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The Huron Expositor, 1988-02-17, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEAR ARY 17,1988 — CELEBRITIES- This part of the head table at the celebrity dinner they are Alf Ross, Joy Ross, Greg Joy, Glen Weir, Mike Pederson, got a chuckle out of Eddie Shack's speech. Starting from the right Tim Taylor, Dave Murray, and Jim Sprott. Corbett photo. SPORTS CELEBRITIES Greg Joy, former oiympic high jumper, and Glen Weir, Cana- dian Football League veteran for 13 years, were two of the keynote speakers at the First Annual Celebrity Dinner held last Wednesday. Corbett photo. SETTING THE SCENE for young Shaun Anstett's first ever beer commercial, is an old hand at it, Eddie Shack. Shack was in town to participate in the Celebrity Dinner. Mcllwraith photo. WHO'LL GIVE ME... Ex -Montreal Alouette player Glen Weir took some ribbing at Seaforth's Celebrity Dinner last week. But he got in his share when he became auc- tioneer at the added fundraising event that followed, Mcllwraith photo. Dinner raises The Celebration 88 Awards Night and First Annual Celebrity Dinner was acknowledged as a big success by all who at- tended - celebrities and guests alike. Glen Weir, a former football star with the Montreal Alouettes said he has seen his share of celebrity dinners and commented Seaforth's was the best first time dinner he has attended. A big part of what qualifies the dinner as a success is the money raised for the Hospital Building Fund - which amounted to approx- imately $2,500 after overhead costs were met. Approximately 250 people attended the dinner, although only 198 tickets were sold. The others were given to award winners and their guests. Ticket sales generated approx- imately $5,000, but revenue was generated through other means as well. Area sponsors contributed $2,200 to the event, and the mini auction of items donated by some of the guests - including hockey sticks from Mario Lemieux, Paul Coffey and Dave McLlwain, brought in an additional $1,320. There were also a lot of overhead costs to be met. Guests had to be paid for travel ex- penses, and some required appearance money. The booster club had to be paid for the meal and a lot of miscellaneous ex- penses, such as advertising, combined to drive the cost of hosting the dinner, up to $7,000. But regardless, the dinner was a success and part of the reason were the celebrities themselves, Eddie Shack, a former member of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, helped to liven up the evening with his loud sense of humor. He took a few runs at Harold Ballard ( "when he walks through the park all the birds go cheap, cheap, cheap") and recounted a number of in- cidents from his days as an NHL player. One incident in particular was the night Shack was benched, and his father got half the arena chanting "we want Shack", to the point Shack's coach suggested he (Shack) go sit in the crowd, since they wanted him so much. "I was never much of a hockey player," said Shack, "I was an entertainer. That's where I had the most fun." But as much as Shack added a lot of lighthearted humor to the evening, he also introduced the more serious subject of drug and alcohol abuse into his talk, when he re- counted the death of his friend Tim Horton. Horton was high on drugs when he was kill- ed in a car accident, and Shack urged those present to stay away from drugs and drink- ing and driving. Bob Santavy was the main speaker at the dinner. Santavy was a member of Canada's Olympic weightlifting team in Mexico in 1968, in Montreal in 1976 and at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, where he won silver medal. He also won two bronze medals at the 1975 Pan American Games and another bronze at the 1978 Com- monwealth Games. As a former Olympic athlete Mr. Santavy told the audience what the Olympics was to him then and what it is doing for him now. He is currently training female weightlifters for international competition, and said he is hoping to see female weightlif- ting introduced as an Olympic event in the near future. Seaforth's own Dave McLh'isla of the Pitt- sburgh Penguins was among the sports celebrities and he thanked the Town of Seaforth for its support and for giving him PAUL COFFEY'S STICK was one of the many items up for bid at the mini -auction held at the celebrity dinner. Mike Watt was lucky enough to win the stick for which, he paid $110 to go to the hospital building fund. Corbett photo. $2,500 for hospital fund WHAT A PURCHASE - Betty Glanville gets a little help donning this tie from celebrated ex -hockey player Eddie Shack. Mrs. Glanville purchased the tie, which belonged to Shack, for $105 at a fundraising auction which followed Wednesday's Celebrity dinner. Mcllwraith photo. CELEBRITY AUCTION RESULTS A total of $1,320 was realized at a mini auction held at the close of Seaforth's first ever Celebrity Dinner and Celebration '88 Awards Night, Wednesday. All proceeds from the evening went to the Seaforth Community Hospital Building Fund. The following is a list of the items auctioned off, and those people who purchased them. MAPLE LEAF TICKETS - Bruce Scott, $30 (donated by Hildebrand Paint and Paper) MARIO LEMIEUX'S STICK PENGUINS RAINCOAT PAUL COFFEY'S STICK DAVE MCLLWAIN'S STICK (signed by all the Penguins) MICHIGAN STATE HAT - Betty Glanville, Jack Eisler and Bruce Lamont, $10 each. • EDDIE SHACK'S 1'1L PENGUIN'S BEER BAG PENGUIN'S BEER BAG MSU HOCKEY SHIRT 3 PENGUI1Y_RAINCOATS MSU HOCKEY PUCK LINCOLN'S HOCKEY STICK TV LONDON MUG TV LONDON SHIRT, HAT TV LONDON SHIRT, HAT WILFRID LAURIER MUG WIIFRID LAURIER MUG GREG JOY'S JUMPING SHOE GLEN WEIR'S 1'a. HOT AIR BOOK - Tom Schoonderwoerd, $150 - Ed Dolmage, $25 - John Watt, $110 - Marc Robinet, $190 A MILLER COMMERCIAL - Former Maple Leaf Eddie Shack took time out to pose with caterer Velma Miller when he came to Seaforth Wednesday for the Celebrity Dinner. Shack, who is known now for his Miller beer