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Nelson RCMP responded to a
bomb threat Aug. 21 at the Hun
gry Wolf Cafe in Wintaw

An unknown male had contact
ed the ambulance service in Win
law just before 4 p.m. and
advised that a homemade bomb
might have been placed in the
cafe, located off Highway

The Winlaw Fire Department
assisted RCMP investigators in
evac ing Nearby residents and
businesses.

Northbound and southbound
traffic was re-routed through the
Slocan Valley back road away?

The Castlegar Sun

Police briefs 8
Bombs away at

and around the scene of the
investigation.

An examination of the interior
and exterior of the restaurant was
conducted and no explosive
device was found

Local RCMP request anyone
who might have information with
respect to this matter to contact the
Castlegar detachment at 365-7721,

Marina theft

In the latest of a Jong series of
marina thefts, a vehicle parked at
the Syringa Park boat launch was
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1975 pickup truck was gained
through an open window, A cam-
era, first-aid kit, keys and a radar
detector were reported stolen

Smashing idea

A witness has reported an Aug
22 incident in which two males,
both 25-30 years old, smashed
out the window on a vehicle
parked in the Keenleyside Dam
area. The two were looking inside
the car when: the owner arrived
The men fled in a black sports car
with a brown strip and no front
license plate

Local RCMP are requesting
the support of the community in
identifying the suspects

Help wanted

The front door of Verigin's
Tomb was damaged overnight
Aug. 22. RCMP say nothing
appeared to be missing inside the
tomb upon investigation

Police are requesting commu-
nity assistance in identifying pos-
sible suspects.

Crosswalk check

A pedestrian crosswalk check
was conducted on Columbia Ave
by Castlegar RCMP Aug. 18. A
total of 10 warnings were issued
to drivers who failed to stop for
Pedestrians crossing Columbia
Ave. at 15th St., by the Met Mart
Plaza. If this situation continues,
Police say fines of $125 will be
issued to offending drivers.

Tool time

In the early morning hours of
Aug. 18, an.8-foot by 20-foot
Steel tool container belonging to

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Winlaw cafe

CP Rail was broken into at
Shoreacres, Stolen from the box
were a number of tools including
air impact wrenches, routers, skill
saws, a chainsaw and other tools,
Value of the stolen goods is
approximately $3,000.
The investigation continues

Too close for comfort

A 17-year-old Castlegar youth
has been charged with following
too close after a two-vehicle acci
dent Aug. 26, Castlegar RCMP
Say the vehicle the youth was
driving collided with the rear of a
vehicle which had stopped at
Columbia Ave. and 10th St. for a
red light. Four female ‘occupants
of the hit vehicle received munor
injuries. One 78-year-old female
was taken to Castlegar Hospital by
ambulance and was later rele

Stolen tag

Local RCMP found more than
they were looking for Aug. 25
after a-routine road check on
Highway 3A near the airport net
ted a stolen validation tag

RCMP say that a 38-year old
male and a 35 ar-old female
from Vancouver enroute to Alberta
were arrested after it was found that
the validation tag on the license
plate of the vehicle they were driv
ing was stolen from Burnaby

The two have been released on
cash bail and will appear in coun
at a later date. The man will also
be charged with driving without a
license and driving without insur
ance. Of the 200 vehicles
checked RCMP issued several
tickets and traffic notices alons
with two liquor seizures

Wednesday, August 30, 1995

The Castlegar Sun

Otels strike out during series

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun Staff

Castlegar hotel owners struck out during
the Babe Ruth World Series last. week.

: Garrett Turta assistant manager for the
Fireside Hotel, said that he had originally
been contacted by the Kootenay South Events
and Convention Bureau in Trail regarding
rooms for the players who were Slated to
invade the area during the series.

But Turta said that it became a whole new
ball gamé when the manager of the bureau.
Colleen DeRosa requested a 10 per cent com-
mission for booking rooms Plus a discount for
the rooms.

“They had the wholé market and wanted us
to quote super-low rates.”

But Turta refused to run with the ball,
instead choosing to rely on the hard-hitting 90
to 100 per cent seasonal occupancy rate.

“This is our peak season I knew we would
have the normal travellers and we were just
about full every night. Why give a discount
when I'll be full at the rack (standard) rate?”

A spokesperson for the Sandman Inn said
the hotel was out on first base after a team

from Sarasota, Florida, which was booked for
10 days, cancelled its reservations after the
second or third night and packed up and
moved to the Terra Nova Hotel in Trail

“We were forecasting a full house,” said the
representative, who asked to not be named.

“There were 6,300 at the game on Wednes-
day night. Where did all these people stay?,”
she wondered.

“It sort of chokes you,” she concluded

Alex Helmel, general manager of the Hi
Arrow Hotel said there was little discernable
increase in occupancy during the series

“The occupancy was a little higher, but not
too much.”

Colleen DeRosa, marketing officer for the
bureau, said that although team players were
billeted in the West Kootenay, their parents
either camped out or rented hotel rooms for
the event

DeRosa took offense at Turta’s comments
and said that the bureau spent some $500 on a
Pamphlet listing hotels, including those in
Castlegar, which was distributed to the teams.
She acknowledged that most players’ parents
Stayed in Trail hotels, but pointed out that the
event was sponsored by the City of Trail

“It’s fair that they stayed more in the Trail
arca — it was put on by the City of Trail. The
city put a lot of money into the event.”

