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All you have to do is enter the Sponsored by the Castlegar Public Library and the Castiegor News H's simple to enter: © Just write a short story of up to 300 words beginning with the line It was 0 Christmas Eve like never before and ending with the line That wos the true spirit of Christmas Mail or bring your story into the Castlegar Public Library the Costlegor News by I p.m. on Monday, December 3 Include your name address age and telephone number The Christmas Short Story Contes! has been divided into 3 age categories Eght and Under Ages 9 10 and 11 Ages 12 !3and 14 The three stories in each group chosen by the judges os the best in each group will be published in the Castiegor News Christmas Greetings Teb- leid on Seturdey, December 22 In addition, book certificates will be awarded os first second and third prizes in each cotegory SPORTS Locals ice win By STEVE PEDEN Staff Writer It came down to the last rock in the final game before Castlegar’s Bill Van Yzerloo and company could lay claim to the A title in the Silver Pom Pom Bonspiel in Trail last weekend. With the 6-5 victory in the final over Trail’s Rick Brown, the Van Yzerloo rink was able to make it a clean sweep of the A side during the three-day competition. This year’s edition of the Trail curling event had 88 men’s and women’s rinks vying for one of eight different titles. “The last two games for us came right down to the last rock with us on the top side in both games,”’ Van Zyerloo said Monday. Being the lone Castleger represen- tative obviously didn’t bother Van Yzerloo and his teammates Dwayne Command, Alex Coutts and Barry Perehudoff. The foursome camé right out of the back leaving no rock unturned. “We decided to gamble a little more than usual because we were @ good draw team,”’ said the local skip. ‘‘We were able to pull it off and put the points on the board.’’ For Van Yzerloo this is the second A title in this event in the past three years. Asked if he would stick with the other three and take their show on the road, he said he would have to wait and see. In the women’s A final, April Biscoro’s rink stole two in the last end to earn a 9-8 win over Cran- brook’s Debbie Thompson. complete By BUD LOWTHER The first draw in the Seniors Curling League is completed with six rinks tied for the honors. These rinks, who had scores of six wins against three losses, are Peter Obedkoff, Jock Gourley, Rene Ar- chambault, Arne Akselson, Mike Verzuh and Gerry Rust. Space does not permit naming all the curlers in- volved. The league is patterned very much after the Senate. Being the skip does not mean that you are necessarily the best player on the rink. The main criterion — for skips — is that you must be a nice guy, not too sensitive, never swear, be a lip reader, think you are good and, in some cases, be unqualified to play im any other Position. Who evaluates the evaluator? He cannot be judged because nobody knows who he is. The poor guy drives an armored car, wears a bullet-proof vest, is a master at disguise and frequently changes his place of residence. All kidding aside, we have various methods of delivery this year. | saw one guy with a slider on his elbow. A little advice for new curlers: Never complain about the other guys on the rink because your turn to shoot is going to come unless you are @ spectator in which case criticizing is OK, but beware of hidden tape recorders. Hollering is very important and should be practised. Try not to be paranoid, but remember that if you get too good they will be jealous.and be out to get you The second draw started Tuesday. Castlegar peewees tops The Castlegar Peewee Reps capped off a suc- cessful weekend Nov. 17-18 by taking top honors at the Armstrong Peewee AA tournament, going un- defeated. The local contingent stunned the Armstrong fans with an impressive 7-0 win in the final game. The final was never in doubt as Castlegar scored two in the first, three in the second and two more in the third period. Two goals each by Craig Swanson and Shawn Horcoff led the way and singles by Darren Belanger, Ted Hunter and David Pucci added insurance. A lot could be said about the defensive poise of the team which allowed only five goals throughout the tournament. Mike Kooznetsoff and Wayne Stolz shared time equally between the pipes, posting two wins each. They were honored for their efforts with Most Valuable Player awards. Other. MVPs included Darren Pottle, Swanson, Horcoff, Hunter, Belanger and Jeremy Ross. Prior