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é : : é SL ------------ SS ee Ramblings Sports Ge: No Boycott With the Winter Olympics behind us, the controversy over the Summer Olympics in Moscow continues to rage. Everyday we are confronted with pro-boycott and anti-boycott propaganda. President Carter and Prime Minister Thatcher have told their athletes that they will not be permitted to attend. Prime Minister Trudeau must think the games are scheduled for 1981 because no policy decision has yet been announced even though they are just a few months away. It obviously was not an election issue. The Executive Committee of the Canadian Olympic Association just recently rejected the American call for a boycott of the Moscow Olympics. While the committee may be criticized for reaching this decision without waiting for the federal government's policy to be announced, it obviously felt it could wait no longer for the politicians to make up their minds. The Canadian government has stated it will confer with other Western and Third World countries before mak- ing up its own mind before the May 24 deadline. Why should our decision be influenced by that of other coun- tries? While everyone in the free world denounces the oc- cupation of Afghanistan by Soviet troops, I for one do _ not think that a boycott of the Moscow Olympics will have any effect on the present Soviet position in this oc- cupied country. In fact since the U.S. has announced the boycott there is evidence that the U.S.S.R. has poured additional troops over the border in an effort to bring the country under complete military domination. So what are the Western World political leaders try- ing to achieve by a boycott? What will the end results be? What would they do if this hadn't been an Olympic year? How would they have punished the Soviet Union had the invasion occurred in 1981? Anyone who is so naive as to think that boycotting the summer games in Moscow will make the Soviet Union withdraw essential troops from Afghanistan is dreaming. The athletes of the Western World should tell their political leaders to ""stuff it."' Let them find other deterrents. It may be political savvy for the U.S. President in an election year to call for a boycott but it is obvious that as time goes on his support is eroding. To suggest that alternate games would compensate is ludicrous. The athletes of the Western World should now unite and if necessary pay their own way to Moscow. Two events in the Winter Olympics just completed in Lake Placid probably did more to unify the people of the United States than any political decision made by the President during his first term, namely the five gold medals won by Eric Heiden and the magnificent gold medal effort by the U.S. hockey team. How can Jimmy Carter deny similar expectations by the summer athletes? Al Le NOTICE Recreation News by Paul Wylie Once again our hockey and figure skating season is at a close and thoughts are on ball and sum- mer activities. The following events are coming up and we would like you to take special note of them: 1. Morning Break Program for Mothers and Tots Thurs. 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Exercise for Mothers Co-op babysitting for children Registration: 24 April/80 Program to run til June 26, 1980 Cost: $6.00 per mother 2. Ball Hockey Those people wishing to par- ticipate and coach or referee Ball Hockey at the arena are asked to attend a meeting Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. upstairs hall Dr. F: Kinnaird Community Cen- tre. This activity will take place from June 2 to August 15, 1980. Your Support is appreciated. 3. DID YOU KNOW! We are in the process of organizing an "Old Home Week- end" for July 3, 4, and 5, 1981. Due to the amount of work need- ed to put such an event on, I ask you for your comments, recom- mendations and your commitment to attend by letter. This informa- tion will certainly assist the com- - Mittee in preparing a program to meet your requests. Please direc your letters to: : a Paul Wylie, Recreation Director, Box 9; Russell, Ont. KOA 3B0 4. Donations of toys would be greatly appreciated for our 1980 Summer Program. All donations can be dropped off at the arena. Don't forget any comments are very much appreciated. If you can help with programs or even have suggestions please call 445-2050. The Marvelville