Castlégar News Moy 1s, 1968 + = NAR Se ns ne ee a ‘THE RAT' RETURNS TO EDMONTON By JOHN KOROBANIK Canadian Press EDMONTON — Alberta prides itself on being rat free but when the Stanley Cup final begins tonight two of the biggest pests in the National Hockey League will be stirring “things up in the Coliseum. Ken Linseman of the Boston Bruins, who earned the nickname The Rat years ago when he played for Philadelphia, and young Esa Tikkanen of the Edmonton Oilers, a rodent-in-training, will be chief agitators for their clubs in the first game of the best-of-seven championship series (6:05 p.m. on channel 5 in the Castlegar area). There's a distinct possibility the two will play opposite each other, a situation that left Tikkanen laughing Tuesday when asked about the possible outcome. “I don’t know,” he said. “We'll just have to see what happens.” One thing is certain, both sides agreed, the other players will have to be extremely disciplined when the pests are running loose. “He does tend to get under your skin,” Sather said of Linseman, a former Oiler who scored the winning goal in Edmonton's first Stanley Cup championship in 1984. “If you let his needling get to you, he can cause penalties.” Linseman, 29, of Kingston, Ont., has infuriated opponents for 10 years with his probing stick, his hit-and-run strategy and his mouth. Most people around the NHL can't believe he has survived so long. His peculiar knack for survival has impressed even his father My dad was quite happy to see me reach 18,” uesday. “I've always been pretty intense. r “I've calmed down a bit every year, I've learned & channel it better, waste less energy.” Tikkanen, a 23-year-old native of Finland, Canada as a teenager to learn to be bothersome. “T learned that in Regina, with the (junior) Pats when I played there and Bill Laforge taught me,” Tikkanen said. “When I came here Gretz (Wayne Gretzky) told me to keep going the same way “He said, ‘Don't change anything, we need that style of hockey Linsemen said came to CREATES ROOM. Linseman praised Tikkanen for fitting in well on the left wing alongside Gretzky and Jari Kurri and creating room for that pair to perform their offensive magic. “He goes to the net, he moves the puck to them and he's a pain in the ass,” he said. “But, the more trouble he's causing, the less attention that's focused on the other guys.” That's the strategy of the pests and while he hasn't yet gained the infamy of Linseman, Tikkanen has progressed rapidly in the last three months. Late in the regular season Tikkanen was sitting just outside Sather's doghouse after taking some foolish penalties. In the playoffs, however, both he and Linseman have been extremely cautious, unusually lucky or extraordinarily sneaky in avoiding penalties. “Since September you dream about winning the Stanley Cup, you have to try everything, every schemes you can,” said Tikkanen, who at 185 is about 10 pounds heavier than Linseman. “But, you have to cool it a little now sometimes, in some places you have to think if you can go in there again “In the final, you have to think, ‘Can I do that or not?" You have to pick the right place, the right time.” Linseman has drawn more than his share of retalilation penalties and there were a Jot of smiles on opponents’ faces after New Jersey forward Aaron Broten decked him with a punch to the mouth in the seventh game of the Wales Conference final. Broten drew a roughing penalty and Linseman had the last laugh. “We have a tough enough team where I don't have to go out and create situations to get myself, or the team, going,” Linseman said. “I'm just going out playing an aggressive, intense type of game. “Some people don’t like that. When you're my size it tends to get guys a little bigger, a little angrier.” Our Action Ad Phone No. 365-2212 FASTBALL ACTION... tire holds down the fort Commetcial Fastball Leag: Gerry Trubetskoff of K and A at first base in Castlegar ue action last night at Kin- naird Park. K and A lost the game 11-1 to the Hi Arrow squad. CosNews photo by Chery! Coldeibank The defending champion to repeat since 1 only basket of the game, a j injured and Lever won't either. ~ By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks moved within a victory of the NBA Western Conference finals with tight wins Tuesday night. champion struggled against Utah before squeezing out a 111-109 missed the second shot, however, and Utah was unable to decision. Los Angeles, seeking to become the first NBA Lakers once again 969, won on Michael Cooper's jump shot from near the top of the key with seven seconds remaining. Dallas, which can wrap up the series at home in Game 6, beat shorthanded Denver 110-106. The Nuggets, who finished one game ahead of the Mavericks in the NBA's Midwest Division this season, were without Lafayette Lever and Jay Vincent, second- and third-leading scorers in the playoffs. Both are their be available Thursday night The sixth game of both best-of-seven semifinal series Lakers, Dallas win will be Thursday night, at Salt Lake City and at Dallas. After Cooper's basket, the first game-winner of his 10-year career, put the Lakers ahead 110-109, James Worthy stole Mare Iavaroni’s inbounds pass. Worthy was fouled and made one free throw with five seconds left. He get off a shot before time ran out. Cooper, who scored only three points, hit his winning shot five seconds after Utah had taken a 109-108 lead on a baseline jumper by Thur! Bailey, who led the Jazz with 28 points. Worthy led the Lakers with 27 points. Byron Scott added 24, Magic Johnson contributed 20 and Mychal Thompson 18 for the Lakers, who have beaten the Jazz in 32 of their last 35 games at the Forum. Karl