Bay Estates resident wins large lottery prize
SHEGUIANDAH—With his retirement coming soon, a Bay Estates man will be a little bit more financially secure after winning the lottery recently.
Lloyd Belanger won just over $102,000 in a Poker Lotto all-in jackpot game. “I won a total of $102,404.50,” he told the Recorder on Sunday. He indicated he has been playing this game for about three or four years.
“No, we haven’t figured out what we’re going to do with the money yet,” said Mr. Belanger. “It’s certainly nice to win $100,000 but it’s not like the old days when this would really be a lot of money. Even if you win $1 million these days you have to be careful on how to spend it.”
“Yes, I’m getting close to retirement (Mr. Belanger is the proprietor of Mardan Glass in Little Current),” continued Mr. Belanger. “I’m still thinking about it. I will be 65-years-old in February but I might hold off retiring until April or May.”
Island biathlete places second in Canada
ICE LAKE—The more races she takes part in this season, the better the results are for Ice Lake biathlon athlete Mackenzie Turner.
“Mackenzie did very well this weekend,” stated her mother Heather.
Mackenzie placed second in one of her races at a competition held in Valcartier, Quebec the last weekend in January. In December she was in Canmore, Alberta training and racing and had a top finish of fifth in one of her races.
“Mackenzie just came back from competing in two races and a week of training in Ottawa,” said her mother Heather, on Sunday. The first races were in La Patrie, Quebec where she garnered two third place finishes. The second race was in Valcartier, Quebec where she had the second place finish, and a third place finish.
She has a busy February having left for Canmore, Alberta on February 2 and returning February 9. Mackenzie has races in Chelsea, Quebec February 19-21. And she has Nordic races with Manitoulin Secondary School in between these two races.
February 26-29 she is in Lake Placid, USA.
