a Not amused at ‘ ‘amusing filler’

$ After a woman backed
} out of her driveway into the
}. side of another car, the male
+ owner of the damaged car sat
; down in disgust to fill out the
; accident report... Where the
; form’ read Condition of Dri-

ver, he indignantly peneteds
; “Woman.”

Editor, Castl

font If. the story were
reversed so that the man hit
the woman's car, and it was
she who wrote down “man”
‘on the form, then it would not

saw 8. cartoon of 3 a mother
reading a bedtime ‘story: to
her little girl. The ‘caption

was the conclusion ‘of’ the:

story which read, “And ‘so
the

be a “joke”

It’ is worth thinking
about why that would not be
funny, —‘ certainly not be-
cause, men. do not” cause

News:
‘ Enclosed you'll tnd one
of . your /“amusing | fillers”

the Castlegar News,
: You might think me “nit-
picking,” but I fee! moved to
point out that such jokes

that women are somehow
— of

from the Feb. 20 edition of -’

serve to perpetuate the idea ©

A joke like this not only
encourages ten to: smile,
thinking that women really
just aren't that good at. such
things as. driving and other
“technical business,” but it
also produces two. opposite
‘reactions in women readers.

1) Like myself, they are
d by ‘such a whole.

course we are not.

.Hf-a. woman is a bad
driver: it is for the same
Feasons that a man might
Iso care-

scalé put-down of their sex...

2) They smile and “go
along with it” and reinforce
their own negative opinion of
and their ability

‘lessness, drunkeness, ete,
Humor may give outlet
to people's frustrations; it
may ‘also perpetuate atti-
; tudes and prejudices. Dis-
ition has some subtle

as well as some not-so-subtle’

to be competent, which is not:

a desirable or healthy foeling
for any person...

A type of humor, I prefer
is that which’ ‘challenges
rather than perpetuates con-
ventional thinking. I once

Minor Hockey: 7

Novi
Bo (in Castlegar)
: Sr. Novices 2,

Castlegar Bantam “B” 7,
Spokane 2. In” goal for
T.

Goals were scored by B.
: Porfaniuk and R. Crowe,
Assists went to D. Pavitt (2)

were
er 8. Voykin: Scoring were
D. Terhune (2), R. Tamelin,

! Valley.1. Castlegar's goal was
2: scored by Jamie- Braman,
Atoms

: Feb. 23 — Castlegar
? Atom All-Stars 8, Vernon 18,
{ Scoring for Castlegar were
: R. Fayant (2) and L. Kanigan.
} Assists were made by L.
t Kanigan, R. Fayant, W.
{ Saliken and D. Weir.
Pee Wees
Castlegar Pee Wee “B”
team .scored two victories
over their Spok t

Dot Py Piet

and J.:Mair. 34°:
Castlegar picked up

three of the seven’ penalties

assessed. Shots on goal were

21 for Spokane and 47 for the
team.

Feb. 24 ~ Castlegar
“B"s 7, Spokane 0. Scoring
were D. Picton (2), R. Hor-
coff, A. Embree, C, Tomilin,
W.'Popoff and K. Laren, As-
sists were made by A. Dunn,

Ch

in Spok on the.

D. Terhune,
R. Quaed Tor railin

parts
“tweekend, giving them the
7 league, shinblonstip:

Feb. ae ar Spokane)
Castlegar Bantam, Rep 8,
Spokane 3.

Feb. 24 — Castlegar 6.
Spokane 65.

+e .
Feb. 23 — (in Spokane)

‘and D? Picton.”

In goal for Castlegar ‘das

‘were T. Swanson: and S.
Voykin..

Twenty-one penalties
were handed out during the
game, with Castlegar taking
11, Shots on goal were 33 for
Castlegar and 14 for Spo-
kane.

Rockers in Kootenay
playoffs on weekend

B Selkirk College will be
: the scene. of some exciting
! basketball action this week-
end.
The Kootenay Zone
: Playoffa get underway
: Thursday night with four
; teams vying for a trip to the
} provincial tournament in
‘. Vancouver, March 12 to 16.
Opening round games

: see the Stanley ‘Humphries.

