Registration is now open for the MarineMax Kid’s Fishing Derby at the Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival. The free family-oriented event will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at Derby Pond.
All children ages 12 and under are invited to participate. Trophies for each age group will be awarded in each of the following categories: longest, shortest, most fish caught and most unique. Trophies will be presented in the Entertainment Tent at 2 p.m. on Sunday. ?A limited number of fishing poles will be provided. Children are encouraged to bring their lucky pole. Bait will be provided.
Each registrant will receive a goody bag. Only the first 200 pre-registered will receive a festival T-shirt. Registration will also be available on the day of the event beginning at 11 a.m. at Derby Pond.
Registration forms can be picked up at the Main Street Port Clinton/Chamber office located at 110 Madison St., or by downloading the form at the Walleye Festival website:
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012Sports Victories Celebrated by Farnworth Pupils
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Jubilant children at Farnworth CE Primary School are celebrating after winning an armful of trophies.
The cross country team romped to victory in the Halton Schools’ Cross Country Championships and the swimming team retained their trophy in the annual Widnes Primary Schools’ Swimming Gala.
Proud head teacher Jackie Stillings said: “A huge well done to the year five and six country teams. The children came away with many individual trophies as well as overall winners in both the year five girls’ competition and overall winning school.
“I am so proud of our swimming team. They displayed sporting behavior throughout and an incredible determination to do their best. Both individually and collectively, the children shone with the result being that the girls’ team were overall winners and the boys’ team were placed third.”
The victorious year five girls’ running team included Maddie Lea, Chloe Burgess, Maisie Wellock, Alice Morrison and Emily Collier.
The champion swimmers included Zara Cowan, Maddie Lea, Cameron Lunt, Jamie McDonald, Naomi Petch, Alex Peters, Luke Sutton, Isobel Winckles and Elizabeth Wright.
Computer Glitch Causes Debate Reversal
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Two high school debate teams in eastern Idaho have to give back their newly won state tournament trophies after officials discovered a glitch in the computer scoring system.
The Idaho State Journal reports both Blackfoot and Bonneville high schools took division top honors during the State Debate tournament in Meridian last weekend. Blackfoot was named the state champion, and Bonneville took third.
But the Idaho High School Activities Association told the schools earlier this week there was a computer error and the trophies would have to be returned. When the scores were re-tallied, Blackfoot lost its championship status by three points, and Bonneville dropped to third place.
Blackfoot coach Cherie Clawson says the mistake was heartbreaking for her team. Association assistant director Julie Hammons says her group is still trying to determine just what caused the error.
Eco Award Trophies Made From Felled Trees
Thursday, March 8th, 2012Trophies for Charnwood Borough Council’s first-ever environmental awards will be crafted from trees felled at Charnwood beauty spots.
Five trophies are being created for the council’s Don’t Muck Around Awards which aim to recognize residents and businesses who have taken action to improve the local environment.
The council’s woodland ranger, Stuart Freeman, is crafting the trophies out of felled oak, pine, holly, ash and walnut taken from wooded areas of the borough – meaning they will cost nothing to produce.
The trophies will be presented at a special awards ceremony to be held at the Radmoor Centre, Loughborough College, in June.
The categories are:
- Schools and Young People – best environmental initiative;
- Community – making a difference to the quality of the local environment;
- Innovation – best innovative or creative solution to protect or enhance the environment;
- Business – best commercial initiative which has benefitted the wider community.
The deadline for entries is noon on Monday, April 16.
Great Rugby Road Trip Hits Auckland
Monday, February 20th, 2012Missing the excitement of the Rugby World Cup? A nationwide Webb Ellis Cup tour that kicked off in Kerikeri on Wednesday will travel the country for two months. The New Zealand Rugby Union says the “Great Rugby Rugby Road Trip” is to thank all the people in towns and cities around the country for the whole 2011 Cup experience and their support of the event.
The Webb Ellis Cup will visit 41 places during the trip, including five locations in Auckland. The Road Trip will feature a custom-built black truck to carry rugby’s prized silverware from Northland to Stewart Island. (No word on whether it’s the replica cup or the original, but it’s ours nonetheless.)
“We’re hoping the tour rekindles the excitement of those magical six weeks and encourages people to keep backing rugby – whether it’s by playing, refereeing, coaching, volunteering, or simply getting along and enjoying a game,” say Steve Tew, NZRU chief executive.
The Road Trip will also showcase New Zealand other prized rugby trophies – the Bledisloe Cup, the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup and the IRB Junior World Championship Trophy. The free public events will allow fans to see the trophies currently held by the All Blacks, Blacks Ferns and the New Zealand Under 20s and Sevens teams. They’ll be taken to 100 schools around the country – Auckland’s lucky school is Takapuna Primary on Saturday February 18 between 10am and 2pm.?? As well as the trophies there’ll be heaps of rugby activities for the family and the chance to win Super Rugby jerseys and one of two all-expenses paid All Blacks weekend Test experiences. Along with the trophies inside the truck there’s a hi-tech photo facility that allows fans to have their photos taken “with” Richie McCaw.
