THE GAMES ARE OVER, BUT the exciting racing is not!!
Now that we are done cheering on the world’s elite nordic athletes, it is time for many Strathcona Nordics racers to hit the road for some exciting events. This weekend our Devo Team skiers will head with Coach Tim McGrady and Wax Guru Hardolph Wasteneys to Salmon Arm for the BC Midget Championships. The next age category up races in the BC Winter Games this weekend, and the skiers who qualified through our trials race to represent Zone 6 and SNSC will head to Terrace with Coach Marilyn Atkinson and Club Coach Dave Battison. More details are below.
And the National Championships are in Whitehorse this year, beginning on March 14th. SNSC is entering a full slate of skiers, including Sarah Peters, Andrea Lee, Freya Wasteneys, Sylvie Watkins, Ariel Becherer, Emalee Vandermale, Sydney Vandermale, Michael Ravensbergen, Willie Herchmer and Sheridan Meckert. Coach Battsion and Brian Vandermale will lead the team on this northern expedition.
We wish all of these skiers good luck, and hope they will do their best and enjoy their race experience.
We are closing in on the March 21st Rabbit Tourney which is always a fun day for our young skiers, thanks in large part to the volunteer parents who help organize the activities.
Only 3 weeks away is a chance for all skiers to participate in the 27th annual Vancouver Island Loppet. It’s a great way to end the season and we hope to see many skiers out enjoying a fun event.
Good luck everyone,
R. Grantham
Club Veep
BACK COUNTRY SKI TRIPS
Back country ski touring toward Mount Becher in late January. photo Andrew Pape-Salmon
Please contact: andrewpapesalmon@shaw.ca if you would like to sign up for the Back Country ski trips on March 14 and/or 28.
ART GIVES CLUB HEAD START!
Artist Brian Scott loves cross-country skiing. In fact, he has many fond memories of skiing with the Forbidden Plateau ski club as a youth. Now, Brian Scott is going to help the Strathcona Nordic Ski Club by donating to us the proceeds from the sale of his paintings and prints that are currently in the Raven Lodge. When you buy a Brian Scott print or painting in the Raven Lodge, you not only get a beautiful work of art, but you help your local nordic ski club at the same time!
Brian scott is donating the proceeds from his prints and paintings in the Raven Lodge to the SNSC.
BC GAMES TEAM
The Strathcona Nordics Racers on the Zone 6 team are heading to Terrace for a full weekend of racing at the BC Winter Games, March 4-7. The Club and Zone are well represented by Emalee Vandermale, Ariel Becherer, Malia Irvine, Sarah Stewart Grantham, Jamie Wasteneys, Sheridan Meckert, Alec Stapff, Alex Brown, Sydney Vandermale, Michelle Boham and by Maya DeVos. The group is coached by Dave Battison and Marilyn Atkinson.
The BC Winter Games Team representing Zone 6, Vancouver Island.
In the three days of racing on the Onion Lake trails, the races are Classic middle distance, Free technique sprint, and 4 person team relay race. The Club sends wishes for Fast Skis and Safe Travels to the Team!
DEVOS TO MIDGETS
Many members of the Devo Team are also packing their bags and cleaning the klister off their skis as they prepare for the BC Midget Championships in Salmon Arm this weekend. Racing for the Strathcona Nordics in the Peewee and Midget categories are Avalon Wasteneys, Sofia Conradi, Sally Brown, Sylvie Stewart-Grantham, Morgan Meckert, Austin Long, Andy Walker, Connor McGrady, Jared Jones, Darien Walker, and Max Brown. Fast skis and safe travels to the Devos as well!
RABBITS
Some Rabbits were sighted in the Far East country last weekend. Way to go Rabbits! Rabbit families can look for a Rabbit News email this week with lots of details about upcoming events and happenings in the program.
TAX RECEIPTS
Tax receipts for the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit are now ready, and coaches will begin distributing receipts for program and membership fees to families who had skiers under the age of 16 at the beginning of 2009. Please contact Andrea Prager, Director of Memberships, at membership@strathconanordics.com, should you have any questions about your child’s receipt. For more information on the credit, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website.
LOPPET
If you’re not racing this year, why not volunteer!! It’s a very fun event, and volunteers are eligible for great prizes. There are many jobs to choose from. info@strathconanordics.com Look for the Race Notice on the club website “Races” page, or find it on the bulletin board in the Raven Lodge. Register to race online at Zone 4 before 6pm on Thursday, March 26.
