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BEST AVAILABLE COPY Its strawberry time in Ontario again and the local United Way hopes to raise money from the pick-your- own scene Pages In Business For Business GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial SanricM ST GEORGETOWN 8772282 ft HID torn FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY JUNE 1989 36 PAGES Bennett Windy City bound Prom the Alcott Arena to to the Windy Ci ty Georgetowns Adam Bennett took the biggest tingle step toward achieving his dream of playing In the National Hockey League Saturday when the Chicago Blackhawks made the former Gemini Jr B their Ant choice slith overall In the rmt of the- NHL entry draft In Minnesota NHLs Hawks take Bennett sixth in draft The 206tb member of the Ontario Hockey League Sudbury Wolves was the dcfencemaD elected Saturdays draft Bennetts agent Anton Than of Toronto said the 18yearold should become a mainstay with Chicago In years to come Herald photo by Paul Svoooda Jersey courtesy of type Out ByPAULSOBODA Herald Sports Editor The city of broad shoulders and Adam Bennett It seems like a perfect match Georgetown 06pound son will get a chance to see just how perfect that match Is next fall when he attends the National Hockey League training camp of the Chicago Blackhawks Chicago made Bennett its first pick sixth overall the first round of the NHL entry draft Saturday at the Met Centre in Minnesota Im extremely happy to be go ing to Chicago said Bennett on Monday back in Georgetown It was a tossup between me and Jason Herter S collegiate star to the draft as to who would go to Chicago I think they Chicago enjoyed my per more Indeed Bennett was ranked sixth among North American pro spects by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau prior to the draft and seventh overall with the addi of European players Herter was ranked third but ended up go ing eighth to Vancouver Canucks with Bennett being chosen as the first in the draft Although he wasn certain until he heard his name called by Chicago Saturday Bennett ed as early as last Wednesday that his gut feeling he would be picked by the Hawks A successful meeting with Chicago brass Friday confirmed his thoughts I had a meeting with Chicago general manager Bob Pulford coach Mike Keenan and chief scout Jack Davison Friday and it went extremely well explained Ben nett I saw lists on the flight down to Minnesota where I was rated lower but I got my confidence back alter the Friday meeting Afterwards I told everyone I thought I was going to Chicago As the draft unfolded first three picks went generally ac cording to the scenario oonsidered most likely by experts Quebec opened the lottery by choosing number one ranked Swedish sensation Mats Sundin New York Islanders next took Western League superscorer Dave Chyzowskl and Toronto Maple Leafs selected Ontario League centre Scott Thornton the Belleville Bulls third had interviewed Bennett in the Manitoba capital earlier this spr ing but they opted for highscoring pivot Stu Barnes another Western Leaguer In fifth spot New Jersey Devils another team that had hosted Ben prior to the draft went for American junior forward Bill Guenn I thought the first three picks were set going in said Bennett It ended up with what Winnipeg would do I wasnt overly surprised Contd on Page Town councillors take aim at local press By DONNA KELL Herald Staff In what amounted to an attack on the local media and a defence of the towns actions town coun cillors said Monday night that the problems at the Highland Games were blown out of proportion I was a little surprised at the papers this week and the com ments there Mayor Miller said thought that things had gone reasonably well at the Highland Games held June Mayor Miller was responding to comments from the Highland Games committee headed by Keith Spicer and from local councillors who said they received negative feedback from those attending the games in the Fairgrounds There was a threat that this season would be the last time the bagpipes and tartanclad Scotsmen would gather in Georgetown to march and compete for prizes Some councillors said last week that crowds at the games were say ing the town and the mayor did not want the games to return to Georgetown next year I felt very bad because we want the Highland Games here said Mayor Miller They draw tourists to the area Coun Marilyn said that the press had focused on the bad comments coming from town councillors about the Highland Games Coun Joe Hewitt claimed that he was misquoted as saying that crowds at the games thought the mayor let them down