CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 11, 1983 | ON THE STREET— ding that the QUESTION: A B.C. Medical A Hh is legal age of drinking alcohol be reed to 21 from 19, Do you think ralsing the legal drinking age is a good Idea? Mike Ewasiuk I think it would be a very good idea, too many guys are drinking and driving cars and they get into mischief. April Langstaff It depends on the person who's drinking. Some _.. people whether they are 19 or.90 know how to hold their booze, some don't. Tom Simpson Up to 20 would be okay, if you raised it to 21 years you'd overburden the police department. Mary McNeil Yes I do: It would be better to raise the drinking age because we know the larger percentage of accidents are with younger Mi people who have been drinking. Rita Miller The drinking laws in B.C. are already very archaic. I don't think, it : would be a good idea — I think if it was more liberal it (drinking) wouldn't be such a challenge. Wayne Fietz n If a person is: mature enough to go into a bar at 19. Raising the drinking age should cut down on accidents. 7 Seniors. must reapply VANCOUVER — Some senior citizens may be won: dering why there is a reduc- tion in their April Old Age Security, cheques. Health and Welfare Minis- ter Monique Begin this week in Ottawa reminded seniors -that the Guaranteed Income Supplement, (GIS) benefits, added on to Old Age Security {OAS) cheques, is an in- come-tested program for which they must reapply each year. . “You won't lose any money you're entitled to,” Begin re- assured those whose benefits were suspended, “Even those who apply ‘late will receive their GIS retroactive to Apru 1, but get your application in right away.” Income Security Programs offices across Canada are processing applications as they are received and are sending out supplement cheques so applicants will not have to wait until the next OAS cheque. Most of Canada’s 1.2 mil- -lion recipients completed | their renewal applications on time. In fact: the number of suspended benefits this year — 79,000 — is down from the 100,000 at this time last year. Some GIS recipients may find a decrease in the amount they. receive because the amount of their other income _went up in'1982, possibly. be- cause of higher interest rates ° paid on investments last year. Under federal legis- lation GIS must be reduced by $1 for each $2 of other income received, excluding The basic Old Age Security . pension for April, May and June is $254.13 monthly. ‘The maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement for these months, is $255.18 for a monthly maximum total of $509.25 for a single pension- er. FUN SHOWERS ("Keeps Kids Kool.” Reg. $3. .. AT PHARMASA VEI Where do they get the energy? 7 They just never seem to stop . from the early hours of morning. up to beddie-bye,: these sweet little “angels: are always ‘up to something! This week, we have the cutest crop of: toys in our store at . special savings to take ‘em through mi, their 24-hour day! 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This involves water 6 p.m. or contact Mrs. Lucas at 365-6921. , The swim club is a non- profit organization and members have worked con- tinuously this past winter and spring with bake sales, a garage sale and chocolate bar sales to raise funding for pool and coaching time. ig long to build more efficient car- diovascular systems and to increase the oxygen supply to skeletal muscles. Coaching the team is Laurie Lakevold, a former competitor of eight years. She coached the Tri Cities Winter Swim Club for 2'/ years and was the young- est in the Inland (North West) Empire to qualify for the Jr. Olympic Na- tionals, and still holds many records today. Her favorite is backstroke. Lakevold resides ' in South Slocan with her hus- band Terry and daughter Kylie. At present there are 30 goes to all local residents who have also been very supportive to the club, Upcoming events “are our Swimathon, June 18th, bingos July 7th and Aug. 4th and our own swim meet Aug. 13 and 14. The River Otters will be com- peting with clubs from Kimberley, G Vikings lose road games The Castlegar Vikings soc- cer team lost both roadtrip games this weekend in Koot- enay Soccer League action. The Vikings’ East Koot- enay hosts Cranbrook and Kimberley defeated the Vi- kings’ 2-1 and 4-2 in tight, running matches, As a result of these two losses, the Vikings now have a total of no wins and three losses this year. They lost their first game to Cranbrook on April 30, when Cranbrook Trail, Castlegar, ~ Nelson and Colville Washington