82 Castlegar News March 19, 1989 : SPORTS a TT = March 19, 1989 Carney wins men's downhill LAKE LOUISE, Alta, (CP) — Mike Carney of Squamish upset prerace favorite and Whistler ski club teammate Rob Boyd to win the Canadian men’s downhill ski championship Saturday. Carney, who missed, most of the second half of the World Cup season with a torn calf muscle and a bout. With hepatitis, flew down the 807-metre Fun in ‘one minute, 48.49 seconds Boyd. who won the last World Cup downhill of the season two weeks ago dn his home course at Whistler, was second in 1:49.08. Rob Bosinger of Banff, Alta., was third in 1:49.43. In the women's Sir Norman Watson race — an International Ski Federation points race that served as the final training for today’s Canadian champion- ship — Karen Percy of Banff posted the top time of 1:43.21 Kendra Kobelka of Revelstoke, who won the first three training runs, was second in 1:44.23 with Lucie Laroche of Lav-Béauport, Que., third in 1:44.87, Carney’s win helped erase some of the painful memories of a long, disappointing season. The slight viral hepatitis, which drained his strength, and the injury he suffered in early January, kept him off the circuit for about six weeks ‘I'd say my season.was down to about five or 10 per cent (of what I hoped for) and this brings it back up to where I wanted to be, to what I wanted to ‘complish AUST PEAKED® “Ht just took three weeks of traning-and-racing downhill to get_back into the rhythm . T just peaked today which was my goal."* Boyd had to settle for second for the third straight time he’s raced the national downhill. He was second in 1986 and 1987 and bypassed the championships last year to rest for the Olympic . MIKE CARNEY . .. beats Boyd Cup,’” he said. ‘*This is a great result for Mike and the restof the young guys. ‘Fhe-top-junior-was—Ed-Podivinsky-of Edmonton; who finished fourth in 1:49.98, Steven Hatch” of Kelowna was the second-best junior, finishing sixth in 1:50.16 . Although there is no separate junior champion- ships being held, the Canadian team to compete in the World Junigr Alpine championships in Alaska ON TOUR. . . The Royal Hudson pau: at the Castlegar Rail Station on its 1979 tour through British Columbia on CPR’s southern route, — Proto covriesy of Gerry Dookser TRAVELLING BY TRAIN By HELEN DUNLOP Editor's note: Guest columnist Helen Dunlop con- tinues her six-part sentimental journey through the istory of the Castlegar Rail Station. In the depression days of the 1930s, transients often came to the store and they would usually be given a han- dout, but had to cut wood or do some small job in these facilities obsolete and in the ensuing years they were removed, These were some of the places the packages from West’s Store were destined for Probably few people are aware that the fire-phone. was located in the Castlegar Station, and was connected with the siren in the firehall. This arrangement con- tinued as long as there Was an operator at the station, Jim remembers Marjorie West asked whether I remembered the Lommel-family, but having been just a toddler when they were in the afea I have no personal memories of them. The Lommel children were friends of my older brothers and sisters and they appear in many of the old black and white snapshots taken at pichics or other social gatherings. There seems to have always been cameras around at such events and most families had albums or shoe-boxes full of pictures taken with them. Remember When? 40 YEARS AGO From the March 17, 1949 Castlegar News Mr. S. C. Watson will represent the Castlegar and District Board of Trade at a special meeting of the executive of the Trail board in Trailtonight, This meeting has been called to discuss joint a¢tion on roads in this area. A new runway has been cleared at the airport and no further difficulty is anticipated in the landing of CPA planes. The district airport i LAURA WILLIAMS 8 Se. Nutritionist Avenves Hairdesign, 1480 Col. Ave. c C. VIN 3V3 * 365-7616 HAVE YOU GOT THE WINTER-TIME BLUES? Good Business $sense... ECONO SPOTS Call 365-5210 hot you eat CA make ‘a dillerence VANCOUVER STAY DOWNTOWN CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL 95 om Seoeieiad PHONE TOLL FREE 1-800-663-1818 OR GALL YOUR TRAVEL AGENT secured the use of a 30-ton snowblower to do the job. a aes ee The Kiwanis Club of Castlegar made final arangements at its meeting Tuesday night for its Sunday