24 - Friday, July 23, 1993 — North Shore News Good news The Washington Post reported last month that .Wang Dan, the Chinese government's most- wanted student agitator in the 1989 pro-democracy demonstra- tions, has bought business clothes, moved to entrepreneurial Guongdong province, and is ac- tively searching to join money- making enterprises. Dan served three years in prison for his 1989 activities, American lawyer Jay Rothman filed a lawsuit against a Tarzana, California flower shop that misplaced a love note that he had composed for his wife that was to accompany a bouquet on the oc- casion of the. birth of their daughter. Rothman rejected settl- ing the lawsuit because, he said, the note he composed was unique. Said Rothman: ‘I’m a hard-nos- ed, aggresive plantiff’s attorney. - Writing that note was one of the only times in my life that 1 was really inspired.” Sherif f’s: deputies near Cudahy, Wisconsin arrested Michael Foster,..21, “and -a 17-year-old companion recently on charges stemming from the theft of a large electronic _dart-game machine. When the heavy _ from .a. bar. I'VE KIGSED A BOY. ) TWO, IW FACT! MY BiG SISTER AND HER BOYFRIEND KIS ALL THE TIME! - NEWS OF THE WEIRD _ Compiled by A.P. ” McCredie machine i in the back of the pair's pickup truck caused it to sink into the mud in ‘the tavern’s parking lot, one of the boys called the sheriff to ask for a tow. Said . Sheriff Jim Paape, “They didn’t put a real lot of thought into this." ’ psychiatric ward of St. Todd A, Hummel, 23, was ar- rested ‘ast month, shortly after the Best Western motel in Cherokee, lowa was robbed. The desk clerk had no trouble identifying Hum- mel. Only minutes before the rob- bery, the thief had checked into the motel as a guest, giving his actual name and home address in Cushing, Iowa. oee A recent bomb threat to Lugino’s pasta plant in Duluth, Minnesota was traced to a patient in the Luke’s Hospital. After identifying a likely suspect, a police officer asked a nurse to ask the man gently if he had ‘‘made a phone call.’* When asked, the man abruptly replied, ‘*} didn’t make a bomb threat.”’ A June issue of the British Medi- cal Journal reported that Finnish” men, alone among the world’s men, had not shown a decline in their sperm count over the last 50 years. At 114 million sperm per millilitre, the Finnish count re- mains almost twice as high as the worldwide average. Scientists Suspect the higher counts are due to Finland’s relatively pollution- free environment. + NEWS photo nice Wal field : “THE NORTH Shore Indians wrap pup the requiar ne2son 1 tonight at 8 p.m.. at the Lonsdale recreation contre . agal ‘Ladner Ploneers. Indian forward Todd Katanchik: (eight),. the: team’s most prolific scorer, hos consistently. been in the to five In the West Coast Senior B Lacrease scoring ‘race all , season, : Inst the with awards S bantet THE CHENA Swim. Club: held its. year-end. - awards banquet and annual general meeting recently at the Ron went’ to’ Michelle: Landry, . “while 4 Megan. Hayter’ was” presented : the :): Senior. training award. ; Je. Park ‘picked up the team spirit award. At the recent BC Age. Group. GRIZZWELLS® by Bili Schorr A LOT OF BEARS GATISFY THEIR APPETITES PY ff WHILE OTHERS PREFER TO PICK THE LOUS IN’ 4 ¢ Andrews recreation ‘centre Championships, ‘Chena - swimmer DIT? PICKING BERRIES IN THE 4 WE PARKING (07 cappi ‘oth f i ; Andrea Donohoe | (10-and-under -: Wt NSIS pping another successful.- 4 j -season for the club and a-- girls) lopped .19 seconds off. her b f individ al ms previous best in the 400m freestyle number of individuais. on her way to second: overall in’ AV= Awards were given to all club - individual aggregate points. : “D> members for their hard work, and Melanie Patina, swimming in-: v trophies were handed out to the the 11/12-year-old. age group, *: o*% * ose . most valuable and most.improved came from the back of the pack in! pe WN : swimmers in their age group. ~ the 100m breaststroke to win ay he They included: , bronze medal. : “ 7 > . le @ Most Valuable: Leah Swimming in the’ boys’ under- - f g Brockelmann (1S-and-under~ -10 division, 84-year-old Je Park, eBay a 3 girls); Kathryn Jolley/Ingrid . proved he could swim with the big boys, qualifying for six of eight.‘ finals. His highest placing was a. Strong fifth in the 50m breaststroke. ..- - ‘ Kathryn Jolley, who: broke her E. elbow earlier this: year, swam a. © strong championships. : The final swim meet of the year | for Chena merabers is the junior |- national championships, beginning today in. Lethbridge, Alberta. Representing the team'are Leah |: Brockelmann, Stacey Cunliffe, Ryan Fulton, Ingrid McFee and.” Melanie Patina. : McFee (13/14-year-old © girls); Ryan Fulton (13/14-year-old boys); Melanie Patina (11/22- year-old girls); Andrea Donohoe (10-and-under girls); and Je Park (10-and-under boys), @ Most Improved: ..Emma Tang -.(13/14-year-old girls); David Plecko (13/14-year-old ’ boys); Kevin Lau (11/12-year-old ‘boys); Kristine Lowrie (11/12-year-old girls); Jeremy Binion (10-and- under - boys); Kara Lau (10-and- under girls). Also, the junior training award ‘KIT RN’ CARLYLE® by Larry Wright SNAFU® by Bruce Beattie Park celebrates with party JOIN IN the ‘celebration of Canada’s first sanctuary of the sea on Saturday, July 24,. as Whytecliff Park in West Van- couver makes history as Canada’s first marine protected area. The fun begins at noon va - and. ends at 4 p.m. Activites * : . for all ages include children’s games, a scuba demonstration; family beach walks, marine-life discoveries and = invertebrate encounters. Celebrations con- tinue all week at the Vancouver Aquarium. “Now serving number two. "number two? Come on now, number two, don’t be shy!" The event is part of the Whytecliff Park Marine Protected Areas Project. @& 1093 by NEA, tne.