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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, June 1, 1994

Under the shade of the Lane tree

This is # quote from a wise when asked

youngster grandparents for?” responses from that group of chil-

to a family unit. Grandparents often have the greatest gift to give a child-their time. This can be time to talk, time to listen,

walks with boys and they talk about fishing and tractors and

& Talbot's resource ation on harvesting, habitat maintenance,

time to share all forms of unhur- ried play. Time spent with a grandparent can help a child

= Cash Corner

Continued from 9A

I am not trying to be a doomsayer. The important point that I am trying to make is that it is not too late in Canada. If we Canadi- an taxpayers demand that the federal and

grandparent A grt pop ylnh veneer

and family traditi Here are a few can help you become a eer

+ Listen to your grandchildren. Really listen to what they're thinking, what they're saying, and what they're feeling. You'll be surprised at what you can eam.

. L epishad sired aipaarnl dren. Be enthusiastic and about what you're saying. 4

lain. + Remember that you're a You do not have the right to take away from a mother’s or father's right to do

with par- only when

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Enjoy your time together! This column is part of an series distributed by the

Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister

deficits in this

crisis. Therefore, if you are as concerned about this issue as I am, I would strongly encourage you to write your local M_P., the

and demand that you want a balanced budget now, and that you want no more reliance on foreign debt to finance us out of control

Next week I will write to you from the East

Coast, as my wife and I must return to Halifax

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WEDNESD/ 1994

Archambault emerges as golf playoff winner

Locals compete in B.C. Summer Games qualifying tourney

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It couldn't have finished any closer, but for Nelson’s Brian DeBia- sio, a couple of inches may as well have been a couple of miles.

‘That was the deciding distance in the third playoff hole at the Zone 1 Wiest RC. Ammarecanny ne warenment ce Ge weekend,

sio and C 's Todd A went to a third playoff hicks betes the Meadith geht comme wp shext on oa elghtifipcs tn foe par leaving Archambault a tap in for the win.

‘The golfers not only overcame wind, hail and rain during Sunday's final round at the Castlegar Golf Course but also a one-stroke deficit to another Castlegar young gun Marty Carew.

(Carew was the only golfer out of 56 to par the Granite Pointe Golf

But in Sunday’s final round Carew fired a 74 while the two chasing him shot 72s, leaving the first-round leader with a two-day total of 146—one stroke behind DeBiasio and Archambault who carded 145. Even though Archambault emerged as the winner, all three golfers hare quien bor a SL, Aamuear Gell Toumanpat to be iaid in Kelowna July 21 to 24. Carew and Archambault also qualified for the zone junior team and will be heading to Crown Isle in Courtney for the B.C. Junior Cham-

qualifying tournament was also incorpo- rated in this year's event. Players must have a handicap of five or

They continue to impress! |:

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‘Handling the pressure

MARILYN STRONG Sun Staff ne ee ee ee een, ae face being ths aly one sificied 15 sopeiguas hes school and city ia Bo B.C. Elementary School Track and FieldCh

A’season of firsts for grade 8 student

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four medals at that same For Castlegar athlete Angela Binnic, it’s not the first time shé has faced provincial tition. Nor is it the first tiie she has won

wp to 60 students in each event, Angela won a gold in high jump, a si- ver in shot put, a silver in the 80m hurdles (where she also ran a person- al best) and a bronze in the long jump.

“te was harder than last year because there were new people in the competition,” Binnie said.

New competition wasn’t the only adversity the athletes had to face. ‘The weather definitely did not cooperate. Friday night it was warm when Binnie won silver in the 80m hurdles but Saturday it was cold and rainy for the long jump and 100m sprint and Sunday it was even colder. “It's hard competing in the rain because you get all tensed up,” Binnie said.

Tensed up or not, Binnie did exceptionally well in her third year in the provincial competition. She has one year left at this level because Grade 7s are part of the school for track.

Angela Binnie did her school and her city proud.

Sun Staff

For Nicole ‘Binnie, a Grade 8 student at Kinnaird Middle School who attended her first West Kootenay High School Track and Field championships, there wasn't any pressure. “I went in hoping to win but ‘wasn't planning it,” she said. “I wasn’t exptcted to do anything, I went experience.”

for the

That netted her a gold in the 400m hurdles, a gold in the 400m, a silver in the 200m and the Junior Aggregate trophy.

Up some. stiff competition from West Kootenay Grade 9s and 10s, Nicole wasn't intimidated. “They're just the same as everyone

As a result of her win, Binnie was cligible to attend her first East-

qualified for the BC Provincial championships but my school isn’t reg- istered so I couldn't go down,” Binnie said. With her first year of high school track and field experience now behind her, Binnie is concentrating on her first B.C. Summer Games at Haley Park in Trail this coming weekend. Not bad for a young woman who'll be 14 by summer's end.

nity and an outlet for energy, ment and fun! Call these numbers for the following events:

Horseshoes, Ni loo, 365-7163; ‘Tennis, Jack Yolland, 365-2508; Track and Field, Aimme Laycock, 368-3190.

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Horseshoe Games in Kelowna will be held Sete. June

peting: four separate divisions in mens; three separate

ladies and two separate divisions in junior mixed. Winners will compete July 21-24. If you plan to compete, or if you just want to take it im as a spectator, call Sn ae Dats Feces 365-7854 for more All regis mp by May 31.

Swim in the Senior Summer Games

perp ammeter chad pieced epithe ipa re 31 until September 3. Anyone poling apmenhpiem yap eocvarpordrary = apshigeoored Fe If needed, swim-offs will be held in June. These competitions are open to all people age 55 and over. Participants will be divided into two groups, regular and novice.

Fax, mail or telephone your Sidelines information to The Castlegar Sun. See Page GA for numbers.

Heritage City prepares for new future in sports

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The issue has been kicked around more than the Ottawa Senators.

Should the Heritage City boldly go where others have already gone before and consid- ex the jump from from Junior B in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to Junior A with the Rocky Mountain

With Commissioner John

Horvath in attendance, the mem-

will be carried through.”

The Junior B camp all along have confessed Junior A hock- ey is a viable product that was not far down the road for Nel- son. What the major concern was to Brennen's people was their p ise to stress educa- tion.

They all felt players would not be able to combine playing

Sign up to sweat!

for past president “Obviously, the majority spoke tonight,” said Brennen, who made his intentions known Jong before the mecting that he would not be. seeking re-clection. “(Bat) some of the reserva- tions that I have is [sic] their Comsitment to education and whether or not the commitment we've made 1 to those five or six

bership voted 49 to 20 im favor

duled to return)

hockey with the grind of hitting the books during a 52-game schedule that has the teams

through the octhemn division.

“There's never going to be = one-hundred per cent support of any proposal,” lamented Brennen after seeing members of his camp leave following the vote.