KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Page 8A 8A. The Castlegar Sun Fan mail to Santa keeps former for them to be answered Who says there's no Santa? Certainly not the children, who with a tremendous leap of faith write letters to Santa and expect ATTENTION RESIDENTS least in Castlegar And they do get answered All of us know Santa is very busy this time of year, and so we can't help but wonder how he finds the time to answer letters aml al la ace ml. HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE COLLECTION on Friday, December 24th, 1993 and Friday, December 31st, 1993 WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEE 7:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. Please have your garbage out earty!! HAVE A SAF AND DISPOSALS LTD HAPPY HOLIDAY It's simple—he has a helper by the name of Margaret Munns. Munns, a formal postal employee, has been Santa's helper for the last four or five years, and so she knows what all the good little boys and girls want for Christmas Mostly they're asking for the toy that is ‘in’ this year. It's kids asking for normal things So what, exactly, does Munn promise the nervously Although Munns used to per sonally answer each and every letter, she ‘now fills in a form let ter with a picture of Santa on it parents wonder WE HAVE CABLE CHAINS All she has to do is insert the child's name, sign the letter, and address the envelope. But never does she make a promise Santa cai't keep The form letter follows the true spirit of Christmas, and studious: ly avoids any suggestion of a promise for a specific toy. It thanks the child for writing, and in a homey, newsy, and down home way.tells the reader what the elves, reindeer, Santa and Mrs. Claus have been up to in the last year. But the best part of the Wednesday, December 22, 1993 ty busy lenter enforces what Christmas is truly about. ‘This is the time for giving and sharing. Thank you for sharing with me.” So, why does Munn spend h Christmas season answering lenters to Santa? “I always liked postal work Some that are still there think I'm crazy, but I'd rather be doing that than sitting her doing nothing.” It is estimated that by Decem. ber 23 Munns will have answered 230 letters. Aromatherapists form association Area aromatherapists met November 8 in Castlegar to form an association whose goals include continuing education for aromatherapists and raising pub lic awareness of aromatherapy’s benefits The Kootenay Clinical Aro: matherapists Association (KCAA) is currently comprised of graduates from the Assisi Institute of Clinical Aromathera- py and includes members from Castlegar, Trail, Nelson, and Grand Forks. The Association elected a board of directors at its firet meeting. Darleen Ward, of Assisi, is the fledgling group's chairperson. KCAA welcomes new mem- bers who are working with essential oils and aromatherapy. The next meeting is Monday, December 6 at 7 p.m. at the Avenues/Assisi salon, 1480 Columbia Avenue It promises to be a scent- sational evening! VEGETABLES Town House. 7 7 Selected “SHRIMPMEAT” Varieties. 3 | MANDARIN \ ORANGES > S key box. (iat 1 with faniuly purchase. Wlile Stocks Las! Product of China ‘ 5 4°? | Grade A. All Sizes. TURKEYS | y Ib FRESH YAMS Medium Size California Grown 1.08/ kg | AY Merry Christmas from everyone at Safeway! To allow our employees time to enjoy Christmas with their family and friends your Neighbourhood Safeway store will be closed at 6:00 p.m. (Dec. 24) and will re-open December 27 regular store hours. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and please don’t drink and drive! Christmas Eve Advertised prices in effect until 6:00 p.m. Friday Dec. 24, 1993 at your Castlegar eet Store. Quantity rights reserved pS) SAFEWAY VISA ae | Fido and feline facts Submitted With the weather tuning colder outside and the holiday season in full swing, the B.C. Veterinary Medical Association wants you and your special family pet to have a safe and healthy winter. They offer the following tips and sugges. tions to help you both survive the busy season ahead Automobile antifreeze is sweet tasting to your pet and highly toxic. Even a small amount can kill your pet. Ensure that driveway spills are cleaned up thoroughly and that the caps are put on tightly. Consult your veterinarian about pet-safe alternatives to traditional antifreeze. Cats love the warmth of a recently driven car engine on a cold winters day. Before you drive away, make sure you are not carry ing an extra passenger. Pets, especially dogs, need to keep up with their exercise in the winter. Walk your dog daily (it will be good for you too!) but watch out for sharp ice that can cut feet When you return, make