' ‘ 02 __ Casta News _ torch 3,190 SPORTS Nelson joins senior ball The Kootenay Internation- Baseball flavored the Kootenay pro gram the last two years. Kelowna Prime Choice and last season's KISBL cham- clude Kamloops and Vernon. Meanwhile, the KISBL has announced that senior base- ball will once again return to the city of Nelson after 15 years. The League members ac cepted Nelson's application for membership at the annual Spring Meeting held in Grand Forks last weekend. Nelson will complement a line-up which already in- cludes the Beaver Valley Blazers, Trail Cardinals, Grand Forks Slag Dusters and Republic Curlew Bears. The KISBL will employ a balanced 20-game schedule CASTLEGAR HYUNDAI SALES CASTLEGAR COUGAR'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CLUB SOCCER REGISTRATION $10 per person $20 per family Anyone over 6 yrs. welcome REGISTER WEEKDAYS AT FORMER KOOTENAY BUILDERS STORE BASEMENT CASTLEGAR & AREA RECREATION DEPARTMENT MARCH 23 — Lost day for Public Skating. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Admission: Adults $1.25, Students, $1.00. Children 75¢ MARCH 24 — Registration for Girls Softball, Sentinel Baseball, Minor Soccer, during office hours 8:30 - 4:30 p.m. Rec Otfice MARCH 25 — Horseshoe Club Meeting. 7:00 p.m. Complex New players welcome to attend, MARCH 26 — Lost Circuit Weight Training Class of Session | Pre-register tor Session Il starting April 7 27 — Lest class of A.M. Aerobics and Tone-It up. Session 2 starts April 7 MARCH 28 — Good Friday — Community Complex Closed. MARCH 29 — Easter Egg Hunt | - 2 p.m. Complex park Easter Egg decoration contest, crafts, song, No charge but pre-registration required by phoning Rec ice. 30 — HAPPY EASTER! 31 — Recreation Office Closed. 2101 - 6th Ave., Castlegar Phone 365-3386 WINNING TEAM ... . Tarrys elementary school basket- ball players display their awards for winning the district elementary A championship. Back row (left to ff, Benjie K Jason right): Daniel premirienr~ § Ozeroff, Chris Rostnikoff and coach Richard Dodds. Front row (left to right): Darren Esovoloff, Freddie Koorbatotf, Mitch Stoochnoff, Jamie Laktin, Laktin and Gentry Bai. Theo Jays clobber Expos DUNEDIN, FLA. (CP) — Toronto Blue Jays scored an exhibition season club record 18 runs as they defeated Montreal Expos 18-8 Saturday in Grapefruit action. baseball The Jays hit five home runs and had 15 hits, includ- ing an eightrun eighth-inn- ing uprising against Mon- treal’s ace reliever Jeff Rear- don, George Bell led the Jays onslaught with two homers and five runs batted in while Rance run, his first of the exhibition Bell hit a two-run homer in For Montreal, Vance Law had a single, double and a three-run homer and four RBIs. Dennis Lamp, 1-0 was the winning pitcher in relief. Ex- po starter Andy McGaffigan, 0-1, took the loss. The Jays teed off on Rear- don for eight runs — in- cluding a tworun homer by Mullins and a tworun single by Alexis Infante — on six hits in 1 1-3 innings. Reardon also hit two batters. Toronto shortstop Tony Ferrandez left the game in the seventh inning after he jammed his right instep while returning to second base on an attempted pickoff. He was taken to hospital for precautionary X-rays. - Blue Jay reliever Bill Cau- dill left the game in the eighth inning with stiffness in his right shoulder after pitching to only one batter. The Blue Jays improved their exhibition record to 8-5 while Montreal dipped to 4-8. Darte to defend title By GERRY SUTTON KELOWNA (CP) — Gum- chewing Marilyn Darte might best be described as a tigress in the sedate world of curling. “Raising a few eyebrows is good for curling,” said Darte, who won the Canadian wom en's title earlier this month at London, Ont. “It's been too stuffy and boring. “No very plain curling for us. Fans want to see strong athletes who are in control and can rise to the occasion.” The skip from St. Cathar- ines, Ont., will seek Canada's third consecutive world wom- en's curling title at this year’s championship. Her opening- round opponent today will be Laurentine Van Imhoff of the Netherlands. And no matter what hap- pens in the 10-country tour- nament, Darte’s opponents will go away talking about the Canadian team, attired in red and white sweaters and bright red kilts. — BEAT THE PRICE — INCREASE! Hyundai Canada announces effective April 1 $500 — INCREASE FOR EXCELL $600 — INCREASE FOR STELLAR We have over 40 vehicles in stock at the OLD PRICES! Make your BEST DEAL today and SAVE $500 to $600! Darte, third Kathy Me- Edwards, second Chris Jor- genson (the skip's sister) and lead Jan Augustyn finished the round-robin schedule at London in first place with a 10-1 record, then beat de- fending world and national champion Linda Moore of North Vancouver in the final. Qn the way to Ontario's first Canadian title in the 26-year history of the event, the Darte team got into a war of words with skip Colleen Qawi RENO, NEV. (AP) — Dwight Muhammad Qawi stalked and taunted Leon Spinks on Saturday, keeping him pinned against the ropes before stopping him in the sixth round to retain the World Boxing Association junior heavyweight pionship. cham- Qawi, 2621, with nockouts, weight champion's punches, then answered with a flurry