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Castiggir News June 19, 1988

Soccer fans tear up Munich

FRANKFURT (AP)

In Munich, rival West German rowdies mixed it
up. while groups of English fans in Frankfurt threw
beer bottles and glasses in random vandalism and
bar fighting near the main train station.

Mostly English rowdies in downtown Frank-
‘furt attacked the drivers of two cars at red lights,
slightly injuring both and damaging their vehicles.
Sixty-one fans were arrested, police said.

In Munich, police said 120 West Germans, most
of them drunk, were arrested after brawling
between rival groups of fans broke out late Friday.

English fans, on a self-proclaimed invasion of
Germany 1988, have descended on Frankfurt for

today’s match against the Soviet Union in the
two-week, West European Soccer Championships
with West Germany playing host.

Police said on Friday the body of a 29-year-old
Irish soceer fan was found floating in the Main River
running through Frankfurt.

violence broke out in Munich on
Friday, and police put the blame on rival gangs of
West German thugs.

Munich police arrested 59 rowdies for street
brawling or for tearing up compartments on two
trains bringing fans to the Bavarian capital for the
Friday night West Germany-Spain soccer match.

One of those arrested was from England, while
most of the others were West Germans, police said.

Police in Munich also said 61 others including
West German skinheads had been rounded up

without being charged to prevent them from causing
trouble near the city’s train station.
FIGHTS BREAK OUT

, English fans had been
milling about in the area since Friday afternoon.

Late Friday in Frankfurt, police charged at and
dispersed dozens of drunken English soccer fans
near the train station, officials said.

“They (the English) came out of a bar looking for
trouble and they got it,” said Peter Staskie weez, a
Frankfurt police spokesman.

The yelling and singing English fans were
marching down a street when they encountered

Staskiewecz said at least three People were
arrested in the confrontation.

Before dawn Friday, English troublemakers

tore up several Frankfurt bars and attacked West
ins.

Violence by English fans already has prompted
England to wi its for
to Europ. club soccer tour next season.

English clubs were banned after the 1985 Heysel
stadium tragedy in Brussels, Belgium, in which 39
people, most of them Italians, were killed in violence
caused by rampaging English soccer fans. ¥/

In preparation for today’s match, 1,400
policemen were on alert in Frankfurt, and special
squads patrolled the city.

Nonetheless, the English fans have left behind a
string of arrests in frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne and
Duesseldorf.

At least 13 English soccer fans and a West
German were arrested during Friday's disturbances,
Frankfurt police said.

Several people were hurt in the Friday clashes
in Frankfurt, ncluding three policemen, officials
said.

DARTS WINNERS . . . (to

pr

LEXINGTON KY. (AP) — As a
race horse, Secretariat was extra-
ordinary. As a ‘stallion, he's fairly
ordinary.

Although sire to Risen Star, this
year’s Preakness and Belmont cham-
pion, many say Secretariat hasn't
lived up to expectations since he was
retired to stud in 1973, after a fan-
tastic Triple Crown victory.

“That's true of all big-time horses,”
said John Bell, a bloodstock agent
and owner of thoroughbreds. “If they
don't do something fantastic, they
say he’s a bum.”

Risen Star has come the closest to
any of Secretariat's offspring to mat
ching his feats on the track.

“There have been a few horses
from time to time that have retired
with unrealistic expectations,” said

David Heckerman, editor of the
Thoroughbred Record.

“He would have to sire Triple
Crown winners every year — pos-
sibly two every year, here and
abroad — to live up to those expec-
tations.”

It’s unlikely that Risen Star's
triumphs will change any opinions
about Secretariat's stallion status.

“You're talking about a horse 18
years old,” said Bill Oppenheim,
editor of Racing Update, a marketing
newsletter.

ATTRACTS ATTENTION

Bell, however, believes Secretar.
iat’s recent offspring may attract
more attention at sales.

“I would say his stock would most

Pistons go for

incesses

jan with Miss Castlegar and her

p) Singles winner Brendan Gallager presen-
ted with trophy by tournament chairman John Gibson; pairs win-
ners Lee Meredith and Art Shipm

INGLEWOOD, CALIF. (AP) —
Superior play has put the Detroit
Pistons on the brink of their first
NBA title. A superior attitude may

Soviets advance
to semifinals

The Associated Press

be needed to win it.

