Castlegar News September 26, 1990 Presenting Home of the Month! Earnings could decline DALLAS, Tex. — UtiliCorp United said it expects declines in third quarter net income and primary car- nings per common share compared with the 1989 period. However, the company said. it is on target to achieve record results for 1990 provided that it receives adequate electric rate relief in a pen- ding request at its Missouri Public Service division. A decision is expec- ted in early October. UtiliCorp — the parent company of West Kootenay Power — also an- nounced that it has filed applications with the W.S. Federal Energy Regulatory’ Commission and various state regulatory agencies to obtain approval to issue up to four million shares of common stock through a public offering and to implement a $250 million US medium-term note program. UtiliCorp common stock closed on Sept. 14 at $18 US per share. Net proceeds of the financings will be used to reduce short-term debt in- curred as a result of capital expen: ditures at Missouri Public Service and for other capital and acquisition related expenditures, the company said in a news release. For the third quarter ending Sept 30 UtiliCorp expects net income of $10.2 million, compared to $11.3 million in the 1989 period, and primary earnings per share are estimated to be 35 cents, compared with 45 cents in last year’s quarter. Operating revenues are estimated at $154 million, versus $140 niillion in the prior third period. All amounts BRIEFLY Fromwire Service being shut down since last March smelting process takes place. we'll get rid of him,”’ he added “tough times,”’ are coming. years. Cominco to restart smelter VANCOUVER — Cominco Ltd. said its new QSL lead smelter at Trail is scheduled to resume production in the first quarter of 1991, after The smelter began operations in December 1989, but was closed for modifications as a result of process and mechanical difficulties. Capital cost of the modifications will be about $18 million. Cominco said the major changes will be in the reduction portion of the QSL process. More natural gas injectors of a new design are being added to the reduction zone of the 40-metre reactor in which the An injection system for pulverized coal is also being installed to supplement the reducing action of natural gas. Meanwhile, lead production rates from the old smelter have increased to about 80 per cent of traditional levels, the company said These rates will be maintained until the new smelter is fully operational Union challenges premier VER — Premier Bill Vander Zalm should either hold a provincial election or recall the legislature to start dealing with the recession, IW A-Canada president Jack Munro said. Munro told the knnual woodworkers’ meeting that forest and mill workers will not take further layoffs without a fight “We have a right|— actually a responsibility to our fellow trade unionists and their fashilies not to let politicians get away with policies” that hurt working Cahadians, he told about 150 delegates Not only must gpvernments ensure the right kind of timber is grown, Munro said, but also make sure there is ‘‘tough legislation to ensure that timber will be used to maximize jobs." Because an election probably won’t come until the spring, Munro said the legislature should pass a law timber tenures court-enforcable links between having timber rights and the supply of a minimum number of good jobs. “Tell him (Vander Zalm) to get off his election stuff or have it and Outside the convention, Munro said the recession has started and B.C. Tel drops rates again VANCOUVER — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission gave B.C. Tel interim approval Monday to reduce its long-distance rates — Effective Dec. 1, the price of trans-Canada calls will drop by 15 per cent, the company said in a news release The CRTC has also given B.C. Tel permission to cut other rates, including a four per cent drop for calls to Alberta and a six per cent drop for calls to the continental U.S “that introduces into all major the sixth reduction in three For the Best... Christmas Portraits Ever... 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No, she doesn’t change water to wine, she can’t heal the sick, or any other of those common miracles. Jenny John’s field of expertise is sports and the subject of her par- ticular type of miracle was the Stanley Humphries secondary school’s senior girls field hockey team — whose playets gathered round John to wat- ch, listen and learn Tuesday morning at Kinnarid Park. What John does is transform good field hockey teams — one» already possessing solid skills and understan- ding of the basics — into great teams. And if the transformation doesn't take place overnight, it can and will happen, she said, if the players and coaches heed her words and carry on where she !cave off. Apparently John arrived just in time. SHSS coach Verna Chernoff said her team needs nothing short of a mircale to win the provincial girls field hockey championships being held here in five weeks. John is making no promises, but she is confident in her abilities. VERNA CHERNOFF ..