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Black History Archives manager Christine Meutzner has been on a mission to learn more about African-Canadians who lived in the region a century ago
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Christine Meutzner, manager at Nanaimo Community Archives, searches for information. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
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t has always bothered Nanaimo Community Archives manager Christine Meutzner that more is not known about the early black settlers in Nanaimo. Spurred on by the Wellington Action Committee’s latest push to get a sign up to commemorate the black community members who lived there in the early 1900s, Meutzner began to revisit the issue. Very little existed by way of solid fact or evidence, so Meutzner worked with the heritage planner on how they should approach the issue. “We decided to talk about Wellington as a community, not just about coal mining, because all the signs just sort of talk about the minutiae of coal mining. Talk about how many houses were there, what kind of services, what was the population like, how many children? Stuff
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like that. And from there we will publicly present the new decided we should really invesinformation she has uncovered tigate the black community, and at the Nanaimo Archives’ annual stop just saying ‘a few,’ general meeting. or ‘maybe,’ ‘alleged,’ we The search began should actually look at when Meutzner uncovit. So that’s where my ered a census registry motivation came from from 1901 that had been initially.” posted online, in which There wasn’t much there was an option to go on, other than a to choose race in the few well-known historsearch field. ical characters such as “So when they pubthe Stark family and lished the 1901 census baseball player Jimmy online, one of the catJulie Claxton. egories you could pick Chadwick However, “only having was ‘race,’ and they Reporting one person to spring had black, yellow or off of, (Louis Stark, in red,” said Meutzner. Extension), led me to “So I pushed ‘black’ believe there must have and I pushed ‘Vancouver been a larger community, even Island’ and when I did that I got if it was just a couple families, it a couple hundred black people. had to have been more than just When I went through it all, I the one,” said Meutzner. determined that over 50 of them This hunch proved to be corwere living in Extension. It’s not rect, and pn June 10, Meutzner half like I thought, but it is a sig-
nificant number, and it seems to be a community that was quite distinct from the first wave of black people who came here in the 1860s.” From there Meutzner took their names and began to track the families and their place of origin, which was primarily the Eastern U.S. Some stories proved to be intriguing, said Meutzner. For example though much has been said about the Jimmy Claxton, who spent most of his life outside the Nanaimo area, the lives of his parents William Edgar Claxton and Emma Richards were likely even more interesting. A mixed-race union, their marriage certificate from 1892 states plainly that “the bridegroom is a coloured man, his bride a white woman.” See HISTORY, Page A5
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Spring saw uptick in visits to city In year-to-date terms, occupancy is up over last year, and other indicators all showed an increase DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
The tourism industry showed positive results in April, despite a year-over-year drop in the hotel room occupancy rate. In year-to-date terms, occupancy is up over last year, and other indicators all showed an uptick. BC Ferries, the Nanaimo Airport and Vancouver Island Conference Centre all report positive growth in the April Nanaimo
Tourism Bulletin published by Victoria-based Chemistry Consulting. The Nanaimo Airport counted 23,637 passengers in April, a 15.76-per cent improvement over last year, with the airport expected to break the 300,000 barrier this year. Both major ferry routes saw increases, in both vehicle and passenger traffic, with the greatest gains seen on the Tsawwassen-Duke Point route.
Fewer buses travelled both routes, however. Any use of the conference centre would be an improvement this year, after the facility saw zero delegate-days of activity during the first few months of 2014. This April the conference centre saw 1,132 delegate-days of use, for a total of 3.739 delegate days, all of it in excess of last year’s numbers. The biggest events in April
were put on by the Healing Touch Association of Canada and the Forum for Change and Reconciliation, which each drew about 200 delegates apiece. “Everything is in waves and cycles,” said Denise Tacon, VICC general manager. “In May we’re going to double that to 4,000 (delegate days.)” While the tourism report showed April’s 55.6-per cent occupancy rate was down from the 60.4 per cent rate reported
last year, measured year-to-date occupancy is up 4.6 per cent, compared to 2014. And April 2014 “was the best April in seven years,” said Dan Brady, who represents the Nanaimo Economic Development Association on the Nanaimo Tourism Leadership Committee. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
WHY NANAIMO? A look at why people choose to make the Harbour City home
Couple fell in love with beauty of the Island Aaron Hinks Reporting
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avid Chillman first stepped foot on Vancouver Island three years ago on a vacation. He fell in love with the Island, made a few contacts at St. Philip By-The-Sea Anglican Church and eventually went back home to Bagshot, England. A couple of months after he returned home to his wife, Jude, he received an email from one of his Island contacts encouraging him to apply for jobs on the Island. Not long after, Chillman found himself as the new rector at St. Philip By-The-Sea Anglican Church. What drew you to Nanaimo? I think for me it’s the places that you can go to so easily, there’s such stunning beauty here. All sorts of places on the Island that are so beautiful, so peaceful. I think that’s one of the things we keep commenting on, we go to places where the equivalent place in England would be packed with people, tourists, developments and kiosks. What challenge have you faced? The first real challenge we faced was getting our money out of England. The British end was a nightmare, the Canadian end was fantastic, they couldn’t do enough to help. It was a couple of weeks, closer to a month, before we could access our money. Another challenge was getting use to driving on the other side of the road, but that’s quite easy when you’re in a left hand car. It’s only if you take your car from England to the continent of Europe, then you’re in a right-hand car on the other side of the road, then it’s very hairy. The roads here are wide, there’s no traffic, there really isn’t. I
David Chillman and his wife, Jude, pictured on at their central-Nanaimo home.
heard someone talking about how terrible the traffic was in Vancouver and I thought Vancouver was easy, you have straight roads, you just keep going down the right way, if you miss your turn it’s easy to turn around. Try driving down south London where all the roads go all over the place and you’re lost and gridlocked virtually all day. How are you integrating into the community? We’re getting to know people not just inside the church, if you come as a church minister you
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have that ready community there. We joined the Harbour City Newcomers Club and we’re getting to know people outside the church which is really good. People are very welcoming and happy to share what they do, what they’re interested in. What’s the most underrated thing in/about Nanaimo, from your point of view? I think it’s a great place to be, you’ve got so many facilities, you have lots of shops but you can be up on the hills, out on the coast, any place you like in a real-
ly short period of time. I think Nanaimo itself is probably underrated, people don’t realize it’s a really great place to live. If you could make one change to Nanaimo, what would it be? A place where we could buy our favourite East Indian dish, chicken bhuna. We were very, very lucky when we lived in Bagshot, just down the road from us there was one of the best Indian restaurants in the south of England. It was fantastic food, we loved it. There is nothing like it in Nanaimo, there is nothing like it
in Vancouver that we have found. We spent a few days in Toronto and saw nothing there either. I’m pretty confident that there is nothing like it in Canada. It’s one of the things we miss the most. In England because there are so many people coming to England from India and Pakistan that kind of indian food, south Asian culture is so ingrained in the UK culture in a way that it’s not here. We miss that. Aaron.Hinks @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4242
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Outcome of meeting with province over dams still unclear SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
The province is remaining tight-lipped following a City of Nanaimo council request to amend an order to upgrade the lower Colliery dam by the end of this year. Recently, Mayor Bill McKay and several council members,
including Jim Kipp, Bill Bestwick, Jerry Hong, Bill Yoachim and Gord Fuller, travelled to Victoria to meet provincial officials to discuss the issue. Tim Sheldon, the deputy minister of the ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations, was in attendance, as was the comptroller of water rights,
Glen Davidson, who approved the order on the city. The order imposed by Davidson’s office requires the city to modify the dam to address what engineering reports have described as an inadequate infrastructure to divert water and prevent collapse of the dam in an extreme flood.
The city has filed an appeal and stay request on the provincial order. A temporary stay has since been issued by the province’s independent Environmental Appeal Board. Ministry spokesman Greig Bethel confirmed that Davidson said the order could be amend-
ed, but added, “if the City of Nanaimo comes up with an alternative solution that would provide a level of protection similar to what is prescribed in the existing order.” Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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Important to take action after TRC report
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he executive summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, written after a six-year exploration of the destructiveness of the residential school system for all Canadians, should be required reading for all. It chronicles the terrible injustice of taking young children from caring families and raising them, with treatment ranging from inadequate food and housing to physical and sexual abuse, far from those whom they loved and who loved and cherished them. Its legacy has been societal breakdown and damaged relationships in generations of aboriginal families. The residential school system began in the 1870s; the last school closed in 1996. Some 3,200 children died at the schools, although the real number of deaths is thought
to be double that. This report is justified in calling the residential school movement cultural genocide under the United Nations convention on genocide for “forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.” For the goal of the residential schools was not really to educate, but to extinguish the Indian in children as young as five or six years of age. In the words of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, “. . .Indian children should be withdrawn as much as possible from the parental influence, and the only way to do that would be to put them in central training industrial schools where they will acquire the habits and modes of thought of white men.” Racism and a deep-seated lack of
respect for aboriginal culture were not the only motivations for the residential school tragedy, funded by the federal government and carried out by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, United, Methodist, Presbyterian and other churches over 120 years. The goal of the Macdonald government and those that followed was to eradicate native culture and assimilate aboriginals into white culture, in part to “divest itself of its legal and financial obligations to Aboriginal people and gain control over their land and resources.” The goal of reconciliation, the commission writes, is to set up “a mutually respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in this country. In order for that to happen, there
has to be awareness of the past, acknowledgement of the harm that has been inflicted, atonement for the causes, and action to change behaviour.” The report argues that all Canadians need real education about the history and ongoing treaty rights of First Nations and correctly points out that reconciliation means rejecting the notion that only native society needs reform. Among its 94 recommendations are a call for an inquiry into Canada’s missing and murdered aboriginal women, child welfare reform, better education on reserves and at universities, including aboriginal language training, and improved health care. Those are among the recommendations that Ottawa can and
should move on immediately. Others, like settling land disputes and adopting the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, may take longer to implement. This report is about changing the relationship between aboriginals and other Canadians. It asks aboriginals and non-aboriginals to work together for a better future in which problems are not ignored and swept aside to fester, but addressed collectively with knowledge, wisdom and the will to build a better society. – CANADIAN PRESS (HALIFAX CHRONICLE-HERALD)
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Siren song of socialism an instrument of harm Re: ‘Hard left turn may cost Alberta lots more jobs’ (Your Letters, Daily News, June 5) I read the letter from Casey Timmermans with great interest. I too believe the election of an NDP majority in Alberta was an event with profoundly negative consequences for that province, but I am nevertheless delighted with the results. Here is my reasoning. Many people are attracted to the “siren song” of socialism which tells a tale that the solution to all societal problems comes through two methods. First, the government should tax the wealthy into virtual oblivion and then re-distribute that confiscated wealth in the direction of favoured leftist constituencies. Second, socialists seem to believe that the only obstacle to a wonderful society is the greed and power of corporations and other concentrations of capitalist-based political power. Therefore, such power blocks have to be intensely regulated so they can no longer ‘harm’ society. We have seen those philosophies put into action by recent NDP governments in British Columbia; in the Rae administration in Ontario, in the long-standing socialist governments in Saskatchewan and in the recent short-lived Marois
administration in Quebec. In my opinion, the net result of all those experiments in socialism has been profoundly negative. Ontario became an economic disaster under Rae. British Columbia went from a “have” province to “have not” in short order. Saskatchewan stagnated in terms of both population and economic growth under Douglas and his leftist successors. Quebec tossed out Marois and her leftist administration as their resource industries began to collapse. And so, we come to the present. It seems to me that Canadians need frequent reminders that the seemingly attractive “siren song” of socialism is not a panacea for the world’s needs but rather, on balance, an instrument of great harm. I am confident the NDP in Alberta will provide yet another much-needed example of this principle. Leonard M. Melman Nanoose Bay
Writer is trumpeting a right-wing agenda Re: ‘Comments by NDP MLA show lack of research’ (Your Letters, Daily News, June 6) Once again we read another of Mr. Sawchuk’s frequent letters
deriding the voters of B.C. for supporting the NDP on the Island. He must be a paid scribe of Black Press or Christy’s public relations army in their efforts to trumpet their right-wing agendas seeing the number and frequency of his diatribes. Edward Little Nanaimo
Arts community plays huge role in Nanaimo Re: ‘Port Theatre needs new sponsors to step up’ (Our View, Daily News, May 29) I concur with the editorial article published as to the importance of the arts to Nanaimo. Many, like me, have come here to benefit from the richness of music, art, and theatre offered. It extends beyond Nanaimo to the artistic community of Gabriola Island, and other offshore communities; together with townships north and south of the downtown core. Nanaimo has here the largest and best facilities for those others and our own community to enjoy. We have a rich legacy for younger persons, and many older, to become involved in the arts and to move forward successfully in their lives. Others are musicians educated here, who progress and
are acclaimed internationally and who may return here to teach, as well as to visit, perform, and appreciate again their early exposure, education, and life in Nanaimo. A visit to the annual NCM Musical Children’s Instrument ‘tryout’ at the Port Theatre is a testament to the growing interest among parents, and children, to one aspect of the arts scene here. I would hope, and expect there to be a new and reputable sponsor for the Port Theatre Society expansion. From what I can see of the recent past, there have been other ambitious citizens together with good, enthusiastic, civic leaders at work here in Nanaimo. This is truly a good and a remarkable artistic community to have come to. It requires our enthusiasm, dedication, varied skills, and a good infrastructure created together with dedicated and workable sponsors who can also benefit. Alan Miller Nanaimo 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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Monday Morning Pictorial Snapshots of the mid-Island
Tyler Medagila, who ranks third in Canada, autographs a photograph for Daniel Jennings, 8.
