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2019 Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Participating Teams Team Name
Organization/Business
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1212 Crew Nei Bottling, Inc. Family Abscess Avengers Northern Dental Access Center Health Bad to the Bone Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota Health Beaver Fever Bemidji State University Education Blazin Hozers Bemidji Fire Dept. Battle of the Badges Captain Zetah and The Dynamic Paddlers Zetah Construction Contractors Cedar Lakes Casino Cedar Lakes Casino Casino Choice Therapy Pain Relieve-Oars Choice Therapy Health Coyote 102.5 Coyote 102.5 Media Draggin’ Forward Bank/Insure Forward Bankers Dragon Divas Dragon Divas Cancer Race Oxford Realty, Opp Construction, IBI, Swanston Equipment, Summit Brewing, Ink Ink, United Roofing Contractors Dragon Slayers Dragoneers Norbord Manufacturers Driving Forces Bemidji Area Schools Transportation Education Dumber Than Dirt Schulze Family Family ELDO Kusske Financial Family Fin It To Win It Beyond Running Health First City Crew City of Bemidji Civic FIRST NAUTICAL BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK BEMIDJI Bankers Garden Valley Drifters Garden Valley Technologies Media Giga Paddlers Paul Bunyan Communications Media Hot Fuzz Local Area Law Enforcement Battle of the Badges HydraHeads Headwaters Canoe and Kayak Laviniators Sterling Carpet One Family League of Oar Own Dermatology Professionals Health MIDCO Muskies MIDCO Media Minn-E-Snowda Crushers Bemidji Jaycees Civic Mix’d Nuts RP Broadcasting Media Nordic Whitecaps Bemidji High School Nordic Ski Team Education Nortech Terminators Nortech Manufacturers Northern Lights Casino Northern Lights Casino Casino Oars of Fury Fusion Center Health Oncers Away Sanford Health- Joe Lueken Cancer Center Health/Cancer Race Ova Achievers Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Health Pinnacle Power Pinnacle Marketing Group Media Prostate Paddlers Prostate Paddlers Cancer Race P-town Flyers P-town Flyers Purple Paddlers Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union Bankers RadioActive Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Media River City Dragons River City Dragons Rowtarians Bemidji Rotary Civic Sanford Super Heroes Sanford Health Health Security Bank Banccaneers Security Bank USA Bankers Seven Clans Casinos Seven Clans Casinos Casino Survive-Oars Beltrami County American Cancer Society Cancer Race The Misfit Paddlers The Misfit Paddlers Family Underground Exterminators North Central Service Inc / North Star Pest Control Contractors Waldsee Concordia Language Villages Education Water Protectors Honor the Earth Wavemakers Park Rapids Rotary Civic WESLOH 5-0 Wesloh Family Family WikiWiki Ohana Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival Wooly Irishmen Keg n Cork Wreck-it Rowers Walmart
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Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival race schedule ROUND 1 - QUALIFYING HEAT #1 AND CHALLENGE RACES Race Lane MEDIA CUP - RACE 1 1 1 Giga Paddlers 9:30 AM 2 Coyote 102.5 3 MIDCO Muskies 4 Mix’d Nuts Race Lane MEDIA CUP - RACE 2 2 1 Garden Valley Drifters 9:42 AM 2 Pinnacle Power 3 RadioActive 4 Race Lane EDUCATION CUP 3 1 Beaver Fever 9:54 AM 2 Nordic Whitecaps 3 Waldsee 4 Driving Forces Race Lane CONTRACTORS CUP 4 1 Captain Zetah & The Dynamic