Page 8A Your Image Looks Good in the Sun COME CELEBRATE WITH US! The 20th Annual Kootenay Christmas Faire, December 2,3,4,5,, Nelson Civic Centre. The best in arts, crafts and music. CASTLEVIEW CARE CENTRE Tea December 4, 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Baking, crafts, door prize. Everyone welcome. ASSOCIATION FRANCPHONE Kootenay West (AFKO) presents "Xmas Celebration En Francais", Sunday, December 5, starting at 2:30 pm at the Castlegar Community Complex. Everyone is welcome! Cost is $4/person (member) $10/Aamily (member) or $5/non member $12family non member. Please bring a salad/dessert and favorite drink. The AFKW will provide: turkey, tourtiere, coffee and fruit juice. Santa Clause wiltbe therel(Bring a small gift if you want to participate in the gift exchange game). French Xmas Carolling. WEST KOOTENAY C.O.R.E Regional Land Use Planning Procéss meets Friday December 3, 9:30 am and Saturday, December 4, 8:30 am in Ootischenia School. Public encouraged to attend. For more into call 354-6762, CHRISTIAN WOMENS CLUB Dinner evening, Fireside inn, December 9, 7:00 p.m. Feature: Tulips Florists. Speaker: Jean Yule, Reservations 365-8025 or 365-3886. BETHEL #60 Job's Daughters Christmas tea and fashion show December 4th, Legion Halll. Doors open 1:00 p.m. Fashion show 2:00 p.m. Baking, crafts, raffle, door prizes. Clothing by Outfits Design. Tickets $3.50. Proceeds to Cancer Society. The Castlegar Sun aa Wedding Susut Erdmann Chris Susut, son of Bill and Helen Susut of Castlegar, and , Barb Erdmann, daughter of Mari lyn Erdmann of Vernon were united in marriage at the Vernon United Church on August 21, 1993. 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DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB SUPER SLT 5.2 litre Mognum V8 220 horsepower ding rear window 14 speed automatic 3 litte (18 gallon fronsmussion Zi Air conditioning FA Cruise control Super SLT decor package (7 Tilt steering 1 Chrome styled wheels AMM cossette SEE YOUR LOCAL DODGE TRUCK DEALER. ond exchdes hense, gsr, swonce and taxes. Lied fe oe. Factory rebate inches GST. Decker onder may be necessary ‘Some restrictions apply. See Dealer for haw of fone of ‘or deta. "With optional “Traler lowing Preparation Package” a les. See Dealer 1994 4u4 "22.988 INCLUDING FREIGHT INCLUDES $750 FACTORY REBATE PLUS OPTION PACKAGE DISCOUNTS tos, ae. Wednesday, December 1, 1993 Obituary Gordon Read On Saturday, November 27, 1993, Gordon Arthur Read beloved husband of June (Killough) Read passed away at the age of 57 years, Funeral service will be held at the New Life Pente- costal Assembly on Friday, December 3, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Rankin McGougan officiating. Buri- al will be at the Park Memo- rial Cemetery. Mt. Read was born Octo- ber 6, 1936 at Rossland and Spent the first 12 years of his life there: He then moved to Trail. On March 15, 1958 he married June Killough at Castlegar. In 1976 they moved to Blueberry Creek Mr. Read worked as a Certi- fied General Accountant with Profili-Read and Company at the time of his death. He was a member of the Wildlife Federation of B.C., Trail Wildlife Club and it’s past president. He was also a member of the Certified Gen- eral Accountants of B.C., Full Gospel Businessmen’ Assoc., Deacon of the Pente- costal New Life Assembly church. Gordon was well known in the community for volunteering his time to the many clubs and associations’ who need help with their accounting. He is survived by his wife, June (nee Killough) of Bluc- berry Creek, 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Ken and Peggy Nuyens, Linda and Luciano Dalla Lana and Tammy and Dave Francis all of Castlegar. One son, Steven Read of Castlegar, 4 grandchildren, 1 Great Grandchild, 3 brothers, Denis Read of Green Lake, B.C., Stuart Read of Victoria and Graham Read of Castle- gar. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Ross of Burnaby, B.C., and his moth- er, Hilda Read-of Kiro Manor, Trail, B.C In lieu of flowers, contri- butions may be made to the “Memorial Fund” c/o Pente- costal New Life Assembly Church, 602 - 7th Street, Castlegar, B.C. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Obituary Yvonne Straker Yvonne Straker passed away quictly on Sunday, November 28th, 1993 at the age of 38 years after a lengthy illness. She is sur- vived by her loving husband Jim; son Jeremy; her parents Melvin and Madeline Giese of Kelowna; 2 sisters Darlene Smith (Dale) and Beverley Cardinal (Ken); 2 brothers Gary Giese (Chris) and Darryl Giese (Stacey) all of Prince George; her mother-in- law Helen Straker of Salt Coats, Sask., numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 2, 1993 at 10:30 am from the Memorial Chapel of Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, with Dr. P. Tim Schroeder officiating Cremation. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, #104, 347 Leon Ave., Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 8J6 or the R.C.M.P. Benefit Trust Fund care of the Kelowna Detachment, 350 Doyle Ave, Kelowna, B.C. VLY 6V7. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Springfield Funeral Home 860-7077. OPEN SUNDAYS until December 5 10:00 am to 3 pm Beside Greyhound SPORTS Sports Dept. John Van Putten 365-5579 The Castlegar Su | Sidelines Recent Atom Champs Two Castlegar Atom teams traveled to Nakusp this past weekend to take part in the Nakusp Atom Hockey Tournament. In the final play off game it was Castlegar No.4, coached by Carl Vigue matching their skills up against the host team from Nakusp for thé Champi- onship trophy. Castlegar returned home the victor's with an 8-5 win. The Castlegar No. 2 team placed third after a loss to Castlegar No. 4 in the semi-final game. Atom House Tourney Castlegar will be the hub of activity for minor hockey this weekend as the city is the location for a ten-team Atom House tournament. Teams from Castlegar, Nelson, Trail, Grand Forks, Beaver Valley, and Rossland will be taking part in the two-day event which will be utilizing both of Castlegar’s ice surfaces, the Community Complex and the Pioneer arena. Games start at 9 ‘00 a.m. on Saturday and con- tinue until 5:15 p.m; Sunday play-offs start at 9:00 am. and wind up with the final at 12:30 at the Complex. Atom players range in age from 11 to 12 years old Ski time near Whitewater Ski Resort is looking at a opening date of December 18 for the complete hill. The West side may be open on December 11 depending on conditions. That is welcome news to all those local skiers who have been doing their snow dances hoping for enough of the wonderful white stuff to hit the Slopes. As of Tuesday the hill was reporting 50 cm of the white gold. Red, all white Rossland the Alpine city home of Red Mountain Ski Resort is target- ing the December 11 weekend as their Opening date. As of Tuesday they were reporting 45 cm of snow on the Granite Mountain runs. Fundraising drive The Stanley Humphries Rockettes and Rocker basketball teams will be selling the West Kootenay Value Book which is a collection of 34 coupons from area restaurants and clothing stores. The book entitles the holder up to $200 in savings. The $20 book can be purchased from players who will be coming door-to-door or by calling the school to arrange for personal delivery. Cross-country sklers ready for action The Castlegar Nordic Ski Club members have been busy making Preparations for the upcoming season by clearing brush from the trails, repairing the cabins, restocking the wood for the winter and Planning new trails. Now that the snow has arrived they have their skis waxed and are feady to hit the trails. Anyone who would like more information about the club and its activities can call Bert or Sue Port at 365-6056. Instructor Kim Hayashi, (r) gives some encouraging words to Erin Accardo before attempting a back handspring. WEST KOOTENAY MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION BANTAM HOUSE STANDINGS op wit eT pts Rossiand/Trail 4 4 0 Beaver Valley 2 41 PLAYER Kevin Danbrook Charlie Murray Tyler Garrow Wally Plumber Cael Tucker Mike Glawsor Andy Oakes Chris Pont Ken Eng PLAYER KIJHL pia WEST DIVISION Darren Talott ap Mark Graff CASTLEGARREBELS 22 18 4 Mike Hunter Nelson Maple Leafs 5 pd MKesiay rent Cardy Rossland Warriors Set Carey Spokane Braves Beaver Valley N Haws Grand Forks 8 Bruins EAST DIVISION op wit T oF Sun Standings File ....... Wayne Lougheed N.O. Kings Rebels are hot, Hot, HOT Local KIJHL team riding wave of 11 possession of first pl JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports Guess what, The Castlegar Rebels are the hottest team in the KUHL Surprised? You shouldn't be. With their two weekend wins, one over the Nelson Maple Leafs and the other over the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks, the Rebels extended their winning streak to 11 consecutive : “It's awesome, the guys are playing like a team, and winning games like a team,” said Coach Gary Sauer following the teams 8-5 win in Fruitvale against the Nite Hawks, Sunday afternoon Their weekend action, which earned them four points, moved the Rebels ahead of the Nelson squad with whom they have been battling for top spo Rebels Vince Antignani, left and Mark Graff put the Squeeze on a Beaver Valley player during Sundays game. Castlegar won 8-5 SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten game winning streak. Castlegar team in sole ace in West Division by six points over Nelson Maple Leafs. in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League West Division since the start of the season. Until now, at the miost only several points have sep- arated the two local rivals at any given moment It was a double reward for the Rebels; not only did they move six points ahead of Nelson in the West Division, they have also overtaken the North Okanagan Kings for top spot overall. The Kings have been sitting atop the East Division and the entire league since the outset No longer, since Castlegar with its 36 points, and a record-of 18 wins and four losses, has extertded a three point lead on the Kings for first place. What Sauer is really impressed about is the fact that out of their last 11 wins, eight have been road games, during one of the toughest rotations of their schedule. “Tt was a big four point weekend against two of the top contenders in our division,” said Sauer In Nelson on Saturday, the Rebels earned a 5-2 win in the penalty-filled game. Castlegar was awarded 55 minutes of penalty time while the Leafs were tagged