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Selkirk College's unique Golf
Club Management and Opera
tions program, will spend cight
weeks. vol s teach
assistants in hospitality training
programs. at two Jamaican com-
munity colleges.

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“It all happened so fast”
velled Hull, who returned
golf p studies after
mas vacation to léart
opportunity mere hours before
the application deadting,

“We decided to go for it, and
faxed off our resumé,” said Ward,

The very next day both meh
received telephone interviews for
the advertised positions. The fol-
lowing day they receivéd ‘confit®
mation that their applications had
been successful and they jwere
expected in Regina for orienta-
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- Selkirk College golf students Don Ward and John Hull will soon be in ‘sunny
Wamaica as teaching assistants at two Jamaican colleges.

erage management,” explained
Ward, noting that his training in
Golf Club. Management.and
Operations included extensive
course work on these aspects of
golf club operations. He has
been posted to a college in
Montego Bay, while Hull will
spend his tour at a smaller col-
lege in Brownstone, in the
island’s interior uplands.

Each of the Canadians will
billet with a host family for the
duration of their Jamaican
assignment. While there, they
will participate in cultural. orien-
tation tours, and on their own
initiative they expressed interest
in attempting to establish links
with golf industry managers on
the island.

Their contract ends in March,
explained Hull, who expects to
return to Canada just in time to
find a job in the golf industry for
the balance of the season. Both
students intend to return to
Selkirk College next January to
complete their studies in the
two-year Golf Club Manuge-

ment program

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OBITUARY
Matey (Mike) Garay, of
McNab St., Trail, died at Trail
Regional Hospital on
January 28, 1994, age 78,
after a brief iliness.

Born & raised in Trail; Mike
worked at Cominco for 43
years. He was a member of
the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, Aerie No. 10,
Rossland and was an avid
hiker who could be seen
walking in the community
several times a week.

He is survived by his
daughters: Lynn Gille
(Jack) of Port Coquitlam; P¢
Clark (Marty), Calgary; Sue
Hermanson (Bernhard), Trail;
Judy Fischer (Siggy), Merritt,
Denise Duckworth (Bill),
Fruitvale; Moe Flanigan,
North Vancouver; Terry
Mailey (Rick), Montrose &
son Gordon Garay (Kim),
Riondel; sisters Mary Kavic,
Christina Lake; Cec Graham
and Anne Coe, Trail; brother
John Garay, Trail.
Predeceased by wife June
and sister Terry Lightburn.
Survived by several
grandchildren and 4 gréat-
grandchildren, several

Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 2:00
pm in the United Church,
Trail, B.C. No flowers at
tamity‘s request. Should
friends desire, memorial
donations may be made to
the Trail’ Regional Hospital’
Foundation, 1200 Hospital|
Bench, Trail, B.C., VIR 4M1
or the BC Heart and Stroke!
Foundation 1498 Bay Ave.,
Trail, B.C. VIR 4B1.

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Sports Dept.
John Van Putten
365-5579

killful skaters at Kootenay Champio

‘Sun Spoas

a8 more than.220 skaters com-
peted in 23 eve is in the Koote-

Castlegar was the figure skat-
ing Not-bedof the East and
West Kootenays this weekend

nay Cl P ip

In total, 15 Castlegar Figure
Skating Club members took to
the-ice to show their artistic

interpretation, jumping, skating,
and spinning: skills. The clubs
skaters carned six medals—four
gold and two bronze—for their
efforts,

Two other Castlegar skaters,
Meghan Van Vliet and Jennifer
Datchkoff, earned bronzes in
their sections. Van Vliet in the

Pre-Novice and

“This was a
good start for the
year,..a great
morale. boost for
the little [skaters]
moving up in the
club,” said
Castlegar Figure
Skating Club Co-
coach Bev
Vatkin.

For two of the
club's skaters,
Vanessa Kas-
trukoff ~ and
Danielle Jmieff,
it was a kend -

‘This was a good |"

year...a great
moral boost for the ‘*«

Datchkoff in
Junior
Ladies catego-

start for the Vy.

In i to

Penticton and Spokane: In addi-
tion, some local skaters are
preparing for the B.C. Winter
Games in Smithers.

“This was a good start for the
year, as for the up-coming com-
petitions, this gives them incen-
tive to work towards a goal.”

Vatkin said she was also

pleasantly surprised by the
number of general community
members who came out_to

form during the 1994 Kootenay
Championships, held at the
Castlegar and District Commu-
nity Complex from Friday
though to Sunday.

the six medals,
Castlegar
Figure Skatin;

‘4
little skaters Mov- — Ciub piaced third
ing up in the club’

'— BEV VATKIN
Castlegar Figure Skating Club
Co-coach commenting on the

long term benefits of the
c ‘ ; was exclusively

in the overall
team standings
behind the Trail
and Grand Forks
skating clubs.
This compe-
tition, which

of some serious

for Kootenay

medal
Each of the two
skaters earned two gold medals.
They combined their skills to
take gold in the Junior Ladies
Pairs competition.

