Castlegar News June 21,1989 SPORTS Open title for select few OAKVILLE, -ONT, this week in the Ci Nick Faldo. ** After coming out of a major, par (CP) Curtis ‘Strange can anticipate some problems dian Openwsays ticularly a guy who has done well, you feel pretty drained,”’ the Masters golf champion said. “You have to guard against that, but it’s a difficult thing to do, to get yourself. motivated, get yourself up again. You have to work on it. It isn’t easy." Strange, who made a successful defence of his U.S. Open title last weekend in Rochester, N.Y., will be seeking a second consecutive national title this week inthe Canadian Open. In the busy-aftermath of his Open victory, however, Strange took a day HE'S OFF . . . David erg os of the River Otters gets a good jump as he b: leg of the relay race at t finished sixth in the meet with 90 point off Tuesday, did not appear at the Glen Abbey Golf Club and was not available for comment. “There's quite a gap between win- ning the majors (the U.S. and British Opens, the Masters and PGA) and a regular tournament,"’ Faldo said. Strange's U.S. Open victory, Faldo said, simply solidified his membership in the tight little group of players who now dominate world golf. “Is he No. 1? Maybe he could claim it,” Faldo said.‘*Was I No, 1 after, winning the Masters ard a couple of tournaments in England? Maybe | could claim it. “There's a half-dozen or so players at the top. They just hand it back an forth, This week one will be No. | Next week it will be another one.” He listed those leading players as Seve Ballesteros of Spain, Greg. Nor- man of Australia, Sandy Lyle of Scotland, Strange, lan Woosnam of Wales, Tom Kite *‘and maybe (Mark) Calcavecchi: Faldo did not mention himself but, obviously, isa member of that group as he has won both the Masters and Golf Tips by WAYNE GAMBORSKI and DENNY McARTHUR® ¢ d By WAYNE GAMBORSKI and DENNY McAR If you have been on the golf course in the recent year, or even the current decade, you will have cert HUR inly noiiced all the changes in equip: ment on-the market, It seems that long gone are the days of the what we now term the “*classic”* forged blade and the timeless persimmon woods Enter the age of high technology: 17-4 stainless, boron, titanium, graphite composites, beryllium copper, CAD-CAM design, etc. Where does the average twice a month golfer turn? It is our goal to shed some light on this confusing area of golf equipment, enabling you as the con sumer to get the greatest value for your dollar Let us begin by explaining the difference between the investment cast and forged golf club. During the manufacturing process the forged head is stamped from raw stock and then hand ground into its final shape. This jins his e Nelson Neptunes swim meet in Nelson. The Robson team Otters compete in Nelson The Robson River Otters Swim Team headed up to Nelson on the weekend to join 230 swimmers in the Nelson Neptunes annual'swim meet Fifteen Otters made the trip and returned with some impressive results. Two team members came home aggregate winners. In Division One, Baker takes CSCU By CasNews Staff The Castlegar and District Golf Club played host to the Fifth Annual Castlegar Savings and Credit Union ladies golf tournament weekend over the The event attracted 85 golfers to the course, $6 of those came from outlying areas. The weatherman, greenskeeper and local merchants all combined to give the ladies sunshine, great con ditions and prizes to make the tourney asuccess. Robin Clark, representing CSCU, presented Cherie Baker of Creston withthe trophy as the overall low gross winnere with a score of 167. Baker defeated Castlegar’s Diony McArthur By one stroke on the 36th hole. Overall low net was won by Mary Ish of Castlegar witha 151 Other Castlegar lady golfers won as follows: In their flights for low net — Clarice McKinndn, Leslie Johanson, Jean Knutson, Helen Roberts and Bella Moran In their flights for low gross - Diane Jeffery, Verna Chernoff, Judy Wayling and Linda Moorey. Best 18 holes on Saturday was won By Heather Pottle, Alice Papp and Jef- fery. Best 18 holes on Sunday was won by McArthur and Jeffery Air B.C. donated a flight for two ‘anywhere that the company flies to the + golfer winning the closest to the pin prize. Virginia Harder from Creston Was the lucky player with the best shot AsniGan oc vm Ae STLEGAR NEWS as CA! 70 cant Brian Beckstead collected 15 points and Division Three’s Kim Verigin brought the team 38 points. Kristy Verigin with 23 points in Division