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Arena r opcning
(OontinUed fiVroPa00 Ono), buse. it SO that YOnt, Children in the fUlleSt.SerlSe Of the vicloo
the Mani IhoUsantis of' feet. Of., and even Ynnr Vandetill4ren Said MtirraY Clennt'l1/4"31" fnr
steel ,pipin4 interiaciug it . fie, might have a place ,for healthY . Huronlice. fie Paid tribute to'
, worte or the recreation for years to come" those responsible for .bringing
paid tribute to the
.conclUded Mr. Meltzles.. about the improvements to the
architects, snider, tiaget and
March, and to ,,the general , ura"Tile Youth' and Recreatiod, Godefich Arena..
rt John Refflinghaus, nc" of the 'Qatari() - The Mena improvement is a
contractO
.
Mr. . Don Snider, M•DePartment 01 FAlucation has venture in 'sound economic
' ,Le been 'of invaluable assigtenee planning, said Chairman Carroll.
Refflinghaus andthe
sub.tradesmou are to be equally. both in sOtting up soine Of our It has ,been expensive b,ut no
commended, said M. Carroll. programs and providing funds te more so than the Elgin Avenue
Meet the expenses of leadership,„ sewer. I am certain it will prove
"They have done a fantastic
,job" said.eRecreation i oGn. BFo.arctiulinis .said Mr, Carroll," chaiiman of
to be a realistic savingto the
Goderich's Recreation Board. He citizens over many coming years,
" " '
abou
added that two weeks ago, said Mr. Carroll. .
charge of piloting the Aren's -
..
GDCI Vikings. blOck off an Advance of the Sarnia Centaurs in the ,inter -league challenge
• championship game played at Goderich Sunday,,afternoon.
Impressive record for •••
,
(Continued frOm Page One) , tide from thdre on. Goderich
* recovered - a fumble on the
Ron Brown' kicked the convert
runback of the following kickoff
to end the scoring. ` ,
at the Sarnia 40.
The: Goderich defence, led by They lost the ball on an
"Big Al" Pirie, held' Wingham to
interception, but then came
117 yards total offence while back on the next series to march
the Vikings gained 338 yds.
downfield for the • winning
The Vikings victory , over touchdown.
0 Sarnia Central was Perhaps even
Brian Mackenzie went over
more satisfying for the Vikings
from seven yards on a
and coach Wayne Homer than beautifully ' executed fake
winning , the league.
, . reverse.
championship. ' • •
The Vikings played, with the
During the course of the .-
Confidence of the champions
season, the Vikings were clearly
they are in the fourth quarter to
"0 just too much football team for
preserVe the victory.
anyone . in the Huron -Perth
A clutch third down pass
Conference. from , Al Drennan _ to Jim
They scored a total of 442
Redmond good for 20 yards, put
points and gave up nine against •
the ball on the Sarnia 25, but a
league opponents in regular and '
subsequent holding penalty
playoff game.
-. nullified tlfat scoring threat.
Tho only close game they had oi Then it was up to the Viking
played all year was -against the
defence to put out the fire- on a
Sarnia Central Centaurs in. a
last minute ''Arnia threat
pre -season exhibition contest in 5;•?‘
Sarnia which the Vikings won
8-7.
Goderich Town Council received Mr. Carroll eipressed
,renovatipn program. .The
word the Town would receive. gratitude to Arena Manager 13111
members of this board are:
$2,400 towar.ds the cost of work Lumby and his staff for their
Chairman .Paul Carroll:Secretary
Ron Price, b. Mrs. Martha coi.npleted in 1970 , at the assistance and guidance the
swimming pool in Judith project; also to the members of
411athbiirri-', Paul 'Schutz, D. J.
SheWfelt and Mike Vrooman.
• Mayor Mills spoke -of the itthlic
spirited people who had made
- - the job possible. The Town or
Goderich has managed to
'finance the project with the
assistance of numerous
organizations in Goderich,
Mayor Mills pointed out.
' "We are repeating ceremonies
that took place, on this ice
surface on Sunday, October 16,
1950,-"- said Chainnant Carroll.
He referred to that day as -the
culmination of efforts of the
Citizens' Committee for the
construction of the Goderich
Arena and the first Arena
Commission for the building.
following a recovery Qi their '
own punt which moved the
Centaurs to the Goderich 10
yard line. '
Al Drennan made a key
interception of a Sarnia pass,
and the' Vikings ran out the
clock to emerge .with 'an exciting
six point. victory over the highly
rated Centaurs. -
Coach Wayne Horner paid
tribute to his Vikings following
the game, calling them "a great
bunch of kids."
