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The Northern Star Official Newspaper of the 2016 Labrador Winter Games

Wednesday, March 16, Issue #3 Volume 12, Issue #3

Golden duo Mud Lake couple claim men, women’s gold in snowmobiling

By Bonnie Learning The Northern Star

It may not have been their golden anni-

versary, but it was certainly a golden

moment for Leanne and Junior Rumbolt

of Team Mud Lake.

The couple claimed the gold medals in

the snowmobile race yesterday after-

noon, which was greeted by enthusias-

tic cheers and celebration at the race

track by their fellow athletes.

“I didn’t even know I had (the gold med-

al),” Leanne exclaimed to The Northern

Star, just moments after crossing the

finish line. “It’s exciting!”

Leanne’s hubby, Junior Rumbolt, was

just as ecstatic about his own win earli-

er in the day and was super pumped

that his wife placed first as well.

“It was excellent,” he said.

Rounding out the medal standings for

the women were Coreen Paul of Labra-

dor City, with the silver; and Mandy Campbell of Pinsent’s Arm taking the bronze.

For the men, “Little Joe” Tuglavina of Team North West River claimed the silver, while Glenn Hudson of Labrador City will be taking

home the bronze.

A large crowd lined the race track for much of the day to cheer on their favourite racers, including Sara Saunders, a first time

Games athlete with North West River.

“It’s pretty cool,” she said of the event. “I think it’s something I’d be interested in doing in the future.”

The snowmobile race took place yesterday, with large crowds turning out to cheer on

their hometown athletes. Taking medals in the event were (from left) Little Joe

Tuglavina, North West River, silver; Coreen Paul, Labrador City, silver; Junior Rumbolt,

Mud Lake, gold; Leanne Rumbolt, Mud Lake, gold; Glenn Hudson, Labrador City,

bronze; and Mandy Campbell, Pinsent’s Arm, bronze.

Photos by Bonnie Learning/The Northern Star

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Rick Lewis, who was the event coordinator, as well as the sponsor of

the event itself (Lewis Concrete Forming), said other than a few hic-

cups with results partway through the day, the snowmobile race went

great.

“It went really, really good,” he said. “The track was good, the snow-

mobiles were identical (Arctic Cat SnoPro 600’s) and everyone seems

to love this event.”

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Snowmobile race great event: coordinator

Continued from page 1

LEFT: Members of Team Mud Lake hoist their golden female snow-

mobiler - Leanne Rumbolt – into the air after her victory in the

women’s race.

Orange crush! Cartwright claims top spots in men’s, women’s target shooting

By Bonnie Learning

The Northern Star

Team Orange – otherwise known as Cartwright –

turned gold at yesterday’s Francis Campbell Memorial

Target Shoot, as both the male and female competitor

claimed victory.

Audrey Pardy came out of the two-day event with a

total score of 839, while her fellow athlete, Harris Mor-

ris, attained a total of 841 points

Rounding out the women’s medals were Frances Bell of

Wabush with a total of 798 points for the silver; and

Selma Normore of L’anse au Loup claiming bronze with

a total of 786 points.

For the men’s event, Sam Morris of Happy Valley-

Goose Bay took silver with 833 points; and Joseph

Townley of North West River claimed the bronze with

his 828 points. The points were accumulated in three

The Francis Campbell Memorial Target Shoot came to a close on Tuesday, after two days

of competition. Claiming medals in the men’s and women’s event were (from left) Sam

Morris of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Frances Bell of Wabush, silver; Harris Morris and

Audrey Pardy of Cartwright, gold; and Joseph Townley of North West River and Selma

Normore of L’Anse au Loup, bronze. (Photo by Kenneth Williams/The Northern Star)

Continued on next page

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Mud Lake’s Leanne Rumbolt (background), takes on Team Natuash-

ish’s Diane Rich in the women’s semi-final snowmobile race. (Photo

by Bonnie Learning/The Northern Star

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divisions: prone, standing and kneeling (or sitting).

A large crowd was on hand to watch the event

over the two days at the shooting range on North

West River road.

Randy Best of Mud Lake said the conditions were

good on Tuesday.

“There was a little bit of a sidewind…ah… I can’t

go makin’ excuses – I was just a bad shot!” he

laughed.

