Castlégar News November 23, 1986 “SPORTS Less than half of Canada cares for CFL TORONTO (CP) — The Canadian Football League is “living on borrowed time,” says a national pollster whose firm conducted a recent public opinion survey that suggests less than half the population cares if the league survives. ‘A national poll by Angus Reid Associates Inc. of Winnipeg. conducted for six Canadian newspapers, showed 40 per cent of the respondents feel it's important the CFL survives. But 70 per cent said they would be against any form of government funding to keep the league alive, said the poll that appeared in the Montreal Gazette, Hamilton Spectator, London Free Press, Windsor Star, Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald. “When I look at those stats politically, I figure it (the league) is living on borrowed time,” David Walker, director of public policy and research for the national polling firm, said in a telephone interview. Other results of the poll, conducted by telephone Nov. 1-4 with 1,684 adults across Canada, showed 28 per cent of the respondents said they have followed the CFL this’season, while 49 per cent expect to watch the Grey Cup game Nov. 30. Polls of this size are considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. Walker said the results should be a clear message to CFL officials that their marketing strategy has been “devastating” because regional breakdowns show the game is running a distant third behind hockey and baseball in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Fifty per cent of those polled from Alberta said they have been following the league this year, compared with only 15 per cent of those from Altantic Canada. LOST FOLLOWING “In a much more competitive television market in the East the league doesn't have the following,” Walker said. He said the “anomoly” of having half the country watching the championship game while only one in four regularly follows the league suggests the Grey Cup still has an important historical value to most Canadians. “The poll represents two theories,” Walker said “One is that the Grey Cup itself is as popular as ever. The other is that the league is in trouble.” CFL officials reject the latter thesis. Ron Simpson, director of broadcasting and corporate sponsors for the league, told The Free Press that “40 per cent of the population being concerned for the league's survival is quite a healthy total . if you compare that to other issues. “I'm certainly not surprised with the results and I think they show some positive signs,” he said. “Twenty-eight per cent means more than one-in-four follow the league, And when you break that down even further and consider that close to 50 per cent of the people that watch football are males, that means that a good percentage of Canadian males follow us.” Walker said a similar poll taken last January showed almost an identical number of respondents indicated that they followed the CFL. Tiger-Cats hopeful By NEIL DAVIDSON Canadian Press TORONTO — The Hamilton Tiger- Cats, battered and bruised, will field three American receivers and hope non-import David Sauve can hold his own on the defensive line today against the Toronto Argonauts in the second leg of the Canadian Football League Eastern final. The Tiger-Cats face an uphill task at Exhibition Stadium, trailing by 14 points after losing the first leg of the two-game, total-point series 31-17 last Sunday in Hamilton. “Go with the underdog,” Tiger-Cat defensive back Mark Streeter advised. “They always want it more.” The game, scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Castlegar time, will be shown nationally on CBC. The local blackout will remain in effect, since ticket sales fell well short of the 49,000, or 90-per-cent mark, needed to show Sports Calendar SUNDAY FOOTBALL—NFL: Regional coverage ot Buttalo vs. New England Patriots, Denver Broncos vs. New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Oilers or Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, 10 o.m. im... Community Complex: KUHL: Castlegar Rebels vs. Columbia Volley. 2 p.m Community Complex MONDAY FOOTBALL — NFL: New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins, 6 p.m chonnel 4. HOCKE RECREATIONAL LEAGUE: Costlegor Knights ve. Checkers /Mallords, 9:30 p.m., Community Complex TUESDA BASKETBALL —WEST KOOTENAY LEAGUE: Costlegor women s team vs. Rossiond. 8 p.m... Kinnaird Junior secondary schoo! HOCKE LEA Woodland Park Shell vs Castlegor Playboys, 10 p.m Community Complex HOCKEY — BANTAM LEAGUE: Coatheger vs. Beaver Valley, 7.15 p.m. Pioneer Arena. Full Line Of Hockey Equipment Hockey & Figure Skate z Castlegar Sports Centre the game locally. An Argo spokesman said he expec ted a crowd of approximately 35,000. Both teams ran through light work cleared snow in the stands. rounding his lineup. as his starting quarterback _ WINTER GAMES Top 20 sold CALGARY (CP) — There are plenty of seats still avail- able to the public for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, but 20 of the top events have been sold out. There are no seats left for the opening ceremonies, six medal-round hockey games, most high-profile figure skating events and all of the men's speed-skating compe- ne ating cme Tyson titions, Olympic organizers i na less than half the total KO Ss Berbick Originally, Games organ. cent. number of tickets on sale to the public have been ordered outs