If Detroit — a fragile mix of
personalities — keeps playing deter
mined basketball and wins today's
sixth game at the Forum, the Pistons
will dethrone the Los Angeles
Lakers and win the championship,
four games to two.

Secretariat is
a dud as a stud

first NBA title

Local Sports Briefs

certainly go up,” he said. “It helps
any horse that sires a classic win-
ner.

Secretariat, who stands at Seth
Hancock's Claiborne Farm near
Paris, Ky., won 16 of 21 races in two
years, including record-breaking ef-
forts in the 1973 Kentucky Derby
and Belmont Stakes. He probably
would have established a Preakness
standard had it not been for a mal-
functioning clock.

“He's probably the best individual
horse I've ever been around,” said
John Sosby, Claiborne farm man-
ager. “Maybe he's not a great
stallion, but he's a useful stallion.

“Of the original syndicate holders,
nobody went away without a profit.
What it (Risen Star's victories) has
done is given him some credit. He's a
sire of some great horses. He's a very
useful stallion.”

Through 1987, Secretariat has
sired 417 foals, of which nine per cent
became stakes winners.

Secretariat's stud fee at Claiborne
Farm is a reported $100,000 US for
each live foal, but it has fluctuated on
the open market between $75,000
and $125,000.

“The consensus is correct in that
he has not done as well as hoped,”
Oppenheim said. “He breeds back to
the norm.”

In comparison, 23 per cent of the
foals to Nasrullah, Bold Ruler and
Northern Dancer have become
stakes winners, according to the
Thoroughbred Record.

month.

Girls hit,hoop camp

Two Stanley Humphries secondary school basketball players
have been selected to attend a basketball “Super Camp” later this

Brandy Howard and Jenny Rezansoff will travel-to the coast to
take part in the five-day basketball skills camp.

Each summer Basketball B.C. hosts the super camp which is a
week-long intensity training camp attended by the most promising
high school players in the province.

Howard will take part in the girls’ under 16 camp at the
University of Victoria from June 26 to July 1 and Rezansoff will
attend the under 17 camp at UBC from June 23:28.

Rezansoff played for the Stanley Humphries senior girls’
basketball team this season and Howard played on the junior squad.

‘Golfers do well

Marie Makaroff of Castlegar won the first flight with the low net
score at the Creston Sweepstakes golf tournament at the Creston
Golf Club earlier this week

Shelia McLachlan was the runner up in the low net, third-flight
competition. Louise Gjennestad had the low net in the fourth flight
and Helen Roberts carded the low gross in the sixth flight.

Diony McArther had the longest drive of the tournament. Louise
Gjennestad had the best ball on the second team and Alice Shutek had
the best ball on the third team.

Kay Hominiuk was out of bounds on the second tee.

Local runner wins

Josh Austin of Castlegar placed first in the 19 and under class at
the Columbia Gardens half marathon last week. Austin finished the

21.1-km course in one hour, 31 minutes. Castlegar’s Darren Dudley

was second in the same class with a time of one hour, 42 minutes.
Dave Dudley placed sixth in the 30-39 age group with a time of
two hours, 30 minutes.

played with a painful back injury and
became a father, and the Pistons’
psyche becomes critical.

Weekend Wrap-up

“That's the makeup of our team,”
Dantley said. “We've gone through

this all year.
“Some guys don't like criticism but

FASTBALL

Seves — Eckersley. Oaklond, 20,
nesota, 18.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

est Division

you've got to get on them. Some-
times we have a tendency to get a
little cocky when we win, getting to
talking. When we lose, we're very
quiet, good concentration.”

ts
gets

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June 19, 1988 Castlegar News

John Charters . .

Reflections
& recollections

Jones always
treated people
as equals

Editor's note: Following is the conclusion of a
two-part eulogy for David Leslie Russel Jones
who died in Rossland on June 7,

“But he didn't always play according to the
rules,” said someone else — and his theme song was,
“I did it my way.”

“That's right,” added a third voice. “You were
entitled to your opinion but when you were with him
you did it his way.”

