82 } Castlegar News March 27, 1985 SPORTS Chiefs take lead NELSON (CP) — Dan Gary Harpell, Bruce Cullen Gerarden scored at 18:22 of and Todd Ulrich also scored the final period Tuesday to for the Chiefs, who outshot lift Spokane toa 4-3 win over Nelson 44-29, including 18-10 Nelson Maple Leafs and give in the final period. Lorne An- the Chiefs a 2-1 lead in their derson, Barry Zanier and best-of-seven Western Inter- ° Gord Pace tallied for Nelson. national Hockey League final The fourth and fifth games series. in the series will be played Gerarden ripped « hard Saturday and Sunday in Spo- slapshot from inside the kane. NOW INA NEW & BIGGER LOCATION To Serve You Better! With 908 Rossland Ave. Trail 364-1540 A.M. FORD 2795 Highway Dr. in Glenmerry, Trail 04 7336 “Your Ford Country Headquarters” DELL “YOU DESERVE THE BEST & GET IT AT AM FORD!” We Have the Bike For You Come and visit your old — New Castlegar le Shop, on —_ RAT RACE . . . This pair of local runners were two of money for Stanley Humphries Secondary School's over 200 taking part in the first annual Castlegar Rat Race. Five and 10-km runs were held to raise track and field team. Over 200 take part in Rat Race Over 200 running enthu- siasts participated in Castlegar’s Rat Race held on Sunday. The 5km and 10-km events were held to raise funds for Stanley Hum- phries Secondary School's track and field team. In the 10-km category, Murray Crowther was first in the 18 and under class, first in the women's 18 and under with a time of 49 minutes, four seconds. Stephanie Harmston was Gerald Klassen was first in 34:41, Ross Burnett was second in 35:53, while Rick Klassen was third in 40:59. In the women's class, Ga‘ Hamma-Dagg was first in 44:59, Janice Penso was second and Therese Klas- sen was third. The men's 30-39 cate- gory saw Brent Gallo in first place with 32:47. Gal- lo’s time also gave him the title of overall race winner. Phil Wallensteen was sec- ond in 33:17, Geoff Lee was third in 40:57. In the women’s cate. gory, Betty Faranhower was first in 43:54, Susan Campbell was second in 45:09, while Dana Fenwick was third in 46:54. Costews Photo by Doug Horvey In the 40 and over men’s class, Roger Pratt was first in 34:12, Mel Johnson placed second with a time of 38:35 and Craig An- drews was third in 41:25. In the fivekm race, Sarah Lidstone was first in the women’s 18 and under category, Pauline Orr was second, Rosanne Kosmy- nka was third. In the men's race, Kevin Hearne was first, Steve Haaf took second and Karl Schneider was third. In the women's 19-29 class, Rosemary Cunning- ham was first, J. McPhee was second and Jane West was third. The men's cate- gory saw Ken Zielke in first place. Zielke was also the overall winner in the 5-km race. John Hamilton was second and Dave Har- ding took third. The men’s 30-39 class saw John Schnare place first, Hugh Small was sec- ond and Stuart Deverney took third. In the women's race category, ‘Mary Orr was first, Donna Van Vliet was second and Colleen Bay was third. In the over 40 category, Howie Ridge was first in the men's class, Frank Finney took second and Bill Pettigrew was third. Thelma Crape was first in the women's class and Verna Chernoff was sec- ond. of Sherbiko Hill. To celebrate our Anniver- sary we are offering Yellow Tag specials throughout our shop. (Limited quantities). Shop early to avoid disap- pointment. . n best selection of Mountain Bikes Large showroom Spring Tune Ups IF YOU NEED A BIKE SEE US FIRST! ‘sner (1984) 365-5044 713 - 13th Street, Castleger, B.C. CASTLEGAR MINOR SOCCER REGISTRATION FOR BOYS’ & GIRLS’ SOCCER Weekdays at the Complex Office and A EVENT WHONERS - - . Members of Jim Feeney rink of A event at Sat., April 13 — Deadline Day $10 per child, $20 per family Boot Exchange — will take place at the Rec Complex on Saturday, April 13 Anyone interested in coaching minor soccer or attending a coach's clinic call DEAN FORESTER 365-6074 5:30 a.m. 