Hot day’s play forkids~ entering Junior Olympics It was a hot day for the Junior Olympics at Skeena Junior Secondary School last Thurs- day, so hot in. fact that organizers had to cool young athletes off with icy water. from a. garden hose between events and eventually cancel one event, the Goodwill Relay. But about 150 local youngsters didn’t real- | ly seem to mind all this,..the competition was keen and the spray‘from the hose a delight. 2 ‘py Tod Strachan The children were divided into groups representing different countries, and three age groups, four to six, seven to nine and 10 to 12. And once the games began, all were caught up in the spirit of Olympic competition as they went through a wide variety of events such as the 10-meter run, balloon toss, long jump, tug-of-war and frisby toss. One rather interesting event which had everyone on hands and knees was the ‘Paper Clip”. Nine hundred paper clips were scattered in a designated area and the winning team was . - the one who collected the most. Another, the “Atlas Bump’, had competitors bouncing a- volleyball in the air to see who could chalk up the most points. The most .popular activity however, ‘seemed to be the Obsta-Giggle race. As its name suggests, it was a lot of fun. Par- arene stat ae -the point of the game — ‘ding to the rules. I promise to . Super Summer Fun to the Max ticipants ran through a variety of obstacles like hula hoops, the Rambo belly crawl, crab walk, ping-pong duck walk, bat spin, drop and roll and the soccer ball kick. - When the event was over, there were a long list of in- dividual and team winners who received ribbons, but that wasn’t everyone had clean healthy fun, received a participant’s ribbon and a Junior Olympics pam- phlet:. And, by following the Junior Olympics motto, (‘*I pro- mise to do my best, in everything I do, then try to do even better. I | promise to ‘play fair and accor- respect ‘the people I’m playing with, including all opponents. I promise to be as gracious when I lose as I am happy when I win.’’) all participants learned something about fair play and commitment —-the true Olym- pic spirit. The Junior Olympics are sponsored by the Royal Bank of | Se Canada and the Terrace event was organized by the Parks and Although the first blast of cold water was a little palniul, It Recreation Summer Playground sure felt good once you were wet. It’s not often we've heard staff as the final event of their COMplaints about the heat this summer but last Thursday’s 7 ~ scorcher called for several cold showers during the two- hour Junior Olympics at Skeena School. program. rs In true British style, this young Olymplan takes a crack at the ball.In the “Soccer Ball Kick”, the last several in- teresting obstacles in the Obsta-Giggle race at the Junior With temperatures of over 25 degrees Celsius in the shade at 2 p.m., Junior Olympics con- tenders needed a little cooling down between events. Here, Playground Supervisor Kim ' Saulnier. gives a group of over-heated youngsters a cool shower before they head for the next event. One event, the “Goodwill Relay”, was cancelled due to the heat. Olympics in Terrace last week. Your chance to get involved. ATTENTION Pipeline construction activity requires GET INVOLVED — KSAN HOUSE - Call us for support and Information If you are a victim of mental or physical abuse. We're avallabie 24 hours a day to women, men and children. Phone 635-6447, i. The Alzhelmer Support Group mests every fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. In the Library basement. Everyone is welcome. Phone 635-3178. oe Alanon Family Groups are the families and friends of alcoholica. Join‘us on Monday or Thuraday evenings at & p.m. in the meeting rooms on the Psychiatric Ward of Mills Memorial Hospital. Note that the Thursday group Is a non-smoking gathering. Join us on Wednesday afternoons at the Alcohol and Drug offices at 1:30 p.m. For more information call Kay at 638-1201. The Terrace Child Development Centre needs volunteers to aseist our therapy and pre-school staff with individual treatment programs. Ac- tivities Include: bike riding, swimming and other staff recommendations. Far more infor: mation contact Maureen or Monique at 635-9388 or 635-7557. The Terrace Tennls Club Invites tennis en- thusiasts to come and join the fun! Club nights are Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 6 p.m. to dusk starting April 24. For turther info. phone Ada at 635-9605. The Terrace Youth Centra’s hours are: Mon- days: 7 to 3 p.m. for ages 10 to 12; Wednesdays: Special Program Night from 7 to 10 p.m. for ages 10 to 19 years; Fridays: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ages 13 to 19 years. All teens are weicome to participate in the Centre’s ac- tivitles and programs at no cost, unless other- wise specified. Terrace Youth Centre Is- located at 4934 Walsh Avenue. Every Monday evening It's Cribbage Nighi at Terraceview Lodge from 7 to 9 p.m. Everyone in the community is invited to drop In and catch the action. 0 Interested In helping the Scouts or Girl Guides, or the community? Short on time, but still In- terested? The B.P. Gulid will help you help, without necessarily filling your calendar. If you don't have the time to become a Scouting leader, you can still help Scouts through the Gulld, or If you wished you had gone Into ' Scouting, the Gulld can get you helping with Scouting aventa. For more Information, con- * tact Finn Larsen at 638-1377. Terrace Association tor Community Living needs advocates for handicapped people liv- ing in Terrace. For more information please . phone Janice at 695-9322 or Carol-Ann at . 636-3940. that the Copper River Road be closed to traffic above 25 km for intermittent periods of. up to. three (3) days commencing August 29, 1988. Signs will be posted at thé junction of Highway 16 and the Copper River Road. defining the periods of closure. _Information on closures may be ob- tained through the office of Kimbrad In- dustries, Phone: 635-9741 or 635-9745. Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. regrets any inconvenience these interruptions in access may create. | M.W. Epp Manager, Distribution Operations. Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. , 1 :