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Eagle Eye: A bald eagle keeps watch from a crag on the Peace River. Our reporter snapped the shot on an upriver journey to visit campers at the Rocky Mountain Fort, where a protest camp against the Site C dam has been established.

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Mike Carter Staff Writer'

The Peace River Regional District is looking at establishing a new category of zoning for wind farms that would come with a formal review process for projects too small for a provincial environmental assessment.

A report produced by General Manager of Development Services Bruce Simmard for consideration at a Jan. 14 committee of the whole meeting, shows that a number of applications for wind farms on PRRD lands have been received for small-scale wind projects.

"Inquiries from industry indicate that many more may also come forward," Simmard writes in his report.

The report provides a brief outline of a process that will require wind farm proponents to provide local governments and the PRRD with a detailed outline of how the development may impact the local area. This will serve as a substitute when a provincial assessment is not required.

The need for a wind farm-specific zoning classification stems from three projects that were proposed in March 2015. These projects on private lands are not permitted under current zoning regulations. Applications for rezoning to allow the wind farms were submitted in October.

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farm use, a new zoning classification should be created that would include a review process that will weigh anticipated impact of the proposed development on the surrounding community.

Once considered at Thursday's meeting, recommendations will move forward to the board of directors for further consideration.

Residents opposed to Montney wind project In a separate agenda item for the Jan. 14 meeting, a group of citizens in Montney are voicing their opposition to wind farms in their area.

In November, about 130 people crammed into the Montney Recreation Hall to voice concerns about a wind energy project proposed by Renewable Energy Systems Canada.

The gathering was organized by Delbert Benterud.

If approved, the project would see a maximum of seven turbines built northeast of Charlie Lake.

In a handwritten letter to the PRRD dated Nov. 23, Rebbecca J. Schular of 254 road says the wind turbines would negatively impact her attempts to "live a better life" in the country.

"I do not wish to have to look out my front window at a windmill," she wrote. "I know this will have a negative affect on the value of my land if ever I decide to try and sell."

Schular is also concerned the tur-

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Wind farm applications are piling up in the Peace River Regional District.

bines will decrease the number of wildlife in the area, another reason she chose to live in the country, she says.

Other concerns expressed by the group include visual impacts, height restrictions and future removal of the structures.

The proposed wind farm-specific zoning would not impose restrictions on the height of wind turbines, but

Peace communities benefit from Internet connectivity grants Mike Carter Staff Writer

A $366,000 grant will expand high-speed Internet service to Peace Region communities by 2017, the provincial government announced Wednesday.

The expanded service will benefit communities including Arras, Rose Prairie, West Doe, and Swan Lake.

"Accessibility to online services and resources is becoming more and more essential," Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier said in a statement. "This program will help Peace residents take advantage of the opportunities in the digital world."

Expanding high-speed Internet service has been a priority for the provincial government since at least 2012

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would set minimum distances between the turbines and housing.

Among the areas that will be evaluated in the proposed approval process for such projects would be the community impact on local infrastructure, traffic patterns, public facilities like parks and schools, community services and the natural surrounding environment. dcreporter@dcdn.ca

when it announced a $2-million plan to bring affordable Internet to families in remote regions of the province.

The projects related to this latest announcement will be funded through a $10-million, multi-year grant program called Connecting British Columbia that helps to pay for infrastructure required to deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to homes and businesses in rural B.C. The Peace Region Internet Society will receive the funding. Other communities to benefit from the funding include Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Charlie Lake, Blueberry River First Nation, Pouce Coupe, Kiskatinaw, Progress, Grandhaven, Cecil Lake, Two Rivers and Baldonnel.

It is among nine projects funded through Connecting British Columbia granted to more than 80 B.C. communities, totalling more than $1.1 million. An additional eight projects in 70 communities were announced last year.

Connecting British Columbia is administered by Northern Development Initiative Trust and covers the entire province. Eligible applicants are selected based on their project’s potential to provide expanded or improved Internet service to British Columbians in rural and remote areas.

The province says it is on track to meet its goal of 100 per cent high-speed connectivity before 2021. Ninetyfour per cent of British Columbians have access to highspeed Internet. dcreporter@dcdn.ca

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Bronwyn Scott

Should vaccines be mandatory?

Vaccines have become a controversial subject, with many parents opting out for fear their child will develop autism, get with whatever disease the vaccine purports to prevent, or cause some other life altering ailment. But the reality is the fears around vaccinations do more harm than good.

