“- SKEENA ANGLE
ROB BROWN

Smells tell all

. agine your childhood, Cast back to
a specific incident, or a special
place. Take a deep breath. What do

you smell? :

If you grew up on the sea coast, you may have
recalled the pungent, Salt-sea smell of low tide,

“as Edid, :

If you grew up in the Skeena Valley there is a
distinct possibility the rich and spicy smell: of

cottonwood in spring may be the first aroma —

that springs to mind.

If you grew up in Kitimat or Quesnel the sul-
furous smell that accompanies the transforma-1
tion of trees. to toilet tissue may be your olfac-
forydejavu, -

Did the smell that came to mind make you:
long for the past? If it didn’t, ponder for a mo-'
ment and try to come up with a scent that calls:
forth memories, and consider. it within the con- .
textof what I'm about towrite, |

All the ‘odours listed above, even the ob-
noxious ones, may evoke feelings of nostalgia,
After... completing: . his -. study... “Nostalgia: ..A .

Neuropsychiatric Undérstanding’’; Dr. Alan R. |

Hirsch; ‘MD must: be the -foremost. expert..on-

nostalgic ‘scents. ‘Dr. Hirsch’s study was pre- .
sented in the Fall of 1991 at the annual confer-' -
ence of the U.S, Association for Consumer Re- -

search. © *

As part of the study, 989 individuals were in-

terviewed in a. Chicago ‘shopping ‘mall. The

leaves. So ee
The following odours triggered nostalgic: feel-
ings for the respondents born during: the Sixties

and Seventies: Play-Doh,: chlorine, crayons, |

rubber fish bait, marijuana, tuna casserole,
Downy ‘fabric: softener, dirt, smoke, airplane
fuel, disinfectant, - refineries, motor oil, tacos,
SweeTARTS, Cocoa Puffs, urine, . garbage,
Windex, hair spray, plastic, ferns, old socks,
dog waste, baby aspirin, feet, mothbalis, ex-
haust, mosquito repellent, factories, nail polish,
enchiladas, candy cigarettes, suntan oil, scented
Magic Markers, and burning tires.

[’miot making this up, A baby of the boom
and bomb’ era, I can clearly imagine alt the
scents in list one and connect them to my youth,
but.the items of the second list are: another mat-
ter. The biting smell of Magic Markers are well
known to.me from the teaching biz, I simply
can’t imagine such an acerbic scent awaking
any fond memories of times past. Rubber fish
bait is ‘coated with anise, not an unpleasant
smell but certainly aot one I’d think appealing
enough to be capable of calling forth pleasant
reminiscences as cinnamon might.

I can Wnderstand how manure — a distinctive
smell to be sure — might arouse memories of a
pastoral youth, but I can’t begin to imagine how
dog-do could stir up anything but revulsion or

' nausea. 0

As for Cocoa Puffs, SweeTARTS, Downy
fabric softener, and the other products of an
overly-productive age that make list two, I
haven't smelled them but their names suggest a-
synthetic ‘synthesis and an artificial aroma to
match, ,

Dr. Hitsch’s study concludes ‘this shift away
from natural: odors and toward artificial ones
may portend future problems for society.”

It sure does, Doc. I'll bet a can of Play-Doh
that were a representative sample of children
born in the year 1980 asked the same question
their list would be even more unnatural. Still, is
this surprising in an age when wild places are
being domesticated or eradicated or violated
apace with population growth?

Fantasy indoor: amusement parks where

Plexiglas-walled, plastic-ball filled rooms and
plastic. playground paraphernalia, are replacing
the sandlot, the swing and the slide — places
with an admission charge, where children must
wear a name tag matching them to their parents
— are just one symptom of a world going in-
doors, ©... ce

This is disquieting, for as people head indoors
they appear to neglect the outdoors. They begin
to prefer the unnatural over the, natural; they
forget that the outdoors sustains the indoors.

Without the outdoors there can be no habitable

indoors ultimately. a

When It comes to the natural world it’s time
we developed 4 new consciousness and a better
conscience: it’s time we woke up and smelled
the coffee,

EAN BACK. Close your eyes. Im- -

PUT WINGS on them and call
the airport traffic control
‘tower,

Thousands of fans from
throughout the northwest
gathered on Hwyi6é in Thornhill
to witness and enjoy the first ever
Riverboat Days drag races,

The Aug. 7 event gathered a

strong showing from Terrace,

Kitimat and Prince. Rupert racers
in what could be one of three
northwest dragging events,

That's a distinct possibility with
a local event joining the already
‘established Kitimat Hilf Climb
and talk of one being hosted by
Prince Rupert. a

In Class A (under 8 seconds)
Kitimat’s Dave Saunders ‘and his
Purple Pig came first with the
Greek Torch, piloted by Terrace’s
Rick Letourneau coming second
and Mike McNeice of Terrace
coming third.

In Class B:(8-9.5 seconds) Russ
Gutknecht and Paul Amado, both
of Kitimat, ran. first and second
with Dennis Moore placing third.

_ Class C (street class running 9.5
seconds or greater) it was an all-
Prince. Rupert. show ~ with
Dewayne Campbell, Danny Lar-
sen and Matt Tibitts placing first,
second and third in that order.