Ladies Ringette team went through the entire season without a loss and are shown following their championship play-off vic- tory over Beacon Hill. Back Row, left to right: Charlene MacCarrgar, Marcia McDougall, Pat McLaren, Lynn Ransome, Carmen Paquette, Linda Godwin, Bev Welk, Jacques Piche (Coach). Front row, left to right: Suzanne Cousineau, Shirley Young, Claudette Piche, Ramone Marion and Evelyn Vidal. Missing: Cindy Jamieson, Jane Kingsbury. Photo by Michael Van Dusen Figure skating season success Power skating is being enjoyed by 20 boys participating in levels 1 to 5 now. They earned their badges under the guidance of Fred Epps, Steven Epps, and Mrs. Pen- ny St. Pierre with assistance from Alex Hayward and Michael Ed- mundson. Badge level figure skating in- volved approximately 65 girls. Three professionals were hired during the season: Laura Schulhauser, Renée Ladouceur, and Bev Miekle. Badge levels 1 to 10 were taught by our junior coaches: Jodi Chaters, Sandra Corneau, Sharon Bogden, Kerri Middlemiss, Cindy Hayward and Annette Therkelsen, and supervis- ed by the professionals. A number of levels were earned by each sKater plus the added enjoyment of participation -in such an en- joyable sport. Canadian figure skating testing was necessary during the year by our senior skaters. In December they were tested at Gloucester Arena and on March 12, we held our own test day at Russell Arena. The individual passes were award- ed as follows: Preliminary figures test (CFSA): Sara Edmundson, Tracie McVey, Ann Adams, Lisa King, Linda Paquette. First figures test (CFSA): San- dra Corneau. Dance preliminary (CFSA): (Dutch waltz, canasta) Julie Cor- kett, Billie Jo Bogden, Jackie Bogden, Linda Cooper, Sara Ed- mundson, Tracie McVey, Linda Paquette: (Dutch waltz) Jodi Chaters, Sandra Corneau, An- nette Therkelsen. Our new executive and commit- tees for next season will be: Robert Boyd, past-president; Pat Shea, president and RA represen- tative; Bruce Patacairk, vice- president; Merna Furuness, secretary; Charles Verge, treasurer; Jean Chaters, Robert Corkett, Penny St. Pierre, Alana Forrester-Verge,. directors; Nancy Romme, test chairman; Sharon Bogden, Shirley King, ice chairmen; Shirley King, test records and badge sales. If anyone wishes to enquire about our forthcoming season of October, 1980 to March, 1981, please do not hesitate to contact the ice committee: Sharon Bogden, 445-2801; Shirley King, 445-5478. D. [ ATREMOUI LTEE 561 rue Notre Dame St., EMBRUN rs te F j ¢ . f ' é é f ! The Russell Minor Hockey Association Annual Meeting will be held at the Dr. F. Kinnaird Community Centre, May 26, at 8 p.m. Election | é of officers for 1980-81 will be held at that time. Anyone wishing to place a name in nomination should contact Gerry O'Reilley at 445-2008. Anyone wishing to propose an amendment to the Association's con- stitution is requested to forward it by mail to Gerry O'Reilley, 16 Trillium Crescent, Russell, Ont. at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting. i : i ' RMHA Tourney The RMHA held a most successful tournament during the March school break. Tournament chairmen Barry Carscadden and Mike Miller were most pleased with the calibre of play as well as fan response. Over a 1,000 players participated. Results are as follows: Competitive "C" Novice (Round-robin) Smceshing. : ee stitsville2 St, Winchester Sharif Khan | Atom B CharLan3 3") oe in Harvey Woods. : St. Isidore 2 : Pee Wee A CharLang "th Canterbury Sharf Kens Carlsbad 0 play hel et Pee Wee B Russell 2 House League : squosht North American : Open Champion. St. Isidore 1 His smashing Harvey Woods' Bantam A Carlsbad 8 Asses ke Giouces bax § sant = repape i ae Metcalfe 2 Embrun 1 nebdeoeiiaieiahhwenikegvais. Bantam B Russell4 non Kemptville 2 scmpueealbecfonastng init shits : Edwardsburg 2 North Glen Stor 1 shorts and socks. : | yea cae? PeeWee A Osgoode Rideau 3 pore getion pay Winchester 1 Butbran 6 Harvey Woods. | Midget B Russell 4 Pee Wee B Chesterville 7 icone incr cpanel will. Morrisburg 3 Russell 1 And so will your profit. | Juvenile (Round-robin) Bantam A North Gloucester 4 He" : ist ~ Blackburn Hamlet South Gloucester 2 2nd Kemptville Bantam B Cumberland 2 _ 3rd Winchester Metcalfe 1. : Cpe ¢ «ae wT SELLE IS OIE IEE IES OS EPS TERY REIS ION, KE Z ars Sees ap een LOE LIED RAE, OM SAAD RARE EL ELLE SEL OI OE