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Welcome Legion curlers Best of luck on your 1980 Championship Bonspiel THE CARPET BARN 26 Guelph St 8779896 DONS AUTO SERVICE SLIDE on into Dons and we will KNOCK OUT the bugs in your car WE SKIP OVER Brake Spring rearching timeups 8778122 I ARMSTRONG Rl J UNIT J OH ft A Donald James Ltd Welcome Legion Curlers Best of hick in your championships key io uve S Jack Beer INSTRUCTOR 13 In tyre Crescent Georgetown Fourday tourney features provinces 36 best curlers Georgetowns Branch 120 of Royal Canadian Legion will be hosting the Legions Ontario Settlor Curling Championships this weekend at the North Hilton Golf and Country Ready accommodate toprank curler Thurs day through Sunday the Georgetown branch also boated the tournament In 1170 well a 175 when the tournament was still open to curlers of all agea Three years ago the tourney divided Into categories for Seniors and Junior la response to the growing number of young rinks from branches that allowed associate members and from the Armed Forces Senior rinks are not allowed have members under SO years of age This years tournament will be doubly interesting far Legion members as their branch Is not only hosting the event but entering a senior team composed of skip Harvey Chappel Ken Taplin Pal Chamberlain and Gord Camp bell competing for the Provincial title Last years rink of Cbappel Chamberlain Campbell and Trevor Williams won the honor of hosting years championships by defeating all comers In last years Ontario finals in Richmond HID The winners or the tournament boats the following years championships but must still win their district finals in order to participate This year the local Legion rink was the lop rink in the district There are S3 Legion teams In District In which the Georgetown Legion When the Legion hosted the tournament in To and it was unable to win the district those years and thus railed to place a team In the championships The Georgetown rink managed a third place finish in the Dominion finals last year but was only one game away from a firstplace finish This years Dominion finals will be held In Halifax which would be a somewhat more rewarding trip for the eventual Ontario winners than last years trip to the faraway community of Woodbridge Harold Badham Branch President say a that this years tournament will be good for the economy of Georgetown since most of the participants will be staying In the Georgetown Motor Inn and Cedar Springs Motel In 75 when we hosted the Provincials Georgetown didnt have the facilities to accomodate a large number of people be said so we had to put most of the people up in Brampton and transport them to and from town This year everyone will be here and the town will prosper because of it The opening ceremonies will be held Thursday tomorrow night and invitations have been sent out to Premier BUI Davis as well as many local dignitaries After the ceremony the curlers and those attending the ceremony will retire to the Legion for refreshments The closing ceremony Sunday will see the presenta tion of the Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Curling Cup senior which at this time is housed in the display Mill Street 1969 CHAMPIONS The first Georgetown learn to win the provincial was In when these four men went all the In North Hat with an undefeat ed nine game streak Left to right the are third Doug lead lal Chamberlain second Doug penny and skip Harveys back at Georgetown rinks helm Harvey something hero in the eyes of his former Georgetown branch comrades returns this weekend from his current home In Florida to again compete with the Georgetown in the Legions Senior Curling Champion ship Mr Chappel now enjoying his retirement in the sunny south skipped both of Georgetowns previous winners in the provincial competitions and resumes the command position on his championship this Thursday through Sunday Norm Ward president of Branch between and 1975 when both won the championships and hosted the subsequent recalled Mr Chap pels accomplishments and those of his rink motes fondly last week in conversation with The Herald The big meet Is quite an event he said The members and participants really take it seriously and put on quite a show Mr Ward noted that Pat Chamberlain of the Georgetown team was a member of the branchs original Gord Campbell also returning this year with Mr Chamberlain Is an active member of the North Halton Golf and Country Club where the is being held Rounding the 1980 Georgetown rink is Ken a relative newcomer Mr Chamberlains an avid curler whos been on some outstanding teams Including the rink that won legions Provincial Championships Mr skipped that team as well as this years when it won all nine games played in North Bay Also on team Merc Doug Ellis and Dune Moneypenny Mr Chamberlain calls Mr Chappel our commuting member since hes been living in Florida for the winter months this year When the Georgetown won the district in Brampton this year it was the last shot of the game against Branch 15 from Brampton that won it for them Mr Chappel refers to that loss as shot because it meant he had to come back up for the provincial finals Mr Chamberlain claims that no matter what kind of complaints you might hear from Mr Chappel you can bet hell be here even If he has walk up Mr Chamberlain currently plays at the curling in while Ken Taplin curls In Scarborough TH BRIGGS UPHOLSTERING Qualify Workmanship Stewarttown FOR SALE I THE SIGN THAT SELLS Royal Trust Your first name in Real Estate Georgetown Market Place 8775237 Toronto Royal Trust Corp of Canada Realtor COMPLIMENTS OF NORTH LTD MAIN ST GEORGETOWN ONT 8777777