F SS as Castlegar News April 17, 1985 + heat Nig pera Nabbed | ol JT eld FINANCIAL SHOP TALK . . . Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy meets here with Finance Minister Hugh Curtis in the minister's legislative office. The two discussed financial issues affecting taxpayers in Rossland-Trail and the provincial budget’s potential effect on local employment. Following the private meeting, D'Arcy made his points formally in a Legislature presen- tation. See story for details D'Arcy probes budget Poor federal representation in cabinet and high industrial taxes in B.C. were among the targets in Victoria recently when Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy responded to the Social Credit provincial budget, according to a news release. “The fact is that the resource areas of this province, which sent 10 Conservative MPs to Ottawa, are not represented in the federal cabinet,” D'Arcy told the B.C. Legislature. “In terms of sheer numbers, and in terms of our resource-based economy, we are not well represented federally, and I believe that is hurting us.” The release says D'Arcy pointed out to the House that with 40 members in the federal cabinet, B.C. should have four ministers, but only has three, and they all represent urban ridings. Rural B.C. has no cabinet representation at all, he said The release says the issue arose when D'Arcy called for signing of the long-delayed B.C.-Canada forestry funding agreement, which could pump several hundred million dollars into B.C. forestry. Agreement should be reached, D'Arcy said, to “ recover our federal money that we as taxpayers are sending off (to Ottawa) as part of our responsibilities to this great nation called Canada.” D'Arcy also called for renewed funding for the depleted Tourism Industry Subsidiary Agreement to develop tourism and to create employment. Turning to local industry, D'Arcy expressed dismay that the budget froze rather than rolled back the water tax which has seriously affected Cominco and West Kootenay Power and Light, threatening local jobs and Cominco's planned modernization “I believe that the Crown in this province should seriously consider — if not abolition — certainly a major reduction in the water tax on electricity,” D'Arey told the House. ‘We should give our industries, consumers and businesses the advantage of our low-cost energy sources. “One of the few really competitive advantages that we have internationally — a natural advantage, apart from the industry and imagination and hard work of our population in British Columbia — is our abundant low-cost supply of coal, natural gas and electricity “Yet the government of B.C., in concert with the present and past federal governments, removed those natural advantages by heavy-duty taxation in the energy field.” The release says D'Arcy stressed that Cominco has for decades obtained most of its ore from distant points, and that it could easily relocate its operation but has chosen not to do so because of relatively inexpensive electricity which is under taxation attack “They don’t have to be in that area, they could be anywhere, but the company maintains the operations there,” D'Arcy said. “Significant mining in the Trail area ended in the early 1920s. The ore that is processed in the area comes from the East Kootenay, from the Northwest Territories, from Montana, and from various small mines around British Columbia so it is not mining-bound “The operations in Trail... have major secondary and tertiary attached operations, such as a worldwide mining and smelting engineering service and two major research and development operations EW! Wi Robson woman dies Harriet Mae Semancik, 73, of Robson died April 16. Mrs. Semancik was born Nov. 27, 1911 at Caspar, Wyo. She grew up there until the age of 12, when she moved to Lethbridge, Alta. In 1930, Mrs. Semancik * marriage Michael Semancik, The couple moved to Cole- man, Alta., in 1940. In 1944 they came to the Kootenays — living in Kim- berley, Cranbrook and Nel- son, before finally moving to Robson in 1965. Mrs. Semancik enjoyed sewing, painting and outdoor activities, especially fishing and gardening. She is survived by her husband Michael; one son, Lloyd, of Cranbrook; two daughters, Lorraine Giraud of Robson and Darlene Jer- ome of Victoria; six grand- children; two brothers, Clar- ence and John Hollenbeck of Vancouver, Wash., and three sisters, Mabel Calvert