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Gloucester Rangers go 2-2 in Bell Capital Cup finals
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Fred Sherwin
Dec. 12, 2019
The Gloucester Rangers rang out 2019 and rang in the New Year by winning a pair of banners at the Bell Capital Cup and very nearly a third one. The Major Peewee AA team was on the ice at the Canadian Tire Centre first as they faced the New Jersey Devils in what turned out to be the most exciting and nerve-racking finals of this year’s tournament. Read
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Ottawa TFC U17 girls named ‘Team of the Year’
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Jan. 9, 2020
 For the third year in a row, a team affiliated with the Cumberland United Soccer Club has been named "Team of the Year" by the Orléans Star. Playing under the Ottawa TFC banner for the first time since Cumberland United joined forces with the Toronto FC Academy program last spring, the Ottawa TFC U17 girls team won the third Ontario Cup in the past three years for the club and went on to win the Toyota National Championship – a first for a National Capital area team.
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Former Cobra part of Ottawa Gee-Gees World Cup winning team
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Dec. 12, 2019
 Talk about an encore. A year after Orléans resident Miranda Smith helped lead the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees to a national championship in her senior year, the former Gloucester Hornet and Cumberland Cobra rejoined the squad three weeks ago and played a key role in the team’s successful bid for a gold medal at the first ever University World Cup in China. Read
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Local pair capture Fitness America titles
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Nov. 27, 2019
 Orléans has two more young women to add to its list of golden girls. One week after speedskaters Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann both won gold at a World Cup event in Belarus, fitness athletes Emily MacDougall and Sabrina Groleau have captured a pair of titles at the prestigious Fitness America competition in Las Vegas. Read
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Gridiron Academy founder named Coach of the Year
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Nov. 22, 2019
 Former St. Peter Knight, Orléans Bengals coach and Gridiron Academy founder Victor Tendono is this year’s recipient of the Brian Kilrea Award for Excellence in Coaching given by the City of Ottawa in recognition of a coach who best exemplifies the qualities of leadership and commitment. Read
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BREAKFAST AT THE LEGION from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. $2 from every breakfast goes to support the Legion. Table service Provided every Saturday morning by members of the local Cadets.
GLOUCESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY -- Please come to the Gloucester Horticultural Society's monthly meeting at the Queenswood Heights Community Centre, doors open at 6 p.m., the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Guest speaker: Jordan of Bird and Bee. He will talk about collecting, storing and sharing seeds. Guests welcome free of charge. Email: 
FETE FRISSONS 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shenjman Arts Centre. Celebrate Winterlude in Orléans and shake up winter with a day of family fun! Enjoy free musical entertainment, face-painting, art making, storytelling, dancing and outdoor fun in the snow!
