As Castlegar News October 17, 1990 LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS Welfare called inadequate thly food bill worked out to $397.02 and $433.35, respectively. “K's kind of a tradeoff because the provincial government's response to its survey before it begins lobbying to have the GAIN Act amended. WE'LL HELP YOU DO IT RIGHT! DON'T BE | DISAPPOINTED Book your expert help now for, your winter renovation project, October 17,1990 CastlegarNews 61 Castlegar News SPORTS ~ Where You Belong Report finds food costs vary greatly VICTORIA (CP) — People on welfare in British Columbia can’t af- ford to eat properly, says a report by the B.C. Nutrition Council. British Columbia,’’ Kennelly said. “The cost of food for a family of four ranged from $322.54 in Coquitlam to $932.63 a month in Fort Ware.”’ Cc i isa V suburb The report is based on a survey in June of food prices across the province, council representative Anthea Kennielly told a news con- ference Tuesday. “The food-cost survey was prom- pted by growing concerns of health professionals working with low-in- come groups,"’ she said. The survey was based on the federal Agriculture Department's _ Thrifty Nutritious Food Basket, considered by nutrition professionals as the minimum food requirement to main- tain good health, she said. Volunteers used that guideline to determine how much a family of four would need to spend on groceries in a month. 7 The hypothetical family included two parents between the ages of 25 and 49, a teenage boy 13 to 14 and a girl aged seven to nine. The “survey found a ‘‘vast discrepancy in the cost of food across while Fort Ware is on the northern tip of Williston Lake in the Peace River region, about 950 kilometres nor- theast of Vancouver. Under the province’s Guaranteed Available Income for Need (GAIN) Act, the four-member target family would receive $494 a month to cover all costs excluding shelter, Kennelly said A. separate shelter allowance is provided. In this case, it would be up to a maximum of $600 a month, but the amount paid would depend on the actual cost. There were 192,633 people receiving GAIN benefits as of March, the last date for which the figures are available. The survey found the $494 payment would be adequate in only two regions — the Vancouver area exten- ding out to the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan Valley — where the mon- their rent costs are higher, and so what would otherwise be used for food is probably being used for rent,” said Sandra Marquis, the nutritionist who conducted the survey Noting that the opposite is true in northern British Columbia, *‘it comes down to the same thing,” she said. “Neither has enough monecy."” The regions where the monthly food bills were the highest were the northwest’ ($586.64), the central In- terior ($585.19) and Vancouver Island $523.22). “T think this study has come out of some frustration on the part of health professionals,’”” Marquis said. ‘We're in the position where we are sup- posed to be helping people get a nutritious diet and yet they're unable todo that.’’ She could not say how widespread the problem is. “Certainly anyone that’s on social assistance at this point is probably not getting a nutritious diet."* - The cost of feeding a family varies greaily depending on the age and sex family members, Kennelly said, but he GAIN allowance is determined sojely®y the number of family mem- the council is waiting for WKP parent company increases electric rates UtiliCorp United has received an order from the Missouri Public Ser- vice Commission allowing its Missouri Public Service division to in- crease electric rates by $12.4 million US annually, or 6.5 per cent. The new rates went into effect today. It is the division’s first electric rate in- crease in seven years, UtiliCorp said in a news release. Even with the increase, Missouri Public Service electric rates still will be Jower than they were in 1983. The division’s rates were reduced in 1986 and 1987 to offset beneficial impacts of the 1986 U.S. Tax Reform Act and to reflect lower costs for generating fuels, the company said. The order is in response to a request filled in November 1989 seeking to in- crease rates by $25.5 million US, or 12.7 per cent annually. The increase is needed primarily to offset the costs of an ongoing project to rebuild ‘the company’s Sibley generating station, said UtiliCorp, the parent company of West Kootenay Power. Increasing costs of purchased power capacity, required to meet increased customer demand, also have contributed to the need for more revenues, the company said . The $77 million US Sibley project