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which to plan and execute the important campaigns of childhood.

> Sometimes such a place will be. found inside a. fort con- structed of. scrap lumber and

carefully. concealed from the - ‘tyes of marauding wrecking

‘crews) from. alien ‘neighbourhoods. Or the special “Spot might be a makeshift

‘Marina “surrounded by

-bullrushes where a soggy raft is moored,

=. Little creeks rattling through

corridors of salmonberry and ‘alder, slowing only in pools fill- ‘ed with three-foot Jong trout

continue to grow long after

" they’re ‘killed’ and eaten, are

some of the finest secret places. _¢ Boysd become men but they still seek out secret places: the -fort becomes a den, or perhaps “a cabin in the woods; the raft a powerboar: the secret fishing place might now be a jewel-like

cret pla

All boys have secret places in

lake surrounded by evergreens, accessible only by air. It may be a beaver pond filled with weathered snags and trout gain- ed only after a thrash through near-impenetrable brush, or a

lively creek flowing over.

musseled beach into an estuary filled with eelgrass, silvery bait- fish and the predatory cut- throats that hunt them, or it

may be the far side of a canyon _

poo] where, season after season, other fishermen have failed to notice the shadows of the sum- merrun steelhead in its tailout. ‘Beautiful surroundings are a

“Necessary requirement for a*

special place, as are elbow room and, for the angler, good fishing. All anglers seek such places. Many find them but let them slip through their fingers.

Having found a special place, the fisherman must contend with an almost irresistable urge to share its wonders with others. Sometimes these confidences

The Skeena - Angier | ~ by Rob Brown

are . kept, © betrayed. a Many a secret place has been ruined forever ‘after its magic was revealed to a loose-lipped fishing partner. The lament of a man who introduced a former friend to his El Dorado and returned later to find his pal and a crowd of his pal’s pals tossing spoons into its waters is heard too often in angling circles, Kept secret, the secret place becomes a classroom — a place where the fisherman can observe the interaction of its in-

habitants during the seasonal flux. In his private spot this

angling student will ‘discover

there is more to learn from his . : ' Hilton’s Lost Horizon, . Wahl

small spot in the cosmos than he is capable of discovering and absorbing in the short time allotted to him. rn

...He will also discover. the

lessons learned there will have

_- extensions leading to a broader

understanding of the-world out-

side and the world within. ‘Ralph Wahl, a pioneer

steelheading flyrodder. from

protectin

’ Bellingham “Washington, had

such “a ‘place dn: the “Skagit

__- River. A side channel fed by the

- Main flow and a cteck at the -

_ lower-end, a hundred yards long, a hundred feet wide: and

_ two fathoms deep at the deepest

_ » Spot, ;Wahl’s ..secret spot. —. “Which he stumbled upon in the

_ eatly 19403 — provided him and

_;, & few: trustworthy friends with Spectacular fishing and spiendid

moments year in and year out,

‘{n summer and winter, for more

sthan ‘45 years... yo

Taking -a leaf from John

dubbed his special place ‘the Shangri-La pool. And each year

he’ returned expecting the

massive log jam that ‘protected the run from the vagaries of the main river to be blown out and

‘his beloved: pool with it. Even-

tually the Skagit did invade his Shangri-La, but the process was evolutionary and not complete until Wahl, an artist with black-

Sai the

od

oo

and-white, had: ‘recorded. its moods and some of his special moments there with his camera,

With his pool gone, Wahl decided to share some of- its glory with a wider ‘circle’ of friends. To this end, he made a- booklet of. diary entries" and photos that: later caught the eye

‘of a publisher and becamé'One

Man's Steelhead Shangri-La. - Special places’ -are- special because they are perennially en- dangered: an estuary is lost to log-booming, a lake to the crush of urban sprawl, a:stream‘to @ dam, or, like the Shangri-La pool, to natural causes: ~ The last plate in: the ‘book.

‘ shows a grey-haited Wahl} now

in. his | eighties, waders’ and: fishing hat on, looking over the slough that was once his special place, possibly recollecting one. of the 300 pilgrimages he made. there, or dwelling. perhaps ‘on’ the special importance of secret’ places, a

SPORTS NEWS

JEFF NAGEL 638-7283

TERRACE STANDARD

Bowler bronzed

TERRACE — It seemed a long way from the call of du- ty, but Terrace firefighter Ray Tremblay represented the northwest in fine form at the World Firefighters Games.

Tremblay won the bronze medal at the Games in 10-pin bowling. They were held in April near Auckland, New Zealand.

League shrinks

TERRACE — Terrace's men’s soccer league has shrunk from six teams to just five, league spokesman Joe Duben says.

One of the teams — Sinjur Masonry Brickmen — has dropped out of the league, he said last week. Its players have been redistributed throughout the other teams in the league, he added.

The Brickmen had been in the basement in league stan- dings, with a one-win, four- loss, three-tie record. Their exit leaves five teams in the league: Skeena Hotel, Western Seaboard, Terrace Inn, North Coast Road Maintenance, and the N.T.C. Kickers.

The league is tightly com- petitive this year, with few runaway games. In previous years, all-star teams dominated, leading to a decline in interest.

