Tentative 2017 MCRA Schedule

April 1-2 * Klondike Rod Matthews 989-254-7815 rodmatthews29@yahoo.com

April 29* Hugh Heward Challenge Kruger Memorial Fundraiser www.verlenkrugermemorial.org May 13-14 Roscommon Bill Torongo torongow@gmail.com May 20 Paddle for the Cure Josh Taylor 989-297-5684 joshuataylor13@gmail.com June 3 Black River Race Jim Wier jimwier@firststep.net June 10-11 Power Paddle Gabe Slominski (773) 983-3103 gabriel@NewaygoNationals.org June 17 Huron River Canoe Challenge Tim Feldkamp (734) 668-7049 aacx19@yahoo.com July 8-9 Paddle Hard Chase Race Hailey Halstead 989-710-0155 hailey_mcmahon09@hotmail.com July 15-16 Harry Curley Memorial Justin Griffith 989-820-5196 riverjustin@gmail.com July 22-23 Spikes Challenge Paddlers Tribute John Lucey jclucey46@gmail.com July 29-30* AuSable River Canoe Marathon http://www.ausablecanoemarathon.org August 9-13* USCA Nationals Rebecca Davis www.uscanoe.com August 20 Canoer’s Memorial Monument Induction Ceremony Bob Bradford 810-664-8005 August 26-27 Mio's "First Dam" Canoe Race Peg Smutek 989-826-5382 September 16 Tahquamenon Wilderness Race Cecilia Woolever 906-492-3325 cecilia@haberconstruction.com *Non-points race

Michigan Canoe Racing Association’s August 2017 Newsletter

What’s Happening: NOMINATE PADDLERS FOR END OF SEASON AWARDS– Information inside! 25 Years of the Triple Crown– Sign up by April 24th for the General Clinton Canoe Regatta and benefit from early-bird pricing! Canoer’s Memorial Monu-ment Induction Ceremony– Come out on August 20th to support paddlers and their families as they are inducted to the monument. Mio “First Dam” Canoe Race– Now a staple of the Michigan schedule, Mio is the women’s C-2 race for 2017! Racers will be competing for prize money and raffle prizes provided by Susan Williams Activewear! Mentor and Youth Races are also featured. Paradise Tahquamenon Wil-derness Race– Come out to the final race of the season, and the end of season awards ban-quet! C-1 race prize raffle– for eve-ry C-1 race on the MCRA you complete, your name will be entered in a drawing with priz-es from sponsors and support-ers. The MCRA will be donat-ing a paddle to the raffle!

Board of Directors President– Lynne Witte 586-201-5695 lynnewitte@juno.com Vice President– Pete Mead 989-710-0224 Treasurer/ Insurance– Cheryl Lucey 989-348-0148 jclucey46@gmail.com Secretary-/ Newsletter– Rebecca Davis 517-227-4794 canoe_run_ski@hotmail.com Membership/ Numbers– Tom Cannon 517-332-1701 thomascannon@Juno.com Times Secretary– Weston Willoughby 989-745-5165 34willou@gmail.com Monument Committee– Bob Bradford 810-664-8005 nnavigator00@aol.com Michael Davis 989-370-0782 mikedavis56@hotmail.com Sean Brabant 989-205-1369 Sean.g.brabant@gmail.com USCA Delegate- Chris Hewitt 989-751-4324 hewittc08@gmail.com Dwight Walker 269-330-5302 canoeracer27@yahoo.com Webmaster– Doug Heady dheady@gmail.com

August is one of the most fun times to be on the water. The pressure of the AuSable is gone, the weather is nice, and there are plenty of new

paddlers wanting to dive into the sport.. It is the time that we can give back, and reflect on how our seasons have progressed. On August 20 ,

we can honor deceased paddlers at the Canoers’ Memorial Monument Induction Ceremony, with many beloved Michigan paddlers being rec-

ognized this year. Back to racing, some members have recently returned from the USCA Nationals in Dubuque, IA where Michigan paddlers

placed 2nd in the overall standings. The end of August is marked by the last race on the AuSable for 2017, the Mio “First Dam” Canoe Race.

Mio is the women’s feature event this year, with separate women’s purses for C-1 & C-2, and a special raffle of Susan William’s Activewear!

