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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, June 17, 1992

River Otters and Aquanauts back from first meet of the season

Sun Sports

And the young shall lead them.

The head coaches for both the Robson River Otters and the Castlegar Aquanauts are Pleased and

swim meet in Nelson — for the same reasons.

The younger members on both teams are putting in a lot of effort and enthusiasm, while most of the older swimmers are getting

apathetic when it comes to swim- ming. The host Nelson Neptunes came first in the meet with 639 aggregate points.

Aquanauts

“I was really pleased the

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coach Tom Carew. He said that some of those kids surprised him.

“A lot of the younger kids, newer members, swam their best times for the first meet.”

; He said that Selena Fodor had a really good 100-metre freestyle race, taking silver in division five girls with a personal best time of 1:09. He also said she swam well in her other races. “A very good way to start off the season,” said Carew.

In D1 boys, the stand out was Adam Kristian , who set a pool record of 40.30 in the 50-metre freestyle. Kristian took gold, win- ning all six events he swam in.

“So many of the kids did per-

done a lot better. “A few of the older kids I was

them all,” ,

The relay team also had a strong meets. The D4 girls (Adri- enne Negrey, Angela Briggeman, Shelley Stansbury, Elizabeth St. John) set a pool record with a 2:35.23 in the 4x50 medley. The division five boys (Grant Mosby, Chris Chernoff, Adam Rodgers, Brad Kristian) set pool records in both the 4x50 freestyle and 4x50 medley relays.

Carew said that the older members of the team could have

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with,” he said. “It has been a reflection on their

Mario Fehrenberg (D7).

The Aquanauts hit the pool next in this coming Saturday's B- meet at the Robson pool. About

swimming this season. There hasn't been any sense of tion at practice.” That is if they even make it the practices.

Though the slackers may still be doing well, it's the coaches job to know that they can do better. It's like the old Guy Lafleur syn- drome. Lafleur smoke@ two packs a day, drank beer at break- fast, and never trained in the off- season. But he was naturally gifted at something that everyone else has to work at.

He said about half of the older group are not putting out the nec- essary effort, and it's starting to rub off on the other members of the group, and bring them down. It’s all a matter of influence.

“The younger kids start to

think ‘If they're — that maybe I can’, ” said Carew.

The medal winners for the aquanauts were; gold - Adam Kristian (D1), Justin Phillips (D7), silver - Kevin Briggeman (D1), Brian Robeits (D6), Jodi Young (D8), and Neil Jones (D8); bronze - Heather Cook (D2), Justin Kani- gan (D2), Chris Cook (D4), Grant Mosby (D5), Rob Case (D6), and

30 10 40 will be there.

Coach Wendy Pilla is looking forward to the meet.

“It's usually a really fun meet for the kids,” she said. It gives the new swimmers, and those who don't usually win the metals a chance to win for a change.

River Otters

River Otters’ head coach

“A lot of the kids took time off,” she said. The strong point for the River Otters is their younger kids, the divi- sion three girls. There are a lot of strong swimmers in divisions one and two as well.

Megan Sutherland (D3) had a fantastic meet for the River Otters.

“She placed in five events, and it’s really only her second year swimming competitively,” said Segher. “She's going to come on strong this year.” Watch for Sutherland in the butterfly, her

event.

Eric Tupholme (D1) was another bright spot on the team, taking fifth in the 50-metre breast stroke. It was his first meet. He also shaved an incredible 33 sec-

onds off his personal best time in the 100-metre individual relay.

ley and freestyle, and thirds in the breast and freestyle. In D7, assis- tant coach Tara Paulhus left the deck to take the bronze.

Segher said she is having the same motivation problems that the aquanauts are having across the river. The older kids just aren't into it.

“The older kids have other i ” she said. has to compete with jobs, and for the boys, it has to compete with girls. She said that the motivation is there, deep down.

“Once they start getting to the swim meets, seeing their times go down, they'll get motivated. But there's not much you can do if they’re not motivated enough to go the swim meet.”

She's excited about hosting the meet next Saturday, a feeling shared by her younger swimmers.

“For kids that have never swam in a meet - that’s half my team - the meet is great. They are really pumped for it.”

She'll be missing a few of her swimmers, but she still thinks it's going to be a great meet.

“T think we'll do real well.”

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Some eight kilometre of trails explore the unique setting of Selkirk Colleges’ Castlegar Campus. The trail system is accessible from five different locations on the large loop which explores the peninsula of land on which the College is located.

