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The Huron Expositor, 1997-12-31, Page 101O -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, December 31, 19117 A few extra pounds Another year has come and gone. Christmas has passed and I think almost everyone has gained a few extra pounds. We hope everyone had a wonderful Chnstmas. December was a very busy month for us at the Retirement Home. On Dec. 2nd the Harmon Hilites came and sang for -us. What great voices. We had our annual family Christmas dinner on Dec. 4th. A delicious turkey din- ner with all the trimmings. prepared by our dietary staff. All the residents were thrilled to have their family and friends join them for this joy- ous occasion. Afterwards. we enjoyed singing Christmas carols with Carol Carter play- ing the keyboard. We all had a wonderful time. We have been enjoying the company of the Seaforth Distnct High School students this month. They have been coming in to play cards and visiting with the residents. Thank sou to the SDHS stu- dents. we enjoy this very much. On Dec. 9th. some of our residents went on the• tour of lights sponsored by the Lioness Club. We enjoyed the different displays of lights. they all look so beauti- ful. We held our hake sale and tea on December 12th. We sold many baked goods that were baked by residents. staff and families. \\'e.held a Seaforth Manor Retirement Hone penny sale at our hake sale. as well as a raffle for a Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus donat- ed by Barb Shannon and won by Ivy Broadfoot. We hase had many after- noons and evenings of singing Christmas carols. We all have great voices at the Retirement Home. Jean. Kay. Henrietta and Antje are just a few residents that lose to sing. The Harmony Kings came to sing Christmas carols on Dec. 16th. They hase won- derful voices and we enjoy hearing them sing. We would like to welcome Margaret Radford to the Retirement Horne as well as Patrick Haves. We hope you enjoy your new home. On Dec. 21st. Carol Carter and some of .her students came in and played the piano for us. Marci DcGroof played some duets with Carol. Lori DeGroof played Christmas songs along with Jennie Phillips. Happy Birthday this month to Bunt) Hogg on January 2nd and Leona Bedard on January 29th. Until next month. take care from the staff at the Seaforth Manor Retirement Home. BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE - Two men. Wayne Wilson of Mitchell and Dave Cook of Sebnngville. fishing at their favorite spot,on the Maitland River at Godench in October came across this rare sight . It was a deer stuck between two rocks. .The pair of retirees man- aged to free it. George Wright. left. Patrick Francis Ryan. president of the Seaforth Nursing Home Residents Council. Henrietta Brown and Peter Bunch administrator of the Seaforth Manor take a closer look at the nativity scene located outside the Manor. It was constructed by staff volunteers. r Fitton photo) Opens in two weeks at Goderich Local hockey players prominent in museum exhibition BY DAVID SCOTT Lakeshore Advance staff GODERICH — The history of hockey in Huron comes alive in January with the "Our Hockey Dreams" exhibit at the Huron County Museum Familiar names like Hall of Famers B.abe Siebert cf Zurich. Al Pickard of Exeter and Cooney Weiland of Egmondvilie will be part of this temporary exhibition which opens Jan. 1' and runs until August 1999. And just like a game of hockey. the showcase will be divided int three periods - the first open- ing in January. the second period starting in September 1998 and the third period in March '99 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Young Canada Week i YC\\ Tournament in Godench • f the material on dis- play has been Compiled by Sean Stoy les. a 1_ VO student with an M.A. in public history who is in his first year .: a PhD program. \\-Orkin. on the project is a dream come true for Stoyles. who has been an avid hockey fan since the aee of five. • "I've found this an incredible experience. Hockey is in the fibre of the county There's n...t a community in Hurn that has not been touched in some way by hockey." says Stoles. Planning on this pr. ;est began in July of this year and by August the museum started receiving items on loan. Stoyles and another .university steNcOOSAI Of "COONEY" WEILAND student. Sandy Bruce. travelled to alt the arenas in Huron this past summer and fall gathenng int:•rmation on local players .and f llo'wine- up valuable leads "We're still a..epttng things.- say; the ,ordinator. -Riiht now a lot of people are not aware of the exhibition. People vv:f see it and say. ;-..y. Use g.