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Awards were given to two special people at the wind-up of Castlegar Sen- tine) Minor Baseball on Saturday when Red War- ner and Ken Morris were given recognition for their dedication towards minor baseball in the Castlegar district.

. Warner has been in- volved in baseball in Cast- legar for the past 14 years. He has served on the Castlegar Sentinel Base- ball executive for 12 years, six years as president, and has been Area Supervisor for the B.C. Minor Baseball Association for eight years and travels to Vancouver for zone meetings.

Red has coached base- ball for eight years and has been business manager for five all-star teams through the years.

CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 25, 1980

Red Wamer — Ken Morris

Ken Morris helped set up the Fernie baseball organization and umped in that town for three years before he moved to Castle- ga He has been umping here for eight years, is Umpire-In-Chief, and an Area Director for the B.C. Umpires Association.

Morris has been on the Castlegar Sentinel Minor Baseball executive for five years and in 1978 served as president, and travels to Vancouver for zone meet-

ball in the house leagues and spent two years coach- ing Pony All-Star teams. At the present time, Mor- ris is helping James War- ner coach the Bronco All- Stars for the second straight year.

Sherstobitoff wins tourney by 1 stroke

Ken Sherstobitoff of Castlegar won the Nelson Junior Open Last Saturday, by one stroke over runner up Gordie Walker of Castlegar.

Sherstobitoff recorded a 35+35=70, to Walker's 85+36=71. Brian Hoodikoff of Christina Lake took third place with a 38-+34=72 low gross, ahead of Greg Adams of Nelson and Paul Birukow of Trail who shot 74's. Fifth place went to Mike Wichert of Castlegar with a 75.

Low net winners were Dean Zarikoff, Nelson (67) and Mitch Young, Rossland- Trail (69).

The winner of the second flight was Kevin Melanson, Nelson with a 76 low gross, followed by Dan Messenchuk of Creston (81) and Don Hood, Nelson (83).

Low net winners were : Dana Atagi, Nelson (66) Jamie Stahl, Salmo (69) and Charlie Lind, Castlegar (69).

James Verigin, Castle- gar won the low gross third flight with an 81, followed by Jamie Adams, Nelson (83) and Shawn Pettyjohn, Nel- son (93).

Low net winners were : David Zarikoff, Nelson (64) and Gene Atagi, Nelson (66).

Fourth flight low net winner was Ed Desaulnier, Castlegar (71).

The girls’ flight low net went to Kelly Loughton of Nelson with an 86.

Mike Wichert -had the longest drive on #6 hole and Mitch Young was closest to the pin on #8 hole.

The Savoy Inn/Lord Nelson trophies went to age-class winners DeCal vares (13 and under) Walker (14 and 15) Sherstobitoff (16 and over) and the winning

Castlegar teami of Shersto- bitoff, Walker, Wichert and Kirby.

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Randy Kirby of Castle- gar fired an excellent round of 38 and 33 for a low gross total of 71 at Kaslo last Sunday to win the Kaslo Junior Open.

The combined total at Nelson and Kaslo gave him the Zone 4 junior champion- ship title for 1980.

Second place at Kaslo went to Brian Hoodikoff, Christina Lake, Bruce Brad- ely, Rossland-Trail and Carl Thomas of Kaslo. Each play- er carded a 78 low gross.

Tied for third place were Mike Wichert of Castlegar and Greg Adams of Nelson with 79's. Bradley, Birukow and Adams were the low net prize winner

Second flight low gross winner was John Landis, Castlegar (83) ahead of Kevin Melanson, Nelson (88) and Brett McGuire, Castlegar (89). :

Low net winners were: Dana Atagi, Nelson (69), M. DeCalvares, Kaslo (74) and Norm McLeod, Nelson (77

Third flight low gross winner was James Verigin, Castlegar (93) followed by Tom Heddle, Nelson (94).

Low net went to Klay Nelson, Kaslo fo and Nap Veltrie, Nelson (73)

The Sayoy Inn/Lord Nelson trophies for age-class winners went to: De Cal- vares (18 and under), Walker (14 and 15) and Kirby (a6 and over).

