THE OBSERVER
» Saturday, February 5, 2011
VOLUME.....16 ISSUE..........05
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Reopening The Window Box SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2011
Area misses out on “snowmaggedon”
Sugar Kings’ charity game nets more than $4,200 Elizabeth Bate
But winter’s not over yet by a long shot, despite what the groundhog had to say Feb. 2
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he Kings gave everything from last Sunday’s game to charity, even the shirts off their backs. The team held its first-ever charity game Jan. 30, donating all the proceeds to the London Military Family Resource Centre (LMFRC). For what the team called the support our troops game, the Kings wore special camouflaged jerseys that went to the highest bidders in a silent auction. All proceeds from the gate receipts, as well as the Kings’ share of the 50/50 draw were also donated. Club vice-president Steve Webb said when the board came up with the idea it did so because it wanted to give back to the community, but it had no idea how much could be raised, but promised LMFRC a minimum of $2,000. At $4,200, the total donated more than doubled that figure and helped the team to set several records as well. The 50/50 draw was
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eeling a little disappointed about the socalled “snowmageddon” this past week? You’re not alone. Waterloo Region was largely spared from the enormous snowstorm that made its way up from Texas and through the northern States into Canada on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. What was predicted to dump nearly 30 centimetres (one foot) of snow in the region only produced about 15 to 20 cm, accord-
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Jordan Soehner snowboards down a ramp he and some friends made on Maple Street in Elmira. The ramp was covered in snow during Tuesday night’s storm, making it perfect for PA day fun on Wednesday.
> SEE TROOPS ON PG. 02
WEEKEND WEATHER
> STORY ON PG. 15
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ing to Environment Canada’s chief meteorologist, Dave Phillips. “People are saying to me ‘Was it a bust?’ and I don’t understand where they’re coming from,” he said Wednesday morning. “It was miserable conditions out there for a while, and (it was) snowing for 13 hours in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. We saw visibility below one kilometre for five hours, (and) winds gusting up to almost 60 km per hour.” Disappointment was
> SEE SNOW ON PG. 05
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Entertainment....29 Classifieds.........30