Article contentHis mother and father, Marion and Jim, started Beacon East, a fundraising non-profit organization raising money for women and children and the poor in Ethiopia.Article contentYou can help at the Victoria Park pavilion on Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon, in a one-mile walk.Article contentAs for Scott, he is spearheading the Atlantic Pickleball Club in Stratford, P.E.I., and rumours suggest Steve Gallant, the Stratford deputy mayor, will be an early member.Article contentThe Charlottetown Islanders are off to a hot start in the QMJHL. The Islanders went into a home game against Saint John on Oct. 10 at 6-1-0-1 (won-lost-overtime losses-shootout losses).Article contentThe Islanders are at home on Oct. 12 and 13 against Gordie Dwyer’s Newfoundland Regiment (4-3-0-0). Both games are at 2 p.m.Article contentRoss Campbell of Souris, P.E.I., leads the Islanders with 12 points while Nathan Leek, a big surprise last season, already has nine goals.Article contentArticle contentOn the baseball front, Lisa and George Hallliwell took in the first two Blue Jays’ games in Toronto against New York. Lisa, who opens her new business Canadian Umbrella Immigration Services on Oct. 15, had an interesting Toronto experience. She was able to secure the first jersey printed in honour of Trey Yesavage, the new Blue Jays’ phenom pitcher.Article contentNFL picksArticle contentThe NFL heads into Week 6, but let’s remember there were a number of upsets last week. This week:Article contentL.A. Rams (3-2) at Baltimore(1-4): The Ravens are without Lamar Jackson and a half-dozen regulars. The Rams are fuming after that overtime loss to San Francisco. Rams win easy.Article contentNew England (3-2) at New Orleans (1-4): Stay on the hot horse – Patriots beat Buffalo and they win again by four points.Article contentArizona (2-3) at Indianapolis (4-1): Indy drubbed the Raiders last week. As I suggested, get aboard the hot Dan Jones’ bandwagon. Cards are a .500 club. The Colts are playoff-bound. The Jones boy wins again.Article contentArticle contentDetroit (4-1) at Kansas City (2-3): The Chiefs lost a thriller last week after a Mahomes late interception sealed their fate. The Lions are serious Super Bowl contenders. K.C. is a question mark. Detroit’s the better club.Article contentAt the trackArticle contentIn other harness racing news, the OSS Mohawk Gold Grand finals for $300,000 go Oct. 11. Dr. Ian Moore’s Beau Jangles, who has the rail, puts his win streak on the line. He’s 1-5 on the morning line. Pownal Bay Bobbi, bred by Ian Smith, has the outside in the $300,000 two-year-old filly final. Wade Peconi’s Another Great Mass has the No. 5 hole and is a co-favourite in the gold trot freshman colt final.Article contentOn the topic of winning streaks, Windemere Skye hopes to extend her streak to 11 here on Oct. 12 in Race 8 (purse $40,000). A win puts her over $100,000 for the campaign. Miki Shan has the rail in the $50,000 Premier’s Cup.Article contentArticle contentFred MacDonald’s column appears every Saturday in The Guardian. He can be reached at fiddlersfacts@hotmail.com.Article contentArticle content
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