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Two Lantzville councillors resign ‘I do not see that the situation will improve. In fact, it continues to deteriorate,’ states Jennifer Millbank SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

District of Lantzville councillors Jennifer Millbank and Rod Negrave, citing their concerns over council’s ability to function, resigned their seats on Monday. Millbank and Negrave’s announcements follow resignations from two longtime senior staff members at the district, including chief administrative officer Twyla Graff. The reason for the staff departures are not clear. However, a March 26 leaked internal memo to council,

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signed by five senior staff members, cited “ridicule and criticism” at council meetings as a concern and called for a standard of conduct to be implemented at meetings. Following the release of that memo, Millbank, Negrave and councillors Graham Savage and Dave Scott signed a letter that was mailed out to the community stating they “do not condone” alleged inappropriate behaviour from “some members of council.” The district was also preparing to bring in a mediator.

A request to Negrave for comment was not returned on Wednesday. But in his resignation letter, Negrave said a lack of action on staff concerns was a main factor in his decision. “Over this matter, if nothing else, I would resign in protest and in sympathy with both Lantzville residents and staff,” he said, calling council “broken.” Millbank provided a copy of her resignation letter but declined further comment. In it, she says that “this new council has been unable to move forward on

issues in a productive fashion that respects the role of council and the democratic process. I do not see that the situation will improve. In fact, it continues to deteriorate.” Mayor Colin Haime said he was surprised by the resignations, adding it was unclear exactly what the concerns of Millbank and Negrave are. “When it comes to the (staff) memo itself, we’re still not a hundred per cent sure what it is we’re trying to deal with,” he said. Haime also said nei-

ther councillor raised points of order on how council was being conducted. “So now to kind of criticize the process is a resignation letter is a little bit strange,” Haime said. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

» Labour Day of Mourning is a reminder that workplace deaths remain a tragic a reality for Canadians ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

endy Pratt has vivid memories of when her father’s cousin was killed on the job at the Harmac pulp mill when she was a teenager. The Nanaimo city councillor told a crowd of approximately 70 people Tuesday that the accident was “hard” on her family and the impacts of the tragedy were felt all across the community at the time. Death in the workplace is not uncommon in Canada. In fact, about four workers died in the workplace in B.C. each week in 2014, and more than three workers died each day across Canada last year, according to labour groups. To commemorate those workers, and the thousands who are injured on the job each year, workers and labour leaders gathered in downtown Nanaimo as part of the annual National Day of Mourning, which is held each April 28 across the country. The day began with a motion passed in 1984 by the Canadian Labour Congress, and was official adopted by the federal government in 1991. WCB’s Mike Milne said the day is set aside to raise awareness and help prevent fatalities and injuries in the workplace, as well as to commemorate the fallen. “Employers have a responsibility to provide safe and healthy workplaces and workers have the right to be properly trained for their jobs and to refuse to work in unsafe work conditions,” he said. “Safety in the workplace needs to become a priority.” Mike Ball, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers’

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Sally Rye, chairwoman of the B.C. Government & Service Employees’ Union Local 402, leads the flag-waving at the annual Day of Mourning commemoration in Nanaimo on Tuesday. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]

“We’re seeing a lot of deregulation in industry these days, so government needs to be held accountable so that workplace accidents can be avoided.” Mike Ball, NDTA president

Association, said no one should die just because they go to work one morning. “About three to four schools in

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the province have to deal with this tragedy every week in B.C., and the impacts it has on the children of these families,” he said. “We’re seeing a lot of deregulation in industry these days, so government needs to be held accountable so that workplace accidents can be avoided.” Sheila Malcolmson, the NDP federal candidate for NanaimoLadysmith, said the largest mining accident in B.C. happened in Nanaimo 125 years ago. “More than 150 children lost their fathers in that accident,” she said.

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Shawna Walsh, from the B.C. Ferry and marine Workers’ Union, encouraged people to ensure that the safety issues spoken about at the gathering should become the “highest priority” in their workplaces. “Four workers in this province will leave for work this week and won’t come home, and thousands more will be injured on the job. There isn’t enough safety on our workplaces. One worker not going home affects all workers.” Robert.Barron@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

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Tax hike reduced to six per cent Mayor pleased after staff members were able to ﬁnd additional savings from town’s operations ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS

The good news for residents in the Town of Ladysmith is that the proposed municipal tax increase for this year’s budget has been trimmed by close to three per cent. The bad news is that there will still be an increase of more than six per cent. On Monday night, council directed town staff to prepare the financial plan bylaw which covers the next five years.

Currently, the residential municipal tax increase sits at 6.29 per cent. Mayor Aaron Stone said he was pleased to have shaved off a chunk of the original proposed increase that was outlined in the first draft of the town’s budget, which came out at the end March. Stone commended staff on “finding savings from operations” and said the town “used some reserves and visited our policy toward percentage of over-

all taxation based on zoning,” in order to bring down the tax increase. Ironically, despite an inevitable increase, property taxes will only make up a quarter of the town’s budget for 2015, compared to 30 per cent last year. The town will also borrow nearly $6 million more than what it did last year. Borrowing of just under $10 million is proposed to make up a third of the budget, compared to just 17 per cent of it last year.

But the town is also set to lose approximately $1 million in government grants this time around. As a result those grants are set to make up 15 per cent of the 2015 budget instead of 23 per cent that was covered in 2014. Stone has expressed his frustration at the decrease in financial support from senior levels of government towards local municipalities, a trend he says continues to plummet year-on-year. Council will put aside five per

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Stan Reist sells approximately 700 ‘NUC colonies’ — essentially a starter set for novice beekeepers — each year. [DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO]

Increased concern over fate of bees also driving interest in beekeeping SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

A steady decline in bee populations has raised alarm among scientists, but the plight of the mass pollinators may actually be contributing to a growing buzz surrounding beekeeping. Local bee experts and enthusiasts say there has been increased interest in the small insects, which play a key role in pollinating crops across the world. The Nanaimo Beekeepers Club is one group in the city that has noticed a distinct bump in popularity. The club meets once a month and provides information on bees and bee care, including workshops on beekeeping. The club’s members also manage a number of hives near McKay Lakes. Club treasurer Lloyd Erickson said membership in the club has almost tripled over the past two years to 90 members, up from 35. Erickson attributes the jump to more awareness on of the dive in bee populations. Scientists say there is increasing evidence some types of pesticides used

“The nicest thing is you don’t need a licence in B.C. to keep bees. The worst thing is that you don’t need a licence in B.C. to keep bees.” Stan Reist, beekeeper

for agriculture are contributing factors. “I think there’s more interest in bees, because people feel they are threatened and they want to help,” Erickson said. “That’s my perception.” He said an increased amount of online information has made it easier for people to learn not just about how to take care of hives, but also on measures people can take to help bees indirectly, such as planting certain varieties of flowers in gardens. Erickson isn’t the only one who has noticed a growing interest in bees. Stan Reist, who co-owns Flying Dutchman Bee Supplies

with his wife, has noticed surge in demand for bees and bee products. “There’s been a tremendous jump on the bandwagon to save the bees and it’s really satisfying to see people care about the little critters,” he said, calling the increase in demand “drastic.” Reist’s business sells approximately 700 ‘NUC colonies’ — essentially a starter set for novice beekeepers containing roughly 5,000 to 7,000 bees — each year. Each colony costs $170. He estimated that between 1,200 and 1,400 packages of bees are being imported to Vancouver Island each year by other suppliers. While he said he is pleased to see a growing number of beekeepers in the city, he said bee enthusiasts also need to take care that their activities “don’t impinge on other people’s lives.” Irresponsible behaviour, such as inadequate fencing between hives and a neighbour’s property, can result in complaints and give bee owners a bad name. “The nicest thing is you don’t

need a licence in B.C. to keep bees,” Reist said. “The worst thing is that you don’t need a licence in B.C. to keep bees.” Some municipalities, like Edmonton, are considering changing their bylaws to permit beehives in back yards. The City of Nanaimo already permits up to three hives on a lot less than one acre, with a maximum limit of three hives per acre for larger properties. Bylaw services manager Randy Churchill said complaints about bee hives are not common, although the city did receive a complaint last year about one property that had 14 hives on it. “It’s probably a reasonable position we have here,” he said of the bylaw. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