Eric Jeffery gets air while racing the qualifier Sunday morning at The Wastelands race track.
Spectators got an overhead view of the race track during the 2015 Canadian Motocross Rockstar Energy Pro Nationals.
Pro riders take off at Wastelands
Dylan Schmoke in his qualifying round at the 2015 Canadian Motocross Rockstar Energy Pro Nationals Sunday morning at The Wastelands race track. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS PHOTOS]
From front, Tim Shea and his friend Jack Urbanstone watch the race from the top of an old Volkswagen.
Jerome Therrien cleans a bike after a run around the track.
FROM THE FRONT
Museum constantly searching for new information HISTORY, From Page A1
It raises a lot of interesting questions that we may never get the answers to, said Meutzner. “Was that woman ostracized? It was a fairly metropolitan community, there were people from all over the world. Wellington
was way more ethnically diverse than Nanaimo ever was,” she said. “Was it sort of semi-tolerated by some? Even though racism was systemic, I would imagine there must have been some community that accepted them somewhere. “Otherwise, they were such
brave folk they would have been outside the norm.” This new research not only adds to what we know about local history, it also offers an important reminder that “history is never done,” said Meutzner. “I’ve always kind of known that, but as more and more stuff
presents itself, the picture is constantly changing. The lesson for all of us is, whether you’re working in a museum or archives or a historical site to be constantly looking to see if there’s new information.” The AGM takes place June 10 at 6 p.m. at the Nanaimo Art Gal-
lery Art Lab at 150 Commercial St. All are welcome. For more information, call 250-753-4462 or emailnanaimoarchives@gmail. com. Julie.Chadwick @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4238
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JUSTICE
POLICE
Police comb Canadian border looking for convicts
Shot Richmond man found to be targeted
Escape from upstate New York prison has officers searching for convicted killers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DANNEMORA, N.Y. — The brother of a slain sheriff’s deputy had forgotten the names of those involved in the killing more than a decade ago. Then came a daring prison break: Two convicted murderers hid dummies in their beds and used power tools to cut their way to freedom. The cunning escape from an upstate New York prison on Saturday had hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement officers searching for one of the deputy’s killers and another man imprisoned for dismembering his boss. Richard Matt and David Sweat staged what Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “a really elaborate, sophisticated operation” that ended at a manhole cover blocks away from the prison. The men had filled their beds inside the Clinton Correctional Facility with clothes to appear as though they were sleeping, cut into steel steam pipes and shimmied out of the prison. On one pipe cut in the escape, investigators found a note with a crude Asian caricature along with the words, “Have a nice day.” Sweat, 34, is serving a sentence of life without parole after he was convicted of first-degree murder for killing a sheriff’s deputy in Broome County, New York, on July 4, 2002. Matt, 48, is serving a sentence of 25 years to life for the kidnapping, dismemberment and killing of his former boss in 1997. Steven Tarsia, brother of Deputy Kevin Tarsia, said
This combination made from photos released by the New York State Police shows inmates David Sweat, left, and Richard Matt. [AP PHOTO]
finding out his brother’s killer had escaped “turns your world upside-down all over again.” He said just the other day, he had been trying to remember the names of the men responsible for his brother’s death, and “I couldn’t remember their names. “All of a sudden, I remember them again,” he said. Tarsia told The Associated Press on Sunday he couldn’t imagine how the men could have gotten power tools and escaped without help, but “I don’t know why anybody would help them.” Cuomo said it was impossible to
believe nobody heard the noise from the tools. “They were heard, they had to be heard,” Cuomo told ABC’s Good Morning America on Sunday. Roadblocks were set up in the area around the village of Dannemora, which is about 20 miles (30 kilometres) from the Canadian border, and bloodhounds and helicopters were being used to track down the men, officials said. Beth Nichols, an employee of the Dunkin’ Donuts across the street from the prison and a few
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
RICHMOND — Worshippers at a British Columbia Sikh temple are shaken after a man was killed in an alleged targeted shooting in the parking lot. The Integrated Homicide Investigation team has identified the victim as 42-year-old Edwin Shek-Yin Cheng, who was known to police. Sgt. Stephanie Ashton said police were called just before 9:30 p.m. Friday to the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Sikh Temple in Richmond, B.C. Officers found Cheng shot dead inside a vehicle and don’t yet know why he was there, she said. “At this time there appears to be no connection between the Sikh temple and the location of the murder,” Ashton said in a statement. “We have no reason to believe the public is at further risk as a result of this targeted incident.” Investigators are now speaking with dozens of witnesses who were in the area at the time and are still asking anyone with information to come forward, she said. Ashton said she could not say whether the crime was gang-related and police do not yet have any suspects. One worshipper said there were many people in the temple when the shooting occurred. “One guy was parked in the parking lot and another car came, a black SUV, and they start shooting him and they left right away,” said the man, who did not give his name. He said the victim’s face, arm and torso were riddled with bullets. There were as many as 20 shots and the car was surrounded by shells afterward, he said. Other members said the area was very safe with nothing like the shooting ever occurring in the past 30 years.
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FISHERIES
Submitted plans call for sales of seal penis MICHAEL MACDONALD THE CANADIAN PRESS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, talks to Stephen Harper prior to their bilateral meeting during the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Harper pushes leaders to ratify EU free trade MIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany — Prime Minister Stephen Harper used Sunday’s opening of the G7 summit to push European leaders to ratify the comprehensive Canada-EU free trade agreement. Harper’s office said he talked up the trade pact at the G7’s first working session of the day on the fragile global economy. “Prime Minister Harper encouraged European members of the G7 to swiftly implement the job-creating Canada-EU trade agreement,” his office said in a statement. Harper met European Council President Donald Tusk, and the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, where he was expected to push the deal. Harper said nothing about the trade deal going into the meeting, and did not meet with the travelling Canadian media on the first day of the summit, holding two photo-ops that lasted barely a minute in total. Canada and the
EU have an agreement in principle on a sweeping pact in goods and services but the legal text still needs to be finished so it can be ratified by Canada and the EU’s 28-member countries. Ratifying the pact, known as CETA, would be a major political win for Harper with the planned Oct. 19 federal election looming. Heading into a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Harper said nothing about the pact, but his office said prior to the summit that the prime minister would be using all his meetings with European leaders to push for it. Harper also met with British Prime Minister David Cameron, and they discussed the need to grow the fragile global economy as well as addressing two of the world’s leading security issues: the crisis between Russia and Ukraine and the fight against the Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, said his office. They emphasized the need for
Russian President Vladimir Putin to honour the Minsk peace agreement that was seriously undermined by a renewed outbreak of violence in eastern Ukraine this week. “The two leaders reiterated the importance of maintaining a firm and united stance on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and urged Putin to respect and implement the Minsk Agreement,” said Harper’s office. Harper arrived in Germany’s scenic and mountainous Bavarian region for the G7 after stopping in Kyiv and assuring Ukrainian leaders that he would push for solutions to their ongoing conflict with Russia. Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama also presented a united front, affirming the need to maintain sanctions on Russia. “The duration of sanctions should be clearly linked to Russia’s full implementation of the Minsk agreements and respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty,” the White House said in a statement.
HALIFAX — Sales of Canadian seal products could get a lift if the federal Fisheries Department adopts a plan that, among other things, calls for the revival of the controversial seal penis trade, a key supporter of the East Coast seal hunt says. The report, drafted by the Fur Institute of Canada, is aimed at creating new markets to support an earlier proposal to slaughter 140,000 grey seals over five years in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence — 70 per cent of the grey seals that frequent the area. Fishermen have long complained that a growing population of grey seals is to blame for eating too many commercially valuable fish, which has resulted in repeated calls for a cull. The Fur Institute says its fiveyear plan, dated March 2014, focuses on creating markets for a number of products that could be derived using every part of the seal carcass. “The penises
of juvenile and adult animals may be dried and sold as sexual enhancement products, particularly to Asian buyers,” says the report, obtained through the access to information act. “Asian consumers, particularly athletes, also consume a beverage called Dalishen Oral Liquid that is made from seal penis and testicles, which they believe to be energizing and performance enhancing.” Officials at the Fisheries Department declined an interview, but said in an emailed response that they were considering the report. “Reports such as the one from FIC will help inform the government as it considers various options for grey seal population management with the goal of fostering a viable, self-sustaining industry,” states the email. Dion Dakins, chairman of the committee that wrote the study, said the decision to develop a market for seal penises stems from the belief that no parts of the carcass should be wasted.
ODDITY
Las Vegas strip club recruits recent high school graduates THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — New advertisements outside Little Darlings strip club in Las Vegas encourage recent high school graduates to apply, promoting stripping as a way to earn money for college. KVVU-TV reports that Little Darlings manager Rick Marzullo says the ads fit in with the character of Las Vegas. The signs have slogans like “Now auditioning the class of 2015” and “Pay your way through college.” Marzullo says he is offering
“Now auditioning the class of 2015 . . . Pay your way through college.“ Little Darlings strip club
a way for young women 18 and older to make good money in a struggling economy. He says entertainers at his club make up to $1,000 a night and he has noticed more and more women turning to stripping to help with rising college costs.
HUNGER
Students to build Nunavut greenhouse for cheap food LIAM CASEY THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — A group of university students will head to Nunavut this summer to build a greenhouse to produce cheaper food for one remote community. Ryerson University students Stefany Nieto and Ben Canning met two years ago and wanted to tackle an issue affecting Canadians. They are part of Enactus, an international organization that connects students, professors and business experts with the goal of using entrepreneurial action to raise living standards. They pondered projects that included providing skills to inmates and producing baby warmers for northern families. And then they came
across food scarcity in the North. Food is hard to come by in Nunavut, especially produce, which arrives via boat or plane. And it’s egregiously expensive. Starvation is therefore a real threat in places such as Repulse Bay, at the Arctic Circle in central Nunavut. “That’s the reality they have to face every day,” said Canning, 19. “And Canada is supposedly a developed country. The situation is just baffling.” So they decided to take action, emulating similar programs in Alaska and Sweden. They have called their project “Growing North.” Last summer, the students flew to Repulse Bay -- which will revert to its
traditional Inuktitut name, Naujaat, on July 2 -- to do further research. They said they spoke with 10 per cent of the population. The community loved their idea, and has since donated land for the greenhouse. Mayor Solomon Malliki is excited about the project. “This should help. The cost of food is a major problem,” he said, adding he spent $13 for four apples just last week. “It would be special if we could eat fresh strawberries and blueberries.” The students also asked residents what foods they’d like to grow. The answers were typical: potatoes, onions, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. But there were also requests for “crazy stuff like mangoes,” Canning said.
