Bs. EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1972 HE HERALD, TERRACE, B: C.

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"manera: Yellowknife pam. Both races start and fait eS
~~. Vanderhoof, Willams Lake and bee ait Stounde. youth’ 3
Fort Nelson, oo rd E racing i, it you! 4
‘Phe races will be O an ave in Batten ¢ begining . to--.
’ (minimum of five dogs) a Tr olumibia, And.
miles ‘round ‘trip. . The rae * one man who thinks. it will be

start ‘and. finish at the Com-- major’ league ‘soon ‘is At &
munity Centre Grounds, 10 a.m Warburton,

Once. pila: a ‘ima; sied-dog
racing was. the “oeelusive
property of the Eskimos. : Then
along came the Klondike Gold
Rush and the White Man,:

‘Now, the -White Man, being!
the curious sort he is, decided

PHILLIP BROUSSEAU from Terrace is‘a long way from
home and would appreciate some mail from this area. He is
with the United States Armed Forces and is stationed at Kiego’
Garcia Island which is some 38 miles long along with 1,000 other
G.1.s building a Naval Base, The island is uninhabited except
for military personnel and one representative of the British
Government which has leased the island to the U.S. for 50 years.

- Phillip goes to Bangkok, Thailand on leave..
situated some 100 miles south of Ceylon -.

His address is CN.

i Phillip Brousseau, 331-564-9724; Naucomsta - SSAN-LSC; F.P.0,
m New York, U.S.A. -09530. Why not drop him a note he will have
M some interesting stories to-tell in his replies.

sSocial and Personal
= 0CSté«‘“sSBy ‘Agnes A Walker :
685-6434

mA coffee party was held
friday morning, Dee. 1,. in
Sonor of Mr. John O'Connell
ho left Terrace Sunday with
mer family to take up residence
me Vancouver. Guests were
mainly members of the
memospital Auxiliary of which
mars, O'Connell had been a
Se ember and served in different
Eipacities as a volumteer.
fe was presented with a.
“ested spoon as a remem-
rance by the Auxiliary
meresident, Mrs. Don McKinnon.
mir. O'Connell who has already |
Seen at work in Vancouver for
me weeks returned at the
reckend to assist in the move.
ae Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Holfield,
Sirmer residents of 4526 Park
mve. left Monday, Nov. 27 for
Abbotsford. Prior to their
icparture a retirement social
Savas held for him by the Co-Op
@avhere he was accountant. The
@.ultheran Church in which the
Ptolficlds were active held a pot-
guck supper in the couple's
@ionor. The Holfields resided in

Volunteers serving with the
Hospital's Auxiliary with the
Courtesy Cart or shop at the
Hospital since the beginning of
December are Mrs. Bill Coop,
Mrs. [an MacDonald, Mrs. J.L.
McLeod, Miss ..Dorothy
McLean, Mrs. J. i Hanna,
Mrs. P. Axeison, Mrs. W. Thain,
Mrs. Al. Purschke and Mrs, D.

Sheiben. Candy Stripe-mem- .
bers serve at the shop Satur-:

days and Sundays. -

The island is .

that here was. an exciting sport

thathewouldiearn to master. It .

wasn’t all that easy though.

In those days, races were 1-0-
n-g, l-o-n-g experiences,
ranging for the most part over

three days, with overnight.

stops. The sleds were pulled by
heavy Eskimos freight dogs
that usually tipped the scales at
120 pounds each.

The White Man, figuring
there must be an ‘easier way,
found out that a:swift, light (60
pound) dog was available from
Siberia. So he ordered himself

a batch and shortened the .

Traces. °
That. was the beginning of

sled-dog racing as it [s known:

' today. The rules have since
been streamlined as well as the
dogs. Today, the most widely
used sled-dog is‘a ‘ong-legged
animal whose main ingredients
are stamina and pace. .- -
The second British Columbia
Festival of Winter Sports,

January 18-February 5, will:

‘feature three major sled-dog
events ~ at Fort Nelson, Jan. 20-

41 (the Northern B.C, Winter.

