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> Jack Mclaren Ramblings North Dundas Big Winners High School hockey in this area, unlike Ottawa, is not a big part of either the North Dundas or Osgoode High recreational program. There are obviously very good reasons why neither of these schools have pur- sued a more vigorous hockey program. I recently attended an exhibition game between North Dundas and Seaway High School at Morrisburg and came away feeling that there should be much more emphasis on this type of activity within the two local high schools serving the Russell area. To my knowledge Osgoode High has no hockey program while North Dundas limits its hockey program to a few exhibition games a year. The game at Morrisburg was most enjoyable. Firstly from a hockey standpoint in that it was a wide open contest.with great spectator appeal and it was obvious that the boys involved were having a great deal of fun. On the North Dundas side a number of the boys are also playing for the Winchester Hawks Junior B club while on the St. Lawrence side an equal number have suited up with the Morrisburg Lions Junior B club. Representing the Russell area were Allen Frappier of the Win- chester Hawks and Todd McLaren of the Gloucester Ranger Midget AA team. The quality of hockey displayed by both teams was of an extreme- ly high calibre. More importantly, in my opinion, was the atmosphere created by the 300-400 young fans in attendance. It seems to be the accepted criteria to- day that once you get this number of young people, particularly at a high school event, that all sorts of problems, including underage drink- ing and unruliness, will occur. I left the arena with nothing but the . highest admiration for both the North Dundas and Seaway kids. They were there for one reason only, that of having a good time, cheering their team on, chiding the opposition in good fun, but at no time was there ever any evidence of any rowdiness, drinking or the evil things which we as adults have been led to believe takes place at such events. My only regret is that such sports events don't take place more often. It was quite obvious that the North Dundas coach, Bernie Harper, whom I have known since my coaching days in Embrun, when he was and still is coaching Chesterville minor hockey teams, was enjoying the game im- mensely. Bernie keeps telling me that this is his last year at coaching but by his enthusiasm displayed during this game I doubt very much if he is ready to retire. By the way North Dundas won the game 7-6, their se- cond win in as many attempts against Seaway High. Oldtimers should be fun Oldtimers hockey is almost as popular as minor hockey in today's sports scene. The Russell Oldtimers Hockey Association has been active since the new Dr. F. Kinnaird Centre has been open. They play every Thursday night from 8-10 p.m. I have spent some time recently at the arena wat- ching the former "stars'? play and-n most cases the majority of 'tadults" involved are participating for all the right reasons. Unfor- tunately there are a few who consider it a competitive league, which it is not. I suggest that these people line up with the Russell Raiders, provid- ed that they are good enough or if not sign on with the Russell Warriors. Oldtimers hockey should be fun and anyone who has aspirations of grandiose things shouldn't be involved.'I have been told that referees in- volved have taken abuse which is unheard of and in fact there are cases where some officials will not have anything to do with this "fun league". I suggest to the Oldtimer Executive that the time to get tough is at hand and cool a few heels before you lose sight of what you originally set out to achieve. e.r. pollard Fine Custom Drapery January Sheer Sale 100% Polyester Voile 7.77 YD. White, Ivory, Champagne Shop at home service day or eve appointments aS 112 Lisgar St. Call 235-7743 - 443-3499 Guy Brasseur Ltd. Flooring Contractor Ceramics, Carpets Corlon, Drapes FREE ESTIMATES 584 Notre Dame St. Box 278, Embrun 443-2155 Embrun Carnival The main attraction at the Em- brun Winter Carnival this year was the "Volkswagen Squeeze."' Seven local organizations com- peted in the one minute contest to see which club could squeeze the most people into a Volkswagen. 