B6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 26, 2006 2 . High horses ‘MAUREEN ROWLETTE, front, rode to a second: place ribbon’ and Michatla “..Heighington, left, took a third place ribbon in the Show Hack flat class at the Totem, Saddle Club Fall Schooling Show Oct. 15. . MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO urling rink sports _new appearance - _ ‘By MARGARET SPEIRS ° THE “TERRACE Cutling Association is: preparing for another season and a completely new appearance. Repairs to the building’s roof are under- way and, thanks to’ the building inspector, ©.” ~. the club was: spared the additional expense of replacing it. ...-, ” “We're not getting a replacement, we’ re . getting. it rubberized instead,” said curling ’ ~s¢lub président Lynn Gascon. Despite initial expectations, it turned out . that the roof didn’t need a complete over- haul, just rubberizing to keep the rain off the sheets, - ': The building is also being renovated with ‘bar with a new cooler, " fresh paint on. the kitchen walls and new kitchen Storage. A couple of chimneys have been removed and the rubberization process, undertaken by | Prince George company Western Thermal, has begun, Gascon said. by the end of the month. The club received a. provincial govern- ment grant of $118,725 last year as part of . the Olympic Paralympic Live Sites fund to- repair the roof and for renovations. and has to match that amount. --The curling club building, which has been on the site at the end of School St. and Greig Ave. for 35 years, has suffered from water leakage onto sheet one, preventing its The project is expected to be conipleted “ Sports. volunteers honoured for their time and dedication SEVERAL LOCALS who have volunteered: their. time to sports for youth in the community were honoured ~-as Community Sport Heroes by the - Power of Sport Tour in a special & ‘ceremony here Oct.18. 0 & & Sport BC recognized the. local vol- unteers for their dedication and leader-_ ‘ship in various sports. The local winners are as follows: _, © Bev Bujtas — Bujtas is a soccer mom who has helped to grow. Ter- race Youth Soccer from 50 to 1, 100 participants.. Over the years, she has been responsible for registration, offi- cial development and player develop- - - ‘ment skills. Both she and her husband | _ George remain active in the Terrace ~ Youth Soccer Association even though ‘their sons have long since moved on. "©, Chris and Norma Gunnlaugson- ~ For the past 13 years, the husband - * and wife team has collectively’ served as president, registrar, coach, manager, referee coordinator, facility coordina- tor and equipment manager ‘for various . ' skating for more than 30 years. She teams in Terrace minor hockey, minor lacrosse, youth baseball and youth soc- cer. * Monica Lessard — Lessard has . been‘a volunteer for the sport of figure has made. a valuable contribution to the Terrace Skating Club, the Cariboo North Central region and the BC/YT. * Section. She is also a highly respected , skating judge who has donated count- less hours to the sport. ® Deb Minhinnick + Since moving to ‘Terrace.in 1992, Minhinnick has been an. active member of the local sports community. This includes various vol- unteer roles in support of swimming, skating and minor hockey. For the past eight years she has served-on the board - of the Terrace Skating Club. ¢ Mark Neid ~ Neid has been in- volved as a local sports volunteer and coach for more than 10 years in Ter- race, mostly with the volleyball teams ‘at Caledonia Senior Secondary. He has spent countless hours’ fundraising and , travelling with his teams to tourna- — ments around the province. _ @ Dick Springer — Springer has been ‘a key supporter of sports and physical education for the past 30 years. A phys- 4” ical education and math teacher, he has coached volleyball, basketball and soc- cer for decades. He has also coached ‘community soccer for more than 10 years and spend numerous years as a_ volunteer gymnastics coach. He has. also been a proponent of the Premier’ s Sport Awards Program. * Sue Springer’ — Springer has also been a key supporter of physical edu- cation and healthy living. in the Ter- race area over the past.30 years. As a teacher and school administrator, she has coached gymnastics, volleyball, © basketball; an after-school skipping club and has been integral to the suc- cess of the annual Jump Rope for Heart : Campaign. She is an Action Schools BC regional trainer and advocate. Sport BC advocates for increased participation