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Now leads Ron's Longhorns Chester Graham dropped hockey in favour of basketball as a youth While most Canadian boys are born with a hockey stick in their hands and slick strips of metal as feet, Chester -- the big thing with all my Graham spent much of friends, and my team won his childhood lobbing a the Ontario cham- basketball through a hoop __ pionships for three years at the Midland YMCA, But, when I turned 16 and "T lived at the Y," shot up in height from remembers Graham, 5'1"to6'2"', [turned away instructor, at Midland from hockey and put all Secondary School and my energies into leader of Ron's _ basketball." Longhorns _ basketball Graham's introduction team. "My mother of- to competitive basketball fered to send my meals down to the Y if they'd supply me with a bed." "As a kid hockey. was came at Regent School in Midland where he made the school team despite being younger than any of his team mates. While in all sports earned him playing for the school team, he also was a _ athlete award in 1966. member of the "Y" squad that won the Ontario College in Toronto and the Midget Championships in Midland Secondary School won the Georgian Bay Secondary School Association ships four times while Graham was on the team. His athletic involvement the school's all-round At Lakeshore Teachers University of Guelph, 1961, taking home the Graham again excelled in Most Valuable Player award himself his leading the Guelph team in assists for three years. reasons After winning the Simcoe County Championships with the Hustlers, he returned to Midland and University was to see if I could play College ball," he said. 'I thought about the possibility of joining a professional team but for helped form the Midland a Canadiar it's just im- Mikes, forerunner to Possible." Ron's Longhorns. Mikes "Hamilton's Bob Croft lost in the finals, as did was the only Canadian to last year's Longhorns. Play American "I'm kicking myself professional basketball. now that I quit hockey for Bob is 6'11". " basketball," said Graham landeda job at Graham, "because I his old highschool and would have had a better promptly hit the courts chance making it with the Barrie Hustlers. professionally in AMC 7" PACER REBATE ends January 10th, 1977 (De ide hake é d: nes sag CHECK ALL THE PACER WAGON & SEDAN STANDARD FEATURES See how much more you get for your money. e Power team: 232 CID 6-cylinder engine, 3-speed manual synchromesh transmission with floor shift e Electronic ignition, virtually maintenance-free e Foam-cushioned bench seats trimmed in Rallye Perforated vinyl (Wagon), Basketry Print fabric (Sedan) e Color-keyed carpeting e Folding second seat for up to 47.8 cu. ft. of cargo space (Wagon); 29.5 cu. ft. of space (Sedan) e Ventless door windows; rear quarter window vents (Wagon) e Locking stowage compartment in rear quarter panel (Wagon) e Protective body side scuff molding e Parking brake warning light e Inside hood release e For smoother, quieter riding: isolated front cross member and coil-spring suspension; isolated rear leaf-spring suspension e Heating and Defrosting System e 2-Speed electric wipers/washers e Dome light actuated by doors e Rear hatch with built-in assist for easy opening and closing e Front disc brakes e Ash tray and cigarette lighter e Durable "Luster-Guard" acrylic baked enamel finish NOW SAVE $250.00 ON A GREMLIN There's much more to an NEW FOR 777 BUYER PROTECTION PLAN II: FEATURING A FULL 24 MONTH/24,000 MILE > ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. hockey." He almost made it to the pro ranks, but not in either hockey or basketball. The Pitt- sburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals gave him tryouts as a_ pitcher during his 13 years with the Midland Indians. Graham takes_ his performance with the Longhorns seriously. He's a fierce competitor who is not out for recreation, but is out to win. "At 29 I'm still keen enough that I want to win. It's frustrating at times because some of the other members of the team haven't had a lot of training and are just out for the recreation. It creates personal con- flicts."" The Longhorns' ex- cellent play this year is due in part to the of- fensive strategy worked out by Graham. He adapts this offensive plan for use by the basketball team he coaches at MSS. "IT really enjoy the coaching. It's rewarding to see individuals develop over the years as persons as well as athletes." With his involvement in community affairs and sports, Graham doesn't have as much time as he'd like to spend with his wife Janice and four month old daughter Amy, although they do make it out for the occasional Longhorns game. They can rest easier though, because he has no plans to join another sports team --at least until the new year. Chester Graham Rules established to improve fishing A new set of ground rules to improve the Lake Simcoe fisheries, lake trout and whitefish in particular, has been established by Ministry of Natural Resources biologists, Natural Resources Minister Leo Bernier announced today. Open season for whitefish and lake trout 'Jashions, Group of... © slacks Yo 74 Main St., Penetanguishene CLEARANCE © daytime dresses © evening gowns © pant suits © blouses COATS ELDA ROBILL AR: OFF will be shortened. It will now extend from January 1 to March 15 and from the second Saturday in May until October 5; (the former season for these species extended from December 18 to October Oe A creel limit of two whitefish per person per day will also be in effect, commencing January 1, 1977. There will be no change in the present limit of two lake trout per day. Ice hut removal will be required by March 15 instead of March 31. All ice fishing huts must be registered. The fisheries biologists point out that changing lake conditions now favor yellow perch and smallmouth bass instead of the prime favorites, whitefish and lake trout. In recent years, whitefish catches have declined considerably with mostly large, old fish now being taken. Reasonably good fishing is being maintained to some extent by hatchery- raised trout. In short, natural reproduction of both whitefish and lake trout has declined. In announcing the changes, Mr. Bernier said the restrictions to Lake Simcoe fishing do not indicate the Ministry is placing the blame on the angler for the decline in whitefish and lake trout. "Rather, we are in- dicating that conditions for these species are now less than satisfactory and something must be done to perpetuate coldwater fish stocks. Therefore, a shorter open season and a creel limit will help 'spin out' remaining lake trout and whitefish populations by reducing the numbers taken by fisherman," the Minister said. Natural Resources biologists say that gradual changes over very long periods of time occur in every cold water lake. Natural processes tend to change deep, cold, clear lakes to a shallower, warmer, more enriched, weedy state. They say these very gradual changes have been greatly accelerated on Lake Simcoe during the last few decades by man's activities which are placing stress on the aquatic environment. 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