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THE EDMONTON JOURNAL, Thursday, July 31, 1986 Parents say son knew the danger Announcements Deaths 30 I Deaths 30 By CONAL MULLEN and IAN WILLIAMS Journal Staff Writers The parents of slain Hudson's Bay store manager James Cant say their son realized he was in danger in the Northern Alberta community of Atikameg. Cant, 22, was found Tuesday tabbed to death in his ransacked Residence in Atikameg. tf Sandra and Paul Cant told The Journal from their home in Sack-yille, N.B., that their son phoned them five days after he started his job July 14 in the northern community, about 65 km northeast of High Prairie. "He realized he was in a dangerous place," his mother said. "I've been praying morning, noon and night since." And an employee at an Edmonton store where Cant worked until June echoed the fears of the slain man's mother.

1 Cant told employees at Grand and Toy Ltd. about an apparent hostage-taking incident at the Hudson Bay Store last Christmas. wasn't downhearted or discouraged about it." She said he also downplayed the dangers and never dwelt on the negative side. "He was a happy boy. Ill remember his smile.

He had love and a capacity to' understand what other people felt." Cant said she and her husband encouraged their son in his new job. "We felt he could handle it. He could have become a very caring, competent contributor he had potential and it was not realized." "He really loved the North," said Paul Cant, who noted his son was aware "There were certainly going to be some problems but he never realized what could hap-pen. Sandra Cant said police had given her few details about her son's death. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company for about four years, mainly in Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet, N.W.T., his mother said.

He was a management 'deserves idiopathic cardiomyopathy a disease of the middle layer of the heart for years, it wasn't until 14 months ago that the young man began to experience any symptoms. He kept working as an accountant with a gas station until management heard of his heart condition, Tompkins said. "Then they didn't want to advance him," says his mother. Mosher's interests are varied his '85 Chevy truck, scuba diving (until his health intervened), and the rock group Judas Priest. "He was quite upset because he had tickets for a Judas Priest concert the Saturday he had to come here," says Tompkins.

Mosher came to the University Hospital since it is the heart-lung 20-year-old I I i 1 In I LESKIW, Lena (Wasylena) On July 28, 1986, Mrs. Lena (Wasylena) Leskiw of Fdmonton passed away at the age of 80 years. Survived by one daughter, Mrs. Anne (Andrew) Skuba of Edmonton; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother and three sisters, Pete Wowk of Edmonton, Mrs. Mary Chimko of Vancouver, B.C., Mrs.

Kay Beniuk of Edmonton and Mrs. Anne Habiak of Elk Point. Predeceased by her loving husband, Sewerko (Pete) in 1959; one son, Nicholas in 1981. Prayers Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. at St.

John's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 10951-107 Street. Funeral service Friday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. Very Reverend D.

Luchak will officiate with interment to follow in Beechmount Cemetery. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral or to the charity of donor's choice. Park Memorial Ltd. Funeral Administrators and Directors (The Chapel on the Boulevard).

MATHISON, David On Wednesday, July 30, 1986, Mr. David Mathison of Edmonton, formerly of Fox Creek, Alberta, passed away at the age of 67 years. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Beth; one son, David (Diana) Mathison of Morinville, Alberta; one daughter, Donna of Calgary, Alberta, as well as two grandchildren and one brother and one sister of Plenty, Saskatchewan. David served in the No. 280 Ghost Squadron of the R.C.A.F.

Overseas. The family wishes to thank the staff of the University of Alberta Hospital, as they were very good to David. No service by family request. Arrangements are entrusted to the Chapel of Chimes (Roy and Owen) Funeral Home and Licensed Crematorium. (Telephone 423-4262).

NOROQUIST, Mr. Oscar Leonard On July 29, 1986, Mr. Oscar Leonard Nordquist of Glenevis, Alberta passed away aged 87 years. He leaves to mourn his loss one brother, Theodore and lantha of Minneapolis; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 1 at 2:00 p.m.

in the Glenevis Community Hall with Reverend D. Pype officiating and interment in the Dorwell Community Cemetery. If desired, donations may be made to the Glenevis Hall Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice. Benesch Funeral Home, Tinant Funeral Directors of Barrhead in care; of all arrangements. Phone 1-674-4950.