•t something bet - 1,2r. I it bring that in.' vies speculates Highlights of Exhibit 1 ..,.e nr,y , , rex% and old ri..key iter(s highlight this exhibit. On display will he Seaforth ho:key player Boyd Devereaux's 1997 World Juni.'r Championship rine. medal and iersey. The Daly Hockey Trophy. a solid pewter ..'tree pot from 1906 which was a valued prize for Seaforth hockey teams. was lent by Frank Sills. a major contribu- tor to the exhibit Another old Huron's Hockey Hall of Famers Babe Siebert • Won the Hart Trophy in 1937 after being dealt to the Montreal Canadiens by the Boston Bruins. • Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964. • Albert Charles "Babe" Siebert (LW), with fellow future Hall of Famers Reginald "Hooley" Smith (RW) and Nels Stewart (C) formed the "S" line on the Montreal Maroons. • Born in Plattsville, his fam- ily moved to Zurich when he was about six. He started his career towards fame with the Exeter/Zurich Intermediate team in 1921-22. The team won its division and played Stratford in the two game total goals series for the Northern Hockey League championship. Exeter/Zurich was defeated in both games. in the second game, Babe Sieben played against Howie Morena. They would later be teammates in Montreal and Hall of Fatness. • Played 14 seasons in the NHL with the Marone*, Rangers, Bruins and Canadian, scoring 140 goals and adding 156 assists for 296 poems. • Three consecutive seasons ss an all -Star - 1936. 1937, 1938. • Won two Stanley Cups - ffist is first year in NHL with the Maroons in 1926 and then with the Rangers in 1933. • Won the Hart Trophy with the Canadiens in 1936-37. • On August 25, 1939 he drowned in Lake Huron off of St. Joseph. He was chasing after his daughter's inner tube. • He was to take over as coach for the Canadiens the following season (1939-40). Allan Pickard • Born in Exeter on Ian. 2. 1895, Allan starred with his brothers Clare and Cecil in the local town league (including four teams - the Oddfellows, the Clerks, the High School and the Bankers). • About 1920 he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan where' he taught, eventually becom- ing a principal. • From 1927-30 he coached the Regina Aces, and became the vice president of the Southern Saskatebewa4 League and the tint president of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey • 941 named wi- ldest of the Saukatchawtia Amateur Hockey A4aocjaBbo. a position be held for thew yews. • In 1947, after five yearn as the executive, he was elected president of the Cauadiaa Amateur Hockey Associable' (CAHA), and held the poidbit for three years. • In the early 1950s he was elected president of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. He also served as president of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League. • He was a founding support- er of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and a member of the nomination committee. • The Regina Leader -Post summed up the importance of Al Pickard in 1947, when he became president of the CAHA: Most centres have their own Mr. Hockey but the real one is in Regina - Alan W. Pickard is president of the CAHA and Controls more bOckey players dtaa miry man In the world. • Iadoeted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. He died in 1975. Ralph "Cooney" Weiland • Bora la Bgmoadville Nov. 4.1904. • His time -same. was given to him by a fauna who gave Mos at age five. a plug of tobacco. •-Led school is Seafonh in 1922 So joie the Owen Sound Oreyboeads aid won the blellorisl Cap with them in 1924 • Played with the Minneapolis Millers from 1925-28 and then joined the Boston Bruins. • In his rookie year. the Bruins won their first Stanley Cup. • In 1929-30 he led the league in scoring with 73 points. including 43 goals in 44 games - an NHL record. • Played on the Bruins' "Dynamite Line" with Dutch Gainor and Dit Clapper (also a Hall df Farmer). • After the 1930-31 season he was sold by Art Ross to the Ottawa Senators where he led the team in scoring. The next year he held out and was sold to Detroit. He was traded back to Boston for the 1935-36 sea- son. • Also won ,the Stanley Cup in last year of hockey as cap- tain of Bruins in 1938-39. • As coach of the Bruins, be led the team to their third Stanley Cup win in 1940-41. • Then coached at Hershey and New Haven before becom- ing the first "Non -Harvard man" to be coach of the Harvard Crimson, where he had a .639 *finning percentage with 315 wins, 174 losses and 17 ties from 1950-71. • In 1972 he won the Lester Patrick Award for his dedica- tion to hockey in the United Stales. 