{"id":38064,"date":"2017-10-14T12:12:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T18:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=38064"},"modified":"2021-02-11T23:10:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T06:10:08","slug":"fast-and-furious-sort-of-on-the-streets-of-chestermere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2017\/10\/14\/fast-and-furious-sort-of-on-the-streets-of-chestermere\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast and furious (sort of) on the streets of Chestermere"},"content":{"rendered":"

C<\/span>hestermere\u2019s third annual Lakeridge community Soap Box Derby tore up the streets on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Rainbow Falls link.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he race was held from 1-4 p.m. with 68 registered racers and streets filled with cheering fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s so fun for kids to build something and just come out on a great day and race, and have a good time, \u201csaid Pastor Evan Dewald of Lakeridge Community Church.<\/p>\n

Dewald started the event in 2015 to help bring people in the community together\u00a0and to get kids and parents to do something fun with each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started this from my own love of building and I wanted to turn it into something that everybody could enjoy, especially the kids,\u201d said Dewald.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut us grown-ups have a pretty good time too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The annual build night was hosted on Sept. 13 in a garage on West Chestermere Drive, where kids and parents came together to build their very own soapbox derby cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding the car isn\u2019t just about the car, but it\u2019s about creating space for people to spend time with their kids,\u201d Dewald said.<\/p>\n

The goal for build day is to encourage fun and healthy activities for kids to do with their parents as well as bond with other people in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen somebody comes out and creates something as simple as a soapbox derby for kids, everybody gets really jazzed up about it,\u201d said Pastor Preston Pouteaux of Lakeridge Community Church.<\/p>\n

Pouteaux and Dewald think the best thing a handful of people can do for a community is to create these unique events that bring people together.<\/p>\n

Special guests, Chestermere RCMP and the Chestermere Fire Service, appeared at the race to help cheer the kids on.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favourite part of the soapbox derby races is just to watch the kids laugh, and smile and run around,\u201d said Pouteaux.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want them to feel like they\u2019re in a real race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that this is the future of neighbourhoods and communities,\u201d said Pouteaux. \u201cWe want the parents to feel like they did a good thing by moving into the neighbourhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end, each kid was given a medal for their participation, and winners were rewarded with trophies.<\/p>\n

Caroline Dewald, 14, has participated in every annual soapbox derby race and received a second place trophy for her category this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favourite part about racing is winning,\u201d said Caroline Dewald.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut even if I didn\u2019t win this time, I still had fun, and I know I\u2019ll win next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on events and next year’s soapbox derby race visit the Lakeridge community website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Grand Finale: <\/strong>The participants of Chestermere’s third annual soapbox derby race got sprayed with silly string after receiving their medals on Sunday Sept. 24, 2017. Lakeridge Community Church started the event in 2015, and it has grown to be a Chestermere tradition. (Photo by Kathryn Higdon\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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