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It should come as no surprise that it was an Inuit who recently led the Arctic Research Foundation's (ARF) Martin Bergmann research vessel to the location of the HMS Terror, one of two vessels used in the ill-fated John Franklin expedition. The HMS Erebus was discovered in 2014 by a group led by Parks Canada. When the two British Navy vessels went missing in 1845, the Inuit also provided valuable information that was used to determine the eventual fate of Franklin and his doomed expedition members.
Sammy Kogvik, an Inuit from Gjoa Haven in Nunavut, told MacLean's magazine, he was riding his snowmobile across the ice in Terror Bay, off the south coast of King William Island in Canada's High Arctic. He stopped to make sure his hunting and fishing companion, James Klungnatuk, was still following his tracks. When he dismounted, he noticed something unusual off to his left: a heavy wooden pole sticking out of the ice to the height of a man.
Kogvik felt it was probably the mast of one of two ships — Terror and Erebus — that "they've been looking for so many years." While Kogvik hugged the mast, Klungnatuk snapped a photo. But Kogvik later lost his camera and decided not to tell anyone about his find. Klungnatuk died in an ATV accident a year later, so only Kogvik remained to tell the tale.
Yet in early September, Kogvik told Adrian Schimnowski, who is a Winnipeg artist and runs former BlackBerry billionaire Jim Balsillie's ARF's ship, Martin Bergmann, and the eight crew members from the Royal Canadian Navy about his discovery seven years earlier. On September 3, Kogvik led the crew, of which he was a member, to the discovery of the Terror, which was found virtually intact in 24 metres of water.
For years, Inuit had told other researchers about the presence of a ship in Terror Bay, but they were ignored. On the other hand, Schimnowski listened and was rewarded. When asked why he told his story to Schimnowski so many years later, Kogvik replied that he trusted him and didn't trust Parks Canada or its other federal government partners, "because they like to keep everything secret."
There had been grumblings in 2014 in Gjoa Haven when Parks Canada announced the discovery of the Erebus at a tightly-controlled news conference in Ottawa that featured then Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Parks Canada had also ignored locals who suggested Terror was at the bottom of the Arctic bay named after the ship.
"I don't think they really took it seriously," Franklin historian and Gjoa Haven resident Louie Kamookak told the Nanatsiaq News. "There's a lot of modern information of a ship being seen there, under the water, from hunters and also from airplanes."
Parks Canada archeologists later arrived on the scene and confirmed the discovery of the Franklin ship.
According to the MacLean's article by Chris Sorenson, it was no surprise that Schimnowski earned Kogvik's confidence. Balsillie hand-picked the Winnipeg resident to run his Arctic charitable expedition, because the soft-spoken man had a knack for working with locals and functioned like a "northern Swiss Army Knife." He also oversaw the setup of art workshops and science labs in the North that are ingeniously housed in solar-powered shipping containers, wrote Sorenson.
Schminowski's not ignoring the Inuit is reminiscent of an earlier explorer, who also listened to the Inuit and learned the fate the 128 men in the doomed Franklin expedition.
Scottish-born Dr. John Rae, who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company from 1833 to1856, is arguably the greatest Arctic explorer in Canadian history. He found the last missing link of the fabled Northwest Passage, and during his explorations worked closely with the Inuit, adopting their survival techniques in contrast to other European explorers of the era.
The British Admiralty charged Franklin to travel up Lancaster Sound in the two vessels — specifically outfitted for Arctic waters with reinforced iron-plated hulls and steam engines — and then sail southwest across the uncharted central Arctic to link his earlier discoveries in the west end of the region. By following this route, it was believed Franklin would finally unravel the mystery of the Northwest Passage leading to the Orient. The expedition set out from England on May 19, 1845.
The last Europeans to contact Franklin and the crews of the two ships were whalers aboard the Enterprise and Prince of Wales in August 1845. For three years after that, not another word was heard from Franklin and it became increasingly clear that some unknown fate had claimed the captain and his men.
Whenever Dr. Rae encountered Inuit, he would ask them if they had seen any "dead white men." Obviously, Rae was under no illusion that anyone from the Franklin expedition had survived.
Rae compiled an account of the expedition's fate from Inuit sources: "in the spring of four winters past ... Esquimaux ... near the shore of King William's Land" saw "about forty white men ... travelling in company southward over the ice, dragging a boat and sledges ... by signs the Natives were led to believe that the ... ships had been crushed by the ice." Rae's report to the British Admiralty — confirmed by later expeditions — showed that Franklin had died in June or July 1847, and in the winter of 1847-48 no less than 24 of the men had died, nine of whom were officers. The Inuit said they found bodies in tents and under a boat used as shelter after the two ships were crushed by the ice. From the Inuit, he purchased silver spoons and forks, an Order of Merit, and a small plate engraved "Sir John Franklin K.C.B." He also found 35 bodies.
