C2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 4, 1994

Sports
Menu

TONIGHT
Minor Hockey

TERRACE MINOR hockey
annual general meeting and
election of executive, 7:30
p.m. at Happy Gang Centre

FRIDAY, MAY 6
Softball
MEN’S SLO-PITCH tourna-
ment begins at Rotary and
Riverside Parks, finals at
Riverside Sunday afternoon.

SATURDAY, MAY 7
Youth Soccer (Christy Park)
Under 7s — 9:30 a.m.
Philpots v Norther Motor Inn
Vic Froese v All Seasons
Safeway v Rotary
Tilden v Kinsmen
Under 8s — 10:30 a.m.
Terrace Chrysler v McAlpine
Dairy Queen v Team Y
Crampton v Totem Ford

SUNDAY, MAY 8
Stock Cars
OPENING DAY for "94 sea-
son at Terrace Speedway.
Time trials at 1 p.m., racing
begins 2 p.m.

Hiking

KITIMAT shoreline is destina-
tion for local hiking club.
Suitable for children five years
and up. Meet at Terrace library
at 9 am. or Kitimat Info
Centre at 10 am. Phone 635-
2935 for information.

MONDAY, MAY 9
Youth Soccer (Christy Park)
Under 16s — 6:30 p.m.

Irly Bird v Team 5

Kerby and Sons v Constrictors
Under 19s — 6:30 p.m.
Councillors y Manuels

TUESDAY, MAY 10
Golf
SPECIAL GENERAL Meeting
at clubhouse, 8 p.m. Two mo-
tions on important financial
matters.

Youth Saccer (Christy Park)
Girls Under 14s — 6:30 p.m.
‘Team. v Wilkinson.
Terrace Shell v Braids

Girls Under 193 — 6:30 p.m.
Northern Drugs v Tide Lake
Richards v Pizza Hut

FRIDAY, MAY 13
Swimming
NORTHWEST Championship
meet at Sam Lindsey Pool in
Kitimat gels underway, fin-
ishes Sunday.

SATURDAY, MAY 14
Athletics
TERRACE SCHOOLS track
and field meet at Skeena Jr.
Secondary, runs all day.

SUNDAY, MAY 15
Softball
UMPIRES CLINIC at North-
west Community College, &
am. until 4 p.m.. For more in-
formation, phone Rob Barg at
638-2054,

Shooting

IPSC WARM UP mateh for
next two qualifiers at Thornhill
Rifle Range, all day.

SATURDAY, MAY 21
Tennis
TERRACE OPEN begins at
Halliwell courls, closes out
Monday.

SATURDAY, MAY 28
Runaing
KERMODE]I CLASSIC trace,
times to be announced,

B.C, SUMMER GAMES:
Deadline for entry in Zone 7
men’s and women’s playolfs is
May 18. Playoffs in Terrace
June 3-5, For information, con-
tact Lauren Williams at 627-
1939 (Fax: 624-4459),

TERRACE TENNIS club
plays cvery Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday evening from 6
p.m. until dusk, For informa.
tion, contact Chuck Cey at
635-6166,

To get an event on to the
Sports Menu, bring the
details into the office at
4647 Lazelle Ave., phone
Maicolm at 638-7283 or fax
them to 638-8432,

To make next week’s
paper, submissions must be
in by 5 p.m. Friday,

Pool addition gives
wheelchairers a lift

IT’S A FIRST,

The local aquatic centre has be-
come the first in the province to
purchase a self-operated Lift for
us¢ by wheelchair patrons,

The hydraulically operated
chair can be set in motion at the
throw of a switch which is easily

‘reached: by the person sitting in

the lift chair.

Once activated, the chair
swings out over the pool then
slowly lowers into the water.

And getting out of the pool is a
simple reversal of that process.

Pool manager Tony Torigiia ex-
plained this type of chair had
been selected because It was the
easiest for people to use.

It can easily handle people
weighing up to 2501bs., he added.

Although there are other pools
with lifts; Toriglia pointed out
they are the sling and chain type

‘where the disabled swimmer has

to call on the help of staff to get
in and out of the water.
However, in talking to those

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DEMONSTRATION. Bev Lovekin w

who will use the lift, it had be-
come clear they wanted some-
thing they could operate them-
selves.