will enable Missouri Public Service to use the facility for another 20 years. “We are pleased that the PSC recognized the merit of our Sibley rebuilding project,’’ said UtiliCorp. chairman and president Richard C. Green, Jr. ‘‘The Sibley rebuild project and the additional power capacity we've contracted for will en- sure that electric rates remain at reasonable leveis.”” The rate increase will result in a 6.5 per cent increase. The average mon- thly bill of a residential customer using 750 kilowatt-hours of electricity will be about $3.50 US higher, accor- ding to UtiliCorp estimates. Missouri Public Service currently provides electric service to about 163,000 customers in more than 150 communities in the Kansas City area tilicorp files for ublic share offering UtiliCorp United has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. for a public offering of four million shares of common stock Net proceeds of the transaction will be used to reduce short-term debt incurred primarily as a result é ed The shares are expected to be offered in November. A total of 800,000 shares will be offered out- side the U.S. and Canada. UtiliCorp common stock is listed on the New York, Toronto and Pacific stock exchanges. There are currently 23.8 million shares UtiliCorp is of capital and 1 expenditures, the company said in a news release. the parent company of West Kootenay Power and in western and north-centeal regions of Missouri. The division also provides gas service to about 40,500 customers. Based, in Kansas City, UtiliCorp provides gas and electric service to about 820,000 customers in eight states and in British Columbia. Its divisions are Missouri Public Service, Peoples Natural Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, West Virginia Power, Nor- thern Minnesota Utilities and Kansas Public Service. West Kootenay Power is a Canadian subsidiary. PSI and UtiliCo Group are non-regulated sub- sidiaries specializing in energy and utility related enterprises. “Poor nutrition leads to poor health and that costs all of us more in the long run,"’ Kennelly said. ry) 4y){ 04 Scharf Carpentry 365-7718 © Assorted, Colored Neon Hair & Body Spray r - © Glitte © COSTUMES Young & Old © NINJA TURTLES * BART SIMPSON * CLOWNS © DEVILS ACCESSORIES Caps, brooms, jumbo ties, noses, glasses, wigs, shades, blood, claws, fangs & witches hat House & Window Decorations Lights — for outside and indoor pumpkin, ghost, witch, window * Safety flash lites *% Plastic pumpkins * Plastic bags (Garfield) * Plana party — napkins, tablecovers, balloons, candles See us for a great selection of... Halloween Cards — Streamers, Black & Orange — Candy — Loot Bags PS PHARMASAVE “In the Heart of Downtown Castlegar” OPEN THIS SUNDAY. 365-7813 NATURAL WARMTH HD SAVINGS The Class of 90 Is Ready To Hit The Books. And they mean business=good Columbia CGAs from your ar business. These are the new British ea. Equipped with all the business acumen and managenal skills the designation carries So whether they work as public practitioners. controtlers. financial managers or presidents. they Il be standing head and shoulders above the crowd. From fellow Certified General Accountants across the province. heartfelt congratulations and best wishes Margaret E. Lozinsky Castlegar ‘ Kay Castlegar cd Wherever Sound Financial Dect. UP To S20 OFF SELECTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACES. Do Away With Wood. Natural Gas Makes Comfort I sy. Do you love a fire but hate the mess? Natural Gas fireplaces are clean- burning and inexpensive. Most models cost approximately 11° per hour to operate. 10% Down And We'll Fi 1ance the Rest. There's never been a better time to install a Natural Gas fireplace in accas QP naturally your home. Not only can you save up to $250 on selected models, but with 10% down, we'll finance the rest O.AC. All our offices in the Interior have a complete selection of GJ. Faber Fireplaces and Insta-Flame products. Call or visit your local BC Gas office today. Limited offer while stock lasts or until November 15/90. Reds stun A's with shutout in opener CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds didn’t have to be nasty in Game | of the World Series. They were in more of a methodical mood. In a stunning combination of power and pitching, the Reds destroyed Dave Stewart and the Oakland A’s 7-0 on Tuesday night, Following a run of overpowering postseason perfor- mances, Stewart entered the game with an air of invin- ity. It didn’t take long for the Reds to blow hi Eric Davis hit a two-run homer in the first the rout was on at Riverfront Stadium. “That's the first time I can recall Dave not pitching well in a big game," Oakland third baseman Carney Lan- sford said. **But he’s human.”