CHINA
Rescuers bow in silence during Yangtze memorial CHRISTOPHER BODEEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JIANLI, China — Nearby ships blared horns for three minutes Sunday and rescuers bowed in silence to honour more than 430 victims of the Yangtze River capsizing, as specialists began working on DNA samples from relatives to identify the dead. The toll from last Monday’s overturning of the Eastern Star cruise ship rose to 431 dead with 11 people still missing, said Hu Kaihong, the vice director-general of the press bureau of the State Council Information Office.
Fourteen people survived, including three pulled by divers from the overturned hull Tuesday. After the ship was pulled upright by cranes and thoroughly checked by Saturday, the search for additional bodies turned to the river downstream, Hu said. Authorities planned to expand the search from the Hubei province disaster site to as far east as Shanghai, more than 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) away. Transport Minister Yang Chuantang presided over the ceremony Sunday on the deck of a ship next to the Eastern Star, saying simply “please observe silence.” Hundreds
of members of the military, police and others took off their hats and bowed as vessels blared their horns. State broadcaster CCTV showed some relatives also bowing as they watched the event on television from where they were staying in nearby Jianli county. Sunday marked the seventh day of the tragedy, the first commemorative event in the Chinese cycle of mourning. Authorities have attributed the overturning of the cruise ship late Monday to a freak storm with tornado-like winds, but also have placed the surviving captain and his first engineer in police custody.
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WLA
NBA FINALS
T-Men fall to Maple Ridge for third loss
Cavs tie series in OT win
SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
Two weeks ago, the Nanaimo Timbermen were 2-0 and just a win away from matching their entire win total from 2014. After an 16-10 loss on Sunday night to the Maple Ridge Burrards, the Timbermen are still looking for that third victory. The Timbermen have now lost three straight — to make matters worse, their first two losses came against a New Westminster Salmonbellies team that hadn’t lost a game, but their third came against a Burrards team that hadn’t yet won. “That’s lacrosse,” said Timbermen head coach Kaleb Toth of his team’s three-game slide. “This league is tight. Any team can win on any given night. We’ve proven that and other teams have proven that. As long we stay positive and keep chasing that next win, we’ll be OK.” Rookie Nanaimo product Pete Dubenski, a first-round draft pick of the Timbermen this year, made his first Western Lacrosse Association start of his career in goal on Sunday night and allowed 16 goals on 48 Maple Ridge shots. Toth said he wasn’t dissappointed in the rookie goalie’s efforts. “He made some key saves and I thought he did good in his first game in Senior A,” Toth said. “Obviously, he’s going to be hard on himself and he feels like he let the guys down, but realistically he played pretty good. It’s a good learning curve for him and he’s just going to get better.” Sophomore Brody Eastwood found his offensive groove after being virtually shut out in the last two games, scoring three times and adding two assists against the Burrards. With injured offensive star Cody Bremner having sat out his second straight game and newcomers Eli McLaughlin and Regan Harding still finding their ways, the rest of the offence hasn’t been ideal. “It takes time . . . but they have to get to the middle of the floor,” Toth said. “They’ve got to work hard, and if they don’t do that, we’ll replace them. “We’ve got a lot of players who can play offence, so if the guys aren’t willing to sacrifice and take hits ot make plays, we’ll find other players who will.” The Timbermen, despite their three-game losing streak, remain in a playoff position as the league approaches the quarter-poll as they hold fourth place in the WLA standings. Eastwood’s Sunday hat trick has him back among the league’s top goal scorers as he now has eight in five games, one fewer than Victoria’s Corey Small and Langley’s Anthony Malcom. Rookie Nanaimo product Mitch Parker is also tied with Victoria’s Rhys Duch with 13 for the most assists in the league. The Timbermen next play on Tuesday on the road against the Burnaby Lakers before returning home Sunday to face Corey Shires and the Coquitlam Adanacs. Scott.McKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
Stephen Curry air-balls potential winning shot as Cavaliers hold on in Game 2 ANTONIO GONZALEZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Big Three has faded. The Terrific Two is gone. And the Cleveland Cavaliers are still heading home with the NBA Finals knotted up at a game apiece. All thanks to the Chosen One — and his scrappy teammate from Down Under. LeBron James turned in a triple-double to remember, Matthew Dellavedova made the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and the Cavaliers overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to outlast the Golden State Warriors 95-93 on Sunday night. James finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in 50 minutes, carrying Cleveland’s depleted roster to victory on the NBA’s toughest home floor. The Warriors had been 47-3 at ear-piercing Oracle Arena. “I tried to give it all to my teammates. And they do a great job of giving it back to me. Total team effort,” said James, who shot 11 of 34 from the floor and seemed to wear down as the game dragged on. “To be back in the same position we were in three days ago and to come back and even the series is big time.” It was the second straight overtime game, and one the Cavs never should’ve let go so far. Stephen Curry had a horrific shooting performance but converted the tying layup for the Warriors late in regulation. The MVP also put Golden State in front 93-92 on free throws with 29.5 seconds left in overtime. Then, Draymond Green met James at the rim to block his left-handed layup, but the Cavs retained possession. After James Jones missed a 3-pointer, Dellavedova grabbed the rebound and was fouled. Dellavedova made both free throws to put Cleveland up with 10.1 seconds to play. Curry airballed a jumper contested by Dellavedova, James got the rebound and hit one of two free throws with 4.4 seconds left.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James celebrates after end of the overtime period of Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
“He was huge for us,” James said about Dellavedova. “We knew we could count on him because we’ve been in this situation before. He gave us everything that he had and more tonight.” After James’ made the free throw, Curry, without a timeout, raced up court and tried to pass ahead to Klay Thompson. But Iman Shumpert batted the ball away to seal Cleveland’s win. James waved his arms and pounded his chest near centre court. He shook hands and hugged teammates emphatically as most of the fans — wearing
those bright, golden yellow shirts — filed out of the arena. Game 3 is Tuesday night in Cleveland. “When we defend like we did tonight, we’re going to give ourselves a chance to beat any team in this world,” James said. It was a pivotal point for the Cavs, who won their first finals game in franchise history. They were swept by the Spurs in their only other appearance in 2007, when James was just growing into the planet’s best player. Cleveland was staring at a major deficit again. Teams with a 2-0 lead have gone on to win 28
of 31 series. Now that’s one thing the Cavs won’t have to overcome. James is still left trying to carry Cleveland to its first championship in 51 years after Kyrie Irving fractured his left kneecap in Game 1. Irving had surgery in Cleveland on Saturday to join sidelined starters Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao, both of whom had already been lost for the season with injuries. He got a little help, this time. Timofey Mozgov had 17 points and 11 rebounds but sat out a lot late in the fourth quarter and overtime when the Warriors went to a smaller lineup.
NHL FINALS
Blackhawks need to jump-start top players STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS
CHICAGO — Now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have gotten production out of their “Triplets” line, the Chicago Blackhawks would love to get stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane going in this Stanley Cup final. Through two games, Toews and Kane have basically been a non-factor, shut down by defencemen Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman and forwards Cedric Paquette and Ryan Callahan. Toews has one assist to show for the series, while Kane has zero points and in Game 2 failed to register a shot on goal for the first time in the post-season since 2009. Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said he doesn’t care which line steps up, but the spotlight is on Toews and Kane to produce beginning in Game 3 Monday night at United Center.
KANE
“That’s one of my jobs here is to try to produce offence,” Kane said Sunday. “At the same time I think you’ve got to stay positive, stay patient, try not to get too ahead of yourself and start thinking offence all the time.” The Blackhawks and Lightning were thinking offence plenty in a seven-goal Game 2 with the kind of rapid pace players hope sticks for the rest of the series. Combine goaltender Corey Craw-
ford’s inconsistency and Tampa Bay’s uncertain goaltending situation with the star power and it’s fair to expect more goals. Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov of Tampa Bay’s “Triplets” line each scored Saturday night in a 4-3 victory that tied the series at a game apiece. Meanwhile, Kane has been conspicuously quiet. Quenneville would love Kane to score but isn’t dissatisfied with his play so far. “I think he’s been a threat,” Quenneville said. “He was down with the two-on-one with (Brandon Saad) that looked like almost a breakaway, some other things that were materializing that were dangerous.” Taking up the Lightning’s defensive energy is part of the value of Toews and Kane, Quenneville said — and he’s right. Hedman, Stralman, Paquette and Callahan have been tasked with stopping them and were so effective that the Blackhawks
separated their star forwards in the third period. “They’re tough players to play against,” Lightning defenceman Braydon Coburn said. “That doesn’t change whether they’re together or whether they’re apart.” Still, expect the separation to continue in Game 3, with Saad, Toews and Marian Hossa together and then Kane with Brad Richards and, perhaps, Bryan Bickell, who Quenneville said “could play” after missing the past two. “Splitting those two up gives you a little bit more freedom as far as whether it’s room or something for them to be concerned with,” Quenneville said. “I think a little bit more balance to our offence is why we usually keep them apart.” Going home, the Blackhawks should be able to get Toews away from the Lightning’s top defensive pairing and shutdown line.
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Penalty call vs. China was a ‘brave decision’ NEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS
Darrin Wilson, of the Nanaimo Junior A Timbermen shoots, and scores making it 1-0 against the New Westminster Salmonbellies at the Nanaimo Ice Centre Saturday afternoon. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
Junior Timbermen beat Salmonbellies, tie Thunder SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
On Saturday, the Nanaimo Junior A Timbermen gave themselves the opportunity to get back into a playoff position. On Sunday, they couldn’t quite get there. For the second time this season Saturday, the Timbermen upset the New Westminster Salmonbellies — this time at home — 10-6. That put them within two points of the Bellies for the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League’s fourth and final playoff spot. But with a road game against the sixth-place Langley Thunder on Sunday, they couldn’t quite catch up as the two teams played to a 10-10 tie. The 1-0-1 weekend keeps the Timbermen at fifth-place in the eight-team league, one point back of New Westminster for fourth place — both teams have played 10 games with 11 to go. And while the Timbermen trail the Salmonbellies in the stand-
ings, they never did in Saturday’s game at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Brett Hawrys had two first-period goals, while Connor Leies and Darrin Wilson each scored on as the Timbermen led 4-1 after the first period. They went on to lead 8-2 after 40 minutes with Devan Smith and Alec Molander each scoring once and Dane Sorensen scoring twice. Leies and Cole Kryworuchka both scored in the third as the Timbermen were outscored 4-2 in the final frame as they cruised to their first win in four games. Playing without Hawrys, their top scorer, on Sunday in Langley, the Timbermen weren’t lacking for offence. After falling behind 3-2 after the first period to the Thunder with Adam Golia and Sorensen scoring in the opening frame, the Timbermen gave up two straight goals to start the first period. However, they would then score six of the game’s next seven
goals with Leies and Scorensen both scoring twice and Wilson and Colin Munro both also getting on the board. That surge gave the Timbermen an 8-6 lead, but the Thunder wouldn’t go away. The home team went on to score three straight goals to take a one-goal lead before Monty Chsiolm scored late in the third period to tie the game, eventually sending it to overtime. After an early extra-time goal from Langley, Nanaimo’s Daryl DeFreitas notched his second goal of the year to secure the tie and the single point in the standings. The Timbermen are back in action on Tuesday night for their third game in just four days as they take on the third-place Victoria Shamrocks at The Q Centre in Colwood. Scott.McKenzie@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
EDMONTON — Brave decision or non-call? Ukraine referee Kateryna Monzul’s decision to award a stoppage-time penalty Saturday proved to be the turning point in Canada’s 1-0 win over China in the opening match of the Women’s World Cup. Captain Christine Sinclair scored on the 92nd-minute penalty kick for the Canada victory and her 154th international goal. Canadian coach John Herdman applauded the call, given its timing, importance and the nature of the offence. “All credit to the referee,” he said after the match. “I mean that was a brave decision. Some refs just sort of overlook those ones, because you can go ’OK, well it was a bump.’ It wasn’t like blatantly obvious, (like) it was a blatant trip or something like that when someone’s through on goal. “I thought she was brave, very brave. And she had a very good game today. If that’s the standard of the referees in this tournament, this is going to be a solid tournament.” China coach Hao Wei said he did not have a clear view of the play. “We are here to play the game. We respect all the rules and we respect all the referee’s judgment,” he said diplomatically through an interpreter. “But whether it is fair or not I have to watch the video afterwards.” Canada’s Sophie Schmidt sent a looping ball into the box to Jessie Fleming, who toppled backwards as she headed the ball back towards Adriana Leon. The Canadian forward and China’s Zhao Rong both went after the ball with Leon going down after she was partially clotheslined by Zhao. The Chinese player appeared to be trying to hold her position as she headed towards the ball, but her outstretched arm caught Leon, whose burst of speed seemed to take Zhao
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by surprise. Zhao’s height didn’t help either in terms of the collision. She is listed as being three inches taller than the five-footthree Leon. Joe Machnik, a former FIFA match commissioner and MLS vice-president, agreed with the call on the Fox Sports broadcast. “I don’t think it’s a controversial play at all. What makes it controversial is the time of the decision — the 90th-plus minute,” he said. “We wouldn’t be talking about it if it happened in the 31st minute. “For me, it’s a penalty whether it’s the 31st minute or the 90th minute. The referee makes a great call.” But fellow Fox analyst, Alexi Lalas, a former U.S. international, disagreed. “Was it a foul? Yes. But the calls in a soccer game don’t happen in a vacuum,” he said. “I have to look at this in the context of the game. This was a 0-0 game. I thought in the first half, China played better than Canada, so at the end of the game, what really happened was the soccer gods smiled on the host nation, the referee walked to the spot singing ‘O Canada’ and gave them a gift. In the context of this game, I would not have called this a penalty.” Former Canadian international Kara Lang, now a TSN analyst, said it was the right call — the result of sloppy defending FIFA’s laws of the game define 10 offences that should result in a direct free kick, or a penalty if committed inside the penalty area.