On an individual basis Kas-
trukoff placed first in the Junior
Ladies Division and Jmieff
landed in top spot in the Pre-
liminary Ladies section.

area skaters,
also proved to
be a good opportunity for local
skaters to prepare for the busi-
est time of the skating season.
“It was one of the more
important events in the area.
This was also a good warm-up
competition,” Vatkin said.
Up-coming events include
competitions in Cranbrook,

-— =

Castlegar skaters competed in both the pairs competi-
tion as well as individual events. The three day Koote-
nay Championships featured over 220 skaters, 15 of
whom were local. The event attracted a wide range of
spectators to the Castlegar and District Community

Complex .

SUN SPORTS PHOTOS / John Van Putten

Net results mixed for. co

Men’s team looking past next match to upcoming play-offs while Ladies prepare for season wind-up matches
JOHN VAN PUTTEN

Sun ets,

Two college teams—and
each has its distinct record on
the college volleyball scene.

For the Selkirk College
Men's team, this is a complete
turn-around season, while the
‘Women's team continues on the
long road to rebuilding.

“If you look at the standings
we are definitely the most
improved team [over last
year],” said Selkirk College
Men's Coach, Mike Perra.

Last year at this point in the
season the men’s team was sit-
ting at 0-16, a record Coach
Perra is happy to have
improved upon this year.

The women's team however
was swept in three games, (15-
6, 15-5, 15-7) on Saturday, but
Sunday forced the College of
New Caledonia women’s team
the full distance. Losing the
first two games 16-14 and 15-

10-13.

‘thonth of wasting is over for the Zone One Biathlon tearm hope-

; Four local skier-shootcrs have made the squad. Malcolm Men-

: Brownlie, Melanie Gibson’ and Gareth Orr cared
ives. a spot on the team. The Zone One try-outs were held at

the Cai Creek Ski area on January 8, since then the!
been forced to wait to sec how many places would be allotted to this
area. The B.C Wimer Games are being held in Smithers from March

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10 motivated the local ladies
to win the’next two 15-6 and
15-12. A heart-thumping 16-
14 loss gave the CNC Ladies

‘from Prince

As for the Selkirk men their
9-7 wins-losses tally, at this
near-ending point of the sea-
son, has them looking at play-

guys upstairs.”

With the two most recent
victories, the Saints are sitting
in a comfortable position with
the play-offs

George anoth-
er win—one
for which they
really needed
to work.

“We found a
good combina-
tion of players
who just did

‘if you look at the standings we are definitely “As it

the most improved team’

— MIKE PERRA
Selkirk College Men's coach comparing S44
this years team to last years

approaching
stands
now we have
clinched fifth
place,” Perra

In less than a
month the team

not want to
quit...one’s who would try at
all costs,” said Women's
Coach, Ben Spiller.

Spiller said his team came
to realize, over the weekend

what it takes to dig deep and ~

pull that extra effort out. “We
crossed a line. Saturday was
what we'd been doing all
year...now when they lose a
game they say ‘So what’ and
“Big deal’...it’s all part of the
maturity process.”

Biathictes: have

ing volleyball much later in the
school year than even Perra
thought possible back in
September. In January, Perra
said it was the start of a new
season and since then his team
is sporting a perfect 5-0
record.

The men's team added two
more wins to their total this
past weekend as they downed
the College of New Caledonia
on Saturday in three games and
Sunday in four games in the
best-of-five matches.

“On Saturday the guys
played outstanding.”

Opening with wins of 15-8,
15-8 and 15-10 the men’s team
found the going tougher Sun-

y-

In Sunday's match it took a
tough rally from-behind effort
to carn them a 17-15 victory
Selkirk took game two 15-8
and the third game went to
CNC, 15-7. Following that
loss the Saint's regained their
mental edge, taking the fourth
game 15-2

Perra says mental strength
has resulted in such strong
showings. On the court the
mental roller-coaster ride of the
game takes its toll on their
opponents while psychological
ly, it shows in the score

From the start of the year,
Perra has placed emphasis on
the mental aspect of the game
“I am-working a lot with the

o

faces the most
important days
of the season—February 25-26
is the start of the Provincial
Championships at Trinity West-

llege teams

ern University.

Perra is expecting to play
Vancouver Community Col-
lege in the first round of the
play-offs.

“Our team is so pumped up
to play VCC...we are looking
to peak for February 25 and 26.

Between now and the start
of the post-season, the Saints
have one more weekend of
action, when they host the
third place team, Okanagan
College, this weekend. The
Okanagan team is also ranked
fourth in Canada.

While Perra is expecting a
tough series of games, his

strategy is to keep the Okana-
gan team guessing. “I've
changed our rotations and
altered our style so the Okana-
gan team does not know what
to expect.

The women’s play-off
hopes have basically disap-
peared but they are still in
the process of learning and
improving during this, the
tail end of the season.

The women’s team plays
Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sun-
day at 10 a.m. while the men
take to the court at 8 p.m.,
Saturday and at noon the fol-
lowing day.

-

tidal

College of New Caledonia players Rob Klotz, (), and Jason Olexyn celebrate winning
a long-tough point during Sunday's College volleybalt match-at Selkirk. The Selkirk
Saints won the best-of-five match after four games.

SUN SPORTS PHOTO / John Van Putten