commercials, commented on Wednesday he not only drank Miller beer, but he ate Miller food, Mcllwraith photo. the opportunity to be part of a dinner "for such a worthwhile cause". He praised Seaforth's Minor Hockey System then gave the audience a little insight into life in the NHL. Some of the other local athletes at the din- ner included: Pat Murray of Dublin who was back from Michigan State University for the dinner. Pat has earned some optimistic and en- couraging praise from his hockey coach Ron Masan. Dave Murray of Dublin who played soccer for Wilfrid Laurier University this year. The team was ranked second nationally in the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union. Scott Driscoll of Seaforth, who has been playing for the St. Mary's Lincolns for the past three years and was a Junior B Allstar this year. Scott almost brought the house down with his Eddie Shack joke. From the London Knights were Tim Taylor and Jim Sprott. Tim Taylor is the Knights leading scorer and Jim Sprott is the third round draft choice of the Quebec Nor- diques. Mr. Sprott played with the Nordi- ques in their pre -season exhibition games. Also from the Knights was coach and general manager Wayne Maxner. Mr. Max- ner admitted to having been an ex -NHL player and coach adding "there are more ex -people here tonight than there are peo- ple." Mr. Maxner played with the Boston Bruins and coached the Detroit Red Wings, and he had some NHL stories to tell. Like the 'fun' he and his teammates had dropping a mattress out of a high hotel room window while their coach passed by on the street below. Mr. M xner also got in a few shots at Betty Glanville, $105 - Kevin Varley, $60 - Graham Nesbitt, $55 - Tom Devereaux, $50 - Jennifer Watt, $110 - Marie Hicknell, 15 - Jim Sills, $40 Dave Underwood, $40 - Dave Tremeer, $60 - John Coleman, $50 - Ken Cardno, $30 - Mike MacLean, $20 - Gwen Patterson, $100 - Glen Chesney, $20 - Ken Cardno, Mike Kelly and Jan Delvecchio, $10 MU.NITY CALENDAR It you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 57-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240. or mail the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO well in advance of the schedufed date Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. CFLer Glen Weir, starting with "I've had the pleasure of knowing Glen for a very short while" and moving on to talk about the way he plays racquetball. "He's very versatile on the court - he stands in the middle. His best shot is hit the other guy." Mr. Maxner also had some important things to say about the organization of the NIHL and the importance of letting young hock yy. players develop before they are Julie Sandiland of TV London was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening and she helped to keep things moving along at an interesting and lively pace. Mike Pederson, who won a gold medal in the 1987 Pan American Games in fastball, gave a humorous account one of his most embarrassing moments - the time he fell several times trying to skate onto Seaforth ice for a hockey game, then finally got help removing his skate guards from someone in the audience. A Fullerton native, Mr. Pederson now plays for the Chym'rs of the Waterloo Fastball League and has led the league in homeruns for the four years. He will also be on Men's National Fastball team. Greg Joy, silver medalist in the high jump at the 1976 Olympics, was another of the speakers who won the audience over with lines such as "your mayor is named after my favorite T.V. show". On a more serious note Mr. Joy spoke about how sport teaches an individual to be successful in life. "Sports teach a person to learn dedica- tion, determination and other things Turn to page 14A Wed. Feb. 17 1 - 3 p.m. Moms and Tots skating 1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Atom I practice 7:30 • 9:30 p.m. Wood Carving at SDHS 7:30 • 9 p.m. Minor Broomball at SDCC 8 - 10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball at SDHS 8 - 9 p.m. Fitness is Fun at SDCC , 9 - 11 p.m. Ladies' Broomball Thurs. Feb. 18 Sun. Feb, 21 1:30 p.m. Mitchell vs Centenaires - Playoffs 4 - 5 p.m. Atom II practice 5 - 6 p.m. Mitchell vs Petite Ringette Playoff 6 - 7 p.m. Tween Ringette 7 - 8 p.m. Junior Ringette 8 - 9:30 p.m. Penguins vs Flyers 9:30 - 11 p.m. Bruins vs Hawks 9 - 10 a.m. Fitness is Fun at SDCC 4:30 • 5:30 p.m. Novice practice 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Bantam practice 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Minor Broomball 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Men's Basketball at SDHS, 7:30 - 12:30 a.m. Men's Broomball Fri. Feb. 19 Mon. Feb. 22 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Figure Skating 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Wood Refinishing at SDHS 7 - 9 p.m. Gymnastics at SDHS Tues. Feb. 23 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Pee Wee Possible 6:30 - 8 p.m. Bantam Playoff 8 - 10 p.m. Midgets Games 4 - 5 p.m. Senior Houseieague practice 5 - 6 p.m. Junior Houseleague practice 6 - 7 p.m. Minor Hockey 7 - 8 Junior Ringette practice Sat. Feb, 20 8:30 a.m. Canadians vs North Stars 9:30 a.m. Oilers vs Bruins 10:30 a.m. Flyers vs Leafs 11:30 a.m. Whalers vs Jets 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Mite practice 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Mitchell vs Petite Ringette Playoff 2:30 - 4 p.m. Public Skating 4 - 5 p.m. Clinton vs Novice 5 • 6:15 p.m. Minor Hockey 6:15 - 8 p.m. Minor Hockey Wed. Feb. 24 8:30 a.m. Yoga al SDCC 1 - 3 p.m. Moms and Tots skating 1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Atom I practice 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Wood Carving at SDHS 7:30 - 9 p.m. Minor Broomball 8 - 10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball 8 - 9 p.m. Fitness is Fun 9 - 11 p.m. Ladies' Broomball Feb. 21 - 27 The Seaforth Jr. Farmers will be canvass- ing for the Heart Fund in the Tuckersmith area. 4