SPORTS. . o), w2_ Castlégar News _ september, 1987 Canada sitting pretty MONTREAL (CP) — It’s mission accomplished for ‘Team Canada — so far — in the Canada Cup hockey tourna- ment. “I think we're exactly where we want to be, in that no matter what happens on Sunday night, we won't have to face the Russians in the first round of the playoffs,” said Wayne Gretzky on Friday night, after he engineered a 5-8 victory over Sweden by scoring once and assisting on three goals. Gretzky, whose play set up Mario Lemieux’s second goal that ended a 38 tie at 5:40 of the third period, wag referring to the fact that Team Canada can't finish any lower than second in the pi y round, and no i Economy not like it was back Schmidt's observation. The percentage of reai- dents aged 15 to 19 has shrunk by almost half since the early 1970s. TRAIL By STEVE MERTL Canadian Press Canada. Anders Eldebrink was for elbowing Claude Lemieux, although Karl-Gustav the Finnish referee who was berated for his officiating in the Team Canada-US game earlier in the week, made the call after about a 20 second hesitation. AIDED BY CROWD “I thought he reacted to the crowd,” said Mats Naslund, the Montreal Canadien who played with the Swedes and was a prolonged standing ovation hy the Forum crowd of 12,360 in pre-game introductions, ‘The penalty opened the door for some Gretzky- Lemieux magic, although defenceman Paul 's back- TRAIL — Resting on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River, the Cominco smelting operation resembles a castle dominating a medieval town. The com; is more than superficial, Cominco has been the life-blood of the West Kootenay city of Trail and surrounding communities for more than 80 Yet thé number of people over 65 has grown to about 15 per cent and eguid make up a quarter of the region's popu- lation by 1991, says Betty Ann Merry, economic develop- ment officer. of the round-robin standings would have Team Canada and the Soviets meeting in a semifinal. The Canadians end the pre-playoff round tonight in *Hamilton with a game against the Russians, an 8 p.m. EDT start televised by the CTV network. They enter the game as the only undefeated country in the six-team tourna- ment, with a 3-0-1 won-lost-tied mark. The Swedes, who are 2-2, and tied for third place with the United States, made Team Canada work to maintain its unbeaten mark. They yielded an early power-play goal to Gretzky before scoring twice in a span of 1:25 in the opening * period — Bengt Gustafsson and Lars Petterson doing the honors. ‘Another penalty produced a tying goal by Team MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION Saturday, September 5 & 12 3 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; arena Complex Nevice — $90; Atoms — $100; Pee Wee, Bantom, end Midget — $110. 520 tetundae Swoarer Depos!) emily Secon and natohment plan ovolable SCOUTS REGISTRATION Tuesday, Sept. 8 Kinnaird Hall Wednesday, Sept. 9 Thursday, Sept. 10 Castlegar Scout Hall 7 p.m. Beavers 5-7 years; Cubs 8-10 years, Scouts 11-13 years, Venturers 14-16 years. Volunteers are needed to help! Leaders group committees and district council. FOR INFORMATION PHONE JIM WALDIE 365-5674; CANDY JEROME 365-5907 Castlegar's TAE KWON DO CLASSES BEGIN SEPT. 8 Kinnaird Elementary Schoo! TUE: Tues. & Thurs. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m Children Ages 5-12 Yrs. 7:00-8:00 INSTRUCTOR: 1st Don Block Belt in T.K. D. Arthur Edwards Assistant Instructor: (John Avile) Phone: 365-8238. Between 3:00 - 4:36 p.m. checking was a major contributor to Lemieux’s goal at 17:10. Lindmark, brilliant inthe opening period when his team was outshot 11-5, remained solid in the middle period until Mike Gartner's shot from a few feet inside the blueline struck him and deflected into the net, giving Team Canada a 32 lead at 18:23. ‘The margin disappeared at 2:12 of the third period, as Team Canada fiddled in the corner and Mikael Anderson burned them, beating Fuhr from the centre of the face-off circle. - But Gretzky and Lemieux, described by Naslund as “a couple of players with good heads,” used their smarts and skills to scuttle the Swedes. F The winning goal was a thing of beauty, as Gretzky faked one defender with a slapshot before coaxing another to leave his post. He slid the puck to Lemieux, who swept it in from the edge of the crease. “I knew that he had seen me,” said Lemieux, who has five goals in the tournament. DePaolis winners The DePaoli brothers of Castlegar stole the show at the Interior Closed Tennis Championships, which con- cluded Monday at the Four Seasons Racquet Club. In singles, Barry DePaoli match that went to a third- set tie-breaker. | In doubles, the DePaolis scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Rob Lindemann of Penticton and Mike Roydell of