SS August 4, 1985 —————- By TEDBRISTOW __ Castlegar United Church In August,.. 1945, Fr. George Zabelka was a U.S. chaplain on Tinian Island in the South Pacific. Among those for whom he was pastor were the airmen who dropped gtomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of course, he didn’t know the nature of the bomb that would be dropped, But’ he knew all about the .mass Wola SPECIALS FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR HOME, AND YOURSELF - JUST SAY “CHARGE IT” SALES PRICES EFFECTIVE FOR ONE DAY ONLY OR WHILE QUANTITIES LAST ... WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. killing of civilians. He knew that in one night of fire bombing over Tokyo, 75,000 ~had- been -killed:—The only thing new about the atomic bomb was that just one bomb did it, not hundreds. At the time, Fr. Zabelka felt it was. nece: y, and said so when asked. Since then, he’s decided that the mass killing of civilians can- ‘mot be’ condoned by a true Christian. Ho He now puts his energy into challenging the churches to face the question of such mass violence, quoting with agreement the words of Martin Luther King, “The’ choice is between non-vio- lence or non-existence.” Another man who has changed his mind since the days of Hiroshima and Nag- asaki is the famous American evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham. Unlike Fr. Zabelka, Gra- ” Pulpit & Pew The appropriate response to sin? Repentance, by com- mitting ourselves to peace and justice. He suggests a ham is not a complete paci- fist, but his thoughts about nuclear. weapons are worth noting’ on this, the Sunday before the 40th anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb. He sees the nuclear arms race as a manifestation of the basic human problem, sin. He rticulture anil - calls the, arms race “irra- tional, insane, and _crimiral,” and points ,out that the money spent on this mindless contest is already. a “hidden holocaust” that kills millions who could survive if only funds were diverted from death towards life. on the hostile rhetoric that creates dis- trust, and recommends steps to help the peoples of the world .know each .other, as through cultural exchanges and trade relations. He calls upon people to’ pray for peace. He insists idual Chris- tian* must “specifically work for peace in his own country. He says, “As a Christian I have a responsibility to do whatever I can to work for peace and -against nuclear war.” Probably most older read- ers of this newspaper at one time saw the nuclear arms race as necessary. Perhaps, like Zabelka and Graham, it's time for’ us to‘re-think our position. In Graham's words (and the Bible's), to repent. One specific action you can take this week is to par- ticipate—in. the remember Hiroshima events to be held on Aug. 6, beginning with a6 p.m. vigil at the courthouse, ‘and ending. with a tree- planting on Zuckerberg: Is- land. Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 August 4, 1985 B81 OOTENAY SAVINGS PERSONAL LOANS DOK GO0000E Masters swimming highlight of Games| By GARY K y NANAIMO (CP) — Twenty-five years ago they were freckle-faced youngsters thrashing through the water while their parents shouted encouragement ‘from poolside. They're on the other side of the fence cheering their own kids now — but only when they're not in the water ~ themselves, because at age 35 or 40, or even 58, the pool still beckons for these aging swimmers. Masters’ swimming — for those 20 or older — has becomé an integral part of the B.C. Summer Games, highlighting the themes of participation, sportsmanship