82 C News December 6, 1990 CastlegarNews 83 SPORTS Showing off their stuff are the Kinnaird Junior secondary school boys and girls volleyball Grade Ch h teams. Both won the West month. Costtews photo Stress sidelining coaches At about the same time chest pains returned to torment former NHL coach Michel Bergeron last Sunday, Mike Ditka was trying to regain his composure after an unsettling NFL contest. “This game was not good for my ADD 50SQ MILES TO YOUR HOME. health,’’ declared Ditka, the Chicago Bears head coach who was a heart- attack victim two _years ago. A few hours later in Denver, Broncos head coach Dan Reeves fumed. on the sidelines as his club failed to avert defeat in the final seconds. Reeves did not say what ef- fect the outcome had on his health, but it surely wasn’t of major therapeutic value for a man who had two blocked arteries last summer. When he was an NHL coach, predominantly with the Quebec Nordiques and briefly with the New York Rangers, Bergeron had many of the characteristics of Ditka or Reeves. He was demonstrative, emotive, high-strung, consumed by a passion to win. After 10 years of life in the emotional wringer, Bergeron moved into a less gut-wrenching profession fast summer when he became a broadcaster. But on Sunday he lay in a hospital bed with sledgehammers seemingly at work on his chest. “It’s the result of 10 years of coaching,’’ remarked Pat Burns, the Montreal Canadiens coach. ‘‘All those years of stress have finally caught up with him.” It should be in writing when a coach signs a contract: This job could be injurious to your health. Not that coaches would pay heed Ditka was back on the sidelines wat- ching footbal games 10 days after his heart attack. 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I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.”” The bridge had already been crossed by Bergeron, who has frequently stated on the airwaves that he enjoys broadcasting, and who seems increasingly disinclined to get back into coaching. “He was so much more relaxed in his new job,”’ said Bergeron’s wife, Michele. “*He wasn’t the sare man at all.’” SPORTS BRIEFS CBS wants payback NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Sports, which may have lost $100 million in the first year of its major- league baseball contract, has asked for some of its money back. CBS Inc. said last month that it expects losses in the fourth quarter of 1990, due largely to the baseball contract. Now the network apparently wants major- league baseball to share the pain. “All | can say is we have had ongoing conver- sations with baseball on a number of issues, and until those discussions are concluded, I can’t tell you very much,”* CBS Sports presdient Neal Pilson said Tuesday. A spokeman for baseball was no more for- thcoming. However, an anonymous source confirmed that the network has asked for a rebate on the $1.06- billion, four-year deal. Astros pass on bid HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Sports Association rejected a $135-million offer to sell the Houston Astros to a Florida investment group that wanted to move the National League baseball team to Miami, the Houston Post reported Dec. 4. Lou Poller, a retired Florida banking executive who heads the group, told the newspaper at the win- ter baseball meetings that he began talking with the Astros two years ago. But the Houston group cut off discussions in September. Poller, 83, has tried to buy other teams and recently offered to buy thé Montreal Expos for $135 million. Poller is not connected with an effort to get Miami a baseball expansion franchise and he said he doub- ted he ever would be able to buy the Astros. The team formally announced last week it is for sale. The current Houston management is people,”’ Poller said. “bad “They can’t just throw me in the garbage can af- ter two years of serious talks. | wouldn't want to fight baseball, but I'd like to take the Astros apart in court. All they had to do was say they didn’t want to do business with me two years ago." Quinn gets recognition ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Bob Quinn, who won the World Series in his first season as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has been named the major-league baseball executive of the year by The Sporting News. “*This award is the crown jewel for executives in our industry, Quinn said Dec. 4. ‘‘It is particularly meaningful because it is awarded by a vote of my peers.’” Quinn, a former executive in the New York Yankee organization, made his first move in Cincin- ni he hiring of Lou Piniella as manager. He then engineered trades that brought in reliever Randy Myers, first baseman Hal Morris and outfielders Billy Hatcher and Glenn Braggs. The Reds led the National League West from the start and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in six games, thén swept Oakland in a four-game World Series. Williams earns award ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Alfred