MARGARET SPEIRS”

. “andi is starting to get surly...
: » ceiling has dropped:

Fred, |.
(Is; but only’ at iow elevations: ‘Whén 1 feturn ,-

Mm =8SKEENA ANGLER

_ ROB BROWN

* Lsay.to the new mechanic. at:Auto °
‘Choice Mechanical. as” he riffles .
7 through a pile: of grease, stained i in~
‘voices looking for mine. “o :

. "Yeah, it-sure is,” he agrees. : Pere
“Just as long agit doesn't rain. on n that Snow: up

I there, on the: mountains. Afit: does’ that 1 we ‘ll have a.

big fldod, like the: one. in'*78," Ma
= Bill: Kawinsky. must have. been just’ kid then
“but the effect of that three days of heavy rain’ atop

“mountains covered indeep: snow: twenty- -SIX years |
‘|, ago and the subsequent. spate: remains etched in his -
~’| memory as it does in the, memories of all of us live

‘ing here then,

IPSs. still raining. as- “Fred ‘and I make our, Way:
‘down the: trail ‘beside 3 a roaring ‘creek. 1o-a. rising |
“vriver, where we: manage to-catch trout, ‘char. and.

, whitefish until ‘our‘loes: turn numb: and our, hands

* sting despite the thick gloves... .
‘By the time’ we leave:the: river has’ tisen, av foot

‘Took to the east, toward te rouniains, but the

“Hope: is, not. raining. on hat show," 1 say 10°

a week, Aer, there* 5. wet: decadent: ‘SNOW, cin the

Te the: tracks ‘the’ dow: is: vuttiing “d6wn a s"she- opes ‘|.
; aliead of The, there. are ‘no fresh tracks. 3
| There are old ones:: those: of a man ‘who’ ‘wore’ | a
“felted. ‘boots .and:a.grizzly bear, both frozen and
worn The ‘man tracks disappear: Abtuptly. ‘The |
~ bear's” continue on through’ the “second ‘growth «
_ | . where'a wreath of wraithlike mist hangs like gatize: |’
- | around dark s sparse trees, then they tum off toward
~ 1 Hud. Fisher’ s ‘Toad.’ I'm. ot: cold-but I shiver and,
quicken. my pace, oddly com orted ‘when: Treach-
the: place. where Finlay’: S: ashes. are entombed and .

“Eiger Brock’ s,were strewn...

“The river is high but manageable, Some mergan. .

| sersilift off-aiid whistle: away upstream: asl slide in |:
“and: begin: working my ivay across theriver.” For

‘many casts there is riothing. then: my line. stops. 1.

lift the rod; The weight at the end of the line, elimi-

reelhesid as possibilities;

= “unstuck after, run-or jump, butl: hdve to beach’ this

Which: bank? River left. is ‘clos a T wade theré;.

unclip. my staff-and lean it against a tiee;

- When. évérything “is reassembled,

ag though ve: accompli

shed somethin

OY IT'S REALLY coming. down!”

“nates cutthroat trout,- whitefish and-Dolly. ‘Marden; Jo.
“leaving @ big rainbow, bull. trout, an old coho ¢ ora | .

“JORDAN ©. LINTERIS

“The line’ starts: moving : ‘dowly. ‘downstream ai ‘heading totheCanadian Powertitting

. ; — damn, ar ‘old coho. It.moves faster’ - coho, steel- -
head maybe?” Then.it peels off the ree|~steelhead!
* » Ordinarily, 1 don’ | mind if:a'sieelhead ‘comes: |’

sinking i into holes that puts the water at my. chest; °
Keeping enough: pressure: io keep the hook-in, but. f
hot to: make ‘the fish rur,,[ take off. my angling bag, -