Festival Regional. Cham-
pionships); at Prince George,
Jan. 27-28 {the Pacific Nor-

thwest Open. Races); and at-

Vanderhcof; .Feb. 3-4 (the
Festival of Sports Provincial
Championships).

Fort Nelson expects at least
14 entries for Its event, coming
from Prince Albert, Sask.;

a Come to the

Christmas Party

Saturday, Decomber oth

each day.

Prince © ‘George's cham-
pionship is part af the White -
Spruce Winter Carnival,

another Festival of Winter .

Sports event.. Entries for this
one are expected from all over
North America.

The main event is a 20 mile

Tace as the dog runs, an.event

that race chairman Art War-
burton says, ‘will separate the
men from the boys.” -

‘ Two other races will be a 7

Junior Mushers event of one-
half mile (two-dog teams) and
an Open (over 16 years) five
miler for three-dog teams, Six
Mile Lake is the start-finish
location with races each. day
Slated for 1 p.m. -
Vanderhoof's eventis the. B.C.
Closed Championships . and
entries are expected from the

host area, Terrace, Burns Lake, :

Prince George, Hixon (south of
Prince George), Williams Lake,
100 Mile House and Fort Nelson,

You'll have to be some kind of
musher to win it, too. The
championship . will consist , of
two 15 mile races, one race each
day. Points will be awarded
for the two races and the
eventual overall winner will
receive about $600. There will
also be day prize money for
each race,

Race on February 3 gets
under way at 11 am. with the

__race the following day going at 1.

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mecently, Mr. Soutar’ was also
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Mr. and -Mrs. W.. Thain,
alum Sl., are spending a few
ays in Vancouver this week -
to 13th) on a combined
pusiness and pleasure trip.

. xpected home Dec. ‘9 to
end a month with her parents;
-and Mrs, Greg Sieben, 4659
elle is Miss Sandra Sieben of
ancouver.
Mr.-and Mrs. Ron Kereliuk,
906 Halliwell, left Wednesday,
lov. 28. for a lwo week visit to:
apan. Their first. stop was in
‘okyo where they registered at -
‘Imperial Hotel. . During
ry absence, Mrs. Kereliuk’s
ster, Mrs. -Sylvia Smokiak
ame up from-Kelowna to care
r the three young children, the -
oungest-of whom is ust three
onths: old. ;

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Don’ Ss Men’ s Wear are

| proud. to present models

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The ‘Christmas Bazaar. “and. .B
mea held Saturday. by: the’.
ted Church Women was.a. —
Ealisfying success, Pouring. for. .
me. event were Mrs. Don Lewis, 7
rs: Dave Tumilson and Mrs..:
red: Thomas of. Knox Church
d neve. John Stokes of St.
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The Royal: donald’ iegion
fas host today (Dec. 8), fora
Mag for senior citizens at‘the
megion Lounge. Chuck Qstertag ©
trovided bus transportation for
Ane men resident at ‘Skeena;
Hiew Hospital... Mrs..: «Mary
aeffer was pianist for asing-"
g'and the Ladies. Auxiliary: .
‘the Legion under. Mra.
Bporothy. Fairclough : provided
e e light refreshments.. “

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idy Lions present an.Ice Sho 10 AM, . i: 30;, fe 7

nd-a-Fashion Show... Proceed
pill be-in ald of new. Terrace,
igure: Skating: Club.’
(Hiclpants in the ire ahow. wilt
Hrom.the ‘Snow. Valley . Fig
Rskating: Club, Kitimat, : Per

rmence will begin-at 8 pm... ‘
Wickets. are available -at.Al's
. phos, Ev'’s Men's Wear-and at
the door’ with priced: being one

Moltar. for adults and flfty cents. -
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