'p-m., Mon. - Sat. 7 @.m. to 10 p.m. april)~sale iv) xe v) SS gar show off trophies after Castlegar Mixed Curling Club bonspiel ‘held on the weekend. From left are: Skip Jim Feeney, third Michelle Roberts, second Kent L. Almquist, and lead Ann Stasila. Feeney rink wins A event Castlegar Mixed Curling Club hosted its annual Sun flower bonspiel on the week end. Carling O’Keefe’s A event was won by the defending champions — Jim Feeney's Castlegar rink with third Michelle Roberts, second Kent Almquist and lead Ann Stasila. They defeated Bill Pere- hudoff's Castlegar foursome in a close well-played game. Steve Ferguson's Montrose rink with third Denise May, second Peter Laurie and lead Diana Ferguson took home the B event trophies spon sored by Eastgate Gardens. Russ Babcock's Trail rink placed second in the B event. Winners of the C event CKQR trophies were — Castlegar's Wally Horning’s rink with third Jeanette Horning, second Dean Hor- ning and lead Lil Molnar. Second in the C event went to Sharon Christensen's four- some from Creston. Homestead Restaurants D event trophies went home with the Bill Sweet rink from Nelson. Playing third was Carol Waters, second Frank Waters and lead Joan Sweet. Dennis Johnson's rink from Castlegar placed second in D. Mid-Week Wrap-up RUNNING CASTURGAR RAT RACE RESULTS Shm. Women 18 & Under Commission supports achievement program Castlegar and District Recreation Commission has announced its support of the Youth Scholarship Program being offered by the Royal Life Saving Society Achieve- ment Program. ‘The program will be open to youth between 14 and 24 years of age who wish to further their skills in the Royal Life Saving Aquatic will be sponsoring a number of par- ticipants who wish to take a course such as Bronze Med- allion, Senior Resuscitation, Bronze Cross, Royal Life In- structors or National Life- guard Service Award. Applications may be ob- tained from the Recreation Office up until April 26. At that time the Commission will be awarding financial reimbursement to the suc- (eet ene cms A — rg me laa ms Skm. Women 30-99 1. Mary Orr, 2. Donne Von Vile! 3, Colleen Bay, 4. Pat Gould. ten 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1010 - 4th St., Castlegar 1 Day Only — Mon., April 1 Come in Early! IT’S OUR SALE “Sth ANNIVERSARY We are counting stock and have many ends of lines to clear out! Specials include. . . rocces pots... ° 15 Don't Miss This Special Sale! TU-DOR SPORT 365-3522 cessful Persons SPRING BICYCLE & SERVICE living within the Castlegar area, Electoral Area I and Electoral Area J of the Re- gional District of Central Kootenay. are eligible. Pettigrew, 4. Robert Fox, 5. V Ed Crape, 7. T0km. Mon 18 8 Under Foc onc ‘omoly Frome and Fork * Sealed Hubs Sonom Brocket * 18 speeds. low, georing 1985 APOLLO 12 SPEED sport Reg. $289.95 APOLLO KUWAHARA BMX Requicr $289.95 1985 MIYATA SPORT 10 for 9209.95 1985 MARUISHI LADIES MIXTE Reguior 409-95 SPRING BICYCLE TUNEUP ler $3000 Sale Ends April é Lifetime * No Tex on Bicycles ° 1 Year Free Service (On alll new bicycle purchases.) MIXATA & MARUISHE BICYCLES Gverantees on Frames, | Year on oll Ports. SPECIAL 459.95 iS one ® 519.95 259.95 *199.95 *219.95 399.95 *23.00 Tu-Dor Sp rt Castlegar FRIDAY GOLF — PGA: Highlights of today’s second round of play ot the Tournament PlayersChampionship from Ponte Vedra, Florida Chenne! 7, 11:30 p.m. SATURDAY GOLF — PGA: Tournament Players Championship, third round live from Ponte Vedra, Florida. Channel 7, 11 o.m. CURLING — WORLD CURLING : Air Coneda Silver Broom live trom Glesgow, Scotland. Channel 9, 11 a.m BASKETBALL — it Final Four, trom Lexington, Ky. 12:30 p.m., channel 7 BOXING — MIDDLEWEIGHT: Donald Curry vs. Jomes “Hardrock Green, in o junior middleweight bout scheduled for 10 rounds live from Dalles, Texas. Channel 13, 1 p.m.; channel 4, 4:30 p.m HOCKEY — NHL: Detroit Red Wings play Toronto Maple Leats. 5 p.m., channel 9. BIKES FOR ALL Sales — Service Repairs A Public Service of To-Dor Sports (Castlegar) td. hort (47'43), 6. Peover Klassen BOWLING MARCH 11 Wight 9-19 ingle: Fay Collier, 218. Lodies High Three: June Rourke and Blythe Crore Lesion: gh Senger ades high Tres. Erma Maye. hanya. 794 com, gh Single, Lede, "T37. Taare Chevys "3128. Other 6000 ond 4 Nigh Mined Lodies High Single. Molt es A soe, oly Smith. 