Dr. Rae related his Arctic explorations and the fate of the Franklin expedition to members of the Manitoba Historical Society during a presentation on October 11, 1882, in Winnipeg. On his return to London, Dr. Rae learned that he was entitled to the award of £10,000 offered for proof of the fate of the Franklin expedition, which he shared with his men.
But one fact he learned about the ill-fated Franklin expedition from the Inuit would dog Dr. Rae for years — the crews of the two ships had resorted to cannibalism to prolong their survival. Lady Franklin, the British Admiralty and renowned author Charles Dickens asserted that no Englishman would resort to such a barbaric practice under any circumstances. Dr. Rae's compilation of information about cannibalism from Inuit sources was later proven to be true.
"I guess you can call it Karma," Schimnowski said in the MacLean's article about how events unfolded and led to the discovery of the Terror. "Good things happen when you put people first."
Indeed. It does pay to listen to locals who have an intricate knowledge of their environment. It's a lesson that needs to be used by others following in the footsteps of Dr. Rae and Schimnowski.
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In their latest round of crash tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety focused on how well small SUVs protect not only the driver---but the front passenger as well. Since the left and right sides of a vehicle are each unique in design, IIHS wanted to see if small SUVs, that rate "Acceptable" or "Good" in driver-side overlap front crash tests, are just as… Read More
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This time we head to the Big Apple, where we pick the best at the 2018 New York International Auto show. The cold winter hung on outside the Javits Center, but inside, the air was hot with news. Some of the hottest headlines coming from Volkswagen and its Atlas Tanoak (Tan-Oak) pickup concept. This mid-sizer shares its chassis with the Chattanooga-made Atlas SUV,… Read More
2018 Geneva International Motor Show
The Geneva International Motor Show is known for its cool concepts and premium priced cars. And, this year both made for a lot of "electricity." The production version of the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE made its show debut. This Tesla-fighting SUV arrives here later this year. Bentley's first step towards electrification is the Bentayga plug-in hybrid. Volkswagen's… Read More
2018 Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show is the largest car show in America. Not only in floor space, but also because the attendees actually buy cars. And for its 110th edition, there were plenty of them to choose from. Toyota unveiled the next generation TRD Pro lineup. For 2019, the Tundra, 4Runner and Tacoma all get the lifted off-road treatment, with Fox Internal Bypass Shocks,… Read More
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Award-winning actor Douglas Hodge is following in the footsteps of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp (who played the sweet-maker in the two movies) by playing Willy Wonka in Sam Mendes' £10 million musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which previews at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 18th May next year with an Opening Night around Tuesday 25th June. Tickets go on sale next month.
Mendes wanted a 'proper actor' for Wonka and according to Baz Bamigboye in today's Mail Hodge was made an offer he couldn't refuse. Apparently he had been considering playing Barnum in a revival of the musical of the same name, but decided to work with Mendes to recreate Wonka for the stage.
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Football opens up season with victory at home
by Andrew Zucker August 31, 2019 August 31, 2019
Redshirt-junior tight end Peter McKenzie scores a touchdown. Stony Brook won 35-10 in a game against Bryant on Aug. 19. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN
Thousands of people packed Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 29. The screams of excitement were so loud they could be heard all around campus. Fans, students, alumni and families anxiously awaited the opening kickoff. The moment redshirt-senior kicker Nick Courtney's cleat made contact with the ball, the Stony Brook Football season began.
Coming off a season in which they went 7-5, including 5-0 at home, the Seawolves opened the season at home versus Bryant University. The final score, 35-10 Stony Brook, appeared to be headed for a larger margin of victory with only 11:30 remaining in the fourth. Due to costly penalties and defensive miscues, Bryant was able to score their first touchdown of the season with 7:30 left in the fourth.
"It was a good team win. I thought our kids came out ready to play tonight," head coach Chuck Priore said in a postgame press conference. "We played a ton of kids in the first half and then we came out and took control of the game on the first drive of the second half. Once we got that going, I thought we were in good shape and we continued to play a lot of players throughout the second half."
When Stony Brook football is brought up in conversations with well-versed FCS media members, numerous items are discussed. But the two things that stand out are: Stony Brook plays physical, rugged defense and they will run the ball from many different angles; the Seawolves did both in Thursday night's game.
The Seawolves, who scored six defensive touchdowns last year, got the ball rolling with 6:58 left in the first quarter with a 22-yard pick-6 by redshirt-senior defensive back Synceir Malone. By the end of the first quarter, the Stony Brook defense had forced Bryant offense into throwing two interceptions, the second INT coming via redshirt-junior linebacker Elijah Duff, with only nine seconds remaining and punting four times. The Seawolves gave up 24 total yards of offense in the first quarter. By the time the final horn sounded and the clock struck zero, Bryant had punted nine times, while throwing two interceptions and only scoring 10 points. While people assumed the defense would have a big game, the offense matched the output of defenses on the night.