Two hours for loop, easy walking. Trail map is available from the information Booth in the main lobby. 3. MERRY CREEK

This trail system explores the headwaters of Merry Creek and the bench land to the westof Castlegar. It was developed recently through the efforts of Harry Killough, Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. and the BC Forest Service. The trail offers fine views of the Columbia Valley from the we st; a key feature is the stump of a giant cedar. Trail guides are available at the trail- head which is reached by turning off Highway 3 just west of the Timberlane Motel onto Merry Creek logging road and follow- ing it for two kilometres to the

area. Two hours for the loop, easy walking with some moderate hills.

4. DOVE HILL

The trailhead is reached from the Castlegar Golf Course Road; take the first left after reaching the upper bench. From the park- ing area, this trail runs briefly through a shady forest before emerging on the open hillside of Dove Hill. It ascends the south- west face by a series of switch- backs with excellent views of the Columbia Valley. there are sever- al benches along the route. It is exceptionally rewarding in May when the various flowers and shrubs are in bloom. Three-quar- ters, of an hour,one way.-Moder- ate climb. 5. BRILLIANT OVERLOOK

This trail was laid out by W.O. Volovsek and the Selkirk College Biology Club and still needs some improvement. It follows the top of the cliffs which over- look Brilliant Dam. This hike offers spectacular views in all directions; another feature is an interesting ravine at the top. As

gar area. From Marshall Road in Raspberry Village, look for the access trail to the path which can be seen running up the southeast face of the terrace. Follow this trail until it reaches the terrace; here it angles back and runs along the edge of the terrace towards Lion’s Head. The actual trail ends in a semi-open area composed mainly of slabby rock. Follow this rock outcrop upward, being careful to stay clear of the cliff which is the south face of Lion’s Head one hour one way, moderate gradient. 7. PASS CREEK FALLS

A short trail to the lower Pass Creek Falls leaves Relkoff Road im Raspberry Village almost at its end and quickly drops down to the creek which it then follows to the base of the spectacular chute. A popular swimming hole in summer, 15 minutes one way, easy walking. 8. SYRINGA CREEK PARK

An excellent trail system above Syringa Creek Park. The trail network is accessible from the highway just past the boat

the trail at times wanders fairly

area and from

close to the precipitous drop off, hikers should use caution, although the trail as flags is per- fectly safe. The trail can be reached via the Castlegar Golf Course Road. Just before it reaches the upper terrace, turn right and park near the radio tow- ers. Follow the McPhace Creek Forest Service Road around the gold course and uphill until it reaches the Overlook Ridge. The trailhead is marked by a small rock cairn on the left of the road and by an orange arrow on a tree. The trail is flagged by ribbons and other markers and ends directly above Brilliant Dam. Two hour one way, moderate climb. 6. LION'S HEAD

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two locations along Deer Park Road. From the first location, the trail climbs in a series of switch- backs along the western edge of Syringa Creek canyon; then it follows a bench in a westerly direction through diverse stands of timber to finally end in an open yellow pine forest through which it descends again via a series of switchbacks. One can return on the trail which follows the shore of Lower Arrow Lake to the boat launching area. 2-3 hours for the entire loop, moder-

A short trail into Tulip Creek Canyon from Deer Park Road, Tulip Creek is the first creek after Syringa Creek. Quarter hour round trip, easy walking.

10. MEL DEANNA

This lovely trail is a fitting memorial to a local naturalist and outdoorsman who was instru- mental in its establishment. The trail runs from the Castlegar viewpoint on the Castlegar- Salmo (Hwy. 3) cutoff. It mean- ders through a forested to a series of ponds, around which it then makes a loop. Aside from the various flora and fauna, one can also observe signs of local history; an old mine shaft and the remains of a cabin. The trail also offers fine views of the Columbia River at Blueberry Creek. Two hours for the entire loop, easy walking.

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The Castlegar Sun

= Retirement

Continued from 7A

When you come from Nova Scotia, and you have all this at your you have entered a general practitioner's Utopia. Then he experienced the first win- ter’s snows, the avalanches, the isolation caused by snowfalls measured in and not inches, like back home. That winter of

"! Art stayed on in Bralorne until 1952, then he

line was Dr. C.S. (Pat) Fowler. Dr. Pat gave Art a sales pitch ranging from the geographic, the then

faldie’s Mill nearby Comin-

co which was the life blood econ- omy, the coming of Celgar, the

magic industry which was going to to change the face of history in these parts for all time, and by golly, a brand new hospital was

patients, and C.M. & S. employees had MS.A.

It wasn't long before Pat and Art were practising their trade from the top floor of the old Ed Louis Block on Columbia Avenue, the same building where “mother Nature’s Pantry” stand today. On the street level of that building was Castlegar Drug owned by Romeo Goulet, Rosse’s (Shore's Credit) Jéwelers and Maddock's Shore Store, owned by Bob mad- docks.