That -done,:T ‘fight’ the ‘fish.to shore, When it? 5
“Testing in ‘the: shallows, suffi iciently spent, [reach - =
|: back, unctip my" bag, take out-a rubber glove, putit.: Fo
|: on.with some difficulty because my hands arc pain: |}:
‘| fully cotd-from'the 4 © water, ‘then dip my-gloved
"hand in. the river so.that no-slime will be remoyed. -
° from: the fish, when. I touch: ite T:slide: the fish over, :
- the teeds,. drop: miy.rod:in- the shallows, grab the: J- E
- fish's wrist, Sant to’ keep ils ‘head, in the water,” | - liked. lifting heavy. Weighis better
of. erab the scissors dangling: froma pin reel.pinned to:
‘|: my taincoat and pull the: sheath of surgical. Aubing
- off their points with. my teeth: ¢:-. =
. Remembering atrick learned form. Mike Whelp--
t ley when we were taking. scale samples from Kalum -
~~ steelhéads, J gently Wipe the tiny bitof fin skin onto’ |.
© the arm of. my. raincoat, thei pull ait my pliers and.
‘ extract the hook. As the fish slides gracefully off 4:
» | into-darker- Avater,“T’ pull ‘oul'a zip-lock bag, take ||
|.-one of the: Tittle.white: enivélopes: provided. me:by
~ Mark; curse the fact thal the glue has become: damp.”
~and'stuck, ‘peel it open: and: putt the fin skin inside :
with difficulty since ‘it stubbornly refuses | to leave .
“toy. wet, cold finger... 220,

‘ehter the’ ae
‘S stream again. Old. burnished coho breach sporadi-:
a cally, at intervals, | glimpse ‘their glowing sides, .
.-as‘ crimson as winter apples. Swans honk.: Ducks.
<:whistle by and make splash’ landings. After taking “|.”
-'two more. fin’ snips:I leave, exhausted and feeling.

ch “Mackenzie. Moose Nov.:{3.and:14,

-[-:] for the Vancouver Canucks. Hart will be designing a Canucks helmet for: ‘Auld later this year.

“y DESPITE -A® disappointing

- : with a score of 43 for the“ Moose; ©

“portunity,

_old:- provincial record two weeks ago. .

7 . : ‘nalional competition.
one ‘and Snipa sliver-of flesh from its’ ‘adipose fin,: fo"

} “then ship ‘it-lo Mark: Beere:so that he can ‘forward |
* tte the Pacific: Biological Station where scientists :
“will decode its: ‘genetic slructure’ and iogether with =].
].. other'samples from the same come up with a DNA. 1
~] -ID- that ‘will later ‘be: used { to unravel. part. of the
TE mystery: we call steelhead.: e

“ deadlift record when'he thrust 287.5
7 kg, a weight almost as heavy: as three
‘relrigeralors, over his head. .

? 280 kg set in 1988...

* sion by lifting’a total of 692.5 kgin
~ “the three different ‘lifts required for.
“the: competition.

- and squat: lifted 235:kg, svhich add-
‘ed ‘to: his. record-breaking: deadlift. -

‘and pul him’7.5.kg above his nearest:

" competitor. ”

he had a’knack for. power! ifting and"
° “déadlifiing i in particular. ~

* than worrying about physique,’ " he
explained, ;

“and since thieit he’s
:- o.com pete...

eided wanted:to:go for.it,” he: said.

and: says‘he: stepped up-his calorie »
vel intake to. Prepare. for the ‘edmpetl*’

dione fee
day and trained hard,” said Linteris,

7 competition. -

“he. gaid,: referring. to ‘the: day ‘of thie. A

‘The Terrace Standard; Wednesday; November 24, 2004- C1.

i

BA Moose’ S mask _

after seeing the one Hart designed for ex-Terrace player Wade Flaherty, Flaherty.also plays for the Manitoba Moose, the AHL farm team
7 REBECCA GOLLARD PHOT

. MARK HART shows: off the helmet he’s designed for Manitoba Moose goalie Alex Auld. Hart says Auld asked him to design t the helinet :

“Terrace keeps: CIRL standing after a rough weekend in | Mackenzie ©

By REBECCA: COLLARD.
‘weekend ‘in:
Mackenzie, ‘thé Terrace River Kings. still hold the -
“second place spot in their league. : ms

