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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Brought to you by... Corner of Courtice Rd. and Hwy. 2 Sales and Servicing Salesperson of the week VjRebecca EvansJ Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 B.M.H.A. Presents Prestigious Awards 3 ON 3 TOURNAMENT -- Just when it looked as though our annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament might have to be scrapped after only one year, last Wednesday changed everything. Of course it was deadline day, and the phones never stopped ringing and the parade to the front counter with registration forms in hand was non-stop. By the end of the day, we had as many registrations as came in during the five weeks prior to the tournament. Anyway, a complete list of all the teams entered and their first round of opponents is included on page seven. Also, check Sport-Thoughts in today's edition for any additional information. JR. C PLAYOFFS -- We received word from the OHA office on Tuesday morning that the Napanec Raiders, who disposed of the Bowmanvillc Eagles in four straight games, are on their way to the All-Ontario Jr. C finals. They eliminated Dundas four games to two in the semis. Their opponent will be Hanover, who knocked off Orangeville in four straight games. Dates and limes haven't been announced yet, but the OHA office is certain that the teams will play games one and two this weekend. ••eeeeeeeeee ADVANCES TO THE NATIONALS -- Congratulations to the Ganaraska Wolves juvenile boys' volleyball team who have qualified for the National Championships next weekend in Oshawa. The team came up with a silver medal at the Provincial Championships to earn a berth in the tournament against the best club volleyball teams in the country. We'll have all the details and a preview of the tournament in next week's edition. ••eeeeeeeeee CENTRAL ONTARIO BANQUET -- The Central Ontario 'AAA' Wolves will be holding their, first ever year-end hockey banquet in Lindsay on Sunday, with many awards being presented to players from all of the teams. Apparently, some local players have a good chance at winning some of the awards. If that's the case, we hope to have their names and possibly some photos next week. Good luck to those up for awards. •••••••••••• TENNIS REGISTRATION -- It's membership renewal time at the Bowmanvillc Tennis Club. Registration for membership in the Bowmanvillc Tennis Club will be held on May 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Tennis lessons are included in the fees for new members. Club nights, tournaments and special events throughout the season are planned. The club is situated on the Lions Centre grounds on Beech Avenue. For more information call Kern Majid at 623-5247, or Ellen Logan at 6234790. I ••eeeeeeeeee SKI PATROL -- The Canadian Ski Patrol will be holding its National First Aid Competition on Saturday, May 15, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Delta Meadow vale Hotel in Mississauga. Over 15 teams from across Canada will be competing. There arc over 6,000 registered ski patrollers in Canada who have achieved over 50 hours of first aid, CPR and toboggan training, followed by annual testing. For more information, call the Canadian Ski Patrol at (416) 745-7511. In addition to the many Esso medals of achievement that were presented at the annual BMHA banquet/recently, banquet/recently, a number of special awards were handed out. The ' most prestigious of these was the Ruby Downing Memorial Trophy which is presented to the person who displays unselfish dedication dedication to minor hockey in Bowman- ville. The award is donated by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Taylor, in memory of Ruby Downing. This year, BMHA President Paul Jackman was the recipient. Jackman has been coaching in the Toro system for six years, and has compiled an overall record of 314-84-35 in that span. His accomplishments include guiding his major atom team to the OMHA semi-finals in 1987-88, an OMHA and OHF major peewee championship in 1990-91,' an OMHA championship in 1991-92 with the minor bantams. This past year, he took his major peewee team to the OMHA finals. Jackman also received the 3M Coaches' Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to minor hockey and the development of young athletes. The Mark' Shackelton Memorial Award is presented in the memory of Mark Shackelton, who was a goalie in the Toro organization. This award represents dedication ajd desire desire to improve as a goaltcnder, and is awarded each year to the most improved improved goaltender in the BMHA. • This year's recipient was Tyler Teefy, who played for the Sport Shop novice team. Tyler was the only goalie for the team, and played all of their games this season. He finished the year with an impressive impressive 2.81 goals against average. The Paul Martin Memorial Award is presented to the Most Valuable Valuable Player on the midget team. This year's recipient was Jeff Dart, who had a great year on a midget midget team that did well despite losing seven players to the Central Ontario Wolves 'AAA' team. Jeff scored 26 goals and added 34 assists for 60 points. Jeff also won the BMHA high points award. Tyler Teefy of the Sport Shop novice team is shown above receiv- Paul Jackman was presented with the prestigious Ruby Downing ing the Marie Shackelton Memorial Award from Keith Shackelton Memorial Trophy at the year-end banquet of the BMHA. The award (Mark's father) at