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Friday, August 17, 2012 Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Quesnel Qu Q ues ue es sne nel & District
er S So o oci ciiet c ety Canadian Cancer Society
Palliative P Pa alllliia attiiv Care
Quesnel’s Amazing Race – Saturday, August 11, 2012 Thank you to all the businesses who supported the Amazing Race through cash and gift in kind sponsorship: RAFFLE SPONSOR – West Jet; MEDIA SPONSOR - Quesnel Cariboo Observer; GOLD SPONSORS - Central Mountain Air, Downtown Petro-Canada,, Spartan Printing & Advertising Ltd, Via Rail, Service Electric (Palliative Care annual sponsor); SILVER SPONSORS – Big Country Printers, Quesnel Septic Service and Quesnel Toyota; BRONZE SPONSORS – A & W., Big Canyon Rafting, Bliss, Cariboo Water, Cariboo Pulp & Paper, Centerline Collision, Clayton’s Funeral Directors (1981) Ltd., Cottonwood House, Fountain Tire, JD Meats, Kumsheen Resort, McDonald’s Restaurant, Mr. Mike’s, Panago Pizza, Quesnel & District Arts and Recreation Centre, Reason 2 run, Staples, Triple J Ranch; COMMUNITY SPONSORS –All-West Glass, Brodex Industries Ltd, Canada Safeway, Dairy Queen, Johnston Meier Insurance, Q-Tax Quality Tax Services, Joe Regts, Save-on Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart#213, the Rush Radio Station CFFM-CKCQ, and Tim Hortons, Eldordo Rec Yamaha We would also like to thank our ACTIVITY HOSTS – Java Stop Petro-Canada Downtown - Scott Steele; Paddle Boarding - Mike Von Hahn; , Geo Caching Rick Raynor; , Bliss Restaurant - Jas and Jurgeet Sabbarwal; Quesnel Toyota - Miguel Chavez; Claymine Trails - Phyllis Robertson; , and Pick up the Pieces, Sally Service and Quesnel Quilters Guild. A final thank you to all the volunteers who made the day possible – from testing to driving to sorting to making food to counting money to making phonecalls to running activities – you are all amazing people and you have our sincere thanks!
The lucky winner of the trip for 2 anywhere West Jet Flies: Gail Neill of Quesnel with winning ticket number 33. The winners of the Coveted Amazing Race Trophies… Team #1 of the 4th Annual Quesnel’s Amazing Race, winning a return trip from Prince George to Jasper from Via Rail with a time of 4:16:46 seconds is
Team #2 receiving a Big Canyon Rafting Trip for two with a time of 4 hrs 22mins and 50 seconds is Team # 2
Laters Baby Linda Currie and Vanessa Salmons
You & Me Terry and Cheryl Scanlon TEAM NAME You & Me Laters Baby Powder Puffs Nocturnal Spiders Walmart Wonder Girls Countried Souls The Lakers Dangerous Duo Double Trouble Cranium Cruisers Babcon Sistahs Multiple Scoregasms Live, Laugh, Love Dynamite
PARTICIPANTS FINAL TIME Cheryl Scanlan, Terry Scanlan 4:16:46 Linda Currie, Vanessa Salmons 4:22:50 Cheryl Neville, Kelly Pomeroy 4:35:49 Faith Armitage, Olive Walsh 4:35:49 Ruth Boulley, Sherri Neilson 4:36:29 Candice Mackenzie, Jason Schweitzer 4:49:17 Stacy Baker, Austin Lee 4:51:28 Doug Dotchuk, Wayne Wright 4:52:45 Ashley Lee, Candace Richter 4:57:30 Dana Wight, Jeanette Degenova 5:06:45 Jayne Bartels, Nichole Bartels 5:08:33 Branden Streifel, Megan Roodenburg 5:09:47 Carrilee Drew, Kate Peebles 5:18:07 Devon Hilts, Kyle Syvertsen
Powder Puffs – Cheryl Neville and Kelly Pomeroy Nocturnal Spiders Faith Armitage and Olive Walsh
TEAM NAME Babcon Jr Cheeseburgers Roch-Payne Team Awesome The Incredibles Adrenaline Seekers Candy Snipers Justus Westside Witches The Warriors Riff Raff the Indiana Jones Sugar and Spice SDM Drug Runners
did not compete
R&B
Team #3 receiving: 2 camp tables from Joe Regts and a season pass and print from Cottonwood House School District # 28 with a tied time of 4:35:49
PARTICIPANTS Ramey Bartels, Jessica Heinzelman Korban Roch-Payne, Kurtis Roch Chris Pearson, Stacey Renyard Benno Maier, Brian Bartels Fran Hillyer, John Hillyer Della Struthers, Twyla McGillvary Shantel Shaver, Shirley Smith Denise Mufford, Dianna Metivier Joel Whitehead, Josie Whitehead Ang Curle, Evan Clark Danika Hebert, Jonas Gagnon Jeanette Santos, Selena Santos Lisa Andrews, Selena Andrews
Jeremy Richter, Joe Lee
FINAL TIME 5:20:37 5:26:31 5:28:00 5:31:50 5:35:12 5:43:45 5:44:33 5.47:25 6.00.50 6.07:00 6.15:42 6.38:21 6.52:38
did not compete
The funds raised will be split equally between the Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association and the Canadian Cancer Society. The top three fundraising teams were: Riff Raff Ang Curle, Evan Clark Countrified Souls Jason Schweitzer, Candace Mackenzie Westside Witches Dianna Metivier, Denise Mufford
$1322 $1280 $1175
Won a Central Mountain Air Flight from Quesnel to Vancouver for 2 Won a trail ride from Triple J Ranch Won a bevelled mirror from All West Glass & print of Cottonwood House/seasons pass
Thank you again to everyone for participating, for raising some amazing money that will help support the programs and services of the Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association and the Canadian Cancer Society. We live in such a wonderful community that is so generous with its time and money – and spirit! Both the Canadian Cancer Society and Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association will receive $7500. Watch for us again next year – Saturday, August 10, 2013 for the 5th Annual Quesnel’s Amazing Race!! Sincerely, Cathy Briggs – Canadian Cancer Society Judy Monych – Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association