ee April 11,1990 ns _Casthais 4 a PLAYING SAFE... CP Rail railway Henry to a group of Hobbit Hill students during a close- train and a tour of the Castlegar Rail station. — cosnews photo by John Charters Children meet train and visit station By JOHN CHARTERS Twenty-eight Hobbit Hill school children and five of their teachers met the train Thursday. A tour of the Castlegar Rail Station had been scheduled for the morning with Bunny Charters of the Castlegar and District Heritage Society as guide. As an extra, the children were to have the opportunity to see a train drive past the platform — a regular experience of whole generations of children in earlier times. However, through the kindness of Henry Senetza, assistant terminal + | The WCB's Info-Line gives workers and employers in the Kootenays toll-free access to WCB information So if you want more information on how to make your job site safer, if you have questions about an injury claim, or want to know how to apply for compensation benefits, call the WCB Info-Line. Whether you're in Grand Forks, Galena Bay, Trail or Nakusp, one number will handle your WCB inquiries superintendent for CP Rail in Nelson and a long-time supporter of the heritage society's rail station project, together with the assistance of CP Rail mobile supervisor Bill Pytlarz, engineer Arnie Nesbitt, conductor Brian Ronmark and brakeman Mike Dmytruk, the children were able to stand up close to a train and to visit the new station and equipment storage sheds as well. Throughout the yard tour, Senetza emphasized the need for safety — look both ways when crossing the tracks, don’t touch butinform the YOU’ VE GOT KEEP IT. 1-800-663-4962 Save this toll-free WCB Info- Line number-tf you've get— questions, we've got the answers. We up look at a police about .flares and torpedoes, and stay well clear of moving engines. After the tour, the children were each given a coloring book on safety, together with wash-up kits and fresh- tinned water carried by the train crews. Charters, on behalf of the heritage society, gave each of the young visitors an Easter egg. This was Senetza’s third safety- stressing tour this year. Two weeks ago, he had 18 elementary school children from the Whole school in Appledale/Vallican and a little later another 20 at Passmore I | WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD 2i5nax’ “=LSON AREA OFFICE Trustees want written assurance VANCOUVER (CP) _ Education Minister Tony Brummet should agree in writing that teachers won't be compelled to give injections, insert catheters and attach gastrostomy feeding pouches, says city scholl board trustee Ken Denike. Verbal assurances from Brummet that teachers would not be compelled to perform the duties are not suf- ficient, Denike and other board members said during a committee meeting Monday night. They approved a draft letter to Brummet saying these activities do not fall within teacher roles and seeking amendments to an ‘‘inter- ministerial protocol’’ that the Education Ministry has assumed. The protocol agreement says the Education Ministry recognizes these servicés should be the sole respon- sibility of the Health Ministry, Denike said. F; On the next page it says-teachers and assistants will also be required to have child-specific training from a health professional in order to carry out the specialized procedures. The procedures include the attach- ment and removal of exterior feeding and body waste pouches, and ad- ministration of medication. “I don’t think the minister maybe is aware of just what (gastrostomy) involves,’’ Denike said. on medical duties “It goes well beyond first aid. These are very serious health Procedures where a child could be in some jeopardy in very short order.’’ The protocol booklet says teachers will assume the new duties with the beginning of the next school year and Denike said he.is concerned that teachers would have to get. training soon. NEW 1990’s @ HONDA Come ride with us. BARRETT HONDA Fruitval 367-6216 Dealer Lic. 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Staff Writer + Unless the Castlegar Rebels Junior B hockey team gets a show of support from the community, the club’s executive is not going to ice a team next season. A motion to suspend on-ice operations for the 1990-91 scason was conditionally and unanimously accep-_ ted at the’ team’s annual general meeting held at the Community Complex last night. “‘I want the town to be aware that the Rebels are considering taking a leave of absence from the Kootenay Junior Hcokey newly elected team President Russ Rilcof after the three- hour meeting concluded at about 11 p.m, Rilcof said it was the meeting itself, which was advertised but only attr ted six people, all executive members, that gave rise to the motion, “The bottom line is this: we need more people to help with the day-to- day operations of the club. The num- ber of people contributing now is too small to deal with the major dif- ficulties the club has experienced over the past several years,’’ he said. Rilcof said the current executive could continue to operate the Rebels as a “‘small-fry operation” but the executive felt the fans and players deserve better. “We want to operate a decent GET THE PERFECT Fir WiTH A KOOTENAY SAVINGS RRSP RUSS RILCOF ++.no choice operation but it’s difficult to do that when the commitment to the team is confined to a few people on the executive.” Rilcof said the team will be holding another meeting at the Complex April 19 and unless some interest’ is ex- pressed