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Page 6, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, September 3, 1986 It's just 'Cowboys and Indians' for grown-ups By Conrad Felber Tired of the rat race? Do you feel a need for some thrills and excitement and even a little bit of danger? Mac Rogerson of MGR Enterprises in Terrace Bay is the man to see. Rogerson has brought to the area an adult "war" game which is extremely popular in many larger cities, including Thunder Bay. The game is actually just a sophisticated version of '*Cowboys and Indians," in which teams of five or ten people dress in camou- flage gear and head out to Rogerson's game area near Jackfish Lake east of town. The participants are then each given a special gun and a supply of small, spherical plastic pellets, which are filled with a red dye. CO: cartridges in the guns fire the pellets, which break on impact, creating a bright splash of red that almost looks like blood. The game then begins, with each team protecting its base camp and a flag. There-are variations to the contest, but the object of it «8 usually to capture the other team's flag and to bring it back to your base. The players get 30 of the pellets each, and two mat- ches are played in an hour of fun and exercise. Rogerson noted that his game stresses safety, and all players are required to wear goggles, which are supplied in the cost of the" game. Long-sleeved shirts and pants as well as boots for ankle support should also be worn, he added. In addition, players are told not to shoot an "en- emy" above the shoulder level. If someone is hit in the head, that shot is not counted. A hit in the arm or leg is considered a wound in most of the game variations, while a direct te A Close Call | Don Young flinches back as a shot whizzes by him during a demonstration of a new game for adventuring adults which has come to Terrace Bay. The game in- volves the use of COz powered guns which fire pellets of red dye. For more in- formation about the game or to make a booking for your group, call 825-3824. GRAHAM BACON WELTER ARCHITECTS & CONSULTING ENGINEER 179 S. ALGOMA STREET THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO P7B 3C1 TELEPHONE: 807-344-5721 NOTICE OF TENDER SEALED GENERAL CONTRACT TENDERS will be due at the Office of the Architects & Consulting Engineer, at 3:00 p.m. LOCAL TIME, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1986. on behalf, of the NORTH OF SUPERIOR DISTRICT R.C.S.S. BOARD, for WINDOW RENOVATIONS; HOLY ANGELS SCHOOL, SCHREIBER, ONTARIO. A 10% Bid Bond or Certified Cheque for 10% of Tender will be required with each tender. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. _ Drawings, Specifications & Form of Tender may be obtained from the undersigned, upon a deposit of $25.00 per set. Ka "O Ry ky cy, eS ' oi e 7:00 p.m. ¢ Tuesday nights public library. P. Richardson Chairman. *) BO LAKE SUPERIOR ARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE Generally, meetings of the Board are as follows: © Conference Room, Marathon High School © Ist Meeting of the month -- EDUCATION Items e 2nd Meeting of the month -- OPERATIONS Items © 3rd Meeting of the month -- GENERAL BUSINESS Items © 4th Meeting of the Month -- FINANCE Items The general public is welcome to attend at any meetings although some portion of each meeting may be closed to the public. For those interested, agendas and minutes are available at each local Meetings for the 1986-87 school year commence Tuesday, September 9, 1986. ; For further information please contact your local trustees, school principal or the Board Office (824-2201). M. Twomey Director shot in the torso will always "kill" that person, and he or she will then be out for the duration of that particular game. Umpires are also provid- ed by Rogerson to make sure the rules are followed. The playing field varies from 150 feet square up to a quarter mile square on a site 200 acres in size. Rogerson had to secure a land use allocation from the Ministry of Natural Re- sources earlier this summer before he was allowed to begin. As winter sessions are also held, Rogerson con- tinues to accept bookings for games, usually in groups of ten, although smaller groups can also be formed. Individual names are now being accepted, and these people will be put together in a group of their own eventually, he said. Since starting the unique program, Rogerson has ex- panded somewhat and is | now Organizing games dur- ing the day and evening, seven days a week. To make a booking or for more information, call Rogerson at 825-3824. Todd McKie, at left, and Don Young spot a mutual foe and line up almost like a firing squad. Both recently took part in this demonstration. of a new outdoor Layoffs may cause | changes Terrace Bay Recreation Co-ordinator Terry Bryson said last week that rec- reation in the town is go- ing to more important now than ever before, due to the lay-offs announced last week by Kimberly-Clark. "Recreation keeps the mind and body active," he said in an interview after returning from a recreation case study seminar held in Toronto on August 20 at which he represented all of Northwestern Ontario. "There are also the psychological benefits," he added. "Recreation helps to reduce stress and depression."' He said that the lay-offs, which involve 355 pulp mill and woodlands operat- ions workers, will be a challenge for everyone, in- cluding those in his own department. "'We have to be ready with different approaches 'to recreation," he said. "*There will be an increase in leisure time for some, and they are going to want to stay active." He added that it is still too early to say what actual effects the lay-offs will have. As for the seminar, he said it was held to discuss the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation's recent case study held in Sudbury, Lindsay, and Burlington. The study was conducted to bring to the public's att- ention the social benefits of . recreation. 'There is an economic impact as well," Bryson noted. Those impacts were also dealt with at the sem- inar. However, Bryson is convinced that those finan- cial impacts are not as im- portant in the final analysis as the social benefits of recreation to a community and its residents. In a report to Terrace Bay Council, Bryson said some of the social benefits include an opportunity to _ mix with people and to develop new interests and skills. There are also the physical health and fitness benefits, as well as a feel- ing of achievement, matur- ity, creativity, adventure, and well-being. The report, titled Values of Recreation to Our Socie- ty, did include the obvious economic benefits. Bryson explained that every dollar the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation spends gen- erates $9.07 in additional expenditures. A typical family spends approximately $2,300 a year on recreation, a figure which even surprised Bry- son himself. As well, there Ready, Aim... adventure game started up in Terrace Bay earlier this summer by organizer Mac Rogerson. The guns used in the game fire hollow plastic spheres filled with dye. are the province-wide in- come figures: $418 million spent for hockey ice time, equipment, and travel, plus $533 million spent annual- ly on organized skating. The seminar pointed out that a simple two-day, 15 visiting team hockey. tourn- ament creates an influx of $18,300 for the host town due to money spent by the . teams on accomodations, meals, gas travel, beer, and other items. -- "*Recreation is the med- ium through which an ind- ividual may improve the quality of our society,"' Bryson's report concluded. He said his report was bas- ed on the seminar's much larger report. Bryson added that his of- fice is continued to pro- mote its "Let's Hear From You"' program, which he stressed was not created as a reflection of the lay-offs. "If an individual has a suggestion as to a recreat- ion program, we'll work with them to start it up,"' he explained. "We'll try any'hing...it's really up to the people in the commun- ity to come to us with their ideas."' Bryson said that 90 per cent of the Recreation De- partment's special interest courses were suggestions from the public under the "'Let's Hear From You"' program. Four years ago, the town didn't even have any special interest classes, and now there are 25 to 30 held every fall and after Christmas. ""Quite a bit of them are new this year," he added. All special programs will be featured at the Recreat- -- ion Office's booth at the town's annual Fall Fair, to be held September 14 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. He also stressed that some programs can be off- ered for free if he can get volunteers to run them. His -- office also has qualified in- _ Sstructors for squash, rac- quetball, and weight train- ing. Suggestions from the general public can go . beyond the special interest courses, Bryson said. "*A good example of that - was the East Grove Play- © ground, which was sug- gested by a group of ladies in that area," he said. "'Thanks to their efforts, that playground was con- structed."' He said he is looking forward to any suggestions anyone might have for rec- reation programs, services, or even facilities in the township.