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Coming to Port Perry... GREY CUP The Scugog Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that the Grey Cup will be making an appearance at this year’s Induction Ceremony taking place Thursday November 12 at7 p.m. at the Scugog Arena. The Hall of Fame Committee is also pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for the event will be author Kevin Shea. The Grey Cup will be on site from 5-9 p.m. Coldwell Banker R.M.R,, Port Perry, is sponsoring its appearance. Fans can get their picture taken with the Cup free of charge. The actual Grey Cup game will be played a little over two weeks later. Winnipeg will host the 103rd edition of Canada’s beloved football champi- onship on November 29. Hall of Fame Chairperson, Leanne Ashbridge, is excited at what to expect come Nov- ember. “The committee made a con- scious decision to make this event bet- ter and more important every year,” offered Ms. Ashbridge. “and it looks like we have done just that. Having Kevin Shea and the Grey Cup in the building on the same night is just su- per. We can’t wait until November 12 to really shine a light on all the worthy inductees and guests of this special evening.” The Grey Cup is a trophy produced by Birks Jewellers that has been part of Canadian sports since 1909, when Governor General Earl Grey donated it for the Canadian football champion- ship. The original conditions stated QUALITY PARTS ~ FAIR PRICING Winter is coming. Let us help! MAIL IN REBATES HOURS: ‘Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm Mark & Leahann Willes QUALITY SERVICE For appointments calt 905-985-9292 1511 Reach Rd, Unit 2, Port Perry that the “cup must remain always under purely amateur conditions,” although there there is good reason to believe that this was at the urging of P. D. Ross of the Ottawa Journal rather than Lord Grey. The name “Grey Cup” has since been used to refer both to the trophy and the event. The trophy itself has had a storied past, enduring fire, theft and damage, most recently in 2006 when the BC Lions broke the base during victory celebrations. In 2008 it travelled to Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan where, on Canada Day, Canadian personnel stationed there passed it around. Noted hockey author Kevin Shea will be the keynote speaker and is looking forward to the event. “Hockey's extraordinary history is built on its stories, and I am very pleased to have been invited to share some with the great folks of PortPerry,” said Shea. “I’m looking forward to meeting many of you in November!” Kevin Shea is a hockey historian and award-winning author of 14 hockey books, including ‘Crossing the Line’ (Derek Sanderson's au- The Scugog Sports Hall of Fame INDUCTION CEREMONY with Guest Speaker Kevin Shea Thursday November 12, 7 p.m. Scugog Sports Hall of Fame Scugog Arena 1655 Reach St., Port Perry Tropuy on Disptay FROM 5 - 9 P.M. Tire sales and installation FREE BATTERY with any service Kevin Shea, the evening's guest speaker. tobiography), ‘Barilko: Without a Trace’ and ‘Over the Boards’ (Ron Ellis’s biography). He is currently writing the official 100-year his- tory of the Toronto Maple Leafs for MLSE. Shea was recently hon- oured by being awarded the Brian McFarlane Award for excellence in hockey research and writing from the Society for International Hockey Research. He is the Hockey Hall of Fame’s writer and teaches hockey history at Seneca College. During th: day, Kevin handles public relations for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. He is married to his high school swee heart and lives in Ajax. Coldwell Banker is one of the lead- ing Real Estate companies in North Durham and one of the tops in the entire Durham Region. Its mandate is to always be giving back to the com- munity and to that end has donated well more than $40,000.00 to local causes over the last five years. CB RMR is proud to be associated with the Hall of Fame and looks forward to sponsoring the appearance of one of Canada’s iconic pieces of history, the Grey Cup. By Shawn Lackie, Special to Focus on Scugog THE #1 BRAND SNO-THRO® IN THE WORLD JUST GOT BETTER. For a limited time, itional THE KING OF SNOW® RHAM KUBOT: 4179 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa m 905-655-3291 + 1-800-575- 5656. @uboka. when quality counts FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2015 51