U4
SPORTS
I
WHL
ALL-STARS
COMES
TO
PG
W
Shawn
Mclaughlin
The
stars
came
out
to
shine
as
the
WHL
All-Star
game
made
it's
first
appearance
in
five
years,
this
one
taking
place
in
front
of
the
sell-out
crowd
of
6000
at
the
Prince
George
Multiplex.
The
script
could
not
have
been
written
better
for
this
one,
as
the
Prince
George
Cougar's
forward
Jeff
Lynch
opened
the
scoring
early
in
the
first.
Lynch,
the
sole
contribution
to
the
All-Stars
from
Prince
George,
had
been
left
off
of
the
roster
for
the
Western
Division,
and
was
added
only
two
days
before
the
game.
Lynch
led
the
West
in
an
early
lead
against
the
coming
of
the
stars.
Prince
George's
city
father's
turned
down
a
proposal
from
TSN,
who
aired
the
game
on
national
television,
for
an
on-
the-air
tour
of
the
city.
A
spokes-person
from
the
Prince
George
Chamber
of
Commerce
spoke
on
City
Councils
decision.
"Apparently,
the
council
didn't
feel
that
some
tourism
publicity
for
Prince
George
was
needed.
They
turned
down
a
great
chance."
WHAT'S
GOING
ON
WITH
THE
SKI
HILLS??
fShawn
Mclaughlin
With
the
lack
of
new
snow,
and
the
recent
frigid
temperatures,
one
would
think
that
the
ski
industry
would
be
suffering.
According
to
a
spokes-person
from
Powder
King
Ski
Resort,
that's
not
the
case.
"We're
not
getting
the
volume
of
people
that
we
had
hoped
to
get
this
year.
But
with
the
crappy
weather
Old
Man
winter
has
dealt
us,
jPowder
King
is
showing
signs
of
growth.
We
re
still
getting
more
people
out
on
the
slopes
this
year
than
last
year.
It
might
have
something
to
do
with
the
fact
that
everyone
was
scared
when
the
mountain
was
going
to
close,
and
are
just
making
use
of
it
now."
Under
the
new
ownership,
Powder
King
Resort
plans
to
continue
increasing
it's
capacity.
The
expansion
made
a
couple
of
years
ago
will
be
joined
by
more
lodging
facilities,
and
more
"relaxed"
concessions.
On
the
other
side
of
town,
Purden
Ski
Village
is
offering
stiff
competition
for
the
reigning
King
Azu.
With
the
opening
of
a
second
chair
lift
and
a
dozen
new
runs,
Purden
now
has
a
greater
toe-hold
on
the
industry,
and
offers
a
less
extreme
source
of
fun
closer
to
town.
Snowboarding
has
made
it's
mark
also.
Both
Powder
King
and
Purden
have
recently
opened
snowboard
parks,
and
are
expanding
their
abilities
to
accommodate
the
ever
growing
sport.
ISSUE
2
1996
that
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foaftpjeMZ
K.
Link
1.
You
decide
to
get
a
basic
knowledge
of
the
language
of
whatever
country.
You
learn
how
to
ask
where
the
bathroom
is,
but
you
can't
understand
the
directions.
2.
You
neglect
to
learn
the
language
and
have
to
draw
pictures
for
EVERYTHING.
We're
talking
detailed
diagrams.
3.
You
discover
the
french
word
"preservatif
'
may
look
similar
to
an
English
word,
but
it
has
a
completely
different
meaning...you'll
have
to
look
that
one
up.
4.
You
find
out
your
compulsion
to
say
"eh"
at
the
end
of
every
sentence
has
branded
you
a
foreigner.
5.
Finally,
you
cannot
comprehend
why
everyone
is
laughing
since
you
fail
to
understand
when
people
walk
past
you
saying
"Excuse
me,
but
you
are
flying
low."