The Castlegar. Sun Thanks. from the Toy Run The executive and directors of the Fourth Annual West. Koote- nay Toy Run would like to thank the ‘Castlegar Sun for your most of advertis- $149.95 on std Black OF Bios For Quality & Service, call: With locations In Trall, Castlegar and Nelson ing, time and effort spent. on behalf of the West Kootenay Toy Run/ Your contribution, in part, has enabled us to once again provide the Salvation Army with a sub- stantial donation of $8,500 for their 1991 Christmas program. The needy familics in our _communities will benefit consid- erably by the generosity you have shown towards the West Koote- nay Toy Run. Thank you for helping us to help others, Respectfully, Ed (Reb) Simmons President Manchu Wok is the la cessful Testaurants: FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY it and one of the most profitable Chinese fast food chains in North America, with ‘over 200 suc- An site is in Nelson, B.C., witha complete s reat program. For more einfoemation: Call (604) 661-5053 or, write to Manchu Wok Fran- ise Dept., 200 John St, Unit 2, Markham, Ont. L3R Fax: (416) 477-7452. ky Sales Professi I would like to thank all the, friends & customers who sup-+} ported me during my tow ‘years |? in business and to notify you thats, as of Saturday, October 26, 1991, } 5 I will-close the doors for the last * time. rs Having been advised of pro- ++ posed rent increase of $750 per : month, which brings my rent to. $1650 per month, I have decided '* to close out Willies Deli & Desserts to take a much needed , rest. I will miss you all, Thank you again, Wilma Black Willies Deli & Desserts & City Voice © Continued from 3A bright and cheery day just with his smile. The ladies will miss you, Armando. Funny storics, you say?, Armando always had many funny ‘stories to tell. A few that” you should ask him about are | Dempsey’s and Armando's bout ' with quitting smoking and the famous fish story. Armando was a City employ- ee who really cared about his job and it showed in his work. He ‘* won the respect of his fellow workers and the community. . From City Hall to Armando, Rego, through your paintings, your displays of rockery, your’ funny stories and your fine gar- |” dening, your presence will” remain with us for alongtime. Sun classifieds sell fast! Call now 365-7848 el ST, Abel paty win et, tana, ple & alone bacon & cheddar Hhsencertwd oS comes $425 ras eon OPEN 10 am- 8 pm ‘Castlegar's only drive thru’ AUTHENTIC RUSSIAN FOOD 1521 COLUMBIA AVE. 365-8388 Sun staff “Mue as been said about hockey being a part of the.Cann- dian identity, ‘There’s cven been, ; attompts, . in? this country ..to mythologize the game; much the way baseball has been done in the US.AL But one has to look no farther than the Castlegar. Community. Complex.to see how. deeply the game of hockey has permeated our society. It is one'of the few sports which also has rooted its way into our economy. The Castlegar Rebels a30—-by. far—the largest sports organiza- tion in this community. They are Castlegar’s indirect connection to the’ NHL dreams of any local boy who touches a hockey stick, But though the Rebels have - bought into.the business of hock- ey, they are far. from being big ‘ : In fact, Castlegar is the poor boy on the block when it comes to operating budget of teams in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. “Our budget averaged $47,000 for the previous two years,” says Nelson folds from flag football league The Nelson Heritage Inn Huricannes are out of wind. The Trail Flag Football League confirmed last week that the Nelson club will not finish the season. The team still owes the league $700 in fees and TFFL president Dwayne MacDonnell isn't sure they can collect. "What they did was run- through 16 games on the sched- ule,” says MacDonnell. "That means we have 16 referees to pay for those games. They pulled out with $700 deficit but if we can get at least $250 that would make me pretty happy.” Heritage Inn is the second team from Nelson to drop-out this year. An expansion team sponsored by Chiller's Pub never made it off the ground. The two drop-outs leave the league with six-teams, all of who will now make the play-offs. In weekend games, the Castlegar Tom Kats picked up a default win in a scheduled game. the club’s president, Russ Rilcof. In comparison, Rilcof sald the budgets of competitors ii in Grand Forks and Nelson is in’ the mid, cighty-thousand range, . “Ours. will increase to, the, $60,000 range this year," said Rilcof, who's been in charge of \ the Rebels organization for two- years and before that.served as the club’s director for one year. Rilcof has been involved in minor hockey for a number of years tracking the progress of his sons. Kevan, 18, now now plays in Ver-' non, and 17-year old Dustin is in his first year with the Rebels... The money for the club is raised from a combination of places: bingos, Pulbiabsié in local bars, raffles, and beer gardens at’ summer ball tournaments, Ticket prices for Rebels games tun from $4 for adults, $3 for stu- dents, and $2 for seniors and chil- cn, “Basically Junior ‘B’ hockey operates on the notion that what, ever you get from the gate is gravy,” says Rilcof, “Fundraising keeps it alive.” When I took over, the account had dwindled to just. about noth- ing,” he, said. ‘“There’s no way the operation could’ become success- ful before fund-raising plans are in place,” Rilcof says only “purists” would consider calling the Rebels professionals. And that’s only because the club pays room and board for its out-of-towners and for the scholarships of college going players, There are only four members on the team’s executive. Larry Kazakoff is the team's vice-presi- dent, Glen Carew is the director, Russ's wife Pat is weasurer, and Marge Lalonde joined the team a recently as secret: “We're'a non-profit it organiza- tion surviving on the’ goodwill and support of hockey-minded people in the community,”. says Rilcof. “We receive no pay for ‘our hours of work." " q/ The Rebels have about six players at any one time who are | Boing to college at a price to the team of around $6,000. “I'd like to see that grow,” says Rilcof. “We'd like a nucleus of as many college players as we ‘can because they're goal oriented, more mature, and more focused.” *““ Rilcof says he'd like to see the team approach the major scholar- ship program of. the Nelson Maple Leafs, which runs around $30,000, And while the club’ 's proximity Rebels penalties cost two more games The Castlegar Rebels are taking some heat after losing both of their weekend games resulting in a fall to Jast place in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's West Division. “I had them out running for over an hour," said Castlegar coach Kevin Ct . who bench for Saturday's Ss ‘game in Grand Forks. He'll also miss next weekend's game against Nelson. Things weren't:much different for Castlegar against.the Border Bruins. Grand Forks jumped to a 6-0 lead by the second period. The Rebels came back should have been running himself. Cheveldave was mad at the lack of discipline his players showed. The Rebels lost 5-2 in Beaver Valley on Friday. ‘After trailing 4-0, goals by Brad Schock and Corey Ross brought Castlegar within two. A late goal by ex-Rebel Reme Lavallie sealed the win for the Nite Hawks. The game featured almost two-hours in Penalties i ing eight g: among those thrown out and could not sit behind the the to the Bruins 5-2 in the last half of the game i but it ended 8-5, Again the section. of the scoresheet devoted to penalties was overflowing with quick scrribles. A total of 48 minutes for the Rebels and at least that many for Grand Forks. Ice Chips The Rebels have, cut winger Jesse Oldham. Fomer Rebel Chris Posnikoff re- -joined the tear as did Mike Hunter and Dave Dollack. All three played in the weekend games. against Nelson on On Sunday Castlegar beat the Trail Raiders 38-13. Six Kats scored one touchdown each in the win. Of three other games on Sun- day,\the Dam Inn Mates beat # Aiko Bandits to lock up second place and a bye into the semi- finals. Castlegar defensive lin raise. their record to 6-3. Castlegar’s final regular sea- son game ts Oct. 26 against the Aiko Bandits in Trail. Red o Mountain Formerly Red Mountain Sk Patrol’. October 25. and. 26 Trail Armories. Located on Shavers: Bench : Neil Brem I just missed dropping this Raiders quarter back for:a loss of yards. Despite the: completed'pass, the Tom Kats beat Trail 38-13 to Furniture Warehouse to the college helps in recruiting, it is'also a handicap when it comes to finding affordable housing, " “It's a real disadvantage com- peting for room‘ and' board with students from Selkirk! College,” said Rilcof. “But the revenues have increased considerably and :: provided us with the ability to bring in more imported: hockey, talent.” The average cost to house a player in Castlegar is $425 per: month or almost twice the cost to teams in areas with less competi- tive housing markets, ‘The Rebels pay $18,000 for their out-of-town players while, according to Rilcof, some teams are carrying up to five more imports and spending under However, despite the financial woes of the home-town team, the club’s president says the people of Castlegar don’t owe their sup- port to the Rebels. They're in the entertainment business, he says, And in order to put people in the stands they have to create some excitement _ on the ice. “There’s no obligations. ‘ Unless you're getting points in Win or lose the Rebels must increase budget the standings people won't su; y: Port you,” "he said. “That's the 5 f ° More’ local players means we'll get the grandmas and grandpas,<~ , unts and uncles, but a lot of peo- ple will come out just to see _ winner,” So far this season the Rebels, have struggled with a 1-4 record, and are averaging slightly more,” than 100 fans per The teamy> would like to see that number"? climb to somewhere around the; “Before we fell on lean times we had some talented teams,” he . said. “But we didn't go as far as: maybe we should have gone (i: the Junior ‘B’ play-offs). 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