B16 - The Terrace Slandard, Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Sports Scope Helicopter tours for local athletes BUY-A scenic tour of Terrace and send local marilal arts athletes to Vancouver. Northern Mountain Helicopters is offering tours of Terrace aid its mountain tops on March 6 at 11 aem. in an effort to send youths to the Tiger Balm Pacific West. Coast Championships in Vancouver March 19-21. The winners- of ‘this’ open invilalional meet will represeht’ Canada at the . World- Kickboxing Championships: in Spain. Organizers say Terrace has three youths who have a good chance of winning their divisions, Two tours will be offered: a scenic town tour and an- other nore expensive tour of surrounding mountain tops. All proceeds go lo local athletes. Early birds who are at Northern Mountain Helicopter’s airport location by LO-a.m. March 6 can sit in on an educational 40- minute presentation on how and why helicopters fly. Call Keith Varga at 638-1955 for more information. Mogul blaster THE SKEENA VALLEY Snowmobile Association’s Shames Mountain Hillclimb on March 6-7. Qualifications starl Saturday at 10 a.m. and finals are . scheduled for Sunday. Racers pre-register for the climb Friday, Mar. 5 at the Northern Motor Inn from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Rules are available at Terrace snow- mobile dealers. For more information call Ron at 635- * 9270 or Joy al 635-4858, Soccer registration REGISTER for youth saccer at the Terrace Arena ban- quet room Feb, 26-27 and March 5-6, Registration runs Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.in. All girls and boys born 1980 to 1993 are eligible and proof of age is required. Call Bev at 635-3719 for more. information, Snow report ON SUNDAY, Feb, 21 the hii! hosts the Big Air Snowboard Competition. Register at AJI Seasons, Ruins, or Shames Mountain, The hill will be also be open to the public on Monday and Tuesday Feb. 22-23 in honour of the Shames Pow- derfest. Join in on the toboggan party and on mountain barbecue. Alcan Marathon heading our way " DRIVE out to Onion Lake Ski Trails at for the Alcan Marathon Feb. 20, a charity event for the heart and stroke fund, Sign-up sheets are available in Terrace and Kitimat al sports outlets and recreation centres. Call Sue at 622-. . 7632 or Bernadette at 635-6456 for more information. Northmen prepare for rugby season THE TERRACE Northmen Rugby Football Club hosts its annual general mecting, clection of officers, and pre-season social Saturday, Feb. 20. The ‘Ice Melter Pre- Season Social” will be held at the Oasis Sports Club at Northwest Community Col- lege. The AGM necting slarts at 7:30 p.m. and is ex- pected to last onc hour. Festivities follow, Major deci- _ sions debated will include the 1999 travel and tour schedule, As 1998 league champions, the Northmen will represent the North Coast Rugby Union at the provin- cial championships in Campbell River May 15-16. Other tour possibilitics are The William’s Lake Stampede Tournament in July aad the World Invita- ‘ional Rugby Tournament in Honolulu in October. The league schedule for the North Coast Rugby ‘Union has uot been set but the Northmen’s: Senior Men's team, Women’s team and Under 19 boys side. are expected to play 12 games in a full interlocking schedule with their conterparts in Rupert and Smithers, All players, club members, friends, fans, alumni and family are invited to the festivitics Feb. 20 for music, dancing, rugby videos and refreshments. Call David D. Hull at 638-1327 for more informa. tion. Baseball registration TERRACE MINOR Baseball 1999 registration starts at the Arena banquel room. Registration starls Friday, Feb. 26 from 6 pun. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb, 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 pan. and coutinues Friday and Saturday Mar, 6-7. Boys and girls aged 5-18 are asked to register accord- ing to their age as of July 31, 1999, Proof of age and Care Card numbers are required, Call Debbie Raus- chenberger at 638-0316 for more information. Hockey stats Recreational league standings to Jan, 31 Team GP W LL tT) PTS Chapter One Aeros a7 ig) 66 3 43 Skeena Cable Canadians 27, 2 45 —COG 6 36 Precision Builders 26 4642~«¢9 5 29 All Season's Lightning 26 060:~COd1SS 25 Back Eddy Builles a 7 1a «1 15 White Spot a S&S: 7 3 13 Leading scorers Team : -T™ GG A PTS PIM Troy Farkvam ._ COA S227 59 40 Troy Butler os 6 8CC- 310 27) 658 16 Mitch Shinde “PB 20 34 54 2F lan Alger : : $6C 32 «17 «49~—~«CO18 Marie Dasjardins | _.--tASL 24 24° 48 19 Chad McKay , PB 26 #19 45 27 Matt Shinde ASL 29 12 41 19 Dave Jones PB 2006210 41s 76 Emile Gagnon sce 18 16 35 &G Wilf Taekema COA 14. 18 32 6 GRIEAVIEE | a STOPPERS 635-TIPS f youre concerne about the — Year 2000 No one has | all the answers. : “Your. computer. 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