“And it made no difference whether you were
the queen or a beggarman — all were treated alike.”

“And that ineluded early rising,” still antoher
voice said. “As far as Dad was concerned, by 7 a.m.
the day was well nigh over.” Three-thirty or
four-o'clock in the morning was an ideal time to get
going and since he liked company for his six-o'clock
breakfast, a great Preparatory noise and perhaps a
dash of cold water insured that he had it.”

Several years ago, when they’ had retired,
Wanda and Russell did a characteristic Jones’ thing
— they took the entire extended family — children
and grandchildren for a vacation to Hawaii. It
staggers the imagination, but it stands as a high peak
in the’ annals of the Jones's family history, a
wonderful loving gesture for a remarkable family.

But high points have their low points. For the
last while Russell's health had been failing and by
Mother's Day of this year he was really ill.
Nonetheless, he got himself downtown, bought
Wanda a Mothers’ Day card and then spent several
painfaul hours laboriously writing his life's history on
it — the last symbolic gesture of a loving husband
who never missed a special occasion.

Eventually, he had to go the hospital, but on
Thursday night at his insistance Wanda brought him
home for a visit. It was again a symbolic gesture by a
man who did things his way. Within an hour he had
to be taken back and by morning he was gone.

Just as we were ending our visit I was told of
one last symbolism, reflecting as it does, the life of a
most remarkable man. There is a place in Rossland
called the Nickel Plate Park, to whose dev elopment
Russell dedicated much time and effort and in which
he took great pride. He was born in a house on one
side of that park 77 years ago. A block away, on the

other’ side of the park, is the house, to which he
retired. From its windows he could watch his
grandchildren at play and it was from here that he
died. It represents the circle of the life of a good man,
and the sign of eternity. We will not soon see his like
again.

The man Russell Jones, is dead, but today he is
more alive than he ever was in his long life.

His name is scarcely known beyond the limits of
this community yet the light of his actions are as far
reaching as a light of a mountain top. He was not a
teacher yet the number of his pupils taught by his
example are legion.

He was a poor man by the standards of the
world's measure for the greater part of his life and he
gave freely of whatever he had, but his coin was the
only true coin, the coin of the spirit — compassion
and humanity and a love and generosity for all whom
his life touched. In consequence he was one of the
richest of men. He left us enriched by his being with
us, and we are all his debtors. :

Let me close therefore with three brief
quotations. :

The first Ifound at the monastery and I offer it
as a comfort to the family: It is called a Commenda-
tory Prayer.

“Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and death
is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the
limit of our sight.”

It is a very profound observation.

The second is a lovely little poem which the
family has asked me to read on their behalf:

Do not stand at my chair and weep,

I am not there, I do not sleep,

I am a thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints upon snow,

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my chair and ery,

I am not there, I did not die.

The third is from the Second Chapter of Luke
and is a part of Divine Service. It is called Nune
Dimmittis: “Lord, now let thy servant depart.”

“Lord, now lettest thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word

For my eyes have seen thy salvation

Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
the people;

To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be a
glory to thy people Israel.”

The Soviet Union and the Nether
lands won Group 2 matches Saturday
to advance to the semifinals of the
European soccer championship in
West Germany.

The Soviets beat England 3-1,
while the Netherlands edged Ireland
1.

The Netherlands will play West

Castlegar & District
GIRLS’ SOFTBALL
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
Cattioger Recroction Conlon

Monday, June 20
7 p.m.

Germany in Hamburg on Tuesday,
while the Soviet Union will face Italy
in the other semifinal in Stuttgart on
Wednesda:
The
in Munich.
The Soviet goals came from Sergei
Aleinikov in the third minute, Alexei
Mikhailichenko in the 28th land Vik-
tor Pasulko in the 73rd. Tony Adams
scored for England in the 16th
minute.

1 is set for next Saturday

The Soviets finished first in Group
2 with five points, while the Nether-
lands placed second with four. Ire
land was third with three points and
winless England finished last with
three defeats.

PRESSED FROM START

The Soviet Union needed at least a
draw to make sure of qualifying and
pressed from the start before 53,000
fans in Frankfurt.

