W. Van man returns to Anna Marie D'A lo News Reporter ada MACLOMISNE WS. CANE A West Vancouver man is returning voluntarily to New York State to face the music. Allan Rochandsen. us his 30K) escaped trom prson in the carl LYTGs shorth atter he start cd to serve a four year wal senteme tor selling $20 worth af ESD te an undercover police othcer Richardson, whose real name is Chnstopher Peristein, was a student at Rochester [nsatute of Technology at the time. In Richardson's Pridae Ape vr 1100 North Shore News - 3 Fugitive from 1970s LSD conviction heads to NY pre septemung iheestivanen. he adaitted: that he wd PSO) soooren te students that he ccrudd Der rowlrhe underosver police tansacten Rishardson ted to Canada fie has ved here gineds tor nearly 40 vears Sane JOS2) Richardson has worked asa techonal cuyineer at the nuclear physics research lab walled TREUMBE. louated ar CBO fe stupped work there in 1998 when he wes, arrested by Mosides acting on a tip Richardson could not work here atter his arrest because he did not have a work permit W. Van car wash goes to the dogs Geana Lancaster News Reporter dlancaster@nsnews.com HOW to get yourself, your bathroom and all your towels wet in a hurry: give your dog a bath. It’s one of the few household chores in which the sur- rounding area gets a bigger dousing than the object to be cleaned. And likely the only one in which the item peri- odically shakes water all over the cleaner. No doubt about it, dog-bathing is a big job. Shelling out for a professional groomer is not always financially feasible. Now, Mark Skeath and Philip Landsky — the new owners of the Park Royal Car Wash — are offering another ception: 2 coin-operated Doggie Wash. It’s only been in operation for about two weeks, but is getting a terrific response, said Landsky. . “People have to take their dogs out of the car while it’s being cleaned and detailed, so now they can wash their dog at the same time.” The Doggie Wash, developed by P.D. McLaren Ltd., takes twoonies and will shampoo, rinse, condition, rinse and dry with a flip of the switch. The water temperature is set to a vet-pleasing 70 degrees, the shampoo is a sweet-smelling honeysuckle-oatmeal concoction, and both it and the conditioner are safe for dogs. According to Al Derksen, of P.D. McLaren, small to medium dogs can be washed in one to two cycles ($2 to $4); bigger dogs with plenty of hair can take as many as four cycles ($8). He said the washes are a big hit in Alberta, where dog owners can find them in laundromats, car washes and pet stores — but this one is the first in B.C. The washes are especially good for owners who have newer-model acrylic bathtubs at home, which have a soft coating that doesn’t stand up well to dogs’ tacnails. “If vou throw a dog in an acrylic tub, you're doomed.” Skeath and Landsky say the Doggie Wash fits in with their aim to offer customers new and expanded services. But from 2 dog owner’s perspective, the best feature of the Doggie Wash is that you can leave the mess behind .. except for the mess on you. Because even at the Doggie Wash, the item to be cleaned periodically shakes Rihardsen’s Vansouver dawser Michael Bolter sant his client will return te court an Munres Geamnm in Rochester, New York, on June 28 Botton sant Richardson will go tite ousted a medium seecunty preanin New York state. He added thar he didn’r know when Richardsan would be paroled Ina previous News report, Munroe Country Dotnet Atiomey Howard Rehin said he sup ported Richardson's serving his sentence in Canada yn jail in U.S.A. Roker sand thar coghi nor happen because Rechardsen vais Amemean Phe *reaoner Transter Treaty betecen Canada and the United States apphes only to © anadiins. Bolten sad laasers tned to organize a special ado how arrangement for Richardson to serve the septenve in Canada. but there was “resis tance” by Canadian authorities Bolton sad that Richardson will get amin itenal permit toe return to Canora and work here atter he ts paroled. Rachandson’s wite Amaba has breast cancer Richardson had filed a refugee claim atter his prison escapee status was known, but has since abandoned it, according to his lawver. OBITUARY Teacher dies Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter adangelo@nsnews.com A wise man and teacher died on Monday. Art Creelnian who taught physics to thousands of North Van High students died on Easter Monday of congestive heart fail- ure. He was 19 dayz shy of his 90th birthday. Mr. Creelman died peacefully in his West Van home. “There are nothing but nice memories. [ don't know a nicer — per- son,” — said