The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 2, 2006 - A15 uy Sports of all sorts for. athletes and spectators ATHLETES and sports fans will be treated to more events than- you can swing a bat at during the _ Riverboat Days celebrations Aug. . 4toll. _. © Check ‘out the Home Run '«. Derby during the Mixed Slo- _ pitch tournament that officially . kicks off at Riverside Park ‘and’ “: Rotary Kerr field at 7 p.m. Friday: Aug.’4 with games running all day” » Saturday, Sunday and Monday. - To register, call Carl Goodall . at 615-1147, © The first annual Riverboat Days Car: Show. welcomes car hobbyists to polish up and show | off their vehicles at the arena from 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. Aug. 5. ; To pre-register. a vehicle call . Ross Smith at 638-1733 or email. rossco@monarch.net. _. 2 Freestyle Motocross Mad- “mess burns up the pavement for its _. ... third consecutive year. Watch Ca- - “nadian Freestyle champ Reagan Seig; Kris Garwasiuk and back ° flip star Jeff Fehr complete tricks * on their bikes while dangling high " above the Skeena Mall parking lot at 1:30.p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5. If it. rains, the event may be postponed or rescheduled for Sunday. For. more - information, Steve Pereira at 635-6316. call *-City slickers. looking for -,. some down home country action "are invited to watch Totem Saddle. « Club riders round ‘em up in the ‘’. two-day Cattle Sorting events * at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 and 9 ~., am. Sunday Aug. 6 at the Thorn- “hill ‘Community Grounds. Teams of three riders have 90 seconds to corral 10 numbered cattle in order... | _ .- For more details, call Jocelyn ‘ Benoit at 635-5100. * The Totem Saddle Club will ‘officially open its long-awaited | ‘and newly completed Skeena Valley Exhibition Arena, a multi-use recreation arena, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Thornhill Community Grounds at 7 p.m. Aug. 5. . For .more info, call Bryon Heighington at 638-8444. FILE PHOTO = a ° Stock cars rip. around ‘the ‘Terrace Speedway during two days of racing, including Kid- dies Day, Aug. 5 and 6.' Thunder, Hit-to-Pass and Bomber cars race starting at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. - For more info, call 635- 9060 or visit the website at www.ter- Tacespeedway.ca. ¢ Dragsters heat up the airport runway at the Hot August Nights - Aug. 6-and., 7 at the Terrace-Kiti- mat Airport. Gates open at 9 a.m. | with racing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. : Featured events include Pro-Mods and Top- Alcohol ‘cars with a top speed of 250 miles per hour. For more info, call Blake at 635-2130. * Fun in the sand returns with Beach Blast Volleyball 6 at Mr. Mike’s parking lot Aug. 6 and 7. Come enjoy two days of spirited action on.the. beach in the.down- town core. Gameplay starts at 9 a.m. both days. ; For more details, call Ron Sto- ry at 635-3077. THE STREET Hockey Challenge for: youth returns this year to . Riverboat Days. * Basketball players aged nine ‘ . ‘and up compete in the 3-on-3 -Basketball. Tournament in the McDonalds restaurant parking lot — Aug. 5 and 6. Register at McDon-..° & alds to play in one of four divi-- sions. Times to be announced. ¢ Skater boys and girls show | their tricks at the 7th annual _ Ruins Skateboard Competition at the skateboard park behind the Terrace Arena Sunday Aug: ready to ride at 2 p.m. For more details, call Ruins at * 635-9404. * Hockey i in the sun is the name . of the game at the Street Hockey Challenge for youth aged 14 and under Aug. 6 and 7 in the Wal- ‘Mart parking Jot. Games go from _1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. and.9 . . a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. . For more details, call Jane Blix ‘at 615-5728. 6. Register ‘in the 13-and-under, 14 to 17, open or women’s open , ‘competition at 12:30 p. m. and get During Riverboat Days — _. August 4th to 10th Only Each day during this fun filled week, participating merchants will select. -one item... Visit each merchart... “And Barter Your Best Deal! MeArL el #400- 4741 Lakelse Ave., Terrace. * 250- 635-2546 2 "e-mail: skeenamall@monarch. net - Let’s Make A Dea! Have your picture taken beside the Totem Pole that was caned specifically for Skeena Mall by Virgil & Murphy Stanley Monday thru Thursday 9: 30AM to 600PM Friday 9:30AM to 9:00PM Saturday 9:30AM to 6:00PM Sunday 12:00AM to 5:00PM Come visit our many shops offering an array of | merchandise, food, gifts and friendly service. SKEENA MALL MERCHANTS | MAW 7 Northern Reflections Athletes World Pennington’s 4+ Barkleys Red Raven Art Gallery ‘Baskets Unlimited Reitmans Bootlegger Rick's Carters jewellers - Ruins ~ Coles Books Save On Foods ~ Cooks Jewellers . Shanghai Chinese Food ~ Gemma's Kitchen Shefield Express Bed & Bath Sight & Sound © Gemma's First Nation's Sonny's Collectables. Gifts & Souvenirs Video Stop . Hairbusters . Zellers | i erson inclu idles « es oo, $20, 0