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By Laird Greenshields

OTTAWA (CP) - On ther
women's amateur running
circuit, lesser lights, includ-
ing Linda Staudt of Windsor,

CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 23, 1981

Amateur runners get a

Ont., get a chance to shine
today in the forth annual
Avon international marathon
because six of the 10 top-
ranked competitors will be

absent,
Several runners, including
1980 Boston Marathon

.winner Jacqueline Gareau of

Montreal, are nursing injur-

Fish illegally introduced

Fisheries management
staff of the Kootenay Region
are cencernd with the
public's apparent attitude
towards indiscriminate fish
introductions.

Recently smallmouth bass
have been found in Suzanne
(Manistee) Lake near Jaff-
ray. These fish have been
illegally introduced into the
lake by a person or persons
unknown. Such introductions
are illegal under the Fisher-
ies Act and threaten to elim-
inate some good trout fishing
waters.

Suzanne Lake for years
has upported a productive
rainbow trout fishery on
occassion yielding fish larger
than five pounds. This year
the lake was stocked with a
genetically superior strain of
rainbow trout in order to
increase the average size of
fish in the lake.

However, the discovery of
bass in the lake has seriously
jeopardized this new trout
program. As far as Regional

Fisheries Biologist H. An-
drusak and his assistant A.
Martin are concerned the
experimental rainbow pro-
gram for Suzanne Lake is
cancelled.

This policy will apply to
any other lake where bass
are found. Bass are an extre-
mely prolific fish producing
between 7,000 and 14,000
eggs per female. The bass
will prey heavily upon the
stocked rainbow trout and
severely limit their growth
and survival.

Andrusak states “there is
no point in stocking rainbow
trout where bass exist since
all we would be doing is
providing the bass with ex-
pensive fish food”.

“Bass into

most small lakes bass are
catchable only for one to
three months, They event-
ually increase their numbers
to the point where their size
will decrease to an undesire-
able level.

The maintenance of quality
rainbow trout fisheries in

fes. Others, embroiled in a
controversy since June for
accepting prize money in the
20-kilometre Cascade runoff
in Portland, Ore., are unpre-
pared to run. ©

Katherine Switzer, direct-
or of Avon Sports World-
wide, says the upheaval
forces a major reorganization
of world rankings. It comes
only six months after the
International Olympic Com-
mittee decided to include the
women’s marathon in the
1984 games in Los Angeles.
1S LARGEST MARATHON

The Avon is the largest
women's h ever

assembled, with more than
600 entrants from 25 coun-
tries expected to run the
42.2-kilometre course.

Norway's Grete Waitz, the
world’s top-ranked female
runner; Joyce Smith of Bri-
tain, fifth in the standing;
and eight-ranked Gareau are
out with injuries.

Gareau has a foot fracture
from a race six weeks ago
and, althoug she has’ been
running and exercising on a
bicycle, has decided to pass
the Avon to conmentrate
preparing for a marathon this
fall.

d-ranked Allison Roe

and fourth-ranked Lorraine
Moller, both of New Zealand,
were suspended by their
national running federation
after the race in Portland.

Roe and Moller were rein-
stated Friday by the inter-
national Amateur Athletic
Federation, but will not be in
the Avon because they are
not in shape.

FACES HEARING

Third-ranked Patricia] Cat-
alano of Boston faces a hear-
ing today before the U.S.
Athletics Congress in Chi-
cago, but would have had to
miss the marathon because of
a serious viral infection.

National teams from Aus-
tralia, Canada, Great Britain,
the Netherlands, Switzer-
land, West Gorman and the

‘U.S. will be competing.

Several Lesser runners are
expected to fight it out along
the picturesque, tree-lined
course that runs along the
shore of the Ottawa River
and winds along the Rideau
Canal.

They include 1979 Boston
winner Joan Benoit, from
cape Elizabeth, Me., ranked
sixth with a best time of two
hours 80 minutes 16 seconds;
Marje Wokke of the Nether-
lands, ninth with a best time

chance in marathon

of 2:82.29; Norway's Sissel
Grottenberg, 10th with
2:39.02; and Nancy Conz of
East Hampton, Mass., 14th
with 2:85.38.

