. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 11, 1993 - Page B7

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The 1993 Riverboat Days festi-
val featured all sorts of sporis,
from running to baseball to race
car driving, Here are just a few
pictures from the many events
that took place from July 30-
August 2. For more info and
results, please see the inside
Sports pages.

Clockwise from upper left:

_-. EVERYTHING’S A BLUR as
. , Dan Fagan zooms down the Ter-
race Speedway on a sweltering
Sunday afternoon. Right behind

» him is Dan Thickett. Time trials.

and races were held on July 31

pitand Aug S| becbrds awere set and
‘thes 40-lap (Memorial Race once

again ‘tested the skills and
endurance of the drivers.

_. A FAMILY AFFAIR — Paul
Clark basks in the sunshine after
taking first place (wheelchair) in

the Aug, 1 Seniors’ Mile. Also

“helping celebrate the victory is

~Paul’s son Thomas who towed

«along behind his Dad for a
“pleasant moming ride. Like fa-

: ther, like son!

STRUTTING THEIR STUFF
-at the annual Riverboat Days Pa-
-: fade are members of the Terrace
"Youth Soccer Association. The
contingent was one of many floats
that graced Lakelse Avenue on a

gorgeous Saturday morning.

BALL MEETS BAT as one of
the many Slo-pitch participants
takes a huge swing at an incoming
pitch, The annual slo-pitch
tournament ran from July 30-Aug.
2, and ended with a seven-inning
thriller that saw the SKB Wreck-
ers defeat their arch-rivals, West-
point Rentals. Slo-pitch league
standings and playoff times are
listed inside.

ON YOUR MARK, get set,
GO! Pit boss Brian Bailey stands
between a couple of cars rarin’ to
burn some rubber on the Speed-
way track. A sizable crowd turned
up on the long weekend to cheer
on the speed demons as they ne-
potiated the curves and flats.

SENIORS’ MILE SMILE —
A triumphant. Evelyn Francis
crosses the finish line in front of
city hall, She ended up coming in
second place in the 55 and up
walking category. Energetic
entrants rolled, walked and ran
the mile-long course that
stretched down Lakelse Avenue.

Photos by Glenn Drexhage

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