Page A& The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, July 26, 1995 Correction In the July 12th edition of The Castlegar Sun, a letter by Peter Kinakin contained an error, It read: “The residents of Castlegar that is only enforced on certain people.” It should have read: “The residents of Castlegar have a noise bylaw that is enforced, but the RDCK also has a noise bylaw that is enforced on certain people.” The Sun regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Editorial on hospital joint venture needs clarification Dear Editor: With reference to your front page story of July 12, 1995 enti- tled “Hardball in health care land”, I must correct one glaring inaccuracy regarding attendance at the Hospital Planning Council meeting Despite your specific notation that representatives from the Trail and Nelson Hospitals were not present, in fact, Trail was repre- sented by administrator Rick Riley, assistant administrator medical director Ron Parisotto, Dr, Michael Whitehead and myself representing Kootenay Lake District Hospital in Nelson Secondly, the joint venture being discussed by the two sec ondary care level hospitals is in response to significant financial deficit situations, and encouraged by the Ministry of Health. The purpose of the joint ven ture is to streamline operations on the support services side, without compromising clinical services, which are services benefitting the entire region. We are presently in a very fragmented period in health care delivery, where the Ministry of Health still funds each hospital individually, and hence each sep- arate board and management team is separately accountable for their budget, while at the same lime attempting to create a better regional management strategy, Serving two “masters” — one a paymaster in Victoria, and the other our regional colleagues with all their expectations, is not an easy task. Constructive regional partici- pation would be welcomed, but at the end of the day, until regional KOOTENAY USED CAR & TRUCK SALE 10 DAYS - JULY 20 to JULY 31 Over 60 high quality used cars & trucks at summer clearout prices. NO Payments until November 1995 0.A.C. Interest rates have dropped, monthly payments are reasonable. OUR BEST SELECTION EVER! Cars, trucks, vans, 4x4's, in all price ranges. 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Greg Marken Pass Creek Settling Aboriginal Land Claims. Openly and Fairly. The B.C. government is currently negotiating treaties with aboriginal people to settle land claims that have been unresolved for more than 100 years. Fair and lasting treaties will create a more stable economy and many opportunities which will benefit all British Columbians. Ultimately, the amount of land provided as part of settlements rs will be in proportion to the aboriginal population. ..about 5% of the land in the province. Private property is not on the table, and any direct costs in settling claims will be shared by all Canadians. Fair, affordable, long-term solutions for all British Columbians. It’s our commitment. For more information, call 1-800-880-1022 or write to: Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs 908 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, B.C. VBV 1X4 Government of British Columbia Se ee ry are Obituaries HENDERSON On Monday, July 10, 1995, Anne Maureen Henderson of Raspberry Village away at the age of 52 years. Mrs. Henderson was born September 19, 1942 in Dumb- arton, Scotland, She is survived by her mother, Anne MacFadzean: two sons and daughter-in-law Robert and Loretta Withers, two grandchil- dren, Cody and Elicia of Pass Creek, Steve Sheppart of Rich- mond. Mrs. Henderson is prede- ceased by her father, Robert MacFadzean. A wake was held at Anne's home on Saturday, July 15, 1998. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. McDONALD On Monday, July 17, 1995, Anne Lucinda McDonald of Castlegar passed away at the age of 85 years. irs. McDonald was born November 17, 1909 at High Bluff, Manitoba. She ger up and married Mickey McDon- ald. In 1951 they moved to Revelstoke and later to Van- couver. In 1992 she moved into the Castleview Care Cen- tre She enjoyed playing bingo in and gambli Mrs. {MeDonsid is survived one son and -in-law, W. Wamer (Duff) and Joan McDon- ald; one brother and sister-in- law, Harold lie Smith of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; one sister and brother-in-law, Irene and Jim of La Prairie, Manitoba; two grand- children; and four great grand- children, She was predeceased by her husband Mickey. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of the Castle- PEREPOLKIN On Monday, July 17, 1995 Fred Perepolkin of Thrums passed away at the age of 62 ears ‘uneral service was held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, July 19, 1995 and , July 20, 1995 with burial at the Shoreacres Mr. Perepokin was born July 8, 1933 in Glade. He then moved to re the rest of his life. During his life he worked as a sawyer and faller at various saw mills and logging operations He enjoyed gardening. Mr. Perepolkin is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Lillian Perepolkin of Thrums; one brother-in-law, John Gevatkoff of Castlegar; one sister-in-law, Mabel Pere- polkin of Thrums: 11 nephews and nieces, and 13 great nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by one sister, Vivian Gevatkoff in 1983; one brother, Peter in 1987; father, Fred in 1987 and mother Wasilisa in 1991. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. SELVIG Gunnar Selvig of Castlegar, B.C. passed into the presence of his Lord on July 13, 1995 at the age of 93 years. He was born near Oslo, Nor- way on October 19, 1901 to Andrea Emilie (nee Torstensen) and Ole Jakob Selvig. In 1928 he arrived in Prince Rupert, B.C. where he and his brother operated a grocery and meat market for 10 years. In:1938 he married Borghil Johnson there. Gunnar worked in various con- struction jobs such as the Kin- naird and Brilliant bridges, Duncan and Kk‘ He was employed by Columbia Cellulose from 1946 until 1961. Three years before his retire- ment he worked as the building inspector for the city of Castle- Borner wes a member of the of Norway and St. Peter sports, jing an He was predeceased by his wife Borghild in March of 1995. He is survived by two daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Sonja and Norm Sather of Castle- ar, Shirley and Paul lalakoff of Naramata, B.C.; randchildren Sari, Steven fPauia). and Eric Sather, wereys Tanya and Kristi Malakoff; brother, Per Selvig in Norway; numerous nieces and nephews in Ontario and A family burial service was held on Monday, July 17, 1995 at Park Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Vance, Tech officiating. A Service of Remembrance will be held at/ St. Peter Lutheran Church at a time to be announced when family members return from overseas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of B.C. or to St. Peter Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 713 4th Street, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 2B7 or the charity of one's choice SPORTS Sports Dept. Jeff Gabert 365-5579 The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, July 26, 1995 Insuring a bright future action in Castlegar ? What does the future hold for Little League JEFF GAI Su The Castlegar Little League baseball season has gone much like a home run call by Harry Caray. “It's deep, it could be, it should, it will be, it’s, caught just short of the warning track by the centrefielder,” The players and coaches of this year’s Castlegar Little League All-Star team gave the ball a good ride but they just fell short of the fence. Some are satisfied to feel the excitement while others are wondering where to find th extra power to give Castlegar a home-run Little League program Bryan Bucci managed the Major All-star team this season The team, made up of ten 11 y Ids and four 12-year-olds, played in 30 games over the last month with varying results. Their greatest test came two weeks ago at the District 8 Championship Tournament in Grand Forks where they lost two straight and exited the tournament early. But the team did manage to compile some wins through exhi- bition play and Bucci sees that as a big positive. “Self esteem is very important at this age,” said Bucci. “That was the biggest thing for me. The kids learned to believe in them- selves.” The idea now is to build for next year which shouldn't be that hard with ten returning players with playoff experience. Howev- er, Bucci would like to see a much more competitive program in the Little League system. “The system the Little League in Castlegar uses has to be looked at,” said Bucci who coached Lit tle League on the coast for six years. “Here, they're not as com- petitive as they should be. Sure Castlegar’s only been in Little League for three or four years but we've certainly had the kids, just not the coaching.” An example of what Bucci is talking about can be easily viewed just down the road in Trail where Andy Bilesky contin- ues to churn out quality teams and players eVéry year. BC 21 Projects gives SUN SPORTS STAFF Bs a eT " The Castlegar Major Little League All-Stars “It's a competitive style in Trail and they play all year round,” said Bucci. “There they accept how Andy does things God bless the man, he knows what he’s doing. Parents don’t question him because he knows what he's doing. “It's a privilege to play on his team.” Bucci hopes people in Castle- gar will start taking their ball more seriously in the next few years and that means a competi live style and a few “amenities like possibly