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August 3, 2004 --- Week 190

NSAC Golf Tournament a Resounding Success

Three cheers for the home team! NSAC athletes smashed the competition at the 8th annual Agri-Golf Classic. Teams battled out on the beautiful Eagles Glenn Golf Course in scenic Cavendish, PEI. The course was challenging and the sky was bright as teams embarked to take their swings. Doing our home team proud was Don Sutherland's team of Don, Wayne Bhola, Ted MacFayden, Paul Jenkins and Ryan Butcher, as they took the overall win! Other winning event efforts include:

Top Farm Team: Maritime Pride Poultry (Scott Barkhouse, Chuck Reid, Chris Sweeney, Andrew Newcombe, and Chris Barkhouse)
Top Business Team: Novartis Vets (Mark Smith, Angus Smith, Jamie Kelly, Jim Miller, Peter Foley)
Top Alumni Team: Rogers Alums (Alex Rogers, Steve Watts, Doug LeClair, Arnold Hagen, Kyle Murray)
Closest to the Hole: #6 - Jamie Kelly; #11 John McCabe
Longest Drive: Women - Joanne Coleman (Novartis Aqua Health) Men - Steve Compton (Cavendish Agri-Services)
Putting Contest: Matt Harris (Atlantic Agri-Tech)
Closest to the Line: Earl Kidston (Riverbrook Farm)

Photo 1: Novartis Aqua Health - Joanne Coleman Team (Left to right) Allison MacKinnon, Blair Ettinger, Joanne Coleman,
Jim Keen, David Ball
Photo 2: Ted Van Lunen (Charlottetown Research Station Team) tees one up
Photo 3: Cornwallis Farms Team: (Left to right) Brian Newcombe, Craig Newcombe, David Newcombe, Kerry Gardner, Robert Newcombe

Fishy Open House Contest

Nicole Armstrong was the winner of the NSAC sweatshirt for the guess-the-number-of-fish contest at the Aquaculture Centre during Open House. Her guess of 183 was only one fish off the actual number of 182. About 200 tickets were filled out before 12:30 and organizers say they had about 350 entries in total.

Nicole Armstrong claims her prize from Paul MacIsaac

Wool Blankets are Ready!
We now have NSAC wool blankets available, made from the wool of our very own campus flock! The blankets, made from 100 percent virgin wool, can be purchased in queen size for $100 and as stadium blankets for $50. Blankets come in the colours shown. If you are interested in purchasing one of these blankets please contact Donalda Wilson at 893-6644 or they can be viewed first-hand in Room 100 at the Haley Institute.

Open House 2004 Rocked!

Thanks to everyone who took the time to make this year's event so fantastic! We are still pulling together information to evaluate this year's event and the committee will be meeting shortly for a post-event discussion so we can continue to improve the event next year. By all accounts, though, the event was incredibly successful. And our experiment of having the event on Thursday seems to have worked nicely. Our recruitment team was busy answering questions for prospective students and their parents, the farm was busy as usual, the farm market at Cox was a big draw and our staff seemed to have a great time too! Look for a more in-depth report after the Open House Committee post-event meeting! In the meantime, if you have any suggestions (or positive feedback too), the committee would love to hear it!

Open House visitors enjoying the NSAC Rock Garden