Nanaimo travellers gain a second choice to fly directly to Calgary Friday. Air Canada flies its first Q-400 aircraft directly from Calgary to Nanaimo May 1. Although flights to Calgary have been available through Air Canada for years, it was through Vancouver, which inevitably meant a stopover. Direct flights will get passengers over the Rockies to their destination in one hour and 35 minutes. WestJet was first to offer direct flights between Nanaimo and Calgary. It launched the service in the summer of 2013. The service took off and Westjet increased it to two return flights daily in October. In December, Air Canada announced plants to start one return trip daily. “My understanding is the first flight coming in on May 1 is already full, and I understand the first one leaving the next day is full too,” said Mike Hooper, airport president and CEO. Yet as this happens, Nanaimo passengers lose scheduled service to Seattle. After more than a year, Seattlebased Kenmore Air decided to end scheduled service effective May 4, due to low capacity. “It was pretty simple, we didn’t get enough people in the airplanes,” said Craig O’Neill, Kenmore Air director of flight operations. The carrier will continue serving Nanaimo with charter and floatplane service to Seattle. “We’ll keep an eye on this — we never say never,” O’Neill said. “If conditions change, we see ourselves taking another whack at it.” Nanaimo Airport plans a barbecue, ribbon-cutting and other celebrations Friday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The first inbound flight from Calgary is scheduled to arrive at 1:43 p.m. The first outbound flight to Calgary is scheduled to depart at 2:15 p.m. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

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e guess you’ll have to chalk this one up as another “negative” for their special graphs. On Monday night, Vancouver Island Conference Centre general manager Denise Tacon gave what amounted to a state of the union address before Nanaimo’s city councillors. We reported that she indicated the city-owned facility has maintained “a consistent level of delegates over the past three years,” but remains “an underdog” compared to other B.C. markets. No surprise there. As most everyone knows, the conference centre receives a municipal operating subsidy each year, slightly more than $1 million in 2014. This subsidy has been a bone of contention for many taxpayers.

As she should, Tacon highlighted positive trends on Monday, saying that “strong repeat loyalty” is the VICC’s customer base, and pointed to high satisfaction rates from customers in the high nineties. Delegate days are expected to see an increase this year to 20,423 from 19,895. By comparison, Victoria, just down the road, is anticipating 105,000 delegate days. Tacon said the city’s limited supply of hotel rooms puts it at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting conferences and “invalidates” comparisons to facilities elsewhere. The VICC also has fewer square feet than competing facilities in Victoria and Penticton, she said. Saying anything “invalidates” comparisons to facilities anywhere seems silly.

Something either works, or it doesn’t. Even sillier, however, was Tacon also saying negative media coverage has played a role. Seriously? She showed council a set of graphs which showed ‘negative’ versus ‘positive’ media coverage. “We opened in 2008 and apart from the year of 2012, the negative content supersedes the positive — as high as 75 per cent in some years,” she said. “And in the public forum (that) has cost us and in the end, benefits no one.” You know what benefits no one? An ill-conceived, wildly expensive facility that far too few people actually use. The conference centre isn’t struggling because the meanies in the media correctly point out its shortcomings.

It is struggling because it was a boondoggle from minute one. From the questionable referendum to the exorbitant price tag to the “well, it’s better than nothing” push behind its very existence, it was a guaranteed money-losing “underdog” from the beginning. It’s important to note that this paper, and most other forms of the nasty media, want people to be successful in the cities in which we operate. We want businesses to profit (and buy ads). We want people to come here, buy homes and raise their families. But it’s also our job to explain to folks how their tax dollars are being spent. This isn’t about the effort of people who work at the VICC. It’s difficult to push a boulder uphill with a feather.

“I don’t know that we have delivered poor performance by any regard,” Tacon said, after Coun. Gord Fuller asked “is this a new way that we justify poor performance?” That said, the numbers and ‘for lease’ signs alone are all we need to understand how the centre is performing. “I can say that we have done everything we possibly can, daily, weekly, monthly, annually, very cost-efficient. We’re always watching those numbers. And if we could change it, we would,” said Tacon. We believe you. And you can’t change it, since it was so flawed from the start. It’s time to repurpose the facility — and while you’re at it, stop with the feeble strategy of blaming the media.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Wildwood too precious to be put in private hands I am upset that The Land Conservancy is selling Merv Wilkinson’s Wildwood Ecoforest. To sell Wildwood to a private party would be a terrible precedent for a property that was bought and paid for in full with public donations. Hundreds of people helped to raise over $1 million with the understanding that TLC would hold Wildwood in trust to protect this legacy forever. Wildwood should never be sold to a private party, not even in part. Wildwood is too precious to lose. It’s one of the finest example of ecoforestry in North America and has inspired and educated people from all over the world about sustainable forestry practices. Time is of the essence. We have formed a citizens group committed to ensuring that the ownership and management of Wildwood remains in public hands. Roblyn Hunter Nanaimo

Balanced budget seems to be smoke and mirrors The Harper Government announced with much fanfare that the budget was balanced. They will take this supposed stu-

pendous feat of fiscal serendipity to garner votes all the way to the election — but sadly it’s not true. The so called balanced budget is only a hopeful forecast for the 2015-16 budget year. On a total budget of over $200 billion they have managed to wangle a razor thin excess of $1.4 billion by selling assets, over optimistic employment, interest and growth rates as well as other unestablished and frankly unverifiable scenarios. For any of this to actually come to pass is highly unlikely. Fortunately for the Harper gang, we will not actually find out if the budget is balanced until the public accounts come out in fall 2016, well after the election. Anyone willing to bet on an actual balanced budget in fall 2016? Will anyone care by then? Liz Fox Lantzville

City should not pay to clean up Wellcox lands Re: ‘Cash will go toward area risk assessment; Officials say they expect to get started on master plan for Wellcox land sometime this year’ (Daily News, April 23) So Dave Witty recommends an arm’s-length organization to oversee future planning of the area. Does he plan on more

than $900,000 in salaries like the Nanaimo Development Economic and then come back for more? Nanaimo has no say on the waterfront lands as they are controlled by the Nanaimo Port Authority. They bought taxpayers a dirty old rail yard, basically. Why are people paying to clean up a mess that should be a federal/ provincial bill? When, in June 2010, when the South End Neighbourhood Plan was finished, I had asked for an access to the beautiful sandy beach at the south end of the these lands, now city owned, during public input meetings. Next meeting, moved to Beban Park, the borders of the south-end map had changed, shrunk in fact. They no longer include the Wellcox Lands, the beach or the controversial intersection at Haliburton Street, Old Victoria Road and the Island Highway. Neil Saunders Nanaimo

Newcastle Island best left undeveloped, natural About 100 years ago my father swam to Newcastle Island to get in on the free ice cream at the church picnics. I don’t think the island has changed much since that time. It still has an open area for picnics

and camping, and it’s lovely woodland trails. It is small pocket, so close to a growing harbour city, which is saved from commercialism and urban sprawl. For the sake of our sanity, let it be. Let us enjoy relatively unspoiled nature. An improved learning centre to celebrate First Nations traditions and the island’s history would be a good focal point for visitors, young and old alike — the frameworks is already there. Camping could be encouraged, giving fledgling campers a safe environment to experience “roughing it” and native studies. Because there is no year-round access and, especially, no bridge, the island is naturally protected from overuse and abuse and has the winter months to regenerate. We need all the help we can get to stay in touch with nature and each other. Please leave Newcastle Island as undeveloped, non-commercial and modestly accessible as possible E.M. Gavin Gabriola Island Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 350 words will not be accepted. Email to: letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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Clinic shifts name in effort to bring eye health into focus Robert Barron

Sports ﬁeld work goes to tender Nanaimo city council has given the go-ahead to proceed with replacement on one of the city’s

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Police believe the killer of three men who lived on Winnipeg streets was homeless himself. John Paul Ostamas is accused of two counts of first-degree murder in the weekend deaths of Donald Collins, 65, and Stony Bushie, 48. He is also facing charges of second-degree murder in the killing of Myles Monias, 37, following an assault in a bus shelter earlier this month. Supt. Danny Smyth said Collins went into a laneway Saturday night with Ostamas where police believe he was attacked and killed. “He was left for dead in the alley,” Smyth said at a news conference Tuesday. Following the killings, police released security footage featuring a “person of interest,” who turned out to be Ostamas. “I wouldn’t say they were friends,” Smyth said. “There is no motive that I’m aware of.”

