eee ne Ue reece 6 ‘tet aed Wednesday, April Y; 1909 are - By ED GOULD © eo ‘When the. local fish expert on Pender Island offered to take “ne out: ‘where, “the big-ones are,”? I naturally thought he’ ~ “meant” salmon, “© But’.we ended up on killer whale alley! However; my ignorance of things finny knows ‘no bounds, -as I Shall recount, “Being brought up on the “bent pin’’ school of fishing technique and the aititude that any. fish can be caught ‘with a: minimum of equipment and a maximum of patience, I arrived at the Hope Bay wharf with my made-in- Hong Kong ca line.- and a smile. The equipment included a tiny hook, a piece of silk thread, “. . a devilishly: clever-lcoking red bobber, one lead pellet, and a wooden frame to: wrap the whole mess around. Investment: 25 cents, ; ‘‘What are you gonna do with that’? Sew up your pants’??? - the fish expert asked. 1 witheld the rapier-like response that: sprang instantly. to my tongue. . began to jib the rib.- or rig the jib, whichever it is. “Ever fish from a sale boat before,” the expert said, glancing proudly at the keen, slim lines of the 20-foot “One Seagull’. “Only inthe bathtub,’’ 1 answered. sagely, and gave the tiller a complete twist. o” “Boom coming over,’’ he yelled, as something hit me on” ‘the ‘back of the head, In a few dazed moments we had whipped .down Plumper Sound and around the tip of South Pender “Island. With a 30 mile wind blowing Tinad only 4 brief glimpse _ of lamb.-bones bleaching. in the. sun. - remnants of a First of July saturnalia on Saturna.” vale At -Gowland Point) we © ran ‘into © the - action. “There goes a big fish,’ I gestured toward a flashing black fin. “There. “There goes my : goes a killer . whale,’’ the expert said. breakfast,” T said. - Rather than humble him with my barefoot boy cheek, I ran along the deck and oa able, tangled heap. on the .deck. Sailor or fisherman. ooh In Killer V -We. were in Haro Strait. in. the midst of the whaling i lane Where the big black killers tease each other,. make love’ and -scare. hell. out of.American tourists..on their way to the government checkpoint at Bedwell Harbor. These big mammals, their. six-foot dorsal fins thrashing the. water with sounds like cannon fire are a tourist attrac- tions of rare. value. through binoculars. Plunging, the whales looked like an elevatur someone had pulled the pin from on the 40th floor. Emerging, they were like the U.S.S. Nautilus. at the North Pole. Other boats in our vicinity stopped to “give the whales right of way in. the strait, the time chattering about the probabilities of salimon ac- counting for the whale’s presence, His expensive line sang again and again into the sea, My Chinese’ hook, line and sinker had fought a brief, unmemor- able encounter with my sweater and lost: It lay in a miser- boy legend! The. whales. continued. to leap all around: us, nuzzling each other. shamelessly and making complete fools of themselves and the expert's comment that they seldom, if-ever, upset boats calmed me not at all. ‘Since my fishing gear was inoperable, it was my task to ~ keep the boat on. course, which meant“lining up the sails with a piece of bunting that flew from the mast or some such rot. Despite my inexperience, | felt I was doing grandly. Then. the expert. said: ‘¢Watch that jib. . You're luffing badly,‘! A cruel, I may not be much of a But if there's one thing I pride myself unnecessary remark. on, it's my luffing. © - How I longed to be able to watch then: From the safety of Gowland Point road, But the expert kept the One Seagull at full tilt.all : _~ Sa much for the barefoot. _ ST. MARGARET (continued from page >) of this preliminary work was. ‘-done by volunteer labourers but” _subscriptions then began to pour in from:all over. Finally on July 27, 1952 the congregation met for the last time in the old Mission Room and a pro- cession headed by the Cross, with the Rev. Peter Horsfield and: the congregation chanting the: litany, left the old build- ing .to hold the first regular service in St. Margaret’s. Con- secration took place on June 22, 1955, conducted by his Grace, Archbishop H.E. Sexton of Vic- toria, Many of: the furnishings of the new church were donated = or bought from the proceeds of fund- raising projects. Perhaps the most important and enduring.do- nation was the life-size oil paint- ing of the “Christ Crucified” now hanging behind the altar. The ‘artist and donor was the late Irving Sinclair of San Fran- cisco, a colourful figure born on Galiano Isiand. The donation was in memory of his parents. Many visitors to the Island go into the church to see this beau- tiful work. fees eon eee ena EE RY OEE iene ~ Weather| The following. is the meteoro- logical report: for the week end-' ing April 6 furnished by the Research Station, Saanichton, Maximum tem. (Apr. 6) Minimum: tem. (Apr. 3° & 6)-35° Minimum -.on grass Precipitation Total precipitation Sunshine SIDNEY Supplied by the Meteorological division, Department of Trans- port for the week ending Apr. 6. Maximum tem. (Apr. 6) Minimum tem, (Apr. 3)-- Mean i and ‘ NO ONE 'HIGH'. "(continued from page 7) the flight deck made ample amends. Indeed, the guests were invited to-repair afterwards to the Empress Hotel to sample the sparkling beverage: a high-key finish to a no-key situation. _The writer was more concern~ ed with a personal loss. Seated beside a charming mini-skirted secretary (not unconnected with the sponsoring company), he loaned her a‘pencil which she nonchalantly secreted in her handbag. It was _the ‘property of this newspaper. ‘Mrs, S,. Gordon, has returned: to her’ home on. Fifth St. having spent several days in RestHaven Hospital, 9825 3RD. ST., SIDNEY 656-1151 Ltd. a Warren. The bride is the younger daugh- On ‘March 99. at 3. 30. pm. in. _ the Assembly of God church. on: East Saanich Road, a double ring ceremony. was performed by Rev. age Verna Lois Arr ‘owsmith and ter of Mr. and Mrs, Sam Arrow- smith of this district, and the ~ groom, the elder.son of Mr. and - Mrs. Robert Warren of Campbell River, Spring flowers decorated the church for the occasion, Given: in| marriage by her father, the.lovely bride was at- tired in a traditional Empire style dress with nylon Jace in- sertion, petit bouffant veil was gathered in front witha cluster of hand made nylon sheer flow- ers and tiny simulated pearls, She “wore “the groom’s . gift, -a necklace: of ‘pearls and“ carried .a bouquet,of mauve orchids and yellow roses. Poulsen, and bridesmaids, Linda and A>n Wiebe, wore identical floor length dresses of mauve ‘nylon chiffon with matching head pieces and carried colonial ‘bou- quets of daffodils. . 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