230. Lod ond Rich. 721. Mickey Read, 703. Derren Rich $21) Pov! Sopriken, 612, Doug Moraseoy Griffiths has head-on style By GRANT KERR Press The pressures of presiding over a floundering Professional sports franchise haven't kept Arthur R. Griffiths from meeting the issues head-on in the operation of Vancouver Canucks. The assistant to the chairman of the National Hockey League team — his father holds that position — is readily available to discuss the multitude of problems facing the Smythe Division's weak sister. The Canucks currently are playing out the string. They have been in last place since early October and the team has one of the poorest overall records. Changes are in the offing and the 27-year-old son of the majority owner will have much to say about the future of general manager Harry Neale and signing a head coach and new talent. The Griffiths family, which controls 70 per cent of the shares of Northwest Sports Enterprises Ltd., parent firm of Vancouver Hockey Club Ltd., has been very successful in the communications industry through Western Broadcasting Co. Ltd. The senior Griffiths purchased control of the Canucks 10 years ago as a community investment. But the principle owners have come under constant criticism from the Vancouver media for their handling of the team. “If there is criticism, it is probably through ignorance,” says Arthur. “When people don't see us making immediate changes, I can only say that you don’t panic. WAITS FOR BEST “You have to find the best people available . . . right now it's a question of waiting for those right people to come along. Many of the people we have in mind are currently under contract to other teams. The inventory just isn’t as big as it will be in two months.” The Canucks have been in the NHL for 15 years. They've made it to the Stanley Cup finals once — in 1982. Crowds at the once sold out Pacific Coliseum have dropped off drastically. There have been only two sellouts this season. The season ticket base has dropped to 9,000. Griffiths, installed in the front office in 1981, is the link between the board of directors, which includes his older brother, Frank. W. Griffiths, and the front office of the team. Neale, installed as general manager in 1982 after coaching the Canucks for four years, is constantly under media and fan fire. Twice in 10 months he fired head coaches — Roger Neilson and Bill LaForge — and again went behind the bench. While Griffiths is content about some respects of the current season — “we're happy with the play of our club against the best teams, we beat Edmonton three times this year, Buffalo twice, Montreal, the Islanders and the Bruins” — he admits the Canucks’ play against weaker NHL teams has made his own club “a lesser team.” “The plan is to play out the string and evaluate all aspects of the organization at the end of the season,” he says. “A top priority will be finding a new coach before the draft in June SUPPORTS NEALE “I think Harry Neale has done some good things for this organization and we've come through some difficult times together. There are no plans at the present other than finding a new coach.” Associate coach Ron Smith is a candidate for the head coaching position. Others mentioned are Tom Watt of Toronto, a former head coach with Winnipeg Jets and an assistant with the Canucks, and Dave Chambers of York University, the collegiate champions. “We want a person head coach,” says Griffiths, confirming Heale recommended the removal of both Neilson and LaForge. The Vancouver team is not in any financial difficulties despite the drop in attendance. The team recently sold their Boeing 727 for a healthy profit but, Griffiths says, he would rather “win on the ice than at th box office.” Griffiths is genuinely concerned about the Canucks’ damaged image in the Vancouver community, but contends the fans will be back when the team does better in the win-loss column. “This season has been frustrating for the fans, for the ownership, the players, everybody involved,” he adds. “But we have every intention of trying to put this team where it belongs, with the top three or four clubs in the league.” € E HOCKEY ACTION . . . Castl failed to win any games at ti r Atoms lost four and fourth annual Grand Forks Atom (Pup) Tournament held this weekend. Castlegar team placed eighth out of eight teams, after playing Kelowna, Penticton, Trail and Grand Forks. Costtews Photo by Tom Compbell Recreation news The Recreation Depart ment has just printed its first spring newsletter of upcom ing programs and special events for the month of April. These one-page flyers can be picked up at the Ree. reation Department or at various local grocery stores. Some of the events that are in store for April are: CPR Basic I This one