The annual world championships of Bunnock, a bone-tossing game dating back to the 19th century, always draws a crowd
I am a writer, a blogger, and a proud mom of three, but perhaps, most interestingly, I am a world champion. I wouldn’t call myself fa-mous, as you will not find my competitive endeavours televised on any major network, nor have I landed any profitable endorsement deals to date. I am sure, however, that any of the good folks living in and around the small town of Macklin, Sask., would be happy to fill in the blanks of my—our—extraordinary story.
It begins in 1993, when the Chamber of Commerce in this west-central Saskatchewan town put their heads and hands together to conceive of and host the first-ever World Bunnock Champion ship… but what’s Bunnock? Nobody’s ever heard of Bunnock, you say?
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