6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 27, 1983 FRESH AND SWEET STRAWBERRIES =. 1,88" a ce. a 9H SUN CROP ORANGE Juice Save $1.20. Frozea concentrate. 341 mi tin, E aoe paso OF 12 tis ..2 eee eee . SUN RYPE APPLE JUICE Save $5.52 on case of 12. White Label. 1 L sue Tetra Brie, Case of 12... . LAKELAND MARGARINE $629 Save $127 on A500 pg Case of 12 pgs... Story contest in ners Following are the four winners of the First An- nual Castlegar Writer's Guild short story contest. The | contest. was open to Costlegar school istrict n Grade 12. More than 100 entries were received, and the uality of the writin was very go id, according ¢ the contest judges. : ” § e poe The Fat Cat By BRIAN PORT . Grade 2 S Kinnaird Elementary Once there was a very fat cat. He weighed about 380° pounds. Every day he ate four banana splits and two cans of tuna and to finish if off he had 15 Oreo cookies and that “was lunch. For a snack he had two chicken legs‘and a bew) of Rice Krispies, I think that would be a big snack, don’t you? All the mice called the fat cat Bumper because he bounced a lot when he ran. One day he went for a walk which was really a waddle. When he went on his walk he smelled some chicken so he waddled some more. At the end of the day he'lad' walked all over town. By the time he got home he wasreally thin. Every day he went for a * walk. He got thinner every day. Every morning he looked in the mirror to make, stire he didn't get overweight. He started out being i a fat cat and became a thin cat, Snow Queen By TRICIA JANZEN Grad Tarrys Seal It all started in-a small country area called Shore- acres. Ever since Marie moved there, all she wanted to do was to go skiing. She was sitting on her porch, looking at the Kootenay River and the Canada Geese which were feeding at the water's edge. She was wondering what it would be like to ski. There were ski hills fairly close like Red Morning in and some far away like Green Mountain, Silver Star and Blackcomb Mountain. Her mother used to ski but had stopped after she had " STUDENT WRITERS +.» Moe ZibI tl se alkirk Lions Club SH egar ne to of the. Castlegar Writer's Guild-short story contest Marie. It was a Sunday in November when her mother : told her that this'was the year they. would go skiing. For Christmas, Marie received skis, boots, a ski suit, , and d season's pass’ to - Whitewater.’ There ‘was a brochure‘ explaining which runs had chairlifts and which had T-Bars,' She felt like a queen going down the bunny hill, She was in the Snow Bunny Group, but she didn’t mind. All she wanted to do was ski. 5 * When Marie went back to school after Christmas break and told her friends about her Christmas present and skiing at Whitewater, they thought she was stuck up, but she knew they were just jealous. Marie said to all of them, “Do I have to stop skiing to be your friend?” All of the. people in the Grade'6 room stood with their mouths open. All except the leader of the class, Anne. She walked right up to Marie and said, “Yes!” The whole class looked as if their eyes were open to Pop out of their sockets. Marie was furious. She punched Anne in the face, dumped her soup on her, and.ran out of the lunch room. She found the school nurse and told her that she felt sick |” and wanted to go home. Her mother drove her home and she was just in time to see the beginning of “All. My Children.” . The next day was Saturday and Marie went skiing at Whitewater on the Bunny’ Hill, She saw Anne, skiing down the Bunny Hill. Marie didn't, want Anne to see her . 80 she snuck up to the chairlift. “Now I've got it,” she thought, "She didn't want me to ski because I might get better than her." , “Well, no one is going to tell me what to dol” It was announced that there would be a ski compe- tition and beginners could compete. THere would be an prize for the best boy and best girl beginner. The prize was a season's pass for Whitewater for the next year. The winners would.be crowned and called * “Snow Bunny King and Queen.” Marie would show Anne you didn't have to be smart to know how to’ski. The race was for Saturday of next week. She would show Anne that she was no dummy. On the bulletin board in the lodge, there was a list for beginners, aged 13 and under. Just as she had hoped, ‘SUGAR Save $1.80. White “ROBIN HOOD FLOUR Save $1.50 on 10 kg. bag. Equivalent to gachkg, 21 27¢ib. 10 te bg BONELESS DINNER HAMS sna $ $439 I, $ 1°° 99 tape ~ REGULAR QUALITY GROUND BEEF gs" se, $] 19 ele, Ia). 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The week’ before the ‘race, Marie aid exercises at ° home to get strong for.the race, She ran up and down the ‘stairs and did’squats and leg-ups and push-ups. The days _ before the Face seemed like years but Saturday finally came. * The race was set for 12 noon. Her mother suggested it might be a good idea ‘to get there early so she. could practice, Standing behind the rope, at the sidelines, were | all the girls from the Grade 6 room. “This:is even’ better,” thought Marie. “They will see me beat Anne.”’ Marie was given number nine and Anne was given number’ six for the race’. That was good, She could see Anne's score and try to beat it. Anne went down the course ‘pretty fast and gota time of three minutes. Marie now knew what Anne had ‘been doing the last week when she'd.been away from school, sick. She had been skiing, practicizig for the race. ° - Marie was really angry now and this made her ski really fast..She. got a time of two minutes and nobody . _; beat that in the girl's section. . ¥ She was:the Snow Bunny Queen and the crowd . cheered when she sat down in the chair with the crown on ; © her head. She turned and saw Anne, her face bright red, screaming and angry looking. Marie said a rhynie to herself as she was going home in the car. ““Marie'is the snow bunny queen.” “Anne is the big fat jelly bean.” e Summer Vacation By MICHELE LALONDE Grade 8KJSS It must have been only 8:30 in the morning when my mom called me out of bed, where I could have stayed for another two hours at least. Finally, I pulled myself out of ” bedand staggered ‘to the phone. Who the heck would call at this time, I wondered? I said hello and the voice that : replied sounded like’ Bill, Bill was a.gorgeous guy. with- | long, brown, curly hair. He wasn't very tall and he had | big brown eyes. “Hi,” I said again. “What can I do for you?” I was trying’to be very calm when I talked. “I was just wondering what you were doing tonight,” 2 ‘said Bill. “I thought you might want to go to a movie or something. It wouldn't be just ‘us, though,” he added quickly. “John is going to ask Stophanie to go, too; I hope that will be okay.” “Sure,” I said. “We should have fun.” “Great: We'll pick you up around 8.” “Fine: See you tonight then. Bye.” “Okay, Bye,” he said. Just as I was going to hang up, { heard him say, “Well, John, I did it; your turn now!" I laughed to myself as I raced into the bathroom to have a shower, feeling much better now. When I was drying my hair, I heard my brother yell that Stephanie was on the phone. I had an idea why she was calling. She sounded quite excited and asked if I was going to the show. Ske had liked John.for quite awhile, just ‘as I had liked Bill. I told her I was gcing and said I was excited too. The conversation was quite short be- cause she had to go help her mom do. housework. The day actually went quite quickly. We were sitting at the supper table when my little brother asked dad: what time. it was. ‘ “About 7," he said. “Oh, wow,” I explained as I quickly jumped up from the table. “I have to get ready to go.” I ran upstairs as fast as I could and started getting ready. I was just about finished when I heard the doorbell ring. Mom yelled that Bill was there. I brushed ‘iny hair once more and raced downstairs. When we got to the show, the guys paid our way. in, which I thought was very nice. The show wasn't too bad, but we didn’t really. watch much of it because we spent most of the time talking to the guys, and all the other kids around us. Aiter the show, we all walked to my place because Stephanie ' was going to sleep over. We watched another z continued on page B7 ‘SPECIAL FEA TURE i happy, still in his runners, jeans, and T-shirt. Mom looked ‘continued from’ poge Bé Iwas | outside, shoyelling the o driveway. I looked up to see Karl standing. there, ‘gri “Why bother?" he auked yi Sane to the driveway. “We're going! to have two feat by night, and another three by morning.” ‘ He was ugually: right about things, sol dighed, and decided to quit. I looked up at his six feet of height, and watched the snow settle in his shaggy brown hair. I noticed that he wasn’t wearing his jacket again. “What have you got against jackets?” I asked. “Nothing.” “Then. why don't’ you wear yours?” “Why ‘should I? I don't need ‘to.": I sighed. He was in. an imposaible mood. “Tl be back in time for supper,” he said, and took off. I watched him go, somewhat irritated, and then, on an impulse, ‘ followed: him. He headed into the: foothills, apparently just walking. It began to snow. more heavily, and T began to have trouble seeing him. I looked for his Ttprinee 50 vt could use them to follow. ‘There weren't any. Startled, I looked back. My own. were clear, or as “clear as, they could be. There was no way the snow could have filled his. I. shrugged and kept on., I walked for I don't. know how long, and began to wonder if perhaps I hadn't made a mistake. The snow was getting very deep, and I was having trouble walking. I wondered what Karl could see in this weather. 4 ‘Then I tripped and fell. It was very. comfortable, and I.didn't want’ to ‘put: out the energy: to get up., I was. getting all nice and drowsy:when Karl appeared. He saw me and looked: back ‘at: someone. I’ couldn't. see.’ He |‘ shouted, “That's my. brother! You, can’t do that!” He dropped to his knees besid me, and grabbed my arm. “Get up!” he ordered. .«: "tried to' ignore kim, but he’ pulled: me to.my feet. “Come on!" he said. “We're going home.” He pulled me after him, and I followed, wishing he would leave me alone. It was very hard to'‘push through the snow, although Karl didn't appear to be having any, the hall past my room. I got up and opened the door. It was Karl. Hevwas wearing.a pair of old runners, jeans, and a cotten T-shirt. His grey eyes were shining in the light of the street lamp just outside the window ‘in the hall. He spun around, guiltily, when he heard me open my door. “What do} you think you're doing?” I asked sleepily. I glanced at the clock and added, “It’s two in the morning.” “It’s snowing,” he said quietly, as if that should explain everything. It was snowing, too, and looked as though it was going to settle in for'a real storm. \ “So?” I said. “That doesn’t mean you have to set up in the middle of the night to look at it.” . He looked at me, with a half-smile on his face and replied, “I'm not looking at it. 