of his own while keeping Jones of Halifax. They also upset some opponents with their aggressive style and rah-rah approach. “We don't drink like some curling socialities and we have the nerve to stick up for our rights,” said Darte, 30. “I talk a lot and some people say Tm the John McEnroe of curling. “Our agenda for this sea. son was to win the southern Ontario, all-Ontario, Canada and then the world. But any body we meet in the worlds will be tough.” Darte, who has Lynn Rey. nolds as her fifth player in case of injury, will be hoping to duplicate Moore's cham- pionship success last year, when Canada beat Isobel Torrance of Scotland. In 1984, Connie Laliberte of Winnipeg won the world crown. Torrance is back this year, as are Paulette Sulpice of France, Iriga Arfwidsson of Sweden, Gerald Tilden of St. Paul, Minn. keeps crown Spinks pinned in a corner or on the ropes. “He was laying on the ropes and I was laying on him,” Qawi said. “Every time Td taunt him, he'd swing.” Referee Mills Lane stop- ped the bout with four seconds left in the sixth round of the scheduled 15- rounder while Qawi was pummelling an almost de. fencelss Spinks. “Q: was really unload- ing, hitting real solid,” said Lane. “The last two or three shots buckled Spinks's knees.” CURLERS Saturday, April 12 ANNUAL WIND-UP DINNER PRESENTATION & DANCE Tickets at Curling Club Office or Chamber of Commerce Monday, Annual Gene April 14 Meeting at Curling Club Lounge 7:30 p.m. Sharp — Reports & Election of Officers — Spinks said he felt Lane stopped the fight at the right time. “Every time a fighter goes into the ring, he has a strategy,” said Spinks. “Mine didn’t work for me.” Qawi held true to his TARRYS TOPS KINNAIRD B side and squeaked out narrow two-point vietery. Blueberry was behind most of the way but exper- but inexperienced grade 4's and 5s, kept working but fell short as Blueberry scored a decisive basket with little time left. Players and coaches were thanked by organizers John Eggleton and Phil Donaldson and both organizers were pleased to see such a big turnout of parents. Kinnaird’s Parents Group provided a concession service and officiating was handled by Clint Dolgopol and Doug Hickey. secutive baskets to win going away. . after being knocked out of the A side met Kinnaird [1 in the final of the Pirates sold PITTSBURGH (AP) — A coalition of public and private investors completed the purchase Friday of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team for $21.8 million. Pirate president Maleom (Mac) Prine said the purchase of the team from the John Galbreath family of Columbus, Ohio, was completed in expectation of a $20 | SPORTS SHORTS _| SHORTS million loan from the city of Pittsburgh, which approved a $21 million bond issue to help the buyers. The new owners are committed to re-establishing the Pirates as a contender and ‘to the kind of team that will, both on and off the field, earn the support and respect of our community,” Prine said. FORT LAUDERDABE, FLA. (AP) — Pitcher Britt Burns will sit out the 1986 season due to a chronic hip injury, says New York Yankees owner George Stein-{ brenner. But the grade that brought Burns from Chicago White Sox stands, he added. Burns, a 26-year-old left-hander, was expected to be the Yankees’ No. 2 starter, behind Ron Guidry. Weekend Wrap-up cheeeeasf si sete SB SURE & srsee~ waveccevens saver vere weds Seeez2 Besse suce SSSESSES SERESESES aP4e 28383388555388~ Howerchuk. Weg 1. Murray, Chi seecs seeses 4 Pupebba EEREB CURLING Senter Curling Champeronaip Stone Tollowing the tei Drew Prstoy aan COMMUNITY NEWS —— —EEEeaeE John Charters .. . Reflections & recollections Awarda high point of a lifetime No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a part of the continent, a part of the main — John Donne The Kiwanis Club threw a great party last Saturday and I sure enjoyed it — the best I have ever attended. Thank you, everyone, guests and hosts, for what must surely be the peak occasion of my just-completed 70 years, and I am both proud and humble in being selected to join the ranks of the Citizen of the Year. For the sake of those who wished to attend the presentation ceremonies at the Fireside Place, I would like to quote, in part, from my acceptance speech on that oceasion: * 68 «6 Just last week I celebrated my 70th birthday in the company of a number of good folk, but in all of these years I cannot remember being, at one time, so relieved, so stunned, honored, confused andbemused as at this present time. If I recall correctly all that I could do on being told by the Kiwanis two weeks ago of my being selected as Castlegar Citizen of the Year was to paraphrase a passage from Shakespeare who said: “Some are born to honor, some achieve honor and some have honor thrust upon them.’ When I look about me at the many excellent citizens, both men and women, I am convinced more than ever of two things: One, that I have indeed had honor thrust upon me, and two, I have a heck of a lot of wonderful friends. When I got home from the Kiwanis meeting two weeks ago and told Bunny in still unbelieving tones of the award, she showed no surprise and admitted that the recent flurry of interest in the health of Marge and Bob MacBain had. been a cover for a fact finding operation. I was, therefore, tremendously relieved when Bob came by a few minutes later that I was able to offer him a good single malt scotch rather than his choice of pistols, or wh it is iy do these days. I was even able to forgive Hugo Smecher when he came in shortly after with Doreen, for scaring the hell out of me at that (Kiwanis) meeting. Now I must thank him for co-proposing and supporting my nomination, and both he and Doreen for giving up a long anticipated two-day concert weekend in Spokane in order to be here tonight. Greater love hath no man then he give up his weekend for his friend. Equal thanks, too, must go to Cliff Churches for his nomination, support and excellent letter tonight. And this, I believe is the crux of the matter. A great many pepole have set aside their own i have has been invaluable. the Branch; to Selkirk College and the local and businesses, which have given so much to keep it going; and to the 44th Field When I was first informed of the award I was reminded of a story about Abraham Lincoln. Just after he became presidént of the United States a friend asked him: ‘How does it feel to be elected president, Mr. Lincoln?” “You have heard,’ said Lincoln, ‘about the man who had just been tarred and feathered and was being ridden out of town on a rail? A spectator in the watching crowd asked the man how he liked it and his reply was that, if it wasn't for the honor of the thing he would rather walk.’ Ever since being notified 1 have been wavering between a sense of total terror and schizophrenic unreality. Even with the deluge of phone calls, visits, telegrams, letters and well-wishers in the street, I have had the strongest urge to look over my shoulder to see who was being addressed. All doubts, however, vanished this morning when my favorite brother and sister-in-law Tom and Ivy Charters arrived from Vancouver and my sister, Dorothy Shaw arrived from Victoria. Thank you all three. You have done me and this community much honor. When I came here tonight, even in such excellent company, I was still as scared and apprehensive as I was two weeks ago. Now that the evening is well on I feel great and I would like to congratulate the Kiwanis Club on their Citizen of the Year Award program. It involves I know a tremendous amount of work, organization and effort, but it certainly must be one of the most enriching events of the year in this community. It both focuses on the value of volunteer service to the community and underlines the Kiwanis own dedication to the concept of service. Finally, I would like to thank president John Thompson and the Kiwanis Club for selecting me, a Rotarian, as 1985 Citizen of the Year. You have done me, my family and my club the greatest honor — a high point of my 70-year lifetime. However, as John Donne said; “No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piecé of gone the extra mile, for the benefit of all. Had they not done so there would be no heritage park which, mark my words, will be one day the Stanley Park of the Kootenay area. There would be no bridge, no chapel house and no heritage park as a community focal point for all if nothing had been done. Instead, the island and its unique architecture would have been a forgotten desolation at the rim of the city. For all this I would like to thank first, my wife, Bunny, who for years has skillfully hosted several major receptions and many lesser ones, fed scores of frozen and exhausted army engineers, Katimaviks students and island workers, tolerated my comings, goings and disap- pearances, and still acted as my personal public relations department; and my son, Bruce, who has kept a photographic record over the years at his own expense. My thanks to Mayor Audrey Moore, who, since we walked around the island several years ago talking of what might be done, has been a constant support ever since. Thanks also to Dave Gairns and the city office staff, and Jim Henderson and the maintenance crew; their help the conti a part of the main” — just as everything in our existence is attached to everything else, just as we are all a part of this community, and this province, and this nation. Whatever has been done, has been done through the efforts, great and small, of the community, small and great, in which, perhaps, I was mainly a kind of catalyst. On behalf of us all, the citizens of Castlegar, therefore, I am proud and honored to accept the award in the name of all. Thank you, everyone. * * Last Tuesday's vicious and mindless vandalizing of the chapel house has blunted some of the joy of the oceasion but it has not diminished the dream nor the perception of its importance to Castlegar and its citizens. I trust that every effort will be made to apprehend the vandals now and to prevent such barbarisms in the future — an essential part of total community commitment. Just at this moment I had a call from Marge and Ab Culley with an offer of $50 to add to my $100 reward. We have started. Pulpit & Pew the way most of us see the world. Something has Irs YOUR CHOICE! changed our ideas of right More people are willing to admit that an overemphasis on material things has led to the dangers of having chil- dren