IT TOOK ALL THE wind they could muster as competitors in
the 23rd Annual Basil Parker Cross Country Run Saturday
struggle out of the Mi. Newton Valley.

Tight finish for
basketball team

The Zone 6 Vancouver Island
Bulldogs wheelchair basketball
team were edged out of the medal
round by a Vancouver team at the
B.C Winter Games Feb. 15-17.

But Saanichton athlete Shaun
Kennett, 16, and his Bulldogs had
beaten the Vancouver team in a
previous game.

It went right down to the final
ten seconds in the final game. The
Bulldogs fought back from a five-
point deficit to tie the score at
28-28. Then they scored again for
a two-point lead with only a
minute left.

But Vancouver tied it up at
30-30. The Bulldogs brought the
ball in and a player tried a shot.
But Vancouver intercepted it and
scored for a 32-30 win.

In the third of four games the
Bulldogs had edged Vancouver
34-32. In the first match of the
Games, against the eventual gold
medal winning team from Prince
George, the Bulldogs were
dropped 56-16 with Kennett get-
ting four points.

Game 2 was lost by a similar
margin, with a 50-20 loss to Inter-
10T.

Kennett and his Victoria team-
mates, Jackie Houle, Dwayne
Gough and Bernice Wong, are
looking forward to next year’s
Winter Games in Duncan.

Meanwhile, the team is playing
every Monday night at a Victoria
school in preparation.

Good showing by
Peninsula athletes

Peninsula Track and Field ath-
lete Chad De Pol won first place in
the junior men’s category and
placed 15th of 444 competitors in
the Admiral Nelles 10-k race at
Royal Roads Military College in
Colwood Feb. 25 with a time of
33:45.

Other top finishers were Prairie
Inn Harrier Rhonda Robinson,
who placed third in the women’s
20-29 category, was the fifth
female overall and finished in 60th
place of all competitors with a
time of 38:22.

Peninsula athlete Steve Baker, a
Team West Coast runner, won the
men’s 50-59 age category and
placed 52nd overall with a time of
38:07 while Barb Ringstad won
the women’s 40-49 age group and
placed 180th overall in 43:57.

VALORIE LENNOX photo

THE BIBLE
THE BOOK FOR TODAY

Environmentalists use the term
“mother nature”. The term can
be misleading. One objection
is, that it tends to leave God out,
also it infers that man has avery
large part in creating the. balanc-
es that can make a better world.
True, Man can, if he will — man
could, if he would. It is also true
that humans create many of the
hazards by their irresponsible
practices. The ideal is there all
right, and very commendable.
However, the major problem is
really not “mother nature” but
rather “human nature.” Isaiah
24:5 says “the earth is defiled
under the inhabitants thereof.”
Further we are told plainly that
we have transgressed the Div-
ine laws and the results are very
clear. “Mother Nature” as such,
has no solutions, but God, the
Creator does. He has promised
to put an end to human govern-
ment and establish His king-
dom. — One king, one Divine
Authority, with just laws. Once
again sincere environmentalists
have a point. However the real
solution is to accept that God
has everything in his control.
Here are a few Bible verses that
should have our respect and
attention. Psal. 104: “He sen-
deth the springs into the valleys
which run among the hills” —
"He appointed the moon for
seasons” “O Lord how manifold
are thy works! In wisdom has
thou made them all! The earth is
full of thy riches.” “The glory of
the Lord shall endure for ever.
The Lord shall rejoice in his
works.” For God to fulfill his
purpose completely, it requires
the return of Jesus his Son and
our Lord. When he (Jesus) rules
from Mt. Zion in Jerusalem,
then and only then will the ideal
of the environmentalist be pos-
sible. However just now we all
need to do our part to avoid
creating pollution. We need to
get ourselves right with God.
This we can only do by consult-
ing his manuel, the Bible, and
praying for the return of his Son,
to bring peace to the world.

On Sunday March 11 at 7 p.m.
God willing, at the Moose Hall,
7925 East Saanich Rd. the Saa-
nich Christadelphians invite
you to a Bible discussion enti-
tled “Can the Gospel improve
your life?” Take time out to
attend this talk, and find out how
it can. Refreshments. All wel-
come. Are you interested in a
Bible reading class? Phone
655-1061.

TheReview

Basil Parker run big success
for many cross couniry runners

The 23rd running of the Basil
Parker cross country run Saturday
was a success for Peninsula Track
athletes and Prairie Inn Harriers.

Both clubs had a consistent
showing of athletes among top
finishers.

Harrier Bob Reid won the mas-
ters men division in 39:20 over 10
kilometers, followed by teammate
Brian Travelbea.

In the men’s 16-17-year-old
division Peninsula track athlete
Chad De Pol took first place on the
6.5-k distance with club mate Jain
Brambell taking top honors in the
14- 15-year-old division.

Harrier Colleen Tesluk raced to
a first-place finish in the women’s
masters division with a 3$:20 time
over 10-k. Diane De Pol was close
behind, followed by Rosamund
Dashwood in an uncommon third.

In other women’s results, Sara
Thornber of Peninsula took first
place in the 14-15 division, pacing
Jessica Harris and Cindy Robbins
across the finish line in the 6.5-k
distance.

Andrea De Pol won first place in
the three-k division for 13-year-

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Most of us know people who are foster
parents. They're friends or family who
always seem to have an endless supply
of love, patience and determination.
Well, now you can give them more
than just your admiration. You can
nominate them for the Lieutenant
Governor’s Foster Families Award.

Nominees must:

¢ be residents of B.C.

the Ministry

and their parents

olds.

The overall winner was UVic
Vikes Racing Team member Rob
Harmsworth, who covered the 10-
k distance in 36:04, leading Har-
tiers Tom Michell and Phil
Nichols.

The event, organized for the first
time by the Peninsula Track Club,
went well with help from Peden
RV.

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“THE HEIRESS”

(a love story in 2 acts)

directed by Daphne Farmer
March 15, 16, 17 — 22,23,24

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