Burt Ward

After consecutive weeks of 11 wins, columnist Bill Burt had 10 wins in Week 13. In all, there were 292 entries with 38 picking more winners than Burt did. Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded. This week, coincidentally, five entered on-line and five entered through the entry blank in the newspaper.  

It was North Andover week for the Week 7 of the "I Beat Burt" contest. Five of the 10 winners this week hailed from North Andover, including eighth grader Jeff Warden. This week Burt correctly picked nine winners out of the 13 games.  

Sports columnist Bill Burt has had better weeks. Burt picked only six winners of the 14 NFL games last weekend. In all there were 294 entries picking against Burt. Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded. The first tiebreaker is amount of points the Patriots scored (59). Each of this week's winners had the Patriots scoring 40 points or more.  

I promised to share more of my wonderful experiences in Prince Edward Island (PEI) and somehow an entire month just whizzed right by.So here's the first of my installments...a truly exceptional morning with Chef Calvin Burt (local boy - actually, his family has been in PEI since the 1700s. (His dad a fisherman and his mom a fantastic cook) - at his magical home and cafe...a historic 1880's farmhouse in the heart of fertile North Shore Country...  

Ramsey Elementary teacher Trena Burt was recently recognized as the 2009 Idaho Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Anna Wilson, principal at Ramsey, knows all about Burt’s dedication, in and out of the gym, and nominated her. She also accompanied Burt to Moscow earlier this month at a statewide P.E. and health teachers conference, where she was given the award during a luncheon.