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Senior Games ATTENTION: COACHES OR PROSPECTIVE COACHES All Sports National Coaching Certification Program Level 1 — General Theory Will be presented in Castlegar Sept. 15 ( Evening) Sept. 16-Sept. 17 (Morning) But You MUST Register By Monday, Sept. 11 CASTLEGAR COMMUNITY COMPLEX — 365-3386 " EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION FEE. leery MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION Saturday, September 16 & 23 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Arena Complex Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam & Midget — $120 ($20 Refundable Sweater Depos Family Discounts and Instaliment Plan Available SPECIAL: a Youll — Dopeidt‘cn tes as d, plus BCAHA — tration Cost. and FOR MORE INFO. CALL HUGH SMALL 365-3800 AFTER 5 P.M. Novice — $95; Time players and those not ed last yeor $50. nde: ment to complex betw: von Sept. le and 23. SEPT. 11 — Fitness Class — Complex 9-10 a.m. Sue B. 7:30-8:30 Chris B $2.50 Drop-in or Fitness Ticket SEPT. 12 — Fitness 7:30-8:30 Kathy McG. SEPT. 13 — Fitness 9-10 Deanna P 7:30-8:30 Audrey P. Now Available! 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Only $15 for 8 Months “As good as a Letter from Home!” Phone 365-7266 during the following hours [se IRK COLLEGE GYMNASIUM COMPLEX HOURS / FEES Starting September 6, the Gymnasium will be open to the public Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday (starting Nov. 1) — 1:30- 9 p.m. Saturday & Stat Holidays — CLOSED TIME TO ASSESS TALENT Price sharp at games TRAIL (CP) — While the others players enjoyed the sunshine between matches in the horseshoe competition ‘at the B.C. Senior Games, Bud Price kept pitching to keep his arm loose. **T may not exactly be hyper but | am a bit overactive,” said Price, 73, a retired brickmason who took up the sport eight years ago. Price, who won his first two mat- ches, said after.a lifetime enjoying sporting and outdoor activities, he has had to slow down a bit He's had to give up his annual canoe trip. Last year, he cracked up his canoe, injuring his ribs and shoulder, and spent seven days in the bush near Fort Nelson in northeastern British Columbia before he was rescued. Price conceded the quadruple bypass surgery he had on his heart a few years ago may have slowed him down slightly. But “'I figure I've got four brand new pipes so I am good for a long time now,"’ said Price, who pitches in the 115-pound bantam weight division. Price and his wife Lilliah live in Salmon Arf, but spend winters in Arizona, which allows him to compete in horseshoe pitching year-round. Price claims the highest pitching percentage of any player in British Columbia — a ringer 67 per cent of the time — and is headed for the World Senior Olympics next month in Utah NHL camps underway By ALAN ADAMS The Canadian Press The process of assessing talent for the 1989-90 National Hockey League season began this weekend when training camps opened for the 21 clubs Not every player will be under the microscope. Many veterans will escape close scrutiny While 19 clubs endure daily sessions in various corners of Canada and the United States, the Calgary Flames and Washington Capitals will experience training camps like none before. They've left to tour the Soviet Union, with side trips to Czechoslovakia and Sweden. For the Stanley Cup champion team, it means an adventurous 18 days in oversized rinks “This will be totally different,” Calgary coach Terry Crisp said before leaving. ‘We're going to play six games in countries where most of us have never been The Flames and Capitals aren’t the Colville golfer first By GERRY WICHERT A total of 124 seniors from Trail, Nelson, Grand Forks, Colville and Castlegar got started by a shotgun blast to play 18 holes at the Christina Lake Golf Course Gene Scamahorn of Colville finished in first place with a low gross score of 84 strokes. Buzz McDonald and George Crossley, both of Castlegar, had 85s on thier scorecards and shared second place Otto Walker of Castlegar receorded an 86 to place fourth Jack Dunn of Castlegar finished in fourth place, one stroke behind a three-way tie for firsi with a low net of 66. Bill Shay of Castlegar as a member of a mixed club foursome, finished the low net team com: petition Al Taranko of Castlegar and his teammates ended up in fifth place Horseshoe pitchers do well Several Castlegar horseshoe pitchers travelled to Salmon Arm on the Labor Day weekend to compete at the B.C only players toiling in a foreign en vironment. Eight Soviets are in North America with their NHL clubs With the exception of Sergei Makarov, who signed with the Flames, the Soviets will play for clubs that need their help. On that basis alone, they will have an impact Vancouver signed Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov. Calgary also has Sergei Priakin. Vyacheslav Fetisov and Sergei Starikov joined New Jersey and goaltender Sergei Mylnikoy went to Quebec BIG IMPACT Washington coach Bryan Murray feels Fetisov will have the biggest im pact once he gets accustomed to the routine and rigors of the NHL “I think he will play a lot like Denis Potvin did late in his career, moving the puck out of his zone, and picking his spots to take off with