A8 Castlegar News July 17, 1991 Campers, visitors and parks Creek Pr Park for CasNews photo ff pitched In last week at Syringa blitz In an effort to To enhance the hiking trails at Syringa Creek Provincial Park, campers, vis- itors and parks staff planted 120 -Yellow Pine tree seedlings last Saturday after- noon. The program was initiated to make up for the number of trees killed by a root-rot dis- ease over the past couple years, a news release said. And Yellow Pine was cho- sen as the most resistant tree species to this particular dis- replenish the number of trees along the hiking trails. Seedlings replenish hiking trails at park ease. “With the help of these new tree seedlings, we can keep our park green for many years to come, in spite of the disease, for which there is no known cure,” the release said; Everyone who helped plant was eligible for a draw for a “Bighorn T-shirt” donated by Scotties Marina, a $20 gift certificate by Syringa Park Marina, and a Yellow Pine Tree, donated by Pacific Regeneration Nursery. Island gets new drinking fountain By JOHN CHARTERS Something new has been added to Zuckerberg Island Her- itage Park — a drinking foun- tain near the Chapel House for thirsty visitors. Each year, since the Castle- gar Rotary Club completed its initial sponsorship (in 1983 and 1984) to the development of the Park, the club has worked on the island and undertaken annual projects for its continued improvement. This year the pro- ject was the drinking fountain. Last week, the city installed the necessary connections while the club bought the fountain accessories and hired master masons Armando Rego and his son Tony to build the fountain. Rego, from a family that has been masons for the past 200 years, is one of the city employ- ees who services the island. He showed his dedication to the LEGION BRANCH 170 Monday to Thursday 3 p.m.- 11 p.m FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 12 Noon to 1 a.m. (Except Band Nights & Special Occasions) 365-7017 Dance to Award Winning SWEET HARMONY Friday, July 19 8 p.m. - Midnight Members with guests welcome! island before beginning work last-Saturday morning: he trav- elled throughout the West Kootenay collecting suitable rocks so that the fountain sym- bolically embraces the entire area. Rego, who retires this month after 31 years with the city, is doubly pleased in that he and Tony worked on the fountain together and that his son is car- rying on the family tradition in the mason’s trade. 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Let our representative tell you 1 the services which hove made Williams the most respected name in the moving business Ph. 365-3328 Collect What can we do for you? Repair aluminum truck boxes; your radings. YOU NAME IT WE CAN DO IT! Castlegar News SPORTS “For the best mo there's no place like The other day I ran into local resident and true-blue all-round sports guy Brack Racketsquash, recently ar- rived in our fair town from the big city. “Brack, you nut case,” I forehead crinkling like reused tinfoil. “What's bothering ya’ big guy? Anything I éan do?” “Well you know the Jim Young Celebrity golf tourna- ment’s coming up, right?” “Tomorrow at the Castle- gar course, yeah, I know, I'll be theré,” I said. “You know I signed up for it?” “Yeah.” “Well now I. actually have to get out there and play an entire round with a couple of bona fide celebrities.” “Yeah, um, that’s the point Brack. That’s why you shell out your 60 bucks entry fee. It’s kind of like Castlegar’s version of Lifestyles of the Most Famous People We Can Attract Here.” “That’s not funny,” his tin- foil furrows returning. “Uh, sorry Brack, go ahead, what’s the problem? “OK, let’s say I get paired up with one of the NHL play- ers coming here, like Troy Gamble or Cliff Ronning? What am I, Brack Racket- squash, going to talk to these guys about? “I think you're panicking a bit here Brack.” “No, I’m not! They'll think I’m a simpleton, a moron, probably mistake me for a tree and clean their spikes off on my leg. And what if I get paired with one of those ex- football players? What if I have to play with Jim Young himself? I know he’s probably a nice guy — all that charity work and stuff — but hey; they didn’t call him Dirty 30 for nothin’ you know. I just know I’m going to blurt out sdmething stupid and the guy’s going to use my head for a tee.” “Come on Brack, I’ve met Jim Young, he’s cool.” “Cool, smool. I just have to get in a group with John McKeachie. I’m good