Page 10 March 1985 Cassiar Courier Cassiar Athletes Attend Northern B.C. Winter Games Cassiar was well represented in Kitimat at the 1985 Northern B.C. Winter Games. The sports involved during the Games were Gymnastics, Cross Country Skiing, Squash, Curling, Badminton, Volleyball, Bantam Hockey, and Table Tennis. The following stories are accounts by various mem- bers of the teams who attended the Games: GYMNASTICS by Lorraine Lanteigne Two local girls, Dyonne Zubek and Corrina Boyes, deserve a great deal of credit for their fine performances in gymnastics at the recent Northern B.C. Games held in Kitimat. Dyonne Zubek won a Gold Medal in Girls 12 and under Balance Beam and a Silver Medal in the Girls 12 and under Vaulting. Corrina Boyes won a Gold Medal in the Girls 14 and Under Balance Beam and a Silver Medal in the Girls 14 and Under Vaulting. It was the first time that gymnastics has been includ- ed in the Northern Games and competitors from all over Northern B.C. and the Yukon took part enthusiastically. As the president of the Jade Mountain Gymnastic Club, | would like to include in this report that Dyonne and Corrina exemplified true sportsmanship and athletic devotion to their sport during the competition. The girls were up early in the morning and at the gym practicing, watching other competitions and studying the compet- ition. Neither of the girls had to compete until late after- noon, yet maintained a constant interest in the activities of the day. As citizens, we can be very proud of the medals the girls earned and in our pride share in their fine accomplish« ments. CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Cassiar’s Nelson Hartman won a third place medal for his performance in cross country skiing. Nelson competed in the Junior Boys category (ages 16 -17) and skied a total of 6 km. His finishing time was 33 minutes 9.8 seconds compared with the first place Cariboo skier who finished in 21 minutes 39.6 seconds and the second place Bulkley/Nechako skier who finished in 30 minutes 35.6 seconds. Congratulations to Nelson on winning the bronze CURLING by Liz Gwilliam It was a long and tiring trip but we finally went as far as the gas station just outside of Kitimat, because we had to stop and report our arrival into town. The wait wasn’t very long and everyone enjoyed the fresh air. We got to the school finally and were billetted out. Our first game was the next day at 11:00 a.m. but because of some problems with our team not being included with the rest of the curlers, we all had to wait an hour. Our first game was against Tumbler Ridge. We play- ed seven ends and won 5-4. The second game was play- ed against Kitwanga. We played seven ends and won 7-6. Our last game that day was against Williams Lake. We played seven ends and lost 4-7. Everyone was very help- ful when we found out we had to play three games back to back. The next day we played at 7:00 a.m. against Prince Rupert. We played six ends and lost 10-1. That was our last game. All in all we finished in fourth place. . Everyone enjoyed themselves and learned more about curling. The curlers were: Lead-Rob Best, Second - Lisa Joseph, Third - Shawn Penno, and Skip and Assistant Coach - Liz Gwilliam. BADMINTON by David Madore At approximately 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 31, 1985, the bus for the Northern B.C. Winter Games left for Kitimat. On the trip everyone was anxious to get there and perform for the crowds. Amongst the crowd of partic- ipants were Pat Moth and David Madore, who were com-- peting in badminton. Arriving in Kitimat at approximately 7:45 p.m. that night everyone was glad to set their feet on solid ground. After the coaches for each team went to their designated billetting areas the rest of the Participants were billetted, then left for a decent meal and to get cleaned up. Pat and David were billetted with a very nice family that lived ap- proximately 10 minutes from the city centre, which made the location even more convenient. After supper the boys headed downtown for a taste of the nightlife, making sure to be back in before curfew. The next day the boys were scheduled to play at the new recreation facility but were routed to a facility on the other side of town, which made travelling even harder. The first to play was David, who played an opponent from Whitehorse and defeated him 15-11, 15-7. His next game was the hardest match for him during the whole tournament, losing 15-6, 15-7. Pat had his toughest game first thing. He had to play the No. 1 rated player and was definitely outclassed, being beaten 15-4 and 15-0. Pat won his next game easily 15-4 and 15-0. The third contest for David proved to be the hardest fought, making