Marysville Raceway can’t beat the heat

Saturday’s event cancelled due to expected 106-degree weather

Marysville Raceway was supposed to host an action-packed night of racing for both drivers and fans on Saturday night.

However, with hot weather predicted to reach record-breaking status for the remainder of the week, promoter Dennis Gage has decided to cancel this week’s scheduled racing event because of the unsafe outdoor conditions.

Predicted weather shows the temperature to be more than 106 degrees on Saturday.

“It was a hard decision because I don’t like the idea of canceling any event, but after consulting with my staff and checking the weather, I feel it is in the best interest of everyone to take the weekend off with this continued heat wave,” Gage said.

Big-time auto racing at Marysville will continue on July 1. In fact, that date falls on one of the biggest weekends of the year as the raceway will host five racing divisions led by the California Sprint Car Civil War Series.

Also, Marysville Raceway will host its second annual gigantic aerial fireworks

expand the scholarship program through funds generated from “foundation games,” where schools play designated basketball and volleyball games with 50 percent of the gate receipts being dedicated to the scholarship program.

Since then, the scholarship fund has expanded from just two scholarships to 48 scholarships for graduating seniors.

Tarr received a $1,000 scholarship and will be a part of UC Santa Barbara’s track and field team as a javelin thrower next year. Farley received a $500 scholarship and will play football at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.

The commemorative milk cartons can be found for a limited time at a variety of grocery and convenience stores, including Nugget Market, O’Brien’s Market, Raley’s and WalMart.