The winning team was Castlegar with Kirby, Wich- ert, Walker and Shersto- bitoff.

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/ Recreation News _/

Summer is here! School is finished, the sun is out and your children have two months of free time on their

nds,

Most children are bored in the summer. They are constantly looking for some- thing to do. Are you looking for an answer? Recreation Commission No. 1 has the answer! It is offering a large variety of summer programs for children of all ages.

Starting July 7, the’ Sunfun ‘80 Program gets underway. This program is for children ages 4-9. It takes place in various parks throughout the community with the leadership of ex- perienced supervisors.

The program will include crafts, games, songs, story- time, and a Special Events on Fridays. Some of the Special Events include Bubblebath Day, a Penny Carnival, Pet Show Day and many other activities,

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a soccer school for girls and boys ages 6-16. This school is run by professional instruc- tors affiliated with the B.C. Soccer Association, and co- sponsored by Coca-Cola and Safeway. The fee for this school is $20 and includes a free T-shirt and practice soccer- ball. This is an excellent opportunity for your child to have a valuable soccer ex- perience. and have a good week of soccer fun.

On July 7 there will be a bike rally and tour of Hugh Keenleyside Dam. It is open to girls and boys ages 10-12 and will be fun for all. If you have not registered for these summer programs and others, do it now at the Recreation Office.

The Fitness Festival was enjoyed by many. The live entertainment and the fire- works display caught many eyes. For all those that took part in the run, walks, and cycling events a feeling of accomplishment was felt. The hard-working participants each received a free hat and certificate to signify their success.

The frisbee competition had 36 participants, all of whom received a free frisbee and got the opportunity to try a few frisbee tricks.

The fitness exhibition was excellent. All the booth displays were superb and there was much to see and do for all. The recreation com- mission would like to thank all those who helped in any way. Thank you for helping making the Fitness Festival a success.

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Anne Pommier wins Ladies’ Golf Tourney

Overall winner of the Castlegar and District Ladies Annual Golf Tournament, held June 17, was Annie Pommier of Creston, with $1, with Castlegar's own Bev Poole taking the overall low net, with 72.

There were 125 ladies from Nelson, Trail, Creston, Kaslo, and Salmo, golfing under sunny skies. Many thanks to

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Aquanauts finish first

The peted in the first swim meet of the season last weekend in Nelson and Castlegar swim- mers came up with a good effort.

The final results saw Castlegar finish first with 858 points, Trail with 371 points, followed by Nelson, Colville and Kimberly.

The younger swimmers were particularly impressive, as they showed that they were eager to compete.

and her helpers for the enjoyable lunch, to the ladies who helped by posting scores, those who brought baking for the coffee hour, and the senior men who helped with ball-spotting.

Winners are.as follows:

Ist Flight: Low gross — D. Bradley 93; runner-up — J. McKinnon 94; low net — J. Wayling 78; runner-up — M. Makaroff 79.

2nd Flight: Low gross — D. Adams 96, runner-up — S. Moisey 99; low net — E. Waddell 74; p— M.

Castl s broke several records; among the record breakers were Leanne Bentley for novice swimmers, Jason Sch- uepfer in boys 8 and under, Lisa Uchida and Pauline Orr in girls 9 and 10, and Mike Berger and Jason Leitch in boys 13 and 14.

The Nelson meet also saw several Aquanauts qual- ify for the B.C. Summer Games to held in Kelowna. Swimmers eligible must not have qualified to compete in

Perhudoff 76.

Flight: Low gross — J. Nordquist 103, runner-up —N. Badge 104; low net — F. Lee 74, runner-up — D. Jones 76.

4th Flight: Low gross — S. Plotnikoff 109, runner-up --L. Ferworn 110; low net — J. Martini 76, runner-up — A. Martin 76.

5th Flight: Low gross — M. Howard 112, runner-up — L. Makortoff 114, low net — E. Woodward 76; runner-up — M. Riesterer 78.

