sy, Ae Castlegar News December 30, 1989 ENTERTAINMENT Python alumni trots globe Which is member of what Monty NEW YORK (AP) — Near yuletide last year, Michael Palin was returning to his London home and family. He recalls the joyous cries of his children to wit: “Got any presents?’ | said, ‘I've been travelling light.’ "* He sighs. “The shopping far, far worse than travelling the world in 80 days.” Verne's fictional That was around — taxi, came the merry-faced Circus had been doing for the BBC, He emulated the famed globe-trot of Jules travelling only by land.and sea He went by train, cargo ship, ferry, , even a passing sheik’s new red Mercedes. No jumbo jets, though. He didn’t mind: “I find air travel highly overrated, usually late, and a sheeplike form of transport.”* Starting Jan, 7, Around the World in 80 Days, a seven-part documentary series about his expedition, will be shown Sundays on cable's Arts. and Entertainment Network, which bought it from the BBC Python's Flying Phileas Fogg Cruise gets nomination LOS ANGELES (Reuter) — Two war films, Born on the Fourth of July and Glory, Harry Met Sally each received five Hollywood Golden Globe nominations this week and the comedy When They included best acting nominations for Tom Cruise acrippled Vietnam war ex Fourth of July. Acting for his portrayal of Ron Kovic serviceman, in Born on the nominations also went to Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal romantic couple of When Harry Met Sally Denzel Washington received a nomination for best supporting actor for his role in Glory, the story of an all black regiment in the Civil War Nominated for the best foreign language film wa: Jesus of Montreal, by Montreal director Denys Arcand In television, L.A, Law, the series based on life ina lawyers’ office, easily led the field with eight nominations followed by the situation comedy series Cheers and -the television special Lonesome Dove, starring Robert Duvall each with four Roseanne Barr, a television Emmy nomination for her starring role in the hit series Ros also failed to win a Golden Globe nomination, But a best passed over for television husband, John Goodman, won nomination. The winners are chosen by the Hollywood Foreig Press Association, composed of a group of foreign repor ters in Los Angeles, and will be presented in a televised ceremony Jan. 20 The awards are considered by the studios to be strong indicators of the next Oscar winners Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, who teamed up for a third time to make a film of a divorce battle, The War of the Roses, were nominated for best acting awards Jack Nicholson followed up the $11 million he received for Batman by being nominated for a best acting award for his role of the Joker Britons Pauline Collins and Daniel Day Lewis were nominated for best acting awards for Shirley Valentine and My Left Foot. Sean Connery was nominated for an award for best supporting actor for his role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade minations were Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Do the The main category ni Best Dramatic ure: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Right Thing and Glory Best Dramatic Performance by an Actress: Sally Field for Steel Magnolias, Jessica Lange for Music Box, Andie Macdowell for Sex, Lies and Videotape, Michelle Pfeiffer for The Fabulous Baker Boys and Liv Ullmann for The Rose Gardén Best Dramatic Performance by an Actor: Tom Cruise for Born on the Fourth of July, Daniel Day-Lewis for My Left Foot, Jack Lemmon for Dad, Al Pacino for Sea of Love and Robin Williams for Dead Poets Society Driving Miss Daisy Fhe-bittle Mermaid; Shirley Valentine, The War of the Roses and When Harry Met Sally Best Performance by an Actress in a—Musical or Comedy: Pauline Collins for Shirley Valentine, Meg Ryan for When Harry Met Sally, Meryl Streep for She-Devil, Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy and Kathleen Turner for The War of theR Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Billy Crystal for When Harry Met Sally, Michael Douglas for The War of the Roses, Morgan Freeman for Driving Miss Daisy, Steve Martin for Parenthood and Jack Nicholson for Batman Besi Foreign Language Film: Camille Claudel from Cinema Paradiso from Italy, Jesus of Montreal My Uncle's Legacy from Yugoslavia, and France from Canada Story of Women from France Best Musical or Comedy Television Series: Designifig Women, Empty Nest, The Golden Girls, Mur phy Brown and The Wonder Years. Best Performance by an Actress in a Music: Comedy Television Series: Kirstie Alley for Cheers, Stephanie Beacham for Sister Kate, Candice Bergman, for Murphy Brown, Jamie Lee Curtis for Anything but Love comedienne Tracey Ullman for The Cheers, and British Tracey Ullman Show Best Performance by an Actor ina