October 2, 1985 Avery strong westerly flow across the Pacitic 1s pushing surge after surge of moisture onto the coast. As these systems cross the coast mountains they break up and are resulting in, cloudy periods but very little precipitation. A ridge of high pressure building along the coast beginning foday will also help-dry-out-the-airmass-however_as-well_bringing colder_overnight_tem- peratures. Sunrise 6:53 a.m. Sunset 6:25 p.m. blocks landing KELOWNA (CP) — A Pacific Western Airlines jet was unable to land at the airport in this. Okanagan community because the pilot couldn't see the runway? for the smoke from slash burning that blanketed the valley. City couricil has voted una- nimously to’ ask the Forests Ministry to stop issuing per- mits to area forest companies for fall burning of slash tim- ber. Council will also raise the issue with Premier Bill Ben- nett, the area’s member of the legislature, to see if he can end slash burning per- manently. ‘The burning started in the Okanagan last week but the smoke problem reached its peak. Monday when the val- ley bottom became clogged with smoke. Ald. Tom Treadgold, ea Spectators applaud life sentence | CRANBROOK (CP) . — preceded by planning and lon- day as Justice Josiah Wood sentenced ‘Terrance Wayne Burlingham to life in prison ion, a sexual assault or forcible confinement. Hughes died of gunshot wounds to the head Dec. 30 all witnesses.” armed with a loaded sawed- off shotgun. He planned to rob or rape and to avoid ap- prehension by “getting rid of ‘_int je motion to seek an end to the burning, said Okanagan residents moved there for a lifestyle that does not include smog conditions like those in Los Angeles. Airport manager Roger Sellick said the PWA flight that couldn't land was re- routed to Penticton airport and passengers were bused to Kelowna, 78 road kil- ometres north. Smoke de- layed the/takeoff’ of another for the first-degree murder of 16-year-old Brenda Lee Hughes. “You have been convicted of a most brutal killing, and the sentence I must impose on you by law reflects that,” said the British Columbia Supreme Court judge. The conviction carries a minimum prison term of 25 years without parole. RCMP Const. Al Grant __told reporters it was the first time he had heard d applause in a courtroom. Justice Wood . instructed while her family attended a church service. They discov- ered her nude body on a blood-stained couch shortly after the service. ; ASSAULT DENIED In a Jan. 1 confession to police, Burlingham admitted killing the girl while robbing the Hughes residence but denied sexually assaulting her. Prosecutor Richard Cairns told the jury much of the —Burlingham told police he knocked Hughes out, drag- ged her to the basement and shot her while she was un- conscious. But Cairns said the girl's left--hand was clutching her head and her toes were digging into the couch when she died. Sellick said. out of the valley. “She was conscious, and she was frightened,” said Cairns. No defence evidence was Ministry. flight for about_an hour, ‘The smoke began clearing Tuesday morning when a heavy, rain storm brought winds which swept much of it The rainfall also brought an abrupt end to the slash burning season for this fall, as the forests now are too wet, said Jim Mottishaw, duty officer for the Forest MOCK CRASH . : . Huge puffs of black smoke coming from the Caslegar Airport Tuesday was nothing more than a‘simulated exercise for airport fire department. Fire officials used about 2,273 litres of gasoline to spark the fire —a simulated air crash. The exercises are held twice a month by the tire department. CorNews Photo ry ry Hudson‘dies of AIDS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rock Hudson, whose brawny good looks made him one of Hollywood's most popular leading men before he was stricken with AIDS, died today at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 59. His illness, an acronym for acquired immune deficiency focused new worldwide