The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, February 23, 1994 7 0 BONANZA or Prize Agim tk ACKAGES INCLUDE ING Jackrabbits to meet bunnies JOUN VAN PUTTEN Sup Soone “When they first started every- one was a little unsure. Once To learn to cross-country ski one has to be willing to get out and give it a whirl, That’ s aay what 16 skiers, from five through to oti did by joining the Castlegar Nordic Ski Club Jackrabbit Learn to Ski Program. The annual program started in early January and continued with weekly classes at the Paulson Cross-country Ski Trails until last weekend when they held their awards p ions and they b more they all improved greatly,” Jackrabbit instructor Wappe Stupnikoff. “Some skiers had a little previous experience, but some were first timers,” For Stupnikoff, the personal satisfaction came in watching the skiers improve from class to class. “For me the satisfaction came from teaching people who really wanted to learn to ski, you get e see them improve. There was wind-up party. ” Stup- the skiers get to watch the others as, well. The group atmosphere helps because they This way, through: they can all improve. The group came together around a campfire after Saturday's last lesson to share wipe-out sto- ries in the fresh snow and to roast some hotdogs and warm up with hot chocolate. Prizes were also awarded to the skiers. Stupnikoff said that without the help of Castlegar area food and crew things smooth sailing for the es. skiers, This weekend, Castlegar jackrabbits will join the bunnies from Nelson and Rossland at the Nelson Busk for a Wind-up Jamboree. This will be the final group event for the skiers and a chance to show off their newly acquired skills. Wednesday, February 23, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Rocky Mountain medals for Castlegar skaters aa, ~~ -— ~ ee F Pa ~— Shredding snowboa Sun Sports Carving turns at Whitewater was @ common event recently as the ski Lec hosted ood pepe Cc iati lalom event, in In the Junior class, Darren Gould from Salmo took first place followed by Nelson’s Ben Madi- son, Chris Moore (Kelowna) and Ian Konechuy on. Allison Clark lead the Novice section fol- lowed closely by Nelson's Billy Stevens and Lucas Jmieff from Winlaw. Men's competition had Penticton's Craig Alcock taking first place ‘and Nelson's Nick Phillips and Rob Greenaway taking second and third. The Mini-shredders title was awarded to Mike Helfer from Nelson, while Cresent Val- ley’s Sasha Bell took the Womens title. 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Includes accommodation, 2 lift tickets, homestyle breakfast at the Wild Goose Cafet——___—_— em Call Penticton Slumber Lodge at A snow covered Jackrabbit instructor Wayne Stupnikoff, left stops to watch some of his. skiers as their last class nears the end: Right: Jytte Apel shows some of the skills she learned during the Program's vas. she wuctape though some fresh, deep powder near Mud Lake’at the:Paulson.Gross-country. Ski Trails. Castlegar Figure Skating Club competitors. (I-r) Danielle Jmieff, Rosanna Sheppard, Karen Skibinski, Meghan Van Vliet, Vanessa Kastrukoff, INTERESTED IN STARTING YOuR Own BUSINESS? Chelsea Van Vliet, Erin Lewis, Nicole Hackett, Dawn Hadikin and Heather Young, travelled to Cranbrook. Vatkin said. Three of the club’s members will be competing in the B.C. Winter Games in Smithers from March 10-13. March 2nd + 7:15 pm Castlegar Sun Sports Castlegar Figure Skating Club Members returned from a weekend competition with a total of nine medals. Nine skaters from Castlegar made the weekend trip to the Rocky Mountain Freeskate Competition alomg with 351 other competitors, held in Cranbrook this past weekend. “The girls had a strong showing this weekend,” said coach Bev Vatkin. “They were All interested coaches & players invited. 365-6586 Castlegar Slo Pitch Annual General Meeting Community Complex For more information please call to be held March 16 -17 from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. Cost: $35.00 Place: Taylor's Place Banquet Room Facilitator: MARILYN STRONG fo register or for more Information please cail 365-6313 Sponsored by the Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Small Business, Tourism & Culture and the Federal Business nt: Bank competing against other skaters from the East and West Kootenay, as well as’ Alberta:™ Castlegar skater Danielle COMMISBSION ON 492-4008 to book your best ski value. 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The top players deliver all curlers, it’s fun to sit back and see how the elite players call the game and sweep their way victory.” BC curlers hope that this is the year for the men to shine at the Brier. It’s been 30 years since the last BC team captured the nation- al title, as the Lyall Dagg team from Vancouver earned that honor in 1964. In comparison, seven B. Cc. women's teams have won an titles since 1961. Two of these teams have gone on to victories in the world § ouibepbonioe (1985 and 1987), and others placed sec- ond (in 1991) and third (in 1979) at the world level As well, gold and bronze Olympic medals (from the VICTORIA STREET SOCIAL CLUB 845 Victoria St., Trail ¢ 364-2611 1988 and 1992 Games) fill trophy cases in the homes of BC women. Club curlers watching the Cana- dian championships this year will see the Free Guard Zone Rule 3 rock versia@) in use for the first time. (The rule prevents guards from being removed until the fourth stone of an end are delivered.) 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The penalty for running out of time is that the game is lost, aspects game in top form in order to win at the national championships. Jmieff led the local competitors by collecting three medals: a gold in Pre-Juvenile Ladies competition; and silver in both the Jr. Bronze elements and Pre- liminary Ladies Interpretation. Other Castlegar skaters earning medals were: Heather Young, with gold in Pre’ liminary Ladies Interpretive; Vanessa Kastrukoff, gold in Juvenile Ladies; Rosanna Sheppard earned bronze in Preliminary Ladies 10 and Under and Chelsea Van Vliet teceived a bronze in the Senior Silver Ladies. The club’s skaters also earned two gold medals in Pairs competition. Sheppard teamed up with Dawn Hadikin in the Preliminary Ladies Pairs and Kastrukoff banded with Imicff inthe Junior Ladies Pairs. “For some of the girls this was their last competition of the season, and a great way to wrap things up. For others there's still a competition in Spokane to look forward to,” BUDGETGRO LID. 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