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November 30, 1994 o much for the Maple Leaf Forever sportswriting crowd‘s November antiâ€" Yank Grey Cup binge. Time out, I dare suggest, for an old pro‘s hitherto unrevealed historic footnote about our new glorious and free football champs. Exclusive in The Oakville Beaver . . . how the B.C. Lions got started! I plead guilty, your honor. I did it. Launched the original Canuck and Yank mercenaries in their black and orange gridiron garb. Blind then I was, of course, to their Heroic Destiny, 43 seasons later. Repelling the Baltimores when they stormed our CFL sanctiâ€" ty. Will some editorial page pundit think of 1812 across the lake from us, Stoney Creek, Queenston Heights? A 1951 midnight in Vancouver‘s scruffy Daily Province sports office was the Lions‘ nativity scene. Its sports editor pummeled by 18 hours coddling fussy writers and irate readers, inventing photographers‘ assignments, armâ€"twisting printers. And tomorrow morning‘s daily colâ€" umn still to write. I cooked up a space filler. A fanâ€" tasy. A 30â€"minute throwaway writâ€" ing job. Bigâ€"time pro football for Canada‘s West Coast. My research was impeccable, a hodgeâ€"podge of stuff pulled from thin air. It turned out one hell of a dreamy script. Right up there with Lardner‘s best fiction. And it filled the white space. By noon, the calls swamped us. Fred Dietrich â€" the road equipment king and manâ€"aboutâ€"town â€" came on the line: "You‘ve lit a fire. Count â€"FestivaL OF TRees Lisa Macrae adds the finishing touches to ore of the Christmas trees on display at Oakville Place, near The Bay, for the Oakville May Court Club‘s 7th annual {estival of Trees. It runs to Dec. 10th, when a draw will be nade for the trees at 5 p.m. Raffle tickets are $1 each, 3 for $2 or $5 for a book of 8 tickets. All proceeds will go to the VON Hospice Program. (Photo by Fater McCusker) ‘Angelsat Lalesi Contest J$ Create an Angel and You could Win a Trip to Bermuda! [ 7| an ace." contest _( ensker whar your PurcHasés Create an ange! from any materials Simply bring your Lakeside Shopping you like and enter it at The Stitching _ Vilige purchases totalling $25.00 or Post in the Lakeside Shopping Village. _ mire to "Special Occasions" at Adult and children‘s entries will be Likeside. They‘Il be put into a gift ‘] â€" judged on creativity, originality and * lasket and celloâ€"wrapped FREE of craftsmanship. Grand prize is a trip _ Sharge Mondays, Wednesdays or for 2 to Bermuda, courtesy of Marlin ,Bundays. It‘s a fun and unique way to Travel Holiday House. / gift wrap your presents this year. All entries received will be (One basket per $25.00 worth of purâ€" displayed in the windows beside chases please, while quantities last. Hillebrand Wines for all to admire. Mon. Wed. 10 â€" 6, Sun. 11 â€" 4. Call Each entrant will receive a $5.00 Gif _ for extended Christmas hours.) Certificate redeemable at participat t C tC ing merchants. Deadline for entriegis Dec. 17, 1994 with judging to take | Receive Valuable Coupons when you give a food donation. Just bring your place Dec. 20, 1994. | All Angel entries will then be gven nonâ€"perishable food donations to any of our stores and we‘ll arrange for to deserving families for them tgenjoy pickâ€"up and distribution. over the Holidays. You‘ll find a set of contest rules and regulations at any of our retailers. Best of Itgk! " e “olldaa. 