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Residents near Nepal quake epicentre struggle to survive

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Women walk through their destroyed village of Paslang near the epicenter of Saturday’s massive earthquake. [AP PHOTO]

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or me, this has been the year of the avocado. In addition to using them in all the usual suspects — guacamole, cobb salads and club sandwiches — my family also has been smashing them up on toast (try topping them with tomato slices, prosciutto, a drizzle of olive and a sprinkle of sea salt), tucking slices in flatbread wraps and sushi rolls, tossing cubes with tomatoes and balsamic for a quick salad, or using them as a nutritious and tasty topping for egg white omelets. And it’s a great thing to do. Avocados are bursting with healthy fats that satisfy, as well as fiber that fills you up. They also are a good source of several vitamins, including vitamin C and folate. What you may not know is that because of its creamy-fatty texture, avocado also can be used in baked goods in place of other fats. For best swapping results, only substitute part of a recipe’s regular fat with avocado. Also, be aware that avocados will add a pale green colour to your baked goods. This goes mostly unnoticed in items such as chocolate cake, but could be off-putting in your vanilla cake. But in the case of my lime and avocado streusel mini muffins — one of my favourite weekend breakfast treats — the colour can be a good thing. I make mine gluten-free by using a combination of almond meal, coconut flour and a nice medium-weight gluten-free flour (check the flour label, as you are looking for 2 to 4 grams of protein per 1/4 cup for this recipe). Or you can use wheat flour, if you prefer. Whip up a batch of these to enjoy on the weekend, then stick the extras in zip-close plastic freezer bag for a quick snack that thaws in minutes

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ood lovers and health enthusiasts alike, jump for joy; Nanaimo finally has a specialty olive oil and balsamic vinegar store. Olive This & More, a tasting room and gourmet olive oil and balsamic vinegar shop, has opened in Metral Station. For the gourmand, Olive This & More offers such a range of flavoured, aged balsamic vinegars and freshly pressed olive oils that it is akin to winning the lotto! And they can all be sampled. Epicureans know that great oils make for great dishes. Being able to taste before you buy is a gift for the creative cook. With so many light or

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T Lime and avocado streusel mini muffins. Avocados are bursting with healthy fats that satisfy, as well as fibre that fills you up. They also can be used in baked goods in place of other fats. [AP PHOTO]

on the countertop. They also happen to make a great breakfast-in-bed treat for the moms in your life on Mother’s Day. LIME (AND AVOCADO) STREUSEL MINI MUFFINS Start to finish: 30 minutes Makes 24 mini muffins For the muffins: 1/2 medium avocado, peeled and pitted (about 1/4 cup flesh) 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature 2/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon lime zest 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 3/4 cup gluten-free baking flour or whole-wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup almond meal (finely ground almonds) 1/4 cup coconut flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon table salt 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 cup apple sauce For the streusel topping:

1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons flour (glutenfree or whole wheat pastry) 1/8 teaspoon table salt Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat 2 mini muffin pans (you need 24 muffin cups) with baking spray or line with paper muffin cups. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the avocado, butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in the zest and vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated after each. Set the avocado mixture aside. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, almond meal, coconut flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. If the almond meal is too coarse to pass through the sifter, whisk it into the sifted flours to ensure even blending. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together the buttermilk, lime juice and applesauce.

Add both the flour mixture and the buttermilk blend to the avocado mixture, half at a time, blending on low with the mixer until completely incorporated. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pans, filling each cup about three-quarters of the way. In a small bowl, use a fork to mix together the streusel ingredients until the streusel resembles coarse sand or small pebbles. Spoon a small amount of streusel on top of each muffin, then bake until the muffins are turning golden and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before removing from the muffin pans. Nutrition information per muffin: 80 calories; 35 calories from fat (44 per cent of total calories); 4 g fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 1 g fibre; 6 g sugar; 2 g protein; 95 mg sodium.

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dark balsamic vinegars to choose from, and a myriad of delightful flavors, it is hard to staunch the flow of creative foodie ideas. Diet-wise, cold-pressed olive oil has long been touted as beneficial to our general health. The certified extravirgin, cold-pressed olive oils available at this little shop comes in a range of anti-oxidant strengths and are naturally loaded with vitamins and omega acids. The reward to your well-being will quickly become self-evident if you are not quite convinced yet. Health is excellent, but, hey, this is still about flavour. So freshly herbaceous, with hints of creamy nut flavours and zippy spice, these extra-virgin olive oils represent a guilt-free, healthy pleasure. Once you have sampled the wares at Olive This & More, you will never again be fooled by lesser-quality balsamic

vinegars cheapened by added sugar, colouring and thickening agents. At Olive This & More, all the balsamic vinegar is aged a minimum of 12 years and come from Italy’s Modena region. All flavourings are from botanical extractions and blended to perfection. The extra-virgin olive oil also comes in a large selection of delicious flavours, again from botanical sources. Some flavours are steeped in the oil, some are crushed with the olives and some are blended from botanical oils. For those who think oil and vinegar is something simply to dunk your bread in, it’s time to unravel the possibilities! How about a cranberry and pear white balsamic vinegar blended with essence-of-lime olive oil? Not only as a bread dip, but for use on your next veggie side dish or salad.

Olive This & More owners Laura and Will Levirs will be showcasing some of these wonderful products in a soireestyle tasting event in the Mezzanine of Lucky’s Liquor Store at Country Club Centre on Tuesday, May 12. Not only will you taste a variety of flavoured balsamic and olive oil, we will also create gourmet treats using them. How about a gooey rich chocolate brownie drizzled with Tahitian Vanilla balsamic? We will also be sampling a new style of cocktail called a “shrub”, a delicious concoction incorporating balsamic vinegar for an amazing result. Wines and beers will be showcased and paired with these extraordinary oils and vinegars. For more info and access to our limited seating, visit us at www.luckysliquor.ca, find us on Facebook or call 250-5852275 to book your spot.

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he best way to pass on family food traditions is to cook with your children from an early age. Time spent preparing food together in the kitchen and sharing food around the family table are the best investments you can make in the future of your child. Small children love to help out in the kitchen. Taking part in the planning and preparation of food helps children to develop a sense of independence. This type of experience allows children to accomplish tasks that are ordinarily part of the grown-up world. When children have helped with meal preparation, they feel pride that they have contributed to the family table and they tend to eat better. Here are a few suggestions to help you get started with children in the kitchen: · Give toddlers simple jobs like tearing up lettuce or scooping the seeds out of a cantaloupe. · Have them wash fruits and vegetables. Children as young as three can be given a plastic knife and can cut up fruit for fruit salad or the vegetables for dinner. · Give children everyday jobs like washing the dishes in a sink full of warm soapy water, or putting, spoons and forks in the dishwasher. Let them stir the cake batter or shake the plastic bag when you coat your chicken. These early attempts at cooking will be messy, but they are part of learning. As children get older, they will be ready to take on more responsibility. Involve them in the menu planning, the shopping and eventually, allow them to be in charge of simple food preparation. Making your own cooking show by videotaping what you do with your children in the kitchen can be a fun activity and a way to preserve some of the memories that you are creating. Older children and teens may be more likely to participate if you make cooking together more fun. Involve their friends in the video and let them show you what they already know. Between now and May 15, 2015, there is a cooking video contest happening at Better Together BC. The “Hands-on Cook-off“ is a competition where either two generations of a family or two youth ages 18 and under make a three-minute video. In this video, they will be preparing a simple recipe from start to finish. A team of six food experts will be judging the entries for a grand prize winner and a runner up winner for each category. There is also a People’s Choice award in each category which will be decided by online votes from family, friends and the community. Winners will win cash prizes of up to $1,000. For more details about the Hands-on Cook-off contest, go to www.bettertogetherbc.ca. Better Together BC is a partnership between the B.C. Ministry of Health and B.C. Dairy Association. They want to help people to experience the joys of eating together—whether in the family or with other groups of people. » Eileen Bennewith is a registered dietitian in the public health program for Island Health. She can be reached at eileen.bennewith@viha.ca. Her column appears Wednesdays.