sure to remove any snowballs from between your dog's toes and dry him off thoroughly. Watch your pet closely for weight gain in the winter and adjust their diet accordingly, Obesity can cause serious health problems in pets just like in people. Keep the holiday treat, such as chocolates, out of the reach of your pet and make sure they can't get at any turkey or chicken bones which can splinter and lodge in their throats. Provide yor w pets with warm, dry and Wind-proof shelter and make sure that their water bowls have not frozen. Don’t for- get to put out a little extra feed for our feathered friends who may need our help to get through the Obituary Bamford BAMFORD. F. Roy, age 69: Flight Lieutenant, Pilot R.C.A.F.. Captain, Aviation Technology Program, Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C. died suddenly, Thursday, Decem- ber 16, 1993 in Penticton, B.C. Hus (deceased); Father of Karen (Caul), Sidney, B.C., after a long, exciting military career (1942-1969), followed by thirteen years teaching avia- tion courses at Selkirk Col- lege. Roy with his wife Lorna retired in Penticton. The last four years for both was shadowed by illness, Lorna passed away in May of this year. Roy’s passing on Thursday is deeply mourned by Karen and husband David Caul, and by close friend Charlotte Young. Roy was active at St. Andrews Golf Club and the Penticton Curl- ing Club. Memorial service will be held at the Penticton Funeral Chapel, 501 Win- nipeg St. on Tuesday, Decem- ber 21, 1993 at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Randy Wood offici- ating. Cremation by Roy's request. A special thanks to Dr. C.A. Gill for his care and concern. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Penticton Regional Hospital, 550 Carmi Ave., Penticton, B.C. Designated for the coro- Nary care equipment fund, would be appreciated by the family. A bursary will be established at Selkirk Col- lege, Castlegar, B.C. at a later date. Penticton Funeral Chapel entrusted with arrangements. Selling something? Phone 365-5266 Units Now Available 365-7798 SPORT Sports Dept John Van Putten 365-5579 e Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, December 22, 1993 1B Early Christmas gift for Rebels JOHN VAN PUTTEN 3uNn Sport Christmas came early for the Rebgls—although they knew what was on their Christmas Wish List, it took them a while to unwrap their gift Nobody can accuse to Rossland of not being in the generous Christmas giving spirit—especially the Castlegar Rebels hard and trying to take ‘control of the game, but they were each putting in the effort for different reasons. This was a game both teams wanted to win more than any other game this season —and it showed. Thanks to Castlegar’s Remi Lavallee goal 6:05 into the first period, the Rebels jumped to an early lead but it wasn't to last as Aaron MacFarland. and Ray Palmer each notched one for Rossland to give them in a 2-1 Castlegar earned their 20 th consecu tive win of the sea son 1 new club record, with the win ning goal in the “am cored by Commenting on what wa: Vince Antignani the way down the ice on a bres with 23.9 seconds remaming on. the clock I figured, before the face-off that if I got the puck ! would break down the middle. ..when I got open on the breakaway I could hear the fans screaming. All I could think of was just jamming it up top,” said a cestatic Antignani, following the Friday night game Antignani said all he could think about as he wa: Kating: toward Hurd, the Rossland goalie, was “lam hot going to miss this one, if | do, the guys are going to kill me This was the most important goal [ have scored idded Antignani “Awesome, Merry Christmas I could wrap this up and put it under my Christmas tree it would be the best Christmas present I could ever get,” Coach Vayne Salckin said once the full realization hit of the come-back performance by his team During the first period both teams were skating KIJHL WEST DIVISION of Wok OT «6OGF Ga pts EAST DIVISION w ot T GF aa pTs| 12 12 43 ‘1am not going going to miss this one, if | do the guys are going to kill me’ the game going through his mind as he was on ing point of VINCE ANTIGNAN| CMe as play was nearing the end of akaway in the dying seconds of the the second period, Castlegar was down 4- | until Jesse Oktham scored to narrow the Rossland lead to two-goals. Only 12 seconds were remaining on the clock in the second period “That goal at the end of the second period gave us life,” Salekin said. Qldham's goal was the much needed spark for the team as they hit the ice for the third period and appeared to be team with a mission, but one thing separated them from their objective. Tyler Hurd was his