Page 12A The Castlegar Sun

Senior golfers in the swing of things

Wednesday, May 12, 1993

Ken Price

action at the Castlegar Golf Course

ial to Sun Sports Forty-six members and one visi

Bingo, Bango, Bongo was the

tor enjoyed @ not-so-warm day. The course is getting nice and green,

of the game tn last week's but could-stand a little more sun to

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speed things up on the greens,

The new No. 2 green is now in Play and seems to be a big improvement Over the old one. It plays very slow at present, but I am sure will get faster as time’ pro- gresses and things dry out a little

The executive are thinking of removing the last couple of trees in the island between the two tee boxes on No. 6 fairway. Even with two less trees I am sure I and others will find a couple of more to hit

Copies of the April to Oct schedule were made available this past week and are posted down- stairs along with entry sheets for the Trail Sr. Invitational. Also entry forms for the Third Annual Senior Men's Dinosaur Invitational to take place June 24 and 25 are now available at the Pro Shop.

This past Thursday saw 45 seniors and one visitor, Ralph Englund, tum out for golf.

New business this week was the discussion of whether or not to continue with the nine hole play or to go to 18 hole format. Nothing has been decided as of yet.

Tomorrow (Thurs) will see 40 members going to Birchbank golf course for the Trail Sr. Invitation- al. Those members who are remaining to play in Castlegar will tee off at 8 a.m. while those seniors going to Birchbank should be there by 9 am. Shot gun starts at 9:30 a.m. sharp.

For those members wishing to get entry forms for the Dinosaur Invita- tional to be held June 24 & 25 they can pick them up at the Pro shop.

Captain Mike Power signs the official declaration to change the command for the Castlegar 581 Air Cadet Squadron over to Gerry Rempel, Acting Commanding Officer until July when verification comes from the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. Power was in charge for the past four years. There are 24 locals ranging in age from 12-19 who regularly attend the Tuesday night meetings

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Obituary

Elaine Marie (Hyde) Stang

On Tuesday, May 11, 1993, Elaine Marie (Hyde) Stang passed away at the age of 47 years.

Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, May 13, 1993 at 10 a.m. at St. Rita's Catholic Church with Fr. Bob Anderson officiat ing. Cremation will take place

Elain was born April 30, 1946 at Bralorne, B.C. She grew up in Castlegar and attended

Stanley Humphries Secondary School. Elaine lived in Castle

gar most of her life and was the

owner of the Homestead Restau

rant. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, dining out, music,

camping and motorcycling. She married Ed Stang on July 27, 1988 at Castlegar

She is survived by her hus band Ed of Castlegar, son Rick Rogerson of Castlegar, mother

Hermina (Hyde) Goldie of Blue- berry, brother Terry Hyde of Quesnel, sister, Bev Alder of Sur- rey and Edwina Riche of Bethune, Sask.; One grandson, Taylor Rogerson of Castlegar

She was predeteased by one daughter in infancy and her father Edward Hyde

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castte gar Funeral Chapel

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Stop really means

Our local flaggers put their life on the line every day, for your safety

s the nice weather starts to drop roots in the Castlegar area, so does the annual complaining by drivers about traffic

holdups and construction. The next time you are travelling down the road in your finely tuned racing machine and come upon a con struction area and a flagperson is standing there, try and put yourself in their position.

Flaggers are out there to provide ‘a means of warning you of a potentially dangerous driving hazard up ahead. In the process of warning you they put their lives on the line every minute of every working day

“One question. Where do Castlegar drivers get their driver licenses? They should pay attention and obey the signs think flaggers are just bumps oa the road,”’ said the area manager for Selkirk Traffic Control, Carol Montgomery

“You are always looking for an escape, that is the number one rule for me. And never have. your back to. oncoming traffic,” Mont

some people

gomery said

In order for flaggers to keep up on current traffic situations, vigilantly for any possible dangerous traffic

they are always watching

situations. “Your head always on a swivel

looking around to see what is happening with the traffic and the equipment.”

One of the downfalls of the job, accord- ing to Montgomery, is some drivers don’t obey the signs, and for “fun” some drivers will actually swerve to try and get close to hitting them «

When this occurs, even in “fun” Mont- gomery and other flaggers take it seriously, “We do take down license numbers and notify the RCMP,” Montgomery said.

Other drawbacks are the strange hours and the unpredictability of the location, “You never know where we are going to be,”” Montgomery says.

Often being right on the construction site where regular traffic and construction traffic stir up dust, the results can be near blinding, “We are used to eating dust,”

The bright reflective clothing flaggers wear is for their personal safety to let the drivers see them, but other eyes see them as well, “Hum- mingbirds sometimes think we are big flow-

* Montgomery said

So the.next time you are nearing any con- struction site, obey the law: slow down; be courteous; and respect the people who are out there to keep you safe from construction traffic.

+ Top Right: With a smile, Tori Crosson lets the drivers know when it is their tum to proceed safely. Crosson was on the Columbia R Bridge last week flagging for a crew which was washing a winter's worth of slime and grime off the bridge + Above: Nikki Russell lets her side of the traffic proceed once Crosson has stopped hers. « Left: Carol Montgomery picks up one of the warning signs on the Castlegar side of the bridge construction. The signs are placed at set distances from the construction area to warn drivers of the upcoming hazards. + Upper Left: Montgomery takes a moment to check up on her other flaggers, here she asks Rollen Raposo how things are on the Robson side of the construction

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