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Sixteen days ahead of spring camp, the Vancouver Island Raiders have been forced to make yet another coaching change. According to the team, head coach Jeremy Conn will be unable to run the program this season due to a recent serious health concern, and newly hired defensive co-ordinator Jerome Erdman will take over his position. Raiders president Kabel Atwall said Conn informed the team of his health problems last Sunday, and made the decision to step down last Tuesday. “He had a really bad day on Monday, especially at the off-field (optional team activity),” Atwall said of Conn. “It’s a condition where it’s affecting his eyes and his ability to see and things like that. “He made the decision that he couldn’t continue, based on the advice of his doctors, who told him that, along with possible surgery, he just needed complete rest and to sort of be away from anything that would cause physical exertion or any type of stress

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. . . (coaching) takes a lot of time and energy and there is a lot of stress involved.” Conn was hired in December after the Raiders fired 2014 head coach Brian Ridgeway after a 5-5 season. He had been the head coach of the Ballenas Whalers Varsity AA high school program in Parksville for the past eight years, leading his team to the provincial semifinal this season. He will remain with the team in an advisory role, where possible. Erdman, the new head coach, took the defensive co-ordinator job in February after it was announced that Doug Hocking, a former national championship-

winning DC with the Raiders would not be joining the team after it was announced that he would in December. Hocking later took a coaching job with the Westshore Rebels in Victoria due to personal reasons. Atwall said Erdman will be the team’s permanent head coach. “We had to look at it as a longterm position, not just an interim position because no one knew how long Jeremy was going to be dealing with his health issue,” Atwall said. “He thought it could take a couple years for things to clear up for him.” When Conn was hired, he had planned to also be in charge of the Raiders’ offence while Erdman ran the defence. Erdman is still expected to focus on the defensive side of the game, as well as overseeing the entire team, but an offensive co-ordinator has not yet been named. “That’s going to be an evaluation that takes place,” Atwall said. “We’ve got a couple of candidates who are on staff, and you can appreciate this happened very quickly, so I don’t think

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Jerome has made a final decision in that regard. To some degree, spring camp will be an opportunity to observe and see who’s conducting themselves properly, and who has the ability to do that. “There’s not going to be a very fast decision in that regard, but we’ve got a couple of really good candidates on staff who can take over without a doubt.” While this will be Erdman’s first head coaching position, he comes with a lot of experience in the three-down game. He was a member of the 1994 Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers team, as well as the B.C. Football Conference Renfrew Trojans national championship team in his junior days. As well, he has coached with the B.C. Lions, Hamilton Tiger Cats and the Toronto Argonauts in the pro game and with the UBC Thunder Birds, Simon Fraser Clan and the McGill Redmen CIS programs. “He had a desire to come back to B.C., because he had been coaching in Montreal,” Atwall said. “When we were looking for a defensive co-ordinator, things sort of just fit. “Once we heard the news about Jeremy, we asked him to take over and he was more than willing to come on board and take on the head coaching position for us. “We were just very fortunate that he’s got tons of experience.” The Raiders’ three-day spring training camp begins May 15 at Merle Logan Field. They open up the 2015 BCFC schedule at home at Caledonia Park on July 25 against the defending champion Langley Rams.

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Red Wings’ Kronwall suspended for Game 7 The Detroit Red Wings are used to counting on Niklas Kronwall in big games. As they go into their biggest of the season, he’s been counted out by the NHL. The NHL department of Player Safety announced Tuesday evening that Kronwall has been suspended one game for “launching into a hit” on Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov. That means the Wings will be without Kronwall when they play the Lightning on Wednesday at Amalie Arena in Game 7 of the first-round series. “We disagree with the decision,” general manager Ken Holland told the Free Press. He didn’t want to make any further comment.

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Seahawks GM John Schneider is in his comfort zone as draft nears Seattle’s coach-manager tandem has 11 picks to make on draft day Thursday TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON, Wash. — John Schneider is back in his comfort zone. The Seattle Seahawks general manager will go into the NFL draft with a load of picks, 11 to be exact, more than any other team. And that number gives him the flexibility to move around and try to land the right players to keep Seattle as the class of the NFC. All the Seahawks lack is a first-round pick, but the acquisition of perennial Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham more than makes up for that absence and Seattle being forced to wait until No. 63 before its first selection. “You just start thinking of, ‘OK, what does your team look like? Where can you go?’ ” Schneider said. “It gives you a lot of flexibility to either move, stay where you are or move back. I meant move up because I think there is going to be some anxious people waiting until 63, you know, with names coming off.” Now entering his sixth draft with the Seahawks, Schneider will be without a first-round pick for the third straight year. But he’ll enter with a bounty of selections after having only six when the 2014 draft began. Schneider was able to make enough deals last year to where the Seahawks ended up with nine picks. This time, Seattle surrendered its first-round pick to New Orleans as part of the trade that brought Graham along with a fourth-round pick. Schneider said the way they evaluated the No. 31 pick, there would not be a player available with the same impact as Graham. That was also the case two years ago when Seattle was set to pick No. 25 and traded that selection to Minnesota as part of the deal to acquire Percy Harvin. “It’s 80 to 90 per cent of it. It’s enormous,” Schneider said. “When you acquire a player of

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll takes a selfie during the annual ‘We Day’ celebration, an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative Thursday in Seattle. [AP PHOTO]

Jimmy’s calibre with the 31st pick, that makes it that much easier to sleep at night knowing that we wouldn’t be able to get a player like that.” While there was plenty of attention placed on Seattle’s splashy acquisition of Graham, there are significant needs the Seahawks will try to address in the draft. HOLD THE LINE: The offensive line leads Seattle’s list of needs. Gone is former All-Pro centre Max Unger, packaged to New Orleans for Graham. Gone is left guard James Carpenter, a former first-round pick who signed with the Jets. Having to part with Unger was a significant blow. He started only six games last season due to injuries, but Seattle was a significantly better offence when he was on the field. Of Russell Wilson’s 56 career starts — regular and post-season — Unger was at centre in 43. Offensive line depth will be addressed by Schneider. “I think I’d be lying to you if I told you any different. But saying that, that doesn’t mean that we need to go hog wild doing something, either,” Schneider

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL Playoffs

All series best-of-seven Round 1 - Today’s final game Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. (Series tied 3-3)

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Eastern Conference Final Calgary vs. Brandon Western Conference Final Kelowna vs. Portland Yesterday’s results (Games 3) Calgary 2, Brandon 1 (OT) Portland 7, Kelowna 3 Today’s schedule (Games 4) Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. (Brandon leads series 2-1) Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m. (Portland leads series 2-1) Friday, May 1 (Games 5) Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Calgary at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Western Canada Cup Junior A championship Casman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta Teams BCHL, Penticton Vees Saskatchewan JHL: Melfort Mustangs Manitoba JHL: Portage Terriers Alberta JHL: Spruce Grove Saints Hosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons Round Robin standings Team GP W L T Pts GF-A Penticton 3 2 1 0 4 19-6 Portage 3 2 1 0 4 10-8 Fort McMurray 3 2 1 0 4 8-11 Melfort 2 1 1 0 2 7-9 Spruce Grove 3 0 3 0 0 10-20 Yesterday’s results Portage 3, Penticton 2 Fort McMurray 5, Spruce Grove 4 Monday’s results Melfort 4, Spruce Grove 3 (OT) Sunday’s results Portage 6, Melfort 3 Penticton 6, Fort McMurray 0 Today’s schedule Melfort vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30 Portage vs. Spruce Grove, 1:30 p.m. Fort McMurray vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Finals, 3 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1 All series best-of-five Yesterday’s result (Game 4) Hartford 2, Providence 1 (Series tied 2-2) Today’s schedule Worcester at Hershey, 4 p.m. (Worcester leads series 2-0) Chicago at Utica, 4 p.m. (Series tied 1-1) Toronto at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. (Toronto leads series 2-0) W-B/Scranton at Syracuse, 4 p.m. (W-B/Scranton leads series 2-1) Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m. (Oklahoma City leads series 2-0) Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m. (Texas leads series 2-0) Thursday, April 30 (Game 4*) Manchester at Portland, 7 p.m. (Manchester leads series 2-1)

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MLB American League East W L NY Yankees 13 8 Boston 11 10 Tampa Bay 11 10 Toronto 10 11 Baltimore 9 10 Central W L Kansas City 14 6 Detroit 14 7 Chicago Sox 8 9 Minnesota 9 11 Cleveland 6 13 West W L Houston 13 7 LA Angels 9 11 Seattle 9 11 Oakland 9 12 Texas 7 13 National League East W L NY Mets 15 6 Atlanta 10 10 Miami 9 12 Philadelphia 8 13 Washington 8 13 Central W L St. Louis 13 6 Chicago Cubs 12 7 Pittsburgh 11 10 Cincinnati 10 10 Milwaukee 4 17 West W L LA Dodgers 13 7 Colorado 11 9 San Diego 11 11 Arizona 9 11 San Francisco 8 13

Blue Jays 11 Red Sox 8 Toronto

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GB 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 GB 0.5 4.5 5.0 7.5 GB 4 4 4.5 6