evening class will take place on Thursday April 4 from 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Complex. Register today, the fee is $10. Creative Dough This children’s program will have them creating all types of projects. Classes take place on Thursday from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Arts. Crafts Room at the Complex Registration fee is $12. Stress In this weekend workshop participants will learn to give and receive a general re laxing massage using Swed. ish massage and pressure point techniques. Harold Ep- stein a registered instructor will be conducting the work shop April 13 and 14. Reg istration fee is $30. More Activities Don't forget about regis tering for the Kootenay Fit. ness Instructor Workshop April 26 and 27, the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 6 or girls softball, boys base ball and minor soccer. Regis ter now for all these pro grams and organizations at the Recreation Office. Don't be disappointed — register early. Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 Licences extended The expiry date for all 1984/85 hunting and angling licences has been extended for one month. Licences due to expire on March 31, 1985 will not expire until April 30, 1985, says the Ministry of En vironment. A major revision of the licencing system, resulting in many licence form changes, was carried out late last year. Although it is thought that the supply of new licence forms to most licence issuers can be made by April 1, 1985 there is the possibility that they will not reach all licence issuers by that date, the ministry said in a prepared release. In order to ensure that new licence forms are avail able to all hunters and fishermen at the same time, and also ensure that current licence holders will still have a valid licence during any interim period that new licences are unavailable, it has been necessary to extend the present 1984/85 licences for one month. New licencees who are unable to obtain the new licence forms during April will be issued a temporary licence on the old licence forms, says the Ministry. These temporary licences will be valid until April 30, 1985 and will be exchange- able at no further cost, at any government agent's office until May 31, 1985. When the new licences appear, steelhead fishermen will discover they have less paper to carry and care for. The new basic angling licence will now provide for a ‘caught and kept’ record for steel head trout, chinook salmon and Kootenay Lake trophy rainbow trout. The steelhead licence itself will take the form of a stick-on label. A Special Waters Licence for visiting non-Canadian ang- lers will also be represented by a stamp added to the basic licence. Hunters will find the Cres- ton Valley special pheasant licence has been discont inued. A five-year, $5 licence will replace the existing annual $2 licence to carry firearms, which is available for non-hunters. “Changes being made to ease handling by licence issuers should lessen the time required to complete a licence sale,” the release said. Thirty-eight licence forms have been reduced to six- teen, mainly by combining several features on one form. For instance, one form can serve as an angling licence for a resident, a senior citizen, or any non-resident. Previously each called for a different form. Basic hunting licences and species licences will be combined in a similar manner, and certain guiding and fur trading licences will be streamlined also. Savings in costs of printing distribution and accounting will amount to about $10,000 yearly. Part of this saving will be used to provide durable, water resistant pa. per for some of the new licences. Le KITCHEN CORNER. * For Eve Kitchen Need * Ideal Gift items FULL LINE OF WILTON PRODUCTS LOCATED AT WANETA WICKER 1458 Bay Ave., Trail 368-0512 Carol Magow Dianna Kootnikott ADVERTISING SALES “ASHUGAR, OC VO 2 #0 Onawie 2007 C/ OFFICE 365-5210 CASTLEGAR NEWS [Fatcon PAINTING @ DECORATING 2649 ~FourrH CASTLEGAR VIN 287 AVENUE e ‘s 365-3563 Good Stock of Lightin: . Bath Accessories & Wate Led Malt Upstairs in Trail’s Towne Squere Phone Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 Pacific Western packs some fare deals. P. ific Western has put together a suitcase full of super low air travel values! 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