Mu Television Series: Ted Danson for Cheers, John Goodman for Roseanne, Judd Hirsch. for Dear John, Richard Mulligan for Empty Nest and Fred Savage for the Wonder Years. or Comedy Here are the year's Top 10 pop albums and singles in Canada, based on sales, as compiled by the national |__ music trade source, the Record. Cannibals top ‘89 chart Here are the year's Top 10 most popular videos, by sales and’rentals, as listed in this week's Billboard Since his Python days, Palin has been in various movies, some, like Time Bandits and A Fish Called Wan da, with Python pals, He also has been writing, including a tome for tykes, Small Harry and the Toothache Pills. He made a BBC series on train travel in 1980. But his round-the-world voyage, filmed with a crew of five, was, as a Python would say, something completely different. What to w was only the start no shop like ‘Circum navigators, Inc.,’"’ he notes. “But the idewis to take as little as possible."” For him, this meant six shirts, three pairs of trousers, and a small bag containing tapes and a diary book World travellers have been known to unwillingly visit the wretched nations of Dysentary, Hepatitis, and Mysterious Ailment. So Palin got an armful of having queried a glober-trotter who advised: ‘Just take everything.” WENTEAST He set off from London in the fall “There's shots, last year, proceeding eastward via the Orient Express, then varied forms of among them an elderly dhow whose engine failed at midnight in the Persian Gulf transport, “It sort of fizzled out, and the cap tain sort of scratched his head and said, *Oh, the rubber band broke.’ Palin, who at one point suffered food poisoning and several times found. himself behind schedule, also faced much suspicion by gimlet-eyed border guatds in the Middle East At such times, he says, it’s often best just to say, “I’m on a journey, going somewhere else."” One guard asked Palin why he was in Dubai if going to Tokyo. He was told: “Oh, well, that’s along story, don’t want to bore you.”* The gate was raised. 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SPOKANE TOURS JANUARY 20 — Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard, George Jones Mame’ FEBRUARY 23 — ° Starring Patrice Munsel MARCH 3 — APRIL 22 — " Season's Greetings, Carmen” MARCH 31 — “West Side Story” The Judds' Best Wishes SPRING BREAK FLY TOUR Visit Disneyland & Southern California tor 10 Days & 9 Nights * Departs March 16 HENNE TRAVEL 1410 Bay Ave., Trail 368-5595 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 365 WEST'S TRAVEL 1217-3rd St., Castlegar -7782 VANCOUVER (CP) — The Vancouver Canucks mixed ex pressions of disappointment with smatterings of admiration for Cen- tral Red Army. — but the bottom line Friday night was a graphic glimpse at two vastly different hockey clubs. Red Army, which has dominated the Soviet Elite League for as long as snow has fallen in Siberia, crushed the hapless «Canucks 6-0 in an NHL exhibition game at the Pacific Coliseum. The Soviet team, which lost 4-1 in Winnipeg on Wednesday night, clearly controlled every aspect of the game Red Army coach Viktor Tikhonov, who doubles as the Canucks play ‘lousy’ as Red Army marches BOB McCAMMON . played lousy national team mentor, felt vin dicated by his team's play against the apparently disinterested and outgunned Canucks “We needed the first victory af ter we failed in Winnipeg,” Tikhonov said through an inter preter.. ‘My team looked better than. Vancouver in offence and defence.” Canucks’ coach Bob McCam mon was blunt in assessing his team’s play “The team played lousy,”” he said. The Canucks were outshot 41-21 and outscored 2-0 if the first period and 3-0 in the second ““It’s disappointing. The players should be very concerned about themselves. We have to have a bet ter effort than that."’ Juniors free ride HELSINKI (CP) — With the so called easy part of the schedule over, Canada was regrouping today for the games that will show whether it is a true medal contender at the world junior hockey championship. Canada remained unbeaten in three outings Friday with a 6-3 win over Norway in a less-than-inspired per formance over the Scan dinavians. The smaller and faster Norwegians kept pace with the Canadians throughout, holding Canada to a 4-3 winless advantage periods. Canada, which today has an off day, remained tied for first with the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia in the eight-team, round-robin tour nament In other games Friday, the Soviets beat hast Finland 3-2, Czechoslovakia drubbed winless Poland 11-1 and the winless United States blew a four-goal lead in losing 6-5 to Sweden (2-1). PLAYS FINLAND Canada plays Finland (1-2) on New through the first two is over Year's Eve (8 a:m. EST, CBC TV) and the Soviets on New Year’s Day (12 noon EST, CBC