AND STREAM BY JACK WHITE : Cominco” Thirty-one employees of the ‘Mining ‘and Gonpaay will join the’ ranks of Cominco “gold: medallists” tonight (From Last Weck). Fishing is coming back into it's own with a vengance, partl-| I cularly on the: Arrow. Lakes: with continual catches bolng takon of up to eight pounds from Deer Park to Sunshine Bay.;The mean’ aver- age seems to run around four to four and a half pounds. Plugs are the takers these days and fo mis- take about it. secretary, Mrs, Peppard, is stil, crowing about. the four Ib, fish she caught. In fact I think Ln FOR AIRLINE RESERVATIONS ‘MEXICO - HAWAIIAN AND: EUROPEAN TOURS ARRANGED : CASTLEGAR AGENT FOR THE WESTERN HOTEL CHAIN ; WEST'S DEPT. STORE — ~ Phone 365-4911 - that fish is gaining weight with every telling. Never mind, Emlly, hope you do come up’ with the biggest one anyway’ for the trophy competition, Speaking of competitions, our secretary lias an enviable record that‘no other member of our asso- clation can boast of — she haa yet to miss ‘her first meeting of the Castlegar and District Sportsmen’s Association since. it was’ formed almost three years ago, And she has served as our secretary for the past two years, Pull up. your socks, :pardner, and start packing your share of the load, Big game coming into town slowed down’ considerably in ‘the last weeks with very few animals coming ‘into our District. I think the main reason is’that most: of the fellows are. waiting for the snow to come for their final try. Don't’ wait too long gang ‘as that big blizzard just might not’ come in ‘time though every indication is that {t will. Very few deer are coming in at. present mainly because the mule deer are still away back up on the peaka just below the snow ‘ne and the white-tall are playing their usual game of hard to get, .We turned the table. on two of them last Sunday though, as Dick’ Wade and I'headed for the top‘of a draw that Reno Manarin and his partner were just starting up. We drove within a quarter of a mile of the top and doubled back to take up positions where any white tail «might~ come out if they were in there.” I picked a spot where I had seen them crossing before and after just over an hoiii’s wait, sure enough two of them came by, fitting through the brush, The first’ one a. button buck I nailed cleanly but the second one: didn't stop for nearly a 100 yards, ile I was dressing out the buck Reno came over the top of “More Donors For Handicap School Tn. last week's edition’ of the Castlegar News, two donors ‘were missed. in the story of the: Open House meeting of the Kootenay So- ciety. for Handicapped : Children, They were Misses: Verna Chevel- dave and Morag Nicholson present- ed a cheque for. $10 from.the Kin- naird Junior Red Cross‘and Mrs. I. Reinsbakken © presented; a’ cheque : LL h Castlegar , Dining Room Open Monday through 8. .00 p.m.” Sundays 9.00 a.m: to 8.00 p.m. PHONE 365-2631 TT TT TTT ES KAY MOTORS Lid.! Highway . 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This bird dog system works quite well on white tail and mule deer. alike, The. main’ thing, is to know where your deer will most likely cross, when they break’ co- ver, If you have this one factor figured out your chances of success are good in any white fall country: This weekend, - now ‘that have my little white fail for neat, I plan on heading for. the top alter that ‘big .one, I spotted 12 last Sunday, all does and’ fawns, and according to my calculations its time for the bucks to start com- ing. in. to them. With one ‘tag left I’m looking for a four: pointer or better and maybe ‘this weekend will be it. Derry}. still has both his.tags and we have our own little competition on.the biggest buck.. This weekend may tell the tale; we will just have to wait and see. “You buck hunters better look alive as of lately there have been a lot of northerns coming through, but. the way the frost is hanging on they will be. frozen’ out of: the Put on-your woolies, get out there were never better than right now. B. of: Mw Gomments - On Wheat Sales “Canada’s record wheat crop has enabled the country to meet the extraordinary..demands from the Soyiet Union as: well as from tradi- tional markets ‘and still leave at the end of: the ‘current crop year ome 500 million’ bushels for. ex- ‘port’ and carryov This observation is made by Lin its Bu- siness Review: for October, just. issued.’ we Exports this year. could ‘be well over the current official esti- mate ' of 650: million;:bushels' and substantially. above . the ‘previous ‘record® set in® 1928-29. .when, 408 million bushels were exported, the B of M: says, north and won’t*‘stay here ‘long. |: early and wait it out..Your chances |* when. they, celebrate. their 40th year of seryice ‘with the company. Cominco’ will’ salute * the’ 40- year men at a a apecial dinner this evening with: the presentation to each of a personally-engraved' gold medal mounted on a lucite base, Flouridation Taiked At Health Boards Regular. Meeting . Fluoridation of water supplies and closer liaison of health boards throughout the: province were two main topics of the October meet- ing ‘of the Inter-Union Boards of Health for the East and Weat Kootenays held in Cranbrook. ; Gerald ‘Rust, Kinnaird ‘ com- missioner. and chairman ‘of. the West Kootenay Union Board’ of Health, asked representatives | of the 10 Kootenay communities for their feelings on fluoridation. : He said he was not interested in presenting a resolution ‘of any kind but simply wanted informa- tion so all health officials would have a better idea of each other's HA Grimsrad, ‘regional dental ‘consultant from ‘Trail, told the group, fluoride could be sup plied at. from five to 26 cents per capita: annually, No Kootenay areas have flu: oridated’ water supplies, but: Mr. Rust said discussions ‘are ‘under- way in several communities to have fluoridation ‘systems installed. Next meeting of the Inter- Union Boards'‘of Health of the Kootenays will: be held April 25 in Castlegar. Mr, Rust asked what h d ‘Honors ‘Gold Medalists’ The 1968 gold medalists in- clude 18 men from Trail, eight fom Kimberley, three from Ross- land, one from Montrose. and one are- engaged in occupations ‘rang- ing from laborer to division mana- ger. / Their number brings the total of Cominco gold medalists ‘to. 174 since the firat presentation in 1952, Of the total, 12 have died, 72 on ‘pension and 90-are still in. active employment, Cominco also. has presented two Soyer. medals, ‘The 1863. medalists. will also +] recetve; ‘in ‘recogalticn : of their long service, their choice of a gold watch, a 35mm camera, or a‘ sil. ver cigaret box. a Presentation of the medals and. mementos will’ be! made: by each employee's division manager. Chairman of the proceedings will be’G.’ S. Ortner, manager of the personnel division. and general manager of Cominco, will be present, Those. who will be honored tonight include A. Baggio, 'L. Fac- chia, G. Freschi, G. C. Milne, W. P. Robertson, G. R. Stefani, TH Weldon, Mf, Wizinsky, P. Ferro, A. J Kavic, AL tf Mathew, R. Nelson, A. Tambellini, P. Halliwell, EB. A. G. Cols, W. .F. Laurie, L.°J,.C. Murdoch, N..D.: Sanderson, G.,E. Carter, E. F. Vetere, G.. Nixon, C..R, Trench and H, C, White, ‘Children Enjoy -Halloween Fun At Silver Birch Black cafs ruled the day.on Halloween at the Silver Birch to resolutions after they were ap- proved. by’ the provincial conven- tion and sent to the provincial go- vernment, He said he knew of only one reply ‘from the minister: of health, saying. a‘ resolution’ had been ‘received and would be con- sidered. ing Health officiats will send two resolutions directly:to the provin- cial government and then consider them’ at the provincial conference if no sovemient action: is forthe e “Worst Grime? Gets $150 Fine In Gourt Here A: 18ycar-old Grand Forks youth was. fined: a total of $510 here. one ‘afternoon ast week for. district magistrate Parker Williams has been,.associated with Stor: a long_ time.” Myron Hendrickson was fined $400 ona charge ‘of dangerous and being ‘in possesion ‘of a stolen vehicle; and $10 for’ driving with- out alicence, 2 :* “Hendrickson, t ‘was. told, was the ‘driver of a‘vehicle which crashed : on the Kinnaird-Chri tina Lake highway last May. /°.) < Fwo--companions-in. the car were killed. They were 18-year-old Steve