JUNE 19 — Robson Flea Market, 9-1
Robson Hall. Public Swimming 1-3 p.m

ond 6:30-8 p.m. BBP. Admission

Adults, $1.25, Students $1.00. Child
75¢. Seasons posses on sole at the
Recreation Office

JUNE 20 — Aquatic, Fitness and Sum.

mer Program Brochures delivered
through the elementary schools and ot
local grocery stores. Public Swimming
3:30-5 and 7-8:30 p.m

JUNE 21 — Evening Fitness Class 7.8
Complex $2 drop-in. Masters Swim 8-9.
ep

JUNE 22 — Don't forget the Rotary

CASTLEGAR & AREA
RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Phone 365-3386 — 2101-6th Ave., Castlegar

Tennis Courts have night lights. Grab
your racket and have o tennis game in
the cool of the evening.
JUNE 23 — Last day to register for
Bronze Medallion Class of the BBP
Public Swimming 3:30-5, Masters 8-9
p.m. Evening Fitness Class 7-8 p.m
Complex
JUNE 24 — Morning Fitness Class, 9-10
m. Babysitting and Variety Hour
available. Rollerskating cancelled.
JUNE 27 — Swim Registration starts 6-
7-p.m., Complex Hall
Pick up your Summer Program
Brochure at the Recreation Office.

If they don't, a seventh game will
be played in the Lakers’ home Tues.
day night, keeping alive their hope of
becoming the first team to win
consecutive titles since the 1969
Boston Celtics.

Los Angeles lost Game 5 Thursday
night because of poor rebounding,
foul trouble and an inability to
capitalize on a 120 start or stop
Adrian Dantley.

Los Angeles coach Pat Riley, who
guaranteed successive champion
ships a year ago, continued to voice
optimism.

“I like our chances,” he said after
the 104-94 fifth-game loss. “I still
believe that this team is going to win
the championship this year.”

The Pistons, who scrambled back
from a 2-1 deficit to win the last two
games at their Pontiac Silverdome,
don't expect any problems getting in
the right frame of mind.

“Our letdowns come at home,”
centre Bill Laimbeer said. “On the
road, we're just 12 players cheering
each other on.”

Forward Dennis Rodman added: “I
don’t think there'll be a letdown. It'll
be a question of who wants it more.

Coach Chuck Daly has learned
to live with his team’s quirks.

“I can't get the whip out. They
won't allow me. If you don’t know at
this point what's out there for you...
But, hey, it’s the human mind, the
human element.”

The sixth game of last year’s final
also was played at the Forum. But
the Lakers went into it with a 3-2
lead and beat the Celtics 106-93. In
that playoff season, Los Angeles had
a 15-3 overall record.

This year, the Lakers were 62-20 in
the regular season, eight games
better than Detroit's 54-28, but are
only 13-9 in post-season play and lost
three games for the third consecutive
series.

Officials’
contract
to expire

TORONTO (CP) — NHL owners
are trying to gain “undue control and
4 of A

We have to be rating and
stay in our game and not do anything
stupid.”

During the series, guard Vinnie
Johnson and forward Ricky Mahorn
complained about playing time. Be-
fore the fifth game, the serious
Dantley chided teammates about
their light-hearted behavior in the
locker room.

Throw in the emotional rookie
Rodman and John Salley and an
eventful week in which Isiah Thomas

the iation rep-
resenting referees and linesmen, the
lawyer negotiating{a contract for the
officials charged Friday.

Talks between/the National Hock.
ey League and its Officials’ Assoc-
iation began Thursday. The contract
expires Aug. 31.

“Under the NHL proposals, club
owners . . . would have effective
control of officials job security on a
season-to-season basis,” Jim Beatty
said in a release.