in physical activity. . Reverse gear TERRACE Figure Skating Club members glide backward around’ a corner of the arena during the Skate- -a- Thon Oct. 15. The skaters raised money for travel to competitions this year. _ - MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO new carpeting, hardwood, tile,'a refurbished use. n Sports Scope Peewee reps reign THE PEEWEE Reps returned victorious from their first two weekends of travel to Prince Rupert and Smithers. The Peewees beat Smithers 6-2 in their first meeting with © _ Luke Gordon and Garth Holtom finding the twine. In the’second game, Terrace spanked Smithers 7-1 with " Austin Legros, Brandon Stella and Gordon again taking the top points. In Prince Rupert, ‘Terrace wallopped its hosts 10-1 with ‘top scorer honours going to Stella and Gordon, who added . three goals each to the score board. _ The second game was closer with Terrace winning 6-2, "Jeff Kennedy and Austin Legros had their best games and were the ‘top scorers with two goals each. CIHL president resigns _ CITING AN “‘increased workload at work as well as my Council position (in Houston),” Bill Blacklock, president of the Houston Luckies,.has resigned his position as president - of the Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL). Blacklock said in Houston on the weekend, he had been suffering from constraints on his time for some months, and “after careful consideration I have decided that in the best interests.of myself and the hockey league, to resign my posi- ' tion as'president, effective immediately. I would like to wish _ the CTHL the best of Juck in the future.” - League vice-president, Allan Hewitson of the Kitimat Ice Demons, has stated he will hold the position on a temporary. basis, but is looking for a new volunteer to take on the role. “Having just recently moved, and with a busier that ex- pected retiree schedule, on top of last year’s extra Coy Cup workload, I hope to see somebody younger and more active in that role. It’s an important position for the league and de- serves someone better able to commit to the-needs entailed,”. said Hewitson. Anyone interested in the position can contact Hewitson at ahewitson @telus.net or at 250-632-4496 in Kitimat. 7 Rockin’ at the rink IF YOU’RE LOOKING for a weekend activity for the whole family, the Sunday afternoon curling league is still accepting _ more teams. « All ages and skill levels are welcome to join. The league needs four teams to join the four who've already signed up. Brooms and equipment will be. provided. All that’s re- quired is a clean pair of shoes. For more information, call Suzette at home 635-2523 or | at work 635- 3407. Donate and save HOCKEY FANS are asked to bring a non-perishable food item along when purchasing tickets for the River Kings’ next home game from any vendor or at the door to receive $1 off the ticket price. _ _ All food items will be donated to the Terrace Food Bank. The River Kings battle the Smithers Steelheads here Satur- day November 4. Sports| | Menu ‘To get your game, event. .or — meeting added to the Terrace» ' Standard Sports Menu - or Sports Scope, fax us: at 638-8432, or e-mail us at newsroom@ ter- racestandard.com * October 28° Caledonia — senior boys volleyball hosts . a play day. The team welcomes Centen- nial Christian, Bulk- ley Valley Christian, Houston — Christian, Prince Rupert Second- ary and Charles Hays Secondary schools. Games go from 9 a.m. to. 4:30 p.m. - ¢ October 28 The Totem Saddle Club holds its year- end banquet at the Best _ Western Inn. Cocktails Start at 6 p.m. and din- . _ her begins at 7 p.m. | _e November 4 ‘The River Kings cast their lures for |. Smithers Steelheads at: the arena. Doors open _ at 7 p.m. and the ganie Starts at 8 p.m. ¢ November 4 Junior girls volley- ball play day at Thorn- hill. _¢ November 17-18 The Bantam rep hockey team takes on the Prince Rupert [- Bantam reps at 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m: Saturday at the arena. ¢ November 24-26 The Totem Mixed Bonspiel sweeps into action at the curling club. 8:00. p.m. .. ‘Timez: Place: Ha For more information:¢ tact Steve at 638-1187 oot tee 7 \é y Snowmobile Association a Annual General Meeting November 1, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. . in the downstairs meeting room at the Sandman. Election of Officers and the setting of the calendar of events for 2006/07 will take place at this meeting. Please.come out and support your local club. 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