of Sandpoint, Idaho, Virginia Hill of Coleman, Alta., and Alice Carter of Belleview, Alta. Funeral service April 19, at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ted Bris- tow officiating. Burial at Park Memorial Cemetery. Funeral arrangements un- der the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Disabled to receive no grant By CasNews Staff Castlegar council has re- jected a request from the Kootenay Society for the Handicapped for a grant. Last year council awarded the Society $3,500. However, Ald. Bob Mac. Bain, chairman of the admin- istration and finance com. mittee, explained that last year’s grant was “a one-shot deal.” “Their financial statement appeared that they really didn’t require it,” added MacBain. 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The kind of people who jump million of life insurance in force hundred and ten percent which I know we can count on in the I encourage Western Canadians who are not our policy holders to Wally Blaisdell Executive Vice-President and General Manager Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Northwestern Ontario READY TO FLY . . Cyclists participating in Kootenay Bicycle Club time trials get ready to take off from start line near Brilliant bridge during race held Sunday CorNewsPhote by Rob Popol HELP HAWERCHUK Bombers make offer WINNIPEG (CP) — The Grey Cup champion Winni- peg Blue Bombers offered Tuesday to help design a flak jacket to protect Winnipeg Jets captain Dale Hawerchuk when he returns to the ice sometime next week. Jets general manager John Ferguson welcomed the offer to outfit Hawerchuk with padding to protect a rib cracked in the third game of the Smythe division semi final series against the Cal gary Flames. Ferguson, whose club later took the best-of-five series 3-1, expressed his gratitude to Blue Bombers general manager Pual Robson for the offer. “We appreciate the fact Paul would do something like that because it’s not an easy thing to get made,” Ferguson said. He said Robson phoned him after hearing about Hawerchuk's injury and of. fered the use of the Bomber’s collection of flak jackets, which are commonly used to protect football player with bruised or cracked ribs. “He said he has a number of them (flak jackets) at the Bomber’s equipment office and told us to come over and Cycling time trials held By CasNews Staff Twelve cyclists partici. pated in the Kootenay Bi. cycle Club's first time trial of the spring series, held Sun day near the Brilliant bridge. David Schmidt of Nelson won the seniors event and was also the overall winner with a time of 20 minutes, second seven seconds on the 7.7-mile course. Schmidt's sister, Anna Mary Rogers of Nelson was the women's senior event winner and was the overall women's winner with a time of 23:10. First in the junior event was Andrei Evdokimoff of Shoreacres in 25:30. Atpila Papp of Robson, was just five seconds behind Evdokimoff, finishing in second place fit-Dale up,” Ferguson said. Earlier, Hawerchuk held a news conference to describe the injury and to say he hopes to be back in action next Tuesday against Ed monton Oilers in the third game of the best-of-seven Smythe division final series. “If things keep improving the way they have in the last » I think Tues. istic,” he said. EXPERIENCES PAIN Hawerchuk, who attended a Jets practice in street clothes, said he was still in considerable pain. He said he did not think Calgary defenceman Jamie Macoun had tried deliber- ately to injure him with a second period cross-check at the Flames’ blueline. “ “There was no question to me it was a cross-check, but in no way did I think he was trying to injure me,” Haw erchuk said. “I had him beat on the play and he just ded further “Even after I got off the ice I still couldn't get my brea back the way I normally do, so I knew there’ was some. thing really wrong,” Hawer- chuk said. The injury is the most sev to try and stop me — to get a piece of me — and he just happened to catch me in a vulnerable spot.” The 22-year-old centre said he knew he was hurt badly as soon as Macoun hit him. “I knew right away something was wrong,” Hawerchuk said “I couldn't catch my breath. Being down on the ice without your breath is a scary feeling,” he said. “The pain was quite enormous. ere has suffered in his hockey career. As a 15-year-old junior, he had his nose broken. Hawerchuk, who finished third in the NHL scoring race