name, and he oh-so wanted to take on the role of the Christmas Grinch and spoil the Rebels Christmas. The main difference between the two teams during the first two periods was the outstanding perfor- mance of Hurd who faced 29 Castlegar shots during, periods, one and two. The Rossland goal keeper, (Tyler) Hurd stoned us,” said Castlegar coach Wayne Salekin Castlegar goalie John Ray was also kept busy dur- ing the first two periods of the game being chal- lenged by 18 shots. Through the strong performance of his defensive line-up he only faced three shots during the third period With his view of the play from the far end of the ice as the game was tied and time was running out he said all he could think about was how much he did not want the game to go into overtime As Ray watched the play unfold and Antignani skate towards the net on his breakaway he said, “I was thinking that if you don’t score, you are a dead man,” said Ray humorously outside the dressing room following the game Rebels game Ray said once he saw’ the goal judges light go on behind the Rossland net he said made a conscious effort 10 look over his shoulder to see how much time “Above: Castlegar's Vince Antignani sildes into Rossland's goalie Tyler Hurd just after he scored the winning goal with 23.9 seconds remaining in Friday night’s KIJHL yame. -Upper Right: Castlegar Rebels players celebrate in the hallway outside the iressing room folowing the teams come-from-behind win SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten ye four.and Lexis, (r), age 2 1/2 gets some encouraging words fron Tracy Muller) to help them through some of the tougher part of learr The three were taking part in the Castlegar and District Recreatior kate recently remained on the clock 23.9 seconds,” he said with a Sure tone in his voice I give credit to Vince, he does it all the time to me during practice,” Ray said about Vince's choice to shoot for the top comer Castlegar player Mark Graff who fed the puck to Antignani to set him up for the winning goal summed up the feeling of the entire team following the game with just three words. “That was awesome Mike Hunter-added an empty net goal with just Over one second on the clock to bring the game to the final 6-4 score Castlegar’s coach Salekin agreed with Graff wholeheantedly..As for a game goes that is the clos est > of the year.” As for the flat start in the first 40 minutes by his team Salekin said, “It took us a while to get into the game Once his club broke the 4-4 tie and took the lead there was still time on the clock and in no way did the Rossland playe?> give up. They pulled their goalie to get the extra player “That was the longest 23 seconds, there were three whistles,” said Rebels coach Wayne Salekin. He said those stops in play stretched the time into an eternity Rossland had one last scoring chance with play in the Castlegar end and ten seconds on. the clock but they were unsuccessful This last game of 1993 atwracted over 500 fans to the Community Complex “This was one of the biggest crowds I have seen. It has been six or seven years since I have heard the crowd chant ‘Go Rebels C alekin said. To start 1994, Rossland will have another chance to break the Rebels winning streak. The two teams are scheduled to meet in their first game on January 7. If the Rebels win this game they will equal the KUHL record for longest winning streak, which was set last season by the Grand Forks Border Bruins. Two goals for Jackson Castlegar's Dane Jackson earned his first two NHL goals last Friday against Winnipeg John Wawrow Sterling News Service Dane Jackson eventually had to put it towel over hi head to hide his perma-smile.-He had scored his first NHL goal, and his second would soon follow, but the seriousness of the game wouldn't stop for Jackson's joy. So he had to maintain some composure in front of his teammates and coach Thus the towel I was kind of lucky I scored the goal near the end of the period. I had this big grin on my face. I had to come into the dressing room and throw a towel over my head to cover up my smile. I was looking pretty stupid,” said the 23-year-old who grew up in Castlegar. Stupid maybe, but what else would you expect from someone who had just scored his first NHL career goal, and did so before his parents and friends, who made the trip down from Castlegar It happened Friday night in Vancouver Canucks’ 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Jackson’s goal, assisted by veteran Tim Hunter, came with 1:05 left in the second period, providing the struggling Canucks a 3-0 lead in a game they desperately needed to win Jackson didn't stop there. “The icing on the cake,” as he put it, came 