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Page A4 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday. July 13, 1988Published every Wednesday at Ganges, B.C. byDriftwood Publishing Ltd.126 Upper Ganges RoadBox 250, Ganges, B.C. VOS 1E0RCY.CN. A.1984 Prize Winner, CCNABest All-Round Newspaper (3,500-4,999)1985 Prize Winner, BCYCNABest All-Round Newspaper (4.001 & over)1986 Prize Winner, BCYCNABest All-Round Newspaper (3.000-7,999)Ph. (604) 537-9933From the Outer Islandscall 1-800-663-5530Fax: (604) 537-2613MEMBER;Canadian CommunityNewspapers AssociationB.C. A Yukon CommunityNewspapers AssociationYEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES:In the Gulf Islands $12; Elsewhere in Canada $18; Foreign $60Second Class Mail Registration No. 0803President Frank RichardsPublisher Tony RichardsEditor .. Duncan MacDonnellReporterSusan DickerAdvertising . Jeff OuterbridgeOffice .. Catherine McFadyenJill ByronDamaris RumsbyProduction... Anne LyonAlice RichardsMike TurkkiDoubts caston credibilityof premierConcern for the continued independence of theprovincial government post of attorney-general—a chief reason cited by Oak Bay MLA Brian Smithfor his resignation from that role two weeks ago—has been heightened, instead of calmed, byPremier Bill Vander Zalm's subsequent move todivide the ministry and its responsibilities..1 loveI love nuiYte, I lovenuvriLiers."Last Wednesday, in announcing a restructuringof his cabinet personnel and of the responsibilitiesof certain ministries, the premier created aministry of the solicitor-general and handed itcontrol of some functions previously held by theattorney-general. Among those duties areadministration of corrections and police services.To most observers, the attorney-general'sministry's loss of jurisdiction over police andprisons may seem to be a trifling cosmetic changein the way our government exercises and allocatesauthority. It is significant, however, because a fearof the same splitting of jurisdictions was cited byBrian Smith as another prime factor in his decisionto tender his resignation.To understand the significance, we mustremember that when Brian Smith resigned asattorney-general and explained his rationale fordoing so, Premier Vander Zalm dismissed Smith'sreasons as having "no basis in fact." Less than aweek later, however, the splitting of the attorneygeneral'sministry was accomplished. What doesthat say about the premier's credibility?That question forces our attention to theother—and most serious—charge levied by Smithwhen he resigned: that the independence of theattorney-general's office was threatened by thepremier's intervention on behalf of his wealthyfriend, Peter Toigo, who was said to be the subjectof a police investigation being handled by Smith'sministry.The question of possible political interference inthe criminal justice field, now and in future, isespecially appropriate in the wake of the disquietwithin the Social Credit caucus. MLAs withdemonstrated loyalty to the premier were elevatedlast week to the cabinet; those who havequestioned his policies and tactics are now on theback benches. The possibility of the new attorneygeneralor the new solicitor-general opposing thewishes of the premier is, in that light, diminished.This is not to cast aspersions on the integrity ofeither Stuart "Bud" Smith, the new attorneygeneral,or Angus Ree, B.C.'s new solicitorgeneral,or on their abilities to place therequirement for objectivity ahead of politicalconsiderations. The doubt lies with the premier'spenchant for having his way.Strong medicine prescribed to ward off deerA researcher from Langley, aplot of land on Texada Island andthe scent of a particular animalmight soon combine to offer relieffor Salt Spring Island gardenersbeset by hungry herds of deer.Then again, they might not.The man from Langley is TomSullivan, head of the AppliedMammal Research Institute, a10-year-old firm specializing incontrol of pests through the use ofnatural deterrents. The propertyon Texada is actually three sitesplanted this spring with nurseryreared,two-year-old evergreentree seedlings. The animal smellis contained in a smelly brownliquid Sullivan calls "essence ofcougar feces."With funding from the federaland provincial governments, Sullivanwill smear his 'perfume'among the seedlings and wait tosee if the smell helps reduce thenumber of young trees eaten bydeer on the island. Deer takemore than 60 per cent of seedlingsin some reforested areas.Since cougars eat deer as partof their diet, Sullivan hopes thedeer's natural fear of the big catswill be stronger than their desireto browse in the area. He sayshe's had considerable successusing similar compounds againstfield mice in orchards in theOkanagan, and that experimentswith the compound and four deerconfined to a one-hectare pen sawthe animals avoid 'perfumed'plants 80 per cent of the time.my wordby dun can macdonnellGardeners on the Gulf Islandsshould hope the researcher issuccessful. To say they havetroubles with deer is an understatement:just look at the intricatefencing systems found inmost corners of the islands, orlisten to an accoutring of themany and varied home remediestried by our two-legged plantlovers. It's a war out there.But would Sullivan's cougaressence work here? After all, acougar is a rare visitor to theseislands. Oh, once in a while one ofthe cats will swim over fromVancouver Island — but it'susually soon dropped in its tracksby someone with a flock of sheepto protect. Our locally-raised deermight not have sniffed enoughsamples of real cougar essence toknow what it is, let along knowthey should fear the smell.But if genetic memory meansthe method does work, and workwell, application of the essence tolocal gardens would be easy.Sullivan inserts the liquid intoglass tubes which attach to plantswith a simple plastic twist-tie.Capillary action keeps the liquidinside and releases the smellslowly, over a year or so.However, there's no word yetof whether the cougar essencewill be marketed commercially ifit does work. Despite the potentialdomestic applications, Sullivan'sresearch is intented to firstserve the professional forestersand forest companies whose seedlingsare under attack.We may be able to get aroundthat little problem, though. Thenext time a cougar shows up onthese shores, perhaps it could beprompted to wander — slowly —through as many local gardens aspossible before being dispatched.Better yet, maybe there's anopportunity here for an entrepreneurwho owns a trainedcougar with weak kidneys . . .

P»H> AB GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD WtxinOTday, July 13. 1988Southern Saskatchewan, 60 years afterwards...In early June, on the way hack toB.C. from heat-wavy Manitoba,we stopped for awhile in southernSaskatchewan, 50 or 60 miles fromthe North Dakota and Manitobaborders. Our purpose was toexorcise a ghost.The village of Forget (in aFrench Canadian area, andpronounced accordingly) occupiesa special place in our family'smind. We children always spoke oiit later in hushed tones, as of anearthly Hell to which we might beassigned it we weren't good.Indeed, I seem to remember thatwe used the expression, "Oh, go toForget!"It happened this way. Our Scotsmother and father, after three orfour years in Canada, went back toshow the children to thegrandparents. On the ship comingback, they became friendly with ayoung woman who was going outto marry her Canadien fiance, afarmer in Saskatchewan. Over thenext few years they sent Christmascards with invitations to visit.My father, who worked for theCPR, had a family railway pass —that is, we could go from one placeto another, but once therewouldn't have much to spend.What better, then, than a farmholiday? The children could runaround in the sunshine, mothercould get a rest, and father couldhelp with the chores. Howpleasant.It was a disaster from start tofinish. Only my sister has apleasant memory: on the traingoing out my mother and fatherdanced a schottische up and downthe aisles, to the delight of theother passengers.I remember the heat that madeus keep the windows open in spiteof the clouds of ash that blew infrom the coal-burning engine, andthe telegraph wires that rose andfell inexplicably. When, watchinga train on the next track move past,and feeling my tiny mind capsize atthe realization that it was our trainthat was moving, I had my first andonly physical appreciation ofrelativity.At Forget a buggy was waitingfor us, and we had a long, hot,bone-shaking ride to the farm.Once there, we were thirsty, andasked for some water. Not one ofus, even the two-year-old, everforgot that first drink. It tasted likeEpsom salts and, as we soon foundout, had a similar effect.We quickly found out that ourhostess, although (and perhapsbecause) she had no children of herown, had very strange ideas abouthow they were to be treated.During the day we were forbiddenin the house, and there was far toomuch work to be done outside toallow her husband and his brother,even with the help of father, to domuch more than make sure that wekept out of the way. The heat wasrelentless, the shade almost nonexistent.Father thought that itwould be good for our souls if weworked, so we were put to pickingthe bugs that infested the acre or soof potatoes.After a few days of quadruplediarrhea, bug-picking and a houseso hot that at night we couldn'tsleep, it was clear that the holidayshould be aborted. Father thenloosed his bombshell. Unknown tomother, he had suggested to thecouple who had offered to lookafter the dog at home that it wouldbe more convenient, and a changefor them, if they stayed in ourhouse. They accepted, so wecouldn't even go back home untilthe whole three weeks was up.Life became a blur of heat,potato bugs and catastrophes.Once we walked for miles to a wellwhere, it was said, there was sweetcool water, but the bucket broughtup a dripping long-dead gopher.The buggy overturned, hurling outthe two-year-old and mother as aunit. Father's shoulder wasWonderingSir,While celebrating and enjoyingCanada Day to the full, I wascaused to pause and wonder ifeveryone else was, after hearing arumour that not all Salt Springbusinesses paid overtime on theholiday nor gave a paid day off at alater date.Curious, I looked up the law,the Employment Standards Act.The only people exempt areprofessionals, real estate salesmenand paperboys (ours not to wonderwhy).Everyone else who has worked16 days in the last 30 is entitled tothe holiday off with pay. (Parttimersa part holiday).People required to work theholiday are to receive time and ahalf for hours worked and a day offwith pay at a later date. Like theminimum wage, these areminimums. There is nothingsaying an employer couldn't orshouldn't pay more.PAUL ISSERLIS,Ganges.No respect?Sir,Last week I made a trip upislandand in every community Iwent through, they were preparingfor Canada Day (July 1). Theparks were being cleaned up andW. E. SMITHDenturist537-9611210 Upper Salt Spring WayMail to Box 1209, Ganges. B.C.Complete Automotive RepairsHONESTY & QUALITYIN ONE REPAIR SHOPReasonable Rates!CROFTON AUTO SERVICE8314 Crofton Rd., Crofton . 