TV). Meanwhile, at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, the U.S. Selects scored five unanswered goals in the third period to beat Canada’s national team 8-6, while Davos surprised Moscow Spartak 7-6 in games Friday. Spartak leads the five-team round. robin standings with six points, two more than the United States. Canada, the Davos Selects and Farjestads of Sweden each has two points NHL FRIDAY Bruins beat Sabres, Jets edge Flames EDMONTON 6 MONTREAL2 Mark Messier scored two goals and added an assist tor « break through the 900-point barrier in his 11th season as Edmonton beat Montreal. Jari Kurri scored once and ad. ded two assists for 997 career points. The Oilers ran their home unbeaten streak to a club record 13 games (11-0-2) Stephane Richer scored both Montreal goals The Buffalo Sabres have been nearly invincible at home this season, except when the Boston Bruins come to town Craig Janney scored at 1:33 of overtime to give Boston its second straight victory in Memorial Auditorium, a 4-3 decision over the Sabres ina clash of NHL Adams Division rivals Friday night JETS2FLAMES1 Thomas Steen scored 2:49 into overtime and goalie Bob Essensa made 49 saves as Winnipeg moved above .500 (16-15-5) in beating Calgary. Mark Kumpel, for the Jets, and Al MacInnis, for the Flames, also scored The Bruins ended Buffalo’s home winning streak at 12 games with a'4-2 win on Dec. 13 and are the only team to beat the Sabres in The Aud this season. Buffalo is 15-2-2 at home “I thought we played an excellent road game," said Boston coach Mike Milbury. ‘This was a good, hard hockey game that both teams wanted to win.”” DEVILS 3 RANGERS 2 Sylvain Turgeon’s second goal of the game and 200th of his career broke a 2-2 third-period tie as New Jersey ex- tended New York's winless streak to 10 games (0-7-3). New Jersey is 7-2-1 inits last 10. In other games, it was: Edmonton 6, Montreal 2; Win nipeg 2, Calgary 1 in overtime; Washington 2, Detroit 1; New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2. In exhibition games, Moscow Dynamo humbled Pittsburgh 5-2, holding the disinterested Penguins to a total of nine shots. CAPITALS 2 RED WINGS 1 Bob Joyce and Dale Hunter scored power-play goals in the first period and Don Beaupre stopped 24 Detroit shots as Washington won its fourth straight and remained tied with New Jersey for first place in the Patrick Division John Chabot had a shorthanded goal midway through the third period for Detroit “We're going real good and any time you beat the No 1 team in hockey, it’s a big win, especially with the success they've had in this building,"’ said Janney, who scored the first overtime goal of his career in extending Boston's win- ning streak to four games. DYNAMQS5 PENGUINS 2 Yuri Leonox scored two goals and Moscow Dynamo held Pittsburgh to one shot on goal in the third period in the opener of their five-game NHL tour. Mario Lemieux and Rob Brown scored for Pittsburgh. Lemieux, 5-for-$ on penalty shots in his NHL career, missed on a penalty shot in the second period Boston, 3-0-3 in overtime this season, mbved into a tie with Montreal for second place in the division John Carter, Bob Gould and Rob Cimetta also scored for Boston. Dave Andreychuk, Mike Foligno and Scott Arniel had goals for the Sabres Boston goalie Reggie Lemelin made 26 saves. Climt Malarchuk stopped 24 shots for Buffalo Crystal to host Oscars LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comediar Billy the 1990 Academy Awards broad demy of Motion r rystal will serve as the sole host Arts and Sciences announced Friday It will mark the third cohsecutive awards show appearance for Crystal The single-h« 1989's and his first as ho’ format returns after multi-host show, which featt Lowe and an unauthorized Snow White impersonator Wominations forthe 62nd Annual Acddemy on Feb. 14 Awards will be announced BLUE TOP BURGER WE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 1 Happy New Year WEEKLY SPECIAL DELUXE BURGER From Vancouver to New Spokane to Salem, Ore., athletes made their mark in 1989. scrapbook full. JANUARY The year begins with the youngsters on the ice in the spotlight a3 the city kicks off games and festivities that are part of minor hockey week. Regardless of the outcome Wf the-games, it’s a week celebrated nationally in which all the young players are the winners. The Castlegar Figure Skating Club wins the Rossland mini-skate competition for the second straight year Kalesnikoff Lumber of the Castlegar Gentlemans Hockey League goes undefeated through four games to win the B side of the Cowboy’s hockey tournament in Trail The Stanley Humphries senior boys basketball team bows out toa Vancouver squad in the finals of an eight-team tourney held here Lorne Kanigan, Keith Semenoff and Rick Crowe of the Castlegar Rebels are selected to the second all-star team in the