Saturday while stadium workers Off the field, Hamilton coach Al Bruno cleared up the mystery sur- Two medals won Castlegar Figure Skating Club won two medals at the recent Sunshine Valley Fig- ure Skating Competition held recently in Grand Forks. Averil Sheppard won a silver medal in pre-prelim. inary ladies 9 and 10 while Ronny Garsay won a — and under Karen Skibinski placed fourth, Selena Fodor was seventh and Charmaine Garay was 9th. In pre-preliminary nine and 10 years, Averil Shep- pard was second, Laura Kosowan was sixth and Mina Briggeman was seventh. In preliminary 10 and un der Chelsea Van Vliet placed sixth Halward traded VANCOUVER (CP) — Dis. gruntled veteran Doug Hal. ward was traded to the De troit Red Wings by the Van. couver Canucks for future considerations, the National Hockey league teams an nounced. Halward demanded to be traded Nov. 2 following a bench-clearing brawl in Van couver involving the Mon treal Canadiens. He was sus- Bruno named Mike Kerrigan, who threw four interceptions last weekend, izers had said members of the Olympic family would get only 10 per cent of the tic- kets. A storm of public pro- test arose last month when organizers admitted the fig- ure would be closer to 25 per PAINTING & DECORATING 2649 FOURTH AVENUE CASTLEGAR 8 © vin 2st 365 3563 Gary Fleming Dianna Kootnikott ADVERTISING SALES AR NEWS 07 CASIUGAB BC vie ane CASTLEC 70 onan 2 OFFICE 365-5210 Morr rison don't see it, ii findit! and there are still tens of thousands.of seats available for hockey, ski jumping, Al pine skiing, luge and bobsled events. High demand from so- called insiders — corporate sponsors, governments, Olympic groups and media — ensured the quick sellout of the top events, Games or ganizers said. Still, at least 50 per cent of the tickets will go to the general public in each sport except speed-skating, for which there has been little public demand to date, said Bill Wardle, vice-president of marketing for the Olympic organizing committee. Wardle had beenasked last month to study the ticket situation after reports sur faced that up to half the seats for the most popular events were being sought by in siders. Of 1.7 million tickets, for the Games, 400,000, or 23 per cent, are earmarked for in- siders. The public has order- ed 500,000 seats so far, which leaves 800,000 tickets still available. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Mike Tyson knocked out Canada’s Trevor Berbick with a smashing left hook in the second round Saturday night and became the youn gest man to win a heavy weight championship. Tyson won the World Boxing Council title at the age of 20 years, four months and 22 days. The youngest champion had been Floyd Patterson, who was 21 years, 11 months when he knocked out Archie Moore for the undisputed title in 1956. Tyson was devastating. He also knocked Berbick down early in the second round and then finished it late in the second. Tyson crashed a left to the jaw that dropped Berbick on the seat of his pants. Berbick got up, but fell into a corner Again, he arose, but again he fell: Finally, he got to his feet at the count of nine, but referee Mills Lane stopped it. There was no way Berbick could continue. He didn't know where he was. The time was 2:35 of the second round Valley. Game time 2:00 p Lunch Hour Hockey 12-1 ot the Recreation Office 4.30pm Monday, Nov 24 CASTLEGAR & AREA RECREATION DEPARTMENT NOV. 23 — Public Skating concelled Rebels vs. Columbia WOW. 34 — Session i of fimene classee'stort! Morning Aero bics & Variety Hour 10-11 mediate Aerobics 7:30-8:30, Tone It Up 6 30-7 NOV. 25 — Stretch & Strength & Variety How Pockage. Aqua Fit 10-11, 6-7 p.m. Sondmeon Inn. Power Aerobics 5-6, Circuit Wt. Traming 6-7 NOV. 26 — Morning Aerobic 10-11. $30. Volleyball 8 30 KISS NOV. 27 — Tone It Up-A.M. 9-10 a.m 11-12. Public Skating 2:30-4:30 V. 28 — Stretch & Strength 9-10, Morning Aerobics 10-11 Lunch Hour Hockey 12-1, Public Skating 2 3.45. Rebols vs. Trail Jr. Smoke Eaters. Game time 8:30 p NOV. 29 - Selkirk Weavers & Spinnin, tld Annu. Exhibit of Hondwoven Fibre Art 1090-490" Coseges Community Complex. Admission is tree. Jackrabbit Ski Leaders clinic $15. Register ot Rec Office Registration tor Jackrabbit Ski League 5-15 yrs $12 Register The 1987 Winter Recreation Pr being plonned. Suggestions ond Instructors Welcom. REMINDER: Poss Creek residents please return Tree by ‘ogrom is in the process of 2101-6th Ave., Castlegar Phone 365-3386 Package $45 Lodies inter Fitness Porent & Tot Skating 10:30-4.30. Castlegar MEDAL WINNERS . . . Ronny Garsay won a bronze and Averil Sheppard took a silver at the recent Sunshine Valley Figure Skating Competition in Grand Forks pended three games by the league for being detected as the first player off the bench. Weekend Wrap-Up SER one ° eau? SUB. ~cuuneeveceddaaRRRE ngetes NY Rangers 8 Vancouver $ Metionel Hockey Leegue scoring leeders efter geome Fridey G Gretahy Eden =s8 > SESCRE RENE f gezsa3" 2yaess szuRss, SBEEBy Se 36 i The Gang’s all here for the GREY CUP PARTY!!!! SUNDAY, NOV. 30 We'll put you on the 50 Yard Line! Watch the Grey Cup excitement on our Big Screen and enjoy great food & drink with your friends OPEN 6 DAYS A WK. 12WOON 2A Portiend 127 Sen Amtonco 114 ~ TRANSACTIONS — COMMUNITY NEWS John Charters Reflections & recollections PATRIOTISM HAS BECOME DIRTY WORD Today, on this 68th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities of the world wars, I would like to discuss what seems to have almost become a dirty word in our land, and is at the same time one which is closely associated with the Royal Canadian Legion. That word is “patriotism” — a word defined in the dictionary as a devoted love, support and defense of one’s country Sixty years ago when I was in elementary school, it was taken for granted that one would love one's country, whether it were the country of one’s birth or adoption. This expectation was reflected in our Dominion Readers, a textbook used widely across Canada. One of the poems in these readers was taken from Sir Walter Scott's ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’ and goes as follows: Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd As home his footsteps he hath turn'd, From wandering on a foreign strand? If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him nd minstrel raptures swell; ‘When pariotism becomes a dirty word, a nation is ready to be taken to the cl s' High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, — Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung This is in sharp contrast to our culture of 1986 which, so often gives first place to a political party, a group or the personal interest of an individual while the welfare of the nation gets little more than lip-service. It is small wonder that there is a growing concern over the blurring of national identity. If party or group loyalty, personal gain, or expendiency are the basis of our national yardstick we are measuring with a rule of sand and we will never determine the true value of one individual Canadian, let alone an entire nation. We pride ourselves on not being a melting pot but on being a mosaic society in which many cultures are valued parts of the total picture, an entire nation. What seems to have been forgotten, however is that a mosaic must be contained within a framework which gives it unity Without such a frame the mosaic falls into confusion and During the span of my lifetime, more than 100,000 patriots, men and women, gave up their lives to ensure that we would continue to enjoy the privileges and benefits of being Canadians, that we would be able to stand here freely as we are doing today. If you doubt that statement I would suggest that you take a little time to read some of the history of the last war, and think, “What if we had lost? Where would I be now?” how we have d to confuse the philosophy of “my country, right or wrong,” the pursuit of military might, with the concept of patriotism. It is a total contradiction of all that this country has ever stood for. Adlai Stevenson, former American presidential candidate, said: “What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? It means a patriotism which puts country ahead of self, a patriotism which is not short, frenzied bursts of emotion, but the steady tranquil dedication of a lifetime. It is a mighty assignment for it is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.” It is this lifetime of dedication, this true patriotism of which Stevenson speaks that is an essential part of the Royal Canadian Legion. When a Canadian says that he loves his country, I believe that he is saying that he not only loves the Gatineau hills of Quebec, the broad prairies of central Canada, the massive Rockies of the west, the rivers at our door and the seas of either shore. He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light where freedom lives and in which a man or woman may draw the breath of self-respect. This is the kind of secure love of one’s own land that allows us to respect and understand the love of other peoples for their's and is the only basis for world peace. The psychiatrist Victor Frankl, one of the few survivors of the gas chambers of Auschwitz, said: “It is true that we cannot take anything away with us when we die; but that wholeness of our life which we complete at the moment of our death lies outside of and remains outside of, the grave, to become a part of the past, and it remains forever a part of the world.” We have come together today to do honor and to recall to conscious memory some 114,000 Canadian patriots whose lives are now a permanent part of this world, who have given their lives to witness that patriotism is an honorable word for Canada. Further. more, there are another 600,000 Royal Canadian Legion members standing behind them holding up the rededicated torch for all to see. It has been well and truthfully said: “We may be endowed with certain inalienable rights, but if we don't stick up for them somebody will come along and unendow them.” Or, said in another way: “When patriotism becomes a dirty word, a nation is ready to be taken to the rubble cleaners.” (on injured reserve. ign wide fen Margerum Seohowks ochvote safety trom wmured revere WOCKE! _ Mountain’ ATTENTION SKIERS This Week Only If you have been waiting to buy your season pass, here’s some good news. This week only you can buy your pass and still receive the discoun- ted rate that was in effect up to November 1. Applications are still available at all area ski shops at the Red Mountain ticket office. Remember, this offer is valid only until Saturday, November 29. Buy your Red Mountain Pass now and get ready for winter fun. INTRODUCING the CASTLEGAR REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM Effective Monday, November 24, 1986, the bus service