Least Putts: M. Perhu- doff — 29.

Longest drive — 0—23 handicap — D. Bradley; 2440 handicap — C. Falkner.

Closest-to Pin — D. Salvador.

Hidden Hole Prizes. — C. Josephson, D. McArthur, M. Griffin, H. White and E. Zak.

Against Osoyoos, Grand Forks

Pee Wee soccer reps win twice on the road =—=—

Castlegar's’ Pee .Wee Rep Soccer Team won twice on the road during the past weekend.

On Saturday they travel- led to Osoyoos where they blanked the hometown team 10-0. After a fun-filled over- night visit with their Osoyoos hosts, the reps travelled to Grand Forks on Sunday for the second leg of a home-and- away series with that town.

Grand Forks reps, who entered the game as favor- ites, kept steady pressure on the Castlegar side during the first half to produce a 1-1

score. In the second half, strong cover and tackling by the Castlegar backs com- bined with speed, hustle and steady shooting by the for- wards to produce a 2-1 victory for the West Koot- enay team.

Team members who played in the game were: Mitch Peacock, Dwayne Ben- inger, Rodnev Favant. Arnie Brattebo, Mike Frisby, Der- ek Peregrym, Eddie Quintan- elle, Ray Angus, Paul De- Costa, Robby Pucci, Kevin Juel, Dean Horning and Fernando Amoral.

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- Aquanuats chosen as part of the Kootenay team include Luciana Alvarez, Beth Krug, Cari Anderson, Scott Hall, Bjorn Gustavsson, Drew Standidge and Steve Kruetzky.

The Aquanauts next see action on July 6/6 when they take part in meets both in Penticton and Trail.

Results of the Nelson meet will appear in a future edition of the Castlegar

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Tuesday.

Larry Sh: di:

the

to the findings

the extra dishcarge was released in response in a Canadian federal environment ministry report that the Libby — built under the Columbia River Treaty and

operated by

the U.8. Army Corps of Engineers — along with the Duncan Dam has

of discharge.”

drastically reduced the bi 1 pr of the lake.

The additional flow through the lower sluices has been released to accomodate heavy seasonal runoff, Shannon said although “we're taking advantage of the opportunity” to determine whether more of the nutrients

and

of which Kootenay Lake's phytopl: zooplankton (tiny plant and animal organ- isms) feed are being discharged. “We're testing it for nutrients,” explained. “But the reason for opening the

sluices is the runoff. It's the normal pattern

said the first authorities heard of the reported impact on Kootenay Lake biological production was a June 3 briefing from a B.C. environment ministry official on the problem.

He said the corps of engineers received a copy of ine Epon Friday but have not yet

“We wil over the next several weeks and we'll talk to B.C. after we've read it, but he we haven't had an opportunity yet,” project manager said. “To this point we don't

Libby Dam

the

really know

Libby Dam,

at the problem is.”

B.C. Hydro’s Duncan Dam, completed in 1967 on the Duncan River at the north end of the lake, is a flood control and water storage structure, River in Montana, is used both for flood control and hydroelectric power generation

Some 55 per cent of the water flowing to Kootenay Lake is now regulated by operation of Duncan and Libby dams, which store freshet water for flood control and generate electricity the following winter.

According to the report, there have been several major hydrological effects on the lake

on the

levels. Kootenay

the

dramatically,”

Reports that U.S. authorities ! operating the Libby Dam have Opened its lower sluices to allow more aquatic nutrients to flow in-

to Kootenay Lake are untrue, the dam's project manager said

due to the construction and operation of the dams. They include’ virtual elimination of the June freshet peaks and tight control of lake

According to the report, the growth of phytoplankton (the base of the food chain) is mainly controlled by the availability of two nutrients — nitrogen and phosphorus.

“During the last 30 years the supply of these nutrients to the

lake has changed

the report says.