PREMIER BASEBALL LEAGUE
Pirates sweep Chiefs, climb standings SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
An eight-run fifth inning Sunday afternoon capped off a doubleheader sweep for the Nanaimo Pirates over the Whalley Chiefs. More importantly, it propelled the local B.C. Premier Baseball League team into fifth place in the 12-team league ahead of the regular season’s stretch drive. After more than week off PBL play, the Pirates began their doubleheader Sunday with an 8-2 win in the morning before sending the Chiefs home win another loss in the afternoon, 13-3. Nanaimo pitcher North Rainey took the mound in the opener, giving up six hits and an earned run in six innings of work while striking out seven Whalley batters. Robert Busch, of Ladysmith, stepped in to relieve Rainey in the seventh inning and was near flawless, allowing just a single hit. Pirates sluggers Cole Warken and Zach Diewert both led the offence with three runs batted in each, while Garrett Goodall had one RBI. The Pirates scored at least a run in every inning but the fifth and gave up single runs in the first and fourth innings. In Game 2 on Sunday, Goodall stepped onto the mound and picked up the win
in four innings of work before reliever Aaron Page took over in the fifth and final inning. The Pirates broke out with an early 5-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a Shawn Arabsky double that scored Shane Rogers and Cole Warken and a Matt Skingle single that, with a Whalley error scored Diewert and Arabsky. A single from William Drewry later in the inning scored Skingle to put the Pirates up by five. The Chiefs, though, made a comeback with a three-run third inning but after the fourth went scoreless, the Pirates ran away with the win in the fifth. Warken kicked off the offence with a single before being driven in by a home run from Diewert. Another single from Drewry again scored Skingle and Kevin Sengara scored off a walk with Josh Carless-Jones at the plate. Drewry, Carless-Jones, Rogers and Vlaj would all later score before the game ended in a 10-run Pirates win. The Pirates, now 17-11 on the season, are next at home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Serauxmen Stadium against the Parksville Royals. Scott.McKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
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MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 | NANAIMO DAILY NEWS |
Sports Pictorial Snapshots of the mid-Island
A large crowd of people gather at the Mills Pier to watch the Van Isle 360 race.
At the sound of the horn, the Van Isle 360 racers are off.
Van Isle 360 yacht race sets sail
A large crowd of people gathered at the Mills Pier to watch the Van Isle 360 launch.
More than 50 yachts set sail Saturday from the Nanaimo downtown waterfront in the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race in a nine-leg, point-to-point voyage around Vancouver Island. [AARON HINKS PHOTOS/DAILY NEWS]
Spectators lined the seawall Saturday to watch the start of Van Isle 360 yacht race.
Numerous spectators watched from the Nanaimo downtown waterfront as yachts began a race around Vancouver Island on Saturday.
The Buck’aneer, lead by skipper Hart Buck and out of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, takes off for its race at the Nanaimo harbour Saturday morning.
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MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015
SCOREBOARD HOCKEY
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Best of seven series) Wednesday’s result (Game 1) Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Satuday’s result (Game 2) Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3 (Series tied1-1) Today’s schedule (Game 3) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Saturday at Tampa Bay
Lightning 4 Blackhawks 3 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Paquette (2) (Callahan, Hedman) 12:56 Penalties: Oduya Chi (Tripping) 18:28 Second Period 2. Chicago, Shaw (5) (Desjardins, Kruger) 3:04 3. Chicago, Teravainen (4) (Hossa, Sharp) 5:20 (PP) 4. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (10) (Coburn, Garrison) 6:52 5. Tampa Bay, Johnson (13) (Kucherov) 13:58 Penalties: Killorn Tb (Hooking) 4:26, Coburn Tb (Holding) 9:24 Third Period 6. Chicago, Seabrook (7) (Oduya, Toews) 3:38 7. Tampa Bay, Garrison (2) (Callahan, Hedman) 8:49 (PP) Penalties: Sharp Chi (Slashing) 4:59, Sharp Chi (High-sticking) 7:17, Sustr Tb (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 13:08 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Chicago 11 8 10 29 Tampa Bay 12 10 2 24 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Crawford (20/24), Tampa Bay: Bishop (21/24), Vasilevskiy (5/5) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Chicago: 1 of 3, Tampa Bay: 1 of 3 Att: 19,204 Wednesday, June 10 (Game 4) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13 (Game 5*) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Monday, June 15 (Game 6*) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 (Game 7*) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
American Hockey League Calder Cup Final Manchester Monarchs vs. Utica Comets Yesterday’s result (Game 1) Manchester 3, Utica 2 (OT) Today’s schedule (Game 2) Manchester 2, Utica 1 (OT) (Manchester leads series 2-0) Wednesday, June 10 (Game 3) Manchester at Utica, 4 p.m. Friday, June 12 (Game 4) Manchester at Utica, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALL NBA Championship final (Best-of-seven series) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors Thursday’s result (Game 1) Golden State 108 Cleveland 100 (OT)
GOLF
HORSE RACING SOCCER Belmont Stakes
FIFA Women’s World Cup
American Pharoah $3.50 2.80 2.50 Frosted 3.50 2.90 Keen Ice 4.60 Full results: Horse, Jockey 1 American Pharoah, Victor Espinoza 2 Frosted, Joel Rosario 3 Keen Ice, Kent Desormeaux 4 Mubtaahij, Irad Ortiz, Jr. 5 Frammento, Mike Smith 6 Madefromlucky, Javier Castellano 7 Tale of Verve, Gary Stevens 8 Materiality, John Velazquez
June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Yesterday’s results Norway 4, Thailand 0 Scoring: Trine Ronning 15’; Isabell Herlovsen 29’ and 34’; Ada Hegerberg 68’ Germany 10, Ivory Coast 0 Scoring: Celia Sasic 3, 14, 31’; Anja Mittag 29, 35, 64’; Simone Laudehr 71’; Sara Daebritz 75’;, Melanie Behringer 79’; Alexandra Popp 85’
Epsom Derby (Derby Stakes)
Saturday’s results (Day 1) Canada 1, China 0 Scoring: Christine Sinclair, Burnaby, B.C., 92nd minute, penalty. Halftime 0-0. Attendance: 53,058 Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0 Scoring: Lieke Martens, 33’
Epsom Downs, Surrey, England Results (Horse, jockey, odds) 1 Golden Horn, Frankie Dettori (13-8) 2 Jack Hobbs, William Buick (4-1) 3 Storm the Stars, Pat Cosgrave (16-1) 4 Giovanni Canaletto, Ryan Moore (6-1)
TENNIS French Open - Men, Women Grand Slam event: Stade Roland Garros Paris, France Surface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000 Men’s singles - Final Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Women’s Doubles - Final Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5.
LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP New Westminster 4 Victoria 5 Nanaimo 5 Langley 4 Coquitlam 3 Burnaby 3 Maple Ridge 4
W 4 3 2 2 1 1 1
L 0 2 3 2 2 2 3
T Pts 0 8 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2
Yesterday’s result Maple Ridge 16, Nanaimo 10 Tuesday, June 9 Nanaimo at Burnaby, 7 p.m. Langley at Maple Ridge, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 Victoria at Langley, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11 Burnaby at New Westminster, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, June 13 Burnaby at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 14 New Westminster at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m. Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.
BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L Coquitlam 11 10 1 Delta 13 10 3 Victoria 12 8 4 New Westminster 10 5 5 Nanaimo 10 4 5 Langley 13 3 8 Port Coquitlam 12 3 8 Burnaby 13 2 11 Yesterday’s results Nanaimo 10, Langley 10 (OT) Burnaby 9, Port Coquitlam 7
T 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Yesterday’s result (Game 2) Cleveland 95 Golden State 93 (OT) (Series tied 1-1)
Saturday’s results Nanaimo 10, New Westminster 6 Delta 12, Victoria 7
Tuesday, June 9 (Game 3) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9 Nanaimo at Victoria, 8 p.m.
Pts 20 20 16 10 9 8 7 4
Today’s schedule (Groups C, D) Sweden vs. Nigeria, 1 p.m. at Winnipeg Cameroon vs. Ecuador, 4 p.m.Vancouver United States vs. Australia, 4:30 p.m. at Winnipeg Japan vs. Switzerland, 7 p.m. at Vancouver Today’s venues: Vancouver: BC Place, Capacity 54,500 Winnipeg: Winnipeg Stadium, 33,422 24 Teams, with current FIFA world rank 1 Germany 2 United States 3 France 4 Japan 5 Sweden 6 England 7 Brazil 8 Canada 10 Australia 11 Norway 12 Netherlands 14 Spain 16 China 17 New Zealand 18 South Korea 19 Switzerland 25 Mexico 28 Colombia 29 Thailand 33 Nigeria 37 Costa Rica 48 Ecuador 53 Cameroon 67 Ivory Coast Preliminary round Two top teams in each group plus the four best third-place teams advance to the tournament’s knock-out stage, the Group of 16. Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 Canada (H) 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 New Zealand 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 China 0 0 1 0 1 0 Saturday’s results (Day 1) Canada 1, China 0 Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0 Group B W D L GF GA Pts 1 Germany 1 0 0 10 0 3 2 Norway 1 0 0 4 0 3 3 Thailand 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 Ivory Coast 0 0 1 0 10 0 Yesterday’s results (at Ottawa) Norway 4, Thailand 0 Germany 10, Ivory Coast 0 Group C W D L GF GA Pts 1 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group D W D L GF GA Pts 1 United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group E W D L GF GA Pts 1 Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group F W D L GF GA Pts 1 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 Upcoming games Tuesday, June 9 (Groups E, F) France vs. England, 10 a.m. at Moncton Colombia vs. Mexico, 1 p.m. at Moncton Spain vs. Costa Rica, 1 p.m. at Montreal Brazil vs. South Korea, 4 p.m. at Montreal Thursday, June 11 (Groups A, B) China vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m., Edmonton Germany vs. Norway, 1 p.m. at Ottawa Ivory Coast vs. Thailand, 4 p.m. Ottawa Canada vs. New Zealand, 6 p.m. at Edmonton Friday, June 12 (Groups C, D) Australia vs. Nigeria, 2 p.m. at Winnipeg Switzerland v Ecuador,4 p.m. Vancouver
UEFA Champions League Final - Saturday at Olympiastadion, Berlin Juventus 1, Barcelona 3
David Lingmerth, of Sweden, raises the trophy after winning the Memorial golf tournament in a three-hole playoff Sunday in Dublin, Ohio. [AP PHOTO]
Lingmerth takes Memorial in playoff DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUBLIN, Ohio — David Lingmerth kept telling himself it was his turn to win Sunday in the Memorial, even amid so many signs that suggested otherwise. He thought his 3-under 69 would be enough when Justin Rose shanked a shot from a fairway bunker, plunked a spectator in the head and had to get up-and-down from 55 yards on the final hole to force a playoff. And he did. Lingmerth was looking at a 10-foot par putt for the win on the first extra hole until Rose made a 20-footer for par that fell in from the right side of the cup, and suddenly the Swede’s putt was simply to stay in the game. Lingmerth made them all until he was shaking hands with tournament host Jack Nicklaus to celebrate a victory he won’t soon forget. He ended the three-hole playoff — the longest in 40 years at Muirfield Village — with a par putt from just inside 5 feet. But it was that first extra hole and his 10-foot putt to match Rose’s par that showed his resolved. “I was thinking to myself that I’d probably have a putt to win the tournament right there,” he said. “And then he drops it in ... and this big, huge roar. Crazy feeling. So I took a few moments just to let the crowd and myself calm down because I knew how big that next putt was going to be. I’ve been in a few playoffs. You win some, you lose some. But I didn’t feel that it was my turn to lose this time. I was telling myself that I was going to make that putt.” Stoic through all the pressure, the most emotion he showed was after it was all over. His first PGA Tour victory came on the birthday of his father, Thomas, and his parents’ anniversary. Lingmerth’s wife used FaceTime for the father to watch the press conference, and when it ended, Nicklaus took the spoke and spoke to him as Lingmerth smiled wider that he did all day. There were a few other gifts.
