| MEN'S REC HOCKEY Wednesday, February 7 Oldtimers Division 9:00 p.m. -- Subway v. Ter- race Timbermen 10:30 p.m. -- SRD Blues v. Norther Inn Okies Thursday, February 8 Recreatlonal Division 10:30 p.m. -- All Seasons Lightning v. Norm’s Auto Refinishing Saturday, February 10 Oldtimers Division 8:00 p.m. -- SRD Biues vy, Subway 9:30 p.m. -- Norther Motor Inn Okies v. Terrace Tim- bermen Sunday, February 11 Recreational Division 9:30 p.m. -- Norm’s Auto Refinishing v. Coast Inn of the West Tuesday, February 13 Recreational Division 9:00 p.m. -- Back Eddy Pub Bullies v. Skeena Hotel Sharks 10:30 p.m. -- Ail Season’s Lightning vy. Precision Builders Blues MINOR HOCKEY February 9 & 10 Tri-City Bantam League Playdowns CURLING February 9-11 Annual Ladies Valentine Bonspiel. Round the clock curling starts at 6 p.m. Fri- day night BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS February 8-10 The Caledonia Sr, boys are at the Correlieu Clansmen Tournament in Quesnel. The Sr. girls play their next game on Feb, 14 in Prince Rupert, and they’re hame to : Charles Hays on the 16th ~~ February 10 The Thornhill and Skeena Jr. boys are at an eight team tournament at Bulkicy Val- ley Christian school, while the Thornhill girls are in Houston The Skeena grade 8 boys are at a five team foumcey hosted by Chandler, BADMINTON February 10 Centennial and Chandler are in town for a Jr, and grade 8 badminton tournament. CROSS COUNTRY February 17 The 15th annual ALCAN cross country Ski Marathon at Onion Lake. For more info call Brenda @ 632- 2004 or Liz @ 632-6055, THE KITIMAT cross- country ski club invites you to take part in their mid- week ski outings. For more info. call 635-9492 or 635- 7565. And the masters group, for anyone over 20, skis every Sunday aftemoon ati p.m. For more info. call 798- 2227, ADULT NOON HOUR drop-in hockey at the Arena, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday. Goalies with equipment play free, Saturday night drop-in hockey. 11:15 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Ten dollars per player. For more info. call Don Leblond at 638- 0055. THE TERRACE bad- minton club plays Tuesday and Thursdays, 8:00-10:00 p.m. at Thornhill Jr. Secondary. THE TERRACE LEGION invites drop-in dart players every Wednesday night at 8:0) p.m, Two dollar cost. To get an event on Sports Menu, bring the details into the of -fice at 3210 Clinton St, phone 638-7283 or fax to 638-8432 by 5 p.m. Friday. Like father, DARKNESS STILL enveloped the forest as the two hunters stealthily made their way along the dimly lit game trail. Their path would bring them to a large oak tree which stood at he edge of a grain field. The vo sportsmen had spent many hours choosing this Spot prior to the season. They found where the game lived and where they fed. Now they would try to intercept the whitetails as they make their way form their beds to their feeding area. Reaching their chosen spot, the two, a father and son, made their way up into the large stand they had con- Structed together. Then seated themselves on their stools to await the arrival of the morning sun light and hopefully their quarry. Looking over at his son, the father had memories of pre- season scouting and past hunts with his own father flood into bis mind. His heart swelled. He could think of no bet- ter feeling than teaching his young son or daughter to en- joy the outdoors and the sport of hunting, watching them become stealthy and aware of everything around them, as they walked through the wilderness. This is a scene that many families have shared down through the ages; but it is a scene that is slowly dying out. Families have less time due to economic pressures and the need for two incomes, Families have less time to spend sharing what they were taught by their parents or grand- parents. It is a shame, though, because without help from us, our sport is going ta slowly disappear and our children will no longer have the knowledge of the sport. In the past few years I’ve taken young friends into the wilderness, teaching them what I know about bunting and the wildemess like my parents taught me, In hopes of keeping our sport alive, I feel the things I was taught should be shared, and then passed on when they have families of their own. Down through the