“The support for rugby comes from all pockets of New Zealand, so to be able to share the success of, not only our RWC 2011 winning side, but our other successful teams with our stadium of four million is fantastic,” says Mr Tew.
High School Debate Team Wins Trophies
Thursday, February 16th, 2012The combined South Lyon High School and South Lyon East High School debate team competed in the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association (MIFA) state tournament recently and walked away with a few trophies.
Coach Denise Kling-Pelto brought 13 students to compete — SLEHS students include Patrick Humfleet, a junior; Cooper Wagner, a sophomore, Laiya Mojica, a sophomore and Nash Saravanan, a senior, as well as SLHS students Tristen Moon, a freshman; Nathan Elwood, a freshman; Melissa Cluckey, a sophomore; J.P. Couling, a junior; Karri Perion, a junior; Jackie Burke, a senior; Lauren Okdie, a senior; Trevor Hamlin, a sophomore and Patricia Alvord, a sophomore. Cluckey, Perion, Couling, Elwood and Moon were trophies finalists. Moon took first place and Elwood third place as presiding officers of the tournament.
During the tournament participants were asked to research and present a convincing argument on any of a dozen hot topics such as nuclear energy, Social Security reform and CEO pay. After presenting their speeches students responded to a cross examination from their fellow competitors. Other local schools competing included Dexter, Novi, Plymouth and Canton.
“Debate expands the curriculum and it helps students prepare for higher education,” Kling-Pelto said, adding that 24 students district wide were involved in debate this school year. Kling-Pelto mentors the team on how to research, write, speak in front of an audience, and think on their feet. “What Coach KP really teaches is a valuable life skill that can be used now as well as in the future,” according to parent Bridget Perion.
The South Lyon debate team is open to high school students every fall.
Anyone interested in joining the high school debate team should look for the debate table at the district’s high school curriculum fairs.
Huskies Fans and Trophies Photographs Planned
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012For those whose ears are still ringing with stadium-filling cheers of euphoria and Bill Baker’s breathless shouts of “Huskies win! Huskies win!” on the radio, Intercollegiate Athletics has some wonderful news. Season ticket sales for the 2012 football campaign begin next week!
To celebrate, Athletics and University Relations are inviting all fans to pose for professionally photographed pictures with five of the fall season’s trophies at the Wednesday, Feb. 15, men’s basketball game inside the Convocation Center.
The quintet of awards includes three trophies from the gridiron – the GoDaddy.com Bowl and the MAC and MAC West championships – as well as the MAC Championship hardware awarded to the volleyball and men’s soccer teams.
Convo doors open at 5 p.m. that day for the Huskie Athletic Support Fund kickoff event, which takes place in Victor E. Court. The main arena opens at 6 p.m. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. “We will post the photos to the NIU Facebook page right after the game,” said Jay Orbik, director of Media Services.
Hartlepool Hawks Win 58 Cheer Trophies
Monday, February 13th, 2012Talented cheerleaders flew the flag for Hartlepool by winning an incredible 58 trophies at a national event. The youngsters who make up the Hartlepool Hawks cheerleading academy swooped to success in Blackpool at the annual International Championships. The team won every single category they entered, and left the seaside resort with an impressive 15 national titles.
Children as young as four were joined by the more experienced Hawks aged up to 19 at the elite competition held at Norbreck Castle, in Blackpool. A total of 45 competitors were joined by more than 50 supportive parents and coaches who made the trip to Blackpool. And they made the trip back across to Hartlepool proudly showing off 58 trophies.
Head coach Rebecca Taylor said: “We never expected that we would be coming home with that many trophies. “The standard was extremely high so for us to go there and perform so well was fantastic.” Rebecca, 21, said all of the Hawks worked extremely hard in preparation for the event. She added: “They were very proud of themselves and so they should be. To win 58 trophies at a national event is brilliant.”
The town cheerleaders excelled in a range of solo and team categories including pom, jazz and tumbling. The excellent performances at Blackpool were another boost for the cheerleaders and coaches. The club was only formed a little over a year ago but has already established itself on the national cheerleading scene.
It isn’t just on the floor where the members have been working hard. In recent months the club has also set up a number of events raising money to fund new specialist equipment.
It was back to the practice gym for the Hawks after their performances in Blackpool.
More than 50 of the youngsters are now preparing for a trip to Swindon for a competition later this month.
Michael Epps Wins Four Trophies
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Michael Epps received four awards during the recent 750 Motor Club Awards Evening in recognition of his sensational 2011 Formula Vee campaign. At the awards ceremony in Stratford Upon Avon, the Hertfordshire teenager was awarded a host of trophies in front of a crowd of over 200 people, including Motorsport legends, media and fellow racers.
Epps picked up his trophy for finishing runner-up in the Vee Championship, as well as the Top Rookie award, two separate trophies as he was won the Antim Rookie award, the Fred Matthews Memorial Trophy and the Best Prepared Car award. Epps also received £250 worth of Tengtools vouchers.
Epps said: “I’m delighted! I knew I definitely had two awards tonight but the other two I had no idea about. Someone had to help me hold all my trophies!”
The evening was a huge boost for Epps, who is currently trying to get the budget together to compete in the 2012 Formula Renault BARC Championship.