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Penticton Challenge race seeks regional district funding By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Barb Haynes of the Penticton Triathlon Race Society, appeared before the regional district board to discuss the upcoming Penticton Challenge triathlon race. Challenge Family triathlons are a global series that allows athletes of all ability levels to compete at a fair price, Haynes told the board. She said that 98 per cent of the athlete field consisted of “age group” athletes who were either passionate about sport or fulfilling “bucket lists”. Challenge Family consist of nine half distance and 10 long distance triathlons globally.
Haynes described Penticton’s entry into the Challenge Family as a “good opportunity.” The city holds the Canadian license and now has a good opportunity to brand the race. “The race will eventually be profitable,” Haynes said, “and there will be an opportunity to provide grants to local communities. The money that the race generates will be here to stay.” Haynes described the event as a week long festival leading up to race day. Pro racers will contract to participate in a series of events during the festival week, and prize money will amount to $75,000 this year, up from $60,000 last year. Relay teams are an new addition to triathlon racing in Penticton. They will contribute to a greater
cross section of people in the sport, as athletes partner with friends or family, or get matched up through the Challenge website. Haynes outlined this year’s racing budget. Marketing expenses will total $69,500 out of a $960,000 budget. Revenue will come from registrations, sponsorships, merchandising, an expo to be held during race weeks and staff grants. There are currently 1,362 athletes registered for this year’s race. “Everything in this year’s race starts from scratch,” Haynes said, noting there were no assets left over from previous years. Haynes also made a request to the board for regional district sponsorship, seeking $25,000. The board will discuss the request at a future meeting.
Keremeos Legion presents local awards for poster and essay contest RCL Branch 192 Poster and Essay Winners for 2012 Black and White Poster Intermediate 1st Monica Reyna 2nd Tyrell Allison 3rd Josh Bilodeau
Photo by Steve Arstad
Strikes and Spares Season’s end Team Winners Monday P.M. Alley Oops League Champs and Rolloff Champs
Junior 1st Josie Olivia Hillman 2nd Melissa Marcelle Vesper 3rd Alison Gledhill
“The Hooters” Wayne Ritchie Helen Witter Frank Shiels Joyce Fauteux Jack Popovich
Primary 1st Rachel Bruce 2nd Declan Vanderlinde Colour Posters Intermediate 1st Parmeet Brar 2nd Aliya Bickner 3rd Katelyn Forner
Wednesday P.M. Goldenagers League Champs and Rolloff Champs “The Red Hatters” Lynda Jensen Ruby Cavenaille Carol Blackmore Pat Carsen
Junior 1st Livia Bains 2nd Jenna Murphy 3rd Gurpreet Sidhu
Thursday A.M. G.A. Swingers League Champs “The Dingbats” Jo Paterson Pat McBride Andy Kittleson Paul Meikle
Photo contributed
Photo above: Similkameen Elementary Secondary School students received Legion awards for the Remembrance Day poster and essay contest at a school ceremony on April 24. On Thursday, April 18, Mrs. Bev Remizove from the Keremeos Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, presented awards to Cawston Primary students for posters and poems done in November for the Keremeos Legion Remembrance Day Poster Contest. Congratulations to (standing, left): Intermediate Poem Contest Amy Lucich (Grade 4) - 2nd place. Primary Coloured Poster - Rilee Demchuck (Grade 3) 1st place. Sarah Hare (Grade 3) - 2nd place - Kaleb Montgomery-Reid ( Grade 3) - 3rd place. Primary Black and White Poster - Rachel Bruce ( Grade 3) - 1st place - Declan Vanderlinde ( Grade 3) - 2nd place. Rilee and Rachel’s posters also won 2nd place in their categories at the Regional Zone Contest, where they competed against students from Kelowna to the Boundary area.
Rolloff Champs “The Seagulls” Evelyn Pettigrew Ron Blackmore Ed Wilson John Thornton House Champs for the 2012-13 season “The Hooters” Wayne Ritchie Helen Witter Frank Shiels Joyce Fauteux Jack Popovich Congratulations! W ATM NO LE! B AVAILA
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