News March 27, 1991 LOCAL NEWS City nS the black By SIMON BIRCH Edi jor The City of Castlegar rang up an operating Surplus of $3,582 in 1990, audited financial statements show. Added to all the surpluses over the ‘years (Me city has existed. and the black ink amounts to $298,856. The city also has $816,820 in various reserve and trust funds, ac- cording to the audited statements, presented to city council Monday by Mike Berg of Berg and Naqvi, the city’s accounting firm sked by Mayor ‘Audrey Moore earn the city’s in good shape peo Berg replied, “Good hape is always relative.”” However, pressed by the mayor fora definitive comment, Berg said: in a fine financial “It always could be better, it could always be worse.” In his report to*council, Berg said his firm couldn't satisfy itself about told council, ‘‘! o make it a priority to bring this matter under control.” The city changed the way it puts items int6 inventory and then charges them oiff as expenses, Berg explained. He compared the practice to keeping track of credits and debits in ac ¢ book, except the city is - dealing with physical objects. The city’s south sewer operating fund ran a deficit of $23,863 in.1990, the first year the city didn't transfer funds from its general operating fund to offset the costs of the south sewer system, which Berg said should pay for itself. * 32. Play « Edit iN MEMORY May Brandson May Marguerite Brandson of Castlegar died suddenly on March 21, 1991. She was born at Wairous Lake, Sask., on May 7, 1912. May, her Brandson Liespet moved to the Village of Kinnaird pee Castlegar). a very active member Castlegar. ae past years, she had a Na Sunday school and, helped wi the Brownies. May and her husband wert instriimental in raising funds to construct the Bob Brandson Memorial Pool in Kinnaird after their son drowned swimming to Zuckerberg Island, urvived by one son, Brian and his wife, Frances; two hrs ag Alana and Laura of nto. "his was predeceased by her husband and two sons, Dick and Bob. A funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Dorothy Barker at St. David's Anglican Church in Castlegar‘on Thursday, March 21. Cremation followed the service. Anyone wishing to make a donation in May's name may do so by contributing to the Primate's World Relief through St, David's Anglican Church or to the charity of one’s choice. Fern Hague Fern Hague of Castlegar passed away at the Columbia View Lodge Thursday, March 21, 1991, at age Mrs, Hague was born April 21, he is survived by tw Suffield, Alta., two ataae Marie Hall of Strathmore, Aha. and May Ross of Spruce Grove, Alia.; grandchildren;.ane-brottrer sisters, Georgia Hague, Afton Wi Alta., Marie Slawson of Lethbridge and Sally Rogers of Whitefish, Mont. She was predeceased by her Funeral service was held at Westlawn Funeral Chapel in Edmonton on Tuesday, March 26 at 1 p.m. Interment was at Westlawn Cemetery. y-Louis Powell of Sundown, Texas; five of St. David's Anglican rhartort “4 Surrey; and one sister, Lillian of 75. 1915, at amare Alta. She grew , 1931. During ar and Larr 13 grandchildren; 16 great ing and Faye Olson of Cardston, husbatd and two sisters, Bridge wed from front pege Industrial traffic, pedestrian traffic and improvements to the Brilliant in- terchange also dominated public comments Residents on both sides of the Columbia River agreed they didn’t want industrial traffic through their neighborhoods, but all of the existing site proposals mean at least Tack Ra i Listen; Guide and Auto Link s = Povanmeg = = 2 995: Bo Component ceiver ~ Jf? “oO Watts Der Charnes * 7-Bang ‘ mpl Graphic Eq with LED Cool one side would get Darlene Schultz stressed that the ministry must deal because whichever site is chosen, “‘we all have to share the highways.”’ She also urged the minisiry to “look long and hard" at the factors it's considered to date and not pit one community against the other. M raul Stage moos Ambienee and SL-Pcy5 Out of 10 Canadian Students Dro And p Out... We All Pay The Price. B Every year, 3 out of 10 Canadian students drop out before finishing high school... And they realize all too soon that it isn't as easy as they thought. The fact is, over the nex years, the majority of new jobs Dropping will require a high school education as aminimum. Without it, young 0 people simply won't have the Choices, the way out. opportunities or freedom they're looking for. When 30% drop out... 100,000 students a year...it over affects everyone — parents, 4 1 ft 4 : Canadian society as a whole * Making sure that young people stay in t few school is important for all of us...and ut i is no more important today than ever before. Let's do something about it. 