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It’s Teamwork, Sport Energy News Celebrates

its 150th Edition Anniversary

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writers, columnists, editors, graphic Volume 1 Issue No. 1 submitting the text, which is edited
design artist, advertisers, web site, FREE by Marion and approved by Mike.
and distribution for reaching this Sports Energy Then, Lynn receives the text and
important milestone. “Making it to combines it with the picture to create
Greater Cornwall & Area’s Community Sports Newspaper
the 150th edition, I have to credit the the layout and returns it to Mike for
team involved in the publication and Welcome to Sports Energy, final approval. It was a big job at
also our advertisers; without them, it the Cornwall area’s new sports news publication. first, but now it runs smoothly. There
would not have been possible,” says are tight deadlines, and everything
By Terry Tinkess season,” says Piquette. “I researched
Mike Piquette, founder of the Sports ports Energy is the creation of well- the concept further and felt there is a comes together all at once. Lynn is
market and a need for a paper of this
Energy News. (You will find the Sknown sports personality Mike type. My wife Shirley encouraged also responsible for uploading stories
Piquette. Mike first came up with the me to take my dream and turn it into
idea of a local sports newspaper about reality.”
names of all our contributors in the four years ago while volunteering As he was building the idea of to Facebook.
in minor hockey and working as Sports Energy, Piquette was open to
“Whistle Stops column each month.) business manager of the Cornwall suggestions about what it would take to Lynn adds, “It has been the same
Colts. Initially the plan was to build make this something everyone would
Sports Energy News has found a a hockey-specific paper, but with so want to read. There was, however, focus since the beginning, and we
many other things happening twelve something he was not prepared to
niche in the local market. Focusing months of the year, it was decided to compromise on. maintain the same standards of
open it up to sports in general.
“It was important to me to create
“While working with the Colts I a product that will be professional
on the many local events taking place often came across what I considered in appearance and content,” says excellence; we focus on quality
to be so many positive, newsworthy Piquette. “I am confident that we have
in SD&G, and local people that are of stories throughout the course of the a “Team” at Sports Energy that will of information, which is part of a
achieve my goals.”
interest to area residents, is also a key Local writer/photographer Terry meticulous review process and the
Tinkess will head the editorial
factor in the publication’s popularity. department. Tinkess is the coordinator fact that the work that comes in is
of the Journalism program at St.
Lawrence College and has been
It’s no secret that Mike has always covering the Ottawa Senators for the spotless.”
Canadian Press since 2003.
been a passionate hockey fan. He Lynn Dillabough, who has many For Mike Piquette, the biggest
years of experience in the newspaper Longevity Acrylics Wildcat (red #16) Tyson Lafave being hunted
down by Wilson Funeral Home Wildcat (blue #41) Braeden Keenan
became involved with the Cornwall business, will design the layout and at the Joe St.Denis field. Longevity took the victory in a tight game challenge these days is to thrive
graphics used in Sports Energy.
20-16 to capture first place overall in the Spring Peewee divison.
Colts since its inception in 1992 and The goal for Sports Energy is to create a Photo by Julie Hickman and find your niche. “We found the
newspaper that is informative, fun and
enjoyable for our readership while at Energy into a major vehicle to help part of life for our youth. Sport teaches
served many roles including General the same time offering our advertisers a spread the word about our sports so many lessons that carry with us our winning formula, we came up with
cost effective opportunity to showcase teams, events and individuals, says entire life. There are so many stories
Manager and governor of the team. their business and products. Piquette. to tell, and Sports Energy wants to the right recipe, we are all local, all
“There are so many gifted athletes in Playing and being involved in team or help make sure they all get told.
But he never imagined that his love this area, and I hope to build Sports individual sports is such an important our stories are original, nobody is
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there were so many more positive page count has been steady at 48–56 newspaper, and he needed to build his the people who work behind the
local stories than just hockey, and pages. It even reached 64 pages on a team and find a good layout person. scenes, and focusing on the many
that exciting things were happening couple of occasions. I am very pleased My son introduced me to Mike. I had things that are taking place in SD&G
in other sports within his community. and proud of the team involved in worked for the Morrisburg Leader and are of interest to Cornwall
He expanded its focus, and in 2012, Sports Energy. It is the team that we for 13 years and the Ottawa Citizen residents.”
Sports Energy News was launched. have that makes it possible. Editor for 25 years”. And she was the right “Our advertisers are extremely
Mike had no expectations when Marion Dalley does a great job of person for the job. important to us. We are very fortunate
he started publishing the journal ensuring consistency and quality in Lynn said, “We met at Tim Horton to have them, and it makes publishing
thirteen years ago. He said, “At the the writing. Lynn Dillabough is my in Morrisburg, and Mike gave me an the paper possible. Without them, we
beginning, it was a 16-page tabloid, right arm; she has been with me since idea of what he wanted to do. I showed could not exist. Some of them have
published every month, mostly about day one.” him a rough mock-up to determine been with us since the first issue,
hockey. The tabloid has grown, and Lynn recalls meeting Mike Piquette the kind of work he wanted, and we
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for the past two years, its monthly in 2012, “He wanted to start a sports got to work. Now, I do the layout of