POLLARD, Ruth Cecilia On July 28, 1986, Mrs. Ruth Pollard of Ed-' monton passed away at the age of 76 years. She leaves to mourn her loss her loving husband of 54 years, Gordon; two daughters, Bernice Phillips of Vancouver, British Colum-' bia, Patricia Murray and her husband Gordon of Sherwood Park; one son, Gary and his wife Jackie of Edmonton; six grand-children, Jack, Jay, Kim, Jamie, Leslie and Derek and nine great-grandchildren; her lov- ing mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Edge and two 1 brothers, Jack and Bill, all of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Relatives and friends who wish to pay their respects to Mrs.

Pollard may do so at Howard and McBride's Chapel, 10045-109 Street, Edmonton on Thursday, July 31st from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 1st at 1:00 p.m. at Howard and McBride's Chapel with the Reverend Father T.M. Elliott officiating.

Cremation will take place at the Edmonton Crematorium. If friends so desire, memorials may be made to the Alberta Heart Foundation, 208 Markum Place, 10235-124 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 9Z9 or to the Canadian Cancer Society, 11810 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5G 0X5. Howard and McBride Funeral Services (Downtown 109th Street and Jasper-Avenue). 422-1141. PRUSS, Paul Vernon On July 29, 1986, Mr.

Paul Vernon Pruss of Edmonton passed away at the age of 74 years. He leaves to mourn a former wife, Lavina of Edmonton; two daughters and one son, Barbara Croft of Sherwood Park, Brenda Doonanco and her husband Gordon of Cold Lake, Stephen Pruss and his wife Karen of Spruce Grove; 12 grandchildren; one sister and two brothers, Ann Skomoroski of Marys-ville, B.C., Steve Pruss of Vancouver, B.C., Walter Pruss of Fisher Branch, Manitoba, also numerous other relatives. Predeceased by his mother, Kathryn Pruss and father, Dmytro Pruss of Fisher Branch, Manitoba; two brothers, Peter and John Pruss. Friends may pay their respects Thursday, July 31 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

at Park Memorial Chapel, 9709-111 Avenue. Funeral service Friday, August 1 at 1:30 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel. Pastor Phil Crump will officiate with interment to follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to the Alberta Heart Foundation, 208, 10235-124 Street, Edmonton T5N 1P9.

Park Memorial Ltd. Funeral Ad Michael Mosher of Burnaby needs transplant to live Four missing after 'copter crashes in rugged N. W. T. David Doe healthy; no charges for mom "He told us, 'Naw! It won't happen to me," said Shirley Morrison.

Mrs. Cant said she didn't know the full situation, but her son told them about a previous manager being held hostage last Christmas. RCMP said an armed robbery at the store took place last December. A young offender was convicted of armed robbery and break, enter and theft. An abduction charge was dropped.

"He (James) was hoping to improve the situation," she said. "He was looking forward to continuing to improve relations through the store." Cant cared for the people living in the northern community, she said. "He wanted to see a way the natives could keep a pride in their culture." When he phoned his parents, Cant was excited. "He was pleased to be manager and he said he was going to do a good job," his mother said. "He was going to work hard at it.

He knew he had a hard job, but he patient By LAS HA MORNINGSTAR Journal Staff Writer Mianna Tompkins's eyes fill with tears as she says: "I'd like to see Michael have a chance." Tompkins's son, Michael Mosher, is in critical condition at the University of Alberta Hospital, with a heart enlarged to three times its normal size. Transplant centres across North America have been alerted to the 20-year-old Burnaby man's desperate need for a new heart. He's been waiting for 2lh weeks and time is running out. Tompkins describes her son as a quiet person who keeps things to himself. Rather than bother his parents, he even drove himself to the hospital twice when he was feeling ill.

