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Kitimat Wins, Mixed Day For Terrace/Burns Lake Teams at Hockey Provincials
In other tournaments, it was a rough day for the northwest teams. In Castlegar, the Terrace Bantams doubled New Westminster 8-4, but then lost to Castlegar 4-0 last night, to drop to 2-and-1. They play Dawson Creek this afernoon at 3:30.
At the Midget Tier-4 provincials in Burns Lake, the host team came back from a 5-0 deficit against Golden, but just fell short of tying the game, losing 5-4. Houston was beaten by Chase 6-4, but then dumped Surrey 7-4. Action continues today at the Tom Forsyth Arena.
In Victoria, the Terrace Midgets lost 4-1 to Rossland-Trail, then were blanked 3-0 by New Westminster. Terrace is now 1-and-2, and plays Kerry Park at 1pm today.
The Terrace Peewees split their two games yesterday at the provincials in Winfield. After downing Fort St John 3-1 in the morning game, Terrace lost 7-6 to Kelowna in the evening, to drop to 1-and-2. Terrace plays Castlegar today at 1.
And the Burns Lake Peewees split their two games in Clearwater yesterday. Dawson Bjorgan scored twice lifting Burns Lake past the host team 3-2, after losing earlier in the day 4-2 to Vancouver Arbutus. Burns Lake is 2-and-1. They play Lumby today at 2.
John Crawford -- Terrace
Cudos For Winter Games Organizers
Henry Boas, Provincial Sports Organizer for Judo, says the Skeena Junior Secondary School venue for his sport was terrific.
"Excellent! This is the best venue we've ever had, as far as I'm concerned -- and I've been to every one," said Boas.
The games' sports chair for judo, Bernie Mattie, echoed those comments, and also praised the way everyone came together on the sport.
"The venue was incredibly awesome, the volunteers spectacular, the hostesses were absolutely wonderful. Again, I can't say enough about the volunteers, for the city of Terrace. Everybody pulled so hard together to make it such a wonderful experience for the kids, and the coaches and the officials that had come up."
Last night, the games committee held a special Appreciation night, to salute those volunteers.
As for the competitions, the northwest zone finished well back in the medal standings, but competitors enjoyed themselves nonetheless.
Leading the way for the northwest were Brianna Brochez of Burns Lake, who won gold and bronze in Biathlon. Her brother Nick took a silver in that event, while Danielle Weme of Smithers won bronze. Kate Woods of Smithers won bronze in cross country skiing.
In team sports, the northwest team, skipped by Ryan Baruta of Kitimat, won bronze in boys curling, while a Kitimat team took silver in boys karate.
Two Fort St James athletes won a total of five gold medals --- Jamie MacDonald took three of them in girls speed skating, while MacLeod Smith won two in archery. A Vanderhoof team won bronze in table tennis at Kitsumkalum Hall, while Leah Forsdick of Vanderhoof won gold and bronze in biathlon.
John Crawford -- Terrace
Terrace Woman Organizes Fund For Her Native Chile
The catastrophe in Chile, caused by Saturday's massive earthquake and the resulting tsunami, has touched a Terrace woman personally. Angelica Powell is from that South American country, and her family is still there. So she and her husband Michael are organizing a local fund-raising effort to help.
She told us yesterday just getting information on her own family has been a nightmare. "There's been a network of help, but no possible penetration at the main area where my family was, my sons and my two grandchildren, but luckily we got good news --- they're good! They're alive that's the main thing"
Powell says she's confident Terrace residents will help out, as they did for victims of Haiti's earthquake and the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of a few years ago.
"Terrace people is good people," she said, "and I'm confident they know hard times, because we all our somewhere else, and we come in here to work, like anybody else, but it is needed, they are there."
The trust account (Number 7177454) is at the Northern Savings Credit Union.
John Crawford -- Terrace
Winter Games Athletes Arrive in Terrace
Roosevelt Park Elementary Public Consultation
No one wants to see their school closed
Smithers Man Stabbed to Death -- Woman Arrested
R-C-M-P say the 30-year-old man was unresponsive when they arrived at the home around 4:20.
C-P-R was performed and the man underwent emergency surgery in hospital but died a short time later.
The 23-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.
Police believe domestic violence and alcohol were factors in the stabbing.
Kathy Brookes