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Perhaps their neighbors them even if it would be good for local sport if they did. le in Castlegar, Trail and Nelson should learn to put petty differences behind them sport, by not taking advantage of a built-in competition I don’t know how many times I've heard Castlegar people say this event or that sport was can- celled because there wasn" t eno; t competitive team, if we together. Outside of the school system, which basically has to run its Sports programs in conjunction with schools in Netson and Trail, there aren't many local sports organizations that use the entire the best Minor hockey is (which even with Nelson and South Sh think of another good example. Among the prime candidates in this area that should think about creating a minor hockey-like system are minor soccer, softball baseball. Andy Bilesky churns out championship little league baseball (cams i year. Couldn't Castlegar pet her and teams to challenge Bilesky’s bunch? Even if they petition? And isn't that true in sport? Travelling couldn't be too ay of an obstacle Castlegar is a mecting rouie between Trail and Neilson has enough good facilities in the high school, Complex, Selkirk College and Kinnaird Park (among others) to stage game you have in mind, There are exceptions to the covetsthy-neighbor line of r t . 1 like the rivalry that exists Midgets will pen own story By ED MILLS You've heard of a story inside a story Well, the AA Provincial Midget Hockey cham jampjonships in Nelson this weekend is 4 story inside a story, inside a story — inside an arena. The first story is the Provincials it- self with 11 teams,’ including the Castlegar Midget Reps, playing a laborious game-a-day schedule for six days starting Sunday at the Nelson Civic Arena. i¢ second story involves how the rae tain cts Reps got to’ the Tea Asis cal mechan bn Nelson Reps in a rugged, bad- pered, best-of-three series Hos cotheied in Castlegar 15 days That series is a factor dice Nelson, as host team, automatically a berth into the Provincials and sd like ~— better to knock off Castlegar. Then there's the Hastings team out of Vancouver — the third story Castlegar feels the same way about that team as Nelson feels about Cast The feeling stems from a 10-1 pasting Hastings gave Castlegar in the gold-medal game at the B.C. Winter Games in Duncan last mon- th. After that humiliation, Castlegar Phi the Provincials, was saying the same things about revenge as Nelson was saying two weeks ago. Scouts Hockey championships starting in Nelson this weekend. Exactly which teams will have re; there is conjecture at this point, bal rumor has it that some suspiciously scouty-looking folks from Ontario have rented a cou rooms at & Nelson hotel One scout who, will be there for sure is Arnold Emsley who doubles as co-coach for the Nelson Midget Rep team and is a major junior A scout for the Saskatchewan Blades of the Western Hockey League, And he knows of a couple of other WHL teams who won't be missing this tournament. “There'll be a few of them around Sure, it's an AA tourney but Em- sley said in this day and age, scouts can’t afford to miss any diamonds in the rough. “The rcorcageanl for paris players is oy especially wi expansion in the NHL and major junior talking about ex- pansion,”’ he said, And the scouts will likely be taking a good look at the rt one of the tourney favorites. know has one or two On the issue, said teams have shown Interest in Castlegar’s. Nino . Beck, Derek Kazakoff and Vaughn Welychko, Emsley said scouts look for a variety of in a player it Just depends on the scout. But there are a ts in the stands , added ex- The question now is: With Castlegar players thinking about Hastings on one hand, Nelson on the other, will they still be ea to think cn Aetna good hockey I ho Ghesday. “It's a phenomenal ysical and mental challenge for the boys, it's a survival test (so) the team that stays focused is the team that will play well. “‘What it comes down to is being able to play at your best for five games, games, seven games in a tow, in a short period of time.’’ i¢ good news is that, initially, o because both are in the other division in the