Although Mosher probably had Carlton said three people and the pilot were aboard. The first indication of trouble came when they failed to return to Fort Liard at the scheduled time of 9 p.m., he said. Carlton said the pilot was a local man but he didn't know who the three passengers were. Insp. Lome Wagner of Yel-lowknife RCMP said the terrain where the helicopter went down is rugged.

He said few details on the crash were available because no word had come yet from searchers who went to the re-, mote site. The Bay Correction In our Ladies Shoe ad in today's Journal, the Juenesse plain pump at $29.99 will not be available due to shipping problems. We regret any inconvenience this may cause our Bay customers. avec Will be PEN SUNDAY HOLIDAY MONDAY P.M. (142 Street Store only) CORRECTION Career GirlVillager Boutique ad of July 2986 The sentence that said "Select from our regular stock" should have read "Selected from our regular We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our customers.

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The Edmonton Journal tnrr wmf trainee and worked some of the time as a relief manager. The Cants said their son also worked for a while in Grand and Toy Limited store in West Edmonton Mall before returning recently to the Hudson's Bay Co. George Whitman, manager of public relations for Hudson's Bay said everyone in the company is in a state of shock. "This is a great trauma, not only for Jim Cant's parents but for all other rural store managers and for all of us in the company attempting to provide a service in the North," Whitman said. "We've lost a valuable, young store manager, and a family in (New Brunswick) has lost a 22-year-old son," said Bruce Cromb, personnel manager for the company's northern stores.

Cant's body will be transported to Sackville by the firm. "The company's going to do everything it can for the family to help them through this difficult period," Cromb said. a chance' transplant centre for Western Canada. Everyone around Mosher likes him. "He's a smart, bright, stoic young man," says Dr.

Rick Bernstein, the resident affiliated with the hospital's heart transplant team. Bernstein can't say how much longer Mosher has nor what kind of life he can expect if he does get the needed organ. "But without the transplant, he'll die," says the doctor. Four other Albertans are awaiting heart transplants and two need heart and lung transplants. Pauline McCormick, co-ordina-tor of the Human Organ Procurement and Exchange program, says not all donated hearts meet the specifications of the patients.

mother is confused and she would like to talk with the mother. "All the information would be kept confidential. We just want to make the best plans possible for this little guy." McCaig said that without the mother's consent, adoption of the baby must go through the courts. However, there would be no problem if the mother wished to keep her child, she added. Social services have taken custody of David, who will be released from the hospital in about a week.

If no news is received from the mother he will be put in a foster home under a one-month temporary guardianship and then per manent arraneements will be made. "It's very important to ensure that a healthy young baby has the vital attachment of a family of his own as soon as possible," Stanley said. Social Services has published a number for information on the mother, but so far most of the calls have been adoption requests. "It's a little bit scary (for the mother) right now, but when ever ything dies down I'm sure we'll hear something, McCaig said. The audited report, approved Tuesday night in a meeting of the symphony board of directors, shows operating losses declined to $168,202 from the previous year's total of $488,942.

"A 47-per-cent increase in fund- raising by the Edmonton Symphony during the season just com pleted has started the financial turnaround," Hetherington said in a news release. Hetherington said fund-raising activities provided revenues of $672,884 up from the $459,085 of the season before. "To have achieved such a significant increase when the city's economy is in a downturn speaks volumes about both the volunteer efforts and community support for the orchestra, Hetherington said The symphony president is also optimistic about eliminating the $1,006,988 deficit within the next two years through a planned en dowment program. The proposed endowment pro gram would enable the symphony to convert a conditional loan of $349,844 into a grant and become eligible for further funding up to $600,000 from the Alberta Performing Arts Foundation. BIAMONTE, Salvatore On July 30, 1986, Mr.

