Second Annual Kenaz Awards

The awards for those who made the headlines in 2006 in the spirit of this site. The nominees where taken from the many posts I made this year and cover local, canadian and international persons that made headlines.

Welcome to the second annual "Kenaz Awards". Still no glitz, no glamour, no expensive bling. Just a cold beer and some cheese to celebrate the stories that made you cheer,jeer,get angry,cry or say 'Good lord!".

Missed The Boat Award

Doh!

Dare to Dream?(Hamilton City Hall)
"We are being culturally integrated into the U.S. and our politicians are not doing anything about it"(Federal leaders for not making Canadian Culture a priority)
South Dakota legislature's bill an insult to women
Canadian troops should leave Afghanistan until the peace can be kept

Warm and Fuzzies Award

Feel Good

'Hortons looking to bring Tim Bits to Afghanistan
'Hortons teaching a little Canadiana to the world in Kandahar
The province and Hamilton police shut down crack house
Construction on 9/11 Memorial set to begin
Hamilton ring saga comes full circle
Hostages Free!
Brown Bess Escapes the Fire
Denninger's Coke Sign
Hamilton Falcon program has earned it's top gun wings
*And the winner is! Hostages Free!
Justice Served
Butcher of the Balkans meets his maker
Death of P.W Botha
Saddam Hussein Found Guilty
Celebration for Democracy comes early
Matthew Daly Jury
2006 -- A fateful year for global justice
*And the winner is Saddam Hussein found guilty and hanged
Person of the Year

Sandra Oh
-Canadian Gold Rush
-Tribute To Two Underated Actors

-Philip Seymour Hoffman

Sarah Polley
-Polley to get ACTRA Award of Excellence
-Polley's road leads to director's chair

-Paul Haggis

-Tom Fox
*And the winner is hands down Tom Fox
Humanitarian Award

Tom Fox
Canadian troops should leave Afghanistan until the peace can be kept
Peacekeepers' Day in Canada
Andre Fidanza and Marco DiCioccio(local citizens of action)
Mark Graham
Don Shaxon
The Canadian Salvation Army
*And the winner is all of our peace keepers
Iron Man Award

Iron Man

Dave Andreychuk-Hamilton, Raise Your Hammer High For Davie A.
Pat Quinn
Pigskin Pete
*And the winner is Pigskin Pete
Anger Management Award(Goes a copy of the Dixie Chicks single "Not Ready To Make Nice")

Caledonia Residences-100+ days of fear, anger in Caledonia
Hamilton youth affenders

Injustice Award

Canadian an American Officials In Dispute Over Details(Iraq)
Goodbye To Jeffrey Baldwin
Jerry's Man Shop

Biggest Loser Award

Your a loser baby!

Canadian Government
-Ashamed of our Government
-The Murky World of Election 2006(Paul Martin)

Entertainment Report: Cheers ,Sorrow and Giggles(Producers of "Karla")

James Frey

CBC puts another nail into Canadian culture's coffin

Hamilton police
-Judge's decision a win for freedom of the press
-SIU probes death of police prisoner
-Hamilton Police Have No Respect For History
-Justice for Drew
-Hamilton police service plays lets make a deal
-For whom the bell tolls
-Hamilton Police black and blue in 2006
-Yet another dirty Hamilton cop

Hamilton Mayor Di Ianni and City Hall
-Mayor Diianni saga reads like a trashy novel
-Bake sales no longer a health threat
-Larry Di Ianni pleads guilty
-Di Ianni Gate-Outbreak of Legionnaire's
-The quotes from Hamilton City Hall in 2006 we won't soon forget

George Bush
-Bush Should Be Put Behind A Fence
-Harper and Bush have lost touch on gay rights-Killing will only bring more problems

Middle East Terrorists
-Mideast 'Conflicted'
-Middle East in Crisis

Stephen Harper
-Canadian soldiers deserve answers not semantics
-Harper is drowning in the Mid-East mire of turmoil

Rush Limbaugh

TTC officers should be ashamed

Putin's regime is out of control
*All of the above represent losers in their regions to the best of their abilities so each are winners of their own award
Wack Job of the Year

Zach Wobbes
Elva Bottineau and Norman Kidman
Michael Gardiner, Burn in H*ll
Hamilton Vandals(Vandals and terrorists walk the same path to hell)

Kenneth Lloyd
-Letter to a coward
-Andre is a "giant" amongst men

-Kimveer Gill will meet his 'Angel of Death'

Rockin the Planet Award

We are the champions!