Upstairs, the Fowler and John- son facility was first class by 1952 d. Both well appointed offices and examining rooms; a room set aside for minor surgery, a small room equipped with a portable X-ray machine, used mainly for diagnosing fractures, and chest x-rays. Then there was the small lab used for doing minor blood testing and microscopic examination, and also doubled as dark room for developing x-rays. The office and waiting room was iaity spacious, lined with hard- wood chairs, and a blazing west sun on a summer afternoon would beat down on the waiting patients. This was GP's heaven and a wait- ing patient's hell!

Coming to Castlegar meant a number of new things to Dr. Ant There was a whole new cast of names of Russian origin, and most of the people over 50 years could not speak much English. It wasn’t long before the sounds of words were associated with different

ladies, and a ra system was soon set in motion. Not only did you get “motion” in thes¢ unilingual situations, but a

lot of “emotions”, especially if a child was very ill or injured.

By 1954, Drs. Fowler and Johnson were still sending their patients into the Trail Hospital or the Rossland Mi ‘i

Hospi- tal, and in later years to Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, for treat-

Monday to Friday trips to Trail and Rossland hospitals were but a heart beat in the life of Dr. Art. Surgery schedules had to be adhered to starting at 7:30 or 8:00 am., and newborn babies had no respect for time or distance for these country doctors. Dr. Art would put in a full afternoon in his office seeing upwards of 25-30 patients, leave around 6 o'clock for supper, making one or two house calls on the way home. No sooner had he sat down for supper, the telephone would ring. The voice at the other end would sound anxious as a vehicle acci- dent had occurred out at Thrums, Tarry’s, Pass Creek, or just down below on the highway, or a house-

gar Ferry to Robson, or over the now condemned Brilliant bridge which wound its way through the cow trails of Brilliant and Ootis- chenia. Sometimes it was a race with the stork, and armed with the clinic “mat bag” it could mean a

post natal fee for his services of delivering anew baby, and not avere did you collect your pri-

the local people who could not pay their medical bills would make it.up in fresh fruit and pro- duce, and if you wee lucky enough to get a chicken, it was usually deposited very much in tact and alive in a potato sack. And the borscht flowed in half-gallon seal- ers!

In the mid-50's, a doc- tor or GP in British Columbia received $3 per office visit, a reduced amount for return visit

ing the same di or

call when I call about all my’ aches and complaints”!

Kinnaird Park road. As a “hobby farm”, Dr. Art began repairing the white

and surgery, Dr. Art had a pen- chant for cars. In his practice, Dr. Art would roll-up 24,000 miles some years. He had a second sense in diagnosing a faulty valve or cylinder, He was forever checking the oil, and earned the name “dip- stick” from those who knew his weakness for cars. Pulling up to Jimmy Lamont's old Shell Station on Columbia in a brand new 1955 Meteor, Jimmy comes out, looks, and says, “nice car, did the ashtray get full on the other one, Doc! Art Johnson, cars and ine are all

faced,m purebred “Hereford” breeding stock, showed them, and sold them. As time wore on, the cow crop has been reduced and

sure. Hidden behind that facade is a man of immeasurable wisdom and talent, Thanks to Dr. Ant, and have a great retirement with the birds and the bees, and the cows and Llamas rubbing the trees.

replaced with Llamas. The Liamas have been a hit to the local ele- mentary school children, and the country doctor relishes in showing his Llamas to the young people who come to visit on field trips.

There have been lots of changes in Castlegar since the early 1950's. Kinnaird amalgamat- ed with Castlegar to form the red of C. The p

synonymous. When Dr. Art would greet a a patient who owned a car, the greeting was usually, “how's the car running, Alex?” “Is it good on gas. Does it burn any oil’? “Ya know Alex, I was reading a report on that car, and they say the tie- rod eds ten.to get loose, and give way. If I were you I'd go get that checked”! It reminds me of the viced at a service station just across the street from his old

initial diagnosis; $6 to $10 for

try doctor who attended at the scene of these mishaps. If the injury was not too serious and just required suturing or a cast on an arm or leg, Dr. Art would say, “bring them to the office”. If the injury was more then the office facility could handle, “take them to Trail, and I will phone or come in too.

Incredible as it may seem, Dr. Art would travel to Winlaw for a house call. I once asked him, “you are out all hours of the night, tow or three or more times, night after night. Do you always have to go? Dr. Art said, “they wouldn't be calling me at 2 or 3 am. if they weren't sick and didn't need me!” Twelve hour days were the norm, 18 hour days were no exception, and it was not unreasonable to be away from home for 24 hours in Trail, Nelson, or Rossland, await- ing the arrival of a newborn.

