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Last Thursday saw one of the most enjoyable and rewarding of all this summer’s WORCA Loonie races.

Last Thursday saw one of the most enjoyable and rewarding of all this summer’s WORCA Loonie races. The relay-format race around the Lost Lake trails, requiring a mix of adults and kids on each team, was hosted by STORMBC and anyone who was not there missed something pretty special.

For various reasons including the last-minute defection of a sponsor, the race set-up required some 11th hour scrambling, and some serious thank-you’s are in order for all who stepped in to help make it happen!

Thanks to Keith Bennett and the RMOW, we had a perfect venue on a beautiful evening at the Spruce Grove Fieldhouse. STORMBC coach Terry Evans and his team of parent volunteers laid out and marshalled a very fun course that gave the adults a good ride but was manageable by the younger riders. What’s a Loonie race without food and drink? Thank you to Uschi Scherer for asking, what can I do? And then doing it. Thanks to John Lee, Nesters, and burger-flipper extraordinaire Adam Protter the burgers and dogs were vacuumed up by those hungry racers, and as for bevies there would have been none but for knights-in-shining-armour Chris Quinlan from Behind the Grind, the good folks at Paradata and Ron at Hoz’s, all of whom responded to our cries for help with great generosity.

Local supermoms Martha Heintzman, Brenda Baker and Linda McGaw did some high-speed running around to procure various items, and thanks to the kindness and generosity of numerous local businesses every single child at that race went home with a prize.

If anyone in Whistler ever becomes jaded with mountain biking, or even if they forget why we all live here in the first place, I highly recommend coming out to next year’s STORMBC WORCA Loonie race. Watching those kids’ faces as they put heart and soul into the race, as they cheered on their teams (and other teams as well!) and as they greeted even the smallest prize with pleasure, was refreshment to the spirit. We just saw the future of mountain biking in Whistler, and guess what? It looked great.

C. Jewett

Whistler

The somewhat scathing rant by Mitch Rhodes in last week’s Pique was to say the least, a bit of a shocker. Was it anger, jealousy or Mr. Rhodes’ need to be in the public spotlight that got him so fired up at Mr Lambert? I do not know.

What I do know is that the staff at the Whistler Medical Clinic have been able to do amazing work over the last 20 years or so even though they may not have had the latest and greatest technology available.

We are all going to die at some point in time, so putting the blame on Mr. Lambert is a little far reaching.

Let’s get a grip on reality here. Many people in Whistler think the Nita Lake deal is too big and a little too generous as far as the increased zoning goes. Mr. Lambert is only the thin edge of the wedge, the face at the front of the opposition, so to speak, and neither he nor anyone else deserves to be spoken about in the manner you did in your letter just because they have a different opinion. Besides which no one is actually stopping Mr. Haibeck and his backers from giving a million to the clinic, it just can’t be part of the Nita Lake deal, that’s all.

Then again as the lady last week said, it is not up to donations to fund our health care! But that is another debate and another point of view.

Don Goodall

Whistler

åLast week one of the not-so-local writers had a lot to say about the B.C. medical system. I suggest he help reduce the burden on our ailing medical system by pushing his Westfailedya back home to Arizona. Perhaps, when he arrives he could e-mail us all and let us know if they take Visa in Emergency. Besides, there are more Americans without medical than Canadians altogether.

Bjorn Gimse

Whistler

Happy Trails Prima Dana?

Pique staff writer Dana Michell was a huge asset to the Whistler arts and entertainment scene in Whistler during her year here. She attended many events, asked interesting, pertinent, and at times deliciously impertinent questions. Her sense of humour, articulate and fluid writing skills and dedication to her craft are laudable.

She was also responsible for writing a considerable portion of the Pique. In the public eye, Dana Michell was a first-rate representative for Pique newsmagazine – like so many who have contributed much to the community during such a short tenure and left without adequate recognition.

I would like to extend a public and very sincere thank you to Dana Michell for her hard work and flair. Dana Michell: cheers to you.

Gillie Easdon

MY Place

I would like to send a sincere thank you to the following businesses and people that contributed to making Community FunFest a sucess. Bruce and Shawn at Nesters Market for the watermelon and corn, Ken and Tim from IGA for the juice, Whistler Outdoor Experience for the canoes and kayaks, Jason at STORMBC for attending the event, Emma DalSanto for the buss pass, Ray Longmuir and the other volunteers from Windermere Sea to Sky Real Estate Ltd, Emile, Craig and Nate from the fire department and Scott from Rocky Mountain Production Services. It is the continuous support and donations from local businesses that allow us to provide ongoing, free events for our community.

Julie Cummings

Recreation Programmer

Whistler Parks and Recreation