May 23, 1990 May 23,1900 CastlegarNews 81 22 Cattoges News, LOCAL NEWS Castlegar women tap in to what's new in phones Reach Out and Touch Someone was the theme of the continental breakfast at the Sandman Inn as the Castlegar Christian Women’s club honored its faithful telephone callers. Each one was presented with a car- nation ‘in appreciation. New hi-tech telephones decorated the tables and two representatives from the B.C. Telephone Co. office in Nelson demonstrated the ways in which the company can help the handicapped and hearing impaired and many other new innovations in the field of telephoning. Carolynne Mason provided the special musical entertainment and the inspirational speaker was Vicki Kreuzer from Calgary. Next month’s meeting will be a dessert evening June 14 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Sandman Inn. The theme will be A Treasure Hunt and Catrina Ward from the Silver Rattle, Antiques and Collec- tibles, will present Treasures From The Past. Nursery available by reser- vation. Reservations are essential for the evening. Ag traini Last February, Selkirk College in Grand Forks began a new program designed to train workers in one of several specialties in the agriculture/ horticulture industry. The program is designed to provide the industry with workers who have a unique com- bination of training and experience. “The program has a co-operative education aspect to it in that students receive five months of instruction in class and shop, environments before they move into the field to assume paid positions,’’ said Brian Mc- Donald, co-ordinator of the nine- month program. . McDonald said that at some point during the first five months, students are required to choose one of three specialty occupations — farm worker, nursery worker or golf course groun- dskeeper. This selection aids in their eventual placement with a local em- ployer when the students begin up to four months of practical work ex- perience. jar Christian Women's Club get a demonstration of new Ri-tech phones during a meeting at the Sandman Inn. ng available To prepare for jobs in the industry, students have been hard at work in class learning farm and field safety, first aid, plant and pest identificati currently in the program are Grand Forks residents, while the others come from surrounding communities. Two and most will have earned their pesticide applicators’ licence. In the shop, students have learned the basics of farm machinery main- tenance and minor repairs on a wide variety of equipment commonly em- ployed on farms, at nurseries, and golf courses. This includes tractors, tillage equipment, irrigation equip- ment, sprayers, mowers, small motors and other specialized equipment. Work practicums are slated to begin in June and continue through the growing season ‘‘until October or November,”’ said McDonald. “We anticipate many of our students will prove to be so beneficial to these local businesses that they will be offered full-time employment by the time their practicums are finished,”’ said McDonald About half of the 10 students Castl school board vice-ch 10 YEARS OF SERVICE Ed Conroy p trustee Doreen Smecher with a certificate honoring her for her 10 years of service on the Castlegar school board. BOB, HELEN ond STAFF would | us as ao DIXIE LEE for the past vice and the best quality food will like them! ! Time! Phone 365-5304 THANK YOU ike to say Thank You to alt the people of Castlegar and surrounding areas that have supported six years! it's now time for a change! ! We are changing our name to: “CHICKEN TIME" Now when you come in you will still find the same friendly ser that you have come to expect from us. We have changed a few things and we know that you So once again Thank You! Remember that Anytime is Chicken 2816 Columbia ve. have from Trail and Nelson to participate in the program. Another program is planned at the Grand Forks campus of Selkirk College to begin next year. To be eligible for the agricultural/hor- ticultural worker program, candidates must be at least 18 years of age. Ap- plicants should be capable of reading at a Grade 8 level mAR HYPO ALLERGENIC + Marcelle Introduces a Dynamic New Look for Our Suntan Line. * New Sheer Tint Moisturizer with Sunscreen * Marcelle’s Suntan Line * Buy One Marcelle Lipstick & Receive One FREE! NEUTROGENA® Se mT ee With the purchase of a Neutrogena Moisturizer Lotion 60 mL you'll receive'a Neutrogena 40 g. Bar FREE! \ PS PHARMASAVE CLOSED THIS SUNDAY. “In the Heart of Downtown Castlegar! 