CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 3, 1978 Castlegar Hosts Bantam Tourney This weekend, Castlegar's Kinnaird Park will be the site of the Western Canadian Softball Bantam Girls and Boys Cham- pionships—probably a once-in- a-lifetime opportunity for the community, to host such an event, as these championships move from province to province and city to city within the province, The three-day tourney is being sponsored by the Selkirk Valley Minor Softball Associa- tion and the B.C. Amateur Softball Association. Participating teams are from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; Winnipeg, Man.; day's and Sunday's games played 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Monday's from 9 a.m, to 5:30 p.m. Official opening cere- monies and awards presenta- tion will be on Monday evening. The first round will be a round-robin, with the top four teams in each division ad- vancing to play a modified double knockout to determine the champions. Schedule for the round- robin is as follows: Saturday Girls B.C. vs. Sask, B.C. Host vs. Alta, B,C, vs, N.W.T, Alta. vs, Sask, B.C. Host vs, Man. B.C..vs, Man, B.C. Host vs. Alla. Sask. vs, N.W.T. Sunday 12:80 p.m. 2,15 p.m. 2:16 p.m, Girls Alta, vs, Man. B.C. Host vs. Sask. B.C. vs.N.W.T. B.C. vs, Man, Sask. vs, Alta. B.C. Host vs. N.W.T. Boys B.C. Host vs. B.C. Alta, vs, N.W.T. Man. vs. Sask, + 10:45 a.m, 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 9am. 10:45 a.m, 10:45 a.m. B.C, vs. Sask. 12:80 p.m. Alta, vs. Man, 2:16 pam. B.C. Host vs.N.W.T. 2:15 p.m. The double knockout will start Sunday at 4 p.m. and end on Monday evening. Approximately 200 players are participating in the tourna: ment, each province being represented by its respective provincial championship team. Everyone is invited to come out to Kinnaird Park to greet the visitors and support the local teams. A concession will be in operation all weekend during game hours, CASTLEGAR NE Distributed Bright and Early Every Thursday Mor ng at “The Cr CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 3, 1978 WS — ssronds of the Kootenays” Wt & — hep th VOL, 31, No. 81 TWO SECTIONS (A&B) ain, CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1978 A 26 CENTS Castlec By RYON QUEDES CasNews Editor The city will cease running Castlegar Airpoy That was the decision city council membe closed meeting last Tuesday after examining cif Wilson's recommendations on the new airport heq decision was based on the city solicitor's recomme . council members’ fears that the city, which took ove the airport about two years ago, could face legal p; rt Function during the crash of a water bomber at Castlegar Airport last Tuesday four city fire trucks, as well as the airport’s chemical truck, responded to the alarm. “Where's our responsibility to the people of Castlegar if there had been a fire in the city at that time?” Moore asked, N.W.T, vs. Man. B.C. Host vs. B.C. Cupar and Wayburn, Sask.; by the federal transport ministry. Edmonton and Calgary, Alta; Inaddition, the city has no control over the regulations or the ‘o those of the City of Cranbrook after the Feh fi i f the aii he said. financing of the airport, she said. Sask. vs. Man, Alta, vs, N.W.T. B.C. vs. Alta. and Campbell River and Sur- rey, B.C. The hosting Selkirk Valley Bantam Girls and Slocan Valley Bantam Boys teams will B.C. Host vs. Man, also be represented. Sask, vs, N.W.T. A total of 44 games will be Boys played, with 22in each division, N.W.T. vs. Man. All three fields will be used at B.C. vs. Alta. the Kinnaird Park, with Satur. B.C. Host vs. Sask. hosp ye aArason HOMES atk i oI t nyie® coe be omer SORT lew iw TOURNAMENT HOSTS are members of the Slocan Valley bantam boys softball team. First row (left to right): Bret Conkin, Barry Marsh, Gordon Zelden, Brent Chuhaniuk; Middle row: Alck Strelchert, David Kinakin, Gearge Voykin, See how we build our pools! A This week we are at: 1008 N. 5th Ave. Come down! We want you to see the quality and excellence we put into our pools. We'll answer your questions and we'll show you the way to Summer Fun, Summer Fun Pools 932 Columbia 365-5890 WESTERN CANADIAN BANTAM GIRLS AND BOYS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS to be held at Kinnaird Park Castlegar, B.C. August 5 & 6, 1978 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. August 7, 1978 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Participating teams: Northwest Territories — British Columbia Saskatchewan — Alberta — Manitoba Host teams: Castlegar Girls — Slocan Valley Boys Concession Stand Adults $1.50 per day Students $.75 per day Sponsored by the SELKIRK VALLEY MINOR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION an BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION DESEO s Brent Jopp, Kevon Hinson; Back row: assistant coach Norm Essery, Brent Hendéfson, Grant Scokro, Roger Essery, Tim Negreiff, Danny Podmorow, coach Joe Podd. Slocan Boys Are Set For Challenge Slocan Valiey bantam boys softball team will be hosting the Western provinces this week- end at the Western Canadian Boys and Girls Bantam Softball Championships to be held at Kinnaird Park. Provincial champions