We live in the civilized, western world. We’re lucky to have funding for medical studies, talented doctors and scientists who have taken those research dollars and put them to good use.

We’ve effectively stopped polio, measles and mumps, to name a few. But some of these diseases are gaining new ground in our sophisticated society because of a few hardheaded parents who believe their lack of a medical degree and associated training trumps the years of hard work our physicians have put in to keep our populace healthy.

It’s true that sometimes, after you get a flu shot, you might have some flu-like symptoms, but it’s nothing like the full blown illness you would otherwise be at risk for. It’s better to suffer a stuffy nose for a couple days than become seriously sick, and infect others for whom falling ill could be deadly, like infants and the elderly.

Before you pull your kid from the next batch of immunizations, do us all a favour and put on your thinking cap. Is it worth it, to put your kid at risk for polio?

We’ve come a long way. Let’s not reverse all those good medical advancements and put others in danger along the way.

Science Matters David Suzuki

Our voices and actions bring hope for the year ahead Like any year, 2015 had its share of good and bad, tragedy and beauty, hope and despair. It’s difficult not to get discouraged by events like the Syrian war and refugee crisis, violent outbreaks in Beirut, Paris, Burundi, the U.S. and so many other places, and the ongoing climate catastrophe.

But responses to these tragedies and disasters offer hope. It became clear during 2015 that when those who believe in protecting people and the planet, treating each other with fairness, respect and kindness and seeking solutions stand up, speak out and act for what is right and

just, we will be heard.

As Syria descended deeper into chaos during 2015, people in many wealthy nations called for blocking refugees. But many more opened their hearts, homes and wallets and showed compassion. Governments responded by opening doors to people who have lost everything, including family and friends, to flee death and destruction.

Shootings and the inevitable absurd arguments against gun control continued south of the border, but many people, including the president, rallied for an end to the insanity. And while the U.S. presidential race remains mired in bigotry, ignorance and a dumbfounding rejection of climate science, many U.S. citizens, including political candidates, are speaking out for a positive approach more aligned with America’s professed values.

And in 2015, voters here and elsewhere rejected fearbased election campaigns that promoted continued reliance on climate-altering coal, oil and gas.

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Mike Carter

Alright, here we go again with the vaccine debate. Like David Bowie's music, it will never die.

I am in favour of vaccines. I am in no way an "anti-vaccer," that group hated and portrayed by some as fear mongering cynics who put all our safety at risk.

I wouldn't say I hate the "anti-vaccers" either, which brings me in a winding and long winded way to my point: choice.

But now comes the moral element. Should we have a choice when that choice could potentially put people at risk?

This is grown up stuff, folks. There is no room here for laughing debate.

Or is there?

Has the vaccine debate really been blown out of proportion?

Are we all doomed to an impending death if we don't get that magic medicine?

I don't know. I am supposed to argue that we shouldn't make vaccines mandatory, but my honest opinion is that that is a larger question than can't be answered in 250 words.

Vaccines come with a cost, would making them mandatory put low income families more at risk?

As you can see, I have way more questions than answers.

One thing I generally argue against is the, what I call conspiracy theories, that vaccines are something of a sinister nature. That they can cause health problems and harm more than they hurt. I think a lot of studies recently and in the past have debunked that myth.

Either way, only having a limited amount of space to make my argument, I am going to say that choice is important.

But maybe something will change my mind if I look into it.

and its supporters continued to sow doubt and confusion about the overwhelming evidence for human-caused climate change and to rail against solutions, but many more people marched, signed petitions, sent letters, talked to friends and family, demanded action from political, religious and business leaders, and got on with innovating and implementing solutions.

The public appetite for a constructive approach to global warming led Canada to shift course in 2015, taking global warming seriously enough to make positive contributions at the Paris climate conference in December. The resulting agreement won’t lower emissions enough to prevent catastrophic warming, but it’s a significant leap from previous attempts, and it includes commitments to improve targets.

If we want to heal this world we have so badly damaged, we must do all we can. Although many necessary and profound changes must come from governments, industry and other

institutions, we can all do our part. For the climate, we can conserve energy, eat less meat, drive less, improve energy efficiency in our homes and businesses and continue to stand up and speak out.

Those who fear and reject change have always been and always will be with us.

