The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-30, Page 15Hockey parents and . in-
terested people responded to
a plea of help from the
Goderich Minor I;iockey
Association . executive
recently and came out in
numbers toa public meeting
'Wednesday night to help
organize thisyear's minor
hockey program. The ilea
was made after the GMHA
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gets respons
Don Elliott, presiart. He. added
GMHA, issued an appeal to parental supe
parents after that dismal that the .executive . had
display .of support claiming worked overtime on th
iS
that unless they got behind year's program trying to
minor hockey in Goderich make it possible- for every
this year :the ,program would youngster in Goderich to get
sirnpl,Lr not work.
He said that because of the., Were
of gt goi hem tto c the thede
jobemolition of the roof of the.
Goderich Memorial Areiia, . as well:
dent of the move cold only be solved by
•e ice time but that they
held . its inaugural public the minor hockey y
s •
astra stem was .
moved to Van and• the - The executive were •not
Meeting :and 'a
parents came out. ' bout nine geographical problems 'of .the .overwhelmed' by, response
L�ndn wins
BY Tb
The'GDCI • senior girls'.
second annual invitational
Ltournament was held here
Saturday with • South
• Secondary School of London
emerging as champions for
the second year in a row.
The South, girls won the
championship final by a 54-28
score over Timmins, shooting
an extraordinary 75 per cent
• from the floor in the process.
The top team in the London
Conference last year, South
looks like a good bet to repeat
this year.
Sarnia Northern .took .the
tourne
Consolation : championship,
defeating the- host Goderich
team 36-28• The GDCI girls
played well throughout the
tournament and had thei'r°fast
Orkin well in the
lation final, biit
GOD SI
when they asked- for volun-be assured by October 13 for schools on Monday nights to
teer help at the, recent the .exeintive to Vanasthold their icra. e classes were ltosbe two hours
and that
meeting attended by about 75 time -(ration of players was each and could lead.
adults. When a call was made
for conveners'and coaches for
the year, little response was
received but after • some
coaxing enough help
assured td at least keep minor
hockey afloat for the year.
Don Elliott' pointed out to
the parents that because the
hockey system was being
'operated in Vanastra it hasn't
been easy to name coaches
He said just
for the .year.
about every name.picked had.
resulted in a hesitation by
that person because of ,the
distance
distance to the a>,ena.
He. Vvean.ton to assure the ,
parents that some coaches.
first game by a •close 3P-30 had been selected for a All
decision to .London's 1Viclitt Star teams 'but that more
calm ._Secondary School. were needed for house league
L
gave:'s . outside . shooting - squads. 'Conveners were also
gave them the edge in the a rare item. The conveners'
break working well played game. • job is to set up scheduling of
b were Other teams in the seven- house league teams and to
untilh the shooting team tournament- were ensure that everything then
unable
both the coaches and players.
lite to matt
w
•s uad. Sarnia St. Clair, and Strat-the league runs smoothly for
of the Sarnia q CI Central.
eo
Luci Turcott f the GD ford The executive explained
team was' chosen as the Convenor Donna Doidge
t ost valuable d with the smooth that the minor .hockey
tournaments
m was please wi
player:. way d rogram is set to start on
The Goderich girls expressed pp anon October 18
and that the
he her appreciation
final byd beatingfor the Strathroy oyi28-- • for the efforts of those who support or
on
final helped as minor officials and.
12. aided. inorganizing the event.•
• The GDCI, team lost their
regis
held Septerober 25 and the someone all the way to Rer-•-
executive said that they had tified referee status. cal,
to have support for the The response to the appeal.
system before they signed•up for referees wasmade
dalli by
,.
the bpys 'and promised them about 2.5 people
teered to come out and take
games. the courseacid to work as •
"If we have too -much help many hockey games as. they
we can -go to the people and were . required to do, this
Sank them and. say we don't winter.
need you_right now," said Myr.
Elliott, x there"butis no wa . J
you can sign a player and The executive then assured
parents of novice and atom
then go and tel
l him there. is age players that there would
no place for him to play.
An appeal for referees for
minor hockey received
outstanding 'results at the
meeting. Ken Crawford said
that as referee in chief for the ..
league be had stuck his neck' that if the ice . time was
out and promised the Ontario booked the.. GMHA would
`sponsor the two age groups
Minor :hockey..A'ssoce 25 but that parents would be
that he :w.ould have • 25 req„ fired to operate it.
referees to handle the year's
games when he actually had
four signed up. Fie said that after
"We certainly have a lot of registration the . parents'
people in the stands that are would be needed to drive the
referees, now is their chancg youngsters to the arena, to
to try it out," he challenged. coach and convene . for the
He added th a e league and to schedule their
be
be some• sort of system
worked out for them. Mr.
Elliott said that the executive
had checked into renting'lee
at the Bayfield Arena adding
t th GMHA eag
• was, sponsoring referee own games and Practices.
1AI:-STAR, Tk 1 R,Si SAY,: SEPTEMBER Vit,1e7fa *AOE 'f
S IEATER `TIME
fell.. seihttien
of Svioatet's
Cardigan$,
• V -Neck , Pultovers, '
Sleeveless PolloverS,
Curling & Ski sweetera etc.'
{:.by
Terry Williams, Warren Knit.
White Ram. Imported Byford Of,d
England A.. Ballantyn'e
Scotland.
Se• ethe selections
at
'- CLOTH'ES !FOR MEN
ON THE SQUARE
POIgT OF GODERICH
v
Audrey Vanden t Heuvel hdmov�es in o Thomhelp on outo in;the GDCI annfor a rebound ualblue and London
whit senior
whis basketball
Marie Murp y
girls' opener
e with played
30 andtmade in
to ther consolation tion f nallaga Vikings
Sarnia
ped
their _
Northern, which they lost 36-28. (staff -photo).
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Regis'tration: Oct. 18, 7:30` 8:40 p.m.
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PROGRAM
1. Return quilt block. Bring scissors,
Ribbon roses and bows for corsages and
Bornath, Kaye Harris, Bud Yoe.
2. Christmas gifts and decorations. Faye
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needled thread.
gift wraping. Gerry
Chessell, (Stratford) •
3. Mar6me - Bert and Hazel McCreath.
4. Quilting. ''
5. Rug Hooking. Hazel McCreath'.
. Needlepoint, Crocheting, Crohooking:
7. Iconage (come and, find out) Julie 'Tompkins.
8. quilted picture making.
Goderich township and Surrounding
Area residents wdltomk
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•
Terry Gordon of 147 Huron
Street in Clinton was taken to
'hospital by ambulance on
• September 25 -suffering from
minor cuts after the vehicle
he was driving spun out of
control. on Bennet Street, and
slammed into a tree.
The Gordon car was
eastbound on ,Bennett Street
at the time of the accident
and damage- has been
estimated at $400.
13arriage' totalled $1,000 on
.September 24 when two cars
collided on Victoria Street.
According to the Goderich
• Police Department a vehicle
driven byDonald Siernon, 136
Cambria .Road . in Goderich,
was proceeding south in the
west lane of Victoria Street
when a second vehicle driven
by Jean Lennips of Victoria
Street in, Lucknow, also
travelling," south but in the
east lane, Attempted to make
right turn. and •collided with'
the.Slemon vehicle.
There were no injuries hut
damage was 'estimated by
investigating officers at $200
t• o' the Sietrion car and $800 to
the Lennips vehicle. •
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