Williams, defensive leader of top-ranked Colorado, has won the Butkus Award as top linebacker in U.S. collegiate football. Williams, a six-foot-six; 236-pound senior from Houston, had 86 tackles and 12% sacks this season. He also recovered a fumble, blocked a field goal and broke up five passes for the Buffaloes (10-1-1), who will play Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Williams edged Darrick Brownlow of Illinois for the award. Notre Dame’s Michael Stonebreaker finished third. LOCAL NEWS Heritage society honors 12 veterans By JOHN CHARTERS The Castlegar and District Heritage Society passed another milestone at its last meeting for the year by honoring 12 of its veteran with life i contributions of work and support of these citizens, that the now attrac- tive rail station, the nucleus of the City of Castlegar, lacking Any kind of sponsor, would have been Those honored were Gordie Hill, Doris Sweeney, Marjorie West, Bill Sloan, Betty Price, George Apel, Nancy Felde, Alex Lutz, Verna Keraiff, Pete Oglow, and Bunny and John Charters. The society began seven years ago as a heritage advisory committee to restore the endangered Zuckerberg Island Chapel House after a Rotary Club project had been developing the island as a heritage park in the spring of 1983. With assistance and contributions from federal, provincial and municipal governments, industry, community organizations and private citizens, this volunteer “handful of amateurs’’ has invested tens of thousands of hours of effort in the park and more recently, the Castlegar Rail Station Museum. They have grown from an almost forgetten idea to sources of com- munity pride featured in papers and magazines, major tourist attractions, and as places of interest to distinguished guests. This year alone saw memorial trees planted in the park during the of- ficial visits of Lt.-Gov. David Lam and his wife, and later by represen- tatives from Castlegar’s sister city, Embetsu, Japan, Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore, and by the head of the leading education institute in VANCOUVER (CP) = Lawyers for Krutov and Sovinter- Krutov wanting buyout lucrative NHL contracts last season. among 3 for Vladimir Krutov, the Sovinter- sport player agency and the Van- couver Canucks broke off Thursday sport, the governing body of hockey in the Soviet Union, met for 90 minutes with Brian Burke, the Canucks vice-president of hockey without agi over of the inactive player’s NHL contract. The 30-year-old former Soviet star has not been paid since early October when the Canucks deemed the rotund winger physically unfit for play with the Canucks. Saints go winless By CasNews Staff The Selkirk Saints womens volleyball team took three match losses on the chin during’ B.C Colleges Athletic Association action last weekend at Cariboo College. The Saints lost 3-0 to Douglas College and New Caledonia, and 3-1 to B.C. Institute of Technology on Dec. 1. The women were looking for their first match win of the season, but now they’ll have to wait until the second half of the season which gets underway in Janaury. Currently, the Saints sit at the bot- tom of the BCCAA with no wins and eight losses. FOR THE RECORD The Castlegar Rebels played the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks in Beaver Valley on Nov. 30, not at the Castlegar Community Complex as reported in Wednesday's paper Also, Chad Anderson was cut by his own helmet and not a stick in the game. Krutov wants a full buyout of his three-year, $375,000 annual contract signed in September 1989 in Moscow. Vancouver lawyer Bill Faminoff and Burke had no comment at the end of the meeting. No further meetings were scheduled. Sovintersport, which arranged for Krutov’s release from the Central Red Army team, also has a financial interest in any settlement. The agen- cy gets an estimated $400,000 tran- sfer fee for each season Krutov plays with the Canucks. Krutov, a left winger with world- class credentials, had 11 goals and 23 assists in 61 NHL games during the 1989-90 season. But the Canucks often sat out Krutov because of his lack of con- ditioning. Krutov, 30, has skated with the University of B.C. Thunderbirds in their practices since early October. The Canucks signed Krutov and longtime linemate Igor Larionov to Larionov remains with the Canucks, although he has scored only four goals this season and was benched for Tuesday’s road game against the New York Islanders. The Vancouver team missed the playoffs last spring with the high- priced Soviets in th elineup. The Canucks, with a 14-13-2 record this season, are much im- proved with a younger lineup. Vancouver management insists the Canugks have no obligation to pay Krutov because he didn’t report to training camp in September in good physical condition, as stipulated in the standard NHL contract. However, Krutov’s complicated contract is not registered with the NHL. League officials rejected the contract last season because of two clauses: no trade; no