246-3115Open 7 days a week — 7-8 Mon.-Sat., 9-5 Sun.an drewgibsondamaged by the recoil whenshotgunning a crow (it flapped offundamaged).But these mishaps were asnothing compared to those of ourhosts. Paul, the brother, liked toplay with us in the evening, theonly time he had a few minutes tospare. One night he sat quietlymore lettersthe grass was cut, green andwatered, especially around thecenotaphs — everything waslooking good.On the morning of July 1 I wasin Ganges. Not one flag was flyingfor Canada. Day. The grass in-thepark and around the Cenotaphwas brown and litter was scatteredaround everywhere. It was adisgrace.The grass around the CenotaphI consider a field of honour. Havewe lost all respect for our history?Have we forgotten the people whobuilt this country?The park was dedicated in thememory of the pioneers, thecenotaph in memory of those wholost their lives so we would all livein freedom. We, of the RoyalCanadian Legion, must dosomething to make sure that, notonly at our country's birthday, butat all times, this condition must notbe allowed to exist.TOM CAMPBELL,Ganges.rocking, and when we tried toclimb on his knee, as usual, hemoaned and gently put us down.Within an hour he wasunconscious and being driven overthe ruts to the distant hospital. Hisappendix had burst, but hesurvived, and we hoped that ourprayers — "... and bless Grandmaand Auntie Barbara and Paul inthe hospital. Amen" — hadsomething to do with the miracle.At last, and very thankfully, wewere on our way back home. It hadbeen a landmark experience for us,and the more we talked about it inlater years, the worse it seemed.Surely no place on earth could beas bad as that. From Manitoba itwas just a small detour to go backto Forget and see what it is reallylike.It isn't the Namibian desert Iremembered. In fact, it is a prettylittle village, and being in theeastern part of the province, thecountryside is green. The familythat we visited then had long sincegone, probably victims of thedepression. Perhaps someday wellgo to find the farm itself, but it wasenough to see, 20 miles from thevillage, the Moose Mountains,which had seemed to us to be at thevery edge of the world.Sometimes, when thosemagnificent clouds are marchingacross the sky, and the yellow andgold fields are being brushed by thewind, the prairies can be as lovelyas anywhere on earth.But after atwo-week, 38-degree heatwave wewanted to get back to the coolcoast, so we left Forget. Throughthe Palliser Triangle the fields werebrown, the only green being thestruggling cottonwoods. Clouds ofdust in the distance signalled a fewfarmers working their desiccatedfields.We were glad to get back togreen, flowering British Columbia.Ross R. McKinnon B. Comm.CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT03B "Lancer BuildingLower Ganges RoadMail to Box 575Ganges, B.C. VOS 1E0(bus.) 537-5646res, 537-4159DAVE ROLANDJANITORIALI Veni, Vidi, Vacuum. I653-4279 or 537-4052'iliumSEA CAPERS 1988This year's Sea Capers festivity has been one of great success and enjoyment for thewhole community. We were fortunate to have the following dedicated board ofdirectors: Bevis Walters, Trish Nobile, Ian Fraser, Mary McCardia, Ron Holcroft,Nancy Holcroft, Ralph Newstead, Ed Allan, Carol Fowles, Ken Perry, Pete McKenzie,Pat Beitel and Dorice Jolicoeur.The Board of Directors are most grateful for the tremendous effort put forth by thefollowing organizations and individuals:S.S. Rotary Club, S.S. Lions Club, Bert Beitel, Jack Reynolds, Rod McDonald, MikeMarshall, John Wellingham, John Langston, George McEwan, Paul Jones, LibbyJones, Joe Lange, Jim Pasuta, Gary Lundy, Michael Paree, Tony Richards, DickToynbee, Sherry Lomas, Dawn Parrott, Charlotte Walters, Gloria Simpson, Ron Vole,Dee Kinney, Dorothy Sloan, Sy Sloan, Charles Sutcliffe, Ted Gear, Mike Hayes, DavePhillips, Lois Phillips, Gerry Moores, Frank Wilkinson, John Steele, Phil Hume, JackCherry, June Webb, U.S. Coast Guard, Ganges Coast Guard, Gizeh Shrine TempleBand from Victoria, Ladysmith Legion Pipe & Bell Band, Gulf Islands SecondarySchool bands under the direction of Dwaine Prosk, Tom Gilbert, Mark Proctor, RobPortingale, Bert Underwood, the Rod & Gun Club, Parks and Rec. Commission, PatBarnes, Jenny Barnes, Trevor Turner, John Teagle, S.S. Tennis Association, GordonRuckle, Bobbi Ruckle, Mike Harper, Shaun Turner, all those who loaned lifejacketsand rowboats, the young ladies who pinned the sailors, Embe Bakery, Royal CanadianLegion 92 (Ganges), Gulf Coast Materials, Margaret Robinson, Rob Dixon, HighwaysDept., Ganges Firehall, Driftwood, Merv Walde, Rowena Dixon, Mouat's Trading,Sharon Renton, all those who acted as judges, S.S. Precision Jewellers, VillageMarket, all the advertisers.I would like to thank the Board of Directors for their strong personal support and allof the Sea Capers supporters who gave their time and energies so willingly.8Chevron.Your Town Pump.i 4 « *. * ft. • i ». 4 '* * * i. "4 •» V \Out/mm,JL- =£>v,if CAREFUU SERVICE "vlV. AWARD STATION .»>i ft 1. *'«*'* »"% %>.•»"«llillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllGARY GREICOPresident, Sea Capers 1988

Wadneaday. July 13. 1988 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A7Icebergs already struck?Cabinet shuffle resemblesreadjustments on Titanic'VICTORIA — I don't like rainingon anyone's parade, but ... 22seamen, some able, others notquite so, let themselves be swornin last week as officers of theTitanic — and at least some ofthem must have known that theship had already struck an iceberg.Just as I was getting ready togo to Government House to coverthe swearing-in ceremony of thenew cabinet, I had a call from anold Socred friend. Or perhaps Ishould say a free-enterpriseorientedfriend whose politicalrefuge has always been the SocialCredit Party."How the hell do we get rid ofVander Zalm?" he wanted toknow. I replied: "What do mean,we?"I reminded him that while I wasat the Whistler leadership convention,I certainly wasn't amongthose who cast ballots. And sinceI don't live in Richmond, I can'teven be accused of having votedfor the premier as an MLA in thatriding. There are times when itfeels good to be on the outside,looking in.My friend — who, by the way,has wondered on previous occasionswhether I wasn't just a weebit too hard on the premier —said the resignation of GraceMcCarthy had done it, as far ashe was concerned. If McCarthyfelt she couldn't be party to thedirection in which Vander Zalmwas dragging the party, thegovernment and the province, he,for one was reviewing his allegianceto the leader. Those sentimentswill be expressed by a lotof people in the weeks andmonths to come.Grace is the last person anyonewould want to have as an enemy.When she said she couldn'tremain in cabinet without being ateam player, she really said shecouldn't possibly work againstVander Zalm while being a cabinetmember.With her resignation from cabinet,McCarthy is free to pursueher own interests, and it is safe tosay that they are on a collisioncourse with those of the premier.She can, and probably will, wreakhavoc with Vander Zalm's politicalcareer.Grace is also not the only cloudon the premier's horizon. Severalpowerful businessmen, includingHerb Capozzi, Peter Brown, EdgarKaiser and Herb Doman,have allegedly made it theirbusiness to unseat the premier.They are said to be advised incapitalcommentby Hubert beyertheir endeavors by none otherthan Bill Bennett, former premierof British Columbia.Bennet, by the way, imposed atwo-year oath of silence on himselfwhen he left the politicalstage. That two years is up inabout a month. Stay tuned forsome penetrating analysis of thecurrent political scene by theformer premier.The showdown will probablycome at the October Social Creditconvention in Penticton. If theanti-Vander Zalm camp gets asfar as forcing a leadership review,I wouldn't bet a plugged nickel onthe premier's political future.Several observations are to bemade with regard to the newcabinet. To start with, the numberof cabinet ministers nowstands at 22, an increase of fiveover the previous cabinet. Somuch for downsizing cabinet andgetting government off the backsof the people, one of VanderZalm's few election promises.The creation of a ministry ofinternational business and immigrationwill, no doubt, amusepolitical observers in the rest ofthe country. One also doubts thewisdom of appointing Cliff Michaelto the post of governmentmanagement services. You'll rememberhe was the guy who triedto unload his own land holdingsby passing out business cards topeople he had dealings with asminister of transportation andhighways.The new cabinet structure is ahybrid, consisting of both the old,traditional-line ministries and thenew super-ministry concept.Here's the list of cabinet appointments:Elwood Veitch, ministerof regional development andminister of state for Mainland-Southwest; Terry Huberts, ministerof state for Vancouver Island-Coast and North Coast, alsoresponsible for parks; HowardDirks, minister of state forThompson-Okanagan and Kootenay,also responsible for Crownlands; Bruce Strachan, ministerof state for Cariboo, also responsiblefor environment; Jack Weisgerber,minister of state forNechako and Northeast, also responsiblefor. native affairs; StanHagen, minister of advancededucation and job training, alsoresponsible for science and technology;John Savage, agricultureand fisheries; Bud Smith, attorneygeneral; Tony Brummet,education; Jack Davis, energy,mines and petroleum resources;Mel Couvelier, finance; DaveParker, forests; Cliff Michael,government management services;Peter Dueck, health, alsoresponsible for seniors; JohnJansen, international businessand immigration; Lyall Hanson,labor and consumer services; RitaJohnston, municipal affairs, recreationand culture; ClaudeRichmond, social services andhousing; Angus Ree, solicitorgeneral; Bill Reid, provincialsecretary and tourism; Neil Vant,transportation and highways.The ship's crew is now anxiouslyawaiting orders from thecaptain to take another run at theiceberg.3SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSCruise to Beautiful Sidney.Take a luxurious cruise on the Bowen Queen toSidney by the Sea. 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P«g«A8 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday. July 13. 