Salvatore Biamonte of Edmonton passed away at the age of 71 years. Survived by his loving wife, Grazia Biamonte; two daughters and one son, Maria and her husband Tony Frigo, Theresa and her husband Vittorio Frigo, Tony and his wife Donna, all of Edmonton; six grandchildren, Grace, Laura, Claudio, Danny, Laura and sneiaon; one great-granacnna, uavia; tnree brothers, Luigi and his wife Florence, Garibaldi and his wife Maria Giuseppa of Edmonton, Napoleone and his wife Margaret of Vancouver; numerous relatives and dear friends. Predeceased by one brother, Joseph and one sister, Aurora. Prayers Friday, August 1 at 9:15 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 9709-111 Avenue.

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, August 2 at 10:00 a.m. at Santa Maria Goretti Roman Catholic Church, 11040-90 Street. Reverend A. Fec-cia C.S. officiating with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Park Memorial Ltd. Funeral Administrators and Directors (The Chapel on the Boulevard). 426-0050. DISHAW, Ernest Edward (Ernie) On July 29, 1986, Mr. Ernest Edward (Ernie) Dishaw of Edmonton passed away at the age of 81 years.

He is survived by his loving wife, Viola; one son, Gary Dishaw and his wife Margaret of Edmonton; three daughters, Mary-Anne King and her husband Everett of Ottawa, Sharon Finley and her husband Wayne of Richmond, B.C., Cathie Dishaw-Limoges and her husband George of Edmonton; seven caring grandchildren, Margaret, Laurie and Tracey King, David and Douglas Finley, Trevor and Sue Dishaw; two sisters, Grace Beavis of Vancouver and Bertha King of Saskatoon. Funeral service will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Foster and McGarvey Funeral Chapel, 10008-103 Street. Reverend William Roberts will officiate and cremation will take place in the Foster and McGarvey Crematorium. Friends wishing to pay their respects may do so at the funeral chapel from 7:00 p.m.

to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society at 11810 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton T5G 0X5. Foster and McGarvey Limited. Funeral Directors and Licensed Crematorium.

428-6666. FARUS, Max On July 29, 1986, Mr. Max Farus of Vilna passed away aged 64 years. Survived by five brothers and six sisters, Alec of Glendon, Sid and Paul of Vilna, Joe of Grande Prairie, Walter of Newbrook, Mrs. Mary Petrash and Mrs.

Helen Toffan of Edmonton, Mrs. Lena Zacharuk of Victoria, B.C., Mrs. Nellie Horbul of St. Paul, Mrs. Steffy Hawiuk of Vilna and Mrs.

Ollie Johnson of Medicine Hat. Predeceased by his mother, Anna in 1974; his father, John in 1976 and one sister, Jennie in 1973. Prayers Thursday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. at the Vilna Cultural Centre. Funeral senice Friday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m.

at the St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Vilna. Reverend Father Al Kubin officiating with interment in the church cemetery. In lieu of florals, donations to the St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church would be greatly appreciated or the charity of one's choice.

Yewchin's Funeral Chapel, St. Paul. 1-645-5177. HAWES, James Roy James Roy Hawes, age 53, of Westbank, B.C. passed away peacefully at home July 28, 1986.

He leaves his loving family wife, Ann Marie; one son, Jim; two daughters, Cheryl and Melanie; daughter-in-law, Maria; one granddaughter, Joanna and brother, Vern and many other family and friends. A memorial service will be held from First United Church, Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, August 2, 1986 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend F. Chubb officiating. Cremation.

Flowers gratefully declined in favor of donations to Westbank Lions Crippled Children's Association, co Mr. Jim Hawes, Box 403, West-bank, B.C. V0H 2A0. Arrangements through the Memorial Society of B.C. and First Memorial Services, Kelowna.

1-604-762-2299. JANKOVIC, Nada On July 25, 1986, Mrs. Nada Jankovic of Edmonton passed away at the age of 71 years. Survived by one daughter, Mrs. Malinka (Konstantin) Stankovic of Edmonton; two sons, Ljubisa and Zoran in Yugoslavia; five grandchildren.