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Yesterday’s results Kansas City 11, Cleveland 5 Toronto 11, Boston 8 NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chi. White Sox at Baltimore postponed Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2 Miami 4, NY Mets 3 Washington 13, Atlanta 12 Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 2 Seattle 2, Texas 1 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 5 Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 2 Arizona 12, Colorado 5 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Houston 14, San Diego 3 Today’s schedule Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m. Garza (1-2) vs Leake (0-1) Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Smyly (0-0) vs Pineda (2-0) Detroit at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Greene (3-0) vs Hughes (0-3) Houston at San Diego, 12:40 p.m. Keuchel (2-0) vs Cashner (1-2) Kansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Duffy (1-0) vs Salazar (1-0) Toronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m. Dickey (0-1) vs Porcello (1-2) Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Quintana (1-1) vs Gonzalez (2-1) Washington at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Zimmermann (1-2) vs Wood (1-0) N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Colon (4-0) vs Latos (0-3) Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Cole (2-0) vs Lester (0-2) Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Hernandez (2-0) vs Rodriguez (0-0) Philadelphia at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Harang (2-1) vs Martinez (1-0) Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Butler (1-1) vs Collmenter (1-2) L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Shoemaker (2-1) vs Chavez (0-1) San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Heston (2-1) vs Greinke (2-0) LA Angels 200 000 000 2 6 1 Oakland 500 001 00x 6 7 0 W: S. Gray (3-0) L: J. Weaver (0-3) HR: LAA-None OAK-B. Lawrie (2), J. Reddick (2) Washington 101 041 303 13 15 1 Atlanta 270 101 100 12 17 1 W: B. Treinen (1-2) L: J. Grilli (0-1) S: D. Storen (5) HR: WAS-J. Lobaton (1), D. Span (1), D. Uggla (1) ATL-None

Toronto Blue Jay Ryan Goins throws to first base in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Tuesday in Boston. [AP PHOTO]

Jays crack 17 hits, beat Red Sox 11-8 JIMMY GOLEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — Jose Bautista had an RBI in Toronto’s five-run third inning, another in a three-run fourth and then added a homer to help the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 11-8 on Tuesday night and snap a four-game losing streak. Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a homer, and Kevin Pillar also had three of Toronto’s 17 hits. Marco Estrada (1-0) pitched three innings of hitless relief for the win. Brett Cecil pitched the ninth for his first save. The Red Sox took a 4-0 lead against Drew Hutchison in the second. But Clay Buchholz (1-3) gave the lead right back, allowing five in the top of the third. Buchholz got just eight outs while allowing five runs — four earned — on six hits and a walk while striking out four. Hutchison lasted four innings and gave up six runs. The Blue Jays led 10-6 when Aaron Loup struck out Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia to start the eighth. But David Ortiz doubled, and Hanley Ramirez hit his 200th career homer to make it 10-8, then Pablo Sandoval singled — his fourth hit of the game. Liam Hendriks got Allen Craig on a first-pitch one-hopper back to the mound to end the inning. Donaldson added a solo homer in the ninth to make it 11-8. UP NEXT The teams complete their three-game series on Wednesday. RHP R.A. Dickey (0-2) will face RHP Rick Porcello (1-2). TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: The team placed SS Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list late Monday night with a left rib fracture. Red Sox: OF Shane Victorino (strained right hamstring) might spend more time on the disabled list rather than return when eligible on May 8. Manager John Farrell said the new turf in Toronto is said to be hard on players’ legs. OF Rusney Castillo is scheduled to return to TripleA Pawtucket from a stint in the minor leagues.

Mariners 2, Rangers 1

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Toronto 005 310 011 11 Boston 040 110 020 8 SB: TOR Pillar (3, 2nd base off Varvaro/ Hanigan). 2B: TOR Pillar (6, Ross); BOS Sandoval 2 (4, Hutchison, Hutchison), Betts (4, Hutchison), Ortiz, D (3, Loup). 3B: TOR Goins (1, Varvaro). GIDP: TOR Goins, Saunders, M. HR: TOR Bautista (5, 8th inning off Breslow, 0 on, 0 out), Donaldson (5, 9th inning off Tazawa, 0 on, 2 out); BOS Ramirez, H (9, 8th inning off Loup, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TOR 10; BOS 11. DP: BOS 2 (Pedroia-Bogaerts-Nava 2). E: BOS Ramirez, H (1, fielding). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 4.0 9 6 6 5 0 M Estrada (W, 1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 A Loup 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 L Hendriks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 B Cecil 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz (L, 1-3) 2.2 6 5 4 1 4 E Mujica 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 A Varvaro 1.1 3 1 1 1 3 R Ross 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 C Breslow 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 J Tazawa 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 Time: 4:01. Att: 33,920.

Seattle 000 200 000 2 Texas 000 000 100 1 SB: SEA Ruggiano (2, 2nd base off Detwiler/Chirinos). 2B: SEA Cruz, N (3, Detwiler); TEX Martin, L (4, Happ), DeShields (1, Happ). 3B: SEA Cruz, N (1, Detwiler). GIDP: SEA Weeks, R, Cano. HR: SEA Weeks, R (2, 4th inning off Detwiler, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 5; TEX 7. DP: TEX 2 (Andrus-Odor-Rosales, Odor-Andrus-Rosales). E: SEA Miller, B (3, throw). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ (W, 2-1) 6.2 6 1 1 1 9 T Olson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Leone 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Y Medina 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO R Detwiler (L, 0-3) 5.1 5 2 2 2 5 A Bass 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 S Tolleson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 N Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 2:43. Att: 23,714.

Yankees 4, Rays 2 Tampa Bay

NY Yankees

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Tampa Bay 001 001 000 2 NY Yankees 200 020 00x 4 SB: NYY Ellsbury 2 (7, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Rivera, Re, 2nd base off Cedeno, X/Rivera, Re), Gardner, B (6, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Rivera, Re). HR: None. 2B: TB Cabrera, A (3, Whitley), Kiermaier (6, Whitley); NYY Teixeira (5, Odorizzi), McCann 2 (4, Odorizzi, Odorizzi). 3B: TB Forsythe (1, Shreve). Team Lob: TB 10; NYY 6. E: TB Rivera, Re (1, throw). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO J Odorizzi (L, 2-2) 6.1 9 4 4 0 4 X Cedeno 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Whitley (W, 1-0) 5.0 6 1 1 1 5 C Shreve 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 E Rogers 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 C Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:58. Att: 36,934.

Royals 11, Indians 5 Kansas City

Cleveland

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Kansas City 010 101 602 11 Cleveland 020 003 000 5 SB: CLE Bourn (2, 2nd base off Guthrie/ Perez, S). 2B: KC Morales, K (6, Bauer), Infante (6, Atchison), Escobar, A (6, Atchison), Hosmer (4, Swarzak); CLE Brantley (5, Guthrie). GIDP: KC Moustakas, Infante. HR: KC Gordon, A (3, 2nd inning off Bauer, 0 on, 0 out), Morales, K (3, 7th inning off Shaw, 2 on, 2 out); CLE Moss (4, 6th inning off Finnegan, 2 on, 0 out). Team Lob: KC 7; CLE 7. DP: CLE 2 (Bauer-Ramirez, Jo-Santana, C, KipnisRamirez, Jo-Santana, C). E: CLE Hayes (1, missed catch). Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Guthrie 5.0 6 4 4 3 3 B Finnegan (W, 1-0)1.0 2 1 1 1 0 C Young 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 J Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Y Pino 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO T Bauer 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 S Atchison (L, 0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 M Rzepczynski 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 B Shaw 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 A Swarzak 2.0 6 2 2 1 1 HBP: Kipnis (by Finnegan). Time: 3:13. Att: 10,698.

Twins 3, Tigers 2 Detroit

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Cardinals 11, Phillies 5 Philadelphia

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Arizona

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Cubs 6, Pirates 2 Pittsburgh

Chicago Cubs

ab r h bi Harrison 3B 3 0 0 0 Fowler CF Liz P 0 0 0 0 Rizzo 1B Polanco PH 1 0 0 0 Soler RF Hughes P 0 0 0 0 Bryant 3B Mercer SS 4 0 0 0 Castro SS McCutchen CF4 1 1 0 Lake LF Hart 1B 4 0 1 0 Castillo C Marte LF 4 1 2 2 Wood P Walker 2B 3 0 0 0 Coghlan PH Cervelli C 3 0 0 0 Rosscup P Rodriguez RF 3 0 1 0 Motte P Locke P 1 0 0 0 Russell 2B Bastardo P 0 0 0 0 Totals Kang PH-3B 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2

ab r h bi 4032 4100 3100 4011 5231 5121 3010 3000 1010 0000 0000 3111 35 6 12 6

Pittsburgh 000 200 000 2 Chicago Cubs 031 200 00x 6 SB: CHC Fowler (6, 3rd base off Locke/ Cervelli), Rizzo (6, 2nd base off Locke/ Cervelli), Bryant (2, 3rd base off Bastardo/Cervelli), Castro, S (2, 2nd base off Bastardo/Cervelli), Coghlan (2, 2nd base off Liz/Cervelli). 2B: PIT Hart (1, Wood, T); CHC Russell, A (3, Locke), Lake (1, Locke). HR: PIT Marte, S (6, 4th inning off Wood, T, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: PIT 3; CHC 12. E: PIT Hart (2, throw), Harrison, J (4, throw); CHC Castro, S (3, fielding). PICKOFFS: PIT Locke (Fowler at 1st base). Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO J Locke (L, 2-1) 3.2 8 6 5 3 5 A Bastardo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 R Liz 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 W Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO T Wood (W, 2-1) 7.0 5 2 2 0 9 Z Rosscup 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Motte 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Fowler (by Liz). Time: 2:51. Att: 29,915.