attention on the incurable disease. He died at 9 a.m., said his publicist, Dale syndrome, Olson. “Hudson, who starred in 62 films before turning. to But he was anxious to.shed his Hollywood hunk image and convince producers he could act. He got his chance in the 1956 film epic Giant, which earned him an Oscar nomination and a long-time ‘friend in co-star Elizabeth Taylor. Eagles. Hudson proved the most versatile of leading men, starring in such big-scale films as Something of Value, A Farewell to Arms, The Last Sunset and A Gathering of He-also like television which such. successful series as McMillan and. Wife, ended his acting career with a 10-episode guest stint on the prime-time soap opera Dynasty. He discovered he had AIDS in mid-1984 and entered the American Hospital in Paris last July 21. But he stayed just over a.week before spending. $250,000 on a chartered Air France 747 to return to Los Angeles. Officials in Paris said Hudson's health was too poor to make him a good candidate for the hospital's experimental therapy. DIES PEACEFULLY Olson said Hudson died peacefully in his sleep. Hollywood had rallied around the actor since his illness was disclosed. Cards and letters arrived by the bagful, while actors and actresses streamed in to boost Hudson's spirits. A star-studded Hollywood benefit Sept. 19 to increase awareness of AIDS tieelcne ad what suey, called ‘confession was a lie id-th to satisfy police that, no sexual assault took place. called-duri trial. Ray Hughes, father of the fall-burning- i necessary for forest com- ash Olson launched a Rock Hudson Foundation ae collect ROCK HUDSON — October 2,.1985_— SSE Castlegar News TREET TALK BILL CRAVEN, manager of the two-branch Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce here, puts in his last day locally next Friday. : Bill and his wife, Karen, and their three children leave for Vancouver where Bill goes into the bank's regional. office as an inspector in the CIBC's, credit department, supervising the loan portfolios for a number of the financial institution's branches. Admitting the opportunity affords “a new perspec: tive .. ..an opportunity to get i in the adi and Okros, will be opening an office in Castlegar. Wyllie lives in Robson. B.C.’S MINISTER of International Trade and Devel- opment, Don Phillips, was quite impressed with the signs of progress that he saw last week in the drive by car from tlegar Airport to Westar Timber. The new Century 21, office was ‘noted by the minister, as was the new building going up for Castlegar Hyundai, the expansion program at the Bluetop Burger, the Bank of Montreal's commercial unit, the new Evangelical Free Church, the new Whitewater Motors, Downtown Square, GCKQR's boost to 20,000 watts, the new Loomis premises, Trios Shoes; the facade improve- ment to the Pete's TV building, the Anthony's Pizza and Steak House. With responsibility for the B.C: Pavilion at Expo 86, Phillips was also delighted to see the Expo banner trative side of banking,” Craven, in 2 moment of candor, says he'll miss working with the distaff side of the bank's staff, oe ll miss working with so many girls,” he admits. Bill was active in Rotary, the chamber of commerce, hing across Columbia Avenue near Speedy Auto Glass. s A FORMER Nelson artist now living in Chilliwack, Richard Slingerland, will be in attendance this evening at the Hummingbird Gallery in Nelson's Chahko Mika Mall the Castlegar D ati ‘the Masonic Lodge, the curling club and the Castlegar Aquanauts during his six years in our community. “Castlegar will always be home,” he says. FORMER Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen and his family escaped unhurt following a fire that caused extensive damage to their Nelson home last week. Cause of the fire was electrical and damage was estimated at $20,000. While Lyle’s wife Vera and two children, Haida and Colin were unhurt, the family gat was lost in the -blaze. ANOTHER NEW store is set to open its doors. BJ's Models and Crafts