Those house calls were some- thing else! Not everyone: in the surrounding districts of Castlegar had telephones, and there were no Neat signposts up in Pass Creek or Thrums, or Shoreacres like there are today. It was very easy to get lost from poor directions, or no directions at all. Besides, there were communities with surnames of Popoff, P. 1k Pere-

stitches and

dressings; the removal of tonsils and adenoids *was $35; a fee of $100 for the removal of the appendix; in-office chest x-rays were $3, and routine in-office blood and urinalysis ranged from $.50 to $1 for a sedimentation rate. Those aren’t very fancy numbers for services compared to today. No machine churned out facts and numbers at you then, either.

Then in April 1958, the Castle- gar and District Hospital opened. Wow, what a set-up! Doctors no longer had to send sick people to Trail, Rossland or Nelson. Every- thing was new and shiny, even the administration! Nurses and sup- porting staff were new faces in the Castlegar medical community. Big city Medicine had come to Castle- gar!

Dr. Art was a philosopher in his own right. I recall one day a new mother was leaving the hospital with her new baby boy and Dr. Art happened to bé at the Nurse's Sta- tion (before the renovations), and the departing mother asked Dr. Art, why do some mother’s have their baby boy's circumcised after birth? Without hesitation, through his twinkling eyes, and narrow smile, he replied, ‘why do some people buy convertibles? He

‘gency surgery requiring ial treatment and

polkins, Salekan, ’ Salikin; there was Bill William, or just plan Bill or William, or William F., William J. and the list goes on. It was a major exercise in knowing where to go once you crossed the Castle-

plai later that the new moth- er would never have understood the medical reason for it! Not long ago I overheard this elderly lady, too crippled with arthritis say, “Dr. Johnson is such a good doctor. He still finds time to make a house

Cc ia Avenue office, and it was after office hours and we were waiting for the ferry to take us across to Robson. Dr. Art looked up and said, “be damned, I think they forgot to replace the oil plug after changing the oil”! Sure enough, no phug, no oil.

With the advent of Celgar in the early 60’s, and socialized medicine became of age, the hos- pital was renovated, and the days of the doctor who would routinely do daily house calls began to fade. More doctors came on the scene. Partnerships wee dissolved, new partnerships, and new clinics opened. We were now in the era of the drug cult, and the day of the vanishing breed of country doctor was quickly upon us. Drag abusers forced many small com- munity doctors to see patients after hours in the hospital. It wasn't worth the hassle, or your life, to carry a medical bag with any mediations, particularly pain killers. Indeed, this was the begin- ning of the end for many rural physicians to make house calls. this as part has resulted in skyrock- eting health costs to hospitals, to the system and to society.

The days growing-up on the family homestead in Great Vil- lage, Nova Scotia, and hig love for horses and farm cattle imprinted deeply on Dr. Art. Having con- tracted polio at 19 years of age which left him with a bit of a limp in the right leg, it wasn’t enough to stop him form pursuing the sport of harness or sulky driving, at the Truro raceway about 15 miles from home. In 1969, acquired the old Ostrom farm just south of the

gone from 1,700 to! some 7 ry in that time. The medial fraternity has nearly tripled, the industrial base has grown, and it's just a fine place to retire.

‘What better time and place can we wish a happy and long retire- ment to a man like Dr. Arthur Drysdale Johnson. A man who sacrificed much, who has given 45 years of his life to the service of

into this world by that great coun- try doctor, you were well looked after by a very compassionate, quiet, philosophical physician

is my friend. To know him is to be touch ed by that fragile human frailty that you and I cannot mea-

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Mechanization, plus a depressed global timber market, has had a large impact in Sweden. None of the four were too excited about their job prospects when

they “ “There are 84 foresters apply- ing f for every job,” said Berglund.

“I thought how you handled plantation is much more con- trolled. It seems the quality of the work was good,” said Betglund. Within three years of the final clearing, private land or crown land, it has to be replanted in Sweden.

There is no system of tree farm licences in Sweden, and forests resemble farms more than the open wild. Of the forests, 50 per cent are owned by individuals, 25 per cent by forest companies, and 19 per cent by the Crown. The remainder is held by churches

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The four were impressed as well with conservation efforts being made in the district.

“T think it’s a little strange that people are so environmentally concerned, yet so many jobs depend on the forest,” said Berglund. “Every day they want to read a paper, but they don't want to cut trees.”

On their trip, the four were impressed by the amount of wildlife they encountered. They saw elk, bear, and deer. “You are really taking good care of your

watersheds. You build bridges to cross streams, while in Sweden the tractors would just cross them,” said Berglund.

One place where our forest system is really lacking, they said, was in speed of decisions.

“We can make decisions a lot quicker in Sweden. We make a phone call, they [bureaucrats] take out a map, and say go ahead,” said Johansson.

The students all agreed that their trip provided them with valuable information about inter- national forestry practices, and wanted to thank the forestry office and Selkirk College for providing them with the opportu- nity.

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