They’ve argued ending slavery would destroy the economy; they’ve claimed putting people on the moon would be impossible; they’ve rejected ending South Africa’s apartheid system; they’ve said the Berlin wall wouldn’t come down.

With today’s technological and communications advances, everyone with access to the Internet can be heard. That’s good, but people who fear they have something to lose often speak loudest, and in the greatest numbers. I tell people at the David Suzuki Foundation, “Don’t read the comments!” It’s often disheartening to see online discourse sink to such irrational and often idiotic depths.

But many comments and efforts to stall or block nec-

essary progress arise from fear. People who are afraid that change might remove or diminish their privilege — real or imagined — often do or say anything to block it.

Unfortunately, those who benefit most from privilege or the status quo, even if only in the short term, often stoke those fears and uncertainties, taking advantage of and manipulating the frightened and ignorant for political or economic gain.

That’s not to say people must always agree. But racism, sexism, homophobia, religious prejudice, the denial of climate science and solutions, and blindness to the need for gun control are all irrational.

We can and must speak louder than those who would keep us on a destructive path despite the overwhelming evidence that it’s past time to shift course. Events in 2015 taught us that when those of us who care about humanity and the planet’s future stand up and speak out, we can make this small, blue world and its miraculous life and natural systems a better place for all.

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• Sugar Substitutes: Avoid saccharin and cyclamates. Avoid replacing essential foods by products containing sugar substitutes, since they are needed for a healthy pregnancy. Consume other sugar substitutes in moderation.

• Tobacco: Do not smoke while you are pregnant.

Tobacco use increases your risk of giving birth to a low-weight infant.

• Vitamins: Pregnant women should use prenatal vitamin preparations that are specially formulated to meet their needs. Always follow package directions.

Drugs during pregnancy When non-drug measures are not enough to alleviate your symptoms, certain over-the-counter (or even prescription) drugs can be used. Most health problems can be treated efficaciously and safely during pregnancy.

Drugs during breastfeeding As during pregnancy, some drugs are not recommended while breastfeeding. Drugs used during breastfeeding can: • Alter breast milk taste; • Decrease breast milk production; • Affect the infant.

Some products should be avoided at all times during breastfeeding, while others should simply be taken differently so as to interfere as little as possible with breastfeeding. Pharmacists are in the best position to advise women on product safety.

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Drug usage during pregnancy and lactation raises several questions. Should all drugs be avoided during pregnancy? What drugs are safe to use? Are drugs that are not advisable during pregnancy also not advisable while breastfeeding? What about natural products? How do drugs affect the foetus? Here is a summary of the main recommendations regarding drug use during pregnancy and lactation.

How can drugs be dangerous?

During the first three months of pregnancy, the foetus is developing slowly. Exposure of the foetus to certain drugs during this stage can impair organ formation. During the following months, certain medicine could cause a growth delay or impair psychomotor development (motor and mental functions).

Finally, during the last two months of pregnancy, certain drugs could induce or delay labor. Certain drugs can also prolong labor unnecessarily.

Fortunately, a limited number of drugs can cause those problems. Several products are known to be safe and effective during pregnancy. Caution is of course warranted. Many pregnant women experience various malaises during this period, which require drug therapy. With such malaises, it is best to resort to non-drug measures to try to relieve symptoms.

Lifestyle during pregnancy Most pregnant women will be exposed to various non pharmaceutical products during their pregnancy.

Some of these products should be avoided while others should be used in moderation.

• Alcohol: Do not drink alcohol during pregnancy. No safe limit as been determined and alcohol is known to affect foetus growth.

• Caffeine: Drink caffeinated drinks in moderation.

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• Food poisoning: Some foods can pose a higher risk of intoxication and can be dangerous for you and your baby. Avoid following foods: raw milk or cheese made with raw milk, raw meat, poultry,

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Local speed skaters named to BC Winter Games team Byron Hackett Staff Writer

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Last year, 18-year-old Connor White (bottom) looks to submit his opponent in the gold medal match of the jujitsu event at the North Peace Martial Arts Championship in Fort St. John.

Fivestar hosting 2nd kids martial arts championship Byron Hackett Staff Writer

Last year more than 150 kids crowded every empty corner of the Fort St. John Legion to compete in the first Fivestar Athletics North Peace Martial Arts Champions.

It’s set to become an annual tradition on Feb. 6 when young martial artists gather from across the Peace and beyond to compete in the event once again.

