Zurich Citizens News, 1980-09-04, Page 4Page 4
Citizens News Siptember 4, i1910
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A well-deserved tribute
If there was ever a man who deserved a
testimonial dinner that man has to be Bob
McKinley.
McKinley who represented this riding so
faithfully from 1965 to 1979 is a politician cut from
the old mold. Like London's Charlie Turner, his con-
stituents were first and foremost and they reward-
ed Bob by sending him back to Ottawa year after
year.
It was also great to see that Audrey's. con-
tributions did not go unnoticed for in any type of
relationship its a team effort in many aspects.
One thing which has always been impressive
about McKinley is the respect which he has from
politicians of all parties although Liberal MPPs
Jack Riddell and Murray Gaunt must have felt like
a couple of cats among a group of canines at the
gathering Wednesday.
We can only hope that Bob can put the many and
varied skills gained over a decade and a half of
politics to good,use in other fields of endeavours.
Keep your eyes open motorists 0
Just a reminder to area motorists to be a little
more alert between 8 and 9 a.m. in the morning and
3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon, for this is the
time of year when those large, imposing school
buses return to the roads.
While one would think it would be difficult to
miss one of these large objects with their lights
Terry Fox
The news that the courageous run of Terry Fox
has come to an end is an occurrence which caught
this entire nation of ours by surprise.
Fox by his determination and pure old fashion-
ed guts has made this country a little bit better, for
hehas proven that Canadians do possess the inner
strength and spirit to perform a task which may
appear to be unreachable.
The fact that this gallant citizen of the
province of British Columbia did not achieve his
flashing, it can happen if you're thinking about that
extra half hours sleep which you could use or a
rough day at work which you just experienced.
Concentration is the name of the game and its
something we need whenever we're on the road but
especially when these large automotives take to the
roads with the future adults of this country.
is our hero.
hoped for goal of running across Canada is not the
point, The point is that he tried his damnest and
that Fox, his entourage and the citizens of this land
are better for it.
We can only pray that Terry can
once again strive for what appears to be the un-
thinkable and to prove that he is a match for what is
usually referred to as a killer.
Thank God for Terry Fox! This country needs a
legitimate hero in the Canadian mold.
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TOM CREECH
A survivor
John Marks is a survivor.
No, not of an auto accident, a major air disaster or
a train wreck but of nine -years of toil in the National
Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks.
It was about 10 years ago in the dingy confines of
Chicago Stadium that three graduates from U.S.
hockey programs met each other for the first time as
professional hockey players.
Advancing to the ranks of the senior of
professional hockey league were two Denver Universi-
ty graduates Cliff Koroll and Keith Magnussen and a
product of North Dakota's hockey system, one Mr.
Marks.
A decade later, Magnussen, his hockey career cut
short at a comparatively early age by a succession of
debilitating knee injuries is behind the bench of the
Black Hawks as coach of the Indian head team.
The fiery redhead who during his days in the
league was more known for his pugilistic skills than
for his hockey abilities replaced former Bruin, Maple
Leaf and Black Hawk goalie Eddie Johnston who after
only one year behind the bench fell into disfavour with
the upper echelons of the Black Hawk management.
Names as Magnussen's assistant was Korroll who
announced his retirement from the participatory part
of the game a few weeks ago.
After. only 10 years MIrks, a steady if unspec-
tacular left winger remains as an active player of that
original trio.
One of the many reasons why Marks is still playing
and why in all likelihood he'll begin his tenth season as
a 'Black Hawk, is demonstrated by his appearance at
the pre -training gamp held at the Huron Hockey School
in Huron Park.
Easily the eldest of the pros or aspiring pros at the
camp, Marks goes through the same paces as the
Hockey players 10 years his junior.
Perhaps realizing that each year past the age of 30
sees a slight deterioration in the human body, Marks is
making his second appearance in four years at the
hockey camp primer.
Alluding to his former.teamrriates the tussled hair
man who approaches six and half feet of height: on
skates, says the maintaining of the body in top shape
can in rease the length of one's hockey career by keep/
ing in tune some of the injury prone Areas of the
human anatomy.
Marks said there is a noticable difference in the
attitudes of today's hockey player towards training
camps with the 1980 player in shape when the camp
opens.
When the Hawk's camp opens September 16 with
51 players vying for spots throughout the Black Hawk's
organization the team's management should have lit-
tle difficulty on deciding about the fate of one of the
team's veterans who has made it through some very
bad, some mediocre and some pretty good hockey in
the windy city. I
John Marks will be a survivor.
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The appearance of Marks makes for some in-
teresting contrasts at Huron Park facility which up un-
til this week was resounding with the sounds of young
hockey players and their slightly elder aspiring Junior
A, Junior B or college brethren.
Sitting beside Marks in the penalty box area while
the ice resirfacing machine made its rounds was a
quiet, short but comparatively stocky, black haired
young man with a pronounced French accent.
After our young French-Canadian and Marks had
signed a few autographs for somefans,this writer ask-
ed Marks the identity of this fellow left-winger. "He's
some French kid who signed with. the Leafs," was
Mark's reply.
The reply of the Chicago resident was indeed cor-
rect as the player's name in question was Norm Aubin
of Verflun and now a member (at least for training
camp) of the illustrious (or should that be notorious)
Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ray Allison of the Hartford Whalers is in the same
mold as Aubin but there is one important difference;
he had a fine rookie season in the big leagues and is
virtually guaranteed of making the top squad the se-
cond time around.
Allison who signed with the Whalers after a
successful junior career with the Medicine Hat Tigers
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