Population growth and effluent from the fertilizer plant increased phosphorus in the More on page B7

June 25, 1980

CAST LEGRRS rn XNEWS

NOLA LANDUCCI,

a Trail native who recently visited the West

Kootenay in her new capacity as director of the B.C. human rights branch, describes herself as the lucky benefactor of her

hard work and pain. See page B2 for a profile of the new ‘human rights —Bill Turner photo

director.

aa” & Older mines may mean hazard

New activity in once-closed precious metal mines provides another argument for formation of a mobile national rescue team, according to the New Democratic Party's federal mines critic.

Discussing his June 6 proposal in the House of Commons that more efficient methods be developed to assist mine workers in situa- tions like the rescue efforts at Val D'Or. Que.. Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen this week noted the potential hazard posed by the reopen- ing of the old mines, includ- ing those in this region, would increase the need for such a team.

Kristiansen, who made the proposal to Mines Min- ister Judy Erola, said im- proved markets for gold and other metals have resulted in the renewal of work on the sites at apace so rapid provincial governments may not be able to ensure ad- equate safety standards are provided for workers.

LYLE KRISTIANSEN ++. proposes rescue team

“Because of the rather dramatic increases in prices over the last year, we're having a lot of old mines that a number of years ago were considered uneconomic and phased out and closed down that are springing up and opening very quickly,” he said.

“And very often it's happening much faster. than

the capacity of the various provincial departments to be able to keep a close watch on the safety issues.”

“There’s so many of them coming on stream so quickly it's difficult for some of the departments to keep pace and make sure they're going to be in safe operating condition,” Kristiansen add- ed.

He said the proposal has not yet met with any direct comments from within the constituency but “will prob- ably come up during the next couple of weeks" during his visit in the riding.

The NDP mines critic said impatience with the lack of success in finding the Val D'Or mine workers lead to his suggestion that a mobile rescue team be formed.

“I think it was this latest incident and the long delays in discovering the bodies that got people a little more concerned about it,” he said. “It just seemed to be going so slowly.”

Kristiansen also said he has not yet recieved a direct answer from the mines min-

ister on his request she grant labor union representation on the recently-formed national advisory committee on min- ing.

“She said at the time she had asked for some labor representation on some com- mittees, ” the Kootenay West MP said. “But that didn’t really answer the question, because the main advisory

One man injured in blaze at

Cominco’s zinc melting plant

ire damage remains undeterminet:

Cominco fire chief Dallas Wood- burne was reported as being in stable condition at Trail Re- gional Hospital Mon- day with injuries sus- tained in a fire that broke out at the com- pany’s Trail smelter around 5 p.m. Satur- day.

Woodburne was the only casualty re- sulting from efforts to extinguish the blaze, which involved the Cominco zinc melting plant and put an elec- trical furnace out of commission.

Damage from the fire, brought under control within about 40 minutes, does not affect production at the smel- ter, Cominco spokesman Jim Cameron said Monday.

Because the damaged electrical furnace. contained poly-chlorinated biphenals, a potential contaminant, all foam and water used to fight the blaze was contained, he added. Samples of the water,

the said,

have been sent to the Cantest laboratory in Vancouver to be analyzed.

In the event the sample does contain the chemicals. Cominco would contact the

provincial waste control branch to decide on the best disposal method. The dis- posal “requires special pre- cautions” Cameron said. Cameron did not have an

estimate in dollars of the damage caused by the flames although he said no part of the building was affected. The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined.

A high concen- tration of contami- nating poly-chlori- nated biphenals has been found in sam- ples of soot taken from the remains of a fire at the Comin- co smelter in Trail, the chief public- relations officer for the company said Tuesday.

UPDATE: high PCB levels found in remains of fire

Lesser amounts were found in foam and water used to fight the fire which broke out Saturday even- ing James Cameron said.

All the fire-fighting substances were contained and “it is very doubtful” that any PCB remains in the plant, he added.

Disposal of the chem- icals will involve “isolating and sealing” the subst-

ances. The proceedure for this is being discussed by Cominco personnel and members of the provincial government waste man- agement branch.

The PCB was con- tained in oil in electrical equipment involved in the fire. The total amount of oil amounted to less than one-half gallon, Cameron said.

