WHITBY FREEPRESS% WEDNESDAY, -JANUAR(ý 27, 1-1988,-, PAGE Bokin ofi le ROXANNE REVIELER' News & Features Editor Phon2 655-36317 -Did you see the hockey game Monday night? The one I1 t.lwas quite obvious that the hockey, scouts saw that pitted the Toronto Maple Leafs aga inst the -Calgary something in each of them, somethinig latent, just waitingý Flames. if you did, you probably nodticed there was a largè - to be developed.. Everyone was excited when late in the cheering contingent for the Flames. season Gary was approached and, brought Up, to the. The lads from Whitby were in Tow&n, -and ýi Wouldn't -v~w vd~ '~T'" OshawaLegionnaires to play junior B and after only a few,' doubt for a minute that haif of the miunicîpality were in the if II~ J ~ mnh ikdu yOtw 68t lyjno-A hockey Garden.s for the event. ,ý Prior to ,the draft. He became captain of his club. and led Who is she babblingon buyuak o iuedkb them to a Memorial Cup. The following-yéar, knowingý adGary Roberts of'course. Where haveSrou been for theRxnnRelr they were out of contention for the cup, Ottawa comp-lied last few months anyway? . with the request from Guelph Platers for Gary's' services.., And those.who made the trip to Toronto, and those of us -- He was traded to them at playoff turne and wasinstrumen- who watched the game on the tube, weren't disappointed. tal in winnîng another Memorial Cup. It was no 'Wonder he What a performance.they put on. was chosen as Calgary's first draft choice later. that year. Joe (l'i slip away from proper journalism, and cail MimT-fh-.7 And now, with the Flames holding down the number one Joe because Nieuwendyk is one heck of a handie to keep J U-ci spot in the NHL, it is conceivabe Saney Cup victory typing over and over) scored the second goal of the game s o could-be on the horizon. cn hipped in with one later on for his 36th and 37th of the put on sho Joe went a different route, playing junior B hockey *t year. This nobody, whose name sports reporters couldn't Pickering' Panthers until he accepted a joint hockey and even pronounce three months ago, now stands second in lacrosse scholarship at Corneil University. While playing, the whole NHL in goalscoring behind Mario Lemieux. He power play, Gary on penialty killhng. What a future they varsity hockey he earned many awards and was a mem- has seven goals more than the Great One, and 23 of those have ahead of them. . ber, along- with, Gary, on Canada's junior hockey team à ." goals have been on the power play. It's incredible. I have been fortunate.enough to have knoWn both young which toured Europe and brought home a medal. He And Gary showed he can pop. them in the net too with men and their families' for years. Although they are both didn't even go through the NHL draft. Calgary was smnart Calgary's. fifth goal. Those who know Gary's style of two years older than my son, it happened their teain enough to pick him up-before anyo ne else could get to him. hockey and have folloWed his career over the. years hoped always played just prior or just after rny son played at So here they are nô*. At the ripe old age Ã"f. 22 , they are he would stir it up a bit and he did.' A littie fight added to Iroquois Park each Sunday. Having to be at the arena an bothmaking a naine for theinselves and doing something the excitemfent of the match.- hour before gaInes, and waiting for number one son to un- they- love to do. They both come from great families who Joe-and Gary are on.the same regular line for the dress and shower after the game, I got to see both of thein have supported them for many years. Flames and work well together. This ofcourse is no sur- play quite often. I must admit, back then, they were no So to Gary and'Joe, and their families, I say prise as they were teammates ail through their younger raving hell. As a matter of fact Joe didn't play hockey one congratulations. God knows you've paidyour duesand, years with Brooklin Whitby Minor -Hockey. And they are year because he feit he was too small compared to the rest earned everything you now have. nôw members of Calgary's specialty lines -Joe on the of the team. What a differenice a few years can make. At least that's the way it looks to me. Council asks province for grant foôr work to arena. BRIAN WICK (right), first president of the new Brooklin Optimist Club, accepts.the club's charter from Grant Livie, past goveLrnor of the Central On- tario district for Optimiste. The new club was char- tered last September with formai ceremonies held last Saturday night hn Whitby. Free Press jphoto additives. or Whitby council has asked the Mintstry of Tourism and Recreation lor a capital grant to help pay for improvements to the Luther Vipond Arena in Brooklin and the Centennial building in Whitby. Earlier this year council agreed to repýace arena boards and upgrade the ice-making equipment at Luther Vipond arena, at, a cost of about $105,000. .Work on the Centennial building includes replacement of the front and side'entry doors, gt a' cost of $5,000. Applications must be submnitted to the ministry by Feb. 12. The ministry wfIlIgive graInts up to one- third of the cost of a project ,up to a maximum of $100,00D. - Huntington receives'12,-month,,sentence. FROM PAGE 5 vice to bide the van involved in the incident, repair the windshield, get rid of the tires -and "act as if nothing had happened." She also stated he had been a party to dum- ping the tires stolen froin Major in Lake Scugog. Scott said Hun- tington, as an accessory to the crime, was subject to haif the maximum penalty applicable for manslauglhter, or 14 years in jail. But defence attorney Bruce Shilton said his, client "almost to a fault was always willing to help others in their misfortune." He Society Meets Brooklin Horticultural Society will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight (Jan. 27) at Brooklin United Church Hall, star- ting at 8p.m. The topic for the evening will be "Paper Bags and Crayons" of- fering landscape "surprises" froin Vince Gibbens, Whitby, parks departinent manager. submitted that Ralph Fisher and McCoy had already made preliminary plans to repair the windshield of the van and get rid of the tires prior to approaching Hun- tington and that the trio was not "standing around waiting for guidance." He added that testimony in- dicated it was Liz Fisher and Mc- Coy who secured the windshield froin the Niagara Falls area and McCoy and, Ralph Fisher- who [ V'À ï g 4i i threw the tires into Lake Scugog. Shilton also questioned why charges had been dropped against Liz and Janet Fisher when they had been more involved in the incident than Huntington had. He asked the judge to consider a sentence for Huntington of less than six months to be servýed on the tein- porary'absence program to enable his client to continue witb his job of renovating houses and opeêrating a dog kennel. I-M :11.o /Brooklin Hume Bakeiy & Deicatessan 61 Baldwin St. Brooklun 655-4551 *Fresh Baked DaiIy * Bus *Hot Cross Buns e Squares *Pies *Sausage Rolls e Cookies . Party Sandwiches* Meat Piec cle