a2 Castlégar News February 17, 1988 a2_ Castle Canadian fans want gold By SYLVIA STROJEK anadian Press Ci CALGARY — “Gold — we'll accept no less.” That was how one jubilant Calgary fan, Dave Jensen, saw things after Canada found its scoring touch Tuesday to defeat ninth-seeded Switzerland 4-2 in Olympic hockey action, Four goals is no avalanche, but it was a big improve. ment for Canadian Olympic hockey teams which had managed only one goal in four previous matches, going back to 1984. The victory over the lowly ranked Swiss came after the Canadians eked out a:1-0 win Sunday {n what should have been an easy romp over Poland — also rated well down in the 12-team competition. That was Canada's first goal in official Olympic play since being shut out in the last three matches played in the 1984 Games at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. But the fans streaming out of the Olympic Saddledome after Tuesday's game remained optimistic of Canada’s medal ces, even though many said the team needs some fine- tuning before it faces big threats like the Soviet Union; Sweden and Czechoslovakia. “They did a good job,” said Calgarian Cherie Boutilier. She said Canadians havé the talent, and will “pull up their socks before they meet the stronger teams.” But some fans weren't that gracious. Pat Mahoney, originally from Sweden but now living in Calgary, said: “I think if they were playing the Russians today, they would have been buried. And if they don't smarten up, they're going to be buried.” Hans Gaertner, visiting the Games from Munich, said the Canadians will have to play better offensively or “they're going to be surprised by the . Despite the mixed reviews from fans who watched the game first-hand, Canada remains the only unbeaten untied team in its six-country pool. Earlier in the day, the gritty Poles tied world champion Sweden 1-1 to nix that team's chances of going through the round-robin with a perfect record. In the othér pool, the Soviet Union and a surprisingly ALL ABOARD... CP Rail passenger train at the Castlegar station. Children could take return train trip for 10 cents up to the S.S. Minto where they could have a meal. Photo is part of display at station this week as part of provincial heritage week Early days recalled By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Robson resident Frank Webster remembers Castlegar, “when it was nothing but West's, the Castlegar Hotel, and the (railway) station.” Webster was at the heritage railway station Tuesday afternoon. The station is now in its new location on city property. Pit bull survives shotgun blast HAMILTON (CP) — A pit bull is said to be one tough dog, but tough enough to sucker ever got by that,” said survive a shotgun blast tothe Sgt. Mac Heddle, a former head? firearms instructor... “It should have left a hole five centimetres in diameter. It should have blown his head right off. “T think what saved his life is that the blast didn't have a chance to spread.” The dog, believed to be between 12 and 18 months old, is recovering from head wounds at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. about a metre away. “I don't know how that Regional police are still scratching their heads over the survival of a pit bull that was hit with 27 lead pellets in the forehead at point-blank range Police came face-to-face with the attacking animal during a drug bust at a house Saturday. A policeman shot the dog in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun, from He has loaned the Castlegar Heritage Advisory Committee an Evinrude outboard motor he used on the Arrow Lakes in the 1920s for display in the railway station. This week is Provincial Heritage Week and to go along with that, the Castlegar railway station is open Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The chapel house on Zuckerberg Island was open from 1 - 4 p.m. today, and will be again Saturday and Sundayw Inside the railway station are artifacts and photographs of Castlegar's early days. Webster says he moved to Robson in 1918 and started a fruit farm and a chicken farm. This was before there was a Robson ferry. “We used to come down with the horses and leave the horse and walk across the CPR bridge,” Webster says. Webster said they used to ship their fruit out of the Castlegar railway station and often the fruit would have to go out at night At that time, Webster explained, the CPR station agent lived on the upper floor. “We used to come in and you'd have to wake the operator to get the shipment out. He'd be sleeping.” Webster recalls heading to the old dance pavilion behind the second Eremenko's store (where the CasNews is now). The pavilion operated for about four years during the American prohibition. Along with people from Trail and Nelson, Americans would come to the dances, which were held Friday and Saturday nights. “Usually it was daylight” when they left. “They'd stay as long as somebody was howling around.” “The loggers used to come down “for nearby logging camps, Webster recalls. “The dance pavilion was destroyed by arson and never rebuilt consistent West German team remain undefeated, Coach Dave King’s Canadian squad is thought by many to have a good shot at a medal after winning the highly rated Izvestia Cup against the Soviets in Moscow last fall, Canada beat them again in one of the last pre-Olympic match-ups, Canadian fans are hoping for the same “miracle on jee” that saw the home-country squad