3:36 into the third period, when Jackson added a second marker, coming off a scrambly play after Vancouver captain Trevor Linden lost the puck in his skates. “It was the funnest hockey game I've ever played Grammar aside, the experience capped a hat-trick week of sorts for Jackson: one goal achieved, two scored It began Dec. 13, when the Canucks, short on for wards as the result of injuries, called him up from Hamilton. The following night, Jackson saw limited ice time in Calgary in his first NHL game, and it was much the same in Edmonton Wednesday Both games were filled with penalties, and rookies don't generally get the privelege to step in on the power-play or penalty-killing units. Friday was different and Jackson, more comfortable with this dream come true, showed his potential His nerves were calm. Part of that is that the Canucks aren't asking Jackson to do anything different than he has done most of his hockey career. He is playing on a line with a pair of grinders, Hunter and John McIntyre, who compliment Jackson's rugged and straight-ahead style of play “We all play the same way, a real safe kind of grind it out, muck it up style,” said Jackson, who, at six-foot- one, 200 pounds, has no aversion to playing in the cor- ners or giving and taking shoves in front of an opponents’ net. “(Hunter and Melntyre) are two solid defensive players. When we get it together we can cycle the puck down low and create some chances The 33-year-old Hunter, t Jackson and is in fact enjoying a reyuvenation with his ne. is a behever in young linemates. His assist on Jackson's goal was hi first point of the season Smiling, Hunter said, “Jackson) hasn't caught me yet. Pm 33 and T think Pm just coming into my prime so he's vot a way t That's not to say Hunter doesn’t see the potential in Jackson: “He'll be a legitimate NHLer one of these fas. if not now then in the near future.” Canuck coach Pat Quinn is impressed, too. “He’s a robust kid. He'll go where the traffic is and I like a lot of things about Dane. If he’s not ready to play (in the NHL) now, he’s darn close.” So far, the speed of the NHL game and the focus on Positional play is the biggest difference Jackson has noticed since coming to found it difficult to adjust and the relatively regular shift he gets is proof that the Canucks are happy with his play For the moment, it appears as if Jackson’s stint - still temporary - will continue. While Sergio Momesso is expected to retum to the line-up this week, two other forwards, Greg Adams and Jose Charbonneau, will be out for at least another three weeks. Given Quinn's reputation in handling rookie call- ups, Jackson will remain so long as he continues to play hard and consistent Jackson realizes this. And he's concentrating on sticking with the club now that the excitement of his first week in the NHL has wom off. “It’s cliche, but you have to come to the rink every day and work as hard as-you can: give them no excuse to send you down,” said Jackson, who was leading his Hamilton team in points when he was called up. When you get an opportunity like this, it's just not to fill a hole but you really have to do something more so when the (injured) guys come back, (the team) might give you an extra chance to stay around.... I’m not tak- ing anything for granted.” To show that Friday was no fluke, Jackson and his linemates played solidly in a 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars Sunday. During one second-period shift, the trio bottled up Dallas in its own end for about a minute's span. Every time a Stars’ player attempted to clear the puck, Jackson, Hunter or McIntyre would be on the opponent and force a turnover. During that shift, Jackson failed on two scoring chances, the second a wonderful set-up by Cliff Ron- ning, who hopped on the ice during a line change. From the left circle, Ronning fed Jackson in front of the net. Jackson managed to tip the pass towards the net, but goalie Andy Moog was sharp, sliding over and stacking the pads to make a great save After the whistle, Jackson's disappointment was evi- dent. For a count of three, he stood at the blueline wearing a ‘what's it going to take’ expression. ‘That was tough,” said Jackson, recalling the moment. “We had a real good shift going there. We had them scrambling for Cliff just made a great heads-up play Afterwards, Jacksor riven a up on what to do from teammate Geot! ( N He was telling {maybe if | just waited a little longer for (the puck past (Moog’s) pads and then try to tap it. Instead. I just kind of rushed it a bit and came to the puck, Maybe if T would've waited a litte longer Patience, Dane. patien In time, more goals will be scored and reached