C10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 28, 1999

CELEBRATE

IT TAKES skill to take part in the slingers race, an always popular part of Riverboat Days. The
event takes place on the corner of Kalum and Greig beginning at 10 am. on Sunday. Fea-
tured will be a dunk tank for the new skateboard park.

Multitude of sports
for Riverboat Days

RIVERBOAT DAYS means
hard-core sporting events to many
of Terrace’s athletic citizens.

Every year, locais help 3.C.
seniors raise money by hiking the
Seniors’ Mile from the legion to
city hall and take in many of
Riverboat Days’ fun events such
as the pitch and puit and
bartenders’ slingers race on
Lakelse Avenue.

Of course, there’s always the
option of cheering on local soccer
champs at Christie Park and
watching bomber cars lear up the
Terrace Speedway,

Anyway you chose it, sporting
events are a huge on Riverboat
Days, so grab a schedule and join
in the festivities.

Seniors’ Mile

The annual dash from the Legion
to City Hall is the pinnacle of
senior activities during Riverboat
Days.

The seniors invile everyone to
walk, run, bike, rollerblade or
skateboard down Lakelse Ave-
nue.

The event is foads of fun, plus,
you get help Terrace’s very active
seniors team get to the B.C.
Seniors Games in the Elk Valley.

Registralion starts at 10 a.m.
Sunday at the Legion branch,
with races starting at 11 am.
sharp. For pledge sheets and more
information call Evelyn at 635-
6828 or Maxine at 638-8648,

Slo-pitch
If the swish of a baseball bat is
more your thing, head to River-
side Park and the Thornhill
school fields starting Friday, July
30 at 7 p.m.

Tournament organizers say
they’ve had a lot more interest
than any other year, with 16
teams from Terrace, Kitimat,
Prince Rupert and Smithers regis-
tered to play in the weekend
lournmament.

Games run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m Sal-
urday and Sunday and 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday, with A-Event
finals scheduled at 3 p.m. Mon-
day.

Youth soccer
challenge

The Terrace Youth Soccer Asso-
ciation hosts its annual Riverboat
Days Soccer Challenge at Chris-
lie Park, Saturday and Sunday,
July 31 - Aug 1.

The toumament represents Ter-
race's only home town tourney of
the year and gives locals a chance
to sce Terrace’s zone-winning
Under {2 and Under 14 select
teams in action,

Though our teams usually do
fairly well, the tournament has
been won in past years by teams
from Quesnel, Prince George and
Kitimat.

This year, at least 10 teams will
compete from as far away as
Keichican, Alaska with the final
match wp scheduled for Sunday
afternoon.

Tennis open

The Halliwell Tennis courts are
always busy during Riverboat
Days with the annual Tennis
Tournament July 31 - Aug. 2.

The tournament features
women’s singles action as well as
singles and doubles action in
men’s open and men’s recrea-

tional events.

Games start at 9 a.m. Saturday,
with women’s finals scheduled at
12 noon Sunday and men’s finals
scheduled at 1:30 p.m. the same
day. A special under 14 and un-
der 16 tourmament is scheduled
Aug, 1.

New to the tournament this year
is a players’ barbecue and fun,
skill-testing activities scheduled
adjacent to the courts. Entry
forms are available at Bert’s Deli
on Park Avenue. The fee is $10
per event and entrants must regis-
ter by Wednesday, July 28.

Stock car
races

After 10 bruised and battered
stock cars make it through the
Lakelse Ave parade route 11 a.m.
Saturday, check out the rest of
them at the speedway Saturday at
7 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday.

“All of the cars will be there,’’
said driver Cindy Dotlemore of
the highly anticipated event.
Organizers are even hoping one
of Nascar driver Jeff Gordon's
retired Winston Cup cars will at-
tend the race with a litte help
from B.C, Automotive,

The races promise a full hobby
stock class, as well as bombers
and streets in the Goodwrench
100, where drivers compete in 30
laps Saturday and 50 Sunday to
see which drivers can endure the
challenge to earn points for their
car.

Always an exciting event to
view from the stands, the races
promise tons of speedway spills,
as well as a chance to cast your
ballot for your favourite car on
the track.

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