fromthe United States grab the gold in Lake Placid in the 1980 Games. Hockey games involving Canada have come closest to being sold out. The pairs figure skating competition wrapped up Tuesday night with Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov giving the Soviet Union its seventh consecutive Olympic championship in the event, Soviets Elena Valova and Oleg Vassiliev, the 1984 Olympie champions, captured silver medals while Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard of the United States won bronze. Denise Benning of Windsor, Ont., and Lyndon Johnston of Hamiota, Man., were the top Canadians, placing sixth. Christine Hough of Waterloo, Ont., and Doug Ladret of Vancouver were eighth while Isabelle Brasseur of St-Jean. Sur-Richelieu, Que., and Lloyd Eisler of Seaforth, Ont., came ninth. Meanwhile, curling attendance has been sparse and lacking in enthusiasm, even though both the Canadian men see¥oddod 4 and women have been doing extremely well and could win golds in the demonstration sport. Seats were added to the Max Bell Arena to boost capacity for curling to about 3,500, but the building has hardly been more than half full. Organizers have been silent about the disappointing turnouts and more tickets have apparently been put on sale to games that were said to be sold out months ago. One event still twigging the imaginations of Olympic fans is Alpine skiing. Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland could well become the hero of the 1988 Games if he sweeps all five men's events. He took another step toward that goal Tuesday, winning the downhill portion of the Alpine combined competition in one minuie, 46.90 seconds; He won the regular downhill Monday. Frank Piccard of France was second and Felix Belezyk of Castlegar, B.C., third. It was the best finish of any Canadian to date in the Games. Canadian women are placing better in skiing than their male teammates. In a training run Tuesday to prepare for the downhill of Inglewood, Ont., was first, while Karen Percy of Banff, Alta., placed third. Kellie Casey of Colling- wood, Ont., and Kerrin Lee, now based in Calgary, also placed well. SCHOOL BOARD TO HELP FUND TRIP TO USSR By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Castlegar school board agreed Monday to help fund a Stanley Humphries secondary school student trip to the Soviet Union. School trustees voted 5-1 in favor of granting teacher Wendy Voykin $1,324 from the Pacific Rim Teacher Exchange account to help pay for her trip with Stanley Humphries secondary school to the Soviet Union. Voykin is the teacher organizing the trip and has agreed to the funding stipulation that she and another Russian teacher prepare and acquire materials from their trip appropriate for SHSS programs and community information. Trustee Doreen Smecher voted against the board's motion to provide some fundjng for the trip, which will otherwise be paid for by the students and teachers themselves. ‘ “To contribute towards the teacher's expenses for an extracurricular trip — I can't vote in favor of funding for that,” Smecher sai The Soviet Union is not one of the ministry's “target areas” in the Pacific Rim and the*board had some difficulty getting funding for the trip. “We have argued with the Ministry of Education that the Soviet Union does border on the Pacific Ocean,” schools superintendent Terry Wayling said. The money granted Voykin is part of a $6,800 fund for teacher exchange trips. Chris Foster, a SHSS Social Studies teacher, will receive the remaining $5,500 to be sent on the “EduServ” trip to China. hockey Alcohol By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer The ' Castlegar school board will write a letier to Premier Bill Vander Zalm condemning the provincial gov ernment’s plan to privatize liquor stores in B.C. The unanimous decision was made after the board discussed a letter from Colleen Bonner, president of the B.C Nurses Union. The letter expressed concern over the “high incidence of alcoholism among adolescents,” and “linked po tential abuse to the privatization of liquor stores. “We believe that the profit motive in privatized liquor retailing and the push to increase sales brings with them the risk of increased access to alcohol, increased consumption of alcohol and increased abuse of aleohol among teen. agers,” the nurses union letter stated TONY GUGLIELMI . education needed concerns board MICKEY KINAKIN - Opposes privatization PRESSURE continued from front page medals, topping French grea Claude Killy's Olympic golds Jean record of three (though that was accomplished when there were only three gold medals to be won, This year two more alpine events have been added: the super giant slalom and the combined) But that still doesn't explain why the Canadian skiers were virtually Monday and for much of training the week prior to the race. non-existent Former Canadian ski team me m ber Ken Read has his own theories on the Canadian team's disappoint ing showing. Standing near the athlete's area following Monday's race, Read expounded on his reasons for the Canadian results He said the Canadian team simply buckled under enormous pressure The Olympics are always a pres sure-cooker for athletes just be cause they are the Olympics. But it eam under incredible scrutiny from he media and hometown fans. Read pointed out that European stars like Zurbriggen and fellow Swiss Peter Mueller haven't only been racing longer than the