this season with 53 goals and a total of 130 points, has missed only one of 320 regu larly-scheduled NHL games since turning pro in 1981. Hawerchuk had scored two goals and added an assist in the series against the Flames. Vancouver wins 3-2 Danny Goodwin's three. run homer in the fifth inning broke a 3-3 tie and put Tac oma ahead to stay in a 98 Pacific Coast League baseball victor over the Tucson Toros. In other league action Tuesday night, Portland de. feated Hawaii 3-1, Vancouver defeated Phoenix 3-2, Albu querque defeated Edmonton 7-2 and Calgary trounced Las Vegas 17-7. The same teams match up again tonight. Tacoma’s crucial fifth inn. ing in Tucson started when Thad Reece and Phil Steph enson led off with singles. Goodwin followed, and his homer put the Tigers ahead 7-3. The Toros got theif re. maining runs in their half of the fifth on a Tiger error and a groundout In Portland, Beaver cat cher Darren Daulton belted three hits, drove in a run and scored twice to help his team gain its first victory of the season. _ The Beavers had opened the season with five straight home field losses to the Is landers. Vancouver Canadians pit cher Bill Wegman scattered 10 hits as he pitched his team to its vietory in Phoenix. The Canadians scored one run in each of the first three innings as they won their sixth straight game. Phoenix lost for the fifth time in six outings. Albuquerque's Franklin Stubbs hit his third homer of the season, and his team turned in four double plays to beat Edmonton. Stubbs’ 400-foot, solo homer in the fourth inning wiped out a 2-1 Edmonton lead and the Dukes added three unearned runs in the inning to give Albuquerque pitcher Brian Holton all the cushion he needed. In Las Vegas, Darnell Soviets U.S. in PRAGUE (CP) — Sergei Makarov scored four goals and Viacheslav Bykov had three as the Soviet Union humbled the United States 11-1 today to open defence of its world hockey champion. ship. Nikolai Drozdetsky, An. drei Khomutov, Victor Tiumenuv and Mikhail Var. nakov added one goal each as the Soviets easily breezed through the first game of the eight-country tournament. Paul Fenton of the Na tional Hockey League's Hart ford Whalers scored for the outelassed Americans, a col. lection of 10 NHLers and nine Coles went 5-6 with two RBI to pace the Calgary Cannons to their victory over Las Vegas. Al Chambers was 3-4, in cluding a triple for three RBI, and Danny Tartabull went 2-6 with a home run and three RBI for the Cannons, who knocked out Stars star ter Ed Wojna after two outs of the first inning. Calgary scored six runs in the first to set the pace for the game humble hockey collegians. It was 3-1 after one period and the Soviets scored five unanswered goals in the sec. ond. That was enough for starting goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck of New York Rangers, who was mercifully replaced by collegian Chris Terreri for the third period. Makarov scored three con secutive goals, at 12:01 of the first period and at 6:52 and 8:58 of the second. He added his fourth in the third while helping kill a five-minute penalty to Tiumenev, who cut open Tony Granato’s face with his stick blade. NHL PLAYOFFS By NEIL DAVIDSON The Canadian Press New York Islanders made NHL history by defeating Washington 2-1 on Tuesday night to become the first team to win a best-of-five playoff series after losing the first two games. Elsewhere in playoffs Tuesday, Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Nordiques scored last-minute goals to oust Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres from the playoffs. The Sabres were foiled in their attempt to rally from two straight losses at the start of their series. Mats Naslund scored with 51 seconds left to lift Montreal to a 1-0 triumph over Boston and help the Canadiens win their best-of-five Adams Division series 3-2. Brent Ashton was the hero for Quebec in the other Adams Division contest, scoring with 1:09 left as the Nordiques edged Buffalo 6-5. It was in Landover, Md., however, that the Islanders came back from the dead. Billy Smith kicked out 39 shots and Anders Kallur and Brent Sutter scored second-period goals to override Washington's lone score by Bobby Carpenter. As a result of the games Tuesday, Montreal meets Quebec in the Adams Division final and the Islanders take on Philadelphia Flyers for the Patrick Division honors. In other second-round matchups decided