CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 14, 1982

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instant Stature
Mic

By MIKE HARRIS

The Associated Press

There are some sports
events that gain instant
stature and credibility.

These are events that offer
big: money ‘and have the
ability to draw the top per-
formers in a sport, as well as
enormous crowds, right from
the start.

The Norton Michigan. 600
Indy-car race, despite a near-
ly disastrous debut a year
ago, is such an event.

The “Indianapolis 500 has
been around since 1911, and
the Pocono 0 600, despite being
beset’ by. financial. p

draw as g as 70,000 spec-
tators,
START RAINED ON |
‘Considering what happen-

ed last July, the first year of,

the race, all of that is amaz-
ing. If ever there was an
event that seemed to be
snakebit, it was the first
Michigan 600,

The Sunday the race was
scheduled, rain fell, drench-
ing a huge crowd and — in
order to meet the television
commitment ‘— pa had
the event until the f

injured ina grinding erash on
the 108rd lap.

Foyt is back racing this |

season but is unable to fully
extend) his. right: arm or
squeeze anything hard with
his right hand. .' °

11 CAUTION FLAGS

That accident: brought out ;

one of 11 caution flags in the
race,,extending the actual
running time to three hours
and°45 minutes before -un-

heralded Pancho Carter won ©

by two seconds over equally
d Ton:

Saturday.
The race itself turned into
a for ust about

JOHNNY RUTHERFORD

and feuds between sanction- ,

ing bodies at various times, is
heading for its 12th race Aug.
15. id

Yet the Norton race, which

will be run Sunday at Michi-
gan International Speedway,
‘in its second year already is
considered a legitimate part
of the Indy-car Triple Crown
— along with tradition-bound
Indianapolis and tenacious’
Pocono,

The purse for Sunday's
500-mile (805-kilometre) race
will be more than $500,000,
with a winner's share around
$100,000, And the field will
include Indy 500 winners
Gordon Johneock, A.J. Foyt,
Rick Mears, Al Unser, Joh-
nny Rutherford and Mario
Andretti.

‘Anothee “indy” Gitar!”

Bobby Uriser, playing. the
role of team manager this
year, is also a possible entry.

The event will again get
. national

i

MARIO ANDRETTI
everyone involved, r. the
EB!

at
erupted,
been the worst disaster in
racing history, causing a long
delay. E
After it resumed, the

wire-to-wire. And, based. on
advance ticket sales and ‘the
interest level, track officials

crowd dat :60,000,
was brought to a . fearful
silence when Foyt, the only.
four-time Indy winner and a’

are expecting the race to big fan favorite, was badly

ny
se!
The combined delays
meant the TV show severed

A. J. FOYT
nearly six hours — a
astrous situation for announ-
.cers and programmers.

A number of stations on
the network broke away for
their evening news programs
and never came back to the
race.

“It wasn't the smoothest:
event we've ever had,” says

owner and racing entrepen-

. “But there was never
ae question that. there
would be another race. this
years“. )

“We've made changes in:
our fire safety systems in the
pits. We've taken out the old’
guardrail( ‘which is what’
Foyt's car slammed into) and
» replaced it with a, few. hun-

SUMMER SNOW . . . Snow in the summertime? Only’,
on Old Glory Mountain as Recreation’ leader Yvonne.

Seer! (right) and Joe Karcol found while ona hike.

Sunday.

—CotNewsPhoto,

~Nichlaus and Watson ready

TROON, SCOTLAND

Tom Watson, on’ the list of
the walking wounded earlier
in the week, are on the mend

and ready to hook -up. in’

another duel, this time in the
111th British Opén golf cham-
pionship,

The famed event begins its
72-hole run Thursday on the
Royal Troon Links, stretch-
ing 7,087 yards through
gorse and heather. along the

. Firth of Clyde. It has drawn a

field of 150 players from 27
countries.

Ba Roger: Penske,. the track - Aside from the British, the

largest contingent, 32, is
from the United States, whch
has dominated this event in

k _ the years since Second World
(AP) — Jack ‘Nicklaus :and — War.

Leading that deeply ‘talen-
ted contingent are Nicklaus
and Watson, who engaged in
a final holes confrontation for

the U.S.) Open’ only. four-

weeks. ago, with Watson
winning on a dramatic, chip-
in birdie on the 72nd hole.
Watson skipped practice
Sunday because of a recur-
ring problem with the little

finger on his left hand but he’

says it has cleared up now.
Nicklaus is just recovering
from a weekend bout with
flu.
SEEK FOURTH TITLE
Either Nicklaus or Watson
has been first or second in six

JACK NICKLAUS a

Spokane Indians at top.
of Pacific Coast League.

of the ‘ast seven British
Opens. Bach is seeking a
fourth ~British Open title,
which would match the most
by an American.

