ae_CastlagarNews —Febrvar 14, 1990

INSURANCE GRADUATES .

. Recent graduates of the

Canadian Accredited Insurance Brokers program in- cludes: (rear, from lett) Peggy Toews, Janet John and

Local brokers qualify

The program is provided Toews of Rod McDonald In

Two Castlegar residents recently qualified for special insurance accreditation.

Charlie Cohoe and Lori Brown of Cohoe Insurance are two of only 100 graduates of the Canadian Accredited Insurance Brokers program in Canada. Cohoe and Brown qualified along with four other West Kootenay resi dents for the CAIB designa.

tion.

by the Insurance Brokers’

the Insurance Agents’ As sociation of B.C. It provides formal insurance knowledge, development of specialized skills and ensures that clients receive necessary insurances ‘expertise.

The other West Kootenay residents to graudate from the program were: Peggy

Employees bid against gov't.

VERNON, B.C. (CP) A British Columbia govern ment employee group bid. ding on six government owned tree nurseries says negotiations with the Forests Ministry finished when the government re.

weren't

jected their proposal

Grant Kaiser, superinten dent of the one of the six nurseries, located in Vernon, said Tuesday the govern ment, abruptly cut off neg otiations that appeared to be proceeding well

“They simply shut the door on us,” Kaiser said.

Forests Minister Dave Parker opened bidding to public tender Monday saying the employees’ offer “fell

short of what the govern ment considers a fair value to the taxpayers.”

Parker said the employee group can resubmit the same or a revised proposal with a five-per-cent price prefer ence compared to outside parties.

Kaiser said the govern ment and the consulting firm negotiating on the em ployees' behalf had not yet discussed the purchase price.

“We haven't even got to the bargaining article yet,” Kaiser said, adding that one of three main issues in the negotiations had been set tled. He did not say what the issue was

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Run challenging

By BRENDAN NAGLE Staff Writer

When Felix Belezyk attacks the downhill course at Nakiska on Mt. Allan today, he will be skiing one of the more challenging runs offered for Olympic competition.

Downhill runs in past Olympic Games have been flatter and less trying so teams with skiers rarely heard from could compete

This year the teams from Andorra, Chile and India — to name just three — will be faced with running an intense course suited to more well-known World Cup competitors.

The 3,196-metre long course drops about 854 metres — an average slope grade of 29 per cent. The top 200 metres of the hill plummet 70 metres with an eye-opening incline of 53 to 75 degrees. Definitely a start to remember.

Lower down, the hill levels off a little bit but large bumps are there to sap energy from the legs as the skier tries to maintain the best “line” to the finish. As well the gates tighten up forcing the skier to carve turns while trying to maintain momentum

Speeds will approach a freeway speed limit-breaking 130 kmh.

The course is suited to the Canadian and Swiss teams because of its steep pitch and technical layout.

Belezyk will compete in the downhill event today which starts at 10:30 a.m. The other members of the Canadian men’s Olympic alpine ski team include Mike Carney of Squamish, Danny Moar of Revelstoke, Rob Boyd of Whistler and Brian Stemmle of Ontario. If Stemmle is unable to compete because of a knee injury suffered on the World Cup circuit last month, Rossland’s Don Stevens will take his place making B.C. the sole contributing province to the men's Olympic alpine ski team.

The downhill may be the most popular event for Olympic spectators because of its focus on sheer speed bu there are four other alpine events the team will be competing in. Belezyk will compete in two of them. He'll race in the super giant slalom and the combined events.

He won't ski in the giant slalom and slalom events.:

In the men’s combined — which runs tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. and Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. — Belezyk will do a downhill run Monday and a slalom run Tuesday. The winner of the combined has the fastest overall time in the two events. It is the first time since 1948 that the combined event has been run in the Olympics.

The slalom portion of the combined ‘entails skiing down a run with as many as 70 closely spaced gates that have to be negotiated. One missed gate means dis- qualification.

The downhill run in the combined event will be shorter than the run used specifically for the downhill event on the previous day.

Once the combined event is over, Belezyk has to wait until next week for his final event. The super giant slalom — or Super G — event combines the speed of downhill racing with the precision of slalom.

XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES ‘Sport Vere Locations

It's a new event for the Games. The Super G is skied on the same course as the downhill but there are. no straight sections, just gates spaced at least 8 metres apart.

Belezyk won a World Cup Super G event in January and is carrying Canada's medal hopes for this event squarely on his shoulders.

The Nakiska ski centre at Mt. Allan cost the Alberta government about $25 million to prepare for the Olympic skiing events. The alpine skiers will be skiing on man-made snow.

The Canadian men may have the psychological ad vantage over the other teams in the downhill event because coach Heinz Stohl is setting the gates for the downhill event

It may be the only advantage they need.

Parents off to Olympics

By CasNews Staff

Felix Belezyk Sr. and wife Reneta will be off to Calgary this week to watch Felix Jr. compete in the 15th Winter Olympics.

The Belezyks, who hope to be there for the entire first week of the Games to watch their son, left Friday.