Malone, who had 29 points in each of the first four games of the series, finished with 27 Tuesday night. John Stockton added a playoff record-tying 24 assists and 23 points for Utah. Fish pens on Kootenay Lake More than 60,000 Kokanee fry are being kept in holding pens on Kootenay Lake as part of an experiment being conducted by the provincial environment ministry. The fry — in separate pens near the Procter railway wharf — are being held in the pens as part of the ministry's attempt to restore Kokanee to the upper West Arm of Kootenay Lake. “This is probably the only remaining, feasible solution left to us in our attempt at restoring the upper West Arm Kokanee,” said Harvey Andrusak of the Nelson rec reational fisheries program office. “What we are trying to do is isolate the fry from all competitors and grow productivity has declined significantly but the research work at Balfour indicates there is still sufficient food in the upper West Arm to sup- port a good Kokanee popula tion. In late June about half of the fry will be released after them to sufficient size before being marked with a colored releasing them into the West dye. 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The Trail Flag Football League is gearing up for another season and South Slocan Dam Inmates’ coach Bob White is hoping Castlegar will field a team this year. “If South Slocan can field a team, I can see no reason why Castlegar can't,” he said. The league has been going for six years in the area and interested Castlegar players can sign up for the team at the Hi Arrow Arms Motor Hotel from CFL rules are used and there is contact on the line of scrimmage but no down-field contact allowed, Velcro flags are worn at the hip and when one is removed from the player carrying the ball the play stops. Practices start in June with league play getting underway in September. There will be eight teams in the league this season: Freeland top racer Edmonton native Dave Freeland won the A-division event at the Saver dity jet boat races over the weekend. Freeland — who won the event last year — covered the 83-kilometre-long course in 91 minutes, 44 seconds and took home the $2,000 top prize. He also won the “Dash for Cash” race Saturday afternoon pocketing an additional $2,000. Herb Setz of Peace River, Alta., took top honors in the B-class while Dave Brudwicki took the C-class. Tom King and his two brothers of Hay River, NWT, were ‘involved in a hair-raising crash near Zuckerberg Island Saturday sending all three to hospital. The boat apparently hit some debris sending it end-over-end into the river. Russel King suffered-a fractured wrist and Doug ~ Ring broke the femur bone in his upper leg. Tom King was released from Castlegar atid District Hospital Sunday but his two brothers remain in hospital in Trail. The boat was a total writeoff. Trail race favorite Albert Benson had engine problems, knocking him out of the competition for the second year in a row. Dudley places 15th A local high school student placed in the top 15 at a triathlon in Kelowna over the weekend. Darren Dudley — a 16-year-old Stanley Hum- phries secondary school student — was the only entrant from the West Kootenay to compete in the Half Apple Triathlon. He finished 15th out of 52 entrants in the event which included a one-kilometre swim; a 20-kilometre cycle ride and a 7.5-kilometre run. Dudley's time for the entire event was 1:38:56. Pitching changed Stan Langille was re-elected as president of the Kootenay Horseshoe Pitchers at the group‘s atitual general meeting at the Community Complex last week. Jim Feeney was elected vice-president and Annie Rayner took the secretary-treasurer's position. Horseshoe pitching nights have been changed from Wednesdays to Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with the zone playoffs for the B.C. Summer Games being held at Kinnaird Park May 28 starting in the morning. Castlegar’s annual horseshoe pitching tourna ment will be held July 23-24 with other big tourna ments being held elsewhere over the course of the summer. The group is looking for new members and all are welcome to join. Coaches gone EDMONTON (CP) — coaching staff is John Muck Team Canada's coaching staff ler, the low-profile, co-head from the Canada Cup tour- coach of the Edmonton Oil nament last fall is almost ex- ers. tinct. “Nothing in this The only remaining mem- surprises me any ber of the three-man head Sather said Mid-Week Wrap-up league longer,” BASEBALL TRANSACTIONS Netional Atlonte Broves release second wo Gore ry bosemon sign inhelder Jerry Royster roorpaut crt omlton Tiger Cate sign rookie ldeten sive lineman Ti WoCkEY Hedeiohie Fiyere seme Ren Ryon ident fouls Blues we head coach Jocques Is ennownce that Boltimore of the American Hockey League will serve as thei minor FOOTBALL PLAYERS Flag ‘ootball League. Players start in June. \ 359-7807 The Castlegar Christian Women's Club honored 22 high school graduates at its meeting Thursday night at the Sandman Inn. young women are members of graduating class- es from Castlegar, Trail and Nelson, The feature of the evening ‘was a showing of fashions from La Maison. The fashions were modelled by some of the graduates. The musical entertainment was provided by Kathy Steeves, a member of the Grand Forks secondary school graduating class, and Kristine Martens. The pair played their flutes and also sang. Peggy Christensen of Cal- gary was the gu speaker. The next Christian Wom- en's Club meeting will be held at 7 p.m,, June 9. The theme is, “Let's Travel,” and the feature will be presented by Trail Travel and Holiday. Travel fashions will be mod- elled by Miss Castlegar can- didates. June Johnston will be the guest speaker. Reservations are essential. Castlegar resident dies Nastia Stoopnikoff of Castlegar passed away on Monday, May 16, 1988 at the age of 103. Funeral services will be held at the Ootischenia Rus- sian Hall beginning tonight at 7 p.m. and continuing Thurs- day at 10 a.m. with burial at 1 p.m. at the Brilliant Ceme tery. Mrs. Stoopnikoff was born Dec. 4, 1884 in Russia and came to Canada in 1899, settling in Saskatchewan near Pelley. She came to Ootischenia in 1910. She married Alex Stoop nikoff in 1903'in Saskatche- ‘wan. She. was a_ lifetime ‘member of the USCC, en joyed gardening, knitting, sewing and visiting with friends and family. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Joe and GRADS HONORED . . The Castlegar Women's Club honored 22 high school graduates at its meeting Thursday night gt the Sandman Inn. Kathy Panes : Christian Steeves (left) and Kristine Martens entertained the group with some music. 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Calderbonk Recreation news There are lots of exciting things happening in and around Castlegar this May and June, so don't be shy; join in on one of the many ac. tivities that are taking place. Summer Programs We at the recreation de. partment are offering a num: ber of things that may take your fancy — so come in and pick up a program flyer that lists all of our activities for May and June. Some that may be of special interest are CPR (Level C) which we will be offering on Tuesday and Thursday May 24 and 26. This is an excellent course to take and the only prerequi- site is that you have your basic heartsaver course (Level A). We are also offer. ing numerous fitness classes during the week. Monday, Nora Stoopnikoff, Castlegar; three daughters, Dora Pos. tnikoff of Raspberry Lodge, Helen and son-in-law Bill Bojey of Krestova, and Mary Postnikoff of Ootischenia; 18 grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; nine great: great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Alex, daughter, Polly Bidinoff and son-in-law, Nick Postnikoff. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chap el. w and Friday mor ning you can take a class at the complex from 10-11 a.m. Also, there are evening classes at KJSS from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Robson residents can take part in fitness not too far from home at the Robson school on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7-8 p.m. No need to get flabby this time of year, take part, keep active and keep fit. Rollerskating is happen ing this Friday at the com plex from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Admission is only $1 and skate rental is $1.50. If you have nothing special to do this Friday evening, now you have — come down to the complex and rollerskate. Participaction Challenge Participaction Challenge is happening on Wednesday, May 25. For this day we are asking everyone in the com munity to do 15 minutes of continuous activity that gets your heart rate up and give us a call at 365-3386. Our rival cities of Trail and Nel son have challenged us this year and we want to prove that Castlegar is not only the hub of the West Kootenay, but also the fittest city in the West Kootenay. Take part on this day, you will feel better for it. Don’t forget to phone. Pool opens Soon The Bob Brandson Pool will be open for public swim ming on Saturday, June 4. Keep that date in mind, and keep cool in the pool. You can pay a daily admission fee or you can come to the rec reation office and purchase strip tickets or season passes at a great savings. Swim Lessons We are offering Yellow Level and Parent and Tot swimming lessons in June for the pre-schooler. Come in soon to register. School age children’s lessons will not start until July and we will have a flyer out on dates and ao © ] wall 20%! it [ att % OF Flecto Products Now through May 28 Look for Our Other In-Store Specials |! NOW!!The One Day PROFESSIONAL Wood Finishing System with ¢ Voraithan €* Professional WOOD TONER/STAIN & ¢ ) dyraathane® Professional CLEAR FINISH 13th Ave. Castlegor PPLY LTD. * Hardware * Garden Supplies * Light Fixtures times later in June. Keep your eyes out for this flyer and register your child in swimming lessons so they can be safe in and around the water. \ ‘Summer Games Playdowns for the B.C. Summer Games in Masters Mixed Slo Pitch will be taking place on May 28 and 29 at Haley Park in Warfield. For more information of this contact Robin Tomlin at 365-6137. Horseshoe Pitching Horseshoe Pitching Zone 1 Playoffs for the B.C. Summer Games will be happening at the Horseshoe pitch at Kin. naird Park on May 28. There will be 14 classes of play, so if you are interested get in touch with Gary Raynor at 365-2563. Slo-pitch Tourneys There are a number of slo-pitch tournaments coming up in this area in the near future. May 20, 21 and 22 the Local 480 Tournament will be held in Trail. On May 27, 28 and 29 Mallards Tournament will be held in Castlegar and June 3, 4 and 5 will see the Sunfest Tournament here in Castlegar. If you want more information on these tourna- ments, give us a call at the recreation office and we will point you in the right direc tion. Tennis Anyone? Don’t forget the tennis courts in Castlegar are free and open to the public. % On All Benjamin Moore Paints Until May 28 t ay Aryamin Moot? 4 ‘When it comes to friendly, helpful service you can't beat your authorized Benjamin Moore dealer. And right now you can't beat our prices either! sit 2 MITCHELL SUPPLY tip. ae ne Se Castlegar ey * An important part of our business is helping people like you achieve their dreams. 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