assignment to the minors. Krutov refused a demotion this season to Vancouver's farm team, the Milwaukee Admirals of the In- ternational Hockey League. Krutov was a Soviet all-star for seven years and played on Olympic championship teams in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and 1988 at Calgary. Japan. In making the presentations, Dr. Roy Ward, vice-president of the society, carefully acknowledged the contributions of each of the honorees, as well as their many sup- Porters and then went on to point out that without the largely out of that the Chapel House would most certainly have been burned to the ground; that there would be no access to the island which, in any case, would have probably reverted to the im- penetrable waste-land it had been before 1983. These people have created a sense of our own roots here in a period of rapid change, he said. They have provided a focus for future development both in heritage and a vigorous tourism. industry, they have enriched the life of the citizen of today and infinitely enriched and ex- panded the richness of the lives of our citizens of tomorrow, our children, who already regard these places as their own. Following the presentation ceremonies, Katrina Ward cut a rich black forest cake from the Plaza Bakery and served coffee to officers and the honored guests. When the guests had left, society president Sherrel Koreen convened the final 1990 meeting of the executive with directors Verna Keraiff, Pete Oglow, Bob Mann, Doris Sweeney, the Wards, Sarah Chambers and Joe Killough present. The last $5,000 of the British Columbia Heritage Branch restoration grant of $40,000 for the station had arrived, Koreen announ- ced. Therefore, materials for the temporarily suspended restoration work could now be bought, she said, and the volunteer craftsmen could get on with the job. She also announced that the Kiwanis Club, which has taken on the project of restoring the badly in of the Castleg Marjorie West, Verna Keraift and Pete Oglow we: and District ge Society (from left) Gordie h d with life bersh Hill, Doris Sweeney, Bunny Charters, ips at a recent meeting of the society. wi Bill Sloan, Betty Price, George Apel, Nancy Felde, Alex Lutz and John Charters were also given life memberships. CosNews photo by John Charters the station, had already stripped and cleaned the room in a one day “blitz” and was now preparing for the restoration phase of the necessary work. All the building materials were also being donated, she noted with satisfaction. In his capacity as fire chief, Mann suggested that the detector system in the station be relocated in the Chapel of May. Greg Heustis, speaking for CP The station and the Chapel House are closed to visitors without special House and that a more sive system be installed in the station. This suggestion was accepted and Spartan Security Systems is giving its full cooperation with an of- fer of free service until the beginning Rail, that the is continuing its active support of the Station project and has donated the adjacent railway storage shed to the society. It will be relocated on Station property shortly. until spring and the Castlegar and District Heritage Society thanks all of its contributors and supporters for another successful year and wishes all of its many frien- ds a very merry Christmas. THE NUMBERS BEAT THE G.S.T. — BUY BULK SWIM TICKETS NOW! TCKETS $32.00 - $40.00 TICKETS CHILD $18.00 STUDENT e14: White WAtER OPEN FOR WEEKEND OPERATION 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m, HUMMINGBIRD CHAIR LIFT AND T-BAR FULL OPERATION Beginning Dec. 22 FOR AN UPDATE PHONE The Snowphone 352-7669 Information 354-4944 a sKneison 8 | CAR STORE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Dec. 21 through Jan. 7 RENT A CAR FOR ONLY $1§°- PER DAY * Plus Mileage, insurance & Taxes Friday's not incloded. 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CASTLEGAR GOLF CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, Dec. 13 7:30 p.m. Castlegar Recreation Complex Phoenix LA Chippers Searti SEASON PASS PICTURES Beginning Nov. 26 at the Ski Lodge Midweek 1:00-6:00 p.m. Weekends 12:00-4:00 p.m. ticket office houre when Notes and quotes from Westminster Abbey Things never stop happening at Westminster Abbey. Yesterday, St. Thomas More arrived at the abbey church from Father Dunstan’s studio. However, since the necessary hooks are not fixed in the wall yet, “‘The Hanginz,”’ as Father Dunstan an- nounced, ‘‘is postponed until tomorrow.”” Sir Thomas More, 1477-1535, the great English author, statesman and scholar, had been Lord Chan- cellor, the highest office in England, under Henry VIII. However, he oppposed Henry’s plan to divorce his queen, Catherine of Aragon, and marry Anne Bolyn, and was beheaded for his opposition on a false charge of treason. He has since become the example of the individual who places conscience above the claims of secular (non-religious) authority and was beatified in 1935. (It takes quite a