Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, January 31, 1994 TAG: 9401310263
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
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Visitors to Snowshoe Ski Resort this weekend may wonder if snow blindness or some other malady is causing them to see things: Snow volleyball? Cardboard vehicles speeding down the slopes? Snow tug-of-war?
It is the eighth annual Jose Cuervo Games of Winter, held at 16 resorts from Vermont to California. The action heats up at Snowshoe in Pocahontas County, W.Va. Saturday at 9 a.m. A variety of events will be open to participants 21 or older at no cost. For additional information, call Snowshoe, 304-572-1000.
11 - All about whitetails
The National Rifle Association is bringing its Great American Hunters Tour to the Roanoke Civic Center Feb. 11, one of more than 100 stops on a nationwide tour. Seminar topics will cover a broad range of hunting tips, but getting top billing will be whitetail deer.
The Roanoke show will feature three experts: Mike Ondik, a veteran wildlife biologist who operated the Penn State Whitetail Deer Research Center for two decades; Dave Henderson, author of ``Whitetails: A Modern Look at Deer Hunting''; and Jerry Chiappetta, author of ``101 Advanced Deer Hunting Tips'' and creator of the ``Whitetail Wisdom'' video.
Displays will include NRA's Great American Whitetail Collection.
Tickets are $15 ($10 for NRA members) and can be ordered with a credit card by calling 1-800-492-HUNT. Tickets also will be available at the door, which opens at 5 p.m. The show begins at 6:30 p.m.
12 - Going to school on bass
Jimmy Houston could get a job as a stand-up comic. He's that funny. But he chooses to make his living another way: Fishing.
Houston, the two-time winner of the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year title and holder of 12 national fishing titles, will be featured in Bass Fishing Techniques '94, a two-day educational program scheduled at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood in Roanoke, Feb. 12-13. Sponsored by Virginia Tech, the seminar also will feature Woo Daves, Randy Romig, John Dean, Randy Moseley and Penny Berryman.
Subjects cover everything from spinnerbaits to structure, tube worms to tournaments, worm fishing to women anglers. Admission is $74; $40 for youngsters under 12. You can register by calling 703-231-5183 or at the door beginning one hour before the program starts at 8 a.m.
19 - Hooking onto fly fishing
Fly fishing, one of the fastest growing of the outdoor sports, will be featured during a daylong school sponsored Feb. 19 by the New River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The 9 to 5 session will be held at the Virginia Tech Coliseum.
Instructors include several of the region's top fly anglers: Harry Steeves, Steve Hiner, Miller Williams and Sam Cox. Instruction will cover casting, fly tying and fly fishing techniques. Cost is $55, including lunch. The school will be limited to 14 participants, which means if you don't hurry you won't make it. Register by calling 703-382-5543 or 703-231-4039.
26 - Big bucks for elk
The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has scheduled its third annual banquet, Feb. 26 at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn. The two previous banquets have established the chapter as an important fund-raiser for elk conservation projects. So important, that Vince Yannone, of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be the featured speaker.
A sell-out is expected, which means no tickets will be available at the door. You need to get them ahead of time, at Trebark or Roanoke Gravley Sales or by calling John Rokisky, 772-1414. They sell for $45; $65 for a couple. The program begins 4 p.m., the social hour 6 p.m., the dinner 7 p.m. and a benefit auction 8:30 p.m.
by CNB