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Local musicians to wrap up Western Canadian tour at WAC
Local musical artists Desiree Dorion of Dauphin and Emma Peterson of Winnipegosis will join Quinton Blair on a tour of Western Canada in September.
The Kick Off Your Roots Tour opens, Sept. 1, in Portage and will make its way west with 12 shows ending, Sept. 14 in Dauphin at the Watson Arts Centre.
Dorion typically likes to tour in the fall. With the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) in Calgary, Alta., Sept. 11, Dorion wanted to build a tour around that date because she is going to be there anyway.
“So just purely out of convenience,” she said.
Dorion and Peterson attended the CCMA’s last year and were going to attend this year’s event together, as well.
“And I had mentioned to her this would be a lot of fun. I think it would be a neat experience for us to do, to take on,” Dorion said. “And then we thought, well it would be cool to add a guy to the mix. So we reached out to Quinton and he was down.”
After opening in Portage, the tour continues in Brandon, Medicine Hat, Alta.; Invermere, B.C.; Entwhistle, Alta; Jasper, Alta.; four days in Calgary for CCMA Week, and then a stop in Yorkton, Sask. before ending in Dauphin.
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Celebrating Treaty Days
Golfers watch the opening ceremony at the Ebb and Flow Treaty Days two-person scramble, Friday, at the Dauphin Lake Golf Club, Friday.
The event saw 39 teams taking part. Team Baptiste won the tournament on a countback over Team Elvis, with both finishing with a 61.
Team Flett was second. Team Mason won the first flight, with Team Woodhouse in second place and Team Cook in third.
Team Blackbird won the second flight. Team Thiessen was second and Team Davis was third.
Team North won the third flight, with Team Monias in second and Team Whitfield in third.
Davidson, Pangman win seniors open
The Dauphin Lake Golf Club hosted its annual senior open golf tournament, last Thursday, with 65 golfers teeing off.
The women’s tournament drew 24 participants, with Donna Davidson topped the field with a score of 88, finishing one shot ahead of Gail Tycholiz in the championships flight. Marilyn Schwitzer was third with a 92.
A countback gave Myrna Fox first place in the first flight after she and Carolyn Heschuk tied with a 101. Third place went to Beth Tarrant, who shot a 105.
A countback determined the top three spots in the second flight. Florence Burdeny was awarded first place, with second place going to Pennie Karlson and Gladys Rea in third. They all carded a 115.
Shawn Pangman shot a 74 to win the men’s championship flight by one shot over Wayne Olson, while Brad Carefoot was third after shooting a 76.
Gerry Musey captured the first flight crown with an 82. He finished one ahead of Kent Wieb, while Gary Sweetman was awarded third place on a countback. He finished with an 84.
Doug Cooke’s 90 was good for top spot in the second flight. Mike Zazulak was awarded second place on a countback ahead of Wayne Vanrobaeys after they tied with a 91.
In the third flight, Jim Todoruk shot a 95 to finish in first place, ahead of runner-up John Lesyshyn. Frank Douglas was third with a 99.
Summer workout
The Dauphin Kings held their annual skills and development camp, last week.
U7 to U15 players were put through various drills to improve their skills for the upcoming hockey season.
The Kings will host a rookie camp, Aug. 26 to 28, at Credit Union Place.
Juniors crown champs
Olivia Knutson chips onto the green on no. 2 as the Dauphin Lake Golf Club hosted its annual junior club championship, Thursday.
Knutson went on to win the girls 10-to-12 age group.
Linden Smigelsky won the tournament championship and 13-to-17 age group, while Kellan Shtykalo topped the boys 10-to-12 age group.
Lucy Lee won the girls nine-and-under category, while Landon Pernarowski captured the boys nine-and-under title.
Clippers prepare for season on the gridiron
As the dogs days of summer continue through the month of August, thoughts of back to school start to come to mind for parents and students alike.
For some that means a return to school sports, as well.
The Dauphin Clippers football team began workouts, Aug. 3, and have continued practicing twice a week.
While the numbers vary from practice to practice, team manager Cam Bennet said they could have as many as 40 players by the time the Rural Manitoba Football League season starts next month.
“The guys seem to be in pretty good shape coming in. Some people have been doing some summer workouts on their own,” he said, adding there is a good mix of rookies and veterans. “I know a lot of the rookies, too, Gerald Lopez has done a great job with the junior program. So there are kids coming in that have played football. They know what 10 yards is. I’m hoping we don’t have to explain the rules to as many as we usually do,” he said. “So it should be a good season.”
The Clippers reached the RMFL championship game last year, falling to the Swan Valley Tigers. Bennet said there are 15 to 20 players back from last year’s squad, though they did lose some key players.
“But I’m hopeful that some of our younger guys are going to step up and become key guys this year,” he added.
Although he doesn’t know what other teams have in terms of players, Bennet is confident that with the numbers they have, the Clippers will be right in the mix for another championship.
“I’m always a believer that when you’ve got a lot of numbers, if you’ve get injuries, you’ve got guys that can go in. We’re really lucky in the sense that we draw from a large area,” he said. “Some of the smaller schools struggle to get 20 kids out. So we’re at an advantage already by having the size and the numbers. So I would expect us to be in the top four, for sure, and hopefully in the final.”
An exhibition game against the Neelin Spartans is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 2. The regular season begins, Sept. 8, against the Tigers in Dauphin in a rematch of last year’s final. Game time is 4:30 p.m.
Haka rugby camp a success
About 20 youth rugby players attended the Haka Rugby Global Elite Camp, Thursday and Friday at the Vermillion Park Kin Field.
New Zealander Regan Sue, was the instructor along with Caleb Stick, who is also from New Zealand now living in Winnipeg.
Sue said they host up to 80 camps a year in 50 countries around the world.
“The difference between our camps and other camps is we also hav a real strong cultural content to it,” he said. “So we share our multiculture, as well as teaching rugby.”
Athletes are taught one of the 450 hakas in New Zealand. A haka is a ceremonial Māori war dance or challenge made famous by the All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby union team.
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Beating the heat
A group of children stayed cool on a hot Saturday afternoon with a water fight at the splash park in Vermillion Park.
After a few hiccups at the start, the facility has been open all summer, helping people to beat the heat.
The miracle continues
Chloe Medwid, seven, Ava Medwid, 10, enjoy a blizzard treat at the local Dairy Queen, Thursday.
Dairy Queen stores across the country hosted the 20th annual Miracle Treat Day, Thursday, with proceeds Blizzard treat sales going to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba and other local children’s charities.
The grappling game returns
Referee Cole Zwiep keeps a close eye on the action as A.J. Sanchez tries to escape a hold applied by Headline Shaun Mertens as Canadian Wrestling’s Elite made its return to Dauphin, Friday, at the Watson Arts Centre in front of about 60 people.
The event featured five matches including Zombie Killer MENTALLO defending the CWE Championship against EZ Ryder.