while.) “When I was at the abbey last May, Father Dunstan was just starting work on St. Thomas More and I felt most fortunate in Being able to help him with the basic clay work in preparing the statue. Over the next six months, the sculpture progressed through the clay ‘‘positive’’ to the plaster of paris ‘‘negative”’ mould, to the reinforced, special poured concrete high bas-relief work of art. It was completed last week. Measuring about 54 inches square, nad weighing about 900 pounds, it looks and feels like marble. It is the 19th in a planned series of some 20 such statues to be hung in the abbey church. The last will be the martyrdom of Jean Le Brebeuf, the French Jesuit missionary who died in Huronia (Ontario) in_ 1649. While Father Dunstan Massey is a trained and acclaimed artist, his work in cast concrete sculpture represents years of evolving skills and techniques, in- cluding the creation of his special concrete for- mulation which is sufficient to fill a large textbook. In my not necessarily humble opinion, this latest work is also his best yet. St. Thomas, whom Father Augustine Kalherer, rector of the seminary and author of the book Lives of the Saints, refers to as ‘the most balanced and at- tractive personality in history’’ is located at the apex of the standard triangular artistic form and stares calmly and without fear into eternity. The head- sman’s axe which forms the base of the triangle in- dicates by what death he will die the next morning. On his right, his wife kneels in an agony of sorrow and terror, her arm about his waist, pleading with him to make peace with the king and save his life. His hand is about her shoulder, comforting her. At his left kneels one of his daughters. Her ex- pression and attitude reflect her acceptance of his decision, even a willingness to accompany him to the scaffold. He holds her very feminine hand gently in his massive male fist The taffeta draperies flow and swirl about the figures giving unusual fluidity to the entire com- position. It took four of us and an electric hoist to get him on to the tractor trailer. It took 10 monks to manhandle him into the church and in front of the choir, and tomorrow they will hang St. Thomas on the wall. He'll be well worth a visit — if you're down this way — any afternoon of the week. Five minutes from Mission, up the Stave Lake Road and right on the Lougheed Highway. And a second treat also awaits the visitor. Ever since the beautiful abbey church was built, it has had a serious acoustical problem. Musicians loved the ringing echo but listeners were frustrated because the Westminster Abbey in Mission, as sketched by Dirk Bosseu. spoken word was distorted and sometimes almost im- posible to understand. One unhappy churchgoer, whose son was a student at the seminary, vowed that if ever he won the sweepstake he would donate the money necessary to correct the pesky problem. Two years ago he did win and he kept his promise. Now there is no echo. The organists are not quite so happy, but the rest of us are overjoyed at hearing everything, as well as the music. « I don’t know what the weather has been like in sunny Castlegar but Noah would be right at home in Mission. The official weather watcher, Brother Maurus, has reported seven inches of rain in less than a week. Traditionally, Benedictine monasteries have been built on high ground and Westminster Abbey, perched on the highest piece of local real estate in the area, is no.exception. If one ventures out for even a few minutes it is an invitation to a soaking. Little streams gurgle everywhere through the woods and the fields are like sponges, but that is all. No muss, no fuss and no flooding. Reflections and recollections By John Charters In the meantime, Mission basements are being flooded, and Hatzic Lake residents are under water in many places. They got flooded last year too, but this is worse apparently — and no insurance. I wentedown for a look with Father Augustine and found people going out to their sunken gardens and summer houses in canoes and rowboats. Strangely enough there was little wailing and con- siderable dry humor. One woman talked of trying to rescue her pots and kettles sailing past her back porch “‘but they were too quick for me. Must be their youth.” And a man telling another, ‘Your woodpile came sailing over the road a while ago, so I lassoed it and tied it to that cottonwood." People are funny. Howl over a pinprick and joke over a disaster. I'll take a hill any day The deer don’t mind. I see them almost every day on the rain-soaked fields below the abbey. They almost look like metal ornaments in the early light of dawn. PULPIT & By TED BRISTOW Castlegar United Church I'm quite proud of myself. I've already started my Christmas shop- ping. I know some of you are all finished, but for me it’s almost miraculous to be started this early in December. So, from my lofty position of self- satisfaction, I feel | am able to offer some Christmas giving suggestions. There might even be an idea or two here, for those who have finished their buying, about some extra giving in the spirit of what Christmas is meant to be. I hope these few ideas get you thinking about some ways you can enjoy your giving this Christmas. 