the match go to the full three games, losing the first 15-11 and win- ning the next two 15-2 and 15-4. Pat’s next match would also prove to be the hardest fought, taking it to the maximum 3 games. Pat won the first game 15-1 and lost the next two 15-11 and 15-11. After Pat’s last match he was eliminated, the tournament being a double round knockout. David’s next game would be his final, losing to a tough opponent 15-4 and 15-6. The next day the boys would start their doubles off against the No. 1 singles player and the No. 4 singles play- er. The match started off with the boys jumping off toa quick 4/nothing lead and losing the game 15-6 and the next 15-7. The next doubles game the boys played was an early game and the boys played badly but came out on top 15-11 and 15-9. The next game, which was played ap- proximately 10 hours later, due to the rescheduling of the facility, was an all important one. If the boys won, it would mean a chance to play an easy opponent and then advance into the medal round, either silver or bronze. If they lost, it would mean elimination. The boys played a very tough game, losing 15-9 and 15-7. That night there was a scheduled dance for partici- pants only but as there were too many people that went to the dance, a lot of people were sent home or went to the Dairy Queen. The next day the boys and all other contestants who were not competing were allowed to sleep in and relax. At 11:30 a.m. the bus left for Cassiar, arriving approximately 1:30 a.m. Although the bus ride there and back was long everyone enjoyed themselves and we are all looking for- ward to next year’s competition in Smithers. Northern Lights College Our Spring Session got off to a great start with a very successful Citizenship Course. Con- gratulations to the 11 students who completed the course and a special Thank-you from both the students and the College to Mr. Frank Buckley for the excellent instruction. There are several other courses planned for the next few months. 4 The G.E.D. Course. will begin in early March. This 10 week course will prepare students for the G.E.D. exam on May 10 and 11, 1985. There is still room for new students. The Computer courses being offered by Ed Spetch are still in the development stages. Stu-. dents who have indicated an interest will be con- tacted when times and fee schedules have been established. We apologize for the delay in getting these courses underway but it was unavoidable. There will also be a trapper education course: subject to enough interest. This course is now re- quired by law for all new trappers in the province. - A qualified instructor will be provided by the B.C. Trapper’s Association. A Welding course and a Basic Automotive Mechanic’s course are also. in the planning stages. These will be relatively short.courses held even- ings and weekends to accommodate the work schedules of instructors and students. There are many other academic and vocational courses available through the Distance Education Program. Further information of these is available from our calendar or from our Information Cen- tre in the Library, open every Thursday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30. é A reminder to the public that our Northern Lights College programs are meant to be respon- sive to the needs and wants of the community. If you have an idea for a course you'd like to take (or give) don't hesitate to let us know. Information on any or all of the Northern Lights College programs is available from Julie. MacRae by telephoning 778-7834. VOLLEYBALL by G. Whittington Cassiar was represented at the Games by an adult coed Volleyball team. The team included (from left to right in the photo below) top row: Darlene Ries, Ingrid Cowell, Lorraine Kuhn, from Whitehorse, and Lenora Moth; bot- tom row: Mike Pinter, Glenn Whittington, John Wong and Joe Solar, from Cassiar. Cassiar had never won a match at the Games before but much was expected from this team. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four. Cassiar was grouped with Kitimat, Williams Lake and Fort St. John. All matches were best of three games. The first match was against the host team, Kitimat. Cassiar started slowly, losing the first game by a 15-5 score. This was mostly due to the team not-having played together before. Cassiar won the second game with a great effort from all players, with John Wong coming off the bench to provide leadership and defense. The third game was very close, each team threatening to win. Cassiar, un- fortunately, could not protect a 13-11 lead, and lost a heartbreaker 15 - 13. The play of Whittington, Kuhn, Pin- ter and the rest was not enough in this match. The signs were there that there were better