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Vol 26 No 23
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ᐊᖑᑎ, ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᖃᐅᑎ ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ
ᐊᖑᑦ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓂᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ – ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒐᔪᖕᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Hᐊᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᒃ -30-ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ Hᐊᑭᑦᑐᓃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᑉᓗᓂ Hᐊᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ, ᑐᓴᕐᓈᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑉᓯᓵᕆᕙᒃᖢᓂ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᐱᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᖅ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᖢᓂ ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᐱᒋᔪᒪᑉᓗᒍ. ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ, ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ, ᓇᓕ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐊᖏᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑲᓛᒃᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᑖᒥ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᒎᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓛᒃᒥᒃ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᑲᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᐃᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. "ᐊᖏᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᓇᔭᒃᑲ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓕᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦᑕᐅᖅ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᔾᔫᑦ. "ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᑎᐅᕈᓪ, ᓴᓇᔭᐅᑎᓚᐅᕋᖕᓂ – (ᑎᐅᕈᓪ ᒍᕆᐅᕐ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᔫᓯ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᒋᐅᕆ ᕕᕕᐊᓐᒥᒃ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᖏᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖁᑉᓗᒍ) – ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᑕᐃᕕᑎᒥᒃ (ᑲᓛᒃ) ᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᖕᒥ." ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓐᓇᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᕉᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᑉᓗᓂ Hᐊᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᑖᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃ. "ᐅᕙᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓐᓅᔫᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᓕᐊᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ. "ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓯᑯᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᔪᓂᒎᖅ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᑲᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᑲᐃᓐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᑲᐃᓐᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ. "ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑉᓯᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕᓘᓐᓃᒡᒎᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒥ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᕈᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ, Hᐊᑭᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᓂ. "ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ Hᐊᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓕᐊᒃᑰᒥᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ, ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. "ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᖃᑉᓯᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ."
A man, a passion and a microphone
ᓇᓕ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᓂᑯᕕᖓᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ ᐅᐃᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐱᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᖅ ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᑖᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.
Photo courtesy Pujjuut Kusugak
Nellie Kusugak stands next to the plaque commemorating her late husband Jose Kusugak's contributions to local hockey by naming the announce booth at the new Rankin Inlet arena in his honour this past month.
Jose Kusugak's contributions to local hockey commemorated in Rankin Inlet by Darrell Greer
Northern News Services
Rankin Inlet
The man behind the microphone finally came home again this past month in Rankin Inlet – and he must surely have marvelled at his posh new surroundings. For years the late Jose Kusugak was a staple of the local hockey scene in Rankin Inlet, spending countless hours in the -30 C comfort of the timekeeper's bench at ice level in Rankin's old arena to serve as the game's public address announcer, music provider and part-time com-
edic entertainer during tournaments and play in the Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League. And, this past month, a commemorative plaque was unveiled naming the broadcast booth at the new Rankin Inlet arena in his honour. Jose's son, Pujjuut Kusugak, said his mom, Nellie Kusugak, gave Rankin rec co-ordinator David Clark the blessing to hang the plaque at the new arena. He said his mom told Clark she was honoured by the dedication to her late husband. "Right after that I let my sisters know
and they were very happy and very, very thankful, as well," said Pujjuut. "So a huge thank you to yourself, Darrell, for having it made – (yours truly was referee-in-chief for the Hockey North Branch at the time of Jose's passing and brought the idea to former branch president Gary Vivian and the executive board, which agreed to finance the plaque) – and to David (Clark) for putting it up at the booth in the new arena." Pujjuut said the plaque definitely brings back a lot of memories. He said he remembers the first time his dad talked about starting to
play music at the hockey games and went about finding out if there was a PA system at the old rink. "He told me one night he went to the rink to test out the sound system and was playing some high-tempo music like rock and roll and then some slower stuff. "He observed the players on the ice while he was doing this and he said you could, pretty much, put on the rock and roll and the game would pick up. Then you slow the music down and the pace of the game or scrimmage would slow down too. "He said that was pretty funny to
see, but it also gave him a chance to play loud music, which he absolutely loved doing, especially while he was getting to watch live hockey at the same time. "He told me many, many times about how much he just loved watching hockey and it didn't matter if it was senior men's, old-timers or the youngest kids, he loved it all. "I hope the plaque helps add some character to the new arena and brings back a few happy memories to everyone who remembers the joy my dad had for doing it and his love for the game."
"I love rock music and I love being a dad, so ... I started a YouTube page where I'm trying to promote my other rock dad friends." – Rankin's Billy Gallant on his inspirations as a musician, page 3.
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