This was Randy’s first Games, noting he filled in

for the original target shooter prior to the Games

getting underway.

“This is not my thing,” he quipped. “(But) it’s a lot

of fun.”

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Great day on the shooting range! Continued from previous page

The men finished off two days of competition yesterday afternoon, as they

competed in the kneeling (or sitting) positions for those last few crucial

points. (Photo by Bonnie Learning/The Northern Star)

LEFT: CBC’s Here and

Now’s Ryan Snodden

dropped by the range to

take a shot in the target

shooting event. (Photo

by Winnie Healey/The

Northern Star)

RIGHT: Postville’s Mela-

nie Gear takes careful

aim at the target.

(Photo by Winnie

Healey/The Northern

Star)

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Super snowshoeing!

Lab City dominates snowshoe event By Chrissy Chiasson

The Northern Star

Labrador City took the

snowshoeing races by

storm on Tuesday!

The snowshoe finals

took place yesterday

at the MMC Sports-

plex, with Lab City

stealing the show -

they will be going

home with two gold

medals, one silver and

one bronze in the sin-

gles, and gold in the

relay.

“Oh my god, I was

pumped!” said Devon

Ryan, who claimed the

gold in the men’s

event. “I was ecstatic

and to turn around to

see my team mate come second, I was even more pumped then.”

The men’s top three results are as follows:

“I feel really good for my coach, it’s a good feeling,” said women’s champ Makalia Hudson.

Place Name Community Time

1 Devon Ryan Labrador City 4.3537

2 Jonathan Davis Labrador City 4.4253

3 Neko Brown-Dyson Cartwright 4.4475

Medal winners in the snowshoe relay were (left) Team Cartwright for silver; Team Labrador City for

gold; and Team Happy Valley-Goose Bay for bronze. (Photos by Chrissy Chiasson/The Northern Star).

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The women’s top three results are as follows:

There was much excitement and energy prior to the relay, and as the teams lined up the anticipation grew. They all took off like

bullets, the crowds went wild and the times were incredible! Despite the dropping temperatures, everyone was in good spirits.

Labrador City took the gold (Devon Ryan, Jonathan Davis, Makalia Hudson, Taylor Ryan), followed by Cartwright with silver (Neko

Brown-Dyson, Richard Lewis, Claire Sainsbury, Hailey Dyson-Hamel ); and Happy Valley-Goose Bay with bronze (Chris Attwood,

Kevin Garneau-Begin, Kimberly Casey, Kelly Way).test

Place Name Community Time

1 Makalia Hudson Labrador City 3.0084

2 Effie Powell Charlottetown 3.2453

3 Taylor Ryan Labrador City 3.3743

Lab City dominate snowshoeing Continued from previous page

Devon Ryan claimed gold in the men’s event. Makalia Hudson claimed gold in the women’s

event.


Some super special snowshoers! By Chrissy Chiasson

The Northern Star

The day was cold, but some extraordinary athletes warmed

the hearts of the spectators at the MMC Sportsplex snow-

shoe venue yesterday, as the Howling Huskies Special Olym-

pics team took to the track.

Their enthusiasm and spirit was contagious and everyone was filled with joy to watch these athletes take to the starting line - they definetly had the biggest support system and loudest cheering section!

The College of the North Atlantic welding class created cus-

tom walkers with skis so that more athletes could partici-

pate in the snowshoe races. Terry’s Tents also helped make

special padded seats for their Snow Coaches, which creat-

ed a more comfortable ride for the athletes. It created a lot

of hype for the Howling Huskies, their family members and

the coaches.

“I’m very excited to see them race,” said Debbie Russell, Special Olympics Coach,

prior to the event.

Along with all the excitement of the races, the Howling Huskies had a special visitor –

CBC’s Here and Now’s Ryan Snoddon. He spent some time with the athletes and

participated in a few races with them.

“I’m very excited to be snowshoeing,” said athlete Lyle Woodrow. “ I’ve been practic-

ing a lot and I’m dedicating the race to my worker that passed away, Velda Morris.”

Athlete Alvina Blake also expressed her excitement about the race, saying she felt

good about participating in the race.

Gail King, sister of athlete Jeannie Walsh, said, “I’m very proud to watch my sister in

the Special Olympics and I’m very happy that they included the Special Olympics.”