Eli Soukerolt, Checkers
Pete Evdokimolt Lol
Gory Fleming, Checkers

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE
fest Division

California 9 Kansas City 7
Milwaukwe 7 Chicago 2

land lta
Top 10 Hitters

wi
Boston, .356: Lonstord. Ooklond. 356
Conseco, Ooklond, 57, Molitor, Milwaukee

50.
Ble — Winlield, New York, 55,
82
Hits — Lanstord. Ookiond. 96; Puckett, Minnesote
ty

Kansas City,

Doubles — Brett, Kensos City, 24, Gladden, Min
fesote, 2)
Triples — Reynolds, Seottie. 6; Wilson, Kansas City

Conseco, Osklond. 17, Calderon
R. Henderson, Mew York. 41, Pettis,

(" decisions) — Dotson, New York. 7-1, 87
3.24; Viole, Minnesote, 102, 833. 267, Robinson,
Detroit, 6-2, .800, 9.38.

Strikeouts — Clemens, Boston, 140; Longston, Seo!
te, 107.

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Bis — G. Davis. Houston, 55; Bonito, Pittaburgh, 52.
Wire — McGee, St. Louis, 85; Golerraga, Montreal

Doubles — Palmeiro, Chicago, 21; Sabo, Cincinnati
2
Triples — Coleman, $1, Lovie, 8: VonSiyke, Pitts
burgh. 8
tums — Clark. San Froncisce. 16: G. Devie
Houston, 16; Gelarrage, Montreal. 16
bases — G. Young, Houston, 36: Coleman, St

(7 decisions) — Rijo. Cincinnati, 8-1, 609,
2.03; Cone, New York, 7-1, .675, 1.81: Knepper,
Houston, 7-1, .675. 2.12

keouts — Scott. Houston, 102; Ryen, Houston, 97
Seves — Worrell, St. Lovie, 16; D. Smith, Houston, 12.

Louie, 29.

TRANSACTIONS

Colitornia As
the 15-day dis

Konsos City Royals sign cafcher Tim Spehr
him to Appleton of the Midwbst League

place pitcher DeWayne Buice on
Nat retropctive to June 16.
‘ond ossign

ossign him to Helena of the Pioneer League.
ttle Mor

Houston Astros ectivate pitcher Joaquin Anduiar
send pitcher Jeff Heathceck to Tucson of the Pacific
Coos! Leoave.

Son Fronclace Gients activate shortstop Jose Uribe
{rom the 15-dey disabled list; option infielder Matt
Willioms to Phoenix of the Pacific Coos! League.

Cay

Homilton Tiger-Cats suspend defensive beck Keith

Stonberry ond Chuck West; announce retirement of of-
tensive linemon Pet Brady

Buttolo Bila sign setery John Hogy
Denver Broncos sign Nght end Pe Kelly o 0 series of
voor controcte
leone Saints sign offensive linemen Kevin
‘ond Tyler Ware, and kicker Florian Kemph,
Tod Steele
Steelers vign wide receiver More Zeno.

ee ee

ROTARY OFFICERS . . . The Castlegar Rotary Club
installed its officers this week. (From left) Lorne

Trickey, Ron Ross, Lach Farrell, Jim Gouk, Hugo
Smecher, Don McDowell and Bert Rourke.

CasMewsPhoto by John Chor ters

Rotary officers named

By JOHN CHARTERS

The weatherman cooperated com

pletely last Tuesday when the
Castlegar Rotary Club held its June
induction of officers at the home of
club president Hugo and Doreen
Smecher with District Governor.
Elect Merritt Jensen officiating.
The new slate of executive off
includes president Jim Gouk, vic
president Lorne Trickey, secretary
Ron Ross and treasurer Laurie
Renwick, together with directors
Lach Farrell, International Servic
Bert Rourke, Community Service;
Don McDowell Club Service; and
Dave Gairns, Vocational Service
The executive was sworn in by the
district governor and presented with
pins of office. The traditional steak
barbecue was conducted by Ron Ross
and Bert Rourke and concluded with

a variety of pies brought by the
ladies.

In the course of his formal address
the district governor noted with
approval that the Castlegar club had
contributed and was contributing
greatly to the work at the district
and international level both in its
student exchange program, in which
it leads the district, and its support of
the Polio Plus Program for which Jim
Gouk and Jim Lament played leading
roles.

The Polio Plus Project which was
initiated five years ago by Rotary
International and is aimed at the
elimination of childh liomioliti
throughout the world. It had a target
of $120 million, but h: already
raised $217 million in cash and
pledges. The extra money will go to
the “Plus” part of the project, that is

the fight against five other child
killer diseases.

