-composed on: the

- of last minute. details’ as she™
_ holds’ together. an: army ‘of more”:

TERRACE —A vit to Maree:
Skead’s office this-week is a lit-
tle like ‘a: trip” to. the. ‘rubber
room. —°-

The ‘Northern’ “B.C. Winter
Games coordinator. is-cool and
rface. But.

her mind’s ticki

than 2,000 volunteers poised, to

' pull off. northern: B.C.’s. ‘sports

event of the years:
Months of preparation has
come together.: “and Terrace’s
northern winter:games of 1991
are finally'a reality. -
It went right down io the

ermillions “homes, but we've got all our’
» athletes billeted,’"’ Skead ‘said,’

“Nobody's going to be. sleeping.

wire, but the overriding concern

from out-of-town.

“ “Sone people are taking in’

upwards of 16 athletes in their

out in-the cold. Which is a good

thing because every hotel foom

in town is booked.”

Now organizers are maiching ;

up billets with: athletes «and
wrestling with. problems such as
athletes who want ‘to.’ swap

billets and stay with their

friends,
was solved: more than E,400°—
billets were found io house:
- ‘youth competitors coming here.

‘Skéad says planning to make
sure all the necessary people —

"runners,..timers, referees, gate.

keepers, - scorekeepers, results

bus drivers,
registrars,

receptionists,
and traffic con:

_ rollers — are alt on hand and in.
. position as competition ‘begins
Friday morning. "

Many of the transportation.

"problems were solved when the
B.C. Transit bus passes were
- given. to all the athletes, but

Skead said volunteers -are also
driving extra buses and courtesy
cars to more remote event loca-

tions.

' And she advises’ local
motorists to get ready for traffic

saris tike Terrace has never
"Seen before. *s
“recorders, security. personnel, °° expected at ne Teg one's:
_ munity Centre tomorrow even-
ing where every athlete in the _
‘games-will go to register starting
-at4pm

Billeted athletes. will be fed
breakfast and dinner -by ‘the
People they're: staying with,
while each venue will feature at
least one food concession sun
by a locat non-profit group rais-
ing money for their Projects, ,

And even wher everyth

stems under . control;: ‘Skead hehe

phone continues to ring...

- “That's: one: of the toughest’:

parts — the-millions ‘upon

millions upon millions of phone

calls from everyone," she says.
“They've been hounding us for
schedules, Now : we’ ‘ve, got

~ athletes. phoning in _wanting to
know when they play. and —

who.’?

On Monday she'll be able to
settle back and-rip that phone
out of the wall, But meanwhite,

on.

TERRACE — Just days. before
the start of the Northern B.C,
. Winter Games, the work involv-
ed on the part of its organizers
has turned into a full time job.

"In talking to the host com-
mittee, I’ve. recommended they
take off work the week of the
games. A lot of them have made
those arrangements,'’ says
Glenn Thomsen.

.He's chairman of the host
comunittee, the core group of 12
people responsible for various
aspects of the games.

That committee has spent this
week meeting every night as the
opening ceremonies approach. -

It's been a gradual build up,
begirining : WO ‘Years: ago: with
meetings: every:'‘six months: and

accelerating as preparations got ;

underway, :

Each person on the host com-
mittee has a. sub-committee
working’on billets, transporta-
tion, security and the like. _

AW told, Thomsen: estimates

there are 90 people directly in-.

volved in the sub-committees
working on games preparations.

Thomsen was named. host
committee chairman two years
ago. He's had previous. ex-
perience with the northern
games and has also been a direc-
tor of the B.C. Winter Games,

figures
® Amount the games cost,
$210,000 of which $50,000
comes from the city and $32,000
from the province. Local dona-
tions and events to raise money
make up the rest.
® Number of people on the host
committee, 13.
® Number of people on sub-
committees, 90.
© Number of chartered aircraft
"arriving with athletes and
others, 2, One plane is coming
from: Whitehorse, the other
from-Fort'Nelson.
© Amount spent on. equipment

which will remain as a legacy,
$20,000. .

© Number of local people in- .
volved in the games in some

capacity, 2,500, That's roughly
one person for every athlete,

~ coach, official etc. coming here :

for the games.

Opening
“details ©

TERRACE — Opening
-ceremonies this Friday of the

Northern B.C. Winter Games in -:
_ the, arena are preceded by a rock.
; concert’ beginning at 6 p.m. in.

the tent outside, . -.

“That's followed by a com.
snunity band ‘concert ia the:

arena at 6:30 p.m.

Glenn Thom

Pr ee Pana! en SEES
“Phe host: ‘eominittee works
with a policy manuel :prepared
by the Northern B.C. Winter

- Games Society, - reports from

previous host committees and is
encouraged to come up with
focal concepts for the games. °
This latter facet is important
as each games reflects the com-
munity or communities in which

_ they are located, says Thomsen.

_ “These games are being co-

- Sponsored by the city and by the

school district. We regard that
as important not only as a
municipal function but we have
great co-operation with the

school board when it comes to
their facilities,’ says Thomsen.

Also important is the kind of
facilities available as they dic-
tate what kind of sports and
events can take place.

These come together to form
what Thomsen calls the sports
package of the 28 specific events
happening this weekend.

Equally as important as the
events involving athletics are
those which bring together
other people from northern
B.C., says Thomsen.