Can adian skiers, but they've had much more experience dealing with the fishbowl! existence the Canadians faced in Calgary The Europeans, Read said, are constantly under the media's watch on the World Cup circuit because nearly all the races are in Europe. On the other hand, the Canadians toil in relative obscurity, exper. same kind of media pressure perhaps once a year when he World Cup visits North Ameri ea iencing the Belezyk tried to play down the pressure when he was home here He told CasNews sports reporter Brendan Nagle he would treat the Olympies like any other downhill race; that the only pressure he would feel would be what he placed on himself. porters, photographers, camera men, commentators, technicians and broadcasters from around the world watching your move, pressure can quickly build when the vast majority of those media are from your own country, he pressure can be unbearable. Ken Read knows that pressure He's been there. He remembers what it was like to be in the medal hunt — and then suddenly out of it After all, he fell and wiped out his Olympic hopes at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid, New York Bruce Jenner, the ABC-TV Good Morning American broadcaster who has been on the other side of the fence — winning an Olympic gold jal in the decathalon in the "76 Summer Games in Montreal — also talked to reporters this week about the pressure of the Games, Said Jenner: “It's not what you'd consider a fun thing to go through There's a lot of pressure. You know you'll be remembered for the rest of every COLLEGE continued from front page elected board chairman last night. Fleet, who has served on the Selkirk College board for four years, told the board following the election that “four years ago when I first started on the board, this is the last thing I would have envisioned happening. I hope I can live up to your expectations.” Gary Exner, who stepped down from the vice-chairman's position, had also hoped to become chairman. But Fleet outpolled him in an election. The exact vote count was not made public. Jack Colbert, now former chair- man, told the board it was “a pleasure to be connected with the board and the college.” His board appointment ends in May. Fred Merriman was acclaimed new vice-chairman and said he has mixed feelings about his new position. “I think I'm going to enjoy it,” Merriman said. But he also added he may not stir the board up as much as he used to before being acclaimed to the executive. “This position may cause me to perhaps be less controversial,” Merri man said. “(But) It doesn’t mean I've fallen into the system. I may be just a little more discreet in what I say from now on.” Trustee Mickey Kinakin strongly supported trustee Tony Guglielmi’s motion to write Vander Zalm. “The most prevalent drug that we have in our society is alcohol,” Kinakin said, at Monday's school board meet ing. “If we are concerned about the use of alcohol in our schools, then why are we opening up the use?” asked Kinakin. “Because when you privatize, you will open access.” The letter from the nurses’ union says the general costs of alcohol-re. lated health care in B.C. are high. “The. Ministry of Health has estimated that in 1986-87 the cost of aleohol — related care amounted to $366 million, or about 10 per cent of the total ministry budget,” the letter sdid. Guglielmi said he would rather see money spent on educating the public on alcohol abuse rather than on_ re. habilitation. “I think it is high time that we spending some of those $366 million quoted here in this letter towards educating people not towards trying to rehabilitate them,” he said. start KINAKIN continued from front page . “Because of my candidacy, mem bers will be asking the other con. lenders some hard questions on matters I brought into the campaign,” she said. She pointed to the Supreme Court decision on abortion, the Meech Lake Accord and free trade as issues that must be thoroughly examined, especially by women members. Kinakin'’s future plans will be marked by more political involvement She said that while she may be out of this race, she will continue to work for the NDP. “I've always been a party person and I'll be working for the NDP candi date in the federal election. I will also continue to work at improving the status of women, pensioners, and the average working family within the political system. The concerns of the majority of Canadians have not been dealt with by either the Conservative or Liberal parties and people will be looking to the NDP to provide more balanced representation.” Other candidates + seeking to represent the NDP party federally in this area are: Castlegar pharmacist Carl Knutson; Castlegar Steelworker official Ron Schmidt; former Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen of Nelson; and Kaslo engineer Don Scarlett BELCZYK continued from front pege Zurbriggen who just had outstanding runs. I mean they were exceptionally fast; even faster than they had indicated in training. Wurtele said although his squad didn't accomplish what Squamish's Mike Carney, starting 35th, was the top Canadian with a 14th-place finish. Carney later told reporters that his showing was largely due to the fact he didn't feel the pressure felt by the other Canadian team members. Boyd ended up 16th. worse for Canadians beeause the Games are in Canada was even plan, but it this year putting the Canadian ski reality Well, that may certainly wasn't the