plans to open sometime this month in The Courtyard on Columbia Avenue. Owned by Beryl Gibson, a four-year Castlegar resident, BJ's will feature models, crafts and hobbies. - FORMER NELSON resident Bob Ahrens was presented with the Meritorious Service Award ata recent federal-provincial parks conference in Banff. The award is presented to individuals. who have made a significant contribution in the parks field. “Few people in Canada are more deserving of this recognition than Bob Ahrens,” said Tony Brummet, Minister of-Lands, Parks and Housing. Brummet said Ahrens will be best remembered for his involvement in the B.C. Parks Act of 1965, “considered landmark legislation for park protection,” and for his work on the criteria for the selection of provincial park lands. S Ahrens grew up in Nelson and attended the University of B.C., graduating in 1949 with a degree in forest engineering. He was director of the provincial parks branch from 1968-1975 and was assistant deputy minister from 1975 until his retirement in 1984. NELSON LAWYER Ken Wyllie of Wyllie, Wallach for the opening of a 10-day exhibit of his work. A well-k railroad and landscape artist, Slinger- land has been painting full time since graduating from the David Thompson University Centre in 1981. His passion for trains has, for the most part, forced him to set aside his landscape and impressionist painting and print making. Since moving to Chilliwack in the fall-of 1984 Slingerland has primarily worked on private and commercial railroad commissions. : Although he has exhibited in California, Calgary, Winnipeg and hout the Ki his FRESH STEWING FRYING ROZEN, UTILITY 2.2.2.0... 2s ee eee ce ee ke SLICED BACON... WIENE WIENER 4 S os, 454 G. $499 ae $999 ee 908 SCHNEIDER BULK. BAKED, SLI +.+-----100G. CAPICCOLLI OVERLAN! BULK, SLICED. o.917*lw. $549 OVERLANDER. UKRANIAN. 375 G. Ea. 2 : RO ASTS CROSS RIB BONELESS BEEF. CANADA ......GRADE KG. So" 22 = coming back to Nelson is his first exhibition in more than a year. Along with eight new major acrylic Railscapes, ~ Slingerland’s Nelson show includes watercolors, pen and ink drawings and limited edition prints. CASTLEGAR'S newest business, Verna’s Plants and Paints, opened its doors on Tuesday. Located in the Creighton Building next to the south Castlegar branch,of the Castlegar Library, Verna’s Plants and |Paints* is operated by Verna Guymer, wife of popular RCMP Cpl. Wes Guymer. Verna has been working in the floral business in Trail for the past two years and decided the time was ripe to go into business: for herself. She sketches, and initially the “paints” in “Plants and Paints” will mainly be artists’ sketching materials. However, with time, she hopes to develop a line of artists’ supplies. Verna and Wes have three children. Two daughters are at home while a third youngster attends Simon Fraser University. AND TALKING of new businesses, Gary Maloney officially opens his new Castlegar Hyundai dealership tomorrow through Saturday. Located next to’ his GM dealership, the new building for Castlegar Hyundai was completed right on schedule. BEEF BLADE IADA . crave Hl 133 DISPOSABLE DIAPERS $ PAPER IDLERS 48s. + LIMIT ONE COUPON PER EURCHASE COUPON EXPIRES OCT. 26 0932198h “MAXI PADS 0. MINI PADS 20 PANTY LINERS 30. GLASS CLEANER Robin Hood Flour THISWEEK $598 STORE PRICE WITH COUPON $523 31 ke WINDEX. WITH TRIGGER. 600 mi WINDEX REFILLS GLASS CLEANER. 900 mL ....-.------ LONG GRAIN RICE $969 SUNSPUN. 2.27 kg. .------------* PALMOLIVE LIQUID. 1.25L....---- WHEAT THINS WESTONS STONED: RY aye CRACKERS CORN CRACKERS. CREAM BISCUITS $929 PEAK FREAN. 400 G. $139 $929 FABRIC SOFTENER FLEECY. SL....------ ARDMONA FRUIT FRUIT COCKTAIL, PEAR HALVES. PEACH SLICES OR HALVES IN PEAR JUICE. 398 ml - 95° saree 12... $582 Coutral Frosk Produce BANANAS CENTRAL AMERICA. . 100G. 73°| Din. 99 . APPLES c. FANCY. .kg 9h 8/ib. 49 s POTATOES RED OR WHITE. N. 50. $4 MEDIUM ONIONS $395 COOKING. 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