CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 8, 1981 Old West lingers o on in gun club LANGLEY (CP) — The walls of the Langley Rod and Gun Club are pine and moose racks hang from them. The washrooms are labelled Pointer and Setter Lrather than Men and Women. About two dozen people wearing a collection of cloth- ing that includes cowboy hats, jeans, spurs, embroi- ered western shirts, ban- danas, bolo ties, Confederate jackets, leather vests, gloves and bandoliers are chatting happily while deafening ex- plosions go off every 30 sec- ‘onds and the whole place is ‘filled with a stinking grey haze of smoke. : At one end of the hall a young man dressed totally in black faces a balloon on a waist-high stand 2 metres away. : A woman, seated behind ‘him at a table, asks him ‘whether he is ready. : “I'm ready,” he says. * : She shouts: “Shooter on ‘the line!” : The young man tenses into ‘a crouch, his hand hovering lover his holstered revolver, : STARTS CLOCK } With that, she releases a ‘button that, five seconds ‘ater, simultaneously turns fon a light behind the balloon iand starts ‘a time clock that imeasures hundredths of a cond, When the light comes on, ‘the shooter draws his re- ‘volver, fans the hammer as ‘fast as his hund-eye motor iskills will let him and — SBAROOMI — shoots the bal- Joon dead with a fiery spray ‘of black powder. Its limp yorpse falls to the floor. 2 “Fifty-two!” the woman The young man has drawn, ‘ed and popped the balloon 62-100ths of a second. That's pretty fair shootin’ but not great. In the Thun- derbird Fast Draw Club, a good average score is 40- 100ths or even 80, The ree- ognized world record is 20. “We don’t have anybody that fast in the Thunder- birds, but we're working on it,” says club president Paul Sanderson, Every Friday night, San- derson, 30, puts on his straw cowboy hat, his western shirt ° with the snap-on pearl but- tons, his brown leather vest and his jeans, then straps on his holster with his Ruger .46-calibre revolver and faces down the meanest bunch of balloons that men ever put mouth to, . The rest of the week, he is a husband and father of two and works for the provincial government as a child-care counsellor. WATCHED GUNSMOKE “T first saw these guys ina demonstration at the Pacific National Exhibition six years ago,” Sanderson says. “I never hunted much, but I grew up on cowboy and TV stuff like the Lone Ranger and Gunsmoke. “It looked like fun, a safe and sane use of firearms. I mean, they weren't out there thinking they were blowing away bad guys, they were just having a good time. I've seen other types of gun clubs and I got the feeling that some of those guys, were out there practising to blow people away. And I find that attitude personally a little too far to the right.” Live ammunition is never used in fast draw. For balloon targets, shooters fire blank cartridges filled with black powder. The powder spray is enough to pop the balloon. For metal or silhouette tar- gets, they use wax bullets, Shooters nover faco each other. Their only adversary is the clock. DANGER SLIGHT © “The most damage a shoot- er can do to himself,” sald Dennis + Robinson, formor Thunderbirds president, “is try to draw too quickly, fire the gun while it's still in his holster and get a powder burn on his leg.” started we're trying to preserve an aspect of the Old Wost. And gun fighting was as much an aspect of the Old West as anything.” Sanderson describes his fellow-gunslingers as a bunch of people who like to get together, relax and have a little fun rather than gun nuts, Asa result of this attitude, fast-draw clubs are looked open by hard-core gun clubs with b 3 fast draw 20 yeara ago. His fastest time is 25-100ths of a second, He once shot in the United States against Clint Eastwood. "Eastwood was good, but he got eliminated from com- petition too.” Robinson says the club is - more of a historical organ- ization than a gun club. “Like square dancing, the kind of condenscension high-school football teams reserve for the chess club. MODIFY GUNS “The things they do to their guns!” one man said. “They should be arrested for ruining perfectly good guns.” Fast-draw: shooters will do anything to their guns to cut micro-seconds off their times. They will fit them with alum- inum barrels, alter the ham- mor soit can be fanned easily and cut away