102.9 HOoUS ~Lite FAM the travel people is Marlin Travel It‘s Happening at Lakeside Shopping Village! Continmens Light Mise! 5353 Lakrshore Road, just west of Burloak Exclusive: B. C. Lions a sports editor‘s ‘dream team‘ THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Etbcl?'ngzlgom’”fiv AYg * vec ied UR ‘Tis the Season to Sew It Save! * in 1951 me in!" Don Mackenzie, the logging tycoon, wasted no time, "Get some people together. In your office. Hurry!" "Look, I‘m just a sports editor. Not a promoter," I demurred. "Bee ess! Just get them out. We‘ll do the rest," Big Don pledged. ' foip l EVERY FABRIC, DRAPERY UPHOLSTERY NOW OFF OUR REG. PRICE! FASHION ...For the Season! Special Selection! SILK PRINTS DUPIONI PLAIDS Entire Regular Stock! 100% SILK Prints Solids A d€ th f . 115cm wide. Our Reg. 5 00/001:;: Our Individually priced. reâ€"miade the sports pages for ; 0 the trailâ€"blazing notice: Pro foowball [@ff 4P t032:98m _ NOW Irice 20_50 Yo meeting, tonight, 7 p.m. Province Special Selection! NOW OFF office. CHALLIS PRINTS Our Reg. Price They swarmed in from the streets. Both genders. All ages. They stormed into the newsroom, disaccommodating highâ€"dome news desk editors, and overâ€"flowed into our tiny sports corner. Dietrich, flushed, ecstatic, elbowed through the mob. "Jeez, they‘re lined up for blocks," he gasped. "You can‘t handle this 115cmwide, 100% rayon. 5 O 0/, OFF Our Our Reg. 8.98 m â€" NOW Reg. Price Special Selection! "VENICE‘ SOLIDS PRINTS 115cm 100% polyester 100% rayon. 500/00FF Our Reg. Price Our Reg.9.98 m NOW VELVET ENDS 100â€"115cm wide. 099 m Entire Regular Stock! 100% RAYON Prints Solids Individually priced. NowW 20'50% OFF Our Reg. Price Special Selection! Our Reg. 14.98 m NOW cro‘»‘v\;i/;ere. iimest ds Entire Regular Stock! here else? This time of day, ! I snapped. VELVETEEN 90cm wide. 999 FASHION VELVETS "You figure it out," Dietrich Our Reg. 10.98 m NOW m Solids * Metallics * Prints Ch%l‘ef[;lge%eq Newspabering‘s m Special Selection! Individually priced. _ _ _ . [f SemiBerc Lininc % busitess. Not this. 120 ide, 100% 0 us 0 "You started it, you sumbitch," oo WE /6 rl?gnw 50 Yo OFF Our NOW OFF he shouted. "Don‘t blow it now!" Our Reg. 8.49 m Reg. Price Our Reg. Price Visions of riotous jocks amok BASICS ...For the Season! raaging Southam property danced Special Selection! tA m a inmy head. In blind panic, I phoned B%TTOMWEIGHT oak‘"“e l'ocatlon nnl ! ds oc c [ Sn us | MIDNIGHT MADNESS aid jump away. riends from 50 s ny labor beat days. "There‘s no Reg £ 90 . NOW I-'ridav, December 2 â€" 9SPMâ€"MIDNIGHT noney in it for you," I warned the Special Selection! Surprise Specials for man, "but think of the publicity." POLYESTER/WOOL Ends 99 ; ) Mackenzie made the announceâ€" Our Reg. 6.98 m NOW 4 m Sewing Club Members: ment. He, Dietrich, and I, headed our historic trek to the Boilermakers‘. The place was Jjammed. â€"see store for details. PLUS, with any purchase betweep IPMâ€"Midnight, receive a ballot for a chance to WIN 1 of 2 $50 Fabricland Gift Certificates! CRAFTS ...For the Season! Special Selection! ‘Deck the Halls‘ CHRISTMAS PRINTS 115cm wide. 50% OFF Our Reg. Price 100% cotton. Our Reg. 6.98 m NOW Sale in effect until December 10, 1994. Most items available in most stores. Look for the red sale tags. Sale prices apply to inâ€"stock |. merchandise only. No special orders. Please Note: In some locations some items may be sold at a price lower than our regular chainâ€"store price. Where this ‘competitive pricing‘ occurs, the advertised savings will be off our regular chainâ€"store price. 