The 53rd General Clinton Canoe Regatta Was held this past weekend; paddlers from 25 states, Canada & even the Untied Kingdom participated.
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THE NEW 4 PERSON DIVISION SAW A MICHIGAN TEAM TAKE FIRST PLACE. JEFF KOLKA, TIM TREEBOLD, BILL TORON-JOE AND ROXANNE BARTON FINISHED THE 70-MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS AND 18 MINUTES. WCDO’S CRAIG STEVENS SPOKE WITH TORON-JOE AFTER THE RACE:

(TORONJOE 2015)

Tim Triebold SAID HOW TOUGH IT WAS TO PADDLE THE 4 PERSON BOAT IN THE LOW WATER:

(TIM TRIEBOLD 2015)

TRiEBOLD’S SON ANDY FROM MICHIGAN AND STEVE LAJWA FROM QUEBEC won the 1st PLACE TROPHY FOR 7th TIME TOGETHER, TAKING HOME THE $3300 PRIZE. PRO PADDLER BOB ZAVERAL SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE PRO TEAM:

(ZAVERAL 2015)

CRAIG SPOKE WITH TREE-BOLD AFTER THE RACE:

(ANDY TRIEBOLD 2015)

YESTERDAY’S 70 MILER WAS TREEBOLD’S 9TH VICTORY, PUTTING HIM 2nd all time BEHIND CANADA’S SERGE CORBIN. Lajoie NOW HAS 7 GENERAL CLINTON WINS.
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LOW WATER AND HOT TEMPERATURES MADE THE 53RD GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA A TOUGH RACE FOR BOTH PRO AND AMATEUR PADDLERS YESTERDAY DURING THE 70-MILE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE. NICK WALTON FROM MICHIGAN WON THE ONE-MAN PRO DIVISION BY ABOUT 7 MINUTES WITH A TIME OF 8 HOURS AND 42 MINUTES. HE SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE…

(NICK WALTON 2015)

TWO CANADIANS FROM ONTARIO, GAYTON PLOURD AND JEFF BRAINARD TOOK FIRST PLACE HONORS IN THE NYMCRA STOCK RACE…THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS…

(PLOURD 2015)

NEARLY 170 TEAMS RACED THE FAMOUS 70 MILER YESTERDAY
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State Police responded to a rollover accident that closed down a portion of I-88 Monday. Police reported that no one was injured when a pickup truck and the recreational vehicle it was towing rolled over in Oneonta, just past exit 15. Trooper’s diverted traffic off the interstate, it took about an hour for crews to clear the scene. The investigation is continuing.
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Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will spend the day in Broome County today. Hochul will Join Broome County Executive Debbie Preston and Local Officials to Tour Small Businesses in Downtown Binghamton & the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena at 11:00 this morning, at 12:00 PM she convenes a Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council Meeting at Binghamton University Innovative Technologies Complex. At 1:00 PM Hochul Hosts an “Enough is Enough” Roundtable at Binghamton University to Combat Sexual Assault on College Campuses & at 3:15 PM Hochul will tour the Cornell Cooperative Extension and Discusses Local Agricultural Issues at their offices at 840 Front Street in Binghamton.
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