CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 22; 1982.) “Dracula > stalks marsh By PAUL MITCHELL-BANKS " ‘Junior Naturalist rs Have you ever gone’ wading! or swimming in ‘the: marsh, and after getting out ‘of: the water: found something attached to your boots or skin? Many people, have come across the leech, also known as a “Blood- sucker” in this manner. This long flattened worm actually prefers insects, larva and worms to cat, Thosa animals ara referred to a5 predacious'’ as they kill other animals for food. Almost rters of all the leeches .also occa- sionally, dine‘ on blood. They attach themselves to small fish, swimming birds or animals and pierce the skin ‘and start to feed on the victim's blood. In’ many ways these little animals are the “Dracula of the Marsh,” as they fill themselves up to five times their own body weight in blood! Lecches have a sucker at each end of their body. Some leeches can swim in a:corkscrew manner, others, move along any surface in the marsh, very much like a toy slinky. 3 i In the past, leeches were often used in medicine. ; When ‘someone’ fell ill, the doctors thought that the patient may have had too much blood or impurities in it. To help the patient to got well the doctors would bleed or “blood let” the patient by attaching leeches to their skin. We know now that this vould not have helped the | unfortunate person, but leeches at one time would be |. purchased at 10 cents a piece to do this. After a leech: starts to such blood, they inject an | anticoagulant, a: substance that stops the blood’ from ' clotting. This slows down and eventually stemming the | } flow of blood. This substance, known as hirudin'also acts ‘a8 a preservative of the eaten blood enabling the leech to go without food for up to one and a half years, Leeches are hermaphroditic, This means that they. are bath ‘male and female. \They. cannot mate with themselves but will join up with another one of their species, buthead to toe" in position. Another, animal’ that? is like this is the snail, InMay to August, the eggs are laid in a cocoon, which is attached to a plant or rock in the water. The emerging young may attach to the parents for several: days. 5+! Leeches can become a nuisance to bathers, but the only step that will lower their number is adding a lot of lime to the water. If in the fall, the water leyel drops'a few feet after the leeches have begun to hibernate in the soil along the shore, the drying out of the banks may kill some of them. t + These little animals which are most often light brown ‘incolor, seh Spats ot nine Fad Seton are sc thy Sensitive ‘to shadows, vibrations of scent in the water they are a successful hunter of their victims. “These and many other mysterious creatures can be. } found out at the Creston Valley Wildlife Interpretation Centre. Why not com cout and see nature, as well as hear, taste and feel it. All of the staff are eager. to meet people: and introduce the myriad of walle that can be Jeune! in our Valley. Ried Services held for Koehle Rita Wisted Koehle, 67, of Castlegar passed away Thursday,. Aug. 19. Born June 1, 1916 in Italy, she came to Canada with her parents ‘at nine years of age. ‘They settled in Trail where she grew up. / In 1987, Mrs. Koehle mar- husband George of Castlegar, one son Ronald Wisted’ of Rossland, and one daughter, 2 Prince: Hed James Wisted at Okan- agan, WA. He. pred held Monday, Aug: 28) at 1 Funeral: her in 1978. In 1976 she mar- p.m. at) Cast ried George Koehle at Ross- dand. +. will follow at: Park Memorial Cemetery. Should friends desire donations. may Mrs. Koehle bas been a ~pesident of Castlegar since ‘1040. She was a member of ‘the Rebecca Lodge of Trail, the Kinnaird Women's Insti- tute. She was also active in the t. David's Thrift ‘Shop. 2 She is survived by her Fund, c/o ‘Trail Regional ’ Hospital, Trail, B.C. Funeral arrai ABOUT NUT PROBABLY. WAISTLI LEARN TO GET SLIM AND STAY THAT WAY AT DIET CENTER! 