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In this week s edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls a very important date in the history of Canadian harness racing. It was 60 years ago that nighttime racing finally came to the Province of Ontario. On the evening of May 17, 1961 with a post time of 8:00 p.m., it all happened at Western Fair Raceway in London, Ontario. A few recollections of the times and some old photographs help to recall this very special moment in our sport s history.
(Photo by Claus Andersen courtesy of Canadian Sportsman)
For many years, in fact for several decades, everyone involved with harness racing in Ontario longed for racing under the lights to make its way to the Province. It seemed like every other area where the sport was conducted it had already arrived. In 1940 nighttime racing debuted at two New York State tracks; first at Roosevelt and a short time later that fall at Batavia. The next year Saratoga joined in as
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Rep. David J. Trone (D), the businessman-turned-politician who represents Maryland’s westernmost congressional district, has decided not to run for governor next year.
Instead, he will seek a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Trone announced his decision in a media release on Friday morning. He is the second Democratic officeholder in as many days to opt not to enter the 2022 gubernatorial primary.
On Thursday, Baltimore County Executive Johnny A. Olszewski Jr. (D) announced that he will seek a second term in Towson.
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Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative president, said the state’s General Assembly passed major bills that will work in tandem to improve health care and services.
“These bills address the critical problem of health inequities in our state and will help bring new health resources to underserved areas. They will also make insurance more affordable to young adults and make it easier for people who lose their jobs to apply for affordable health insurance through the Maryland Health Connection. We congratulate the lawmakers who supported these important measures and urge Governor Hogan to sign them into law.”
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This week s Rewind offering is the monthly edition of Years Ago and focuses on names, faces and happenings from the decade of the 1960 s. A wide range of topics are featured as well as a few old photos related to the themes. I hope that readers will find some familiar names and even faces associated with that time in history.
1960 - Record Number Of Entries At Richelieu Park
A packed house at Richelieu Park watch the races on a Sunday afternoon (Harness Horse)
Provincial Raceways the operators of Richelieu Park Raceway have announced that a record number of entries have been received for this year s stakes program. As of the entry deadline which was April 15th, a whopping 944 entries have been received which topped the previous high by over 200 entries. The upcoming meeting will start August 1.
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High Mountains Helicopter Skiing planned to start flying powder freaks to unskied peaks at the south end of the Teton Range and the adjacent Snake River Range. Pilot Floyd Kjerstad would ferry Robin âBoomerâ McClure and his skiers to virgin peaks such as Creampuff, Hoback and Ramshorn.
⢠Yellowstone National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest created the
largest ânatural burnâ area in the country, where naturally caused fires on nearly 2.3 million acres would be allowed to burn under certain conditions. Although both agencies had allowed lightning-caused fires to burn over the past several year, the joint plan was unique in that it allowed fire to cross boundaries from one agencyâs land to otherâs.