| Low flows won’t run raft industry aground
Roaring rapids would do more to plump the bottom lines, but outfitters and others who make their livings on the fast flows of the Colorado River said they still can thrive on the low runoff forecast this spring. "We do much better during high runoff," Pete Atkinson of Whitewater West in Grand Junction said. The likelihood that this spring’s high-water mark will arrive early and be low, however, is by no means a disaster, he said. "We’ll sell a lot of recreational kayaks," Atkinson said. To be sure, said Tom Kleinschnitz of Adventure Bound River Expeditions, thrill seekers looking for the adrenaline rush are good for business, "but if I depended on them, I’d be starving." Most of his guests are families or grandparents and grandchildren in search of a somewhat calmer outdoor adventure, Kleinschnitz said.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Falls' Flynn is Gazette Player of the Year
He's Mr. New York State Basketball. He's set to play in the McDonald's All-American game. He's represented his country on the under-18 national team.It may seem, then, like repeating as the Niagara Gazette boys basketball Player of the Year wouldn't matter to him, but then you wouldn't know Flynn at all."There's nothing like getting love from the place you came from," he said.There's plenty of love for Flynn throughout the Cataract City. He sees it at the grocery store, when strangers stop to wish him the best. He recognizes it from his coaching staff."It's a great honor to have a player like Jonny on your team, especially in your first year," Wolverines rookie coach Giulio Colangelo said.Most of all, though, Flynn feels the love from parents and children. It might seem strange that an 18-year-old high school senior can be a role model, but that's exactly what Flynn is."That's the biggest honor of all," he said.Flynn's name will go down alongside those of Paul Harris, Tim Winn and Carlos Bradberry as local legends.
Myopia on Canada, and elsewhere
In Michael Moore's goofy 1995 movie, "Canadian Bacon," a U.S. president beset by political problems brought on by the end of the Cold War cooks up the improbable idea of turning the American public against its amiable northern neighbor. Better to have an enemy abroad than a restive electorate at home. .
Souray, Markov hope to stay Habs
MONTREAL – Potential free-agent defencemen Sheldon Souray and Andrei Markov both say they hope to remain with the Montreal Canadiens next season. The club's top two veterans on the blue-line can become unrestricted free agents on July 1 and speculation has been rife that Souray will move on. "The priority is to give Montreal a real good chance of signing me," Souray said Monday as the team met at the Bell Centre two days after they were eliminated from the NHL playoffs. "We have lots of time. There's three months before anything has to be done. Montreal has been really good and I hope our relationship continues. I love Montreal. It's a challenge, but I enjoy playing here. But it's a business and we'll see what happens." Souray set an NHL record for defencemen with 19 power-play goals, helping the Canadiens post the league's best success rate with the man advantage.
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