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PAGE 10—GODERIC H SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1977
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,Over 200 people enjoyed the
Lions' ('luh Sports ('elehr'Ity
Dinner held at the Canadian
I cyton• Ha 11 on friday
t'‘ ening. Despite a slight drop
in attendance from last
year's dinner. organizers
termed. it a success.
Walter Heeney (left), Red Kelly (middle) and Red Storey
were three of the celebrities on hand Friday night at the
Lions Club Sports Celebrity Dinner to raise money for the
Goderich Memorial Arena. Heeney is the 1977 Canadian
Championship bowler, Kelly is a former NHL player and
coach and Storey is a former NHL referee. Johnny Brent
and Judy Savoy acted as emcees for the night. (staff photo)
Red Storey (left) former NHL referee chats with Red Kelly former NHL hockey player
and coach at the Lions Club Sports Celebrity Dinner held at the Goderich Legion Hall on
Friday night. About 220 tickets were sold, down from 240 sold last year. Profit from the
dinner was estimated at $4,100 and the money will go to help pay for the Lions Club pledge
of $31,000 toward the new half -million dollar arena. (staff photo)
Larry Jeffrey's wife, Sharon chats with Red Kelly's wife, Andrea at the Lions Club Sports
Celebrity Dinner on Friday evening at the Legion Hall. Jeffrey, former NHL hockey
player and one of the organizers of the event, says he hopes the Celebrity Dinner will
become an annual Storey, Walter Heeney iand emcees Judy Sar. Besides former vloy and Johnny L coach �Brentotherc(staffelebriphototies ) luded Red
Photos by
Joanne
Walters
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Night in ('anada•.Rt'd Storey
and the 1977 Canadian
111,1 mpinnship him ler, Walter
1leeney. Heeney helot a free
Inn% ling clinic at I ittte Bowl
In Goderich for an hour prior
le the dinner:
Acting as emcees at the
,/inner were .lohnny Brent
.411(.1 .iudy Savoy, Brent, a
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Of the Wingham area,
official and has 29 years in the
,ports media including
several year's at CKNX. Miss
Si voy is the lively CFPI.
(4 gather girl in London. '
One of the organizers of the
dinner, Larry Jeffrey,
Goderich native and former
NHL player said it was easy
to get the celebrities to at-
tend, However, there was one
disappointment in that Ted
Lindsay, a former NHL
player who had been
scheduled to attend was
unable to come to the dinner
as' planned. The celebrities
were paid to attend.
An independent committee
headed by Jeffrey.
played junior and senior spearheaded the sports
hockey, worked as an OHA dinner last- year at which
about $8,900 was r.• !.
dinner wsuch
as raised
a su
that the lions Club
mittt'e began working on
y(•ar's dinner soon
t( rviards. Jeffrey" safe;
hopes the Sports Cfk
Dinner will become an
community affair.
.1 int !tanks waF
chairman of the eluh'
this year and voila
him on the c'ommitte"et'
,1eft. r•ev, Schutz an
Stanbury.
A t•ncktai1 hour was
6 p.m, heforc the dint
that those \o hos attend
chance to he introdue
became me acquainted w'
celebrities \' he> w7
per'sonahle.
411,
Left to right, Walter Heeney, 1977 Canadian championship of the event said he hopes it will become annual. M
bowler, Larry Jeffrey, former NHL player and Judy Savoy, raised will go toward the. Lions Club $31,000 pledge for
CFPL weather girl discuss the Lions Club Sports Celebrity new half million dollar Goderich Memorial Arena. AI)
Dinner-.avo'--acted as -emcee for -the dinner held on Friday - 20 tickets weresold •at $30 a plate -this -year. (staff photo)
. night in the Legion Hall: Jeffrey, one of the maTri brgantzers
Johnny Brent, former voice of CKNX sports (left) meets Walter Heeney, 1977 Canadian
bowling champ at the Lions Club Celebrity Sports dinner held on Friday night. Mr. Brent
was one of the emcees at the event which included celebrities Red Kelly, Red Storey and
Judy Savoy as well as Mr. Heeney. The money raised will go toward the Lions Club pledge
of $31,000 for the new half -million dollar arena. (staff photo)
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