30 - Wednesday, January 2, 1991 - North Shore News TEAM 791 Ida Mitten: residence: Victoria, B.C.; tirthdate: May 18, 1961; club: North Okanagan Cross Country Ski Club; 1990 Canada points list: 5th. Best results: ©1989 World Cup, Thunder Bay — 31st, 15 km; 6th, relay. ©1990 Jeep Eagle Canadian Senior Nationals — Ist, 10 km classic; 9th, 10.km free; 9th, 10 km free. residence: Canmore, Alberta; birthdate: February 27, 1964; club: Canmore Nordic Ski Club; 1990 Canada points list: 6th. Best results: ©1989 World Cup, Salt Lake City — 33rd, 5 km classic. ®1989 World Championships — 33rd, 10 km free; 3ist, 15 km classic; 29th, 30 km free. ©1990 World Cup, Thunder Bay — 35th, 15 km classic. ©1990 World Cup — 4th, 5 km free; 5th, 12 km classic; 7th, 5 km free. ©1990 Jeep Eagle Canadian Senior Nationals — 3rd, 15 km classic; 3rd, 30 km free. Jean ‘McAllister: COMPARE ant wrest Pitcher: residence: Orangeville, Ontario; birthdate: September, 18, 1964; club: Mono Nordic; 1990 Canada points list: 3rd. Best results: ©1989 World Championships Al —— 29th, 15 km free; 29th, 15 km classic; 8th, 50 km free. e 1989 Canadian Senior Na- tionals — 3rd, 30 km classic; 2nd, 15 km classic; Ist, 3 x 10 km relay; 2nd, 56 km free. 21990 Seep Eagle Canadian Senior Nationals — Ist overall; Ist, 30 km classic; 3rd, 15 km classic; 2nd, 15 km free; 12th, 50 km free. resi- dence: Midland, Ontario; bir- thdate: January 6, 1960; club: Midland Ski Club; 1990 Canada points list: 2nd. Best results: ©1989 World Championships — 2st, 10 km classic; 18th, 15 km classic; 8th, 4 x 5 km relay. ©1989/90 Wortd Cup, Angela Schmidt-Foster: *3 STORES ON THE NORTH SHORE 2491 MARINE DR., WEST VANCOUVER 415 NORTH DOLLARTON HWY., NORTH VANCOUVER 1199 LYNN VALLEY RD., NORTH VANCOUVER Yugoslavia — 27th, 10 km classic. © 1989/90 World Cup, Thunder Bay — 36th; 6th, relay. #1989 Canadian Senior Na- tionals — Ist, 10 km classic; Ist, 5 km classic; Ist, 3 x S km relay; 3rd, 20 km free. e 1990 Jeep Eagle Canadian Senior Nationals — 2nd, 10 km classic; 3rd, km free. 10 km free; 6th, 30 Bernard Vermette: residence: Montreal, Quebec; birthdate: July 20, 1964; club: Skielite; 1990 Canada points list: 6th. Best results: ©1989 Eastern Canadian Championships — Ist, 15 km classic. © 1989 World Cup, Canmore — 24th, 5 km classic. *1989 World Cup — 3rd overall. e 1989 Canadian Senior Na- tionals —~ 3rd, 3 x 10 km relay. #1990 Jeep Eagle Canadian Senior Nationals — 3rd, 30 kin classic; 6th, 50 km free. SKL-IN, SKI-OUT et COMPL TRLY FURNISHED NI av © WHISTLER RESORT ANDS SUPPORT THE se, BLS CKCOMB SAECIUH This $200,000 brand new, furnished condo is in The Marquise at Whistter. Only 8000 tickets being soid - $100 each PHONE IN YOUR ORDER TODAY! 687-8537 or 938-9075 j VISA AND MASTER CARD LOTTERY LICENSE ARE GLAOLY ACCEPTED No. 764728 Race relies on people power By Rodney Chapman Contributing Writer YOU MAY not notice them, but when all goes well on race day you can thank 200 or so vofun- teers who have spent countless hours behind the scenes putting it all together. Serious planning for the 1991 Jeep Eagle Cross Country Ski Na- tionals began last June on two simultaneous fronts: finances and people. Budgets were drawn up, best/worst case scenarios prepared and potential funding sources identified. At the same time, work began on putting the human in- frastructure in place. Making a major national ski event happen smoothly requires countless hours of preparation. With more than 120 jobs to fill over the five-day event, just get- ting enough people to come together was a massive task. Members of the Nordic Racers Ski Club who had worked together previously on local and regional events formed a_ solid core of key volunteers. This group — the 1991 Jeep Eagle Ski Na- tionals Cross Country Organizing Committee — has been meeting every two weeks since June and devoting an additional six to 10 hours each week on top cf that. At the heart of the organizing committee is Sam Robbins, event chairman. ‘‘This is the first time the Canadian Ski Nationals have been held in Vancouver,’’ he says. ‘“*We view this event as important in itself, but also because it pro- vides us with valuable experience and brings us closer to our goal of hosting a World Cup event.”’ Over the summer, at the same time as the the volunteer ranks were beginning to swell under the direction of Connie Wigmore, chief of volunteers, course layouts were being designed by chief of race George Tuira and Bill Coo- per, chief of course. Dougal MacDonald, chief of equipment, began looking at building requirements and making plans to meet electrical, com- munication and other equipment needs. Race secretary Janet Robbins issued athletic invitations to Ca- nadian cross country ski associa- tions and Dave Perfitt began AFISCHER ATOMIC Ma Sigg CROSS COUNTRY SKI CENTRE featuring Personalized Customer Service in Western North America S cqge’ SPORT VILLA 2077 West 4th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1N3 731-8818 oF 731-3326 working on access plans in order to eliminate disruptions on the course, Renata Malin made all the ar- rangements for athlete feeding stations, timing and timekecping systems were put in place under Birte Ostby, Georgia Manhard and lain Fisher, and Esther Asturias began making arrange- ments for media to cover the event. Stu Croft, a key official who filled the important liaison posi- tion with Jeep Eagle sponsors, began working on the all-impor- tant stadium area and also took an active interest in promotion,as did sponsor coordinator Jennifer Stoddart. The Jeep Eagle sponsorship was a crucial element in making it happen, ‘We probably couldn't have put it together without Jeep Eagle — certainly we coujdn’t put the kind of event we’re expecting,’ says Robbins. Robbins also singles out Linda Swain, manager of Hollyburn Ridge Cross Country Ski Area, for special mention. ‘‘We're a rel- atively small club. We don’t have our own trails, so without the support of Hollyburn Ridge it would not even be worth trying to do something like this,”” he says. As summer ended, the momen- tum began to shift from planning to operations. A two-day seminar held for officials in aspects such as course preparation, timing and access control. Work accelerated when winter arrived. Most of the volunteers who held regular day jobs found themselves neglecting family and friends. A large number arranged to take a week off work during the competition. The pace quickened over Christmas, as the January 6 to 13 event loomed larger. Meetings were held more frequently, .a thousand last-minute details were ironed out and more than one frazzled volunteer wondered if the effort was all worthwhile. Tt was. “What most of us get out of volunteering is a sense of achievement,”’ explains Robbins. “We're interested in the sport of cross country skiing and we'd like to encourage its development in British Columbia. It’s a big thrill for us to see the athletes and spec- tators.”” e4 Fou rut Comperirenia us Ace IN SPORTS YS’