The "Long Island Express," Stony Brook's back field duo last year of Donald Liotine and Jordan Gowins, accounted for most of the offense's run production. There was speculation in the media that the Seawolves run game would take a hit and have a drop off in output. It didn't. The Seawolves run game, which produced a combined 247 yards on the ground, saw most of the yards come from four players. Junior starting quarterback, Tyquell Fields, along with running back, redshirt-senior and team captain, Isaiah White, and redshirt-freshmen Ty Son Lawton and Alex Indelicato, each rushed for at least 50 yards from scrimmage.
Former quarterback Joe Carbone ran the Seawolves offense for the last three years while Fields was forced to sit on the bench and watch, playing sparingly. Fields got his first start on Thursday since his final game of high school, and it showed at the beginning of the game. After a shaky first quarter — which saw Fields fumble and lose the ball on the one-yard line in the red zone and an interception — he quickly regained composure. Fields final stat line, 10-20 for 194 passing yards with a passing TD and one INT along with 67 rushing yards and a rushing TD, gave fans a glimpse of what to expect throughout the season.
"This is a young team, it's our first time being in a game situation, and I felt we just got comfortable as the game went on and we just started clicking," Fields said in the post-game press conference.
There were many notable performances by Seawolves players Thursday night. The defense — led by redshirt-senior defensive back and captain, Gavin Heslop — had numerous standouts. l Heslop had three tackles for loss for 14 yards, including an 11-yard sack. Roaming the field and forcing quarterbacks to throw Heslop's way were redshirt-junior rover Augie Contressa — who added seven total tackles — and junior linebacker Keirston Johnson, who also had seven tackles in his Stony Brook debut. Johnson came into Stony Brook in the spring following two years at the University of South Florida (USF).
On the offensive side, the biggest recipient of Fields big passing night was redshirt-senior and wide receiver, Andrew Trent who caught three passes for 79 yards, and redshirt-junior tight end, Peter McKenzie who hauled in a pass from Fields for an eight-yard TD.
The Seawolves, who have now won 10 straight games at home, will have a little extra time to prepare for next week's road trip out west. Stony Brook will face FBS foe Utah State in Utah on Sep. 7, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST.
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Neighborhood pub reopening in Cedar Rapids stands the test of time
March 16, 2021Written by Cindy
The Tic Toc, 600 17th St. NE, is shown in 2016. The beloved Cedar Rapids restaurant and pub is reopening after a lapse of several years. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
CEDAR RAPIDS — Longtime customers of the Tic Toc are cheering news that the beloved neighborhood restaurant and pub — with a history dating back more than a half-century — is reopening after a lapse of several years.
The Tic Toc had a soft opening, with limited menu, on Saturday, March 13, 2021. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
The Tic Toc, 600 17th St. NE, had a soft opening Saturday, March 13, 2021, with a limited menu, and plans to be open 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day.
Kory and Candy Nanke, and Kory's brother, Kevin Nanke, bought the Tic Toc in 2017 and have said they would have opened sooner if not for the coronavirus pandemic, which hit the restaurant industry particularly hard.
They promise to bring back original recipes for hand-breaded mozzarella "logs" and other timeless favorites.
"Please oh please put the fried mushrooms on the menu, served along with a side of cool ranch dressing," one fan wrote on Tic Toc's Facebook page.
Clocks that line the wall are a throw-back to the original Tic Toc. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
"I so hope you bring back the fresh fried breaded cauliflower & sweet potato fries!!!" wrote another, while some cited the Tic Toc's onion rings.
In spite of signs recommending masks be worn, Iowa has no mask mandate to limit the spread of COVID-19, and maskless customers could be seen on opening day.
A row of clocks in the newly remodeled space gives a nod to the clock motif featured in the original Tic Toc.
Related: Final photos from the last days of the Marion Maid-Rite
The building that houses the restaurant opened in 1933 as Brittin Grocery & Market.
Owned by Charles Brittin, the grocery store was open through 1942, and after Brittin died in March 1943, the building hit the market, with "modern" five-room living quarters.
A Facebook photo shows the Tic Toc as it looked in 2010 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Jerry Spryncl, whose family owned several area sandwich shops and restaurants dating back at least to the 1930s — well known for their extra-large tenderloins — bought the building after returning from service in World War II.
He opened Spryncl's Drive-In restaurant in 1947, with newspaper ads touting Spryncl's "new location" and special Bar-b-que sauce. With a large parking lot, carhops took orders for the drive-in's chicken, ribs and sandwiches.
