PAGE 12 Recreation Leisure Sports mate «= 635-6357 I are naa ecainaeae Hn Se There’s more sports on page 20. Look for the bowling results, figure skating registration news, badminton club . news, information for recreation programs and your ballot for Best - On The Ice in the Herald's Second Section. "Minor pucksters take to ice on October 16 Six hundred and sixty five youngsters are scheduled to start Minor League hockey play on October 16, The ice schedule submitted by the Terrace and District Minor Hockey League to the Recreation Department has been accepted and the clubs will be getting thirty-six hours skating time a week. : Sponsors for the teams are coming in slowly but surely according to an Association member, Te date twelve have ‘paid their dues and there are commitments from many more. “] don’t think there will be any trouble getting sponsors for al forty teams, said Mrs, John Donald of the group. Referees, coaches and other officials are not posing any. problems either. Mrs. Donald’ noted that many high school age boys had phoned to volunteer their services in one way or another, At a meeting last Monday night the group-added.a new member. to: their ‘ executive. Brian Lester replaced Fred Nicholson as treasurer. Mr. - Nicholson has been transferred ‘te. Edmonton, L'il Bite 2 KALUM WHERE IS. THE BEST SELECTION HUNTING & CAMPINGS. SUPPLIES? HIGH POWER BOLT ACTION RIFLES HIGH POWER, ‘AUTOMATIC RIFLES FISHING GEAR HUNTING & FISHING LICENGES | NORTHWEST srowiabass Once skating and games get under way for the youngsters, no player will be allowed on the ice without the basic equipment. This includes helmet, mouth protector and athletic supporter. Elbow pads and shin guards are also recommended. The division heads of the association will be -meeting this Sunday to assign the boys te teams, The breakdown of 1 have been planning an ar- ticle on canoes and canoing for quite some time but a busy summer and an early fall prohibited this. With the advent of the tradgedy on the Kalum River this week, 1 will deal more with rivers and river boating safety ‘applied .to ail boats. I have long maintained that - no one should lay claira to being a boatman until he has become proficiant in the handling of a . have a lot registers shows 56 boys in Midgets, 128 in the Bantam category, 162 Pee Wees, 167 Pee Wee Pups and 152 Bugs. The boys will be broken down into approximately 44 teams, Mrs. Donald concluded, “Weare very pleased with the way things are going. We of community support and it is going to be a good start to minor hockey in Terrace,” By Les canoe and the handling of a sail boat, I feel I can claim to be half a beatman, as I have a good knowledge of canoeing, having itravel on the majority of the navigatable rivers here. Ihave been on the Kitnadoix, the Exchamisixs the Exstew, the Kalum; Skeena, Beaver and the - kelse, I will give you some of “the highlltes of these rivers later, but right now lets get down to some basic safety factor's of using boats on rivers. 635-6496 | ‘ae familiar withand are capable of 7 handling alone, if need Watmough Season Tickets Seasons tickets for the . Terrace senior hockey teams home - games went on sale Monday at the Recreation Department. And if you want a set you had better hurry. ‘ The District Super- visor of Parks and Recreation, Cesare Gianna, reports that nearly .one hundred tickets were sold the first day they were offered. The tickets, as well as entitling the holder to attend all fourteen Terrace home games, give the fan the right to choose their own seat for the season. They: also give you first chance at that seat for the play-offs and_ first chance at next years season tickets. Cost of the tickets is twenty-five dollars. The tickets are available only at the Recreation Department in the Municipal Building at the end of Lakelse Avenue. But hurry, at the current rate they'll all be gone ‘by the end of the week. First come, first served. As for sailing I don’t know a job froma disappearing keel board. Knowing if a river is safe for - your type of boat can save youa lot of time and trouble. There are a lot of good rivermen here, Hienz Whichman, Herman Buschman, Ron Swanson Francis Seaton; Geor. Kofoed, to name just a few. Tin sure the Conservation Officer here Gary Smythe, can give you some more names, and perhaps some good advise from his own ex- perience. A call to any of these | people can save you time and _ Taoney, and perhaps your life. There are always people who like to find out for themselves what lies up a river. That is the way most of us got our ex- perience, but if you do it this way take all the good advise you can get. The biggest danger in boating is overloading. This is stressed. many times but needs men- tioning again. Overloading with freight is bad but an overload of | passengers is the mere dangerous, especially if a couple of them are fidgety. Always know the capacity of your boat, and take note thal capacity on a Jake in calm conditions is more than the -eapacity of the same boat in rough water ina storm or on & river. The first thing suffer from overloading is the boats stability and handling qualities. And stability and handling qualities are what you need in on the river and ina pinch. So’ ’ don’t over load. The main difference between. lake and river travel is vision - on the lake you can see, on the A river. you can see to the next -bend. And around each bend is a new scene, a new experience, and a new challenge. IE the bend is sharp and 'the challenge is a danger, and the boat speed is high then an afternoons. pleasureddrift . becomes a disaster. Few of the rivera in this area are suited for.a family. :type | drift, but a moderate sized. boat _ in the Skeetia with a wter Jevel B like the past..week can be a | beautiful’ thing when” the weather is reasonable. Mast of the gmalter streams are not suited for this type of drift, unless you. have specialized equipment. If your intent:is to § go exploring, leave most of the family at home and take only THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.’ from page 1 an er etn eS a aa a a “It looks great,” he said in an. “Everything ig moving very. smoothly.’ interview Tuesday, . Practices for the team are ; - Terrace ready t Practices for the team: are expected to start in the week of _ October 9 and the nearly 30 players. have ‘shown their eagerness to play. ‘Anyone. who wants to try-out for the team is urged to contact Ben Swadden at the Skeena Hotel, Cesare Gianna at the Recreation Department or Mark Hamilton at the Herald. Ali the e ipiiant” “and. unifroms are either ordeted or in and-the team‘is ¢ager to take to the ice. Todatea name has not been chosen for the . team, however, there is some talk of running a-contest for this purpose. Nothing - is: specified yet but season tickets as first prize were mentioned. ‘ ve “Ben: ia-6tf to Smithers thi, - weekend for the last league — ‘meeting before the start of the | season on October 27. -The |. members of the Pacific North. * West Hockey Association: will _ Iron ‘out the few: minor. problems left and get things. rolling for an oxelting hockey season, first decision must be the right one or it will mean trouble. There is a lot more little knacks in the river trade and I should write about them some time, if you'd like to hear them. But the intent of this article is safety. I shall attempt to give you a rundown on the rivers here with . my comments on the type of . boat and activity they are best suited for. The Skedna is a big river and a big boat river, particularly in high water, I have drifted it very nicely by canoe, but August, eary spring or late fall water is the best times for this. Watch the Hells gate, and the point below the Kalum reserve Cemetary. “The Copper River is a bad one. There are patches that can be run, but there are two im- ‘passable canyons and many tricky spots, realy no placeto be without full knowledge of the river and your boat. The Kalum also has two bad canyons and a lot of bad water, but is a easier river than the Copper. The first stretches from the Lake and down through the Red Sand and Mud Lakes make a pleasant trip, but the narrows in Mud Lake are rough in a heavy south wind and bad for a small boat. Be very cautious if you wish to travel below Glacier or Alice Creeks, mile 14% ; unless you are familiar with the river and have good and suitable equipment. The 2 canyons have not been’ traveresed though I am sure a good jet boat will take you through. But there are no places for amatures, so don't go down. the Kalum without knowing the exact location of the canyons. The Lakelse River is a pleasant stretch of water at its low. periods. hut high water makes it mean. In: the lower “gtretchs there are some big log jams so watch for them. The Exstew River is good for a challenge in a canoe of or small boat, but should be a chinch for larger craft or a jet. Its not a family river, but hot that tough. The Exchamsics has some rough water on the lower stretches but about a mile up there is a “dyke” or falls, and if | this can be assended there are miles of ideal deep south drift water above them, I have riden a cance powered with a 5% horse kicker up the falls, but it is tricky and it is only a five - minute job to line past them. They offer no problem toa jet. The Kitnadoix is a rough river for seasoned rivermen and good equipment It is passable with almost any manner of boat but will give you a thrill a minute in the small ones. Someone once told me that river was a chinch to run. To bad he didn’t tell the -f owners of the 4 boats that swaped in there on one weekend: With a jet and good water its not a bed run. Ihave never run the Kyex but I understand it is a pleasant run up to the falls, and apparently there is not much te Bo beyond -them for. The Scotia and ‘Kahtada rivers are pretty much im- passable, and the Oxdahl is a tidal river and subject to -mud flats and hard to Jocate chan- nels but otherwise OK. : "Backed - those whose talents on theriver. Mo are well known, When you wish ‘family choose a spot you ‘are’ ba, to break in some member of the _ Yar year — erhage of School sports The B.C, Federation of School Athletic Associations is a non- profit, volunteer organization that coordinates high school athletics throughout — the province. During the past year the Federation boasted a - membership of 200,000 students, through 15 member associations, The Terrace high school, Skeena and Caledonia belong to the North-West High School Sports Association, a group encompassing schools from Burns Lake to the Queen . Charlottes.. This year's president of the regional body is Ed Devries, physical education teacher at Caledonia, Senior Secondary. The-purpuse is ta set up and keep moving an active inter- school athletic program, This year that. program includes sporting events from soccer to table tennis and not much is missed in between. The Local: Association is connected with the Federation - : and therefore is.elizible for the many services offered’. by the ’ provincial group, These include | local clinics,-an athletic injury program and standardized athletic “ awards.. ‘The Federation ‘also offers sports : films to the schools, The group met shortly after the start of the current school term and mapped out the schedule for this-year, a fall one that gels under way at the end of this month. The sports continues through the winter with basketball, yolleyball and - ‘so on, and into spring with track and field. Ed Devries said, “It’s going to be a busy year for high school _athletics, and for the fans, ils going to be a good year; The ° competition will be fierce.’’ “The Association has tried, and 1 think succeeded, in bringing well-organized high schoel sporting events to the . public.” Announcing the music of the BATES SESSION Star | Commencing Oct. 2nd 4 Princess Little Staring Miss Pat Synder better known as. 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