in the Kootenay Region. The pool is open to the public for ladies Aquabics, adult swim lessons, par- ents and tots and Red Cross for 3 to 5-year-olds, If there is enough interest a masters (lap swimming) in the newly formed club, Anyone. interested. in swimming with the Otters may register weekdays at the pool between 4:30 and and water polo will, be put in. Phone the recreation office at 365- 3386 if you are interested in participating in any pro- grams. : J visited Ci But Vikings’ captain John Wilshear said the team's play improved this weekend and added that it was only luck that allowed Cranbrook to win this weekend's game. “We had them scared the whole first half,” Wilshear said. . Castlegar opened the scor- ing in the first half when winger Tom Thor-Larsen slipped the ball between a defender's feet and kicked a high ball into the penalty area where centre forward Islanders shut out Oilers| Brawl interrupts game EDMONTON (CP) — New York Islanders shut down * Edmonton Oilers’ high-powered offense for 50 minutes Tuesday night and then got survival goaltending from Billy. ‘i Smith to emerge 20 victors in the firdt game of the : Stanley Ciip ‘final’ The second game of the best-at: -seven National Hockey KEPT BUSY Smith didn’t, have many dangerous shots to block . through two periods, although the Oilers fired 28 drives’ at him, buthe had his ‘hands full in the final. half period. Edmonton had five’ excellent scoring chances in. “that span, twice getting the puck behind Smith but not into the League championship series will be played here Th The three-time champion Islanders knew they had to play a tight defensive game against the league’s most powerful offensive team and they did just that. Playing for the first time in a week and in the Stanley Cup final for the first time, the Oilers were tentative inthe _ first’ period. They weren't Skating and erratic passing, bined with the Island: king choked ‘Ss usually smooth-flowing offence. Once the Islanders got the game's firat goal, by Duane Sutter at 5:36 of the initial period after a shot deflected off an Edmonton defenceman right on to Sutter's stick, New ” York seized the opportunity to establish their game plan. “We know we have to play tight against Edmonton or they'll blow us out of the rink,” said vetdran goaltender Billy Smith who earned his second shutout in his last three Stanley Cup final games. TOUGH DEFENCE With their offence severely weakened by the absence of Mike Bossy who missed the e with tonsillitis, the Islanders set up a nearly leakproof defensive shield in front of Smith, F Seldom did the Oilers get a clean shot on a rebound or have time to set up in the slot area. Even on 10 minutes of power’ plays, the Oilers were unable to mount a sustained attack. : “It was a great performance by my defencemen,” said Smith. "Whenever you get a shutout, it’s an all-around team affair, not just one guy.” While his teammates did the bulk of the work in the first 50 minutes, it was mainly Smith in the final 10 when the Oilers, who have scored 498 regular season and playoff goals this season, finally found some skating room and got their offence in. gear. “The performance by Billy Smith tonight, was extra- ordinary,” said Islanders' coach Al Arbour. “When we let down in front, Smitty was right there to block everything.” Tied 1-1 Spurs split net. Glenn beat Smith but then slild the puck through the crease near the 10-minute mark and defenceman Kevin Lowe put a close-in backhand off the right goalpost. BILLY SMITH WAYNE GRETZKY - .. shutout «no goals “I didn’t get beat, you're not beat unless the puck's in the net,” Smith said of Lowe’s'shot. The veteran.New York netminder was the last person to shut ouit the Oilers, 5-0 on March 12, 1981, in Edmonton. That was 199 games ago. Smith slid out to take the legs, and the puck, out from under Wayne Gretzky late in the period and then got help from defenceman Denis Potvin to prevent a goal seconds be- fore Ken Morrow scored into an empty net with 12 seconds left to seal the victory. “T was just ready to put it in the net, I had it teed up as they say, and Potvin made a great play diving through the middle to tip it,” Gretzky said of Potvin's deflection of the puck’ away from the New York crease. The Islanders used Bryan Trottier and Butch Goring to shadow Gretzky most of the night. 