1988GratitudeSir,As parents of a studentgraduating from Gulf IslandsSecondary School, we would liketo express our appreciation andgratitude to all the parents,teachers and school staff andcommunity members who helpedto make Grad U8 an exciting,memorable and safe weekend.That big yellow school buscoming down the narrow twistingroad to Caldwell's Beachthroughout the night was anunbelievable sight—thank youWayne, Thea and Bill! Merv,Carol, Pat and Brenda, thank youfor bringing down the trailer andthe barbecue spit—the beef wasexcellent. At 1 am everyone wasstarving.A special thank you to our twoambulance drivers who spent thenight on the beach—definitelybeyond the call of duty! To thegrads, the gate and the beachpatrol—we made it, an accidentfreeafter-grad.Our young people are veryfortunate to live in such aconcerned and caring community.RON AND JUDY BURCH,Ganges.Thank youSir,The members of the FulfordHall Committee wish to thank allthose who in any way contributedto the successful dinner held onMay 28 to raise funds for a badlyneededwater system.Those who were there enjoyed awonderful meal. Many individualsdonated to the cause and we thankyou all sincerely.The Fulford Branch of theO.A.P. and the South Salt SpringWomen's Institute both madegenerous donations. Thank you toall the members of those groups.And, finally, a special thanksmore lettersmust go to Betty Drummond who,once again, made a donation to theFulford Hall.The Fulford Hall has now beenable to set up a special account of$2,800 and to begin work on thenew water system. Thank you all.FULFORD HALLCOMMITTEE.UnsightlySir,The lack of washrooms andgarbage cans makes it very difficultfor families spending the entire dayat the beach without leavingunsanitary and unsightlydebris/deposits behind!If the Tourist Bureau intends torecommend Bader's Beach — alsoknown as Cranberry Outlet orArbutus Beach — to the public,facilities must be provided to keepthe beach clean so that we all canGovernments have authorityTighter chemical controls urgedBy JIM WRIGHTIt looks is if the hot weather iscoming and the logging of ourisland may get a breather. Now isa good time, perhaps, to considerwhat is happening to our island.Where will all the birds go? Whatis happening to our watershedareas?As I sit by the roadsidewatching the dust clouds from theroad, I wonder what chemicalsfrom the pulp mill have settled tothe earth over the years, and ifhigh incidences of cancer areassociated with pulp mill areas.I was recently present at ameeting of several environmentalistgroups. The meeting wascalled to try and focus an approachto pulp and paper industries.We decided on what weguest columnconsidered to be a reasonable andfeasible approach, one whichwould call for:• elimination of chlorocarbon andhalo-carbon compounds from thepulp and paper process;• leadership by the federal andprovincial governments in the useof paper products that have notoeen bleached by chlorine, and inthe conversion of unbleachedpaper, where possible; and• enforcement of existing fisheriesand health regulations to forcecompanies to stay within theirpermit limitations, and a tighteningof permit levels.It is the mandate of fisheries,health and welfare and Environment, Canada to protect theenvironment. We should demandthat they take action.I'd also like to mention anothertype of pollution — the fourwheeledkind that is particularlydangerous to the two-wheeledcyclist. It seems that many cycliststhink they are on desertedcountry roads, while the islandtraffic at this time of year is quitebusy, with many motorists arrivingwith the rush of the city intheir blood. It's Salt Spring, andit's summer, so slow down a littlebit.Jim Wright is a member of theSalt Spring Island branch of theSierra Club.THE MOSTDANGEROUSPLACE ON EARTH!continue to enjoy its naturalbeauty. Adding public facilitiesneed not be a great expense as theyonly need to be maintainedregularly for the summer months.Surely "cleaning the excrementand litter from the beach is moreimportant at this point thanworrying about banning dogsaccompanying their owners to thebeach!When one walks to the beachand actually steps in the excrementit is time to do something.ANN AND BILL EARL,Ganges.No purposeSir,I could hardly believe my eyeswhen I beheld the new "topping" tothe old village market. It clearlyserves no useful purpose otherthan to further impress itsPhillip SwiftB.C. 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Chamber, Planning Associationtouted as plan review agenciesFrom Page Alsurroundings," identify sensitiveareas in need of protection, andproject the growth of businessand support services needed tomaintain the "expected lifestyle"on Salt Spring "as the populationgrows."Rockliffe first asked for Chamberof Commerce sponsorship of areview in late June after criticizingthe recent formation of theIsland Watch Society, which wascreated to support the IslandsTrust mandate and serve as avehicle to study local developmentoptions and issues. Indicatingthat he feared the new societywould function in a negativesense only, Rockliffe said a-review of the community plan wasneeded now to determine areas ofSalt Spring deserving of protection,and that the Chamber ofCommerce was best suited for thetask because it represents abroader cross-section of islandinterests and could operate independently.Fraser, meanwhile, pointed outlast week that the handing of thereview task to the CommunityPlanning Association was discussedby the APC at its late-Junemeeting, and that if Rockliffe hadattended the full meeting hewould have known the status ofthat review.Rockliffe had walked out of themeeting after requesting that fourAPC members — Fraser, BizWhitby, Pat Massy and LisaLloyd — resign from the bodyover an alleged conflict of interest.The four had signed a letterendorsing formation of theIslands Watch Society. Rockliffesaid their support for what hetermed an anti-developmentgroup meant they could not beunbiased in dealing with developmentproposals put to the APC.The Islands Trust has since toldthe APC to ignore Rockliffe'scharges. Fraser has also sincedescribed the accusations as"Rick Rockliffe creating somedust clouds."Fraser also noted that since theAPC is made up of representativesof various island groups whosupport the aims and objectives ofthose groups when casting votes,its members cannot be in aconflict position. Fraser also wonderedhow members can be inconflict when their actions representan endorsement of the IslandTrust's "preserve and protect"mandate.Rockliffe, meanwhile, is disappointedwith the APC's decisionagainst asking the Chamber ofCommerce to undertake the communityplan review. He arguesthat the Chamber has bettermanpower and dollar resourcesthan the Community PlanningAssociation and, as such, is bettersuited to complete a comprehensivereview.He also said that handing thejob to the Chamber would relievethe Islands Trust of a financialburden at a time when it hasargued that it is hampered bybeing underfunded and understaffed."The Community Planning Associationcan hardly keep itselfgoing, let alone do a study,"Rockliffe said. Pointing to whathe said is little apparent progressmade to date on the review, headded that if the Chamber wereco-ordinating the task, "it wouldalready have a group formed andbe well on its way."The CPA's community planreview is being headed by MaxSoder, who explained that sincethe CPA is currently in summerrecess, it is using the break togather appropriate documentsand other research material. ItRickRockliffewill assemble its material andmanpower in August and workthrough the fall and winter tocomplete the work, he said.The first decision to be made inAugust, Soder continued, is onthe scope of the review —whether to isolate certain areas orto cover as much ground aspossible."It (the review) is still in theformative stage," he said. "Wehave to be careful not to put thecart before the horse."Claire Nutting, the PlanningAssociation representative to theAPC, said the CPA will approachthe project from a task force pointof view. As such, it wouldwelcome any assistance it cangain from any and all interestedislanders.Anglican Parish of Salt SpringpresentsVACATIONBIBLE SCHOOLfor children 4 years and upSt. George's Church HallJuly 25-29 — 9:30 am-12:30 pmALL ISLAND CHILDREN WELCOME!JamesFor more information call537-2171 Judy - 537-5458Fraser echoed that sentiment,saying a review of the communityplan would best be handled withinput from a diverse representationof island organizations. Hesaid it would be preferable to seethe Chamber of Commerce participatein the review under the CPAumbrella, rather than to strike outon its own."We want to see a unifiedconcept come from the review,"he said. "It wouldn't look good ifit was just the Chamber ofCommerce, or just the IslandsTrust or any other single group,doing the work. There should be anumber of groups involved, witha well-rounded representation oithe island."He added that the CPA couldlikely use some help with its task,and that the Chamber of Commercewould be "a valuablepartner" in the work. When itdebated Rockliffe's motion tohand the job over to the Chamberalone, Fraser continued, membersfelt that to do so would alsobe to meddle in the arrangementsalready made between the CPAand the Islands Trust."No one'disputes that a reviewis important, and that the soonerit is done the better," he said."But it should be done in asunbiased a way as possible, andwithout muddying the waters."Fraser said the need for areview is underlined by the rapidpace of growth now facing theisland. It is essential, he continued,that all islanders look at thesituation now — rather than later— to identify and choose thealternatives."The biggest concern is theisland is maybe growing fasterthan most of us would like to see,and people should take control ofthe situation before it's too late,"he said. "We have to do that asan island, not as individuals."Wednesday, July 13, 1988 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A9COHO Paving LtdASPHALT PAVING CONTRACTORSServing the Gull Islands. 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PageAIQ GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday. July 13. 1988Talking it overRoss McLeod (right) takesbreak from haying work on fieldnear Brinkworthy Estates todiscuss progress of work withmechanic called in to settletemporary problem withmachinery. McLeod, who operatesMansell Farm, also does contracthaying work. He and associateMichael Hughes have been hard atwork at several fields around SaltSpring in recent weeks.f - - p R•Holiday crunch forces additional sailingIn an unusual move, the B.C.Ferry Corporation added an additionalferry to its Swartz Bay-Fulford Harbour run prior to theholiday weekend.Some 20 vehicles benefittedfrom the added sailing on June30, which left Swartz Bay at 10:10pm and arrived at Fulford Harbourat approximately 10:35 pm.Betty Nicholson, a spokesmanfor the ferry corporation, saidtraffic on the sailings was heavyall day due to the Canada Dayweekend. She noted that overloadsailings were running from 3 pmonwards.The 7 pm sailing fromTsawwassen — on which theremay have been passengers boundfor Salt Spring — did not leaveSchool board narrows listof architects for FernwoodTwo Victoria architectural firmshave been shortlisted to developplans for the Fernwood schooladdition, school board trusteeslearned last week.The board was told at itsregular monthly meeting on June6 that an original list of 14possible firms had been narroweddown to two.The board is looking for acompany that will be readilyaccessible for consultation withboard members and FernwoodSchool staff.The board said it also recognizesthe "urgency" of getting theconstruction underway.