: Rockers take on Cranbrook
i at 6:30 p.m, . Trail meets
: Nelson at 8:15 p.m. The mod-
: ified double knockout tour-
* mament continues Friday
+. .with games at 6:30 p.m. and
¢ 8:15 p.m. and wraps up
¢ Saturday with games at 12
? noon and 8:15 p.m.

2 TT,
THE SIGN OF A

GOOD BUSINESS
NEIGHBOR ...

saadsaeqnere nouns senesn

ine,

THE SIGN OF
: A MERCHANT
WHO CARES
ABOUT PEOPLE...

- The J.L, Crowe Hawks
are pre-tournament favorites
based on a 60 record in
league play. Castlegar fin-
ished second in. the league,
followed by Cranbrook | and
Nelson.

“The Stanley Humphries
Rockers wound up their.reg-
ular season last Saturday
with a narrow 69-67 loss to
Trail. The game was a real
see-saw battle.

Following a half time

score of 37-37, Trail opened
up an eight-point lead only to
have Castlegar fight back
and go seven points ahead by
the middle of the fourth
quarter. The Hawks capital-
ized on ball-handling errors
by the Rockers to score eight
unanswered points and steal
the victory.
- Gord Zaitsoff and Chris
Oddy led the Rockers’ attack
with 28 and 22 points res-
pectively.

Rocker coach Kevin
Morris was pleased with the
basketball played by his

|. team. “Trail has won several

games lately by 20 to 30
points, so for the Rockers to
be edged out by two points is
an excellent accomplishment,
The team played very well.”
Morris added that “the
Rockers are showing the
positive, tough. mental at-
titude that they need inorder
to win. We are definitely
ready for the playoffs.”

swung
the handsome prince up onto
the back of her, charger and
‘together they rode away..."

I had to read it twice
myself, to get the joke! And I
enjoyed it — it produced a
good feeling ! The ‘princess,
too, can ride a horse’ and
rescue her prince if need be
— she is brave and capable. I
see no insult to the prince in

this (although some - people:

may, I suppose). *
Anyway, they both get
to “ve happily ever after,
together" at no. expense to
anyone's pride or. sense of
self-worth. I'd like to see men

and women do more smiling °

together.

St. Joseph's
CWL adopt

80 complaints ’
n ‘the week-

- involving ‘considerable |prop-
erty, damage. | ‘Three persons
were! charged /‘with. various

liquor offences and four. per-.:

sons ‘suspected: of /drinking
and | driving, were’ investi-

A driver and’ six ‘pass-
engers escaped. without ‘in-
jury Saturday evening on
Fifth Avenue, North,: and

Willow Street when a .-ve-.

hiele, driven by Peter ‘John-
stone of Castlegar rolled over
when it failed to negotiate a
curve.

Johnstone -has been
charged with driving without
due care and attention. Dam-
age has been estimated at
$2) 500.

* .

No puces were laid in
two other separate accidents
Saturday in which’ vehicles
went out of control after
striking black ice.

A. vehicle,* driven by
Brenda Hood of Robson, sus-
tained ‘approximately. $1,000
after it went out of control
and struck a telephone pole.
Hood is reported’ to have

“ guffered minor injuries.

foster child -

Sabina, a young girl who
will be seven years old next
month, has become the foster
child of St. Joseph's Catholic
-Women's League.

League | members
learned the news of their
foster child -at their regular
monthly meeting held Feb.
12 in the Catholic Centre.

Winners at the Valen-
tine Tea were: door prize a
doll, won by Judy Soberlak
and the Valentine cake, won
by Lynn DaRosa..

Next regular meeting

will be held March 11.
«

The second. ‘accident,

- which occurred on Highway 3

six miles east of Castlegar,
resulted in (da
when the vehicle struck a
snowbank. No injuries: were
reported,

* s

Tuesday morning a two-

vehicle accident on Seventh.

Avenue, South, resulted. in
damages totalling $700. -

Police report a vehicle
driven by Emma Kavaloff of
Blueberry Creek was striick
from the rear by another
vehicle driven by Ronald
Perrier of Castle

A passenger in the Kav-

Local Omega Theatre
to present ‘Godspell’

celebration of the

life. :

The play centres on a

celebration of love and hap-

piness. It is performed as an
i for both

to- to partake’é? those’ ideas and
cal *"

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; the: Ro:

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of money and concession was.
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Apptodinseely: $3, 000: i

damage '¥ was sus'

" Friday. morning ’on’ Broad-

water Road about two miles’
wost of ths Castlegar Ferry. :
Shaw received’ head d injuries.