metal on the barrels and grips to make the gun lighter. | “J know what you're think: 9 ing,” Sanderson says, “There must be a bit of fantasizing to all this. . “But I never fantasize. You: don’t have time to fantasize: I work on a job where you have to think and feel a lot, i be sensitive to‘ the kids’ needs. You need to do it ail g the time. And in my job, there's no letup. “When you get up here, you don’t think you're facing down Jesse James. You just concentrate about getting, & that light out as fast as pos- sible. And when you do that, § you lose everything out there aoe everything outside that target.” Brazil's car-buyers ask for alcohol-fueled cars By Peter Eisner BRASILIA {AP} — Brazil’s experiment with cars that run on native-made alcohol has been so successful that one-time skeptics say the program just is moving too slowly. Car manovfacturers, once balked at g who staple food crops in a country where one-third of the popu- lation of 119 million lives below the poverty line, and worries about the effects of alcohol fuel on air pollution. Government’ officials say those problems ‘will be re- solved and contend there is no other to al- plans to have two. million alcohol cars on the road by 1985, now want virtually te discontinue production of gasoline-powered cars, Long-range problems in- clude too much land being used for sugar cane —used to produce alcohol — instead of cohol if Brazil wants to cuty the bill for imported 01], Brazil, with about 10 mil- lion cars, trucks and buses in use, expects to be producing 2.8-billion gallons of alcohol yearly by 1985. It imports 12.3 billion gallons of oil a year. Volkswagen, the nation’s largest car producer, says it has 30,000 cara on the lot waiting to be sold, most of them gasoline-powered autos. The firm has laid off 8,000 of its 47,000 workers. 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The other preliminary in the ‘plays te “Look at what he did in the ‘playoffs a year ago.” Sonmor was referring to Minnesota's seven-game quarter-final. victory over Montreal - Canadi who round are Mon- treal-Edmonton, Los Angeles-New York Rangers, Buffalo-Vancotiver, Philadel- phia-Quebec and Calgary- Chicago. The Canadiens, aa the’ best. in the then were four-time defend- ing Stanley Cup champions. :. Perhaps the most- confi- dent’ players entering the playoffs are the defending champions, New York Island- | ers. The Islanders lost only , once in their -final 17 games and enter the playoffs on an + emotional high after winding * up-first over all. Their first : Found opponent is Toronto. Louis, second in the’: : oval standings and for the - second straight season the league, must shut pita the NHL's most awesome scoring machine, | Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky. At 20 and in only his second NHL season, Gretzky set league marks for- points (164) and assists (109) while scoring 55- The Kings beat the ‘Rang: ers three of four times this season and played well down the ‘stretch despite : losing high-scoring: left .winger Charlie Simmer with a broken let. But the Bangers S * taking the ‘silver . medals. - Local weightlifter one set anew record in the. 52 kilo class Snatch event of - Ready lifted 65.6 kilos, Former hockey player - ‘sentenced WINNIPEG (CP) — A former professional hockey player, fighting an 11-year ‘ battle with stomach cancer, .has been sentenced to two years in jail. Mellven “Shorty” Melen- chuk was sentenced Monday for robbing a bank and break- ing. into a Winnieg res- taurant. é Court was told Malanchuk contacted stomach cancer in 1970, which ended his playing eareer and ruined his mar- riage. Provincial’ Court Judge Mike Baryluk said it was only because Malanchuk had lived an honest life before his health problems that he was imposing a term of 18 months. on the armed robbery charge and six months The Kinnaird Junior See- ondary School: ‘student-Wwon : s ‘at the | Boel, R. Horeoff and T. Reid “¢ weightlifting chainps. This gives -him two qual- ifying totals’ out’ of three required ‘to compete in the Cup Champio: ships ‘this summer. Ready’s first: total cand . from.the B.C, Winter Games in Prince George last month, where’ he won three gold + medals. He competes in Au- * burn, WA in May. If he wins a'gold there, Ready is off to ” the Canadian Cup. centre - also are hot — they ° ‘sur- rendered