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Advance to finals
The Suncoast Estates Suns Atom All Star team eliminated'
Listowel in OMHA-WOAA semifinal playoffs last week. They
now advance to the finals against either Walkerton or Kin-
cardine. The Suns have won three trophies in tournaments this
season, winning the championship. at the Arthtt_r.,.. Huronia
Tournament, the consolation championship at the Kincardine
.Winter Games ,,,and the runner-up award at the Teeswater
Huronia Tournament. They also finished first in regular league
play. Team members are: (front row left to. right) .David
McDonald, Robbie Kisch, Jeff Denomme, David Eastwood,
Jim' MacDonald, Darrell Graham and David Gallow; (second
row left to right) Jim Mathers, John Bakker (manager), Scott
Raps, Kevin Campbell, Tim Lassaline, Denis Kerr, Joey
Morrissey, Richard Madge (coach) and Brad Armstrong.
Snowmobiles tiaiIs.....
(continued from page 1 off the rest of the cost of the ball some area businesses and
machines lined up and ready to park lights installed last year machin registration numbers
. ego, ' . , and to begin construction of were pulled from the hat for the
Everyone sent on their way, bleachers for the community winners. Larry Boyd and Len
the only, worry' the organizers ball diamond. • Jenkins had the lucky figures
had `was breakdowns. The The big. money' maker for the for the bonus.
longest stretch between check- day was Herb Fisher who The day long venture capped
points was about 14 mile's cross managed • to get about 50 ' off a fun , weekend for the
..c44 14:.!:at ,.. !'as evident that sponsors .for, the run 'earning Benmiller Forester Lodge, one
a stranded machine could be $7.50 permit°'-far--acourse total—of the ----r os•t--=active-An-- the;s,,
difficult to get out of the bush. ofr$375. Les Armstrong corn- ,.,national organization. The
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Wingham Midget tournament
Scholarships at hocky3chfoIs
prizes totop Midget players
The Town of Wingham will
host more than 800' player's,
coaches, managers and other
officials over two weekends
beginning March lh .as the
11th Annual Wingh m Midget
Hockey Tournament ;gets
underway with 34 top Ontario,
and U.S. teams entered in
Categories 'AAA', 'A', 'B' and
C' '
Every entry is guaranteed at
least two games in the Tourney
which will be underway Mar.
14-17 and again Mar. 20-23.
Entries in , 'AAA' include
London, Owen Sound, Kit-
°• chener, • Orillia, Oshawa, Rich-
mond Hill, Barrie, Waterloo,
'Leamington, _ and Detroit.
Comprising the 'A' category
are teams from Merriton, Oak-
ville, Saltfleet, Elmira,
Alliston, Orangeville, Hespeler
(Cambridge) and Kitchener.
'B' entries are from Meaford,
Walkerton, ,. Kincardine,
Amherstburg, Exeter, St,
,.,Marys, Niagara -on -the -Lake,
and Strathroy. The 'C' teams
this year are from Dresden, .
Clinton, Lucan, Belle River,'
Belmont, Howick, Harriston,
and the host Wingham entry.
W,ingha,m's ..normal
population of just near 3,000
swells by another 2,000 as the
whole town gets involved M the
tourney, one of the best Midget
hockey competitions in the
province. While a Tournament
Committee 'is active almost
year round, several service and
socia groups plus local
-businesses and 'residents
become heavily involved in' the
total effort. .,p
Every available 'facility and
more than 50' local and area
homes will be open to host and
billet the•visiting players. The
local Lions and Kinsmen clubs,
hers
Minor Hockey tvto
Auxiliary, Minor Hockey
Association, , Senior Citizens,
Town Council, Police Depar-
tment, high school teachers,
stow -pitch ball team and other
groups have contributed to
make this year's tourney the
biggest and best ever.
Official opening ceremonies
will be held Friday evening at
the Wingham Arena with
dignitaries expected to include
M.P.P.'s Murray Gaunt and•
Eddie Sargeant; M.P.'s
Crawford Douglas and Robert
McKinley;
missioner Elmer Bell of
Exeter; former M.P.P. Charles
McNaughton; Wingham Mayor
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Jack Reavie and town Council;
Tourney Chairman Allan
Harrison; Police Chief Robert
Wittig; Wingham Minor
Hockey President Ted Ahara;
and W ingham'CKNX Radio and
TV personality,, ' Jim Swan,
e Then the hockey players take
over, playing 45 games in seven
days to decide champions in
each group as ,well as .con-
solation winners in the four
categories, One week, liye in
hockey scholarships -'-com-
pliments of Dave Keon-Bill
Harris Hockey School;
Toronto; Allan Stanley Hockey
Schpol Fenelon Falls; Huronial
Hockey School, Harriston and
uron':arkHockey-Schooko
Centrali► will be awarded to
outstanding players from each
category.