on the weekend, Chicago Black Hawks play Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division and Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets clash for the Smythe Division crown. islanders make history in series “We never say we're out of anything as a team,” he said. “We felt after the first win in this series that we were back in it. “It’s amazing how we tend to forget the bad games after a win and, once we're on a roll, it's hard to stop us. We love to go for the jugular.” NORDIQUES 6 SABRES 5 Ashton capped a three-goal third-period comeback by Quebec as the home town Nordiques eliminated Buffalo Sabres from the playoffs in the fifth and deciding game off their Adams Division semifinal. The Sabres, who rallied to tie the series after losing their first two games, led 4-3 after the second period and quickly upped the ante to 5-3 in the third. But Alain Cote and Randy Moller scored to tie the game, setting the stage for Ashton’s series-winner with 1:09 left. Ashton slid a low shot from the right faceoff circle that deflected off the goal post past Buffalo netminder Tom Barrasso. Michel Goulet, Blake Wesley and Jean-Francois Sauve also scored for Quebec, Gilbert Perreault scored a pair for Buffalo and Ric Seiling, Phil Housley, and Lindy Ruff added singles. After the game, Sabres coach Scotty Bowman complained Bergeron had used “goon hockey” tactics and accused the Quebec players of instigating clashes to get a four-on-four skating situation in the latter stages of the game. CANADIENS 1 BRUINS 0 In Montreal, the Canadiens and Bruins battled to a scoreless draw until Naslund took a give-and-go pass showdown. to beat him.” All best-of-seven series open Thursday. The Islanders’ comeback and Smith's performance in net left the Capitals mystified. The Caps opened the series with 4-3 and 2-1 overtime triumphs at home before succumbing 2-1 and 6-4 on the road to set up the series “We had quality chances,” Washington coach Bryan Murray said. “There must be something about Billy Smith we haven't solved the mystery of scoring enough goals Captain Denis Potvin was one veteran who had learned from such experience. from Mario Tremblay and beat netminder Doug Kans with a shot along the ice with 51 seconds left. The triumph ended a series filled with dramatic comebacks and eliminated the Bruins from post-season play. “Mario faked a shot and I went for the net,” Naslund “I had to go around (Boston defenceman Mike) O'Connell and I just tried to get it on net. “I saw Mario jump and I knew it was in.” The Bruins have not beaten the Canadiens in a playoff series since 1943, losing 16 straight t Montreal in the playoffs. es to Mets edge By The Canadian Press Ron Darling and Jesse Oroseo teamed for a one- hitter Tuesday and outdueled Jose DeLeon and John Cand- elaria as New York Mets edged Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on a ninth-inning sacrifice fly Darling gave up Johnny Ray’s leadoff single and then retired 21 of 23 Pirates in one stretch before Orosco, 1-0, pitched two innings of no-hit relief. DeLeon struck out 14 and allowed only four hits over eight innings while Candel- aria, 1-1, gave up one hit in one inning and was tagged with the loss. Mookie Wilson greeted Candelaria with a triple to lead off the ninth and came home with the winning run on Hernandez's sacrifice fly. The visiting Mets won for the sixth time in seven games and the fifth time by one run. The Pirates dropped to 3-4. In other games, it was Chicago Cubs 1 Philadelphia Philies 0 in 10 innings, Cin cinnati Reds 2 Atlanta Braves 1, San Diego Padres 2 San Francisco Giants 1, and Houston Astros 7 Los An. geles Dodgers 3. In American League ac Golf club welcoming day Castlegar Ladies Golf Club is holding their welcoming day to open the season at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Laverne Makortoff, this year's club captain, and as sistant Heather Pottle will start the year’s schedule with a nine-hole competition Other executive for 1985 are: Louise Gjennestad, pres ident; Dorothy Martini, vice president; Belle Moran, sec retary-treasurer; Joan Res. haur and Genevieve Jackson, social committee. tion, Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell was a one-man of- fence as the Tigers downed Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 to preserve their status as the only undefeated team in the major leagues. Tammell drove in