Page 10A The Castlegar Sun " Wednesday, August 7, 1991 @ Rider ———— Continued from 8A fey category. I feel good about my placing because the top seven or: eight riders in my class have been on, or are on, the Natioual Junior Teams for cither mountain or road bike racing.” According to Scott, “Ernie Berger did a good job with his technical support before the race, and I had no mechanical prob- . lems at all.” Berger, proprictor of Castlegar Bicycle and Sport Shop provides Scott with technical support as part of a sponsorship from Castlegar Bicycle and Sport Shop and Rocky Mountain Bicycles, econ a Grueling!! ag Number 270, Matt Scott Is feeling the heat after passing another rider during the criterium stage of the mountain bxe Championship of the Universe. The race was held at Nanticton’s Apex Alpine Ski Hill. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brondan Halpor gedal win- ners we don’t have afany as last year. We have a lot mbe kids in the younger divisions and our areas kids aren’ strong as the ones down on thi coast.” The higher population gener- ates more kids with the innate skills needed to compete. Carew says between 20 and 30 swimmers will travel to Creston for a b-meet this weekend while swimmers from the entire region who qualified for the provincials will be at a special practise in Castlegar. “We're trying to get a regional spirit,” says Carew. “The provin- cials are moving away from indi- vidual team competitions ‘to obituarles John Clark “Jack” Killough On Sunday, John Clark “Jack” Killough of Castlegar (Ootische- nia) passed away August 4, 1991 at the age of 81 years. Funeral service for Mr. Jack Killough was held at the Pente- costal New Life Assembly ‘Wednesday (today) August 7, 1991 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Rankin McGougan officiating. Interment “=e at Park Memorial Mr, Killough was born July 30, 1910 at Pense, Saskatchewan. He came to Castlegar with his par- ents in 1913. Mr. Killough grew up and lived in the Castlegar area all his life. During his life he farmed, trapped, worked at Waldie’s Sawmill both in the bush and in the mill as a saw filer. For many years he worked part time for the B.C. Forest Service and in 1956 he became a full time employee and retired in 1975. After his retirement he worked as a guard at the Castlegar Hospital and for the school district. He married Lillian McLeod at Thrums, B.C. on April 16, 1935. After his retirement, Mr. Kil- lough found time for his hobbies, gardening, trapping, carpentry, music and telling stories. He was active in community affairs and served on the Castlegar School Board. he and his brother Joc built and operated the school bus in Castlegar in 1932. He is survived by his wife Lil- lian of Ootischenia, three sins, Jack of Penticton, Michael of Ver- non and Joseph of Robson. Two daughters, June Read and Heather Snauwaert of Castlegar. 19 grand- children, four great-grandchildren. Two brothers Joe and Jim of Castlegar, two sisters, Helen Dun- lop of Castlegar and Annie Ball of Victoria. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: New Life Assembly Memorial Fund Castle- gar, or the C: Diabetic ED! | for September 4 in the following area; Columbia Avenue (1000 block) Please contact Denise at 365-7848 Association. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel. ee Alex Legebokoff On Saturday, August 3, 1991 Alex Legebokoff of Krestova, B.C. passed away at age 77. Funeral services were held at the Krestova Prayer Hall on Tues- day and Wednesday with burial at the Krestova Cemetery. Mr. Legebokoff was born December 24, 1913 at Arran, Saskatchewan. He came to B.C. with his parents setting at Glade and then Krestova. He married Anne Perepolkin at Krestova in 1936 and has lived at Krestova until his passing. During his life he worked in logging and as a in the i industry. Mr. Legebokoff loved gardening, his children and his grandchildren. He is survived by three sons: Leon and Alan of Kelowna ‘and Ronnie of Krestova, one daugh- ter; Anne Loverenow of Ootis- chenia, one sister: Irene Kinakin of Glade. and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Anne; Mother, Tanya; Father, Alex and Brothers Jim and John; and Daughter, Mary. No flowers by request. 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Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We reserve the right to limit sales to retall quantities. SAFEWAY We bringitalllogelher* | ees eae IES. Sw ie sae: ae SS Ee oe Bess crcnaniahet IS ONE to rear an re Biases nytare et eer x: Castlegar tourism office rated one of the best in province ETE etd pdap tet jorge Pee One of the best! On July 25, Ministry of Develop- ment, Trade and Tourism Info Net- work Counsellor Gail Greenwood, was in Castlegar to inspect and evalu-. ate the Travel Infocentre located at the Casticgar Chamber of Com- merce. The inspection revealed the Castle- gar Travel Infocentre to be one of the best out of 140 other Infocentres throughout B.C. The Infocentre was rated on it’s building exterior, flags, informative value of signs, parking, cleanliness, exterior information and wheelchair accessibility. Inside, Greenwood assessed the work counter, brochure racks, displays, publications, resource data base and finally, the staff members. Also considered were the length of season, hours of operation and whether the monthly tourism statis- tics were promptly sent to the min- Infocentres are also meant to enhance the quality of the visitor’s experience by promoting longer stays and/or return visits that will maximize: economic benefits to the community. i Johnson. 4 All staff members have been busy this season promoting the city of , Castlegar to the tourists coming into the Infocentre. ‘As far as world travelers. are’ con- cerned, “they are mostly from Europe,” said Gilbert. “There are also some from places like the Middle East, South Africa and the U.S.S.R.” “The most commonly asked ques- tions are about campsites, next would be attractions, while restau: rants are another big one. Syringa Park is a very popular area with most people.” Common visitor’s comments neard by the staff include, ‘friendly staff’, ‘very friendly’ F ‘very helpful’ and about the area, ‘very, very beautiful’, ‘unspoiled’. Tourism is a very important eco- nomic generator and Castlegar and the Kootenays continue to grow in this industry with the help of Travel Infocentres such as Castlegar’s. ; “The economic benefits of tourism are so important, but all too often forgotten,” said Andreashuk, istry. The province of British Columbia first achieved it’s network of affiliated Travel Infocentre’s in 1986 in con- junction with Expo. It is a provincial government pro- “The economic. benefits of tourism are so impor- tant, but all too often for- gotten.” fagiie's a Reed ae stem _ Luella ‘Andreashuk Manager, ie: & District Chamber of C gram which is open to tourists year- round, the purpose of which is to provide information services which ideally increase the resident and visi- tor awareness of local, regional and provincial tourism products/attrac- Travel Infocentre manager, Lydia Gilbert, is always pleased to help out with any problems, big or small. The Castlegar In- focentre’s resource directory was, in Greenwood’s opin- ion, “‘the best I have ever seen.” Information on attractions, banking, boating, camping, churches, events __{annual and current), ferries, accom- ““modations and many types of recre- © ation is all contained within the directory, which has been put into a data base. Other available info includes local business, culture and history. Staff members include Chamber manager Luella Andreashuk, assistant manager John Bird, Travel Infocentre manager Lydia Gilbert and travel counsellors Kirston Mason and Nora According to Gil- bert, “most tourists visiting the area are from right in B.C. We also get a lot of people in from the States, not just Washington but all over, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, ‘ Texas.” “Tourism plays a major role in thé economy of our community and I think the impact can be easily seen.” ** “most of the tourists vis-:. iting the area are from right in B.C.” — Lydia Gilbert Manager, Castlegar Travel Infocentre : Requests for business, tourism and residential information on Castlegar comes in everyday. 4 Assistant chamber manager, John Bird, goes over just some of the, paper work.