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Mohegan

Calamity Hour Tops Pocono’s Monday Card

Sophomore filly Calamity Hour overcame a very difficult first-over trip to take the $21,233 conditioned pacing distaff feature in 1:52.1 on Monday afternoon, Sept. 1 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Favoured in the headline contest, Calamity Hour waited in fourth early as chief rival Odds On Aces Full (Matt Kakaley) passed the first three poles in :27.3, :57 and 1:25.3 while in front. The daughter of Huntsville-Also Encouraging started an uncovered move down the backstretch, quickly reached the pacesetter and then grinded away inexorably and worked by the game leader late while posting a 1-1/4-length decision. Odds On Aces Full stayed for second and Papis Opinion (Jack Pelling) was third.

Deborah Daguet trains Calamity Hour for Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge, P.E.I., and her own Daguet Racing LLC. Calamity Hour was driven by Anthony Napolitano, who had a total of four victories on the day to lead the horsemen, including wins in all three of the claiming handicap trots. (Two of those winners are trained by Anthony Faulkner, the only conditioning doubler on the day.)

The feature was for “non-winners of five races” company; there were also three $20,548 contests for horses in the basic “non-winners of four races” bracket. In the section for male pacers, the Always B Miki-Benear gelding Laugh Shop streaked to his third win in his last four starts in 1:50.4, with potential pocket rocket Chief Bogo (Ridge Warren) staying close but still finishing 1-1/2 lengths shy in a :27.3 last quarter.  Matt Kakaley drove Laugh Shop for trainer Jill Wine and the partnership of Samuel Abdoo and Wine Stable.

Simon Allard, himself a three-time winner on the day, drove both of the trotting co-feature winners, both of them clocking a 1:55 mile. The Braggart-Marisa Hall gelding Last Of Braggert (spelling verified) paid…

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Nanticoke

Haldimand leaders push local priorities at provincial AMO conference

HALDIMAND—All six of Haldimand’s ward councillors joined Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley and MPP Bobbi Ann Brady at this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa from August 17 to 20.

OTTAWA—Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley, MPP Bobbi Ann Brady, and Councillor Brad Adams discussed critical infrastructure issues like the Argyle St. bridge with Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria.

Brady took part in all six County delegations at the conference:

  • Ministry of Health – more support needed for the development of an age-friendly Haldimand
  • Ministry of Energy and Mines – opportunities to support Ontario’s clean energy goals
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Job Creation – infrastructure needs for the employment lands in Nanticoke and Caledonia
  • Ministry of Indigenous Affairs – the need for provincial direction in developing a meaningful, legally and culturally appropriate Indigenous consultation framework
  • Ministry of Long Term Care – the expansion of Edgewater Gardens and the critical need for more LTC options
  • Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services – the need for funding to address social service gaps in rural and Indigenous communities

Bentley said, “Attending AMO is an important opportunity to connect with provincial leaders and advocate for the needs and priorities of our residents. … Direct, face-to-face meetings help us build relationships, highlight important local issues, and work toward solutions that will improve the quality of life for everyone who calls Haldimand home.”

In a message to The Press afterwards, Brady said, “We were able to reiterate our desperation on having shovels in the ground at Edgewater Gardens and attempt to pinpoint why the project is not moving forward. Mayor Bentley and I were also able to sit down with Energy Minister Stephen Lecce to discuss the desire for an energy project in Nanticoke.”

She…

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Mohegan

Up-and-Comers in the Pocono spotlight – U.S. Trotting News

Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Huntsville sophomore filly Calamity Hour overcame a very difficult first-over trip to take the $15,500 pacing distaff feature on Monday (Sept. 1) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:52.1.

Favored in the headline contest, Calamity Hour waited in fourth early as chief rival Odds On Aces Full passed the first three poles in :27.3, :57, and 1:25.3 while in front. The winner started an uncovered move down the backstretch, quickly reached the pacesetter, and then grinded away inexorably and worked by the game leader late while posting a 1-1/4 length decision. Calamity Hour paced her own back fractions in :55 – :27 in the impressive win.

Calamity Hour is one of four sulky successes on the day for Anthony Napolitano as the mare wins the Monday feature at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Deborah Daguet trains the talented 3-year-old for Donald Mac Rae and her own Daguet Racing LLC. Calamity Hour was driven by Anthony Napolitano, who had a total of four victories on the day to lead the horsemen, including wins in all three of the claiming handicap trots. (Two of those winners are trained by Anthony Faulkner, the only conditioning doubler on the day.)

The feature was for “nw 5 races” company; there were also three $15,000 contests for horses in the basic “nw 4 races” bracket. The section for male pacers saw the Always B Miki gelding Laugh Shop streak to his third win in his last four starts in 1:50.4, with potential pocket rocket Chief Bogo staying close but still finishing 1-1/2 lengths shy in a :27.3 last quarter. Matt Kakaley drove Laugh Shop for trainer Jill Wine and the partnership of Samuel Abdoo and Wine Stable.

Simon…

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Unami

Mosul restores Al-Hadba Minaret and Churches in landmark reopening

2025-09-01T08:31:36+00:00

Shafaq News – Mosul (Updated at 15:42)

Mosul’s historic landmarks, including the Great Al-Nuri Mosque with its leaning Al-Hadba Minaret and the churches of Al-Saa’a and Al-Tahira, officially reopened on Monday after years of reconstruction under UNESCO’s Revive the Spirit of Mosul initiative.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in the city to attend the opening ceremony alongside a high-level Iraqi and Kurdish delegations as well as UN officials and an Emirati delegation led by Minister of Culture Salem bin Khalid Al-Qasimi.

According to Shafaq News correspondent, PM al-Sudani performed the noon prayer inside the mosque following the completion of restoration works.

In his speech, al-Sudani hailed the reconstruction as “a great victory over black terrorism,” adding that the mosque and its minaret “stand tall once again, a reminder to enemies of Iraq’s strength against destruction.”

Kurdish Interior Minister Reber Ahmed stressed that terrorism had sought to extinguish “the light of Mosul” by targeting religious and cultural landmarks, but “what was destroyed in stone was never erased from people’s memory or their conscience.” He commended the sacrifices of Iraqi forces, including the Peshmerga, in liberating the city from ISIS, and underlined the importance of rejecting divisions while strengthening coexistence and civil peace.

Former UAE Minister of Culture and current member of the UAE Cabinet, Noura Al Kaabi, considered the occasion as proof of resilience. “Today, the…

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Nanticoke

Nanticoke Indian Tribe turns soil on community center

The herby scent of smoke wafted across the small building, playground, parking lot and grassy grounds.

Ragghi Rain and Herman Jackson carried a turtle shell of gently burning embers to bless every corner of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s upcoming project: a major expansion of their longtime community center on Route 24.

Along with this ceremonial blessing on Aug. 25, the Nanticokes hosted a groundbreaking ceremony, with dignitaries and golden shovels. The current Nanticoke Indian Center will be renovated and enlarged to become the future Nanticoke Indian Cultural Community Center.

“This is an unbelievable moment for the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and the entire Millsboro community. Your presence here today not only honors our past, but also celebrates our future,” said historian Bonnie “She Who Cares” Hall, also slipping into the Algonquian language. “Waanishii: thank you for joining us on this momentous occasion.”

“Today we stand on sacred ground — not only in the physical sense, but in the spirit and the purpose,” said Assistant Chief Farrah Norwood Stigall. “This is more than a construction project, this is a powerful declaration of who we are and what we stand for. … This center will be a living tribute to the strength, resilience and the enduring legacy of the Nanticoke people.”

The Nanticokes have a long history of learning at the site. State-sponsored segregation prompted the Nanticokes to build their own Indian Mission School for grades 1 to 8 in the 1920s, rebuild after a 1940s fire, close it after 1960s integration and ultimately repurpose the small white building as a community center.

The current building is limited to 2,250 square feet, and soon it’ll more than double, to about 5,000 square feet. It will continue as a cultural center where elders teach, youngsters learn and play, drummers and dancers rehearse and leaders meet. But it’ll be more…

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