Boat ramp repairs in works, but major projects unlikely

The’ federal fisheries ministry plans routine repairs in the near future to boat-launching ramps on Kootenay Lake, but budgetary restric- tions make the pros- pect of a major up- grading project un- certain.

That was the assessment from the Pacific region direc- tor of the ministry's small eraft and harbors branch Monday of chances of improv- ements to the rundown facil- ities over which residents have voiced their concern.

Warren Parkinson said a

body ? was concerned about is really the main advisory committee to the ministry

“They cover a whole host of subjects, including industrial health and safety. I was really perturbed, and so were many people in the labor movement, that on an overall committee like that there was no representation at all.”

MP to pick members of riding committee

Members. of Kootenay West's new constituency consul- tative committee will be named within the next two weeks, MP Lyle Kristiansen said Sunday.

Kristiansen, currently visiting the riding, said he hopes “to get pretty well all the names finalized" for the body before his return to Ottawa and plans to schedule

its first meeting for “some- time in late August.”

The committee, the for- mation of which the Koote- nay West MP has proposed as a means of identifying and sicussing concerns in the riding, would be composed of representatives of municipal, regional and _ provincial government levels as well as of major area. corporations, trade unions, chambers of commerce and various other interest groups.

ministry engineer, who along with Kootenay East MP Sid Parker and a representative of Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen met with resi- dents in Boswell early this month, has examined area facilities and the ministry will provide “normal maint- enance™ for all the lakeside ramps except the one at Boswell.

Parkinson said he is scheduled to meet with Kris- tiansen to discuss “his prior- ities and our budget” on July 4.

Tightened controls on government expenditures are a major obstacle to

approval of the constuction restoration of the Boswell ramp would require, he said.

“Our budgets have been cut back as part of ne cut in federal

down, is “really non-existent now” after its destruction in a storm about two weeks ago,

“It was condemned be- fore.” he explained. “But

said. “So we have ts try and stretch it out.”

Parkinson and Kristian- sen, also interviewed this week, named the ramps at. Kuskanook, still considered usable, and Boswell, now closed to the public, the facilities causing the most concern among residents.

The Kootenay West MP said the Boswell ramp, al- though previously shut

seeing as the west arm of the lake is closed as far as the Kokanee fishery is concerned, there's going to be more and more traffic out in the main lake.

“And there just aren't enough ramps for people either to get access or, if they get out in the middle of the lake, to be able to get off it in a hurry. “We're afraid there may be a_ serious incident there unless we can get something done.”

Rural residents concerned about seed patenting bill

Recently - intro- duced federal seed patenting legislation has generated “terrific’’ interest from rural West Kootenay residents, reports MP Lyle Kris- tiansen,

The Kootenay West MP this week said he has receiv- ed an unusually large amount of mail — mostly from constituents in the areas at the northern ends of Koote- nay and Slocan Lakes — opposing Bill 32, which is aimed at stimulating dev-

elopmeént of new seed var- ieties by ensuring payment of royalties to Canadian dev- elopers.

“We've had at least a dozen lettes from our riding. which is much more than a lot of the constituencies that are primarily agricultural.” the New. Democrat member said.

He said the federal NDP has probably received more letters from B.C. than from the Prairies voicing concern over the bill, which oppon- ents say will allow private companies to press for changes in the Seeds Act, resulting in reduction of

control ever quality and sale of ser

Kristiansen said the leg- islation, scheduled for second reading and debate in the Commons this week, has met with opposition from “most of the major agricultural organ- izations in the country.” as well as from the NDP.

“While it's the govern- ment’s bill, I gather the Conservatives probably are going to be supporting it as well.” he said. “That seems to be the indication so far, so we've probably got a fight on our hands if we're going to try to stop it.”

It's “How | See It”,

New columnist featured in today’s News/Mirror

A new column begins today in the News, Mirror.

by Salmo resident Al Magaw.

The column was popular in the Valley Reporter while it was being published, and the News/Mirror is pleased to provide a forum for Magaw’s forthright views.