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Rainbow Ringers host annual horseshoe tournament

September 14, 2018

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rainbow37 — In photo are the team members from the top three teams including Wade Debassige, Lee Taibossigai, Cheyenne Migwans, John Tovey, Lew Lanktree and Taylor Debassige.

M’CHIGEENG—Players from many parts of Ontario converged on the Rainbow Ringers Horseshoe Club facility in M’Chigeeng this past Saturday for the annual Emerick Migwans Memorial horseshoe tournament.

“We have a total of 48 players in the tournament, with players from Sault Ste. Marie, Cape Croker, Wiikwemkoong, Wilber Force (Haliburton), Whitefish Lake and from other areas around Manitoulin,” said Ken Migwans, one of main organizers of the annual event.

At the end of the day-long tournament, trophies were presented to the overall winners. Taking first place overall was the team of Wade Debassige and Lee Taibossigai. In second place was the Cheyenne Migwans and John Tovey team while the Lew Lanktree and Taylor Debassige team finished in third place.

The Rainbow Ringers horse shoe club was established in 2007.

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Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.