and friendship. “It’s really a great opportunity to get together with other swimmers,” says Don Cooper, a 35-year-old doctor from Lumby. “I meet a lot of people I used to swim against when we were nine or 10 years old. It’s really a deja-vu situation. “And, of course, the whole thing (swimming) is good for physical conditioning, and for me, anyway, a great tension reliever.” he has his hospitat privile golds at last year’s Canadian championships — disq him from last summer's B.C. Games — and heads leges, and: Hinto-one of ————— the top swimmers nationally in his age group. He won four jualifying to Toronto next week for the World Masters’.Games. In national and international meets, swimmers are divided into five-year age groups. At the B.C. Games, masters of every age swim together, using a handicap system where a swimmer is given a certain number of points depending on how close his time comes to the standing national record for his age. That system allowed 58-year-old Jack Shaw of Nanaimo, who swam the 50-metre freestyle in 33.6 seconds to Cooper's 26.2, to edge Cooper for the gold medal. “Oh, that doesn't bother me at all,” said the lanky, dark-haired Cooper. “If I can swim the 50-free in 33 seconds at his age and look as good as he does, I'll be doing all right.” It’s a sysem that also allowed Cooper’s teammate, 56-year-old Eva Prokopetz of Vernon, to win the gold medal Household Needs in the women's 100-metre breaststroke despite a time of two GLAD aS SANDWICH BAGS— 1 44 100 per pack. PKG. s GOOD TIME BEER MUGS— 1 4 4 12 16-0z. mugs. 2 FOR s PARTY NAPKINS— 50 per pack. 1 4 4 2PKG. s & WINE GLASSES—. 1 44 € per pack. 2PKG. s ‘WOOLCREST KITCHEN CATCHERS 18 per pack. WICKER PAPER PLATE HOLDERS— 4 per pack. WOOLCREST ALUMINUM FOIL— 1 44 12x25". eacH Oo WOOLCREST DISH CLOTHS— 1 44 12perpack. PKG. Be WOOLCREST FOAM CUP: | 44 exe. Eo amo. 1.44 axa. 1.44 SUNBRITE ane 1.44 3.6 litre. eacH Eo COFFEE MUGS— : Geramic. 1 44 eacH Uo WOOLCREST — : _ SPRAY CLEANER— 1 4 4 700 mL. eacH Uo ICE CUBE BAGS— 1 4 4 42 per pack-——_ Ls 2pxe. Eo Candy and Cookies WOOLCREST BLANCHED PEANUTS 1 44 500 g. PKG. s WOOLCREST JU JUBES— 1 44 550g. PKG. s KERR — 7 oe BAGGED CANDY— 1 44 500 g. PKG. s WOOLCREST DUPLEX COOKIES— 1 44 600 g. PKG. s HOSTESS eekexs 1.44 1509.” 2exe. Ue WAGON WHEELS— 1 44 s 12 per pack. pe PKG. 100 per pack. EXTRUFIX REFILLS— 30 per pack. COLOURFUL HANGER: 3 per pack. POTTING SO— ; 16 litre. 1 4 4 each Ho WOOLCREST KITTY LITTER— 1 4 4 4.54 kg. eacH Eo TENDER - VITTLES— 1 4 4 500 g. EACH s mas 1.44 EACH s RAKES— WOOLCREST BLANK TAPES— 1 44 60 min. 3-pack. PKG. s ULTRA ALKALINE F unenes™” 4.44 2 per pack. PKG. s 3 per card. ULTRA FILM— 126-12 and 110-12. an 1.44 Automotive 2CYCLE OUTBOARD MOTOR Olt — 50:1 1 44 mix. 500 mL. EACH el HAVOLINE MOTOR OlL— 1 : 44 10W30. 1.L. EACH s LUBRIGARDE 50— 3.in-1 oll. 1 4 4 350 g. each Bo STP GAS TREATMENT 250 mL., cleans 1 44 carbs. EACH s Paints PAINTING AIDS— Brushes, sandpaper 1 4 4 and more. EACH s MASKING TAPE— PAINT THINNER— ‘litre. 1 44 EACH s Hardware SYLVANIA LIGHT BULBS— 1 44 2 per pack. 2 PKG. s ‘WD-40 OlL— ccs 144 EVEREAD 6 oz. can. dé BATTERIES — AA, C, 1 44 Dand 9-volt. 2PKG. s Carry-Out Foods vem 1.44 Carry-Out Foods SHOPSYS HAM— sires 1.44 265g Ue SMOKED & : TURKEY BREAST— | 44 Delicate flavor. 1209 Ue CORNED BEEF— Try this one hot. 1 44 . 1659 Ue PASTRAMI— TSwvetonne 4 AG x 2 1659 s BLACK FOREST HAM — Great with 1 44 Swiss cheese. 1659 Ho Slice thin and stack high. EUROPEAN WEINERS 1 4 4 Try these BBQ. 2109 Bo CHEDDAR CHEESE— __ ‘ST BEEF— - 00 1.44 SMOKIES OR Medium, mild r old. MOZZARELLA CHEESE — For pizza. or lasagna. 