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s rick briggsjude tribune december 14 1988 a7 former gormley boy on sports network tv scouts need help without main officers the 3rd stouffville pack of scouts cubs and beavers will be disbanded a general meeting to elect members to the group committee will be held thurs jan 5 1989 at christ church anglican stouff ville the time is 7 pm anyone wishing to discuss the various open positions are asked to call mr morrison at 6405672 home or 7526370 work rick briggsjude formerly of gormley and now of mississauga is an employee on the staff of tsn the sports network and loves it i enjoy working with the peo ple here he says its a youthful operation rick claims because everyone likes what theyre doing it doesnt really seem like work but we make sure we do our best v because of this attitude rick is doing what he does best hes held his present position two years coming to tsn from hockey night in canada where he started in the late 70s and re- mained five years when rick left that operation he was primarily a producer reworking on intermission features calling in for out-of- own scores from around the nhl and helping organize the s threestar selections m in 1984 he received a call from the vicepresident in charge of programming at tsn he va of- fered a job a any time you receive a call like that its an honor rick says he quickly accepted recently tsn celebrated that stations fourth birthday ricks pleased to be a part of a growing operation so many folks dislike their jobs i consider myself lucky im paid for doing a hobby he states rick claims hes always been interested in sports and the work is right up his alley following graduation from ijjstouffville dist secondary o rick enrolled at ryerson polytechnical institute where he received his degree in radio and television arts he then went to i work as a student sportscaster at ncfrb where he remained two summers later he spent four months at cko and three years at cfgm oris rick is currently producing expos telecasts for tsn he spent the entire summer travell- r ing with the team visiting every national league city around the i circuit the players are very co- 1 operative he says win or j lose their moods dont change all that much j rick describes his job as that of f a problemsolver in organizing t planning and preparing j telecasts problems often arise he admits one of his most rewarding ex periences was arranging tsns hockey package of nhl telecasts last spring he describes this as the highlight of my career the success of tsns hockey playoff coverage was widely ac- claimed he says we were able to bring infor mation to the viewer quickly us ing a number of satellite dishes rick explains which sport is the most dif- ficult to telecast baseball replies rick you never know where the ball is going rick enjoys covering boxing best however one of his great moments in sport was participa tion in the 1988 calgary games he handled the production of speedskating events and worked as a freelancer for ctv while on holidays remote production sites he says are his first love rick resides in port credit gods country he calls it i tell everyone they should move here he says yes hes happy working for tsn more importantly tsn is happy too glass tiger back home for concert international recording stars glass tiger are returning home this month theyll present a benefit con cert at the newmarket recrea tion complex dec 29 reserve seat tickets 15 are on sale at movie movie in the newmarket plaza davis drive proceeds will go to the run- walkathon for easter seals the holiday season makes the organization a little tougher says chairman joe persechini but what a great christmas gift for disabled kids and the town tickets will make great stock ing stuffers suggests co- chairman dave blackwell last year 25000 was raised for additional information the numbers to call are 8931861 8953603 and 8982385 holidayhours friday dec 23 900 am7 pm saturday dec 249 aml pm monday dec 26 closed tuesday dec 27 closed monday jan 2 closed credit union stouffville district credit union ltd 96 main st w stouffville rick briggsjude formerly of gormley and now of mississauga is an employee on the staff of the sports network tsn rick joined tsn two years ago following a fiveyear stint with hockey night in canada mississauga news earn extra income become a tribune carrier in stouffville route no se003 52 homes it 30 38 greenwood rd pw routes are available in your area call now for yours 6402100 holiday deadlines to celebrate the christmas season the economist sunstouffville tribune offices will be closed on monday december 26th the deadlines for the holiday season are as follows w needmnow something about wjr new community call phone vt j dining out at home ovenready stuffed chicken breasts cordon moritz ham cheese kiev butter chives 4x6o m ovenready chicken wings hot n spicy honey garlic 275 lbs 55 lbs 599 io gourmet cream cheese b io varieties including lox peach vegetable herb sc spice 25 stuffed potatoes gourmet cheddar cheese cheese broccoli oven or micro 8 499 i 6405141 our hostess will bring gifts and greetings along with helpful community information 1 i mm offer expires dec 20th or while quantities last hours 220 main st e monwed 106 pm success square thurs 108 pm iffig 116408866 sun 124 pm vlia wuuuu bun 124 pm wed december 21st edition normal deadline friday december 23rd will include boxing day supplement tues dec 20th noon sunday december 25th no paper wednesday december 28th thurs dec 22nd noon friday december 30th tues dec 27th noon sunday january 1st no paper wednesday january 4th friday dec 30th noon reserve your space today 2942200 6402100 the members of the whitchurchstouffville fire department wish you a fire safe christmas and a happy new year