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BCAHA opposed to age change

VANCOUVER (CP) The age structure of minor am ur hockey in British Columbia is fine the way it is, says the province's top hockey executive

The 1.C, Amateur Hockey Association will vote against an Ontario proposal to lower the minor hockey aye groups by one year, association president Bruce Allison 4d this week

The age groups were raised by one year three years ago and Allison w little support for serapping the new fyst

The Ontario Hockey Association put forth a resolution to change the age groups back and it will be voted on during our annual meetings in Calgary May

f," Allison said, "We've had full discussion with all our people around the provines and we're going to vate againat any change \

Vil be very aurprined if the Ontario resolution which would take effect the following next — goon we nit, we pve the majority of the © Lo hoop the age groups the way they

the midget category

nd 16 year olds, bantamea 1 and 14 year

olde and ao on down the line, Now, the midgets are in the 16.17 bracket

One of the original intentions of the raine in age wan where they could

nh the case,

p 17 year old midgets at b W high school, Although that haan't be Allison still likes the net effect of the new standards.

“The idea was a move for small-town Canada, to keep those kids at home and in sehool,” said Allison, the 54 year-old suburban Richmond resident who has led the amateur association for three years. “But you know as well as I do that it hasn't worked,

“If a kid is good enough at 14, he'll leave hfe. All the ood players will go and lowering the age grdups back won't make a difference.

“We like things the way they are because it brings us into line with international hockey and because we think it suits the physical structure of the kids.”

Allison also doesn't buy the popular ‘theory that midget hockey has suffered immensely by the change, with all the top 17-year-olds playing either major junior, tier two or junior B.

NOT WEAKER

“We have no evidence before us that is why the midgets are weaker,” said Allison. “It depends on who you talk to

“I've had people tell us that the bantam and peewee leagues are also weaker, With the new baby boom, we rease in 10,000 kids in our lower categories within the next five years.

“I think you'll find as all these kids move through the categories, the midget leagues will fill up again.”

The B.C. minor hockey ehi levels begin Sunday at several provincial communities.

The Midget ‘AAA’ takes place in with the winner advancing to the Air Canada Cup in Regina next month for the national title, The bantam ‘AAA’ goes at Kelowna, with the winning team going to the western Purolator Cup event at Prince Albert, Sask.

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was a little heavier on the sides so we would throw it a little heavier and it would just go through.”

The Kelowna team led 2-1 after five ends. Denmark took a single in the sixth end to tie the game 2-2, missing a second point from a rock barely outside the rings at the back of the house.

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Dawson says bean ball ‘history’

Andre Dawson says he has forgotten the bean ball thrown by San Diego right-hander Eric Show that started a memorable brawl last’ season between the Padres and Chicago Cubs.

After batting against Show for the first time since the incident on Tuesday, Dawson said the pitch he took in the

y at Wrigley field July 7 is “all in the past

named the National League's Most Valuable Player last season after hitting .287 with 49 homers and 187 REL

In other exhibition games Tuesday, it was Yankees 4, Montreal 3; Toronto 5, Philadelphia 3; New York Mets 4, Houston 2; Los Angeles 3, Cincinnati 2; Boston 10, Detroit 4; Kansas City 5, Pittsburgh 3 (10 inns0; Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 0; Texas 3, St. Louis 1; San Francisco 10, Seattle 6 (10 inns); Cleveland 2, Milwaukee 1; San Diego 5, Chicago Cubs 1; and California 8 Oakland 6.

Yankees 4 Expes 3

Mike Pagliarulo hit a tworun home run and John Candelaria pitched seven innings to lead the Yankees over Montreal, Candelaria allowed three runs and 12 hits for (Re

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win Blue Jays 5 Phillies 3 Willie Upshaw, Cecil Fielder and Greg Myers hit solo homers for Toronto. Blue Jays starter Mike Flanagan allowed five hits over six innings, Bob Shirley pitched the last inning for the Blue Jays, extending his scoreless streak to IL 13 innings, Mike Schmidt knocked in all three Philadelphia runs. Braves 6 Orieles 5 Rruce Sutter, sidelined for nearly two years with arm problems, pitched an inning of scoreless relief in Atlanta's vielory over Baltimore. It was Sutter's second outing of the spring 3 Cardinals 1 Bobby Witt pitched six no-hit innings and Curtis Wilkerson had a two-run triple for the Rangers. Mike Laga homered for St. Louis.

Races on weekend

By CasNews Stall

The Old Koot shi racers are on again Uhis year at Whitewater Ski Area.