140 Rebecca St. CP‘ABRICLAM Oakville CANADA‘S LARGEST FASHION FABRIC DISTRIBUTOR 844â€"7728 Mastercard * Visa*eCheques In a riotous orgy of democratic delirium, the mob voted. Fred, Don, and their moneyed cronies became founding directors. By midnight, the B.C. Lions were born. It‘s on the record. Twentyâ€"four hours after my throwâ€" away spaceâ€"filler. * What was in it for me? I moved on (upward?) to the business beat. I wasn‘t there for the Lions‘ firstâ€"ever game for the marbles. Wasn‘t invited. The Best in Selection and Price Anywhere Canadian Gold Exchange is BUYING 3 DAYS ONLY * JEWELLERY « WATCHES « COINS « GOLD/SILVER « FIGURINES « MILITARIA THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY DECEMBER 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM APPLEBY MALL, APPLEBY LINE AT NEW STREET, BURLINGTON SCRAP GOLD WRIST WATCHES POCKET WATCHES Canadian Gold Exchange buys scrap gold in any form, condition [ C.G.E. will purchase any Wrist Watch of any age in any condition. CLOCKS M or quantity. Broken or out of style jewellery, dental gold, watch [ We buy all Wrist Watches working or not for Cash. We Pay the cases, nuggets or gold in any form wanted. Platinum: We buy all platinum jewellery and industrial scrap items in any quantity. GOLD We buy all types of Pocket Watches, and Clocks whether working or not. We pay TOP PRICES for American Railroad grade Pocket Watches and better European pieces. Repeating and chime watchâ€" es are of special interest. We pay the HIGHEST PRICES for any ROLEX Watch. Bring your old watch in to us today for our CASH OFFER. RoIGX PFIRCE Lt mss i0 insy ids s $500. and up Illinois 21 J...... Patek Philippe . Clgin 21 i0000 Eaton‘s Quarter Century Club. Hamilton 23J....................... Waltham Railroad Grade... Hampden, Rockford, Birks..... ANYTHING OF VALUE WANTED HIGHEST PRICES for all ROLEX Watches. Special interest in Eaton‘s Quarter Century Club Wrist Watches. We are TOP BUYERS for high quality European Wrist Watches in gold and silver. Designers Watches also Wanted. Bring your old Watch in to us today for our CASH OFFER. Bolex PFIRCE ..s21s.:: sns im e ind ioi $500. and up Patek Philippe.... $1, Movado GOId......................... Eaton‘s Quarter Century Club... Cartier (all types)....................... Tiffany, Piaget, Hamilton Gold.. Dental Gold... CANADA C.G.E. will BUY all Sterling, European, and American silverware Silver DOIQr$ 1967 QMQ 0000 and jewellery in any condition. Franklin Mint and other private s . s ; 50¢ 1967 and prior.. 1.50 and up VICTORIAN JEWELLERY m’““neenlf‘rffik;lfid‘;;“c‘:f in any quantity. Prices are based on _ 75¢ 1906 and prior. ie T5G EATON‘S QUARTER CENTURY CLUB WRISTWATCH : 10¢ 1966 and prior. ..25¢ STERLING SILVER , ANTIQUE SILVER 25¢ 1967 and 1968.. anted POCKET WATCHES We pay Premium Prices for Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Early [ 10¢ 1967 and 1968.. Wanted WRIST WATCHES Canadian, and Early American Sterling. Tea services, serving | UNITED STATES ANTIQUES trays, sauce boats, candelabra, collector‘s spoons, and serving [ Silver Dollars 1935 and prior..... $5. and up MILITARY BADGES spoons are of particular interest to us. Whether a large ACCUMUIA~ B 5â€"¢ 1963 ANG $1.50 ALL WORLD COINS tion or a single item, we will be pleased to identify ax;our old silver § 25¢ 1964 and prior.. .. 175¢ PLATINUM JEWELLERY and make a Cash offer. On very large lots we will make housecalls. T08 1964 ABQ n 32200010011 on iescsc 25¢ OLD PAINTINGS 50¢ 1970 @MG Wanted PORCELAIN FIGURINES _ SCRAP JEWELLERY S OLD Colns Jn eonen We are interested in purchasing all Scrap Jewellery, Gold, [ CaANADA / BRONZES » CLOCKS Silver, and Platinum Rings, Bracelets, Lockets, Broaches, || §5 1912.14........................ $125 SCRAP GOLD » PEARLS Lavaliers, Cameos, Necklaces, Earâ€"ings, and other items. | $191912.11.. .