The kid in the Home Depot Box
March 10, 2021
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By Virginie Ann, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It may have been short of participants, but truly the best pilots came out last weekend, for the first annual Cardboard Sled contest in Kanesatake. Panzer Wagon and Sweet Victory, two homemade cardboard vehicles, competed for the grand prize of $250 on Saturday, February 27. With a name like Sweet Victory, community member Tanner Etienne said he was 90 percent sure that he was going to win. And whether it was a premonition or just luck, the 12-year-old boy came in first against Kanehsata’kehro:non Sage and Nation Harrington. “I think I’m ready to go pro, I’m definitely the best out there,’’ said Etienne during his victory speech, after he congratulated his opponents. For Etienne, becoming a professional only took him a day of…