eee ee 5 SA: Aor ce ereegnepeee ae PPE as A6 Castlegar News August 10, 1991 Meteors startto BUSI light up the sky this weekend By BARBARA TANDORY Special to the CasNews Dark, moonless nights and clearing, if not clear, skies will make the most of the year's brightest meteor shower start- ing this weekend. Astronomers expect the Per- seid meteors to start streaking across the skies around mid- night Saturday at a rate of between 50 and 100 meteors an hour. The annual shower peaks on the nights of Aug. 10 and 11, and will go on for a few more nights afterwards. But because of slight variations every year, the best time to catch the famous Perseids will be on Aug. 12 and 13, said Vancouver Plan- etarium astronomer Bill Burnyeat. Aug. 12 and 13 should suit ‘local sky watchers just fine because the weekend weather forecast for the Kootenays threatens to spoil the meteor watch with rain showers Satur- day night. But the weather on Sunday and Monday night looks good, says Castlegar weatherman Tom Willson. “I think it's safe to say that Saturday night doesn't look too Promising, but we have a ridge of high pressure immediately following,” he said. After some cloud and showers Saturday and early Sunday, the sunny weather is expected to continue for at least a few more days. a The'best time to watch for the meteors is after midnight. The Perseids get their name from the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky because that’s where they appear to orig- inate. There have been records of the August meteors dating back to the year 36. The next meteor shower does- n't come until Oct. 9. The Dra- conid (named after the constel- lation Draco), usually one of the weakest meteor showers with only about 10 per hour, will be seen. best around 9 p.m. in the northwestern sky. Of the two remaining show- ers, the Orionids will light up the sky in the small hours of Oct. 20 (best time around 4 a.m.) and the Geminids around 2.a.m. on Dec. 13. continued from page A4 business as the third adult member of the team, first as the man-of-all-work and then gradually took over the fruit and vegetable department of the store. I interrupted Paul, a tall, kindly, gentle man in the midst of his coffee break. « “I started here 23 years ago,” he recalled, “and intend- ed staying for only a year, but I really enjoyed the work and liked the customers so’ much that I just kept on.” le-now works for the new en of Central, Bonnie and Richard Carson, original- ly from Nakusp, and contin- ues to enjoy his work. Mike and Mabel are justifi- ably proud of the fact that the Central Foods Market has won the National Award for the Federation of Indepen- dent Grocers three times in succession. No mean achieve- ment. I would like to suggest, however, that an even better Retirement _—| indicator of their success is their low staff turnover and their years of smiling, person- al service (a high profile but only recently discovered buzz- word in business circles) which has maintained that early sense of community in Castlegar and which has cre- ated for them and their suc- cessors a legion of friends. The Sunday party was a bit of old home ‘week and I thank the family on our behalf and on the behalf of their friends for the invitation and for what they have meant to all for so long. I wonder if retirement has really dimmed Mabel’s undoubted detective instincts. She probably misses the hon- ing effect of her customers, which she admits to missing even if she doesn’t miss the 12-hour days. In the meantime, we wish them both a wonderful trip in mid-August — a voyage among the icebergs, fjords and exotic animals of Alaska. CABLE 10 7:30 p.m. Sunday Trail vs Wyoming - Babe Ruth Baseball Tournament The first game of the tourna- ment in Trail from Friday, August. - 6:30 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. Thursday West Kootenay Today Marilyn Mathieson talks with the Castlegar recipient of the Citation for Citizenship ‘Award, Alexia: Turner, then we see highlights of the weeks programming. Pro- duced by Shaw Staff 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Thursday Trail City Council Gavel to gavel coverage of the regular meeting of August 12. Produced by Ed Langevin. 9:00 p.m. Wednesday 11:30 a.m. Thursday (Time approximate depend- Ing on Trail Meeting.) Castlegar City Council Watch how council spends your tax dollars during the regular meeting of August 13. Produced by Scott Blessin. 6:30 p.m. Monday 9am. Tuesday West Kootenay Today Specials from around the area and highlights from the weeks programming. 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Some of the best athletes in the area will take on the course which includes a one- kilometre swim, 46-kilome- tre cycle followed by a 10- kilometre run. Registration for the event is today from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m and the race starts tomorrow at Lakeside Park at 8 a.m. Categories include youth and open, team youth and open and corporate team. LOCAL Ota Hally and his profes- sionally trained crew. of divers will once again be offering scuba diving courses in Castlegar. The advanced course begins Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 while the basic course goes from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1. For $149 Hally sup- plies all the equipment and training for the course which includes theory, prac- tise dives at the Aquatic Centre and final dives in Sunshine Bay near Nelson. Applications can be picked up at Castlegar Sports Cen- tre. LOSERS Willis takes over College sports y CasNews Staff Sally Willis has barely been at her job a month and already she’s put her own stamp on the physical education department at Selkirk College. Willis, who was promoted to athletic director last month, has added a few new pregrams, axed another and says she’s looking forward’to a challenging initial year. “Were sort of doing some new things in the athletic depart- ment this year,” said the 27- year-old Vancouver native. “We've dropped from soccer, the B.C. Colleges Athletic Associa- tion League, and we want to put some of our resources to devel- oping a couple of other athletic clubs.” . Those other cross-training compete in ‘imming, cycling, 'y skiing and run- maybe a rowing club, “We want to try and involve more students and make more use of our natural resources around us,” said Willis. “Maybe get the community involved as well.” -She said the new-look depart- ment is still in the planning Stages right now but will be on line when classes start this September. Willis, in her third year at the college, replaces Rob John- son who left at the end of the winter term for the athletic director's job at Okanagan Col- lege in Kelowna; Willis said Johnson’s success in his four years at Selkirk will be a tough act to follow, but she has plans. and ideas of her own and is looking forward, not behind. Waren Fs “It’s a little bit of a different act, but it is hard because the Person who left, Rob, has a pret- ty wonderful reputation, so I have big shoes to fill here. “But I’ve come with some new ideas, so hopefully they'll take off and add a little bit of change and variety and new excitement,” she said. Willis earned her bachelor of arts degree in physical educa- tion at the University of British Columbia, then followed that with a master of arts degree in exercise physiology at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario. Prior to the promotion, Willis was an instructor and student activities coordinator at the col- lege, duties she will i in 4 a ‘ V