the puck,”’ said Murray The Buffalo Sabres also landed a talented Soviet in Alexander Mogilny, who defected last May. The skilled left winger was being groomed as the future star of the Soviet national team. Among other major changes since the 1989-90 season are nine new coaches. It’s most noticeable in the Adams Division where Montreal's Pat Burns becomes the dean of coaches with 80 games under his belt A few familiar names have moved to other teams, retired or found em. ployment overseas. One player with a big adjustment to make is veteran defenceman Larry Robinson, who severed a 17-year relationship with the Canadiens to sign as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings. The Canadiens will also be without two other veterans — retired defen- ceman Rick Green and left winger Bob Gainey, who becomes a player-coach in France The Noridques, meanwhile, have made major moves since missing the playoffs last season. Fiery coach Michel Bergeron is back behind the bench after two years with the New York Rangers. Also returning to Quebec where he starred as a junior is former Canadiens great Guy Lafleur In Detroit, Peter Klima swears he has sobered up and is ready to make amends. Klima has been arrested three times for drunken driving and recently finished a 45-day jail term. He’s due back in court in October. “1 am nervous about facing the Red Wings again,”* says Klima. “I made a lot of promises eight months ago. 1 broke the promises and there is no trust atallleft.”” In Toronto, Leafs owner Harold Ballard had a busy August. After un- dermining general manager Gord Stellick, who quit, Ballard struck out trying to land the successor he had in mind and ended up appointing Floyd Smith interim GM. He also fired coach George Armstrong. Smith hired former New Jersey coach Doug Carpenter to succeed Ar- mstrong. VICTORIA (CP) — The provincial government is seeking an investor for a Vancouver fran- chise in a new baseball league, Government Management Services Minister Cliff Michael said U.S. promoters headed by spor- ts agent Dick Moss have been working for two years on building a new major league, with eight teams playing a 160-game season One franchise is available for Canada Michael said the government, through the Crown-owned B.C Pavilion Corp., is seeking investors Government wants investors willing to put up $15 million to secure the club. He said four B.C. residents have shown an interest but no deals have been made The pavilion corporation would like to get 80 more dates a year for the 60,000-seat B.C Place stadium, now booked about 225 dates out of the year Pavilion corporation president Michael Horsey said Vancouver has secured one of the eight fran- chises in the league, giving the city a certain time after the announ- cement of the league to find an owner Weekend Wrap-up BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE Doubles — Boggs. Boston, 48; Puckett SOCCER cst Eostern Division week TRANSACTIONS Bastnatt CASTLEGAR ATIVES... ib: of a local del: i which visited Japan this summer recalled their travels for the Castlegar Rotary Club last week. Left to right are Kerry Lynn Brown, Don McDowell, Elizabeth Fleet, Dave Gairns'and Audrey Moore. Travellers recall summer visit to Japan Editor's note: The following is the first of a two- part column by John Charters on a report to the Castlegar Rotary Club by members of a Castlegar J hit When I came back from Lyonnesse With magic in my eyes, All marked with mute surprise My radiance rare and fathomless When I came back from Lyonnesse* With magic in my eyes. — Thomas Hardy * A fabled land from which King Arthur came. Rotary Club Ladies Night last week was a special event — in fact, a community event and it merits, therefore, some special attention. Two months ago a delegation went from Castlegar to the Japanese town of Embetsu to celebrate the twin- ning ceremony between these two communities. The party was led by Mayor Audrey Moore and in- cluded Elizabeth Fleet, chairman of the Selkirk College board, Gary Exner, vice-chairman of the board, Leo Perra, Selkirk College president, Dave Gairns, Castlegar city administrator and Don McDowell, representing local business people. All of the delegates, with the exception of Messrs. Exner and Perra who had previous engagements, spoke in turn on different aspects of the visit. They were joined at the head table by Kerry Lynn Brown, an exchange student representing the Selkirk College student body, who had just returned from a visit to Japan. The ladies, who had elected to appear in traditional Japanese dress, gave a special color to the meeting “It was a wonderful, wonderful experience,”” ex. claimed Elizabeth Fleet, ‘‘and a most successful en- deavor from a community point of view.”’ She then went on to explain how the idea of a sistership between Castlegar and Embetsu had evolved and how it is related to the development of the Selkirk College international education program. It began in 1985, she said, when the college began investigating the possibility of an international education program.. Inquiries were made through diplomatic channels which led to contacts being made with Aoyama Technical College and a sistership agreement being signed between the two colleges in 1986. The summer and full-time international programs which have come into being between Selkirk and several overseas colleges since that time have proven to be of considerable financial and cultural benefit to the Kootenays. However, the relationship with Aoyama Technical College has been a special one, and this summer Castlegar put out the welcome mat to its third group of students, with 41 in the party. On each occasion, the students toured Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park and the Chapel House as guests of the Castlegar and District Heritage Society, had their visit videotaped by the college, and were delighted with their experience. Mitsuo Shikano, chairman of the Aoyama Technical College and a wealthy businessman, visited Castlegar in 1987, saw that it was similar in size to his home town of Embetsu on Japan’s most northerly island of Hokkaido, and suggested a sistership agreement between the two communities. This resulted ina visit to Castlegar by Embetsu officials in June 1988. Negotiations were followed by an agreement and an invitation to city and college representatives to come to Embetsu this year for the signing ceremonies. Mr Shikano generously shouldered all of the in-Japan residence and travel expenses for the entire delegation Acceptance was made still easier when Canadian Airlines provided two free tickets for the trip Mrs. Fleet concluded her address by saying, ‘‘One cannot really put a monetary value on international good will and understanding, but there is no doubt that the outstanding friendliness that we were shown exten- ded far beyond us as individuals and embraced the entire community. I hope that we can reciprocate in the future.’" The Canadians were first welcomed at the Aoyama College campus in Tokyo, and Mayor Moore described their reception by the staff and students as ‘“‘over- whelming.”’ Social precedence is of prime importance in Japanese culture and the more informal Canadians were kept on their toes making sure who followed whom on official occasions. Since mayors rank high in the social Order, Mayor Moore admitted enjoying her brief moment in the sun The art of gracious hospitality and exquisite workmanship is a treasured tradition in Japan, but knowledge of this had not fully prepared the party for the many beautiful banners which greeted them at the airport and read ‘*Welcome guests from Castlegar, we have been awaiting your arrival.”” John Charters Reflections and recollections Specially designed badges and pins and-many other mementos followed throughout the time of their stay. Since their visit also coincided with the Japanese Festival of the Iris, the cornucopia of gifts included a number which featuted this flower in many designs. Every day there were more receptions and speeches, more food, more hospitality and more gifts. There was a formal planting of Canadian sugar maple trees — with white gloves — followed by a beautifully prepared tea ceremony given by the students. One gesture in particular touched the mayor — to ease the cultural transition for the guests, their Japanese hosts presented their first formal dinner in gracious western style, with a beautifully prepared French cuisine. Don McDowell, while thoroughly enjoying the visit, was horrified at the cost of many things that we take for granted. He held up a melon to the audience. “This,”’ he said, ‘costs $30 at the airport, and two small coffees were $8. Tuition at university is $20,000 a year and up.”” Traffic jams are the order of the day and most people spend hours travelling on trains and buses. Many sleep on them too — packed in so tightly that they can’t falldown. “They are really expert in the efficient use of space,” he said. ‘*Really well organized. All civic works and street repairs are done at night in downtown Tokyo. Workmen will move in after the evening rush, tear up a street, replace a sewer and repave the street. By morning traffic is moving over it again.” Building construction is carried on behind huge curtains, and working hours are long. When the delegation was in Embetsu, the town council decided on a 46-hour work week for town staff — down from 48. Children go to school for $Y days a week and education is furiously competitive. Surprisingly, there are no janitors in the schools since the students keep the halls and rooms spotlessly clean Next week: A crime-free Embetsu and a challenge for Castlegar next year. Videos popular at library By JUDY WEARMOUTH Head Librarian Last month, 9,180 books circulated from the Castlegar library, the second highest total on record Of the 132 new members who joined the library during the month, 64 came from the regional district and other municipalities. Our most rapidly ine creasing statistic, however, is the tur nover in juvenile videos — 141 cir- culated from a collection of only 33 titles. A recent video purchase is the com plete set of the award-winning Cosgrove Hall animation of The Wind in the Willows. Other titles include Walt Disney’s Mickey and Minnie, Pluto and Fifi, Fisher-Price’s Travelling Musicians of Bremen, A Charlie Brown Celebration and several Mister Rogers’ learning about emotions series, to’ name a few of the more popular ones. cas SS BREAK IT NOW! 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