2659 COLBY CHEESE— For a light snack. 165 FARMERS CHEESE— A traditional stand by. 1659 LONG PEPPERONI— Great for a snack. 16: PIZZA— 9" deluxe. Jewellery Disco stups— 5 per card. 1 4 4 each Ue TWIST-A-BEAD— 6 colours to choose 1 44 trom. cach be REGENCY SUMMER EARRINGS— 1 4 Pierced. each Uo CHILDREN’S BOXED JEWELLERY — 1 44 Earringsorrings. EACH Be 1" POLY BINDER— Books and Toys ext 1.44 RAG DOLL— 14” high. DYNOMITE ACTIVITY BOOKS — Games and stories. STITCHERY KITS— For ages 7 and up. Fabrics FOAM CHIPS— 1 pound bag. FELT SQUARES— 12°x12". TEA TOWELS— 100% cotton. 2 per pack. DISHCLOTHS— 100% cotton. 4 per pack. EMBROIDERED cen 1.44 ‘ron 144 2FOR 1.44 So oy 144 ont 44 ron 44 na 144 a t44 INFANTS’ T-SHIRTS — Sizes 12-24 months. PLASTIC PANTS— 5 per pack. INFANTS" SOAKERS— Sizes 1-4. BOYS’ BRIEFS— 46x. GIRLS’ BRIEFS— OR BIKINIS— 46x, 7-14. CHILDREN'S T-SHIRTS— 46x. MEN'S T-SHIRTS— SL: MEN'S HIP BRIEFS— SL. EACH PKG. sean 1.44 Children’s Wear 2PAIR 2PAIR EACH 1.44 Men’s Wear mee 4.44 1.44 wae 4.44 1.44 1.44 6 per pack. Boys’ 8-10. Men's 10-13. Boys’ 8-10, Men's 10-13. 1.44 1.44 Ladies’ 9-11. LADIES’ SLIPPERS— S-M-L. 1.44 CLOSE-UP 150 mL. 90 g bar. oe ne 144 2 pair per pact KNEE HIGHS— DRESS SOCKS— an 1.44 TUBE SOCKS— \SUAL SOC! CA’ KS— Children's 68%, 1 4 4 PAIR s INSTANT SHOE SHINER— For any colour. 2 FOR 1 = 44 TOOTHPASTE— 1 4 4 EacH. Be CASHMERE BOUQUET SOAP— 1 4 4 SFOR s nat 44 ma 1-44 an 44 PAIR 1 .44 COOLING OFF . .. Swimmer pre, turn during af pares to hit cool waters while others wait their of i dson Pool. PILLOW CASES— 1 44 100% cotton. EACH s RUG REMNANTS— eee 4.44 EACH s FACE CLOTHS— i. acne 444 EACH es PHENTEX CHUNKY YARN— 1 44 50 g. each Bo QUILT BATTING— soem. 1.44 METRE s FABRIC SPECIAL— Arp 1.44 METRE s McCALL’S STITCH & r SAVE PATTERNS— 1 44 Assorted. EACH Eo 3 Ladies’ Wear LADIES’ BIKINIS— © ‘oon mon 44 PAIR s LADIES’ BRIEFS— a 1.44 PAIR s FLOWERS OR excn 144 FEATHERS— Pin on. MEN'S BOXER SHORTS— 1 44 M-XL. PAIR, s MEN'S ATHLETIC VESTS—. 1 44 S-XL. EACH s GARDEN GLOVES— One size. 1 4 4 PAIR s MEN’S ADIDAS SPORT SOCKS— 1 44 10-12. PAIR s 3 BOYS’ T-SHIRTS— ee 1.44 EACH s BOYS’ BRIEFS aovers 4.44 SL. EACH s Smoke Shop BUTANE LIGHTERS— Disposable. 1 4 4 2FOR s PLAYING CARDS— Picture back design. BUBBLEICIOUS— > Smappower 444 meton & more. 6 FOR s PINK LABEL 1.44 GOODNEWS RAZORS 8 disposable. 1 4 4 : PKG. s o-n1P APPLICATORS— 1 4 4 74perpack. PKG. Be YARDLEY LAVENDER COLOGNE— 1 4 4 sSomL. each Ua ELEGANT SPONGES— For the bath. 1 44 2ror He BUF PUF— Cosmetic sponge. 1 44 each Be NO NAME HOUSEHOLD GLOVES 1 4 4 SL. 2For Ue COTY MAKE-UP— Trial size. 1 44 EACH s ELASTOPLAST. - BANDAGES— 1 4 A 40 per pack. PKG. Ba SOVEREIGN TOOTHBRUSHES— 4 44 Softhard. 2FOR Boa“ Tye-Tac 18"x3 yds. da Men’s Baseball Caps a7 aad Woolcrest Refill Paper Lined. 400 sheets per pack. PKG. da Ladies’ Selly Thongs | ‘Sizes 5-10. 2 PAIR Sani-Fiugh 341 mL. 2FOR Palmolive : Detergent ow 2FOR F Facelle._ Facial Tissue Small box. Jai SFOR Heinz sag ee Woolcrest Vinegar Garbage B: Genego tess 344 PKG. Marker Carousel 3 44 10 markers ~ EACH per set. Men’s Criss Cross Sandal Goss penn 248 PAIR Bounce Fabric Softener 3 44 PKG. For dishes. 15 litre. EACH Woolcrest Binders 3 44 1",3 per pack. PKG. 4 litre. — Javex Stainaway 344 2FOR 600 mL. Dish Detergent 3 44 Woolcrest Lemon. 2FOR 1 Mitre. Nu Finish Polysealant. 444 per pack. Perfect schoo! organizer. 