vw eISS As Castléga r News December 15, 1985 _COMMUNITY NEWS Rotary hears stamp talk By JOHN CHARTERS Axel Nielsen, lepidopterist (butterfly expert) philatelist (stamp collector) and retired Castlegar nurseryman, was the guest speaker last Tues- day at the Castlegar Rotary club dinner meeting. As one of the founders of the Castlegar Stamp Club, it was natural for him to choose as his topic: A Brief History of Postage Stamps. After a brief introduction to his. topic from the podium he then led his audience to a demonstration table full of stamps from many countries, many periods and of many motifs. The use of stamps, he said goes back to the Roman em- perors, but the postal system as we know it today had its beginnings in 1624 in Den- mark and Norway. The size of states issuing stamps varies greatly from the tiny island of Pitcairn (population 61), to the Re- public of China (population one billion). Stamp collecting is, he said, the, hobby of kings (Queen Elizabeth has the largest collection of British Commonwealth stamps in the world) and yet it can be en- joyed for pleasure, know- ledge and profit by people of every age and station. Nielsen's light-hearted, witty and informative pres- entation kept his audience fascinated and insured him of invitation to speak again in the future. He was introduced by pro- gram chairman John Char- ters and thanked by Dr. Pat Fowler. In the course of a brief business meeting, the club voted $250 to once again Seniors’ party enj Regional Recreation Com- mission No. 8 sponsored the third annual: Seniors Christ- mas Party Dec. 7 at Pi more Hall. 2 Nonie Burk, Administra- tive Assistant for RRC No. 8 was the main organizer and mistress of ceremonies. Zena Ursuliak in her welcome speech congratulated Burk for the pine cone Christmas trees, beaded napkin holders and tea dainties: she had made for the occasion. More than 27 seniors and 25 performers and volunteers attended the party. Rusty _Hyde and Zelta Whitfield led the group in singing tradi- tional Christmas carols which was followed by an impres- sive concert. Man still missing after four years ago when he boarded a bus in Joy Ramsden ~ Bridge Eleven pairs of duplicate ‘bridge players competed Dec. 9 in the Joy Ramsden~ Bridge Club. Z The average score was 54 with the following winners: 1, Wayne Weaver and Ian Glover 63; 2. Jean Fischer and Agnes Charlton 59%/; and tied for third with 57 were Stan fi and Guatemala City to attend a union meeting a short dis- tance away. He never arrived. Bus passengers told Rod- rigues later her husband had been taken away by the Guatemalan military after they stopped the bus at a checkpoint. She said Friday her hus- band is one of the 75,000 Guatemalans who have disap- peared or been killed without explanation since 1963. Once a month for the past year, Rodrigues and other members of the Christian Task Force on Central Amer- ica have held a vigil outside the Guatemalan consultate in Mary Stewart, Joy Ramsden and George Reshaur, and Gwen Kruger and Hubert Hunchak. ‘ V an explanation for the disap- pearances, and the safe re- turn of family friends and strangers. Nomination _meeti The Rossland-Trail Social Credit Party will meet Feb. 1 to select its candidate in the next provincial election, a news release from the party announced Thursday. Jim Hewitt, minister of consumer and corporate af- ~ fairs, will be a guest at the meeting, which will be held ng set at the Tadanac Hall in Trail. Anders Thomsen of Fruit- vale, a plant operator at Cominco, announced last week he will seek the nomin- ation. Three or four others are also considering trying for the nomination, the release adds. Eleven-year-old Raven Padmos and 13-year-old Shin Campos did a lively, colorful Ukrainian dance; Jenny Voy- kin, five, sang like a lark ac- companied by her. father, Walter, on guitar. A special surprise was the presentation of three young fellas, aged seven and eight years old, who fascinated the audience with their talent. Jonathon Foulger, Peter Vel- isek and Rowie Strand are violinists that may be stars of tomorrow. They were accom- panied by moms Helen Foul- ger and Ivana Velisek. Mike _Wennechuk, well- known bandura player from Robson, delighted the audi- ence with his folk songs. He Castlegar woman graduates ALEXIS WALSH _ Alexis Lynn Walsh re- cently graduated from Kin- men Business University in Spokane as a Certified Den- tal Assistant. Walsh took her schooling at Stanley Humphries Sec- ondary School. She is pres- ently employed with Dr. R. Letnick in Castlegar. john, ree vs Citizens $5.95 — For complete standings, see Weekend Wrap-Up, page B2. Meanwhile, in Thursday's game Sandman Inn led 6-1 after the first period and made it 9-2 after 40 minutes. The Inn team. opened the third period. with two goals, then Checkers scored four to narrow Sandman Inn's lead. Sandman scored two more goals before Checkers replied with one more with 1:57 left in the game. Sandman Inn scored