He went on to add, "I think Among the surviving _members
we have proved to ourselves and are R. M. Menzies, A. R. 'Scott,
James Kinkead Earl and Walter
to others that this has been the
iinest football team that. this
school, has ever produced. I have
never been prouder of a team
and a school. To g� into this, the
biggest game of the year with
the number .'of -injuries we did
and come out of it with a win
surely must epitomize all of the
ingredients that ,this team had."
•
The Centaurs had gone on Insufficient tvidenc•
e....
- from there to rack up seven
•
Westbrook.
Speaking on behalf of the
original committee, Mr. R. M.
• Menzies told of events leading to
the building of the present
Arena. First., he spoke of the old
wooden arena which was located
at the corner of West and
Waterloo Streets. He, referred to
a shaky balcony in this arena
which had a wire cable at the
• •• front of it and 'which one
evening broke, allowing a
fan, Mrs. Wood, was killed in the
number of people to fall to the
(Continued: from Page One) • from Hullett. Mrs. Marilyn ice below. One devoted hockey '
championship, with the loss to susPicions but we cannot convict Kunder told Ahem the idea
straight -victories and capture the
Sarnia Conference
fllFollowing this traic Bridge scores
Gooderham Memorial Park. the Recreation Board and the
Since then, added Mr. Carroll, a Mayor and Council for their
letter received that the Arena patient co-operation. Thanks to
renovation project -had been the Goderich P.U.C. for its'
approved and a ehequ,e for contributions was also
$10,000 As to be forviiarded. expressed. -
"This reflects the active interest The program ended with an
of the Provincial Government in exhibition hockey 'game between
this project," commented Mr. Seaforth Intermediates and
Carroll, who then introduced Goderich Old Timers. Mr.
Mr. G. H. Miller of the Yquth Murray Gaunt M.P.P. faced off
and Recreation branch of the the puck at the start, of the
Ontario • Department of game. Seaforth won thegame.
Education.
• Mr. IVIiller congratulated
Goderich on its project and
suggested its residents should
now come up with additional
activities to make full useofthe
renovated Arena.
ProvincialTreasurer C. S.
IVIacNaughton said • he was •
impressed with the support given
the Arena project by the people.
of Goderich. He also lauded the
initiative of the community
leaders. Speaking of the fame -of
- Young Canada Week, Mr.,
MacNaughton stated that those
who visited next year will go
home with more Praise than ever
for Goderich's initiative.
`This" is a community project
the •Nikings as . o ' inated with the Department The annual dinner meeting
a. g
Sarnia coach Brian Voisey and „ and if sufficient • evidence has ' "It is ,.
Viking coach Wayne Horner been uncovered to prosecute the "Yes," stated Mrs. Kunder. the ' purpose of building . a new '
* arranged • the post -season person or persons responsible." "Is • it advisable?" asked arena. This committee included
challenge game to settle the issue In the meantime, the board vice-chairman Bob Elliott. • the late D. D. Mooney, the late
of which of the powerful teams learned of another break-in at . "Yes," answered Mts. Kunder George MacEwan, the late Keith
the only blemish on suspicions. It is my intentionof Education. . ac'cident a gr'and election of officers of the
'allowable?"asked Lavis• citizens formed a committee
for
on their record. to contact You personally when
was the better. CHSS as well as a Hallowe'en tirmiy.
The Centaurs, with the. stunt at Walton PS and a minor
benefit .of tougher competition break-in at F. E. Madill
and some outstanding individual Secondary School in VVingham.
A .stars who had attracted much In other .business, the board
attention from American college agreed to give Consideration to
scouts, were established as the inclusion in the budget of
pre -game favorites, but the
,oddsiciakers. reckoned without
several items for the Schools for
Trainable Retarded Children in
'considering the tenacity andHuron County; moved the date Godericu LUWLI u c
basic fundamental skill of the of the next regular meeting is not ' happy ' about - the an arena after the style of the
Vikings. ahead to November 30 ire. preliminary study done by one at Lucan and N. 0. Hipel of
..Preston was awarded the
The game, played before a Clinton at 8 p.m.; teceived the Kleinfeldt and Associates for the;
crowd estimated at 1,000 on a resignations pf Mrs. Andrea Lee, County orHuron in preparation contract at a contract price of
c,old Sunday afternoon, provided sHDHS; Mrs. Madeline for an official county plan. $97,175. Contract for the
ice system went to the
some of the best football ever Aggerholm, Clinton PS; and Mrs. Ross notes that the report artificial
seen here, and attracted a great Pamella Scotchrner, Exter PS; shows that • the sewage ' plant at Canadian Ice Machine Company
deal of interest in the area. . agreed to table a letter from Goderich is not large enough to at a cost of $29,050. Two years
For the first few minutes of Lambtonlater a concrete floor was put\ in. County Board of accommodate an increase in
* the game, it appeared as though Education re Educational Tax population.