•The third phase of the schooldistrict's Mcintosh computer programis going into effect over thenext few months.Fulford Elementary School willhave a full lab installed, whileschools on the Outer Islands willbe receiving smaller labs.Despite the need for somefurniture adjustments, the labsshould be ready for use at there-opening of school in Septemt-sr.SALTSPRING ISLANDCOMMUNITY SOCIETY NEWS268 Fulford-Ganges Rd. 537-9212• PARENTS FOR PLAYGROUNDS -The next meeting will be held onThursday, July 21st, at 10 am at the Community Centre. Guest speakerwill be Bob Brownsword.• FLOWERS - our hanging baskets, potted plants, cut flowers and basilare for sale at the Community Craft & Clothing Store, the CommunityCentre and the Farmers' Market. Come and see the fine results from thehandicapped residents' gardens.• MEALS ON WHEELS - Meals delivered to your home, for the elderlyand disabled. Call Lou Conlisk, 537-2349.• KINDLING - Good deal at $2/bundle. Call the Achievement Centre,537-5251, or Roy at 537-4189.• JOBS NEEDED - Please phone us at 537-9212 if you need any help.• AFTER HOURS CRISIS LINE - Call OPERATOR and ask for ZENITH2262.the Lower Mainland terminaluntil 7:40 pm. This would havemade a connecting transfer to theSalt Spring ferry impossible.While Nicholson noted it isunusual for the corporation to addan additional boat, she said thecorporation will look at eachsituation individually."It doesn't have a policy set instone," she said.Passengers for the 9:10 pmferry — the final run of the day —were being told by 8:45 that theBowen Queen was in an overloadsituation. By 9 pm, officialsdecided to run the extra boat.A worker at the ticket boothsaid only two vehicles, whichwere turned away, actually leftbefore the decision to add anothersailing was reached.SALT SPRING REALTY LTD.149 Fulford-Ganges Rd., Box 69, Ganges, B.C. VOS 1E0537-5515SOLDLOG CABIN - $59,000 - Almost 5 acres in a rural setting. "Heritage" LogCabin with all the amenities. Now rented. Priced for a quick sale.THROUGH THENRS CATALOGUENORTH AMERICA'Sv'REAL ESTATE MARKETING SYSTEMHistory of theGuernseyThe knitting industry in Guernseydates back to the early 16thcentury, when licences were granted' by the Crown to import wool fromEngland.The Guernsey sweater came intobeing as a garment for seamen, whorequired a warm, hard wearing, yetcomfortable item that would resistthe sea spray. The hard twist givento the closely packed wool fibres inthe spinning process, and the tightlyknitted stitches, produced a finishthat would 'turn water', and repela surprising amount of rain or spray.Hie traditionalGuernseyRibbed Neck GussetSleeve Top ^Garter Stitch WeltGarter StitchPanelUnder-armGussetSlit Hem LineHie Traditional Wool GuernseyTwelve colours.Navy: sizes 22"-54"All other colours: 22"-48" NHie Traditional Guernseyin CottonSeven colours: Navy, White,Aran, Lemon, Green, Blue,Red. Sizes: 22"-48"Guernsey JacketZip front, pockets. /[S| !Navy, Natural, Tudor Red, ]'Tartan Red, Steel Grey,Corvette Blue.Sizes: 36"-48"Guernsey Vee NeckMidweight knit,navy, Tartan Red,White. Sizes: 36"-48''«Hat and ScarfIn twelve GuernseycoloursTraditionalGuernseysMade in the British ChannelIsland of GuernseyAdult sizes from $77.00.Please contact:Mr. John E. RobertsLygon Group1199 West Pender St.240-1199 West Pender St.Vancouver, B.C. V7E 2R1Or telephone (604) 684-4144

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PageA14 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wedneaday, July 13, 1988WE'LLHELPYOUBEEF-UP YOURALL GOVERNMENT INSPECTED RED BRANDSteaksRIB - T-BONE - CLUBPORTERHOUSECARL BU00IGSLICED MEATS71 g pkgs.79^ «a.9.68 kg 4 39 lb.TOP SIRLOIN, TOP ROUND, SIRLOIN TIPBoneless Steaks 0998.80 kg %mW lb.BONE IN1 39BLADE STEAK3.06 kg | • VP W lb.BONELESSBLADE STEAK 1 kg b 8 9 lb- IBOTTOM ROUNDBARON OF BEEF or Boneless Cross Rib k g 2 » 5 9 i b .BONELESS2 49BRISKET ROAST5.49 kg mm mwt%m9 ib.FRESHBEEF PATTIES 1.393.06 kg Ib.TRAY PACKBEEF SAUSAGE or Dinner Sausage1.89 4.17 kg Ib.BEEFSHORT RIBS 1.894.17 kg Ib.FRESHFISHLING COD FILLETS2.39 lb. 5.27 kgMEXICANFRESH SCALLOPS5.39 lb. 11.88 kgFRESH PORK SPECIALS:ALL PORK B CGOVERNMENT INSPECTEDPORK STEAKS1.99 lb. 4.39 kgSUFFFED BONELESSPORK BUTTS1.89 lb. 4.17 kgPORK SPARE RIBS2.89 lb. 6.37 kgEVERSWEET SLICEDBACON1.99 500 g pkg.FROZEN:BULKCHICKEN BURGERSi 99lb.4.39 kgPEROGIES2.99 1 kg pkg.RUPERT FROZEN FISH:COD FISH & CHIPS2.39 500 g pkg.LIGHT & TASTYBATTERED COD2.59 300 g pkg.FISH IN BATTER3.89 e a c h 6 0 0 oTRAYCHICKEN CUTLETS1.89 lb.4.17 kginmnnWe now have homemade sandwichesin the Deli Dept. . . .We will also cook anythingon our BBQ —just phone ahead.

Wednesday, July 13, 1988 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A1BAlternative school already looking towards new yearIt may be summer, butthoughts of the coming schoolyear are already on more than afew minds.At the Salt Spring Centre onBlackburn Road, for instance,registrations are already beingsolicited and taken for elementary-levelclasses beginning thisSeptember.The Salt Spring Centre School,operated by the Ganges EducationalSociety, is a governmentrecognizedalternative schoolingprogram that receives Level IIfunding from Victoria and teachesthe B.C. curriculum.Sid Filkow of the Salt SpringCentre believes the school isunique on a number of counts —including in comparison withother alternative schools."It's a small school but it'sunique, even as far as otheralternative schools go, becauseit's more like a home. It's not likebeing shipped off to some large,impersonal institution," says Filkow,whose daughter has studiedat the school since its inception in1983.Last year, the School had 16students in grades One throughSix, and enrollment has been ashigh as 22 youngsters. Thosenumbers mean students developa personal relationship withteacher Usha Rautenbach, andstrong interpersonal relationshipswith each other, Filkow said."Because of the atmosphere,we see a lot of lasting relationshipsdevelop."Filkow called Rautenbach agifted teacher and strong assetfor the school, noting that she wastrained in England to operatewithin the framework of alternativeschools. Her skills, he continued,include strong groundings inmusic, art and languages.The school hopes to add asecond teacher this year if it canresurrect its kindergarten program.Early-morning calls prompt boardto eye school alarm system changeFulford School principal BarbaraAust is one school administratorwho can stop hearingalarms in her sleep.Aust, who has been called oncountless times to reset the alarmsystem at Fulford school in themiddle of the night, can sleepmore restfully thanks to a motionpassed by school board trusteeslast Wednesday.Based on a proposal by Superintendentof Works Frank Sutherland,and subject to a check withthe Canadian Union of PublicEmployees (CUPE), the RCMPwill be signalled by a soundingalarm and, if necessary, contactmaintenance personnel."It's been a pain in the neck,"says Aust, who has been called toreset the alarms three or fourtimes a month since their installationat the beginning of February.More bothersome than thedifficulty of responding to telephonecalls at 3 am, she says, is thefrightening experience of walkinginto an empty building with analarm ringing.The school has never had anintruder incident. Rather, theintruder alarm is being set off bymotion, such as a poster fallingoff a wall.Aust described an incident inJune, when a bat was setting offthe alarm. Aust requested thesystem be turned off until the batwas caught: she said the companyhandling the alarm system wouldbe informed when the bat problemhad been dispensed with. At12:30 am one night, and then 3pm another night, she received acall: Your intruder alarm is going,do you still have a bat problem?Dust in the detector or anincrease in the building's temperaturewill set off the fire alarm,Aust says.The alarm system signals aVictoria company, which in turnalerts the RCMP. If the RCMPare not on duty, however, Austreceives calls."I can see why they (theRCMP) wouldn't respond," Austsays. "If we had a fool-proofsystem, it wouldn't be a problem."A "bug" in the system hasmeant that all the incidents todate have been false alarms. If apolice officer is off duty at 3 am,and called at 4:30 am to attend toan alarm which he knows isprobably a false alarm, Aust says,it is understandable why he wouldnot want to respond.' "The blame lies in the hands ofthe provincial government forinstalling alarms (in areas) wherewe dont have 24-hour surveillance,"Aust says.Installation of the mandatoryalarm systems to Gulf Islandschools has also been criticized bythe school district.Superintendent of schools Dr.Mike Marshall feels the alarmsystem is not cost-effective: "Itwas mandated for us and we feltwe had other needs."Marshall says vandalism toGulf Island schools has been inthe area of $700 over a 10-yearperiod. Although there has neverbeen a fire episode, Marshalldoes believe the fire alarms areimportant. The intruder alarm,however, "is expensive and restrictsuse of the school byteachers and the community."Teachers, who may previouslyhave undertaken evening work ina school building, are now reluctantto do so: the alarms are trickyto disarm."We have to at least get themworking," Marshall says, describingone incident at the highschool where a bird, flappingaround in a cage in the biologylab, set off the alarm. "Thenthere are places such as the officeareas and computer labs, wherethe machine should be working."Marshall feels that by workingwith the alarm company, the bugsin the system should be eliminated.In the meantime, the schoolboard has agreed that Aust andother staff members "should notbe put in the position of being arent-a-cop." The board agreedthat the RCMP should be contactedin the event an alarm goes off.Maintenance personnel should becalled to clean up any mess, andschool staff should be alerted onlyif the problem is such to affect theoperation of school the followingday.Aust, for one, willthe restful nights.appreciateAlong with emphasizing smallclasses and individual attention,Filkow said, the school focuses onexpanding individual creativeabilities and developing interpersonalproblem-solving skills."There is a lot of emphasis onthe arts, on creative writing, oncreative problem-solving and discussion,and on positive values,"he said.Students from the school havedone well in artistic fields. Forinstance, a B.C.