86 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, ‘August 25; 2004. ROB BROWN. _ | Dead Zones o lately. I. started thinking about them - smacked: into my«brain ‘like a:jumbo jet slam- “ming into the side of'a skyscrapet, creating a dead zone behind thé’ point of. impact’ and: hob-" bling. the right. side of my bady.-Ouch. : “You have a dead spot too, eh?” said, the-ef-- - fervescent: ‘radiologist, observing’ my: obvious discomfort. “Ido: too,”"Got mine diving. ‘They. “come. in: handy. ‘Whenever 1 forget a ‘ame, orf. “.do° something ‘Klutzy;: [just blame it on my” dead spot.” “I'd been’ reading ’an an “aiticle’ in 1 the: ‘waiting: room ‘on holes-in the ozone, How. they conie and go, shrink and ‘grow,. It ‘occurred: to me that ozone holes-are ‘also dead. spots. or-zones -- ar- cas where. healthy well functioning: atmospheric f gas. once ‘deflected and:‘softened potentially deadly ultra violent ‘radiation before’ it could in- | - flict ultraviolent injuries on ‘the earth: bound bi- | _ ota miles below. “but-now no. longer do. They. ‘are dead: spots in the: nature’ s missile defense : shield. magazine arrived on my: doorstep. Jn_a brilliant essay called” “The .Oil: We Eat the. ‘author’ (whose, name Ty ‘forget because: of my aie gone) alluded, to- -deadagones:in the., SEB;- frightening? Fh et side Ai Well: fall’ li According ‘to ‘the ‘article}. every. ‘summer a. “chuik of: marine real. estate: larger - than the - “state of New’ Jersey: appears: in the: Gulf of . ' Mexico. A- complex. chain of évents is to. blame for this scological collapse, : ‘but it appears that - the, Hon! s.share,of the blame: belongs’ 10. farmers q = in the American. midwest, thes ‘80 called. corn. belt. "amounts ‘of nitrogen! the Mississippi basin th ne year. o- All this’ fertilizer fertilizes imigiosedpic plant life, Phyto. plankton: and: algae blooms luxurian- - ly. The _phytoplanktoti ‘dies-and falls to the sea. ‘floor where, itvis. digested: by: microorganismis, ; thereby removing oxygen: from, the water-and..]: creating . low ‘or no. oxygen: zones, a. i-condition J - scientists “call hypoxia,” a Sea life needs ' ‘oxygen. Marine « creatures that |: ‘can’ flee: these oxygen: deficient’ “zones, ‘often to less friendly habitats, do, while» stationary in i ‘|. creatures like shellfish simply die. : Those.’ wonderfully: rich life-sustaining | ' coastal -wetlands'‘ act’ ‘as filters,: screening. out.-| _ massive amounts. -of- nutrients’ before they: can “teach ‘the.’sea, Sadly, Ohio,- Indiana,” Minois; -} - and: Towa have drained 80. -percent of their-we-- tlands, while - Louisiana, Mississippi; Arkansas | and Tennessee have: Jost-over half. of ‘theirs to :]- - agricultural’ ‘expansion | -and_ urban. development.’ On. a. global ‘scale’ half: the’ world’s ‘wetlands: shave been lost’ during the: twentieth: century. ‘The grand daddy of, all marine dead zones. is | . folind in the Baltic. Sea where a combination’ Of f-- ; agricultural: runoff, . nittogen: deposition. from | > burning, fossil’ fuels and human ‘waste. discharge J} -M- "created va dead zone. “Spanning. some.” WO 000. ae ‘Square kilometres.’ * There’s - 146 dead ‘zones that have been ‘iden- ‘tified inthe seas oF the: world: Most of them oc-’ of. cur in the: temperate waters off. the cast coast-of : “others ; _ have appeared off the coasts’ of. China, Japan, : _ the US. “and. the. seas. of: Europe, Ub . ~ Brazil, . Alistralia, and New: ‘Zealand. - . “There ‘is no quick fix cure. for hypoxia, but 7 7. when, alerted to... serious’ problem’ in ‘Kattegut- |. “Strait between. Denmark and: Sweden; : by: the. appearance of: ‘algae: blooms -and . fish: ‘dic ‘offs, ‘those governments. jointly Jaunched an ‘initia:, tive. that reduces ‘phospliozus - levels by .cutting’. “emissions, from. wastewater treatment. plants and. 1 _industry.: ‘They combined that withthe. reestab-' " - lishment: of coastal “wetlands and ‘reductions. of * fertilizer luse by farmers’ that has -raiséd the: dis: -solved : oxygen: content: and begun: 10. reestablish. . their fishery, ‘Similar: programs-have started-in- the. Mississippi ‘drainage and: the Baltic ‘Sea, | “but the.battle will: ‘be long ad: laborious: en “There are: sitaller: dead ZONES, ‘Fish. “farms: , create their: own ‘localized. dead ‘Zones as a [é-. : sult of: nutrient: ‘overload,’ Shouldn't isheries J ‘and: Oceans: Ganada be. checking ‘into: ‘thi§ as. well. as-examining. thé: cumulative’ ‘impact’ OF | fish’ farms-on" our coast t and laying. pharges: a cordingly? “ TERRACE "ve been thinking about dead ‘zones } in’ ‘earnest when I was in Prince - George General . Hospital. having: “some pictures | taken of the arteries in” “the back of my. neck, Twas there because a few.: ‘months earlier. a’ chunk: of plaque had: kicked - free from ils roost, in:my- circulatory. system and Shortly after: retuining from the trip to have . ‘my. neck irradiated,’ a new. issue: of Harper’ g . By MARGARET SPEIRS | » CRASHES, FIRE and. heat-played ~havoc,. with stock cars at the-Ter-.-: - race, ‘Speedway. on, August, 14 and aa ASL: a with two laps remaining .: Lee However: thé Bomber Mena “ ‘Gary ‘MaeCarthy: won’ the Pro. ; Stock. Heat’ race.on” . night, but “his: juck disappeared - during. the -Pro, Stock: Main... race. 2 when ‘his :car: tangled with: a-cou-.. > ple of. competitors: on the” back - straight stretch, ‘He. slammed imo a log: so: ard _ ‘the car tipped onto its side. °: oc» ‘Fits “Aid: attendants rushed’to" “the ‘scene :and, after” noting -the® : ‘ odour. of “gas. fumes, helped. Mac- Carthy: stumble. out Of his, ‘car, to ’ “the :main® flagman’ attempted ‘to “t % "Bet ‘Thibodeau’s attention by'way-: vate car,” association: president ‘ing the black: flag at him: -. +: Paul Fleming.“ ’ oo “ “We: tried’ to get him off.the . -~: “Fleming was thrilled. with his on track for’a: couple of laps: Finally’. first: Memorial Race win. after, 17 . we did and he won-the race.” 0°. years. of. racing. . wot In- their zeal’ to: produce . as much’ -cormn as’|: their: land will bear, : ‘the farmers use. enormous, aden: fertilizers; 1.6: ‘mil- 1 : . lion tons exéess runoff-of which passes through’ “|. nto’ the: gulf. each |]. a ‘about. 18.-seconds, the.car, wasn't ; : a ‘Heat. and Main aces. © “The: Stock. ear. “diver com.” | ” plained” of. ‘dizziness ‘ “and : “other “dui the heat took. its. toll on. m.race’ ” “medical. issues. and: was, taken tO: . we ~ Reports: tater indicated he'v was : ite. soré but otherwise okay: 27. ‘On: Sunday, Yves ‘Thibodeau’: s gas. tink caught fire: ducing: the: final two laps of the ; » Stock Trophy’ Dash, " “weren t noticeable right a away,” o “Phere! were ‘flames, not. big n - flames, bur’ somes Shooting: out Meriorial Race é and Postponed it but I still-need-the young’, guys” ‘no ‘one really: knows... Carlsen ‘said "he .said,: adding “feeds about 20. players and” he’ s ‘going. to play goalie .-two- ‘goalies, but: since’ ‘put may: look. for, /Second. - most-people: work ‘and -may. wand ® ‘third, String, goalten-. not be able to..attend “alt “By MARGARET: THE CENTRAL. Anterior - Hockey, League may. skate ~ ~ intotowr this: fall, if “one: local. has, his -way..: “And it'may: mean a’ Ter-. race ‘senior men’s: hockey’ - team will ‘play-in the two-! “year old league. -Burny:Carlsen, ownet:of the yel-to-be- named team,” has: received: a guarantee. “for i¢e’.time: and: is: looking aa , for players, and sponsors:: i Carlsen” figures: it WY be » an'L8-dnd-over squad." ce afew midget players ‘ire talented; -we ‘can: bring: “them up: for-a few. Bames ~ here and there,” he’ Said.>. He's alfeady ‘talked. 0 boul . 