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‘ HOMEBROOKE‘S . ‘ INCREDIBLE VALUES â€" * o 45 SPORTSWORLD DR.. KITCHENER Tel: (519) 650â€"9319 HOURS: MON.WED 9:30â€"6 THURS 9:30â€"7 FRI 9:30â€"8 SAT 9:30â€"5 SUN LLâ€"5 «w11L PAY Yop 7,, WE NEED CARRIERS IN THE ammmL CC FOLLOWING AREAS: The Ontario Minor Hockey Association, the world‘s largest minor hockey organization, is pleased to announce that the Association will be implementâ€" ing the "Safety Towards Other Players" (S.T.O.P) program commencing with the 1999â€" 2000 season. The program will see over 100,000 OMHA players wearâ€" ing a 3" "STOP" sign on the This week‘s Chronicle team of the week is Waterloo Minor Soccer‘s Atom girls Grizâ€" zlies. The Grizzlies roared to victory winâ€" ning the Atom tournament July 17â€"18 at Bechtel Park. The team capped their undeâ€" feated season by winning all five tournaâ€" ment games. Members of the Grizzlies are OMHA and Campbel]'g Chunky Soup to deliver S.T.O.P. Program for 1999â€"2000 season backs of their jerseys this comâ€" ing hockey season to bring awareness to the dangers of checkingâ€"fromâ€"behind _ in minor hockey games. 1t is the largest implementation of the program in the world. Through the outstanding support of Campbell‘s Chunky Soup, the STOP program will be available to OMHA member associations for a greatly reduced price. The program will also involve a promotional brochure for players and famiâ€" lies and a "Fair Play" Pledge for players to sign to commit to playing safe hockey. Program information has been directed to OMHA associations. The S.T.O.P. program was started in 1996 by Kevin Stubâ€" bington of Windsor Minor Hockey who realized a need to (front row, left to right) Lauren Yoison, Rebekah McGill, Andrea Lorentz, (middle row) Kaylie Sager, Katie Lee, Jessica Micher, Amber Brown, coach Michel Ginâ€" gras, (I;ack row) coach Mike Yoison, Ashâ€" ley Leal, Nathalie Gingras and Sarah Pemberton. stop the dangerous act of checkingâ€"fromâ€"behind in the game of hockey. The program was first impleâ€" mented with the Novice House League in Windsor and has spread worldwide with teams as far away as Florda taking part in the program The Fox & Pheasant preâ€" sents the First Annual Pitching for Literacy! Softball Tournaâ€" ment to be held August 28, 1999. There will be a BBQ, prizes, and raffle draws. There are limited team spots still available, and the cost per team is $125. For more inforâ€" mation please call Gary at 570â€" 3054. All proceeds benefiting Partners in Literacy. Sign up now!!!