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22- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 24, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORTS CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR Port Perry residents Howard Hall and Ted Griffen shared many memories and a few laughs last week as they recalled a few memories of the construction of Port Perry Curling Club's clubhouse. The building was erected in 1958 and is still used today by hundreds of men and women each winter. Total Recall Howard Hall, Ted Griffen share a memory and a laugh as they look back on the history of Port Perry Curling Club's clubhouse By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Sitting back and relaxing on a set of well-worn furniture, two area men instru- mental in the construction of the Port Perry Curling Club chuckle as they share a laugh, and a memory. Pausing for a moment, former club secretary Howard Hall recalls the party the club held after the building was fin- ished construction 40 years ago. He also remembers some of the hijinx that went with it. "Somewhere out there, right in the middle under the ice, is a bottle of rye. I believe it was Weiser's; that was popular back then," said the former Scugog mayor. "I forgot all about that." Sharing the memory with him is Ted Griffen. "We had a great time working on this building. We worked like hell to get it up and then had a big party when it was done," he said. "But that bottle of rye... it's still buried out there." And, as the two reminisce some more, Mr. Hall recalls another thought that had been tucked away for some time. "I remember we skated on it before we even curled on it. We had just finished the building and we went and put skates on," he said with a long laugh. In 1953 the official Port Perry Curling Club was formed after a set of rocks were borrowed from the Cannington Club and play was held at the old arena, which sat behind CIBC. In 1954 the local club purchased their own set of rocks from the Barrie Curling Club which was a real deal, according to Mr. Hall. "We bought 40 pair of rocks for $800," he said, still holding a copy of the receipt of the sale in his hand. "They cost over $10,000 now." After interest began to grow in the sport, the club started to raise funds in 1957 and a year later, the club house was built. "It took us a couple of days to pound the footings in during August of that year," said Mr. Griffen. His company, Lake Scugog Lumber, did the work. "And then we had a guy come in and lay all the cement blocks during the Labour Day weekend. He did a great job and we paid him $12,000 cash." That money, says Mr. Hall, was given to the club on loan from the CIBC. "I remember wondering where we were going to get the money from and then Grant MacDonald came to us and said all we had to do was go down to the bank and sign our names. He'd already had the forms drawn up," said Mr. Hall. "There were 12 guys on the board of directors and we were each going to get a loan for $1,000. The upside was we were getting a club, the downside... if noone joined the club we were each on the hook and we owned the club ourselves. "I remember telling my wife about it... we had just bought a house ourselves and we couldn't afford another thousand dol- lars. I thought she was going to kill me." Their worrjes, however, were unfound- ed as members came aboard and the money was repaid by December of that year, around the actual opening of the building. Once the building was up, the fun times really began, recalled Mr. Griffen. "No one had a set up like us. All the big cities had curling clubs but for small towns to get one... we were one of a few," he said. "It really became the focal point of the whole community. There was no Legion, no community centre... nowhere for people to go and dance and have fun. We were it in town for awhile. "We'd host a bonspiel Saturday and then in the evening everyone came over and we had a dance. It was great." Added Mr. Hall: "We had a lot of things going on here... Port Perry had no place for people to go and socialize; this was'it. "We built a great building here, no cracks at all. Through the years there were no complaints from the neighbours around us or from the Legion. We shared the parking lots and everyone had a fun time at both places." Port's Techstar Bantam team hands Omemee a 6-2 victory The Port Perry Techstar Bantams hosted a fast skating club from Omemee on Wednesday night. The visitors scored early but the Bantams worked hard and by late in the second period Port trailed 3-2. Bad penalties gave the visitors a two man advantage and despite terrific goaltending by Mark Lott, Port fell behind 4-2. More undisciplined penalties in the third made a comeback difficult and the game ended 6-2. Both goals for Port were scored by Adam Moynes with assists going to Mike Wiseman, Matt Smart and Tyler Houthuys. The next game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Stouffville. Good luck boys. Scores from Scugog's bowling lanes Ladies Wednesday Afternoon Bowling Now. 11 Standings: Oregano 38, Rosemary 31, Thyme 30, Mint 28, Basil 21, Sage 20. Games Over 200: Joyce Hawkins 227, 215, Gerri Langille 227, 202, Ruth Alger 218, Nancy Wood 215, Joyce Storry 207, Caron Weber 205, Marg Lee 202, Marg Jeffrey 202. Triples Over 550: Gerri Langille 588, Joyce Hawkins 573, B.J. Short 572, Caron Weber 565, Marg Jefferey 555. Ladies Wednesday Afternoon Bowling Now. 18 Standings: Oregano 43* Rosemary 38, Thyme 37, Mint 28, Sage 22, Basil 22. Games Over 200: Marian Geer 236, Joyce Storry 226, 210, Joan Gaudet 209, Gerri Langille 206, Carol Weber 200. Novices travel to Thorton for tourney Van Camp Contracting squad uses 8-2 victory to grab D title On Saturday, Nov. 21 the Van Camp Contracting Novice house league travelled to Thorton to participate in their first tournament of the year. In the first game they met a very strong team from Oakville. If not for the excellent goaltending of Eric Van Camp the score would have gone out of control. The second game against a team from New Tecumseh was much more evenly matched. Chris Gilson scored to take the lead for Port with Erik Paige and David Piney assisting, however in spite of strong goaltending by Jesse Durward we lost our sec- ond game. Then in the "D" final we played another team from New Tecumseh. This time the boys found their wheels and recorded a decisive 8-2 victory. Jack Bruton led the way with three goals, Chris Gilson had two, Curtis Vanderwoerd, Jesse Durward and Myles Romain picked up single markers. Assists went to Tyler Richards (two), Erik Paige, Matt Polley, Brett Foote, Steve Bond and Jesse Englert. The defense of Cody Young, Steve Bond, Erik Paige, and Jesse Durward played really well allowing goaltender Eric "Patrick Roy" Van Camp to pick up the win. Jack Bruton was awarded two MVP awards and Eric Van Camp picked up the third one to acknowledge their very strong play. \ Sports scores? Fax The Star: 985-3708