a batting cage. He feels it will all add up to a win- ning product at the District 8 Tournament Moe Barry coaches the Minor Little League All-Star team in Castlegar which is made up of Players age 8-10. His team played 27 games from June 25 to July 23 and faired as well as their Major counterp: “It was great - really good,” said Barry. “It was a pretty polished. Ross]. d-Trail MLA Ed Con- It has been a gem of a story for over a year now, but it looks like the diamond in the rough at Kinnaird Park will finally be roy announced last week $39,000 in funding from the BC 21 Com- munity Projects award program for the City of Castlegar to upgrade Kinnaird Park. The fund- intense month of baséball seeing as how we only had Mondays off. They've played lots of ball that’s for sure.” Barry doesn’t see a problem with the way the system works and especially liked the change this year in age group to coincide with other teams in the area. “I think it’s good,” said Barry, “It falls in line with all the other area teams. They changed it this year for that purpose and it's made a difference.” Barry has stressed the tun aspect of the sport all along. An example of his philosophy came during the first annual Castlegar Minor Little League Tournament held earlier this month where each team was guaranteed six games. “T think at nine and ten years of age they should stay at a fun level,” said Barry. “We guaran- teed six games in our tournament and people told us it was the most fun they had at a tournament And I think it’s necessary that the the gift of ing will be used in association with funds from the Castlegar Ball Association and the City of Castlegar to construct a new ball- field up at Kinnaird Park. “Development of the new field at Kinnaird Park will provide the Summer Active slam-dunk i A possible candidate for the Vancouver Grizzlies 2002 first-round draft pick was out practising his dunks last Thursday at the Rec centre. sun starr PHOTO / Sharlene imnott kids play a lot of ball. “That's what it's about.” SIDELINES Butler Park Lights Up It's all going according to plan these days in Trail as the Babe Ruth World Series rapidly approaches. The latest improvement involved a brilliant light shining from above and it seemed like a religious experience to many. But in reality, it was only 20 West Kootenay Power employees and other volunteers putting the fin- ishing touches on the new lighting system at Butler Park. Over 400 man hours of labour worth close to $11,000 was donated to install the lights ‘and rebuild the park's electrical system. West Kootenay Power covered the $38,000 ticket Price of the 74 new floodlights as well as civil and electrical engineering requirements. GESCAN Electrical Distributors also went to bat for the prject and negotiated a 20 percent price reduction on the 1,500 watt lights from General Electric. Bryan's Transfer stepped up next donating $6,000 in volunteer labor and boom equipment to install the lights. West Arm Truck Lines also got into the game and hauled the lights from Spokane to Trail, Clearing customs just in time to meet the installation timetable. The City of Trail, owners and operators of the park, purchased the $10,000 in electrical and instrumentation materials installed by WKP volunteers in the rebuilt electrical room. Marken/Lightie Memorial Still Strong Dan Marken wasn't one of Castlegar’s most memorable people. He didn’t found the city and he wasn’t an all-star. But he was hon- est, friendly and nice and for that he will be a person not easily forgotten. Cancer took the life of Marken far too early in his life and that was a tragedy. Marken’s friends and family have tried to make the best out of a bad thing for the last six years by holding a charity golf tournament with proceeds going to the Canadian Can- cer Society. Mark Lightle was a friend of Marken’s and Lightle’s death a year after Marken prompted the addition of his name to the tournament. Over the last six years, the Marken/Lightle Memorial has raised over $10,000 for cancer research. This Barry three-qu: Ss of the teams he faces, are competi- tive in nature. Teams like Pentic- ton and Trail are hard to beat but certainly not outside the realm of possibility. “My philosophy is to have fun,” said Barry who plans to return as Coach next year. “But you can be competitive and still have fun. You just have to work with the kids and some are just naturally Competitive anyway.” The question now is what's more igportant - winning or hav- ing fun? And maybe it’s possible to do both? That question will be answered in the off-season by Minor Ball President Doug Hick- ey with much consultation. How- ever, whatever the outcome may be, everyone involved is looking at what is best for the kids. And in the end it's just good to see people caring about kids and baseball