Friday semite a’ two-?
vehicle accident on Columbia
Avenue' near Super Valu re-
sulted in‘an estimated $2,500
to the two vehicles.

‘The drivers have been

identified as Katherine Men: °

gede, -23, and’ Ronald Sahl- *

. 8tron, 16, both of Castlegar.

Mengede ‘has been charged’
with " failing” to’ yield’ the’
right-of-way. Both driver. suf-

‘fered minor head injuries.

lady at. the K
vag at? the “Koot-
nay, Music: may Bibs

- should be made.through our managing edit aM
i Lols Sees at 265-9517: cess

‘The Castlegar Nows. has two. aimpte-to-o
toan-out cameras (complete with Him): which’
; pleased to allow. groups to use for taki no Icte
+ for’ use by the! Castlegar | Newa.:

Arrangements: tor the “use ‘of: ‘these. cameras

‘Hear heart talk |

Two guests were ‘fea- ;
tured at the regular meeting
of the Castlegar and District
Senior Citizens’ Association
when 56 members met at
their Centré on Feb. 7.
“John Holden of the

‘Heart Society, spoke on the

topic “Know Your Heart” and
“A Healthy Heart is a Family.
Affair.” He presented mem:
bers with leaflets’ on. these
subjects and went through
the list of symptoms indi-
cated therein, urging anyone
experiencing any of these
symptoms te, get help im--

that

of the man y activities ‘in .

which the commission: was‘
involved:': skating, ‘skiing, .
keep fit, hikes, senior. cit-
izens, dancing, ete, |

Varied entertainment |
took up the remainder of. the:
afternoon and. included ‘sel-'
ections by C.H. Waller on the
guitar and mouth organ; solo
by Mrs. H. Johnson, poem by
R. Hunter -and a_ hilarious
unrehearsed skit by “Mrs.: .
Dennan,. Mrs, M. Dulsrud,
Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. J.
Heslop and Mrs. J. Stone. °

which: in-

this be ‘Sona’ asa family.
Regional Recreation
Commission ‘No. 1 director, -

cluded a birthday cake for
February birthday members
brought. the afternoon to a

Pat Metge, presented slides _ close.

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“The performances will
take place on March 10, 11
and 12 at Stanley Humphries

dary School. Each

cast and audience.

In its powerful and mov:
ing presentation, “Godspell”
sends out an invitation to all

showing will be at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $2 for students
and $3 for adults and may be
purchased. at the door.

/ COURT

NEWS /

In provincial court Feb,
19 Sean Peddigrew, 25, of
Trail pleaded guilty to a
charge of driving while im-
paired. He was fined $700 or
in default 30 days in jail.

cd = *. >

Harvey Zaytsoff, 28, of
Castlegar pleaded guilty to
driving with a blood alcohol
count over .08. He was fined
$400 or in default 30 days in
jail.

Results from

Joy Keillor
Bridge Club

Five fabless, with an oy

Kim Tipping, 24 of Cas-
tlegar was given a con:
ditional discharge and placed
on probation for three
months after pleading guilty
to a_charge of being. in
possession of a lots

Michae! O'Sullivan, 22,
of Castlegar was fined $250
after pleading guilty to driv-

ing a motor vehicle without ~

insurance. e
l® *
wayne Lebedev, 26, of
Castlegar, pleaded not guilty
to two separate counts of

‘ being in possession of stolen

Property. He was given a
suspended sentence on each
count and placed on pro-
bation for 12 months.

erage of 54,
Monday night's ‘play of the
Joy Keillor Bridge Club, with
the following ‘results:

First, Jude Goodwin and
Don Ellison, 7642; second;
Clara Johnson and Connie
Miller, 591; tied for third
with 57 were Bev MacDonald
and Inez Walker, and Ian
MacDonald and Otto Walker.

Next week is Beat the

Champs, Dr. Ron Perriér.and -
Ben Gaboury.

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Mach 9 — Informal opening of the C:

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District Community Arts Council to be hi
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