365-7813 Your Message Comes Across . CLASSIFIED DISPLAY — 365-5210 SDN. Castlegar News SPORTS GET THE PERFECT Fir WiTHA _ KOOTENAY SAVINGS RRSP cee ~ By ED MILLS Staff Writer In spite of, or perhaps because of, the Dubin inquiry and all the negative publicity about steroids, there are still some people using the drugs, And Castlegar has its share of users, From the high school to the local fitness parlor, steroids are~ still in vogue for those looking for bigger, better bodies. Why? For various reasons, according to competitive bodybuilder Larry Wasilenkoff. Not the least of which, is the media itself. Wasilenkoff said he’s been ap- proached by people wanting to sell him steroids. And he said he knows “three or four people’ really know what you're doing, or what you want."’ Even the periodic horror stories in newspapers and on television on the harmful side effects of steroid use can have the opposite effect on people debating whether to use steroids, he said. “Sure the publicity isn’t always good but sometimes bad can be good. Like how many people have actually been affected or injured (from using steroids)? Considering how many people are using them, you don’t hear about it that often. In those cases when you do, the guy was taking 200 to 300 times the dosage."’ Like cigarettes and alcohol, he said, people know the potential risks of steroids but use them anyway. And that, said i — who doesn’t who are using steroids right now. Wasilenkoff said the media often exerts pressure that can persuade Strength-oriented athletes — especially younger ones — to ex- periment With steroids. “*You see the ads in the magazines, and it’s (steroid use) pretty highly publicized, What those ads are saying is, ‘There’s no doubt about it, these things work.’ And when you're talking about kids . . . it’s hard to turn away from it because you don’t use the drugs — should be their choice to make. “| don’t have anything against someone who takes them. Why does one person-drink and another not? It’s a personal choice. And that’s fine with the police, too, as long as a person using steroids doesn’t try to sell them. Sgt. Ken Alford of the Nelson RCMP Drug Section said steroids are not illegal to possess unless a person has enough in his or her possession that it could be construed the drugs are for the purpose of trafficking. Stanley Humphries secondary school athletic director Doug Hickey said that though he can’t prove it, he’s sure there hias been steroid use at the high school. “I'm almost positive there've been kids here in the past who have used steroids (and) I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple of individuals in this building are using (steroids) now,” said Hickey. soe However, if there’s a problem; it’s isolated and Hickey hasn’t seen any evidence that it’s growing. “*I don’t know how big an issue it is. I show a video on steroids to all my students but I wouldn’t say we ad- dress it as a major concern in our physed classes."* Neither is it a major concern for Gerry Hoodicoff who is co-owner of Hooters Fitness Parlour in Castlegar. Hoodicoff said he knows some people in Castlegar do steroids and that they can get them if they want them just like any other drug. But they know. they’re not going to get them from him. “If someone approaches me and says ‘Can I get them here,’ I say ‘ab- solutely not.’ ’’ But just the fact that people think across Canada. or if you have any 8 a.m.-5 p. Help starts with this GST information kit, mailed to businesses If you didn’t get yours, questions, call now: 1800 561-6990 . Mon. - Fri. Or pick up a kit at your nearest post office. Telecommunications device for the hearing impaired: 1800 465-5770 In business, timing is everything. 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Dion though as she won the overall low gross title BODY LANGUAGE into the clubhouse with an 87. u Open at sinking putts they can get steroids from him because he’s a weightlifter is something that bothers Hoodicoff. Again, he blames the media for creating the stereotype steroid user. “People think you take them anyway. They think that just because I lift weights, and they see my body, I automatically take steroids. That's the kind of thing that hurts. **My sport is just like any other. To be successful takes a lot of hard work and proper conditionirig.’’ Backing both Wasilenkoff’s and Hoodicoff’s claim that the media may. be doing more harm than good when it comes to steroid use was the same assertion made in a Canadian Press story by Andy Gibson, the executive director of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. Gibson told an Ontario conference on drug education in April that atten- tion given steroids during the highly publicized Dubin inquiry has actually increased the number of high school students using the drugs. Gibson said he had no figures to prove the allegation but was basing his conclusion on talks. with high school coaches and sports medicine doctors of sports medicine. Charles Dubin has yet to release his report on the 91-day inquiry. | Steroids still the rage for some TEMPTATION . . . Magazines available in any store advertise steroids. CasNews photo by Ed Mills Bruins on brink as Oilers eye 5th Cup EDMONTON (CP) — Mark Messier