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TIENT TREN, oN Fie T TET NTT TEES AEST Bors PORT PERRY §TAR -- Tuesday, August 29; 1989 -- 7 GOOD LUCK, GEORGE Nice to see that George Bumett has been 115 med an assistant coach with the Oshawa Gener- als. George, of course is well known in hockey cir- cles in Port Perry. He went through the minor sys tem here, played Junior with the London Knights and then opted for the academic route, taking a de- gree at McGill in Montreal and playing for the Red- men a the same time, where he held some scoring records. He was bitten by the coaching bug. and for two seasons skippered the Junior C MoJacks in Port Perry, taking them all the way to the Ontario cham- plonship series in the 1986-87 season. Last year, e coached the Seneca College hockey team. George has a lot of friends in the Port Perry- Uxbridge area, and I'm sure they all wish him well gs he kgs on this new challenge with the Oshawa enerals. | know | was always impressed with George when he coached Junior hockey in this community. He knows the game inside out, and was able to pass his knowledge on to his players. 'He was certainly a no-nonsense kind of guy who set rules and standards for the team and de- manded that they be followed. He was tough, but Jain 2 he could make difficult decisions when he ad to. | remember George sacking a pretty good Mo- Jack defenseman at the start of a tough playoff se- ries over a spearing penalty. At the time, he said simply, he can't tolerate that kind of infraction of the rules by any player on his team. Viewpoint by John B. McClelland | don't think it was any great secret around Port Perry that George had coaching ambitions be- yond the Junior C level, and certainly his appoint- sn as an assistant with the Gens is a big step for m. | wish him well. He's a real student of the game and a class guy. But George isn't the only Port Perry connec- tion with the Oshawa Generals this fall. Clair Cornish was drafted by the team last spring and he'll be attending the Gens camp when it opens this week. Clair Played Jr. B hockey in Newmarket last fall, and | know there are a lot of people in the Port Perry area hoping this young man will earn himself a spot in the Gens line-up. So good luck to both George and Clair. Speaking of hockey (gee, is the summer near- ly over?) there is a lot of anticipation among the MoJack management and coaching staff about the up-coming Junior C season. As you may be aware, the Central League has been "re-arranged" to include just seven teams. Wellington, Trenton, Madoc and Lindsay are gone, leaving Port Perry, Uxbridge, Lakefield, Little Brit- 2h, Ajax, Bowmanville and Cobourg top battle it out. The teams won't be faced with those expen- sive road trips to Wellington, Madoc and Trenton this winter, and the potential is there to develop some real inter-club rivalries which should make for _ good hockey and help to bring more paying cus- tomers through the turn-stiles. | firmly believe that Junior C fans in these com- munities are going to see some great hockey this winter with the stream-lined league. The MoJacks start training camp early in Sep- tember (the 10th | believe) and their first league game is October 8, at home to Lakefield. The MoJacks have a great nucleus of players eligible to return from last season, there are several local youngsters with enough talent to crack the line-up, and the coaching staff will be doing the usual recruiting from outside the community. Frankly, | believe this coming season is going to be something of a watershed for Junior C hock- ey. It is the ideal opportunity for this seven-team league to really generate some enthusiasm and dis- play a top quality product on the ice for the fans who shell out good money to see the games. Running a Junior C hockey club is an expen- sive proposition these days, and hockey is in a competition for the "entertainment" dollars. Hockey fans in this area have been fairly re- sponsive in recent years with their support for the Junior C MoJacks, due in large part to the fact the club has been successful on the ice. Hockey fans are willing to part with their hard- earned dollars, but aside from one glaring excep- tion (the Leafs) fans demand quality on the ice. The seven clubs in the Central Jr. C League have a great opportunity to "show their stuff" Remember When? 