CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 16, 1980 Mountain caribou Huniing is taking its toil BY KEN MOYLE The Micmac Indians of the Maritimes called them “xalibu" — meaning the one who paws, after their habit of making “feeding craters” in deep snow to uncover lic- hens. A creature of the forests in B.C., our mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus montaus) will travel down from the. remote alpine country into the secluded, mature conifer forests. Here they remain for the winter to seek their principal food of lichens, eaten from the ground or that found in trees, such as “Old Man's Beard” (Alec- toria) and the leaf-like Par- melia, During summer, the car- ibou seek the high alpine regions where they graze upon flowering plants, gras- ses, and willows. The caribou are a rarity among the deer family. Their noses are furry, and feet so huge that they can run across swamps or muskeg that would stop a man or a hourse; the females even grow antlers. Their behavior is, at Sound Country times, odd. If approached closely they either ignore an intruder or dash back and forth as if they can't decide which way to go, The head erect and both hind legs extended back is a signal that danger is near. The breeding season oc- curs in late autumn when bulls will collect and aggres- sively defend harems of five to six cows. The calves are born after seven. to eight months, in late spring, when food is more abundant, It is the mountain cari- bou's dependence upon lic- hens in a mature forest during winter that has jeo- d their way) winter in stands of spruce-fir timber at least 126 years old. Caribou also get into trouble: by crossing high- ways, especially where tho Salmo-Creston route bisects prime mountain caribou habi- tat. Here is an opportunity for you to observe .these endangered animals if you drive over the summit at 50 m/hr. In the southern Selkirks, fewer than 650 mountain caribou survive ‘as reminders of Canada’s bountiful wildlife heritage. They once fed whole cultures. of native people; fhet flesh gave even since man has been making changes in the envir- onment of this province. Logging, man-caused forest fires, and illegal hunting are taking their toll. Ensuring a supply of lichens is not easy for they have a very slow growth rate, about 14 mm or ' inch per year, and generally occur in mature stands of timber. It is known that the southern Selkirk caribou (near the Salmo-Creston summit high- Coiumbia Records scoring with duets — Columbia Records keeps scoring with duets from their stable of artists. Their most recent success is that of George Jones and Johnny Paycheck. Johnny Paycheck This country music two- some is making waves with the single ‘When You're Ugly Like Us, You Just Naturally Got To Be Cool The single ts from their LP, Dow Trouble. "Sexy Southern Lady’ b/w ‘Mama Don't ‘Low No Country Music ‘Round Here,’ the first single release for the Nashville Superpickers, fea- tures vocals by Terry M icMil- Buddy Icher. juper- pickers include Willie Rains- ford, Henry Strzetecki and Buddy Emmons, with Speicher and Vic Jordon making guest appearances when their schedules permit. The band just played the Wild Turkey Festival of Country Music in Columbia, Tenn. and the Music City News ‘New Faces’ show at the Roy Acuff Theatre at Opryland U.S.A. during Fan Fair. They recently taped the Tammy Wynette special at the Grand "Sle Opry House. which is scheduled for world- wide release this fall, and the Superpickers now provide all the backdrop music for the nationally snydicated ‘That Nashville Music’ television iy ‘August, they. will go to . Portsmouth, England, to per- it the Portsmouth Propet, J y Campbell and other country - music superstars. * For our readers who have inquired about a Willie Nelson tune they have been hearing titled ‘Man With the Blues," this is another of the cuts from The Longhorn Jamboree Presents Willie Neilson and Friends. The LP also features other Nelson cuts—‘Misery Mansion,’ ‘The fay y Day Blues’ snd ‘Night Life’— plus several guest artists. The Willie Nelson collec- tors’ item is available on album, Slant tart or_cas- sette for $7.95 from South