Canada Day Charity Road Race in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
But the main reason is the cool race T-shirt you'll get. Just consider: Who wouldn't want a shirt from the Moose Jawg in Moose Jaw. Talk about a conversation piece!
If you're a United States citizen and you've heard of Moose Jaw, it was probably while you were watching a hockey telecast: "Clark Gillies hails from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan." Or Chico Resch or Reed Low or Mike Blaisdell, or way back in the old days, the legendary Emile "The Cat" Francis. And while watching the telecast, the mention of Moose Jaw sort of caused your jaw to drop: There's really a place in Canada called Moose Jaw?
Yes there is. And there are plenty of jokes. But to say that Jay Leno, he of the Dudley Dooright jaw, once played Moose Jaw, that is not a joke. It's true.
Comic impersonator Rich Little got a laugh saying, "Moose Jaw is so small, they don't have
weather there." The citizenry of 36,000 was highly offended. Gary Hyland, Moose Jaw's designated poet laureate, woofed in return, "People with names like Rich Little shouldn't make jokes about the size of anything."
The most popular explanation for why Moose Jaw is named Moose Jaw is that this is an English pronunciation of the name given by the Cree tribe, "moscatstani-sipy," meaning "river of warm breezes." Indeed, Moose Jaw is located in a scenic, rolling hills area of southeastern Saskatchewan.
Funds from the Moose Jawg Charity Road Race go to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation, which supports Moose Jaw Union Hospital. Organizers report that they have raised more than $30,000 during the past eight years. The $45 entry fee covers not only that cool T-shirt, but a post-race breakfast and prize drawing tickets. Kids can enter a $5 Runt Run.
Not a bad deal. The T-shirt alone would be worth it!
SOURCES
http://www.moosejaw.ca/
http://www.moosejawg.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Jaw
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/sask/sknames.html
http://www.poetrymap.ca/profile.php?PoetID=14
Published by Michael Thompson
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4 Comments
Post a CommentSorry, didn't mean to post this on yours, as you are the author :) I posted a link on the original article for your eyes. Hope you find it interesting!
Hi, Michael! I saw that you had commented on a 2008 article I just wrote a response to and thought you might be interested: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2964980/sex_hell_and_the_pope_explaining_3.html?cat=9. I look forward to reading more of your work!
Great find, Mike! sounds like a fun event and an awesome cause! :)
Great writeup Michael. I hope they are successful in their fund raising efforts!