Kelowna. Barry DePaoli won the men's singles title and team- ed up with his brother Tom to take the men's doubles crown. Minor hockey sees changes By BILL STRONGMAN The past few weeks have seen the Castlegar Minor Hockey Association hard at work on changes for the 1987/88 season. According to John Loo, president of the association, “it is expected that these changes will make this season more exciting, while providing good experience for our players.” ‘A welcome change to players, parents and coaches in the Novice Division is a reorganization to a three tier system based on player skill, as opposed to the two level system based on age. The coaches unamiously agreed to the change saying that “. . . it will be much easier to assist players to develop if they are with others at their own skill level, rather than attempting to teach groups of players with highly diverse abilities.” Another change is the anticipated reclassification of our Rep teams, by the B.C. Amateur Hockey Association, from AAA to AA. This will allow our teams to compete with the other communities in the area, most of whom are AA. To provide our players with even greater exposure, three communities, Midway, New Denver, and Kaslo have been added to the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Association. ‘Another move that is hoped will make this season progress more smoothly is a serhinar for coaches and managers. The intent is to ensure that all those involved in the assocation are aware of procedures and policies. The goal of the Castlegar Minor Hockey Association is for the players to have fun while learning the skills in a growth atmosphere. TOP eee who won awards at the club's season-ending party include: (front, from left) coach Ray Yule, Shelley Stansbury, Robert Case, Craig Hawkins; (middle): Aimie Cher- AQUANAUTS' BASH CLOSES OUT SEASON By CARMEN GUIDO The Castlegar Aquanauts finished their summer with a memorable party at the Nordic Hall. The celebrated the end of their season and also said goodbye to coach Ray Yule, who is in his last year of coaching. Yule has spent 17 years with the club as a swimmer, assistant coach and over the last few years, as a coach. Aquanauts president Gordon Gibson thanked Yule and assista. ~naches Tom Carew and Helaine Oleski for the “excellent jv” they did during the summer. In a short but ional speech, Gibson everyone that all three coaches are products of the club; they. started swimming at an early age for the A ti nott, Aimee Guido, Chelsea Van Vliet; (rear): Coach Tom Carew, Neil Jones, and James Welychko. Chernoff. Chernoff also won the award for most points in the year. is Best all-around swimmers were Aimie Chernoff and Steve Junker. ‘The coaches awards for attitude, effort, attendance and team spirit were given to Aimie Guido, Neil Jones, Jennifer Small, Tracy Picco, Chelsea Van Vliet, and the trophy was won by Trevor Haviland. ‘The swimmers of the week T-shirt keepers were: Laurene Brown and Robert Case. Once the distribution of the awards was finished, it was Carmen Guido’s turn to roast the coaches and give special awards. She also gave the “Hunk of the Year Award” ‘to David Jones, the treasurer of the club, who promptly opened his wallet to pay for the compliment. Sandy Hartman roasted president Gibson. Gordon Gibson was next with funny awards for some members of the club and distributed the Castlegar Aquanauts thank you T-shirts to Hugh Small, Sandy Hartman, Denise Chernoff and Carmen Guido. The moment to be serious came when Gibson called a meeting to elect a new executive for the year 1987-88: Yule had a chance to say goodbye, thanking the parents for their support and the swimmers for their performances. iE The coaches presented awards to the top swimmers. In the distance awards the gold medals were presented to James Welychko, Vaughan Welyehko and Craig Hawkins. The most improved breaststroke went to Shelley Stansbury; while the best girl's butterfly went to Aimie was formed by: president Gordon Gus Young, secretary Darleen directors at large Chuck Morin, Susan Stansbury, Al Hawkins, Irene Haviland and Diane Welychko. Once the meeting ended, the party continued with a dance that parents and swimmers enjoyed. French games Weekend Wrap-Up planned QUEBEC (CP) — The Commonwealth Games will soon have their French-lang- uage counterpart. The first Jeux de la franco- phonie will be held in Mor- occo, probably in 1989, lead- ers of the world’s franco- THE Hi ARROW MOTOR INN PUB PROUDLY PRESENTS .. . The Beauty & Beast LUNCHEON BUFFET 2 LUNCHEON SHOWS OPEN MONDAY TWO FEATURE DANCERS * Amazing Kresten (1st Runner Up in Miss B.C. 