B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January, 14, 2004 7 X Pe wot Tet o my TERRACE STANDARD — _ Sports Scope — All star game kicks off. “minor hockey week here» |. ‘AS. MINOR HOCKEY. ‘week. -geis set” to. go young ie peaplé and adults alike will gel. a chanee: ‘to see some a fun, exciting‘hockey here... ° a | . All-star. teams: from ‘the. ‘eriace.n ‘men’ s _reereational an i hockey league and the oldtimers’ Jéague are: ‘preparing to’ ‘| go head to.head in‘a game.to kick off the week’s events. - The. puck. drops. at’? ‘p.m... at the Terrace: ‘arena ‘ahd: ROB BROWN = | ‘Spectators: of. all- ages” are ‘encouraged to. come, ‘out to a: watch, says organizer Steve Turner; . Lee |. Turner plays ‘in the-men's rec league: but also. coaches a) novice and peewee level hockey here.:. ; The hockey’ game. will also. feature, a: draw. from abok number of, letiers written: by ‘minor: hockey: athletes.in |. ~: support of the: sportsplex. ‘The winner will: peta hockey " stick. Other draw: prizes’ will also be up -for-grabs. - Admission is a $2: donation. oward the Terrace Spot: Plex fundraising committee. ~ Get set on soccer skills. _ | DON'T LET the frosiy weather fool you — it’s: not too ff early. for young. people. here. to start. rushing. up.on their mo soccer skills... . S ‘Local saccer-coach. Nick Kollias: kicked off another oe year-of indoor soccer ‘clinics: for youth. soccer’ players J last. weekend and another set of clinics i ds.set to: start Feb. 7. speech from: my: pants’ pocket. Actu- » ally, it was ‘Dr. -John- Counts’ Speech; _. the one he was -scheduled.to give to: ~ the’ Annual: General: Meeting. of the, “Steelhead. Society of B .C. as the president ‘of ils: Northwest Chapter: But doctors,- ‘as ‘we all know,” are busy people,; thus Dr. John’ was: called away ' Shortly before flight time to fill i in: for one of his . colleagues, and I was persuaded. Lo. ‘give, the, chapter’s report. in. his stead. As thé plane rattled through’ the: iurbulence “like a thin tin boat.in.a “heavy: chop, : L. wrestled | - with the notes the good. doctor had scribbled on “both: sides of two" > pages torr from, a ‘Prescription \ pad.’ : ¢ : For me, soon ‘to embark. on. my: “maiden. ‘voy- age in ‘public’ speaking hefore'men.— many of: “whom: had: considerable ‘stature-in the’ politics of conservation — those small sheets were both i in-: deciphierable charts. and a prescription. for panic.. ‘In my. notebook: I wrote: down what: I. thought: ‘John might have: “written, then. Tevised my ‘redac- ‘tion in my: hotel room’ later;” ie Sees an In the hall the next morning the speakers i in- cluded # former governor general, a-future mini- -}) ‘ster. .of - fisheries and” ‘speaker of ‘the House of Commons; a- ‘university. professor, a journalist and a couple of biologists. an ~ My. gut tightened. like (a: tourniquet. ais the : time for my. lowly: report approached. A. -gentle- Pane 0 - Shames ‘ ‘pose down’ set. | : | 7 | P F al [2 rs. re a dj ©... [ IT'S: A UNIQUE. way’ to: kick off:Nationai Ski. and: “a took’ ON viet nee Te L me. as he]. ee Ts Snowboard: week and all it takes isadig through | the: clo: ernoon intermission: én “was a | set for the k th l Straight. 1 recognized | him instantly. : 1. CALEDONA'S girls basketball Squad is feady to” host five ‘other. teams: fron: ats for se wat velo Bs once Coy n Hie 19808. _ ‘While: I, was’ fishing. ‘for ‘pile, perch, and rock: Prince upert, Smithers and Hazelton as its-annual home. tournament. gets." 1805 4 day-Jan: 18 off di ted Seod from pilings. in’ Burrard Inlet;'Lee-was fish- - under. way this weekend. The Extreme.lV.: - °+ |’ -couraging’ words delivered: ‘with Lee’s gentle, une, the e@ zone:in ‘the: girls’ come": Tice’s. Kore’ Melanson: tink : i - . derstated wit, “Thanks to his support, 1 made it petition. while” the: Mere. ‘todk: three’ games: defeating: “through i my: tiny talk,” - Melanson | tink will, we Smithers" -Malkow-‘rink: 9- That was 30 years ‘ago. 1 Lee had reached. the end “sheading® to, the” roving 6; and. Terrace’: '§ Josh’ Dur. * of his 33-year career as an outdoor columnist and epi asthe -b Ys, ee ‘gnd rink 12:3,and 10-5) 2 ‘was about to embark on a new’ position: as-this f° ote oon The “Durand rink,” Cote. province’s ombudsman for recreational fishermen, 1G, rf tworday - compet im fan OF third Kieran Grif... a position he held for six years... - ion. ‘here: “saw two" girls -fith:— second Nick Gascon, _ Wheii he‘retired from tlie Departnient of Fisher-- teams. compete — ay Smj--+and lead ‘Doug’ Swank’ =. - ies and Oceans ‘position, he somehow found tinte J ~ thers squad: anal te. did: log_an 8-7 win ‘against ‘to volunteer his talents to the federal government’s J. be o Malkow i in playoff action. "Sport Fishing Advisory: Board, the.B,C, Wildlife]. - c loys: zone. competi: os “Boys skip. Kore; Melan- . > Federation, the: Canadian Wildlife. Federation | ©. lion - saw": one: Smithers” son,’ third - ‘Chris _ Fisher, Fisheries. Committee; B.C. Federation of Fly, team: and. two ‘Terrace-' Second. Alex Vogel and’ | fishers, the ‘Totein’Fly ‘Fishers -(B.C.’s ‘first flyf- ° based teamis:vying: for PO lead Jordan’ Johnsosjoin oT . Silfon: al the: Jody: Kucharyshen tink ) ; | a pains ae a ee alien Gooey rot : Terra ace’ at the B.C. Winter Games. THAT'S Jody Kucharyshen, ‘Brittany Melanson, Stacey y Sheasby, Stephanie. “Tr eaters skip a Kus i: Port Alberni re the ‘end : “Heddad- ‘and coach Joan Kucharyshen after the Terrace team won the girls j ju- Olea B.C., where he served as a director and-president." } aan = -venile curling zone championshi here last week fea | "Lee's love of-aid dedication to.the outdoors |. eharyshen, third “Brittany : OF February, g P pt as! Wee. de ting . Smithers me . o _ games to one. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO a ~_was nurtured on-the B.C: coast by:a family who}: — fished and ‘hunted’ ata’ time when. wildlife. was|- - _= aburidarit and’ people. were’ scaica, His prowess as | ° | ab et Jacl ‘S re eac dy fo Or an angler and hunter weren *t hurt. by the fact that] - ; | he had enough athietic-tatent to‘play: ona national A championship football team for. U.B.C. and-tof. -: shoot for Canada in international: competition. ne Lee fished and hunted all ovér-the globe, He]. | aon fished with celebrities and statesnien'Whom-he|” | THE “TERRACE “Blue- . The Bluebacks are ! also: “seconds ott Face. iimes. counted among his’ friend. ‘He: caught. everything es backs will be swimming. in: hosting, ae development: © ~ Several ritembers: of th ~ from wahoo and. king mackerel: lo ‘steelhead and oa home: waters this: weekend: ‘meet: for some: ‘of. the: Blucback: swim: club: were’ Tyee sized. salivion.: ae a as. they. ‘host “a: ‘three vday “newer: swimmers. ‘Those. .also “out cin’ force: new" Lee was a ferocious: editor: He wvielded his pen long swim. meet. +. “evenis are'slated for Satur-, year’s ‘day. Aakirig. part in’. " like a rapier. “You're not 4 bleéder, are you?” he| About ‘120° swimmers day, and’ ‘Siinday” ‘afternoon. the :Kinsmen:-Ketmodei_{-~ “once asked me after eviscerating & piece of sloppy a: » from {hroughout ‘the north= | -:- ‘It’s the first home meet Swim. About a’. dozen, | west will converge. on’ thé: ofthe “new” year. for the: -Bluebacks, braved the: cold:' Terrace’ Aquatic. Centre: - Bluebacks. ‘and «the: meet, ay “ starting: Friday: night. and * will give ‘some of the more: wrapping: ‘up. ‘Sunday afte competitive. swimmers” a! "noon. ve chance to. focus. on: wim, - prose r d written, The. all-level’ mee: for "strategies as they: ‘prepare: - proud to. court him as.a° friend and-('m fortunate |" ~ to. have many of his: ‘surviving friends as-friends..| - ‘Men with strong social consciences, ‘a common , Sense reflex for doing ihe ‘fight’ thin, 26 0-50. t between. the. Blue: ‘Lee was a “good: shot, ash raight shooter,. and more: competitive ‘swim- for. Brovingials: ” world. ; a ae Se = ~ Pt vey and "Lee passed away on n New Year's 8 Eve, fie was a -BLUEBACK SWIMMER Emily Metzmeier . and her. ‘1 tes | at oe “who took. an 88, His. passing tnarked the end of a rich, Diode. mom Suzié shiver in the chilly. water. at Lakelse day ani ‘Sunda j morning d i ene plans. to continue the _ tive life sind the end of an era... . Lake Jan. A SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN, PHOTO ; ‘with shorter “adition: rhexct year, woe