Staudt, Canadian women's
marathon champion, is
ranked 26th and considered a
future Olympian. She ran her
first marathon, the Avon in
London last ye: ind placed
third over all 37.89. :

Staudt has been averaging
80 to 90 miles a week, much
of it on hills, and says she
feels little pressure aboyt
being Canada’s brightest
hope in the marathon. 74

small lakes is on
keeping the systems free of
bass and other coarse fish
species. Once established
coarse fish can ,only be
removed by expensive chem-
ical treatment of the lakes.
The introduction of coarse
fish not only affects the lakes
in which they are introduced
but also consumes time and
financial resources that could
be used for other fisheries

several small East Kootenay
lakes has been a deliberate
effort on the part of a few
people who think bass are a
better fish than rainbow
trout. This may well be in
some select waters but keep-
ing them out of good trout
waters is the real problem. In

projects in the
region,

Any persons that have
information on the illegal
introduction of bass or other
coarse fish species into lakes
within the region are re-
quested to contact the near-
est Fish and Wildlife Branch
office.

Division unpredictable

By the Associated Press

The American Conference
East used to belong to Miami
Dolphins, but it has produced
four champions in the last
five years and developed a
reputation as one of the
National Football League's
least predictable division.

New England Patriots
have the best talent in the
division but somehow usually
find a way to lose near the
end of the season. The most
explosive offences belong to
Baltimore Colts and New
York Jets, but their defences
keep them from winning

consistently. With Miami re-""

building, that left Buffalo
Bills to climb to the top last
leason. :

In its first decade, the
division know only three
champions - the Dolphins,
Patriots and Colts. But the
Bills changed that in 1980,
winning the title with an 11-5
record built on a strong
defence and versatile rookie
back Joe Cribbs.

Buffalo coach Chuck Knox,
the NFL's coach of the year
in 1980, has built a favorite
for consective titles with
judicious draft choices and a
blend of seasoned veterans.
The Bills are expecially tough
on defence.

Left end Ben Williams had
12 sacks last year,. while
Sherman White complements
the pass rush on the other
side.

Strong safety Steve Free-
mand led the team in inter-
ceptions with seven, while
free safeties Jeff Nexon and
Bill Simpson and cornerbacks
Mario Clark and LCharles
Romes complete a_ solid,
veteran unit.

MIXED BLESSING

New England is a statis-
tician’s dream and an anal-
yst’s nightmare with five
first-round draft choices in
the secondary, a 441-point
output and 10-6 record in
1980 - and no playoff berth.

Tight end Russ Francis has
retired, but coach Ron
Erhardt still has reserve Don
Hasselbeck and wide rccei-
vers Stanley Morgan and
Harold Jackson, the top
active receiver in the NFL
with 582 receptions.

Strong-armed quarterback
Steve Grogan has been incon-
sistent.

Completing the backfield
are Vagas Ferguson, who
rushed for 818 yards as a
rookie, and Don Calhoun.

Miami coach Don Shula has
198 career victories in 18
years of NFL coaching
despite an 8-8 mark last
season.

In the fourth game last
year, he put David Woodley
at quarterback, and the
eight-round pick passed for
1,850 yards and 14 touch-
downs.

Now Shula must rehabili-
tate the running game, which

Labor Day ball
in Grand Forks

The Grand

Forks Credit
Union i Lal

Defending tournament

rt

Seattle Angels,

Day T
should satisfy the appetites
of many baseball fans when
14 teams invade James Don-
aldson Park September 3-7.
The holiday classic, which
offers prime cut at hambur-
ger prices, has evolved into
an outstanding and highly
opular event in Canada.
This year's tournament
offers a total purse of $11,000
with the top prize of $5,000
awaiting the tourney champ-
ion. Second place finisher will
earn $3,000 with $2,000 and
$1,000 being awarded to
third and fourth respectively.
The 14 teams will be
divided into three divisions
with a modified round robin
pronouncing this year's for-
mat. Only the three division
winners plus one “wild card”
team will advance into Mon-
day's “money round”.

lead an

five grand.

wasn't helped when No. 1
choice David Overstreet de-
fected to Montreal Alouettes
of the Canadian Football
League.