from the public at that meeting the hockey team is gone, “We've been. operating on -a skeleton staff for a number of years now and if we want to be a successful organization we just can’t do that anymore. Rilcof said taking a year off to re- establish adequate funding and revive the sagging on-ice fortunes of the club may be just the remiedy the Rebels need. Aad he points to the Nelson Soccer season bega leg been higher with over 225 kids playing this year. Rob Ca: it takes to play goal this season as Monday and the reg’ ha in jn earnest in C Complex Tuesday night. —cornews Photo by £d Mills 13, looks like he's got what @ shows his stuff during practise at the Community Terry Fox’ dream lives VANCOUVER (CP) — Ten years ago Thursday, Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope. It was April 12, 1980, and the one- legged athlete worried that few Canadians would take notice of his run across the country, his mother recalled this week “He had no idea at that time whether they (the media) would pick up on it,"’ Betty Fox said in an inter- view : Betty Fox, her husband Rolly and their three children will be in St. John’s, Nfld., on Thursday for a ceremony to mark the 10th anniver- sary of the start of her son’s run. Terry Fox, who lost his right leg to cancer in 1977, started his run with two hops on his powerful left leg and a step on his prosthetic limb. Hours later, his mother turned on the TV at the other end of Canada in Port Coquitlam, B.C. “*IT remember sitting in front of the TV and wondering, ‘Are they going to show it, are they going to show it?" They finally did and we were so happy that the media picked up on what he was doing. Terry Fox continued for 5,375 kilometres. Near Thunder Bay, Ont., on Sept. 1, 1980, the run ended when he learned that cancer had spread to his lungs. Maple Leafs y fold team which didn’t ice @ team in the 1987-88 season, as an example. “ “I've looked at what Nelson has done and they came back bigger and better than ever.’” Rilcof said he would like to pattern the Rebels after the Maple Leafs was ng jist over 150 fans a game though no aécurate attendance record is kept. The club’s funds were perilously low during the season though it did manage to break even. The motion to suspend on-ice operation was made by team manager Pete Si and by which has a i Program and has won the KIJHL’s West Division crown in both years since it returned to the league. Even if the club is not “operating next year the executive has a program of fundraising in place which will take it through the summer, said Rilcof. The Rebels missed the playoffs for the second straight year in the KIJHL's west division last season and Rilcof. Executive members Carol and Orlando Vecchio, Tom Batchlor and Karen Hughes supported the move. “I've been thinking what’s -been necessary to build this club and this is. a move that might help. If the com- munity doesn’t support us how can we continue to operate? How can we put fans in the building and how can we pay our bills?”’ said Rilcof. Jays win another home opener, | Expos fall back Sparky Anderson: maintained he made the right decision. It was just the end result that was wrong. The Detroit manager ordered Wade Boggs walked intentionally three times — tying a major-league record — but Tony Pena singled home two runs in a four-run third inning, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Tigers in American League baseball action Tuesday. BLUES JAYS 2 RANGERS 1 President George Bush and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney threw out the ceremonial first balls, then Dave Stieb and three relievers took over, Pitching a five-hitter as Toronto beat Texas. A crowd of 49,673, the 41st straight sellout at the SkyDome, saw the Blue Jays win for the 11th time in 14 home openers. Stieb (1-0) allowed two singles in six innings. David Wells gave up Ruben Sierra’s homer on the first pitch in the ninth inning, but finished for a save. ATHLETICS 5 TWINS 3 Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire hit their first home runs of the season and Oakland stayed unbeaten. Win- ner Bob Welch (1-0) rebounded from Dan Gladden’s leadoff home run and Dennis Eckersley pitched two innings for his first save. ANGELS 7 MARINERS 0 Chuck Finley and Mark Eichhorn teamed on a four-hitter and Brian Downing hit a three-run homer as California beat Seattle. Finley (1-0) allowed only two hits. Eichhorn, in his first appearance for the Angels, finished for his first save since June 2, 1988, with Toronto. WHITE SOX 5 BREWERS 3 Lance Johnson's bases-loaded single in a three-run sixth helped Chicago beat Milwaukee. Scott Radinsky (1-0) got his first. major- league victory and Bobby Thigpen got his second save. Tom Filer (0-1) took the loss. NATIONAL LEAGUE They call themselves the Nasty Boys and they've been ganging up on the Houston Astros for the last two nights. The Reds have back-to-back vic- tories over the Astros, including 3-2 ‘Tuesday night on Ron Oester’s eighth inning single. Each night, the Reds’ Nasty Boys bullpen has played a key role Tim Layana, Rob Dibble and Ran- dy Myers have appeared in both games and Norm Chariton pitched in the opener. Combined, they haven’t allowed the Astros.an earned run- while pit- ching six innings and facing 49 bat- ters. They've allowed eight hits, six walks and struck out 17 CARDINALS 4 EXPOS 2 Bryn Smith, who left Montreal last fall through free agency, beat his former teammates by driving in the winning run and pitching five innings for St. Louis. CUBS 2 PHILLIES 1 Marvell Wynne’s pinch single in the eighth inning gave Chicago the vic- tory over Philadelphia. Reliever Les Lancaster was the winner. DODGERS 1 PADRESO Tim Belcher went the distance and Juan Samuel homered to give Los angeles a victory in San Diego’s home opener. Belcher became the first major leaguer to pitch nine innings. Samuel homered in the fifth off loser Eric Show NON-STOP VW SMILES TO (ANCOUVER. Let's get right to the point. 