One took a silver and received special recognition for setting a new pool record in the 50 metres breast stroke with a time of $5.8 seconds on the designated hole. On June 13, the Creston Galt Club played host for the Annual Ladies’ Sweepstakes. Winners from Castlegar were as follows: First flight, low net — Heather Pot ue Second flight, 3rd low net Wayling Fourth flight — 3rd low net — Martin Judy Mary First time competing and showing a great effort Division were Dustin Heagy in Two, Lisa Woykin and Michael Poznikoff in Division Three Club points overall were Nelson 676%, Castlegar-$5112, Trail 326%, Kim- berley 167, Colville 14612, Robson 90, Beaver Valley 82, Grand Forks 53 tourney Pottle was on the winning Team 1 and Wayling on Team 2. Bucket prizes were awarded to Pottle, Alice Papp and Martin : On June 13 at the Castlegar Course, the Hidden Partners competition was played Winning partners were: Olwyn Ringheim and Irene Sheridan, Phyl Lamb and Linda Moorey, and Helen Roberts and Ann Fishwick THE CHAMP . . . Cherie Baker, of C ton, accepts her first place award at the Castlegar Savings and Credit Union Fifth Annual tourney. Pr cscu. nting the qward to Baker'is Robin Clark representing (Fa LCON PAINTING & DECORATING 2649 FOURTH CASTLEGAR 8 © Gary Fle Dianna Koo! Caroline Souko: ADVERTISING SALES Y DRIVE OFFICE 365-5210 AVENUE 365 3563 A.M. FORD SALES (Tp. British Open. The Englishman's victory in the British Open came in 1987 at Muir field, Scotland where he made 18 con secutive pars in the final round, a per- formance that drew criticism from the British press. “| was praying for Curtis to make 18 pars,”’ Faldo said, tongue firmly plan- ted in cheek. **1 wanted to see all those articles about dull and boring. | really wanted to see that.” Strange made 15 consecutive pars before a birdie-par-bogey finish at the U.S. Open. The PGA demands foreign players play ina minimum of 15 tournaments a year to retain their tour membership. By playing in the Canadian Open this week, Faldo said he is making his next-to-last appearance in North America this year. The only remaining American tournament on his schedule is the PGA in August In addition to Strange and Faldo, the 156-man field includes Norman, defending champion Ken Green, PGA champion Jeff Sluman, Bruce Lietzke, Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus. Seniors below par By GERRY WICHERT Great weather and excellent course conditions allowed several seniors to break par in a front nine low net com petition June 15 at the Castlegar and District Golf Course. T. Allis and A. Lamarche carded scores of 32 to share first place. J Davidson and A. Lutz both checked in with a three-under par 33 N. Burak, C. Clements, B. Mc Donald and H. Williams all finished in another tie at one-under par 35. D. John, M. Kurnpoff and A. Shutek en 4ed up with even-par at 36 Hockey camp By CasNews Staff Local shinny stars will be getting a chance to fine tune their hockey skills prior to the start of the new season. The Kootenay Hockey College will hold skill development day camps and P camps Aug. 14 at the Castlegar Community Complex. The college will not have a large staff of professional players or guests in structors. The instructional staff team consists of a group of instructors who are committed to helping young players acquire and improve their hockey skills, a news release says Deadline. for early bird registration is June 30. For further information, brochures are now available at the Recreation Office. design due to this process ~ cooled, the ceramic shell is broken “exotic” design limitations. playability or feel of the golf club. process has its inherent drawbacks, most of which being limitations in The investment casting method of producing the clubhead uses a ceramic mold in which molten metal is poured. Once away leaving the club head. Investment casting leaves us with virtually unlimited design capabilities, and a selec tion of materials, such as beryllium copper, which is evident in today’s clubs. This is the only difference between the two methods, the Traditionally, it has been thought that the forged club has a softer fee}, whereas the cast was more forgiving. We now know that tensive testing, the design, rather than the process, determines the through ex Take the Accuform for example, it is very traditional in appearance and feel, but yes, itisacast golf club. Next week we will explain the difference between metal woods and the traditional woods. Good luck and good golfing. Congratulations