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CONTACT DOUG COULSON 365-6987 TO REGISTER 6— 7-9 p.m. Deon Martini 365-5167 . Cominco’s lead smelter complex at Trail can be seen at the centre right of the photo- graph. The aging, high-cost plant will be replaced with the latest technol: ‘as part of a $171 million modernization of the lea elter. | John Charters . ... Reflections te s & recollections ™...~ “ JOHN MUNDAY AND LIFE IN ECUADOR EDITOR'S NOTE: Thid id the final half of John’ Mun day's letter. The first half was published in last Sunday's edition of the Castlegar News. A friend (I believe he works for Eastern Airlines) asked him if he would accept a return ticket to Quito. He accepted, of course, with tremendous gratitude. My bank account would not allow such luxury and I wasn't expecting to see him again for another year. Victor writes his final English exam at Azusa Pacific University on Aug. 5 and has little doubt that he'll pass this last hurdle before becoming a full-fledged First Year student (with possible majors in International Studies and Music). That his $4000-a-year scholarship will become effective and he'll also beeome a full-fledged member of Azusa’s International Choir. In five short months Victor has made many friends, visited many new ‘places and seems to have the enviable capacity to make the best of every new situation. Thank you for your prayers for him. One day he may return to work with us here. 8) “Enric,” originally “Enrique,” will be with us for a total of five weeks. Ten years ago when he was five, a missionary friend accompanied him from Quito's “San Vicente” Orphanage to his adoptive parents in the States. His “mother” is of French background, his “father,” of Russian descent, and two brothers and a sister are Viet- namese. He's come back to Ecuador accompanied by that same missionary friend (who is visiting in other parts of Ecuador while Enric is with us.)He speaks only English, and remembers little of nothing of his first five years in his native land. He has fitted in so well with our family here as well as with the Teen Mission young people that he has decided to save up and spend the entire summer vacation with us next year. There have been more, actually, than three “Return of the Native” happenings in recent weeks. On Saturday, Margarita and Waldo, one of my first “four foster children,” came for their first visit with two-year-old Geovani who, unhappily, was conceived here and un- wittingly was the cause of his parents’ explusion. So there has been reconciliation to a point. Through the encouragement of kind Christian . friends from Brazil, the right “contacts” have been made and 16-year-old Isable will soon enter Quito's new “Metropolitan Hospital for plastic surgery. Dr. John Silvers (I think his grandfather was English), will be working mostly on the reconstruction of a new nose for Isabel and once the dentist has done his part, will re-form her mouth. The ear will be left for another doctor at a later date. . Dr. Silvers is offering his services free of charge as is the anesthetist. On Thursday we go to the hospital's Social Worker with a recommendation from Dr. Silvers that all hospital expenses be considered as “charity.” While she has some unpleasant days before her, Isabel is delighted to know that at last something is being done to make her more attractive. Angel is on his last round of pills and medication which means that his TB of the stomach is virtually cleared up. Cesar and Luis Guzman have had further eye exams. It's possible that some of Cesar’s sight might be restored with the help of a cornea transplant, and Luis is offered a ray of hope in one eye with his retinal problem. Both boys had adjusted well to their blindness, so if there are no positive results their reaction should not be too severe. But both are eager to undergo anything that might We necessary “just in case.” ‘ In‘ease I mention him in another letter I'll introduce Patricio my third-to-last foster son, in this., He's the 10- year-old, son, of, “single parents’; fram the neighboring town. Both mother and father have married other spouses and raised other children. Patricio’s grand- parents were not able to make an adequate home for him so his real father brought him to me. When the necessary decisions and arrangements had been made, Patricio's father said to him, pointing to me, “Now don Juanito is your father!” I marvel at the man who can give away his son so easily: But I believe his father really does love him. He simpty wanted the best for Patricio who was caught on the horns of a dilemma. ‘And:I think of another Father Who gave His only Sop because He really did love us. Hilda Purificacion and her two small sons turned up for an “interview” last week. Hilda’s husband abandoned her six months ago and she is desperate. So is Laura, a single mother with two boys, eight and 10-years-old. Both have to choose between giving up their sons and looking for work, or struggling