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The losing mixed ponspiel of
the season at the Terrace Curling

. Club ‘on April 1 weekend was

different to say the least.

‘Late organization managed to |

attract only 16 teams, sO. they
fixed up the ice to give the spiel a a
fun-filled aspect.

“One- sheet of ice had one

- target circle located at center ice.
Teams had to shoot from both
_ ends at the same time. .

Another sheet had three tires

, strategically located around each
house. The front was open, but |
- you had to hit a tire and roll it ~

. into the house. for the shot to
> count...

A third sheet had the ice doc-

ferrace Review —  aaieaday, - April 12, 1989

Judzentis. tour’
take final spiel.

tored up, whereby ighots. usually ;
went the opposite to where you.
wanted them. to go. To add to

the fun,.’ ‘the fourth and final
sheet. allowed for wormal play.

- Each: Tink played: ‘three games
and accumulated Points | from
each match,:

The 35. points picked up by.

rink manager Gord. Judzentis’

team put'them into first place.

Ron Schmidt’s team took sec-.
ond, ‘only two ‘points behind.
John Kennedy was s third,

summer. maintenance com-
mences shortly.

_ Walker ousted in
PEI postal curl

- Losses to Saskatchewan and
northern Ontario on the last day.

of round-robin play put the B.C...
-. yink skipped by Terrace’s Dale
". Walker out of a playoff spot at
"the. Canadian - ‘National Postal
“” Curling Championships at Sum- .
~‘merside, Pringe. ‘Edward Island
. last week.
—.. Walker had’ coasted into the.
" Jast day with: an eight-wi ,
. loss record — good enough for a
- first-place tie pith Alberta and

, two-

-: Saskatchewani.

’. However, his final two games .
' against, Saskatchewan ‘and

northern Ontario saw Walker

lose both by one-sided scores —
9-2 to the Saskatchewan entry

and 10-4 to northern Ontario.

This dropped Walker from a

top-four semi-final berth and.
gave him fifth place overall.

Action started..on Sunday,

- April 2. Walker earned a split in

his first two games that day. —
beating Northwest Territories

11-5 in his opener, then losing

.-

Island. He. wag now tied with,

. 5-2, to Alberta.
- On Monday, he posted two ©
victories to move into a five-way

tie for first place. He needed an
extra end to down Ontario 10-8,
-then some steady curling to take
‘a 4-1 win over New Brunswick.
He now had a three-win, one-
loss record.

On Tuesday the 4th, Walker

found himself in a four-way tie

for second place after losing 5-4

to northern Ontario, then down- .
- ing Manitoba 8-3. He was now

four-and-two with Newfound-
land on top. at five-and-one.
‘Walker came up with two
more wins on Wednesday the
Sth to grab a share of the lead

with three other teams. He shad-
ed. Nova Scotia 8-7 in the morn-. .

“ing and outscored Quebec 9-6 in
the afternoon. ' With his six-and-

two: record, he shared first with

Newfie, Saskatchewah and
Alberta. a

~; Walker moved to eight-and-
two: “Thursday with two more

‘wins — 10-3 over Newfoundland

and -. 9-7 over: ‘Prince Edward

Satkatchewan and Alberta at
‘eight-and-two:

‘On the Friday, Walker's 9-2 9-2

gnétning loss. to. Saskatchewan

‘prieaht he'd have to play off with

northern. Ontario. to, get a

final spot. When he lost 10-4 to
the northerners, . he arid-his mix- :
ture of talent from around the |
province found, themselves spec-
atators. ,

Newfoundland, ‘Alberta;
northern Ontario and Saskat-
chewan went on té play for the
title. }

In the. 12-team series, Walker
had ‘an. eight-win, three-loss
mark in round-robin, plus the

sudden-death game he lost fora
playoff:spot. His B. C..team had -
won the Provincial: title in late ©

Strong
sign-up

- Contributed by minor
softball organizers
:- Registration for Terrace soft-
ball was a great success. They
still have a few spots open in the
older age teams, but are looking
forward to a great year!

Softball is in dire need of .

some parent volunteers to help
out with things like equipment
management, the concession
and uniforms. So if you want to
get involved for a few short
months, please let them know.
They will be needing a few
more coaches, so ‘please let Ken
Hendry (635-5269) or Peter

Pauls (635-5291) know if youare

interested:

Don’t forget about ‘the Level I
- coaching, clinic (the last Level I
minor softball will be sponsor-
ing) on April 22 and 23 at a cost

of $30.
Minor softball will also be
sponsoring a Skills Development

‘Clinic for players ages 14 to 18°

to be held (tentatively) June 24
‘and 25. This clinic includes
working on catching and throw-
ing,
running and sliding, outfield
and infield, and pitching. For

more information on either of

these two clinics, please call Vic
-  Buteau at 635-7389.