St. Louis

ab r h bi ab r h bi Revere LF 4 1 2 0 Jay CF-LF 5 0 2 2 Herrera CF 4 1 1 2 Carpenter 3B 4 2 2 1 Utley 2B 5 0 1 2 Holliday LF 5 2 3 1 Francoeur RF 2 0 0 0 Bourjos PR-CF 0 1 0 0 McGowan P 0 0 0 0 Adams 1B 4 1 3 2 Ruf PH 1 0 0 0 Peralta SS 4 0 0 1 Diekman P 0 0 0 0 Kozma SS 0 0 0 0 Blanco PH 1 0 1 1 Heyward RF 2 2 1 0 De Fratus P 0 0 0 0 Molina C 3 1 1 2 Gomez P 0 0 0 0 Wong 2B 5 1 2 0 Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 Wacha P 2112 Asche 3B 4 0 1 0 Choate P 0 0 0 0 Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 Galvis SS 4 2 3 0 Harris P 0000 Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 Villanueva P 0 0 0 0 Sizemore RF 2 1 0 0 Totals 351115 11 Totals 34 5 9 5

Philadelphia 002 020 100 5 St. Louis 223 020 02x 11 SB: STL Bourjos (4, 2nd base off De Fratus/Ruiz). 2B: PHI Herrera (6, Wacha), Blanco (2, Choate); STL Holliday (2, Gonzalez, S), Adams, M (2, Gonzalez, S), Carpenter, M (12, Diekman). 3B: STL Carpenter, M (1, Gonzalez, S). HR: None. GIDP: STL Peralta. S: PHI Herrera; Gonzalez, S. Team Lob: PHI 7; STL 9. DP: PHI (Utley-Galvis-Howard). E: PHI Sizemore, G (1, fielding), Galvis (3, fielding); STL Carpenter, M (3, throw). Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO S Gonzalez (L, 0-1) 2.210 7 7 2 0 D McGowan 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 J Diekman 2.0 2 2 2 3 2 J De Fratus 1.2 1 2 0 1 0 J Gomez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO M Wacha (W, 4-0) 5.2 6 4 4 2 4 R Choate 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 M Harris 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 C Villanueva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Howard (by Wacha). Time: 2:58. Att: 40,143.

Reds 4, Brewers 2 Milwaukee

Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 5

Minnesota

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gose CF 4 0 1 1 Santana SS 4 0 3 1 Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 Hunter RF 4 0 0 0 Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0 Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0 Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 Plouffe 3B 4 0 1 0 Martinez RF 4 1 1 0 Nunez DH 3 1 1 0 Cespedes LF 3 0 1 1 Escobar 2B 4 1 1 1 Avila C 1 1 0 0 Arcia LF 3120 Castellanos 3B3 0 0 0 Robinson LF 1 0 0 0 Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 Suzuki C 2021 Totals 30 2 3 2 Schafer CF 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 10 3

Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi Segura SS 4 0 0 0 Hamilton CF 4 0 0 0 Parra LF 3 0 0 0 Cozart SS 4 0 1 0 Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 Votto 1B 4121 Braun RF 4 1 1 1 Frazier 3B 3 0 0 0 Lind 1B 4 0 1 0 Bruce RF 3110 Ramirez 3B 2 1 1 1 Phillips 2B 4 1 1 2 Schafer CF 3 0 0 0 Byrd LF 3111 Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 Pena C 2000 Gomez 2B 3 0 0 0 Cueto P 3010 Lohse P 2 0 0 0 Chapman P 0 0 0 0 Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 7 4 Blazek P 0000 Totals 30 2 3 2

Milwaukee 000 010 100 2 Cincinnati 100 300 00x 4 HR: MIL Ramirez, Ar (2, 5th inning off Cueto, 0 on, 0 out), Braun (2, 7th inning off Cueto, 0 on, 0 out); CIN Votto (7, 1st inning off Lohse, 0 on, 2 out), Phillips (1, 4th inning off Lohse, 1 on, 2 out), Byrd (2, 4th inning off Lohse). SB: None. Team Lob: MIL 2; CIN 5. DP: MIL (Segura-Gomez, H). Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO K Lohse (L, 1-4) 7.0 7 4 4 1 5 M Blazek 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO J Cueto (W, 2-2) 8.0 3 2 2 0 6 A Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 HBP: Ramirez, Ar (by Cueto). Time: 2:11. Att: 19,238.

Marlins 4, Mets 3 NY Mets

Miami

ab r h bi ab r h bi Granderson RF 4 1 2 0 Gordon 2B 4 1 20 Lagares CF 5 0 1 3 Prado 3B 2 1 0 0 Duda 1B 5 0 1 0 Stanton RF 4 1 1 1 Campbell 3B 5 0 1 0 Ozuna CF 3 1 1 0 Murphy 2B 4 0 3 0 Morse 1B 4 0 1 1 Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 Realmuto C 4 0 1 1 Nieu’huis LF 4 1 1 0 Suzuki LF 4 0 0 0 Recker C 3 1 1 0 H’avarria SS 2 0 0 0 Montero P 2 0 0 0 Phelps P 2000 Carlyle P 0 0 0 0 Ramos P 0000 Flores PH 1 0 0 0 Dunn P 0000 Torres P 0 0 0 0 Baker PH 1 0 0 0 Cuddyer PH 1 0 0 0 Morris P 0000 Torres P 0 0 0 0 Cishek P 0000 Totals 38 3 10 3 Totals 30 4 6 3

NY Mets 000 000 300 3 Miami 000 003 01x 4 HR: None. 2B: NYM Granderson (3, Phelps, D), Lagares (3, Ramos, A), Murphy, Dn (6, Morris, B); MIA Gordon, D (5, Montero). S: MIA Prado. SB: None. Team Lob: NYM 10; MIA 6. E: NYM Campbell (3, throw), Granderson (1, fielding); MIA Stanton (2, fielding). NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO R Montero 5.2 5 3 3 1 6 E Carlyle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 A Torres 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 C Torres (L, 1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Phelps 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 A Ramos 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 M Dunn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 A Morris (W, 3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 S Cishek 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Time: 2:46. Att: 17,255.

BASKETBALL NBA Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results Houston 103, Dallas 94 (Houston win series 4-1) San Antonio at L.A. Clippers (Series tied 2-2)

SOCCER

GOLF

MLS

Saturday, May 2 Game 7 * Milwaukee at Chicago Game 7 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L N. England 14 8 4 2 DC United 14 7 4 1 NY Red Bulls 12 6 3 0 Columbus 11 7 3 2 Chicago 9 6 3 3 Orlando 8 8 2 4 Toronto 6 6 2 4 NY City FC 6 8 1 4 Philadelphia 6 9 1 5 Montreal 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Vancouver 16 9 5 3 Dallas 14 8 4 2 Seattle 13 7 4 2 Los Angeles 12 8 3 2 Houston 10 8 2 2 Sporting KC 10 8 2 2 San Jose 9 7 3 4 Portland 9 8 2 3 Salt Lake 9 7 2 2 Colorado 7 7 1 2 Sunday’s results Toronto 2, Orlando 0 Portland 0, Seattle 1 NY Red Bulls 1,LA Galaxy 1

TENNIS

Friday, May 1 Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m. San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Today’s schedule Game 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta (Series tied 2-2) Game 5 * Portland at Memphis (Memphis leads series 3-1) Thursday, April 30 Game 6 * Chicago at Milwaukee (Chicago leads series 3-2) Game 6 * L.A. Clippers at San Antonio Friday, May 1 Game 6 * Atlanta at Brooklyn Game 6 * Memphis at Portland

This week’s tournaments

ATP World Rankings: Singles Player Points 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,845 2 Roger Federer (SUI) 8,385 3 Andy Murray (GBR) 6,060 4 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5,390 5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 5,280 6 Milos Raonic (CAN) 5,070 7 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4,960 8 David Ferrer (ESP) 4,490 9 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 3,495 10 Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,405 61 Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 815 Millennium Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33) Singles - Round 1 Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 7-6 (7), 6-1. Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3). Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Stephane Robert (96), France, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Kenny De Schepper, France, def. Gastao Elias, Portugal, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Constant Lestienne, France, 6-3, 6-1. Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Martin Fischer, Austria, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Guillermo G’rcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-2, 6-2. Rui Machado, Portugal, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Doubles - Round 1 Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky (2), United States, def. Joao Domingues, Portugal, and Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-0. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, and AisamUl-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Gong Mao-Xin, China, and Hsien-Yin Peng, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, and Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, and Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-3, 6-4. BMW Open by FWU AG Munich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 1 Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (9). Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Bernard Tomic (6), Australia, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Fabio Fognini (8), Italy, def. Bastian Trinker, Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Farrukh Dustov, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 4-1, retired. Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (2). Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. JanLennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-2, 6-2. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Mikhail Ledovskikh, Russia, 6-0, 6-0. Paribas Istanbul Open Istanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 Singles - Round 1 Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (5), Austria, 7-5, 6-3. Mikhail Kukushkin (6), Kazakhstan, def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4. Diego Schwartzman (8), Argentina, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-1. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 7-5.

