HARRISON HOT Springs is an hour and a half east of Vancouver, along Highway 99. It is situated in the corri- dor of the Fraser Valley, on the shore of Harrison Lake where the beach stretches for a mile. Sand is mostly composed of fine particles of siliceous stone in a loose state, not powder or dust. What holds the sand together is the sur- face tension created by water. - A good way to understand this is to pretend that you have two sheets of gless. Get one side wet and put them together and you'll notice that you won't be able to pull them apart; that’s what we call tensicn. If you want to make a good, strong sand sculpture, simply throw- ing water over it won’t make it hold together. You have to add a lot of water, almost making it into mud. Then you compress the muddy sand as much as possible. This is the recipe for a good sculpture as long as you have a vivid imagination and a good pair of hands to work with. So ary it next ~ time you happen to be at the beach. ‘The origin of sand sculpting dates back to the Ancient Egyptians when they built replicas of their PiPO & CO. THIS iS MY LAST TRY WITH THESE TULIP BULBS ! T SUPPOSE IT'S Time LEARNED HOw TO USE bs THIS TIRE-JACK, EVERYTHING’S O.K. YOUTH - Daniel Hejeman pyramids, rnore than four thousand years ago. In the late 1800s, sand sculpting became popular on the famed boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was 1952 when the first actual sand sculpture competition began in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. White Rock hosted one of the most successful sand sculpture com- petitions of all times through the late ’70s until 1987. The last year saw 250,000 spec- tators, but this turned out to be too much for the community, so they cancelled it for the future. In 1987 the Lions Ciub and the Harrison Hot Springs hotel spon- RIGHT. NOW THEY'RE ALL PLANTED, iF THEY DON'T SPROUT NEXT SPRING I'M GVING UP! H you JUST NEVER KNOW FWHEN YOU MIGHT GET A FLAT TIRE. Tomonews Con 1% © O.K. Elkins =CLANCY CITY MORGUE Re ees sored their first sand sculptors’ con- fest. The next year the Harrison Hot Springs S-ulpture Society was * formed and several other sponsors joined. In 1990, Harrison Hot Springs hosted the world champi- onship sand sculpture competition. This year was the fifth annual world championship and I can proudly say that I was there. The championships start during the sec- ond weekend of every September and they last until Oct. 10. Award- winning sculptures can be seen there until Monday. Did you know that the Guinness Book of Records visited Harrison Hot Springs, not once, but three times. The first record for the high- est sand sculpture was set in 1990. The team formed a 17° 6.5” cas- tle. The following year, that record was bumped up to 19’ 5". During the year that followed, another suc- cessful attack on the record resulted in the current world record of 19°6". This was attained with the beautiful sculpting of a Christmas tree. Each group is allocated a square area where they build their sculp- ture. They can only get the sand they need from that squared area. All groups are restricted to 100 work hours and no mechanical equipment is allowed. HEY I THAT'S REALLY ODD. EVERY_YEAR AT ON MONDAY, people across the North Shore will be taking a day off of school or work to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. What are you thankful for? A day off school? Your family or friends? Or do you think you don’t have anything to be thankful for? Any material, paints, adhesives, or powered tools are illegal during the construction of the sand sculp- ture. Not afl sculptors use the same tools as their competitors. Some individuals prefer to use their hands. while others use tools. You can use almost anything as a lool: straws, spatulas, rakes, paint brushes, and, probably the most important, the knife. The world champion gets $6,000, second place receives $4,000 and third place gets $2,500 1 really admired the work that the sculptors made, such a5, a huge mermaid laying down, beautifully detailed castles, dragons, cowboys, all kinds’ of different animais, a Hindu God (Krishna), a kiss and, my favorite, a dragon. This was a huge, detailed, but simple dragon pulling a castle behind him by a rope with a baby dragon inside. This one did not win a prize, but I think it should have. This year, Paul Dawkins of London, Ontario, became the first Canadian to win first place in the solo competition. His piece also won the Peoples Choice Award. in the Masters event, Captain Dan and the All Stars, a joint Canadian and U.S team, took the championship with their sculpture. The international event drew participants from Great Britain, Holland, Russia, India, Hawaii, Florida, Washington, and Canada. This year’s competition was an exciting experience. The outstand- ing level of beauty and perfection left a lasting impression even though the art itself would perish in the days to come. I am looking for- ward to next year’s competition. Daniel Hejcman, 16, is a Grade 11 student at Carson Graham. ~ We're Closed For Thonksgiving © ~ Suaday, Oct. 9 and Monday, Oct. 16 | Tuesday, Oct. 11 we're bach to our regular hours NORTH VANCOUVER CITY LIBRARY 181 West 14th St., North Van. Cc. on—_ antec Enjoy a delicious salmon dinner in the Aquarium's galleries and dance to the music of the “Amazing Pocket Fishermen” at a fund-raising party to help’ the conservation efforts of your Vancouver Aquarium. * : Saturday, October 15, 1994-7p.m. to Midnight at the Vancouver Aquarium. There will alu be * "Water dlagic” entertainment with mimes Lan and Linda Mandrake and tote of great prizes Yur auot be 19 years af age ov over ta attend, S40 per person - S70 per couple. ay ‘eo eS Kh For tickets contact CIBO Community Box Olfice at 280-2801 earls Vancouver @ Aquarium @ Great food. Great people, TNA Salmon dinner sponsored by Earls Restaurants and Intercan Resources III Coffee by Starbucks Coffee Company.