Injury-riddled quarterback
Bert Jones gives the Colts
another dimension on the
field, and he stayed healthy
long enough last year to set
personal records with 348
completions for 8,134 yards.

Baltimore whipped Buffalo
twice in 1980 and could be the
sleeper of the division with a
revved-up offence based
around receivers Roger
(61 catches) and Ray Butler,
and with first-round choice
fullback Randy McMillan to
pair with 800-yard rusher
Curtis Dickey.

At 4-12 after an 8-8 season
the previous year, the Jets
were the AFC's disappoint-
ment of 1980.

Injuries, a woeful defence
and the unsteady play of
quarterback Richard Todd
knocked coach Walt
Michaels’ club off schedule.

Todd completed 264 passes
for 3,829 yards but also
threw 30 interceptions, Many
of his passes went to backs -
kick returner Bruce Harper
caught 50 and led theNFL in
all-purpose yardage with 2
072 - but this year he will
seek to take advantage of the
speed of wide receivers
Johnny Jones (25 receptions)
and Wesley Walker (19).

Tigers acquire

Twins player
DETROIT (AP) ~ Detroit

REPRESENTING Zone 1 (Kootenay) in field hock:
this week are, from
Bourchier, Chris Bourchier, Bonnie Parr, Dia
Perras (Manager). Middle row, Melissa F

Ganes in Comox Valle

&

at the B.C. Summer
left, back row, Resa
inne Ethier and B. J.’

inne Wat-

Trail wins second
consecutive title

VANCOUVER (CP) - Trail
will represent Canada in the
Little League baseball world
series in Williamsport, Pa.,
next week after defeating
Lancaster of Saint John, N.B.
8-0 Saturday.

Brian Finlay put on a
strong pitching performance
in that match before more

guide his team to its second
consecutive Canadian little
league baseball title.

Finlay allowed just two
hits, issued two walks and
struck out 10 Lancaster
batters, while Trail hitters
jumped on Lancaster pitch-
ing for eight hits and coll-
ected 11 walks.

With a slim one-run lead
going into the top of the fith
inning, Trail’s Mike Tavaroli
and Chris Beatty both
walked, Jeff Derosa sacri-
ficed the runners to second
and third base, and Sean

Harry singled to right field,
scoring Tavaroli and Beatty.

Trail clinched the game in
a five-run sixth inning when
Lancaster pitcher Scott
Murray gave up a single to
Finlay, a double to pinch-
hitter Cory Ross, a walk to
doug Gardner and a two-run

““gingle to Tavaroli. < a
than 3,000 spectators, to ‘>

Lancaster then allowed
three more walks and Trail
scored on a steal.

In Friday's play-off game,

it was the pitching of Peter
Checknita, with a three-
hitter, that put Trail into the
final.
Trail's opponent in the first
round of a single knock-
out tournament in the Little
League world series Tuesday
will be the European cham
pion, SHAPE (Supreme
Headquarters for Allied
Powers in Europe), based in
belgium.

Nelson recreation

holding

Terry Fox has been dead
for almost two months, but
him memory will be brought
back to life when th

Fox run

mall this Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.

Participants are asked to
il i of $5

of Canadians join in the first
annual Terry Fox Run for the

Tigers

fielder Ron Jackson from
Minnesota Twins on Satur-
day in exchange for a player
te Se noklga eee eS

ipants from 1980 also include
last year's runner-up, Pull-
man Cougars, third-place fin-
isher, Lewiston Truckers, as
well as the Burnaby Astors,
the 1981 KISBL champion
trail Hotelmen, Alberta Cha-
mpion Calgary Caseys, B.C.
senior champion Vancouver
Puccinis and the host team,
Grand Forks Slag Dusters.

Making their initial app-
earance in the Grand Forks
Tourney are the Kamloops
Brewers, Surrey Harry Ham-
mers, Spokane MG Farms,
Seattle Paintings Unlimited
and two Oregon entrees,
Springfield Abbys and Mil-
waukee Merchants.

The 14 course smorgas-
bord of baseball entertain-
ment is sure to carve a diet of
excitement and drama

team announced.

The 28-year-old right-
handed hitter, who has play-
ed in the American League
since 1976, is to join

of Hope in cities
and towns across Canada
Sept. 13.

