Wednesday, July 15, 1992

@ Longtime physician
retires after 40 years of
reliable medical service

Dr. Art Johnson officially
retired last Wednesday after
40 years of service to the peo-
ple of Castlegar.

About 100 health care
workers, doctors, relatives,
and friends — some from as
far away as Toronto — gath-
ered together to wish Dr.
Johnson well on his retire-
ment.

There were many speech-
es, anecdotes, and much rem-

Dr. John Hall, a colleague,
was master of ceremonies.

He recalled the years they
worked together, Dr. John-
son’s love of cars and his abil-
ity, calmness, and sensitivity
to his patients.

These qualities were
echoed by many other speak-
ers from both the hospital
and the community.

It was up to local MLA Ed
Conroy, however, to point out
the shrewder side of Dr. John-
son’s character, as he related
occasions when he paid per-

haps a little too much for
some of his cattle.

There were many gifts,
Valentine cards (he was born
on Valentine’s Day), x-rayed
roses, a Golden Cup for “Mr.
Congeniality”, and a dipstick
from a Hospital Board mark-
er (“Dipstick” was one of his
nicknames).

Final gifts were an official
Llama Ranching hat, which
any cowboy would be proud
of, and a hand-woven Inge-
borg Thor-Larsen blanket.

Happy Retirement Dr.
Johnson.

Japanese

NEWS STAFF

Twenty-two Japanese stu-
dents are about to have the
cultural experience of their
lives. _

Students from the Aoyama
Technical College in Tokyo —
Selkirk College’s sister school_
— will be touring the Castle-
gar area for 23 days.

And Castlegar Mayor Au-

students

Castlegar bound

“I think they usually spend
some money when they’re
here,” she said.

“They're like all young peo-
ple that go to another country
in that they have gifts to buy
and presents to take home.

“I looked at their program
and they’re certainly going to
be using a lot of recreation fa-
cilities in the area.”

“If we’re going to live in this global community
we’ ve got to understand each other’s culture.”
5 Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore

drey Moore says the tour is
good for the whole community.

“I think (the students) will
contribute to all of us here,”
Moore said.

“They will give us an appre-
ciation of the wider world and
an’ understanding of the
Japanese culture, and if we’re
going to live in this global com-
munity we’ve got to under-
stand each other’s culture.”

Audrey Moore

After a long and illustrious career as a Castlegar physician, Dr. Arthur Johnson (left) retired
from medical life. Here he accepts a llama ranchers hat from Cathy Swanson.

Now that Castlegar’s econ-
omy is less than vibrant,
Moore also knows the stu-
dents will be a fiscal boost.

And nobody, knows that

better than Selkirk College
tour co-ordinator Donna Free-
man.
“They’re going to be busy
while they’re here,” Freeman
said, adding that the 22 stu-
dents and one Japanese in-
structor would be visiting the
D Bar D Riding Stables, the
Castlegar Golf Club, as well as
other activities.

“We take it for granted,”
Freeman said, “but the typical
Japanese student living in
Tokyo would not get an oppor-
tunity to do these things.”

But the exchange is not de-
signed only as a pleasure trip.

“They are coming to Castle-
gar as part of a study ex-
change. ix_goal is primari-
ly to experience Canadian life
— the language, food, culture
and so on.

“The businesses and people
of Castlegar have been super
so far.

“With support like this the

Aoyama tour is bound to be a ,

success.”

Pedophile: The relationship between the abused

continued from page 9

and the abuser

professionals, police and counselors,

By the time he was apprehended
for the third time, Cook was ready
for a big fall. While in Oakalla
waiting trial, he was sexually
assaulted by guards and fellow
prisoners. His cell was doused with
urine and human excrement was
thrown through the bars. He struck
an alliance with the toughest
prisoner he could find and survived
until sent to a regional psychiatric
centre at Matsqui.

In his comments on sentencing
Cook, Provincial Court Judge C.C.J.
Huddart recommended he be sent to
Matsqui because there he could

_ obtain treatment necessary for
rehabilitation. The counselling was
woefully inadequate.

He read everything about
Fan gga he could get his hands on
it wasn’t until he staged a well-

4 i hunger strike that more

‘publicized
— treatment was made

‘There are no guarantees against a child falling victim to a
pedophile but the best protection is “providing a safe and
loving home environment.’”

During his time in jail, Cook’s
mother, father, a grandmother, two
grandfathers and an aunt died. It
was also about this time, through
speaking with prisoners who were
victims of pedophiles and .his
reading, that he first fully began to
understand the devastating impact
his molesting had.

Determined to punish himself for
his “betrayal” of the children he felt
he had loved, Cook attempted
suicide by slashing his wrists. As he
sat on his prison bed bleeding from
his self-inflicted wounds Cook
decided that the punishment wasn’t
enough.

He survived and eventually began
to view himself more tolerantly.
After being paroled from prison,

Cook lived off a small inheritance.
He eventually found a job and
continues to be employed.