friends with him, er, almost. I mean I see him on TV every night joking with that stone-faced guy who reads the news. If John can get along with that guy-he'll love me!” “Relax Brack, these guys are just ordinary people. You don’t haye to be intimidated , just be yourself,” I “Yeah, that’s it, just be yself. Good advice, Gomer. ‘Be myself, and be the brunt of jokes in major sports dress- ing rooms from Vancouver to Kalamazoo. Be myself, right.” “Brack, why did sign up to play in this thing if you’re scared to death of the celebri- ties?” “I’m not scared of them. It’s just, well, it’s just I don’t want them to think we're ... we're ... well, that we're a small town. Hey, I'm sure we can as big-city snobby as the place I came from.” “Did it ever occur to you that maybe one of the reasons Jim Young holds the tourna- ment here every ye i because he and his clebrty | friends like the town the way it is — small and friendly. Not to mention the fact that “Sure, and Crystal Gayle came here beca of the night life.” “That's was different Bra...” “Listen, I got to go. And lis- ten, if you see me at the course, don’t “opamp 3 I Aquanauts win third ina row By Ed Mills Staff Writer ae Shoppers aren’t the only ones slipping across the border for deals. The Castlegar Aquanauts swim club was doing a little cross-border business of its own last weekend and came home with quite a booty to show for its troubles. The take on the three-day trip to the Colville Valley swim meet included three gold medals, a silver and three bronze and the club’s third straight overall victory of the season, With-963.5 points, the Aquanauts were 74.5 points ahead of second-place Nelson Neptunes while the host club wag third with 837 points in the 11-team meet. . Showing some Canadian con- geniality, the Aquanauts left a reminder of their visit in the form of six pool records, includ- ing two by Aimie Chernoff. Chernoff put in a time of 2:48.13 in the 200-metre indi- vidual medley and a 1:15.70 in the her specialty, the 100-metre fly, to set two new marks in the US. pool. Chernoff’s gold medal in divi- sion_6 girls keeps alive her streak of finishing in the top three overall at every meet she’s competed in this season. Mario Fehrenberg was another two-time record setter for the Aquanauts on his way to the bronze medal in division 7 A backstroke specialist, Fehrenberg set a new record in the 100-metre event with a time of 1:10.10, then teamed up with The Numbers, page B2 Justin Phillips, Jason Scheupfer and’ Neil Jones to set a mark of 2:05 in the 200-metre medley relay. . It’s the second straight meet Fehrenberg has set a pool mark in the backstroke and the also the second straight time for the medley relay team. Division 1 boys swimmer Justin Kanigan set the pool record in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 37.60 on his way to the gold medal in that divi- sion. The Aquanauts’ other record was set in the 200-metre medley relay by the division 2 boys team of Kristopher Kanigan, Keith Kristian, Brian Preston and Graeme Redekop who brought it home in a time of 2:45.60. Chris Cook in division 3 boys was the other gold medalist for the Aquanauts while Wende Gouk won silver in divjsi Jodi Young won it in division 7 girls. With three straight wins on the road, club coach Tom Carew is feeling pretty comfortable about making it four in a row at home this weekend. “Yeah, we're swimming fairly well right now. I think the kids are swimming a lot tougher this year,” said Carew. The fact that the club is still smarting a bit from losing its own meet last year gives it spe- cial incentive to win it this year, he said. “We're going to try really hard to win it this year. It was a little disappointing ‘to lose it last year, so I think a lot of the kids want to win it again this year.” Carew, who swims for the University of Alberta, where he’s a history major, has invited teams from Edmonton and Nan- ton to participate in the meet at the Aquatic Centre. The Trail-Warfield Stingrays were fourth at the Colville meet with 638 points followed by Pen- ticton with 396, Grand Forks at 272, the Robson River Otters at 212, then Kimberley, Beaver Valley, Greenwood and Creston. JUSTIN KANIGAN ~-fecord’breaker CHRIS COOK gets the gold * —— SS = - ae ae CasNews photo by Kathy Verigit The Otters’ Kr! Verigin was the best in the pool for the team winning a bronze medal In division 3 girls at a meet in Colville last weekend. Kristy’s brother but still gave a glimpse of the