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The Golf Fore Kids’ Sake golf tournament will be held once again this year, a signature event in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Bruce North Huron. This tournament has been held in Kincardine for over 30 years. A women’s tournament will be held June 1 and a men’s tournament will be held June 7, both at Ainsdale Golf Course and both presented by NPX.

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Members of the Ripley-Huron Skating Club showed off their skating skills at their achievement day held March 28 at the Ripley-Huron arena. This year’s theme of “Love Ice Show” was enjoyed by a huge crowd, who cheered the skaters on. See all the amazing photos captured by Liz Small in this week’s edition of the Kincardine Independent, click here to purchase your subscription.

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Ripley Huron Skating Club member Brooke Thomas skated away with gold at the 2024 Special Olympic Winter Games held in Calgary in February. The 22-year-old skater is a member of Team Ontario, who also brought home numerous medals. Brooke has been skating since the age of four and is the daughter of Leigh-Anne and Ian Thomas. She is currently coached by Brenda Hill-McIntosh and Brooke Leppington. Brooke was previously coached by Nicole Handy-Richardson.

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The Kincardine Kinucks U11 B Girls team is having a great season. The girls won gold at the Brock Junior Badgers Tournament in November and placed first at the London Devilettes Tournament in February Recently, they won playoffs to secure a spot in Provincials this April. The team is currently in League playoffs, having won three games so far and tied one, with two more games to go.

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Another successful bonspiel took place at the Kincardine Curling Club on Feb. 3. The annual mixed
spiel was full with 16 teams on two draws. Convenor Cathy Alcombrack reported there were lots of new
people who joined this year. The club returned to the format of three six-end games this