~ Games billeting committee fj a: 8 og NJ an | | { d i Mitte 2 eo een OT te Le yet me ct ag IER fT Mem a et Elizabeth Metzmeier: | can just see our computers exploding in January. - The Northern B.C, Winter Games billeting committee is starting to panic. With less than three months remaining before Terrace is“Over= run with northern athletes partici- pating in the Northern B.C. Winter Games, they are still short 1,200 billet spaces. Billeting co-ordinator Elizabeth ~ Thank you _. Video Stop for being ~ POWER -BChydro Metzmeier confirms that one third of the billeting requirements are fulfilled with 620 beds. That num-— ber has been pretty static since, the. summer student billet ‘recruits signed up space for 600 partici- pants. Elizabeth explains, "At the same time as we’re getting new homes, a number of the billets - Congratulations go out to. Mr. James Wold of Video Stop in Terrace on being POWER SMART. Video Stop is in the midst ofa — Lighting Upgrade, and has purchased ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRONIC Ballasts for the fluorescent lighting system. This POWER SMART idea will result in reduced energy costs as well as an attractive from B.C. Energy Efficient Lighting Program. - Thank you British Columbia for being RYHWER SMEAR have been transferred and moved away." It is necessary for the Games committee to have another 600 billet placements confirmed by mid-December to stay on target. "It’s a, vital part of the whole organization of the Games that we have adequate billeting, and in time to match the youngsters to the homes as they register. I can just see our computers exploding in January, if we don’t!" Metzmeier says "Anything will do. It can be mattresses on the floor. They. come with their own sleeping bags. They just need a place to park them. And, it’s only for three nights: Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and 2." The billet homes are asked to provide three nights accom- modation, breakfast and some dinners. All athletes will be given free transit passes for the duration of the Games, so prospective bil- leis needn’t worry about excessive transportation being required. All Terrace and Thornhill ele- mentary schools have been con- tacted, with billeting forms being _ sent out before the end of Novem- ‘ber with all the students. Hope- fully, the youngsters can encourage their parents to participate and take in billets for the Games. Elizabeth Metzmeier re-iterates that the Winter Games office can provide information about billeting CATCH THE SKEENA SPIRIT Everywhere we go we hear it, ‘SCome on Terrace, Catch the Skeena Spirit Get right in there, do not fear it, Come on Terrace, Catch the Skeena Spirit.”’ What is this spirit you may inquire, That is going to set our community afire, What is it that we want from you, What is it that you can do? It really is a simple thing Just pick up a phone and give a ring To the number 635-1991 Offer your services, join in the fun Offer your home, your help, your heart And you will become an important part And entitled to successful claims That you helped with the Northern B.C. Winter Games. Then where you go you’! say and hear it Come on Terrace, Catch the Skeena Spirit You'll be right in there, you too will cheer it Come on Terrace, Catch the Skeena Spirit. And there is still a need for lots more of you good people of Ter- race to ‘Catch the Skeena Spirit?’. The Northern B.C. Winter Games are less than three months away and we still need billets — or other volunteer positions avail-. LOTS AND LOTS.OF BILLETS. There is still a need for people to able before or during the Games. Call them at 635-1991. "Come on, Terrace. Catch the spirit, We really need a commit- ‘ment, NOW!" CASH rebate Hydro’s help out before, especially during, and even after the games. This sports extravaganza will be bringing a lot of people into our community to enjoy our hospitality, to see our town and our people and to spend their money and display their skills. Let’s all get behind this venture and help where we can. I’m sure that many of our local curlers are ‘‘Catching the Skeena Spirit”? and looking forward to the competition and pleasures of as one of the popular spectator sports which will be going on at the Games, Curling is generally recognized to. have had its origin in Edin- burgh in 1838. However, the art of curling remain unconfirmed. In Terrace, curling had its beginnings out at'Lost Lake in the thir- ties when it was a full day’s outing by horse and cutter. The first set of rocks were brought here from the prairies and are still at the local curling club, As the game grew in popularity and Terrace grew in size, it was recognized that a proper facility was necessary. In 1955 under President Neil McKerracher and with four official members ~ Vesta Douglas, Jan McKinnon, Ray Skoglund and Jim McCon- nell—plans were started for the first curling rink. - This three-sheet facility lasted 17 years until the newer, larger building was constructed where it stands today. Curling is an exciting spectator sport as well as of great interest to the players themselves. It is a game of strategy, co-ordination, often endurance, with sometimes a little luck (usually bad) thrown in. The game is-played on a pebbled sheet of ice, 138 feet long and 14 feet wide, using 40 lb., colour-coded ‘‘rocks’’. There are four players on each ‘‘rink’’ and each player throws two rocks. Points are acquired by having the rock or rocks closes to the centre of the painted circle at the opposite end of the rink from where the rock is “thrown.” The rink with the most points at the conclusion of the games is, of course, the winner. This is certainly a simplistic description of the games and as all curlers know there is much more to it—for example the rehash and “if | had” and ‘if you hads’’ after the game in the club room are a very necessary part of the game as well. For the Winter Games there will be three categories of participa- tion: Junior Men 13 to 18 years, Junior Women 13 to 18 years, and Adult Mixed for 19 and over. Canadian Curling Association rules will be followed. Games will be eight ends with an extra end for tie- breaking if necessary. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded. -Our curlers are going to have that ‘‘Skeena Spirit’’ so let's “Catch the Skeena Spirit’? and join the curlers at the rink come Winter Games time. po POA ee em ‘ :