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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-02-13, Page 14Pape 14 Tines -Advocate. February 13, 1991 New friend • Exeter's Eric Hundey got a chance to meet curling Autographs - Josh Watson, 1990 Timmy was kept very busy signing Singer meets- referee - Julle Godbolt, who sang the national an - great Sam Richardson. autographs. them, meets former NHL referee Bruce Hood. P .. 0 :Z .}`M1 r1:3: �•i} v:,C::: •'�::_Y�-ice' � �'� �{'" 55::i:Y.•Ytiv}£.j ti 14. y • •• •.a • •: ri?a: : ('t ?:Sc'�''••> ,•,. ;'4),°' r ?C>y; - •a?�`:�s� }s......;•,w,q>�•,v-r.�•;'r s ;•:?�. ;Ri?:�'•a}c, L:. •,•. •.}... vt By Fred Groves EXETER - It was a night of storytelling, hand shaking and Tots of laugh- ter. The storytelling was compliments of several head table guests at the 18th Annual Exeter Lions Celebrity Dinner and the laughter came from speaker Royce Elliott. This year's event was once again a big success as the people of Exeter and surrounding areas generously supported handicapped children. Among the head table guests last Tuesday night were Sandra King Webster of the Thames Valley Children's Centre. "You make a tremendous difference to many, many children's lives," said KingWebster. Exeters Josh Watson is winding down his year as the Ontario Timmy and he has had a very busy 12 months. He has been all over the province representing crippled children at many events. "I'd like to think it was a different type of school, a different type of learning," said Watson. "I felt very privileged to be chosen Timmy." The voice for the physically challenged for a year, Watson attended such events as the Conn Smyth Celebrity Dinner. Also speaking at this year's Exeter Lions Celebrity Dinner was retired National Hockey League referee Bruce Hood. The designer of officials' equipment, Hood used to play baseball against Exeter and usually came up on the wrong side of the scoreboard. "If you don't like me as a referee, I don't like you as a town,' joked Hood. He is involved with the Fair Play in Sport Commission and used to be a Lion himself in his home town of Milton. "Lions Clubs have done a great job there and it has here." The night was full of one liners and Hood was no exception. He said he went on a road trip so long once his wife sold the house. Or how about the referees drink, tequila and windex. Hood says this brew can get you drunk but it doesn't impair your vision. The referee of over 1,500 games, Hood's first game as an official was witnessed by Dave Keon. The ex -Maple Leaf was on the ice for Hood's inaugural game as a ref. Keon is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a former Leaf cap- tain. He told the audience about former coach Punch Imlach and the great Toronto defenceman Tim Horton. "Punch was a controversial individual. He thrived on turmoil...if he could get 10 guys hating him the team would win." Keon said Hqrton played with a lot of courage and strength. "I -le couldn't really fight but he dould pick you up and squeeze you to death. He was the catalyst that made us the success we were." While Keon and Hood -were busy chiseling out careers in hockey, Sam Richardson was in Saskatchewan making a name for himself on the curl- ing rinks. Richardson won four briers and four silver brooms and has coached curling for many years. He couldn't be out done by any other one-liners and brought his best to the dinner. "Out west it's so dry we've got three year-old ducks that haven't learned how to swim yet." The Master of Ceremonies was Ross Brewitt, founder of the Old Stars hockey series and the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs Sports Production. Although Glen Weir wasn't at the head table, Brewitt couldn't stop him- self from giving the former CFL'er a shot. "He's the only one I know who was injured on a coin toss." The night was capped off with the rib -splitting jokes of Royce Elliott. A master comedian, he has opened for great entertainers Chuck Berry and Barbara Mandrel!. "It's been a tough winter," began Elliott. "My wife just took out a home improvement loan and told me to move. She's such a bad cook, in our house the smoke detector is the timer." He may be filled with Jokes but Elliott ended the evening on a sombre note, asking all those at the dinner to say a prayer for'the troops in the Per- sian Gulf. , r Preparing program - Exeter Lions president Jon Dinney and master of ceremonies Ross Brewitt are shown checking over the program prior to last Tuesday's Celebrity dinner in Exeter. 'Head table signatures - Tim Hundey of Exeter is shown here get- ting etting an autograph from Centralia -Zion West pastor Jeannie Udall at last Tuesday's Exeter Lions Celebrity dinner. ,/4 admer � Celebrity � MattSills gets autographs�line er ROC* Elkin �curler Sam Get Keon's signature - Tim and Eric Hundey of Exeter were among the many area youngsters able to get autographs from former To- ronto Maple Leaf star Dave Keon at last Tuesday's Exeter Lions Ce- lebrity dinner. Donate to Easter Seals - Prior to. last Tuesday's Exeter Lions Celebrity dinner, the Lions and Lioness clubs made donations to the Easter Seal Society. From the left, Lions president Jon Dinney and Lioness member Sally Lou Raymond present cheques to Easter Seal Society nurse Gale Haydon. In front Is Exet- er's own Josh Watson who has been Ontario's Timm for the past 12 months. - A 7