The: Kings played two. ‘games against 1 ‘the:

to capitalize on Opportunity,” said Hendry, add--
‘ing that the 14: penalties the players got didn’ bes
help in such a light. game...
‘.. “Perrace was Jeading, 2-| al the end of the fist. 7
“period. ;
‘Hendry said. the. Rive Kings ‘got to ): many :
*penalties inthe second: period... _
: The: Moose managed to: Pop in a puc ending
: Coach. Trevor, Hendry: Said, the cain played the second-period in a'2-.all tie. = “
“weak defensively and, was: as plagued by missed | Op- j Terrace” §, Chad Mckay: scored i inthe ihird, but
the Moose slappedi in two 'more,- ‘ending the game
With’ a narrow win for’ ‘Mackenzie, © °

‘ing, g-ending in ad-all-tie: ae
“We played better,” Hendry said,

They harrowly. lost thé first. game, inishing u to the. bird’ patio d ‘éa ding the game 3:1

‘Terrace 3 2...
We had good éonirol of. the game: We tilled

By REBEC CA COLLARD
‘will.

“competition after busting. 16-year- :

in’ Chilliwack, qualifying for. the:

~ Linteris “toped. the. B. C. junior

- ‘That broke the: previous: record of .

* Linteris managed | to win his divi- ‘

-Linteris“ bench “pressed” 170 kg

: Lintetis. ‘started. lining: “weigits”
‘four. years ago and: quickly‘realized °

"Ee started lifting, wWeiighis" and |’.

AS "year-anidhalf “0g0,. “Linteris
started taking powerlifting seriously ©
been really ‘Keen: ;

~"“T saw-it on the ‘tt thiemel and de- .
-JORDAN LINTERIS holds up his medal from the Chilliwack Fall Classic. Linteris will be 5 heading to Ed-
referring, to the: Chilliwack. competi: monton to compete at the national level. in April. . REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO
“tion, .

* Linteris” trains: four ‘days a Week

competition. - oo “-diansin Edmonton this ‘April.
~ “AL22, Linteris i is, stil in the. jue.

-nior division. He'll. move into’ the -
~ men’s open division When ‘he's 24

» and? competition: ‘will be tougher,
; cee poiverlifting. you don’t: even’
Who weighed i invat 12, 3. kg at the. "get strong, until you! ren your 30s,"
she-said:”
“When jou: get. older, your inus

~ cles: start to. mature.” 7
7 Ulnteris® -three-lift total

“He: will altempt to break the Cay
‘Hadian Junior Deadlifting record. al.
the competition,’ ;
- Heil: have to flawlessly dead:

~ down, disqualifying the lift.

“SY ate. a minimum. m1 3000 éalories a

Lintéris said the ‘competition was
‘Challenging, and nerve-wracking :
“IT saw so-neryous Icouldn't eal,”

wack. preiia ey ee

«I attempted’ 616.5. pani; b
the judge didn’t approve it,” he Said,
al le helified the wei gh

Linteris’ ‘said he! 's happy. to. ‘have

‘was also”

ore and: is: ‘tonfident. he’ I

iver Kings hold second pare

: » Chad Mckay,’ Darcey Allison, ; and: Richie Rog. 7
» ers blasted pucks past-the goali¢ in the first period: »
Sunday, allowing Terrace 10. head ‘optimistically -

poe A Tess. ‘eventful second period. ‘saw. the: Moose : |
~ score orie goal and heat into the third still trailing: ma |

- Gontinued © on. Page C7 :

Local lifter sets provincial record

- he. bumped it om his ed on the way"

‘Lifters get three lifts:per category:
and he says’at lhe riationals he'll try.
for-the. Canadian récord on the Séc- .
‘ond lift, “That Way, If hé has.a- tech- .
> nical: flaw. he: will: still: have. another

cconiplished: $o:.muchal_his first-. -