with 69 minutes. “Our penalty killing was awesome (against Nelson),” Sauer said. Although Coach Sauer says his penalty killing is working well, it’s something he would rather not be a in position to use. “The key is to stay on the ice, we don’t want to be killing off to many penalties,” he said. ‘The teams were tied at two goals each at the end of the first Period and Castlegar came out in the second frame with two quick goals well before the midway mark of the period. The turning point of Saturday's match was a save by Rebels netminder Vaughan Welychko on a two-on-none Nelson breakaway. “That was one big save,” he said. The second period was a busy one for the Castlegar net- minder as he faced 17 shots during the second period as Nelson tumed up the heat in a failed effort to get back in the game According to Sauer, Welychko Played two good games, coming up with some big saves in both games. Welychko is still the hottest goalie in the league, sporting an average of 2.33 based on the 12 games he has played this season. Castlegar's other starting goalie, John Ray, is out of the line-up while he is trying to nurse a‘hyper-extended elbow back into playing condition. Welychko seems to be Providing the players with a blast of inspiration when they run across tough times durin game. His big saves have helped motivate the team and given the players a positive attitude ‘That positive feeling arises from what Sauer calls the fact that “the play- ers really want to do something this year.” He says that “something” is to be playing hockey long after all the other teams in the league have hung up their skates for the season. For a team whose spine is made up of 14 local Players combined with a number of-out-of-town players, on the club has been providing the team with “a real good mix of players.” Heading into another tough weekend with four games in five days the Rebels play Beaver Valley again, then Revelstoke, and the Kings in Enderby on Sunday. To round out the fierce schedule they host Grand Forks Tuesday night Tumblers need JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun Sports There are some major ingredi- ents missing from the gymnastics Program and interest is not one of them. Currently there are 60 regis- tered participants in the gymnas- tics program offered through the Castlegar and District Recreation Commission. The program is faced with a shortage of space and equipment, which is limiting the program from accommodat- ing the swell in interest “What's stopping our program from expanding is a lack of space, equipment and a lack of money, said gymnastics program instruc- tor, Kim Hayashi Young gymnasts are divided into three groups of 20 and practice on different weekdays. Participants are split into Beginner, Intermedi- ate and Advanced classes accord- ing to their skills. Many of the eager participants return to move up through the different classes as they improve. This also pe EAST DIVISION TEAM N.O. Kings C.Valley NO. Kings Gokden Calley Golden C.Valley Reveistoke N.O. Kings WEST DIVISION TEAM Spokane Spokane Castlegar Castlegar Spokane Nelson Nelson GOALIE STATS QP PTs Space to learn problem in getting more new kids involved. At a practice last week, the Participants worked on their front hand-springs, back hand-springs, flips and spring board work under the watchful eye of their instructors. The long-term goal of the instructors, participants and parents. is to start a gym club which can Provide a more suitable place to train, practice and improve skills. Right now, the club is faced with the formidable task of trying to Taise money to start the club. “We are more than willing to hold fundraising events to start a gym club,” Hayashi said As with almost everything in life, the cost of gymnastics equip- ment is constantly rising. “To buy equipment costs thousands and thousands of dollars—that’s a lot of bake sales,” she said. Participants, instructors and par- ents have shown such a high inter- est level many have had to be tured away due to a lack of space and equipment A sure sign of the popularity of the program Hayashi says is “we already have waiting lists.”” Currently the program utilizes the gym at Woodland Park Ele- mentary school along with the equipment that is already there One of the first things Hayashi points out is that the program is in need of is an acceptable set of mats since those at the school are quite warn and are not properly designed to provide enough cushioning sup- port for this type of activity. When asked what it will take to make this gym club materialize Hayashi says, “It’s not just a matter of [the instructors], it’s the parents and the kids that will make this hap- pen.” This session of the gymnastics program will be winding to a close in mid-December and the Next session is scheduled to start in February with another 60 kids taking part The year marks the sixth year that the program has been orga- nized through the Castlegar and District Recreation Cc i *Left: Instructors Kim Hayashi and Rae McCreight share a humorous moment. Above: Hayashi helps one of the Students do a back flip. *Right: A young gymnast takes a running start before trying a front handspring SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / John Van Putten