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SCHEDULE
Competition takes place at MacMillan Show Centre, Bible
Hill
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Opening Ceremonies |
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| 8:30 |
First heats of morning events begin - Pole climb,
axe throw, single buck, quarter split, pulp throw, log
decking, super swede, dry land burling, chainsaw |
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Lunch Break
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Afternoon events begin - Underhand Chop, Standing
Block Chop, Swede Saw, Crosscut, Waterboil |
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Competition Finishes |
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Admission: $2.00 at the door
There will be tickets on a chainsaw being sold at he
the door $2 each or 3 for $5
COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR WOODSMEN TEAMS |
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| 8:30 |
Awards Ceremony
NSAC Alumni Theatre |
History
The NSAC ‘Rick Russell’
Woodsmen Competition
The NSAC Woodsmen first started during the 1965-1966 academic
year when a small group of NSAC students travelled to Montreal
and accepted an invitation from MacDonald College to compete
at their Winter Carnival Woodsmen Competition.
The NSAC Woodsmen team has steadily grown since its formation
in 1965. With the addition of the University of New Brunswick
and the Sir Sanford Flemming College competitions, the NSAC
was getting a lot of experience travelling and competing
at Timbersport competitions.
Rick Russell first enrolled at the NSAC in September of
1977. Rick quickly followed his older brother’s steps
and joined the Woodsmen Team and played as a student for
three years. After Rick’s tenure as a student was
over he began working in the Hog Barn and stayed involved
with woodsmen and became an Assistant Coach in 1980. Rick
was assistant coach for one year and in 1981 Rick took over
the reigns as head coach of the NSAC Woodsmen Team.
In 1985 Rick laid the groundwork for what would become
one of the college’s biggest and anticipated weekends.
Rick organized the first Woodsmen competition to be hosted
by the NSAC. The competition was labelled ‘The NSAC
Woodsmen Competition’ and has been a popular event
for students, faculty and the community every winter since
1985.
Rick remained head coach of the NSAC Woodsmen team up until
his passing in July of 2004. Rick was not just the leader
of the NSAC Woodsmen team he was an ambassador to the sport
and he helped improve and regulate the competitions with
the formation of CILA (Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking
Association).
In recognition of Rick’s contribution to the NSAC
Woodsmen Team, organizers decided to add Rick’s name
to the title of the NSAC competition. This year the college
is celebrating their 21st Annual NSAC ‘Rick Russell’
Woodsmen Competition. The NSAC Woodsmen Team has grown from
the original seven players in 1965 to the current 28 players
and four coaches, this would not have been possible without
Rick’s dedication to the team.
"Life's journey is not to arrive at your grave safely
in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting WOW...what a Ride" (Rick
Russell)
Richard “Rick” Russell
1959-2004
ALUMNI DINNER
- Saturday, Feb. 13
6:00 pm - Riverview Room
In celebration of the 25th
event, a dinner for woodsmen alumni and their partners/significant
others will be held following the competition at 6 pm in
the Riverview Room of Jenkins Hall. The dinner will be complimentary,
with a cash bar, and to facilitate planning please register
by noon Feb 8 .
Following the dinner, if alumni wish to, they can move to
Alumni Theater for 8 pm to see the Awards Ceremony for the
2010 event.
Holiday Inn in Truro (437
Prince St – newly renovated –formerly Keddy’s)
are offering a $99 rate for the Woodsmen Competition and
are extending that to Woodsmen Alumni as well. Contact Holiday
Inn (902) 895-1651 and ask for NSAC Woodsmen Competition
Rate.
RSVP to Cathy Myette (cmyette@nsac.ca) (902)893-7567. Also
note in your RSVP if you will be accompanied by a spouse/partner
and if either of you have any special dietary needs. Once
we get your registration, we will leave a Woodsmen Alumni
Card at the entrance to MacMillan which will serve as your
ticket to the Competition and the Dinner.
We hope that you can join us in celebrating the sport,
former NSAC teams and our present-student athletes.
Judy Smith, Athletic Director
Trevor Dillman , Woodsmen Alumni
Scott Read , NSAC Woodsmen Coach
Sponsors 2010
The NSAC Woodsmen team would like to thank the following
sponsors for their generous support of the annual Rick Russell
Woodsmen Competition in 2010
STIHL
Lellavan Farms
Browntown Farms Ltd
Jack Brown Ltd (Kirby and Martha Brown and Family)
Glenmeer Holstien
Withrow’s Farm Market Ltd
Sunnycroft Farm Ltd
Jewell Dale Farm
Toe to Soul Foot Care
Jewells Cottages
Linked Farms (Nick Juurlink)
Able Electric
JD Irving
Legge Farm
Danny and Shannon Legge
Broad Cove Farm Ltd
Herb Rafuse
Hants Equipment Ltd
River’s Bend Wood Product
DvL Publishing
Rowe Industrial
James and Blanche Walker
The NSAC Woodsmen team would like to thank the following
sponsors for their generous support of the annual Rick Russell
Woodsmen Competition in 2009.
STIHL
Stella Jones
Farmers Dairy
United Rentals
A.L.P.A. Equipment Ltd.
Clarence Farm Services Limited
MacKay's Truck and Trailer Centre Limited
LSTR Enterprises
Stanfields
Shoreline Timber Ltd.
Lafarge Canada
Scotsburn Dairy
Tarantula Auto Repairs - Peter Brown
Marwood Limited
Shur-Gain
Ponderosa Tap & Grill
Subway Bottle Exchange - Bible Hill
Best Western Glengarry
Caribou Road Loggins - Kirby and Martha Brown
Sunnycroft Farms Ltd - Milford Station, NS
TEAMS
There are approximately 25 collegiate teams who compete
at the Annual NSAC Rick Russell Woodsmen Competition. There
are seven different schools participating in the competition
from Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States. This
competition is the final CILA competition of the year.
For more information,
please contact:
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Langille Athletic Centre
P.O. Box 550, Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 5E3
Phone: 902-893-6660
Fax: 902-897-0014
Email: jsmith@nsac.ca
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