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George Gervin scored 22 of his game-high 32 points in the second half and Artis Gil- more and Mike Mitchell came through with powerful per- formances Tuesday night as the Spurs whipped the de- fending NBA-champion Los Angeles Lakers 122-113. The Spurs, who were peaten by the Lakers ii in four straight games in the con- ference final a year ago, are 1-1 with Los Angeles in the current best-of-seven series, of the five games of the series, if that many are required, will be played in San Antonio. “They came in here and accomplished what they wanted to do,” said Los An- geles coach Pat Riley, re- ferring to the fact the Spurs got a split in the two games at the Forum. “Now we have to go to San Antonio and ac- complish what we want to do, which is to win one or both of the games.” The third and fourth games are Friday night and_ Sunday afternoon in San ‘Antonio. GERVIN SHINES Gervin was sensational in the second half despite pick- ing up his fourth foul 3:27 into the third quarter. He scored 16 points in the pér- iod, making all seven of his field goal attempts and add- ing a pair of free throws, Gervin fouled out with 6:18 left in the series opener Sunday, which’ the Lakers won 119-107. He was limited to seven points and six re- bounds'while playing only 32 minutes in that game. The seven-foot-two San Antonio centre scored 27 points, grabbed 20 rebounds and blocked five shots in the second game. Mitchell also had 27 points and pulled down 16 rebounds as the Spurs outrebounded the Lakers 53-47. Another key player for San Antonio was guard Johnny Moore, who had 16 points and 15 as- sists, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had 30 points and eight rebounds in the opener, was limited to'19 points and four rebounds Tuesday. The seven-foot-two Los Angeles centre had only six points and one rebound in the sec- ond half. The Lakers were led by Earvin Johnson and Norm Nixon, who scored 28 points each. Johnson had a team- leading 12 rebounds while Nixon had 11 assists. By The Associated Press _Atlanta’s Craig. McMurtry went 6-2-3 innings without being tagged for a hit. Mon- “treal’s Scott’ Sanderson’ wasn't so lucky. McMurtry, a rookie right- hander,’ had Atlanta fans thinking no-hitter before yielding Gary Carter's two- out double in the seventh inning as the Braves beat the Expos 4-2:in a fight-inter- rupted National League base- ball game Tuesday night. “The hit was no big deal,” said McMurtry, now 4-1. “I made a bad pitch to Carter. “I made a mistake pitch and:he hit it.” : Carter's double off the centre-field wall barely elu- ded Brett Butler's grasp. McMurtry, who pitched out of first-inning trouble caused by a walk and an error and then retired 20 straight bat- ters before Carter's hit, left - the game in the eighth after -surrendering two runs on three more hits, In other NL games, it was: Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 1; San Diego 4, Pittsburgh “1; Chicago 3, Los Angeles 2; St. Louis 8, San Francisco 4; and Houston 6, New York 4, in 11 innings. CHECKS THE YANKEES In the American League, Frank Tanana, trying to overcome thres-consecutive losing records, checked New York on one hit in 41-3 inn- ings of scoreless relief and was credited with the victory as Texas Rangers defeated the Yankees 4-2. Brill Travers, who had pit- ched a total of 92-8 innings for California since he signed a free-agent contract fol- lowing his 1980 season with Milwaukee, took the mound for the first time since May 5, 1981, following two shoulder operations. He went five inn- ings, allowing seven hits and five runs (only three earned) as the Angels nipped Boston Red Sox 6-5. Elsewhere in the AL, it was Baltimore 13 Seattle 2, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 1, Milwaukee 4 Minnestoa 1, and Detroit 4 Oakland 3, Chi- cago and Toronto were not scheduled. Atlanta’s ballpark. known asa for to indicate Washington land- ed a punch ‘before being pulled away as both benches emptied. - Washington, who had. homered in the first inning, was ejected while Sanderson stayed in the game, Last week, in a game in Montreal, Washington spiked Sanderson during a play at first _ base. Sanderson re- ceived six stitches ‘ and missed his next start. PHILLIES 3REDS1 Tony Perez and Steve Carlton of Philadelphia Phil- lies were the ones that got standing ovations in Cincin- nati’s Riverfront Stadium. Perez, who helped lead the Reds _to consecutive World Series triumphs in the 1970s, tripled in two first-inning runs after getting avwarm greeting. Carlton became only the third pitcher in history to reach the 3,500-strikeout plateau. He fanned seven, running his major league- leading total to 70 this season and his lifetime count to 