Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 17, 1988, p. 12

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lit HE Vr bruiry Asseltines harboring cherished memories Turnstile Quite a team that Red and Jean Red who is this years recipient of the Hockey maker as it were Jean Is the capable historian Red could literally fill volumes recalling the amusing and heart warming stories centering around his work with minor hockey i don t worry If a few of the ucuuls are a bit fuzzy Theres always Jean there backed by stacks of scrapbooka to fill in the dates and complete last names that are sometimes el ve Reds work In hockey Is well renowned as coach manager organizer and teacher When he did things he did them his way particularly when he served as manager for local teams Hockey has changed con since the Red era When speaking to him one prepares for upcoming baseball season gets the impression that the sense of was something quite different a few years ago than It is There was a true hockey Iv In Georgetown that flourished during that era It was a family that stood together and fell together To try and retell all the stories the Asseltines can recall would be fruitless since there are so many At the same time some of these stories should only be related In privileged company because their telling could bring some blushes for the principals Involved should be too widely publicized But to whet the appetite here are a few selected recollections courtesy of Red and Jean Asseltlne Although they only scratch the surface they will give a closer Insight into a bygone era and the man who will be honored as the 1908 recipient of the Hockey Heritage Award at the dinner on March7 One of the greatest thrills for Red was coaching the local team The players advanc ed to eventually win an allOntario title in the Midget category and five of the players Red had originally coached were drafted to the NHL Red was a driving force behind the Georgetown International Ban tam Hockey Tournament The first year of the tournament Georgetown was hit by unseasonably warm weather dur the March Break The fire department provided them with hoses and the roof of the arena had to be watered down continuously to keep the Ice surface from turn ing to puddles Charlie Jones was the refereeln chief for the first Bantam The second year an ear- old young man by the name of Bryan Lewis took over as and did an excellent job according to Red The term rink rats Is not a particularly endearing term today But in the early years of the tour the rink rats scurried around the rink ready to do any lit tle Jobs that needed to be done One In particular by the name of Don will be remembered by Red for being at the tournament and helping out until he was finally ordered to go home and get some rest One year Red and some other organizers of the tournament decided to slip away for an evening to see a local team In a playoff game While they were gone a few kind souls decided to surprise them planing the ice surface for the following day s act Ion It proved to be quite a surprise especially when the Inexperienced planers toot the Ice down to bare concrete Fortunately games could be rescheduled to the Acton Arena until the Georgetown Ice Red was one of the Initiators of local Tyke hockey In Its second year of operation Red took a team to the Tyke Tournament In Scarborough and was a big hit with Ms kid line On the Georgetown roster was a forward line made up of two four- yearolds and one yearold The three youngsters were con by their op ponents who were mainly five to sevenyearolds But the three took to the Ice on regular shifts wearing numbers onequarter and one- eighth and were a hit with the large tournament crowds At the same time Red and his team won a lot of recognition and respect for Georgetown Georgetown boated a volleyball toomameat at the the tournament to a Hanover Here a Georgetown high school on Saturday with a number of area teams player goes up for a spike against two Hanover blockers taking part The host team lost their opening games In Herald photo i LePages blanks Exchange House The Georgetown Baseball Association Is gearing up for the season with a confident executive comprised of a generous mix of ex and new blood Hal Ridley has been reinstated as president of the GBA for a second term and looks forward to getting things rolling We have a solid executive with a lot of experience and the new blood we were looking for Ridley says If we get more volunteers to take on some of the small tasks it will really help If we spread the workload out more we can get more done The Is holding a scries of registration nights at Holy Cross School next month The sessions are planned for March and from to9p Registration fees have been kept the same for 1988 as they were last For Tball players will pay charge for youngsters who play rep ball Alter the March registration session there wilt be a late fee of added on Ridley says by encouraging early registrations they can make for scheduling uniforms and equipment further in advance Joining Ridley on the executive are Rich who remains as past president Brenda Lee as treasurer and Donna secretary solidified their hold i League action Sunday as they blanked Exchange House With the loss Exchange House slipped out of a lie for second with McGibbon Hotel who thumped Genoe Sunday In other action North Sports downed Mai Dodge ReMax and Amies Body Shop and the Hawks played to a draw LePages remains alone In top spot In the eight team league with points tallowed by McGibbon Hotel with Exchange House with North Halton Sports