12" eager. players, © . Totally. awesome: tes ad - sponse: They’re: all: on", a board, I've gota ‘handful of. NM i. “TO. guys “who' ve "Players for the new Ter: . sigh 30 players.: whee race ,leam. can come: from And anyone: looking for " “anywhere. but ne¢d: to be ihe Opportunity to head the . established athletes. ‘ “Basically. “you gotta belo L am? “looking, for a." involved in. full ‘cofitact™ “whole ‘codching: staff.” “Those, witha’ ‘couple le. Vels’ of. coaching. ‘are alia you’ re. not involved in full ; 7 contact ‘hockey, I -wouldn’t ~ ‘gible; Carlsen ‘said, ' : come out or you're. just. . . Player tryouts’ ate: plan os 0king. to: Bet Injured he ned for September, * : ALF interested - athletes” . will be: invited: to: try ‘out’. Flaherty who ‘might: ‘come for. A. “eraining” camp and” -back"to play. for the team “partike ‘invafew" practices . when: he. retires. " Carlsen’ ti talked to: Wadi PAUL FLEMING, left,. poses with his 5 trophy and dt flagiman Shaunce Kruisselbrink alter winning the. Bomber: Memorial Race al the Ter- © face = Speedway on August 1 15. Fleming has been racing | for 17° 7 years. but this was his first Memorial Race win, PHOTO CONTRIBUTED oe “underneath the back of his car to. =” “It’s supposed. to be a special: _ wards the pavement, " Reinhardt. “race: We didn't want’ to _cheapen. said: °° oe ite We' ‘I wait, and hope, for, More. Rage: officials spotted the fire ars. acne ' Thie back “stretch. flagman and. “Since: each: lap ‘only.: takes: : flaming for very. long, Reintarde-” winners:: ; Reinhardt: said: Thibodeau: fixed © ‘Ais car.and raced i in- thee Pro: Stock. . While’ spectators | basked i iin. the 3 wee ‘vehicles: *. - a We only had’. WO: ‘ears : running. Sweet ‘by. ‘the: ‘end of the-day. in. the Pro... ‘do’ ‘justice tothe 50-lap Pro Stock me Terrace...) team. is: welcome, © somewhere. It “game Reinhardt : races--Tysel Orango - Thibodeau. oa - “'Pro- ‘Stock * ‘Heat « and Main “yacés--Dave’ Reinhardt © San : Heat racé--Shane Severeid “Hete’ 's: comple Hist ‘of; Hie: : Fleming. : © Saturday. : oe a Main race--Kris Sweet:.’ Pro: Stock : “Heat Ceo Gary QL; . Waters Sek and: Heat | A Bomber 2 tea he i an | Maye es A: Bomber Aa Feile ‘Reidy: ~ Stocks and: we'd ‘started with six 1. Fleming “= oO : ~ think,” said, organizer: Debby Re: TB Bomber’ . sihardt.: poe ; “Waters. , " Speedway: officials: fell that’ tases . iB: Bomber” a cing the remaining two vehicles, * Hawkins" " :which belonged to. drivers Dave =. - Reinhardt and: Tan. Black, wouldn't Heat race“Adam Heat race--Grant Stewart Mai: race--Ken “Bjorgaard -C-Bomber ladies) Heat ‘and Main races--StaceyMeyer * .-: ‘A-Thunder": ‘Heat ‘race--Grant. Orango.- : < B-Thunder: ‘Heat races--Joe Orango.- On October 3; thet tear . ‘will be’ ‘off to Kitiniat: for =. “the Challenge Cup. for. thi . North,-a préseason’ tourna- ment, “if they qualify: . the games, he’s allowed: ton : ‘team Q ‘Carlsen: is. looking: for: ooh. . verything to be new: with /séason tickets to’ the. first. aa ws “He Wants a “fresh new hats. and two tshirts: with: new... the team logo: And ‘one iuciey "i sa entered by more: than..”'|, , will: choose, the team: name - one. persdn,- ‘entrants: names. : : ‘valuable will be. pit into a hat: arid © Artist. Mark: Hari will e. logo’ from” ‘the: winning team-names “Once: ] get.a name. Tit: take it and we can ‘design, a loge: ‘and colours: ean | The “name- the : ‘teattt,. television: | o_ /contest runs: until: noon on 4, ‘the: first: away: / . Houston ‘the ‘fiext!. “A couple -p 1 - evening and the first: Home- played some junior: hipekey: Prince ° Rupeit ‘may play. for . game agninst Stathers on est before: thie. first exhibition”. ’- ‘inquired. ‘about. ‘a game-in Kitimat on'Sep-. few: players" ‘from: the: Nass _téember,.2 ated! in contest ‘boxes at ‘Ali . n. “Seasons Source for. Sports;. “0897.0 or 631 9005: a a " A-Thunder Main race-Dave. te “B-Thunder Heat ‘and. Main —Hit- to- Pass Event--Joe Orango. - Sunday ; ° : Pro Stock. ‘Trophy ash-Yies ‘A-Bomber - ‘Trophy: ‘Dash aid A- Bomber: Main race--Pail “Bt Bomiber. Trophy Dash and a “Bs Bomber: Heat race--Adam, C: Bomber. (ladies) Trophy . -C-Bomber uidies) Main race- ” “A-Thunder. Trophy’ ‘Dash ‘and’, - ‘A-Thunder Main. “Tace:-Darryl. my B: :Thunder Trophy Dash Tyre) i and. “Main : “ te winner ‘will: receive i two ‘tickets ‘to’ Vancouver : ‘courtesy’ of: Hawkair, ‘two eo - Year-of ‘home games, two - oh If the ‘winning. name’ has. ¢, ohe-dtawn- to: determine. p> the winner of. the contest 7 tacted - ‘by: “phone. and ° ‘be _ announced: on. fadio- and : Interested’ players ‘and: “sponsors. or. those: requiting : more: information ‘tan con: tact’ Burny, Carlsen Al 638