Pat Harris, regional supervisor
for the B.C, Paraplegic Associa-
tion, agreed. | Wheelchairers
wanted to have as much indepen-

- dence of action as possible and

this type of lift met that desire.

Steve Nicholls, association co-
ordinator in Terrace, added it was
nice to see the city taking a
leadership role.

Anchors for the lift have been
installed at all three pools and the
$5,000 package also includes a
fully-submersible transfer wheel-
chalr.

Having the latter, Toriglia ex-
plained, allowed swimmers to
have 4 shower after they left the
pool.

“It'll make a big difference in
people’s tives,”’ he said of the ad-
dition.

And he also noted it would not
have been possible without the

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" assistance of the. association, lo-
cal residents like Helmut Reinert.
and the Lovekin family and

Northern Health Care.

Bev and Martha Lovekin were
on hand for the unveiling and to
present a $1,000 cheque to the
B.C, Paraplegic Association, -

A traffic accident 14 years ago
left Bev a hemi-plegic but she has
recently taken up swimming at
the pool.

Toriglia credited Bev with
teaching him a lot about meeting
the needs of those in wheelchairs
and their determination to be as
self-sufficient as possible.

Although the lift is her,
Toriglia emphasized it won't be
available for use immediately.

There are still a couple of things
to be done to complete installa-
tion, final testing has to be carried
out and slaff, including casuals,
trained on how it works.

He suggested people phone the
pool before coming down to
make sure the lift was ready.

as down at the aquatic centre last waek checking out how Its

new lift for wheelchair patrons warks. The hydraulically operated device is the first of its kind to be
installed at a B.C, pool but it'll be alittle while yet, though, before its up and running,

Racers heading for Glory

NORTHWEST RUNNERS will
be in their glory this Saturday.

As in Glory Days IX, the Prince
Rupert club’s annual Skm and
10km walk/run event.

Second only to Terrace’s
Kermodei Classic is size, the race
Starls and finishes at the Crest
Hote! on Ist Ave,

The Skm has seven categories
ranging from children (11 years
and under) to Masters Male (40+)
and Female (35+),

In the 10km event the divisions
are Youth (19 years and under),
Open Female (20-34), Open Male
(20-39) and Masters Female and
Male.

Registration packets can be

picked up at the Crest banquet
room Friday evening, 7:00-10:00
p.m. or Saturday moming, 8:00-
9:30 a.m. ;

For those who pre-register, the
cos! is $15 for children, $18 for
everyone else unless the entrant is
already a member of B.C,
Athletics in which case the cost is
$3 less.

Entty forms are available at All
Seasons Sports, Sports World or
by contacting Ed Ansems at 635-
4670.

For all those signing up on race
day, the fee is $20, Registration
includes a T-shirt and refresh-
meats, ;

The start iime for walkers of

both distances Is 9:30 am. with
the runners setling off half an
hour later,

There will be awards for the
first three finishers in each
category and the first male and
female to cross the line in the
Siam and 10 km races will receive
an engraved plaque,

But even those who don’t
Manage to place have a chance al
one of many prizes, including a
round trip for two to Vancouver.
That’s because all finishers will
have their name put into a prize
draw to be held during the award
ceremonies.

For more information, contact
the Rupert club at 624-6336.

EE? Northwest Community College

1994 Graduation

Terrace 635-6511
Smithers 847-4461
Kitimat 532-4766
Nass 633-2234

Ceremonies take place at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre in
Terrace on May 21, 1994 at 2:00 p.m.

‘Call your local College Centre for information
today!

Prince Rupert 624-6054
_ Houston 845-7266

Q.C.E 559-8222

Stewart 636-9184

Upper Skeena 842-5291

revenue,

ATTENTION SMUGGLERS

One tobacco tax dollar is contributed for every
$13.00 spent on tobacco related diseases.

The smuggling of tobacco and liquor products inte
British Columbia is putting undue pressures on our
overburdened health care system from loss of

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with multiple electronic accessories running.

Should you have any information of anyone
smuggling and not supporting our health care call

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