“For me, to get to see the kids in there an actually perform in a tournament environment [is awesome],” Owner of Fivestar Mixed Martial Arts Justin Donally said.

“We take the kids to tournaments, but it’s hard to get a large amount of kids to Edmonton or even Grande Prairie. For me to see almost all my kids enter a tournament, whether they are competing against each other or other kids from other

schools it’s just great to see them get out there and show there skills.”

The event is open to kids from as young as four to as old as 18 along with several adult categories as well.

Part of the appeal is there’s something for everyone in the family, according to Donally, which helped draw in more than 400 spectators at last year’s event.

That crowd will likely be even bigger in 2016, as Donally expects teams who maybe only brought a few athletes last year to bring a lot more this time around.

“Last year we had close to 200 competitors and this year I think we are going to blow that out of the water,” he said.

“We had gyms from Grande Prairie and Prince George come down and brought a handful of guys, not expecting exactly what we did. Everyone that showed up had a good time and they tell everybody at the gym, same with Dawson Creek schools, they are expecting 20 or 30 [kids

this year] instead of two or three.”

The categories include, Kids, Adults, and Ladies Only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and No Face All Style Continuous Sparring (Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo friendly).

Donally also runs the kickboxing program at Fivestar and said it’s been a huge motivator for some of his athletes to know they have a home competition to look forward to.

“You can get a lot of the nerves out of the way when you are used to competed and it’s just something you’ve always done,” he said. “You’ve competed and you’re used to pre-fight jitters and all that. So just getting that out of the way as a kid is super important and it gives them a lot of experience if they decide to turn to amateur sports.”

For more information on the event, check out www.fivestar-mma.com. sports@ahnfsj.ca

With over a month still to go before the BC Winter Games, the BC Speed Skating Association has announced some of the skaters who will compete at the event.

Nine skaters from the Fort St. John Elks Speed Skating Club will make up part of the Zone 8 team for the games in Penticton from Feb. 25-28. They include: Brooke Braun, Michelle Kalkman and Yuna Lovell (U14 Girls), Renee Kalkman and Eryn Stickel (U16 Girls), Josh Telizyn, Nyam Newlove, and Nick Guliov (U 14 Boys), and Kaden Hagen (U 16 boys).

Zone 8 athletes also picked up six other wildcard spots. Those members include PG Blizzard Speed Skating Club members Robin Barwise (U16 Girls), Keanan St. Rose (U14 Boys), and Eric Orlowsky (U16 Boys), all automatic qualifiers, will be joined

by Sylvia Masich (U16 Girls), Keiran Hanson (U14 Boys), Craig Miller (U14 Boys), and Max Schoenwille (U14 Boys) All the above skaters were given wildcard spots in advance of the zone qualifying event, based on times in races from August 1 to Dec. 31, 2015.

The athletes will work with a coaching staff of Corine Masich and Lorelei St. Rose from the PG Blizzard, and Jen Gibson from the Fort St. John Elks.

The BC Winter Games are only held on even numbered years, but last year six skaters from Fort St. John represented the club at the Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships in Saskatoon.

They are expected to be strong competitors in the BC Winter games this year as well.

The Elks will also host their annual interclub event with racers from around the region taking over the Pomeroy Sports Centre oval starting Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. In conjunction with this event, the BC Speed Skating Academy will also have longtime Calgary Olympic Oval coach Arno Hoogveld in attendance to teach on sessions both Saturday, Jan. 9 and 10, along with a classroom session on Saturday. The BC Speed Skating Academy Tour is designed to help identify and prepare athletes for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

The Elks will also host the B.C. Long Track Championships from Jan 16-17. The event was originally planned for Prince George but has since been moved to Fort St. John because of weather concerns. Racing that weekend will also start at 9 a.m. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Volunteers needed for performing arts festival Bronwyn Scott Staff Writer

The biggest arts festival held in Fort St. John since 2001 returns this spring 2016, but organizers can’t do it all on their own and will need more than 100 volunteers.

The Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival, held last year in Powell River, is expected to host more than 400 participants from across the province.

“Very excited to be having it,” said Margaret May, spokeswoman for the event.

“It really is quite amazing, the level of performance that you’ll see.”

Participants in the provincial competition must qualify at their local festivals, May explained, which means the “top performers from across the province” will show Fort St. John what they’ve got.