3,604. Only Houston's Nolan Ryan (3,621) and Walter Johnson (3,508) have fanned more. ASTROS 5 METS 4 Denny Walling’s bases- loaded single with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning . was the difference. Mets re- liever Neil Allen, struggling with problems on the field and off, took the loss and fell to 0-4. Phil Garner tripled in ‘two runs during Houston's four- run eighth as the Astros overcame a 4-0 New York lead for the second straight night. .Hubie Brooks deliv- ered two run-scoring singles for the Mets. _ PADRES 4PIRATES1 Andy Hawkins threw a threehitter, to cool off the hot-hitting Pirates, who had banged out 18 hits in a 14- inning victory over San Di- ego the night before. Haw- kins raised his record to 2-1 with his second complete Ime. CARDINALS 8 GIANTS 4 Darrell Porter drilled a three-run homer in the first inning and added a two-run blast in the sixth as St. Louis ended the Giants' six-game victory string, _ Tommy Herr, playing his 837th game in the majors, smacked a two-run shot for his first career homer as the Cardinals snapped their four- game losing streak. Reliever John Stuper escaped from bases-loaded jams in the fifth and seventh innings to get the win. B.C. Summer Games playdowns By CasNews Staff Zone playdowns are being held for representatives to the 1983 B.C. Summer Games at Maple Ridge. Tennis playdowns for Zone 1 will take place in Rossland . with the junior team to be selected Saturday, May 28 and the senior team being chosen June 18 and 19. The entry deadline for the junior playdowns is May 20 and the seniors’ deadline is June 11. Entries may be phoned or sent to Blaise or Bonnie Szekely, Box 683, Rossland, B.C., phone 362-5457. _ Qualifications for the was the scene of a real brawl in the sixth inning when Claudell Washington charged to the. mound after a brush- back pitch from Sanderson. Television replays appeared shootoff team will be at noon, May 16 at the Upper Range in Grand Forks. Slocan Valley Outriders are hosting the Zone 1 Eng- lish Division equestrian trials Saturday, May 28 in con- nection with a spring school- ing show. The activities be- gin at 9a.m. on the Passmore show grounds. May 29 a private treaty “bring and buy” horse and tack sale will be held at 9 a.m. + on the grounds, For more information call 226-7686 or 226-7500 (even- ings). In other B.C. games trial, Zone 1 sailing playdowns will be held June 12th at the north end of Moyie Lake. * Laser sailors wishing to compete in this year’s Games are advised that the skipper's meeting is scheduled at the White flat at 12:30 p.m. For further information, contact Jurgen de Bruycker in Cranbrook at 489-1852, Kirk Hunt at 426-5975 or Mike Riemann at 426-6597. d Sele headed it in. After numerous hear goals by both sides Cranbrook scored two goals in the sec- ond half to win. Vikings’ goalkeeper Kaare Asheim said the Vikings were run off their feet in the second half by a more physically fit Cranbrook team. Asheim himself made nu- - merous saves for Castlegar in the second half when Cran- brook began to push hard. In the game against Kim- berley.Asheim's luck or skill failed as Kimberley scored four times. In the first half the game looked like it would be a. whitewash for Castlegar when Raymond Sele scored on a penalty kick and then winger Frank Vecchio scored ona rebound bouncing before an open net. But Kimberley clung in the game, scoring a penalty kick and two other goals. A Vik- ings defender accidently scored Kimberley's fourth goal while attempting to clear a ball. In another Kootenay Soc- cer League game, Castlegar Stars were defeated 1-0 by Trail Rock Island Spurs. Flyers behind in series TORONTO (CP) — North Rangers scored three unan- swered goals in the third period to break a 5-5 dead- lock and defeat Abbotsford Flyers &5 in a Centennial Cup final series game Friday. The victory gives the Ran- gers a 2-0 lead in the best- of-seven series for the na- tional championship of Tier 2 junior hockey. The Flyers, champions of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, led 3-2 at the end of a tight first period but the teams ended the second in a 5-5 tie. In the third period, John Ricketts, Dave Newsom, with his second goal of the game, and Tom Van Natter scored to give the Rangers the victory. Don McLaughlin scored the other four goals for the Ontario Junior Hockey League champions. Rob Longfellow, Bill Shib- icky, Colin Meissner, Dwight Mathison and Darren Harris scored for the Flyers. The third game of the ser- ies is scheduled for Thursday in suburban North York.