The races are geared for participation and all inter ested skiers can take part in the downhill and/or giant slalom events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday

AR levels of skiers can participate and prives can be won mo matter where you

finish. The top prize is a pair of skis for each event with the prises being won by a draw of entrants

The downhill is Saturday and helmets are required The giant slalom event reas Swaday with two runs There are entry fees

Castlegar Figure Skat- ers ended the season Fri- day with a “pop concert” at the Community Complex. Performances were given by the badge skaters, in- dividual soloists, pairs, and the precision team. A good turn-out of parents and friends were on hand to support the young skaters.

Earlier in the month a test day was held in Ross- land. The following skaters passed these tests:

Preliminary figure — Linda Chang and Jennifer Stevens; First Figure — Jennifer Fayant; Dutch Waltz Lisa Woykin; Canasta — Jane Chang, Linda Chang, Nancy Chang, Jennifer Datchkoff and Lisa Datehkoff; Swing

Amber Kenneway and Heather Sheppard; Fox- trot — Shawna Wallace.

Lori Jose and Fran Es- posito have worked hard with the skaters this past season and were the in- dividuals responsible for choosing the most improv- ed skaters for the 1987-88 season. Kerri Redekop and Laura Kosowan were the coaches’ choice.

3ifts were presented to the coaches on behalf of the members of the skating club in appreciation of their coaching and encour. agement this year. At the

AWARD WINNERS . . . Kerri Redekop (left) and Laura Kosowan were selected most improved skaters of the 1987-88 season. The Castlegar Figure Skating id a pop concert Friday to end the season and present awards to

Club he skaters.

conclusion of the evening’s performances, the skaters were served cake by Fran

and Lori. ing for the month of April, Several Castlegar as they attend spring skaters will continue skat- school at Beaver Valley.

COMMUNITY NEWS

March 23, 1988 C astlégar

SOVIET BOUND . . . SHSS will send nine students to the Soviet Union at the end of the month. The students are (back row from left) Shawn Lovrenow, Ken Chernoff, Dean Osachoff, Mark Boolenoff and Rob Chursenott.

(Front row from left) Elita Lovrenow, Maya Kanigan,

Larissa Cheveldave, Wendy Voykin.

Sherri

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Bell better after beefing

By TOM MALONEY

s in a much better

mood after Tuesday's 5-3

Blue Jays exhibition win over Philadelphia.

He'd aired his beefs with

say George Bell got his way,” Hendricks said.

Bell joked with reporters after the game but, under in. structions from his agent and by agreement with Blue Jay

management, wouldn't com- ment on the meeting. Hendricks said Bell felt Toronto management flouted his status as American League MVP during the con.

troversy. By failing to “con sult” with Bell about the switch to DH, the Jays treated him “like some utility player,” Hendricks said. “He's not a robot.”

Toronto rs for 90 minutes and agreed to a temporary truce with man ager Jimy Williams. The terms of the ceasefire call for Bell to play where Williams wants him to.

“I would say George is sat isfied, maybe not happier, because he got some things off his chest that he wanted to talk about lick, executive vice-president of baseball for the club.

“So I would say it was a good meeting from a ther. apeutic standpoint.”

Bell's agent, Randy Hen dricks, initiated the meeting with Gillick, club vice-presi. dent Paul Beeston and Wil liams. Hendricks said he and Bell asked Williams to be flexible when it came to putting Bell in the lineup.

Hendricks said he would get involved again in 30 to 60 days if the situation “looks hopeless.”

Williams came into camp saying the experiment with Rob Ducey or Silvestre Cam pusano in centre, with Lloyd Moseby in left and Bell as designated hitter wasn't “east in stone.

Ducey and Campusano have impressed Williams who appears ready to go into the season using one of the rookies.

Hendricks was concerned that Bell's highly-demonstra. tive opposition to the des ignated-hitter role had back. ed Williams into a corner, foreing him to go with a reokie in centre.

If Williams played Bell in lef. where he wants to be, then “the whole world would

Pair on winning team By CasNews Stall Two Castlegar long-dis tance runners were part of

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Folk arts discussed

By VERA KANIGAN

Winnipeg was the site for the 1988 National Folk Arts Conference March 4, 5 and 6 at the city’s convention centre. David Crombie, Secretary of State for Canada and the minister responsible for multiculturalism, announced the conference, which addressed the state of folk arts in Canada today.

The following objectives were addressed through a series of workshops:

© review developments in the folk arts in Canada;

e examine the current issues in this gommunity;

e discuss directions for the future;

identify opportunities for the Canadian government and its national agencies to assist in their further develop- ment.

Approximately 300 selected participants including volunteers and professionals from Canada’s cultural communities assembled to hear well-known national and international panelists and guest speakers present their views on subjects related to definition of folk art, production, administration, training, education, promotion, access, marketing, touring and exchanges, as well as funding of the arts.