goes to Che! CLCU Ladies Open this past weeke shot over defending champion Diony McArthur of Castlegar Zone One West Championship takes place Saturday, June 24 at Trail's Birchbank course with the final round in Castlegar June 25 entry fee of $20 for men and $10 for juniors includes prizes and a meal. In: terested parties are to contact Lloyd Ish at 399-4490. rie Baker of Creston in winning the nd with scores of 83-84 winning by one The Ballard buys more shares of Gardens TORONTO (CP) — Harold Ballard says he’s agreed to purchase shares held by his son, Harold Ballard Jr., for $25 million to avoid the possibility of a takeover of Maple Leaf Gardens and the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Ballard’s eldest Molson son, Breweries Productions Bill Ballard, and Concert International working together to gather the stock of Ballard’s three children and thereby assume controlling interest in the Gardens and the hockey team, the 85 year-old president of the Gardens Leafs organization said Tuesday were But by buying 24 per cent of the common shares of H.E. Ballard Ltd for $25 million from his son Harold Jr., he eliminated the possibility of a takeover, which might have occurred as soonas today “Bill and Molson were trying to get control of the place,"” Harold Ballard said. “*Bill has quite a lot of stock and Syringa he’d gotten together with Molson to buy out Harold Jr **It would’ ve given them control. “But I’ve pretty much got all of it (the shares) now and I’m going to make a private company to buy up the public's stock, too. I told Molson if they ever step foot in the building I'll have them thrown out Harold Ballard now will own 70 per cent of the common shares of the com: pany and will not be able to be ousted. Molson has an option to acquire 20 per cent of the shares of H.E. Ballard Lid. after Oct. 31, 1990. The brewery also has first refusal on the sale of Harold Ballard’s stock. But for now, Ballard is not about to sell to anyone. Ballard said Molsons, which owns the Montreal Canadiens and could not own a second NHL franchise accor ding to league rules, would retain ownership of Maple Leaf Gardens while Bill Ballard and CPI would take over the hockey team regatta sails on weekend The West Kootenay Sailing Club will hold two sailing regattas again this summer. The Gray Creek Regatta which will be held during Labor Day weekend at Gray Creek, B.C east shore of Kootenay Lake and the Syringa Creek Regatta which will be held at Scotties Marina on the Lower Arrow Lake near Castlegar on the weekend of June 24 and 25 , on the Both of the regattas will be open to all classes of sailboats including sailboards, dinghies, catamarans and cruisers. Registration will be prior to the race on the first day but late arrivals and late registrations are welcom news release says e,a The Gray Creek Regatta is the largest sailing event held in the West Kootenay and this year it is expected to attract between 50 and 70 boats ranging in from, sabots and sailboards to cruisers over 30 feet long The fleet is divided into classes so that beginners will not be overwhelmed by the size of the fleet and to facilitate timing, the release says The Syringa Creek Regatta isa much newer event and is expected to attract between 10 to 15 boats. By providing good competition and a well run event organizers hope to attract more com petitors to this regatta in the future, the release says. size Mid-Week Wrap-up BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Sorting (195 ot bets) Puckett, Minnesota, 336, Rune — McGill 90, 2.47. Montgomery, Kensas City, 6:1 Steikeouts — Ryan. Texas, 121. Cler Sever — Plesoc Russell NATIONAL LEAGUE Deleon, $1. 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Three delighted ladies received one as a hostess gift Shana Kavaloff provided the special musical entertainment and the in spirational speaker was Betty Corbett from Hope. Next month’s meeting will be a lun cheon, July 13, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m at the Fireside Inn. The theme will be Have a Novel Summer, featured by the Castlegar library essential Reservations are SHSS receives ICBC award Stanley Humphries secondary school has received a $300 award for the school’s participation in traffic safety projects. Puppet pedestrian’ safety campaigns, calendar contests and dry grads have earned cash awards for six West Kootenay schools for their in shows, novative traffic safety projects. ICBC invited all schools in the province > submit an entry