In accepting the president's chair,
the president-elect acknow ledged the
strong resurgence of the club under
president Hugo Smecher and its ex
tensive contribution to the com
munity.

He noted that since the Polio Plus
Program was over the top, the ex
ecutive was in the advanced stages of
new fund-raising programs with in
creased community service involve
ment.

“We will be redirecting our efforts
to greater community service and we
have great plans,” he said

On Wednesday morning Nick
Chernoff, the district governor's area
representative, took him for a tour of
places of interest in the Castlegar
area.

JOB'S DAUGHTERS . .

+ The public installation of
the new officers of Bethel No. 60 of the Inter-
national Order of Job's Daughters was held recen-

=.

tly. (From left)

senior princess Alana Poznikoft,

queen-elect Deana Holuboft and junior princess
Kim Richards cut the cake at the meeting.

Officers installed

The public installation of the new
officers of Bethel No. 60 of the Inter-
national Order of Job's Daughters
was held June 12.

Installing Senior Custodian Amy
Briggeman PHQ No. 60 and installing
Junior Custodian Jennifer Peterson
PHQ No. 60 escorted Bethel Guar.
dian Bonnie Thompson and Associ
ated Bethel Guardian Ken Poznikoff
into the Bethel.

After Mrs. Thompson extended
greetings to the assembled guests,
Mr. Poznikoff retired and escorted
the installing officer HQ Chloe Hegan
in to the Bethel room.

The other members of the install
ing team were, Victoria Thompson
PHQ No. 60 as installing guide;
Tyrion Miskell PHQ No. 60 as in
stalling marshall; Mrs. Daun Bate

Cultu

EDMONTON (CP) — Ever tried
eating waffles and cream with your
fingers?

It's messy, but easier than using a
knife and fork if you're used to
chopsticks.

The Japanese students who study
at a log cabin in Spruce Grove, a city
just west of Edmonton, often find
themselves in awkward situations
like this while learning to cope with
Canada’s language and culture.

But they never stop trying. And
when Spruce Grove residents saw
4.8-metre and 3.6-metre salmon kites
flying from the flagpole at city hall to
celebrate a national Japanese holi
day, it was a sign that the learning
works both ways.

“We both have to understand each
other's cultures,” says Pat Steinke,
who has billetted ‘some of Japan's
International High School of Marine
Sciences students in her home. “But
that’s part of getting to know each

other. We knew nothing about
Japan.”

Japanese culture has made its way
into Spruce Grove homes and onto
konnichi-wa (welcome) signs in local
shops.

The school opened July 11, 1987. It
was designed to accommodate a
four-month stay in Canada, where
students from a private high school
near Tokyo would learn to speak

MM No. 9 as installing recorder;
Sherry Bouthillier PHQ No. 60 as
installing chaplain; Kimberley Belton
PHQ No. 60 as narrator; and Shauna
Hegan PHQ No. 60 as installing
musician.

The new officers entered the
Bethel during the reading of the
narration, “You Can Soar Higher
Than You Ever Dreamed,” which had
been written by Mrs. Mary Picton, a
close friend of queen-elect Deana
Holuboff.

Other officers were, Senior Prin
cess Alana Poznikoff; Junior Prin
cess Kim Richards; Guide Kathy
Bate; Marshall Lana Venier; Chap.
lain Candice Larche; Recorder
Tyrion Miskell; Treasurer Anita
Bray; Musician/Librarian Antoinette
Santos; First Messenger Shelly

ral exc

English and handle themselves in a
Western culture.
NEW LIFESTYLES

Mornings at Kokusai Kaiyu, as the
school is known in Japanese, are
spent in formal English classes; af.
ternoons in cultural activities.

“We try to introduce them to as
many different lifestyles and people
as possible,” says Kathleen Hughes,
one of two Canadian teachers at the
school.

When the school first opened,
there wasn't enough dormitory space
for the 35 students who come each
session

The response from the community
was immediate, with several families

— more than needed — offering to
take students in.

“We're very community-minded
here,” says Vikki Slater, co-ordinator
of the home-stay program. “We're
always out there to help the de
velopment of the community.”

