Times Advocate, 1984-10-03, Page 5IN A 1922 CHEVY — Riding in a 1922 Chev in Saturday's
Marvin and Donna Hodgins and Bonnie Kraus.
Podborsk i
to head
promotion
Former World Cup ski
champion, Steve Podborski,
has agreed to lead a special
Ontario implementation
group on health promotion
and disease prevention. In a
speech to Action Centre '84,
the annual meeting of the pro-
vince's district health coun-
cils, Health Minister Keith
Norton announced that the
group will recommend
specific promotion and
prevention activities, in-
cluding programs on preven-
tive treatment and
rehabilitation.
Norton said that five key
areas have been identified:
improved physical fitness;
cessation of smoking;
moderation in the use of
alcohol; good nutrition; and,
increasing awareness of per-
sonal responsibility for
health.
"Experience has shown
that often the most effective
promotion and prevention ac-
tivities are those directed at
particular groups, on par-
ticular issues, and often in
association with a special
event or occasion," said
Norton.
"This means a co-ordinated
approach, involving activities
of other provincial ministries
and private industry. One of
the aims of Mr. Podborski's
group will be to recommend
measures to help co-ordinated
such activities throughout the
public and private sectors."
The group's members, to be
appointed within the next few
weeks, will represent a broad
spectrum of professionals
already active in health pro-
motion and disease preven-
tion, including members of
district health councils, scien-
tists, nutritionists, graduates
in physical and health educa-
tion, and counsellors in
alcohol and drug
rehabilitation.
District health councils
throughout the province have
identified health promotion
and disease prevention as the
number one public health
priority in Ontairo.
Podborski, born in Toronto
in 1957, has served as chair-
man of the Canadian
Paraplegic Foundation since
1981. Ile is also an officer of
the Order of Canada. Ills
outstanding athletic career
began when he joined the
Canadian Alpine Ski Team in
1973. Ile has earned
numerous awards and ac-
colades, including the title of
Ontario Athlete of the Year in
1981 and 1982.
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I was fortunate enough
recently to be able to travel to
Las Vegas. Unfortunately,
my luck didn't travel with
me, and I didn't leave any
casinos as a millionaire.
Actually, I was in Las
Vegas attending a convention
of water well drillers, cover-
ing the activities for Canadian
Water Well magazine. With
its many beautiful hotels and
other tourist activities, Vegas
has become one of North
America's busiest convention
centres.
My husband joined me, and
at the end of the convention,
we enjoyed a brief holiday. Of
course, the main entertain-
ment in Vegas is gambling,
and I kissed several quarters
goodbye in the slot machine
(better named one-armed
bandits) before I decided that
for me, gambling certainly
didn't appear to be a good in-
vestment. A better invest-
ment in Las Vegas is the
entertainment - we saw the
Smothers Brothers, the Oak
Ridge I3oys. comedian David
Brenner and magicians
Seigried and Roy.
However, 1 decided that 1
couldn't come home empty
handed, so instead of gambl-
ing, 1 set aside enough money
to buy a Las Vegas keepsake.
Buying a nice souvenir in
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By Mary Alderson
Las Vegas isn't easy. Tacky
gifts abound. Of course, there
are plenty of t -shirts or caps,
if that's what you want. And
there are all kinds of ugly
mugs or key rings, usually
featuring dice or slot
machines. A popular item is
a clock, that instead of
numbers on the dial, has dice
with the appropriate side up.
There are also many
beautiful boutiques in the
hotel lobbies. My husband ad-
mired a tie in the window of
one such shop and I thought I
might buy it for him. Once in-
side I learned that the tie was
silk and had a price tag of $50
U.S. Needles to say, it's still
in the shop.
Finally 1 found a nice
jewellery shop and I decided
what I would buy for myself.
f wanted to replace a favorite
piece of jewellery I lost last
June. It was a gold bracelet
with a small heart charm on
it, which was very special to
me, because my mother-in-
law had given me the bracelet
and my mother had given me
the little heart. It had disap- '
peared, and I thought it must
have fallen from my wrist
lastJunewhile 1 was at a farm
show in Regina.