Kootenay In- ternational Junior Hockey By CasNews Staff “the World Cup skiing cir The success stories of local athletes at home, across the country and around the world are enough to jam a 1989: Castlegar's year of plenty Everyone knows the names of Castlegar athletes + from who have gone on to glory in the world of professional sok with pride on their achievements we must not overlook those who are striving right now to be the next athlete from this city to join their ranks. Often it is those young, struggling winners and whose get lost amid the daily crush of national and international headlines, FEBRUARY The SHSS junior girls basketball team places second in the Hi Arrow Classic Castlegar native Steve Bozek twice as the Canucks beat the Gretzky-less Edmonton Oilers for the first time in three years. Jennifer Datchkoff takes first place in the nin - and - under- category of the West Kootenay Figure Skating Championships in Rossland SHSS's senior girls basketball team wins its second tourney of the year in Summerland Lead Ian Johnson, second Doug Stamm, third Dean Horning and skip Kelly Johnson win the C event in the Castlegar Curling Club's Groundhog Bonspiel scores Vancouver Red Mountain Racers Ward Steckle and Dan Bowles, ranked one-two respectively, and team mates Sue Busky and Anna Knud sgaard had identical first place finishes on the women’s side as the RMR’s dominate a development we see it who suc> —of this Hewspaper. Today, in -Castlegar, we have some cf those athletes. They are playing hockey at the Community Complex, skiing at the local hills, they’re on the soccer field, the baseball diamond, curling rink and golf course especially after a year in which the headli Those whose efforts fill the pages the downf: ~~ eumb to drugs, alcohol, or the temptation to deceive. We should now focus on the new generation of athletes, athletes whose virtues as human beings share as much of the spotlight as their abilities in sport. Look at them closely now when the opportunity is here to enjoy their achievements close up and firsthand. And as a new year and new decade begins, we look forward to the promise of the new generation of athletes Misty Him, Daphne Shannon Rhodes and pick up top APRIL Selkirk Saints volleyball player Wes Wishlow is named the college’s athlete of the year The Castlegar Biathlon Club Yeam captures six medals at the C. Championships at Silver Star Mountain. Dean Horning, Doug Matthews, Mike Balahura and Bill Lunn win the Castlegar Curling Club’s men’s team of Jackson, Erin Dawes also honors. tourney. Selkirk guard Steve But chart is chosen MVP Meanwhile, the Saints men’s volleyball team captures top spot in the province and prepares for national competition The Atom House team wins three straight garaesae take the title ina Grand Forks tourney Castlegar’s Steve Junker, playing hockey for the Spokane Chiefs, is nominated for the scholastic player of the year award bythe WHL The Pee Wee Reps lose the West \ Kootenay championsips in a tourney A . .. Special Olympi who backstopped the Nelson the spirit of this city. Red Mountain Racer Sue Busky takes first overall in the women’s giant slalom event at the Pepsi Challenge Alpine Ski series at Red Mountain. Her teammate Darrel Fry is invited to ski in a World Cup downhill at Whistler The Stanley Humphries senior basketball Rockettes qualify for provincial competion, Tim Pretty of iver King on the road toa Canadian Championship in floor hockey in July, symbolizes championship. The rink of Lorraine John, Janie Phipps, Cheryl Bonowicz and Shirley Gorkoff win the women’s cham- pionship. Former Castlegar Rebel Travis Green is named most valuable player by his Western Hockey League club, the Spokane Chiefs The Senior Novice All-stars win the Spokane Safeway tourney Chelsea Van Viiet and Amanda McLachlan are named the year’s improved skaters by the double overtime shootout against Nelson Felix Belezyk ends a 13-month winless drought with a first place in the super giant slalom at the Canadian Alpine Ski Champion shipsat Lake Louise. The Selkirk Saints volleyball team finishes sixth in the country in a national tourney held at the University of Alberta Hi Arrow beats Sandman Inn to Castlegar Recreational Hockey League crown Cross country skiers Darren Tamelin and Eric Sather pick up the silver and bronze respectively the 10-kilometre race at the Games. The curling rink of Kim Abietkoff, Carrie McAllister, Jason Horlikc, Nicolle Laporte and Jonathan Chrusch win the Stanley Humphries-Kinnaird junior secondary curling tourney men’s win the most NEW HOURS 10 A.M.