聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 According to chatter on social media, there鈥檚 a lot of excitement over tomorrow鈥檚 Mud Bog event during the Canada Day celebration at Kamsack.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Kamsack Mud Slingers have been at work putting together their third annual Mud Bog event which is among the most popular and crowd-pleasing events during the community鈥檚 July 1 celebration.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e had about 300 spectators at the event last year,鈥� said Dustin Stenhouse, president of the Mud Slingers.
Like last year, the competition will begin at about 1 p.m. at the dual pits that were created especially for the event by dumping 鈥渢housands鈥� of gallons of water into the pits.
鈥淲e鈥檝e obtained more sponsors this year than we had last year, which means the prizes for winners of the heats will be larger,鈥� Stenhouse said. During the competitions, supporters of the Mud Slingers will be selling raffle and 50/50 tickets, a public address system will be pumping out popular music and Kelsey Rauckman will be at the mic as the announcer.
The event will end with a Dash for Cash, Stenhouse said, explaining that it is a footrace in the mud pits. Last year it was won by Samantha Chernoff.
In the competition, there will be three classes of truck events: stock, modified and open, and two classes for ATVs: 699 cc and under, and 700 cc and up.
The entry fee for Mud Bog participants is $30. Spectators are not charged admission.
The event draws participants and spectators from a wide area, Stenhouse said. Last year the person from the farthest distance came from Oak Lake which is near Brandon, Man.
About a dozen volunteers are needed to stage the event, including two persons as timers, two starting officials, two selling the raffle tickets, two selling pop and water and a volunteer from the town staff who will be operating a loader to help out if and when a vehicle gets stuck in the mud.
Working with Stenhouse and Rauckman on the Mud Slingers鈥� executive committee are: Brad Gouge (vice-president), John Berezowski and Darryl Sterzer.
鈥淭he committee is discussing ways in which we can grow the event in future years,鈥� Stenhouse said, encouraging everyone to come out to watch the thrills and spills of a well-run Mud Bog event.
