Page 10A i.» ‘The Castlegar Sun ‘me BIG Continued from 9A expected is still healing. Martini must wear a body brace which limits his vertebrac’s movement, “With it on I can't even bend :t6 touch my knees,” he said. “It's a serious injury because it’s deal- ing with the spinal cord but there's a high success rate for it * healing correctly.” :': For security, Martini could have the two damaged vertebrac “fused if they continue to trouble tiim. He said that type of surgery wasn't done right away because floctors prefer spinal cord Aijuries to heal naturally if possi- ‘s ‘Before Martini went down he * fad been on a record pace. - Although, the injury likely hap- pened in his fourth game Martini ’ played in three more while hurt. In the three full games he was healthy he had four points, He "already holds school records for ‘ most penalty minutes in a season and career. ‘; Martini admits roughhouse hockey is a big part of his game. “$ Before becoming Edmonton property, Martini followed the Philadelphia Flyers. A team who gained notoriety as the Broad Street bullies of the seventies. It’s a style of hockey which has made Martini a favorite tar- get of fans in opposition arenas. > “I’m bigger than most people I * play against,” he said, explaining what endears him to spectators. “On the ice, Idon't care who you are, If you're the leading scorer .in the league or the biggest . defenseman, I'll hit you as hard as I can. I guess people think I'm picking on players but I don’t hold back on anyone. If they have the puck they're fair game and that’s the only way I look at in” Martini has also had his share of media attention. One incident which fueled his black hat image happened.at Colorado College two years ago. “A guy threw a drink at our coach and I went up into the crowd after him,” Martini recalled, “I made it right to him before being tackled by two ush- . ers and a policeman, “I guess the guy was drunk but I have a hard time watching anyone on the team get picked on,” Behind the brawn, Martini has proved there’s also a brain. ' Though he’s two credits short of a degree in marketing he said he can take them through corre- spondence anywhere. He has kept his marks up. Martini said last semester he held an impres- sive 3.66 grade point average. “If I’ve gone to college for four years I might as well get what I’m going after.” PeeWee House team comeback victory JOE HALL Minor Hockey Correspondent *. In PeeWee house league action Castlegar-One faced Grand Forks One on December 21. draw and Castlegar’s Jason Whiddington took the shot and scored, winning then game, Final score: Castlegar 5, Grand Forks 4, Skilips by Terty Mller a cason's greetings, skiers, : S By the'time this: colummhits the presses; the Season of Grand Excesseé will have all but d: The Christmas 'tirkey will be on its Inst legs. New: Year's resolutibps will have been made'and tested. And I am bel dollars to snow- balls that by the time you are eading this, we will have had a decent dump of si to truly celebrate the coming ‘of 1992: If your New Year's resolution i is to become a more technically adept ‘skier! good on you. But beware of becoming too formal on the slopes. Holding your hands just so, ‘bending your knees'- and angulating your hips just, like the pictures show. Head ligh, shoulders square. Looking good. All of which is fine for smooth, intermediate ter- rain. But tip the terrain a few: degrees, and sudden- ly the dynamics of smooth skiing as you once knew them come unglued, Skis start to slide and chatter, You end up “throwing them sideways” to control speed, and all the correct form you ever had goes out the window. Sound familiar? There a couple of things to do here. One is to slow down. Keep working on:your carved tus at “ & pace you can manage, Learn the limits of you and your equipment and be prepared to throttle back a notch to maintain that smooth carve. For those of you who went! dancing on New . Year's Eve, the other strategy will come as a natu- ral extension—get down, and:get back up again. That's right, dance a little, unlock your hips and let a little rhythm back into your skiing. ied your * body slightly as-you ski through your turn, f you will be able to, ‘apply increased pressure on your downhill ski. You] should feel better edge control at] } “higher speeds. So think small. Get down. Compress, But there is a trick to all of this. Be suré to stand tall again as you finish your turn and begin‘setting up for the next. Standing tall as you transfer your weight onto your new ski accom- plishes a'couple of things: it unweights you slight ly, making the new ski initiate its tum more easily; and two, gives you a high position from‘ which to re-compress, (imagine walking around in a locked- ccouch position. It's hard on the thighs, hard on the back, more difficult to absorb terrain, and decreas- es the power your legs are able to deliver.) So loosen up. Dance a little. Get down. Get back up again. It’s a great way of getting some move- ment back into your skiing while at the same time improving your edge control: Great for beginners learning how to tranfer weight onto the new ski, too. 7 Includes G.S.T. All beef patty, lettuce, pickle, tomato and onion. Served with homemade fries. OPEN 10 am- 8 pm ‘Castlegar’s only drive thru’ AUTHENTIC RUSSIAN FOOD 1621 COLUMBA AVE. 365-8383 ; Tuesday, | ‘December, 31, 1991 + Castlegar’s Kelvin scored early with a back hander and followed with another seven minutes later, finishing off a play Started by team captain Cameron y- Grand Forks rallied, scoring twice in the first period, and then pulled ahead with a goal in the second, Sparked by Ryan McLachlan, the Castlegar defense—which included Ryan Davis, Trevor Haviland, and Kyle Grant. ried the play until forward Nathan Dalla Lana tied the game, converting a three-way passing play from Rance Hall and Ray. Goaltender Jamie Ross kept Castlegar in the game staving off several opposition scoring ~chances. Grand Forks finally beat Ross on arebound to pull ahead again, With two minutes remaining, tight winger Jamie McKendry Wed the game. 