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Seniors Admitted Free to
Horse Show and Seniors Day Activities at HITS Tahoe, Sunday, July
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MINDEN, NEVADA (July 17 2001)-HITS Tahoe Horse
Show Circuit is introducing a new event for spectators this year-Seniors Day
presented by Douglas County Senior Services and the Douglas County Library. On
Sunday, July 22, seniors will be admitted free to the show grounds and free bus
service to and from the event will be supplied by the Douglas County Seniors
Center. A full acre of the 100-acre HITS Tahoe horse show grounds will be set
up for free entertainment, cultural exhibits, and educational displays for
seniors.
Event organizer Warren Bottino of the Douglas County Senior Services, along
with the Douglas County Library staff and HITS, has prepared a grand finale to
the final day of the horse show circuit, kicking off Seniors Day with a 5K Fun
Walk & Run starting at 9am and a Horse Shoe Contest starting at 10am. All
ages are invited to participate in the HITS Tahoe Seniors Day 5K Fun Walk &
Run, a benefit for the Northern Nevada Home School Cross Country Team.
Participants in the Fun Walk & Run will start and finish at the HITS Tahoe
horse show grounds. Prizes will be awarded in all age divisions from youngsters
to seniors, and everyone will receive a HITS Tahoe 5K Fun Walk & Run
T-shirt. Pre-registration is encouraged-call 775-783-6455 for details
>From 10am to 1pm, seniors will be treated to hayrides, buggy rides, follies
entertainment, barbershop quartet music, health booths, and a free root beer
float. Seniors Day will feature a "Turn of the Century" theme with
staff members from the county working at the event dressed in "Music
Man" style outfits-straw hats, white shirts, and black garters. Seniors
attending the event are also invited to dress in 1900s style costumes. A
Parasol Contest will be featured and prizes will be awarded in four categories:
Funniest, Most Original, Vintage Style, and Most Macho.
Following the Seniors Day festivities, everyone is invited to stay for the
biggest purse competition of the HITS Tahoe horse show circuit-the $100,000 Rio
Vista Grand Prix starting at 1pm. HITS management expects an international
roster of over 20 riders to compete. Winners of Seniors Day contests will have
the opportunity to be a part of the awards ceremonies at the conclusion of the
$100,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix.
HITS TAHOE SENIORS DAY SCHEDULE
8:00am-9:00am Late Registration for 5K Fun Walk & Run. For pre-registration
information, call 775-783-6455.
9:00am-10:00am 5K Fun Walk & Run and Registration for Horse Shoe Contest
10:00am Horse Shoe Contest &Gil Grahams Barbershop Quartet
10:30am Performances by Young Chautauqua Historical Club
11:15am Weekenders Senior Fashion Show
11:45am Parasol Contest Winners
12:00pm-1:00pm Senior Follies Vaudeville Show
1:00pm-3:00pm $100,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix (Limited Reserved Shaded
Seating for seniors)
Features throughout Seniors Day:
FREE Root Beer Float Sociable
Health Booths
Hay Rides
Art Exhibit
Model T Cars
DART Community Transportation Information
FREE TRANSPORTATION for SENIORS to HITS TAHOE
9:00am Park and Rides from the Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville
9:00am Topaz Ranch Estates Shuttle
1:00pm First return departure to Senior Center
2:00pm Second return departure to Senior Center
3:00pm Last return departure to Senior Center
To arrange Senior Transportation, call 775-783-6456
HITS TAHOE CIRCUIT 2001 SHOW JUMPING ACTION:
HITS TAHOE 2001 SHOW DATES:
Week I June 27-July 1
Week II July 4-8
Week III July 11-15
Week IV July 18-22
FEATURED EVENTS
$50,000 Cosequin® Grand Prix Sunday, July 1 1pm
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix Sunday, July 8 1pm
$50,000 Coldwell Banker ITILDO Grand Prix Sunday, July 15 1pm
$100,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix Sunday, July 22 1pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
Resort Sports Network's Kids Day presented Sunday, July 8 10am-1pm
by Douglas County Parks and Recreation
Department and Douglas County Library
Seniors Day presented by Douglas Sunday, July 22 10am-1pm
County Senior Services and Douglas County Library
DIRECTIONS: From the Reno/Tahoe airport (about 40 miles), travel south on
Highway 395 to Minden; at Stockyard Road, turn left; show grounds entrance is
on the left. From Lake Tahoe (about 12 miles), take Route 207 (Kingsbury
Grade), cross Foothill Road to Mottsville, proceed 3 miles; turn left onto
State Highway 395 North; turn right at Stockyard Road; show grounds entrance is
on the left. From Minden (about 2 miles), follow 395 North; turn right at
Stockyard Road; show grounds entrance is on the left.
HITS TAHOE: 1901 N. Hwy. 395, Minden, Nevada, 89423. Phone during show dates:
775-783-8907.
www.HitsShows.com
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