1. What about giving a gift anonymously to someone you'd like to surprise with an ‘I wonder who did this for me?”’ kind of feelir.g? Gifts are not meant to make the receiver feel they should have buught something for you, so don’t let them find out where it came from. Gifts are meant to make the receiver feel loved, and an unexpected gift can do that by saying “Someone thinks enough of you to do this for you.”” Besides, it can be fun to give that way, just imagining the warm sur- Prise at the receiving end. So, who can you think of to give a mystery gift this year? 2. Of course, we know that a gift you make usually means more than a gift you buy. If, like me, you can’t knit or saw or sew, perhaps you can at least vake a few cookies and attach them as an extra to your bought gift as a way of saying, ‘‘I didn’t just buy something. I did something for you too, to make sure you know you're more than just a name on my gift list.”” Or perhaps we can give am event rather than an object. ‘‘You are in- vited to our home (or to your favorite restaurant) for a Sunday evening dinner in January” could be a far more beautiful gift than another book you're not sure will be enjoyed, or even read. Give you any ideas? 3. What about making sure we give our children at least one item that conveys the message of Christ- mas? There are some beau iful Bible story books that should be in every home, and read often. That would be a suitable gift for Christmas. Or a tape of sacred children’s songs. I'm sure your church has a catalogue or two you could look through to find something suitable 4. Or what about giving a money gift to a church or charity as a way of experiencing how ‘it is more blessed to give than to receive?’’ In some families, the adults agree to not give anything to each other, but instead to give a donation to a worthy cause equal to what a gift might have cost. Not a bad idea. I'd rather have someone do that for me than get another necktie | wouldn’t wear anyhow. Even better would be a family project where the children and adults decide to all chip in toward a project they choose together. It would be yet another gift to our children to give them such a giving experience Giving to a good cause is more in the spirit of Christmas than going up and down the aisles wondering what to buy for someone who already has everything I hope these few ideas of mine have sparked an idea or two of your own that will help you to give. from the heart this Christmas. Giving from the heart, with meaning and with love, is what it’s meant to be all about Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series of columns on recycling issues from the Recycle Advisory Group for the Castlegar and area sub-region of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. The Castlegar‘ News will publish the column every Sunday on this page. For more information on recycling, readers may contact Mike Livingstone at 365-7227 or write to him at Box 3271, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H3. Have you been to the Ootischenia dump lately? It’s taking on a new look as a result of some suggestions made by the Recycle Advisory Group for the Regional District of Cen- tral Kootenay. The advisory group recognizes that people are anxious to do the right things to help reduce the volume of solid waste being buried at the dump. People are also concerned about hazardous and toxic sub- stances being thrown into the dump along with household wastes. A long-term, solid-waste management plan is being developed and sources of funding are being investigated. But what can be done in the meanwhile? Suggestions lead to new look at la Next time you visit the dump, look for the sign that says ‘‘white goods.’ This is where the old fridges, freezers and stoves are stored. When enough fridges and freezers and other items con- taining freon are accumulated, a contractor will be hirea to remove the freon. This will prevent it from being released to the atmosphere when the fridges are crushed. Each time freon is released into the atmosphere it contributes to the deterioration of the ozone layer You'll also notice a sign saying where to put old car batteries Rather than bury them, they will ndfill in future be collected and sent to a recycling depot where the sulphuric acid will be drained from them and the lead will even- tually be reprocessed into a usable product. Even the plastic cases will be reprocessed so the plastic can be used again. Another sign will identify an area where grass clippings and compostable materials can be put. A separate area is also set aside for tree trimmings. You can make a difference. You can help reduce the amount of solid waste going to our lan- dfill area. Watch for the signs at the dump.