Youth, Mentor and Old Timers races round out a fun weekend, plus don’t forget the paddle clinic on Saturday afternoon. Our final race and

banquet take place at the Paradise Tahquamenon Wilderness Canoe Race on September 16th– a great event where top paddlers usually

switch from their regular season partners, creating a race full of surprises. After the race, we join together to celebrate at the end of season

Awards Banquet– make sure to submit your nominations today! Don’t forget– the C1 prize raffle– each race entered gives you another

chance to win! This year the MCRA is promoting youth in the sport, with a series of junior and mentor races, plus a 19 & under bonus in the C-

1 races. Not to leave the seasoned paddlers out, we are continuing to promote an age group bonus in races with more than 4 C-1 paddlers

over 70. See you on the water! —Rebecca Davis

The 2017 MCRA Canoers Memorial Monument Induction Ceremony August 20, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at the Canoer's Monument

The Canoer's Monument was created in 1968 to honor canoe racers and supporters of the AuSable Canoe Marathon.

Thirteen paddlers and volunteers have been nominated for the Canoer's Monument in 2017. Over the coming weeks, each nomina-tion will be reviewed to ensure they meet the qualifications to be inducted to the monu-ment.

Nominees: John Nemeth, John Mandock, Shawn Smith, Rejean Huard, Joseph Siefert

Jr.. Bob Proulx, Paul Short, Doug Welch, Larry Cool, Edward Mar-tella III, Bill Martella, Stevey Staples (non-paddler), & Mort Neff (non-paddler).

Donations made on behalf of any of the nominees will go towards the name plaques and engraving for the monu-ment.

If there are any questions, or information regarding the nominees please contact Bob Bradford at 810-664-8005 or Nnavi-gator00@aol.com.

Mio’s First Dam Canoe Challenge Presented by the MCRA and the Oscoda County Canoe Racing Associ-

ation Saturday – August 26, 2017 – Oscoda County Park, 1110 Jay Smith Dr.

Mio, MI Lunch for the family is provided on Saturday after the C-2 race and Sunday after the C-1 race 7:30 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast. (Everyone PLEASE get a team picture taken by the fence before the pre-race meeting) Registration closes at 8:30 8:35 Pre-Race Meeting 9:00 C2 Race (Expert I & Expert II) 12:30 or when all canoes finish race, lunch will be served at the

Oscoda County Park 2:00 Junior and Fledgling races & Old Timers Race MCRA Awards as soon as possible after races are done Paddler Clinic for anyone who is interested after the Junior/Fledging

Races! 4:00 Aluminum Canoe Fun / Business Races (other side of the

pond at the access site) 6:30 Join us for fun and relaxation at the Oscoda County Park Sunday – August 27, 2017 – Oscoda County Park, 1110 Jay Smith Dr.

Mio, MI 8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast. Registration clos-

es at 8:30 8:35 Pre-Race Meeting 9:00 C-1 Race MCRA Awards at Oscoda County Park as soon as C-1 times are figured Entry Fees (Both paddlers must completely fill out paperwork before

turning into registration table) T-Shirts guaranteed to pre-registered paddlers C-2 Expert I: $40 ($30 pre-register, postmarked by August 12th T-shirt

included) C-2 Expert II: $20 ($15 pre-register, postmarked by August 12th T-shirt

included) C-1: $20 ($15 pre-register, postmarked by August 12th T-shirt included

if you didn’t get one Sat.) Old Timers: $5 Aluminum Canoe Fun Race: $5 Includes lots of fun Fledgling, Junior, Business Challenge: Free Contact: Peggy Smutek if you have any questions989-826-5382 or 989-390-3889 Oscoda County Park Camping: 989-826-5114 Visit www.miracing.com to download the registration form Mail completed pre-register entries and check or money order to: Marcia Rimer 8673 Fowler Rd. Horton MI 49246. Must be postmarked by August 12, 2017. Make out to: OCCRA Both paddlers must be paid 2017 MCRA Members to receive cash and/or prizes

Paradise Tahquamenon Wilderness Canoe Race September 16, 2017 Paddlers bring your family and friends along Sat-urday to Paradise! C-2 races at 9 AM from Lower Falls to Rivermouth. This is our last point race of the season. C-1 race at 1:30 PM 4:00 PM Dinner - annual awards to recognize years' accomplishments and Paradise race awards , and a raffle . Please join us. Reasonable dinner fee for all. Race directors are free.

2017 Spike's Challenge Race Results C-2 Ex-

pert Class

1. Steve Lajoie Guillaume Blais 2:38:44

2. Mike Davis Weston Willoughby 2:41:46

3. Pete Mead Nick Walton 2:41:47

4. Andy Triebold Mary Schlimmer 2:42:58

5. Wes Dean Jason Hatfield 2:45:17

6. Ted Smutek Matt Grabriel 2:48:41

7. Kyle Mynar Rich Lauth 2:48:48

8. Christophe Proulx Russ Reker 2:49:32

9. Patrick Madden Phil Millspaugh 2:50:59

10. Trevor Robinson Bill Torongo 2:52:42

11. Danny Medina

Austin Weiler

2:53:56

12. Wade Binion

Henner Cruz

2:56:07

13. Kyle

Stonehouse Sean

Brabant 2:57:58

14. Rebecca Davis

Mandy Trudgeon

2:58:27

15. Jeremie Forten

Anthony Mas-

sicotte 2:59:08

16. Sarah Lessard

Simon Dessureault

2:59:14

17. Joe Manns Devin Arenz 3:00:29

18. Flash Marsh Carson Burmeister 3:02:08

19. Jon Webb Gwen Hills 3:02:29

20. Tom Trudgeon Phil Trudgeon 3:03:21

21. Mike Elenbaas Mike Hale 3:03:40

22. Katie Treston Kristi Treston 3:06:25

23. Nate Winkler Rod Matthews 3:07:51

24. Paul Olney JoAnn Olney 3:08:15

25. Roger Moak Fred Mills 3:08:28

26. Dylan Kirk Tom 3:09:02

27. Sean Casey Bill Mahaffy 3:09:23

28. Bruce Barton Amy Solak 3:09:25

29. Doug Moggo Bruce Damen 3:10:19

30. Joel Mack Mike Garon 3:10:57

31. Shawn Spallinger Chase Spallenger 3:11:40

32. Lynne Witte Tom Cannon 3:11:44

33. Karen Febey David Armstrong 3:12:44

34. Stan Anusiewicz Dean Coulson 3:14:48

35. Nate Tate Adam Fujita 3:15:51

36. Brandon Gerardy Stephen Leppard 3:17:00

37. Kevin Murphy Darin Nicholas 3:17:20

38. Fritz Hansen Jaya Elleson 3:19:46

39. Orville Short, JR. Brian Barkholz 3:20:42

40. Rodney Elliot Nicki Owens 3:20:43

41. Tim Feldkamp Doug Heady 3:21:22

42. Jon Thompson Bryan Rearss 3:21:35

43. Rebecca Sutter Roger Henry 3:21:47

44. James Braig Kevin Stalheim 3:22:03

45. Chuck Hewitt Erin Thompson 3:22:27

46. Mike Kellogg Josh Kellogg 3:22:59

47. Ed Lipinski Scott Doederlein 3:23:20

48. Chris Gallagher Chris Ecker 3:23:51

49. Keith Wojan Jerry Killingbeck 3:25:32

50. Peggy English Ellen Thompson 3:25:58

51. David Sennett Ashley Cary 3:26:20

52. Jeff DeFeo Katy Schaaf 3:27:15

53. Derrak Ferry Dan Prause 3:27:26

54. Levi Korneli Evan Korneli 3:29:19

55. Jim Humes Ty Jensen 3:30:00

56. Andy Weeks Paddi Thornburg 3:30:08

57. Kaitlin Jiral Zach Peltier 3:30:47

58. Judi Clark Rod Clark 3:31:29

59. Mike Taylor Todd Bennett 3:31:39

60. David Hallison Jason Holton 3:39:15

61. Bob Bradford Bob Bradford 3:43:06

C-2 Expert II

1. Jeff Matthews Jordan Jamieson 3:28:41

2. Ryan Childs Zachary Childs 3:30:23

3. Mark Rowe Lauren Fry 3:32:06

4. Chris Scully Ed Butler 3:35:07

5. Marcia Rimer August Triebold 3:40:42

2017 Spike's Challenge Race Results C-1

1. Steve Lajoie 0:41:40

2. Mike Davis 0:41:46

3. Guilaume Blais 0:42:41

4. Weston Willoughby 0:43:34

5. John Kasik 0:43:43

6. Danny Medina 0:43:46

7. Nick Walton 0:43:51

8. Trevor Robinson 0:44:18

9. Russ Reker 0:45:02

10. Jeff Kolka 0:45:05

11. Steve Watson 0:45:13

12. Kyle Stonehouse 0:45:26

13. Phil Millspaugh 0:46:36

14. Rodney Elliot 0:47:57

15. Tom Cannon 0:48:14

16. Simon Dessureault 0:48:28

17. Roy Sowersby 0:49:06

18. Jordan Jamison 0:49:11

19. Sean Brabant 0:49:14

20. Jerry Killingbeck 0:49:32

21. David Kies 0:49:44

22. Bill Mahaffy 0:49:46

23. Jim Cerva 0:50:13

24. Chris Ecker 0:50:16

25. Stephen Lynn 0:50:45

26. John Hollands 0:51:03

27. Andy Weeks 0:51:25

28. Mike Kellogg 0:51:28

29. Dwight Walker 0:51:38

30. Stan Anuisiewcz 0:51:40

31. Ralph Scofield 0:52:07

32. Rick Gillings 0:53:15

33. Mike Taylor 0:53:20

34. William Dean 0:53:49

35. Jon Vermilyer 0:54:44

36. Lauren Chapple 0:55:52

37. Aaron Mead 0:56:55

38. Chris Kalbfleisch 0:57:23

39. Keith Wojan 0:57:33

40. Richard Ensley 0:58:48

41. Malcom McDougall 0:59:43

42. Ernie Brambaogu 1:00:05

43. August Triebold 1:02:02

Women’s C-1

1. Rebecca Davis 0:46:30

2. Mary Schlimmer 0:47:29

3. Gloria Wesley 0:48:31

4. Mandy Trudgeon 0:48:33

5. Kristi Treston 0:49:25

6. Roxanne Barton 0:50:37

7. Katie Treston 0:51:40

8. Jaya Elleson 0:51:57

9. Hailey Halstead 0:52:37

10. Kaitlin Jiral 0:52:54

11. Nickie Owens 0:54:03

12. Paddi Thornburg 0:54:08

Classic Innovation! Shawinigan -

The entire team of the Classique internationale de canots de la Mau-

ricie is proud to announce chang-

es to the event's competition

component. The 84th Classique

to be held from September 1 to

September 4, 2017, will be better

than ever. GETTING BETTER EVE-

RY YEAR: IT'S CLASSIC! This

year's competition features new

categories. The 84th edition will

include senior (50 to 60 years)

and veteran (60 years and over)

categories. An accessible chal-

lenge, now that's Classic! REGIS-

TRATION FEES Registration fees

remain the same as last year,

that is to say $250 for K2 and C2

categories. The R9 category remains at $1,200 and the C4 category is

$500. Please visit our Web site, www.classiquedecanots.com, for the

fees modulation based on your registration date. NEW PRIZES This

year's new categories will also feature new prizes. $2,250 in prize

money will be awarded for each of the senior and veteran categories.

Prizes for the mixed and women's teams will be awarded once again

this year. ADAPTED ROUTES AND TAKING CHARGE OF THE ATHLETES

This year's routes will be adapted to each category. Since new catego-

ries were added to the 84th edition, the different aspects of each one

are taken into account. The routes

for each category will be more de-

tailed. The buoys will be easy to

identify. In addition, specifically for

the K2, the Classique will take

charge of the athletes for the entire

weekend (transportation, provi-

sioning team, accommodations and

kayak loan). RULES AND TRAINING

FOR OFFICIALS The rules will be

the same as last year. They will be

streamlined to make them clearer

for the athletes. This year, the offi-

cials will receive specific training on

the competition procedure. The

training will enable the officials to

supervise the paddlers in an exemplary manner. The athletes, our top

priority, it's Classic! From September 1 to 4, the Classique internatio-

nale de canots de la Mauricie will take on the majestic Saint-Maurice

River from La Tuque to Trois-Rivières. Follow us on social media for

upcoming promotions. -

MCRA Awards– Turn in your nominations by contacting a board member today! Harry Curly Award - This award is in memory of Harry Curley who dedicated his life to promoting professional canoe racing. Qualifica-tions are a race sponsor or race director whom the membership feels has gone above the call of duty to promote professional canoe racing. Peterson Bow Award - Award recognizing a paddler for accomplishing something outstanding for canoe racing Stern Award - An award for accomplishing the unexpected in canoe racing, usually something funny, silly, or backwards. MCRA Bank Runners Award - An award for a person(s) who does an excellent job as a bank runner or who really helps other teams in need. MCRA Pro (Expert 1) Rookie - An award for MCRA Expert 1 paddlers Who qualifies: First year paddlers are defined as anyone who started racing after Aug. 1 of the prior racing season in the Expert 1 class Expert 2 Rookie - An award for Expert 2 paddlers Who qualifies: First year paddlers are defined as anyone who started racing after Aug. 1 of the prior racing season in the Expert 2 class. Selection: The top "rookie" in Expert 2 division receives the award Adams Most Improved Expert 1 - An award for the most improved paddler as judged by peers, either within one season, or over a num-ber of seasons. Who qualifies: Any MCRA Expert 1 member Expert 2 Paddler of the Year - An award for the most improved MCRA paddler as judged by their peers, either within one season or over a number of seasons Who qualifies: Any MCRA Expert 2 paddler Presidents Award – Selected by the MCRA President for outstanding service to the MCRA.

Rebecca Davis

22940 H Drive South

Homer, MI 49245

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