Goalie still
rests at home |

While New York Islander goa-
lie Mark Fitzpatrick rests at his
Kitimat home in an attempt to
regain strength for a return to
the NHL, medics believe they’ve
found the source of the disease
that knocked him out of the line-
up in early October.

The suspected culprit is likely
a vitamin supplement containing
a tainted amino acid. Contamin-
ated batch of L-Tryptophan (a
synthetic version of a human

_ protein) is thought to be the
cause of Mark’s enforced rest
and medication from Eosino-
philia-Myalgia Syndrome

(EMS).

-° More than 1,500 U.S. resi-
‘dents were diagnosed as having
the disease last year, and 27 of
them have died. All had been
taking L-Trytophan in some
form. In Canada, 14 (including
Fitz) have been tied in to this
malady, but none have died.

Swollen joints highlight the
disease, making Mark an inno-
cent victim of this vitamin sup-
plement. 7

He should know more about it

this weekend as he flies south for -

further examination by a specia-
list tomorrow.

Kermodes host top guns

Hoops for Thornhill — The Norttwest Community College Millwrights Apprenticeship Program is back in business following.a six... -
year absence during which students had to relocate to either Prince George or Burnaby to:take the course. According to instructor
Del Torgalson, re-instatement of the program in the northwest is an indication of the currant industrial activity here. Above, a few. —
of the 17 students currently registered in the program pose with their latest project; a couple of necessities for outdoor basketball

at Thornhill Primiary School. The school came up with the hoops, NWCC carpentry shop with the plywood, Pacific Northern Gas.
with some salvaged pipe, and the millwright apprentices put it all together. oe |

for basketball opener

The Terrace Caledonia Ker-
mode boys don’t fool-around
when they line up an opponent
for the basketball season home
opener. On Thursday and Fri-
day they’ll host Centennial Cen-
taurs, the number two-ranked
team in pre-season triple ‘AAA’
competition.

As far as the Northwest zone

Hendry at

Terrace’s Michelle Hendry is
off to another great season for
the Simon Fraser women’s bas-
ketball team. She led the Clan to
a 91-81 victory the Portland
State University Vikings last
weekend.

Midgets at
the Lake

Terrace Totem Ford Midgets
compiled a record of one win
and two losses at the Williams
Lake minor hockey tournament
on the weekend. They started
with a 2-1. win over Nelson.
Chris Wilkinson was Terrace’s
' game star. Next they lost 5-1 to
- -White-Reck.5-1, Ryan Mathews

- got-.the: game star nod. On the.
last day; they dropped-a tight 5-4...

_ decision to: Kelowna. Goalie Ken
” Gelsbrecht- pieked up. the. game
‘starchonourec 0

goes, Kermodes are the only
team mentioned in the poll.
They failed to crack the top 10,
but managed to win a spot in the
Honourable Mention section.
Next week’s games start at 8
o’clock each night. Tickets will
be sold at the door. They cost $3
for adults and $2 for students.

full speed

The win marks only the third
time the Clan have beaten an
NCAA team, with the two pre-
vious ones coming against New

Mexico State University and the |

University of Portland.

Against Portland State, the
Clan were in control] for most of
the game, leading the Vikings at
the half 48-37. Hendry was im-
pressive on the day with 32
points and 12 rebounds. Two
days before, Hendry had 33
points against the third-ranked
Washington State Cougars in a
narrow 71-66 loss.

‘In these past two games Mi-
chelle was easily the best player

on the court,’’ says head coach

Allison McNeil, ‘‘she’s off to
another great start.’’ At present
Hendry. is averaging 27 points
per game and has helped the
Clan to a 5-2 overall record.

~The Clan had a week to pre-

pare for their first NAIA League

‘game: against: Pacific Lutheran

University yesterday.

Bluebacks making up ~
- for lost training time

Contributed by Shelley
Morgan

‘Well, the struggle to gain on
lost practise time over the past
two months goes on but we are
definitely winning!

The team travelled to Kitimat
on Nov. 10th weekend and the
following swimmers competed:
Patrick Levesque, Josh Pelltier,
Ryley Mennie, Casey Gordon,
Matt Pelltier, Julie Vanderlee,
Jennifer Vanderlee, Audrey
Erb, Marina Checkley, Kendra
Eys, Shawna Greenwood, Jamie
Striker, Ian MacCormac, B.J.
Erb, Chris Kerman, Lisa Gar-
diner, Mandy McInnes, Jamie
Kerman, Dave Vanderlee, Dan-
iel MacCormac, Dylan MacCor-
mac, Tori MacKenzie, Matt
Clarabut, Jordan Wilson, Den-
ise Vanderlee, Garth Coxford,
and Seth Downs. |

The new swimmers were in-
credible—all the Novices deserve

a big pat on the back. Our vet- .
eran swimmers did fantastically. |

Best times were broken and new,
faster marks were established.
The meet helped to restore con-
fidence in our older swimmers
—I think it will be a big turning
point in their attitudes. They are
ready, they are better, and they
can do it! The Terrace meet

should be a good meet for every-
one! We're right on Target—-

keep working!.

Aggregate Winners for their
age groups are: Garth Coxford,
Gold; Lisa Gardiner, Silver;
Dave Vanderlee, Bronze; Tori
MacKenzie, Gold; Denise Van-
derlee, Silver.

Apple Awards go to Jennifer
Vanderlee for that inspiring 50

'm FLY in the Novice Relay and

to Seth Downs for an incredible
ROOKIE DEBUT.

Bluebacks
medal winners |

Garth Coxford; Boys 10-under - Gold (seven), Silver (one).
Tori Mackenzie: Girls 13-14 » Gold (seven), Silver (two).
Julie Vanderlee: Girls 10-under - Gold (four), Silver (one).
Denise Vanderlee: Girls 15-over - Gold (three), Silver (four),
. Pat Levesque: Boys 10-under - Gold (two), Bronze (two).
Lisa Gardiner: Girls 11-12 - Silver (four), Bronze (five),
David Vanderlee: Boys 11-12 - Silver (two), Bronze (seven).
Matt Pelltier: Novice Boys - Gold (one), Silver (one), Bronze (one).
Jennifer Vanderlee: Novice Relay - Gold (one),
Josh Pelltier: Novice Boys - Gold (one),

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