- needs miracles “I never thought of it as being a miracle worker before but yes, | am in a sense,"’ said John, who is the provincial coordinator of the B.C. ‘Women's Field Hockey Federation. “*All I do is motivate. I give in- spirational talks, motivational talks, and I give the players and coaches ex- tra things to work on. I guess the main thing I do is I say to the kids “you can do it if you want.’ ”” John draws on more than 20-years of experience in the game. She was team captain of the Canadian national team and later coached the team. She coached the B.C. provin- cial team for 12 years and has been in her current position for 12 years. When it comés to field hockey, she is not modest — she knows the game and will tell you so. Confidence emanates from her and, she hopes, rubs off on the players and coaches she meets. **My job is to motivate the players but also to motivate the coaches too, which is essential. They see what I do, they get ideas and take it from there.”” Chernoff said John is going to prepare the SHSS team for the kind of competition it will see in the provincials. “Until we get experience of what the best is we won't know how to move on to a higher level. We have to move on to that next step and that’s where Jenny’s going to take us,”’ said Chernoff. She said her team needs work on strategy and tactics — especially lear- ning not to panic during scoring chances — and that’s what she asked John to concentrate on So, will John work miracles with the SHSS team? “We'll see in five weeks time,”’ said Chernoff. NOTES: Chernoff’'s first chance to see what John’s work has wrought comes tonight when the seniors host L.V. Rogers high school of Nelson on the field at Kinnaird junior secondary school. The girls went undefeated in four games to place third in a tournament in Sardis last weekend. Chernoff said goalie Jackie Perrin, who allowed just one goal in four games, and defender Denise Gray who made seven goalmouth gaves for SHSS. SHS sontor girts ald hockey ployer ally Davide henge out in lust of the net looking for arark Ton J The player oot © pepper goalie at Tere SF iccce ols ncteaal wx ocho soroe tips ooms oany Sokm. ior was one of the best field hockey plovers is the commer ox owe = * provincial coach in B.C. (Below) Jenny John is ified as she puts the team through its paces. personi provincial coordinator for the B.C. Women’s Field Field Hockey Federation, wes here ta Costhogus se work Koc mange of re roqeen! ot gos . John, the provincial girls field hockey November. lerna Chernoft. The high school henplonhine will be held in Castlegar in early Costtews photo by Ed Mills Jays claim robbery Calls disputed in loss MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keeping your cool im a pemmant race isn’t easy. especially when you are ahead by 2 marrow margin 2s arc the Toronto Bluc Jays im the American League Eas. “We're im a situation where every play for us is magnified, every pach, every out is important to ws.” said lcfi-hander Bud Black. who jomed the Blac Jays im a wade from might when the Blue Jays low to the Milwaukee Brewers 84 and alo lost thelr manager Cito Gasion, who was ejected im the aghth mame along «th sixth inning that beiped the sregging Brewers score three rums and take the head. Milwaukee's fiesa wim aficr seven straight losses kept the Bloc Jays” lead The Blue Jays, therefore, massed an opportunity to pad their lead before a weekend. But, for ome night. the Brewers wouldn’t let them. and the calls made things ¢cven more frustrating. “We just fe like they were out, and those two (umpires Terry Cooney and Derry! Cousins) felt they were “That"s ail there is to it. It would have beem nice to pick up a game on them (Boston). If you're going to lose, you'd better pick a time when they lose." Robim Yount, whose 17th homer tied the game 2-2 im the fourth inning, hit 2 ram-scoring double im the sixth to tie the game again 3-3 Dave Parker hit 2 bouncer back to Black, whose throw to shortstop Tony Fernandez caught Yount diving back to second. Cousins ruled Yount safe, however, drawing an argument from Fernandez and Gaston. TV replays were inconclusive. “I thought we had him, but my opinion doesn’t count,” said Black. Greg Vaughn followed with an RBI double that gave the Brewers a 4-3 lead and moved Parker to third. B.J. Surhoff hit a fly to medium centre field and Mookie Wilson's throw 10 catcher Pat Borders was in time to get Parker TV replays showed Borders tagged Parker on the hip but Cooney ruled the runner safe. Again Gaston argued, but the Brewers had a 5-3 lead. Parker, smiling as he walked to the dugout, all but admitted he was out. “*1 gave him a little fake and it was a tough call,”” he said. Expos hopes all today but over MONTREAL (CP) — Pennant races are made of classic batter-pit- cher comfrontations, such as the one Tuesday night between Montreal Ex- pos refiever Tim Burke and Dave Magadan, the New York Mets premier hitter for average After fouling off six 3-and-2 pit- ches, the pinch-hitting Magadan — who didn’t start the game against a left-handed pitcher — prevailed, stroking 2 two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning that produced a 3-1 Mets” victory It was the fifth straight loss for the reeling Expos, but it wasn't just any victory for the Mets: they