will be in operation to serve your needs . for school, shopping or work. Fares Adult Senior/Student Child under 5 Or buy a sheet of 20 tickets 65° and save $1.00 20 for $12.00 20 for $ 9.00 Carl’s Drugs, Castleaird Plaza Pharmasave Drugs, Downtown City Hall - Selkirk College Special ticket fare for adults registered as full-time students at Selkirk College — 20 for $10.00 (these tickets available only at Selkirk College) ©) 365-3100 Adult FREE | Senior/Student Tickets available at: For more information on routes, fares and schedules, call Transit Information Regional District BC Transit of Central Kootenay Unfortunately, there are quite a few differing ideas about what is involved in being a Christian. Some would stretch their definition to include anyone who is born in a so-called “Christian country.” Others might include anyone who goes to church on a regular basis, as though that would quality them as being a Christian. It is my conviction that the Bible is the only safe guide in helping us to know what is really important when we think about the important subject of being a Christian. Why Become a Christian? Is it really necessary to be a follower of Christ — a Christian? Many would say it is not necessary Yet, according ‘to the Bible, we live in a world that Christ created (St. John 1:1-3), a world that Christ sustains (Colossians 1:15-17). We all have sinned against God, ourselves and others (Romans 3:23) and are in need of God's forgiveness. Christ died for our sins, and He invites us to experi- ence his forgiveness and love (Romans 5:1-8). So Christ is really the only one who can meet our spiritual need. Peter expressed this truth in Acts 4:12 in these words: “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other cement name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Only by personal trust in Christ can anyone be made right with God and enjoy the assurance of salvation. So everyone needs the redeem- ing action of Christ in their life (See Romans 6:23). How Does One Become A Christian? Before anyone can come to believe in Christ and trust Him as their Savior, they have to “hear about Christ,” and about their need of a Savior. God's Spirit uses thé truth about Christ, and the truth about ourselves to cause us to see our need for . forgiveness (See Romans 10:8-14) (Acts 2:36-38) (Acts 16:31). As a person sees their need, turns from their sins and places faith in Christ, a whole new relationship be- gins, The Bible calls this “the new birth” and it simply means that Christ is invited to dwell with that person and to guide and coach them in a life that honors God and blesses their fellowmen. The Main Concern of the Christian Living for Christ and being guided by Christ should be one of the main concerns of a Christian (2 Peter 3:18). The other main concern should be to share the truth of Christ with those we come in contact with so that they too, can find peace and for- giveness, and new life through Christ. Computer task force coming By CasNews Staff The Ministry of Educa- tion's Provincial Advisory Cc on C 's “Despite all the cutbacks, B.C. school boards, teachers and parents have placed will visit Castlegar Tuesday to gather information and ideas on how computer tech- nology should be integrated into British Columbia schools during the next decade. According to a prepared release, Larry Kuehn of the B.C. Teacher's Federation and Robin Syme, assistant director of the ministry's Curriculum Development Branch, will be in Castlegar as part of the committee's plan to draft a long-range policy statement on the in structional use of computers in schools. The committee will also determine how computers can be used to enhance stu dent education, will propose standards for the purchase and development of instruc tional hardware, will make recommendations of the me- thod of integrating compu- ters into the curriculum, will set guidelines for a provincial teacher training plan and will recommend a phase-in plan for the integration of the computers. According to the release, B.C. presently has one micro- computer for roughly every 42 students, which is con sidered “phenomenal, in the absence of government, fund ing, computer policy, of com puter training for teachers.” The one-in-42 ratio is a provincial average. In one district there is one computer for every 15 students, and in another there is one com- puter for every 115 students. s in our classrooms at a faster rate than that of seven other provinces,” states the release. B.C. still lags behind Man- itoba's ratio of one computer for every 26 students and Alberta's one computer for every 15. The committee — now split into teams to gather infor mation across the province — is made up of representatives from the ministry, B.C. Sys. tems Corp., to name a few. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION’S PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY ON COMPUTERS WILL BE IN CASTLEGAR PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday, Nov. 25 7:30 p.m. — S.H.S.S. Library te gather information on how be integrated into B.C. schools. School District No. 9 Everyone Welcome Technologist Quality for a better accounting position taking the S.M.A. Accounting Tech Program. It was developed to satisfy o in the work force for accounting pora- ‘and gned to be while you work in your present position. 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