Maureen Creelman ART Creelman about her died Monday. husband. Mr. Creelman retained his unfailing humour and kind dispo- sition even as his health failed in the last few weeks. Mr. Creelman was born in North Vancouver at a house at 318 East 12th St. on May 12, 1910. His father died in 1918, leav- ing his 25-year-old mother with three young children. The chil- dren were raised by theic maternal grandmother Jane Lindsay while their mother worked as 3 tele- phone operator. Mr. Creelman went to Ridgeway elementary and to North Van High where he gradu- ated in 1920. He graduated from UBC in physics and math in 1931. Mr Creelman met his first wife Ursula Thom while he was in Penticton teaching Grade 8 and 9 NEWS photo Jule lverson” = English. ‘The couple marred in MONTY the black Lab is clearly not impressed with the coin-operated Doggie —=:1935. Ursula died in 1998. Wash, but his owner and News Reporter Deana Lancaster thinks it’s great. In 1934, Mr. Creelman was offered a job teaching science and water — and honeysuckle-oatmeal shampoo — all over the cleaner. Artificial turf field pl Jan-Christian Sorensen Contributing Writer CARSON Graham secondary school may soon be home to North Vancouver City’s first artificial turf playing field. Lase fall the ciev’s field task force recommended a synthetic field be constructed for use by the commu- nity. [In its 2000 fiscal budget, council approved $750,006 for such a facility. The entire project is esti- mated to cost upwards of $1.25 million. User groups are expected to provide the balance of the funds. The Carson Graham field is owned by the city and has been leased to North Vancouver School District 44 until 2003. City Coun. Darrell Mussatto appeared before the district’s board of trustees Tuesday night to ask for cooperation in finding a home for the field. The Willtam Grifthn reeCentre has also been ear- marked as a possible candidate for the artificial turf field. Carson Graham pegged as NV City ‘Fieldturf’ site Mussatto, however, said that installing it on school property would produce greater benetits for all con- cerned parties. “You know how much wear and tear a schoo! field gets,” he said. “Instead of sticking it somewhere where it’s only going to be used during evenings and weekends, why not put it somewhere where we can use it during the day as well?” The board agreed with Mussarto and gave the council unanimous support. “The pressure on soccer fields on the North Shore, especially from adult teams, is enormous,” said District 44 trustee Guy Heywood. “This is the only way to answer this concern.” The proposal must now go through a public con- sultation process before any decisions as to a location are made. an supported The type of curf that would be installed is called “Fieldturf,” a polypropylene material that requires lit- de maintenance and has become popular with many major sports franchises. Mussatto said he hopes to see construction of the field — which takes six weeks —- finished sometime this summer, but admitted it would tikely be later than that. He also asked the school board to consider co- location of shower and change facilities at Carson, which is scheduled to have a new gymnasium built this vear. The average life of a synthetic field is about equal to that of natural grass pitch — 10 to 12 years. Grass fields, however, need to be closed during certain times of the vear for maintenance, while artificial turf fields can be used year-round. Fieldturt alse carries an cight- year warranty from the manufacturer. A grass field costs approvimately $20,000 a vear to maintain, but its synthetic cousin costs only half that. However, a grass field only costs $250,000 to build, where artificial turf can run to $2 million, math at North Van High. He kept that job for 41 years. For 25 of those years, he was head of the sei- ence department. In the 1950s, he was instru- mental in changing the provincial science curriculum. Mr. Creelman edited or submitted to 3 curricu- tum guides and science textbooks during his career. He received a Centennial Award in Science Education fram the National Science Teachers’ Association and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation's highest teaching honour, the Ferguson Award. On the personal side, one year after the death of his wife Ursula, Mr. Creelman marnded a former student and colleague, Maureen Murphy. Maureen Creelman is a physics and math teacher at Carson Graham. Maureen and Art knew each other for 35 years. Mr. Creelman had no children. He is survived by his wife and owo sisters and their families.