night, April 3, concert in the Castle Theatre, where the club will present the Trail Male Choir *_ *# 6 On Sunday, March 13, at St Alban'’s Anglican Church, Arch- deacon Resker administered the sacrament of baptism to the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Pettit, who was given the name Gordon Craig, and to the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. €hambers, who was-given the name Donald Gordon: 25 YEARS AGO From the March 19, 1964 Castlegar News The Celgar pulp division of Colum~ bia Cellulose Co. has announced the appointment of W. R. Colfier to the position of personnel and safety WELCOME To DAVID DANIEL Castlegar Realty is proud to announce the arrival of David Daniel to their staff David brings with him, many years of success in the Real Es! business, both in residential_and_com- mercial ventures Don't hesitate to call David at 365-2166 or 365-6892 with your congratulations: Came “I'm a little disappointed but this isn’t the World iL wil be named at the conclusion of the national competition next Friday Boggs ex- lover tells payment-Speaking-of Sonn tot me the Castlegar Station was known ‘far and wide among the men who rode therodsasa place to steer clear of. Warnings went out to the “brotherhood” that Castlegar had'the toughest cop in B.C. Those are not his exact words — he used a different term Ralph West and station agent Joe Speakman restored and spruced up the tennis courts, which had been neglected and were in poor condition. Tennis tour- naments were organized with players in East Robson ‘Mr-bommebwastis : a wharfman and he was stationed at Robson West, as West Robson was known when, the railway station was still there. Here the trains backed down the long wharf to connect with the two paddlewheel steamboats still used on the Arrow Lakes between Robson and CPR’s railway at Arrowhead. The wharf had been there ever sirice the days when Robson West was the end of steel for the Columbia and Western Railway from Trail. Engines and cars were upervisoratitsputp : Mr. Collier joined the industrial relations department of the company's Prince Rupert pulp division in 1960 Sixty-six passenger planes will start flying into Castlegar next month. The 40-passenger Corvairs currently being used here by CPA will be replaced} starting April 26 by 66- ? ‘OUT ON A LIMB’ A new limited edition print release by: and in the winter the courts were once again flooded for d Park, Tarrys, Twin Rivers and POPULAR OBJECT ~. . girls basketball teams from skating and hockey games. The tennis courts continued to be used until the Lorne Zinio courts were put in near passenget DC6B’s. all in Penthouse story Eric Renk Image size: 18" x 24" ¢ 395 SN. 39 AP. The West Kootenay District Council Kinnaird elementary schools all had their turns at sinking some baskets during hoop h dary scho John Charters of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation action Friday at Stanley p the high school. The CPR eventually filled in the area behind the station. hool. — by Nick Allon CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT MINOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION: Register ot Recreation Complex Office — $20 per child; $30 per family Registration deadline is March 23 COACH'S MEETING: April 5. Wed nesdoy, 7:30 p.m. Recreation Com plex — Committee Room SEASON STARTS: April 10 (Weather /fields Permitting KIMBERLEY, B.C. (CP) Michel Duranceau of Montreal edged Phil Chew of Whistler by 15 one hundredths of a second Friday to win the men’s LW2 super-giant slalom at the World Cup. ski festival for the disabled. 1989 CAMPIONS NOW IN STOCK Equipped with Mercury Outboards. Alt Galvanized Highliner Trailers. Syringa Park Marina Call Sid Smith ¢ 365-5472 It was the closest finish in any of the nine disability classifications for the super-giant slalom race. The LW2 classification is for those with disabilities in one lower limb. Duranceau, who had finished third in Thursday's downhill, was timed in one minute, 27.64 seconds. Chew, who was second in the downhill, finished in 1:27.79. Michael Milton of Australia was third in 1:33.88. Dow npill winner Alexander Spitz of West Gétmany fell on the upper part of RECREATION SUN., MARCH 19 — Fitness Class ‘1-2 p.m. $2.00 drop in; Public Skating 2 3:30 p.m. Castlegar Air Cadets Car Wash, 10-2 p.m MONDAY, MARCH 20 — Fitness Class 10-11 a.m. Complex. $2.00 drop inl Castlegar Project Society General Annual Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Complex TUES., MARCH 21 — Fitness Closs 9 JO. a.m. Complex, $2.00 drop in Public Skating 2-3:30 p.m. Parent & Tot Skating 11-12 noon WED., MARCH 23 — Breaktdst with the Easter Bunny, 9-10:30 $2.00, Adults CASTLEGAR & AREA Phone 365-3386 — 2101-6th Ave., Castlegar DEPARTMENT Last day for Lunch Hour Hockey THURS.,-MARCH 23 — Parent & Tot Skating, 11-12 noon (last session of the season). Public Skating 2-3:30 p.m FRIDAY, MARCH 24 — GOOD FRIDAY — COMMUNITY COMPLEX CLOSED. TUES.