The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 23 1999 - Bg KEENA.AN ROB BROWN Trout fishing part IV put on a small pearlescent minnow and use a Spty cast to get it out and under a log on the far side. Without a spey or roll cast this part of the river would be impossible to fish. I get plucks from what I assume are juvenile salmon, At the end of the first pool I hook aa cight inch stecIhead juvenile that reminds thal steelhead run into this river in the winter and Spring. After a deep wade around a log, I find myself on the part of the river that ows through pasture. In the distance I see cows and what appears to be two men and a boy, repairing a fence. This is what it must be like to fish in England, I think. “Dad,” yells Cait, who has been following along the bank, “‘the bugs are eating me alive!” The reverie and the fishing is over for today and we make our way back. Cait tells me she’s ready for lunch. There aren’t many cafes in Tlell. We can only find one, a place called ‘Dress for Les’, We walk over a porch where a brightly coloured collage of women’s shoes hang in such a way they look like a picce of art. Inside more art hangs on the walls of a small cafe along wilh signs offering perogies and exotic coffees, I belly-up to the counter and ask the young girl behind it about the long line of clear bottles filled wild variety of colourful liquids hanging above us. “Those are Eye-talian sodas,?’ she says. . We browse. There is a hallway at the side of the ‘store that has used clothing, I walk down it and en- ter a studia and discover a vividly dressed woman folding and cutting paper, She's surrounded by note books, sketch books, and diaries, all bound in art- istic ways: some have metal spikes and black leather; some have tartan covers; in others, exotic designs enclose beautiful, hand made papers, Against the monochrome of Haida Gwaii with her bright beret aad resplendent clothes the woman is brilliant, She smiles. ‘“You’re very colourful,’’ I say. She smiles again, ‘'Well, sure, in comparison to you,” she says. She’s right. I have on a green plaid shirt, green pants, green raincoat, brown boots and a faded olive hat. She is a Rhododendron. ] am a lump of moss, This rosy person is Dawn, artisan and bookbinder. Next door in another studio is her partner who sculpls metal, While I look at books, a thin woman with dark glasses and dark hair wafts in with Sheaves of handmade paper. Dawn handles the bundle, Jeafing through il appreciatively, She smells a sheet then holds it out to me, ‘‘Smell this,”’ she says, ‘‘seaweed.’” 1 buy a travel journal: a nicely stitched cover and back containing folios made from old maps and bound by hand, then make my way back to the cafe section where Cait and I have a lunch of intema- tional flavours. She has samosas. I have perogies, a smorgasbord we chase with Ilalian sodas. Cait has lime while I go with hazelnut as recom- mended by the sharp-looking, woman in motion who, I learn later, is Leslic, the sister of Dawn and the ‘Les’ in ‘Dress for Les’. As we dine, locals converse over coffees, A. friendly gent turns to me and introduces himself as | Serge. His face is taut and shiny, unusually so for an elder. Serge has the knack of saying a fot in a_ short time, and everything he says is edged impish- ° ly. In moments I learn he’s lived on the Charlottes for 75 years, and that he drives a bus. When the meal is done, we chew the gummy dinosaurs that moments ago were perched on the edge of our glasses, and drain our sodas. I persuade Cait to let me drive down the road that follows the lower part of the Tlell River, The tide ‘appears to be ebbing. I drive slowly dividing my at- ‘tention between road and river, wondering how you read this flal, brown, featurcless kind of water, A. fish rises: a tip-off. I hope he’s giving away the hiding places of his companions, “Are you gonna fish long, Dad?”’ sighs Cait, **No, not long,”’ I say. In minutes I’m sending the litle blue minnow out on another mission. Minutes later a trout is leaping out of the water with it stuck in its jaw. As the tide runs gentle riffles start to appear. The strange motiled greens and browns |'d scen anid wondered about in Noel Wotten’s paintings are on top of the river in front of me, Noel’s done a good job of cap- turing these forest impressions as reflected in the iodine tinted water of the Tiel]. I do a pretty good job of capturing trout from underneath them, They are very nice trout too; of the dozen I catch some are dark, some pale, and no two are the same size or shape, An hour has elapsed, Cait grows im- patient. It’s Impossible to enjoy fishing when you have an appointment later or when someone is waiting. Next week, fine fishing, fishing with kids and cut- throat secrets, oo FASTBALL FEVER: Pitcher Janine Garneau winds up and lets go during the ear- ly stages of zone playdowns at Riverside June 17 in Tenace. Terrace played the Kilwanga Steelers, a tough and boisterous team for the zone title. The girls won the first game 2-1 after Garneau struck out the first three Steelers at the top of the seventh inning. Terrace last the second game to set up the final last Sunday. The winner earned a spot at the B.C. championships