- “i FRANKENSTEIN GETS some major air-time at the at the third annual Dummy Downhill on Shames Mountain two weekends ago. (photo courtesy Rod Gee) Dummies hit the slopes at Shames A LARGE group of spec- tators and a dozen dummies converged on the slopes of Shames Mountain two weekends ago and the result was a riot. It was the third annual Dummy Downhill, and this year there were 12 entrants. Each had to be over four feet high and weigh less than 14) Ibs. Slapped on skis and shoved down the hill, the dummies made humourous, if not graceful, athletes. It was a tricky course this year, as the dummies had to Negotiate a tough turn near the top. Most met a violent end when they flew off the banked turn, hit the ground and exploded — much to the delight of the crowd. The best crash of the day went to ‘“‘Bossy Mountain Bell’, a beautiful bovine entered by Jon Bartlett, Dave and Mary Stewart and Wendy Shymanski. Bossy went airborne at the curve, then bit the ground with a triple somersault that resulted in severe neck, face and shoulder trauma. Al- though she couldn’t race again, she did win most original costume. The big winner of the day went to Frankenstein from the Northern Motor Inn. Franky cruised through the course, acing the jump and posting a perfect landing. Other winners included Galloway, a three-year veteran who was voled worst dummy, created by April Atwell and Tony Rivard. Large Marge, made by the voluntecr ski patrois, was also a crowd favourite and made a_ spectacular crash-landing. Wrestlers take | top spot In Rupert LOCAL WRESTLERS of both genders are once again grappling with success after throwing their opponents at a Rupert tournament, February 1. Both male and female Terrace teams trampled three other squads from the Zone to take top spot. The girls made it look casy, more than doubling their nearest competitor in points. The team from Skeena Junior Secondary scored 44 points versus Kitwanga’s 19. On the boys’ side, it was a much closer contest. Terrace rang up a total of 32 points, but Kitwanga was right behind with 31. Rupert was no slouch either, finishing up with 28 points, Although the meet was small because both Hazelton and Smithers teams were not able to attend, coach Dave O’Brien says it was a great warm-up for the Zone Championships coming up in Smithers this weekend. “It was really good for them,’’ he says. “Tt boosted the guys’ confidence, and the girls got to wrestle cach olker becausc weight-classes were combined,” A number of local wrestlers had excep- tional bouts. Skeena’s 14-year-ald Grace Wittkowski took part in a battle royal against. fourth-place provincial wrestler Darcy Cameron. At one point, Witkowski was nearly pinned, but she fought back to win by a pair. Female gold medal winners at the meet included Mindy Alton, Candle Russell, Grace Wittkowski, Laura Carpino, Stephanie Laplante and Breena Smith. Silvers went to Angic McRae, Jennifer Eide and Tracy Ridler, while bronze went to Melanie Krug and Amanda Hart. On the boys’ side, Gold medals went ta Brent Tremblay, Mike Meijer and Ajit Jas- wal. Meanwhile, silvers were had by Jon Pellier, Ricky Davis, Brad Gunnlaugson and Herb Spalding, and bronze went to Jamie Chemko and Herb Spalding. O’Brien says the wrestlers have all been training hard and the girls are favoured to win the Zones. “'They’ve really broken through this year,”’ he says, ‘“We really wanl to make the top six at the Provincials.”’ The Provincial Finals are coming up in Vancouver al the end of the month, A - Abrasives B - Batteries C - Chainsaws D - Drill Bits E ~ Extension Cords F - First Aid Kits G - Gloves H - Handcleaner - Ignition Parts - Jeans Keys 4427 aWY 16, TERRACE TEL. 635-7383 * FAX 635-4076 ALL YOU NEED ATOZ Kwik Change Sliders Knives Knee Pads Kim Towel Key Alike Locks Kam Locks Koal Tool Oil Kopper-Cote Kuplex Couplers Knock Out Pins Knock Down Blocks FEBRUARY I5 & 16, 1997 Darts tourney results THE TERRACE Open darts tournament was held here February 1, with teams attending from all over the north- west, In the mixed doubles, it was Brian’ Reeves of Kitimat and Sally Ryan of Terrace taking top spot. Men’s doubles saw Neil Maclsaac of Kitimat and Noel Noble of Prince Rupert win it all. Ladies doubles went to Mona Lush and Emily Beck of Kitimat. Meanwhile, in ladies’ singles, it was Joyce Bradley of Terrace with the win, while the men’s singles saw Pat Camp- bell, also of Terrace, take top spot. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 12, 1997 - Ait Thousands of great homes, one foundation. At Nelson Homes, aut foundation is customer satisfaction. Custom bone phinting with Nelsow brings together your dreams and our crasimanship. Phe result isa hone we'll both be proud of Qur track record covers 40 sears and over AN hames, : For your free copy of our video, call £-800-570-6002. 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