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Steve Simonson was interested in coaching at the university level. So, when his good friend Alan Alderson resigned as head coach of the UNBC men's soccer team in July for a new job with the Vancouver Whitecaps in London, Ont.

Chad van Diemen has had quite the summer. In early April, van Diemen, 33, was hired as the new bench boss for the Prince George Spruce Kings.

If attitude alone was enough to land a player a full-time job in the National Hockey League, Brett Bulmer would already have one. Bulmer is a 23-year-old forward who was born and raised in Prince George.

If Danica Ludlow makes the grade to swim in the Olympic pool next year in Rio de Janeiro, her folks back home in Prince George will have some travel plans to consider.

Vaughan Rody didn't make it as a pro hockey player but he's carved out a career as a linesman for 785 NHL games over 15 seasons. That's a lot of time living out of a suitcase for the 46-year-old Winnipeg native.

Former Vanderhoof resident Barbara Beers went to Arizona trying to learn how to rope steers. She went to one of the top team roping schools in the United States to find out how it's done and ended up snagging a husband in the process.

A few months ago, Nevada Jones returned home from competing in a gymkhana and realized she needed a faster horse, what she called a "runner." The horse also had to be easy for kids to work with while competing in rodeo events.

As soon as Arnie Kunka crossed the finish line Saturday, he did a few wheelies on the asphalt to celebrate as smoke filled the black, dusty midnight air.

Brett Bulmer has signed a new contract with the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild. Bulmer is a six-foot-three, 215-pound right-winger from Prince George. He finalized a one-year, two-way contract with the Wild on Sunday.

The Prince George Spruce Kings shored up their blueline on Monday. The B.C.