-wide competitionfor young artists in the schoolshas twice named Salt SpringCentre students as one of the 24winners it selects each year.A large part of the reason forthe school's academic and creativesuccesses, Filkow continued,is due to the strong involvementof parents. Along with having aplace on the board of directors ofthe society which operates theschool, the parents have anadvisory group that is encouragedto play an active role in definingprograms and operations, and areinvited to pass on to students anyparticular talents— i.e., music ortheatre skills — they might have."We also try to keep the feeslow," Filkow said. "We chargefar less than any other alternativeschool I've heard of."Flying from Victoria???PARK FREE!It's easy & worry free! Stay in one of our bedrooms the nightbefore your flight, and park your car on our lot FREE whileyou're away THE AIRPORT PARKING FEES YOU SAVECOULD MORE THAN COVER THE COST OF YOUR ROOM!We are QUIET—the only peninsula hotel not in the flight path.Patricia Bay orr T « nHighway at -"lltTtlT minutesMt. Newton ^ o oA FOUR DIAMOND HOTELCatering to dining & pub pleasures for the past 20 yearsCALL TOLL FREE — 1-800-742-9244The Gulf IslandsArts & Crafts DirectoryOPENINGFriday, July 15GULF JEWELSGALLERYat 112 Hereford Ave., GangesFINE ARTSCRAFTSJEWELLERYMon.-Sat. 10-5537-5260F175 Saltspring WayRR «. Ganges. B.C.The prestigious place to shop forWestern & Gulf Island paintings & sculptureby over 40 B.C. artists.Open daily 11 am-4 pm 537-2313^vrtES THREECRAFTo•C\\J Working studio * ^ T * / Oshowing fleece to finished product—including a fine selection of pottery,spinning, weaving & original designer garments.Featuring designer hand-dyedhandspun yarn $n sweater packs.115 Hereford Ave., Ganges, B.C. 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PageA16 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednetday, July 13, 1988Herbs have all the virtues of self-relianceHerbs thrive in our mild WestCoast climate. They are useful,hardy and easy to care for.Unlike tomatoes and lettuce orother delicate and dependentkitchen garden plants, herbs likethe ones in the song, parsley, sage,rosemary and thyme, have thevirtue of self-reliance. All theywant is a little peace and quiet toget the job done, although it wasthe custom of certain ill-temperedRomans to sow basil with anaccompaniment of curses to makeit grow.When picked to season a sauceor roast, herbs respond by growingmore luxuriantly. Left unattendedfor the winter, their rootstockscheerfully divide and multiply. Aharvest of dried leaves in Octoberwill last until the sun brings forthmore next spring.Even a small herb garden with afew varieties of basil or oreganoopens culinary vistas that cannotbe approached by the homogeneousbottled herbs carried bychain(ed) stores.Herbs balance the spices in ourcookery and without them dinnersare disappointing ... like going to adance where the band is addictedto playing only waltzes, or gettinga chaste kiss when somethingmore, really, was expected.A disadvantage to buying allyour herbs is that the food industryis conservative and you may neverknow what lies beyond thesupermarket shelves. MargaretVisser in 'Much Depends OnDinner' says it well:Uniform crops are easy to sow,easy to harvest, easy to sell.Machines like, demand andproduce uniformity. But natureloathes it; her strength lies inmultiplicity and in differences.Good cookery loathes it, too,and taking even a little controlover what we grow and eat helps topreserve our originality, in thekitchen and out of it.A most important herb in mygarden is lovage. This plant growsto heights of five or six feet andbears lush indented leaves onopposite sides of the stem andseeds which can be collected andground before the autumn rains.Unless the winter is exceptionallywarm, lovage plants die down toground level by Christmas, but inApril the red-green spears of newshoots begin to push forth into thelight.Lovage (ligusticum) came fromthe Ligurian Alps and was themost versatile of herbs in classicalPUBOPENSUNDAYScountry gourmetby Johnedwardscookery. Its taste is close to, butbetter than, celery, although in apinch celery tops will do.Similarly, celery seed can be asubstitute for lovage seed.Lovage is delightful andimproves the flavour of almostevery kind of cooked food, fromfish sauces, soups, stews, ragoutsand omelettes aux fines herbes, tostuffings. Cream of lovage soup isa culinary ritual in our house,while a few lovage leaves in adressing always make a salad ofsummertime greens piquant andspecial. Add them to a vinaigrettedressing with basil, rosemary andoregano and some chopped onion.Cream of Lovage Soup2 T butterl medium onion, chopped7 - 8 fresh lovage leaves,chopped finelyl t oregano1 T flour2 C chicken stock1/2 C creampeppersaltSaute the onion in butter untiltransparent then transfer to asaucepan with lovage leaves andoregano. Stir in the flour. Little bylittle add the chicken stock, stirringcontinuously. Add salt to taste.Bring to a boil then simmer for afew minutes. Stir in the cream, heatand serve with a sprinkle ofpepper.Rue, or Herb-of-GraceRue has unjustifiably fallenfrom grace in the modern kitchen,another casualty of "progress."The landscape gardener grows itfor the beauty of its deep cleftyellow-green leaves and, if he orshe once attended Sunday school,the ecclesiastical sculpture of itsseed pods. Shakespeare, who wasnot a cook, used this herb as ametaphor for bitter disappointment:Here did she fall a tear; here, inthis place,I'll set a bank of rue, sour herb ofgrace.It's true that rue, like certainacquaintances everyone has,benefits from the presence ofothers. A solo appearance in asauce or a spiced wine is too much.But a pinch of rue, like a little rain,revives the landscape. The ancientcookery masters, Athenaeus andApicius, used this hardy plant insalads and in almost every kind ofcooked dish. In the saucepan, rue'sfavourite companions are cumin,coriander, lovage and thyme,simmered with something sweetand a splash of reduced wine.Rue is a herb of the sun, says oldCulpeper the herbalist, and underLeo; but I pick the tiny tear-shapedleaves from spring to late autumn,and use the dried seeds when theearth sleeps.Take a shellfish stew of oysters,mussels and scallops. Throw insome almonds, a chopped date ortwo, the stock, a tablespoon ofolive oil and a suspicion of raisinwine. Now season with celery seed,pepper, coriander and cumin, thenROTARY BINGOThursday, July 14th — 7:30 pmS.S.I. Rod & Gun ClubLicense #62726CASH PRIZESFULFORDINNThe Blue Heron Dining Room is nowPHONE653-443260/40 SPLITadd a few leaves of rue, chopped'minutatim,' in tiny pieces.Remarkable.Some" people like to eat forhealth. They love rue becauseauthorities like Pliny claim it cureseverything from headache toheartburn: "chief among ourmedicinal plants." 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Wednesday, July 13, 1988 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD PageA17Summer Festival to focuson music during third weekMusic and comedy — andsometimes both — highlight thethird week of Salt Spring Island'smonth-long Summer Festival ofthe Arts.The festival, now in its thirdyear of operation, will present sixacts between this Wednesday,July 13, and next Wednesday,July 20.• Classical and contemporarymusic are on the agenda tonight(July 13) at the Activity Centre ofSalt Spring Elementary School,where Salt Spring musician ChrisKodaly will present a solo pianorecital. Tickets are $8, and showtime is 8:30 pm.Kodaly's program will includeworks by Schumann, Shostokovich,contemporary Canadiancomposers Marjan Mozetich,Alexina Louis and Ann Southam,and Polish-American composerFrederick Rzewski.After graduating from the RoyalConservatory of Music inToronto with an associate degreein solo piano performance andteaching, Kodaly studied romanticand contemporary music inFrance.A teacher of piano and musictheory for 20 years, he has alsopresented regular solo and ensembleperformances and recordedfor theatre and film. Kodaly isa co-founder and member of NuImpressions, a performance collectivewhich offers concerts ofcontemporary and classical jazzcross-over works.• Vancouver band Bob's YourUncle takes to the Activity Centrestage at 8:30 pm on Thursday,July 14. Tickets are $6.The five-piece band includesPeter Lizotte on harmonica, Sook-Lin Lee on vocals, James Jangeron guitar, bassist Bernie Radelfingerand Steve Lazin on drums.Rhythmically, the group wandersfrom light, happy swing toheavy jungle beats, offering acollaboration of styles blendingfunk, jazz, blues, reggae androck.• Comedy Night, the year-roundSalt Spring attraction, joins theFestival of Arts lineup for aFriday, July 15, performance atOff Centre Stage. Tickets for the8:30 pm event are $5.Performers, in alphabetical order,will include Henry Baade,Arvid Chalmers, Reid Collins, SidFilkow, Mike Hayes, Anne Lyon,Keith McHattie, Dave Phillips,Mary Williamson, James Wilkinsonand Shilo Zylbergold.• A musical double bill is set forSaturday, July 16, at 8:30 pm atthe Activity Centre when bandsBrain Damage and Party Feverperform. Tickets are $7.Brain Damage, one of Vancouver's"seminal bands of the early1970s," is a six-member ensembleoffering an eclectic mix ofASeafood atVesuvius Bay...SEASIDEKITCHENLunch Specials from 11:30Dinner Specials 5-8 pmChris Kodalyoriginal rock and roll music. Themusicians include guitarists GaryCramner and Bing Jensen, bassistDavid Engleman, percussionistJoel Bewrt, Larry McGiliverayon drums and Fred Michael onsax.Party Fever, meanwhile, is avocals-only group with a variedrepertoire that includes hits fromthe 1950s and 1960s, modern popsongs, gospel and show tunes,and original material. Its musicalstyles range from traditional choralworks to contemporary rock.Group members are HelenDavis, Jack Smith, Cecile Larochelleand Bing Jensen — anensemble with years of professionalsinging, acting and dancingexperience used to greateffect in its stage act.Nancy WhiteCommunity• This week's special program forchildren — offered at 7 pm onSunday, July 17 — is KaleidoscopeTheatre. Tickets for theActivity Centre performance are$3.Kaleidoscope will present a"street theatre spectacle" entitledVisiting Dragons and packedwith masked characters, circusskills, music, puppetry, stilt figuresand comedy visuals.The first half of the two-partshow is a 45-minute "actionpackeddragon explosion" celebratingour natural environment.The company, which includesmembers of Canada's nationalcircus school and the Cirque duSoieil, has also prepared a vaudevilliansend-up featuring acrobatics,gymnastics, club work,juggling, unicycles and audienceinvolvements — all accompaniedby original music.• Musician and satirist NancyWhite appears at the ActivityCentre next Wednesday (July 20)at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $8.White, best known for herregular appearances on CBC-Radio's Sunday Morning program,is "a rare purveyor ofmusic and comedy who gives adown-home quality performance,"the festival notes.It continues: "Her songs aredeftly and imaginatively writtenwith a strong sense of vocal stylein a wide range of musical forms.Her sense of melodic fitness is theequal of her knack (for) vervalcraftsmanship."Tickets for Festival of the Artsperformances are available fromet cetera in Ganges, or at thedoor. 