'm going out in it.” i was shocked. “Dressed like that?” I asked. He looked down at his clothing, perplexed, and said, “Sure, why not?” ~ “But you'll freeze!” I protested. The wind, which had.been blowing at a pretty. good clip, picked up and screamed at us in a wild howl. I. . fancied I heard words in it, and I guess Karl did, too, because he’ stopped short, and shouted, “You can't haye “himt- You can‘ have .ahything you want, but ‘hot my- brother! Not Rick!” There was.another shriek of wind, and a turned nearly as white-as the snow. He said something else, and ther said, “All righit. You can take that. I'll.come -back.” Tie wind dropped to a contented ‘sigh, .and we got home without Karl saying anything more. He made me sit in front of the fireplace, and covered -me up with blankets, and built a fire. I was shivering. We both sat, watching the fire, for some time, and then he sage “You should have-died, you know.” I nodded. He said, “Whatever possessed you to follow me? The snow won't hurt me. I helong. to it. You don’t. Why did you follow?” I tried’ to answer, but he wouldn't let me. He said, “You're a fool. An idiot. I: belong to the snow. It wouldn't ‘have hurt me. But’ you came, and it wanted you. You., should have died, but I wouldn't let it take you. Now it wants a life for a life. It couldn't have you, so it’s taking me. Why did you have to follow?" . He didn't want me to answer, I could see that. We watched the fire a little longer. The wind picked up again, and gave out that wierd howl with words in it. Karl looked up and said softly, “I'm coming. He got up and went towards the door. :“Where are you going?” I asked, uneasily. “Out,” he said. “The‘snow wants me.” He left.- Ttried totell myself that it was all right. He'd always “come back ‘before: But I couldn't shake the horrible feeling | Ta had ainice he’ ‘said, “Now it wants a life for a life.” It was ridiculous. Snow couldn't want someone, any "more than wind could: talk. Karl. would come back. He didn't. I got worried, and phoned the police, They said they couldn't do’ anything. until it stopped snowing. It had stopped by the next morning, and they phoned ~ back 'to ask if he'd come home. Of course, he hadn't. _They looked for him, but they couldn't find him. I had to phone our parenis to tell them that he. was missing: They: caught the next place home, and were here by “ evening. Karl was still: missing. ‘ We never did find him, We had to assume he'd gotten lost .in the storm’ and frozen to death. T-never told anyone:about-what he'd told me ‘before - he felt, but I couldn't forget. T'll always know that it’s my fault that he's gone. ; “No,” he said. “I won't. Look, you did say it was two in the Taorning. Why don't you go back to bed?” *.-. “Why don’t you?” I countered. Hé laughed‘ ‘quietly. ‘All right” he said, and. walked Back"to I went ‘back to my.own room, and fell asleep, very puzzled. In the morning, when I woke up, Karl was gone. I looked out to see if it was still snowing, and it was, harder than ever. I opened the door to let the cat in, and was met by an icy blast:of air.:It must have been 20 below out there. Trying not to seem worried, (I didn’ 't want to upset Mom), I went to the closet. Karl's coat was atill there. The idiot must have gorie out after I was asleep again. He would freeze, no matter. what he thought. __ He breezed. in just before breakfast,- supremely at him sharply,- and asked, “Where have you: been?” “Oh, out for a walk,” he answered..“I got up early.” . “Without your jacket, .in this weather?" she asked. “The closet door creaks, and I didn't want to wake you. I got an old sweater, and left it on the porch when J. came in. It was soaked.” -She looked at him alittle doubtfully, but accepted his story. I, not quite so trusting, looked out on the porch for the sweater. Sure enough, there it was, and soaking, just as he'd said. I shut the door and turned around to find Karl behind me, grinning somewhat sarcastically. “Didn't believe me, Rick?” he asked. “No,” I didn't, “And I'still don’t.” He laughed, and said, “Whatever.” “The subject was dropped then, and we left it where it had fallen for about a week. Then we had‘another big snowfall, starting in the afternoon. Our parents had gone to Calgary to spend New Year's with some friends, and they weren't expected back for another three days.. NEC : : meeting | May 12 ‘The National Exhibition Centre in Castlegar is oper- . red (ated by a publicly ro, society, the West Kootenay Cultural Society. * The members of the. so- elety and the general public are ‘itivited : to the: inipual general meeting May 18" at 7:80 p.m. at the NEC. Last year's activi nances and future plans will’ be discussed. 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