only five goals in the last five games. The’ Sabres and: Canucks will.engage in atranscontin- ental series that might be won by the team that is bet- ter fit — travel between Buffalo and one of the thiree hottest NHL ™ clubs in the-final two months Only the credi by: Something beyond profit motives; sharing Gwarking ‘togelt jeryone., benefit tage! Sother: ‘organization: * of.the season, continue their’. solid play. The . high-scoring Flames will have a. difficult ‘task’ facing Chicago. goalié Tony Esposito, ‘one .of ‘the beat : about as difficult on an ath- lete's body as between any two NHL cities. :. The Flyers might be ripe for an upset if the Nordiques, playoff his. ‘position in hockey. Calgary's deep attack, led gy 181-point : scorer Kent Nilsson, wil] test Esposito and the Hawks’ young | defence. “Tournaniont action . Castlega rteam) finishes third Castlegar’s Midget B team shaved the Creston -Oilers Midgets by one point in the final game to take a 43 victory and: the bronze medals in the First Annual Invitational Midget B Tour- namont held last weekend av the Community Complex.: The - undefeated Vernon team were tournament cham- pions,: with Grand Forks Others participating in -the (3), A. Dunn (2), R. Horcoff {4), R. “Ostoforoff, C.°Sher- stobitoff, D. Picton and K. © Semenoff. Game'7 — Castlegar 3, Vernon 6. Scoring for Castle- gar were M. Koochin (2) and K. Semenoff. Assists wero made by R. -Horcoff (2), T. Reid, ‘C. Sherstobitoff, D. Katelnikoff and.S, Stevens. Game MVP. was Rod Horcoff. Grand Forks 6. Goal-secters, three-day event.were Beaver .. Valley. and Oliver. were made by R. O: toforoll, (2). Named MVP for Castle- gar-was Len Lauriente. Game 5 — Castlegar 18, Oliver 2. MVP for the game was Fred Pozdnekoff who led the team with six goals and two assists. Other scorers made by. M.- Rookie @).D Picton, D. Salekin, L.) Laur- iente, T. Reid and R. Horcoff, MVP for the game was. goalie Grant Stewart..." Final . playoff: game — Castlegar, 4 Creston 8. Goals .. each received 'a $126 bi were scored by M. Kodchin, K. Bomenstty R. Horcott and. at. his. MIXED CHAMPIONS © with athletic pursuits... ‘Second-year. students Bursaries went. to first-year and were M. Koochin- (4), R Horeoff, K. A. A. F were T. Reid Gee rs Horeoff, D. Koochin, 1 Ce Salekin’ and D. Tivee ra sists went to A. Embree (4), L. Lauriente (4), D. Salekin A. tates Sd D. Picton. Game-MVP. was awarded to ~ coe Tim Swanson. ‘Many golfers could be victor in the Masters AUGUSTA, GA, (AP) — mild ‘serure picture of the likely grass — the kind you walk on © ‘ or,'in this case, putt on — surrounds the start of the 45th Masters golf tourna- ment. ” The greens on the famed Augusta National Golf’ Club course, site of the event that begins a 72-hold chase Thurs- day, have. been changed to bent gr It's Penezally considered to provide a faster putting sur- face than the old mixture of rye and: on. the break-and- enter charge. - Defence cousel Hymie Weinstein told court that be. tween 1958 and 1970, Malan- chuk enjoyed a productive eer as @ defenceman-for Toledo Blades of the former International Hockey - League. In 1961 he played for. ° a senior men’s team in Kam: loops, and in 1963 for the, Winnipeg Maroons senior team. Weinstein said Malanchuk was forced to retire in-1970° when he began losing. weight and strength. The following year his doctors told him he had stomach cancer and his z wife later left him. - - Court was also told that in a period between 1973- +78," Malanthuk was convicted ‘of gratid larceny and two count of robbery. In 1978, he was given a two-year sentence for the convictions in Toledo. ‘The. players’. reaction has - ranged from the dark mutter-. ings . of :.older - competitors about trifling with tradition . — so important a part of this ‘event. — to predictions the greens will be “fast, bumpy _and. brown". to the ever- “bright outlook of Gary Player “that in “a year or so they'll be better. than ever.” ‘While the change has: eli- “cited a disproportionate amount of concern —. quite , possibly more concern by the _ scores of reporters who des-" cend_on.ttie clubhouse than he. players,-'who''s lously.already are: weary of discussing it — faster, hard- . er, bumpy greens might have a major effect'on this, the first.of the year's four major. tésts of golfing greatness. At least one offect