with with 18 Mai Dodge with and Amies and the Hawks with eight apiece This Sunday the Hawks play Ex change House beginning at 30 a m followed by against Amies Mat Dodge against and North Halton Sports against Hotel Ted Barrow Is now vicepresident com Jack Lee is vicepresident in In charge of the sponsors they can make a commitment to the Central Ontario Baseball tlon for the upcoming season Al Gardiner has been named to coach the Bantam B team and ty who coached a house league team last season will take over the Peewee team Last the GBA was unable to field a Tyke team because there was no coach As yet there has been no one named as Tyke coach but Ridley says they are looking for so meone to look after the team If registrations demand Ridley says the association will look at put ting A and B teams In at the Midget and levels as well Jack Lee Is taking applications for the open rep team coaching posl and can be reached at for more Information Some of the rep teams have already begun practising Indoors and anyone wishing to go out for their respective age categories Is welcome The GBA will once again host its annual baseball tournament this summer and there is also a pro posal tohost a Midget tournament But right now Ridley and the rest of the executive are concentrating on getting more volunteer help for various Jobs A house league umpire dinator Is needed to train and develop Ihe umpiring system and set up schedules Anyone interested in helping in some capacity with the GBA is in to submit their name during the registration sessions in March BiLnBuvmmMII MlltWltBilEHl BsbDiwy tL Anita Body Shop Hall nets three in Selects win Player of the Week CbriiHall and Pro Sports Goalie of the Week Scott Herbert Kinsmen The and Pro Sports seven- yearold Tyke Selects opened Iheir playoffs In Impressive style poun ding Youngs Pharmacy by a score of The game was close as the Selects held a 1 lead with about eight minutes remaining But they for three goals in six minutes for the victory Legion zone darts finals Several members of the Georgetown Industrial Darts League along with Legion members represented the local branch In the the annual zone darts singles end doubles championships at Cooksville last weekend Mary Russell Monica Dougher ty Eileen Bruce Hope Jamie Russell Brian Hicks Den nis Thorogood Ron Scarlett Harry Bottoms Bill McCartney Eric Fuller and Alex Tough were the challengers who attended Thorogood and Bottoms were the closest in the singles round robin opening round format with Hicks not far behind However none qualified for the next rounds Scarlett had the toughest ted themselves quite well never theless Well known George Hyde and his son Nigel Peter Mills and Ken Jones all qualified to go to the district finals After lunch players proceeded to the doubles event Eric Fuller and Alex Tough also had Harry and Ron Scarlett In their sec pairings and they won the clash which was billed as the en try championship with due respect to the others of course Both teams went a long way before their hopes of qualifying for the next round were dashed A fine day was had by all even though the locals did not meet with a great deal of success SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 SI town Player of the Week Chris Hall scored three goals including the winner Singles went to Robert Larose and Robert ended the game with three points as he set up Hall first two markers Aaron Dunlop replied for Young Pharmacy In the other gome Kinsmen goalie Scott Herbert proved to be the In a close gome slopping attackers on numerous caslons as his team took a 32 dec I Robbie Pilgrim Stephen Markham and Kyle Hancock each scored for the winners League scoring champion Darin accounted for both goals for Tim charge of rep teams and Bob MacLeod Is vicepresident In charge of equipment Jack Wallnga the former Squirt convener Lb vice- president In charge of house leagues Peter Wanner will continue in his position as the house leagues Tyke convener but the is looking for house league conveners In T ball Squirt and a proposed Bantam Midget house league As the players get older they still seem to be Interested In playing ball Ridley says So if there Is enough registration to warrant It well offer the Bantam Midget level of house league For rep team coaching Boyd Hod returns to the helm for the Juvenile squad while Brian Han nah who coached the Bantams last season has moved up to take over the Midgets Mike Murdock had expected to take over the Bantam A team after coaching at the Bantam B level last season But he has been transferred from the area with his lob so a Ban tam A coach Is needed Ridley says they hope to fill the position soon so OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Licenced Mechanic Brakes Tuna tips Exhaust Minor Repairs TIRE SALE lUadv USED SNOW TIRES STOCK St Georgetown 8775501 MILTON GEORGETOWN Vacuum Sanitation Supplies Sates Service ToAIIMakes 8763394 JOIN BEFORE MARCH 1st 1988 and pay LESS for your membership Erin Heights Golf Club Erin Ontario NOB 1TO 6198334702 APPLICATION FOR 1988 MEMBERS ERM HEIGHTS NAMES ADDRESS CITY POSTAL CODE TELEPHONE NO The listed above wish to purchase a membership at Erin Helghls Golf Club un one of the following please check one HILL MEMBERSHIP dayt per week SENIOR MALE SENIOR FEMALES HUSBAND wife each additional family member under 1 8 yrs JUNIOR under 1 Mar WEEKDAY MEMBERSHIPS Monday to Friday 1988 MALE OR FEMALE HUSBAND WIFE each additional family member under 1 USE OF RENTAL PULL CARTS single family The holder of any of Ihe 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