Brent Rouble paddled 900-pound pumpkin for 23 kilometres along St. Marys River in October 2023: funds raised by sales of Johnny & the Bear and The Giant Pumpkin will go to Sault YMCA
The Sault’s Brent Rouble has combined pleasant childhood memories with a recent memorable adult adventure to produce his first book.“When I was a little kid my dad would make up stories for my brother and sister and I about Johnny and the Bear, two fictional characters he made up. He would make up the stories on the spot. Every evening he would just make them up and tell them to us,” Rouble told SooToday.
The huge pumpkin earned Rouble first place in the 2023 Algoma Farmers Market’s annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off. The book sees Johnny attempt to reunite the Bear with his family on a distant island by paddling there in a giant pumpkin. The 26-page book, for children two to 10 years of age to enjoy, is for sale through Amazon for $29.97.
Due to high operational costs, inflation and a slow return to pre-COVID levels of participation, the Sault YMCA made a bombshell announcement in April that it would cease operating May 15, 2024 and that its building at 235 McNabb St. would be put up for sale.Community support for the Sault YMCA led the Dr. Lou and Mae Lukenda Charitable Foundation to purchase the YMCA building for $2 million with the condition that $1 million in upgrades be completed by the City of Sault Ste. Marie.
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