to the final game, Castlegar faced Kelowna Westside and in each of the three periods the local team knocked in three goals to take a 9-2 win. Horcoff led the parade with four goals and one assist while Hunter notched three goals and two assists. On the opening day of the two-day tournament, the locals faced a team from 100 Mile House. Although Castlegar played two mediocre periods, the club led by four’after two. In the third, the offence got on track, scoring eight times to Mile House’s one for a final score of 12-1. Swanson led the way for Castlegar with three goals and three assists with Pottle right behind with four goals. Belanger also chipped in a pair and added an assist for his effort. The second game against the South Okanagan- Osoyoos representative gave the Castlegar squad a difficult time. However, the locals skated away with a 7-2 win despite falling behind 1-0 early in the first period. Pottle scored twice and had one assist while Swanson maintained his presence on the ice with two goals of his own. and came away with the win, Vaughn Welychko played a solid game in goal. Castlegar has two home games this weekend with Trail coming to town Dec. | at 3:45 p.m. and Beaver Valley in town Sunday at 11 a.m, Both games will be played at the Community Complex. ATOMS ae ee eee Castlegar Atom House No. | coached by Bob Watt and Tim Keraiff competed in a tournament in Grand Forks on Saturday and emerged with a win, a tie and a loss. Castlegar gained a 2-2 tie in its opening game against Grand Forks White and had many oppor- tunities to win the game but couldn't beat an agile Grand Forks netminder. In game two against Grand Forks Black, Castlegar fell behind 4-0 in the first period and never recovered, losing 5-1. The final game against Grand Forks Gold was all Castlegar as the team breezed to a 12-1 victory. As proof that the three games were a team ef- fort, every Castlegar player got at least a goal or an assist in the tournament. Team members are Ryan Wenger, Dennis Podovennikoff, Mary Short, Jason Whiddington, Brian Watt, Chris Shumey, Craig Davis, Paul Oster, Wayne Markin, Rance Hall, lan Mosby and Jason Quiding. BANTAM ‘Only an exhibition game you say? You'd never have known it by the intensity both on the ice and in the stands as the Castlegar Bantam Reps dropped a raucous 5-4 decision to Beaver Valley in the Rossland Arena on Saturday. The penalty box was Castlegar’s nemesis with the Beaver Valley boys scored three of their five goals on the power play. Officials levied 18 minutes in minor penalties, a five-minute major and one game miscon- duct against Castlegar. Beaver Valley was whistled for just four minor penalties. Jayce Moore was a stand out in net for Castlegar despite the loss as he was called upon repeatedly to make difficult and sometimes spectacular saves while MIDGET Castlegar Midget Reps skated to a 6-3 win over Nelson in Nelson on Saturday. The team worked consistently throughout the game to boost its record to 40. Castlegar started the scoring with Dustin Rilcof getting two goals, and Shane Cutler and Nino DaCosta one each to make it 4-1 for Castlegar after one period. Assisting were Johnny Strilaeff with two, Derek Lalonde and Derek Kazakoff. The second period saw Nelson get two goals to make it 4-3 but Castlegar got two short-handed goals from DaCosta unassisted and Kazakoff from Jeff Evdokimoff. That was it for the scoring, but Castlegar played a low-penalty, hard-skating game also facing jostling in his crease. Ian Dudley provided most of Caastlegar’s scoring punch as he notched a hattrick while Bryan Yackel added a goal and an assist and Rick Fauth set up the first of Dudley’s three goals. With Castlegar defending a 3-2 lead midway through the final period, the game’s momentum took a sudden turn as Castlegar found itself two men short. While Castlegar shouted its displeasure, at of- ficials, Beaver Valley took full advantage of the situation to score two quick goals and gain a 4-3 lead. Castlegar fought back to tie the contest at 14:01. But less than two minutes later, Beaver Valley scored what proved to be the winning goal and evened the season matchup at a game apiece in a rivalry that continues to heat up. THE NUMBERS buy. By JUDY WEARMOUTH Head Librarian The Castlegar Library has received a generous donation from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 170. The Legion bingo committee decided to give $500 from its proceeds to help buy more audiobooks and videotapes for the audiovisual Chairman of the Castlegar library