wasn’t talking but there was a look of determination in his eyes. “*All you have to do is look over at his stall,’’ said Edmonton goaltender Bill Ranford. ‘‘He didn’t say too muctr before the game. “*He was rarin’ to go. I knew he'd be ready.” The guy disappoint. Messier set up three goals amid un- substantiated reports he is suffering from cracked ribs as the Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 Tuesday night, leaving them one win away from their fifth Stanley Cup triumph in seven years. Edmonton can wrap up the series with a win in Game 5 Thursday night in Boston Messier had been inconspicuous in the first three games of the final. The Pressure was mounting for the veteran to take charge. “*Whenever there is added pressure on him, he always comes out and plays an even better game,"’ said Ran- ford. ‘‘There was a lot of talk about him being hurt and he was disappoin- ted with that. “*He felt he had to come out and show something.” they call Mess didn’t The line of Messier, Glenn Ander- son and Craig Simpson struck for 11 points. Anderson and Simpson each had two goals and two assists. BILL RANFORD Esa Tikkanen had the other Ed- monton goal. Ranford lost his shutout bid with less than five minutes to go when John Carter scored. “We knew our line had to score for our team to win,”’ said Anderson, who was driving to the net the way he didn when the Oilers won four cham- pionships in the 1980s. ‘‘We dominated and we showed we can beat this club.”” The Oilers head back to Boston, where they won the first two games of the series, but Messier said getting win No. 4 will be the toughest of all 7 “*The toughest game to win is to eliminate a team and | thought we played the best game of the series tonight,"’ he said. ‘‘We checked ex tremely well from start jgfinish.’ Edmonton coach John Muckler dismissed criticism of Messier’s offen sive shortcomings in the first three games. “*T knew it was only a matter of time before (the Messier line) would break out,’’ he said. ‘‘They showed a lot of intensity, they moved the puck well. . “I don’t think Boston was able-to handle our speed.”” Simpson’s goals gave him 15 for the playoff lead. Anderson moved in to sixth place on the career playoft scoring list, and Messier now leads the 1989-90 playoff points race Soccer replaces hockey as Canada’s No. 1 sport The puck stops here. Really Because, believe it or not, more Canadian kids are playing soccer than hockey An estimated half-million Canadian youngsters will while 404,364 were the Canadian Amateur play on” soccer teams this year, registered with Association during the 1989-90 season While the hockey association’s numbers keep plum- meeting — due in part to increased equipment costs, fear of injury and player burnout — the soccer ranks swell. ‘Our sport is on a real high these days,”’ says Kevan Canadian Soccer Pipe, director general of the Association. ‘Even in my neighborhood in the summer, Hockey _ programs you look around and all you can see is soccer galore."’ Pipe says 70 per cent of the estimate of 500,000 youngsters who will play soccer this year will be on registered teams; the rest will play in school “very conservative’ More than one-quarter of the players are female their children? Why are parents turning to soccer as the sport for First, soccer administrators say, it’s inexpensive Outfitting a young hockey player can cost $1,000, but please see SOCCER page B2 Graziano’'s death won't kill memories of a ring legend NEW YORK (AP) — Rocky Graziano’s reign as middleweight champion lasted less than a year. But his status as one of boxing’s most popular figures endured long after his ring career was only a memory. Graziano, whose journey from New York's Lower Bast Side to the championship and beyond was turned into a movie, died of heart failure Tuesday night at New York Hospital. He had been admitted April | The hospital listed Graziano’s age. as 71, though the Ring record book Graziano, who was treated last year for physical and mental exhaustion, had a heart attack last February In his 11-year pro career, Graziano compiled a 67-16 record with 52 knockouts. He is best remembered for three fights with Tony Zale, and it was the middle one of those which gave Graziano his only title Murray Goodman, a boxing publicist and longtime friend, said and boxing had-him at 68. Gi "s ting tactics were simple keep punching. “He wasn’t a great fighter, but he was an awesome puncher."’ said Goodman. “One of his best fights was 10. rounder against Tony Jinaro in 1950 He was told by his corner to box Jinaro. For nine rounds he was. a boxer and Jinaro, who was a great boxer, won nine straight rounds. “Before the 10th round, Rocky came back and said ‘I dov't want to be a boxer.’ The 10th round began, he grabbed Tony by the throat_pinned him against the ring post and knocked him out. He wasn’t a boxer. He was a slugger.”