354-4089 ESTABLISHED 1988. SERVING NELSON, ROSSLAND & THE WEST KOOTENA Y VOLUME 11, NUMBER 19 Nevv fire hall at stake in referendu,n By Murray Greig ating as well as servicing NELSON - Last May's the new debt. fire hall referendum in Bal- Polling stations at the Bal- four-Harrop-Procter passed four Community Hali by just two votes. On (seniors room) and the March 13 residents will go Procter Community Hall to the polls again, looking will be open from 8 a.m. to for a more decisive verdict. 8 p.m. on March 13. "That was one of the clos- est votes we've ever seen ... 50.2 percent in favor and 49.8 percent opposed," said RSS Randy Matheson, Chief Election Officer for the DOES IT Regional District of Cen- tral Kootenay. AGAIN! "The number to look at, ROSSLAND - The however, is that only about West Kootenay was one-third of the 1,500 or so well represented at the eligible voters cast ballots. recent Lionel Hamp- If there's a larger turnout ton International Jazz this time it could mean a Festival in Moscow, more decisive tally, one Idaho. way or the other." Conductor Bob Under normal circum- Howard's Rossland stances a simple majority Senior Secondary Jazz of 50 percent plus one is all Band, competing in the that's legally required "A" category for the under the Municipal Act, first time, once again but the ROCK directors brought home top hon- decided last spring's vote ors after winning the was too close to count. "B" category at six of Balfour-Harrop-Procter the previous seven fes- residents are being asked tivals. Meanwhile, the whether or not they're in Selkirk College Jazz favor of a raise in their tax Choir was namt!d levy for fire protection to "outstanding commu- accommodate increased nity jazz choir" and operating costs for the Fire Nelson's Stephen King Department and to meet the took first place in the costs of building and "outstanding guitarist equipping a new fire hall. for a jazz choir" cate- If successful, the referen- gory. dum will authorize borrow- Increased enrolment Dynamic duo ing of $ I 65,000 and an increase in the maximum at RSS this year bumped the senior Two of the greatest players to skate in the old Western International Hockey League were reunited last week when annual tax to $180,000 ยท-- band into the "A" cat- Rossland native and International goaltending legend Seth Martin (right) worked the bench and Nelson native or $0.94 per $1,000 of egory against much Mike Laughton laced up the blades for Picco's Raiders In the Trail Oldtlmers Tournament. Martin, who back- assessment (the residential stopped the Trail Smoke Eaters to a gold medal at the 1961 world championships, later played for the St. Louis larger schools, but the rate is $0.88/$1,000). result was the same, .Blues in the NHL. Laughton, a former Nelson Maple Leaf, starred for the NHL's California Golden Seals before The higher rate will cover The RSS intermediate joining the World Hockey Association In 1972. Despite the presence of the famous pair, Picco's Raiders could only manage a 1-2 record in the 16-team tournament. Murray Greig photo the increased cost of oper- band was entered in the "B" group, and INSIDE YOUR Pooch patrol gets net-gun By Kyle Burk (Coda Enterprises of Arizona) is finished in the top third. Over 17,000 students from around the world had to be shot by the RCMP, but ROSSLAND - City council has took part, including 47 ~ including a comprehensive training council felt it was necessary to come approved the purchase of a $4,000 package for everyone who will use the up with an alternative. In some from RSS, net-gun to capture stray or vicious weapon," Mayor Bill Profili reported instances, however, the police might "It all comes from Editorial 4 dogs without injuring or destroying at last week's city council meeting. still have to be summoned. hard work and enthu- Street Talk 5 them. Similar in size to a shotgun, the net- "It's better a dog die than a child," siasm," said Howard, Calendar 6 The Net-Gun will be issued to ani- gun propels a net up to five meters in said councillor Vince Profili. "If a dog "These kids should be Entertainment 8-9 mal control officer Wayne Williams order to capture problem dogs without has to be shot because it's attacking very proud of them- Horoscope 11 later this month for use in Rossland. exposing the animal control officer to children and generally being a nui- selves. They represent- Classifieds 10-11 "The manufacturer of the device attack. Vicious dogs have previously sance, so be it." ed their school and their city very well," JadJreath? Yourpetmayhave dentaldisease.Februaryis DentalHealthMonth. Callustoday"'$51.-7861