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KC PRO-East 2009

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KC PRO-East 2009

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  1. K C P R O - E A S t 2 0 0 9 KCPRO-East 2009 KCPRO-East 2009

  2. Kids Championship Power Racing Organization Sometime late in the evening of April 4th, the 2009 KCPRO-East racing season was officially over. The year-end banquet, including an awards ceremony and silent auction fundraiser, held at Fortune Bay Resort was hailed a success and concluded an eventful season of snowmobile racing for the kids and families of the oval ice-racing organization. (See www.kcproeast.com.) There was a full day of activities at Fortune Bay on the day of the banquet. The spring meeting started the day with an election of next year’s officers and discussion of a tentative 2010 racing schedule. After lunch was an afternoon of swimming, and games were held poolside for the kids. The kids lost none of their competitive edge with the warm weather and I was happy to see them together once again. The parents and other adults got a chance to visit and relax. The Hawaiian luau theme of the day was embraced as reflected in the evening attire where there were Hawaiian shirts aplenty and even a few grass skirts. (Maddie Sweeney)

  3. Kristiana Yecoshenko, Shanna Smolke and Fayth Yecoshenko

  4. David Anderson and Alex Peters Cheryl Zupec

  5. During the ceremony that followed dinner and the start of the silent auction, the 2009 points champions were announced and trophies were bestowed. Additionally, each of the racers was presented with a personalized framed photograph and a high-quality equipment bag with the KCPRO-East logo, as well as the racer’s name and race number, embroidered on the bag. Every time they got called to the podium, the young racers collected another floral lei and the applause of those in attendance. Cameras were flashing all around the room. Nobody wanted to miss the acknowledgments of a season well done. (Nick Gutmann) The silent auction – the annual fundraiser for the organization – was very successful. The proceeds of that fundraiser will go a long way toward paying expenses for next year’s racing season. There were many generous individuals and businesses from across the Iron Range and throughout the Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin race area that provided donations for this non-profit’s silent auction. We thank each and every one of them for their contributions.

  6. The banquet was also an opportunity for the group to bid farewell to Shaelyn Smolke #1S of Esko, one of KCPRO-East’s racing phenoms. Shaelyn reached the 14 year-old age limit of KCPRO-East and she will be moving on to other racing pursuits. The Smolke family’s presence will remain, however, as Shaelyn’s younger sister, Shanna #2S, continues her racing with KCPRO-East. A graduation of sorts, complete with graduation cap and tassel, was held at the banquet to commemorate Shaelyn’s departure from KCPRO-East (Shaelyn Smolke)

  7. Other graduates donning black and white checkered graduation caps were Makenna Kleiman #07 and Brady Zupec #88, both of Duluth, and Nick Peters #10 of Britt Each of these young graduates carried the checkered flag in feature races in the amateur Kitty Cat class this year and, along the way, they left their amateur status behind. They received graduation certificates for their successful efforts in the amateur Kitty Cat class. Makenna, Brady and Nick all have many years of racing ahead of them and, no doubt, they will continue their winning ways in the stock, super stock and improved racing classes in the seasons to come. (Brady Zupec, Makenna Kleiman and Nick Peters)

  8. Another farewell, unfortunately, was a part of the year-end banquet in Tower. The Heacox family from Hermantown, with their two racers, Alex #11H and Arik #9, will be leaving the area and heading to Washington State due to a work transfer for dad, Juston Heacox.

  9. This year Alex Heacox decided to devote more of his time and energy to playing hockey, so we saw less of Alex and his mom, Alicia. While they went in one direction, the younger Arik, with his dad and grandfather trackside, raced and collected numerous trophies in the stock and improved Kitty Cat and 120 classes. Juston also handled tech duties at the track. Some race weekends brought the entire family together for racing by both Alex and Arik. Alicia videotaped the races from the center of the track oval, often with Alex and Arik competing against each other in the same race. Alicia was a strong cheerleader to all of the racers and she would meet them to high-five and offer congratulations or encouragement as each racer exited the track following a race. At the banquet, the Heacox family was presented with family racing photos framed with the KCPRO-East logo. The photo collage border was decorated with the handwritten names and numbers of their young race competitors. We wish the Heacox family well in their new endeavors. They will be missed next racing season. Alex Arik

  10. It is spring now. There is much to be enjoyed, with summer to be anticipated and relished. Still, I feel regret for the end of the kids’ snowmobile racing season. I fondly remember the early morning quiet on many cold and snowy Northern Minnesota lakes as snowmobiles are unloaded from trailers and the kids run and play in the brisk air before gathering for the pre-race meeting. I like watching the kids on the starting line just before the drop of the green flag, and I like the anticipation of the next race and the one after that. January and the start of the 2010 racing season seem such a long time away. But, undoubtedly they will be here sooner than it feels right now. Submitted by: Cindy R. Kujala Mt. Iron, Minnesota / April 20, 2009 (Brandon and David Anderson)

  11. KCPRO-East 2009 Racing Banquet // Fortune Bay, Tower, MN // April 4, 2009

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