RECREATION NEWS Searcher offers hiking tips RECREATION CALENDAR THE FOLLOWING programs take place at Delhrook Recreation Centre, 400 West Queens Rd. Call 984-4181 for more information. Jan. 8: Ball Hockey drop-in starts, 3 to 5 p.m. Goes every Sunday, Jan. 9: Bridge Social 12:30 to 3 p.m. every Monday and Thursday, $10. Lots of fun - approx. 40 people usually attend. Jan. 9: Rhythmic Gymnastics for 6 to 9 yes. 4 to 5 p.m. until March 13. Jan. 10: Superstars 8 to 12 years. 3:30 toa 4:30 p.m. until March 14. Program is full of games, fun and fitness. Register early as space is limited. Jan. 10: Drop-in Badminton 1 to 3 p.m. starts. Runs every Tuesday and Thursday. Jan. 10: Kung Fu classes start 8:30 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Jan. 10: Intermediate and Advanced Bridge lessons start. Jan. 11: Quilters Rendezvous 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Meet every Wed. Jan. 11: Table Tennis starts 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. every Wednesday. $2 drop-in fee. Jan. 11: Hoofin’ Fun Walking Club meets every Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon. Phone 984-4181 for meeting place. First day meets at Delbrook Recreation Centre, 600 West Queens Rd. Jan. 11: Beginners Square Dancing classes start 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 11: Children’s Guitar classes start 3:45 to 4:45 until March 15. Jan. 12: Superstars 8 to 12 yrs. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday until March 16. Program contains games, fun and fitness. Jan. 13: Beginners and Advanced Yoga classes start. Every Fri. until March 17. Jan. 14: Music Therapy fessons for special needs individuals begin and run until March 18. Jan. 14: Tiny Tot Bailet classes start and run every Sat. until March 18. All ages and levels of preschoolers. Jan. 14; Beginners Racquetball lessons start. Jan. 15: Volleyball Levets 1 and 4 start. Jan. 15: Power/Speed Walking course. begins. 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Meets every Sunday until March 19. Jan. 16: Men’s ‘C’ Basketball League opens. League meets every Sunday 12:30 to 3 p.m., Monday and Tuesday 8:15 te 10:30 p.m. Jan. 16: Beginner Bridge classes start. Jan. 16: Adult Ballet classes 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. run every Mon. night until March 20. Jan. 16: Landscape and Gardening course begins - runs until March 20. Ideal time to start your spring preparation. Jan. 16: All levels of Pottery classes start the week of the 16th. Beginner through advanced foz adults, teens, school-age and preschoolers. dan. 17: ‘Hearty Cooking’ class for those concerned with the amount of cholesterol {a their diet: Ideal for cardiac class participants. Jan. 18: Teen Jazzercise class starts until March 22. Jan. 19: Badminton Social begins and runs until March 23. Instruction or just drop by for a game. Jan. 21: Middie Eastern cooking workshop 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 23: Appetizers Workshop 7 to 9 p.m. Ideal for those who like to entertain. Jan. 24: Puddle Jumpers - A school-age program for children who would like to discover more about nature - bugs, slugs, leaves and in- sects. Every Tues. until Feb. 28. Jan. 24: Micro Kids course starts. A cooking class for kids in micro- wave use for basic meals. . Jan. 24: Floral Crafts course starts. Learn how to make mobiles, cen- trepieces, wreaths, pressed flower cards and more. Jan. 28: Shortcuts in Gardening - Learn the quickest, most effective way to maintain and develop your garden. Jan. 28: ‘Out to Lunch Bunch’.- A cooking class for schuol-age children teaching them the basics of cooking everyday meals. Jan. 30: Puddle Hoppers - A nature class for preschoolers to learn the different leaves, bugs, slugs and other objects of interest. 11 - Wednesday, January 4, 1989 - Capilano Chronicle THE FALL was a busy period for the North Shore Rescue Team, which was often out searching for a lost hiker nearly every weekend. Volunteer rescucr Allan McMordie — a former Hand- sworth school teacher and a 10- year volunteer with the rescue team — says when darkness starts fall- ing more quickly, some hikers are caught unawares. MeMordie offers these safety tips to local hikers. e Take a flashlight. McMordie says the most common reason hikers go astray is that they are surprised by nightfall, and he be- moans the number who neglect. io take a flashlight with them. “if they carried a flashlight, they wouldn’t need the extra clothing and food (they packed in case of emergency),”* he said. ¢ Tell somebody where you are going and when you will be back. If you are overdue, that person should call the West Vancouver Police or North Vancouver RCMP. They will call the North Shore Rescue. Team, which will come to find you. e If you are overcome by dark- Ness, stay where you are and listen for the whistles and shouts of the search team. McMordie says that when lost on a North Shore mountain, the worst thing to do is try to follow a creek down to safety. By PEGGY TRENDELL-WHITTAKER Chronicle Reporter Although the creek beds start quite wide, they narrow towards the base of the mountain and the ALLAN McMORDEE ... 10-year member of the North Shore Rescue Team. canyon walls get steeper. It can be the last mile or two ‘‘before civili- zation,"’ he says, that can be the worst to travel in. Instead, if it is light out, hikers should climb to the top of the mountain, where McMordie says they are sure to find a trail. ‘If it’s light and you have the energy to move, go up.” At the top of the mountain, a helicopter can see you, you've got a better idea of the lav of the land, and you'll have a beter chance to hear the rescuers calling than if you're near a creek, he says. ¢ Be aware that the search team will be looking for you. As soon as the North Shore Rescue Team is contacted, it will start a search. It is on call 24 hours a day, every day of the year. McMiordie joined the rescue team when he *‘saw the opportuni- ty to combine my interest in first aid with my enjoyment of the out- doors.** He is currently an apprentice Search Master. Search Masters manage all aspects of the search operation; once contacted by pager by the RCMP or West Van Police, the Search Master decides how many searchers to call out, where to assign them and how to cordon off the area. The Search Master acts as the police liaison, coordi- nates outside agencies such as helicopters and boats. McMordie says that when lost hikers are found, you'd think their first reaction would be relief, but “it's difficult to be overjoyed when you're really kind of embar- rassed.... They are embarrassed when they see how much effort has been put into finding them.’’ merchandise in 1 stock! . 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