Watson, now the winner of
six major professional titles,
has taken three U.S. events
this season, is second’on the
money-winning list this year
and is chasing a fifth player-
of-the-year title.

Nicklaus, 42, has collected
a record 17. major ‘profes-
sional titles, including, four
U.S. Opens, five PGAs, five

Upcoming
of Dixie te

of m 9 dist

Chicken & Sealood ‘Castlegar.
iotices to Castlegar News by Friday noon for Sunday.
or Tugsday noon for Wednesday. Contact Cheryl Wishlow,

"Masters, and three "Bitish
Opens.

Seve Ballesteros of Spain
represents’ the chief: non-

‘American threat. But the
mercurial young Spaniard’.
said he is having trouble with: ’.
his swing and lacks Carat

dence.

That puts the focus ona
cadre of Americans: as the
leading contenders. - Topping
that list is Craig Stadler, the
Masters champion, leading
money-winner and a. three-

time winner on the U.S. tour.

lease

ix

dred feet of concrete wail
(safer because it doesn't
break apart on impact). ° ©

“We'll never be Indiana-
plis; and we're not trying to

, be. Indy is Indy. It’s a special

race with special tradition,
but we think.the Michigan.
600 willbe a special race,
too.”

Vancouver yacht leading

VICTORIA (CP) — Incan-
tation out of Vancouver led
the 2,300-nautical-mile  Vic-
toria-to-Maui yacht race

be one of the slowest on
record with race officials pre-
dicting that even with trade-
winds the leaders probably

of West Vancouver.
Triumph, the . 11.2-metre
yacht from Seattle led Divi-

By The Associated Press

Spokane: swept a’ double-
header by beating Tucson 6-5
and 4-1 to climb into'the top
spotin the ‘Pacific Coast
League standings.

The Indians’ assuniption of
the league's best record, 16-7,
was made possible because
Edmonton won a 4-2 home
victory Tuesday against
southern division-leading
a pate now 16-7 in the

irs eee Tuesday games,
Hawaii swept. doubleheader
at home by beating Albu-
querque 6-1 and. 4-2, while

sion II and Sibelius, a Royal ‘Tacoma edged Portland 4-3,

Tuesday with about 1,000 won't finish before Sunday at

Naval Sailing « Association
miles remaining in the com- the earliest. In 1978, the

11.2-metre Swan, owned and

petition.

The 16-metre yacht (49
feet), skippered by Dave
Ratner, was fifth Monday
and had Tuesday's best run of
the day, logging 240 miles.

This year's race, which
started July 3, is destined to

WANTED

COACH &
TRAINER
CASTLEGAR. ei ‘REBELS

HOCKEY CLUB

For interview Ae application
fesume tos

ot pest
NO LATER THAN JULY 20

yacht Merlin of Seattle, fin-
ished in 10 days,

The 15-metre Scotch Mist
1 of Lahaina, Hawaii, was 15
miles behind Incantation in.
second place, while the 13.4-
metre Cadillac Snapper, a
Davidson-design. boat out of
Bellingham, Wash., was third,

and Stephens design Kialoa
IE of; West Vancouver was

)"12.4-metre”” Will-O'-
The-Wisp out of Sidney,
B.C., and skippered by Bruce
Adam led Division II followed
by 12.4-metre Pachena, skip-

pered by Per Christofferson,

SUNFEST ‘62

Kiwanis Club Tug-o- War
Saturday, July 17 — 3:00 p.m. -

Kiwanls Field

Name of
Organization
or Group:

-———— ENTRY.

FORM-—-—-

sailed by Russe] -Vandiver
was second,

Okanagan Express, run-
ning 16th place overall, was
third in Division I. The
Kelowna, B.C.. 12-metre
yacht is skippered by Law: ,!
rence Salloum. -

‘The smallest boat in the
race, 9.4-metre Lucy Alice of
Seattle, withdrew Jusedy

reducing to 30 from 83 sa i

number of entrants still cam
peting. Skipper Bill Gardner,’
71, was the oldest i in the race

Pa rrish
sets record

MONTREAL (CP) —
Catcher Lance Parrish of
the American League was
the only player’ 'to set an
all-star baseball game rec-
ord Tuesday night when he
threw- out three National .
League baserunners trying
to steal.