Regional Recreation
Commission #5, Nelson, is
planning a run at 9 a.m. on
that date. The 10-km course
begins at the Tagum bridge
and finished at the Chahko-
Mika Mall in Nelson.

the Tigers in time for the
game with Texas Rangers
today.

The Tigers will option
infielder Marty Castillo to
Evansville of the American
Association today to make
room on the roster.

In 54 games for the Twins
this season, Jackson posted a
263 batting average with
nine doubles, four homers
and drove in 28 runs. Jack-
son spent tow full seasons
with California Angels before
joining the Twins in 1979 and
has experience at first and
third base as well as the out-
field.

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Members of the Castlegar
Ladies Golf Club did well ina
tournament in Salmo early
this month.

Ruth Trickey was the low
net winner in the first flight
and Trickey also had the
longest drive.

Judy Wayling took low
gross in the second flight.

On Wednesday, the ladies
are playing histess to the
senior men’s club. A lunch
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Heritage

; the example
and instructor of the present
and the monitor of the
future.” y

*+— Cervantes (author of “Don
Quixote")

The city of Coventry, Eng-
sland, was “saturation bomb-
ed” during the war and much
of it, including the famous
, 14th century Coventry Cath-
“edral, was destroyed. After
ithe war, a strikingly new and,
, Modern cathedral was comm-
‘issioned, designed and built.
‘by public subscription and by
_ the volunteer help of German

seen by only one’ person —
Peeping Tom — who, accord-
ing to legend, was struck
blind for his impiety. ‘

Whenever we went to ‘

Britain, we saw the same
pattern recurring — tho ro-
thatching of old cottages,
restoration of old castles,
great houses and churches,
special days and special pag-
eants, recalling times past.
“All in pursuit of the
tourist dollar,” you may say
righteously, while concealing
your Beautiful B.C. magazine
beneath the pages of the
Financial Review and avertn

British not only

live with their

history, but in it

students — right next to the

shell of the original cath-_

‘And thus they stand — the
new cathedral with its bronze
felief statue of the Archangel

‘Michael and its dramatic use
Of light and stained giass, and

» the old cathedral with its four
ruined walls, open to the sky,
its nave and chancel carpeted
with grass, and oniy the fire-
corroded cross leaning gently
on the altar. Yet, it is the
symbol of the nation and its
culture. People there not
only live with their history,
but in it,

In this same city, f
example, and only a stone's
throw from the cathedral, is a,
statue of Lady Godiva who, a
thousand years ago, rode
naked through the streets to
protest her husband’s heavy-
handed taxing of the people.
The ride, perpetuated until
recently in pageants, was

LINDA HALL

ing your eyes from the “full
exchange paid on American
money” sign.

And I would agree — in
part. Most nations are anx-
ious for the tourist trade and
Britain, not the least of these.
On the other hand, it has
been my experience that a
large percentage of the visit-
ors to the restored castles,
great houses, cathedrals,
museum galleries and gar-

- dens were visiting Britons,

themselves. ;
Thousands of Scots thrill to
the excitement .and color of
the Edinburgh Tattoo, thou-
sands of chattering English
tourists sink to subdued
murmurs in the shadows of
the ancient stones of Stone-

henge.

Medieval banquets are
everywhere, as popular with
the locals as with the visitors,
for they enable people to slip

_away from the humdrum of

JOHN CHARTERS’

Reflections &

today and to live, laugh, sing
and feast — albiet briefly —
in the color and pageantry of
their own history. And how
thoy revel in it! It is a self-:
fueling passion.

But appreciation and en-
joyment of a cultural heri-
tage must have some catalyst.
- , dwelling, arts
and the things of past every-
day life — in order to recap-
ture and enjoy them in imag-
ination.

Thad no real appreciation

(Recollections

of medieval architecture until

Thad walked (clanking im my
armor) about the ramparts of
many castles, battle-ax in
hand, while directing prepar-
ations for defense and study-'
ing the tactical approach of
the still distant enemy.

T had little appreciation of
the relationship of architec-
ture to music until I heard
the choir practicing in Can-
terbuury Cathedral and the
great organ at Yorkminster.
The music took on new dim-
ensions and qualities amidst
the great soaring arches,

vaultings and far corners of
the buildings, long after voice
and instrument had ceased.