describing traffic safety projects undertaken to make the roads a safer place All entries for the East and West Kootenay were evaluated and judged by Patty Johnson of Tran Safety Driving School, Roy Cleveland of ICBC and Peter Morris of the Trail RCMP detachment at the ICBC Claim Centre on May 18 ICBC will present varying cash awards, up to $500, to the schools over the next four weeks area traffic safety representatives Winners will also receive an engraved plaque and/or an awards cer tificate to display in their school. The School Traffic Safety Awards Program is a province-wide annual program designed to student participation in school and community traffic safety activities. The program is coordinated by ICBC for the government of British Colum bia encourage Also winning awards were Beaver Valley junior in. Trail — $500; Grand Forks secondary in Grand Forks — $500; J.L. Crowe Secondary in Trail $300; Blewett elementary in Nelson $100; Salmo and Salmo elementary in $500. Robson tea called success The Robson Evening Group tea was quite a success with many friends meeting and visiting. over tea and strawberry shortcake. Tables were decorated with fresh flowers. Kitchen convenors were Roberta Zurek and Bernice Jenssen. Serving tea were Muriel White and Faye Belbeck. In charge of a well-laden baketable were Betty Porter and Irene Godberson Door tickets were handled by Betty Middleton and raffle tickets by Nancy Knight The group thanks the many who came out in support Turn yourself inand enjoy a fun: swimmrmrg, exercise facilities. and attractions. You and Your Family BIG REWARD Calgary's Port O'Call Inn will reward you with a specially reduced rate of Just 857 pubs, and lounge. 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A procession of banners from eac h of the 44 United States and Canadian districts will open the convention Monday évening, followed by a Festival Service. Dr, Orville Walz, president of Concordia Seminary in Edmonton, will be the preacher for the service mission projects, A reception will follow the com nunion service to he opportunity to meet national officers, nomin guests. For the delegates, a convention highlight on Tuesday will be the setting of a mission goal and selection. of mission projects for the biennium, from the 24 proposed projects totalling $1,442,000. The International Lutheran Women’s Missionary League has more than 200,000 members in the United States and Canada. From the begin- ning of this league, the emphasis has always been to encourage and equip members to reach out in love, to provide opportunities for mission ser- vice and to gather funds for mission projects all over the world including the United States and Canada, a news release says. Featured speakers include Dr Ralph A, Bohimann, Lutheran Chur- ch — Missouri Synod president, and Dr. Edward A. Westcott, Jr., executive director of the LCMS Board for Missions, They will challenge the conventioneers for ‘Seek His Face Always”’ through a mission thrust into the world, the release says. Leading a daily Bible study will be the Rev. Dirk Van der Linde, LCMS Board for Parish Services. Esther Wessling of San Diego will share per- sonally how to “‘Seek His Face . . . to Affirm,” while Dr. Arnold G. Kuntz of Garden Grove, Calif., will speak about a journey with prayer. The wrap-up speaker on Thursday will be give everyone the inter sand special chosen the Rev. Charles S. Muller-of Roselle, ul International: greetings will be brought by women from Taiwan and Japan. During the 31 Interest Con ferences the convention attendees will have the opportunity to receive prac tical training and personal indpiration and motivation for th phasis. mission em Including a pre new showing of a mission video, the entire programming of thé convention has been planned to emphasize the theme Seek His Face Always The Canadian Brass will provide.en tertainment on Wednesday evening The Black Hills of South Mount Rushmore, and Play are optional events. Dakota, the Passion \\\| Hear Ye, ¥ Hear Ye STRONG r & Associates. New Location at 607 18th St. ate Credit Union Building across trom the Caslleaird Plaza) Printed Materials * advertising Public Fax Servi 365-2124 + confidential + flyers * bu Typesetting * brochures Office / Retail Space — Street-level air-conditioned office or small retail space for rent in Castlegar News building. Includes general office, private of- fice, storage grea. Landlord will do some redecorating. 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