Their airline fees were paid for by Labatt's as part of the brewery's Olympic Parents Program. The parents of all Canadian Olympic competitors are going to the Games with the brewery picking up the tab. Approximately 300 parents will go to Calgary.

The Belezyk’s will be staying with a local family in Calgary as part of the program.

“We hope to see all the events Felix will be skiing in, said Felix Sr.

IVAR REINSBAKKEN .

. . One of the cross-country ski pioneers who will be honored at the Loppet Banquet He was involved in the development of trails at Nancy

Greene Lake, was the chief builder of the Nordic Hut and the moving force behind the first Ski For Light Races in Castlegar

Troll Loppet on way

The Nordic Ski Touring Club will be holdings its 4th Annual Troll Loppet on Saturday, February 20, at Nancy Greene Lake.

An optional feature of the Loppet is a Ski-a-Thon. Skiers can be spon sored to support either Amnesty International or Ski For Light, which is a program of cross-country skiing for

76, with the help of the Nordic Ski Touring Club. If there are any blind or visually impaired persons in this area who are interested in finding out about the program, the Nordic Club would be

One of the highlights of the season for the club, the Loppet is a citizens’ marathon which is open to both the non-competitive and competitive skier. Distances vary from 8 km for the youngest skiers to 41 km for the most experienced.

ticipant

Every entrant will receive a Loppet badge, and there are numerous prizes, badges, medals and trophies. The grand prize is one night's stay at the Lemon Creek Lodge

blind or visually impaired persons. It is a one-to-one program providing a sighted guide/instructor for each par

In 1978, Castlegar was the location for the first Ski For Light Races ever to be held in Canada. Since then, races have been held in Saskatoon, Prince George, Kamloops and Vernon

In January, 1989, the races will be returning to Castlegar undér the spon sorship of the Sons of Norway, Lodge

happy to provide an instructor/guide.

In conjunction with the Loppet Awards Banquet, the Nordic Club will be honoring local cross-country ski pioneers. This is an opportunity to hear about the early days on the Ben Shaw Trails and around Nancy Greene Lake.

Registration forms for both the Loppet and the Banquet are available in local sports stores or by calling 365-2577,

Canucks beat Boston

VANCOUVER (CP) — Doug Wickenheiser scored with 3:25 r g Saturday night to give the VancouVer

Olympics hyped

Sporting

too much

I was going to tear into this hyped-up Olympic spirit that has been rammed down my throat for the last few months and let you know how it was getting me down.

I was going to tell you about the farce behind the Games and how they are used strictly for corporate egos and financial gain.

I was taken to the point of phys ical illness with all the Torch Run hype. I even quit smoking

Sure, the Torch meant a lot to the people running in the relay, I'd have relished the opportunity to be touched by the vitality of the Olympic Flame but I was not about to succumb to some advertising ploy by the nation's oil company to do it

Petro Can number crunchers gleefully fall over themselves to tell you that the oil giant stands to gain millions of dollars from the 88-day cross-Canada run.

The official souvenier program of the 15th Olympic Winter Games is stuffed with 71 advertisements from, cover to cover taking up about 92 pages of the 232 in the. book

Everyone from Coca Cola to the federal government — which runs a four-page spread in the program is making sure they get their slice of the Olympic pie.

I was going to tell you how the competition for corporate visibility and ad space is more intense than the competition between the ath letes themselves.

Even the media stinks in this one. Apparently you aren't worth a second glance at the Games if you don't sport some sort of “official” company Winter Games outfit on behalf of your television, radio or newspaper bosses.

Views

By Brendan Nagle

You were going to know that I felt all this commercial opportunism was ruining the Olympic Games just as Christmas has been ruined by September Christmas ad flyers

was prepared to say the Olympics are doomed because of this unabashed commercial vic; timization of the thrill of amateur competition that comes together but once every four years.

I was going to say all this hype was getting me down

But all of that changed.

Having been inundated with nothing but the commercial fluff of sponsors “supporting the Olympic Dream” I forgot the athletes. Yes

those people who spend their waking hours in pursuit of nothing but perfection in their chosen events.

My outlook changed when I actually got to meet one of these athletes face to face for the first time.

“They do exist,”

It was Castlegar’s own Felix Belezyk who changed my attitude towards the-Games.

The'real Olympic spirit came cas cading from this young man as he spoke freely of his sport and his determination

His eyes lit up as he explained the intricacies of the competition itself.

The toil and sweat an athlete com. peting in the Olympics has to éndure is incredible and presents a fascinating insight into the spirit of competition in the Winter Games. Far more spirit than any corporate sponsor will be able to communicate

I said to myself

in any ad or promotion.

Belezyk's enthusiasm and candor were stunning as he detailed the rigors of training required for the body and the mind when one is attempting to flash down a moun tain at speeds reaching 130 kmh on nothing but a pair of fibre-carbon boards.

His reverence for the competition itself and the camaraderie shared by all athletes competing in the Games provided a nice touch in convincing me that the Games are not dost at all

The negative attitude that had plagued my mind at the mere metion of the words Flame and dream was beginning to fade.

But, I started to worry.