Parrish, with Detroit Ti-
gers, also broke the record «
for assists by a catcher in
all all-star game.

Vancouver won.10-3 at Phoe- *

nix in a battle between the
cellar dwellers of the league's
two divisions.

In the opener at Spokane,
Steve ‘Lubratich broke his
bat and broke open the scor-
ing in the fifth inning to boost.
the Indians to a come-from-
behind victory. Tucson
struck first on a Tim Tolman
home run in
; followed; by, a

by: Sim

hop was two-for-three in the
nightcap with a single driv-
ing in Spokane's first ‘two
runs in the second inning.and
a run-scoring double account-.
ing for the tribe's final run in
the sixth, °°

Jay Loviglio’s bases-loaded
single drove in two runs to
spark a-four-run second inn-

ing as Edmonton beat Salt .

Lake.

Hawaii's Mark Thurmond
pitched a two-hitter as the
Islanders defeated Albuquer-
que in their opener. The only
blemish on Thurmond’s. per-
formance was a two-out
homer in the seventh inning
‘by .Albuquerque’s Mark
Bradley.

Greorge Stablein hurled a
five-hitter to lead Hawaii to
its nightcap victory. Ron
Tingley had a two-out, two-
run homer in the second inn-
ing for the Islanders.

In Tacoma, pitcher” Bill
Swiacki went the distance

despite allowing 12 hits as,

the Tigers edged Portland.
Two of the three Portland
runs were driven in by. Brian
Harper, who hit a solo homer

off. of Swiacki in the second
inning and singled across a

run in the eighth.

Fans
rejoice
with Italy

TORONTO (CP) — If the
weekend celebrations in Tor-
onto weren't enough, Italian
soccer-fans and fans in gen-
eral will have an opportunity
to forward their congratu-
lations to Italy's World Cup
champions.

A 8-1 Italian victory Sun-
day over West G

noird field.

THURSDAY
FASTBALL — COMMERCIAL LEAGUE: Lobatts vs.
Thrums. Indians, Inland field; CanCel: vs. Texaco;:
Ootischenia; Pass Creek vs. Carling O'Ke fe,

E FRIDAY. ¥
BASEBALL — KANSAS CITY ROYALS

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Boston Red:

F. MIOHAEL GORE rh

‘This marks the conclusion of our four-part series on

th ternwheelers ofthe'Arrow Lakes, by expert | Michael
Con

: ‘In January, 1917, the fleet suffered its worst disaster .
‘since the destruction of the “Nakusp” by fire back in 1897.

Overburdened by the’ weight of'a heavy snowfall and
‘eaught,‘in thick ice that fringed: the . shoreline, ° the
“Rosaland”eank'at her winter’ berth ‘off the bay in

Nakusp. The efforts to raise her proved successful, but : *

she was’ not repaired, Instead. her” machinery ‘was

removed and she \ jwas sold to the Hall brothers, who had
her towed to the northern end of the lake where she was
used as a barn. Her. was soon.
and’ her; hull: was left abandone <

The: “Kootenay” was the next steamer to come tothe
end of her hardworking days. In:1918 the service took a-
last'look at her, but found that she was “now pretty well:
used up in all departments and‘not worth spending any
more. money on.”; The report went on to say that she
would last.as a spare boat “insofar as. her boiler is
concerned, her -engines. ‘are''in good, condition, (her

: engines had been manufactured in 1880 and had reached

BONNINGTON at ulgers Shipyard in-‘Nakus

the'ripe age of 88 years) her

in very fair shape, but her. hull is ‘getting waterlogged.”
. She was sold. to Captain Robert Sanderson in 1919, for
. use as a houseboat. Her hulk laid‘on the beach at Cresent

Bay, . below ‘Nakusp, until the: early 1980" when | her

weathered timbers were finally dismantled.
© The “Bonnington “and “Minto”. were to ‘enjoy many

more years of active service on the old Arrowhead rout

As the 1920's wore'on passenger traffic steadily declin

so that by 1980-.the: Bonnington service record

indicated she was no’ longer .\ pa:

ring. her way. In’

1931, she swung her eee off A

irea 19115"

gging i along the upper lake. On June 15,

for the last time and steamed deadhead for retirement at :

the Nakusp shipyard,
For more than 10 years she laid | idle in the Bay, until
she ‘was chased by the p who

lo;
1944, she left Nakusp under tow of the tug “Beaton.” She

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‘was moored at Beaton, where her. sup
torn ‘off. and: her hull was allowed to founder on ‘the

proceeded. to ‘have: her, boiler removed, and. installed in

ithe: Kootenay-Lake ferry “Nasookin.” Shortly ‘afterwards |: :

sold to Finning Tractor Company of Nelson, but

this. time to Captain Frank Sutherland.