4 ~ Mons: Fel. ° Noon Saturdays. — oun - 8:30 a:m. APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. = SNANYTIME: 005 Please Phone 365-6256 : eee ; OTTAWA (CP) — The first ‘public showing ‘of. selected pieces. of; German war, art’, from the Second World War ° haz-been mqunted as part of an exhibit ‘at ‘the. Canadian’: War Museum commemorat- _ing the Dieppe raid 40 years, ago. The exhibit, sharing an ex: hibition hall, with a’ display reviving :memories of Can-. ada’s losses: in'the Japanese capture of Hong! Kong nine months ‘earlier, ’ will be | on view. until the’ end of. the year, Canadian troops, in “their.” ‘first ‘taste of Second World War battle in Europe,:spear-. headed ‘the ‘Allied attack on | the'north coast of France in the early morning of Aug. 19, 19425". "By 2 p.m. it waa all over — a “brave and bitter day,”/in the words of Col. C.P. Stacey, official war historian, in Six E ‘Years of War. ~“Ganadian forees’ ‘suffered 8,867 casualities — 907 offi-’ cers and men dead, including’, "a fe from, Boo. by 3.mu- seuss employee for the show. military, com stery, headstone, the standard ‘marker. for the hundreds’‘of * unknown’ sol- diers ‘buried: near.Dieppe. Most of the pictures in the ' exhibit are/ by: German war “artists! bocatise it ‘was | not until’ 1944'that’the Canadian governniont assigned artista to record action at the front: “During the subsequent Al- lied Mberation of © Europe, “American’’ forces ‘captured thousands of’ German war paintings, and recently gave the Canadian government 85 which: depicted: or. were re- lated tothe Dieppe rad % ‘The war museum's exhibit is mainly German watercolor paintings, an cight-minuts *, German: film of the action, photographs and a fow ‘per? ‘sonal diaries, ; CANADIANS SHACKLED , Significant among the ‘ar- tists \is a pair of fron-chain ‘hackles, It was not intended that: prisoners. in’ camps should be shackled, hut only’ tied if necessary during bat- tle. Some Canadians in Ger- Ian camps were shackled for more than a year. |” “A‘small display, shows 3 ~ Canadian soldier sitting de- ‘jectedly beside a. German ‘soldier. ° Stones‘ from: ; the © Dieppe Bedeh. were, brought’ Singles Club busy The Castlegar. Singles Club is holding its: last’ barbecue and corn roast Aug, 28 at 5 p.m. “at the home ‘of Judy. Cameron. i those who died ‘in captivity. a Cansdians' heroed ‘into Ge: man prisoner of war camps. numbered 1,946, of whom 568 were wounded, British losses: were 18 officers and 157 men.’ German ‘losses ' were: fewer than { : The club has been busy, ore ganizing other events. A card ; playing night is held, the ‘last: Friday of every month at the home ‘of Judy Cameron, and severy other Friday ; of. the» money the club nieets to go , dancingat:the Legion. ‘The club has'plans already: underway, for ’a .Halloween ‘Costume dance and smorgas- bord Saturday, Oct, 90. For, more’ inform call.'865- been built to., on the Columbia mp ‘was made unu: DISHWASHERS Multi-Cyc Deluxe Portable made to the Cat Skanner [J 14-Oz. Face We ah ¢ Our ne Deiuxe Under “ Caunter 3 Levels of Wash ‘489 “100% Myon. Save $6.a Sq. ¥d Other In- tail. A new. er poy ‘was need U he ori: inal whart had brok: floated down the: river, _ BEFORE you RE- NEGOTIATE Your MORTGAGE CHECK OUR RATES AND. OUR BI-WEEKLY REPAYMENT PLAN . Kootenay Savings Geiit Union TRAIL © FRUITVALE © CASTLEGAR © SALMO ® SOUTH SLOCAN NAKUSP.© NEW DENVER © WANETA PLAZA, purposi . the ‘Trail ;Men’s'' Fastball’ Leagu souver Ci nuc Carl's Drugs in Castlegar. Game tickets ‘are $3 ‘advance B.C. Hydro and the city’ of « i ble by : after ani “blocking on ‘fand'$4'at ‘the gate. Children under’ six are free.’ Six-to L ae year ales ‘and senior citizens will be charged halt price. for:the Trail’ Men's ‘Fastball ‘Leagu .e Some'of the players include second. baseman David); Palmar, a unanimous choice to the: all star.team, short “atop Russ Lafreniere, the league leader in home runs, and. third. baseman Alvin’ Caro who batted /.269 this season... Gubba’ Granstrom of Trail will be coaching the: Trail ft has been’ going since early June.., “| $800,000 and $350,000. So’ far $100,000 has been raised. to minor ‘sports in-Trail. It is ‘not known who will be regaching the Canucks team. Grant says the league is hoping t to make the Canucks \Visit_an annual event, eae ‘Grant says the idea of bringing the Canucks to'town {was thought of about three, months ago. Serious Planning Grant himself is looking forward to. the event aes luch'as other hockey enthusiasts’ throughout the area. “If they (the Canucks) are ‘not’ well received; I think’ ‘there's a-problem,” he says. “They. ‘deserve 8: good : reception with the season they had.” 4 In addition to the scheduled autograph signings, the Canucks will also’ be ‘touring ;the children’s ward and extended care unit of the "Trail hospital early Wednesday ‘afternoon.’ : i “With the public pier of this event,: hopefully the {Trail hospital will be closer to its goal o Having a Cat -Skanner, i q ‘The cost: of this piece of ‘equipment is, between : The skanner gives read outs‘of body’ scans' ‘or head : iscans which ae be missed through x-rays." By. CasNews Staff Hockey; action continues at the Ci blasted Castlegar A team 6-1, Grand |: Forks''\tied : Beaver Complex today's as So Castle- gar Gentlemen's Hockey. Lea- gue annual mid-summer. tone: ament winds up. i The; ‘competition involves 3 14_ teams: coming :from . the Valley 4-4.and in the final game of the evening Castlegar B slipped by Trail THE ESL ES Play. began ‘ai this . morning ; at= the na when'Salmo :faces Grawtord Bay, ‘At 8:45 \a.m, Kaslo : Soaeae while at team team. Grant says Granstrom takes first prize in donations: men’s participation game will see players from each of the teams competing. At At ‘2:45 ‘p.m.; Beaver’ Val- : ley Goodtimers: play: Strath- more; West: Arm” Trucking: faces Armstrong at 4:15 pm. -§ The final game | ‘seés: Captain Macs take on the Castlegar A ‘team at 6:45, pam." > “Admission to the. games is free ‘and a‘ concession : will @perate through the remain- ” der of the tournament. ’ hands wrapped ‘tightly around: the - ; hot. tires of, his. wheelchair, pumped . furiously :: through the. sand at downtown Van- couver's : fie Ocean, marking the end of | his | Halif: fund-raising marathon. - ‘The athlete from Londo broke into a':broad :smile «/\ before being hauled from his ¢ wheelchair by his helpers and’:}“Th mind, th whole thing’ has. thrown into the warm water jas more than 800 children and adults cheered ‘his feat: under clear, sunny: skies. nalled the end of an ‘8i-day, 6,762-kilometre odyssey that began June 1,in Halifax to raise funds for the Canadian In; a) brief ceremony, .the university student took a clear flask filled with Atlantic water from his lap'and mixed it with waist, from the Paci fie. as 8 geatiire of Can- unity, ‘one of the ‘pur. haa of Altan’s trip., je water. of the Pacific tastes a ‘lot’ sweeter,” Altan, 20, whose massive up- “iper body was golden brown from long hours in the sun. ‘never a doubt in ‘been.a tremendous success.” ~VAltan’ averaged ' ‘between’ 20 along daily from, neon until 2 or.8 a.m. He, was accom> -panied on his boris by a ‘three, of Lions. hoping t to. beat up Concordes Press. ‘ _metish Columbia ‘Lions are hoping to use the same‘cure for their Canadian Football League ills a3 Edmonton kimos ‘did last week... The ‘Eskimos were of. a two-game losing streak be-.: fore beating up on Montreal * Concordes, and? the Lions, pounds, shoul ne able|to.do the’ job.” :{ Rapp. said -he wouldn't de- ‘starting quarter. time. Both Be ‘DeWalt and Joe Paopao ‘are healthy but have played inconsistently | in the last two ‘games. i MISSES FLIGHT... _ back Pete Lav- P 6 atart that saw them win ‘their first three games, move into Mon-. . treal today seeking to stop:a similar string of ‘defeats at the Concordes’ expense.. British Columbia coach Vie Rapp promises a few, lineup changes in an attempt to change his ‘club's, fortunes. Speedy wide receiver, Ricky Ellis,’ who: has caught 10: passes for 177-yards, will sit out, with CAnadian Al Char-' uk recovered from’ a chest orato will; play despite in- curring Rapp's, wrath | by missing the team ‘flight Fri- day. He’ arrived. late :after “taking the trip on his own. “The trip would’have cost, him less if; he had come with us,” said Rapp, who declined to say how much he had fined the player. 