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Page A18 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, July 13. 1988Long on talent'Newman and Friends' chart jazz music histoBy ANDREW GIBSONOur Gulf Islands may be shorton water but they're long ontalent, and so are microcosms ofmuch larger and more populouscommunities — educationally,politically, recreationally, and,above all, artistically.Last week, for example, SaltSpring's Off Centre Stage and theActivity Centre were busy with theJoan Raeside commemorativeproduction (beautifully done, andreported elsewhere), the ShariUlrich show, the play See BobRun, and Ray Newman andFriends. There was even anawards-winning movie, Moonstruck.All this, plus Mahon Hall,and the Saturday market, too.I would like to zero in on RayNewman and Friends, presented toa delighted full-house audience atOff Centre Stage. Ray can wearquite a few hats — to prepare this,he used those of musical historian,raconteur, producer, andaccomplished musician. I dontknow how many instruments heplays; this time there were threesaxophones, including a hugebaritone painted red (baritone sax,that is), a clarinet and vibes. Andhe has these remarkable friends —singer-pianist wife Virginia,singer-dancer daughter SueBowler, of Club Mongofame, bassplayer Stu Salmond, fromToronto's CBC and jazzorchestras, Vancouver andVictoria drummer Bill Smith, andpianist Gary Lundy, once ofWindsor, but now the owner ofthat magnificent spiral barber poleand the unique barbershop with'The Ramayana'Centre prepares play for presentationThe Salt Spring Centre isputting a cast of 40-plus youngstersthrough final preparations fora late-July production of TheRamayana.The play, a 2,600-year-old epictale from India "couched in theever-popular imagery of the fantastic,"will be staged on Friday,July 22, at 7:30 pm in theauditorium of Gulf Islands SecondarySchool.Tickets are $5 for adults and $3for children, and available at etcetera or the Salt Spring Centreon Blackburn Road.A classic tale of good versusevil, The Ramayana countsamong its characters a 10-headeddemon king, a beautiful princessand a noble prince, an army ofmonkey warriors and a race ofdemons called Nightstalkers.Couched in symbolism thatexplores "the myriad qualities ofthe human condition," the playfeatures lavish costumes andmasks, spectacular battle scenes,comic sketches, solo songs, anoriginal music score and choreographedmovements by a castthat includes about 40 childrenbetween the ages of four and 14years.Sid Filkow at the Salt SpringCentre said last week that preparationsfor the production hadconsumed about two months up tothat date. During that time,seamstresses have been busypreparing costumes and masks, aband has been practising and thecast members have been rehearsingat least three times a week.As production day nears, thenumber of three-hour rehearsalswill climb to five a week, then beheld daily during the final week.The cast members have beendrawn from the elementary-levelschool at the Salt Spring Centre,and from Salt Spring Elementaryand Fulford Elementary schools."It's been quite an exercise indiscipline for the kids," Filkowsaid. "They've had to give uptheir holiday time, keep quiet,stay in character for three hoursHe added that "some goodtalent" is emerging from the cast,creating the possibility that thecentre could begin producing twoor three plays each year. At thevery least, the centre hopes thatits staging of The Ramayana willbecome an annual event that willdraw island children together tolearn and perform skills like song,dance, acrobatics, martial artsand acting.There is more to the productionthan the play itself, however.Filkow notes that the epic is beingstaged in conjunction with thecentre's annual yoga retreat, setto begin July 15 and conclude onJuly 24. The play is but oneelement in "the big windup to theweek" — others include an openvolleyball tournament to be heldRec Commission sponsorsSaturday dance for teensA teen dance has been sheduled for Saturday, July 16.The event, sponsored by the Salt Spring Island Parks andRecreation Commission, will feature "canned" music, spot dancesand door prizes.The dance is open to those aged 13 to 18 years and will run from 8pm to 12 midnight at Central Hall.Recreational program director Sandi Geiger is sending out anurgent request for an individual with a sound system to contact her at537-4448.The person originally booked to set up the dance's sound systemhas run into technical difficulties and is unable to provide music forthe evening.Geiger is looking for someone to fill this position.Cost of the dance is $4.50 per teen.DID YOU KNOWWE'REOPENSUNDAYS&HOLIDAYMONDAYSthe piano in the window, next toDriftwood.Ray and Virginia and Sue wereonce Californians, so we can onlyconclude that it is so pleasant onour islands that we can attract allof these gifted people fromelsewhere.Ray and friends took us, bymeans alternately of excerpts fromhis tape collection and their ownmusic, through the wholedevelopment of jazz, from ScottJoplin's piano-roll Maple LeafRag of the 1890s, W. C. Handy'sat the centre beginning at 12:30pm on Friday, July 22, and a trackand field sports day for childrenand adults to be held from 12:30pm to 5:30 pm on the followingday.Schedules outlining activitiesplanned for the yoga retreat areavailable at the centre. Both thevolleyball tournament and thesports day are free of charge andopen to anyone interested inparticipating.St. Louis Blues, Bill Bailey (bothby Virginia) and then through thebig bands — Ellington, Goodman,the Dorseys, Miller and James.Then The Lady is a Tramp (Sue),and a marvellous piano duet byVirginia and Gary. Finally, thebands of the 1960s — Count Basie,Woody Herman and the durableEllington.By the clock the evening waslong, but to the enthusiasticaudience it seemed short. It was agreat local lead-in to the JazzFestival later in the summer.so537-5188"the WonderfulWashhouse"—HAND CARE FOR WOOLLENS-Prop. 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Wednaaday, July 13, 19B8 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A19Benefit for theatre fundJoan Raeside's talents showcasedBy BEVIS WALTERSLast week's production of AnEvening With The Magic Of JoanRaeside was an unqualified success,playing July 5 to an appreciativeaudience at the ActivityCentre in Ganges.Produced by Mary Williamsonand Lou Rumsey, the event was ashowcase of the many talents ofJoan Raeside, who died on SaltSpring in early June. A residentof Salt Spring since 1972, JoanRaeside had produced seven musicalson the island, published sixbooks for children and writtenthree books of poetry.The production was also abenefit event, held to collectmoney for the Joan RaesideTheatre Fund, which hopes toeventually erect a performancecentre on the island.An Evening With The Magic OfJoan Raeside, co-sponsored bythe Community Arts Council andSummer Festival of the Artsofficials, presented songs andmusic from productions writtenand produced by Joan Raeside.Those shows included Once UponA Tail, The Moon is Made ofGreen Cheese, Caterer to theKing, The Princess and theButton, The Wizard of Woozle,Red Rose and Snow White, andThe Fourth Wise Man.The producers put the showtogether in three weeks, but hadit taken three months it could nothave been better. The cast exceeded30, and all appeared to bededicated to making the performanceworthy of its objectives.Their ages varied from veryyoung to verging on middle age,but every one gave evidence ofgreat sincerity of purpose, whichHitchhiker's tale makes mistakeLANCER BLDG.of searching for a 'scapegoat' MEDICAL - DENTALAn upside-down wooden ammobox flashed Loaded shotgunshells, handle carefully. Bucketseat on perspective-drawnhighway; steel fence and oil drum;the flash of light, the audibleapproach and whispered passingof single vehicles. The set wasspare, built for touring, butvisually enticing even before thefirst word.See Bob Run is a play whichdescribes the emotional turbulenceand alienation experienced by ateenaged girl, a runaway, who hasbeen sexually abused by her father.Roberta is "Bob." Is she who sheis or someone else? Is she somemagical fantasy person who existsin the words and music of TimmyPrince — and she, the princess? Oris she the real person who has beenviolated by someone whom shetrusts?The most puzzling of ouremotions are the sexual ones, thepush-pull of desire and reason;moreover, the problem of where todraw the line when affection blursinto instinctive drive; the terribleguilt, compulsions and copingmechanisms generated whencultural taboos are violated; whencaring falls prey to baser, selfishmotives.Bob is on the highway, hitchingacross the country to find herfather, her first lover. The playgives us a synoptic view of thecrucial events in Bob's young life,and revelations about the driverswho transport her along; a kind ofrandom sample of the "world outthere." Through monologue andsingle-sided conversation, the playleads us skillfully along Bob's pathin life. Spontaneous remembrancesare disgorged by ananxiety-ridden, disturbedindividual.What we think we are getting is aslice of reality. 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Her scenes are at timeserotic and her language, dirty.Except for only a few briefinstances where we are aware ofher as an actress, Gillis stuck intoour mind as the princess in a pile ofdung who anguishes over herfather, "the monster in the closet."This piece of theatre certainlyexplores contemporary concerns,but as a work of social conscienceit reinforces a stereotype — thesexually abusive male, the monsterin the closet. The play jumps onthis bandwagon without forcing usto admit that there are causes forhis sickness as well. What good istheatre if it perpetuates generalitiesrather than exposing truths? Onevictim is aided at the expense ofanother. We dont need morescapegoats, just more honesty.Ignoring this flaw, the play wasextremely well executed. 