to stay alive together on the street. It’s hard totell them. there's “no room in this inn.” I try to keep their hopes alive by saying, “Perhaps one day when we have more accomodation.” As it is, one of my boys has to sleep on the floor. Last month a Christian mother and one of her daughters were killed in a traffic accident in the south end of Quito. There are three orphaned boys, ages four, six and eight, and three girls, twins of about five years and an older girl of 12. The bereaved husband and father of the six remaining children is an alcoholic. The other day he attempted to violate his eldest daughter, and he insists that one of his sons accompany him to the local canteen. This afternoon a contingent of Christians from the evangelical church the mother used to attend came to me pleading that I take in the three boys. I'm already committed-to take in a small albino orphan in September. Perhaps by then some of the older ones will have moved on to independence. Or somehow we may manage to adapt and adjust and gecomodate the more urgent cases. As I write we're again without a drop of water in the house or on the property. A tanker of water has been ordered. May it arrive soon. Meanwhile the dirty clothes, dishes, toilets and unwashed bodies (over 80 of them!) are piling up. My mother used to describe our summers at the beach — minus any of the common conveniences as “Drab Street glory!” Now I know what she meant. By the way, July 28 was my parents’ wedding anniversary. Her “Mis- sionary-tp-the-B.C.-Indians-Career” came to an end over 60 years agol That’s when she accepted the bigger challenge to raise a tribe of her own! The school'.year has ended. Most have done exceptionally well. Three will have to repeat the year. The long summer vacation is ahead of us. Some will be visiting relatives or friends in other parts; others I'm sending to a camp on the coast. Most will be “at home,” but seldom is anyone bored. Kathy Okum, 9 who suffered a fractured femur and Jeff Okum, 5, whose cut chin required stitehes,; have fully-reeovered following an accident. in which their school bus was overturned. Marsha suffers daily nausea, etc., from the tropical (and chronic) infeetion she picked up when on the coast two yeare ago. I think its called “sprew.” Please pray much for her. I still need another corneal transpifnt and a lens implant, and my Iranian doctor would like to see me ed for a possible “angioplasty.” Meanwhile he's balanced my medication so that miy angina problems, etc., are kept toa minimym. Of course your prayers and God's grace (which explains everything), and the easing of pressures with the Okums here . . . everything makes a difference. I am postponing my anticipated visit to Canada until I manage to“set my house in order” — at least a little bit. | At this stage it's too heavy a responsibility to lay and leave behind on anyone's shoulders. I may wait until jf everyone is back in school. In any case I'll keep you Thank you for yéur valued part in all that is going on here, and especially for your prayerful concern. May the God Who defends the poor and fatherless richly bless and reward you! Mostly, its patronage has been benevolent but,.like a feudal lord, when Cominco looks after its own interests, the townsfolk sometimes suffer. ‘The 1980s have been such times. Trail, a community of 9,600 which once boasted income levels near the highest in Canada, is trying to cope with huge cuts in Cominco's work- force. Cominco employed more than 5,000 people at the end of the 1970s, including about 1,000 working on remodelling its zine smelter. Its total operations accounted for about 40 per cent of the region's employment. But waves of layoffs which began in 1982 — as Comined tried to compete in volatile world metals markets — have cut the number of workers to about 2,600. SMELTER HELPS It will grow by about 300 as work proceeds on a new high-tech lead smelter, but once coristruction is finished employment will level off at about 2,500. ‘The more than $750 million spent on modernizing the smelting operations, including about $120 million con- ‘The social fabric has begun unravelling’ tributed by the federal and B.C. governments for the lead smelter, has saved Trail from the fate of other single-in- dustry towns. But the price has included losing one-quarter of the jobs in a region of 20,000 people. Most troubling of all, hundreds of younger residents must now choose between low-wage jobs in the area or leaving. The social fabric has begun unravelling, too. Cominco once financed all sorts of activities — Trail's sports arena still bears its name — but poor profits and inelusion of the plant in the municipal property tax base caused the company to retreat up the hill. “It kept the community together, but we don’t have that any