T had little apreciation of
thw work of the Romans until
‘I saw some of the payements
of former villas, walked along
the Roman wall and studied
some of the tools and arti-
facts excavated from such
fortified towns as Villanova,
along that wall. There were
kitchen utensils, spoons and
knives, pins, jewelry, twee-
zers and combs, a. black-
smith's leather apron pre-

Getting to Know Your Neighbor

2 They come in with their

ekets of fertilizers, misters
‘and bags of potting soil, their
fight meters and soil testers,
‘moisture meters and dusting
el

loths,
Once inside they quickly go
their busin

Johnson, or “Fern” and “Ivy”
zas they are better known to
their plants.

Ten months ago these two
‘girls started the “Fern and

‘goal, in their words is offer-
‘ing “expert plant care” to
‘business establishments in
tlegar and Trail. And
“business is blooming.
Twice a week Gloria and
“Rey iuad up the icuuk ui
their car with all manner of
plant paraphenalia and drive
to the various offices they
‘service. I followed “Fern”

‘Ivy Plant Company.” Their -

t diatel:

The repotti
she scooped up the remaining
bits of dirt and wiped the
table clean. She and Gloria
then moved an ailing jade
plant off the top of a shady
desk and put it beside a

was

with the fact that here were
two young women who had
ventured out into business
for themselves, and had
started the only service of its
kind in the city of Castlegar.

Fern and Ivy offer
a unique service
in this area —
expert plant care

bright window.

“There's usually une ste
in each office,” Kay explain-
ed, “a’ bright window or.

something, which we call the .

‘recovery area’.” Even when
plants are healthy the grils
make a practice of rotating
them periodically so growth
and color remain even.
Another branch of the
Fern and Ivy Plant Company
is what they term “in-home

‘except on very hard leaf
plants. It can clog the pores.”
While Gloria dusted and

watered, Kay found herself a ,

‘corner on the table in a back
room and carefully removed
a jade plant which had out-
grown its pot.

“This is pee service,” she
told me while she gently
placed her hands around the
delicate roots, “most busy
office gals don't have time to
repot plants. People really
don't understand the savings
in a service like this,” .she

went on, “they buy a plant.

and say ‘well, when it dies
we'll just buy another one.’
It's very difficult to get
‘through to people that sure
you can buy a $6.98 plant
every two months, but why
not get one let it thrive?”

u ”. People with
suffering plants call on Fern
or Ivy who go out on house
calls to diagnose and pre-
scribe treatment. for a poor
sick posy. or under-the-
weather violet. They visit
some customers on a regular
basis and take care of their
plants. Or then, there's the.
“one shot deal,” explanied
Gloria, “where we go once
and repot all the plants.”
The final branch of their
busiress is their very popular
plant parties. Much like a
“tupperaare party”, a variety
large and small,

coffee evening. The girls give
a brief talk on various
aspects of proper plant care.
There are always a couple of:
free plants given away as’
door prizes.

It was at a plant party that
I first met Gloria and Kay. I

“We've had som much fun
‘doing thia.” eave Kay, “Lused
to travel to Vancouver once a
month and I'd see ladies in
hotels there come in to water
and take care of the plants.”,

After the two bought their
business licence the hard
part began; the leg work, the
door-to-door knocking, con-
vincing people that Fern and
Ivy in the long run could
really save them money.

eral response,”

The girls begin their ser-
vice by offering a complete,
free, no-obligation evaluation
of existing plants. “We check
the soil, light conditions, for

and disease.” After this

with their recommendations
and fee. . 5

A lot of large plants can

f

vestment.” “Any plant,”
added Kay, “that we install
we guarantee. We'll replace
it free of charge if something
happens to it.”

But why should I bother
with plants in my office? I
asked. These two green
thumbs looked at me as if I'd
said the it thing
they'd ever heard. Kay re-
sponded “with all the chrome

and plasticaround, ~

plants add life.”

I lesrned that they act as
sound diffusers, and in rest-
aurants they “create feelings
of ‘privacy and intimacy.”
And, of course, their natural
beauty is unsurpassed.

