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top-ranked’ ‘team in’ the’
Totem Conference — Vancou-
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‘ had the Rockettes were better.
than some of the ladies teams
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season.
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and Jason Hughes was cred-
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; The southbound steamer woi Id arrive in the ‘evening, &

between seven. and ‘eight. o'clock, ‘depending . on :the

number | of calls requested on the trip down, and would tie ©

upat the West Robson wharf to await @ arrival of the:
usually arrive first, then the train from Nelson’ carryin;

out the traffic from ‘the East Kootenay and: ‘the Crowsnest ’

Pending the arrival of these passenger trains, the
:.deekhands’ worked at loading ‘the freight which had
arrived earlier in the day in box-cars which had ‘been
shunted down the wharf to steamer. side... At 11 p.m.,
boat: would pull‘ away’ from: the. West Robson ' wharf,
northbound ‘fer Arrowhead.

People living near the wharf, as we did, would gather .

around in the's er evenings to watch the boat come
in: We’ knew all the’ ‘steamers by. name and before the

steamer would loom into sight around a an Spstream, bend

—LINDA HALL :
Getting to Know Your Neighbor

Life of an

athlete.on

and’ passengers ‘lining. the railin,
tise wo shipped a lot of fruit and

summer, "by: the “Bonningto! luring.a pooh in
‘the: winter,’ by, the tug | Columbia’ and barge that!
entioned earlier.’ :
H mily had an‘ even earlier association. with the
steamers, when, in the: firat' simmer. that’ we: were. in:
‘)Robsoi Dad arranged to sell cream to them for use in the
, kitchen. This; contract operated ‘only in the summer, ‘I

Dad would row across tothe’ ‘West Robson’ whart in the

Chine

, ean remember lady: fingers, a real: novelty to us, ‘also a

white cake they ‘used to make, and also ice cream. This
* latter would be'rather soft by. the time Dad got. it home,
but delicious, as\I/remember. °

‘Sometimes too, Dad took us with him, and we'd then be
‘able to explore the’ ‘maindeck: I was most impressed with
the dynamo that supplied the electricity. for the steamer

— for’ the lights throughout and for the very. strong

searchlight that was used for making the landings after
dark. This large light collected moths of all sizes in the
warm summer evenings, and I can recall being’ shown’
beautiful collection that had been made by a purser
night duty." i

My brother Arthur worked on the “Borinington” for at
Jeast. one season as a steward, waiting on tables’ in the
dining room and also making up berths for the passengers

on the northbound fp. Through this connection we were

y students, 1 no matter ‘who they: are,

Kk College P.B. teacher and coach
warding. ‘really get to know-them (students)
on’a-personal level, and can motivate ‘them to learn and:
improve.” The students he works with have as‘ wide-a
variety of skills and abilities as the sports Tim's interested
in. He teaches Performance and Theory courses to Selkirk
students enrolled in the P.E: program. He coaches the men's
volleyball, and this year is giving a fitness course to mentally
handicapped adulta. So, in the course of a week Tim sees
and teaches people with a whole range ‘of varying: back-

skills,

games.. The course's text, “From the Claseroom ‘to the
Ballpark" is a pretty: good description of what he teaches.

Volleyball has-always been Tim's favorite sport, so it
was only natural that he should channel his energies and
enthusiasm to the Selkirk College men’s team. Their season
starts the beginning of September and “if we win a lot our
season ean go until ‘the end of March.”

“The. best és are good motivators of people,” is :
Tim's philosophy, and:he must be doing something right.
‘Last'year.they came in second in’ the provincials, and are

"starting ‘off this season with an impressive record of wins,

: This year Tim is into a'new endeavor. Twice a week he
puts a group of mentally’ handicapped:adults through their
paces on the gym floor. 'To increase their aerobic fitness he”
gets them jogging around the gym. To increase their athletic
akills ‘he ‘teaches them basketball, volleyball, floor hockey

*: and other game skills. They. generally leave the one hour.
, session sweaty, hot, but feeling good about themselves and

their fitness ability. This is the first year this class has been .

tunities to become invelved in sports and games. What we're.
trying to do is'to give handicapped people.in this town the

“game opportunity to get fit.”

‘There are programs set-up in Castlegar. to help them
ithe mental: skill: and is one ‘that ‘helps: them
shysical akill. “When you get your body to a.

