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c thursday june 13 2002 23 economist sun stouffville tribune lfafik 0 staff photoerin riley staff writer linda johnson dipped into the sport of kayaking at the richmond hill canoe club kayakers become one with water if you have never seen lake wilcox from the middle sit ting still in a boat the silence the solitude the sun glistening on the water as far as you can see you should some day i will too on sunday at the richmond hill canoe club i had my first experience paddling a kayak on the lake i admit i stayed fairly close to the dock and to the safety boat still it was far enough out to understand why the sport has so many enthusiastic followers after finding a lifejacket for me coach tarah coates showed me how to use the paddle the single pole has two black paddles on either end each one molded to look like a large ice cream scoop the sport in part because she loves water i love water too though i usu ally prefer it in smaller quantities and with a twist of lemon linda johnson been there done that we practised twisting the paddle the right hand always gripping firmly while the left hand is left loose to allow for twisting tarah now in her second sum mer paddling said she took up the k4s kayaks that hold four paddlers at the olympics go so fast they can pull a water skier as we walked down the dock toward the kayak i took a good look at the water i realized i really have no problem with water its the weeds i dont like dark green floating on the surface and coated with a white bubbly film that and the bottom you cant see she assured me theres nothing wrong with the water paddler carly jorens said theyre in it all the time sometimes deliberately thats when we do our bal ance exercises when its a hot day and everyone really wants to go swimming she said half way down the dock we reached my kayak a trainer which means its wider than the usual kayak i looked at the seat and though im not an expert i saw right away there was not enough room for two you mean i have to go out see sport page 24 make sure your man gets the grill of your dreams ladies put your feet up its barbecue season byannehowland staff writer first man discovered fire then woman had to cook over it what a raw deal at least that is until man invented the barbecue and saw that it was good actually it was probably a woman who cooked up the idea for the barbecue a magical device that much like the remote control puts all men under its spell so hey who wants to come between a galloping gourmet and his fiery steed sit back girlfriends crack a cold one and let your other half get busy as a woman who has hunkered on her haunches in front of her hibachi ripped the guts from an electric model in the quest for charcoal perfection and finally risen to stand tall behind a gleam ing gas model i have at last reached the pinnacle of civilized outdoor cookery someone else does it not surprisingly an informal survey of barbecue retailers in the region showed no trend toward women taking back the tongs i havent noticed single women or the lady of the house coming in to buy barbecues mused wanda crozier part- owner of surfside dream builders in newmarket the trend is still men doing the barbecuing its smart on the womans part because she doesnt have to be in the kitchen so much see too many page 24 k pacific mall 4300 steeles ave e markham 9054708781 j -i- steeles and kennedy teijvtxrtp jsicaiai i kfiftl ileruafory mffl by music ontario onsmvviory jmusj 0 a c c a jiiiliii n t steeles 4 i v y- v- y- t ait ij i si- sundayj s open 7 mvlflleek pp i ill li something sfwuitc be cftetefy ifce your job friends vourimmi andi ntebt i 7vi- 4i fr sfrv co ltd massage chair bed massager exercise sporting wmm mm 2s m