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Thousands of miles from home, but settling in just fine

What else 38 Rebecca Plun- kett, Yasuko Yokosara, Sophie Boulengier and Roxana Boroso have in common besides being young and female?

They are all Castlegar Rotary Exchange students and as such have left their homes several thousands of miles away and

the 1994-95 school term—with the exception of Plunkett, who came from the town of Mack

in New South Wales, Australia, cight months ago.

Their cultural backgrounds are widely varied: Yokosara is from Minato-ku in greater Tokyo, Japan; Boulengier from Buzen-

Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico. Taking for granted that they

Plunkett, the gregarious type, had enjoyed everything, particu- larly thé trip to Toromto with her host parents, Mike and Brenda

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assortment of scrapes “So you don’t like mountain- bike riding?”

“Oh, no,” (very firmly) “I like mountain-bike riding, I just don"t like falling off.” Fair enough.

Several of the girls admitted to being adverse to the telephone - a subtle reminder ot some of our own shortcot .

The disembodied voice which fails to identify its owner, or which or mumbles, can be for one still unsure pd the and a nuisance Seo ofan as boos as

tains here are wonderful,” she added quickly, to a chorous of assent from all the others. We

house was familiar, but the absence of ‘house-sandals’ was a surprise. “I brought mine from home and haven't worn them once,” she said. Boroso, who doesn't like to wear shoes at all but must do so at home, enjoys the greater opportunity to do without them here.

To Boulengier, the latest arrival, everything is different and new, particularly the schools. ‘When one normally goes to a

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to daycare? That's the parent's responsibility. The idea that we're responsible to provide this

motion, telling board members and parents who attended the + require changes in how boards

service.

Kinakin, who is a “rural” trustee, also argued that trans- portation for rural children is always a problem, and recom- mended that the board look at ways in which to address specific problems such as after school care. He believes that a system which would see “special cir-

Bill Hadikin, who is also a trustee sided with

tion in advance and students being allowed to ride the bus only if there was room.”

Bus surveys will be drafted and issued to parents in the dis- trict within the next month.

Kinakin also made another motion that the school district encourage the regional district to establish an after school public bus service in Ootischenia, Pass Creek and Thrums.

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The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, September 21, 1

If you want to make a junior hockey club at any level you have to prove you can play tough. The players are bigger and faster and they know how to hit.

If you can take the hit and walk away, you prove something to the coach, yourself and the player that hit you. If you turn around and retaliate you get what happened last Friday night at the Castlegar Complex Arena - unbridled anarchy in the form of a hockey game.

Head Coach Garry Sauer of the Castlegar Rebels was looking to evaluate some players going into Friday night's game versus the Rossland Warriors. What he, and his Warrior counterpart, got was a much shorter look than expected.

The game turned into a brutal oie by tee ead of the first peri- ‘Od as both teams traded cheap p ies and game mi e By the end of the game both coaches had less than two full lines to play.

Todd Doyle was the only Rebel star who shone through the mayhem as he potted two goals and assisted on two others. Nino DaCosta also showed that he has Not gotten too rusty after a year’s absence from the game by scor- ing a goal and adding three assists. Brett Neumann also had a strong game with four assists. Neumann was also impressive in the fact that he took the hits with- out retaliating and made some good plays as a result.

The Rebels won the game 7-4, which was nice since it was their first game in front of the home- town fans. However, the score isn’t able to convey the ugliness of the game.

“It's nice to win your opening game but we didn’t show a lot of

iscipline,” said Sauer. “I want us to be disciplined this year and I think the fighting was a little much. As coaches we are certain- ly not going to stress fighting.”

“Because of it, a lot of kids didn't see a lot of ice,” continued Sauer, “It was tough for me to evaluate because guys I wanted to see were sitting in the dressing room. But the discipline will have

Rebels defenceman Jeff Moffatt (16) lets one go tries to get a piece of it. Rossland goaltender Rick

to be built in. A lot of these kids have to realize they're not in minor hockey anymore. You've gotta be able to take a hit as well as dish one out. Also it just isn't entertaining hockey.”

The only players Sauer did get a good look at were the goalies. He has a tough decision ahead of him in picking Mike Kooanet- soff’s back-up and Jeff McWilliam seemed to help his cause on Friday.

“He looked fairly decent and made some good saves,” said Sauer. “With all the penalties, there were some plays he didn’t have a chance on.”

lt seemed the Rebels were out to prove that they could play real hockey Saturday night in Grand Forks as they fought into over-

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They went thataway! Rebels forward Nino DaCosta asks where all his teammates went. Easy Nino, they're

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time. It was an exciting game from start to finish with Castlegar pulling out the 8-7 victory.

The winning overtime goal was credited to Casey Grant but Grant concedes it should have went to Cam Pereversoff who let a rocket go from the point.

The game was highly enter- taining but there were still quite a few penalties. However, there were no fights and the coaches were able to do some evaluating.

Evaluating sure isn’t hard when you've got 15-year-old Castlegar native Jay Antignani on your team. Antignani showed off a glowing combination of tough- ness and skill that caught the eyes of the Rebel coaching staff. But then they've been a captive audi-

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from the point as Derek Read (17) McAlpines doesn't have a chance.

glehold on the starting job.

