“There. are, extra bleachers up
at, the: Thornhill Community
. - Grounds’: “horse: ring this year
bit it. will likely still be standing

* fom monly when the heavy horse
teams

enter the ring at this -ér gi

wéekend’s' Skeena Valley Fall
Fair. .

rattst introduced to fairgoers

© years. ago, the heavy horse
__ pull. competition proved an. ins-.

“tant hit with the. crowds.

And with entrants travelling
‘from Smithers ‘and -.the
Hazeltons to take part, Leo De
Jong says there is'no doubt it’s
just: as popular with team
owners as well. “They like to
come and show their horses,”'
he adds.

iDe J ong anticipates there will
be eight entries this year. That's
two more than last year and

continues the trend of increased I

participation each year.

The event, -he explains, re-
quires. the two-horse teams to
pull 2 sled'‘loaded with concrete
blocks over a distance. of 14ft.
The horses must also make the
pull without’ stepping outside a
marked: laneway — in other
words it must be in a straight
line.

The weight for the first pull is
_ 2,000 Ibs, and that is increased
500 Ibs. with each subsequent
. pull.

-How much, can’ they pull?
Last’ year’ ‘Charlie _Houlden’s
team of Major and May hauled
5,270 Ibs. That was 1,345 lbs.
more than the combined weight
of the two horses, which is how
' the placings.are decided.

Parks program wraps up for summer

Maureen Atkinson

Clouds

“The: ‘weather ‘may not have
“always: been. the best, but
-Matireen Atkinson, co-

ordinator ‘of. the’ visitors pro-  &

‘gram at: ‘Lakelse Lake (Furlong
- bay). ‘provincial ‘park says that
~ wasn’t’ always a bad thing.
: fact; the grey days of July
“actually helped increase turnout
-rat some of the events “because
p ople: were a little reluctant to

‘Igo’ in- the water,” she recalled,
“Conversely, on very hot ‘after=
cn ons they didn’t want to leave
ite

“several” years now, this was

* Atkinson’s first time putting it -

togethers: ;
She: aatied work June, 3 with

‘4 interesting’

her get settled in, she added,

~'children‘and their parents while
1 20-30; people usually turned out
“forthe evening presentations.

“i ‘ticlpants ..as few as 10 per cent
i uilatly:strong...

postive but that picture would
become clearer once the results
6£a. Survey | were in;

“enough, an Atkinson sald

Past:

: Although the visitors* pro- :
. grain. -has. been-in place for -

program and - &
‘those carly days as. -
However, .§
editing Parks staff for helping -:

“Once; L. found my footing it

said afternoon ses- fi
ally .attracted 15

hb Northwasterners made up.the ~
“overmhelminig majority of par- -

-of-province tourists—
“Kitimat presence’ was.

he ‘said response to the pro-
rams. seemed to’ have’ been .

Aid: would ‘she do it again
ext year? “Sure, if they. pay me,

POWERF! UL DRAW. Large crowds can be expected to turn out again this year to catch the heavy harse
pull entries straining to be top team of the day at this weekend's Skeena Valley Fall Fair. It’s the third
year the event has been held and the entry is up again this time.

There are two opportunities
to watch these powerful animals
in action: an exhibition/warm
up at 6 p.m. on Saturday
followed the next day by the
competition itself, That gets
under way at 3 p.m.

And remember, if you want a
seat, you'll have to get there
early.

The Labour day. weekend
marks the end of this year’s
visitors program at Lakelse
Lake (Furlong Bay) provincial
park.

However, there's lots to do
for those looking forward to a
final Furlong fling,
Tomotrow alterndon sees thel

’ Nature = Blaze for
youngsters beginning at 3 p.m.
in the Furlong Bay picnic

FUN IN THE SUN
DESTINATIONS!

‘ From heavy horses to heavy
equipment. This is the second
time local equipment suppliers
have agreed to display some of
their products at the fair.

Last year a dozen vehicles
were on show and De Jong is
hopeful the interest shown by
those businesses will translate to
even more this time. .

shelter, That's Life, a nature
walk along the Twin Spruce
Trail, takes places that evening

and gets under way at 7:30 p.m. -

Friday at 3 p.m. children can.
have a whale of a time with the
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will be bringing along their
pride-and-joys recalling
motorized momients from
yesteryear.

For a full schedule of events
for this year’s 2ist’ annual
Skeena Valley Fall Fair, turn to
pages C4 and C5.

Saturday is the grand finale
with Family Fun Day which in-
cludes the annual sand critter
competition and face painting
(4-5 p.m.), relay races and fun
games (5:30-7:30 p.m.) and
ends with the traditional sing-

along at a fina] campfire (8 p.m,)

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