. Champion - skiing, and Chris Wilson, an _ Athletes push positive lifestyle A couple of top-notch athletes graced Terrace last week. But they weren’1 here to com- pete. - Tanya Clarke, a national in freestyle ballet Olympic and World Cup wrestler, spent May 25.in town to promote “the~ “Positive Lifestyles Tour : 993,77 Two other athlstes, Felix Bel- cyzk of the Canadian National ~ os Alpine.ski..team and. .Olympic bronze . medalist, and Misty Thomas, - Olympic basketball player and coach, spent the day in Kilimat. - The tour, sponsored in part by the ‘RCMP drug awareness pro- gram, is an effort to focus on sub- jects such as a drug-free lifestyle, community development and goal-setting. .. The. tour members also promoted RAAD - a program set up last. fail for Reducing Alcohol ‘and Drug Abuse. * But the tour wasn’t only about drug awareness, ~ Rather, than teaching kids to is ‘just say no,’ we're encouraging them to ‘just say yes* .. . to goal ‘Setting,’? said Clarke during a -morming appearance at the __Skeena Mall.- - During the tour, which visited northwestern BC, May 16-29, the athletes gave talks at elementary and; secondary: schools and told Students how to successfully pur- “sue their goals. Steps included having a plan, maintaining a ‘positive attitude, “and. pursuing goals one step at a time.“ The most important thing was to to never give up, said Clarke. “The point is to help them (stu- dents) achieve their goals so they feel good about themselves,”” she said. Wilson added that the program was a ‘‘drug awareness falk in a non-drug awareness format’? - it focused on many other topics as well. “A lot of students never con- sider the fact that they can be suc- cessful,”’ said Wilson. “When they do make the wrong choice, they’re closing a lot of doors... Basketball games against mem- bers of the Terrace support group and other students from the com- munity were held at noon and the previous night at the Lakelse school court. Following the appearances, a banquet/auction was held. In- cluded among the items up for grabs were aulographed t-shirts and posters, as well as sticks, hats and shirts donated by the Van- couver Canucks, Approximately $400 was raised at the event, along with another $200 in donations. At previous auctions, even the athletes were on sale - bids were be made for a specific celebrity to come and sit at the table of the highest bidder. This turned out to be a wildly successful part of the tuur - the quartet managed to raise a grand total of $380 in Dawson Creek by renting themselves out. Wilson said that he hoped to do another tour, and added that maybe the event could be held twice a year in future. “Irs a message that the kids can’t hear enough,”’ he said. “Tt isn’t just about drugs,’ added Clarke. “It’s about posi- tive lifestyle choices.”’ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 2, 1993 - Page Ca Waiting and hoping Local elementary athletes were last week keeping their fingers crossed the strike which has closed local schools would be resolved by this weekend, That’s when they are sup- posed to take to the field at Skeena Jr. Secondary for their annual meet. However, the strike could force cancellation, meet spokesman Dighton Haynes conecded, “It’s at risk right now,”’ he said. Haynes said seven schools, covering Terrace, Thornhill, Kitwanga and Hazelton had confirmed so far. And that level of participa- tion would make it the largest elementary track meet in the past dozen years. If it does go ahead, Haynes said the action would begin at POSITIVE lifastyle promoters: from !eft are tour organizer Randy Brown, skier Tanya Clarke and wrestler Chris Wilson. The trio wera travelling through northwestem B.G. May 16-29. 9 am. and likely jast until 4 p.m, $4 9 600 Part of what makes the new Volkswagen ) one at the safest cars in its class. How safe? iit exceeds the Golf so fun to drive is knowing you're in toughest crash-resistance standards Around, Here's’ what’ s new: s Reinforced steel cross memibers in the doors for extra protec: tion * Collapsible steering wheels ‘Plastic ‘fual tank to. prevent : rupture or leakage « German; engineered independent Suspen: sion plus rack and pinion steering for ‘solid, precise handting, Is. safe to say the new Goit’ is: salid value. 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