Ridge Musi 1° Hough Road, Floren: 35630. In the meantime the Willie Nelson/Ray Price duet album on Columbia Records is becoming one of country music’s best selling LP's. It is full of material that could become top-ten material if pulled as singles. TOP 20 % SUPER HIT SURVEY A look at the 20 most popular recording hits and artists. Brought to you each week by: PETE'S TVLTD. Glass Houses Against the Wind The Wall Uncut tove m Stinks Young and Restless Empty Glass Deguello Mad Love Rarities - Just One Night Pretenders London Calling Woman Love Metro Music WONAnRon— Gabor In ‘the Heat of the Night Women and Children First Dame ihe Torpedoes Billy Joel Bob Seger Pink Floyd Powder Blues J. Giels Genesis Pat Benatar Prism Pete Townshend Ze op Lindo Ronstadt Beatles Eric Clapton Pretenders Clas! Burton Cummings Martha and the Muffins Van Halen Tom Petty B.B. Gabor f Gy ls fit PETE’S TV LT olumbia CASILEG. dikers, eh fur traders as they explored Canada's beck- oning wilderness. As a token of our esteem, the caribou's figure is stamped on the Canadian twenty-five cent piece. Presently, man has con- trol over his environment to an extent never before thought possible. Therefore, as keepers of our wildlife, it is our responsibility, our duty, to ensure their sur- vival. Regular $57.00 Klon-. B.C. summer games waterski qualifiers Waterskiing trials for the B.C. Sumner Games were held June 29 at Christina Lake and July 6 at Nelson. First-place finishes are as follows: SLALOM: Juvenile boys, Don Mer- ritt (CLWS8C); girls, Tie- Lianne Pez and Gail Secco (CLWSC); boys, Todd Fantin (CLWSC); ladies, Jennifer’ Stanger (NASC); men, Doug Phillips (CLWSC). TRICK SKIING: Juvenile boys, Don Mer- ritt (CLWSC); girls, Gail Secco (CLWSC); boys, Dar- rell Fantin (CLWSC); ladies, Jennifer Stanger (NASC); men, — Steve Jackson (ELWSO). JUMPING: Boys, (CLWSC); (CLWSC). Successful qualifiers to represent Zone 1 (East-West Kootenays in waterskiing at B.C. Summer Gane s are Don Merritt (Trail), Gail Secco (Trail) Debbie Merritt (Trail) Darrell Fantin (Trail), Todd Fantin (Trail), Derek Trus- Darrell’ Fantin men, Terry Reid . of skills and ster (Rossland), Stan Hanson (Rossland), Doug Phillips (Grand Forks), Skip Young (Nelson), Kelly Koenig (Nel- son), Bruce Young (Nelson), Steve Jackson. (Cranbrook), Offering services, years of experience. Several professional en- gineers who have decided they weren't ready for full time retirement have formed a retired members’ division of'the Association of Profes- sional Engineers of B.C. The ‘main purpoge of the new div- ision is to provide outlets for the onergies and diverse talents of retired engineers who are interested in taking and Rob Sodon (Cranbrook). Young of Nelson takes the coaching position and Jim and Sharron Merritt of Trail will manage - the team.: spokesman for. the ‘group stressed they do not'wish to compete in any way’ with practicing consulting engin-. eers and only offer their services to consultants and others on a temporary or part-time professional em- ployee basis. The assoelation’s office in Vancouver acts as a clear- ing house for filling man- power req The retired on part-time I '-- With a membership of some 80 retired engineers averaging 40 years of ex- perience each, this repre- sents seven branches of en- gineering and a great variety A engineers are also actively involved with assisting the ion and its branch Glocan Recreation? | “The Slocan “Valley is a recreation habitat for the , secure "your Position, The ais ‘anes and tako ; , canoe- ing are:some of the "various forms of recreation that aro enjoyed. by the residents. Regional Recreation Commis- sion No. 8 offers information that deals with outdoor rec- reation gites that may be ‘of interest to you. Drop by or give the office a call. outdoor enthusiast, Hiking, fishing, p The senior citizens’ out- , door scenic tour takes place on July 28,:The'bus will be leaving at ,9;a.m. and will proceed to Sandon and to the Kokanee Park Nature House. Make sure you sign up early ‘Selkirk. place every Tuesday and Thursday at the Slocan Park Community Hall. All: classes begin at 9:80 am * mh: vlsgaracha pro- gram is now