Paddlers 10:06 AM 2 Dragon Slayers 3 Underground Exterminators 4 Wreck-it Rowers Race Lane BATTLE OF BADGES 5 1 Hot Fuzz 10:18 AM 2 Blazing Hozers 3 HydraHeads 4 River City Dragons Race Lane CIVIC CUP 6 1 Minn-E-Snowda Crushers 10:30 AM 2 First City Crew 3 Rowtarians 4 Wavemakers Race Lane MANUFACTURERS CUP 7 1 Nortech Terminators 10:42 AM 2 Dragoneers 3 WikiWiki Ohana 4 Wooly Irishmen Race Lane FAMILY CUP - RACE 1 8 1 1212 Crew 10:54 AM 2 Dumber Than Dirt 3 Lavinators 4 Water Protectors Race Lane FAMILY CUP - RACE 2 9 1 WESLOH 5-0 11:06 AM 2 The Misfit Paddlers 3 ELDO 4 P-town Flyers Race Lane BANKERS CUP 10 1 Security Bank Banccaneers 11:18 AM 2 First Nautical Bank 3 Purple Paddlers 4 Draggin’ Forward Race Lane CASINO CUP 11 1 Seven Clans Casino 11:30 AM 2 Northern Lights Casino 3 Cedar Lakes Casino 4
Race 12 11:42 AM Race 13 11:54 AM Race 14 12:06 PM
Lane HEALTH CUP - RACE 1 1 Oars of Fury 2 Fin it to Win it 3 Sanford Super Heroes 4 League of Oar Own Lane HEALTH CUP - RACE 2 1 Abscess Avengers 2 Choice Therapy Pain Relieve-Oars 3 Ova Achievers 4 Bad to the Bone Lane CANCER SURVIVOR RACE 1 Oncers Away 2 Prostate Paddlers 3 Dragon Divas 4 Survive-Oars
Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony LUNCH ROUND 2 - QUALIFYING HEAT #2 Race Lane 15 1 Driving Forces 1:30 PM 2 MIDCO Muskies 3 Dragon Slayers 4 Captain Zetah and The Dynamic Paddlers Race Lane 16 1 Mix’d Nuts 1:42 PM 2 Wooly Irishmen 3 Nordic Whitecaps 4 Giga Paddlers Race Lane 17 1 River City Dragons 1:54 PM 2 Rowtarians 3 Pinnacle Power 4 Nortech Terminators Race Lane 18 1 Water Protectors 2:06 PM 2 HydraHeads 3 Coyote 102.5 4 Beaver Fever Race Lane 19 1 WikiWiki Ohana 2:18 PM 2 RadioActive 3 First City Crew 4 1212 Crew Race Lane 20 1 P-town Flyers 2:30 PM 2 Underground Exterminators 3 Dragoneers 4 Hot Fuzz Race Lane 21 1 Lavinators 2:42 PM 2 Purple Paddlers 3 Minn-E-Snowda Crushers 4 Blazing Hozers
Race Lane 22 1 Draggin’ Forward 2:54 PM 2 Cedar Lakes Casino 3 Choice Therapy Pain Relieve-Oars 4 WESLOH 5-0 Race Lane 23 1 Survive-Oars 3:06 PM 2 ELDO 3 Garden Valley Drifters 4 Security Bank Banccaneers Race Lane 24 1 Bad to the Bone 3:18 PM 2 Sanford Super Heros 3 Abscess Avengers 4 Seven Clans Casino Race Lane 25 1 Wreck-it Rowers 3:30 PM 2 League of Oar Own 3 First Nautical Bank 4 The Misfit Paddlers Race Lane 26 1 Ova Achievers 3:42 PM 2 Waldsee 3 Dumber Than Dirt 4 Oars of Fury Race Lane 27 1 3:54 PM 2 Dragon Divas 3 Fin it to Win it 4 Northern Lights Casino Race Lane 28 1 4:06 PM 2 Wavemakers 3 Prostate Paddlers 4 Oncers Away Finals Race 29 Lane Bronze Division Final 4:45 pm 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * Race 30 Lane Silver Division Final 5:00 pm 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * Race 31 Lane Gold Division Final 5:15 pm 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * Race 32 Lane Champions Division Final 5:30 pm 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 *
*Lane Seedings will be determined by random draw NOTE: Race times are tentative and could change as the day progresses. Participants should listen to announcers to monitor progress of the schedule.
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Winnipeg team pays tribute to late member with 2018 victory Pioneer Staff Report news@bemidjipioneer.com
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The races don’t always go as planned, but it’s a short walk back to shore.
