AS THE Skeena Valley Fall Fair draws near loggers’ sports enthusiasts are gearing up for some great competition.

The loggers’ sports competition is put on annually by the Terrace Downtown Lions Club and is always a crowd pleaser.

This year features obstacle pole bucking and the chokerman’s race as championship events.

That means winners receive double the prize money and the title of provincial champion for those events.

Frank Pelle, one of the event organizers, says the championship events draw some of the more serious competitors from around the province and the northwestern United States.

“Some of these fellows travel all over the place doing this,” Pelle said.

. But the annual competition is also a chance for local enthusiasts to’ demonstrate their ability.

One-of this year’s local: competitors ‘is Andy Lambert.

Lambert has been competing in the loggers’ Sports here since the very first year it started.

“| started back in 1960,” he recalls.

ANDY LAMBERT, a 40-year veteran and one of the original contestants in the Skeena Valley Fall Fair's Logger Sports competition, is back this year for another throw of the axe.

Loggers get set to test saw, axe skills

And he’s participated almost every year the event has been held since then.

An experienced veteran, Lambert is compet- ing in the chainsaw competilions and the axe throwing event.

Spectators at the loggers’ sports this year will | get a taste of everything from log burling, to pole climbing to power saw bucking.

Also featured are ladies’ events such as nail driving, the Jill and Jill crasscut and the Jack and Jill crosscut.

“There’s a couple women in this town who compete and man, can they drive nails,” says Dave Maroney, who has organized the event for over 40 years.

He said over 30 focal participants could take part and he anticipates out-of-town athletes from Vancouver Island, Washington, Orepon and Idaho may also compete.

And there is plenty of extra room for specta- tors this year, a

The ‘addition’ of new “bleachers will provide~ seating for 400 people.

The novice events kick off Saturday, Sept. | at 10 a.m. with the open events beginning al | p-m.

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NOVICE EVENTS

Underhand Log Chop - Ist $100 2nd$75 3rd $50

Obstacle Pole Bucking - 1st$100 2nd $75 3rd $50

Axe Throwing ~

1s1$100 2nd $75 3rd $50

Single Hand Bucking - (Peg & Raker Saws Only) 1st $100 2nd $75 3rd $50

Power Saw Bucking - Stock Saw Ist $100 2nd $75 3rd $50

OPEN EVENTS

Underhand Log Chop - Ist $150 2nd $100 31d $75 4th $50

Axe Throwing Ist $150 2nd $100 31d $75 4th $50

Chokermans Race ~ 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $75 4th $50

Single Hand Bucking - 1st$150 2nd $100 3rd $75 42h $50

Ladies Nail Driving - Ist $60 2nd $40 3rd $20

Open Obstacle Pole Bucking - Ist $150 2nd $100 3rd $75 4th $50 -

Standing Block Chop. Ist $150 2nd $100 3rd $75 4th $50

Pole Faliing - Championship Event $600 Prize Money

Double Hand Bucking - 1st'$150 2nd $100 3rd $75 4th $50

crgcermans Race - mpionship Event $600 Prize Money

Local Power Saw Bucking ~ (100ce' Terrace residents & stock saw

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Open Power Saw Bucking ~

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Ist $150 2nd $100 31d $75 4th $50

Log Burling -

Ist $150 2nd$100 3rd $75 4th $50

‘Jack & Jill. Crosscut -

Ist $75 2nd $50 3rd $25

Jill & Jill Crosscut - 1st $75 2nd$50 3rd $25

_ Pole Climbing - -1st$150 2nd $100'3rd$75 4th $50

“STIHL Timber Spolts Challenge Event ~ Stock Saws supplied by STIHL 92cc - 1st $150 2nd$100 3rd 575 4th $50

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