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 14, 1944 The engagement is announced of Florence Ellen White to Harvey Wesley Mahaffy and the marriage will take place on Saturday, September 30. Mrs. Orr Graham, Misses Mercedes Waridel and Annie Nott of Port Perry spent an enjoyable weekend trip by boat to Port Dalhousie and St. Catharines. : The building committee for the new church on the island met at the home of Mr. George Sweetman's on Monday evening. There was a great turn out at the Public School Opening - one hundred and ninety-two. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 16, 1954 The installation of the new officers for the Port Perry Lions Club took place at the initial meeting of the new 1944-45 term. Past President - Sam Griffen; President - Cecil Ptolemy; 1st Vice President - Charles Howsam; 2nd Vice President - Clifford Smith; Secretary - Reg. Boundy; Treasurer - Ernie Hayes; Directors - G.M. Rennie, Roy Cornish, Bill Chapman, Don - Crozier. Port Perry will be one of the many places in Canada to have the honour of reviewing an art exhibit of many of Europe's great masters. Canadian records were established in ten classes as the Port Perry Yacht Club staged the first official speed trials in the Dominion's history. © 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 16, 1959 Ross Bailey, Uxbridge, R.R. 4, and Bob Brown, Brechin, were two of ten boys to win a $100. award for catching a calf at the Calf Scramble sponsored by the Ontario Aberdeen Angus Association at the C.N.E. The Fire Brigade at Port Perry answered a call to extinguish a fire in a car owned by Mr. T. Anderson of Epsom. The number of students registered at the Port Perry High School this term is 339, the greatest number ever to enrol. Of these 181 are boys. 25 YEARS AGO 'Thursday, September 17, 1964 A well known and popular face at auction sales for the last 45 years in this area is Mr, Ted Jackson. Since 1919, Mr. Jackson has conducted almost 4,000 sales in this area, which is almost an average of 100 per cent. Announcement was made by the Department of Education on September 9, that Margaret Terrett has been granted the (Turn to page 12) Letters to the editor Motorists urged to watch for bikes To the Editor: On August 24, 1989, I was hit by a car while riding my bicycle down 7A Highway. It was the most horrifying moment of my life. For those seconds I flew through the air my whole life flashed before me; I think that's Feeling the heat! To the Editor: Re: Viewpoint, 'Feeling the Heat." Congratulations, John! I am sending a copy of your article to Mulroney. (Stevenson's secretary has probably read it already). Typically, however, we cannot ex- pect a reasonable response. Can we? I have one more bone to pick: When did the capital of our coun- try become known as Ottawa -- Hull? Is this yet another attempt to appease the appetite of our francophone cousins who, having successfully persuaded the rest of us to accept bilingualism while they remain absolutely unilingual in Quebec, now expect us to also accept their city as our new capital? No way! Les Parkes, Port Perry, Ont. what scared me most. It's funny how it takes an accident like this one, or even a lot worse, for most of us to realize what we have. The woman who hit me was making a right turn on a red light, and I was going straight with the green light. She said she didn't -see me. When she finally did, it was too late. She stepped on the accelerator to go around me. I hit the driver's side of the car. This driver's excuse just isn't good enough. Now that Port Perry is growing so rapidly, I think motorists should realize that there will not only be more traf- fic and pedestrians, but a lot more cyclists using the roads. By law, cyclists have just the same rights- -and responsibilities--that drivers do. All too often, we don't get the Smile For The Day consideration we deserve as road users and individuals. We're not alone. Motorcyclists get treated poorly at times, too. Just because some of us wish to operate smaller machines doesn't mean we should be treated dif- ferently. If people take their bikes on the roads, we must obey the same rules as motorists. Most of us try, but we aren't given a fair chance. If I was driving a truck, maybe the woman would have seen me. I don't know. I do know that size does not make you right. I only hope that by writing this I can help prevent a more serious acci- dent by telling everyone to look and look again. Leanne M. Nixon Prince Albert "THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. MEDICATION I DID MENTION THERE MIGHT BE SOME SIDE AFFECTS." WHEN I PRESCRIBED YOUR