x Canada’s top woman gym- nast Karen Kelsall, 14, a former North: Vancouver Flicka, will lead a Canadian team against the best from western U.S. and Canada in North Vancouver Saturday night. Pe hee Be i: a North Vancouver Second- ary School on East 23rd St. will be the site of Western North. America’s top elite gym competition starting at 7:45 p.m., Jan. 29. A total of 10 teams of three girls each will compete for the coveted titles of the North Shore TInerttatings Invitational Gym Competi- tion. 7 Maureen (Moe) Chow, 15, of North Vancouver and Jody Hart, 10, of Montreal will complete Karen’s team from the National Academy of Olympic Gymnastics from Seattle, Wash. : Both Kelsall and Chow left Flicka a year ago to train in the U.S. because of a lack. of gym facilities in North Vancouver. It will be an exciting homecoming - for them as they compete against former team mates from. Flicka, Tami Knight, Linda Botnan and Valerie Smith. A team from the Vancouver region will in- clude Patti Sakaki, Tammi. Stevens and Anne Muscat. Tiny blonde Karen won the hearts of Canadians during the Olympics by topping the Canadian team scores with. routines that challenged the Buranear.c’ nerfection muropears: perrection. Karen also won the Cana- - NORTH VANCOUVER RALLYIST Tom Burgess [above left], teamed with Taisto Heinonen of _ 4/2" national championships _ Langley [above right] is tipped to win the Pek’lona Rally this Saturday, January 29. Starting in ‘Kelowna, the route covers about 200 miles of snow-covered Okanagan logging trails. The pair. will be driving a Renault R17 Gordini [below] and Burgess, who has won the event for the past two years, is looking for the hat trick [Jonathan Stewart photos] | Pastimes hold Pharoahs ‘*Senator’’ was a_ dirty word last week around the Merchants’ lockers. On two successive days in North Shore Intermediate Hockey League action the first-place Senators dispatched the Merchants 4-2, then pro- ceeded to thrash them 10-2. Greg Cook. ‘The Merchants’ solitary pair came Deane Parkes. After that it was downhill all the way for the league leaders. Bruce Reid notched a hat trick. Bromley added: his second marker, while Bob Udell and Brian McAdam In the first game Wayne came through with singles. Maxwell and Dave Bromley from ~ opened the Senators’ scoring with singles, with Wayne Gill adding a pair. Glen Leon and Just to complete a miser- able week the Merchants also went down 7-3 . the Doug. Arthur tallied the Merchants’ markers. co Meanwhile, the Pastimes In the second encounter held the second-place Phar- the Senators scizeda4-2lead oahs to a 1-1! tie, + the in the first period with respective singles being shot singles by Peter Morrish, by Brian Ahearst and Bobby Dave Bromley, Ian Glen and Bowman. - following day to the Trojans. \ : Lacrosse anyone, girls? The first girls’ and women’s lacrosse club in British Columbia has P eecontly been formed and fs holding Its Initial repistration this Saturday, January 29, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 12 Lower Mainland centres. There are four age divisions ranging from girls under 10 {registration fee $10] to older women. Registration fee for all _ mombors over 10 Is $15. The club is affillated with the B.C. Lacrosse Association and the season will rum from: May iirough July. Information regarding places of registration and other details can be obtained by calling Jacky De Gryp at 980-1308. 5 fe ‘and went on to: -compete: ‘with Comaneci’s: team-mate Un- gureanu of Romania at: the Calgary Invitational last fall. o e iving Ltd the north shore’s only complete diving centre ' we offer a N.A.U.I. Certification course: | that includes - 6 classroorn lectures |. - 5 pool sessions ! - 6 ocean dives _ all equipment provided, excepting boots [| & gloves. | Course Cost | $ ] 30.°° il next classes start Feb. 14,1977 : Mar. 8, 1977 [Sport diving course] apo 4073 Roosevelt Cres. N. Van. [behind the Avalon) 980-6501 Feb.26,1977._ If ees Karen came _ second . to » Ungureanu in vault and beam, third in bars and -ccondary was selected as the fourth in floor. Last year’s North Shore Invitational held at the Recreation Centre. wa out well in advance so this year North Vancouver Se- CONVICTED armed robber Richard Lynn Wright, of capacity nearly double the California, who received 2 . Dfi_wanme 8nhh ee gor Shaan Tickets are sold for $2 at i@-year jail tex the North Shore YMCA on $30, 600 robbery of Grouse ; . Mountain ‘Resorts in Sept. Marine Drive in West Van- | n couver. While’ some rush last year [See story p. 3]. tickets will be available at the oe . door, only advance tickets = will guarantee a seat. . Custom tailoring is going to be our _ only business from now on and as.an _ introductory special we’re offering 20% off all made-to-measure suits. ; Choose from wool, mohair, flannel, : corduroy, polyesters, stripes, etc. ee ae Gece Re sample: 3 plece corduroy, medium wale, 2 button, _ semi notch lapels with patch pockets. Jacket can be worn separately as a sport coat. 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