Both Gloria and Kay have
taken courses on pruning and
planting and between them
have a very large reference

library. é
But it isn't all serious
business to these two. They
love their work, and a lot of
their time is spent laughing.
Kay recently had to repota
large plant that hadn’t been
touched in two years. She

up in Vancouver, and this is
her fifth year in Castlegar.
She and her husband Dave
have three children, Theresa
18, Michael 16, and Denise 6.
She enjoys yoga, reading,
swimming and is the treas-
urer of the Curling Club.

ses training
Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.
She then went on to U.B.C.

‘where she

specialized
psychiatric nursing. She die
some travelling overseas to

links should be forged

served in peat, hammers,’

axes, picks and shovels —
many of which would have
passed without comment to-

day.

And what has all of this to
.do with the Doukhobor sus-
pension bridge at Brilliant?

A great deal.
The castles, cathedrals,

pageants and medieval ban- .

quets of Britain give’ the
British and their visitors a
sense of identity with all that
makes up their long history
and cultural heritage. The
artifacts and implements

Ours is a very, young
country and a very large and
relatively empty: land. Our
‘Kootenays are less than*100
years old, and appreciation of
our past is shallow-rooted,
What few reminders we do
have, and that bridge is one
of them, tend to be neglected,
tipped out, blown up or
burned, Our railroad memen-
tos have largely disappeared,

the Minto is only.a sad, sad

memory, the Rossland Court-
house escaped ‘the wtecker’s
hammer by the skin of its’
teeth. Mid Z

‘, sincere.
; tions. to Pete

CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 23,198)...» 17,

, not cut

from any tourist value, is one
of the few early roats of this
community ‘and an essential
part of our brief '

The two-faced god’ Janus
stood in the present, and
looked with one face into the
past and with the other into .
the future. The message is
simple — past, present and
future are a part of a whole.
We ignore our ,past ‘at’ the
peril of ‘our future. |”

% ‘e e

Our

fr congratula-
‘and, /Mary
Oglow on’ their; golden \wed-

give a sense of.a
humanity. Historical and cul-
tural roots in this ancient
land are hundreds, even

"5 ral
complex and Castlegar’s cen-
tennial project, the Douk-»
hobor Historical -’ Muesum,
owe their existence to:‘the

thousands, of years old and
din a rela-
They

are
tively small space.
fabric of the

Love of plants grew. into. a busin

CARING FOR an ailing jade plant are Kay Johnson and’

Gloria Grundy, partners in tl

Fern and Ivy Plant Com-

peer. The two women have seen their plant care
siness blossom in the 10 months since they got

Africa and beyond before
coming to Castlegar. She and
her husband John have a
Andrea, 5.

Kay holds a position on the
d Care

have involved in direct sales
before this. newest enter-

prise.

Besidés their shared inter-
est in houseplants, these
neighbors both spend a lot of
time and patience on’ their
outdoor gardens as well, and
when they get inside a flower
shop, “we're like kids ‘in

candy store,” says Gloria,
who prefers big floor plants
for her own home. “I don’t

20 little pots." When Kay
chooses plants for her own
place she picks “unusual
plants, palms and things.” _
Can. your give: us any,
hints? I asked, on keeping

of far-sighted
citizens and their respective
societies.’

ding, a1 Sept. 6,
and on their ‘decision ‘to hold
the ‘celebrations, with: rela-
tives and ide at and for

Historical

The bridge, quite: apart

offer the service to

Catlegar and Trail region, bu
tlegar and-Trail region, but
door-to-door convi

rounds, going
service is necessary,

our own houseplants: happy
and thriving? *

“There are so many easy
tricks,” responded Gloria
who, suggested sticking a
chopatick into the pot to test
for moisture at the bottom.
“Only the roots need water,”

has
‘humidity and the average
hquse has 80 per cent.”
They told me how to make
a “humidity tray” which is a

ofter making the
"Linda Hall phote,

fancy name for a pie plate
filled with rocks and water

house plants against a light
wall as it reflects light. “And
don't butt out your cigarettes
-in a house plant.’ plants like
ash, but not nicotene or tar.”.

“No more secrets!” laugh-
ed Gloria, “we've told you