both runs with a homer and a sac. rifice fly and Walt Terrell, with help from Aurelio Lopez, won his first Ameri can League game as the Ti. gers ran their record to 6-0. In other games, it was Texas Rangers 9 Toronto Blue Jays 4, Cleveland In dians 6 Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 5 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Boston Red Sox 0, and Oakland A's 9 Seattle Mariners 7. CUBS 1 PHILL 0 Bob Dernier hit a single to score Larry Bowa in the 10th Pirates 2-1 inning as Chicago, helped by Dennis Eckersley’s first shut out in three years, won sixth game in seven starts. Eckersley, 1-1, allowed five hits and struck out 11. Re- liever Al Holland, 0-1, took the loss, Jerry Koosman started for Philadelphia, 3-4. REDS 2 BRAVES 1 In Atlanta, Mario Soto pitched a seven-hitter and Eric Davis connected for a home run to break a sixth inning tie for the Reds. Soto, 2-1, gave up Dale Murphy's fifth home run of the season in the second inning and six singles while striking out eight and walking two. Davis hit his homer off reliever Rick Camp, 0-2. The Reds moved to 3-4 and the Braves are 4-3. PADRES 2GIANTS 1 In San Diego, Padres starter Andy Hawkins pit- ched 62-3 innings and Rich Gossage earned his first save of the season for the Padres. Hawkins, 2-0, allowed seven hits, including a home run by Bob Brenly in the seventh. The adres 4-3, scored runs in the first and second. The Giants fell to 3-4. ASTROS 7 DODGERS 3 In Los Angeles, Bill Dor. an’s suicide squeeze bunt produced two runs and the Astros scored four more times in the ninth inning to win. After pinch-hitter Enos Cabell singled hom the tying run in the ninth, the Astros scored two more on Doran's bunt. Pinch-hitter singled home another run after Mark Bail ey scored on an error. Houston and LA are both 4-4. Summer Games trials By CasNews Staff Zone playoffs for the B.C. Summer Games are taking place in Zone 1 (Kootenay) in May and June. The summer games are set for Aug. 1-4 in Nanaimo when 4,015 athletes representing 36 sports will be competing for gold, silver and bronze medals. Zone 1 Archery playdowns will take place at 9 a.m. June 1 in Rossland. Contact person is Leonard Clark, Bob 2649, Invermere, VOA 1KO, phone, 342-2146. No playoffs are scheduled in ladies field hockey or la dies golf Horseshoe pitching play downs will take place at 11 a.m. June 9 in Kinnaird Park. Contact person is Garry Rayner, Box 133, Robson, VOG 1X0, phone: 365-2563. Orienteering playdowns will be held at 1 p.m. June 2 at Selkirk College. Entry deadline is May 27. For more information, contact Shirley Donald, Box 481, Rossland, VOG 1Y0, phone (res.) 362. 7768 or (bus.) 362-7375. Sailboard playoffs will be gin at 10 a.m. June 1 and 2 at Syringa Creek Park. Contact person is Gillian Deane, Box 701, Rossland, VOG 1Y0, phone: 362-5648. Centrefire shooting play downs will take place at 9 a.m. June 2 at Barret Creek Rifle Range, Nelson Rig Club. For more information contact B.C. Pinney, Site No. 2, Comp. No. 5, R.R. No. f, Crescent Valley, Phone: (res.) 359-7482 or (bus.) 354 4886. Trap shooting playdowns take place at 9a.m. May 26 at the Silver City Trap Club in Trail. Contact person is Pat Hutchison, 1398 Lamar Dr., Kamloops, V2C 5C6, phone (res.) 573-3013 or (bus.) 372 4158. Ladies soccer playdowns will be held from 16 p.m. May 25 and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 26. Playdowns will take place in Nelson. Entry deadline was April 15. For more information contact Debbie Fuhr, Site 6 C No. 18, R.R. No. 1, South Slocan VOG 2G0, phone (res.) 359-7025 or (bus.) 352-3535. Girls and boys fastpitch softball trials are set for 9 a.m., June 8 and 9 in Trail, entry deadline is June 5. For more information contact, Terry Jones, Box 360, Mont. rose, VOG 1P0, (res.) 367 9855 B.C. Summer Swimming Association youth trials will take place in the afternoon of June 15 in Nelson. Entry deadline is June 1. Contact person is Gordon Gibson, 2912 4th Ave., Castlegar, VIN 2S4 (res.) 365-5381, (bus.) 365-7292. Masters swimming trials will take place at 8 p.m. May 11 at the Nelson Aquatic Centre. Entry deadline is May 8. Organizer is Ira Schwartz, 1423 Cedar St Nelson, VIL 2G1, phone 352-7629. No playoffs are scheduled in synchronized swimming Waterskiing trials take place at 11 a.m. June 16 at Christina Lake. Contact per son is Jim Kempston. 106 Kootenay Ave., Trail, VIR 1H4, phone: 368-3823.