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Andrew Krivak, a Wilkes-Barre native, is the featured writer at the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series on Tuesday hosted by the Wilkes University English department.

<p>When Jarrett Burton tells people he&#8217;s from Sault Ste. Marie, he might have to clarify which one.</p><p>Sault Ste. Marie in Canada is Burton&#8217;s hometown, not the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, which is located directly across the St. Marys River.</p><p>Like most Canadian cities, Sault Ste. Marie has produced some of hockey&#8217;s biggest names. Burton said the city takes pride in its hockey heroes and the city&#8217;s passion for the sport is just as strong as larger cities in Canada, such as Toronto.</p><p>Burton spent his childhood years in Sault Ste. Marie watching his hockey heroes and future teammates. A current Penguin played junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds several years ago, and Burton grew up watching him play in the local rink.</p><p><strong>Player:</strong> Jarrett Burton</p><p><strong>Hometown:</strong> Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario</p><p><strong>Type:</strong> Urban</p><p><strong>Population: </strong>75,141 (2011)</p><p><strong>Distance from Wilkes-Barre: </strong>842 miles</p><p><strong>We hear a lot about Toronto and Ottawa, but what&#8217;s it like growing up in a different part of Ontario? </strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a lot different. The city has about 80,000 - not a huge city like Toronto. Hockey is still very passionate there, a lot of big names came from there. A great place to grow up and I really enjoyed.&#8221;</p><p><strong>You grew up watching Dustin Jeffrey play junior hockey in Sault Ste. Marie. What&#8217;s it like to be his teammate now?</strong> &#8220;It&#8217;s been great. We had a quick conversation about it. I used to watch the Greyhounds play all the time. Dustin was their star player and it was cool to watch him, see what he&#8217;s done in his career and now call him a teammate.&#8221;</p><p><strong>With another Sault Ste. Marie located right across the river in Michigan, was there a rivalry between the two towns?</strong> &#8220;Michigan&#8217;s Sault Ste. Marie is a little bit smaller. When I was growing up I played in a bantam hockey league that played against a hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan side. There was a little bit of a rivalry there, but not a big one.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Did you ever get mail to your house intended for Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan?</strong> &#8220;No. I recently moved to the outskirts of the Sault so there hasn&#8217;t been any confusion with mail.&#8221;</p><p><strong>What did you do for fun in Sault Ste. Marie?</strong> &#8220;Growing up in Canada you&#8217;re always playing hockey of some sort - ice hockey in winter on the ponds or street hockey. I also played baseball, lacrosse and soccer. Very into sports. It was the lifestyle I had growing up.&#8221;</p><p><strong>A lot of famous hockey players - Ron Francis, Phil and Tony Esposito and Marty Turco to name a few, are from Sault Ste. Marie. Does the city take pride in that?</strong> &#8220;They back up every player. One of the outdoor rinks we grew up playing in was called Esposito Park - after the Esposito brothers. We take pride in the guys that come out of the Sault and they take a lot of pride in being from there. It&#8217;s a great hockey community.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Are there any similarities between Sault Ste. Marie and Wilkes-Barre?</strong> &#8220;The people around town. Everyone seems very friendly and that&#8217;s the type of community Sault Ste. Marie is - very tight-knit. There&#8217;s differences between being in Canada and the U.S., but I see a similarity in the people.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Would you like to move back to Sault Ste. Marie one day?</strong> &#8220;I&#8217;ll end up in the Sault when I&#8217;m older. I haven&#8217;t planned much for that right now. I still have a ways to go. But it&#8217;s definitely a great spot.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

My Hometown with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Hockey was Burton’s passion growing up in the Sault