40 sheets Oxford Finder Binder Aa4 EACH Bicycle ax Joy Dish etergent - Red Grille Feature Tires Most popular sizes. WANETA PLAZA HWY. 3A TRAIL, B.C. Hand Tools Pliers, wrenches, hammers and more. i pe Palm .Fruit Drinks Alitre Glad Garbage Bags 40 per pack. Paper Towels 2 roll pack ABC Laundry Detergent 12 litre. EACH Fleecy Fabric Softener 36 litre 6“4 / ——————— Top Flite Golf Balls X-outs, 12 per pack. Tote Bags For carrying all your books. .. EAC! MONDAY-SATURDAY 9:30-5:30 THURSDAY & FRIDAY 9:30-9:00 PGA TOUR Barber CONCORD, MASS. (AP) — Feisty Jerry Barber, at 69 aiming to become the oldest winner of a senior PGA tour event, scored a 69 for the second consecutive day for a two-stroke lead Saturday in the $200,000 Digital Classic senior golf tournament. Barber, who won 14 tour- naments in his first four years on the senior tour, was six under par at 138 after two rounds on the 6,518-yard Nashawtuc Country Club course. “This is getting to be a habit — let's keep the habit ° going,” Barber said after shooting birdies in the final two holes of each nine to hold the lead against a charge by Newport winner Lee Elder. Elder stood alone at second at 73-67 — 140 going into to- day's final round. The wolves and jackals are all posted on my tail for the kill,” Barber said. “If I can finish in the top 10 I'll feel “pretty good.” Defending champion Don January surged into a four- -way-tie for_third position at 141, one under par but three shots off the Barber pace. Blue Jays beat Texas Rangers TORONTO (CP) — Gary Allenson's two-run, two-out double highlighted a three-run sixth inning Saturday that carried Toronto Blue Jays to their fourth straight ‘American League baseball victory, a 4-1 win against Texas Rangers. With the East Division-leading Blue Jays, winners of 13 of their last 14-ames, clinging to a 1-0 lead in the sixth, Cecil Fielder reached on a fielder’s choice and Garth Iorg followed with a single off loser Chris Welsh- Allenson then drilled the club's fourth double of the game into left field to put Toronto ahead 3-0 and scored on Tony Fernandez’s double to left-centre field. Left-hander Jimmy Key started for the Blue Jays in quest of his 10th win ‘of the season, but was forced to leave after 2 1-3 innings due to a blister on the index finger of his pitching hand. He allowed four hits, walked none and struck out none. Dennis Lamp came on in relief and pitched 3 23 innings, allowing only three hits, to earn his seventh win of the season against no losses. Jim Acker started the seventh for Toronto but loaded the bases on walks to George Wright and Curt Wilkerson and a single by pinch-hitter Duane Walker. Gary Lavelle struck out Oddibe McDowell before-Wright scored when Toby Harrah grounded choice. Lavelle then struck out Pete O'Brien to end the inning. 5 ill Caudill went the final two innings, allowing only one hit, to earn his 14th save of the Season. ‘The Blue Jays had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. George Bell led off with a double to left and moved to third on a groundout before Fielder drove him home with a single through the right side of the infield. ‘The loss was the fifth in a row for the Rangers, in last place in the West Division, while the Blue Jays recorded their club-record 10th straight victory at home. into a fielders January's 141 deadlocked him with Harold Henning (74-67) Orville Moody (70-71) and: Fred’ Hass (70-71). Billy Casper made a sec- ond-round move, checking in at 75-69 — 144. Peter Thom- son and George Lanning were tied for seventh with 142 totals. Barber's younger brother, Miller Barber was tied with Jim Ferree at 143 for ninth position ahead of Casper and six other entries. leads seniors Jerry Barber opened his