Soccer school

Young tykes are gearing up for this summer's annual soccer training workshops.

Terrace’s Credit Union Soccer School is set for July 16-20,

The training camps are designed for boys and girls aged five to 16. Players are grouped by their ability and receive 15 hours instruction,

Local organizers say its not yet known which instruc- tors will teach in Terrace, but the provincial organization has put to gether a teaching staff that includes several Canadian national players,

John Sneddon, Dino Alberti, Darryl Wallace, John Con- nor and Bill Connor.

The local contact is Liz Ball, of the Terrace Youth Soccer Association, and she can be reached at 635-6511 or 638-0466.

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OING TOE-TO-TOE, men’s league soccer players clash for control of the ball in the middle of the field following a throw in from the sidelines. In other soccer action, an oldtimer soccer

ties

Toe To Toe

Karate kids awarded belts

TERRACE — Children in the local Chito-Ryu Karate Club have completed their examina- tions and the results are out.

Many of the youngsters have qualified to move up & belt level in the sport, .

The new belt-holders are:

* White Belt (ist stripe): Carlo Desierto, Cari Brown, Christie Brown, Leanne Crit- chley, Nichole Sheppard.

© White Belt (2nd stripe): Warren Connacher, Margo

Catalogue issed 7 a

McKeown, Jamie Janson, Mat- thew Janson, Zoe North, Kevin Andolfatto, Becky Heenan, Angie Houlden, Kevin Bretfeld, Davy Dosanjh, Babal Sanghera, Karen Audet, Grace Mitchell, Costa Sainis, Katie Dediluke, Jenny Henderson, Charanne Sheppard, Amar Parmar, Steven Melton, Joshua Smith.

* Yellow Belt: Brian Corriea, Harvaven Gill,

* Yellow Belt (ist stripe): Michael Davies, Lanny- Par-

sons.

* Yellow Beli (2nd stripe): Peter Murie, Andre Baron, David Norman, Andrea Collis, David Norman.

* Orange Belt: Paul Fleming, Krista Collis, Jim Casey, Pat Brophy.

* Orange Belt (ist stripe): Lucas North,

® Green

Belt; Darcey

» McKeown, Robin McNeil,

Rosie Sanghera. * Blue Bett: Lung Liu, Deb

-. Casey.,

Nor

Area hikes planned

TERRACE — Interested in hik-

, ing or .just exploring the

wilderness in our backyards?

The Terrace Hiking Club has set the dates for their July hikes, and invites anyone interested io

join them. Most of the outings

own

get underway Sunday mornings,

with participants meeting at the library. For July:

* July 7-8 — Old telegraph . trail walk. in the Kispiox area, about 80 miles east of Terrace.”

Some old cabins remain, over-

fighter, Moderate hiking. Call —

Kelly Kline for more. info at

798-2535...

* July 1§ — Clague Moun-

tain. Moderate to steep. hike.

near Kitimat. About three hours up and less down, Jim Thorne leads, meet at Kitimat info sign at 9 a.m., or the Terrace library

at 8 a.m. Bring lunch: Phone -

Jim at 632-6055 for moré info. -. © July 22 — Como trail near Seely Lake, 75 miles east of Ter- race. Fairly easy trip if 4WD

available — three miles up |

mountain road and hike over ridge to old mine area, railroad

on side of hill, camp buildings. .,

Also a good trail up one peak,, reach 3,600 foot level, great for Pictures, Meet at brary at 8

a.m, All day trip. For more info .

Hibrary,

call Vicki, at 635-2915.

® July 29 — Maroon Moun- tain. Twenty miles north of Ter- race Of pavement, great for pic-

tures, about a two-mile trail,

fairly steep, then open rolling hike. Cute old cabin at end, small takes, flowers, Meet at library at 9 a.m. Call Vicki, 635-2935.

The club has also published a more. than 40 page catalogue of hikes for the Terrace area, All are within an hour’s drive, and

‘come with detailed descriptions and maps. The booklets are —

availabl club: members, and are also at the |}:

available through

Ice rink — sought

for ice time at the arena has sparked calis for the city to

build a second indoor. ice Skating rink, wo

“There’s way too much de- mand right now,” says Jake De Jong, one of. the plan’s.:pro- ponents. ‘‘The arena’s being us- ed to capacity and there are

_ datge waiting lists of people try- - ing to’ get-on,. There's ™ room ‘for then: alll." *‘*;

tno.

He said the ice users’ conamite. tee is lobbying city council to develop a plan to build a s¢cond indoor ice surface in town, *

De Jong noted the afena’s current ice-making plaht is capable of running two sheets of ice, but added that would mean an expansion to the arena.

He suggested council could also look building a new rink alongside the proposéd ‘com- munity/conference centre.

“Every user group you can imagine wants ice time,’’ De Jong said. ‘'We're basically running the rink 18 hours a day — from 5:30 or 6 a.m, to one o'clock at night — and that’s capacity.” yo

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_ WHEN TINY TYKES and softball meet the result is usually ., stealing game, with the young base-runners on the move wit = virtually every throw of the ball. Last Thursday night was ni | exception down at Eik’s Park:as several:teams.of youngsters

met in the wind-down of minor softball action