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One would think the icemaker for this week's Grey Power Players Championships would be sweating bullets.

Dot Hill will add another accomplishment to her impressive curling resumé when she throws the first rock in the opening ceremonies of tonight's Grey Power Players' Championships.

When Randy Ferbey and his rink step on the ice for the Grey Power Players' Championship in Dawson Creek this week it will be with a tinge of sadness as this will be the final time the rink will be together.

From start to finish, Braden Clouthier had an impressive speed skating season.

If 2010 Olympic gold medalist Kevin Martin wins next week's Grey Power Players' Championship, it will add just a bit more lustre to a season in which he has shone so brightly already.

The Dawson Creek Gun Show continues to make quite a bang in the Canadian West. The annual show began 33 years ago, and, since then, has become one of the biggest such events in western Canada.

Junior Canuck Jason Higson capped off a stellar Jr. B hockey league season by being recognized with a couple of awards handed out by the Dawson Creek team.

South Peace Junior Soccer registration is on and it appears as if about the same number of kids will be playing the "beautiful game" this spring as did last year.

Curling fans who attend the upcoming Grey Power Players' championships next week will have the added thrill of seeing the World Curling Tour Players' Association hand out five awards to the top curlers.

Forward-turned-defenceman Adam Loncan has had a couple of surprises this hockey season. The first was when the Dawson Creek Canuck was selected as the North Peace Hockey League's top defenceman.