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Ness is seen wting out a ey pout seth oes ve tae: o> Suspension-during the Dec. 27 CounterAttack Road Check. —— The afternoon shift with the Castlegar RCMP detachment started - with a strong coffee downstairs in the station. This photographer/reporter from the Castlegar Sun knows the value of a very strong cup of coffee, especially when working on a story about a typical night with the Castlegar RCMP detachment. What ensued was a discussion with the night guard. He talked about hockey, his other job (as a letter carrier) and prisoners. He told of how the cells are far too small and how he thinks It’s not like Starsky and Hutch where they don’t start the paper- work until the last five minutes of the show—after they've caught the baseball-bat-murder-dude and have their cocky little laugh-up. “It’s at least half of our job,” said Constable Jenny Latham. The first car ride of the night was to make an arrest. It involved a fellow suspected of two break-and enters as well as issuing serious threats. All of the above are domestic-related incidents. For the Sake of privacy, we'll just call the fel- low John Doe. It seems Mr, Doe had been a busy man. One break-in occurred at his ex- d wife's residence and the other at his ex- Castlegar should have - wife’s boyfriend’s house. a new detachment 2 After the arrest, during which Mr. ilding. ‘ : if cd Doe was very cooperative, a short visit “This one was built f ‘4 é to the boyfriend's house was in order. back in the 50’s or As it turned out, the alleged break- something,” he said. in at his house was pretty well “But, we’ve had guys scratched. The kouse hadn’t been come through here locked and nothing was: missing, who've spent time in although a television set had been other jail cells—they slightly damaged. always comment.on Later, in the car, a surprised Con- how clean ours are.” stable Latham declared, “I can’t Some behave better than ¢atches them even when they have a radar detector,” she said. “Sometimes we'll get a guy in here who won't stop screaming,” he said, “I just say, ‘Okay, if you want to make noise, go ahead’, then I shut the door. I've heard guys scream and yen for eight hours straight.” But on with the shift. - ‘These folks do a lot of paperwork. ‘Even when they’re drinking their industrial newspaper office- strength coffee, the pens are still moving. their doors.” Mr. Doe was later released on special terms. “We'll probably have about three hours of paperwork with this case,” said Constable Latham, Next was a quick road-side lesson on calibrating the squad car radar using two little tuning forks. “This kind catches motorists even wher they have a radar detector,” Latham said, when we hit the road again. “You switch it on only when you see the car coming—you can watch them slow down right away.” -Almost back to the detachment and a com- Plaint comes in about kids throwing rocks at the in a buildi . A quick search of the area reveals no kids and no broken win- _ dows. > “I'll even have to iile a report'about something like this,” Latham said. Back at the detachment the officers delve into a hefty pile of paperwork. prisoners Constable J. Latham stops to calibrate the radar. “This kind believe somebody woulda’t lock oo several susp but no Drugs are a in C with the i large ‘bust’ being made, involving users and sellers of either cocaine or heroin. However, marijuana-related offences are the most common in the Castlegar area, as the other narcotics must come from either Vancouver or the United States. Shortly after midnight three cars, four constables and one civilian with.a camera left the detachment office and set up a Christmas CounterAttack Program Road Check. -The closing of local bars did produce some interesting results. Although a CounterAttack Road Check is a'serious matter, it was rather amusing to watch those drivers who would turn off the high- way at the last minute, upon seeing the road-block. Few would escape however, and one was promptly rewarded with a 24-hour roadside suspension after a brief encounter with the infamous road- side screening devise. One other 24-hour suspension was handed out during the 70- minute road check. No sooner was the road check finished when a call came in regarding a domestic-related disturbance. Domestic violence and sexual assaults are no strangers to the city of Castlegar, Constable Latham and the civilian quickly Tesponded to the call, only to find that the male party involved in the domestic dispute had p d the Back to the station to tackle yet more paperwork before the shift ends. A surprising amount of hit-and-runs are report- “The ‘one that "iaoat got away. The driver of this van: appar- ed in Castlegar, but even more surprising is the gntly tried to avoid the Road Check at the last moment. After fact that a great number are bogus. For example, a driver will make rather abrupt and violent contact with an immovable object (such as a telephone pole), then try to pass the incident off as a hit-and-run. This type of trick can result in a public mischief charge. Motor vehicle accidents (M.V.A.’s) involving deer _ other wildlife are very,;common in this area; “i ism.and bi k-and-enters to: buildin and 3 “cars tend to be the more popular crime trends around town, while smaller thefts, ‘obscene phone calls and io b mischief are also common. impairment during ~The strangest.of cases. would have to be.a recent ‘dog rape’ involving a Cocker Spaniel. There were failing a test with the roadside screening Sevice the driver was issued a 24-hour suspension. “It's usually a little busier around the. holidays,” said. Constable Blair Emery..‘‘We've.had nothing really serious tonight and-no fights {Certain confrontations could have been bad, but we received quite a bit of cooperation.” Not a single donut was consumed the entire night. ‘; (No. crack houses, gang violence, drive-by-shootings or 76-car .pile-ups‘on Highway 3, and yet the crimes committed and accidents -happening in and around Castlegar are certainly serious enough 0 :those involved. © It'becomes apparent after doing a ‘ride-along’ with the guys and gals‘at the Castlegar detachment, that they’re busy enough as it is. 3