board Ron Norman shows Ab Culley, treasurer of the Castlegar Legion, a few of the audio and video tapes the Legion's donation of $500 helped to Donation helps library Forest damages kept to minimum VICTORIA — Forests Minister Claude Richmond said that although a large number of stubborn fires were fought during the 1990 forest fire season in British Columbia, Forest Service staff. were able to minimize the damage. More than 3,200 fires were repor- ted this season, compared with the five-year average of 2,950. Still, only 75,000 hectares were burned com- pared with the average of 80,000 hec- tares per year. “Although there were a high number of fires in B.C. this season, many of them threatening high-value areas such as those in the Whistler corridor, firefighters were able to keep the damages low,’’ Richmond said in a news release. During one two-week period in August more than 1,300 fires were fought. Usually, 1,400 fires are reported for all of July and August “Our whole firefighting organization is built around initial attack — to get fires out before they cause major damage,"’ the minister said Added Rick Clevette, who is responsible for the} ministry’s fire management program: ‘‘Putting out fires is our main job, but this year we also made it a priority to be more sensitive to the environmental impac- ts of wildfire and our suppression ac- tivities.”” “We try to consider the options available for preventing damage to the environemnt, particularly when fires burn in parks, watersheds, areas with steep slopes, near communities or in areas with high aesthetic values.’” Forest Service crews and equip- ment were also kept busy this season outside of B.C., through resource- sharing agreements with other provinces and the United States. In June and July, two 20-person unit crews and liaison staff were sent to the Yukon, while B.C. air tankers were used to fight fires in New Brun- swick, Alaska, New Mexico, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. During August, attack crews from Ontario, Manitoba and the North- west Territories assisted firefighters collection which is still quite number of instructional videos small for adults, such as how to im- The commercial audiobooks prove your golf game, do warm- are very popular with motorists up exercises for skiing, how to who like to ‘‘read’’ as they drive build decks, arrange your fur- and the library gets frequent niture, etc. requests for more. Recently, the library acquired a The video collection has been few classic movies as well and focused largely on children’s en- fooks forward to being able to tertainment but it also contains a afford a lot more now HOCKEY ADD 50 SQ MILES TO YOUR HOME. The right sunroom adds more than just great value to your home. 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While 19 members met at the home of Edith Berg, several mem- bers set up the first day of the group’s craft sale at the Chahko- Mika Mall in Nelson. Following the PLEASE PAY ON TIME If payday is Friday and the boss says to come back on Wednesday, how do you feel? The same way a carrier feels if he is not paid on time. Your Castlegar News carrier is running His own business, and he deserves to be paid promptly. If you're late with your payment, your carrier will have to dig into his own pocket to pay for your paper until you do. Keep him in business and he'll keep you in papers. Remember, your Castiegor News carrier likes that secure payday feeling as well as you do. Please pay him when he comes to collect. Castlegar News For Your Carrier in B.C. Several Forest Service initial attack crews and two unit crews also helped with flood control duties in the Okanagan Valley in June, when few forest. fires were burning in the province. in for a raffle to be drawn Dec. 15, and $29.25 coming at the ‘Loonie Bank’? (someone always tried out quarters and dimes!) The group re-elected Berg as president, Flo Carlson as vice- president, Bea Mills as treasurer and Joan Millard as secretary. A Christ- mas meeting and lunch will be held At the craft sale, the group raised at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13 at the $615.96, with an extra $176 coming Kootenay Cattle Co. in Nelson. meeting, more members headed for Nelson to set up a very successful bake sale in the hospital lobby. The baked goods raised $356.70, and $44.50 was raised in the cake raffle. Nonie Burke baked the cake, which was won by auxiliary member Ida Kosiancic. Planning a Wedding? 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