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Powered by three-goal perfor- mances by Dave Taylor, Tomas Sandstrom_and- Tony Granato — plus a five-point night by Wayne Gretzky — Los Angeles took a 3-1 lead Tuesday night over the defending champion Flames in their best-of-seven Smythe Division semifinal. Last season, the Kings ousted the then-champion Oilers in the first round. And their 12-4 victory Tuesday can only be described as awesome, bettered only by the Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers’ 13-3 playoff win over the Kings in 1987. “I've never seen anything like this in my career,’* said veteran Calgary‘defenceman Gary Suter. The Kings, who finished the regular season 24 points behind the Flames, led 7-0 midway through the second period. The Gretzky-Sandstrom-Granato line combined for 15 points Equally as surprising are the Winnipeg Jets, who moved within one game of eliminating Edmon. ton following a 4-3 double- overtime victory before more than 15,500 delirious Jets fans. In the Norris Division, the Toronto Maple Leafs remained alive with a determined 4-2 victory at home over the St. Louis Blues, who still lead the series 3-1; and the Minnesota North Stars shut down the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 to tie that series 2-2. The fifth games are Thursday night in Calgary, Edmonton, St. Louis and Chicago Tonight, the Wales conference resumes with Buffalo at Montreal and Boston at Hartford in the Adams; while Washington is at New Jersey and the Rangers at the Islanders in the battle of New York in the Patrick: Montreal, TOMAS SANDSTROM - ++ Kurrie’s replacement? Hartford, New Jersey and the Rangers each lead 2-1 in its respec- tive series SMYTHE DIVISION KINGS 12 FLAMES 4 The three hat tricks were the most ever in a playoff game, and the two-team nine-goal second period set another playoff record. Gretzky, playing his second game since recovering from a back in jury, had one goal and four assists The Kings took a 4-0 lead in the first 5:17 of the game on a pair of goals by Taylor and one each by Granato and Sandstrom JETS 4 OILERS 3(0T) A rare power-play opportunity in the second overtime period gave Dave Ellett the chance to give the upstart Jets a key victory over Edmonton. Ellett_ fired a shot from the point off a faceoff that beat Edmonton goalie Bill Ran- ford to the stick side at 1:08 The Jets, whtyhad won just one of 18 playoff games against the Oilers prior to the current series, take a 3-1 lead heading back to Edmonton. Peter Klima, Steve Smith and Esa Tikkanen scored for Edmon- ton. Mark Kumpel, Pat Elynuik and Doug Evans also scored for Winnipeg. NORRIS DIVISION LEAFS 4 BLUES 2 Bruins could be biggest casualty in Wales tilts DEVILS 2 CAPITALS 1 The normally offensive-minded Devils took only 10 shots, but goals by Ken Daneyko and Brendan Shanahan gave New Jersey a victory over Washington Daneyko scored 4:51 into the game and Shanahan tipped in a power-play goal late in the second period Dino Ciccarelli’s power-play goal was Washington's only score as the Devils limited the Caps to 21 shots. The New York Islanders finally found the missing ingredient — overtime The Islanders, the NHI's most successful playoff overtime team, crept back into the Patrick Division semifinals with a 4-3 victory-over the New York Rangers on Brent Sutter's goal 59 seconds into the second overtime period Monday night ISLANDERS 4 RAN Brian Skrudland RS 3 James Patrick ang Bernie Nicholls converted both ends of a two-man power-play midway through the second period for a 3-1 Rangers’ lead. But Pat Flatley tipped in Sutter's power-play slap shot at 11:17 of the third Period and Hubie Mc Donough tied the game off a rebound at 13:09 CANADIENS 2 SABRES 1 shovelled Shayne Corson's Ppassout behind Darren Puppa at 12:35 of overtime to give Montreal a victory over Buffalo. It was Skrudiand’s second career overtiime goal “*It was a blast,”’ siad Skrudland, who scored only Playoffs full of surprises for top teams Gary Leeman, a 51-goal scorer during the regular season, scored his first of the playoffs as Toronto beat St. Louis to remain alive in their Norris semifinal. St. Louis returns home with a 3-1 series lead Scott Pearson, Dave Hannan and Ed Olezyk also scored for Toronto. Rod Brind’Amour had Dave Babych 11 goals in the regular season but now has two in the playoffs. ‘I'm going to savor that one for a while."* WHALERS 5 BRUINS 3 Hartford scored three times in the third period to beat the Bruins, who played without injured defen- ceman Ray Bourque, out with a hip pointer seconds into the third period and Pat Verbeek’s second goal of the game at 2:13 was the winner. Randy ‘4 Burridge made it 4-3, but Kevin Dineen scored into an empty net with 18 seconds left. both goals for the Blues STARS 4 HAWKS 0 Goaltender Jon Casey made 29 saves for his first playoff shutout and Don Barber scored twice in the first period as Minnesota beat Chicago to even their Norris semifinal. Basil McRae and Dave Gagner also scored for Min nesota & put Hartford ahead 3-2 just 36