raised by strangers; children who come home RALLY . . . Winners of the KAR : Kar Rally held recently ar ‘ races of the Kub : (from left) Freddie Vigue, Scott Skinner, Chris Kling, Brian Hahn, Matthew Small and Robert Case. Bottom photo shows Jim Waldie, Dave Gairns and Loyd Groutage with cub, judging the model competition. Kub Kar Rally held Kootenay Columbia District Kub Kar Rally was held March 15 at the Castle gar Scout Hall A total of 20 boys and 17 leaders and parents parti The cipated in the races Winners in the boys’ races were: A event — Ist Mathew Small; 2nd Scott Skinner; 3rd Freddie Vigue. B event — Ist Brian Hahn; 2nd Chris Kling; 3rd Robert Case. 2nd Chris Bleir; 3rd Shane was open to the winners of the A event and Mathew Small beat the leaders At the close of the day Phamondon. Lorne Whitley won a draw The Rover Challenge race for $100 in groceries. The model competion re sults were: Ist Brian Hahn; Crossword Tint Types? . . . answer in Wednesday paper. strategy of slipping the taller Xu challenger’s punches and coming back with his own. HIT AT WILL He overcame Spinks’s six- inch height advantage and four-inch reach advantage by punching to the body, then moving up to the head, hit- ting him almost at will. “I got a little lazy,” Spinks said, speaking with difficulty through a mouth that was bloodied in the fifth round. “He got in more than I should have let him.” of wuvusece aed ix 108 Detrovt 109 Denwer 115A. Chpers 104 Boinmore Onoles send Gerhart LION'S HEAD SPORTS SUNDAY HOCKEY — CIAU: Championship live from Edmonton, Alto... 1:30 p.m., channel 13. WEDNESDAY HOCKEY — NHL: Quebec Nordiques vs. Vancouver Canucks. 7:30 p.m., channe! 13. -» April 12 9:30 a.m. This bottle drive by the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers of Castlegar Kinnaird and Robson will PLEASE BE GENEROUS! When I come home most evenings at 5 p.m. the kids have been watching Sesame Street and have left the TV tuned to PBS. On the screen is a show that I used to watch years ago — a show called Lassie. This program brings back a lot of memories. It reveals a world that is much different from the way it is now. It re- veals just how much we have changed in the last 30 or 35 years. Some of those changes have been for the better. Women now have the recog: nition they deserve. There is more openness. We have more freedom to talk about things. People are more interested in health and keeping in shape. But there has been a dark side to our quest for freedom. and wrong. Something has led us to choose a lifestyle that is in many ways very different from the world of Jeff Miller and Lassie. Have you ever wondered what influences you to see the world the way you do? There are powerful forces influencing people today. And one of the most powerful has to be the television set that takes up a lot of your time. It seems to me that future generations will note the tremendous changes that came after TV was intro duced. Most people have their values formed in an uncon- scious way. They go with the flow of public opinion. But in recent years, more people have decided that they would like to regain some tradi 1 values. from school with a key on a string around their neck and let themselves into the house without supervision. More people realize that youngsters are like wet ce- ment — the parents can meke an impression for the first few years, but after that, things harden into concrete. More people these days are willing to reconsider the claims of the Christian church. a life that is out of balance. The values that you live by have definite sources. You can choose to let yourself be influenced without being aware of it. Or you can choose to control those things that make you the kind of person you are. The claims of the Christian church are worth consider- ing. The Christian faith is a valuable source of principles to live by. Public meeting on fertilization The Ministry of Enviran ment's Fisheries Branch in Nelson will hold a public in formation meeting on lake We have raised a g more interested in their rights than in their respon- sibilities. We have seen the sexual revolution bring an aval anche of sexually-transmit- ted diseases. We have seen a Many people have realized that their new values have let them down. When it comes to the family, more people want a family unit that includes both parents. More people want a family unit that has stability over the long haul. More people are aware of The meeting will be held into the West Arm of Koot- enay Lake this year. Andrusak says in a pre pared release that while the Fisheries Branch hasn't had any formal objection to its Waste permit This Crossword Puzzle sp ‘ed by the foll application, the branch is in terested in learning of public concerns about the proposal. “The April 7 meeting should be viewed as a chance for local residents to ask questions about the proposal and the status of the West Arm sportfishery,” Andru sak said. Inquire about low rates on this space! WANETA WICKER & THE KITCHEN CORNER 1458 Bay Ave., Trail 368-8512 TIM-BR-MART MAEAABER OF THA BR MARTS (10 368-6466 SCHNEIDER'S BULDING SUPPLIES LTD Wenete Junction Tea PAUL'S PLACE LTD. CHRYSLER — DODGE — PLYMOUTH Wonete Junction, Trail 368-8295