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Page A20 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wadneaday, July 13, 1988Proper watering techniques help plants weatheThat old familiar July weather isfinally starting to show itself— butalong with that glorious hot suncomes the distressing drought. Theland is beginning to assume itsscorched appearance, as verdantgreens give way to burnt browns.For the gardener, hose-endduties become more critical, sinceso many plants can only go two orthree days without watering. Overthe course of a week we are nowdealing with a dozen or moreproblems related to improperwatering.When moisture stresses developwithin a plant, there are two ormore symptoms evident. Forevergreens, the needles or leavesthat are two or more years old willturn yellow and then brown beforedropping off. The plant budgets itswater supply to keep the youngest,most efficient needles alive, andsacrifices the rest. Forrhododendrons the older, innerleaves turn spotted and yellow,then drop off.The other most prevalentsymptom is the reduceddevelopment of the shootextension. The leaders and lateralshoots only lengthen as long asadequate water is provided. Tokeep the plant bushy, full of foliageand growing well, proper wateringis needed.In deciduous plants, the shootsfail to develop fully and thesucculent growth wilts during thehot, sunny part of the day, mostoften recovering during the night,but the most common sight is thetotal collapse of the plant. If thewilted plant doesn't get water rightaway, the tissue dies and turns theclassic scorched brown, with onlythe inner, screened leaves stayinggreen a bit longer. Often the flowerbuds and open blooms aresacrificed and dropped immediately.Drought stresses will usuallysignificantly shorten the durationof the blooming period, and,perhaps more importantlyjdrought stresses during July,August and September will reduceor even prevent the developmentand setting of flower buds for nextyear's show. This is especially truefor rhododendrons, fruit trees andfor some curious reason, formagnolias.Now that weVe covered thesymptoms, let's get to the job ofyour gardenby chris schmahwatering. First and foremost, anywater given should be appliedwhen it's needed and where it willdo the most good. Under optimalconditions, watering should betimed to allow it to be taken up bythe plant before the day's moisturestresses occur, but this would meanwatering during the darkest hoursof early morning, so unless youwork the night shift or have a watercontroller timed for night timeirrigation, you will have to choosebetween evening and morningwaterings.Because many of us use colderlake or well water, watering in theevening will tend to chill the soiland roots and leave the foliage wetduring the night, when mildewsand rusts can move aboutundetected. For these reasons Iusually recommend early morningwatering. Watering during thedaytime can have some minoreffects on the foliage when the sunis strong, but the real drawback isthe amount of water which is lostdue to evaporation during the heatof the day.Water plants before wiltingstarts, as repeated shortfalls inwater supply will damage the planttissues. On the other hand don'twater so frequently that allairspaces in the soil are constantlyfilled with water, as root rots candevelop under these conditions. Ifyou know your plants, water themthe day before wilting stressesmight occur, so that they get achance to use up almost all of theavailable water supply beforegetting more.Always apply the water to theDon't Make A Deadly Mistake!On a warm day temperatures in parked cars (evenwith open windows) reach 160°F. Pets quicklysuffer brain damage or die from heat stroke.whole surface area of the rootingzone. For young and recentlyplanted shrubs or trees, put thehose right on the crown at groundlevel so the expanding root systemwill get fully soaked. Take thespray or nozzle off and let the fullflow of the hose run, roughly forfive seconds for each cubic foot ofleaf volume. 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For services renderedJack Pothecary honouredby local Legion membersA testimonial dinner for JackPothecary was hosted on Saturday,July 9, by members of theGanges branch of the RoyalCanadian Legion.Pothecary, a long-time memberof the branch, will soon bemoving to the Lower Mainland.An active Legion member sincefirst joining the organization inArmstrong in 1936, Pothecarybegan his military service in 1933when he enlisted in the CanadianMilitia.Three years later, he waseligible to join the Legion, whichat that time was known as TheCanadian Legion of the BritishEmpire Services League. It was asemi-united group of organizationsfor ex-soldiers, sailors andairmen which existed in variousparts of the British Empire. Intime, the Empire became theCommonwealth, and the Legionbecame the Royal Canadian Legion.However, the ideal whichcaused the organization's formationnever altered. To this day, itremains Honour dead comradesand look after the living.Pothecary became a member ofthe Armstrong branch's executivein 1936 and remained so until1939, when he enlisted in theCanadian Air Force — later calledthe Royal Canadian Air Force —and served overseas until 1945.On his return to Armstrongafter being discharged, Pothecarywas immediately elevated to theexecutive of the local branch. Heserved as its president in 1950and 1951, and was zone commanderfor the North Okanagan areafrom 1949 to 1955. From 1955 to1957, Pothecary was second vicepresidentof the Legion's PacificCommand. He was first vicepresidentfrom 1957 to 1959,president from 1959 to 1963, andpast-president from 1963 to 1965.Following those tours of Legionduty, Pothecary rejoined the executiveof the Armstrong branchand served from 1965 to 1968,when he was appointed secretarymanagerand chairman of thelow-rental housing committee.In 1972, Pothecary transferredto Legion Branch 92 in Ganges,was elected to the branch executivein the same year and servedin that capacity until 1976. Hethen became vice-president and,later, third vice-president.Pothecary became chairman ofthe branch's bar committee in1978, a position he held until thisyear. He also served as branchservice officer and executive secretary.During his 52 years of membershipin the Legion, and his 18years spent on Salt Spring Island,Pothecary's genial and sympatheticnature won him many friends.More than 100 of those peopleattended the dinner to expressadmiration and affection for theircomrade, and to express regretsat his departure.At the head table for thefunction were Jack and DorothyPothecary, first vice-presidentIvan Mouat and Susan Mouat,immediate past-president RonSeymour and Barb Seymour, andLadies Auxiliary president FredaMaguire and Dave Maguire.A smorgasbord supper, preparedby the Ladies Auxiliary,was served to the guests. Followingdinner, acting president IvanMouat outlined Pothecary's recordof service to the Legion andlisted his contributions to theGanges branch. Mouat expressedthe regrets of all branch membersfor Pothecary's pending departure.Pothecary was then presentedwith a time and barometer plaquebearing a suitable inscription.This was followed by speechesmade by eight members who eachpraised Pothecary for the manythings he had done to help boththe branch and its individualmembers.Then came the singing of ForHe's A Jolly Good Fellow, with anenthusiasm that made the raftersring, followed by three heartycheers given with such greatsincerity that it left no doubt inthe eyes of members that "Jack'sthe boy."—Article contributedEleanor Deacon retiresfrom health unit postAfter 21 years as Salt SpringIsland's health unit clerk, EleanorDeacon retired from the positionon July 4.Deacon took over the post in1967, when the health office waslocated on Rainbow Road: it hassince moved to the nurses' residencebehind Lady Minto Hospital.Deacon's position should probablybe titled "office manager."As she puts it, the job involveseverything but nursing."On the vacancy notice, theyhad a terrible time trying to fiteverything into one page."Deacon, who was presentedwith a certificate from the CapitalRegional District (CRD)honouring the duration of heremployment, says the fact she isretiring has not yet "sunk in." Shesays sorting out papers after 21years is no easy task: and this timeshe cannot leave it until she getsback from holiday.Eleanor DeaconMontana visitor welcomedby Eastern Star membersMembers of Trincomali Chapter 93, Order of the Eastern Star,recently honoured Lorraine Marler, Grand Representative of theState of Montana.An effective addendum, followed by a solo by Maria Slingsby,made up part of what has been described as a "most enjoyable evening."evening."Marler was presented with a gift, for which she thanked thechapter. She also presented an interesting resume, highlighting heractivities during her term as Grand Representative.Distinguished guests present included Ida McManus, Past GrandMatron; Iowan de Yaeger, Past Grand Matron; Carl de Yaeger,Grand Trustee; Elizabeth Turner, Grand Representative of the Stateof Illinois; and Roland Plant, Worthy Patron of Naomi Chapter 26.Many visitors attended both from the Lower Mainland andVancouver Island. 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Page A22 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednaaday, July 13, 1988Series of soccer clinicsarranged during summerCanadian Soccer Association(CSA) coach Brian Hughes willoffer a free soccer clinic July 20 atPortlock Park.Hughes, who has coached withCSA for nine years, has workedwith youths under 16 years of ageas well as with Olympic andWorld Cup soccer teams.Hughes has also operated soccerschools in Victoria and otherVancouver Island areas for playersbetween the ages of seven and16. His experience includes conductingcoaching clinics at Levels1-2-3 C and B, through the B.C.Soccer Association.The Salt Spring Island clinicwill take place between 2 pm and4 pm. It is offered to youthsbetween the ages of 10 and 16years, as well as to coaches oradults interested in coaching.The clinic will focus on anintroduction to soccer (all levels),and on an introduction to CSAcoaching for soccer schools.A second soccer opportunity onSalt Spring this summer will beoffered in the form of a five-daysoccer school, also set for PortlockPark.The school will run from August15 to 19, from 9 am to 1 pm.The co-ed school will cater to alllevels of skills.Those interested in obtainingfurther information on eithersoccer event should contact MattFlanagan at 537-4148.•In other Salt Spring Islandrecreation matters, program directorSandi Geiger is still invitingFor tie in Cup playparticipants for a number ofactivities. (Geiger can be reachedat 537-4448).The Bronze Medallion aquaticcourse has nine candidates participating.Program components includefirst aid, strokes, rescuesimulations, defences and releases,endurance swimming and awritten exam. This course is aprerequisite to Bronze Crossclass.Bronze Cross will be offeredthis August: participants mayregister at any time. Cost for thecourse is $55, plus $19 for amanual. As well as having aBronze Medallion award, participantsmust be at least 14-yearsold.•The Tumble Time program fortwo- to five-year-olds has beendescribed as a huge success. Theprogram, which will be offeredagain in August, offers a class forfour- and five-year-olds (currently10 participants) and one for twoandthree-year-olds (six participants).The August classes will run onMonday and Wednesday mornings.Class format begins with awarm-up, followed by gymnastics,climbing skills, experimentswith balls, hoops, bean bags,etc., and jumping horse. Theclass concludes with a circle time.