the final goal with 21 seconds remaining. Scoring for Sandman Inn were Walker with five goals and four assists, Dan Markin with three goals and an as- sist, Clay Liber and Kevin Kirby, each with two goals and an assist, Vince Antig- nani with a goal and five as- sists and Joe Antignani with a goal and three assists. Others getting assists were Bill Cheveldave with four, Bob Larsh with three and Tony Da: Rosa with a single. Al Akselson had two goals and two assists for Checkers/ Mallards, Don Savinkoff had two goals and one assist, while Ken Ross’ notched a goal and two assists, Sean O'Farrell had a goal and an assist and Al Conroy scored one goal. 4 Dave McKinnon helped out on three occasions. Wayne Popoff had two assists and Frank Costa and Terry San- der had one apiece. : In Tuesday's game, Sand. man Inn took a 6-5 lead after 20 minutes. The Playboys shut out the Inn team in the second period and scored three goals to go ahead 8-6. In the third period the Play- boys opened the scoring at 5:33. Sandman Inn replied with two goals — one at 17:36, the other at 18:35 — to come within one goal of tying the Playboys. But the Playboys went on to score another goal with 2:52 remaining to make the final 10-8 in its favor. Bill Nazaroff scored four goals and had two assists for the Playboys. Dennis Deni- soff had three goals, Law- rence Halisheff got two goals and an assist, while Randy Renz had a goal and an assist. Others assisting were Ter- ry Halisheff with four, Bob Essaunce with three and Randy Martin with two. Walker had three goals and an ‘assist for Sandman Inn, Clay Liber also scored three goals, while Dan Mar- kin notched two goals. Bob Larsh got two assists, while singles went to Perry Klit, Kevin Kirby, Tony Da Rosa, Bill Cheveldave, Aaron Stoushnow and Vince Antig- nani. . Recreational League action today sees Sandman Inn playing Castlegar Knights and Checkers/Mallards tak- _ing on Hi Arrow at 9:30 p.m. Castlegar Playboys are up” against Hi Arrow at 9 p.m. Monday. in the Community Complex. Graham eyes downhill title VAL D'ISERE, FRANCE (CP) — Laurie Graham will take a well-deserved day off before moving on to Austria and the next World Cup women's downhill ski race. Graham, 25, of Inglewood, Ont., leads downhill stand- ings after finishing second in will give the Austrian team for supremacy in this speciality. ‘ “It looks like a first but important step.” The Austrians, for many years king of the downhills, lost the 1985 World title and several World Cup events to the powerful Swiss squad, led by superstar Pirmin Zurbriggen. Although failing to win Saturday, the Swiss team placed four skiers among the top 15. irae World Cup overall champion Marc -Girardelli of Luxembourg, who had finished a surprising second behind Italy’s Michael Mair in the third downhill of the season at Val d'lsere last Sunday, was a disappointed 26th, 2.52 seconds slower than Wirnsberger. the season-opener Thursday and winning Friday. “I am really looking for- ward to next week,” said Graham of her race Thursday at Haus, Austria. “But I am glad to have the weekend off to come down from his thing a bit and then start building up again.” Graham shrugged off dev- astating accidents to two fel- low competitors to win her third career World Cup downhill. “I just didn't pay attention to them,” she said in ref- erence to spills suffered by Austrian Christine Putz and Pam Fletcher of the United States. Putz remains in a coma in hospital after hitting her head twice in a spectacular‘ crash. Fletcher also fell but wasn’t seriously hurt. “I ran my own race,” said Graham. “I” wasn't even thinking about it.” What the 1982 world cham- pionship bronze medallist has been thinking about is 1988 and the next Winter Olym- pics in Calgary. “For me, this is the start of the final sprint to the finish. I'm going until 1988. That's a three-year program. I know what I'm doing right now. I'm here to win the downhill title for the season. “With that kind of focus, it's been easier to train and travel. This is my job, and that’s to be. the best.” That attitude has been welcomed by the squad, but it did catch head coach Curry Chapman by surprise. He, and other team officials, ex- pected the racer to retire after last year. Graham posted a time of one ‘minute 25.1 seconds, narrowly defeating Maria Walliser of Switzerland over the 2,194-metre course. The Swiss was timed in 1:25.13. Michaela Gerg of West Ger- many, the season-opener win- ner, was third in 1:25.68. “The way she’s come out here this season has been re- markable,” said Chapman of Graham. “Laurie's going about this as a business. “When we get on courses, she's asking a lot of ques- tions. I really think she'll have a season. She trained well in the fall and has worked very hard to get into shape. It’s great to see.” Graham has 45 downhill points, five more than run- ner-up Gerg. Including last season, Graham has posted five consecutive top-five fin- ishes. 5