34 - Sunday, July 24, 1988 - North Shore News

DEB MARQUART shows off the ‘‘Deb}’ ladies first-
place winner in the 1987 Nanaimo to Vancouver Bathtub
Race. The Deb, seen here at the Lynn Valley Centre’s
Bathtub Boat Display, will enter next year’s race.

FESTIVITIES FEATURE LOGGING EVENTS

Squamish celebrates
centennial anniversary

SQUAMISH DAYS ‘festivities kick
off this year with a host of activi-
ties that include the World Chain-
pionship Logger’s Sports Show
and the municipality's 100th bir-
thday celebrations.

Activities start July 28 with a
Timber Queen Pageant and Ball,
in which young women compete to
become Miss Squamish Timber
Queen and reign over the weekend
festivities and events in the coming
year.

July 29 sees the arrival of the
recreational vehicles in the Recre-
ational Vehicle Rally, which held
in conjunction with Squamish
Days attracts RV owners from all
across North America.

Also held July 29 is a warm-up
to the Jogging show. The World
Championship Powersaw Carving

Competition will see contestants
using a power saw to carve such
items as animals, chairs and even
work boots.

A Country Hoedown Dance at
the civic centre ends the July 29
activities with dancing to music
from one of Vancouver’s top
country and western bands,

A big day for children is July 30,
with a selection of activities laid on
just for little folks. Following the
Kiwanis Children’s Sports, novice
and intermediate class logging
competition begins at the sports
grounds,

During this event, beginners and
budding world champions compete
side-by-side to win and move into
the world standings.

Ending the July 30 events is the
Logger’s Stomp Dance at the civic
centre, where 1,200 people are ex-

pected to jam the dance floor and
dance until] a.m.

The World Championship Log-
ger’s Sports Show — the event for
which the entire town has been
eagerly wailing — is held July 31
following a pancake breakfast and
parade.

Spectators will see loggers from
all over the world compete in a
variety of logging competitions in-
cluding the tree climb, springboard
chop, log birling, chokerman's
race and standing block chop.

Following the championship
logging show will be fireworks at
dusk at the civic centre.

The festival wraps up Aug. I
with a Truck Loggers’ Rodeo,
where top drivers in the valley pilot
a fully laden logging truck thromgh
a pylon-studded course to test t.cir
driving skills.

Art therapy workshop offered

THE VANCOUVER Art Therapy
Institute is holding an experimental
art therapy workshop led by Dr.
Martin A. Fischer of Toronto.

Dr. Fischer has spent a life-long
career as a _ psychiatrist, group
psychotherapist, and pioneer in art
therapy in Canada.

In his workshops, Fischer helps
participants gain insight into their
own and others’ unconscious sym-
bolic expressions using the medium
Of art.

Participants will paint and sculpt
at Klee Wyck, 200 Keith Road,
West Vancouver, on August 27
from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fee is

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

IN
LOGGERS SPORTS SHOW
JULY 31 SUNDAY
1:30 p.m. Loggers Sports Grounds.
Watch climbers virtually free fall down a
110 foot climbing pole, the hot saws, the
world championship powersaw tree falling,
birling, hand bucking, axe throwing,
springboard chop and the exciting team
relay. A world class event.

Bed &

54s
* Per Couple Per Night

$9 ner additional person
(Advance Bookings Only)
Just a short drive to Whistler or there
* ..., isa bus service available
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$80.
For more information call the

Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
at 926-9381.

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NOVICE & INTERMEDIATE
LOGGERS SPORTS
JULY 30 SATURDAY
1:30 p.m. Loggers Sports Grounds
This show gives those who have
never won an event in a major
show before a chance to compete
in the loggers sports. Fun for
both competitors and spectators!
No admission charge

SQUAMISH DAYS
LOGGERS STOMP
JULY 30 SATURDAY

9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Civic Centre -

Box 310, Garibaldi Highlands, B.C. VON UFO
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL COLLECT

604-684-1530 (VAN)

604-898-3663 (SQ)

Saturday night is the time to get
out your blue jeans and head
to the Civic Centre arena for the
giant Loggers Sports Dance.

SQUAMISH DAYS 10K RUN
JULY 31 SUNDAY

9:00 a.m. Squamish Pavilion
Competitive and fun.

SUPER,