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A large gathering was on hand to help Raymond and Shavekok Ningeocheak celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in Coral Harbour this past month.

The couple received numerous gifts and mementos to mark their golden anniversary, which was attended by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.'s (NTI) president Paul Kaludjak.

Raymond Ningeocheak is NTI's vicepresident of finance.

Dolls on air

The Inuit Broadcasting Corp. aired the 2007 Kivalliq Arts and Crafts Festival and the Kivalliq Inuit Dolls Exhibition on Kippinguiyautit this past month.

The program was broadcast on numerous days and was warmly received by communities across the Kivalliq region.

The crafts festival and doll exhibition were both held in Rankin Inlet this past September.

True champs

Contrary to information provided to Kivalliq News this past week, Coral Harbour did, in fact, successfully defend their Kivalliq Cup oldtimers title in Whale Cove this past month.

Coral defeated the host Whale Cove squad to retain their championship.

For more on the Kivalliq Cup oldtimers tournament, please see the May 14 edition of Kivalliq News.

Racing champs

Listed below are the top five finishers in each of the three divisions of the fifth annual Kablutsiak Bravo Challenge held in Arviat this past month.

Mens Division:

Leo Kaludjak ($5,000)

Pierre Ikakhik ($3,000)

Nathan Kaludjak ($2,000)

Desmond Ukutak ($1,500)

Harry Kuksuk ($1,000)

• Sixth through tenth earned $300 each.

Womens Division:

Dorothy St. John ($5,000)

Katelyn Tatty ($3,000)

Mona Panika ($2,000)

Gloria Kaludjak ($1,500)

Annie Kuksuk ($1,000)

• Sixth through 10nth earned $300.

Oldtimers Division:

Peter Mamgark ($5,000)

Noah Muckpah ($3,000)

George Kuksuk ($2,000)

Paul Kablutsiak ($1,500)

Thomas Alikashua ($1,000)

• Sixth through 10th earned $300.

Basketball tournament

The community of Baker Lake hosted the annual Kemp Angoyuaq Memorial Basketball Tournament this past weekend.

The event was organized by Brand Mainse and Patrick Angoyuaq, and was expected to attract a total of five male and five female teams.

Each team was limited to 10 players in the openclass event, with the Male Division featuring players 18 years of age and older, and the Female Division featuring players 15 years of age and older.

Final results were not known as of press time.