Her. ew owner, planned t to use her as a barge for |

h Only. the “Minto” remained.

The iiands old lady of the Arrow Lakes continued to
enjoy a happy. career maintaining ‘service. on ‘the
seasons; the service -was suspended and the “Minto”
would only run as far south as Carrolls Landing or Burton
City. Limited service, combined with insufficient
passenger traffic to occupy her stateroom berths meant
that her operating costs were beginning to mount.

Finally, her days came to an end on April 24, 1954.
She completed her final run from Arrowhead to Robson,
making all the stops aiong the way. At éach landing she

‘Arrowhead — Robson service. During the low water. =

was given a warm reception and an affectionate goodbye. i
&

She had served the and the

of the Arrow Lakes.for just a few, months short of 56 =

years.

At Nakusp her boiler was allowed to cool, her crew.”
gathered their possessions and left and the cook, Hoy
Fat, tidied the gallery and said “me go now.” The “Minto”
was sold to the Nakusp Chamber. of Commerce for use as

/8 lakeshore museum, but the‘ group's efforts proved

unsuccessful as only the modest sum of $165 could be

: raised for her preservation.

In April, 1956, she was sold for $750 to a scrap
dealer. She was ‘stripped -of her . engines, boiler,
paddle-wheel, brass fittings and interior furnishings. Her
paddles were thrown on the beach and her tall, yellow

SSnaRNRAERARS

and black topped buff smokestack was taken apart, John “=

Nelson, of Galena Bay, drew his own life saving sof $800
and purchased the hulk of the “Minto.” He intended to
restore her tg her, Apemsr, glory,, Sain her cabins up into
small museums, in honor of her re; ports of call. His
hopes ‘never materialised, and te Aug. 1, 1968, the
“Minto” was towed out into deep water and set ablaze.

PUSS

Sox;, California Angels vs. Cleveland or Chicago‘: :

White: Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers; 6:30 'p: mii:
channel 4.

SATURDAY

GOLF — BRITISH OPEN from Royal Troon Golf Club
in Ayrshire, Scotland, 9.a.m., channel 4.

BASEBALL — KANSAS CITY ROYALS vs. Boston Red
Sox; Cincinatti Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals,.4 p.m.,
channel 9. .

FOOTBALL — CFL: Ottawa vs. Hamilton, 4 pm.
ehenael 9; Toronto vs. Edmonton, 7 p.m., channel

VANCOUVER (cPj_De

mand_ for: B.C.'s forest prod-

will'start: recovering-in

report by a Vancouver

eee industry “consultant
predicts.

cession in the forest pias
sector.-is the ‘most: severe |
since 1945, it: maintains the
long-term, outlook for the: in-
dustry is ‘bright.

> Canada,’ the Soviet Union
dinavia are. ithe only

eens markets be all

wood ‘products by the mid-
1980s.
However, the report :also

;warns that interest rates will 5

remain. high’ by . historical

standards through the.1980s. :

“The report also warns that
labor-management relations
threaten the prosperity of the
forest industry in B.C.

“If the. full potential of
future market opportunities
is to be realized, perhaps the

of wood fibre’ could prompt
sharp increases in wood prod-* D

Moteover, global shortages -and

val are: experiencing: growing

challenges .

cyclical nature of the lumber.
industry should. be - given
greater recognition by both

plywood’ industry faces spec-

because.” of”

nets prices as early as 1984,
the expl of pe-

that’ could reduce’

soccer — VANCOUVER vs. Montreal,

5 p.m.,
channel 13. ei

troleum prices in'the 19100, a

overseas. tariff - restrictions.

This ‘will;restrict, its growth |

parties in future labor agree-:
“ ments and greater. flexibility:

launched one of the biggest
‘spontaneous: nights of cele-

bration ever in this city.
‘And when Toronto Italia
entertain: Glasgow Celtic of
Scotland at an.international
soccer tournament at Varsity
Stadium Friday: night, fans
will be able to sign a huge

cable that willbe presented’

to.the Italian'team the fol-

“lowing day.

