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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1970
6,000 at snow race at Curtiss
A record number of snowmobiles approaching a total of 300 entered the two days of snowmobile races Saturday and Sunday at Curtiss.
The two day event was sponsored by the Boom Town Sno-Chasers and included a cross-country race with special entries for juniors and women, and drag races, both on Saturday, and lap races on a banked oval track Sunday. Weather, although ideal for spectators, proved to be a problem for the drivers. The sun and temperatures in the 40’s turned the snow to slush.
Some of the drivers commented on how well marked the trails was for the cross-country ride. However, there were several spills.
Sunday’s race on the oval track also brought on many spills, as drivers had trouble. The soft snow soon developed rough spots, and despite constant grooming, machines turned over in almost every race, and some even flew over the embankment.
Several injuries to the drivers were reported, with three taken by ambulance for treatment on Saturday and Sunday. All were leg injuries.
The top time in the cross-country was recorded by Dave Schlagenhaft of Marshfield, running the course in 21 minutes, 52 seconds, a record for the course. He was driving in the modified Class IV competition.
Only one driver in the biggest modifi ed Class V was able to finish, and his time was quite far down.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1990
Private garbage collection OK’d in Abbotsford
A Withee man got committee approval this week to solicit customers for a private garbage collection service in Abbotsford.
Robert Olson said he will try to put together a collection service in Abb o t s ford using a two-ton truck and compactor, and further stated he would not haul the waste to the Abbotsford landfill, but to the Tork site at Wisconsin Rapids. That would help save space at the Abby landfill, agreed aldermen of the Landfi ll Committee, who discussed the situation with Olson. If he procures the proper permit from city clerk Mary Nehrlich, Olson will be free to conduct his business, the aldermen said.
Olson estimated he would charge $5.80 a month for weekly pickup. He said it would have cost him too much to obtain state permits for hauling to the Abbotsford landfill.
That would have required sorting out recyclable materials, which are considered a product by the state, and permits are much more expensive for products than for waste material, he explained.
Valley Sanitation is currently serving some commercial and residential customers with garbage collection in Abbotsford.
In other business, the committee was told that all the plastic that had been stored in the recycling building has been shredded and baled.
