NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy

INTERNATIONAL Top Karate instructor Farid Dordar (centre) watches while Mike Allan and Ingrid
Catzberg spar at a recert'demonstration and testing night at Gold’s Gym in North Vancouver. Students

(background) watch how it is done.

THE OFFICIAL Olympic torch
set off ‘from St. John’s, Nfld.,
recently to begin its journey across
Canada, passing through . the
North Shore on Jan. 24, 1988.
Eighteen local residents — six
from West Vancouver and 12 from
North Vancouver — have a chance
to be recognized for their Olympic
spirit in sports and community
work at the torch ceremony when
the flame passes through the area.
“If you have somebody who you

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think merits recognition, let us
know,”’ said Don Basham, media
spokesman for the local Celebra-
tion 88 awards and torch run
through the three local
municipalities. ‘‘We’ve got to
choose the people.”’ i

Categories for the awards in-
clude athletes, volunteers, coaches,
officials and sponsors. Only .18
medals will be awarded, but.there
are hundreds of official certificates
of recognition that will be handed

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new masters camp brings top-
calibre race training to the moun-
tain’s new permanent race centre
Dec. 4, 5 and 6.

Professional race couches in-
cluding guests Chris Kent, a
seven-year veteran of Canada’s
National Ski Team, and Mike
Fidork, twice a member of
Canada’s demo team, will coach
racers on speed, style and tech-
nique.

The masters camp is open to in-
termediate and expert skiers, aged
19 years and up, who are looking
for personal challenge.

The masters camp will inaugu-
rate Blackcomb’s new race centre
on the Cougar Milk Run, near Lift
6. This high-altitude, north-facing
slope is blessed with perfect pitch

out as well, said Basham.

The Celebration 88 program
honors residents who have shown
characteristics in keeping with the
spirit of the Olympics: hard work,
determination, good moral charac-
ter and dedication to the com-
munity — people who contribute
selflessly. !

People .nominated” for the

awards need not be active in winter —

sports.
Nominations must be in the

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and superb snow for racing and
training.

Cougar Milk Run has also been
widened and recontoured to make
it a challenging run for racing and
training. Expertly outfitted with a
PA system, sterco, electronic tim-
ing and on-site video centre,
Cougar Milk Run is the new home
for masters camps, races and_
clinics.

Masters camps include three
days of training in slalom and
giant slalom, expert personal
coaching on the latest race tech-
niques, video sessions, free-skiing
and a day of races topped off with
awards and prizes.

For registration and more in-
formation, call Blackcomb at
687-1032 or 932-3141. :

hands of the awards committee by
Dec. 15, with any appropriate
supporting documentation —
newspaper articles, background
and supporting letters to name just
a few — included with the
nomination.

For a nomination form or fur-
ther information, telephone either
the North Vancouver or- West

’ Vancouver Recreation Commission

at 984-4181 or 922-1211.

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