Quiding
For me; it's} having lots
); of kids and Christmas is for
" kids.

Emmett Nephin ores

TI guess‘the looks on the;
kids faces when pe: ppen
the presents.

James Kutney, who directed
the effort, said research is
moving into the phase + where

tested in ‘pulp’ mill: holding
ponds, where effluent ‘is
treated before being dischar-
ged into rivers and lakes. ®

“I really believe: this pro-
cess has distinct commercial
applications,” Kutney said in
an interview. z

Pulp. mill, effluent, is. cur-

containing’ micro-organisms,

Kutney. said, ; but this: treat-

*) ment» is not ,reliable._ His

project is the first directed at

isolating a biological “agent
that specifically 5

soil, Discovered in the 1960s

The fungus gobbles. up :a
‘family of six toxic substances
called resin acids. ‘Three o!
the acids come directly from

trees, processed. into’ pulp.'and

The’ other three are. chlor-
inated ‘resin’: acids. A: few
parts per: million of. these
compounds are deadly to sal-
mon. Serteas

“We now. have to establis
that, the organism will’ grow.

lla fungi and a dozen varieties of”
bacteria selected by team
members. §

‘determine: the chemical
itrus

of toxins in pulp
mail’ ‘effluent, something that
not-been done before,

with’ pelea
the nutrients that occur nat-
urally in holding: ponds: are

then’! de “the
chemical structures of sub-
neces produced by the or-

Kutney said the fungus has :

ork quickly if it isto be
in pulp- mill - holding

to allow. «
‘the :fi

Thurs., Dec. 23
Fri., Dec. 24
‘Sat., Dec. 25
Sun.,/Dec. 26:
Mon., Dec. 27
Tue. Dec: 28%

. Wed., Dec. 29.
Thurs., Dec. 30°
Fri., Dec, 31
Sat., Jan. 1
Sun., Jan. 2.
Mon.;, Jan.'3_

cur out ‘AND SAVE ron HANDY YREERENCE,

TRAIL; FRUITVALE’
DENVER

Tue., Jan. 403.77

‘10-6

ss scheduled and the Sunday cates double at Val Gardena
ineluded the makeup of a Tace sisted the Previous weekend
al. 'Isere, France.

Kosbial said efforts to ‘reschedule the Val d'Isere race
for-Lake Placid, N. Ne ‘laterin the season when the racers

were already in North America for a World Cup downhill a :

Lake Louise, Alta., were ‘to: no avail,

Bis Pataslisa in Toebuie’s cousks at :

Read
returning to Calgary. for the Christmas holidaya.
— and Brooker, of Pai, Ont., said the lack of funds eaugh

‘ them by: surprise.

They said they had no inkling of. the CSA's
troubles until Lavigne told them at dinner Sunday. that half
, the squad would ha to be on the plane back to Canada.

Kozbial, however, said it wass known: feveral weeks ‘ago

was his ‘understanding that the skiers: ‘bad been made aware

of.the situation ‘and the Possibility. that they might: have,

cancel an event.

** League action - resumes
bela are

th wil: play 8 ‘
gum agit tC

By ROY-GRANT.

‘ The Coach: ee ee CaN ac char uke

* for bis players, do. this, and do that, ‘and last of ‘all must be
fired’

-orso it seems in the ‘world of isports.: Whether the

‘coach's | name: happens: ‘to be Pat Quinn, former coach of the °

‘Philadelphia’. Flyers. (980-81 ‘or Ron Guy, “Ron

Areahenkoff ‘or:’even ‘Ken’ : Swetlishoff: of. ‘the humble -
atic

Now: itt the pees managem tis ‘thinking o1 on the.
right track | (three years too late} the system should ‘develop.
Unfortunately, the. Areshenkoff's won't he around to’ witness:
Hite:

Guy may, have ‘bit. off more. ‘dian ‘he ‘could chew — in
accepting the Leaf coaching job at the outset of the 1982-83
season, being that he had‘no’ real. experience ‘in’ the field.

After the effective ‘job he.had done with minimal | talent
to.draw, from, Guy wil find the future Gf:the ‘team: hard to
swallow.” Renee

“Robertson has aang changes in store for the club.

“There's going to he a lot of changes after Christmas.

You ‘might say that I'm’ going to hold’a camp from Jan. 4-9.

sr: Right now I’ve got nine ‘or 10 boys who want to play. The

+ Test don’t séem to care, ” Robertson said following a 6-4 loss

‘tothe Rossland; Warriors.

i 4 Robertson's. hockey. background speaks’ ‘for himself.He +
played - -with Fort’. ‘Wayne’in the ‘International © -Hockey

League, was a star with the Senior Leafs arnd'last year was.
highly successful coaching the Nelson Midget Rep team. |
“Whether or. not he can extend on’ the lofty: position Guy ;

had he Junior Leafs in:and’ whether. tie eat do' 66 with
lineup of Nelson athletes will be carefully scrutinized by'an .
_ already, small group. of team ‘followers.’ 3) ¢

; ‘Tho ‘resignation, be it that 1k’ was a resignation, by
al was the most: 3 of the tk three ”
situations. ‘ :
ss Under. Swetlishott, the Rebels had: besten the KIJHL

C} right, planes ." Rebelato, "| see with Wayne
for a. joint’ coaching positi

‘Colts,’ had skated: over, the , West
Division ‘dunpinn Trail Junior Smokies in their. own, rink

\- and had-done;so with a ‘Uneup: which relied ‘on tape and.
? tralnera’ for.

ral.
“He'did'a’ commendable Job considering the “talent | hia

Shs iad to we wth,” was all Reblto wuld add blor the
je Rebel maana e ent ‘selects a new coach, 65,

‘By. CasNe Y tignani , with: two. goals, ;

dn two high-scoring games and Bill, Chevelda and-Dan
athe Com: ; Markin--with’ oaleach.
s Carlin,

Steve Sanders and Ken Carl-
son: with’: hat-tricks, Vince
if d ‘Dan:

: By CasNews Staff

The first Federation In-
ternational du Ski race of
the season at Red Moun-
stain’ took place over: the

began on a postive note,

with both‘ the: men’s; and

ladies’ titles going. to area
iers.:

B.C. ski member’ Brian
Fry. took first overall in the
men’s. race’ while Red
Mountain Racer’ Kerrin
‘Lee took first overall in the

weekend, and the ‘season’.