-FRI. — MARCH 28-31 — Spring Break Camp (6-12 Years). Car tooning, Cooking. Videos, Gomes. Cratts and More! Registrations are now being token ot the Recreation Office for Minor Baseball, Girls Boll, Slowpitch and Minor Soccer Manufact Swimwear Aerobicwear Skating Appeal Biking Shorts & Tops Tights * Leotards ooo Fabrics 4 Way Stretch Lycra /CABA FASHIONS Sportswear Specialists Large Selection of Cotton Lycra*e Thermax 7578 8th Street, Grand Forks 4 P.O. Box 936, Grand Forks, B.C. (604) 442-2875 a VOH 1HO urers of .....-= > Duranceau wins disabled event the course and did not finish his run. Other Canadian winners Friday in cluded Uli Romel of Calgary in the blind classification and Roger Thibault of St. Jovite, Que., in the LW3 classification. That includes athletes with disabilities in both lower limbs but who can ski with two normal skis West Germans finished first in three Reinhild Schneider won the women's LW6-8, Matthias classifications Berg captured the men's LW5-7 and Markus Pfefferle won the men’s LW6- 8 Rangers owner to sell shares DALLAS (AP) owner Eddie Chiles said he has agreed Texas Rangers to fell his majority shares toa group led »y George W. Bush, the son of U.S President George Bush Chiles twice had tried to sell the team to Edward Gaylord but each attempt was “rejected by American League owners, who were concerned with Gaytord's~ownership—of Gaylord Broadcasting. Gaylord, who owns 33 per cent of the team must approve the sale Fastball meeting at Hi Arrow Fastball League will hold a meeting for the up- coming season on Wednesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in the Hi Arrow banquet Castlegar Commercial room All team representatives and anyone interested in playing fastball are in vited to attend For the record BOSTON (AP) — Spring training ends in a sexual frenzy for Red Sox players. according to Margo Adams Wade Boges’—formertover- “Nothing is wilder than the last week in spring training when the wives head back toe Boston,” Adams says in the final instalment of a two-part story in Penthouse maga. zine and reported in the Boston Herald “You wouldn't believe what a frenzied free-for-all it is. It’s like you let the bees out of the hive to search for honey.”” Adams said this was her observa- tion when she travelled with Boggs during their relationship from 1984 to 1988. The story quoted her saying un identified baseball players in their search for women disdain prostitutes because, ‘Their attitude is: ‘Why should 1 pay for it when women are begging to have sex with’ me." ' Adams also told interviewer David Schumacher that Boggs and others pick up large sums of money at autograph cardshows She said the players call it “rat- hole" money for which there is_no accounting and about which their wives don't know “Some players use the money for their girlfriends; others use it for clothes,” Adams was quoted saying BOUGHT WATCH She said Boggs came back from one show with $12,000 US in cash and ‘We went out and spent $10,000 of it on a gift for my birthday, a gold Rolex.” Adams. a former mortgage broker from Santa Ana, Calif., who said she went_with the infielder when the teams travelled, has filed suit claim- ing recompense. for earnings lost during their relationship. The nine-page article is slated tc be_on newsstands April 2. It also includes 10 photographs showing her in various stages of undress. On autographs, she said: ‘‘Wade told me that 90 per cent of the items sent to the park are signed by the batboys. not by the players."’ She said, according to the Herald, that the only way collectors can be sure of getting an authentic auto- graph is at cardshows. Weekend Wrap-up BASKETBALL irr EASTERN CONFERENCE ‘Atlantic Division Central Division Pocitic Division Information accompanying a photo in Wednesday's Castlegar News on page B2 incorrectly stated the Castlegar Atoms house hockey team defeated Rossland in three straight games, t-tact, the teams won gaimes against Grand Farks, Midway and Oliver before beating Rossland in the final game ony 58 9 80 ENGUSH LEAGUE Division 1 w BASEBALL EXHIBITION STANOINGS. AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago NOTE: Spit-squad games count TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL Leogee BASKETBALL ‘one! Basketball Associetion Marjorie West spoke about Tom Peck and Charlie Brett, who were two conductors she remembers on the passenger trains between Nelson and Trail. She has many old photos, “snapshots” they were called then, of Castlegar and its people in the 1930s. One showed her standing in front of thé CPR Station with a friend, Mar- jorie Neale. Behind tnem a tree growing in the station garden reached toward the sky, as high as the building itself! Was it an apple tree? Does anyone remember? Jim Killough, who worked at West's Store between 1937 and 1940 told me more about the mail cars on the trains as it was often part of his job to take the mail down to the station. The mail-car on the west-bound train was number 12, going out around noon, while mail to the east went out at 7 p.m. in car number 11 Incoming mail was picked up and taken back to the post office for sorting. When trains were late the mail was kept in the station until the train got in. As well, the TWO MARJORIES . . . Marjorie West (right) and Marjorie Neale pose in front of the Castlegar Rail Station during its busy days. train from Trail waited at the station for the Reflections and recollections barged across the Columbia from the terminus of the Columbia anid Kootenay Railway between East Robson and Nelson, before the railroad bridge was built Passengers and shipments of all kinds made use of the boats on the Arrow Lakes to connect with the CPR’s main line beyond Arrowhead, as there was no other direct route north. Orchard and farm produce from Renata and other fruit-growing areas went by boat as well, and did so for over half a century The West Robson wharf must have been a busy place. Of the two lake steamers, the palatial Bonnington stopped running in 1930, but the Minto stayed on until 1954, becoming a legend in the Kootenays. I was never on the Minto, but sometimes went aboard the Bon- nington when my brother travelled up the lakes to his work at one of Waldie’s logging camps My mother spoke of Mr. Lommel as the freight agent-at Robson West, and she said that before the Castlegar ferry started operating one »f the Lommel boys took people across the river in a row-boat kept for that purpose. Ata later time, during the 1940s and 1950s, **Ted- dy’ Lodge was the agent there and he and his family lived at the Robson West Station. Spéaking of the Lodges brought to mind a happy occasion when my children and I boarded the train at the Castlegar Station and travelled all the way to Robson West! They had never been on a train, and it was as ex citing to them asa trip around the world. As I remember, we were going to an afternoon pic- nic or tea-party put on by the Anglican Women’s Auxiliary at the Lodge home, so a large group of mothers and children got on the train. Not much. is recalled about the picnic. When it was Over, we stood out on the platform to wait for the passenger train from the wee:, When it came roaring down the track with the train to come through, when passengers and mail were transferred **The store was a handy place for the trainmen to pick up a pack of cigarettes or a candy-bar while the train waited,"’ Jim said He remembered that CPR section men and staff along the railway to Cascade purchased groceries and other needs at West’s Store, and it was one of his duties to package their orders and send them out on the train Travelling over this section of CPR’s Boundary Sub- division was referred to as “going over ‘the hump”’ because of the mountainous terrain encountered. Along this railway were places with intriguing names — Labar- the, Coykendahl, Farron, Bonanza, Coryell and Fife, to name only a few Labarthe was at the site of the Keenleyside Dam and took its name from a former CM&S manager. A turntable was located there for turning ‘‘pusher”” or “*helper’’ engines, and there were other installations The Labarthe Tunnel was nearby Coykendahl was named after one of Columbia and Western Iway’s construction engineers and was the site of a water-tank. However, Farron