from all three prairie provinces, as well as B.C. and N.W.T. will meet the Valley team in a round robin draw. The Slocan Valley team is a first-year club and the game of - softball is basically new to most of the boys. This weekend the boys will be assisted by two guest pitchers—Brent Chuhan- iuk from Kamloops and Brent Henderson from Delta. Coaches Joe Podd and Norm Essery have worked the boys hard and put in long hours getting the team ready to met the pro- vineial winners. The coaches have stated that their boys are in high spirits and are confident and looking forward to being strong competitors. According to Joe Podd, if the rest of the pro- vinces are as competitive as Campbell River, B.C., they will have their work cut out for them. He also stated that knowing Calgary—they have always had a strong club—fans are in for a real treat. “I have a lot of respect for Campbell River,” he stated. “We are going to win,” say the Valley boys, “We are sure of that; why we have even made a deal with the coaches the B.C. Minor Baseball zone playoffs on July 14-16 at Kinnaird Park. Good weather conditions contributed to a successful weekend of baseball, with the Kelowna team iy 4 right; Mori as champs. was the team above, of the members: front row, left to right; Dean MacKinnon, Ed Recent Pony. Playoffs Held at Kinnaird Park By RED WARNER The zone Pony Playoffs held at the Kinnaird Park, July 14, 15, 16, went off without a hitch, with the weather ‘playing ball’: and all those concerned putting forth their best efforts to make it a successful week- end, Due to the fact that the scorebook went to Kelowna, no numbers or names are available to add to the winners or losers. However, a brief outline of the games follows: Game 1—Castlegar met Summerland and on a see-saw score ended with the Castlegar squad the losers. Game 2—Westside met Rutland with the latter coming out on top. Game 3—Kelowna tackled the winner of the first game (Summerland) and came out the winner. Game 4—Castlegar All- stars met Westside and took the lead in the first three innings, but went.ynder in the final four to be eliminated from | the tournament. Game 5—Rutland over- powered Kelowna in a tight game. Game 6—Westside out- pitched Summerland, causing the latter to be eliminated. Game 7—Westside met Kelowna and also met their match; hence, one more drop- out. Game 8—Rutland again met Kelowna and in a very close game, Kelowna came out the winner, necessitating a ninth game. Highlighting this game was a grand slam home run by a Kelowna player. Prior to Game 8, it was agreed by both coaches and Deer Causes $300 Damage No charges arose from a collision between a vehicle driven by Gerald Roger Dur- rant of Wynndel and a deer, eight to 10 kilometres east of the Paulson Bridge, July 22, according to local RCMP. Police said the collision re- sulted in $800 damage to the vehicle. that as Western Canadian champions, we will shave the coaches bread and heads. Mind you, there is also the threat that if we lose, the coaches give us all a crew cut. “We are looking forward to this opportunity and are thank- ful to all who have worked to give us this challenge. We would like to welcome all the teams and to congratulate them for their provincial victories. We also wish them the best of luck and we hope that they will enjoy their stay in Castlegar. We are looking forward to meeting all of you.” Tamelin. eae Ve. ’ Rey Freldel, Randy Morris and Brian Bonnett. Middle row, left to Istant coach Gale MacKinnon, manager Ken Doug Knowter, Jim Nazaroff, Kerry Cox and coach, Reg Veysey. Back row, left to right; Shane Armstrong, Bill Tarasoff, Lyle Stouchnow, Kelly Keralff, Jim Smith and Don area directors Red Warner and _ Harry Kanigan that if a ninth game was necessary it would be held on the following Tuesday in Rutland., Game 9—Kelowna over- powered Rutland on the latter's home ground to gain the zone championship award and pro- ceed to the provincial finals, All teams, managers, coaches and players are to be commended for their sports- manship. Field crews, umpires, scorekeepers, concession ladies, young people who 1s helped and finally, the tourna- ment director, are extended thanks for their hard work in making the tournament a success. 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Logs and debri: the lower Arro tained heavy damage to crafts after hitting logs whi have apparently escaped from’ Gooms transported south on the lake to CanCel’s local pulp and sawmill operations. ; Johnston said he damaged a@:propeller on his own newly- purchased boat when he used it in the lake last Sunday. ¢ “What I had hit wasn't a surface log,” he said. “It was about one foot under water.” -Alberta, Sa ‘Temporary, ; Job markets in Albe and Saskatchewan are am the employment opportu! being investigated for union, company, Canada Man- power and provincial labor We wouldn't sell our Front Page . . . And we wouldn't use it to advertise for ourselves... . But we will use a copy of it to tell the Great News - CASTLEGAR NEWS will be on you doorstep “bright and early” ~ Thursday Morning, September 7th It will feature: © A “New” Logo @® A “Bright” New Look She said the airport