“Blackpowder shooting has.

traditionally been a part of the
games as has chess, cribbage
and darts, The philosophy. is
that the::games:‘also.-form a
social function —.a-time to meet
old friends,’’ he says.
The. extent of this week's

games has meant some events °:

taking place in Kitimat at
Tamatik. arena and at Mount

Elizabeth Senior Secondary, .
- Athletes are ‘rotated through -
. those facilities so no one sport is

exclusively held in Kitimat.
Thomsen also said the open-

ing of ‘Shames Mountain this

‘winter is important because it
would be too difficult and too
far to hold those in Smithers.:
The games budget is $210,000
of which $50,000 came from the

Commitment, community |
~ combine for the games |

city and $32,000 from the pro-
vince through the. northern.
winter games society, Remain-
ing amounts come from local
businesses and from events held
by community groups,

Thomsen.. said there .were
some worries last fall that the
budget couldn’t be met because
of the expected slow down in
the economy.

Yet that.budget has been met
and that’s a-reflection of com-
munity involvement, he says. .

A large portion of the budget
is spent on administration with
equipment costs being the next’
largest amount.

Community involvement.

thinoiigh-donations: is whatisets:

the northern winter games apart...

from, -the larger:
winter games, adds Thomsen:

**When I was a director’ (of:

the B,C. Winter Games) we had
a budget of $1.4 million, com-
pletely provided by the -pro-

“vinee,”’ he said.

Any surplus monies from ‘this
week’s games is divided between
the host community and the
northern winter games society.

They will also provide a
legacy through the $20,000 the
host committee has spent on
equipment for the various
sports.

BINGKA

is p resentative Gali’ Beeston sald the project was one way Bela ‘Ome
_ could contribute tothe co ri munity event.

cay te We et

provincial .

.. Friday 7pm-10pm,
10-6,

Marge Skead has a stiow to put -

A WARM WELCOME awaits all out-of-town games participants from
the 52 helpful hostesses who will be present at the 27 different
venues being used. That squad of able ambassadors includes (left
to right) Lynn Bennett, Leslie Campbell and Cathy Hart. Lynn will
be on hand for the soccer at Christian Centennial while Leslie offers
assistance to visiting wrestlers, swimmers and basketball players.
Cathy shares with Kathy Williams the job of co-chair of the
hostesses group which was organized by Sonja Smoley. All the
hostesses will be making sure both the athletes and their families
go home with glowing accounts of Terrace’s hospitality.

Events schedule

Archery. Thornhill Com-
munity Centre Friday 10-5,
Saturday 9-5 and Sunday
9-noon.

Badminton, Thornhill Jr,

Friday

Secondary
8:30am-9:30pm, Saturday
Caledonia

§:30am-9;30pm,
Boys basketball.

Friday 7am-llpm, © Saturday

Jam-lipm,

Girls basketball. Caledonia

Friday 7am-11pm, Saturday
7am-11pm.

Black powder, Rod and gun
club Friday 9-4, Saturday
9-2:30.

Howling. Terrace Bowling
Lanes Friday 8-6, Saturday
8-10pm, Sunday §-noon.

Boxing. REM Lee Theatre
Friday 6pm-Spm, Saturday 1-4
and 6-9pm._-

Carpet bowling. Happy Gang
Centre Friday 9-6, Saturday
10-6.

; Ch esa. Library Friday 10-10,
Saturday 9-5,

Cribbage. Carpenters hall

Saturday

Curling. Curling rink Friday

| 8:30am-9pm, Saturday §:30am-
Spm, Sunday 9am if necessary.
“* Darts, Legion Friday 7:30pm-

midnight, Saturday 10-6.
~. Duplicate bridge. Caledonia

Friday Tpri-midnight, Saturday

Ipm-4ipm and 7pm-1 lpm,
Figure skating. Arena Friday

, noon-3pm, Saturday at Tamitik
arena in Kitimat Llam-2pm.

Gymnasties, Clarence Michiel

| “School Friday 3-8,. Saturday at

Skeena Junior 8-3.:

Minor: hockey, bantam,

- I. Tamitik a arena in a Kiciona Friday “9

Bam-9:45pm, Saturday at the
arena here 7:15am-1 1:15pm and
Sunday at the arena here
Tam-12:30pm.

Ladies hockey. Terrace arena ~
Friday 8am-midnight, Saturday —

at Tamitik in Kitimat
8am-7:45pm.
Karate, Uplands school Fri-

day 5-9pm, Saturday 9-6pm. °

Ringette, Tamitik arena in —

Kitimat §:45am-7pm, Saturday
ut the arena here 6am-7:45pm.

Cross country skiing. Onion ©

Lake Friday practice 10am-
Zpm, Saturday 10-3,

Downhill skiing.’ Shames _
Mountain Friday 10-3:30, .

Saturday 10-3:30.

Special Oiymples. Terrace |

Bowling Lanes/aquatic centre

Friday 8-8, Saturday 8-6, Sun- ,

day 8-noon.

Speed skating. Terrace arena .

Friday 3-6, Saturday at Tamitik
in Kitimat 2-5. ©
Indoor = soccer..

9:30-4:30 and Saturday

9:30-8:30, Friday at Skeena -

Junior 9:30-6. Friday at Veritas

school 9:30-6 and Saturday

8:30-7:30, Sunday at Caledonia

$:30-12:30,
Swimming, -

Friday 8-8, Saturday-8-8,

Volleyball. Friday. ai: Mount
Elizabeth Senior’ Secondary in
10-7, °
Sunday _at- Teommhil “Sunior

Kitimat 9:30-5, Saturda

Secondary 8-noon.: © x

Water polo. ‘Aquatic ‘centre

Friday . 5130-11,"

5:30-1  :
Wrestling. Thornbil

sab noon:

: ‘Saturday

Centennial |
Christian School Friday -

Aquatic centre

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