Gold Division Champion Gold Division 2nd Place Gold Division 3rd Place Silver Division Champion Bronze Division Champion Bankers Cup Civic Cup Contractors Cup Education Cup Family Cup Health Cup Manufacturing Cup Media Cup Best Team Name Best Team Look Best Team Village Best T-Shirt
The 2018 Winners
Prostate Paddlers, Winnipeg 2:15.90 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak Nordic Whitecaps, BHS Nordic Ski Team The Big Gigs of Paul Bunyan Communications: 2:19.76 League of Oar Own, dermatology professionals: 2:33.25 Security Bank Banccaneers, 2:25.30 Bemidji Jaycees Minn-ESnowda Crushers: 2:25.60 Captain Zetah and the Dynamic Paddlers of Zetah Construction: 2:23.84 Nordic Whitecaps of the Bemidji High School Nordic Ski Team: 2:15.44 Welsoh Five-O, the Welsoh family: 2:30.22 Peak Freaks of Sanford Health, 2:23.88 Dragoneers of Norbord: 2:35.99 The Big Gigs of Paul Bunyan Communications: 2:30.15 Eldo’s Dragon Our Arses, the Kusske Family The Wookie Warriors of Wal-Mart The Bemidji Jaycees Minn-ESnowda Crushers Laviniators of Sterling Carpet One
With a good start and a strong finish, the Winnipeg-based Prostate Paddlers edged out the defending Gold Division champion HydraHeads at the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival in 2018. The Prostate Paddlers finished first with a time of 2:15.90, defeating the HydraHeads of Headwaters Canoe and Kayak, which finished second with 2:16.95. In 2017, the HydraHeads had won their fifth consecutive Gold Division Cup and have won the title seven times at the Bemidji event. “It’s a great elation, it’s something we’ve dreamed of,” Prostate Paddlers Team Captain Norm Johanson said. “It was very close. We didn’t know if we were ahead and the other teams were right beside us. Sometimes, though, if you’re not experienced, you panic and it makes you do worse. But we didn’t panic and we could feel our boat was surging at the end, and I think that’s what did it for us.” The championship was even more
special, as the team was honoring one of its late members. “We had lost one of our paddlers, Dolci Walkin, and we wanted to paddle so hard for her and I’m so glad we did,” Johanson said. “We know she’s looking down on us.” While 2018 marked the first time the Prostate Paddlers won, they’re no strangers to the Lake Bemidji festival. “This is our eighth year competing,” Johanson said. “We love this town and the atmosphere. The amount of participation you get from this town is amazing and the way they run this is second to none.” The other competitors in the Gold Division were the Nordic Whitecaps from the Bemidji High School Nordic Ski Team in third with a time of 2:19.32 and the Dragoneers from Norbord in fourth at 2:21.29. The Silver Division was won by The Big Gigs from Paul Bunyan Communications with a time of 2:19.76 while the League of Oar Own, a team of dermatology professionals, won the Bronze Division, finishing at 2:33.25.
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The waterfront’s slope provides a perfect viewing site for Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat spectators.
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Money raised by Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival supports local organizations The Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival has fast become one of the region’s largest and most talked about community events. Many are familiar with the fun associated with the festival, but may not be aware that the event is also a major fundraiser for the two local organizations who teamed up to bring the event to Bemidji back in 2006 and who continue to keep it going. There are also many other local organizations that receive contributions for their part in the festival. Like any event, there are costs required to put it on. In the case of the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival, the major expenses include the transportation/rental of the dragon boats themselves and race management official fees. To offset costs and to raise funds for the local organizations involved with the festival, money is raised through
team registration fees, business sponsorships, vendor fees, merchandise sales, and beverage sales in the Dragon’s Den. All the proceeds from the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival have gone to great local organizations including: ► Bemidji Rotary ► Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce ► American Cancer Society/Beltrami County Relay for Life ► Buena Vista Ski Patrol ► Bemidji High School & Middle School Track and Cross Country Teams ► Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota ► Boys and Girls Club of Bemidji ► Let’s Go Fishing ► Bemidji High School Blue Angels Dance Team ► Land of Lakes Girls Scout Troop
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Sprint Cup Schedule Sprint Cup – Heat 1: 200 m Sprint Cup – Heat 2: 200 m Race Lane Race Lane 1 1 5 1 7:00 PM 2 Dragon Divas 7:50 PM 2 Coyote 102.5 3 Coyote 102.5 3 Oars of Fury 4 First Nautical Bank 4 Dragon Divas Race Lane Race Lane 2 1 6 1 7:10 PM 2 Oars of Fury 2 First Nautical Bank 3 Fin it to Win it 3 P-town Flyers 4 P-town Flyers 8:00 PM 4 Fin it to Win it Race Lane Race Lane 3 1 River City Dragons 7 1 MIDCO Muskies 7:20 PM 2 Wavemakers 8:10 PM 2 League of Oar Own 3 Prostate Paddlers 3 River City Dragons 4 Beaver Fever 4 Wavemakers Race Lane Race Lane 4 1 Nordic Whitecaps 8 1 Prostate Paddlers 2 Security Bank Banccaneers 8:20 PM 2 Beaver Fever 3 MIDCO Muskies 3 Nordic Whitecaps 7:30 PM 4 League of Oar Own 4 Security Bank Banccaneers *Results based on Fastest Time on either heat! NOTE: Race times are tentative and could change as the day progresses. Participants should listen to announcers to monitor progress of the schedule.
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Digging for the finish line at the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival.
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Champions Cup Winners
2006 Wooly Irishmen, Bemidji Woolen Mills/Keg n’ Cork 2007 SS Minnow, Peak Performance 2008 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2009 Cedar River Gang, Iowa 2010 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2011 River City Dragons, Winnipeg 2012 Cedar River Gang, Iowa 2013 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2014 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2015 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2016 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2017 HydraHeads, Headwaters Canoe and Kayak 2018 Prostate Paddlers, Winnipeg
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