24 girls and women from the St- Isabelle Club took Ist place. The team from the Knights of Colum- bus came in 2nd place. Carnival event winners: Pool Tournament -- Men's Single, Roch Sauvage. Doubles, Pierre. Perras, Francoise Men- dard. Ping Pong -- Richard Martel. Backgammon -- "A"' class, Bob Richard, "B" class, Peter Van Druynessen. Knights of Columbus Hockey Tournament -- "A" Division -- Embrun, -"B"- Division -- Touraine. Bed Race -- "A" Class -- En- brun Firefighters, "B" Class -- (Area Firefighters) St-Albert. $500 draw Paul Martel $300 draw Paul Dore $200 draw Yvon Brisson Presiding over the festivities of the Embrun Winter Carnival were a fine selection of beautiful young women: Queen: Marthe Seguin Ist princess: Louise Bourdeau 2nd princess: Joanne Bourdeau 3rd princess: Joanne Lemieux -- 4th princess: Suzanne Lapointe Morewood Carnival By Ian Coulthart, Morewood R.A. president Morewood Winter Carnival was blessed with excellent weather and large crowds for a weekend pack- ed with events for everyone. Fri- day night's Bingo and Bean Sup- per were successful events highlighted by the. crowning of our 1980 Carnival Queen, Penny Van Dongen. Carnival trophies went to: Beverly Merkley Snow Sculpturing, Married Women's Team Ladies Broomball, Blue Team Men's Broomball, Cauvier brothers Log Sawing, Morewood Beavers Boys Hockey CDMHL Roundup With the regular season draw- ing to an end, the latest league stats issued by statistician Ed Vidal will probably see very little change in the final league stan- dings. Atom A Division Chesterville appears to be the top team with a bit to spare. It has been a long season for the Russell boys with only two: wins and a-goal-per-game average of slight- ly in excess of one. It is pointed out, however, that most boys on this team are in their first year of competitive hockey and therefore will still be eligible for one more year at the Atom level. Pee Wee A Division Metcalfe and District plus Russell are conducting a tough battle for first spot with little to choose between the two teams, Both teams are well coached and concentrate on defensive play with a goals against average just slight- ly in excess of two per game. Bantam A Division Winchester is the class of this Division winning all twenty games played while scoring 177 goals and allowing an average of 1l-per Saturday began with a hearty Pancake Breakfast and later Lisa Cheney took home trophy for winning the Ladies Pancake Flip- ping Race. Pet-showing, broom- ball, pot-luck supper, a sock-hop for the children and a Monte Carlo night for a full and busy day. Sunday, another gorgeous day, began with a breakfast of ham and eggs, followed by an ecumenical church service. Children were kept busy with on- ice activities and a_ hayride. Skydiving from a height of more than five thousand feet highlighted the days events. Raiders in Semi-Finals The Russell Raiders who have experienced an up and down season now find themSelves in the best-of-seven semi-finals with the Bridlewood Cougars. The Cougars won the opening game RUSSTAAL DRAINAGE OPEN TRENCH TILING FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL Harold Staal -- 445-2097 CONTINENTAL | MUSHROOM FARM GROWERS OF SOME "% OF THE FINEST MUSHROOMS IN THE WORLD ay oS \ ey is happy to be part of the team that will help make Eastern Ontario prosperous by working hard and working together we will succeed game. This outstanding perfor- mance has overshadowed an. ex- cellent effort by the Metcalfe team which has lost only 5 games all season. Russell has third spot cap- tured but trail both the top two teams by a fair margin. Midget A Division Metcalfe and District with a well balanced attack would appear to have little opposition in this: Division. Having lost only one game in 22 played it would seem that some of these boys are ex- cellent candidates for the Metcalfe Jets Jr. B team next season. Despite strong goaltending from Todd Taylor the Russell team is struggling just a bit with a major problem, being lack of scoring punch. ; Juvenile A Division Morrisburg, with only. two losses all season, appears to have a good grip on first place with Kemptville and Metcalfe follow- ing close behind. While Russell's record of only four wins may not be overpowering it is pointed out that many of their losses were by only one goal. This is also their first year of juvenile competition. B Division Morrisburg teams are claiming top spot in three of the four B Divisions with Russell and Met- calfe teams providing the keenest opposition. Not to be outdone by the A team, the Metcalfe and District Midget B team has ab- sorbed only one loss all season" and lead their Division by a wide margin. 5-4. While the calibre of hockey - has remained reasonably good, the fan attendance has dropped. One possible explanation is the lack of hometown boys. For the Raider management it is a no-win situation. Without the out-of- town players the team would not be competitive. With in-town players the team would have a los- ing record and no one likes to sup- port a loser but the executive is looking for increased attendance at the home play-off games. With good quality hockey and players like Loyal Hughes, Chris Ray, Dave Lee and Randy Blondin, the Raiders deserve your support. Carleton Dundas Minor Hockey League '*A"' Division Atom WL. Tt Pts. 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