things ahead. A determined Cassiar squad took the floor against a powerful Fort St. John team, who had earlier disposed of Williams Lake two games to zero. Cassiar, playing a differ- ent and more effective team system, lost the first game but came back to win the second game 15 - 7. The final game of the match saw the Cassiar squad playing brilliant volleyball, destroying a shocked Fort St. John team 15-3. Joe Solar was unstoppable in this match, and the defense of Ries, Cowell and Pinter was exceptional. Later that afternoon, Cassiar met Williams Lake in an important match that would determine who would ad- vance to the medal rounds. Williams Lake, taking advant- age of a disjointed Cassiar team, won the opening game 15-9. Cassiar put it all together in the second game and won it 15 - 9. The third game saw Cassiar lead right to the wire, only to lose 15 - 13. Disappointment was very evid- ent on the faces of the Cassiar team. The team visited Joe Solar’s favorite night spot that evening, “The Keeteemak Hotel’, where they met the Fort St. John team. This team, who Cassiar had easily beaten, would be playing for the Gold Medal, while Cas- siar would be playing Masset in a consolation match. After discussing strategy, among other topics of interest, Solar, Pinter and Whittington headed home with new opinions of the Fort St. John team. Cassiar’s final match was versus a team from the Queen Charlotte Islands, Masset. The Masset captain de- feated Whittington in the toss of the coin, but that was their only victory. Cassiar defeated the Islanders two games to zero to finish with the fourth best record in the tournament. This was a great showing for our town and impressed more than a few spectators, officials and op- ponents. We are looking forward to even better results next year. eoccce Results of the other events in which Cassiar com- peted are: Squash: Division C seniors: fourth place - Jim Gilpin Bantam Hockey: 13-14 - eighth Table Tennis: Rob McCauley - did not place All in all, it was a job weil done by the whole group. The town of Kitimat did a beautiful job in organising the Games and their hospitality was overwhelming during our stay. We will be looking forward to the 1986 Games in Smithers with great anticipation. se ee SS SE SS SSE SS ES ESS EIS BOER IO Se aS a es Sa Starting, maintaining and then dropping out of a fitness program is a cycle that plagues many women. Even though fitness is a popular issue today and most women consider it important, many of us have difficulty sticking to a regular routine. What accounts for this sporadic, on again/ off again attitude toward fitness? To begin with, many women as youngsters were not encouraged to indulge in intensive phy- sical activity at school. Even if they did, it was felt that physical activity did not fit the accepted female self-image and generally as they matured they decreased their level of activity significantly. Because of this socialization, many adult women lack the well-developed skills necessary to give them the confidence they need to try new sports. While boys are encouraged from day one, ap- propriate female role models in fitness are rare There are many Wayne Gretzky and Warren Moon super-stars for young men to emulate, but there are very few female athletes with the same degree of national respect. It is no wonder then that most of us automatically reject activities that re- quire high skill levels or competition. We tend to lack the’ basic information necessary to make de- cisions about the most appropriate fitness pro- grams to follow and often don’t even know how/ when or where to start. Despite all this, most women do attempt to get involved in some form of physical activity at various times in their lives. The motivating rea- sons for each are complex and differ according to life-styles, individual needs and personal fitness levels. For many the primary inspiration comes from the desire to lose weight or to tone up the body. Whether the decision to get involved is -made to correct a problem or to enhance a feeling, - the woman who makes this decision for herself, and then seeks out an activity program, is more likely to stay with it than if the need is assessed by an outsider and imposed on her. Some- women. start-a program-because, ““ a—- friend wanted me to "’ or because, “‘ it’s a chance to get out and socialize with all my friends.” While the program may meet social needs, this type of motivation is almost entirely unrelated to ap) at Ton ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN COMMUNITY CHURCH PLATES, SrO ons uh The 25th Anniversary spoons for All Saints Anglican Community Church, and church and mine plates and mugs are available from the Cassiar