The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - BS President’s message This is the International Year of the Volunteer and as such I would like to thank all the many volunteers who make this event possible. This year’s fair is fast approaching and all have been very busy planning and organizing the 31st annual. Skeena Valley Fall Fair. This fair is a cumulative effort, with many long hours put in by many wonderful people wha should all’be very proud of what is accomplished each year. When'] walk around the fair, I am always in awe at the vastness of the event, and the enor- mous amount of work involved ta put it all together. It is‘a tribute to this community and the people in it. Let’s keep up the good wark and congratulations f to all.; a Each year brings new events and new contributors to our Fair. We would like to welcome both — Alcan and BC Hydro to our Friends of the Fair corporate sponsorship program, We gre very pleased to have them on board ang grateful for their contributions. !Alcan will also be sponsoring a recycling booth this year at the fair, with lots of information far is generously provided by the City of Terrace, the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine and the BC Transit Authority. Schedules are available from the BC Transit Authority, The horse show will kick off our fair again this year. Dressage will begin at 9:00 am with regular classes and trail classes to follow. The heavy horse pull event will follow the horse show on Saturday evening and continue Sunday afternoon. Come down and cheer on your favorites. The Fun Fair will return on Sunday, with lots of fun for young and old, This event was a great hit last year, with races and contests for the kids and lawnmower races for the older “kids”. Entertainment will be ongoing in the big tent all weekend. Many thanks again 1o Erle Crawford for erganiz- ing this event. A schedule of enter- tainment is available on our website www.kermode.net/fallfair. Don’t miss all the fun events, Log- gers Sports and Pancake Breakfast, sponsored by Downtown Lions, Pet Show with the Skeena Valley Ken- nel Club, Annual Gymkhana with the public. Make sure and come down and take a look. ¢ - The rabbit barn is complete now and we are expecting a great show of the local and out of town'talent. - Again this year: we: will have both a competi- tive rabbit show as wéll as a fun show for your favourite pet bunny. New this year is a Cavie ca- tegory, (these used to-be called guinea pigs to us laymen). This should be an interesting and edu- cational event. Many thanks again to the Adams family for all their hard work in organizing and making this possible. Thanks again Barb and Jim and every- one else who volunteered and contributed. Another new item this year is a free bus ser- vice on Sunday to and from the fair. This service Dede Bone the Totem Saddle Club, 4-H Show- manship and Achievement events: and the Beer Gardens with the Centennial Lions, as well as all the booths and Exhibit Hall, there will be lots to see and do this year at the fair. Come out and support the Skeena Valley Fall Fair and see what the efforts of the wonderful volunteers in this association have done for their community. Without them, this Fair would not happen, and we are all very proud of our fair. New members are always welcome, so come on down and join our team and share in our ac-' complishment. See you at the fair! Dede Bone, president Skeena Vailey Fall Fair Association It’s open mike time for musicians ERLE CRAWFORD wants to see some new musical talent hit the Fall Fair stage this year. That’s why he has opened up the schedule fo anyone and everyone who wants to play. * “T want to create a venue for local talent to get up their and show their stuff,” said Craw- ford, the fair’s music organizer. stuff.” FUN FAIR (Fun for all ages 3 to 100) “Everybody needs a chance to get on stage and strut their Crawford has booked local talent and scheduled sessions where musicians in the audi- ence can step up to the’ mike. “It doesn’t matter how good you are or how bad you are,” he said. “They all get a chance SKEENA VALLEY FALL FAIR Sept 1 & 2, 2001 Ba G K Thornhill Community Grounds & Hall a. Terrace, BC ede hefty int tae: HALL EXHIBITS De Fin “tr it Ha 5 ee. {adjace hibit Hall) j , €g> SCARECROW fy —~| CONTEST ‘ Sponsored by Kermode Auto Sports \ * to go on.” The performances will fol- low Saturday’s opening cere- monies. 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