second round. with a: bogey when he missed a 12-foot putt on the first hole. But he knocked in putts of 30 and five feet on the final two holes of the front nine. He played steady par golf over the first seven holes of his back nine but-holed putts of 16 and seven feet on the 18th and 19th holes to finish the day at three under for the second straight time. West Germany leads Cup COWES, ENGLAND (AP) — Defending champion West Germany clung to its lead in the Admiral’s Cup yachting series Saturday at the end third race — a gruelling chase 212 nautical mile’ across ‘the English Channel. But Britain, with three beats in the top eight in the provisional placings, closed the gap by movin, from fourth to second, provided it survives a protest today. Jade, a British yacht owned by Larry and Debby Wooddell, was first on handi- cap in the provisional results following the Channel race. But its position may change after a protest by an Aus- tralian yacht, Challenge III. West. Germany's Outsider was third on handicap and after good performances in the two inshore races earlier _in_the-week, has become the second best individual yacht in the 54-strong fleet. Teammate Rubin VIII was sixth, but the team’s third boat, Eva, was 27th. New Zealand, which has never really been in conten- tion in previous Admiral's Cups, continued to threaten by taking third place in the points. 7 Despite losing one of its boats, the Danish team lay fourth after the third stage of the event. Its yacht Euro, fourth on handicap in the Channel race, continues to be the top individual performer in the competition under skipper Jens Christiensen. Canada, with three yachts entered, is in 16th place after Saturday's race, with 282 points. Only Portugal and Belgium trail Canada in the standings. None. of the American yachts_managed to get into the first 20 places. High Roler, owned by William Power, was 22nd; Sleeper, owned by Lowell North, placed. 26th; and Sidewinder, owned by Randy Short, fin- ished 32nd. The American team is in ninth position. Some ii said this Cooper, who won four gold medals at Maple Ridge two years ago and won a silver and bronze Friday, swam competitively while at the University of British Columbia, but had to drop the sport later because of the-demands of medical school and internship. COLLEGE REUNION “A lot of my ex-teammates at UBC are working in places like Terrace, Prince George and Prince Rupert and I never see them except at these Games. So we have a pretty good reunion each year.” Cooper resumed competitive swimming a few years ago when a masters’ club was started in nearby Vernon, where minutes, 12.4 seconds, nearly 50 seconds behind the fastest time. “That's just made her year,” said Cooper. “She's so excited right now, she’s off the ground. That's the thing _ that’s so great to see.” Cooper's only complaint is the Games rule that keeps all competitors under 60 years of age inthe accommodation — camp-style cots in school gym! Games. nasiums — provided by the “My wife and kids are staying in a motel in (nearby) Parksville that’s got a nice bed, a pool and a sauna. So I'm a bit envious.” coats -Ti-Cats beat Concordes By WESLEY GOLDSTEIN MONTREAL (CP) — There are times when Joe Galat would like to see his team get off to a slow start. “The worst thing that hap- pened to us was scoring first tonight,” the Concordes coach said after Montreal was routed 39-11 by Hamil- ton_Tiger-Cats in Canadian Football League play Friday night. “It got the guys think- ing it would be an easy That wasn't quite the case though, even after Montreal ~ scored