18 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Hilliard area sledge hockey athlete aims high won gold during the Canadian Sledge Hockey Champion-ship One local Sledge Hockey athlete has in Leduc on Sunday, his sights set on the Olympics, and is May 15. working his way through the ranks to Thorowsky, who prove he’s one of the best players in plays center, is very Canada. aggressive and fast with Austin Thorowsky, a 20-year-old great flexibility and Hilliard area resident is already mak- focus on the ice. “He ing his mark in the sport, playing on wants to make the the Edmonton Impact Squad, and development team,” being named to Team Alberta, which said mom Aniquea, referring to Team Canada’s farm team. Then he wants to move SUBMITTED PHOTO up, and earn a spot on Austin Thorowsky, (back row second from right), poses with his teammates following the gold the national team. medal match in Leduc on Sunday, May 15. Thorowsky, the Austin said he was first introduced what I’m going to do on the ice.” youngest of three boys, of Aniquea and to Sledge Hockey when he was quite Face-offs are key, and he has to keep Gerald Thorowsky, was born with young.“ My mom knew someone who his mind and body in sync. The sport Spina Bifida. There is no single known had the same disability as I have.” can be rough at times. Jostling is comcause of Spina Bifida, a neural tube mon, and he has suffered many bumps Soon, Austin was cruising around the birth defect. He has next to no use of his legs, and wheelchair bound most of ice rink during public skating with the and bruises, a broken nose and dislosledge. Around the age of 10 he began cated shoulder. He seems to shrug it all Austin Thorowsky during a recent the time, except when he’s playing playing sledge hockey. “I wanted to get off, and go with the flow. Sledge Hockey. game. Gerald said he and Aniquea have out of the house,” added Austin, who enjoyed being with other kids who had been driving to Leduc regularly for the past five-six years for practices and the same interest. Austin said it took awhile before he games. “It’s like a second home,” jokes got use to balancing on the sledge, but Gerald, who will go to any lengths, he soon mastered that, and is continu- along with his wife to help Austin realof potatoes were used to and Hrehorets was Michelle Pinon ally working hard to improve his hand- ize his dreams. As for Austin, he’s to say make the different types pleased Editor eye co-ordination. Playing Sledge going to keep working hard to make of perogies which con- Widynowski Sausage Hockey is “very exhilarating” and Team Canada, and at this rate, that goal It pays to have good sist of cottage cheese, would be supplying the “feeling free” as if nothing can hold shouldn’t take all that long to achieve cheddar cheese, and sausage for the event. connections. him back. He uses visualization tech- given his drive and determination as So it was very benefi- sauerkraut. “This year “As a festival we proniques to develop a game plan. “I like well as his hard work ethic. cial that Tom Hrehorets we are introducing a vide a concession from to sit back and relax, and figure out has a great connection perogy of the year, 1-4 p.m., in which we with local babas, who roasted garlic and serve six perogies, said sausage, and coleslaw rolled dough and parmesan,” for $10 a plate. Supper stuffed 9,200 perogies Hrehorets. As to the secret of will consist of all four during a recent work what makes a great per- kinds of perogies, chickbee. Hrehorets said about ogy? “The dough, it en, sausage, lazy cab60 babas volunteered to needs to be soft,” added bage rolls, caesar salad, lend a helping hand Hrehorets. Folks will coleslaw, and pickles. It May 4 and 5 to make also be able to see a per- is $15 per plate for perogies for the upcom- ogy making demonstra- adults, and $5 for chiling Lamont tion by “Lamont’s own dren 12 and under. During the Market Community Fair & Queen of Perogies”, Annual Perogy Festival Emily Kostiuk. There Square, from 12 Noon to SUBMITTED PHOTOS which will be held on will be two demonstra- 6 p.m., perogies will be Hilliard area resident and Sledge Hockey athlete Austin Thorowsky is a new Saturday, June 18 in and tions, one at 1 p.m. and available for purchase member of Team Alberta, that won gold at the Canadian championships that were for folks to take home around the recreation 3 p.m. that afternoon. held at the Black Gold Centre in Leduc from May 13-15. You can’t have pero- and enjoy whenever the centre. A total of 150 pounds gies without sausage, craving hits. Michelle Pinon Editor
Rolling in the dough
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREW SCHOOL
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Around 50 local babas were kept busy on May 4 and 5 kneading, rolling, and stuffing more than 9,200 perogies for the upcoming Lamont Perogy Festival which will be held on Saturday, June 18.
On May 11 Vegreville Legion Branch #39 Chairman Terry Kuzyk presented Andrew School student, Hope Boster, with a certificate for her entry in the Remembrance Day Poster Contest held last November. Hope won 2nd Prize for her Intermediate Black & White poster. Along with a certificate, Hope received a cheque, wrist band, & pin. (l-r) Andrew School Principal TJ Kennerd, Hope Boster, and Chairman Terry Kuzyk.