T 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 2

GF GA 10 7 8 6 10 5 12 6 6 7 6 10 10 11 5 7 10 17 2 6

T 1 2 1 3 4 4 0 3 3 4

GF GA 11 9 11 11 10 5 9 8 10 8 11 12 7 9 7 8 6 9 6 6

English Premier League Position/Club 1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Arsenal 4 Man United 5 Liverpool 6 Tot Hotspur 7 Southampton 8 Swansea 9 Stoke City 10 Everton 11 West Ham 12 Crystal Pal 13 West Brom 14 Newcastle 15 Hull City 16 Aston Villa 17 Leicester 18 Sunderland 19 Q.P. Rangers 20 Burnley

W D L GF GA 23 8 2 65 26 20 7 7 70 36 20 7 6 63 32 19 8 7 59 34 17 7 10 47 37 17 7 10 55 49 17 6 11 47 26 14 8 12 41 44 13 8 13 39 42 11 11 12 44 43 11 11 12 42 42 11 9 14 42 47 9 10 15 32 46 9 8 17 36 57 8 10 16 32 45 8 8 18 26 48 8 7 18 35 51 5 15 13 26 49 7 6 21 38 59 5 11 18 26 52

Pts 77 67 67 65 58 58 57 50 47 44 44 42 37 35 34 32 31 30 27 26

Yesterday’s results Hull 1, Liverpool 0 Today’s schedule Leicester vs. Chelsea, 11:45 a.m. Saturday, May 2 Leicester vs. Newcastle, 4:45 a.m. Aston Villa vs. Everton, 7 a.m. Liverpool vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m. Sunderland vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Swansea vs. Stoke, 7 a.m. West Ham vs. Burnley, 7 a.m. Man United vs. West Brom, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace, 5:30 a.m. Spurs vs. Man City, 8 a.m.

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Langley 1 1 0 0 2 Delta 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 1 1 0 0 2 Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 Burnaby 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 1 0 1 0 0 Sunday’s results Coquitlam 10, Nanaimo 9 Port Coquitlam 10, Burnaby 7 New Westminster at Victoria postponed Friday May 1 Langley at Burnaby, 8 p.m. Saturday May 2 Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m. Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m. Sunday May 3 Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m. Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse League West W L GB y-Edmonton 12 5 x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 Calgary 6 11 5.5 Vancouver 5 12 6.5 East W L GB x-Toronto 13 4 x-Rochester 12 5 1 Buffalo 10 7 3.5 Minnesota 5 12 8 New England 4 12 8

Pct .706 .529 .353 .294 Pct .765 .706 .588 .294 .250

GF 228 202 198 198 GF 220 193 216 172 169

GA 167 205 204 251 GA 178 160 198 214 219

Sunday’s result Buffalo 20, New England 9 Friday, May 1 Toronto at New England, 4 p.m. Remaining schedule Saturday, May 2 Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Rochester at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

WTA World Rankings: Singles Player Points 1 Serena Williams 9981 2 Simona Halep 7755 3 Maria Sharapova 7525 4 Petra Kvitova 6060 5 Caroline Wozniacki 4790 6 Eugenie Bouchard 4122 7 Ana Ivanovic 4000 8 Ekaterina Makarova 3465 9 Agnieszka Radwanska 3345 10 Carla Suarez Navarro 3335 Doubles 1 Sania Mirza 7660 2 Sara Errani 7360 2 Roberta Vinci 7360 4 Martina Hingis 6465 5 Cara Black 5870 6 Shuai Peng 5632 7 Ekaterina Makarova 5315 7 Elena Vesnina 5315 9 Su-wei Hsieh 5110 10 Kristina Mladenovic 4515 GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Marrakech, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Singles - Round 1 (1)(WC)G. Muguruza (ESP) d. (WC)D. Kasatkina (RUS) 6-4, 6-1 K. Mladenovic (FRA) d. M. Erakovic (NZL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (8)M. Puig (PUR) d. (Q)A. Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-0, 7-6(3) (2)T. Bacsinszky (SUI) d. E. Rodina (RUS) 6-3, 7-5 T. Maria (GER) d. C. Witthoeft (GER) 6-3, 6-2 (4)E. Svitolina (UKR) d. D. Vekic (CRO) 6-2, 6-2 T. Babos (HUN) d. (5)M. Barthel (GER) 6-4, 6-0 Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Singles - Round 1 (1)K. Pliskova (CZE) d. A. Beck (GER) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 T. Pironkova (BUL) d. (Q)O. Govortsova (BLR) 7-5, 6-1 (Q)A. Konjuh (CRO) d. (7)B. Bencic (SUI) 7-5, 6-7(8), 7-6(3) (3)B. Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. M. Brengle (USA) 7-6(5), 6-3 Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-1

HORSE RACING Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, Post time 3:24 p.m. Horse: trainer; jockey odds American Pharoah: Bob Baffert; Victor Espinoza 5-2 Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 4-1 Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 15-2 Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 10-1 Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castellano 12-1 Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 16-1 Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 16-1 International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 18-1 Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz20-1 El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 33-1 Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 33-1 Ocean Knight: Kiaran McLaughlin; Irad Ortiz, Jr. 40-1 Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 40-1 Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano40-1 Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 40-1 Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; undecided 30-1 Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1 Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1 Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 66-1 Current odds, Bovada.lv

Kentucky Derby Lingo Mint Julep: The official drink of the Kentucky Derby. It consists of bourbon, mint, and a sweet syrup. Burgoo: Thick, meaty traditional stew. Millionaire’s Row: The premium seating area that houses all of the rich and famous Kentucky Derby guests during the races. Kentucky Derby Festival: The twoweek series of events around the race.

Schedule, with 2015 money winnings as of April 27 This week’s tournament WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Begins today, play through Sunday) TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 72, 7,169 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. 2014 champion: Jason Day Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $5,087,996 2 Jimmy Walker $3,509,349 3 Dustin Johnson $3,013,887 4 J.B. Holmes $2,942,520 5 Bubba Watson $2,720,950 6 Jason Day $2,351,128 7 Patrick Reed $2,344,556 8 Justin Rose $2,252,000 9 Charley Hoffman $2,240,915 10 Ryan Moore $2,171,580 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,156,046 12 Brandt Snedeker $2,029,667 13 Sang-Moon Bae $1,942,781 14 Robert Streb $1,808,680 15 Brooks Koepka $1,747,981 16 Ben Martin $1,707,823 17 Bill Haas $1,655,606 18 Daniel Berger $1,602,258 19 Paul Casey $1,565,580 20 Jim Furyk $1,544,661 Canadian golfers 51 Nick Taylor $941,944 73 David Hearn $751,506 100 Graham Delaet $489,608 124 Adam Hadwin $381,522 197 Mike Weir $72,800

LPGA Tour This week’s tournament Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3 Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis. Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Lydia Ko $908,810 2 Sei Young Kim $742,306 3 Stacy Lewis $706,660 4 Inbee Park $615,261 5 Brittany Lincicome $531,488 6 Amy Yang $528,685 7 Hyo Joo Kim $453,493 8 Morgan Pressel $416,643 9 Mirim Lee $390,834 10 Cristie Kerr $369,146 11 Na Yeon Choi $364,171 12 Shanshan Feng $305,294 13 Ha Na Jang $292,907 14 Anna Nordqvist $271,162 15 Ariya Jutanugarn $259,416 16 Ilhee Lee $249,838 Canadian golfers 86 Alena Sharp $31,380 116 Sue Kim $10,697 139 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $4,253

