18 . Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 19, 1987

Mall team takes -

bed race trophy

TERRACE —The RCMP had a
section of Lakelse Ave. cordon-
ed off, and the sidewalks were
lined with hundreds of anxious
spectators. Than chaos broke
loose as the athletes appeared,
and the crowd broke ranks.

- by Tod Strachan

Racing teams bombarded
each other with a variety of

weapons to prove their.superior- -

ity. Children dodged between
moving legs and equipment to
.grab unexploded water balloons,
fueling an attack of their own.
Parents, in their infinite wisdon,

Lifeguards
see action

TERRACE — Lifeguards at the
Terrace Swimming Poo! have
been credited with saving the life
of a 12-year-old girl who ran in-
to difficulty at the pool early last
week,

Ken Veldman, T.J. Sheas-
green and Jimmy Pegg were on

. duty when the girl, who was
swimming with her:family, lost
consciousness and had to be
taken from the pool.

Pool Director Tony Toriglia
said the lifeguards acted quickly
and put their training to good
use by resuscitating the girl
‘before the ambulance arrived.

He said he knew the youth
would be fine when he checked
with the parents following the
incident and they told him that
the first thing she wanted to do
when she got home was to go
swimming,

Toriglia
lifeguards ‘acted, ‘‘very profes-
sionally,’’ and he was very pleas-
ed with their performance. He
said that each had received let-
ters of recognition for their
quick action from Recreation
Director Steve Scott.

Athletes —

He said the exact cause of the
winter games outbreak wasn’t
totally clear yet but after an in-
tensive’ investigation coor-
dinated in the lower mainland he
said it appeared some cornish
game hen that was included in
some of the box lunches wasn’t

considered safe by food handlers.

at the game, and those lunches
were pulled and destroyed.
“*They felt they had thrown all
the spoiled chicken away but our
suspicion is that they might have.

said that the -

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abandoned their off-spring and
ran for cover, _

When order was restored, bat-
tered teams re-grouped at the
Starting line and the annual
Skeena Mall Bed Race was ready
to begin.

The City of Terrace and the
RCMP took the first two heats,
leaving their competition sitting
on soaked: beds to contemplate
their futures and spend the rest
of the event as spectators.

The third heat was marred by
controversey when the Skeena
‘Mall entry won the heat but was
disqualified for leaving — their
disignated lane. After much

discussion; Skeena Mall athletes

' convinced the judges they were

told by an official to follow the
dotted line in the middle of the
road, and their win was allowed
to stand.

Skeena Mall proved their
superiority in the final heat with
a flawless run on the litter-
strewn street (in their own lane),
and the RCMP and City of Ter-
race had to settle for lesser prizes
of second and third. ;

For their effort, the Skeena
Mall team won the annnual
trophy plus some individual
keepers. The RCMP won a large
trophy for their second place
finish, and the City of Terrace
won medallions for third.

_A plaque for the best looking

bed went to the Mills Memorial f
Hospital entry, and the hard |

luck Skunk Prize, steins with
a picture of skunk, went
to the Workers’ Compensation
Board. —

Of course, there are no real
winners or losers in the Skeena
Mall Bed Race, and spectators
applauded all teams equally for
participating in what is really a
gruelling event to provide some
of the best entertainment of
Riverboat Days.

continued from page 3

missed some of these,”’ ;

Bowering didn’t attach any
blame to the food handlers, say-
ing. that. they had prepared
thousands of the lunches, and
even though they spotted the

contaminated chicken, ‘‘They

may have missed a few.’’

_ He said the balance of the lun- |

ches, which were considered
safe, were stored in reefer trucks

overnight before distribution to |

games athletes the next day.

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