2 The Concordes, whose only victory: in’ five’ games came over: Hamilton at Olympic “the firat ‘triumph by a-Mon- ‘football’ j jon’ beeri breaking down and our: plans ‘has - “been bad,” he}: ‘said.. “Jim has; never Played. at guard, but vatreet is favor of new import ‘wide’ receiver’ Hosea For- tune. ‘ said: Hirst; who ‘went ahead for'* the’final lap of the trip'to ar- ange appearances for Altaon while. in Vancouver. The fastest time he made during: the’ trip was a‘ flat’ 112-kilometre stretch in: On-: tario that he rolled through: in. 11 ‘hours. The; worst stretch in Ontario that ‘he rolled through in 11 hours. The worst wasa gruelling lap through’ the “Rockies: that slowed him down to 64. kil- ometres a day for three days, HOUSTON (AP) — Nolan wheeling: for’ 14 hours at a stretch. NEED SUPPORT | “From Halifax to here, you can: have ..your corporate Sponsors, you can have your muscles, determination, ‘stub- * bornness, you can have what- ever you want. It's the people ‘of Canada. If they don't take the’ time, if they don’t’ show ‘you they're behind you, giv- ing.a honk as they did to us, giving the thumbs-up saying ‘Go for it,’ there is not pos- sible way that it could have been accomplished.” Allan, who suffered polio © at one years old, said he was in great shape physically and mentally. When it rained, he put ona wet suit, The dream. started 3% years ago on a trip to Sault Ste: Marie, Ont., to compete against other disabled ath- letes. It. was a conversation with a, fellow team member that inspired the journey. ° “It was the question of why we. have to. make such a dif- ‘ferentiation ‘between our dis- ‘abled athletes and our able- bodied athletes,” said Altan, ‘* din'an emotional ‘speech to the crowd. “Why is it. when one. tufn with medals in his hands that we can’t appreciate the sacrifice, the sweat, the number of hours he! put in.” ‘ ‘Altan said he has raised - about $50,000. That sum was ae significantly when aan Resources‘ Ministe: Ryan: pitched ..a “five-hitter and neared second-place -on the: all-time strikeout ‘list while pitching Houston As- - otros toa 5-8. decision over - Montreal Expos in a:National , League baseball : ‘game Sat- urday. - Ryan, 13-9, flirted with a major-league record sixth career no-hitter, ‘but’ ‘that ended tow out in’ the fifth when Chris Speier'and Doug Flynn’ hit “back-to-back sin- gles that scored Tim Wallach, who: had: walked, with: the xpos’ first run. ‘ * Ryan, 35, struck out five, giving him’ 3,488 career strikeouts. Walter. Johnson leads the all-time’ list’ with 3,508, while’ Seattle Marin- ers’ Gaylord Perry is one strikeout ‘ahead of Ryan at 3,484, ~ : : Dickie Thon hit the first pitch from loser Ray Burris, : 4-18, off the left-field wall for a double and went to third on Denny Walling’s groundout. ‘Ray Knight's sacrifice fly to left brought in Thon to give Houston a 1-0 lead, In the third, Phil Garner reached base with the firat of of our disabled athletes re: tis four hits went to third on. Jose Cruz's’ single to right. Art Howe's RBI: forceout: ‘gave Houston a 2-0 edge. Cruz gave Ryan additional breathing room in the sixth inning with his eighth homer ‘of the year, a two-run shot to centre field’that ‘brought in Garner, who had singled. The , {Astros scored their last run “in the eighth. when. Garner ‘doubled, took third on Cruz's sacrifice, © and. ‘scored = on ‘Howe's sacrifice fly ‘to left. Expos scored two times inan Gary Ward knocked in two RBI TT aingle by Gary Carter , runs and Al Williams and two and-run-scoring, bouncer by '3 _ Tim? Wallach,: PADRES 2CUBS0 CHICAGO « (AP): — - Tim Lollar.. and © Luis “DeLeon * ‘combined on a two-hitter and Gene- Richards: ‘and. Tony. Gwynn each drove in a run in the sixth inning, leading San Diego Padres to a2-0, victory to. over Chicago Cubs ina Na- tional League baseball game Saturday. Lollar,: 127, struck out six and walked’ three ‘before - needing relief help in the ninth’ from: DeLeon, who gained his:12th save. Allen Ripley, 12-7, was the loser. Ripley was working on a one-hit: shutout, and had re~ tired 15 in'a‘row when Tim Flapnery doubled with one out in the sixth and went to third ‘on Lollar’s groundout. Richards “singled to score Flannery, ‘stole ‘second and scored on a double by Gwynn.) The ‘closest the Cubs came to scoring was.in the second inning on Leon Durham's un- successful attempt to steal home. With . one: out, Durham doubled and went to third on -awild pitch as Jerry Morales walked. Jody Davis truck out and: with Junior Kennedy at bat, Durham’ broke. for