Predeceased by her husband on June 7, 1977 and one son, Radovan in 1970. Prayer service Friday, August 1 at 8:00 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 9709-111 Avenue. Reverend N. Pribojan officiating.

Remains will be forwarded to Yugoslavia for interment. Park Memorial Ltd. Funeral Adminis trators and Directors (The Chapel on the Boulevard). 426-0050. KALCHUK, Philip On July 30, 1986, Mr.

Philip Kalchuk of Edmonton passed away at the age of 74 years. Survived by his loving wife, Tania; two sons and two daughters, Walter of Edmonton, Nick and his wife Mina, Ollie and her husband Bob Payne of Toronto, Marg of Edmonton; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Predeceased by his brother, Karl Kalchuk in July 1986. Prayers Friday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 9709-111 Avenue.

Funeral service Saturday, August 2 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Russo Orthodox Church, 10902-96 Street. Reverend O. Kotiw officiating with interment in St. Michael's Cemetery.

In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, 6th Floor, 9707-110 Street, Edmonton T5K 2L9. Park Memorial Ltd. Funeral Administrators and Directors (The Chapel on the Boulevard). 426-0050. KLAUS, John On July 29, 1986, Mr.

John Klaus of Edmonton passed away aged 65 years, he was born November 8, 1920, in Russia. He is survived by Helen and four children, MaryAnn and her husband Rene' Campeau, William and his wife Henrietta, all of Edmonton, Rudolph and his wife Joyanna of Fort McMurray, Norman of Edmonton; eight grandchildren; one brother Konrad in Russia. Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 1st at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, (10014-81 Avenue) with Reverend Thomas Wert officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery (Ellerslie).

South Side Memorial Chapel Patterson Mit-telstadt Justik Funeral Directors (83 Avenue and 104 Street). 432-1601. KOHUT, Mike On July 30th, 1986, Mike Kohut of Edmonton passed away at the age of 82 years. He is survived by one brother, Peter of Edmonton; one sister, Mrs. Katherine (Ed) Motkosky of Edmonton; two nephews, Norman (Sylvia) Motkosky of Edmonton and Jack (Roxanne) Kuryk of Calgary; four nieces, Caroline (Peter) Harysh of Edmonton, Francis (William) Nastiuk of Calgary, Helen (John) Gonci of Calgary and Millie (Wesley) Glassford of Unity, Saskatchewan.

Prayer Services will be held on Friday, August 1st, 1986 at 8:15 p.m. at the Hainstock and Son Funeral Chapel. Requiem Mass will be held on Saturday, August 2nd, 1986 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Basil Ukrainian Catholic Parish (7007-109 Street) with the Basilian Fathers as the celebrants.

Interment to follow at St. Anthony's Cemetery. If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Firefighters Burn Treatment Society (10105-109 Street) or to the charity of the donor's choice. Hainstock and Son Funeral Chapel in cnarge ot arrangements. By MELISSA MONTEITH Journal Staff Writer A baby found abandoned in the Red Deer Hospital is safe, but social workers still have no information on the mother and are worried about her health.

"We know the baby is in good hands, but the mother could be suffering from (post-birth depression)," spokesman John Stanley said Wednesday. The 5Vi-pound newborn baby, named David Doe by social services officials, was discovered in a hospital washroom Monday. Offi-cals are appealing to his mother to come forward. She will not face charges. "I think because of the circumstances and the obvious care taken (in leaving the baby) she won't be charged.

I think if the baby was left in a bus station washroom, however, the police would take a different view," Stanley said. Stanley said the woman may have left her baby out of desperation. "It could have been a case where her husband was abusing her or (the pregnancy) may have been out of wedlock." Connie McCaig, a child welfare supervisor, said she is sure the A helicopter with four people aboard has crashed in rugged terrain near Fort Liard in the Northwest Territories. RCMP could not confirm if anyone survived. Searchers were trying to reach the crash site, about 80 km northwest of Fort Liard.