in Tsawwassen later this sum- mer. Right: Garneau comes home to score one of two Terrace runs in game one of the seties. Avalanche prepped for Burnaby YOU MAY NOT be able to tell by the heat and warm weather outside, but there is hockey being played on the streets in Terrace. The Northwest Avalanche, a team of seven and eight- year-old boys, praclice on the road weekly for the 1999 Hockey Superseries July 4-10 in Bumaby. Some weekends, the boys and their coaches pack up and head to Kitimat or Granisle for six to 15 hours of ice time. But this tournament, de- scribed as high performance hockey for high per- formance players enables local players from Terrace, Kitimat and Hazelton an op- portunity to represent their zouc «oat oa well-known tournament, For the past 16 years, an impressive list of talent, such as Paul Kariya, Joc Sakic and Alexander Daigle participated under the Su- perseries banner. With a little luck, the boys and their dedicated parents and coaches will have a great lime at the series, MEN'S SOCCER : fe ouperseries noe RIGHT BACK AT YOU: Gar rett Muir practices shoot- ing with his goalla stick during a hot Sunday afternoon practice at Ministry of Forests parking lot. Competitive start marks outdoor season THE TERRACE inen’s soc- cer league looks competitive early on in the season, with each team winning and losing at least one game so far, This year also marks the entry of two strong Kitimat teams, who are giving Super BM and Norther FC a challenging season. June 12-13 was a busy week with cight games played. Northern FC beat Home Hardware 4-3 and Forestry beal the Kitwanga Falcons 3-1 for ils first win of the season. Northern FC took on Forestry Sunday, June 13, falling behind 2-0 in the first half. They scored three goals in the second half to lake the lead. Forestry tied the game late in ihe half on a penalty shot, FC Alcan showed their skills. on the weekend, tak- ing a 4-0 lead against Ruins Terrace Man's Soccer Association League standings to June 16 Team GF GA GP WL T~sPts Super BM 2 3 6 51 0 #135 Northern FC 24 16 7 4 2 1 13 FC Alcan 1867 #79 #441 2 12 Internationals 13 122 «6 22 2 11 Ruins FC 13 24 8 24 2 #7 Forestry 10 12 #7 1 3 3 6 Canadian Tire is 2 7 23 2 6 Home Hardware fi 25 7 1 $5 1 3 Falcons 15°19 «#5 2 2 1 2 FC into halflime, easily ‘continue their winning winning the game 5-1. Super BM maintained its . first place position in the standings. They played 4 controlled passing gnome against Canadian Tire 6-0, after retuming from the BC Soccer Associalion Recrea- tion Cup. With ils record last week ' Northem FC took over sec- ond place in the standings, On Sunday, June 20 Northem FC planned to streak in hopes of beating league champions, Super The association is still looking for players inter- ested in league play. To register, complete a registration form at the Ter- race Recreation office at the arena, The registration fee is $65. Playcrs will be entered on a waiting list, and will be placed with teams in order ag spols become available. Sports Scope World volieyball JASON HALDANE, of Terrace, is ranked the world’s best blocker at an international —_yolleyball tournament. Haldane managed 1.17 successful blocks per set in World League play. He ranks third amongst all spikers at the toumament, with a 56.19 per cent suc- cess rate, He is ranked ninth in overall point standings at the {ourmament behind leammate Paul Duerden, who sils in second spot. As of June 14, the twelfth-ranked Canadian Jason Haldane team, were tied with fourth-seed Brazilian team for first place in the B-pool. Fans can catch Canadian games Thursdays on CTV Sportsnel’s The Big Spike and Sundays and Mondays on the Outdoor Life Network. Canada’s next game against The Netherlands is | - scheduled June 26-27. Nine-hole mixer THE SKEENA Valley Golf and Country Club hosts the Goose and Gander nine hole mixer June 25 at 6 p.m. The mixer is a social cvent that encourages entrants to pul their name in a hat to pick a partner. Teams then tee off and play alternate shots using half of the combined handicaps. Club members with partners should sign up on the club’s ‘‘pariners shect.”’ Single club members should sign up on the ‘‘singtes sheet,” and will be drawn If equal numbers of men and women allow. The cost is $10 per player including a soup and salad lunch, Prizes will also be awarded for first, second and ie place, gross and net, The entry deadline is June Drop-in soccer every Thursday THE Terrace Men's Soccer League is looking for players that want to play soccer in a relaxed social format Thursdays at Skeena Junior Secondary soccer fields, Co-ed games start at 7 p.m. Play as much as you want or as little and everyone is welcome. Dhami did it TERRACE bodybuilder Mark’ Dhami was one of the youngest competitors at the Western Canadian Natural Championships in Mission June 11. After placing sixth in the novice light heavyweight division last year, Dhami improved cnough to place first in the same division this year. By doing so, Dhami carns the right to compete in the progualificr division and just missed the opportunily to eam his pro-card. Dhami’s next competition Is Aug, 21 in Burnaby where he will compete in the B.C. Championships.