The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-01-02, Page 71u
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Ot,a Awards ditater in Van -
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e aw aE are presented each year to
e athletes or teams, competing
In Sport a the, amateur level, selected b
aCitt7Witle jury of prorninent journalists.
OJClQ rase, natives are Brian Willi
of COt '• " and1101 Quinn, sports editor of
Maclean's magazine,
'Among, ileading ileacontenders for 1934
awards **Several Olympic goal medallists
from Onterl* including double winner. Ale'
Baunnanu,: Of Sudbury; Victor Davis, of
Waterloo and° Anne Ottenbrite, of Whitby,
all swing hers; canoeist Larry. Cain, of
Oakville; marksman Linda Thorn, of Ottawa
and foursnember. of the eight-vnan r°nr,ina,
Skiing is not my. sport
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Wit°-. Mark and. MIICe- E v tt , of ' oreirltO;
Grant Main,of li'elland d gwswain Brian
Mailahorit of &•Catlnirhre , .•
a,granVt akei .a eontributlgn.of 11O,
to each of the sports federations represented "`
by the winners, for the total of $50,000 in
gralita per year
Individual winners for 1905, the inaual
year, ,included Baumann, along with Alpine
skier' '.Todd Brooker, of Paris, Ont. and
Alberta Boxer Willie deWitt. The Canadian
national women's field hockey team and the
national men's basketball . team were also
honored.
Dr. Marina -Van derMerwes and Jack
Donohue, the respective coaches, both live
in Ontario and several players on each of
their teams were also from the province. .
" i didn't get a',pair of downhill skis for
thii Stlnas. This is not surprising, as I con-
selausly neglected to mention skis when
• preparing my annital,letter to Santa Claus.
' Aetua'liy I was afraid to ask for a pair,
Rause I felt there was a very good
Chance,I 'night get. them - myhaving been
' such a good boy all year and all.
Still,. as I look out upon the Sea of white
shovel*filler, with which we have been
;.(blessed? cursed? Pick one.) this holiday
season, I can't help feeling a tinge of
,regret that I never screwed up the courage
to return to the slopes after my first
disasterous endeavor.
I had only agreed to give skiing a try,
after a great deal of cajoling from two
associates (I hesitate to call thea). friends)
who insisted that any resident of the Great
White North, who couldn't ski, would bring
shame and dishonor to his fellow coun-
trymen. Looking back, I often wish I had
opted for shame and dishonor.
My second thoughts began in earnest as
our car approached Kitchener's Chicopee
Ski Club. Even from a distance, I couldsee
this brightly -lit behemoth was Ono mere
tobaggan tiin,
Despite my protests, we arrived at the
club and went throught the ritual rental of
skis, boots and accessories. After manag-
ing to don this.ackward garb, I felt I had
done enough -for my first session. But no -
my .. companions insisted we most now
tackle the hill.
• But, there was an obstacle to be over-
come, even before making that first
downhill plunge, I had to pass the test .of
-
To mount the chair -style lift, I was com-.
pelled °to dash between the constantly-.
moving chairs and wait for the contrap-
tion to scoop me up and whisk me to the
top. Not easy, considering my every move
.to this point, had resulted in some kind of
pratfall.
I managed to get into position all right,
but when the thing. hit me from .behind -
(very unsportingly, I thought) I. was
knocked.completly off-balance. I ended rip
clinging 'desparatelyto the side bar, with
only about half -a -cheek resting on the seat,
` while 'the devilish conveyance ,continued
to relentlessly separate my breakable •
body from the ground.
Once settled relatively ;safely- into the
chair, I was dismayed to discover I had
-lost- one of ny-ski -poles., Since.I- was. court,
.ting. on .these thin. aluminum instrunnents
to help me maintain some semblance of
balance on the way down;. I could not
fotsee making the trip with only one..
Would they have to send the Ski Patrol up `
to rescue me? Would they even bother?
I got off the lift planning to search out a
St. Bernard with a cask of rum and a place
to • spend the 'light. Fortunately a
thoughtfulskier riding on the chair behind
me had deftly plucked my errant polefrom
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the frozen ground below and returned into
me.
So, with only the briefest instruction in
the basics of stopping, I plunged toward
the bottom, which appeared to, be miles
away. As it turned out, I travelled only a
Matter of yards„ before discovering why
all those other skiers were executing
graceful turn after graceful turn. It slows
you down.
With my straight -down style, I found my
own speed building up to about Mach One
when my skis crossed, sending me into a •
tumble that must have looked like a scene
. from "Jerry Lewis Goes Skiing"...
• When I stopped rolling, my skis were no
longer attached to, my boots (good rid-
dance!) and my poles had been torn again
from my grasp. I was delighted to discover
though, that all of my bones, seemed com-
pletely unsevered.
I, thought my luck had turned when I
finally made my wag to the bottom. I had
managed to lose my lift ticket during my
erratic descent. What better reason to
quit. But, the lift operator (observant soul
that he was) took one look - at my snow -
'covered form and deduced I had already
.,.-been"'doyen "tile hil-and-so;-was-only--fair.-=.7,:
happy to afford me a second chance at self-
mutilation.
After several more comedic runs, I was
just beginning to make some progress
when my companions suggested we; test
our mettle on a different rOn.
It was at this other hill, that I learned to
appreciate the chair lift. The only means
N .of reaching the top of this snow pyre, was a , -
rope tow. I was obliged to twist my arms
behind my back and attempt to 'stand up .
while I was hauled kicking and screaming
up the hill.
Actually I only made it part way, up the
hill, because I fell off the miserable thing,
fell pretzel -like to the ground and broke
my ,pole.
At last, I had a good enough excuse to
dispense.. -with -If uther_ skiing_.andsornpelt
ed my companions (who's laughter had by
now grown very irritating) to nee ompany• -
me to the establishment's beverage room.
In that comfortable room, which afford-
ed a clear view of the hateful hill covered
With stubborn skiers, I found time for
reflection. Perhaps on my next visit, I will
make that room my first stop and take a
few moments to consider the pros and cons
of checkers as an .alternate wintertime
sport.
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Moms & Dads learn to teach your chi,
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'*PARENT & TOT* (to 2 yrs.)
Monday
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Monday
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Wednesday A
*KINDERSWIM*
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*WATER EXERCISE* $21.00
Exercise In - the comfort of warm water In the
shallow water for arthritic or injury aches and
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Friday 11:30-12:00 noon
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Adults '26,00
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Student '20.00
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Prerequisite: gosh course' or 6 mths. training, 16 yrs. or older.
January 15, 1985 to February, 19,1905..
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