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The restaurant became the Tic Toc in 1964, when it was purchased by John "Jack" Kuncl, featuring menu items such as T-bone steak for $2.25 and shrimp for $1.35, including side dishes. Kuncl and his wife, Catherine, and their nine children operated the Tic Toc for a decade, selling it in 1974 to Karen and Jim Rooney. The Tic Toc changed hands over the years before closing in 2016.
"The stories could go on forever," said Vince Kuncl, son of the late Jack Kuncl. "All seven of my sisters, along with me and my brother were involved. I have such memories even at a young age."
See final photos from Smitty's Shoe Repair in Marion and more from the Tic Toc, below:
Todd Sabin provided these photos of the original Spryncl's menu.
The Tic Toc, 600 17th St. NE, is shown after closing in 2016. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
The Tic Toc in Cedar Rapids is shown with a new look in 2021. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Revelers enter the Tic Toc during its soft opening in 2021. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
The Tic Toc offers a limited menu for its early reopening. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Customers are served during the soft opening of the Tic Toc on March 13, 2021. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Customers celebrate the opening of the Tic Toc on Saturday, March 13, 2021. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
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Carol Hopfensperger
May 16, 2021 - 9:57 am
This is so cool. My grandfather, Jerry, owned the Tic Tok
Cindy Author
Thanks for your note, Carol! I'm sure your family has many wonderful memories from that time.


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Andrew provided the following update on his Facebook page following his election victory. Andrew says, "Thank you so much to everyone who has messaged me on here, in direct messages or on email to offer their congratulations. It is a real honour to have received such record support locally. "It is also fantastic news that Parliament is now going to have a stable majority which will end the last two and a bit years of stalemate. "There is of course a lot more to do than Brexit and I have alr...
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Andrew has provided the following update on flooding and drainage issues locally. Andrew explains, "Thanks to all those residents who have raised issues with flooding and drainage across the area. We have had an incredible amount of rainfall and we have seen problems in quite a few communities.. My team and I have been liaising with the Council, Severn Trent, the EA and others to try to get to the bottom of many of these issues. As we have no MPs at the moment, it has been a bit more challengin...
Home-Start Goole Meeting
Andrew has provided an update on Home-Start, Goole following a meeting this week. Andrew explains, "I have been a big fan of the work Home-Start do in the Goole area for many years supporting vulnerable families. At Christmas I often donate toys to them and in the past I've made small financial contributions to them too. That is why I was concerned to hear their lottery funding is coming to an end. As a result, I pulled a meeting together with them this week which was very productive. We've agr...
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Andrew recently joined Isle of Axholme North Councillors, Julie Reed and John Briggs, for visits to Luddington and Garthorpe Primary School and Eastoft Primary School to view the results of recent investment by the Conservative-run North Lincs Council. Andrew reports, "We stopped at Eastoft Primary to view the new sensory room which is part of the additional SEN funding we announced previously. At Luddington and Garthorpe Primary we were given a tour by the Head Girl and Head Boy. Maisie and Ma...
Steel Update - 11/11/2019
Andrew met with Secretary of State for Business, Andrea Leadsom earlier today to discuss British Steel. Andrew explains, "Have just returned from a meeting at the steelworks with the Secretary of State for Business, Andrea Leadsom, to celebrate news that a buyer, Jingye Steel, has been found for British Steel. I met their Chairman on site recently and it was clear they were very keen to purchase the company and saw huge potential for the site. "This is great news and has been welcomed by the ...
I will be laying a wreath this morning in Goole for Remembrance Sunday. I will especiallybe thinking about my Great Granddad, Albert, who is pictured on this post. The last of his children, my Auntie Joan, died recently and it is sad to think that we have lost that living link to my ancestors who fought in World War One. Albert is descended from the Brays and Bones families of Broughton. If memory serves there are Brays on the war memorial in Broughton and I have always wondered if they are rel...
Parliament Week - Snaith School
Andrew visited Snaith Primary today to celebrate Parliament Week. Andrew reports "As residents will know I always try to support Parliament Week (an annual celebration of our democracy) by speaking in local schools about the work of an MP. This also normally includes taking questions from pupils. "Even though Parliament has dissolved I wanted to support Parliament Week as usual which is why I visited Snaith Primary this morning to speak to their Key Stage 2 assembly about the work of MPs and w...
British Steel Update - November 2019
Andrew has provided the following update on British Steel: Andrew said, "I was at the steel works last Friday with other local leaders for a meeting with one of the potential new owners of British Steel. As residents will remember there is considerable interest in purchasing the site, but so far the two most advanced bids are from a Turkish company and from Jingye Group. We met with Jingye last week to talk through their plans and vision for the site. Jingye are a major steel producer and, like...
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