Memorial donations may be made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children’ Foundation, (3550 Wayburn Drive,.Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3K9) or the charity of your choice. Parksville Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements. Frederick Arthur Willson Frederick Arthur (Rocky) Willson passed away sud- denly on January 23, 1992 at the age of 29. Born October 12, 1962, Rocky will be sadly missed by his loving family: parents, Tom and Brenda Willson, sis- ter Sharon, grandmother Vi Brooke of Duncan and aunts and uncles Jim and Barbara Bossons, Bob and Phyllis . Bennie of Duncan and Fred and Dorothy Emmerson of Sidney. A private service took place in Courtenay, B.C. and cremation followed. Flower are being gratefully declined in favor of a do- nation to a charity. Nelson gets B.C. office Environment, Lands and Parks Minister John Cashore and Government Services Minister Lois Boone announced plans to construct a new provincial government office building in Nel- son. The principal occupant of the new building will be the B.C. Environment regional office. 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The song is about a man who, together with his wife, goes to a hometown football game, and there meets his old high school flame. He remem- bers how she had been the one he had “wanted for all time”, and how he had prayed that if God would only make her his, he would never ask for’ any- In retrospect, now, he real- izes that they would not have been the perfect match, that both would have been unhap- Presbyterian Church Rev. Murray GARVIN py if God had answered his _prayer, and that “the Lord knows what he’s doin’ after all”. The chorus goes this way: Sometimes I thank for unanswered prayers. Remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs That just because he doesnt answer that doesn’t mean he dont care. Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers. It’s nice sentimentality. But it has little to do with Sd Christian faith. CASTLE GLASS & WINDSHIELD LTD. OUR PRICES ARE It has much more to do with popular religion which has for a god a sentimental “man upstairs” who grants people their wishes, “pop” reli- gion that believes the realy an- swer to prayer is “yes”. Christian faith tells us that God’s answer to our prayer may well be “yes”. But it also tells us that it might be “no”, which means “I have some- thing better for you”, (which I believe this song is really try- ing to say.) God’s answer might also be “not yet” — “your desire is right, but your timing is wrong”. And God also says, “no matter what your situa- tion, if your place your trust in me, I will enable you to live victoriously through it.”. We will do well to accept “no” as God’s answer, as song suggests. We will do even better if we stop looking for “yeses”, and start actively seeking God’s will and purpos- es for our lives. When we can do that, “yes”, , “no”, or “not yet” won't matter. For there’s no such thing as an unanswered prayer. 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Unfortunately, a pre-proofread edition of Fastlane made its way into the sports section Wednesday, complete with a world record amount of typos. No excuses, just our apologies anda commitment to be more diligent in future. EMOTIONAL HIGH Poet be Wiehe ee be De etatnce ms essen * & & News photo by Ed Mills The Selkirk Saints men’s volleyball team had a high-tempo practise at the college Wednesday night as they prepare to play in-what is probably their most important tournament of the season there this weekend. The tourney got started Friday in the college gym and continues with the men’s and women’s teams playing at 2:15 p.m. today, and the women again at 5:45 p.m. Vecchio is just what doc ordered Ed Mills SPORTS EDITOR Someday, David Vecchio wants to be a physi- cian. Right now, he’s just what the doctor or- dered at McGill University. In what was sup- posed to be a rebuild- ing year for hockey at the Montreal-based school, Vecchio and a cadre of freshmen have turned into a year of promise... “They lost three top scorers from last year so I think we’re a lot better than anyone ex- pected,” the Castlegar native said from his Montreal residence. — The Redmen have hovered in or near third place all season in the eight-team Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union, behind the University of Toronto and de- fending CIAU champs Trois-Rivieres. “We’re a small team, but we have a lot of character,” Vecchio said. Playing a regular shift on the Redmen’s sec- ond line, the five-foot-10, 175-pound right winger has nine goals and six assists_in 27 games and is big part, along with a sensation- al rookie goaltender, for the club’s success this season. ; Not bad for guy who wasn’t even sure he’d make the team. “I was kind of nervous coming here to a big, big city, but it’s worked out well,” said Vecchio, who played two years with the Castlegar Rebels and last year with the Vernon Lakers of the B.C. Junior Hockey League. “I didn’t have that great of a camp, but they kept playing me and as soon as the season start- ed I started ‘playing well.” Vecchio said he owes a lot of his success to Redmen coach Jean Pronovost, a veteran of 14 NHL seasons with Pittsburg, Washington and Atlanta. “This year is definitely the best coaching I’ve ever had. I’ve learned more from Jean than I have from anybody.” Going equally as well as hockey right now are Vecchio’s grades — four As in four classes — which won’t surprise his high school teachers and which bodes well for his long term aspira- tions for a career in medicine. “I’m enjoying it, sometimes the hockey makes it a little hard to get the work done, but you just bear down and you can do it. I really couldn't have asked for anything more.” David Vecchio Talk to us today. | SL le ee COUPON EXPIRES - NO OTHER DISCOUNTS APPLY NON: ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ccc