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,. - n' t. ”a mum m mil 1:), _ _ , .?i.1itLssyrf1C' 1carto..fths v/ We”; c-rv-ee . 8th annual 't'iiijiied Dog Rad -v7,rT,""e".-re-.-r---- The Kinross Gold Corp. donated the F _ _ V ’ By Nancy Lahti-Renwick $2,000 prize money. This money is C -. / . Reporter only awarded for the combined time of Si V The weather may have been' cold, racers in th.e.4-dog, and 8-dog races. C but the 8th Annual Val Gagné Sled Fundraisir1g Pme.dray? were also Dog Races was warm with activity. held. Raymond Fourmer from Iroquois t't _ The weekend event, held January gags won 2:303 player and Sue I) ' 20th and let, was sponsored by the aMourvaon . . > - I F . . erchants from Iroquois Falls, Val . my _ Val Gagne Multi-Sport Association Ga né Matheson and Timmins h r' l , with the assistance of the Val Gagné dongated the rizes and sup lies for the 'l a, - _ f Senior Hockey Club and the Val events p p Bi'-'. 5/ ' Gagné Sled Dog Club. , si . t f o t . s” p, ', F The annual event was instigated by pectators mm across n arm . a ra ‘9 Moe Lessard who remembered the came to watch the races. Five people ", ' ""w to" local dog races held several years ago. from the Ottawa area travelled to Val .. ij (5‘ , He started the ball rolling by Gagne for their first sled dog races. ' . f' contacting the Dog ‘Sled Association They expressed how welcomed they 1 f ( and the event has grown since. felt and the great sense of community _ I,-) " Twenty-six teams with over 130 spirit shown. Ottawa residents Aussie ' ..N'u dogs from Ontario and Quebec and Sharon Foran, who own property , _ 5000) participated in the 8-dog, 6-dog and ' in the area, allowed the Val Gagné ghog Il dog sled races. The number of teams Shyi Dog Association to run trails Breanne Lessard . d her ' ck was down from previous years due to a over their land. start of the four-mile race. P ty ' ob , large race being held in Minden. See box for results. . Ch T . , B8t8 . 3,, “it: Wi' a“ M“ . Sled Dog Races i - " IB l . - I tg, I ' a??? a Mb Results “My“? Iettia' 'iii-ii) Le-se 8-Dog Team a , ' illMeM 'lt' ex . i. Gaby Durette, Sturgeon Falls.........................48:34.23 1 ' a , . I [t " ' 'Ci i c; sys Ron Caza, Iroquois Falls-........-.......-, l, > r y h" E. , s, L" ‘ ' . _ Serge Pomerleau, Val D'Or, Que..,.....,.......,..50:59.o7 s p3: , - , " LD, _. " We“ Claude Aumont, Kirkland Lake-.-.,-).) 'b:,-,, Ci), .. r _ - il' Phillipe Pomerleau.Val-D'Or,Que................51:15.18 ', “if; a, , ' / Richard Bazinet, Sturgeon Falls ....................52:29.32 ' w, its» I, _, . yg8 ' ' g V {oh . a H Hugh Bergeron, Sturgeon Falls-.....-...)) 'lfi5faietE) ' El ' " ‘ , A _ J ‘. 4-Do Team . 5i2"t1tCs'd,('ijvi'3, s'r,i,?r"8, r,P,r ttist, a l q q p tiefi'fd,'ti'll', Massey...............................22:42.55 _ _l,'x'i'itiiii,iy'ir,i"i'fv flaw”? Cii.k"rs'r-ii _ 7", Brearme Claude Aumont, Kirkland Lake....................23:48.13 twwwffikwfljfiwt" . _ . I, the Finis a Brian Caza, Iroquois Falls....'...............a..........23:50.42 _'As1CliC',rltuir"" ps C A Luckily, C PatLatour, Iroquois Falls.....................,.........24:00.58 g cej'i',' a}; "r,, 3 _ _ . _ GErkiiG; Yvan Gingras,Vemer.............,......................24:08.77 - "',, 1 V. . t . kt . ,e', ‘ Eric Matte, Claire Valle, Quebec ..................24:19.77 w- _ 3 w" MPs ' FF, ' Lars Hildebrandt, Iroquois Falls......,.,...........24:32.03 ' . _ , _ . new“... Breanne Lessard, Val Gagné...........,..............25:04.44 ' , ‘V . ttME" l f Sean Fenis,Moosonee...................................-25:06.34 e 'vw ,, “ - .s Gilles Theriault, Val Gagné...........................25:17.88 ’ '. , ' l . _ Yvon Caza, Iroquois Fans-............................25:25.77 .4; ' ' ' . ‘. T Tammy Smith,Val Gagné o................-....)) me' Ji, 'l _ . _ % Natalie Smith,Val Gagnc----26:31.16 w. Fs'; .. J_t ' V ' ' a". _. . Patrick Bazinet, Sturgeon Falls - Did not complete F ' Cr ', -- [ gaff-c. V racing schedule . 3"” 'if, ' a V . r q _ -. titil) v' . an,“ ww _ a , _ F We . . W“, , . k ., ,.. 6-D0'g Sportman's Team 'x,.:?, _ Ist" b x V iri, Tlin . , ' Ron Hnatuik,Masseyc-..-.-......a4:27.54 -. ll is!” t}... a 'litli' F "e,, “is o' Brian Gaza, Iroquois Falls..............................24:49.I7 h'llI Fs52tlS t a ” - .7 . Rs,b e Pat Hnatuik, Massey o.................................).' . in the4-do sled do race - "r i Gerry Boucher, Iroquois Falls....-............)) _),,cli'ir'lit)'Li; I four-fnile gees, t,' tl', m . a . l . _ , Ir ti I ‘ ygxgmnie Whine e s ed do T yrosrteiétiiiiititurrEunrtcr, Ll'tg, 'dt ' t ' > - trE22u-'-ro irsxucrri-"-"'" TTre 'a..'t