•An additional Blue swimmingclass has been introduced toabsorb the overflow of swimmingcandidates. The course runs fromHardy registers aceon club's second holeBy ANN LOUISE McALLISTERConnie Hardy scored a hole-inoneat the Salt Spring Island Golfand Country Club during recentplay for the Marg Johnson Cup.Hardy's ace, recorded at thesecond hole, came June 7 whileshe was playing with a field ofCup entrants from the ladies'18-hole golf division.With the hole-in-one, Hardyposted a 69 score to finish in afour-way tie for top spot in thechase for the Marg Johnson Cup.Others with 69s were ConnieBroadbent, Julie Godwin andAnne Munro. The four will hold aplayoff at a later date.Putt pot for the day was sharedby Marg Mills and Phyllis Henderson.•The spring eclectic was takenby Connie Hardy, who carded alow gross score of 74, and byShirley Parsons, who posted a lownet of 48.The chip-in pot for the first halfof the season was won by LouWolfe-Milner with four, whileConnie Hardy took the birdie potby scoring four.•On July 16 play in the nine-holedivision, Anne Vodden emergedfrom a field of 31 entrants to winthe low net title. Becky Armstrongtook the putt pot with 14.The longest putt was made byDorothy Graham on the ninthhole,while Isabel Fitch recordeda chip-in on the fourth hole.•Members of the nine-hole divisionhave changed their startingtime to 8:30 am as of today(Wednesday, July 13).•On July 7, men in the seniors'division — over 70 years of age —played for the Jensen Cup. Winnerin the field of 28 entrants wasAage Villadsen, who posted ascore of net 32 for the nine-holetournament. In second spot wasAl McLean at 34.5, followed byGordon Parsons and Henri Jefferies,who each carded scores of 35.•Also on July 7, the men playeda two-ball, best-ball game. JackDosco and Gary Coulter took topspot at net 58, followed at net 61by the team of Reg Winstone andJohn McMullen, and by thetandem of Glen Hewitson andGordon Parsons. Next up, at 62,was the team of Boyd Siemensand Aage Villadsen.August 15 to 26.•Recreational director SandiGeiger is hoping for a betterturnout to future adult recreationalswims. Otherwise, she says,she may have to cancel theprogram.The swims take place Thursdaysfrom 5:30 to 7:30 at 251Byron Road (off Epron Road).Only four adults turned out to lastweek's swim. The program,which costs $1.50 for adults and$1.25 for seniors, is scheduled torun throughout the summer.•In the area of tennis, there arecurrently four classes (adults,youth and children) running inJuly.Those interested in startinglessons should contact Geiger —there is still room for more Julyclasses. Tennis lessons will alsobe offered in August.Cost for lessons (six one-hourclasses) is $28 for children and$35 for adults.The Summer Funshine DayCamp for pre-schoolers also hasroom for more participants. 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Wednesday, July 13. 1988 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A23Tourney decided baseball championsSalt Spring Island's Minor BaseballAssociation ended its firstseason of play last Saturday witha day-long tournament held todetermine the champions of twoage divisions.In the finals for supremacy inthe 11- to 13-year-old division,NRS dropped Ganges VillageMarket 25-11. NRS had beengiven a bye into the final, whileGVM reached the title game bydefeating Brown's Service.Pitcher Jeff Neilson notchedthe win for NRS with late-inninghelp from relievers Eric Taylorand Patrick Hayes. Offensively,the champions were led by DavidCollette and Andrew MacGregor:Collette collected five hits in fivetrips to the plate, while MacGregorwent four-for-four.On the other side of thediamond, Cheryl Tyson shone forGVM. Along with posting astrong defensive game from hercatcher position, Tyson poundedout three hits in three plateappearances.In play for the title in the eightto10-year-old division, Driftwoodedged Brown's Service 14-10 in agame that featured solid hittingby both clubs. Among the offensivehighlights were back-toback-to-backfirst inning runscoringtriples by Driftwood'sAaron Little, Jordy Koski andNorman Borland, and a fourthinningbases-loaded triple byJustin Smith of Brown's.On the defensive side of theledger, smart relay throws byBrown's helped nail two Driftwoodrunners at the plate, whileDriftwood twice picked offBrown's runners at third base.Aaron Little was the winningpitcher for Driftwood, while relieface Jordy Koski pitched the finalthree innings of the game to notchthe save.Driftwood reached the final bybeating NRS 13-8, while Brown'sadvanced to the championshipgame with a 15-14 win over TheButcher Shoppe and Deli.In the consolation final in theeight- to 10-year-old division,Butcher Shoppe defeated NRS.No playoffs were held in eitherthe coach-pitch or tee-ball divisions,two groupings for playersbelow the ages of eight years. Theisland's other minor baseballteam, the Palm Dairy entry in thesouthern Vancouver Island BabeRuth circuit for 14- and 15-yearolds,completed its season inmid-June.Following Saturday's playofftournament, trophies were presentedto the two winning teams.In addition, plaques listing theparticipating sponsors were presentedto representatives of theteams in each division: TerryByron provided the plaque for thetee-ball division (five- and sixyear-olds),Driftwood donated theplaque for coach-pitch teams(seven-year-olds), McColl's ShellService gave out the plaque forthe eight- to 10-year-old division,and GVM contributed the silverwarefor the 11- to 13-year-olddivision.The Minor Baseball Associationwas formed earlier this yearto resurrect local Little Leagueplay after it had been absent foralmost two decades.Novices test tennis courtsGary Tuthill won the SaltSpring Island novice tennis tournamentstaged on Saturday, July9.Tuthill defeated Sascha Williams6-3, 6-3 in the finals,displaying a great natural abilityfor the game and showing astrong sense of sportsmanship.In the consolation round, BethStarrup defeated Lynn Baker 9-8in an evenly-played, hard-foughtmatch.Prizes for the tournament werecontributed by the Fulford Inn.The next tournament scheduledis for seniors — men over 55years of age,- and women above 45years. It will be played July 30and 31 and August 1. Forinformation, contact Bill Elliot(537-5035).Dashwood Construction Ltd."custom buildingat competitive rates"537-5050«" R.R. 2, Price Rd., Ganges. Members of the winning NRSteam (above) were, front row, 1-r,Sean Hill, Bejay Mills, PatrickHayes, Justin Beaumont, AndrewMacGregor, Tim Hood andRickey Tyson. Rear, 1-r, are TomHood, Josh Clarke, HughMacGregor (coach), DavidCollette, Jeff Neilson, Eric Taylorand Bill Crandall (coach). Thechampion Driftwood team (left)included, front row, 1-r, GeorgeHoward, Jayson Blomly, GregStringer, Graham Regan, andAaron Little. Rear, 1-r, are WallyFunk, Terry Stringer (coach),Jordy Koski, David Zamoranoand Mike Turkki (coach).Photographs of all teams in theLittle League are available for S3from Barb Kinnear (537-9216) orSheila Collette (537-9841).SALT SPRING REALTY LTD.149 Fulford-Ganges Rd., Box 69, Ganges, B.C. VOS 1E0537-5515SOLDGRACE POINT TOWNHOUSES - A new concept in Island living. 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P. B»A24 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wadn—day. July 13. 1988Vesuvius wins fastpitch titleEach of the three teams in the Sunday's tournament.seventh inning. In the final game,Salt Spring Island men's fastpitch The Fulford team posted the Vesuvius overpowered Fulford forleague ended up the season with best regular season record, with a 7-6 win.a trophy.11 wins and six losses. Vesuvius Two home runs were hit in thePatterson's was honoured as was close behind, winning 10 tournament: Gordon Lee of Fulfordthe most sportmanlike team; Vesuviusgames and losing seven. Pattermentknocked the ball over theInn picked up the tournason'scame in at five wins and 13 fence in the game against Patter­trophy, and the Fulford Inn losses.'son's, and Stephane Caron ofwon the league title.Vesuvius smacked a home run inA close battle between VesuviusSunday's tournament started the Fulford-Vesuvius game.and Fulford throughout the off with Fulford beating Patter­While the local fastpitch seasonseason saw Fulford win a close son's 10-0. In the second game, is over, many players will berace for the league title, and Vesuvius came from behind to participating in upcoming tournaments,Vesuvius edge Fulford in last beat Patterson's 10-9 in theboth on and off-island.2*1 Yes ... we ARE already open ... Jf^Sm B £xJJy but we're Inviting everyone to our m^%^ ^J^LFast-pitch player Gordon Lee of the Fulford team walked away fromSunday's tournament with three trophies.Gordon Lee collectstournament trophiesGordon Lee left last weekend'sfastpitch tournament in Fulfordwith a "truck full" of trophies.The member of the men'sfastpitch league's Fulford teamstarted Sunday's tournament playwith a home run on the first pitchof the day. The trophies hereceived at the tournament'sconclusion indicated his gamemaintained that lofty standard.Lee was honoured as the topbatter and best defensive playerat the three-game tournament.He also shared most valuableplayer honours with with VesuviusInn member Jim Taylor.Other trophies were handed outto Vesuvius Inn pitcher BryanStanford (most valuable pitcher)and to Gord Speed of Patterson's.Speed was honoured as mostsportsmanlike player for the secondyear in a row.A special presentation wasmade to Dave Maguire — afaithful fan of Salt Spring baseball.Maguire, who rarely missesa ballgame, was given a sweatshirtas an acknowledgement ofhis consistent patronage.A special tournament all-starteam was also named: FredBorland (catcher), Danny Akerman(pitcher), Stephane Caron(first base), Ron Sturm (secondbase), Gordon Lee (third base),Jay Bourdin (shortstop), Jim Taylor(left field), Steve Weatherby(centre field) and Don Brown (leftfield).Committee position heldThe daughter of a Salt Spring Island woman has been named to theAmerican Quarter Horse Association's U.S. national amateurcommittee.Laura Jean Kreissl, the daughter of Ruth Kreissl, is a Californiaresident who previously served with various horse associations inCanada and earned substantial success as a rider.The younger Kreissl was twice named the top all-around amateurexhibitor in Alberta, and was the reserve champion exhibitor in theopen division in 1984. On two occasions, she was top out-of-provinceexhibitor in Saskatchewan, and has competed at the worldchampionship quarter horse show in Oklahoma.The youngest person to have been named a national director of theCanadian Horse Shows Association, Laura Jean Kreissl also servedas a director of the Quarter Horse Association of Alberta, as anational director of the Canadian Reined Cow Horse Association, assecretary of the Alberta Hunter-Jumper Association, as a volunteerfor local draft horse clubs and on the Canadian national committee forArabian horses.TJ's&Leisure LanesFAMILY ENTERTAINMENT25% OFF ^/wALL MENU ITEMSin our cafe this Sat.— "^jf^including fish & chips, A,hamburgers, sandwiches,homemade pieCENTREOpen 10 am-10 pm7 days a weekLocated on Blain Roadacross fromGanges Village Market _y ^j^t$