“Warning to hunters

Resident hunters who have
not received.a Hunter Num-

ber Card would be wise to
apply for one immediately,
the Fish and Wildlife Branch
warns, or they may face dis-
appointment and delay when
they try to obtain a 1982-83
hunting: licence.

Since last’ April all appli-
cants for. resident, hunting li-
cences have been required to
presenta Resident Hunter
Number Card or an’ equi-
valent CORE -wallet card to
ligence issuers ‘in: order | to

Ten Man Team Entry Fee ...$100 per team
— PRIZES —

Second Frise — 25% of total entry fee 91 $90, whichever Is tess

pation.

Po.be:

Send denteyt fore code oe tes ss: prior to July 18, tor

ae
Casilegar, B.C. VIN 3H6

KOKANEE SPRINGS .

Carts (18 holes) $15

Reduced rates, card holders zones 485
- Shuttle service.from the ferry,
n booking tee times.

GOLF.RATES

Day rate $15

obtain a hunting licence. The
CORE card: certifies that a
prospective hunter has paas-

- ed the B.C. Conservation and

Outdoor Recreation Educa-
tion Course,-and carries a

number that will correspond’

with the CORE. graduate’s
Hunter Number.

Either card is proof ‘that
the holder has fulfilled ‘the
legal requirements for

obtaining a resident hunting °

licence.

Anyone. who purchased a
B.C. resident hunting licence
last year should. have -re-
ceived the new card ‘auto-
matically: by mail, but the
Branch ‘advises that many

‘-eards have ‘been’ returned

because the addressees had

ing hunting licences.
Hunters who did not re-
ceive’ a Resident Hunter
Number Card: through the
mail, and-who do not have a
numbered CORE walled
card, must apply for the new
eard through a Government
Agent's office or a Regional
Fish and’ Wildlife office. -
Application can be made in
person ‘or by mail. In either

case the application must be «Ges
* accompanied by'a legally.ob- | Sebcr
ay

tained hunting licence issued
after the ‘ap 3° 14th

{ncludes: 9 plocas of golden chicken, fom
size trench ities,

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has previously held’a valid ;

hunting licence.

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There is no charge for the’ ond

Hunter Number Card and it

moved or the add-

is not y to

reas, was. incorrect or | in-
complete. $

‘The Hunter Number Card *’ f
,contact Peter Kirby, Licence’

is not available’ at sporting
goods © stores, department
stores or any of ‘the other.
I retail outlets sell-

of applying for the card.

‘a hunting licence at the time ime

For’ further” information ~ P23")

and Permits Officer, Fish and ® |

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Chicago, Cubs “vel ousiielderdiires

Japan toren undisclosed omountol exe
Fooraau:
B.C. Lions sign wide recel

and middle linebacker Bil Tonka io" ieser :

leogo Bears. hock
exihleong, gn quarterback Vince

Cleveland Srowns sign “fanning back °
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David Green toa tree-ogent cont
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Eliopuloe toaseries of
Denver Broncos.
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Chicogo sting trade fo forward Toxse Kout:

soukes to Tulsa Roughnecks for delender
‘Tien Twellman and forword Taha Tyas

study by -Widman. Manage-
ment. Ltd. shows.
And 1984 and 1986.will be

years’
housing industry, resulting in
unprecedented: demand and
prices. for ‘B.C... lumber, : it
says. :

‘Although ‘the report con-
cedes’ that’ the -current ‘re-.

Canadian Legion

Reports from''167 ladies .
auxiliaries with over 11,000
members. in’.1981. showed”
they raised $2,217,118 ‘and
supported many deserving
charities, including hospitals,
bursaries, the Red Cross,

ities, it says.
The-U.S. will remain ‘Can-

ada’s. major. lumber. ‘market

through the:.19803 ‘and: will
have a strong housing: market’
after interest’ rates ‘come:
down, in’ 1988. 9°.“

The “report “ays the US.

softwood
ments.
" WILL INCREASE.”

Overseas demand for lum-
ber in such traditional mar.
kets as Western-Europe and
Japan. will : increase. sharply
as:their economies recover,

New. markets aléo will'open

CNIB, and local branch proj- - CG

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10% to 50%

potential but it should return ;

to” profitability. by1988..< ‘report adds.

built into new. contracts,” the’

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Thousand Dollars ($125,000) is hereby offered
by B.C: Hydro for information leading to the
apprehension, arrest and conviction of the person or
persons responsible for the violent destruction of
and damage to property at its Dunsmuir Substation
‘Jocated near Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island
on May 31, 1982. If the information is provided by
more than’ one person the reward will be shared.

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