talent that made him a provincial-callbre competitor. Otter is endangered species By CasNews Staff Robson River Otter Kim Veri- gin has apparently gone on the endangered species list with the dub this year. The kid who's been one of the top swimmers .on the Otters for several seasons, has been harder to find than a Dodo bird at swim meets this season. His appearance at a meet in Colvile last weekend was only his second this year and the te he he’s talking, might be his last. At 13, Vi has apparently had enough of swimming for now. ‘Tm not really into it. I'm get- ting bored of swimming,” said Despite his relative inactivity in the pool, Verigin still man- aged to finish third, fourth and seventh in his three races, pro- viding 4 glimpse of the talent The Numbers, Page B2 that made him a provincial finalist last year, Only his sister, 1l-year old Kristy, had better results for the Otters, winning the overall bronze medal in division 3 girls. The team itself had its best meet of the year up 212 points and finishing seventh overall out of 11 teams, Otters coach Marie Seghers said life at the top is tough and Verigin is just burnt his division for a lot of years. It gets tiring being the centre of attention all the time. It’s a lot of pressure,” she said. Though-the second-year coach said she'd like Verigin to swim again, she’s not going to push him. “He needed a break this year and I'm going to give it to him,” she said. “I try to motivate him, but basically I let him do his own thing. He’s a good swimmer and he knows it. He'll return to the pool when he’s ready.” Kim Verigin said he'll proba- bly be ready next year. “Tm starting to train harder now, but I just can’t get into it. Probably next year.” Verigin had sec- onds in teas freestyle, 50-metre backstroke and 100- metre freestyle as well as a fifth who's been one of the top swimmers on the club for the last few years, made a rare appearance in at a meét this season, in the 50-metre breaststroke to lead the Otters. Along with Kim Verigin’s per- formance, division-5 was the strongest for the Otters with David Shingler placing fourth in the 100-metre breaststroke and Sean Pinkerton fifth in the 100- metre backstroke. Karen Shingler was right behind Kristy Verigin in division 3 girls, finishing second in the 50-metre breaststroke and but- terfly and fourth in the 100- metre individual medley. Torrie LaHue was a fifth in the 50-metre butterfly in divi- sion 5 girls-and Clayton Bonin had the same finish in that event in division 1 boys, Emily Watson also snagged a fifth in the 100-metre individual Medley for the Otters, who will cross the river for the A ’ meet this CHRIS CHERNOFF -.& bronze Scores high in Amateur VANCOUVER (CP) - Only nine players in a field of 143 were better than par Tuesday during the first round of the B.C. men’s amateur golf cham- pionship at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. Marty Quinney, 19, of 108 Ranch near 100 Mile House, managed six birdies en route to British Open, Page B2 a three under 70 and a one shot lead over Doug Roxburgh, the 10-time B.C. amateur champion from Vancouver and Dave Zeiler of Langara. A six-pack of players is con- tained in third place, including former South Korean amateur champion Lee Chong Min, now of West Vancouver; Bill Lauzon of White Rock; one-time World Cup competitor Kwan Choo of the host club; Dan Douet of Vancouver; Barry Evans of Kelowna and Dean Sprindle of Vancouver, “This has been my best year,” said Quinney, whose solid looks belie his 5-foot-11, 175-pound frame. “I’ve won there zone tournaments and finished fourth in the Canyon Classic (won by 1990 B.C. amatéur champion Rob Anderson).” After a teenage career that peaked with an appearance on the B.C. ‘B’ team as a 15-year- old at the Canadian junior championship, Quinney would seem an unlikely candidate to lead this strong field. But with a maturity well beyond his years, his mental toughness might stand the inevitable pressure falling on the first-round leader. “T’ve got an older head on my shoulder for the game, I’ve heard people say,” he said. “Dis- cipline is a big part of my game. I never lose my temper on the course.” Twenty-five years ago, Lee Chong Min was one of the best amateur players in Korea. The Seoul native, who emi- grated to West Vancouver with his wife and two sons in 1990, was three times South Korean Amateur champion and twice a member of the country’s World amateur team, in 1976 in Portu- gal and 1982 in Switzerland.