The festival takes place from May 31 to June 4 and will feature performances morning, noon and night. “(There’s) dance, and all kinds of music disciplines like piano, there’s voice, there’s

classical voice, there’s musical theatre, string (instruments)… there’s instrumental, there’s chamber groups, and there’s dance, which is divided into ballet, stage and modern,” May said.

Adjudicators will be brought in, and participants will complete workshops and perform in front of them in venues across town.

May estimates that more than 100 volunteers will need to step up to make this year’s festival a success, and says that help is needed as soon as possible.

“We need people now, that are willing to put in time ahead of the festival, and then we’ll need a lot more people that have some time to put in during the festival, because we’ll need people to sit at admission tables at all these venues, and help in those ways,” May said.

“So a wide range of commitment level, depending on what you’ve got time to do.”

Anyone interested in helping out can contact Margaret May at mecaversmay@shaw. ca. peacereporter@ahnfsj.ca

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Vocational Service Using your skills to be a Gift to the World

Rotary International has assigned January as Vocational Service Month.

This is an avenue of service by Rotarian that recognizes the worthiness of all vocations as an opportunity to improve our world through our work.

The focus is on: •Adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including of employers, employees, associates, competitors, and the public.

•The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, not just those that are pursued by Rotarians.

•The contribution of your vocational talents to solving the problems of society and meeting the needs of the community.

During January Rotarians are encouraged to focus on this important avenue of Rotary service. This month is an opportunity to begin year- long vocational service activities.

Rotary clubs strive to represent all vocations through a diverse membership group. All vocations are welcomed to join us. The different occupations are called classification and each member gives his fellow club members a “classification talk” at some point in their time with Rotary to better acquaint them with their work and develop better fellowship and friendship through the club and out to their community.

Rotary clubs in Dawson Creek support vocational development through annual bursaries and awards to the graduating high school class. The ongoing mentoring of the Interact club in the high school fosters the development of young people to go on to serve their communities and the world regardless of the career path they chose. As well, we support literacy programs to improve people’s ability to have a better life and opportunity to serve.

An annual Excellence in Education Awards was started some years ago as a way to salute people that made a significant contribution to the schools whether they be teachers, janitors, bus drivers or parent volunteers. These folks are nominated by the school they serve and Rotary is the host of the official recognition of their contribution.

Your local Rotary Clubs congratulate all vocations in our community for the hard work they do and the contributions made to make our city a better place to live.

Come check us out. Perhaps your “classification” is just what our clubs need to do even more good in the world.

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Hello Readers!

For the members of the Lakeshore 4-H Club, December is a chance to relax and enjoy the fun and activities that the season brings before moving on to January’s projects. This month we enjoyed our annual Christmas party, and are preparing for the start of 4-H’s first big event. Communications.

The Christmas party was held on December 19 at the Dawson Creek pool, followed by a dinner at Boston Pizza. It was a great way to start off a break from school, and celebrate the beginning of Christmas holidays. A big thank you to our leaders for setting everything up! The next general meeting will be held January 28, to discuss communication choices. Every year, each member chooses a communication project to present at a club competition. Options include a speak and show, educational display, speech, or demonstration.

These projects give 4-H members a chance to develop confidence speaking in front of an audience, as well as the ability to communicate a subject in point form on a display board. Our club usually presents a wide variety of speeches and display boards, with an occasional speak and show, or demonstration. The topics are always interesting, and I’m looking forward to seeing what our members come up with!

All in all, December has been a great month for our club. With the Christmas party behind, and Communications competitions coming up, Lakeshore is ready to enjoy what January has to offer. Happy New Year!

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WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia

All-Time Top Driver’s Bio

This Week’s Racing News

Hendrick Motorsports has hired former Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Darian Grubb as its vehicle production director. The 40-yearold was left without a job following crew chief changes at Joe Gibbs Racing this past season. Grubb will oversee every aspect of racecar manufacturing in the newly created role, according to the team.

He will work alongside vehicle technical director Kenny Francis, another former crew chief, to spearhead production and engineering for Hendrick Motorsports’ NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams. Grubb was the lead engineer of the No. 48 driven by Jimmie Johnson from 2003-2006 and even served as the teams crew chief for the first four races of the 2006 season in which Johnson won two events including the Daytona 500. He later won a race with Casey Mears before later moving to Stewart-Haas Racing where he won 11 races over three seasons with Tony Stewart culminating with a championship in 2011. Grubb most recently worked at Joe Gibbs Racing where he won nine races from 2012-2015 with Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.