/; inerease their pI
desirable level of fitness, you have a'better self-concept and

Everyone should get the opportunity to get in

‘ahape'and experience the joya of physical activity.” He

ntinues,- “sports are. fon snd the handicapped Person

ould have the same opportunity to have fun -
Eventually, Tim would like to organize a “buddy
i .. fitness

Tim is: zealous when it comes to fitness. and firmly
believes that everyone should have some sort of exercise or.
sport that they participate in. “The pliysical part of our body
needs to be developed.: The sedentary lifestyle contributes

i to a lot of diseases. We call them hypo-kinetic diseases, or

<The physically handlesyesd improve with fitness
programs as well. For over five years now Tim has ‘worked

Mm with wheelchair users, working to get. them -up to _
interested in

tisfactory ‘levels of: fitness,’ He became
heelehats snoets when! he be wheelchair marathoner Rick

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We ciscted Gece chess ones Oincs tesaed

< from there: Wheelchair volleyball sounded intriguing.” ‘To
sport,

~ éoach this type of

” “There ekill in balancing.” ‘The volleyball’
star can't jump course, 90 the techniques must be slightly

©,altered,

5 I you follow road racing at all you will have heard the
name of Rick Hanson. He won the Vancouver Marathon last

$
* yunner has hundreds of miles of streets, trails and alleyways

5.5: BONNINGTON he Bonnington in. Nakusp
shipyard:in.1911, (‘It,was such‘a thrill for us 'to see
the Bonnington founding the bend at Westley, on

allowed to go up on the cabin deck, where the | purser's i
‘office’ was located, ‘and ‘the dining room.

“The table linen and silverware were of first quality and
» immaculately kept, while the waiters wore white jackets.
with‘brass buttons. The ladies’ ‘saloon to the stern was
‘ornately: furnished, with ‘Tugs and comfoftable chairs.
~ AU have no clear memory of the cabins, though I, must *
have ised them, since I made several trips up and ‘down

~ the lakes’ while Dad was sorting on the boats and hada
. pass fpr members of his family. I was in my early teens by

then, and needless io. say, a trip on the boat was a real
highlight.’

Knowing so many of the crew gave me ‘access to the
rarified atmosphere of the wheelhouse, and I was even
given’ a chance to take the wheel’ that: worked the
rudders, a very large affair compared to the ship’s wheels
of today: The trip tock about 12 hours each way and was ~
very scenic, t] mountains getting bigger and the lake

ider as one’ travelled north. 3

The first 16 kilometres northwest: of Robson was still
river, with narrow channels and sandbars. Then the.
course widened out into the lower: Arrow Lake, :with'a
number of settlements dotted along. both shores.’ Calls’:
would be’ made at these stops, with’ passengers, mail or
Yreight. A white flat by day or two a
used to call the steamer in, if th

May and was the unofficial winner of the. n | Marathon. I

was very curious as.to how Tim coaches @ Vancouver:

athlete from Castlegar, He pulled out a few 8% ‘inch by

11-inch sheets of paper from his desk '—.which I might add,”

‘was cluttered with sports manuals, calendars of events and a
noteboard thumb tacked with dozens of reminders. As he ;

4 ‘her first’

ip of the sea fl freshly painted whit
swith Brotees gleaming and Passengers ising thi
railing."

Between Lower Arrow Lake and Upper ‘Move Lake, ‘i
the narrows in the Columbia River offered some tricky’
navigation for the steamers, in’ low. water, because of’
sandbars, and in high water because of the strong current
and shifting channels. “At the head ‘of: the ‘narrows, the

“steamer, entered the broad, slick water of Upper Arrow.

‘Lake and presently reached Nakusp, where the docks for »'

*“the repair and maintenance of the steamers were located.

A short layover permitted a quick walk to be taken up

,to'the main street of this 'the largest settlement on the

onthe lakes. North of/Nakusp, the boat. called at ‘two :

: hot-springs resorts, St. Leon and Halcyon, which at one:
‘Ttime ‘had been “thriving ‘establishments, but were |
gradually declining in patronage with the’diminution of

the boat service. -.
.The \steamer run. ended at Arrowhead, where
* passengers boarded a little loca! train for the short run up

‘the Columbia River to Revelstoke, the junction point on

the main line of ‘the CPR where trains could be taken east
or; west.
: With the coming of automobiles and the improvements

«of highways in the area, traffic'on the sternwheelers

declined steadily after World -War.I. The S.S,_ Minto,
however, kept. wos ° on fe run until 1954, almost) 90°,

| years after I had left th

WEDNESDAY: A special full page feature.