was the largest and most important as it was a Subdivision point at the summit of the Monashee Mountains. Farron had a wye for turning ‘the helper engines, an enginehouse with room for two locometives, a water-tank and coal-chute as well as accommodation for the men stationed there The use of diesel engines starting in the 1950s made black gine so close to us — it was “*scary’’ for a small child! Once on board_all was well and the passengers had just found their seats when the whistle blew for the Castlegar Station and it was time to getoff Victor Kravski, who worked at the station in Mike Dalton’s times said his father, John, was the section foreman at Robson West from 1950 to 1954 and the Kravski family lived in the section house not far from the station. I remember where it stood across the tracks just north of the rock bluffs along the Celgar road. There were three children in the Kravski family, a son and two daughters. Victor was going to high school during those years, He remembered Teddy Lodge, the station agent, and the SS Minto coming into the landing in the last of her working days. He told me of seeing the turntable at Labarthe, and the remains of other installations there before the dam obliterated everything Victor had also seen the Labarthe Tunnel when he and his friends hiked up in that direction to shoot gophers at an old farm owned by Joe Ross. They did not approach the tunnel closely, not wanting to walk on the CPR tracks. The tunnel was on the original railway, abandoned when the tracks were moved to a higher level before the reservoir was filled. Victor believes it was blasted away during preparation for the dam and the highway access. Next week: More on the Kravskis and a royal visit in the conclusion of the series. comprising teachers’ representatives from all the teachers’ organizations in West Kootenay has—endorsed_the recent school trustees’ action in regard to establishing a regional college here Columbia Cellulose Co. has made a further $3,000 grant to the Pass Creek Park Parks board chairman W. D. Brookes told the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce at its meeting last week that $2,000 will be an outright grant while the company will match local donations on a dollar-for-dollar basis to another $1,000. 15 YEARS AGO From the March 21, 1974 Castlegar News An Open Road School or alternative educational school, will be officially opened—September—in— the Kiwanis. School Hall in Castlegar This was announced Monday night by superintendent of schools T. G. Ellwood at the regular board meeting ‘of School District No. 9. . Neighbors turned out in full force at Tuesday night’s rezoning meeting to protest. the request of a single-family residential being changed to multi- family A series of weather systems moving offthe Pacific and through the southern interior made February one of the mildest on record A turnout of 616 members including 14 junior members of the Kootenay Savings—Credit_Union—met_in_the Cominco gym on Monday of last week to hear and discuss reports of a suc- cessful growth year The directors of the credit union an- nounced payment of a 5,5-per-cent dividend on share savings and a 13-75= per-cent patronage refund. 5 YEARS AGO From the March 18, 1984 Castlegar News Castlegar will get its pedestrian suspension bridge linking Zuckerberg Island Park with the mainland. John Charters, Castlegar Heritage Advisory, Committee chairman, said this week the 44th Field Engineering Squadron in Trail has been given ap- proval,to undertake the bridge con- struction. The chairman of B.C. Hydro gave preliminary approval Thursday to the idegof a $3.8 million federal works project that would eventually provide 150 workers with jobs on the construc- tion of the Keenleyside dam generating project. Members of the Castlegar Economic Development Committee met with Robert Bonner in Castlegar to see if Hydro was interested in starting work on the Keenleyside dam in late 1984.in- stead of in 1986. Price: $90.00 Unframed Available at: 459 Ward St., Nelson, B.C. 354-4838 or: Eric Renk (Cranbrook) 426-2160 #16 - 724 Innes Ave. S. V1C 2A5 Most Businesses Like an Article About their Company. Gallery of the Kootenays Every Business Gets the : Opportunity in Our Annual Business and _Industrial Review. If You Would Represented, Call f Q,, Castlégar Ne 365-5210 For More Information. Like Your Business The Deadline is Near.