$250 TIN TOYS » OLD DOLLS Thi’g 20 D charge or obligation to have your jewellery evalâ€" [ $70 1967 in get.............. $210 CARVED IVORY + OLD OILLAMPS _ wated for a Cash offer, $100 1976â€"87 22K...$210 and up ENGLISH SILVER X DIAMONDS $100 1976â€"92 14K........... Wanted UNITED STATES OLD MILITARY ITEMS g : Cash Offers are made on all Diamonds mounted or loose. We buy MUSIC BOXES 4 old European cuts, mine cuts, and rose cuts. We pay the Highest OLD SWORDS DAGGERS Prices in Cash for all shaPes, sizes, quality, and cuts, Diamond OLD SILVER TROPHIES jewellery pieces that are of merit, in our opinion, will be priced LALIQUE GLASS acoordin‘%fi'l to their estate value. Stones in damaged or out of style 4 TIFFANY GLASS LAMPS settr.ingts ill be pufihaseg f%x: indiw;f]isua(l: };al;:d Pnlcées are for l::l ci'- 1/2 Sovereign......................... $50 $20. OLD CUT DIAMONDS ant CUb commercial grade Diamonds. C1 ; oC O InCIUCâ€" [ GERMAN RUSSIAN FRENCHL........... Wanted SILVER GOLD BOXES ;(rii:etgx;;sgh\:g] be priced lower. Very hlgll: quality stones will be We Buy All Gold Coins. Please come in for our Cash Offer. ST(I;:I}?[I)‘II%GU%TEASI};I ;%I:JSSES %a;x‘afi ............................ Price per Carat COLLECTOR‘S COINS CARVED OLD CAMEOS 18. 54. C.G.E. pays Premium Prices for scarce Canadian and foreign OLD TOBACCO TINS 98. coins. Prices paid are subject to condition of the coin. Badly worn, POSTAGE STAMPS ________ d}maged, and polished coins will be priced lower. Coins in excepâ€" PAPER MONEY er $1,000 and u tional condition will be priced higher. CANADIAN MINT PRODUCTS B ed in jewellery set with other precious and DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS. MECHANICAL OR IRON BANKS Eaton‘s semi precious stones. MILITARY MEDALS We Buy All Medals, Awards, Badges, Orders and Decorations. We are particularly interested in Canadian Medals and Cap Badges. Nazi memorabilia is wanted and purchased for cash. Fenian Raid.......... 65 OLD SPORTS CARDS MEMORABILIA ART DECO JEWELLERY FIGURINES ANY VALUABLE ITEM CHINA FIGURINES C.G.E. buys all Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester, and Hummel Figurines, Lamps, and Toby Jugs. Bring your Figurines or a list by name and number and we will be pleased to make an offer. n Club 1¢ 1925... 5¢ 1921... 5¢ 1926 Far. 20¢ 1858........... 50¢ 1947 ML.... 50¢ 1948................ s ROYAL DOULTON i Silver Dollar 1945. ow m gon gleg}:x; ...... Silver Dollar 1947 ML.... HN % (l) gfilt]t?;lg Figure.... :g(s)g /_p- RCMP Long Servi Silver Dollar 1948...... HN 1858 Da Y# 5250' eA 5¢ Silver Newfoundian We ... $250. Silver Dollar USA 1794â€"1809 ... $225. HN 2253 The Puppetmaker........ $175. HN 2015 Sir Walter Raleigh ...... $300. WORLD COINS HN 637 Masquerade................... $200. WE buy all foreign coins of any date in any condition. We want all collectors‘ coins, government issue sets, merchants‘ tokens, and PAPER MONEY others. No collection is too large or too small for our consideraâ€" tion. If you have a very large collection we will be happy to view it in your home. WE DO HOUSE CALLS. Highest Prices paid for all Canadian banknotes issued 1937 and prior. All Shinplasters and notes purchased in any condition. We also buy all USA and foreign paper money. ITEMS NOT LISTED MAY BE BROUGHT IN FOR A CASH OFFER CANADIAN GOLD EXCHANGE $10 3. All other Military Items Wanted for Cash Paym ent Licenced Estate Buyers APPLEBY MALL, APPLEBY LINE/NEW ST., BURLINGTON, DECEMBER 157, 2ND, 3RD ONLY. We make house calls. Security provided. Bonus to Senior Citizens.