-8 P.M. 1821 Columbia Ave. 365-8388 ‘ALL AHEAD, DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE KOOTENAY BROADCASTING SYSTEM proudly presents WAYLON JENNINGS WITH SPECIAL GUEST: ws oer mon?! 422.Vernon * Nelson € 352-5331 Jessi Colter TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 — 8:00 P.M. Cominco Arena, Trail, B.C. BO FRAO BOO wile Country Music’’ General Admission: $19” (advance) Tickets Available At: Glenmerry Market, Trail Pete's TV, Castlegar K.B.S. Office, Trail Alpine Drugs, Rossland Horizon One Hour Photo, Nelson Summit Music, Creston race in Salmo Rebels end the season with a vic tory but finish out of the playoffs The Peewee rep team clinches first place in the league SS's senior girls basketbal team wins the Cage Bowl in Trail and Jenny Rezansoff is chosen tournament MVP. KOOTENAY BROADCASTING SYSTEM MARCH e Selkirk College Saints men’s basketball team wraps up the season with a second-place finish in the Kokanee Invitational Suzanne Powell and Trevor Seville take gold medals in weightlifting at the B.C. Winter Games in Nelson. Teammate Rick Young captures the bronze Castiegar bowlers Derek Han dley, Jadak Oglow, Jamie Mid dleton and Jeff Guindon win the boys title at the Kootenay In vitational in Creston. The girls Castlegar Figure Skating Club Castlegar native Wendy Pilla is hired to coach the Trail-Warfield Stingrays swimming club. continued on B2 Sport didn't elude change. By TERRY SCOTT The Canadian Press When the decade started, the total payroll of the Minnesota Twins was $2.6 million. Earlier this month — the final one of the 1980s — Kent Hrbek, the Twins first baseman, was signed to a five-year contract that will pay him close to $3 milliona year As the last bit of sand disappears from the hourglass, it’s worth pausing to reflect on just how far we've been in a decade of following the games professionals play. The decade barely began when a 32-year-old fastball artist named Nolan Ryan, then 91 strikeouts short of 3,000, signed a three-year contract with the Houston Astros and announced, *‘Alll I know is that my next contract will be my last. I'll be 33 next year — old enough to realize you're starting to get pretty close tothe finish."” Ten years and more than 2,000 strikeouts later, twilight time still hasn't ap- proached for the amazing Ryan. On Feb. 15, 1980, another amazing athlete named Wayne Gretzky assisted on seven goals in an 8-2 victory by the Edmonton Oilers over the Washington Capitals, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd of 15,423 at Northlands Coliseum “This is a great sports town, and I'm glad I’m going to be here for the next 20 years,’’ Gretzky said Oh well, a decade really is a long time At the turn of the current decade, Nelson Skalbania announced he had a deal to purchase the Atlanta Flames and move thenrto Calgary, ending the National Hockey League’s seven-year experiment with a franchise in the Deep South. As the decade concluded, the Flames hoisted their first Stanley Cup Phil Esposito, then a star with the New York Rangers, posed for a newspaper advertisement, prostrate on the ice in front of a Volkswagen Rabbit, with the cap- Rabbits Do Hat Tricks, Too.” A decade later, Esposito is preparing for a screen role in which he will portray the famed illusionist Harry Houdini Back in 1980, a temperamental right-hander named Joaquin Andujar was a member of the Astros, but an unhappy camper since he felt he was being ignored by manager Bill Virdon “1 am going to Yugoslavia “Tonight, when I go to my hotel room, I am going to light a candle and say a prayer that | am traded."’ Andujar never got to Yugoslavia, but he might make it to Montreal — which some baseball players regard as the equivalent of pursuing a career in Yugoslavia with the Expos next season. tion, ‘* see you sometim he vowed 's wrought In the last year of the decade, the Expos unexpectedly lost 19 pitching vic tories from their starting rotation when Bryn Smith and Pascual Perez opted for free agency left. The following season they won the East Division title In 1980, they lost 20 victories when Dan Schatzeder and Rudy May The Montreal Canadiens opened the decade by selecting a rangy centre named Doug Wickenheiser in the NHL draft, named Denis Savard passing over a pint-sized player “know the Canadiens wanted a big centre, and I'm only five foot nine, but I'm going to prove to Montreal Wickenheiser,”’ Savard said next year that I’m a better play The goal count almost a decade later is Savardi: 335; Wickenheistr: 111 The Canadiens later hired a Savard Serge than as general manager and he helped to engineer a Stanley Cup in 1986, maintaining Montreal's streak of at least one championship in every decade since the 1920s. In at least one other area, the decade is ending the way it started In 1980, major league baseball had part of its exhibition schedule deleted because of a players’ strike. Two weeks from now, the current collective bargaining agreement with the owners expires amid rumors that)a spring-training lockout is imminent and exhibition games are again in jeopardy