The season starts Friday at home for the Rebels as they play the Rossland Warriors once more. By Thursday, Sauer wants his roster down to 22 players. He released six players over the weekend but added four more Monday. He will start the season waith 14 forwards, six defensemen and two goalies. As of 5 he only has two more full days of evaluation. On Tuesday, he'll get to see them in an exhibition game

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should come as no sur- Prise that they both made it to the singles final against cach othex. Unf time ints made it i for the two to meet in the final and they agreed to play one another on their own time. Tom just hopes that match takes place “sometime before the snow flies.” A Kootenay League of their own It is a sport on the rise across North America and few people seem

to know about it. It’s female baseball and these players aren’t about to go on strike. The Ki A inti

very aning Sport and well worth the trip out to South Slocan. This Sunday, September 25 will feature three more action packed games starting at noon on Campbell Field. The following Sunday will sce the Pony Field host the girls of autumn. I guess it just goes to prove that diamonds really are a girl’s best friend.

Chasin’ the Blah’s away The Blahadotnia

gets underway at 8:30 am ing at 10:00. All parti

versus the Warriors in Rossland. “T'll be looking really close at the new kids,” said Sauer. “I'll be resting some of our veteran play- ers. Also, I want to give some of our other kids a chance. We're comfortable with what we've got

ence of A 2g! training camp.

“This kid has been having a super camp,” said Sauer. “He scored in Friday's game and had two short-handed goals on Satur- day. He's another product of our minor hockey system who is doing well. It’s nice to see it from a local product.”

Sauer also found a super line in he form of Casey Grant, Dan Whiteford and Randy Knott. Grant and Knott had two goals each while Whiteford added the line’s fifth. They were also the line on the ice for the winning goal. They were dominant all game long.

The Grand Forks game also Saw some strong play from back- up goal prospect Les Barry who Played the first half of the game. Kooznetsoff came in for the sec- ond half and solidified. his stran-

and anybody coming in will have to beat somebody out. We're in an awkward position, because we have to stick with what we've got and develop these kids into better hockey players.”

With less than a week until the home opener, it is safe to assume Sauer is itching for the start of the season.

“The home opener will give us a chance to display the team we have chosen for this season,” said Sauer. “People can come out and see some great hockey and also the players who have survived this year’s Rebels training camp. By the looks of things we'll be one of the top teams again this year.”

So if you want to see some real hockey, saunter on down to the Castlegar Recreation Complex at 8 p.m. on Friday. You can be assured that when you leave the Rebs will have you runnin’.

the ice ed in enrolling in the Can Skate or Can Power i

Restin’ some rambunctious rebels

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Put- your whistles away and just let the boys play

They can be your closest friends as quickly as your most hated enemies. They stay in the background but always end up in the lime- light at the worst possible time. They have been called zebras and much, much worse. Their eyesight is questioned on a daily basis and most people firmly believe if they dropped off the face of the earth, nobody would care.

Sort of like baseball.

But then there are others who would say they have an impossible job. They contend that these much-maligned men and women are the only thing separating sports from war. They tame the fiercest of barbarians and bring jus- tice to emotional upheavels. Without the referees and umpires of the world, sporting carnage would prevail and we would all suffer the slings and arrows of outragocus fouls and penalties.

Nice thought. And if you buy that, I've got a CFL fran- chise to sell ya

Democracy is all fine and dandy until you start playing Sports or invading Haiti. In each case you are stuck with a big tough authority figure telling you what you can and cannot do. Don't pat your stick there, don't dance in the end zone and quit hold- ing. Or what?

Well, by the power invested in me, the referee, by the almighty <insert sports commissioner here>, you will have to sit down over there or go sit in that box or march your little penalizing butt back ten

Steps. It seems funny, but these goofily clad marshals of sports author- ity actually have more power than anybody except God during a Sporting event. And even that is debatable, because even God hasn't cost me as many bets as the referees. So what do we do, get rid of all the referees and umpires of the world? Of course not. That just isn't prac- tical, especially since the NHL refs just got a new contract last year and Koharski would probably look at it as a threat to his donut money. Never stand between an authority figure and his donuts. Referees are necessary, especially in the professional ranks. Sports has become too large i

question is the use of authority. The

minute you give someone power is the mimute he or she begins abusing it If you happened to be at the Castlegar Recreation Complex last Fri- day, you saw abuse at its finest. It was a simple exhibition hockey game that got totally out of hand for one simple reason - whistle abuse. The game has been over for five days but I can still hear that shrill sound and I can still see players smashing their sticks and

throwing their helmets.

Now, there were certainly penalties in the game. Players were drag- ging cach other down and there was a lot of heavy hitting. It was an exhibition game with players trying to catch the coach's eye. But this particular ref figured it was Vancouver versus New York in Game Seven of the Final and he had to set the tone.

He set the tone alright. Before long the players began to get frus- trated with all the penalties. After all, how do you impress the coach when you're sitting in the box all game. And when players get frus- trated they like to take their frustrations out on other players, and before you can say “get your eye glasses checked, Magoo”, you have six fights and a whole whack of ejections.

attempting to enforce rules for the good of the game.

But hey, the good of the game won't be found in a whistle, a flag or a technical foul. The good of the game will always be found in the goal, the basket, the touchdown and the home run, not the call that took it away.