; is offering @ fitness course for mentally handicap;
adu!

Tim goes:to work setting up a program of strengthening”
stretches and rehabilitative exercises to get the injured part
well again.

T followed Tim downstairs where next to the Selkirk
+ gym he showed me a large whirlpool bath one of the tools
. iused in therapy. Tim told me that it is vital for the athlete to’

smoothed out the paper in front of me he proceeded: “Our j get that injured part back to normal. If it is not, the body will

main goal is the '84 Olympics, Other events are the Boston
Maral
so that Rick's peak period of, fitness will coincide with the

races that he wants to win. Some weeks I noticed were filled

with high mileage and a grueling schedule. Other weeks
seemed easy in comparison. Besides Rick, he also coaches
marathoner Dan Westley.

If you've ever seen a wheelchair marathoner in a road
race you will have to note that their wheelchairs are not
your typical hospital garden variety. The wheels are bigger.
‘The marathoner sits in a tucked up position to give him the
best arm‘ momentum. And each’ chair is worth well over

‘was curious as to where these marathoners train. The

in which to train, but there are probably some laws against
taking your wheelchair out onto the highway. “That's always
a problem,” says Tim. “In Vancouver they'can train on the
| sea. wall,:but the salt can rust the chairs.” Sometimes
marathoners train in gyms. “With $20 worth of scrap parts,
Rick and Tim invented a “stationary wheeler” which Rick
‘uses to keep in shape when the roads are icy. At some point,
however, the athlete must venture out onto the roads
because when he finally gets into a race he’s got to contend
with hills, potholes, puddles,'and rocks. “That's a bit of a
problem ‘for the low skilled wheeler. It can be a bit
dangerous if he's not used to it” :

With all of these sports and all of these activities,
healthy though they be, there are bound to be injuries and
accidents. Pushing your body: past what it’s conditioned to
can cause ‘strained shi: r ankles, and sometimes
even broken bones. And here's where Tim comes in again.
For Selkirk College students and faculty members Tim sets
up individualized programs to get the injured athlete back in
action again. He demands first that the athlete see a doctor.
1 sont dingnoes iduriog he atreaned With the doe’s okay,

naturally favor the weaker part and eventually that injured

; ankle, foot or,arm will become weaker and subject to even :

tore breakdowns in the future. Across the hall I went into
the weight and exercise room. I watched as all sizes and’
shapes of students stretched legs and arms, their.
endurance on the universal gym, and pushed and pulled:
against resistance on various kinds of weight equipment. :

For as long as he can remember, Tim has been playing
sports and athletics. He was born in England, moved: to
Ontario when he was four, and B.C. when he was 12. Tim
earned a Bachelor of P.E. and a Masters in Education at
UBC. He played on a jot of teams as a child and “always.
loved physical activity.” He still does, and regularly plays
squash, volleyball, raquetball and-runs. “It seems like I do
something everyday,” he says. His favorite sport remains:
volleyball, and he really enjoys getting together with a few
likeminded athletes to play three-on-a-side. -

Tim's life is busy, evident by his full calendar, and he
likes it that way. Almost every weekend he's on the road
with his volleyball team, and almost every evening has him
tied up with one course or clinic or another. During the
spring and summer he plays on a local softball team and~
finds this a good way to get to know the people in the
community. é

Besides sports (and I didn't think he had the time to be
involved in anything else!), Tim's hobby is photography. He’.
is especially interested in capturing that look of victory or
defeat on the face of an athlete.

Prior to coming to Castlegar three years ago Tim taught
and coached volleyball at Vancouver Community College. He’
has not regretted moving out here. “I enjoy Castlegar.
beautiful here.”

Our hour was almost up. I ‘had learned a lot about:
fitness and handicaps and injuries and sports from Tim. And ,
what did Tim do Fine minute I and my notebook said
goodbye? Why, he went for a run ots course.