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W DC United 28 16 8 N. England 21 15 5 Toronto 19 12 6 Orlando 17 14 4 NY Red Bulls 17 13 4 Columbus 16 14 4 Philadelphia 15 16 4 Montreal 14 10 4 Chicago 14 13 4 NY City FC 11 14 2 Western League Club PTS GP W Seattle 26 14 8 Vancouver 26 16 8 Sporting KC 24 14 6 Portland 22 15 6 Dallas 22 14 6 Los Angeles 21 16 5 Houston 20 15 5 San Jose 19 14 5 Salt Lake 18 15 4 Colorado 14 14 2 Yesterday’s results Colorado 0, Salt Lake 0 Dallas 0, San Jose 0
L 4 4 5 5 4 6 9 4 7 7
T 4 6 1 5 5 4 3 2 2 5
GF GA 20 15 20 20 19 16 19 19 17 17 20 21 18 25 13 15 17 20 12 18
L 4 6 2 5 4 5 5 5 5 4
T 2 2 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 8
GF GA 20 11 18 15 22 15 15 14 18 19 15 18 21 19 14 15 13 18 11 12
Saturday’s results NY City FC 2, Philadelphia 1 Toronto 2, DC United 1 Montreal 2, Columbus 1 Orlando 3, Chicago 2 Seattle 0, Sporting KC 1 New England 0, Portland 2 Vancouver 1, LA Galaxy 0 Saturday, June 13 NY City vs. Montreal, 4 p.m. Columbus vs. LA Galaxy, 4:30 p.m. New England vs. Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Seattle vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
Pacific Coast Soccer League Team Victoria Mid Isle Vancouver Utd Vancouver Tbirds Kamloops Khalsa Tim Hortons Abbotsford FC Tigers
W 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 0 0
D 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2
L 1 1 0 1 4 2 4 4 6
GF GA Pts 19 10 19 14 7 16 11 3 14 14 9 11 12 16 7 8 6 7 11 19 6 7 14 3 11 23 2
Yesterday’s schedule Vancouver Tbirds 3, Kamloops 1 Khalsa vs. FC Tigers Saturday’s result FC Tigers 0, Victoria 4 Tuesday, June 9 Vancouver Utd vs. Abbotsford, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 13 Abbotsford vs. Tim Hortons, 2 p.m. Mid Isle vs. Vancouver Tbirds, 4 p.m. Victoria vs. Khalsa, 4 p.m. FC Tigers vs. Vancouver Utd, 5 p.m.
Canadian Tour - Victoria Bayview Place Island Savings Open presented by Times Colonist, Daily through Sunday, June 7 Uplands Golf Club. Par 70, 6,420 yards. Purse: CDN$175,000. Final group tee off today: 12:40 p.m.
Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 * Denotes Canadian golfer 1 *Albin Choi -15 64 65 70 66 T2 *Eugene Wong -12 65 67 70 66 T2 Jason Millard -12 71 65 65 67 T2 *Adam Svensson -12 68 69 62 69 T5 *Cory Renfrew -11 67 67 67 68 T5 John Ellis -11 66 68 66 69 T7 Sam Ryder -10 69 70 66 65 T7 Ethan Tracy -10 68 66 70 66 9 *Kevin Spooner -9 70 66 67 68 T10 Brien Davis -8 68 70 70 64 T10 Paul McConnell -8 69 69 68 66 T10 Vince Covello -8 68 67 69 68 T10 Drew Weaver -8 67 68 68 69 T10 JJ Spaun -8 65 70 66 71 T15 Dillon Rust -7 69 70 68 66 T15 *Riley Fleming -7 68 69 69 67 T15 *Brad Clapp -7 68 70 67 68 T15 Charlie Bull -7 69 67 69 68 T15 *Ryan Williams -7 71 67 66 69 T20 Mike Van Sickle -6 67 72 71 64 T20 Chris Worrell -6 67 72 68 67 T20 *Adam Cornelson-6 66 68 70 70 T23 *James Love -5 69 69 71 66 T23 Joshua Stone -5 69 70 67 69 T23 Nick Sherwood -5 69 67 68 71 T23 Edward Figueroa -5 70 66 68 71 T23 William Kropp -5 70 67 62 76 T28 Drew Evans -4 66 73 68 69 T28 Bo Hoag -4 71 68 68 69 T28 Olin Browne Jr. -4 68 68 70 70 T28 *Mackenzie Hughes -4 67 71 68 70 T28 *Taylor Pendrith -4 64 75 67 70 T33 Nate McCoy -3 71 66 73 67 T33 *Peter Campbell -3 66 69 72 70 T33 Daniel McCarthy -3 68 68 70 71 T33 John Catlin -3 69 65 70 73 T33 Matt Hansen -3 70 66 68 73 T33 Chase Marinell -3 67 70 66 74 T39 Nicholas Reach -2 68 70 71 69 T39 Dan Buchner -2 64 72 72 70 T39 Conner Godsey -2 69 67 72 70 T39 Drew Preston -2 66 72 69 71 T43 Robert Karlsson -1 72 67 72 68 T43 Kevin Penner -1 69 68 74 68 T43 Daniel Miernicki -1 68 71 70 70 T43 Jay Vandeventer -1 68 71 70 70 T47 Jared Wolfe E 71 63 74 72 T47 Ryan McCormick E 67 69 72 72 T47 Zach Edmondson E 67 72 69 72 T47 *Aaron Cockerill E 68 71 68 73 T51 Mike Ballo 1 70 69 70 72 T51 Phillip Mollica 1 69 70 68 74 T51 Clark Klaasen 1 69 66 71 75 T54 Jaime Gomez 2 72 67 76 67 T54 Jeff Rein 2 68 71 72 71 T54 Neil Johnson 2 70 68 70 74 T57 Zack Byrd 3 69 70 76 68 T57 Chris. Trunzer 3 69 70 71 73 59 Wade Binfield 5 66 68 77 74
PGA The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, June 4-7. Muirfield Village Golf Course Dublin, Ohio. Par 72, 6875 yards. Purse: $6,200,000 Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 David Lingmerth -15 67 65 72 69 2 Justin Rose -15 68 67 66 72 T3 Jordan Spieth -13 68 70 72 65 T3 Francesco Molinari-13 68 67 69 71 T5 Marc Leishman -12 69 67 71 69 T5 Hideki Matsuyama-12 64 71 71 70 T5 Jim Furyk -12 69 66 70 71 T8 Tony Finau -11 71 66 73 67 T8 Kevin Kisner -11 67 71 69 70 T8 Keegan Bradley -11 68 74 65 70 T11 Billy Horschel -10 70 68 71 69 T11 Vijay Singh -10 71 67 71 69 T13 George McNeill -9 72 71 67 69 T13 Kevin Na -9 71 71 66 71 T13 Dustin Johnson -9 72 71 65 71 T13 Andy Sullivan -9 70 64 72 73 17 Brendon Todd -8 67 68 71 74 T18 Russell Knox -7 66 74 73 68 T18 Bill Haas -7 70 71 71 69 T18 Robert Streb -7 73 67 71 70 T18 Harris English -7 67 71 72 71 T18 Ryan Moore -7 67 67 75 72 T18 Kevin Streelman -7 71 70 65 75nadian results T26 Graham DeLaet -5 69 69 72 73 T57 Adam Hadwin +1 72 68 71 78
Golf results (Cont’d)
Web.com Tour Greater Dallas Open, June 4-7. The Lakes at Castle Hills Lewisville, Texas. Par 72, 7,356 yards. Purse: $500,000. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Tyler Aldridge -23 67 65 65 68 T2 Lucas Lee -21 68 67 67 65 T2 Gregory Yates -21 65 69 67 66 4 Adam Long -20 67 64 74 63 T5 Rick Cochran -19 69 64 69 67 T5 Troy Matteson -19 69 67 65 68 T5 Steve Marino -19 70 63 66 70 T8 Tommy Gainey -18 63 69 73 65 T8 Matt Weibring -18 65 69 66 70 T8 Michael Kim -18 67 64 69 70 11 Travis Bertoni -17 68 67 66 70 T12 Peter Malnati -16 68 68 68 68 T12 Brent Witcher -16 69 67 67 69 T14 Jamie Lovemark -15 66 71 69 67 T14 Seamus Power -15 69 69 67 68 T14 Tim Petrovic -15 67 67 70 69 T14 Mark Silvers -15 67 63 72 71 T14 Julian Etulain -15 65 66 70 72 T14 Joel Dahmen -15 68 66 67 72 T20 Edward Loar -14 69 68 70 67 T20 Ash Hall -14 64 74 69 67 T20 John Mallinger -14 69 69 67 69 T20 Kelvin Day -14 68 70 67 69 T20 Adam Crawford -14 68 64 71 71 T20 Bronson La’Cassie-14 65 68 70 71 T20 Kyle Thompson -14 69 67 66 72 From Canada T27 Brad Fritsch -13 67 65 72 71
European Tour Nordea Masters, June 4-7. PGA of Sweden National, Lakes Course, Bara, Sweden. Par 72, 7,417 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Alexander Noren -12 70 68 67 71 1 Alexander Noren -12 70 68 67 71 2 Soren Kjeldsen -8 72 69 68 71 T3 Alexander Levy -6 69 70 72 71 T3 Jens Dantorp -6 67 68 73 74 T3 Seb. Soderberg -6 68 69 71 74 T3 Max. Kieffer -6 68 69 70 75 T7 Fabrizio Zanotti -5 70 74 73 66 T7 Lee Slattery -5 68 73 72 70 T7 Jonas Blixt -5 74 68 71 70 T7 Bernd Ritthammer -5 69 75 69 70 T7 Tom Murray -5 74 68 70 71 T7 Nicolas Colsaerts -5 73 71 68 71 T13 Darren Fichardt -4 70 70 73 71 T13 Alej. Canizares -4 70 71 71 72 T13 Peter Hanson -4 71 71 70 72 T13 Chris Paisley -4 67 73 71 73 T13 R Cabrera Bello -4 72 69 70 73 T13 Callum Shinkwin -4 69 73 69 73 T13 Krist. Broberg -4 70 70 70 74 T13 Henrik Stenson -4 70 72 68 74 T21 Thomas Bjorn -3 71 72 74 68
FOOTBALL
CFL Pre-season schedule Today’s schedule Ottawa at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 Winnipeg at Toronto, 4:30 p.m., at Varsity Stadium Friday, June 12 BC Lions at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13 Montreal at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m., at Stade TELUS-Universite Laval, Quebec City Saturday, June 13 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 7 p.m., at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurray Thursday, June 18 Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 19 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Calgaryat Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton vs. BC Lions, 7 p.m., at David Sidoo Field, Thunderbird Stadium, UBC
AUTO RACING Formula One
Manulife LPGA Classic, June 4-7. Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ont. Par: 71, 6,532 yards. Purse: $1,500,000 Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Suzann Pettersen -22 66 65 66 69 2 Brittany Lang -21 65 68 69 65 3 Mariajo Uribe -18 65 66 67 72 T4 Minjee Lee -16 69 66 70 67 T4 Jacqui Concolino -16 71 64 68 69 T4 So Yeon Ryu -16 68 69 66 69 T4 Cristie Kerr -16 63 69 67 73 8 Shanshan Feng -15 67 67 72 67 T9 Hyo-Joo Kim -14 66 67 72 69 T9 Ilhee Lee -14 66 72 66 70 T11 Jenny Shin -13 67 70 70 68 T11 Inbee Park -13 69 68 70 68 T11 Charley Hull -13 68 68 70 69 T11 Julieta Granada -13 65 69 69 72 T15 Alison Lee -12 69 68 70 69 T15 Anna Nordqvist -12 65 74 68 69 T15 Catriona Matthew-12 69 66 71 70 T15 Sarah Jane Smith -12 70 70 66 70 T19 Sandra Gal -11 64 71 72 70 T19 Caroline Masson -11 72 66 69 70 T19 Mi Hyang Lee -11 71 67 68 71 T19 Sei-Young Kim -11 65 73 67 72 T19 Thidapa Suwannapura -11 68 70 67 72 T19 Laetitia Beck -11 64 69 70 74 T19 Katie Burnett -11 67 68 67 75 T19 Pernilla Lindberg -11 66 67 68 76 Canadian golfers T27 Alena Sharp -10 67 70 68 73 T54 Sue Kim -5 69 71 72 71 T59 S. Maude Juneau -4 71 68 72 73 68 Natalie Gleadall E 68 72 70 78
Canadian Grand Prix Ile Notre Dame, Montreal (street circuit). 305.270 km, 70 laps, 4.361 km per lap. Results 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:31:53.145 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes +00:02.285 3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) WilliamsMercedes 00:40.666 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 00:45.625 5. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:49.903 6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) WilliamsMercedes 00:56.381 7. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus-Mercedes 01:06.664 8. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India-Mercedes 1 lap 9. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) RedBull-Renault 1 lap 10. Romain Grosjean (France) LotusMercedes 1 lap 11. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force IndiaMercedes 1 lap 12. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro RossoRenault 1 lap 13. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBullRenault 1 lap 14. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) SauberFerrari 1 lap 15. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso-Renault 1 lap 16. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber-Ferrari 2 laps 17. Will Stevens (Britain) MarussiaFerrari 4 laps Did not finish: Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia-Ferrari 13 laps Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 16 laps Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 26 laps