* Some were beginning to wonder, though. Stewart entered the game with a 7-1 record and a six- game winning streak in postseason play. He was the WORLD SERIES World Series MVP when Oakland swept San Francisco last season. “That was probably my worst performance in a big game," Stewart said. ‘‘I lost the mental edge in the first inning and once you do that you lose the battle. The Reds were the team doing the intimidating. Davis drove in three runs, Billy Hatcher scored three and Jose Rijo, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers combined on a shutout. When it was all over, the A's 10-game postseason winning streak was history and they seemed a little shocked by the whole thing. “*People have to understand this is not going to be a walkover,”’ Lansford said. ‘‘I know that it’s easy to look at our team and everything that we've accomplished and expect that we're just going to step on the field and win . . . it just doesn’t happen that way.”" In Game 2 tonight, 27-game winner Bob Welch is Scheduled to pitch against left-hander Danny Jackson. The way it happened in Game | was a little surprising considering Davis was just about falling apart, with a sore shoulder and aching wrists and ankles. Davis was 4-for-23 in the playoffs, with no homers or RBIs and nine strikeouts. Manager Lou Piniella even asked him to think about leading off during the series. But after Hatcher walked with one out in the first in- ning, Davis hit a drive deep over the fence “We can feel confident when we get a lead off a tough pitcher like Dave Stewart,”’ Davis said Stewart gave up two more runs in the third on Hat- cher’s RBI double and a run-scoring grounder by Paul O'Neill. The A's right-hander departed after four innings, giving up four runs, three hits and four walks. The Reds continued their onslaught with three more runs in-the fifth off Todd Burns. Davis had an RBI single and Chris Sabo added a two-run single. Rijo pitched around Jose Canseco twice and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth when Mark McGwire Popped to second. The A’s were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Rijo might be needed to pitch two more games in the Series, so Piniella lifted him after seven and turned it over to the Nasty Boys — Dibble and Myers. By that time, though, there was nothing for them to get very excited about. “*We took him out after seven innings to make sure he'd be all right for his next start, and because Dibble and Myers needed to get some work,’ Piniella said. Playoff spots up for grabs By CasNews Staff Playoff spots will be up for grabs this weekend as teams in the Trail Flag Football League set their sights on the postseason which begin Oct. 28. ing action last . Castlegar Tom Kats, Nelson and Trail Hawks are all tied with two wins and five losses. The Rex Hotel Raiders are just two points back at 1-8. However, Castlegar, Nelson ard Trail all have three games left while the Raiders have just one. Three of the four teams will make the playoffs. The Aiko Bandits, 6-2, and Dam Inn Mates, 5-2, have clinched playoff berths. Crown Point Bulldogs have a lock on first place in the league after beating Rex Hotel Raiders 46-28 Sun- day in Trail and crushing Nelson 60-7 Saturday in South Slocan. The only question now is whether the Bulldogs can finish the season with a perfect 10-0 record. The Bulldogs face Castlegar on Saturday at Kiwanis field starting at 11 a.m. In other action this Saturday, the Hawks and the Mates square off in South Slocan beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday’s action sees a doubleheader at Kiwanis field in Castlegar with the Tom Kats facing the Mates at 11 a.m. followed by the Hawks against Nelson at i p.m. The Raiders face the Bandits in Trail on Sunday at If a.m. The regular seasdn wraps up Oct 27 with the Mates taking on Nelson in Nelson and the Tom Kats travelling to Trail to face the Bandits. Quarterfinal action begins Oct. 28 with the third-place team hosting the sixth-place finisher and fourth hosting fifth. The first- and second- Place teams get a bye into the please see PLAYOFF pay Stanley Humphries secondary school’s Rogers high school in Nelson, Mount S. at a playday Tuesday. cosnows photo by Simons ROCKET FROM A ROCKETTE ior girls volleyball team hosted teams from L.V. entinel in South Slocan and Nakusp secondary school Flyers mourn loss of teammate's wife By The Canadian Press The Philadeiphia Flyers may have Played their finest game of the year with their minds on anything but hockey. Scott Mellanby