in Castlegar. diamonds necessary facilities required for league play and hosting tourna- ments,” said Conroy. “Field development is timely with Castlegar and Trial co-hosting the 1996 B.C. Summer Games.” The new field proposal has come under a lot of heat over the last few months because of the impact on the trees at Kinnaird Park. City clerk Dianne Hunter says the original proposal has been altered so that less clearing would have to take place. The new plan will require moving the backstop of the main or upper field closer to the Kin- naird Middle School side of the park and the new ball field will be built right besi "> it. Hunter says the move isn't the perfect answer but it is the one that would have had the least impact on the trees. The City is currently getting contract bids on the new field and Hunter expects the entire opera- tion to come under a budget of $118,000. Work on the new field will begin as soon as this year’s ball season is over which means operations should start in mid- September. “The city is pleased to be in a partnership with the Castlegar Ball Association and BC 21 Community Projects to provide the community with a multi-pur- pose ball field,” said Hunter. “Ball of all types is a growing sport which involves many citi- zens 1N an active and participato- ty lifestyle.” Now that the Kinnaird Park sit- uation is settled, attention will soon be turning to other parks in the city. Hunter Says the City has already looked at upgrading ten- nis courts in the near future and also reports that improvements to the fields at Pass Creek Park are going well year’s tournament goes August 6 with a 7 a.m. tee-off time at the Castlegar Golf Course. You are encouraged to come watch, play or give a donation. For more information call Kay Marken at 365- 7543 or the Castlegar Pro Shop at 365-5006 Fun and Fitness For Seniors The Canadian Red Cross Society’s Fun and Fitness Program offers seniors a chance to be more Physically active, meet new people and have fun. The Red Cross provides training for volunteers to lead fitness classes for seniors. This program is very active in the Kootenays with classes being held on a regular basis from Cran- brook to Rossland. The Fun and Fitness Program has exercises designed specifically for seniors and includes easy to follow rou- tines. Courses are currently being planned in both the east and west Kootenay, and the Red Cross is looking for-your input. If you are interested in running a class or would like more information, you can contact Lynda Parker at the Castlegar Red Cross Office, 365-3911 or 1-800-761-0099. Havin’ a Smashingly Good Time Brent Rohn (right) and Derek Berisoff smashed up their station wagon and they're happy about it. Brent Rohn and Derek Berisoff are two young 17-year-olds who like to drive recklessly and smash into things. But don’t think this is Police Briefs. Rohn and Berisoff are two up-and-coming stars on the demolition derby circuit after an impressive win at the Salmo Days Demolition Derby earlier this month. Rohn, a native of Ootischenia, teamed up with Berisoff, of Blueberry, to make the youngest team in competition at the event. And in their first pro- fessional encounter, they finished third in the ‘C’ Division driving a late 1970's purple and blue station wagon. They would have actually finished higher if it wasn’t for an unforseen problem with the rear end. Super Summer Active Both The Castlegar Sun and the Castlegar Community Complex know the summer can be protractive, that’s why they have teamed together to provide an attractive option for Parents of kids who are Close to radioactive. It’s called Summer Active and it began July 6 with Street Smart - a day dedicated to bikes, skateboards, contests and crafis. This Thursday's activity is Silly Summer Games spon- sored by Peoples Drug Mart. Sporting events include mini golf, an obstacle course, relays and water games. It may sound silly but it sure looks like fun. Summer Active will continue every week with a different theme until August 17, so be aware, be astute; be assertive, and be active. For more information call the Complex at 365-3386. And if you don’t feel like being overly active, Susan Campbell invites you to come down and be a volunteer during the festivities. But if you want to volunteer she suggests you give her a call ASAP. Coaches Deserving Cudos Do you know a local coach of any sport who deserves special attention? The Castlegar Sun and 3M are once again looking for nominees for Castlegar Coach of the Year and it just might be that you know the most deserving coach in the community. Nomina- tion forms can be found in every issue of the Paper on page |! and in future issues. The deadline is August 31 and remember to make your choice wisely, young grasshopper. All coaches at all levels are eligible