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Huron Expositor, 2005-01-19, Page 10KKN BUILDERS INC. ALL KINDS OF SITE WORK & CONCRETE WORK •Excavator *Complete Foundations •6 -way Dozer •Slatted or solid floors •Trucking •Bunk silos •Float Service •Sandwich Walls *Demolition *Farm Work Renovations •Concrete Driveways Eugene Nolan Dublin 345-2042 .SILLS HOME HARDWARE SUPPLIES FOR THE HANDYMAN Bottled Water Refill Station • Plumbing • Heating • Electrical • Paint CARPET CLEANER RENTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER Service & Re -Charge Depot CLASS & SCREEN REPAIR [E13, For All Your Hardware Needs Main St., SEAFORTH 527.1620 MN. MC. feats Card. AN boast wrier 10 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Jan. 19, 2005 Sports Seaforth Hitmen working hard fundraising, training for nationals By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor As they prepare to compete in the Juvenile National Broomball Championships in Leduc, Alberta at the end of March, the Seaforth Hitmen are facing a $30,000-$40,000 financial challenge. "Being able to raise enough money to go is always a worry," says one of the Hitmen's three coaches, Nathan Hubbard. "It's just as much work to raise the money as it is to condition ourselves to compete." The team of local 16 to 19 -year-olds, many of them from the Seaforth 'area, are both competing and fundraising at this weekend's adult broomball tournament at the Seaforth arena. Weekend practices at the Brussels arena are concentrating on basic skills and "a few secret plays in the playbook," says Hubbard. . They're also preparing for the nationals by playing in two more upcoming tournaments in Clinton and Barrie against adult broomball players. "They play in the Seaforth men's league because there are not enough other juvenile teams in the area to play a full season against. And, they learn more about broomball by playing adults. It teaches them a higher calibre of play," he says. Hubbard, who was a member of the Seaforth Hitmen in 2000, when the Hitmen won consolation silver in the nationals and in 2001, when the team brought home the gold medal, says going to the nationals is a peak experience for broomball players. "I went twice and it's one of the greatest experiences you can achieve in broomball. It's beyond exciting," he says. While none of the current players have been to the nationals as a member of the Hitmen, several - including Gerrard O'Reilly, of RR 5 Seaforth - have competed at the national level with the Keady Phantoms, a team from the Owen Sound area. -11111111111F- `I went twice and it's one of the greatest experiences you can achieve in broomball. It's beyond exciting,'— Coach Nathan Hubbard O'Reilly helped the Phantoms win a silver medal at last year's nationals in Regina, Saskatchewan. Hubbard says that the Hitmen had a good chance to qualify for the nationals last year but succeeded this year because they're working very well as a team. "A lot of these guys have played together for years and the whole thing has come together this year." "I'm hoping for gold. I feel confident that we can pull it off - I'm very positive about that," he says. The Hitmen are raising money to meet their travel expenses of $1,500 per player by selling food at this weekend's Seaforth tournament, holding a cash raffle, organizing a lottery or silent auction and looking for sponsorships from local businesses. "We'll have to pay out of our own pockets if we don't raise the money but either way, we're going," says Hubbard. While the Hitmen include players from all over Central Western Ontario, local players include Gerrard and Owen O'Reilly and Brian Van Bakel, of Seaforth, Jamie Cronin, Darryl Nyland and Kevin and Shawn Ryan, of Dublin, Scott Dow and Ian Kerslake, of Staffa and Adam McClure and Steven McNichol, of Walton. Other players come from Blyth, Clinton, Londesboro and Owen Sound. The juvenile nationals are March 29 to April 2 in Leduc, Alberta. Dublin parish contributing towards need in Asia, Africa Local parishes are turning to the need in Asia and Africa. The Diocese of London will work with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace and Save the Family Plan'Office in order to reach those most in need. St. Patrick's or St. Vincent de Paul Parishioners can indicate on their envelopes that the funds are intended for the Tidal Wave Disaster. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Looking before us - we see the road ahead! Looking behind us - we see shadows of the past! But, looking around us - we see beauty, friendship, love and laughter. Enjoy the present - and the wonderful world around us! By Dorothy Dillon Stratford concert successful A concert held recently in Stratford in support of a documentary on the sentencing of violent offenders attracted about 200 people, each paying a $10 entry fee and a silent auction brought in about $1,000. 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