at 4:32 of the first quarter on Turner Gill's seven-yard scoring :pass to Nick Arakgi. After that, it TRUE NORTH | was all downhill for the Con- cordes. Hamilton stalled on their next drive, settling for a 64-yard single, the first of 15 points from kicker Bernie Ruoff. But on Montreal's next po- ssession, Less Browne picked off a Gill pass at the Concorde , returning it 20 yards to set up Hamilton's first touch- down. The six-pointer came two plays later when rookie quar- terback Ken Hobart con- nected with Steve Stapler from 23 yards, giving the Tiger-Cats a lead they never relinquished. Boat christened By STEVE MacLEOD HALIFAX (CP) = True North I was christened in a shower of champagne Friday in a berth normally reserved for Canada’s elder ambas-* sador of the high seas, the schooner Bluenose II. The first of two boats to be built by a syndicate headed by Donald Green of Hamil- ton, the sleek i and security guards stand by to ward off intruders. “It's going to be very difficult to keep our secrets away from the competition, but we're going to try,” said Green. “We think we have some breakthroughs our competition would like to know.” SECRETIVE GROUP hulled 12-metre yacht floated majestically off a wharf at Historic Properties — the city’s renovated harborside core that is home for Blue- nose II. As hundreds of spectators looked on, Green's wife San- dy cracked a magnum of champagne across the bow of the boat, one of two to be built for the 1987 America's Cup in Perth, Australia. The boat is the result of a computer-designed, $16-3- million effort to take the cup from Australia, which used a controversial and innovative winged-keel design to end America’s 110-year strangle- hold on sailing’s most: pres- tigious event. Designed by Steve Killing of Midland, Ont., and built at the Crockett-McConnell If-the-sy secre- tive about the first boat, they're blatantly tight-lipped about the second, which is under construction in Bridge- water and will be launched in the spring. When asked if the second boat will be as controversial as Australia II, Killing re- plied, “It might be. “We've had to deal with a number of issues to make sure we're convinced—that—* everything we're doing is “I'd be irresponsible in build- ing a second boat if I didn't think it was significantly better than the first.” After three months of training on the Atlantic off Nova Scotia, True North I will be loaded ona freighter in November and shipped to Perth for the world 12- year’s Channel race was the most gruellin; i event since the notorious 1979 Fastnet Race, which claimed 15 lives and sank 22 boats. A dozen Admiral's Cup. boats retired with damage — some, like Challenge. II, losing their masts. The damaged Cup yachts have until Tuesday to be re- paired. Then the third 30- nautical-mile inshore race — the fourth race of the five- race series — takes place. it in Bri . N.S., True North is a larger “Australia I, which ~ stunned the sailing world. Banded by one white and five red stripes, the navy blue boat is believed to be about a metre longer than Australia II's 19.2-metre , length. Sea Although Killing admits that the Canadian keel is big- ger than the Aussie version, he refuses‘to say by how much. A blue nylon shroud overs the hull whenever the‘, boat is lifted from the water metre next February, “We're going there to do well, not-necessarily to win the world championships, but to fine-tune,” said Green. Hobart, making his first start of the season, teamed up with Stapler again for a “88-yard scoring pass, as Hamilton blew the game open with a 20-point