1 had decided that 1
wouldn't mention the loss to
my mother or motherin-law,
and simply replace the
bracelet and charm the first
chance I had. I was pleased to
find exact replicas of both the
bracelet and charm in Las
Vegas and bought them.
thinking it was a much better
way to spend my savings than
going into any more casinos.
Otfr trip was over, and we
returned home very late at
night, tired after the long
drive from the airport. I was
looking forward to going to
bed, but my husband insisted
that we should clean our
jewelley. I While in the
jewellery store, we had notic-
ed that our rings weren't as
shiny as those in the show
cases, and (he clerk sug-
gested that they needed
cleaning. They were probably
dull from our afternoon of sit-
ting by the pool using sun tan
oil)
It would have suited me
better to leave the jewellery
cleaning until the next morn-
ing. but my husband got out
the jar of cleaner from the
cupboard. There in the bot-
tom of the jar was my original
gold bracelet and charm
Then 1 vaguely remembered
cleaning my jewellery just
before I left on my trip to
Regina last ,lune.
f had no luck in Las Vegas
at all, hut I was lycky enough
to find my lost bracelet once
1 was home again. Or is that
one of Murphy's laws? As
soon as you replace a lost
item, it will turn tip.
Times Advocate October 3 1984
Declsiofl Friday on assaulf cliarg. against
London Judge John Men-
zies will hand down his deci-
sion this Friday on whether a
hockey player intended to
strike a referee who left the
ice on a stretcher or whether
the referee's injury was just
part of the game.
Menzies heard the case last
week on a charge of assault
causing bodily harm against
Steven Walter Vale laid after
a game in the Lucan arena on
April 1.
Vale is charged with
assaulting referee Jim
Austin.
Vale, 24, of Weston was
playing in a tournament
organized by the London
district of the Ontario
transportation ministry and
admitted getting into a fight
with another player at the end
of the game.
But Vale, who was playing
for the ministry's Downsview
team against the London Fire
Fighters, denied intentional-
ly striking Austin who stepped
in to break up the fight.
Court was told Austin was
struck and knocked down in
the melee which broke out
after the London team scored
the tournament -winning goal
during sudden -death
overtime.
Austin, of Ailsa Craig, said
he was punched in the head
and had his helmet pulled in
the altercation with the 6'2"
Vale.
"It knocked the wind out of
me," Austin said. "I was
down and in a lot of pain".
The referee said the next
thing he remembered was be -
r
ing administered oxygen in
an ambulance and later in
hospital. He said his neck was
x-rayed, he had to wear a
neck collar for three days and
missed a week of work.
Other hockey players and
several eye witnesses
testified in the trial, painting
a sometimes conflicting story
of the incident.
Timekeeper Ian Craig said
Vale was penalized twice
earlierin thegame andat one
point vowed from the penalty
box "he was going to go out
and get the referee". Craig
said he saw the end -zone fight
from his mid -ice vantage
point and watched as Vale
took swings at the referee as
the pair fell to the ice.
Vale denied making the
threats but admitted he lost
his temper in the emotional-
ly charged game after the
London player who scored the
winning goal struck him in
the back of the head.
The hockey player said he
remembered someone grabb-
ing him from behind as he and
the London player grappled
and he admitted lashing out
with nis arms as he was spun
around and found himself
clutching Austin's jersey.
Vale said he knew he'd
struck someone as he turned
but said he had no idea it was
the referee, rather he thought
it was another London player.
"I knew I made a mistake
grabbing him," he said, so he
pushed himself away from
the official. As he did so, he
remembered the referee let
go of him.
Vale testified that he didn't
direct a blow toward the
referee on purpose.
Carl Nickles, who was shar-
ing referee duties with Austin
that day, said he was trying to
restrain the London and
Downsview protagonists
when Austin arrived to help.
He said he remembered some
blows from Vale brushing
past his shoulder to where
Austin was standing.
The next thing he saw, he
said, was Austin prone on the
ice.
"He was very white and he
was having a hard time trying
to breathe," Nickles said.
Nickles said he then assessed
Vale penalties for fighting for
game misconduct and a
match penalty.
He and Austin agreed with
defence lawyer Joseph Groia
of Toronto that officials
always run the risk of being
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struck when they step in to
break uo fights.
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