the BMHA banquet. The award represents dedica- is presented to the person who displays unselfish dedication to minor tion and desire to improve as a goaltender. hockey in Bowmanvillc. by Brad Kelly The ice has melted, and the curtains curtains in the lounge overlooking the playing surface have been drawn for another year at the Oshawa Curling Club. But, the celebrations are still ongoing. ongoing. In fact, this past Saturday, the ladies' ladies' section celebrated their 50th anniversary of membership with an open house at the club located on Bond St. East in Oshawa. In addition to a sold-out dinner and evening of entertainment, a number of tables containing memorabilia memorabilia detailing the ladies' involvement involvement in the club were on display. Team Thanks Sponsor For Outstanding Year With 50 Wins, One Loss The coaching staff, consisting of Gary Ncmisz, James Baker, Dave Larsh and Peter VanKcmp would like to thank our sponsor, Shoppers Drug Mart, the parents who were great to be around all year, and the players. Players include: Colin Baker, Jeff Larsh, Garrett Ncmisz, Mathew Hobbs, Brandon Spencer, Rene Cartier, Cartier, Cory Oliver, Daniel Sullivan, Adam O'Connell, Stephen Mills, Alex Willison, Brandon Williams, P.J. VanKcmp, VanKcmp, Oliver Prohjolancno, and Andrew Andrew King. All of the team gave 100% in the area of effort and cooperation. cooperation. Shoppers had three tournament wins and capped off an incredible season season with two victories over Dcighton Assoc, for the BRML Tyke Championship. Championship. Shoppers won 50 games and lost only once. Thanks to everyone involved involved in the BRIIL. Thanks, Shoppers Shoppers team. Club pins from the early 1900's, old-style uniforms, press clippings, photo albums and trophies from provincial provincial and national championships were just a few of the items that provided provided an in-depth view of the past. And most of it, if not all of it, was made possible through the tireless tireless efforts of Bowmanvillc resident Sheila Dadson. "Sheila has worked for the past four years putting together these displays," displays," said Mary Pollard, a Courtice Courtice resident who was the convener of die 50th Anniversary. She was also the president of the ladies' section section in 1968-69 when they celebrated celebrated their 25th Anniversary. "She got all of it together. Otherwise, Otherwise, I don't know if we would even be here celebrating. Certainly not on this scale." Dadson, the historian for the anniversary, anniversary, came across most of the memorabilia while cleaning out a, games' room at the club. Other items were fetched after numerous calls to area residents who were involved involved with the club in the early days. "I thought instead of throwing things out, we could put the memorabilia memorabilia to better use," she said, as members were putting the final touches on the displays last Friday afternoon. During her findings, she came across sonic material that outlined the first recorded games of curling by Bowmanvillc residents. These games date back as far as 1851. Records show that local curlers won the Ontario Silver Tankard in 1879 over Galt, and were runners- up to Port Hope in 1880 and Toronto Toronto Caledonian in 1882. The teams were comprised of eight men who formed two teams. Blueings were determined by combining combining the total points of both teams. In 1882, Oshawa joined the Ontario Ontario Curling Association. With 35 members from Bowmanvillc, the Oshawa Club entered a team in the Ontario Silver Tankard which placed second to Bobcaygcon in 1893. That was 60 years before any women were allowed in the premises. premises. But that all changed in 1943, when a small group of women gained admittance into the club to try the sport. It wasn't long until they were permitted to use the facilities on a regular basis. Shortly after, they formed their own executive. • Their first bonspiel was held in 1947, and became an annual event. As the popularity of the game increased, increased, so did the membership during during the 1950's, '60's and '70's. In the late 1960's, Pollard can recall recall the club having a ladies' membership membership of close to 200. Both morning morning and afternoon ice time was needed to accommodate die curlers. "Now, a lot of women work, and our membership has gone down," said Dadson. But, that didn't deter the celebrations celebrations on Saturday. Close to 30 past presidents attended the club for the dinner and entertainment provided by the Wilmot Creek Blue Angels on Saturday night. The next celebration slated for the Oshawa Curling Club will be during Fiesta Week, June 21-26. A Kur-ling Pavilion will be in operation operation with a Chinese theme. The ladies' section of the Oshawlt Curling Club celebrated 50 years of membership with.an open house on Saturday afternoon. Two of the people responsible for pulling together the celebration were Mary Pollard (left), of Courtice, who was the convenor, and Sheila Dadson, of Bowmanvillc, who was the historian. Photo albums, press clippings, old-style unifonns and numerous trophies were just some of the items that were on display. 328 RITSON RD. N., OSHAWA 725-4744 if busy call 725-2831 WHOLKSALK & It UTAH, DURHAM REGION'S WOOD SPECIALISTS IN Ilordwood and softwood lumber dry kilns nnd dressing facilities including custom made trim; hardwood and marine plywoods as well as n complete stock ofbulldlng materials. 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