With more than 2,000 re your life for what you did on that one day. That's tremendous pres sure. Amen. have been the it had set out to, they gave it “our best shot.” And he looked ahead to the other alpine ski events in both the Olympics and World Cup. Mueller was the first skier down the course and set the pace for the rest of the skiers, turning ina time of 2:00.14. No skier came within two seconds of that time until Zur- briggen, starting in the 14th position, raced down the course. Then France's Franck Piccard shot into third place with The race was delayed from Sunday because of high winds that gusted to 100 kmh at the top of the course. However, Wurtele said the delay didn’t have any effect on the racers. Beleyzk had predicted Sunday that the delay wouldn't have any effect on the Canadian team, which is used to delays. He noted that a number of World Cup races have been delayed this year because of weather, so delays are nothing Sireer TALK A ROBSON WOMAN has been featured in this month's issue of B.C, Woman magazine. Kathy Armstrong, “a self-described basket case,” is the subject of a full-page article, including a couple of color photos. Kathy is well known for her basket weaving, and it is her acknowledged ability in this craft that the article is about. “You name the material and if it’s possible I'll make a basket of it,” she’s quoted as saying. “I design my baskets while I'm sleeping or basket-making. I can never keep up to my ide: NELSON'S Senior Peer Counsellors have received a $18,190 federal grant. It is one of 189 New Horizons Projects announced recently by Health. and Welfare Minister Jake Epp. CALLING ALL Douglas College graduates. In 1989-90 Douglas College will be celebrating its 20th anniversary and is inviting all graduates of the past 20 years to attend the celebrations. If you want to go, contact Douglas College. A GRAND FORKS man has been named to the Baseball B.C. Roll of Honor. John Dinsmore was named for his contribution to amateur baseball. Also honored were Ossie Chavarria of Burnaby, who is a frequent umpire at the Grand Forks ‘Labor Day baseball tournament, and Bill Holmes of Victoria. A former senior amateur player in Vancouver and Burnaby, Dinsmore took his enthusiasm for baseball to the Kootenay area where he organized senior baseball in Nelson and also Oliver. He was a major force in the formation of the Okanagan Mainland League which flourished in the Okanagan Valley in the 1950s, and was the first president of that league. Following his transfer to Prince George he remained active as a coach in Prince George Senior baseball. Dinsmore turned his attention to developing a program for boys to play baseball and in 1954 formed the Prince George Little'League, and subsequent program for Pony League baseball in 1955 and Connie Mack baseball in 1957. He subsequently became District 4 administrator and assisted in the formation of Little League baseball STICKER PROTEST . . . Anti free-trade stickers were placed on stop signs in the Castlegar area this week. No one has claimed responsibility tor placing the stickers on the signs programs throughout the Interior and Northern B.C. He held the position of Little League administrator for 15 years and contributed greatly to minor baseball in B.C. Enter to Win A 6-Quart Westbend Wok! DRAGON SOYA SAUCE GOLDEN DRAGON. REG. LIGHT OR DARK NOODLES STEAM FRIED OR CHOW MEIN. GOLDEN YUAN hd be OYSTER SAUCE OR SWEET 'N SOUR. GOLDEN DRAGON NOODLES ROYAL DRAGON. ASST. 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Arnott said in a letter that “efforts were unsuccessful,” to replace the hygienist, who is on maternity leave, but who “will resume her service to the community when she returns from maternity leave May 23, 1988.” Meanwhile, the board will continue to hold back the $6,000 final payment for the defective gym gloor at Stan- ley Humphries secondary school until at least June. The architect will be in structed to have the B.C. Flooring Association carry out an independent assess. ment of the floor, the cost of which will be paid by the company who installed the floor, Centaur Products Ltd. “I don’t know how success: ful we are going to be in having that study dore if we insist on Centaur paying the cost,” said trustee Doreen Smecher. But Smecher said that was the “initial route” she would like to take anyway. There have also been problems with the floor tile in the new foyer at SHSS. The board has asked the con- tractor for a complete re- placement of the foyer tile. “They haven't yet been able to get a match for the existing tile,” said Smecher. “We have been months and months without a solution and it was completely ‘their fault to begin with,” she said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Highways answered board concerns about hazardous conditions for buses on Pass Creek | Road. “The signs requested have been installed with the ex- ception of the bus turnaround site which cannot be phy. sically improved,” G.J. Suth- erland, regional director of Highways said in a letter. Sutherland said Pass Creek Road improvements are underway and he expects “realignment of the inter- section and some further widening of the road,” will continue “as funds permit.” Trustee Evelyn Voykin said the board has requested Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy press the Ministry of Highways and is expecting to hear from him soon. 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