Lodge members working the ' ' pleted the course for $175, Eric
checkpoints-li'ad toboggans -and M ter—$ 60-5 - T =rn Harrison
extra snowmobiles in the event ; for $116.50 and Albert Durst and
they would have to tow a Jim Pfrimmer went the
° stranded machine to the road. , distance for $100 even. ,
"We had two machines with . The , ladies entering the
broken runners that came back marathon earned a sizable ,
to the lodge on one and didn't amount for the two benefits.
make the 50 'miles," said Mr. Ruth Pfrimmer earned two
Moore. "Aside from minor 'dollars per mile for a course
difficulties "that forced some total of $100. Eileen Sillib
drivers to switch machines we earned $40 ,and Maxine' Seers"
had 100 of the entrants com- finished the -day making'$21 for
riete the course." the cause. Prizes for ,the
The sponsors planned to feed snowmobilers were donated by
the hungry drivers when they
returned from the 50 miles. The
female lodge members baked
huge pots of beans and loaves of
... homemade bread andlanned
.;take the meal to the lodge for,
the' middle of the afternoon
when the entrants were ex-
pected to return. The entrants
surprised the cooks. with the
speed they maintained
covering_ the long trail.
"Wad had one of our check-
point men leave the lodge at the
same.•.:time as the first.
snowmobilers;" said Mr.
Moore. "He drove 50 miles per
hour to St. Augustine hoping to
have time to erect some signs
before the drivers arrived but
when he drove up to the check -
,point so did some of the en-
trants. •
The marathon yeas not
designed as a race. The
Foresters assumed • that . an
average run of 50 miles cross
country would take three to
four hours but the majority of
the machines that left at ten in
the morning were back at the
lodge about one o'clock.
There was some confusion
arising from` the hastily
marked trail: ,-The lodge
planned the event a scant two
weeks before it took place and
- most of the course could not be
clearly marked out with signs.
. Turns, distances and check-
points were explained to the
;.entrants by word of mouth and
were long forgotten by mile -20.
In a last minute route change
the snowmobilers ' -were
directed over one Man's
property and in the confusion
no one thought to make sure the
man was consulted: Angered by
the lack of communication the
man closed a gate the trail
passed through and complained
.to the police. The drivers- were
left • to•,.. find their own way
around the property and still
connect with the trail while
atiologetic FoteSters explained
what happened' and appeased
the property owner:
"If we had expected this type
of response we might have done
things a bit differently," Mr.
Moore explained. He added
• that' the lodge members were'
sorry they hadn't thought of the
marathon earlier and had more
time: to allow snowmobilers to
take part.
"We will plan next year's
further in advance and promote
' it a little more," he predicted.
"Now that we know what to
expect things 'should run a lot -
smoother."
Despite the short time the
entrants had to solicit funds
-they raised a phenomenal total.
If all the pledges are honored
the lodge 'should realize over
$3,000 to be split between the
weer society and their spring
prz jectg., The Forester half of
Men y will be used to Pay
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Saturday _fora curling fun dad!
designed. for club members to
enjoy a social while, curling.
Over .64 members took ad-
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To the 103 snowmobilers who ' competed in .the
Benmiller Foresters' Snowmobile Marathon; the
many generous individuals who sponsored the riders;
the lady Foresters who donated beans and time; Bill
and Leone Robertson for the use of their facilities;ond
the "following who donated prizes — Miller's General
Store, Carlow; Bainton Ltd., Blyth; Graham Electric,
Goderich; The Old Mill, Blyth; Harry Arthur, Auburn;
Jack Thoms, Gord Sports, Lucknow Co -Op,. Keet -In-
dustrial, White Supply, Edward Feels, Mel Bogie Esso,
Eedy's Bakery, Qungannon, Leonard Fisher, Argyle
Marine.
We regret any inconvenience caused by our over-
sight n preparing for this, our first marathon. •
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