more,” says Mayor Charles Lakes. Making matters worse this summer was & 1T-week strike by Cominco's office and technical workers, the longest strike at the plant since 1979. It ended Aug. 31 when the 400 workers voted in favor of a contract, which included a two-per-ceut wage increase. About 2,200 production workers had stayed off the job in support of the office workers. ‘Trail touts its outstanding sports heritage, from the Trail Smoke Eaters hockey team of the 1940s to skier Nancy Green. But the continued exodus of young people could give ‘Trail’s proud new motto, the Home of Champions, s hollow ring. Civie leaders want to wean the economy away from A’ survey of economic prospects development board concludes that various. in- ‘The percentage of residents aged 15 to 19 ‘has shrunk by almost half since the early 1970s' dustrial and community initiatives, such as tourism pro- motion, would create only about 200 long-term jobs. Cominco, along with » lumber, mill in nearby Fruitvale will remai and public services like Trail Genéral from major markets and its poor transportation links make reseue by some giant industrial white knight unlikely. The board is pinning its hopes on initiatives such as a $2.4-million business development program funded by the None of the plans approved so far are very complicated. Lee and Kim Page of Genelle, about 20 kilometres north of ‘Trail, are producing handmade dolls. ‘They'll be sold along with a tape and story-book illustrated by Kim which takes the character through ad- ventures during the Kootenay regional pioneer past. ‘The Pages work 16 hours a day to make 60 dolls a month, but Lee, on welfare for more than a year, says he ‘Tourism seems to hold the most promise’ hopes the venture‘ will support itself by the time the Jim Switzer, manager ofthe local yment Centre office, noted ‘the régions] ff fate is about 10.5 per cent, but that includes the more prosperous south Okanagan. The real rate, including those who have tun out of unemployment benefits, could be closer to 20 per cent. Laid-off workers have’ priority for job op seniority required simply to be considered for those positions is a minimum seven years. — “We don’t have anybody under the age of 25 at the the plant. His father before him spent 30 years at the sprawling complex. But his two daughters have no plans to stay. Schmidt says that’s more the rule than the exception. “Take a\walk through: the downtown and look at the number of people in theirs 50s and 60s, versus those in their teens and’ 20s.” Figures compiled by the Trail regional development For now, the signs point to a widening rift between those who have well-paid jobs at Cominco, the hospital or the lumber mill, and a growing number of people who must live near the margin or leave. Tyrion Miskell © new Job’s queen The members of the Bethel No. 60 of the Inter- national Order of Job's Di ters held their installation recently. Tyrion Miskell was installed as Honored Qteen. Bonnie Thompson. B.G, and Pat Hegan A.B.G. were escorted into the Bethel by Tracy Kaminsky P.H.Q. No. 60 and Amy MacKinnon P.H.Q. No. 60 as Installing McCarthy P.HLQ. No. 60, Hegan P.H.Q. No. 60, Installing Chaplain; Kimberley Belton P:H.Q.-No. 60,-Narrator; Kristi Roadsheer, Bible Beater; and Ruby Patridge P.B.G. No. 60, Installing Musician. Following the presentation of the Bible and the Canadian flag, each new officer entered the room carrying 2 small cloud-shaped pillow with a rainbow applique, This was in keeping with the term theme “Build Kathy, Bate; Recorder Mary Durkin; Bentley: Musician Antoinette Santos; First Vanessa Cue; Second Messenger Michelle Boisvert; e Fourth Kim Vietoria Thompson PHQ; and Fifth Messenger Lana JOBS ROYALTY . . . Royalty of the International of Job's Daughters Bethel No. 60 include: (from left) Senior Princess Chloe Hegan, Honored Queen Tyrion Muskell, Past Honored Queen Vic- tora Thompson and Junior Rourke. Princess Deanne Deon Miskell made and presented the gavel to his daughter. PHQ Victoria Thompson was escorted to the alter for the Bible signing ceremony during which the song Memories, from the musical Cats was played. After the Bethel was closed, refreshments were enjoyed. A large cloud-shaped cake with rainbow decor- ations was cut by the honored queen and the princesses. Since the installation HQ Tyrio and PHQ Victoria travelled to Nelson Bethel for their installation. PHQ Victoria acted as the installing queen and HQ Tyrio was ‘The past honored queen's pin was presented to PHQ Victoria by her father, John Thompson. ling junior All the girls worked in the concession for the slow-pitch tournament at the end of June and .for the Firemen's competition at Pass Creek in July. Also HQ Tyron and SP Chloe travelled to Seattle with P.BG. Lynn Miskell to attend Supreme Sessions.