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Flin Flon Score keepers and coaches needed for Special Olympic athletes who bowl on Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Also, Special Olympics curling is taking place at the Uptown Curling Club on Sunday at 1 a.m. More volunteers needed and participants with intellectual difficulties are welcome. Contact Heather Todoschuck at 681-7540 for more information. Rifle Club The Flin Flon Junior Rifle Club is starting on Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the Conservation Centre below Hapnot School. Participants must be 12 years of age by July 15/06. For more information or to register, call Dawne at 687-7931 or Ryan at 362-2204. Creighton There will be a Halloween party on Sunday at the Sportex from 1 to 4 p.m. There are also open time slots for public skating and drop in hockey. Call Cindy Davis for information at 688-8254. Camping Safety With hunting season underway, Survive Outdoors is offering camping and backpacking tips. For all tent campers, please be advised of where you are placing your tent or shelter. This is crucial in terms of the following: 1. Weather and rain - do not place your tent in a low-lying area for flooding purposes. If you absolutely have to, then dig a trench out around the sides. It does not have to be very deep. Three to four inches is helpful to detour the water around your shelter. If this is a state park area and you cannot do that, please respect their rules. Fill in these areas after you are done camping. 2. Beware of trail areas and animals - Many animals, especially hoofed animals such as elk and deer will move at night. If you are in the middle of a heavily traveled path, you may be trampled in your tent or shelter in the middle of the night. 3. If you are in a territory where there are bears - Clearly you want to have all your pans clean. Hang food and perishables as well as pots and pans you cook in at least 200 yards away from your campsite. You do not want to hang them 20 or 30 yards away from your tent area. 4. Do not place your tent under a tree - Sometimes this is impossible. If you are going to place your tent under a tree, please check and make sure that the tree is not dead, aging, or dead or loose limbs above. It has not been uncommon for limbs to fall from a tree onto campers' tents, and injuring them in the middle of the night.
