20 —- Wednesday, June 27, 1990 - North Shore News SPORTS SPORTSLINE |N. Van soccer players scoop up scholarships JUNE 29-JULY 1-The Op Cana- dian Pro Challenge Snowboard Series kicks off at Blackcomb Glacier this weekend with events in giant slalom, moguls and half- pipe. Snowboarders from the U.S., Japan and Canada will be competing. ten JULY 2-The Deep Cove Yacht Club's junior sailing program starts July 2 and teaches children aged cight to 13 the fundamentals of sailing. For more information call 929-1099. kat SULY 2-6-Baseball B.C. is offer- ing a week-long summer camp to players from the ages of seven to 12. The camp costs $40 and runs from 9 a.m. to noon at Eldon Park. A second camp will be held July 9 to 13 at recCentre Delbrook. For information, con- tact Baseball B.C. at 737-3098. nae JULY 4-An instructional basket- ball league for kids aged 11 through 13 runs every Monday and Wednesday from 4:45-7:15 p.m. until Aug. 29. Register at recCentre Delbrook, 660 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver, 984-4181. eae JULY 23-The 1990 Ambleside Beach Volleyball Classic is a co-ed 4 X 4 tournament organized by West Vancouver Parks & Recre- ation and the North Shore YM- CA. Registration forms are avail- able at the West Vancouver Rec- reation Cenire, the North Shore YMCA, and The Sporting Look. West Van Cricket | Club clobbers opponents THE WEST Vancouver Cricket Club was in fine form on the weekend, making short work of two opposing teams. Wayne Hobson shone for the second team as he got four wickets for a stingy five runs as Brockton third team was bowled out for 45 runs. The West Van squad scored 49 for the loss of six wickets with Basil Statia hitting a powerful 26 not out. Equally impressive was the fourth team as they dismissed Burrard for 64 runs with Bill Baker (five for 14) and Dick Beer (four for 22) doing the damage. West Van scored 65 for the loss of three wickets with Kevin Ratcliffe producing a very useful 24 not Entry fees for each team is $50. For more information, contact Paul McMillan at 926-3266 or Milt Williams at 926-5541. ate SPORTSLINE RUNS every Wed- nesday as space permits. If you are planning an event, submit details by preceding Friday to the North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., N. Van., V7M 2H4. Priori- ‘ty given to North Shore and fund- Taising events. BB ere’s you chance to let the A ae 9 world know about all the EcoHeroes in your life. Maybe it’s the teacher who helped her class sew their.own cloth tunchbags, or your neighbor who always volunteers B to take all your recyclables to the depot along with hers. Or maybe it's your spouse, who is finally taking the bus to work after swearing that he or she would never give up their car. Don’t let their efforts go unrecognized —- if they are chosen to be a North Shore News EcoHerg, they will get their photo in the paper and be presented with a Going Green on the North Shore mug and a special EcoHero button that they can wear with pride. Send your nominations to Ecotiero, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. NORTH VANCOUVER soccer players made an _ almost-clean sweep of the $500 Diachem Scholarships this year. Sponsored by Diachem In- dustries of Vancouver, the schol- arships recognize a combination of academic performance and promising soccer talent. Midfielder Trevor Short, who achieved an A average at Argyle Secondary, is currently a member of the Olympic Developmental Team and was captain of the B.C. under-17 team. In 1989, Short, 17, was drafted by the Edmonton Brickmen but says he decided instead to take advantage of the full scholarship offered by the Southern Methodist Univessity in Dallas, Texas. The part-time North Shore News employee will be studying sciences there this fall. Are You Going Green? t's almost a month since the Going Green on the North Shore calendar was distributed in this newspaper. North Shore News surveys show that 27.4 per cent of respondents are using the calendar’s suggestions to make their lifestyle more environment-friendly — that’s a good start, but we know you can do better. Extra calendars are available at community centres, Safeways, <<< Lonsdale Quay, Stongs, Capers and the North Shore News. Going Green mugs are at VanCity, Capers, Lonsdale Quay and the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, so give up - disposable cups now! GET SET FOR JULY! The Going Green calendar offers these four eco-tips in July. Join your neighbors, and get involved! DON’T WAIT for curbside recycling — sort out your plastic milk jugs and pop bottles, metal cans, glass and newspaper now. Carpool! with neighbors to take your goods to the local depots and save on gas at the same time COMPLETE THE cycle and buy Nev products made of recycled v wv materials. Writing paper, todet paper, paper towels, photocopy paper and more are available locally. DON’T STORE your lunch or left- ind overs in plastic or waxed paper! Cut down on waste by investing in handy reusable storage containers. Other North Vancouver schol- arship winners include midfielder William Cromack who is currently playing for the Vancouver 86ers reserve team; Nancy Anne Ferguson, a defender selected to Canada’s Nationai ‘B’ Team; midfielder Todd Rattee who is currently playing in the Coquitlam Metro Ford Men's League; and Sephie Spilborghs, a defender in the national team training pool. »& VISIT SPEC’S Eco-Info Centre in the north-east side of Capilano Mall, opposite the Lotto kiosk, from it a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday this summer. This non-profit environmenta! group, the oldest in British Columbia, offers tips to planetary wellbeing. ® SMOKERS WILL be butting out on B.C. Ferries as of Sunday, july 1. Cigarette machines will be moved from the vessels, and no . smoking will be allowed anywhere in the ships’ interiors. “Society has become more and more aware of the issue of second-hand smoke in the environment and its harmful effects an people’ iealth, It’s a short voyage, and with the provision of an outside area in which to smoke, ' tnink that this new policy will be a pretty easy one to iwe with — vor all ferry passengers,” said Minister of Transportation and cighways, Rita lohnsoan, in making the announcement. ® OLD APPLIANCES can be difficult to get sid of, but not with tne help of Community Appliance. The company will pick up old fridges, stoves, washers, driers ard metal car parts end recover the Some brands can be put in the oven, microwave and freezer, too. EcoHero. No, it’s not trene Reitz, it’s her cat, Fritz. Fritz brings home alt the milk and juice cartons that litter bugs have dropped around his neighborhood — Gis, SWAP UNWANTED clothes, tools, “Cover chocolate milk cartons are his favorite, So far, he’s books and household goods with a components and On oe brought home over 50, and he’s hoping thai people friend or donate them to a charity, ' Call Se ONIE ioe. will cut down on their use of the non-recyclable car- NE don’t throw them out. Why not nost informnati m | tons soon. Well donc, Fritz — wear your EcoHero but- an eco-luncheon, where all the guests must bring n ation. a few items to swap? — ton in gocd heaith. NORTH VANCOUVER 986.0388 WEST VANCOUVER 926-5541 ra aroha. et ¢