B4- The Teriace Standard, Wednesdoy, March 10; 2004 _ROB. BROWN. - dams. Tey coming’ home. after’ a long trip.is. ‘As a-boy T - broke mothers” backs: -” “and nighttime freezes. - Still, 1 had’ to be ‘careful , ‘the armour ‘on the i river side of the: rail line. _ part of the: ‘Skeena.: 20: feet déep ‘pools al times; to a, logjam: ‘easily sigh. Bes an fines : uae car -Telimbed' out? OFT the c annel,' ‘walked! “ec-short ‘creeks. seeping through ' the'logs.. lity -atid clean gravel: to. spawn : and, happily,’ trout! and: char following them. 2: when I passed by that day. ; te ; dle the slream, of the Lakelse fot over 20 years now. the river. four.” “A jam,: as. “astute: ‘trouters : jam or, better still, just under ihe: leading: log,: is. “years ago now, on. a holiday: to. [00 Mile. House, a small ‘town with: a. gas’ station; . liquor. store, and. a few other stores: ‘as its mercantile core i those days..0 ns : The, sons of the: “people: with, whom we: ‘were ‘Staying, guided. me. to.'a large: ‘creek,’ There: were. : adjoining. their father’s property. exertions, F watked. out: on-a log. jain. just. below: ‘the: pool we'd fished: all. day. and, cast-a°worm “upstream, ignoring “the protestations of-my- fish-: the wood beneath the ‘am. oe _ It didn't happen... > performance again and again,” dinner time. ; and Styrofoam. : : Le. lying inthe. dappled water . under, their ‘acciden: tal windows, ° a os And jams are, flo: ting Fish factories. : The -going: was: good on. a _ganie ‘trail for a . short distance, then .[ hit'a ‘wall. of: brush. I was. forced into’a small channel, six feet wide ‘at the ” - widest part. I followed. it; wading through waist ing parinérs who: warned ‘that I would snag on ‘J fastened: on ta: a. “trout. instead, repeated the. killing a: dozen by : Jams: are junk stores offering floating fishing : lures,. -parts of boats. and old: docks, fishing floats. “The river was: low.and ‘slow.. I walked over: ; the. ice shelf,: stepped: off. into. a foot of: water; ony “cand waded. the: channel, - intending ' ‘to: make- my po way through a: kilometre of. woods. to thie Iain’ . Late in the day, with’ nothing to show Tor. our.” . “arly i in the year. two. years azo. . -clambered-down the steep side hill at. ” Amsbury: then! walked’ northeast: on : the “railway” ‘tracks : alongside’ the side-{- "channel: past Ron Cole's. ‘Mill.’ The | sky was -cléar. The air-was cold enough to. sting’ the ends of; my ‘fingeis,. a fleeting discomfort. | - - that vanished when the Sulit flooded the val- “Walking: railways near ‘water. witha ‘fishing a | . rod. in hand is a ‘comfort for’ ‘me_in-the way. that walked‘miles. of. tracks. ‘with-pals, sometimes ba: - lancing atop: ‘the shiny: ‘Tails. as ‘aif they ‘were a” tightrope, other times: taking. the ties. two cat @ lime,: avoiding. the: gray -ballast.rock.-in-the- same “way that we-avoided those sidewalk “cracks that: There‘ was:still- plenty” ofs show. ‘that day, ‘ivi © oe _of it packed hard after:a week of daytime thaws * - Not to: break through the crust asl climbed down. q Eke Sees “| -BEST-IN THE ZONE: Terrace's peewee: reps are w distance and found its ‘twin, “also ‘fed by Skeena aT . water, flowing . through. another” breech: ‘in. the’ f°: massive. jam. As Vhikéd on;'I discovered more. J The jam. was a long high: fence ‘and a sie | . protecting | ‘these little watercourses ‘from : the - _-tavages of flodd: r could imagine salmon; pinks * especially, ‘but: ‘probably. ‘coho,--and., possibly: | “steelhead too, availing. themselves’ ‘of, the ‘stabi- here, were: cer- | tainly’ plenty’ of: their” offspring’ in. the. creek-'=. .f. ‘ Lopjams; anarchic at first glance, are ‘actual’ f dy fascinating: architecture : ‘built according. to. the | timeless: laws ‘of flowing: water. - They’ roar: like". 