Racing History

Darrell Waltrip began his Cup Series career in 1972. When did he get his first victory? a) 1972 b) 1973

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January 10, 1971 - On this date, Ray Elder, a west coast driver, beat all of the regular series veterans in an upset at the season opening Motor Trend 500 at Riverside in California. Elder won 47 races on the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series, which is the second most all-time victories. He was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002.

Racing Trivia

Darrell Waltrip Born: Feb. 5, 1947 Cup wins: 84 Cup top-tens: 390 Cup championships: 3 Darrell Waltrip is a 3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winner of the 1989 Daytona 500, and the first 5-time winner of the Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600), the Series’ longest race (1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989). Waltrip was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, February 5, 1947. Starting his driving career in go-karts at age 12, Waltrip entered his first stock car race just four years later. Waltrip began racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR’s top racing series, at age 25. He got his first Cup victory at Nashville International Raceway, May 10, 1975, at age 28, in the Music City 420. Waltrip went on to win 83 more NASCAR Cup Series races during his career. He still holds many NASCAR records, more than a decade after his retirement as an active driver. He had 12 wins at Bristol Motor Speedway, seven of which were consecutive wins beginning in 1981, and ending April 1, 1984, (a track and Cup Series record for any driver, all time). Waltrip also became the first NASCAR driver to be awarded $10 million in race winnings. He is a 2-time winner of NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award, (1989, 1990), was the “American Driver of the Year”, (1979, 1981, 1982), and was named “NASCAR’s Driver of the Decade”.

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PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE

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This Week: Sony Open in Hawaii

Each January the Sony Open in Hawaii attracts 144 of the world’s greatest golf professionals to the Waialae Country Club on the island of Oahu. Two notable events have Defending: Jimmy Walker Winning Score: 23-under par happened at the Sony Open. In the 1983 Sony Open, Isao Aoki became Earnings: $1,008,000 Japan’s first winner on the PGA Tour.

He holed out a wedge shot on the 72nd hole to beat Jack Renner by a stroke. Then, in 2007, at the age of 16 years and 4 days, amateur Tadd Fujikawa became the second youngest player ever to make a 36-hole cut in an official PGA Tour event.

Waialae Country Club Honolulu, Hawaii 7,068 yards, Par 70

Golf TV Schedule Sony Open in Hawaii Day Time Thu, 1/14 7:00pm-10:30pm Fri, 1/15 7:00pm-10:30pm Sat, 1/16 7:00pm-10:30pm Sun, 1/17 6:00pm-10:00pm

Last Week: Jordan Spieth won in Hawaii

Jordan Spieth shot a final-round Tournament Results 6-under 67 at Kapalua Resort’s 1. Jordan Spieth Score: -30 Plantation Course to win the Earnings: $1,180,000 Tournament of Champions on 2. Patrick Reed Sunday. Spieth’s 30-under total for the Score: -22 Earnings: $688,000 72-hole event was just the second time T-3. Brandt Snedeker a player in PGA Tour history finished a Score: -21 Earnings: $381,000 four-round event that low. Spieth made T-3. Brooks Koepka just two bogeys on the week, both Score: -21 coming on the par-3 eighth in the third Earnings: $381,000 and final rounds. Defending champion Patrick Reed finished eight strokes back in second place.

Golfing News

Phil Mickelson has committed to play this month in the 57th CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. Mickelson, a winner of five major titles and 42 career PGA Tour titles, won the desert’s PGA Tour event in 2002 and 2004.

Golf Trivia He is one of eight players to win the desert event at least twice. Only Arnold Palmer What was Jordan Spieth’s worst has won the title more than twice, winning finish in a major last season? it five times from 1960 through 1973. Both of Mickelson’s wins came in playoffs, and a) 2nd c) 8th he finished at 30-under in both tournaments b) 4th d) 10th when the event was played over five rounds.

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Jordan Spieth Turned Professional: 2012 World Ranking: 1st PGA Tour Wins: 7

FedEx Cup Standings Through Jan. 10, 2016

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2) Russell Knox 920 pts. / 2 top tens

3) Justin Thomas 748 pts. / 2 top tens

4) Graeme McDowell 732 pts. / 2 top tens

5) Smylie Kaufman 695 pts. / 2 top tens

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