DeRosa also pointed out that Castlegar has
profited from other events such as the Left
handed Golfers’ Tournament held this hast June

“I don’t think they have any complaints
They more than benefited with the left-handed
golfers, I do my best

She also said that, in fact, the Sarasota team
stayed at the Sandman Inn five to six nights.

Marlene Krueckl, Castlegar Chamber of
Commerce manager, said that Trail businesses
were also disappointed in the lack of business
during the series.

“The b in Trail were disapp d
over the outcome — they thought they would
get more business.”

Krueck! believes that the benefits of the
series will be reaped in coming years as par-
Uicipants and their parents return to the West
Kootenays for a better look at what the area
has to offer.

“The series brought all the People to the
Kootenays who might not have ever come oth-
erwise. Now they know it's here. I have a feel-
ing there will be an impact down the road.”

Heads rock and roll at local radio station

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun Staff

“She was one of the top three
paid. Everything is financial based
— we're not a public utility.”

the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

country-rock isn't

The change of format from
“Machiavel-

revealed at a public unveiling in
three months
One of the plans involves

Continued from A1

those courses, due to the employ
Ment possibilities in the industry,”
said Lintz. “Demand ts extremely
strong for that sort of education

Sull, Lintz warned that at
things don’t pick up for the col
lege in the conung weeks, fund
Ing Cuts Could stiart.to impact’ on
Selkirk beginning next April Ist

Py i
VASA
For all the clothi

the formal start of the col
lege’s academic year

‘If we have programs that arc
operating at half their planned
capacity, it won't be lor
the Ministry [of Skills
and Labour] steps in and savs
time for some cuts

But before that the college
itself would definitely ste pm

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Those who listen to Castle-
gar’s own radio station, Sunshine
Radio will have noticed that
there's change on the air.

Gone is the country-rock for-
mat as are three top announcers:
Marcella Chernoff, a 16-year
CKQR veteran; morning man
Kevin Bader; and announcer
Shawn Daniels. But Daniels has
since been hired back part-time
and now goes by his real name,
Dan Harrington.

Dieter Stachow, vice-president
and manager of Boundary Valley
Broadcasters said the change is in
keeping with modernizing i
streamlining operations, but did
admit that Chernoff, one of the
most senior employees, was let
go for financial reasons

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But Stachow said that despite
Tumors, Sunshine Radio isn’t cur-
rently losing money.

“Heavens no! We're not losing
money.”

‘The changes, explained Shachow,
are simply that of progression. “We
have to get into the 21st century.”

Stachow said he was brought
in to replace former vice-presi-
dent and general manager Wilf
Warner to “create efficient sys-
tems” and “streamline operations”
in order to make more money.
Warner is now sales manager.

Part of that restructuring

«volves a change of format,
which Stachow described as
being “contemporary with a base
of gold”. Stachow said that the
“gold” will come from music of

Continued from A1

visitors and 384 mail/fax
enquines pass through its doors
As well, a total of 545 tourist-
related phone calls have been
answered

Green complained that with
numbers that good, the Info Cen-
tre should be willing to raise its
hours of operation back up again
But Krueck! disagreed

“We certainly don’t want to
close early, but it’s just an eco-
nomic thing to keep as much
money as possible flowing into
the centre.”

Krueckl pointed out that the
concept of measuring B.C.’s
tourist centres on the basis of
“visitors per hour” is a new thing
for the province, only having
been implemented last year. She
added that a number of informa-
tion centres in Rossland, Salmo
and other areas have already had
their government funding cut off
as a result of this move

“We just can't allow that to
happen. So we've -had to make
some changes to adjust to the
new policy, including adjusting
the hours.”

Although centres like those
in Rossland and Salmo have the
option to reapply for funding if
they can bring their numbers
back up to government toqu
ments, Krueckl said “we really
didn't want to be left in that
position.”

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Rather than spending more to
extend the Info Centre's hours
of operation, Krueckl said the
city should be putting more
money into vertising the

lian”, explained Stachow, but
rather an attempt to gain the com-
petitive edge and gain the lion’s
share of listeners.

But Stachow has other plans in
place, plans which he'said will be

changing the station's name back
to CKQR froiii Suishine Radio, a
recent Tenaming

“We're going to return CKQR
to Castlegar. We will have a
brand new radio station,”

New Chiropractic Office

In Castlegar

Dr. Jerry Gallo is pleased to announce
that his office is now opened at
1458 Columbia Ave., Castlegar
365-0064
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9:00 - 5:00 pm
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tons of attractions we have in
this area.”

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Sow bear, cubs sighted
in South Castlegar

for aggr
always there.

Krause said it's possible that
the sow and her cubs were just
passing through, but pointed
out that garbage and fallen fruit
might tempt them to stay where
food is easily gained.

“As long as people provide
them with a meal they'll likely
hang around.”

ive behavior is

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun Staff

A black bear sow accompa-
nied by two yearling cubs was
sighted in South Castlegar last
Monday.

Local conservation officer
Mike Krause said the furry
threesome were first spotted in
the 3100 block of First Ave.
and some 20 minutes later
sighted in the 2500 block of
10th Ave.

Unless the sow or her cubs
become aggressive, Krause
said he will only monitor their
whereabouts.

“If the bear acts aggressively
we should be called, but people
should be aware that we'll!

“You can't generalize behav- destroy the animals,” said
ior of wildlife, but the potential Krause.

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