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Vol. 89 Issue 19 • Wednesday, May 9, 2012 • www.arrowlakesnews.com • 250-265-3823 • $1.25 Includes HST
Minor Hockey night in Nakusp a major event
The Nakusp Midgets had a stellar year both on and off the ice. Not only did they bring home the banner, they earned third in the province, and even more than that, they practised values like respect that will serve them for the rest of their lives. Way to go, guys. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS only coach without kids enrolled in Minor By Claire Paradis Hockey, led the Midgets to a banner win and Arrow Lakes News third place in the province for their Tier. Somewhere around 180 hockey playDugan McInnes was up next as Junior ers and their family and friends had packed Referee of the Year, and Cam Leitch, not in themselves around banquet tables in prepa- attendance that night, was awarded Senior ration for the Nakusp Minor Hockey Awards Ref. Night Tuesday, May 1. The Scrimmage League, a new and welAfter another table was set up to accom- come addition last year, was a great oppormodate all the folks who had showed up, tunity for kids to get some time learning the and the long line for free beverages had di- basics of hockey before they started on one minished, Rusty Reimer took up the mic and of the Minor Hockey teams, and six kids kicked off the congratulations. who took part received certificates at the Right off the top, Ryan Struck was award- awards night. ed Coach of the Year for all of Nakusp Minor Both the Junior and Senior Novices were Hockey, a well-deserved award. Struck, the recognized by their coaches and the attend-
ees that night. The two cute bunches were coached by Wayne Abbott this year. The PeeWee House team, a tight-knit group who achieved high this year, were given their awards by Head Coach Ken Nishida. “This team had 34 wins, no losses, and one tie for the whole season,” Crystal Volansky told the Arrow Lakes News. “The first game they played was a league game that they tied and then they won every game after that.” The team won the West Kootenay Minor Hockey League Banner at the Playoff here in Nakusp, and then they went on to win tournaments in Nelson, Sicamous and Beaver Valley. Nishida introduced each of the players with a short, insightful recap which gave each of the players their due. Best All Around Player went to high-scorer Ryan MacDonald and Kobe Nishida took home Most Defensive Player. Brody Herridge, who let very few pucks past him, was Goalie of the Year. Reese McCrory was given Most Sportsmanlike, and Eric Vieira garnered honourable mention, while Raven Atherton and Hailey Herridge were awarded Most Dedicated. Jacob LaPlante, who said he scored 86 goals this season, was named for three separate awards: Most Improved, High Scorer and Playmaker. The PeeWees had become a real team; all the players cheered on and congratulated each other with high-fives or knuckle punches. Each PeeWee House player also received a mini-banner from Manager Mel Herridge in commemoration of their win. By the time Bantams Coach Barry Streliev got up to the mic, nearly half the room had emptied out, leaving before all the honourees had had their time on stage. The Bantams had faced a tough season,
Ryan Struck, who was award Coach of the Year, gave an inspiring speech on the rewards of striving to become a better person. CLAIRE PARADIS/ARROW LAKES NEWS with seven players having to travel from Kaslo in order to be part of the team. What it meant was a lot of practising hockey skills rather than building as a team. Best Goalie was awarded to Dugan McInnes, Best All Around went to Ashlee Herridge and David Faucher, while Kira Streliev took the Playmaker award. Austin MacDonald and Jordan Deakoff were both awarded Most Defensive Player, and Hannah Enns was Most Sportsmanlike. Most dedicated went to Cole Bendis and Most Improved to Arturs Vilks. For the finale, Midget Rep Head Coach and Minor Hockey Coach of the Year Ryan Struck told the room about his experience with the Midgets over the last season. Unfortunately, over half the audience had already
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Monashee cut block remnants destined for burn piles? PINE TO BE BURNED UNLESS OTHER PLANS ARE MADE, SAYS TOLKO REP By Claire Paradis Arrow Lakes News
If you’ve travelled along Highway 6 between Edgewood and Cherryville recently, you have probably seen a sizeable patch of trees cut down next to the road. Bundles of slender trees litter the blocks in what look like giant burn piles. And that’s what they are, at the moment. So why are the trees being cut down, and what’s happening with the ones that are too small to be milled?
When I asked Murray Wilson, Tolko’s Woodlands Manager for Okanagan Forestry, if the trees had been cut down because they were infested with the infernal pine beetle ripping its way through western forests, he said not exactly. “The levels of attack were pretty low compared to other areas,” he said, but the beetle’s advance was a motivator for harvesting the blocks. Most of the trees in the stands were lodgepole pine, which are a priority for har-
vesting because of the outbreak. Although the Kootenays have more diverse forests, the rust-red of infected trees can be seen on mountainsides here too. The invading insects fly during the month of July, and by the next year, any trees taken over by the beetles are dead, Wilson told me. “Once you see trees turn red,” said Wilson, “the beetles have already left the trees.” Infested trees are still deceptively green, and can be harvested at a higher value than “red attack”
trees, he added. The final phase, “grey attack,” are trees destroyed by the beetle that have lost all their dead, red needles. By harvesting stands which are predominantly lodgepole pine and either beetle-free or in the initial stages of an attack, the trees not only fetch a better price, but cutting them down can also minimize pine needle spread, said Wilson.
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