two-divi “That's good for us, but “that's “fibt to say the teams on our won't be challenging,"’ said Phipps, mentioning Whitehorse and Salmon teams that advances to the mid. round from its division while Nelson and Hastings could well be the two that advance out of their division. Phipps said if Castlegar has an ad- vantage, it's experience. At the provincial level, Phipps himself leads the list the bantams the year before. “I know what it’s all about and that’s the message I'm trying to get @cross to the boys.’” Goaltender Vaughn Welychko said the message was loud and clear at the team's practices. . SHe’s been working us quite | hard at Practice to get us prepared. But emotionally and men- tally it’s ean up to the players,” chk Welychko aaa six other firsi-year midgets are the second experience advantage Castlegar has according to Phipps because all were part of the peeweek team he took to Provincials in Kimberley two years ago. players like Derek ad: p Kazatott. Derek Lalonde, Chris aiff, Ryan Jolly ang Jarrod are the guys Phipps 4s looking for As for and Neilson, Welychko ssid the players are trying and Port McNeil from Vancouver Island. » In the other division is Terrace, Dawson Creek, Aldergrove, Nelson and Hastings. Castlegar opens the Provincials against Fernie on Sunday at 3:30 p-m. in the Civic Arena. Opening ceremonies follow the game. ON THE FLIP SIDE The Castlegar Judo Club Shia was held last shots tet or” at Twin ree samantery school. it At year for junior = imotiohs high ae Saints By ED MILLS B % Staff Writer You could hear the emotion in anger, there was frustration,’’ said the rookie coach as he recounted the major emotions he and the Selkirk College Saints men’s volleyball team +». exceptionally proud VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS SELKIRK COLLEGE SAINTS RESULTS Selkirk vs, Saskatchewan 15-8, 7-15, 15-11, 14-15, 8.15 Ikirk v3. Maisonneuve (Que.) 15-9, 11-15, 8.15, 3-15 GAME3 Selkirk vs. Limoil 4-15, 5-15, 2-1 4 because it was such a dif- Precise! “Hiéult tournament for the Saints, it proved again to Fraser just what kind of team he had. team would have said h eventually, They're winners. I'm ex- ceptionally proud of those guys. I think that's the main thing.” No, Fraser isn't overjoyed that the Saints placed seventh out of eight teams at the event, but any tears he esttays te shed have dried up by "Because that peeve he said, the whole thing, put it in perspective, it’s not a bad finish, I have a sense of satisfaction, because really, ed us to be there."" The Saints had won the provincial championship the last two years in a row before Fraser took over the team m jent_ and only two players from the previous year. Rebuilding was the key word in the vocabulary of the men’s volleyball team When the team won the provincial in Langley last month, it was time for Fraser and company to thse about shooting for the — hours after getting to Quebec, moon was far out ‘Surely, expectations were high. saw th FLD saherern Pom had if they had more win there, he said. Regardless of the finish, Fraser, who indicated he may not be back with the Saints next season, said the team’s accomplishments \can"t be taken away. Unhappy ending to dream come true By CasNew EMnad Frit s dream of ae ina ic last iene he wishes he could go back to sleep and change the way it ended. After Playing half a season last ampionshi the Setkirk saan ball team because his marks in school made him ineligible to play. as starting middle blocker for the Saints at the nationals. But after the Saints finished the a with one she and three h overall in the prope event, mt, Fria said he Sill has ar unfinished business to attend to. “The nationals was all I expected it to be, yeah. The other teams were really good and it was a great time. I'm just a little disappoinged at how we finished,"’ said Primi, a tip retur- ned to Castlegar with the rest of the team Monday. i "It still bothers me ‘aa 1 think about it. I sit here and think of things we; or I, could have done dif- ferently to make things work out dif- ferently.” The Saints went 0-3 in the round- robin portion of ‘the event, losing matches to | and THEO FRIML ++. next time painless cle ot cron Aree seventh place. On the positive side, the dream has not died for Friml. On the contrary, it's stronger. “Right now I can’t wait to get shot It’s a feeling he said the rest of his jcammates share. It's the same feeting, the same