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Bumps, Babies & Beyond - Great Turnout!
Article & photos by Barb Fisher Folk travelled from the Soo and beyond to take in our town's newest edition to its fall fair lineup of great things to do in Wawa. Event planner Sarah Finn has been successfully running the Bumps, Babies & Beyond Expo in the Soo since its inception three years ago and for the debut extravaganza in Wawa, our own Laura Mitchell paired up with Sarah and Bumps, Babies & Beyond found fertile ground in our hometown with an astounding attendance showcasing everything a youngster, growing families, and the young at heart could wish for. Over 45 exhibitors filled the Community Centre's lounge and curling area, and spilling out under the sunshine the event was a jumpin'. Attendees could speak to experts and check out the latest products, services and trends ranging from prenatal health to postpartum wellness, infant care and child development, car seat safety and dietary needs, and shop for toys, books, clothing, accessories and more. Many of the exhibitors offered free give-away gifts and the chance to win a gift package draws was a hit with everyone.
On stage musical entertainment, interactive children's activities, face painting, a dress-up photo booth, a bouncy playland and obstacle course, and bbq food was all on site providing an interest for everyone from the young to the young at heart. Admission to the event was free, and an extra ballot to enter the door prize was offered to anyone bringing a food or money donation to the Wawa Food Bank. And the lucky winning drawn ticket for the prize of a one night's accommodation in a Top of the Inn Room at the Soo's Water Tower Inn with access to the pools, whirlpools and sauna, a bottle of wine on arrival, a $25 dining credit in Casey's Grill Bar or Water Tower Pub, and a full breakfast in Casey's Grill Bar goes to....drum roll please - Lucie Cresswell. Congratulations Lucie; enjoy your evening's pampering. Much thanks goes out to the sponsors Northside Toyota, Once Upon A Child and Family Dentistry on Bay. Again, as in every event orgainizers and volunteers always form the backbone of its success and thanks goes out to Sarah Finn and Laura Mitchell and their team for the first class event that hopefully will continue through the years.
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No Hassholes Left Behind Trail Race
Race Director, Dave Forbes Article by Matthew Trudeau At 9:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning and under questionable skies, 6 participants set out on 20 and 30 kilometer treks. Thirty minutes later, 24 more participants would venture out through the Rabbit Blanket camp ground of Lake Superior Provincial Park while campers paused from their breakfasts and camp duties to cheer on participants in the 10km event. The inaugural No Hassholes Left Behind Trail Race was under way... 24 hours earlier the No Hassholes “Brain Trust” was loading trucks with tents, tables, camp gear and a podium for the following days event. With one eye on the sky and another on the weather radar, rain was clearly on the way. The first priority was to get the tents up and weighted. It wasn’t very long before we were under our tents with beverage in hand waiting for Mother Nature’s reprieve. When the sun did emerge, and with a slight glow on, we set out to finish setting up the start/finish and staging area. Once that was done, our own campsite followed. Tents,
pads, sleeping bags… I stood back and looked at my tent and in that moment I understood the questionable look I have been receiving from my friends for the past 18 years. My tent is small. It says 2 man but… I started questioning the size of my own tent. Of course this was a car camping weekend so the idea of a weight penalty was non-existent, and so the idea of a tent big enough to park a small car in was quite appealing. Over the course of the day, other campers would pull into the campground with tents, trailers and motorhomes and make their way to the race registration. On race day I got up as I normally would, fired up the stove and got the coffee on. Priorities. Everyone had the same question in greeting one another, “What’s the weather look like?” With cameras, lenses a couple of speed lights and remotes, I set off up the trail 30 minutes before the 20/30km runners. I figured I would register myself on the trail and make a note “Race Day”. Having run the course a few times over the summer I had strategically set about a plan of where to catch the runners and the time I would need
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to get to these locations. The plan was to establish myself on the first large climb. I figured that if I was going to catch the emotion of participants, this hill would be it. I set up a speed light with remote and made my way higher up the hill. I didn’t have to wait long before Emily Kinnumen and Heather Musgrove emerged from the sheltered forest below. With smiles and a sense of confidence these two made their way past. Not the emotion I was hoping to capture. At this point on the course, climbers… er, runners are coming up through the fog on the hill side. The grade has been gradual before its “staircase to the attic” steep. This is just the first hill. It’s also wet. Its overcast, foggy and under the canopy of the old growth maples, you can be straining to see the trail in front of you. The rest of the field was only a few minutes behind. A few words of encouragement to them and they disappeared over the rounding horizon. A bit of a wait and the first of the 10km runners would make their way through. ...Article & Photos COntinued on Page 6