Kudos
Great Accomplishments
Kings defend coastal title
Congratulations to the Powell River Kings on winning back-to-back Coastal Conference titles.
Their come-from-behind series win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs was clinched with a 3-0 shutout on March 27.
The Kings now face the Vernon Vipers in the Fred Page Cup. The Vipers visit April 5-6--come out for the home team.
Local builder featured
Kudos to Michael Salisbury for getting noticed! Respected home design company Jenish honoured local builder Michael Salisbury in their 41st edition catalog of home plans. The book opens with four feature homes, one of which was built by Salisbury on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Salisbury, owner of a heli-logging company, has built more than 20 homes in Powell River, almost exclusively from Jenish Plans. Salisbury is currently working on a five-acre, 17-lot Royal Georgia subdivision at Manson Avenue and Field Street.
Judo kudos
Kudos to Abby Lloyd and Skylar Krompocker for bringing home the hardware from a recent judo tournament.
The pair competed at the Terrace, BC Winter Games on March 5 and 6. Abby won silver in the individual competition. Both Abby, 13 and Skylar, 15 were part of an all-star team that also won silver.
The two had to qualify to compete in the BC Winter Games. Abby won two gold medals when qualifying in Nanaimo in December and a gold at the Canadian Junior Nationals in February.
Abby attends a training camp this month and then the Canadian Junior National Judo Championships in Lethbridge in July.
Sisters help animals
Kudos to SPCA volunteers and sisters Sigrid Hawkes and Lenora Sattman. Most recently, Sigrid rescued a red-tailed hawk in distress.
"Mick the hawk was exhibiting strange behaviour so when someone called the SPCA, Lenora and I went out to look at it," said Sigrid. "It seemed to fly well, so we thought it was fine. It was only when we had a second call on the bird that I was able to really see its feet. It seemed as if one talon on each foot was swollen, so I contacted Mountainaire Avian Rescue near Courtenay."
"They said to catch it... In the end, my fearless sister just gently draped her long woollen coat over the bird and wrapped it up like a baby and we eased it into a dog crate."
The hawk will be examined by a vet and allowed to recuperate, then it will be returned to Powell River.
"Sigrid and Lenora are invaluable SPCA volunteers," said Audrey Hill, SPCA spokeswoman.
