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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca TAYLOR, B.C. \u2014 An annual slo-pitch tournament raising funds for suicide prevention will take place early next month. The seventh annual Clayton Askoty Memorial Tournament is set for the first weekend of September, with funds raised going toward the Movember Foundation, according to a Facebook post. The Clayton Askoty Memorial slo-pitch tournament will take place from September 5th to September 7th at the Taylor baseball diamonds near the Taylor District Ice Centre at 9880 Cherry Avenue West. The tournament is in honour of the late Clayton Askoty, Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) Chief Valerie Askoty\u2019s brother, who took his own life in 2012. Festivities will include the guarantee that each team will get five games, a home run derby, an opportunity to… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca TAYLOR, B.C. \u2014 An annual slo-pitch tournament raising funds for suicide prevention will take place early next month. The seventh annual Clayton Askoty Memorial Tournament is set for the first weekend of September, with funds raised going toward the Movember Foundation, according to a Facebook post. The Clayton Askoty Memorial slo-pitch tournament will take place from September 5th to September 7th at the Taylor baseball diamonds near the Taylor District Ice Centre at 9880 Cherry Avenue West. The tournament is in honour of the late Clayton Askoty, Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) Chief Valerie Askoty\u2019s brother, who took his own life in 2012. Festivities will include the guarantee that each team will get five games, a home run derby, an opportunity to... <\/p>\n

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