SARAH A. Dynamic duo offto § Sr. Games f By JESSIE GIES BOB GOODVIN and Max- ine Smallwood, this year’s Riverboat Days captain and queen, are one of Ter- race’s most active couples. They just returned from the B.C. Masters track and field championships in - Richmond. ““We had a wonderful time; the meet was great,” said «Smallwood who “brought home a silver medal for shot put. “Now the two are pre- pping for the B.C. Senior Games.in Chilliwack Sept. 3-6, "We have time to. change clothes, have a _ shower, and away we go again,”-Goodvin joked. The pair compete there . each year but are particu- larly pumped this time. ‘It’s the first year Small- wood will be able to go with her daughter, Donna * Graf, who turned 55 in No- vember — the minimum age for the provincial se- niors’. track meet. Though Smallwood and Graf will compete in dif- ferent age categories, they’ve trained together since September and have tun . five-kilometre races _ together over the summer. “Tt think it’s been _awesome,” Graf said about working towards a com- mon goal. of fitness with . her mother. Smallwood will com- “.pete in a pentathlon in Graf will run in events in her category and Good- vin will compete in discus and javelin. “We just love it be- cause it keeps us active and thinking active,” Goodvin said. “A healthy look and a healthy outlook - that’s what any of us need.” ORGANIZERS OF THE McBike Shames Wild Des- cent IV called the Aug.17 event a muckfest. Rain poured down on riders who battled the slippery slopes at Shames Mountain. JEFF MEEKS PHOTO The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - B7 COLBY AMES, 12, gets pumped up for a game of scrimmage at the Terrace Hockey School which ran Aug.18 lo Aug. 23. It's the third straight year of higher enrolment. JESSIE GIES PHOTO of growth for hockey camp here Success in face of adversity By JESSIE GIES ENROLMENT IN the Terrace Hockey School has gone up for the third consecutive year, says instruc- tor Fraser Downie. Three years ago, Downie suid, only 60 students signed up for the week- long camp. He suid this year there were more than 100. “This is a time when most things are shutting down,” Downie said, refer- ring to the economic situa- tion in Terrace. He said it’s flattering to see camp enrolment increas- ing while other organizations are having problems recruit- ing people. Fraser Downie, 28, las been playing hockey since the age of three and took part in the summer camp as a child. He’s been instructing at the school for the past eight years. “It’s a way to give back to hockey,” Downie said. He and brothers Brett and Stephen, as well as father Brian, play huge roles in running the school. ° “It's a family kind of hockey school,” Fraser. Downie said said. “Our success comes from group leaders who are with the kids. all) day,” Brian wots oinDownie said. Heradded that students: use [he instructors Brian Downie “Our success comes from group leaders who are with the kids all day.” Me ety as role models. : : This year, the camp ran from Monday, Aug. 18 through Saturday, Aug. 23. It-started at 8 a.m. and went until six in the evening. “All hackey, all week,” Fraser Downie said. Those enrolled.in the camp also took part in off-ice aclivity such as soccer and swimming to keep them in shape. “Everybody’s tired at the end of the week,” Fraser Downie said. Father Brian Downie added that's okay as long as the students left with a smile. The regular hockey season starts mid-September. Riders conquer Wild Descent IV By MIKE CHRISTENSEN MOUNTAIN BIKE riders were predicting record times and blazing speeds after training runs down Shames Mountain on Sa- turday, Aug. 14. Dry weather had finally brought the course, down into ideal condition for the McBike Shames Wild Descent IV the next day. Downhill mountain bi- kers from Smithers, Kiti- mat, Terrace and Prince Rupert were soon to real- ize, however, that history has a way of repeating it- self. The race day at Shames- Aug. 17 would ance again lest who truly possessed the northern determinalion to conquer the slick roots and treacherous mud holes of a wet day in the moun- tains. Hometown rider Lee Miller of Team McBike reclaimed his title in the peewee category, while Tashi Newman of Smithers dominated the women for a repeat victory. In the junior men's ca- tegory, two McBike team- mates duked it out with Jeff Chapman just nipping Jesse Sheasby by one sec- ond to claim his first Shames title. The last rider of the se- nior's men’s event, Steven Roders of All Seasons, was forced to do a re-run due to timing difficulties. Roders smoked the now super slick and greasy course and was on his way to win when he missed the line in the final corner and crashed hard in the mud hole. He quickly remounted but the time loss pushed BIKER number 57 hits the trail hard, determined to come oul on top. Men, md women and youth competed in race on Shames Mountain. JEFF MEEKS PHOTO him te a tie for second with Derk Pelzer of Smi- thers. Shane Spencer of Azad Adventures proved hard ders are off to Smithers Aug. 23 and Aug 24 for the McBike Downhill week- end and the final downhill event of the year. work and a little luck pay off as he ruled the rain and the competition at Shames. Shane and other top ri- Martial arts demonstration a new feature at Fall Fair By JESSIE GIES DONNING THEIR doboks, the North- ern TaeKwon-Do Academy will be punching up the atmosphere with an appearance at the Skeena Fall Fair. About 15 members of the martial arts club will be helping out with orga- nization and will demonstrate their de- fence skills to the crowd. “It’s going to show case the stick fighting program we've just embarked “on,” Said ‘third degree black belt and academy instructor David Burk. Burk said he and RCMP officer James Dos are teaming up for a spar- ring demo using sticks approximately 60 cm long. Stick fighting is something Burk says he may incorporate into his curri- culum in the future, but he said he won't allow students to abuse the technique. , “You have to look at it as you look at any training — you can’t use it un- less it’s for self defence.” Other demonstrations will include patterns, which are a series of moves students memorize and perfect for belt testing. Fair-goers will also get to ob- serve board-breaking. Women in the academy typically use the palm of their hands to break boards in half, but student Wanda Olsen uses a different method. “I do the punch,” she said proudly. Olsen is a green belt and at 52, is the eldest member of the academy. She and other students will be man- ning the gates at the fair, taking fees and handing out wristbands. The entry free is $2 for kids and se- niors, $4 for adults-and $10 for: fami- lies. The demonstrations .are planned for Saturday at noon and 3 p.m., and Sunday at f1 a.m. and 3 p.m. Ty ‘Trina West-Johnson is one of the board-breaking members of the North- aim TaeKwon-Do Academy. They'll be at the Fall Falr. JESSIE GIES PHOTO