Matthew Russell, Lyle Woodrow, and Daniel Kalleo take off for their 100

meter snowshoe race. (Photos by Chrissy Chiasson/The Northern Star)

Athlete and Jeannie Walsh (left), and her sister,

Gail King, await the start of the Special Olympics

snowshoe event. LEFT: Sarah Connell

(eft)and Emily Michelin

getting ready to start

their 50 meter snow-

shoe race.

RIGHT: Brian Alling-

ham, Michael Lamond

and Harris Wolfrey

receiving their medals -

such a proud bunch!


During the Labrador Winter Games, Violence Prevention Labrador will be carrying out a Respect Campaign. Through sport,

we can make significant, positive impacts on those around us. A “difference maker” is an individual who has positively im-

pacted an athlete’s life (in any aspect).

It’s all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T…

I know I'd never be able to thank her enough for all of her uncondi-

tional support and motivation, but my nan, Jocelyn Hancock, has im-

pacted my life so much throughout sports and so many other things

as well.

She's been there since day one, whether it was pushing me to get off

the couch and go for a run, or just encouraging me to just do my

best. She was there through it all. It feels so good to have someone

who cares so much about your accomplishments and always encour-

ages you to try and reach your goals, and I'm lucky enough to have

that.

I felt so grateful to have her with me at my first skiing provincials,

and I'll be forever thankful for all the motivation she's gave me to

that point. Even though I was super nervous, I knew that - no matter

what - she'd be proud of me.

No matter what mood I was in, or how I was feeling at certain days,

she was always there encouraging me to do my best, and letting me

know that I could do whatever I set my mind to.

I know I'm still young and I have so much more to face, but if I contin-

ue to get your love and support though sports and life, I'm all set. There was no possible way that I could have made it

this far without you, and I wouldn't ever be able to go any further without you.

Everyone needs a positive person in their life that continues to support them no matter what. It's hard doing things on

your own, and it makes everything so much easier when you have someone behind you always pushing you to do your

best. Having people who have such high respect for you can really help you accomplish big things.

I thought I was lucky having you in my family, but I'm even luckier having you as my coach and my motivator.

~ Alyson Thomas

Difference Maker – Jocelyn Hancock

Alyson (right) with her nan, Jocelyn Hancock.


Meet some athletes from...everywhere!

Name: Thea Penashue

Community: Sheshatshiu

Sport(s): Target shooting, ball hockey and biathlon

This is Thea’s second time at the LWG.

Thoughts on the Games so far: “It’s a great experience, being around other people from Labra-dor. It’s good to support my community.”

Name: Brenda Saunders

Community: North West River

Sport(s): Target shooting and snowshoe biathlon

This is Brenda’s sixth time at the LWG.

Thoughts on the Games so far: “It’s a good experience, a chance to reconnect with old friends.”

Name: Bonnie Kippenhuck

Community: Charlottetown

Sport(s): Target shooting

This is Bonnie’s “too many to count” time at the LWG.

Thoughts on the Games so far: “It’s good to get back and see old friends, and visit with family.”

Name: Victoria Gatehouse

Community: Labrador City

Sport(s): Target shooting

This is Victoria’s second time at the LWG.

Thoughts on the Games so far: “It’s exciting, being on a different team,” said Victoria, who hails from Cart-wright. “There’s lots of (friendly) tor-menting going on; it’s a good laugh!”

Name: Kobe Groves

Community: Mud Lake

Sport(s): Northern Games

This is Kobe’s first time at the LWG.

Thoughts on the Games so far: “It’s good to get out and experience the games, have fun with other athletes and support the team.”

Name: Joyce Clarke

Community: Port Hope Simpson

Sport(s): Target shooting and biathlon

Thoughts on the Games so far: “I likes to come down, meet friends from years back and get out and support the community.”


Max’s spirit lives on at the Labrador Winter Games!

The Winters’s family were

delighted at the opening

ceremonies on Sunday, as

they posed for photo with

their beloved husband/

father/grandfather’s ko-

matik box, which was on

display at the ceremonies.

Max passed away in Octo-

ber of 2015, and was an

icon of the Games, espe-

cially with his beloved

Labrathon! “Maxville” will

miss its name sake this

Games, but his spirit will

live on through his family

and supporters!

xoxoxxoxoxoxo

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