The apparent devotion some
victims of pedophiles feel for their
victimizers is a serious impediment
to getting the full story even when
the relationship is revealed.

For that and other reasons, he
said it is important for legal officials
and professional counselors to fully
understand the relationship
between pedophiles and their
victims.

Where there appears to be a
strong bond between the man and
the boy, officials must approach the
subject with compassion for the
boy’s perception of the relationship.

In a training pamphlet aimed at

Cook said the more interesting the
man, the more interested the boy.
Someone popular with other adults
and who laughs a lot spontaneously,
who is an important person (in the
child’s view) and who does
interesting work or recreational
tasks will appeal to most boys.

Cook claims there are so many
potential victims because of the
number of two-income households
where children feel neglected and
homes were abuse is present.

There are no guarantees against
a child falling victim to a pedophile
but the best protection is “providing
a safe and loving home
environment.”

Cooks is now involved in a
heterosexual relationship. His
employers and members of his
church are aware of his background
but he said it has been difficult to
fill the holes in his life with more
appropriate activities. :

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National Hockey

League interim
president Gil
Stein thinks the
league should
put an end to
fighting, and he’ll
try to persuade
team owners to
make the move
this year. He told
a news
conference in
Winnipeg
Monday there’s
plenty of
evidence that
hockey can be
played asa
physical game
without players
dropping their
gloves, pointing
to the Olympics
and Canada Cup
as rough,
entertaining
hockey that
doesn’t have to
include brawling.

WORTH
THEIR
WEIGHT.

IN GOLD

Anyone who
remembers when
trading cards
sold for 25 cents
a pack or less
will be amused,
shocked or
outraged by a
new product
introduced at a
sports collectors
convention this
week in Atlanta.
It’s the Mint
Collection from
Action Packed,
retailing for $200
a pack. The 24-
karat gold foil
NFL cards come
six to a pack, 24
packs to a box,
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$9,600 US.

LocldSPORTS

Williams, Shell rule the diamond

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Stu Ady of Williams Moving has second thoughts about heading home as Nobutaka Sekiguchi of Avenues EH’s moves in just to make sure.
Williams lost this game 14-12, but came back to take the Recreational League title in game two with a 19-17 win.

News photo by Jonathan Green

Jonathan Green
SPORTS REPORTER

People who bite their nails
would have been wise to avoid the
local slo-pitch finals Sunday.

Giving everyone in attendance
their money’s worth, Williams
Moving roared back from an eight-
run deficit to beat Avenues EH’s
and capture the Recreational
League title, 19-17.

In the Competitive League fi-
nal, Woodland Park Shell came
back to knock off the previously
unbeaten T-Birds to win that
crown. ic

The nail-biter Rec final was a
good indication of how the tourna-
ment had gone for both teams, as
Williams squeaked out an 11-10
win in the third game of the round-
robin while the EH’s reigned 14-12
in the first-game of the final.

Because of the double-knockout

format of the tournament, Av-
enues would have had to defeat
Williams twice to win.

But Williams would have none
of that, as they dug their way out
of an early 8-0 hole to add the play-
off title to their league crown.

“They got eight runs in the first
inning so we really had to dig,”
said Williams’ Jeanette Pakula.

Last week, league president
Tom Campbell said he liked the
chances of Williams and defend-
ing-champ Avenues meeting for
the title, and Pakula said Camp-
bell hit the nail on the head.

“Tom predicted it would come
down to those two teams, and he
couldn’t have been more right,”
she said.

Pakula said her squad relied too
much on its defense in the first
game of the final, and it showed.

“We always seem like we can
count our defense,” she said. “In

the first game against Avenues our
(offense) really sucked.”

But that offense came to life in
game two, and Pakula said it
made a difference.

“It seems that hitting does it,”
she said. “If you can get everybody
rolling on the bases and it gets the
other team making errors, that’s
the game.”

Although champs, Pakula said
Williams had to earn their victory.

‘They had a strong team, so we
had to really work our buns off,”
she said, adding that it was a to-
tal team effort.

“Everybody carried everybody.
We all worked together.”

Meanwhile, over at the Com-
petitive. League final, Campbell’s
statement that “everybody's
equal” wasn’t quite as true.

Like the Rec final, it featured
the league’s top two teams, Wood-
land Park Shell and the T-Birds.

The T-Birds went in unbeaten
through the round-robin and only
had to beat Shell once to win.

But with their backs to the wall,
Woodland Park put together a 16-
10 win, forcing a second game.

And with the T-Birds stagger-
ing, Shell administered the knock-
out punch in Game 2 with a 21-9
triumph to take the title.

“We had our chances in the first
game, but in the second game they
pretty well blew us away,” said T-
Birds coach Ivan Salekin.

And though he gave full marks
to Shell, Salekin said his squad
had nothing to be ashamed of.

‘I’m pretty proud of the effort
from our guys,” he said. “We had a
pretty good team out there.”

Unfortunately for the T-Birds,
Shell was just a little better.

“All we had to do was beat them
once,” Salekin said.

“But that’s the way it goes.”

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