- The bike class tumed out to be
- more of a snowmachine contest
with ‘Terrace’s:.Ian Black and
Trevor. Gibson, accomplished
racers on the grass, taking to the
asphalt ‘for. ‘first. and - second.
Sheldon Yasinchuk came third —

_. ona bike.

King of the Strip. was Doug

' Ribeiro of Kitimat. while the

fastest time was posted by Jan
Berrisford of Kitimat.
- Danny Larsen of Prince Rupert

' had the eldest to dial in while

best light in reaction time went to
Don Leblond of Terrace.

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TERRACE'S AICK Letourneau driving the Greek Torch finished seco

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_ der Class A event at the first-ever Riverboat Days drag races Aug. 7.

ERIKA TYCHO

guides Winchester around the dressage ting.

during a Basic 2C Senior test. She placed 4th in that test and
2nd in a Basic 1C test she rode eartier that morning,

No horsing around

IT’S ABOUT communication be-
tween horse and rider. How well
a rider conveys her intentions,
and how willing a horse is to
listen. That degree of communi-
cation is what came under the
judge’s scrutiny during the recent
Timberland Horse Show, August
5 and 6,

Riders and horses strutted their
Stuff through dressage, flat, jump-
ing and western classes.

The following are the some of
the results from the dressage
competition. The remaining

results will follow in next week’s

paper.

Basic 1C Junior:

1-Lisa Webber on Gothic, 2-
Avery Archibald on Esprit, 3-
Pam Gavronsky on Choice of
Jacks, 4-Rachel Muller on Bright
Skipaleta,

Basic 1C Senior: ;

1-Lisa Hamer on LA Classic, 2-
Erika Tycho on Winchester, 3-
Corea Colongard on Kokance, 4-
Carolyn Hamer on Doucette, 5-
Corea Colongard on Dreamin’ O°
Beamington, 6-Trudy Rafuse on
Raftan Ferseyn, - -

Basic 2C Junlor::

1-Avery Archibald on Esprit, 2-
Lisa Webber on Gothic, _3-Pam
Gavronsky on Choice of Jacks, 4-
Rachel Muller on: Bright
Skipateta, °

Basic 2C Senior:

1-Lsia Hamer on Kid, 2-Denlse
Trudel_ on Luke Skywalker, 3-
Lisa Hamer on LA Classic, 4
Erika Tycho on Winchester, 5-:
Corea Colongard on Kokanee, 6-

Corea Colongard on Dreamin’ ~

O*Beamington.

Sport Scope

Volleyfest planned

BEACH VOLLEYBALL is the game and Furlong Bay is the
place. , Se

The sand will be hopping this weekend as four-player |

mixed volleyball teams face off in the 6th annual Terrace -
Volleyfest, oe . _ -

The entry fee for teams is $40. For more information on the
event, call 638-4750. a ee ;

Seniors Mile attracts all ages

THEY RAN, walked and wheeled their way through the Senior’s
Mile on August 6 during Riverboat Days.

Coming in first in the wheelchair. division was Paul Clark. In the .

running division, Scan Keitch came in first, followed by Josh Clark
for boys under 15 years old. Josh ran along side his father, Paul
Clark. In the men’s category, ages 15-40, Max Durando took top
spot. And for men aged 41-54, Steve Keitch beat out all chal-
lengers. In the women’s 41-54 years old category, Sue Simpson
came out on top, followed by Ines Lopez, ;

Some folks elected to walk the course. In the girls under 15 divi-
sion, Michelle Francis power walked her way into first place. Maxi-
ne Smallwood came in first ‘for the women’s senior category; fol-
lowed by Esther Postak, And for the men, Allan Dubeau took the
honours in the senior’s category.

The prize for the most pledge money collected went to Dolly
Rabuts. . .

At the end-of the race, when all the prizes were handed out, the
proceeds amounted to $769, The money will go towards paying for .
transportation to the Senior Games in Oliver and Osoyoos, Sepiem-
ber 6-9. Over 130 participants from Terrace, Prince Rupert and
Kitimat will be attending the games.

Rosengren three-peats |

IT TOOK a shoot out Aug. 7 but Dan Rosengren captured the
Men’s Hirsch Creek Open in Kitimat for the third year ina row,
The two-hole shoot out took place afler Rosengren and Kitimat
golfer Jamie Moran tied at the end of 54 holes over three rounds,
Moran forced the play off by sinking-a 20-foot putt on his last
hole of regular play. . ys leg es cede

Locals sweep soccer tourney
YOUNG SOCCER players took all three divisions in the Riverboat
Days Youth Invitational here over the August long weekend.

In the under-12 division, Terrace beat Kitimat, Kitwanga in round
robin play to come out ontop. ve .

It was much the same in the under-12 division where Terrace tri-
umphed over teams from Kitimat, the Queen Charlottes and
Smithers, a
~The under-16 division featured nearly two periods of over time
before the Terrace player Nathan Northridge scored to give the lo=
cals a 2-1 victory over Kitimat and a gold medal showing, °~
» Taking part in that under-16 division were teams from Ketchikan”
and Kitwanga in addition to Terrace and Kitimat, me