serves a population of about 60,000 but the city's power of taxation to cover any liability would only extend to the city boundaries. Council members first indicated they would consider © New Features & Cartoons ® More Pictures @ TV Week © More Columns & Features © And Much, Much More! bt ama ember & Bervices cl ‘the RCM $7,000 for half extra fulltime additional office the Castlegar fective Jan. 1, “an old friend with a brand-new look’ that, D'Arcy said. “It’s not permanent, but it's something to tide them over.” He said the committee this (Cont'd Pg. A2, Col. 5) fo said he recently an RCMP night Tim Messenger New ‘Advertising Manager '¢ Tim Messenger has been appointed advertising manager’ of the Castlegar News, publish- er:Burt Campbell announced this week. +3 Messenger, 31, has held a number of positions with Thom- son Newspapers, most recently with The Trentonian in Trent- on,; Ont. "IM MESSENGER ... Joins CasNews team council the paper- by members re- effectiveness in en- law. time any type of in- Messenger was born raised in Trail, and his parq now reside at Fruitvale. joined radio station CJA Trail after graduating high school and started newspaper career wit Rossland Miner before the Thomson organiza‘ Penticton. you're seeking a refund Ir city building permit fee, t to receive 25 per cent han what you paid. City council last Tuesday roved finance committee irman Ald. Gerald Rust’s ‘ommendation that the city ministration costs deducted fom fees for permit applica- jons which have been rejected br allowed to lapse for six onths or more be increased from 10 per cent. “There have been a signi- ficant number of applications taken out for building permits, and now they're asking for re- 7 tr re Pz funds,” Rust said. “The major- IN RECOGNITION of the five gold medals’ and suggested she might be representing — ity of the administrative work she won at the 1978 B.C. Games for the | Canada in international competitions in has already been done, except swim sive campaign, two area for the final inspection.” His wife, Teri, was Nelson and her parent Grand Forks. They ha children: Braden, 4, J, and Tracy, nine mo In Trenton Mesgq a member of Ki served as ‘a dire Trenton Chamber merce. He enjoys hobby and plays t] likes all sports, an| active in both ju baseball. The have been was fd senior ge andy Cot $7,000 ma salary and equipment as bookcase, conf&\ three tape record transcriber after Ald” bree asked for an exac (Cont'd Pg. A2, Col. 3 rmit Refund Seekers b Get Back Only 75% The city is authorized to name the 25-per-cent adminis- trative fees under Section 9 of the Castlegar Building Bylaw No. 132 without requiring any bylaw amendments, Rust said. the death of pilot Robert Smith will be held because he was the only person aboard the craft—owned by Con Air of Abbotsford—and nothing remained of his body after the plane plunged to the side of the runway a ‘e. INSIDE . STORY @ SOFTBALL:' 200 players are scheduled to compete in a three-day tournament at Kinnaird Park this weekend, Page Al2 STEAM: The provincial exhibit comes to gr. Page B1 Municipal authority to give us an answer, Page Al4 Ann Landers ... Page A5 Bill Smiley .. . . Page B2 Classified Ads, Real Estate, and Automotive .. . Pages A8-A9-A10-Al1 Editorial . . . Page BT Sports Pages A6, A10, Al2, BS Telenews ... Pages B3-B4 Weekend Weathercast MOSTLY SUNNY today, with a high of 28 to 32. The lows will drop to between nine and 12 degrees. Outlook for the week is for mostly sunny weather, with season- al temperatures, as the idge of high pressure which & responsible for this fine weather moves very slowly eastward. Our summer weather is expected to con- tinue for at least the next three days. For convenient home delivery: of the Castlegar News, call 365-7266. z Long Weekend Brings News Out on Friday The Castlegar News will be distributed Friday morning next week, Instead of on Thursday morning. The change In publishing date Is necessary because B.C. Day hollday Is on Monday, Aug. 7 and our employees will not be working that day. As well, over 25 per cent of the Castlegar News staff will also be on annual vacation at that time putting a strain on our normal production capacity. We hope this necessary change In publishing date won't mer Chery! Kristiansen Is presented a i and Kootenay Savings Credit He said some certificate of merit by Mayor Audrey Moore Union’s Castlegar and Trall branches had = may be delaying action on the on behalf of the city. The mayor wished ralsed nearly $2,800 by yesterday noon to permit applications in anticipa- Cheryl, a single-leg amputee, good luck at pay Cheryl's expenses at the St. Johns tion of a city moratorium on Games for the Physically Handi- games. building which could result St. Johns, Nild., Aug. 20 to 22, © from a water shortage. looking for an opportunity to return to British Columbia, particularly the Kootenays, and look forward to making their home in the growing Castlegar district. —CasNewsFoto by Ryon Quedes too greatly and we ask cur our carrlers to make note of the changes. Since we will be back to full staff by Aug. 31, the Labor Day holiday In early September will not require a change In publishing date. 4