Not everyone has met or will ever meet an Olympic athlete and I'm concerned for the people who might harbor negative feelings towards the Games because of all the hype

Take heart. It took a face to face meeting with a real competitor for me to slip out of those Olympic hype blues. I hope I can convey to you the true spirit of Olympic competition through my own atti tude changes following this con versation with Belezyk.

By now I can say you can ram all the Petro Can Olympic Flame avail able-for-a-limited-time-only fluted champagne glasses and highly-cov eted track suits down my neck you want, and it will not spoil my attitude towards the real essence of the Olympic dream.

Off with the hype .. . the Games.

and on with

Canucks a 6-5 NHL victory over the Boston Bruins.

The goal, Wickenheiser's fifth of the season and first since Jan. 17 for the journeyman forward, was set up by a centring pass by winger Dave Saunders.

The victory, the Canucks third in their last 11 games, halted a Boston winning streak at six games and prevented the ruins from taking over the overall lead in the league standings from the idle Calgary Flames.

The Bruins, who had a two-goal lead in the second period, sagged in the third as Petri Skriko set up Vancouver defenceman Jim Benning for the equalizer while the Canucks were killing a penalty

WHALERS 5 HABS I

MONTREAL (CP) — Right winger Lindsay Carson ended a tie at 8:42 of the second period, and the Hartford Whalers, behind the splendid goaltending of Mike Liut, sent Montreal to its fourth straight loss, beating the Canadiens 4-1 in an NHL game Saturday night

The Canadiens, enduring their longest losing streak of the season, were unable to clear the puck on Carson's game-winner. Defenceman Ulf Samuelsson had taken a shot from the point that Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy blocked, but Carson slid the rebound through a forest of bodies for his fourth goal

The Whalers sealed the victory with two goals in the final 90 seconds by Kevin Dineen and Paul MacDermid

Stewart Gavin, with a short handed effort, and Montreal's Mike McPhee had scored first-period goals to create the 1-1 tie

BLUES 5 WINGS 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tony McKegney scored two goals and added an assist to give the St. Louis Blues a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night that ended a six-game NHL unbeaten streak by Detroit

It was the Blues first win in seven games this season with Detroit. The Blues have won eikght of their last 10 games, but had lost their last two before Saturday's victory

St. Louis blew a three-goal lead before going ahead for gopod on Rick Meagher's third period goal

McKegney scored 7:22 into the game as St. Louis took a 1-0 first period lead. He scored again at 2:30 of the second period, just 43 seconds after Doug Gilmour had made it 2-0 At that point, the Blues had scored on three of six shots

directed at Detroit goaltender Glen Hanlon.

NORDS 7 STARS 3 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Peter Stastny scored a goal and had four assiists, leading the Quebec Nordiques over Minnesota North Stars 7-3 in a National Hockey League game Saturday night

Stastny,. the Nordiques leading scorer, continued his recent hot streak in which he has 21 points in the last 12 games. Minnesota is 0-4-1 in its last five

Normand Rochefort's third goal of the season opened the scoring for Quebec with 8:35 left in the first period Gaetan Duchesne made it 2.0 nine minutes into the second period after taking a pass from Jeff Brown.

The North Stars. who were outshot 20-6 in the second period, scored on a power play with 5:50 left when Brian Bellows’s backhand shot bounced off Brown's stick and over goalie Mario Gosselin

LEAFS 7 FLYERS 4

TORONTO (CP) Miroslav Frycer and Ed Olezyk scored two goals each and goaltender Ken Wregget turned away 49 Philadelphia shots as the Torontol Maple Leafs held off the Flyers for a 7-4 victory Saturday night, the Leafs second consectuve National Hockey League win

Tom Fergus, Todd Gill and Al Iafrate, with the winner, also scored for the Leafs, Murray Craven scored three goals and Dave Poulin scored once for the Flyers, who lost their second game in two nights.

Toronto, which seemed to be outplayed most of the night, took a 4-1 lead in the second period when Wregget turned away 24 shots. Philadelphia continued its barrage in the third, with Craven and Poulin scoring to make it 4-8, but Wregget held on until Iafrate restored the two-goal cushion at 14:01

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Prokop rink hot

By CasNews Staff

The Marie Prokop rink from Castlegar was tied for first place with three wins and one loss by Saturday morning in the B.C. Senior Ladies Curling Championship in Nanaimo.

“I feel godd,” Prokop said Friday afternoon.

Her rink third Marg van Yzerloo, second Mary Perehudoff and lead Mary Ish — has beaten rinks from Vancouver, Victoria and Prince Rup ert

action,

In their first game Thursday, the Prokop rink defeated Donna Clark of Vancouver 9-5 in 10 ends. In afternoon

we get,” she said. good possibility.”

Prokop faced a Victoria rink skipped by Mary Matheson. She took it to 11 ends before defeating Matheson 10-8 with the hammer.

In Friday's morning draw, Prokop defeated the Jean Billing rink from Prince Rupert to remain undefeated.

The Prokop rink dropped their first decision to the Helen Elson rink from the Nanaimg Curling Club. Elson defeated Prokop 127 in 10 ends. But Prokop remains confident

“The more we play the stronger “I think we have a

PROKOP RINK . curling well in Nanaimo