already is evident. _ The change makes even more ‘unclear the already ob- in- the ‘chase for golfs most famous piece of clothing, the. green jacket that goes to the winner. MANY HAVE SHOT At least 26 men in the elite ' international, invitational field of 88-66 pros and six. ‘amateurs from the United States, 10 pros and one ama- teur from’ foreign ranks — appear to have a good chance on the 7,040 yards of: flow- ered, rolling hills that make up one of the world’s. most beautiful courses. - Most attention centres on Ray Fledy, Johnny Milter : and Bruce. Lietzke, each a _ two-time winner this season. There's Tom Watson, the outstanding player in the game the last four years; two-time U.S, Open winner : Hale Irwin, one of the world’s most respected players and obviously reaching a peak of :- performance; Ben Crenshaw,’ whose game would seem-to: §, be ideally suited to ‘th course; and massive An Bean, capablo, of hot strea that make him virtually. beatable. : There's ‘Texans Tom Kite and Bill Rogers, each a recent, witner and each moving into hig ‘golfing maturity.» “here's Lee Trevino, that master craftsman -who' ‘last - year established the lowest storing average in 20 years of PGA tour activity. He needs only this title to become the fifth man to Leona Lorene Tamelin of Castlegar; Ted Faa and Alan Chong of. Nelson; Brent-Kriwokon of. Cranbrook; Miles Muzyka -of ; Wynndel; Mike.” Reilly~ . Vancouver and Brian Ball of --Rossland; Dorrie Brass - o th eo Casil F Curting Club is. th -B. Pottle rink, with, left to Yo right, ‘Ken Carls econ; second, CHAMPIONS fo: LAt of, Curling Club is’ the ‘Oglor a ‘ Shown here: with their Trophies Creston; and. Kar mn Stavast, i of Salmo, *. “The 1981 winner of the Jim , Snook : cAunletie Award is’ eer sweep of the ve 's four majors, which also includes 2° the. British and - American - Opens and the PGA. Dan Halldorson of Shilo, 3 Were presentéd: to Kathy. . Man., is the lone C: entrant. WATCH NICKLAUS The man most watched by press, public'and other play-': ers. is Jack Nicklaus, the mightly - Golden Bear, the ‘man who-has, won. more. Masters, more major tourna- ments than anyone else. * “ Although he's :won 41, Nicklaus dispelled any thoughts he may bé over. the hill last year. when he won both the U.S. Open and PGA. “Those two pushed to 17 the number, of his'record collec: tion of. professional major, fivetine winner of this he has been eighth or. 1 ing. “Bi “Nicklaus | now ‘uses - urnaments only as iy that thinks Sack : just’ has to look at ““Grevino _ said. “This is, hapa and in Augusta you have to think of the, big Bear.” effort. and a’ “good attitude!” dim Snook “was a former "Selkirk; College athlete. . Bob Godfrey of Victoria - received the Labatt's Ath- letic Award. Godfrey played basketball for. the Selkirk Saints and soccer. The: Lab- att’s award: is: presented to : the athlete. who best! dem- onstrates athletic ability. Several intramural awards On ‘and guests of the Castlegar‘ Curling Club met at the Fire- ‘of ‘side Place for their first’an- nual’ banquet, ‘dance’. and.” presentations.’ :Dannis Grasp, Earl Gregp." Castlegar Drug Trophy |: ill Perebudofl, Terry Per- During’ the Jevening gilts : + Horkoff in thanks for™the- hard work she did during the - year. A‘ gift of thanks was * also » presented to Donna Zentner, Donna and Frank:have been’ - transferred to Nanaimo. The ‘members surprised “Helen: and. Ralph’ Clay. by presenting them with a wish- ing well in honor of their 40th.” wedding: anniversary were also presented ‘at'/the *-. event.. The. Spirit’ “Award: | went to Mary Swift of Buai- © ness Acrinisieation ‘and the :F. Zentner,’ D.:. Hockley, award was peiserae to stu: dents Rob -Dunn and Pat. Lefergy. Jim Mike’ Pope. * s West's Trophy Te Horcoff, Trig Kardell, ‘Al Jaques, W. Morandin. ‘ ‘cae’ Saunders, Bella Moran, , Thursday Evening’ Bank of Mortreal ‘Trophy | ! Marie Prokop, Judié Rob- erts, Gloria Grundy, McDonald.” An iiteruatigaat ‘powe held in Selkirk Gymnasium: ‘April 25 at 8 p.m. This has - been announced by Selkirk College.) Duren Men's y volleyball . match . will be.” * from the Castlegar region. ‘The all-star squad includes members ‘of the Kootenay Country Volleyball: team, recent:B.C, Volleyball As- sociation Senior A Consol- best of five affeis, willbe * preceded by a West Koot- enay midget all-star match beginning