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Serving Goderich and surrounding area
ave Hutchison of London stitches out the limbs before taking
to the ice.
Charity game
raised funds
for tornado
relief efforts
Goderich and and Area
titer Relief fund was the
winner as the grand
'ling of the Central. Huron
nnunity Cotnplex was.
Tally kicked off with a
(Alt celebrity hockey.
t' between the Toronto
ale Leads Alumni and
lin Selects.
tile. the Leafs alumni,
strung a .potent lineup.
included Rick Valve,
k Osborne, Todd War-
r, Bill Verlago, Gary
Mari and fan favorite
e Mc.Llwain .from
Seaforth, never Beet s:io
lose a game, they were full
value for the victory over
the local Eastlink Selects
Friday night in Clinton.
Even if they do bring their
own referee, the affable lack
Valiquette, .whoplayed
seven seasons with Toronto
and Colorado.
The evening featured
manyfirsts, as Central
Huron Mayor Jim Ginn
proudly introduced his
council and fundraising
team at the official opening
of the amazing community
centre.
Cheques were doled out
in support olthe Goderich
and Area Disaster Relief
Fund, with donations
coming Scott Fletcher,
The Leafs alumni team Lined up at the blueline for ceremonies.
Mark Osborne signed numerous autographs for young fans.
Goderich iionda/Hyundai ($10,000);
the municipality of Central. Huron
($I0,000); Clinon Raceway ($1.5,0000) '
Vikes lose 45-43 in overtime play�ffgame
l GUC1 Senior Girls
ng basketball team lost
itrtbreaking 45-43 over-
decision to Stratford
r hwestern in Huron -
h playoff action in Strat-
Last week.
} i e sixth ranked Vikings
I on the third seeded
t hwestern team and
)vered with a strong sec-
tion performance to
i• the overtime Ae104io11
teu two points short.
orthwestern came out
ng in the first half and
up a 25-15 lead after
two quarters of play. But the
Vikings rallied and out-
scored their opponent 15-9
in the third quarter and 10-6
in the final quarter to tie the
score 40-40 and force
overtime.
In the overtime, North-
western outscored Goderich
5-3 to take the game and
advance to the semi-finals
against South Huron after
they defeated St. Anne's
31-20.
Goderich got a strong
performance from Emily
Gordon who had 14 points
Dave McLlwain conducts an interview with Eastlink.
and United Communities Credit
Union ($12,000).
A large crowd was witness to a fine
exhibition of hockey and skating skills
with a good measure of fun and
hijinks tossed in.
while teammate Hayley
Bowler -Cooke chipped in
with 9 points and Jame
Austin 6. Sierra lamb and
Ria Van Osch had five points
each and Candice Cunning-
ham, 4.
Holly Deighton led North-
western with a 17 -point
performance.
The Junior vikings fin-
ished in 11th place in league
standings and failed to make
the playoffs. In the ;unlor
playoff, Stratford Central, St.
Mike's and Listowel
advanced to the next round.
The Goderich Minor Hockey Association
scored a goal in the community
• with a recent bottle and food drive
that generated $1,700 in a financed
donation to the Goderich Tornado
Relief Fund. The young members of
the GMHA were out in poor weather
canvassing homes Goderich, Benmiller
and Aubrn collecting bottles and food.
In addition to the financial donation,
a truckload of food was delivered
. to the food bank. GMHA President,
Dave Brown, with assistance from the
Novice A McDonald's Team, made the
presentation to Fundraising Chairman,
Dr. Toni Jasper.