Web.com Tour This week’s tournament United Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3 Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen. Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Peter Malnati $184,207 2 Wes Roach $166,917 3 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 4 Andrew Landry $150,870 5 Dawie van der Walt $126,896 6 Patton Kizzire $123,999 7 Kevin Tway $121,122 8 Mathew Goggin $120,299 9 Kelly Kraft $119,912 10 Harold Varner III $97,267 11 Steve Marino $95,308 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $81,991 13 Erik Barnes $81,810 14 Steve Allan $77,775 15 John Mallinger $73,379 16 Henrik Norlander $72,756 17 Andrew Yun $71,573 18 Rhein Gibson $71,500 19 Timothy Madigan $71,054 20 Abraham Ancer $68,135 From Canada T95 Roger Sloan $11,660

Champions Tour This week’s tournament Insperity Invitational, May 1-3 (54 holes) The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas. Par 72, 7078 yards. Purse: $2,050,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer. Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Olin Browne $492,399 2 Bart Bryant $458,092 3 Mark O’Meara $448,242 4 Paul Goydos $385,900 5 Joe Durant $383,131 6 Miguel Angel Jimenez $365,792 7 Rocco Mediate $358,317 8 Billy Andrade $349,054 9 Tom Pernice Jr. $338,925 10 Colin Montgomerie $329,737 11 Marco Dawson $329,308 12 David Frost $323,109 13 Lee Janzen $320,920 14 Bernhard Langer $290,400 15 Kevin Sutherland $262,245 16 Tom Lehman $252,984 17 Esteban Toledo $238,475 18 Gene Sauers $236,629 19 Michael Allen $235,631 20 Scott Dunlap $221,541 Canadian golfers 31 Rod Spittle $140,151 33 Stephen Ames $135,694 93 Jim Rutledge $16,775

European Tour No tournament this week. European Tour pros will play at WGC-Cadillac Match Play (see PGA above) Golfer 2015 Winnings 1 Rory Mcilroy €1,224,670 2 Danny Willett €1,118,691 3 Justin Rose €927,972 4 Ross Fisher €805,680 5 Anirban Lahiri €749,002 6 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €733,231 7 Bernd Wiesberger €727,942 8 Branden Grace €692,279 9 Louis Oosthuizen €666,071 10 David Howell €546,531 12 Henrik Stenson €514,944 13 Andy Sullivan €500,520 14 Marc Warren €482,424 15 Alex Noren €435,472 16 George Coetzee €432,406 17 Thongchai Jaidee €404,490 18 Luke Donald €383,406 19 Richie Ramsay €378,468 20 Ian Poulter €360,859 21 Martin Kaymer €357,938

AUTO RACING NASCAR Geico 500 (Aaron’s 499) Sunday, May 3, 10:19 a.m., Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. Tri-oval, 2.66 miles per lap. SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400) Saturday, May 9, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap. Sprint Showdown 60 miles. Friday, May 15, 4:31 p.m., Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. 40 laps, Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap.

Formula One Spanish Grand Prix Sunday, May 10, 5 p.m., Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE

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WORD FIND

BRIDGE

A Conclusion Dealer: South None vulnerable NORTH ♠9873 ♥AQ8 ♦Q105 ♣AQ4 WEST EAST ♠AQ5 ♠K1064 ♥92 ♥654 ♦98732 ♦KJ64 ♣975 ♣K6 SOUTH ♠J2 ♥KJ1073 ♦A ♣J10832 W N E S Pass Pass 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass Opening Lead: ♦9

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

ZITS

ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: IT’S GREAT FUN

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

Declarer played low from the table, drew trump ending in hand and rode the jack of clubs to the king. East switched to a spade but ten tricks were in the bank, N-S +420. If trumps had divided 4-1, declarer would play a low club to the queen. If he runs the jack to the king, the defense would be able to force out his last trump while the club suit was blocked. 3NT would be soundly defeated. East may begin with a diamond but a spade will also be effective. With the king of clubs offside, there will be no hope of success. A diamond lead would position the defense to score nine tricks when North runs the jack of clubs at trick two. The major suit game was duly reached when South revealed invitational values with excellent club support. North held sufficient values to accept the game try and disclosed three-card heart support on the way to game. North would pass three clubs without game interest and, therefore, three hearts was forcing to some game contract. South was happy to advance to the major suit game when partner revealed heart support. A club contract would yield another ten tricks but the minor suit game would finish down one. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca

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HI AND LOIS

BLONDIE

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27 Charles Darwin’s occupation 28 Banned insecticide 29 Fork prongs 30 What furnaces output 31 Biblical boat 33 Espresso with milk 34 Vicinities 36 “Hey, over here!” 39 Cowboy’s rope 40 Language suffix 41 Storage container 47 Formed a spiral 48 Raggedy doll 50 Ink stains 51 Look happy 52 Churn up 53 “This is terrible!” 54 Former soldiers, for short 55 Give off 56 Evaluate 57 State east of Nevada 58 Wizard of Oz dog 59 Psyche sections 60 A few

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CLASSIFIEDS/DIVERSIONS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015

HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ARIES (March 21-April 19) Generally your communication excels, but when others remain nonresponsive, you can get very upset. What you choose to do is likely to shake up the status quo, but it might not draw the response you desire. Tempers suddenly could flare up. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A caring gesture will warm up emotional waters. You can be direct as long as you are nonjudgmental and exhibit depth and caring. A friendship will allow you to spread your wings and understand others better. Let your fun side emerge. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Listen to a loved one before you make a decision. Someone might be whispering gossip in your ear rather than facts. Go directly to the source. Remain on top of what you need to do. Express your feelings in a way in which they can be heard. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You could be past the point of no return. Your ability to have a discussion despite someone’s manipulation and some excess anger might surprise even you. You tend to understand this person better than he or she understands him- or herself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Much is happening behind

the scenes. The less you say, the more information you will get. Someone who cares a lot about you might not be able to express it. Be kind to this person, as you don’t get friends like this very often. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Someone you need to answer to or who can cause commotion in your life could be quite enthralled with what you are doing. This person might be unwilling to share his or her thoughts. Pressure builds around a decision to break past barriers. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might not realize how important you are to someone. As a result, you could feel left out. Make a call to a loved one and have a long-overdue discussion. Be aware that communication is off right now. Proceed with care. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your understanding of others easily could pay off. A friend will seem calculating and cool, but he or she could be quite emotional. You’ll see through this person’s defenses, but you might choose to not let him or her know. Tonight: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could feel as if a boss or an associate tends to be overbearing. You might want to run away. Perhaps a discussion at a later date would be appropriate. A family member, who likely will

have good intentions, could make the situation worse. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Reach out to someone you care about. Your ability to make a difference will take you down a new path. You could see a situation in a totally different light as a result. Be careful not to be too distracted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might feel as if a partner is too controlling about a financial matter. Be careful if you are unhappy, as you are likely to do whatever it takes to stop overthinking the issue. A family member encourages you to spend. Ask yourself why. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your emotional mood could evoke a strong reaction from someone who is often too much in his or her own head. Bypass this person and get to the root of the problem. You might not be able to clear the air immediately, but you will soon. YOUR BIRTHDAY (April 29) This year you often feel as if you have to cater to a loved one who might be very emotional. You often have a strong reaction to that type of behavior. Your creativity will tend to save the day and find solutions. Through August, you will be happiest close to home. If you are single, you will meet someone who makes you feel worryfree and cared about.

Bridal shower about gifts; use a registry to help out newlyweds

Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My brother is 42 years old and is getting married for the first time. His brideto-be has been married before. My mom and I would like to give her a bridal shower, but it seems they have most of what they need. However, they don’t own their own home. How do we send out invites and ask guests to give money toward either the cost of the wedding or larger purchases like new furniture or a down payment on a home without being rude? Is there a proper way, or is it not OK to ask for this? — Stumped in Wisconsin Dear Stumped: It is not OK to expect guests to pay for the wedding. The bridal couple should have the wedding they can afford. Showers, however, are about gifts, so there is some

leeway when it comes to registries. There are now registries for honeymoons, vacations and, yes, houses, including furniture and appliances. If the couple has such registries, the websites can be listed on a separate sheet of paper with the shower invitation. You also can pass along such preferences by word of mouth. But part of a shower is unwrapping gifts so everyone can “oooh” and “aaah.” It might be wise for the bride to register at more traditional places where unwanted gifts can be returned or exchanged for something more to her liking (after she writes her thank-you notes, of course).

Dear Annie: I’d like to help those who feel the same as “Also Lonely in Chesapeake, Va.,” the 29-year-old virgin who hasn’t found Mr. Right. I know it may sound strange in this day and age, but 15 years ago, my husband was a virgin. Due to low self-esteem and a lack of selfconfidence, he was afraid to ask a woman out. We were 43 when we met, and I am so glad. We’ve had 15 very happy years, and I hope there are many more to come. — Donna

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