After a 20-minute presentation from each panel — mainly professionals in various fields of endeavor in amateur or professional art — participants were given the opportunity to question and share their views, expertise as well as problems which they encounter in their groups.

For additional guidance; various government repre- sentatives were also present to explain their policy and framework which gave everyone present a clear picture of accessible avenues and methods available to us as participants in the cultural mosaic of our country.

Each person, was selected as an individual who is involved in various aspects of folk art — whether it is music, dance, education, visual art or as co-ordinators or adminis trators of festivals or organizations.

Vera Kanigan of Castlegar was a selected delegate through her association with choral groups of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ, as well as her position of youth assistant to the USCC Union of Youth. The sincerity of the delegates to their belief in the value of “folk art” in Canadian society was intense, spirited, though at frustrating as there are many existing restrictions, especially monetary concerns which must be resolved.

It became evident through the discussions that many groups were successful through their own initiative and persistence, but what was encouraging to know is that the Canadian government gave the people this forum to make their views known, to allow proponents of their cultural identity to “Step into the Limelight” — the title of a prepared paper addressing key issues of concern. Partici- pants reiterated the need for heritage language as well as the beneficial factors provided through association with the country of their origin. Another need which was expressed was the need for Canada to have a definite Ministry of Culture — this idea was expressed as a need throughout the discussions.

The Saturday night supper provided the ethnic flavor of

Winnipeg, when Scottish, Ukrainian,

Japanese, Latin

American, Irish and other ethnic groups shared their folk art. The Ukrainian dancers presented conference leaders with their traditional hospitality of bread, salt and water. The keynote speaker — Saturday night was David Crombie, who expressed his keen support to the concept of multi- culturalism, and to the endeavors of those involved in preserving their heritage and cultural identity.

The conference was chaired by

Mayor Moore of

Vancouver, who has had a distinguished career in theatre,

film, radio, television,

journalism and

education. He

presently contributes a weekly column on cultural affairs to

the Toronto Globe and Mail.

Peace

group

meets Sunday

A meeting to discuss the federal government White Paper on national defence will be held this weekend.

The annual general meet- ing of the,Castlegar Peace Group will be held at the Ootischenia Hall on Sunday and will provide time for in- terested people to voice their opinions on Canada’s latest proposed defence initiatives. spending creates few jobs — in fact it is least efficient of all sector spend- ing in a jobs created per dollar comparison,” says Tim Rezansoff of the Castlegar Peace Group. “Yet the fed- eral government spends even more money trying to con vince the general public that there are good and obvious reasons for this spending.”

The peace group will also show a National Film Board movie title Children Of War. The film is about the Inter. national Youth Peace and Justice Tour in Canada. In the film, children speak of personal experiences in war- torn areas.

“There is also a concurrent moral dilemma — (about) how many people have to depend on the production of instru-

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A display of handicrafts made by Guatemalan ref. ugees will be available for viewing at the meeting. Photographs of the artisans taken by Marilyn Anderson and Jonathon Garlock will also be on display.

Students off to Russia

A group of students from Stanley Humphries second ary school is scheduled to leave for a two-week trip to the Soviet Union March 29.

Travelling to the United Kingdom and paris of the USSR are nine students, a parent and their instructor, Wendy Voykin. The group will return April 1f°

Their itinerary includes three nights in London and a tour of London's West End, including Westminster Ab- bey and Buckingham Palace.

In the USSR, they will

spepd three nights in Len- ingrad with visits to the winter palace, Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress and admiralty.

The three nights in Mos- cow will be spent with visits to the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenia’s mauso- leum, Moscow State Uni. versity, and the Exhibition of Economie Achievements, Students will also have the opportunity to visit a school and take in a ballet and a cireus.

Group seeks more

domestic

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of about 300 West Coast U.S. citizens arrived.on a train in the capital Tues: day, hoping to persuade Con gress to spend more on domestic programs and less on the military.

The group, including resi dents from Washington, Oregon and California, ar. rived five hours behind sche. dule because of mechanical troubles, but remained en thusiastic about their mis sion

“This train is bound for Congress,” the residents sang upon their arrival at Union Station near the Cap itol.

. this country back on track, get this deficit off our back.”

The group, part of the Citizens’ Train, which began a cross-country journey Sat urday, was greeted by sev eral congressmen from the Northwest.

Senator Mark Hatfield (R-Ore.), told the group con. gressmen had recently been discussing the emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras but “today they have been discussing you, an emergency deployment of citizens to Washington.”

A leaflet from the group calls on the president and Congress to establish a citi: zens’ budget “based on the

spending

ideals of the U.S.-Constitu tion and the Bill of Rights. Further, we call upon the president and the Congress to address the critical issue of the unprecedented national deficit with a keen regard for the well-being of all Ameri

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