explo- sion in the second quarter. “He did a tremendous job of moving our offence to- night,” Hamilton coach Al Bruno said. “They were blit- zing a lot on first down and we went wide with quick out passes. “We also used the draw well tonight, but give the credit to Hobart, he had us going.” S SCORES TOUCHDOWN Hobart, who completed 14 of 29 passes for 208 yards, also scored a touchdown on a 30-yard run in the third quarter. “I was a little tired to- wards the end on that one,” point the reason for his prob: lems, but linebacker John Priestner had an explanation. Poncho James rushed for a game-high 120 yards, and added Hamilton's other TD during the second-quarter onslaught. Roy Kurtz’s 47-yard field goal and Mike McTague's 65-yard- single, both in the third quarter, rounded out the scoring for the Con- cordes, who suffered their second-straight defeat, and their first of the year at home: ; Verplank retains lead Hobart said. “I just ran-side— OAK BROOK, ILL. (AP) looking for my receivers, when I didn’t see them open, I took off. While Hobart- was effec- tively picking apart Mon- treal's defence, Gill was having a much tougher time with Hamilton's defensive unit. The Tiger-Cats intercepted two of Gill's passes, and forced him to fumble once, before he was benched mid- way through the final quar- ter. “Those turnovers really hurt us because they kept getting field position in our end,” Galat said. “It’s like in hockey, when you get over the blueline, you usually score. Gill said he couldn't pin- ‘The time for preparation is over. For the 327 British Col- umbia athletes, their coaches and managers, this fifth edi- tion of the Canada Summer Games represents the pinna- cle of their athletic aims to date. Young men and women from 53 communities in Brit- ish. Columbia,- including -the— West Kootenay, make up what many are calling the After the P’ the boat will return to Hali- fax for races with the second boat and, the syndicate hopes, an American chal- lenger. The fastest of the Canadian boats will then compete at the. America’s Cup, which begins in the fall of 1986 and concludes in January, 1987. rs ever rep tion of athletes from this province to the Games. With a greater representation of athletes from all parts of the province than ever before, this contingent preparing for St. John, New Brunswick, from Aug. 11-24, have set their sights on nothing less than top honors, duplicating — Amateur Scott Verplank answered Jim Thorpe’s chal- lenge-with a couple of late birdies and retained a two- shot lead Saturday in the third round of the $500,000 Western Open golf tourna- ment. Verplank, 21, the current national amateur champion and-the leader all the way in this PGA Tour event, birdied the 16th and 17th holes on the way to a three-under-par 69 that left Thorpe shaking his head. Verplank, bidding to be- come the first amateur to win a professional tournament since 1956, completed 54 holes over the Butler Na- tional Golf Club course in 205, 11 shots under par. Team B.C. ready for 1985 ames the feat of B.C. back in 1973; - when they were the best overall. British Columbia is” the only province ever to break the Ontario stranglehold on top spot at the Games, and - the blue and gold uniformed west coasters are looking forward to repeating .the 1973 triumph. Members of this year's Team B.C. from Trail are Robert Bradley and Eileen} Volpatti in track and field! and Daniel Demchuk in base- ball. From Rossland, Tracey Butler will compete in cycling and Trena Buttnor is on the archery team. Winlaw’s Michael Perra is on the volleyball team.