The students, in the equivalent of
Grades 10 to 12, quickly came to be
considered part of the family —
sometimes to the point of calling
their hosts mother and father.

Slater realized how close the ties
had become when it was time for one
of the girls staying with her to return
to Japan.

“It was extremely sad. It was like

John; Second Messenger Raquel
Bucknell; Third Messenger Janine
Poznikoff; Fourth Messenger Chloe
Hegan; Fifth Messenger Laura Darn.
brough and Inner Guard Simone
Ratis.

Honored Queen Deana was es-
corted to the east and presented with
her honored queen's pin by PHQ
Chloe Hegan. Honored Queen Deana
then presented a __past-honored
queen's pin to PHQ Chloe.

The gavel was presented to Hon
ored Queen Deana by her father.

PHQ Chloe was escorted to the
altar for the Bible-signing ceremony
at which time her theme song Learn.
ing to Fly was played.

Refreshments were enjoyed by all
following the closing ceremony, fea-
turing’a large cake in HQ Deana’s
colors of pink and blue.

ange

one of our own brood leaving the
nest.”
BEYOND SCHOOL

In some cases the arrangement
goes beyond high school. Ryo Takeda
graduated last year and now studies
English at the University of Alberta
in Edmonton, but he still comes home
to stay weekends with Herb and Pat
Steinke.

“We treat him like one of our own
sons,” Herb says.

How the overseas branch of the
school came to be built in the small
Alberta city starts with the vision of
its president, Nobuko Iwaki. She
charms and delights Spruce Grove
residents with her visits once every
three months.

Iwaki says she searched the globe
for just the right location, passing up
spots in California and Australia be
fore settling on Spruce Grove.

She liked the name of the city, the
log cabin design of a manufacturer
based there, and the sense of secur.
ity Spruce Grove offered a group of
young people far from home.

“I feel in Canada that the students
would be safe even if they mixed
with the local populace,” she says
through an interpreter.

“I like the community very much,
personally. Every time I come I am
struck by the hospitality and gener.
osity of the people.”

Similar snowflakes found

WASHINGTON (AP) — A cher.
ished common belief may be in doubt:
the assumption that no two snow.
flakes are alike.

Nancy Knight of the U.S. National
Centre for Atmospheric Research in
Boulder, Colo., has discovered what
may be the first matching set of snow
crystals.

“One of the most quoted state
ments about snow crystals is that no
two are alike, a bit of folk wisdom
that is generally accepted even
among those few regarded as experts
in the subject,” Nancy Knight said in
a letter published in the May issue of
the Bulletin of the American Meteor.
ological Society.

But she found “a striking example
of two snow crystals which, if not
identical, are certainly very much
alike.

“In many years of snow-crystal
collection the author has seen no
other examples of such crystals, nor

are any given in the standard ref
erences,” she wrote.

The crystals were collected on a
glass plate coated with oil, which was
exposed to a cloud for 11 seconds
during a research flight in 1986 over
Wausau, Wis. They were then
photographed.

“My first reaction was to say
‘That's absolutely impossible,’ " said
her husband, Charles Knight, also a
researcher at the centre.

“When you say no two are iden
tical, that's a sort of philosophical
question; there have been an awful
lot of snow crystals over the history
of the Earth,” he said in a telephone
interview. “Especially with small
ones, it is likely many were similar to
one another. But these two are a
paradox.”

Meteorologists prefer the term
snow crystal to snowflake, reflecting
the fact that these entities take many
forms other than the popular six-

pointed image. They can be shaped
like stars, columns, needles, plates or
just lumps.

The pair of crystals photographed
by Nancy Knight are shaped like
columns with vase-shaped hollow
centres. They are tiny — only
one-quarter millimetre the long way,
slightly less on the short side

In order to develop such identical
shapes, the two “had to go through
identical growth histories,” accum.
ulating freezing water as they Pussed
through iayers of cold air, Charles
Knight explained.

The researchers only have the
photograph as proof of the twin
snowflakes. The crystals no longer
exist. ¢

Nancy Knight is out of the United
States doing research on hail. The
centre at which she and her husband
work is co-supported by the federal
government and a group of colleges
and universities: