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CountsCoMedalMuednal ts Alaska: Gold: 77 Silver: 62 Bronze: 46 Total: 185 Alberta North: Gold: 40 Silver: 41 Bronze: 35 Total: 116 Greenland: Gold: 11 Silver: 10 Bronze: 8 Total: 29 Northwest Territories: Gold: 26 Silver: 38 Bronze: 34 Total: 98 Nunavik Québec: Gold: 13 Silver: 6 Bronze: 8 Photo By Brian Keith Total: 27 Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor John Williams and Dale Bagley, president of the 2006 Arctic Winter Games Host Society, receive a painting presented to them by Wendy Bilerou, AWG 2008 Yellowknife Host Society president and deputy mayor of Yellowknife. Nunavut: Gold: 13 Silver: 24 2008 Arctic Winter Games return to Bronze: 36 Total: 73 birthplace in Yellowknife Saami: By BRIAN KEITH Center Thursday night. Richard Elleze. The performers used by the local Dene and Gold: 5 Ulu News Many of the people in treated the guests with a drum Chipewyan; pin replicas of the Silver: 6 charge of organizing the 2008 prayer, followed by “Circle knives were given out by the games were present at the 2006 2008 Host Society during Bronze: 8 Like the salmon, the 2008 dance,” which received enthu- Arctic Winter Games will games to shadow their Alaska siastic applause. Thursday’s event. Total: 27 return to their birthplace two counterparts, as well as Yellowknife, capital of the There are eight official lan- years from now when they are observe the general procedure Northwest Territories, is home guages in the Northwest held where the games originat- to help with planning. to about 20,000 residents, and Territories, but the five that are Yamal-Nenets: ed in Yellowknife, Northwest “What the real benefit of its main economy is gold and evident in Yellowknife are Gold: 21 Territories, Canada. shadowing has done for us is diamond mining. English, French, Chipewyan, to let us see how intimately Silver: 21 This will be a special Yellowknife was so named Dogrib, and South and North everything is interlocked in the homecoming, since it marks 40 because of the copper knives Slavey. Bronze: 7 years since the inception of the whole thing,” said Cathie Total: 49 Games, and the 20th time they Bolstad. “If one thing changes, have been held. then everyone has to adjust. It The original games were was seeing it real life, real time. Yukon: the work of Stuart Hodgson We got to see how things oper- Gold: 17 and James Smith, commission- ate when they don’t go exactly Silver: 19 ers of the Northwest Territories according to plan.” and the Yukon. After dis- A key speaker during the Bronze: 43 cussing it with an enthusiastic formal part of the night was Total: 79 Governor of Alaska Walter J. Floyd Rolland, Governor of the Hickel, the first games were Northwest Territories, who was born in 1970 in Yellowknife complimentary toward the with 500 athletes and three Alaskans who have participat- contingents: Alaska, Yukon, ed this year. WeatherWeather and the Northwest Territories. “Looking at the athletes “It’s going to be the shows me how well they’ve ForecastForecast biggest homecoming...there’s done,” said Rolland, acknowl- big excitement in Yellowknife,” edging the hard work accom- said Tony Whitford, current plished by volunteers and oth- commissioner of the ers during this year’s Games. Photo By Charles Pulliam Northwest Territories during a The speeches were pre- Northwest Territories 2008 ceded by a Dena’ina drum Two-year old Keely Burdine dances while Soldotna Sunshine and patchy clouds Arctic Winter Games Host group, consisting of drummers Elementary School students perform at halftime dur- Society gathering at the Kenai William Landry, Lawrence ing a basketball game at Cook Inlet Academy. 28/16 Visitors and Convention Saboorin, Kile Krutko and Games involvement: Reasons ‘Release the Spirit Within’ vary; success the same By JANICE HIGH closing ceremonies to be Ulu News Arctic Winter Games gen- eral manager Tim Dillon likens an event to remember himself to a conductor, with his orchestra made up of 2,800 By CHARLOTTE NICOLET subdued. It is a happy time but Northwest Territories, as the volunteers. And he says he’s Ulu News a sad time, because as soon as host of the 2008 Arctic Winter well-aware that the motives the games are over when that drove these people to Games. devote their time to the Games The Closing Ceremonies of AWGIC (Arctic Winter Games Van Tighem and Thick are varied. the 2006 Arctic Winter Games International Committee) expected to give speeches dur- “Some really identified will mark the beginning of the President Gerry Thick declares ing the closing ceremonies, fol- with the spirit of the Games. end of an event that will last in the games closed, there will be lowed by more entertainment Others maybe wanted some- memories for years to come. people leaving and there have Photo By Janice High and the extinguishing of the thing to add to their resumes. Unlike the Opening been some great friendships torch and final words. To be qualified to drive Others did it because their Ceremonies in which teams made,” said Dillon. When asked what he neighbors did. All those rea- The ceremonies are for the Games, Will came in under their own flags was most proud of during the sons are okay. Each member of expected to include a slide Hightower and other and banners, the beginning of past week Dillon replied: “I’d this ‘orchestra’ had different show of the events of the past Laidlaw drivers needed the closing ceremonies will say the spirit of the games. The sheet music; the point is that have the flags, team signs, ath- week, as well as entertainment. we all ended up playing in har- growth and the can-do atti- credentials such as a CDL letes, coaches and performers After brief speeches by Dillon mony.” tudes of these communities are license with passenger entering the Soldotna Sports and Host Society President Orchestras and conduc- second to none. “That’s the Center together. Because there Dale Bagley, the Hodgson tors are not the words Will endorsement, State air- thing that I’m most proud of… will be trading of uniforms, it Trophy will be presented to the Hightower uses to character- brake certification, first “When you have an ize the Games’ volunteers will be hard to recognize indi- team whose conduct best aid certification and a orchestra everyone has a differ- motive involvement. vidual teams, Arctic Winter demonstrates “the ideals of fair “Doldrums,” he said. “It’s medical clearance. Games 2006 general manager play and team spirit.” ent sheet of music, the key is all about avoiding those winter Tim Dillon said at Friday morn- The AWGIC flag will be that everyone plays in harmony. doldrums. The Games gave us “She told me, ‘Come on ing’s press conference. presented to Yellowknife I feel pretty darn good about something to do.” over. We’ll give you all the “It is basically a celebra- Mayor Gordon Van Tighem. the music that is coming out of For Hightower, that entertainment you want,’” tion, but it’s a little bit more Yellowknife, located in the the peninsula right now.” “something” was working as a Hightower recalled. “And it’s bus driver during the Games, turned out to be that way.” sometimes as a relief driver, Hightower knows there sometimes making the city were some logistical problems loop route. He’s been driving in putting on the 2006 Games, Dancing to the for the Laidlaw company for but doesn’t give it much beat of a different drum abut two years, and he’s happy thought. to show his various licenses “It’s a success if people and living Tobacco Free. and endorsements that qualify have fun. It’s a success if we all him for the job. learn something from it.” Fresh Trash Drummers and Hightower spent 23 years He doesn’t wax eloquent as a lead offshore oil platform as to what the Games will Arctic Winter Games Dancers operator in the oil fields, work- mean in the long-term, saying Thank You to all Our ing for both Amoco and he doesn’t analyze his experi- Unocal. After retiring in 1999, ences, he just enjoys them. Tobacco-Free AWG Performers he tried his hand at a variety of And what about next year’s jobs, from census taker to doldrums, when the Games hotel night auditor—anything won’t be here to give us some- that was entertaining. Then he thing to do? was approached by the “Oh, we’ll think of Laidlaw field safety supervisor. something. We always do.” UpUp toto thethe MinuteMinute 260-3682 ResultsResults email: To get the current results of all the events, go to [email protected] PO Box 1612 www.awg2006.org. 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