The Bell 206 helicopter took off Tuesday night from Fort Liard to go on a local flight, said John Carlton, one of the owners of Precision Helicopters of Grande Prairie, which operated the flight. Correction On page F2 ol our section in July 30 edition of The Edmonton Journal. Nabob Decaffinated Coffee should not have been illustrated. We apologize tor any inconvenience this may have caused our customers. The Edmonton Journal in every way! Box 2421, Edmonton T5J 2S6 Daily by corner in Metro Edmonton $1.75 per week, outside Metro Edmonton and motor routes, SI 85 per week Doily by moil in Canada and Armed Force oddreiws $220 per year, all other countries $600 per year.

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ROSS, Mrs. Helen Passed away in Camrose, Tuesday, July 29, 1986 at the age of 79 years. She was born in Ontario to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bolton, March 21, 1907.

Helen enjoyed life, her teaching career, church and community involvement. She was predeceased by husbands, Milford Brager and J. Alex Ross; her parents; brother, Murray Bolton. Mrs. Ross is survived by stepsons, Herb nusB ui item iiuiway, vjuiuuii nuK ui k-cur bridge; stepdaughter, Donna Freeman of Stettler; 1 1 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Jack Bolton and sister Adele Anderson, both of British Columbia.

Funeral service will be held Friday, August 1 at 1:00 p.m. from Camrose United Church with Reverend Brian Hunter and Reverend Jim Roberts officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Camrose United Church or the charity of your choice. Burgar Funeral Home Camrose Ltd. in care 4 C-70 14H ui aiiaiiyenieiiLa.

i-u-i. VANDERWOLF, Jonathan George On July 28, 1986, Baby Jonathan George Vanderwolf of Edmonton passed away at the age of 5 months. He is survived by his loving parents, Marvin and Rosemary and his sister, Casandra of Edmonton; his loving maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Susan Schrieber and his loving maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ella Schrieber, both of Edmonton and also many loving aunts; uncles; relatives and friends.

Friends and relatives may pay their respects Thursday, July 31 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Chapel. Funeral service will be Friday, August 1, 3:00 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Chapel, 16204 Fort Road, Edmonton (54 mile E.

of Manning Freeway on 167 Avenue-' mile S. on the Old Fort Road) with Reverend Douglas Carr officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. If friends so desire, in lieu of floral tributes, memorials may be made to the Neo-Natal Trust Account, Division of Newborn Medicine, Room 3A3, W.M.C., University Hospital, Edmonton T6G 2B7. Evergreen Funeral Chapel (The Chapel in the Park).

973-9131. VAN LERSBERGHE, Fern On July 29, 1986, Mrs. Fern Van Lersberghe of Sangudo passed away at the age of 66 years. Survived by her loving husband, Oscar; three sons and two daughters, Leonard and t.enore of Edmonton, Wilton and Dianna of St. Albert, Randy and Kris of Swan Hills and Verla and Larry Symyrozum of Edmonton, VAMnHu flan RartlaH nf rVaitnn Vallau and ten grandchildren.

Predeceased by one grandchild, Allan Symyrozum in 1966. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 2 at 11:00 a.m. in the United Church, Sangudo, Reverend H. Munro officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Aloerta Lung Association or the charity of one's choice will be appreciated.

By JOHN TRETHEWEY Journal Staff Writer There is a glimmer of light in the most recent financial report of the debt-ridden Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Symphony president Brian Hetherington announced Wednesday that although the symphony's accumulated deficit is more than $1 million, operating losses for last season have been trimmed by more than half. Mill Woods gets storm system funds City council's executive committee Wednesday approved a funding request of $796,000 from the water and sanitation department to work on the Mill Woods storm drainage system. The funds kick off an $ll-mil-lion campaign to combat chronic flooding problems in Mill Woods. "The idea was to get it started this year so people could see something was being done," explained Ed Podivinski, the department's general manager.

The storm system improvements are expected to be completed in 1988..