4 “| beasts in: high water’ and: hiss. dike ‘snakes [2 take. I ‘still remember the time: T learned this; 46. fish in it they said: -but not many. We proved. the’. . ‘truth’ of that-statement by ishing: the, ‘deep. pool... : Jams aré: calhedjals offering sanciuary: to ‘fish’, F DANNY: DAWSON and Bill Warcup go head to head on the: squash, court.: | Squash. tournament. lures. ‘oodles _ of newcomers, organizers: pleased” ORGANIZERS are impre’-. 5 squash’ tournament held: ies Terrace, - ‘inely new. players even’ inixed: €, ‘divisions, “and |: think: the. tournanicnt - inunity College last month. . adies’? “Right one pea evenings.” Per se | == TERRACE STANDARD “ “By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN - “TERRACE? s PEEWEE reps, (Kept their word | last week. taking. top: ‘spot in‘the zone -play-_ ‘downs. and’ earning ‘a’ plae:-at Reta provincial champi ; “The final ‘game ‘of. thé zone playoffs. had. . spectators on the edge, of their seats as Terrace - took on Kitimat ina very. close: game, © «.- o“Tt’s the. tensest-gime’ I've ever Goached, “Says: ‘head ‘coach Darcy’ Mallett, adding he and” _ co-coach. Roger’ Tooms* fell: an. incredible. “amount of. pressure. ~ a ; “the hole season Hiding. .On ‘that one. -yals raved. i eereer sti ; “matched. “mat. pulled. ahead: once: more: Icey sthe favourite going into. thie tourna. “ment, ° thanaged.” to: stay. focussed - and -disci- ‘-plined going undefeated and: winning, the ‘all: dmportant final "3-2: over. ‘Kitimat, - ; But Kitimat put’ uP. a Hough: fight for the home teain. “In. the fist game of the toumameni Toriaug our team ‘lo gel even,” Mallett. recalls, -” «mode to hang onto thé lead and the win: ‘way to the provincial championships. SARAH:A-ZIMMERMAN. PHOTO.” * defeated: Kitintat. 5. 2, but Mallet says that’ s- not an: oe af. how. well: the. Southern tis thal ee other wey" were “pretty evenly. if. the. final Kitimat’ fook an n early lead in “the. first, period: shaking. Terrace work extra -° hard. Terrace ‘fought back. with a: goal. from: team’ captain, Sahir -Gill but: in- the. second Riti-. ™“Sahir. Gill, scoréd. again ‘with’ 14° seconds Teft: inthe’ econd, period: which: was’ huge : for” “With Aine miautes remaining, Terrace’s” 7 Kevin Haworth ‘put one past the Kitimat goal-... “tender-and the team ‘Went: into ‘full defensive. ov Mallett-gave credit’ to.’ goalie: Garrett’ ‘Muir | for: playing: exceptionally well. The team was: elated with the win, ed “Th was exciting. because: we're: ‘going to: _ , Provingials,” says Haworth. : . | “We. always: ‘Say. third: pera’ re our “best "whet we. go-into the ‘dressing. roam,” Now. the squad is preparing for the provin= cial’ ‘championships and: coach Mallett: has lofty plaris, ' ; * We're’ not’ ‘going ‘down there just to. “show “up, We're: expecting: that we: can do: ‘very. well’. there,” ‘he says. of: the. biggest. tournament: of: othe? year, “Hopefully that close game with’ Ki: -timat there. will- let: them know: that. it’s not easy, going to: provincials. me sp _ and as many as AD rinks are pt ae oe anticipated to take part. - ; ew The deadline. to. register . for the popular ¢ event’ is 5 Mar, 5583. " Snowboarders pumped - for’ boardercross- ir s that timé: of- year when. activities at Shames, Moun: os alike g aré preparing for this weekend's: Rain Cup.” “One of the most’ entertaining spectator events of the “The: bodardercross. sees. groups. of, up to’ six showbour tion as they’ go into tight turns and over rollers on their. Skiers can_ also get.in on the action: by taking part. In, the, skiercross held the s same ne day. Call i Rul Board. Shop Evans’ take.-first’ place fol- of matches”. wound - Up: HJoyied: ‘by. Bill Wareup, and. ing: lo. five garnes.” nal Jat 635: 9404 for details. - ‘The championships Bel inder’ way b March 14 a ° -who want.to: take part.in-a variety of eyents which | Pro ye ders leave the gates simultaneously jockeying for posi- |. tT