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2018 Taylor World Invitational Gold Panning Championships

August 6, 2018 09:03 PM

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Highlights from the 46th World Invitational Gold Panning Championships in Taylor over the BC Day long weekend, Aug. 3 to 5, 2018. Photos by Matt Preprost
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Parade festivities kick off the 46th World Invitational Gold Panning Championships in Taylor, Aug. 3, 2018.
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High five from the Taylor FD.
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Baby's first gold panning parade. We're sure this youngster pushed Taylor Fire & Rescue over the top to take first place in the parade's government category.
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Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser won second place in the parade's government category.
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Horse carriage ride, anyone?
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A parade participant hands out an activity book.
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A Peace Country parade isn't the same without Fort St. John's Tin Lizzie Patrol.
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Hans On Mechanical took first place in the parade's commercial category.
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A freezie to go with the shade.
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A little bit of mower mayhem showed up in the parade.
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The crowd waves and films the parade.
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The gold panning parade.
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The gold panning parade.
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Mayor Rob Fraser gives some opening words and offers good luck at the Class A competition.
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Rod Scott dips his pan into the water during the first round of the Class A competition.
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Class A competitors Cameron Argo and Crystal McNaughton.
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Class A competitors Trina Barrette, Len Novak, and Terry Beaton.
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Ed Albury, keeper of the gold, shakes out some flakes into a pan.
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Counting a panner's gold flakes.
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Megan Giebelhaus in the second round of the Class A event, finding 2 of 5 flakes in a time of 145.65. Giebelhaus won the Class B event.
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Barry Scott in the Class A speed round, finishing with a personal and tournament best time of 9.22.
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Brenda Gejdos, the 2017 gold pan champion, in the Class A speed round, finishing with a time of 14.96 seconds.
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Cameron Argo in the Class A speed round, finishing with a time of 44.44.
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Crystal McNaughton finds her gold nugget in the Class A speed round in 30.85 seconds.
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The crowd and media watch on as Garret Gejdos searches for his gold nugget in the Class A speed round. Gejdos finished with a time of 16.79 seconds.
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Trina Barrette in the Class A speed round, finishing with a time of 12 seconds. Barrette was named the competition's most sportsmanlike panner.
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Terry Beaton in the Class A speed round. Beaton unfortunately did not find the gold nugget in the allotted 60 seconds.
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Michael Gunderson in the Class A speed round, with a time of 13.41.
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Alicia Scott in the Class A speed round. Scott unfortunately did not find her gold nugget in the allotted 60 seconds.
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Dave Coupland in the Class A speed round, with a time of 19.21.
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Becky Scott in the Class A speed round, finding her golden nugget 13.34 seconds.
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Class A competitors pose for an end-of-tournament photo.
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