2006 World Junior Champions In Pictures
-Air Canada takes off and delivers a sonic boom.
-A punishing hit.
-Canada in deep, but in control.
-Justin Pogge sprawls to make another increbible save
-Taking control of the boards.
-Russia buzzes the net.-Justin Pogge makes the save of the game.
-Steve Downie pockets the rebound
-Justin Pogge stops another Russian attack.
-Steve Downie pockets the goal.
-Pogge's shutout comes with an astric. This was clearly a goal
-Comeau goes up and over the Russian defensemen
-Comeau pockets the goal.
-Canada gets physical.
-Canada takes control of the net and pockets the goal
-Go-a-a-l!
-Canada celebrates number three
-Blunden goes cost to coast.
-Blunden caps off number four.
-Chiphura ices the cake.
-Every great team has a great leader
-Golden moments
-The boys are number one.
-O'Marra hoists the cup.
-Dedication
-Showing what Canadians stand for.
-To the victors go the spoils.
-Tradition
-Sacrafice
-Pride
-Love
-Honour
-Brent Sutter does the impossible
-The tale of the tape
-Simply the best.
-Justin Pogge, the first Canadian goltender to record three back to back shutouts.
-Cam Barker was on fire
-No one gave Brent Sutter or Canada any chance to repeat. They proved them wrong, doing it old school to boot.
-Steve Downie, class act.
-The cup
-Pogge keeps it covered.
-Pogge is perfect for three straight games.
-Pogge was just awsome in net for Canada.
-Top Ten plays of the tournament courtesy of TSN. Steve Downie of Canada walks out from the corner to pocket the rebound
-Downie awarded the best forward of the game and tournament.
-Downie shows why he's was the best.
-Nikolai Kulemin walks in and makes it count.
-Lauri Tukomen burries a shot
-Ugis Avotins of shows a little 'Swedeness'
-Nikolai Kulemin wheeles through the American defense and goes top shelf.
-Dustin Boyd finishes the two on one.
-Canada shows off their passing skills
-Daniel Bertram lowers the boom!
-Kessel/Bourque execute the give and go to perfection.
-Golden Boys

Finally Something Good on TV Award

A Look At The Canadian's Heading To Torino
-Goyette Looking Forward To Representing Canada
-Canada Prepare To Shine At Torino
-All 'Heil' Canada! In Torino
-Canada's Women Show Their 'Klass(en)' On the Ice
-Heart Break For Canadian's at Torino
-Silver and Tarnish For Canada On Day Four
-The Ice Men Commeth
-Canadian Athletes Strike For 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze on Day 6
-Canadian athletes add three more medals to the tally
-Meltdown For Canadian's in Torino
-Canada Adds Two More Silver
-Canadian Women Shine Gold!
-Canada Czech mate.
-Canada's golden girls do it again!
-Kleibrink delivers the goods, while Canadian men's hockey couldn't
-Pride of the 'rock' wins curling gold for Canada
-Canada wins a gold, 2 sliver and a bronze on the track
-Did Canada live up to their expectations at the Olympics?
-Canada at the 2006 Olympics in pictures

Canadian Simcha Jocobovici strips archaeology bare

Wacky or Funny News Story or Post of the Year

$28,700 cup brew-ha-ha!
Emily is Annoying
A slab to go, please?
Pluto bashing is wrong!(Pluto declassed as a planet)
Canadian Tire couple retired
Embalmer charged with bodysnatching
Humbug judge needs to lighten up
*The winner is "Slab to go" strickly on the "Ewww!" factor