ages hunters have been known as the providers, We have kept our families alive over the cold winters with venison and all sorts of wild game, from moose to the pork-like meat of the black bear, Our sport is not a sport of the wealthy, as it is thought of in Europe and Eastern countries, It is indeed a survival in- Stinct we have been given by our ancestors over many years of family teachings. I urge you to take your daughter and son, take a friend to the wilderness and pass the knowledge of our sport on, so we can watch our grandchildren moving through the wilderness with all the stealthiness and skill we once had. uo kk kkk One more season has come and gone, leaving some of us with freezers full of game meal. Others of us will go without wild game on our dinner table over the winter. This past season saw many of my friends, as well as may of the outfitters, da very well, Mild winters over the past few years have helped to swell some of the game numbers in our Fine province. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 7, 1996 - B9 like son SPORTSMAN'S. JOURNAL By STEVE SCHMIDT Ea But, how is out game really! Are numbers up or down? Looking into this and many other aspects of our sport is something ] enjoy doing, so I have undertaken the chal- Jenge of writing an informative, but hopefully enjoyable column to Keep us all up to date with new and old aspects of our great sport. I'm Steve Schmidt, I have been guiding hunters as well as fishermen and photo buffs for several years in many regions of B.C. as well as Alberta, Ontario and the North- west Territorics. But I'm just a sportsman. Like many of you, I prefer to spend my time in the wilderness pursuing some of the abundant game animals that inhabit our spectacular wilder- ness, whether it be the Ghostly Mountain Goats of the Rockies or the wily white tails of the bottom lands. The challenge and the thought of wild game on my plate over the winter keeps me turning to the wilderness each and every hunting season. I began hunting at the age of seven, when my family lived in Tahsis, a small logging community on Vancouver Istand. I was blessed with parents that both loved the out- doors and the sport of hunting, We had many wonderful outings into B.C. pristine wilderness. My fondest memory to dale was shooting my first big animal, a small blacktail buck, I field-dressed it with help and supervision from my father. I remember the pride I had when we brought the buck home to my mother. We consumed the buck over the next few weeks, as we did with all the game we harvested. 1 remember, though, thinking how much better my buck tasted than any [ had ever caten, I am sure many of you have [elt similar feel- ings of your first big animal no matter how big or how small the trophy, it always scemed to have a much better flavour when you have harvested the game yourself. My hope in writing this column is to keep us all in- formed and up to date with what is happening with our sport, to look back at the past season, its triumphs and its downfalls. We'll dig into what’s happening with the conversation of (he game and our sport. Then we can look into how we can help with conservation of our sport. T hope I can address all aspects of our sport. If you have a few ideas or interest, please write to me and I will try to address it in the column. Readers can reach Steve Schmidt c/a The Terrace Stan- dard. Our address 3210 Clinton St. Terrace, B.C. V8G SR2. Our fax number is 638-8432. Thornhill Motors 3026 Highway 14, East, Tarraca ake Jot Faoturing Cars From Subaru, Hyundal & Mazda 1993 MAZDA MPV (Multi: purpose vehicia} 6 cyl,, automatic four wheal drive, 7 passenger, fully laadad. Now only $22,895 (was $24,995) (994 MAZDA B3000 Cab plus, automatic, 6 cyl, AM/FM cassette and more! $44,995 1994 CHEV BLAZER “SPORT” 4X4 ‘LOADED' 8 Gyl. (350 EF]) Auto., including towing package. $31,995 635-7286 RITCHIE MALLETT Lease & Fleet Manager MVAVESA AVANT AVAVEN A AVAWET VVV VW WEEKEND GETAWAY $ 5 PER ROOM/PER NIGHT {FRIDAY & SATURDAY, STANDARD SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TWIN) 1-800-663-8150 CREST HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT AvaVate. ATAVATA AVAVETA AAV ETS, VVVV Sports Sports Menu Lock Out Auto Crime _S CO pe .. «-Mien’s Recreational Hoc key... Bo we Fo a ‘ tp hisy Sob oy j Road F: “We.are happy to serve you ... better” Your Terrace -& District. Credit Union ISOPEN: Friday evenings ‘till 7:00 on, and Saturday morning FOR MEMBERLINK ACCESS j to your Acount Infarmation and : much more "Terrace Sx District CREDIT UNION 4650 Lazelle Ave., Terrace Ph. 635-7282 We.belong to you." Gai Serving Members And Their Families The Creait Union advantage! We are a profit sharing, member owned institution... ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE OF THE SEVEN SISTERS AREA? © The Kispiox Land and Resource Management Plan calls for the preparation of local land use recommendations for the Recreational Division Hoops for January 23 th Norm’s Auto 10Skeena Hotel Sharks 2 Sense you All Season's Lightning Back Eddy Bullies 0 THE TERRACE January 28 ... We Belong To You Elementary School Sports Back Eddy Bullies 6 Coast Inn of the West 2 Association kicked off it’s February 1 basketball season earlier this Back Eddy Bullies 6 Coast Inn of the West 2 week, : ote , There are 34 grade six and Oldtimers Division seven teams from seven area January 28 elementary schools in- Terrace Subway 4 SRD Blues 1 volved, January 31 Regular league play for Terrace Timbermen 3 Northern Motor Inn 2 the grade six students wraps Terrace Subway 3 SRD Blues - 2 up with a tournament on March 29 and 30, while the Standings grade seven kids will batle TRAM GP W L_ MT GF GAPTS in out in tournament play on Nth MotorInnOkies 30 20 6 4 152 83 44 April 12 and 13. Terrace Timbermen 23 12 7 4 84 70 28 Most teams will play one Subway 30 7 16 7 84125 21 game per week until then. © SRD Blues 31 7 19 § 109 151 19 Seven Sisters area by December 1996. Hosts take first THE TERRACE | petits ringette team clobbered their opponents at a weekend lournament here January 26 and 27, Ringetie executive Roger Tooms said the girls did very well, winning all of their games. Prince George, Houston, Bums Lake and Quesnel were all in town for the ac- tion. The local junior team didn’t fare as well, They lost four games, tied one and fe . won one. Prince George and Ques- nel have been confirmed for the provincials in March, Save sport money AN ANGUS Reid survey commissioned by Sport BC shows that 91 per cent of the people in this province feci sports funding should in- crease or remain the same. Of the 605 British Colum- bians polled, 87 per cent be- lieve sporting activities are positive ones for young people. 75 per cent feel sports are & good way to bring com- munities together, and 62 per cent think there’s a posi- tive correlation between sports and higher education levels. The survey was conducted between December 1 and 11th in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Interior. Terrace Minor Hockey Juvenile Division ¥. Midget Reps Terrace Chrysler 4 v, Totem Ford Midget Reps 6 Dediluke Surveying 1 v. Totem Ford Midget Reps 5 Pee Wee Reps ; Skeena Cellulose 9 v. Prince Rupert Reps 1 Skeena Cellulose 7 v. Prince Rupert Reps 3 Atom House Division Centennial Lions 3 v, Hazelton 5 Centennial Lions 6 v, Hazelton 9 BASKETBALL Caledonia Sr. Boys. Prince Rupert 84 v. Cal 75 Cal 64 y. Prince Rupert 59 ‘a Skiing af it's peak.” e A local planning process is now being established to accom- plish this task. * If you are interested in receiving information concerning this initiative, please contact: | Maggie Marsland c/o Kispiox Forest District Hazelton, B.C. Fax: (604) 842-7676 Tel: (604) 842-7600 Skis and bindings need to be maintained ,’ Skis and bindings — like cars — must be maintained in order to perform well and remain safe. Maintaining your ski equipment will improve its performance and extend its life. A - well tuned ski will make turning easier and . provide a good edge hold on harder snow conditions. It is important to note that there are — different waxes for differant snow conditions and . temperatures. The recommended maintenance schedule is: “Every 3-5 ski days: Ski should be deburred and hat waxed. “Every 10-20 ski days: A complete tune up - shoul! be done that includes base repatr, %. sharpening, deburring, hot wax and silicone | spray for the bindings to keep them lubricated. The Shames Mountain fully qualified techniclans are available at all times for complete ski tuning and waxing. mt Se om