are , ~ ve ~ ee he . cy . + Page 2, Tha Herald, Friday, June 17,1983 bg ally herald a paces . ovblaea aie weekday at 3010. kalum Street, Terrace, ; B,C... by” Sterling Publishers. Lfd, os “Authorized as ‘second: plass mails: Registration: “.” Number 1204, Postage pate In ‘cash,, ralurn pdsiage "s:, .gbaranteed © bok ~oron eog : Stat Writer-Photographer: foe * -Kelth: Alford Don Schaffer - ‘ : an . a é - . Reception. Classified: ‘Circulation: ~ Carolyn Gibson — Sue Nelson NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT J The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright © In any advertisament produced and-or any editorial _or photographic content published in the Herald. . Reproductlén Is not permitted without the written: permission of the Publisher. Pam Whitaker's Skeena Sketches “Paul Clark, optometrist. with Tucker and Murphy 1 in Terrace, and achiever of several world records in disabled " sports, owns his awn wheelchair building company. . Since he began wheetchair sports in 1976 it has been a gradual . realization of what constitutes, an ideal Facing chair. When Clark first began competing ‘in marathons and - Canadain Sumnier, ‘Games for the disabled, he -used. a basketball chair. - “He ‘did well but noticed: that many competitors had chairs especially modified for racing. In 1979 he garnered top athlete in his category in Oshawa. Ontario, which launched him into the Olympies,. He still felt | restricted, however, in the. chair that he had been using: The turning point came ‘during the 1980 olympics for the _ Disabled in Holland. He found that he was the only athlete on the Cafiadidn team that did not have an especially built chair, Borrowing one to try, he improved-his time five — second in one lap! It was in a borrowed chair that he came : eighth In the 400 meter race there. That did it! When he was completing his studies at the... Uhiversity of Waterloo: that. summer’ he’ had the opportunity, with his brother Piilllip, to build a chair of his’ own design using the facilities at the university. ‘The chair he eonstructed was light, made af aluminum, and required little. welding. Because of the use of bolis rather than ° ' welding it was adjustable, In 1979 he had covered 26 miles. in the Buffalo New York Niagra marathon in three hours and 30 minutes, The following year, with his new chair, he - ” covered the same distance in three hours and. one © minute! It was. natural that others should want a similar. chair 7 built for them, so with a friend Dale. Williams, and $100, their company was formed. It has been in operation for _ three years: it: which time 28 wheelebalrs. have been constructed, : a Most obliging to Clark is the high degree a of success that racers using their chairs have enjoyed.’ Presently the price is $350.if the customer supplies most of the materials, It is " essentially. a labor of love asa chair * of that: type would ordinarily cost about $2000. - _ _ Clark's top sports priority in this area a at the present time. is wheelchaly basketball. “There are not many. sports for the disabled here,” he’ explained. “I would like to see basketball firmly established and then we could branch out . to other sports,”’- One of the main challenges in the development of. wheelchair basketball is the cost of the special chairs that are needed to establish strong teams. . Presently Clark is working in conjunction with Bob Thorpe of Kitimat to make available 12 such chairs. .. "We're working on eatimating what it would cost to have 20 chairs built,” Clark said. “Otherwise we will have to buy them at about $1500.00 each.” They do hot know where. the. ‘money is going to come from, as government funding .is skimpy. ~ : On a personal level, Clark continues to work out for the _ 1984 Olympics in the racing chalr that he designed and built ’ himself. Striving for excellence, however, causes him to. constantly visualize improvements that can be made to a: chair. “Tm working’ on my Olympic model now," he said. The location of the Skéena Valley Farmers Market to. open July second will be the parking lot at the west end of: the park on which.:the public library sits. (Across‘ from. Gims Restaurant). There will be produce available from the eiitire Skeena Valley BS. well. as fresh seafood from Rupert. : A tribute to the institution of marriage. and to Lymen and - Stella Miller of Terrace,as they celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Their golden anniversary was June’ 15 but will be célebrated on June 18 ai the: Happy: Gang Center, More than 100 guests and relatives will: gather, : Some: arriving from . Prince George and Alberta for the: eceasion. Storm Wind ah, the name drum up visions of the moédy sea; salt spray and seagulls, white caps and thick waves of. transhicent green... i First the front of the barn’ shaped shed caiie down | to.” _ expose her-head, Her birth took two days. Inch by Inch her \. fat, sleek body eased into the daylight, Her nose had to be , urned, the hill was dug out to allow:her to slide onto a’ . inherliedsabstandard timber in northwestern B.C, '.: Caledonia students are ta h since nthe Music Festival as ihe played K, . tuck 40 with'a ‘fine touch moving from pree crispni . “lyrical. amoothniess. > amatents. envious. iar awed “A group-in the band even re ‘to-th ee yond days as. ‘they’ ‘did ‘as thy “Servants of Job”. bol with the Lone Ranger they ‘pro "ean always find each other The .‘intri fingering ’ ‘lef ihe ‘the band galloped: into | In anage in which itis popul her” ‘and schoo! systems iti reseatie g that all's very we with ; directed by Jim Ayr | Forest products save BCRIC - VANCOUVER (CP) — B.C, ‘Resources. Investment Corp. ‘would have made a prodit last year without its 18per-cent - interest in forest products, SAYS BCRIC president Bruce ~ Howe. - : - ‘The. resource company, which also’ has ‘a’ *$5-per-cent - interest in coal and a 26-per-cent interest in oil and gas, lost: $31 million i in 1982. BC Timber, its foreet. products division, lost $54.5 ‘million. . _ Howe’ -told. an investment: ‘conference ‘Sponsored . by: Pemberton Houston Willoughby that poor lumber ‘markets’. and high interest rates Contributed to the problem, but the” companywas. at an initial ‘disadvantage: because iL a “A large: ‘proportion of this. wood is old and” decadent,” ’ said Howe. “It, along with the northern’ terrain, makes Jogging very, costly.” A log that costs $31 to bring t to market in éouthera B Ca, costs $30 in the north. 5 LICENCE COSTLY. - less expensive, ways a forest company an obtain tenure oh forest:lands. uy of no “The. Tree’ Far Licence is the ‘most - nerous tim _tenure form. ‘Others ao. ‘not require. a8. ‘much. “commitment.” . . ~ Howe said the company. has already met with the Forests: : Ministry to discuss alternatives, The minlsty i is. ‘preparing: a report that will he: ‘Teleased | soon... cet “Stargate by Brian Gregg ——_—<<_<< -them attain: mastery: of their. Instruments; : “appreciative, as the above letter: reveals. Dunscombe. He atrived from: Gntario ‘b place ‘Mr, ‘Constable who.moved:to: Invermere. ‘ Skeena had two bands thia year, both ‘constalig ot: Games telethon in November 1982, “It alse: played at the Elementary Schools, and performing and introdil Michiel, ET. Kenney, Veritas, and Terrace; Christian “Tt is a reat credit to out t Many hours of. practice by’ the: students’ has’ - Thanks kids, we ‘enjoyed ourselves... Tt. Was: the:best. night. 7 - TERRACE - Wille the ‘atidiences for the ‘sees ‘and Caledonia concerts. this week were small. they. were direétor,: ‘John This year Skeend jias a: ‘new : darid, completerange of Grade 8-10 students, The. Skeana: Coricect come was an open band for any students wha withed to join. The Skeena Festival Band consisted of delevtad players. > “The concert band performed for the Norther: BC Winter opening ceremonies of the Games in Febriaty.-Skéena Concert Band,:as well as beginnig and.junior baids: from other Terrace and Thornhill Schools presented 8 Chrtstinas concert at. the REM Lee Theatre. Skeena’ 8 Festival Band ‘artlelpated in the Paci “Bkeena’ s-John Duncombe baw Northwest Music Festival again, as in past years, It played well, placing second in its class, -:- The Skeena- Gold. -Band- has been “visliing, Teraée to the instruments, : They paid visits to. Uplands C em Centennial, tae -‘Skeena’s Stage Band got started late ‘this ‘year. “tg made “Thursday nightared residents were again treated ty'local _ talent when the Caledonia Senior Secondary's 8 Concert and Broome, a clarinetist, was sent to the provineials, * ~ eoncert Band was: chosen for the final night ate ‘the _ its schoot and elementary schools, “Stage ‘Bands held their: final concert, Jia Ryan ‘was, _ conductor, At the Pacific Northwest Music Festival, Caledonia wi won the concert band sectlon scoring a 91 and the Stage’ Band won its competition with97, ‘The brass and woodwind choirs were featured as well, both of them winners ii.the festival. Caledonia has various individual festival winners.. Doris ‘The provincials, but was unable to attend due to funda: Ii the past year the band has played various: concerts for : It held a. public. colicert last February.”; They concerts there. and { in featuring saxophonist Paul Brodie took’a trip to Stnithers and played Hazelton i in May.