Champions Tour
NASCAR
Principal Charity Classic, June 5-7 (54 holes) Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa. Par 72, 6,959 yards. Purse: $1,750,000 Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Justin Rose -15 68 67 66 1 Mark Calcavecchia -12 67 68 69 T2 Brian Henninger -11 67 70 68 T2 Joe Durant -11 68 68 69 4 Rod Spittle St. Catharines, Ont. -10 68 70 68 T5 Tom Pernice Jr -9 67 74 66 T5 John Cook -9 69 70 68 T5 Davis Love III -9 70 69 68 T5 Jeff Maggert -9 71 67 69 T5 Paul Goydos -9 67 70 70 T10 Billy Andrade -8 66 76 66 T10 Guy Boros -8 69 73 66 T10 Steve Lowery -8 73 69 66 T10 David Frost -8 71 68 69 T10 Peter Senior -8 70 68 70 T10 Kirk Triplett -8 71 67 70 T10 Michael Allen -8 67 70 71 T17 Chien Soon Lu -7 70 72 67 T17 John Huston -7 73 67 69 T19 Russ Cochran -6 72 71 67 T19 Tommy Armour III-6 71 70 69 T19 Rocco Mediate -6 70 70 70 T22 Jeff Hart -5 69 73 69 T22 Dan Forsman -5 69 73 69 T22 Jay Haas -5 74 68 69 T22 P.H. Horgan III -5 73 69 69 T22 Grant Waite -5 67 73 71 T22 Jeff Sluman -5 68 72 71 T22 Mike Goodes -5 69 71 71 From Canada T56 Jim Rutledge E 75 72 69
Pocono 400 Sunday, June 7, 10:18 a.m. Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Lap length: 2.5 miles Results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $201,810 2. (5) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $232,850 3. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $176,086 4. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, $166,683 5. (1) Kurt Busch, Chev, $133,050 6. (19) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, $140,001 7. (14) Jamie McMurray, Chev, $124,856 8. (15) Kyle Larson, Chev, $117,723 9. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, $134,456 10. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, $101,615 11. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev, $101,640 12. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, $116,233 13. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chev, $97,675 14. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chev, $131,986 15. (2) Carl Edwards, Toyota, $82,550 16. (18) Casey Mears, Chev, $107,283 17. (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, $125,266 18. (29) Ty Dillon, Chev, $96,778 19. (6) Austin Dillon, Chev, $117,106 20. (30) Justin Allgaier, Chev, $102,503 21. (28) Tony Stewart, Chev, $106,709 22. (23) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, $113,303 23. (21) David Ragan, Toyota, $106,009 24. (33) Trevor Bayne, Ford, $119,845 25. (32) Landon Cassill, Chev, $78,345
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Race Statistics Avg Speed of Winner: 134.266 mph Time of Race: 2 hours, 58:45 Margin of Victory: 1.346 seconds Caution Flags: 8 for 31 laps Lead Changes: 12 among 6 drivers
BASEBALL MLB - Results and standings American League East W L NY Yankees 32 25 Tampa Bay 31 27 Toronto 28 30 Boston 27 31 Baltimore 26 30 Central W L Minnesota 33 23 Kansas City 31 23 Detroit 30 28 Cleveland 27 29 Chicago Sox 25 30 West W L Houston 34 24 Texas 30 27 LA Angels 28 29 Seattle 25 32 Oakland 23 36 National League East W L NY Mets 31 27 Washington 30 27 Atlanta 27 29 Miami 24 33 Philadelphia 22 36 Central W L St. Louis 38 19 Pittsburgh 31 25 Chicago Cubs 30 25 Cincinnati 24 31 Milwaukee 20 37 West W L LA Dodgers 32 25 San Francisco 32 26 San Diego 29 29 Arizona 27 29 Colorado 25 30
PCT .561 .534 .483 .466 .464 PCT .589 .574 .517 .482 .455 PCT .586 .526 .491 .439 .390
GB Strk - W6 1.5 W1 4.5 W5 5.5 W3 5.5 W1 GB Strk - W1 1.0 W1 4.0 W2 6.0 L1 7.5 L2 GB Strk - L4 3.5 L1 5.5 L5 8.5 L1 11.5 L3
PCT .534 .526 .482 .421 .379 PCT .667 .554 .545 .436 .351 PCT .561 .552 .500 .482 .455
GB Strk - W1 0.5 L2 3.0 L1 6.5 W1 9.0 W1 GB Strk - W1 6.5 W1 7.0 W2 13.0 W1 18.0 L1 GB Strk - L1 0.5 L1 3.5 L1 4.5 L1 6.0 L1
Yesterday’s results NY Yankees 6, LA Angels 2 Toronto 7, Houston 6 Baltimore 7, Cleveland 3 Cincinnati 4, San Diego 0 Boston 7, Oakland 4 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 6, San Fran 4 Detroit 6, Chicago Sox 4 Minnesota 2, Milwaukee 0 Kansas City 4, Texas 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Washington 3 Miami 3, Colorado 2 NY Mets 6, Arizona 3 Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 1 St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Saturday’s results Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 2 Toronto 7, Houston 2 Milwaukee 4, Minnesota 2 Texas 4, Kansas City 2 San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 5 Boston 4, Oakland 2 Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1 Colorado 10, Miami 5 San Diego 9, Cincinnati 7 Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 4 Detroit 7, Chicago Sox 1 NY Yankees 8, LA Angels 2 LA Dodgers 2, St. Louis 0 Arizona 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Seattle 2, Tampa Bay 1 Today’s schedule with probable starters Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Fiers (2-5) vs Burnett (5-1) Miami at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Hand (0-1) vs Estrada (1-3) San Diego at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Kennedy (2-5) vs Miller (5-2) Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Hamels (5-4) vs Leake (2-4) Kansas City at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Vargas (3-2) vs Hughes (4-4) Houston at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. McCullers (1-0) vs Sale (4-2) St. Louis at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Lackey (3-3) vs Bettis (2-0) Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. De La Rosa (4-2) vs Bolsinger (3-1)
Blue Jays 7, Astros 6 Houston
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Royals 4, Rangers 3 (Cont’d) Texas 000 000 300 3 Kansas City 110 010 01x 4 2B: TEX Moreland (10, Guthrie), Fielder (13, Davis, W); KC Dyson, J (3, Lewis), Rios (2, Lewis), Morales, K (18, Lewis), Moustakas (12, Lewis). GIDP: TEX Andrus. HR: KC Perez, S (8, 8th inning off Kela, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TEX 4; KC 7. DP: KC (Moustakas-Infante-Hosmer). Texas IP H R ER BB SO C Lewis 7.0 8 3 3 1 5 K Kela (L, 4-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO J Guthrie 6.1 3 2 2 2 5 K Herrera 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 W Davis (W, 3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 G Holland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:31. Att: 38,202.
Rays 3, Mariners 1 Tampa Bay Elmore 3B Guyer LF Butler DH Forsythe 2B Souza Jr. RF Mahtook OF Franklin IF Rivera 1B-C Wilson C Totals
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi 2 1 1 0 Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Smith LF 4 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 Cruz RF 4120 4 0 1 1 Seager 3B 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 Miller SS 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 B’quist 2B 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Sucre C 2000 3 0 0 0 Weeks PH 1 0 0 0 31 2 5 2 Totals 30 1 7 1
Tampa Bay 100 000 110 3 Seattle 000 000 100 1 2B: SEA Smith, S (14, Archer). GIDP: TB Forsythe. HR: TB Mahtook (2, 7th inning off Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out). S: TB Elmore. Team Lob: TB 4; SEA 6. DP: TB (Wilson, B-Franklin); SEA (Montgomery-Miller, B-Morrison). E: TB Franklin (2, fielding), Elmore (2, fielding); SEA Miller, B (5, throw), Seager (5, fielding). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO C Archer (W, 7-4) 7.0 6 1 0 0 11 J McGee 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Jepsen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO M Montgomery (L, 0-1) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 T Wilhelmsen 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 J Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:46. Att: 27,906. LA Angels 200 000 000 2 5 0 NY Yankees 001 040 10x 6 7 1 W: C. Sabathia (3-7) L: C. Wilson (3-5) HR: LAA- M. Trout (16), A. Pujols (15) NYY- C. Young (7), B. Gardner (5), J. Pirela (1)
West Coast League Standings East Division W Yakima Valley Pippins 3 Kelowna Falcons 2 Walla Walla Sweets 1 Wenatchee AppleSox 0 West Division W Bellingham Bells 2 Victoria HarbourCats 1 Kitsap BlueJackets 1 Cowlitz Black Bears 0 South Division W Medford Rogues 2 Bend Elks 2 Corvallis Knights 1 Klamath Falls Gems 0
L 0 1 2 0 L 1 2 2 0 L 1 1 2 3
Pct GB 1.000 .667 1.0 .333 2.0 0.000 Pct GB .667 .333 1.0 .333 1.0 0.000 Pct GB .667 .667 .333 1.0 .000 2.0
Yesterday’s results Kelowna 8, Victoria 3 Bend 7, Corvallis 1 Kitsap 3, Bellingham 1 Yakima Valley 16, Klamath Falls 2 Medford 10 Walla Walla 9 Saturday’s results Bend 8, Corvallis 5 Kelowna 5, Victoria 2 Yakima Valley 10, Klamath 2 Medford 5, Walla Walla 4 Bellingham 11, Kitsap 2
ab r h bi ab r h bi Springer RF 3 1 2 0 Reyes SS 5121 Altuve 2B 5 1 0 0 Donaldson 3B5 0 2 0 Gattis DH 5 1 1 2 Bautista RF 4 3 3 2 Rasmus LF 5 1 2 0 Colabello LF 4 0 1 2 Carter 1B 2 0 0 1 Navarro DH 4 1 1 0 Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 Martin C 4122 Villar SS 3 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 3 0 0 0 Castro C 2 0 0 0 Pillar CF 4000 Conger PH-C 2 0 1 0 Goins 2B 3 0 0 0 Marisnick CF 3 2 2 1 Kawasaki PH 1 1 1 0 Totals 34 6 8 4 Totals 37 7 12 7
Today’s schedule Klamath Falls at Medford, 6:35 p.m.