in full swing. Come on out on Tuesday at Winlaw Elementary or on Thursday at Brent Kennedy, s * * Registration for swim- ming lessons will take place on July 28, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Slocan Beach. This is your last chance to register for this activity. Collene ae electronics grads Recent graduates from the Electronics Technology program at Selkirk College are Terry Daschuk (Honors berry Creek and Pat Stilwell of Nelson. The two-year program is accredited by the Society at Diploma), Dave C: fi and Bob in various projects, one of which is speaking to students of Nelson, Rolf Hikel and Riche British Columbia and ine year's. sraduates were Seale ard Horney of of Calgary, in schools on or ing rel Mike Gordon Kavaloff of Blue- ployment e the cletronics industry. 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Weed n’ $650 (20 Ib. bag) Regular $8.49 Sa Feed $749 | Disoused trees receive people support ‘An open letter from the forest service inviting res- idents of East Kootenay communities to lend a hand in planning the salvage of dis- eased trees was answered by 76 people who attended a July “5 public, involvement workshop at Cranbrook. Most left pledging their assistance to help plan: ‘the salvage by ‘signing. their name to one of the‘ 23'drain- ages where the mountain’ pine beetle has a’ foothold. The ‘sales ‘ pitch?-was' delivered ‘by’ industry’ and forest service experts con- cerned that an accelerated: logging program will effect other resource users, As Ross Tozer, district manager of Cranbrook For- est District told the audience at the Town and Country Motor Inn, “the forest ser- vice and industry are con cern is for wildlife. Since 38 per cent of forest fires are Provincial winning numbers freshwater steams and re- move cover for wildlife plead- ed for d access roads caused by we may have to provide fire- proofing in the way of cement fire pits and other develop- ments which go against the i sites ducting a salvage not a control operation. “The beetle has attacked mature lodgepole pine in more than’ 320,000 acres of (Record Tracks” - campsites "Pure Prairie League fires up again The creative Sparks of Pure Prairie League, ig- nited by their contagious energies have yielded a debut album or Casab- lanca that is Firin’ Up. The LP reflects the exper- ience and artistry of their collective talents and the combination is electric. Their material covers a wide musical renee, from smokin' » pop — tunes straight from the heart, of the clty to majestic bal- lads to match the spacious plains of their original territory. It's a sound that has been rapidly. maturing since the band originated in the early seventies, through a steady. succession of extensive national tours and eight solid albums. ‘ The League's line-up includes veteran. mem- bers Michael Reilly, bas- sist and vocalist, drum- mer Billy Hinds and key- boardist Michael Connor, all;of whom hail from the ° Ohio. River Valley. Gil] and Jeff Wilso the . néwest members, - have proven to be key factors in sharply honing the confident and distinctive sound that Pure Prairie League has come to enjoy. As Michael Reilly points out, “We were tooking for people from widely diverse areas to 352-3000 avoid being confined toa particular genre." And the new infilences are . what’ they got. Oklahoma-born ": Vince Gill, is the youngest and possibly the most versa- tile amongst .the. ‘group. His amalgam !’of® string Instruments. include’ gul- tar, banjo, fiddle. dobro’ dyiS'Sh *” ‘You're ‘My True -: Love,’ ‘Lifetime of Night- time’ and -‘Janny Lou’), and personalizes them with his — full- and fluid vocals. Pee Jeff Wilson's vocatg also acd to The League's rich harmonious sound. Born in Los Angeles, Wilson's guitar expertise adds fuel to the hard driving rhythms and down-home tunes. A writer as well, Wilson co-wrote two cuts on-the LP, ‘Let’Me Love «You Tong Ht’ and “Tao Mai any Heartaches in Paradise.’ “We've developed a complete synergism that appeals to. a variety of wavelengths,” says Reil- ly. This fresh, _ dynamic approach is apparent on Firin’ Up, and puts Pure Prairie League in the high ranks of rock and roll. 7 Sponsored by: } East Koot forest. If all were salvaged, it would fill 600, 000 truckloads. Obvious- pelne t informal, rustic areas,” ie only good benefit of the plats infestation, joked ‘Tisdale, is an increased -sup- ply of firewood for campers. Salvage also means new rangeland being introduced ly ing must y4 other resource values.” .. At stake is a possible reduction in the annual allow- able cut to » industry, closures to in higher eleva- ‘tions where conflicting land uses may make livestock unwelcome. “Where livestock ‘is an duced numbers of. fish and wildlife and increased pres- sure on already over burd- ened rangeland. Recreation planner, John Tisdale of the Nelson forest region, warned that -some closures of recreation with lodgepole pine cover could be possible, le use,” said range manager, Jack King, “it will have to be managed so as not to impact on other resource _uses, Co-ordinated resource management. planners will have to decide what. new range areas opened by sal- vage will be used for live- stock. New range opportun- ities will be handled by the and management: plans that recognize the need to secure a diminishing land base, In fact 2§ per. cent of forest land will be lost to other uses in 20 years if the gurrent ‘pace of land’ aliena- tion continues, delivered by forestry man- ager, John Cuthbert, and by the showing of a new minis- try film entitled — “The Fall Down Effect". ' “Reduction in yields may occur,” said Cuthbert, “due drawn in the June 29 draw of the Provincial lottery. First set, AS108, B 859 and C5392; second set, A1978, B735 and C142; third set, A8484, B362 and C857. -If the. A and B of any single ticket matches, you win $1 million, If the A and C of any single ticket matches, you win $% million. If you have the B and C numbers you win $100,000, the A numbers only wins $100, while the B numbers win $25 Here are the numbers: B3' capita NEWS, ly 16, 1980 Boundary hospital expansions underway total project is $1,285,000. These improvements fol- low the recently completed of the radi laboratory and medical ro- cords departments. Mr. Hewitt added: “There is a demand in the now for at least five more extended care beds ‘in addition to the present capacity of 16. I was pleased that the Minister has been able to respond to this demand in the way he has.” Improvements and ex- pansions to Boundary Hos- pital at Grand Forks have been app d in principal, it was announced last week by Jim Hewitt, MLA for Bound- ary — Similkameen _ Subject to the con- currence of the Kootenay Hospital District, the project | will include: 20 additional ex- tended care beds, upgrading of the fire alarm systems and the’ installation of smoke doors, plus the addition of to the depletion of mature timber lost to salvage. On the bright side we can intrease as does a complete set of C numbers, area for the emergency department. Estimated cost of the The hospital will have 35 extended care beds upon completion of this project. yields if we secure the land base, improve protection methods and practice inten- sive forestry. We can't man- age a resource without.land. Planning is. important to future timber harvests.” .To date, two types: of salvage exist; .. conyentional harvesting plans ‘and thirty of 120 campsites operated by the forest service have high concentrations of lodgepole ine. “Dead trees mean less cover for camping and a loss of aesthetic appeal,” said Tisdale. “Dead trees can also blow ‘down, damaging facil- ities, but the greatest con- Usual 1g and comp- ‘etition Bice manag- ement plans which encourage from other land pine from established range units will encourage rebabili- tation programs to limit erosion and promote’ forage grasses. Wildlife biologist, Ray De Marchi, worried that salvage will cause siltation of North Battleford The 7th Trail Inter- national Baseball Tourna- ment will take place at Butler Park in Trail on July 25, 26 ‘and 27. Four teams will com- pete in the double-knockout tournament. Last year’s tournament champions from Colville are not available to defend their title, but last year’s second place team, North Battleford, Saskatchewan is returning and “should have :a° good