Bizzaro World Award

Banjo Boy Award

Bernardo confessed to more crimes

US Republican Senator George Allen(U.S Senator makes a 'monkey' of himself)
Michael Richards,Kelly Ripa, O.J Simpson
*And the winner is Michael Richards who should get his own how to book deal. I suggest the following title, "How to flush your career down the crapper for dummies"
Over Hyped Story of the Year

Gretzky Indicated In Operation 'Slapshot' By New Jersey Police 'Chiefs'

John Mark Karr case falling apart-I didn't post anything on the subject because I felt it was such a non story. Karr is just a sick man trying to escape a possible death sentance for involvement with underage prostitutes. In exchange, he had his fifteen minutes of fame he craved on CNN retelling his sick fascination with Jon Benet Ramsey. I guess he felt a life time in an American jail was better than the life that awaits him in Bangkok and hell. Hopefully someday this little girl will get the closure she deserves.

Lister Block and The Redhill Creek Expressway(Hamilton's over hyped stories of the century)-Dare to Dream?

On the Horizon Award

Hamilton set to go boom!
Lowe's Plans To Make Hamilton Their Foothold Into Canada
Good News For Hamilton's East End
Red Hill Creek(Hamilton)-Construction finally started see Dare to Dream?

Career Achievement Award

Simply the best

The Singing Chef Passes Away-Pasquale Carpino
Shelley Winters
Dennis Weaver
Don Knotts
Baseball ledgend Kirby Puckett dead at 45
Dana Reeve
Bernard “Boom Boom” Geoffrion
Red Storey dies at age 88
Northern Light Glenn Ford, Dead at age 90
Steve Irwin
Cory Lidle
Jackie Parker and Jack Palance
Ed Bradley
My Aunt Lorraine
My Mom-For my mother
My Dad-Father's Day

Mickey Spillane, author of the Mike Hammer stories, died July 17 at the age of 88 from pancreatic cancer.
June Allyson, actress but best known for Depends commercial, died July 8 at the age of 88.
Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd, died July 7 at the age of 60.
Aaron Spelling, tv mogul, died June 23 at the age of 83.
Darren McGavin, actor best known for Kolchak: The Night Stalker, died February 25 at the age of 83.
Al Lewis, actor best known as grandpa on the Munsters, died February 3 at the age of 82.
Coretta Scott King, widow of the civil rights leader, died January 31 at the age of 78.
Chris Penn, actor best known for his role in Reservoir Dogs, died January 24 at the age of 40 from heart disease made worse from drug use.
Lou Rawls, singer, died January 6 at the age of 72.
Trevor Berbick 51,former heavyweight boxing champion and last boxer to face Muhammad Ali, homicide.
Red Auerbach 89, coach of the Boston Celtics (1950–1966), heart attack.
Willie Pep 84, American Hall of Fame featherweight boxer, Alzheimer's disease.
Robert Altman 81, American film director (MASH, Nashville, Short Cuts), complications from leukemia.
Gerald Ford 93, 38th President of the United States, natural causes.
James Brown
* The death of Steve Irwin was definately the most tragic and the loss of Coretta Scott King will be felt for a long time.
Tragic Story of the Year

Time Line Of Kidnapping In Iraq of Four Aid Workers
-New tape of Canadian hostages shown on Al-Jazeera
-"What we feared most has happened"

Jeffrey Baldwin
-Justice served for little Jeffrey

Caledonia
-Please Not Another Oka
-100+ days of fear, anger in Caledonia
-100+ days of fear, anger in Caledonia part2
-100+ days of fear, anger in Caledonia part3
-100+ days of fear, anger in Caledonia part4

Justice for Drew

Murders at Montreal School

Alexander Litvinenko43, former Russian spy and critic of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, poisoning.
*The ordeal of the kidnapping of four peacekeepers and murder of one in Iraq where the most trying few months in 2006 while Caledonia is most likely 2007's tragic story of the year as well.

Later,
Kenaz