the plate, but .was‘an easy out, + Lollar to catcher Terry Ken- Redye ts “The: only other hit. off Lollar was a one-out single by Ryne Sandberg inthe sixth. A crowd of 82,365 boosted the Cubs: over the’ imillion > Ryan, who: walked: three ibatters in ‘the natioally-tele- “vised game,‘ ‘worked’ ‘out of a ‘jam in ‘the ‘ninth ‘when the to scatter “tworun single by Miguel Dilone. nine hits to lead Minnesota Twins to a 4-8 victory over Cleveland Indians. - Williams, .4-7,- blanked Cleveland on five hits over the first six -innings before: Terry Felton and Ron Davis {6th -save after the Indians scored three times in the eighth on an RBI double by Rick Manning and a Mi took-a 1-0 lead in the ‘first inning against ‘Lary: Sorensen, 10-9. Ron “ Washington singled with one out, advanced to: second’ as Tom walked, and scored:when Ward slapped a two-out, run-scoring double to right. Tim Laudner drilled a dou- ble down the left-field line ‘leading off the Twins’ fifth : Houston humbles Montreal and “davanced to third’ as Lenny: Faedo grourided out, Bobby Mitchell then lined‘a melt fly to left to make it eWathinisicn and , Brunan- sky. singled to open the Min- ‘nesota eighth, and Kent Hr- bek walked to load the bases. Alter Dan Spillner came in to relieve Sorensen, Ward hit'a sacrifice fly to’ centre and Gary Gaetti followed with an RBI single fora 4-0 Minne. sota lead. Men flock:to tryoulee : LA JOLLA, CALIF. (AP) —. Driven by personal dreams, they flocked onto the football field, some barefoot,:: some wearing worn-out ten- nis shoes, tattered gym clothes and a few tugging children. “My feeling is if I keep plugging away, maybe Ill find that pot of gold,” said Scott Sheehan, a door-to-door salesman and aspiring pro football running back. Sheehan, 21, was among 90 prospects who answered a newspaper advertisement and showed up at the free- agent tryout Saturday for Boston's team in the United States Football League. “It's like hunting for a ‘needle in a haystack, but it’s worth it if we can find one good football player,” said Dick Coury, coach and gen- era! manager of the yet- unnamed franchise.“We'd be happy if we find two guys to invite to camp (in January).” Drenched- in sweat from hot, humid weather, players of all sizes and sha pes spent. "45 minutes at ‘sprints and ‘an ‘American | league game, agility drills on a little-used practice field on the Uni- “versity of California-San Di- ‘ego campus, San Diego was selected as. the first tryout site, Coury said, “because California is an exceptional. area, for free agents.” However, the bulk of USFL rosters will be filled with NFL rejets, he said. Out: of, shape ‘but deter: mined, Aaron Evergin, a 350-pound lineman from San Diego, begged to be timed in “I just want to play foot- ball,” said Evergin, a 28-year- old warehouse. worker : who weighed 410 pounds a few. months ago. Bantam-sized. Earl Sand- ers, a former. blocking back for Marcus Allen at San Di- ego's Lincoln High School, ran the fastest 40-yard dash of the day — a blistering 4.4 seconds. But at 5-foot-6%: and 160 pounds, the part-time gospel singer wasn't optimis- tic about his chances. “ ‘just wanted:.to get looked at,” sald Sanders. “It sounded like a great oppor- tunity for people who missed college.” Nearby, astubby man with a, pot belly. walked off the. field toward | his wife, ‘his \-- head down in dejection. ..-. “We bad to cut him,” said Coury. “He ran a 6.4 forty.” Added an-assisant. coach: “Yah. Downhill and wind- aided.” 2 “Steve Carpenter, one of’ the tryout organizers, said: |. “We told the guys they could cut themselves, Some of them did — right ‘after the’ . first agility drill. “It's your basic cattle call, Some of these’ guys showed up just want to, take one last shot.” Sheehan, cut after running. 44.9-second 40, walked to his ” car consoled by his mother. “They put too much em- phasis on speed,” said Shee- han, who was wearing ‘a white’ T-shirt with: Boston hand written across it in big red letters. Sheehan, who said he was a standout at Stewartville, Minn., wasn't ready ‘to hang up his spikes, however. “I understand .the new Chicago team ‘is holding ‘a tryout here in’ a couple weeks,” he said. “I'm going - ‘into, training for that.”