Donna Markin skies past gate in fir-
‘of season at Red Mountain Sunday.
Markin ‘placed’ fourth overall inthe two-day

Brian Fry wins ski race

ladies event of the Christ-
mas FIS Giant Slalom race.

Fry, a Rossland resident
who will join the ‘national
aki team in January, had a
time of two minutes,:29.74
seconds Saturday and
2:17.69 Sunday to. ‘win the
title. °

Red Mountain Racer
David. Buckley’ of Trail,

came in’ second ‘overall ©

with a time Saturday of
2:29.80 and 2:17.59 Sun-
day.

Christmas giant stalom Federation International de

Ski race;

Jim Ross of Castlegar
had a total time Saturday
of 2:38.07. and Sunday it
was 2:23.59. Murray.
Greenwood had times of

2:40.60: and | 2:28:04. Bob .

Walton. had. times of
2:41.20 and 2:27.47, Steven
Ross’ times were 2:58.01
Saturday but he did not
finish his first run Sunday.

In the ladies’ race Kerrin
Lee of the Racers beat B.C.

Ski Team member Kendra *
+ Kobelka for the title. Lee's

-Ida’s times were. 1:56.17
day. ©

Castiews hota by Chris Grothom

time Saturday was 1:58.96 |
and 1:54.19 Sunday. Kobe-

Saturday and 1:67.69 Sun-

Irene Hanson of Apex-
Alpine: (Penticton) was
third overall with times of
1:57.84 Saturday. and
1:58.67 Sunday.

‘The race saw skiers from
the B.C. ‘and Alberta Ski
teams, ‘Canadian National
Team, Vancouver, :Pentic-
ton, Kelowna.

y

- Aggressive islanders rally to
tie with Quebec Nordiques

By The Canadian Press
New 'York' Islanders, the
defending Stanley Cup cham-
pions, were two goals down
‘after one period Tuesday
;hight and it made them mad.

‘It also made them: aggres:

‘sive.

‘The’ Islanders rallied on
second-period goals by Bryan
“Trottier and Clark Gillies to
igive the Patrick Division-

/Jeading club’ a 3-8: National

as victory, ‘i
ef while: teammates| Dave:Mac- goals,
Hinnsoy Mike ‘Bchmidt, ‘Mike * singles went to Chief Mercer, %

: Riek Paterson and Yori Jma-

Hockey League. tie with Que-
bec: Nordiques.

‘In other games, Pittsburgh
“Penguins: .edged Hartford
‘Whalers 3-2, St. Louis Blues

e .’and Detroit Red Wings tied

45-5, Calgary, Flames downed
‘Minnesota North’ Stars:'6-4
“and Winnipeg Jets beat Los

,, Angeles Kings 42.

haven't been easy
for us lately,” said Trottier,
who got his 17th goal of the
season at 2:25. “But it looks
like every one wants to win
the Stanley Cup now.”

Veteran defenceman Denis
Potvin, not known asa feisty
player, got into an angry ex-
change with Dale Hunter of
the Nordiques at 16:06 of the

second frame.

Hunter directed an elbow
at Potvin's head and missed,
but: the Islander captain
retaliated by cracking the

Nordiques forward over the ~

head with ‘his stick. Hunter
was ‘not: dnjured and; Potvin
received a minor penalty.

Gillies tied the game-with
his 11th goal of the year four

minutes after the Potvin-
Hunter flareup.
Islanders ‘goalie Billy

-Smith, who replaced starter

Roland Melanson after Anton
Stastny made it 8-0 for Que-
bec at (16:11 of ‘the. first
period, and Nordiques goal-
tender Dan Bouchard made
sensational saves to preserve
the tie.
PENGUINS 3 WHALERS 2
Dave Hannan took advan-
tage of a Hartford defensive
lapse to score the winner at
12:06 of the third period,
ending . Pittsburgh's _five-
game winless streak. Hannan
-was allowed.to stand un-

challenged to the left of:

Hartford goalie Reg Millen
and the Penguin forward tip-
ped in a’ pass from Randy

Carlyle. Blaine Stoughton
and Pierre Lacroix also scor-
ed ‘for Hartford. The Pitts-
burgh scorers were Pat Bou-
tette and Greg Malone.’

BLUES 5 RED WINGS 5

Dwight Foster lifted De-
troit into a tie with a goal at -
8:58 of the final period. Blair
Chapman, who scored two
goals, had put St. Louis
ahead 5-4 with 37 seconds
gone in the third period. De-
troit also got goals from
Mark ‘Osborne, John Ogro-
dnick, Willie Huber and
rookie Bobby Francis — the
first NHL goal for the son of
Emile Francis, ‘Blues pres-
ident, general manager and
ghoach. Perry Turnbull, Joe.’
Mullen and Brian Sutter also *
scored for St, Louis.