at a cost of $12,206 which was
the Vikings had bitten off More Levy; apaid for by the Goderich Lions
nd discussed a progress In a, letter to council, Ross .
than they could chew. The first report from the Seaforth PS told council that it is his belief ' Club, part of which was raised
r
time they got their hands on the building cOmmittee. thatthe -Goderich sewage by Public subscription.
A ' Goderich Arena
ball, the Centaurs Marched, fora Concerning the last item', treatment plant has a capacity -
Commission ,
touchdown with speedy back Chairman John Lavis wondered for more than 10,000 residents. was appointed to
administer the affairs- of the
Rick Hartwell and 6 foot 5 end if the Department of Education . Reeve Harry Worsell said that
Arena when some of the original
* Vic McLeod leading the way. was aware that in order to when the preliminary study was
Quartgrback Cliff Arnold got the justify the home economics and Presented at the last session of committee were appointed and
such interested other parties as
major on a three yard keeper shop claSsrooms at Seaforth, county council, he pointed out
of the Town COuncil.
Once the Vikings got rid- of - planners.
Ross charges
false report
Hopkinson, the late Rog McGee,
the late Dr. Jim Graha,m, A. R.
Scott, Earl WestbrookandR. M.
Menzies. A finance committee
put on a drive for funds with the
assistance of the service clubs,
the Royal ,Canadian Legion,
women's organizations •and
Burns R'oss' has informed others.
• • It was finally decided to build
• L. 0. Wheststone and members
Play. stu•dents had to be transported the error in judgement to the
the butterflies, however, the• Council agreed that it was a "Use the renovated arena for
Centaurs found they had all they
could handle, and then some, on
their hands in the well -coached
Vikings.
The Viking defence held the
fort the rest of the afternoon,
' and, gradually the Goderich
offence began to click.
Bill Wedlock, who played an
outstanding game, intercepted a
, Sarnia ,oaks just as the second
half began 'and ,ran' it back 40
yards for the Vikings' first
touchdown.
The Vikings began to turn the
Football dance "very important issue". They the purpose intended and clO not
attracts crowd
BY CINDY LEEKING
VikingOur victorywas
celebrated well last Friday by a
dance at GDCI featuring the
a S um peed
A good turnout is what makes
a successful school dance and so
-far this year the dances have
been well attended.
said the mistake should be
corrected since the report could
have • an affect of potential
'industrialists looking for land
sites in and around Goderich.
"I believe that same statement
is made on Page 135 of Design
for Development," added
Councillor Paul Carroll. "It
should be: corrected there also."
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GODERICH•
Duplicate Bridge Club is to be
held on Tuesday, November 24,
at 6,.30 p.m.
With six tables in play, scores
at a recent evening saw Dr. and
Mrs. M. Stapleton in first place
with 841/2 points.
Other scores were: Dr. and
Mrs. M., G. Smith, 73; Mrs. Bruce
. Erskine and Mr. W. G. Cochrane,
621/2; Mr. A. Wilson and Mr. Q.
Hazelgrove, 611/2; Mr. A. J.
, Weerasooriya and Dr. B. Deathe,
601/2. •
At the Maitland Country
Club, November 17th, there
were six tables of duplicate
'bridge in play. First, Dr. and
Mrs. M. Stapleton, 77; second,
Mrs. Bruce Erskine and Mr. W.
G. Cochrane, 741/2; third, Mrs. R.
Sproule and Mrs. A. Galbraip,
73; fourth; -Mr. and Mrs. J.
Martin, 721/2; fifth, Mr. A. Wilson
and Mr. 0. Hazelgove, 69
points.
Free fishing
' Senior citizens fishing off the
docks at Goderich harbour next
year need not fear„the approach
of the game warden.
. You may fishfor free in
1971, if you are more than 65
years of age.
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