desperately NHL nukes neon, Fuhr hearing set TORONTO (CP) — DayGlo 5 manager of the Buffalo Sabres, an- mounced Monday that mcom equip ment has been banacd from the NHL because it is mot the image the NHL green goalie stick with black lettering Another was 2 goal stk pamicd white with mecom orange letters while the third was 2 wooden-shaft stick with ncon trim around black letters. AB three are iicgal Several players used neon sticks last season but Mechan said there were complains “they would hed 2 serows drstracon during games. Mechan said meon sticks could ser ve as am casy target for forwards to send 2 pass to a teammate. “That hand-cye co-ordmation & one of the most mmportant things 2 player can have and that brightness might improve someone's already great hand-cye co-ordimation.”” said Mechan. Lemieux s PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mario Lemicux has left the Putsburgh Penguins’ exhibition road trip to seck “The first thing on our minds is to get him heakthy.”” all-star defenceman Paul Coffey said. “Hockey aside. the most Miportant thing for him is to get his back strong enough that he can do everyday things like putting on bs socks. “He can’t even do that right now.” Lemieux returned to Pittsburgh 2 “We decided it was im his best in- terest to go back and see the doctors because he wasn't making any progress, ~ Pan ck said The remainder of the agenda at the govermor’s meetings, which coincided with the Hockey Hall of Fame induc- tioms Monday night. dealt with repor- ts om expansion and the new Hockey Hall of Fame planned for downtown Toronto. Ziegler said drugs were not discussed, although Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr is to appear at a hearimg Wednesday before Ziegler Ziegler admitted the policy deters players who have drug probiems from coming forward, but the league has mo immediate plans of changing its stance In light of Fuhr’s admission, the National Hockey League Players’ Association plans to canvass its mem- bers om a drug policy Fuhr, the premier goalie of the 1980s. recently admitted his seven- year use of illegal substances and he could face a lifetime ban from the NHL_ The league has said he can practice with the team but can’t play amy pre-season games The league has drawn criticism for not having a rehabilitation program Instead. Ziegler merely suspends known drug-users idelined ~ And travelling around of planes and buses and (sleeping im) strange beds probably aren't healthy for hem, exher_~ Encouraged by his progress since undergoing surgery July II To remove part of a herniated disc. Lemieux had planned to play by the season opener Lemieux’s optimism faded last week when he stopped skating because of back pain and a hung infec: tion, Lemieux played just once in the Penguins’ final 22 games last season because of back pain Ne Saned until midsummer to un- dergo surgery because doctors hoped an extensive rehabilitation program would cimimate the need for an operation When the back pain returned after a charity golf tournament in late Jume, be underwent a 90-minute operation to partially remove a her siated disc and trim a mildly cracked vertebra. ““We haven’! had Mario, so we haven"! had a taste of how great he is.” Coffey said. “We're still going to have @ good hockey club.” TWA BURKE - - loses battle needed it to remain three games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates, the East Division leaders in the National League, who had already beaten the Chicago Cubs 5-3. There are only eight games left for both clubs in the regular season “We'd like to be in first, place and not have to worry about what the Cubs do,” Magadan said. “‘We know we've got our work cut out for us bec- ause we just haven't been playing up to it so far in September. Golfer breaks record FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS (CP) — Kelly Murray unofficially earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records on Tuesday, hitting a golf ball 684.8 yards — 626.2 metres — to break the record held by Liam Higgins of Ireland At the airport runway in Fairmont Hot Springs, about 170 kilometres northeast of Castlegar, Murray needed 160 drives to finally beat Higgins’s drive of 634.1 yards. or 579.8 metres, set in 1984 Event organizer Brad Ewart said Murray's drive was witnessed by Ray Horne, an official with the Canadian Professional Golf Association. The data to verify the drive will be sent to Guinness officials for official recognition, said Ewart **At first 1 was swinging so hard 1 was almost coming out of my shoes.”” said Murray, 33. “That obviously didn’t work And then after the break I realized that to break the record I just had to be loose and swing easy.”” Murray, a six-foot- 5. pound member of f anad Tour, established the record using a Wilson Ultra 432 ball on the runway surface It was less than 18 months ago he was charged with cheating during a golf tournament in Australia and it took more than a year for him to clear his name. The Vancouver resident will compete this weekend in Boca Raton, Fla., at the U.S. long drive championship. He uses a 117- centimetre-long driver with boron triple-X shaft, persimmon head and 14 layers of tape under the stp.