” With the ice now removed for. .
the season, regular spring and ||"

‘ April 1:

; April 5:
> April.

~ April

for minor
softball —

‘April 11:
_ April 12:

’ April 14:

’ April 19:

hitting and bunting, base .

_ April 3@:

“The Gord ‘Judzentis rink c came out on top at the season’ =) , final curling event. The e scheduled
mixed bonsplei turned into a “fun” splel that included positioning. tires on the ice. oe

» April anecdotes - _ - events in history

Compiled by Tom Taggart

John Weymouth defects to USSR R by walking, the Bering Straits copack (1986).
_ ALL FOOLS’ DAY.

Birth of Charlemagne, Patron of Learning and ‘Roman Emperor (742).
Birth.of the composer, Sergei V. Rachmaninov (1873). :

_ Falklands War, begins in the Malvinas Islands (1982).
Daylight. Savings Time, 1989.

April 3: . Historical date for the death of Jesus aka “The Chris” @)..

oy! ; Birth of the naturalist, John Burroughs (1837), ct

: ‘U.S. debt passes the $2,000,000, 000,000 milestone (1986). -
7:10 p.m., Central Time: Social activist Martin L. King, Jr. assassinated (1968
Birth of the poet, Algernon. Charles Swinburne (1837). oa

6: Mexico’s revolutionary government abolishes slavery in Texas (1829).

4; American explorer, | Robert E. Peary locates the North Pole:(1909).

8: Birth (563 BC) of Siddartha Gautama aka‘“‘The Buddha”. (EVENT OF THE MONTH).
Babe Ruth's unbreakable record broken by Hank Aaron’ S 715th home run (1974), .

9: Birth of the actor/singer, Paul: Robeson (1898).
Canadian Forces take Vimy Ridge (1917). .

Death of Enver Hoxha, Albanian patroit (1985).
Seven FBI agents gunned down in Florida shootout (1986).

Death of the U.S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1945)..: .
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.of USSR first human to. orbit-earth in body (961)

RSM Titanic challenges iceberg off Newfoundland (1912).
Death of the existentialist, Simone De Beauvoir (1986).
U.S, warplanes succeed i in killing Hannah Quaddafi, age |, and others A386,

Death by gunshot (1865) of U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, age 36." .
CAPITALISM DAY, USA. we
Death of the existentialist, Jean-Paul Sartre (1980).

Charlie Chaplin takes the stage (1889).

50°54? parallel established between Russian and British America: (1824) .
Bay of Pigs invasion by U.S. (1961). provokes Cuban’ Missile Crisis, (1962)
American Embassy in Beirut explodes (1983).

Earthquake and fire bring down San Francisco (1906). °

Charles Darwin evolves at age 73 (1882). Le
Last giant California condor nabbed by" bureaucrats ase

FULL MOON, 1989.

Rome founded (753 BC). | 7 .
Birth of the naturalist, John Muir. (1838). - ae

Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov aka. in, ‘Russian revolutionary (1870). an
U.S. wars on Spain, grabbing Cuba, Guam, the Philippines:and: ‘Puerto Rico a £98)
U.S. Navy captures city of Vera Cruz, Mexico (1914).
Manfred Von Richthofen aka ‘‘The Red Baron’’ flames out (1918).

Germans proudly demonstrate their ingenious new weapon, poison gas.(1915).. .
1965: Bob Dylan releases his greatest album, “Blonde On Blonde”. - 7
Death of Jacques Farrou (1985), founder of Canada’s Rhino Party.

Birth (1564) and death (1616) of William Shakespeare aka ‘‘The Bard’’.

7,000 crazed Tories flee New York for Nova Scotia and points beyond (1783
German dive.bombers practice for war by wiping out Guernica, - Spain (1937
-Nucleat meltdown at Chernobyl, ‘Ukraine, USSR proves Soviet fallibility (1986).

‘Birth of the feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759).

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29-30: Fascist extravaganza! *¢F] Duce’’ Mussolini and Adolph Hitler bite bullet as)

‘Vietnant whips. US, Imperialism after 4 years of ' bloody warfare. (1975).

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