Retail Store or contact Betty Cartwright or Kathleen King BODY TALK HOW TO STICK WITH A FITNESS PROGRAM physical activity and thus can easily be replaced by activities that lack the physical demand. Still other women get involved because they are intrigued to learn a new skill or to participate in a certain activity. For these women the fitness aspect can be entirely secondary to the enjoy- ment. In order to assess your reasons for involvement or non-involvement, it is valuable to ensure that your goals are realistic. Don’t join a fitness class or start cross-country skiing today so that you will fit into that new dress for Saturday night. It won’t work that fast and you'll be left with a feel- ing of defeat and low self-esteem that you will as- sociate with participation in physical activity. Re- member that it will take several months at any ac- tivity before you gain any real proficiency or not- ice an appreciable weight loss. What you can ex- pect to see almost immediately is general body toning, an increase in energy, more enthusiasm and a decrease in tension related ailments. Obviously, the healthiest reason for participat- ing in any activity is because you have a genuine -interest in it. Unless you enjoy yourself, your dedication to fitness will soon begin to seem like too much work. There are a multitude of reasons for dropping out of a program from the weather, “It’s too cold", “It's too hot’, ‘It’s raining’ etc. to just becoming bored. We've all heard and or used the list of possible excuses. To really stick with it, you must know your- self well. Plan activities to fill in the gaps in your regular program; be it sessional classes or seasonal sports. Keep challenging yourself with new ideas so that you don’t have the chance to get bored doing the same things all the time. Try a new sport every once in a while. You never know how much you might like something until you give it a go. ~ Remember, do it for yourself, because you want to. Try not to get caught up in media hype. When men go out to play recreational hockey, they don’t step on to the ice with the idea that they are Wayne Gretzky. They simply go out to push themselves to their own personal limits and to have fun. Women should not be defeated be- fore they even start by images like the Twenty Cassiar Courier March 1985 Page 15 by Joan Cass Minute Work-Out girls. Take a serious look at your own life-style, your physical talents and your family demands. Maybe you don't have 20 or more hours a week to devote to your body, like the professional fitness types do. It takes a lot of time to sculpt the perfect figure and genetics play and important role too. Everyone can not lock like Jane Fonda. Don’t expect too much too fast. No one be- comes a super jogger, squash-player, skiier, or bal- lerina right off the bat; but everyone can find at least one activity that they do enjoy enough to engage in on a regular basis. Keep at it for a while and then slowly begin to try other things. You will be surprised to find that growing proficiency at any one activity will carry over into each new thing that you attempt. Self-motivated people are the most likely to succeed. While it may seem easier to start a pro- gram with a group of others, the chances of drop- ping out are higher because if one person goes, the like-minded group members are likely to fol- low. It goes without saying that if you enjoy the activity you have chosen you are more likely to stick with it. The rewards are numerous. The feeling of accomplishment that you get from actually mastering a particular sport or physical activity is t emendous. It can provide a sense of confidence inat carries over into other aspects of:living. You will notice a greater feeling of self-esteem arising ffrom increased relaxation, personal freedom, admiration from others and the general confidence that comes from taking time for your self to get away from the problems of day to day life. Fitness is part of good health. It’s practise Is a way of life and not something that you partici- pate in once or twice a week. The sooner you ac- cept it as a means to a generally more positive life style, the sooner you will have the motivation to make the commitment to yourself. Try not to be hard on yourself. Be flexible so that if you do ~ Jose interest in your program from time to time — (and everybody does) you will have the desire to get back into it again without thinking badly of yourself. ; ; It’s your life and you are worth it!! DEW'SESTORRUR GH IAS: VIDEO EQUIPMENT At the Town Administration Office now $100-.°° down plus : 11 monthly payments of only $65.°° — Panasonic Ma chine reg. $565.°° now $100.°° down plus : 11monthly payments of only $55.°°