1 trophy. Babe Siebert's 192-- 28 Mappin trophy from the long since defunct Montreal Maroons. was generously donated with permission from the Village of Zurich and the Zurich arena. also known as the Babe 'Siebert' Memorial Arena. (Ironically. Siebert's name was spelled incorrectly on that trophy and another on display from the Boston Bruins r. - Another feature item is a 196' miniature replica Stanley Cup. given to the members of the team who won that year. in Canada's centennial - the Toronto Mapl Leafs - the last .up they won. The miniature .up, belongs to Lam Jeffrey of Goderich who was on that winning Leafs team. Vs-ith all this valuable hockey material on display. one might be concerned about security. Styles ensures everyone who has loaned items or plans to that the museum is equipped w ith electronic se.unty. ex ery room is climate controlled and ill Items a>;e insured. The main display room for the first penod of Our Hockey Dreams has all the flavour of a local arena with banged up rink boards lining the walls complete with puck marks and scuffs echoing the memories of hundreds of < Imes from arenas in Seaforth. Wingham and Hensall w here they were once fixtures. Banner: from rinks around the county w Ill he featured as well -as Jerseys from well known teams like the Stainton Spitfires from Wingham and the Seaforth Bearers. Look for memorabilia from local players Daxe McLlwain of Seafonh. Gary Doake and Jack Price of Goderich and Mike Watt of Egmonds ille Don O'Bnen of Zurich. Max Demaray of Brussels. Hugh Hodges of Clinton. Linda Espensen of the WOAA office in Wingham and many others has e contributed items of interest and stories of local players for Our Hockey Dreams "All of the arena managers have been fantastic." says Stoy les First Period The 'first period' will focus on hockey's pioneers. accord- ing to the museum - "the early deselopment of hockey. con- taining an overview of growth and expansion ofthe sport TRUE FACTS throughout the count). nt). Arena distncts will be Identified and their histories traced " Featured in the first will be minor hockey. women's hock- ey. senior and Junior hockey There will also be a speciAl • section dealing with hockey at the former military- bases in Huron. All periods and exhibits will remain on display so that by the time the third penod opens in March 1999. about one-third of the entire Huron County Museum will be devoted to Our Hockey Dreams. Second Period The second period display will contain artifacts from the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Mint. According to the museum. this penod will focus on Canada's success on the world nnk and highlight individuals mvolxed in the game Third Period The final installment of the hockey exhibit will focus on Huron County's notable teams and organizations A special section will feature the Western Ontario Athletic Association r \WOAA ( The Lions Club Young Canada Week Tournament and its 50th anniversary will be a key dis- play. The third period will be held in the museum's Southwest Gallery and feature hockey collectibles and present a .ompanson between hockey in the county "Then and - Now." according to the muse- um Supplemental displays will appearin the main lofty of the museum. including an old ice resurfaeer from the Zurich arena The theatre. renamed "The Blue Line Club." will feature hockey history monies And a "Players. Lounge" with interactive hockey games will he opened in the first period Huron's hockey display I Al- iows a similar exhibit in Bruce County Which is Just wrapping up A few of the displays from the Bruce exhibit wi1I he pan of Our Hockey Dreams Cantldian hockey legend Paul Henderson. who grew up in Lucknov. on the border of Bruce and Huron. played hockey with Goderich in h'is younger days Stoyles says there's a possi- bility a future exhibition on the history of baseball in Huron County could arise from the interest that's been zenerateJ from this protect Hits tree Proxinctal police say a 28- ycar-old Wingham woman was seriously injured Chnstmas Esc morning when the car she was dmrng hit a tree. after she lost control On the cunt of an icy road Carolyn Ann Hawkins was taken by ambulance to Wingham hospital. then transferred to London. The accident happened at about 9:45 a.m.. Just north of Huron County Road 7 at .tdcroad 10/11 of Turnhcrry Township Teddy Bears can he danger- ous. according to last year's front-page expose in the well-respected newspaper Scotland on Sunday Nurses in Highland hospi- tals arc being warned that hears which hase been in contact with children suffer- ing from infectious diseases must be subjected to a wash- ing machine for 10 minutes at 93 degrees in order to he suitably de -hugged. "i would not extend this message to parents at home." said one doctor. "i clearly would not want people boil- ing their teddy bears. i could not he party to the mass slaughter of teddies."