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50th Year No. 47
November 18, 2015
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• VIGIL..
A candlelight vigil was held for those lost in Tofino. Page 5
•REMEMBRANCE...
Remembrance Day services held around North Island. Page 11
Let We Forget
Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo
Girl Guides of Canada representatives placed a wreath and homemade poppies at the Cenotaph in Port Hardy on Nov. 11.
• HOCKEY...
North Island teams dominated a tournament this weekend . Page 19-20 OPINION Page 4 LETTERS Page 5 SPORTS Page 19-21 CLASSIFIEDS Page 22-23
Port McNeill couple ‘Set for Life’
Submitted Ray Bono doesn’t normally play Scratch & Win games, but thanks to his last-minute decision to purchase a Set For Life ticket, he and his wife, Tammy are $675,000 richer. Ray was at home working in his shed when he scratched the winning ticket and initially, it was difficult to process that he had won the top prize. “I couldn’t believe my eyes. I put the ticket down and started scratching another ticket, because the $675,000 win seemed too good to ■
be true,” said Ray. Ray has been playing the lottery for over 20 years and Tammy is thrilled to finally see him win. “I have been telling Ray to stop playing the lottery for years, because he buys tickets every week and, until now, has never won big,” admitted Tammy. “I’m so relieved that he didn’t listen to me. I am no longer going to give Ray a hard time for purchasing lottery tickets,” she added with a smile.
As for how to spend their unexpected windfall, the Port McNeill couple is planning on paying off their mortgage along with a few bills. “We are looking forward to paying off all of our debt,” smiled Ray. “I’m a shift worker and Tammy is an elementary school teacher so this win will make a big difference for our family.”
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