Houston 011 000 400 6 Toronto 100 200 103 7 SB: HOU Altuve (17, 2nd base off Schultz/Martin, R), Carter (1, 2nd base off Hendriks/Martin, R); TOR Reyes 2 (9, 2nd base off Gregerson/Conger, 3rd base off Gregerson/Conger), Bautista (3, 2nd base off Gregerson/Conger). 2B: HOU Rasmus (11, Dickey), Gattis (10, Schultz); TOR Kawasaki (1, Gregerson). GIDP: TOR Bautista. HR: HOU Marisnick (4, 3rd inning off Dickey, 0 on, 1 out); TOR Bautista 2 (11, 1st inning off McHugh, 0 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Harris, W, 0 on, 2 out), Martin, R (8, 4th inning off McHugh, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: HOU 9; TOR 8. DP: HOU (Villar-Altuve-Carter). E: HOU Valbuena (2, fielding); TOR Donaldson (8, throw). Houston IP H R ER BB SO C McHugh 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 W Harris 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 P Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 L Gregerson (BS, 2)(L, 2-1) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO R Dickey 5.2 4 2 2 4 5 A Loup 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 P Schultz 1.0 2 4 2 0 1 L Hendriks (W, 1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 HBP: Springer (by Dickey), Colabello (by McHugh). Time: 3:06. Att: 35,571.
Falcons 8,Harbourcats 3
Red Sox 7, Athletics 4 Oakland
Burns CF Semien SS Zobrist PH Vogt 1B Butler DH Reddick RF Lawrie 3B Canha LF Phegley C Sogard 2B Totals
Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi 5 0 1 0 Pedroia 2B 5 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 Holt RF-3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Ramirez LF 4 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 2001 5 1 1 0 Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 Leon C 3010 3 0 2 1 CastilloCF-RF 4 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 Totals 33 5 12 6 37 4 11 3
Oakland 030 100 000 4 Boston 000 000 07x 7 SB: OAK Reddick (3, 2nd base off Wright, S/Leon, S); BOS Betts (10, 2nd base off Clippard/Phegley). 2B: OAK Canha 2 (6, Buchholz, Buchholz), Reddick (9, Buchholz), Phegley 2 (5, Buchholz, Buchholz); BOS Ramirez, H (5, Graveman), Leon, S (1, Graveman), Bogaerts (8, Clippard). GIDP: BOS Ramirez, H. HR: BOS Castillo, R (1, 8th inning off Graveman, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: OAK 9; BOS 6. DP: OAK (Lawrie-Vogt). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO K Graveman 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 E Scribner 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 T Pomeranz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 T Clippard (BS, 2)(L, 0-3) 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 P Venditte 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz 4.210 4 4 2 4 S Wright (W, 3-2) 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 T Layne 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 3:11. Att: 36,913.
Royals 4, Rangers 3 Texas
Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi DeShields LF 4 0 0 0 Escobar SS 3 2 2 1 Choo RF 4 0 0 0 Moustakas 3B4 0 2 0 Fielder DH 3 0 1 0 Hosmer 1B 2 0 0 1 Moreland 1B 4 1 2 0 Morales DH 4 0 1 1 Gallo 3B 3 1 1 0 Gordon LF 3 0 0 0 Andrus SS 4 1 1 0 Rios RF 4010 Martin CF 4 0 1 2 Perez C 4111 Chirinos C 3 0 0 1 Infante 2B 4 1 1 0 Alberto 2B 3 0 0 0 Dyson CF 3 0 1 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 Totals 31 4 9 4 Continued next column
Tuesday June 9 Bend at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Kitsap at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Klamath at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Bellingham at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Wenatchee at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m.
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ab r h bi ab r h bi Grimsley RF 4 1 1 0 Rogers 2B 4 1 0 1 Grimsley RF 4 0 1 0 Rogers 2B 5 0 1 0 Esposito 3B 5 2 3 1 Rankin CF 4 0 1 0 Gamba 1B 4 0 1 1 Fougner RF 3 1 0 0 White 1B,PH 2 0 0 0 Francis LF 4 1 1 0 Flores DH 5 1 3 2 Thoreson 1B 4 0 1 2 Villanueva SS 4 0 1 0 Willow DH 2 0 0 0 Gulden LF 4 2 1 0 Takhar PH 1 0 1 0 Jackson CF 5 1 3 2 Floyd SS 4100 Egan C 4 1 3 2 Fujinaka C 2 0 1 0 Hearn 2B 4 1 1 0 Varley 3B 3 0 1 1 Totals 41 8 17 8 Totals 32 3 7 3
Kelowna 002 100 410 8 17 0 Victoria 000 000 201 3 7 1 2B: V.Esposito (1), W.Gulden (1), K.Francis (1). HR: V.Esposito (1), J.Flores (1), A.Jackson (1), J.Egan (1). RBI: V.Esposito (1), B.Gamba (4), J.Flores 2 (2), A.Jackson 2 (2), J.Egan 2 (2), J.Thoreson 2 (4), M.Varley (3). HP: B.Grimsley (1), V.Esposito (1), W.Gulden (2), M.Hearn (1), D.Fujinaka (1). SB: D.Fujinaka (1). CS: B.Grimsley 2 (2), J.Egan (1), M.Varley (1). E: B.Rogers (2). LOB: Kelowna 13, Victoria 7. DP: M. Hearn(2B)-H. Villanueva(SS)-B. Gamba(1B) Kelowna Falcons IP H R ER BB SO E. Bedolla (W,1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 2 7 S. Murphy 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 A. Kearney 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 M. Kirk 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Vic Harbourcats IP H R ER BB SO S. Kennedy ll (L,0-1)5.0 9 3 3 1 3 R. Edmonds 2.0 4 4 4 1 0 C. Suing 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 P. Ryan 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Att: 3,033 Time: 3:03.
B.C. Premier League Team North Shore Vic Eagles Langley North Delta Nanaimo Okanagan Whalley Abbotsford Coquitlam White Rock Vic Mariners Parksville
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L Pct GB 5 0.773 8 0.724 .5 `8 0.704 .5 6 0.667 3 11 0.607 3 11 0.607 3 16 0.467 7 15 0.348 9.5 19 0.321 11 21 0.300 12 17 0.261 11.5 16 0.200 12
Yesterday’s results Okanagan 9, Victoria Eagles 0 Nanaimo 8, Whalley 2 Coquitlam 10, Victoria Mariners 3 White Rock 6, North Shore 4 Langley 10, North Delta 0 Victoria Eagles 5, Okanagan 1 Victoria Mariners 15, Coquitlam 9 Nanaimo 13, Whalley 3 Langley 8, North Delta 4 North Shore 7, White Rock 1 Saturday’s results Whalley 3, Parksville 2 White Rock 5, Victoria Mariners 4 North Shore 12, Langley 2 Whalley 6, Parksville 4 Victoria Eagles 15, Okanagan 1 White Rock 8, Vic Mariners 5 Langley 7, North Shore 0 Victoria Eagles 5, Okanagan 4 Tuesday June 9 North Delta at North Shore, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday June 10 Parksville at Nanaimo, 6 p.m. Vic Mariners at Vic Eagles, 7:30 p.m.
DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015 | NANAIMO DAILY NEWS |
B5
BRIDGE
WORD FIND
An Advance Dealer: South Both vulnerable NORTH ♠942 ♥J3 ♦KJ9742 ♣32 WEST EAST ♠K10 ♠AQ86 ♥KQ10964 ♥752 ♦85 ♦Q ♣J76 ♣Q10985 SOUTH ♠J753 ♥A8 ♦A1063 ♣AK4 W N E S 1NT 2♥ 2NT* 3♥ 3NT All Pass * Lebensohl Opening Lead: ♥K
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
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ANDY CAPP
SOLUTION: A GOOD TIIME TO RELAX
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outh won the ace to continue with a low diamond for the king, dropping the queen. He swiftly cashed out nine tricks to earn the game bonus, N-S +600. The overcall suggested that, if anyone would hold a diamond void, it would be West. North’s artificial 2NT was a relay to three clubs as a signoff at the three-level in a minor suit. This action revealed a weak hand with a six-card or longer minor. When East raised hearts, South advanced to 3NT based upon the conclusion that he would run whichever minor partner displayed. This action might not have been a success if North held a club suit without the queen but, in this scenario, the club suit could come home. North could potentially have held a good hand with the intention of later employing a heart cue bid as Stayman with a stopper. Similarly, a 2NT response followed by 3NT would show game-values with a heart stopper. However, East’s raise made it absolutely clear that North held a weak hand with a long minor suit. North was marked with a few HCP since his side was vulnerable and he was willing to compete at the three-level. There is some chance that West could corral nine tricks at hearts. North must score a club ruff to set the partscore.
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Fake orca nearly drowns before it scares sea lions Fiberglass orca was there to deal with unwanted animals TERRENCE PETTY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. — When a 32-foot replica killer whale buzzed through the water to scare off hundreds of sea lions piled on Oregon docks, onlookers cheered. And then the dummy orca went belly-up. The motorized fiberglass orca was brought to the seaside town of Astoria on Thursday as a sort of maritime Clint Eastwood called upon to deal with ne’erdo-wells, in this case sea lions crowding onto docks and making it difficult for locals to access their boats. But the orca’s first day on the job was a flop. About 1,000 people cheered as the dummy whale — with its human operator inside — took to the water Thursday night. Jim Knight, executive director
Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan blamed the tragedy on a group of 10 foreigners who “showed disrespect to the sacred mountain� by posing naked at the peak last week. He said a special ritual would be conducted later to “appease the mountain spirit.� Officials have said the foreigners — including two Canadians — broke away from their entourage and stripped naked before taking photos at the mountain peak on May 30.
of the Port of Astoria, said sea lions that were crowded onto the docks became “deathly silent.� But as a cargo ship passed by, the phoney orca started to list from the vessel’s wake. And then the bogus orca capsized. “Our crew from the port had to go rescue the operator so he didn’t drown,� Knight said. So what did the sea lions thing about this spectacle? “They probably think it’s dead now that it’s belly up,� Knight said. “You can’t make this stuff up.� That was not the first fiasco for the dummy orca. The replica whale, loaned by a whale-watching business, was delivered overland on Thursday from Bellingham, Washington. After arrival, the orca’s outboard motor flooded and a replacement had to be found.
Sea lion numbers along the West Coast have grown sharply since they were protected under a 1972 federal law. As water temperatures increase off the coast of California because of climate change, the animals have sought cooler waters to the north in Oregon. The sea lions who have been taking over docks at the Port of Astoria are also attracted by bountiful runs of salmon and smelt in the nearby Columbia River, biologists say. While the thousands of tourists who visit Astoria each year might find the sea lions amusing, many locals see them as a nuisance. Officials say the sea lions break the docks, poop, smell, block access to boats and eat the fish on which the port’s fishing industry and the town’s economy depends.
