Members of the Terrace Peaks Gymnastic Club gave demonstrations of their skills and training
programs in local schools recently to promote interest in their summer gymnastics camps.
Organizers say the response so far has been positive.

_ Biker Mike on B.C. team

Terrace’s bicycle-racing

whiz has.earned a place
-with the B.C. team. -

Mike Christensen’s gamble on
‘moving to the Jower mainland in

April paid off on June 16 week-.

end when he learned his efforts
had gained him sufficient B.C.
Cup points to join in the elite
15-to-20 player group.

Mike attended his first major
races as 2 team member on this
past weekend at White Rock.
The team reassembles in mid-
July for national finals at Mon-
treal.

Mike’s successful bid means
regular weekly training sessions
with the team, plus top-rated
weekend racing.

At the June 16 B.C. Provin-

‘eials at UBC Mike had a 15th
place finish out of 100 riders in

the 180-kilometer race. ©.’ |.

“Tt was one of my best races,
even though I felt poorly during
the race,’’ he told us. ‘‘Only
about half the riders completed
the race.”’

Early in May, he raced a Can-
ada Cup event at Calgary under
bad weather conditions and
against two USA pro teams and
provincial squads from Ontario
‘and Quebec,

He went up against 90 of the
best in North American at Cal-
gary, but only managed a 75th
place finish. Then on May 20
weekend at Invermere, Mike im-
proved to 30th in another
lengthy road race.

Fort Langley came next early
this month. It was a hilly race,

_ but Mike was in top-10 position
‘when he picked up a filat-tire

with four miles to go.

Then it was-an excellent show-
ing at Cranbrook. Calgary, Ed-
monton and American teams
filled out the roster, and Mike
came fourth in the road race. In-
cluding other races that week-
end, he wound up fifth overall.

Points he accumulated at
Prince George and Cranbrook
races pushed Mike into sixth
place among B.C, riders.

Last week and this week will

determine Mike’s future as a

major Canadian rider. He’s de-
termined to take his place as
another nationally-known ath-
lete from this area.

Michelle Hendry here and
- gone in crowded schedule

-Sne was here six days and now
she’ s back on the basketball
trail." |

Terrace’ s Michelle Hendry
spend a busy spring trying out
for Canada’s national women’s

- basketball team, earning a place

- on’ the’ top 12, then playing
' Team Russia in eastern Canada,

: where the visitors won all four

contests... ee
Nett’ was: a trip’ to Italy where

. ‘the. nats’ “beat thé-home country.

eps 85-76; then K fost 82-69 to the

From Italy they went to a six- .

team tournament in Bulgaria,
where’ they won two and lost

three to wind up in fourth place.

Their first three games were
all losses — 84-69 to Bulgaria,
82-72 to Russia, and 81-74 to
Yugoslavia.

They won their fi nal two
games, 73-58 over France ‘and
64-60 over Italy.

This past Sunday, she few.
back to Vancouver to join 15.
other players for a week-long .

camp at UBC,

It’s another tryout situation
whereby she must crack. the top
12 to regain a spot on the team,
which heads to Malaysia for the
world women’s championships
starting. July 8.

If she fails to regain her place,
she’ll drop down to the develop-
ment squad, which plans -four
games against the U.S. junior

..-team.in Canada during. the

world contest at Malaysia. .
Issy_ Maryntschak . of Kitimat

will be one of the 16 trying for a
“place on the world team as well.

experience,

Peaks recruiting

by Betty Barton

Last week, Peaks Gymnastics
Club members gave displays of

their gymnastics skills at most |

local schools in Terrace. The dem-
onstrations were held to encourage
students to register for the Terrace
Peaks Gymnastic Club summer
gymnastics camps to be held July
16th through August 10th.

The camp is designed for
children ages 3 and up. Classes are
designed to progressively develop

_ the basic skill techniques in tumb-

ling, balance beam, uneven parallel
bars and vaulting. For the new-
comer to gymnastics or advanced
training for those with gymnastics
the training will
improve flexibility, strength,
coordination and agility.

The feedback from teachers and
students has been very positive,
says coach Maria Mateus. Ten club
members, ranging in age from 6 to
15, treated students to a narrated
ten-minute demonstration of back-
flips, tumbles and cartwheels. At

the end of the- presentation, cach
student was given a brochure of
information on the summer gym-
nastics camps.

The Peaks Gymnastics Club has
purchased $2000 of equipment for
use at the recreational junior
levels. And their new head coach,
Pat McRoberts, will be on the job
in time for these summer sessions.

Pat has been a gymnastics head
coach for the past thirteen years.
His experience in both recreational
and competitive gymnastics will be
a valuable asset for the club and
its members.

All summer gymnastics camp
activities will be held at Skeena Jr.
Secondary School. Parents and
students are asked to register on
the Monday of each week.
Advance registration for the first
sessions is recommended. Applica-
tion forms are available from any
school or from All-Seasons Sport-
ing Goods. For more information,
please cal! Erika Neves at 638-
8232,

Games committee seeks
community involvement

In just.a few months Terrace
will be bustling with 3,000 addi-
tional people who will be attend-
ing the 1991 Northern B.C.
Winter Games on Feb. 1, 2 and
3, 1991. Athletes, coaches and
officials representing 29 sports

will be in Terrace for three days .

of competition.

The Games will give a signifi-
cant boost to the economy of
Terrace. All adults will be stay-
ing in hotel rooms and will eat in
local restaurants. Most of the
3,000 participants will patronize
local stores. Families hosting
billeted children will be purchas-
ing extra food. It is estimated
that Games participants will
contribute more than $2 million
to the local economy. In addi-
tion the Games Host Committee
will be purchasing sports equip-
ment items in Terrace.

. The Northern B.C... Winter . .
Games originated in 1975 in Fort

St. John. One of the participants
of those original Games was
Rick Hanson. It is the purpose
of the Games to provide a vehi-
cle by which all northern com-
munities can become involved in
a meaningful sports program.
The participants will come from
well over half the province, an
area encompassed by: West to
the Queen Charlottes, South to

the Caribou, East to the Rockies
and North to the Yukon Border.
1991 Northern B.C. Winter
Games Coming Events:
Fund raising: A major part of

our Host Budget | comes from

local fund raising. The federal,

—its going to get busy

: Contributed by the
‘Games Committee

‘provincial. and municipal con- .
tribution is approximately 45
percent, the remaining 55: per-
cent will be raised through local -
fund raising projects. We need
your support! Games represen-
tatives will be contacting Terrace
businesses and organizations for
support. Games souvenirs will
be available for sale soon.
Billeting: Billets will be need-
ed for approximately 1,800
athletes. All athletes under 19

are required to be billeted. A

Challenge 90 government grant
will allow us to hire students to
do a house-to-house canvass of:
Terrace and Thornhill during
the months of July and August.
Volunteers: This event will re-

quire thousands of volunteer
hours to assist in many aspects
of the Games such as tabulating
results, security, first aid, taking
pictures, phoning and much
more.

Telethon: We would like. to
encourage involvement in our -
telethon Sept. 30, 1990. We will
require entertainment, M.C.’s,
people to man the telephones,
fund raisers, and other help.

Tf you don’t know -
what’s going on,
things go on
without you.

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