scored twice to lead the Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Pit- tsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. But the Flyers’ thoughts were with teammate Tim Kerr, who learned earlier in the day that his wife, Kathleen, 30, had died in a Philadelphia hospital of com- Plications following a Caesarean birth of a daughter 10 days ago. A moment of silence was observed in her memory before the game in Pit- tsburgh as well in other NHL arenas In other games, it was: Detroit 3, Chicago 2; NY Islanders 4, Winnipeg 1; Hartford 1, Quebec 1 and St. Louis 5, Edmonton 2 Flyers coach Paul Holmgren was too emotionally upset to attend the Postgame news conference, sending assistant coach Craig Hartsburg in- stead. “It’s been a tough day,”’ Hartsburg said. “I’m proud of the way the guys played. It’s been a very long day for everybody. What else can you say?”” Hartsburg got the news in an 8 a.m. EDT call from general manager Russ Farwell. The coaches broke the news to the team at a meeting 2% hours later About that time, Kerr and Holmgren were en route to the air- Port. They were met by Farwell and team president Ed Snider, who took Kerr back to Philadelphia in a private plane. “We're all thinking of Timmy,” Ron Sutter said. ‘*He’s going to have a lot of family and friends helping him out for the next week or two. “Our job is to get prepared to help him when he comes back, if he comes back.” NORDIQUES 1 WHALERS 1 Quebec goalie Ron Tugnutt exten- ded his unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2) and the Nordiques are un- beaten in four games for the first time since January 1989. Tugnutt stopped 34 shots while his Whalers counter- Part, Peter Sidorkiewicz, turned aside 30. Quebec defenceman Michel Petit and Hartford’s Todd Krygier traded power-play goals in the second Period. BLUES 5 OILERS 2 Brett Hull had a goal and three Points as St. Louis beat Edmonton for the first time since Dec. 10, 1985. The Blues had lost nine previous games. Glenn Anderson was back in the Edmonton lineup after missing four games because of a contract holdout. Oilers captain Mark Messier suffered a knee injury in the first Period and didn’t return. ISLANDERS 4 JETS 1 Jeff Hackett, the only one of New York's three opening-night goalies who is healthy, stopped 41 shots and Brent Sutter scored twice as Winnipeg lost its fifth straight. The Jets, who are winless in six game, have scored only nine ‘goals during their losing streak Thomas Steen broke Hackett’s shutout bid with 3:40 remaining in regulation. RED WINGS 3 BLACKHAWKS 2 Shawn Burr’s goal at 14:11 of the third period snapped a tie and put Detroit above the .500 mark for the first time since March 31, 1989. The Red Wings are unbeaten (3-0-1) in their last four games. Burr’s goal beat Ed Belfour low on the glove side-on a shot from betweerthé circles. By TERRY SCOTT . The Canadian Press Normally, John Druce wouldn’t attract even a cursory glance in most Fantasy League hockey drafts. He collected only 26 regular-season points, including 16 goals, in 93 NHL games before this season. He graduated four years ago froma junior hockey system in Peterborough, Ont., which stresses fundamentals and dwells on defence ala Bob Gainey, the former Montreal Canadiens forward who was one of its most famous products. As amember of the Washington Capitals, Druce was a right winger on a team not noted for high scoring. But in recent weeks, Druce is the guy that many table-top general managers have been trying to sneak through the draft, hoping that some of their rivals have short memories. Surely yop, too, haven't forgotten John Druce? In the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring he rose from obscurity to score 14 goals in 15 games, second only to the 16 produced by Edmonton's Craig Simpson in seven more games. In the process, Druce flexed his muscles at the bullies who always kick ice chips in the Capitals’ faces at playoff time. He helped one of the NHL's notorious underachievers reach the Wales Conference final for the first time in its history. “*It didn’t bother me that people were saying, ‘John who?’ "’ Druce recalled in the Capitals’ dre: ing room recently. **I mean, I really hadn’t played a lot in the NHL and I think a lot of people didn’t know much about me. ‘ “The way things went, I think-# lot of people know who I am now. It created an opportunity for me Post season production earns Druce recognition this year, and (new head coach) Terry Murray is giving me a lot of ice time so, hopefully, things will continue to go well."’ For one month last spring, everything was perfection for Druce. It seemed that every loose puck in front of an opposing net ended up on the blade of his stick. For the first time in his NHL career, Druce was employed on a regular shift, and he scored eight times on power plays. “I've never been the leading point scorer on any team I’ve played on,”’ he said. ‘‘I just want to playa g00d, solid, two-way hockey game and the points should come with the ice time I'm getting.” Through the first six games this season, the. points have come with regularity. Not the outpouring of last spring, but with one goal and six assists Druce ranks as Washington's top point-getter. “*When I came out of Junior B hockey, I wasa totally defensive player,"’ said Druce, 24. ‘Now that I’ve turned pro, I realize just how bene: I the years at Peterborough were to me. “‘Look at the coaches they’ ve had through the years — people such as Mike Keenan, Roger Neilson (who coach the Chicago Blackhawks and the New York Rangers, respectively) and now Dick Todd They're great hockey people, and the system they teach there is from the defensive zone first and then you develop your offensive skills “‘It’s a system that drills you in the basics.”* It’s a schooling that isn’t likely to make Druce one of the NHL's most renowened snipers, as his playoff Performance might suggest, but it has led to sightings on the streets of Washington of bodies inside Capitals” jerseys bearing sweater No. 19 below the surname DRUCE. . Banjo's ices first win By CasNews Staff Banjo’s Pub earned its first points and Sandman Inn remained unbeaten in Castlegar Recreational Hockey League action this week. Chiéf Mercer and Lorne Anderson led the way with a hat trick each as Banjo’s outscored Woodland Park Shell 12-10 Tuesday night. Banjo’s led 5-4 after one period and built up an 11-5 lead by midway through the third only to see the lead evaporate under a Shell offensive on- slaught. Bruno Tassone’s goal with 1:31 left pulled Shell within one but Vince Antignani Jr., with his second goal of the game, iced the contest for Banjo’s by dumping the puck into an empty Shell net with 34 seconds left on the clock. Don Soroke with two, James Verigin and Chris Brodman also scored for Banjo’s. Tassone with three, Dan Walker, Dave Rugg and John Obetkoff each with two, and Dean MacKinnon scored for Shell Shell’s Dan Wallace and Banjo’s Tim Horcoff were the beleaguered goalies. Six minor penalties, four to Banjo’s and two to Shell, were handed out Banjo’s ‘scored twice on the power play and Shell got one with the man advantage. Goals were also plentiful Monday night as Sandman Inn outlasted Hi Arrow 10-8. Cory Day and Wayne Salekin led the way for Sandman each finding the net three times. Wayne Batchelor scored a pair and singles went to Dave MacKinnon and Sheldon Sookachoff. Clay Martini scored four for Hi Arrow and Rod Zavaduk, Jeff Town. send, Gary Sauer and Dave Terhune each got one Sandman fell behind S-1 after one Period but stormed back in the second tying the game 6-6 before switching ends for the third Salekin” got the eventual game- winner with 13 minutes left-in the game. Five minor penalties were handed out, four to Hi Arrow and one to Sandman which scored twice on the power play. Barry Grunerud took the loss in nets for Hi Arrow and Dan Wallace got the win for Sandman Play resumes tomorrow night with Hi Arrow taking on Banjo’s at the Community Complex. Face off is at 9:30 p.m Sittler still a Leaf at heart TORONTO (CP) — Darryl Sittler was back Monday with the Toronto “Maple Leafs for the first time since being traded away in 1982. And he let it be known he'd enjoy being around the NHL team a lot more. “*T still feel as if I have a Maple Leaf tattooed on my butt,"” the team's former captain’ (1975-81) said in a brief speech during a Leafs luncheon. Sittler Was traded Jan. 20, 1982, to the P' ia Flyers after 12 years with the Leafs. His career in Toronto soured when Sittler became in- volved in disputes with then-general manager Punch Imlach. One night, Sittler ripped the C off his jersey > Long-time owner Harold Ballard ignored achievements of ex-Leafs, but since Ballard’s death last spring the had 637 assists for 1,121 points. He holds the NHL record for most points in a game — 10, against Boston on Feb. 7, 1976 Today, Sittler, 40, lives in Amherst, N.Y., and is a sales and Public relations representative for a variety of i ling a plastics new i has to bring back some of the former stars. Sittler, ended his career in 1985. In 15 seasons in Toronto, Philadelphia and Detroit, he scored 484 goals and packaging firm, a metals company and a clothing concern. Sittler and a group of oldtimers go please see SITTLER pege 82