WHITEHORSE — When Eugenie Turner decided in 1942 that she was going to join the Air Force, she first told her older brother, who was in the navy. “I didn’t even say, ’What do you think?’ I just said, ‘I’m going to do it,�’ said the 92-year-old Kelowna, B.C., resident, who was in Whitehorse for the Royal Canadian Air Force Airwomen’s Reunion on the weekend. Her Air Force ambition as a 19-year-old was supposed to be a secret. But her brother told their parents, who were dead set against the idea of their daughter joining the war. She’d never left her home in Lachine, Que. The same day, Turner’s mother marched to the recruiting office in Montreal and told an officer that Turner was not allowed to enlist. The following week, the teen went to the office and lied. “I said, ‘It’s all right now, I talked to my parents and I can go,�’ she says with a laugh and a hint of a French accent. The morning Turner was scheduled to leave for basic training, she got up early, packed her belongings and headed downstairs to the train station. Her mother intercepted her. “You’re leaving?� she asked. “I said, ‘Yes, Mom, I’m sorry. It’s something I have to do.’ She said, ’I know. I’ll fix it with your dad.�’ Turner says she felt compelled to join and participate on behalf of her country. “I was quite upset that I wasn’t a boy because I wanted to be a pilot so bad.� About 140 former airwomen attended the lunches, dinners and presentations on the weekend. Many of them are in their 70s now. Sitting in a Whitehorse hotel room on Friday, Turner is decked out in her navy RCAF Association jacket, grey skirt and tie, with three silver medals pinned on her chest, right over her heart. She clutches a cane. She is the only Second World
War veteran attending this year’s event. The reunion has been held every other year since 1990, alternating among locations in eastern and western Canada. This year’s theme is Last Post, honouring the airwomen who’ve died over the years. “I wish there were more of us, but at my age, there’s not too many left,� Turner says. After leaving home in 1942, she completed her training at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, near Ottawa, then spent 11 months in Gander Bay, N.L., as a teletype operator. The posting gave her an up-close look at the aircraft heading overseas as they stopped in Gander Bay to refuel. “I got to fly in a few of them, as a matter of fact,� she says. Turner earned the nickname “Frankie� because the anglophones couldn’t pronounce her maiden name, Francoeur. In December 1943, she got her first overseas posting, with No. 6 Group Bomber Command, in Linton-on-Ouse in Yorkshire. “I was excited,� she says. “I really was. It was something I had been hoping for.� Turner spent nearly two years there, doing telecommunication on teletype. She’d receive information that she had to decipher and transmit to air crews before operations. With about 30 bombers at the base, and seven crew members on each, there was no shortage of work. Turner had to send lists with each man’s serial number, name, age and rank to headquarters in London. They were never older than 25, she says. When the bombers came back, she would send a casualty list. She never got used to that. When Turner was sent to London for a month for an advanced teletype course, the city was bombed every night. She remembers leaving the theatre near Piccadilly Circus one evening with a friend as bombs rained down. People were running around in the chaos, and some of them were hit.
DIVERSIONS HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will wake up tired or out of sorts; your dream life has been active. You might want to pull back and not be so spontaneous. Although an element of tension is clear today, a conversation will clear the air. Still, hold back some. Tonight: Take some personal time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You finally will see the results of your intense focus and hard work. Do not underestimate the power of your ideas and leadership. A meeting could provide information that will put a smile on your face. Tonight: Embrace a moment of insight, then celebrate. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could feel as if there are many possibilities coming in from various directions. You see a personal matter differently from how those around you see it, especially an older friend or parent. Your time and attention will push a project to completion. Tonight: Till the wee hours. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might want to look in a different direction. Your ability to see past the obvious is likely to emerge. Detach from your feelings before making a decision. Look at a situation from the perspective of an observer, and your decision will be right-on. Tonight: Relax with a movie. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You know how to work with a partner who can be touchy. Understand what is motivating this person, and perhaps you will see a change of mood. You will have a very positive effect on others right now; use that magic well. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could be in a situation where you believe it is an either/ or matter. Understand that it isn’t. With to explore beyond your normal restrictions, you’ll come up with a unique perspective and response. Tonight: Defer to someone else. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Putting in a hard day’s work or focusing on a key issue might be difficult, as someone from your personal life keeps trying to distract you. You’ll wonder how to handle this person. First ask yourself what you want or desire from the situation, then proceed. Tonight: Play it easy.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Allow your imagination to take over where your logic ends. If you’re trying to add a creative touch or find a unique response to a problem, look within. For those who are open and ready, a romance suddenly could pop into your life. Enjoy being distracted. Tonight: Be naughty. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have the ability and knowhow to move a personal situation forward. You might be overthinking a situation. Be careful. Some of you could be checking out an investment involving property. Move forward with care. Tonight: Happiest at home. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be focused on your routine, but conversations will distract you a good part of the day. You feel as if something is off, yet you haven’t figured out what exactly it is. Tonight: Open up and have a long-overdue talk. You will feel better. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The way in which you express what you want could differ from person to person. Keep conversations light and easy, especially in the morning, when there is a wave of confusion. A dear friend who always makes you feel great might show up. Tonight: Make plans accordingly. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be on top of your game, but everyone else seems to be a bit out of sorts. They sense your effectiveness and possibly resent it. Look to more understanding by working through any issues. You have reason to celebrate. Tonight: All smiles. YOUR BIRTHDAY (June 8) This year you opt to direct your attention to your image, profession and public life. You have a way with words, and it naturally puts you in a position of leadership. You attract others’ attention. Be careful, though, as your words easily could be misinterpreted. If you are single, be aware of any secret admirers. In the next few months, a surprising attraction to someone unique is likely. If you are attached, you and your sweetie enjoy your time together away from others. Getting time away alone supports the bond between you. BORN TODAY Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush (1925), comedian Joan Rivers (1933)
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Love always involves risk; try again and take it slow Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I’ve been good friends with “Barney” for 10 years. During that time, we’ve had an on-and-off romantic relationship. For years, I assumed it was a timing issue, but I finally realized that, as much as he might care about me, I was just being used to fill up time between women. I felt so betrayed that we didn’t speak for a year. A few months ago, Barney called, wanting to get together and talk. He told me he had done a lot of soul searching and came to the realization that he had messed up a great thing with me. He wanted to prove he had changed. My mother recently became ill and lapsed into a coma. Barney has been at my side, helping and supporting my sister and me. He brought flowers to Mom’s room, bought us coffee and sandwiches, and has done anything else we needed. He has volunteered many times to sit with my mother so we could go home, shower and put in some time at our jobs. Barney truly has stepped up, but I am still scared it won’t last. I fear this will end up being yet another game he’s playing. As much as I love him and everything he is doing for my family, I don’t know that I can risk putting my heart out there again. Should I give him another chance? Or should I tell him we are better off just being friends? — Hopelessly in Love Dear Hopelessly: It’s understandable that you would be skittish, but loving someone always involves the risk of being hurt. What you need is time to determine whether Barney is in it for the long haul.
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He seems to be trying to prove himself, and this should not be dismissed out of hand. We think he deserves a second chance. Tell Barney you want to take it slowly this time to be certain you can trust the relationship. If he is the real deal, he will understand and willingly give you as much time as you need. Dear Annie: At our Mother’s Day mass last month, a fellow usher told me it is inappropriate to wish a man a happy Mother’s Day. But when he would say to a woman, “Happy Mother’s Day,” she would often respond, “Same to you!” Is it really inappropriate to wish a male a happy Mother’s Day? Likewise, is it inappropriate to wish a female a happy Father’s Day? — Lafayette, Ind. Dear Lafayette: We think people are too eager to be offended. A lot of parents are raising children without the help of a spouse. They are both
mother and father to these kids and undoubtedly appreciate the acknowledgment on those special days. They also have mothers and fathers, and wishing a man a happy Mother’s Day could easily indicate good wishes to his mother (or wife or other female relative). And vice versa when it comes to Father’s Day. People can take these greetings any way they choose, but we think they should make every effort to take them in the spirit in which they are intended -- as good wishes. There is no reason to fuss over the etiquette, which says only to reply, “Thank you.” Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/ AskAnnies.
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’Curious Incident,’ ’Fun Home’ are big winners at 2015 Tony awards
‘Spy’ rules the world, and the box office
Veteran broadway stars take home annual honours for top plays and musicals MARK KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Two veteran Broadway stars — Michael Cerveris of Fun Home and Kelli O’Hara of The King and I — took home Tony Awards on Sunday, while a young man who just last year graduated from drama school won a Tony for best actor in a play. Cerveris won his second Tony for playing the closeted and suicidal father at the heart of the moving musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir. O’Hara got her first Tony after six nominations, winning for her role as the English school teacher in a revival of the classic 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. The London-born actor Alex Sharp won for the best lead actor in a play award for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime, beating out Bradley Cooper and Bill Nighy. “This time last year I was picked up my diploma graduating from Julliard, so to be holding this is insane. Thank you so, so much for this,” he said. His win was part of a huge haul for the adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel. Produced by Montreal-raised Adam Blanshay, it also won best play, lighting, scenic design and earned its director Marianne Elliott a Tony, too. The British were having a big night, with Skylight winning for best revival, and Helen Mirren nabbing her first Tony for playing Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan’s The Audience. She already won an Oscar for played the monarch in the movie “The Queen.” An American in Paris and Fun Home were each leading the race for most-decorated musical. An American in Paris had four technical awards, while Fun Home won for best score, book and direction. Its songwriters
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Alex Sharp accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday in New York. [AP PHOTO]
Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron became the first female writing team to nab a Tony for musical score. Sam Gold, the director of Fun Home, took home his first Tony. Co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming opened the show with a low-key medley of jokes and songs that displayed their playful, daffy chemistry. Their costume quick-changes included Cumming in a hoop skirt and Chenoweth as E.T. One of the show’s highlights was watching Joel Grey, who recently announced he was gay, introducing Fun Home with his daughter, Jennifer Grey. She joked that the show was about a “brilliant and complicated
father.” Joel Grey acknowledged that was something his daughter “knew something about.” The telecast on CBS at Radio City Music Hall featured appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Kiefer Sutherland, Bryan Cranston, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Nettles, Taye Diggs and Ashley Tisdale, among many others. Some non-theatre celebrities including Kendall Jenner, Monica Lewinsky and Anna Wintour were also in the audience. Two Broadway favourites — Annaleigh Ashford and Christian Borle — won for best featured roles. He plays a sexy William Shakespeare in Something Rotten! and she played an
incompetent ballet dancer in You Can’t Take It With You. It was her first and his second. “I can’t believe I am standing here right now for the worst dancing that ever happened on Broadway,” Ashford said. The King and I was crowned the best musical revival and it won for best musical costumes. One of its stars, Ruthie Ann Miles, won in her Broadway debut as best featured actress in a musical. She read her speech off her phone and thanked, among many others, her husband. “Thank you for agreeing to come on this crazy ride. Where are you? There you are. There’s a lot of people here.”
Melissa McCarthy’s Spy came into the heat at the weekend box office, easily taking the top spot with $30 million. The raunchy R-rated comedy reunites Bridesmaids director Paul Feig with McCarthy as a deskbound CIA agent brought into the field to stop a Bulgarian arms dealer (Rose Byrne). “It was the perfect formula. Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig are clearly in sync and made beautiful cinematic music together,” says Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Rentrak. “Leo DiCaprio has (Martin) Scorsese, McCarthy has Feig.” The unusual comic casting of Jason Statham as an over-the-top fellow agent also pulled in audiences. “To have those two in the same movie together, that really drew people,” Dergarabedian says. Spy was a hit with critics, scoring a 95 per cent “fresh” rating on aggregate site RottenTomatoes.com. Audiences, 60 per cent of whom were female, graded the comedy a B+ on CinemaScore. Dwayne Johnson’s life-saving role in the earthquake thriller San Andreas grabbed the second spot, beating out a field of new releases in its second weekend. San Andreas earned $26.4 million after handily winning the box office last weekend, bringing its domestic total to $99.1 million. The Jason Blum-produced horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 3 took third place with $23 million. Critics weren’t thrilled with the horror flick, giving it a 59 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Moviegoers graded it a B+ on CinemaScore. But Blum is still in a good position with the reported $10 million budget, says Jeff Bock, box office analyst for Exhibitor Relations.
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