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vl i s ysi economist sunffibune seorts if f v thursday jan11 2001 19 o- jmemrrihg on lake simcoe shut down mikehayakawa if youre a veteran ice angler who wet ted a line on lake simcoe you know there was a time a few years back when schools of lake herring swimming below your ice hut and catches of these fish were a common occurrencet inrecent years though sightings and catches of these fish commonly known as ciscd have been few and far between v if the currehttrend continues there could be a time down the road when you might tell your grandchildren about thosegoodolddaysofcatchinglakeher rings on lake simcoe efforts however are being carried out- to remedy this dilemma as the ministry of natural resources closed down the lake herring fishery on lake simcoe back on jan 1 since 1978 ministry studies have indicated jthat lake herring numbers have been in decline supporting their notion was plenty of positive public input which noted that catches in recent yearsoflake herring indicate that any fish caught were substantially larger than they oncewere- 1 this is an indication that something iswrong noted vvuwegman a ministry spokesman from meaurdrapistrict office right n6w theres no evidence that theres anyjiatiiral reproduction whilethe ministry cannot pinpoint a specific jreason for ithe lake herrings demise theyjspeculated several factors j might come into play ci am thciteare increased urban runoff which in him rnightcover 4 ahyeggs that lake herring deposit more development in the watershed aridcon- rmuednmpff of fertilizers and 1 other agriculturnutfents 4 nvlba smaller- extent predation from iaketrbutandwliitefish- might also have resulted infevrer lake herring j a y s tsvvitiithe mmistrysdecisioritoshut r j downelakehefririglfisheryanyof jj species can be differentiated by taking a n cffflexammationpf their mouths 5mafltlfuifsi a 35alakehernngs simriarjtowhatf s done withm lakeotoutlandiwrntefishthelministrklg what goes around comes around it was 51 years ago i first cut my teeth on a writing career in sports at the stouffville tribune this week i return again its sports and again its the tribuneplusa weekly fea- r- ture in the stoiiffville sunt v history sometimes repeats itself it was bruce stapleys sabbati- caldownunderthatsetthestage ofmy filling induringtaabsence for my return now that youre retired with he accompanied notbig to da i thought maybe susan and sons drew and griffin you t0 take over sai are spending a- year m ipfdmised id think about it chnstchurch new zealand its which tdid with no result all part of anexchange program then sports editor mike involving sue a teacher on the hayakawacauedandarimterview jim thomas staff of glad park public school and an instructor of similar skills from christchurch-w- j 5j although theplanningsbeeh part of the stapley family itinerary more than six mbnthsit was bruce who initiated the proposal three weeks ago he questioned the likelihood was arranged i agreed to give it ago- so here i am turning back the clock a half century y yes it feels strange for- so much has changed in the area of sports and everything else since 1949 r s- my first assignment way back then was covering the official opening of the then new arena on park street south of main however charles nolan the tribunes editor didnt consider me sufficiently qualified for so important a role and rightly so so i shivered on the sidelines a mere spectator to all that went on but the die had been cast hockey and baseball would soon follow i seldom missed a match but it wasnt easy for i was attending business college at the time i would hitch a ride from markhamttostouffville some- times in below zero temperatures only to freeze to death in an arena that wasnt heated one night following a hockey game at collirigwqod l walked via highway 48 from stoiiffville to markham arriving home at 5 am just in time for morning chores on another occasion i rode in the back of a pickup truck to oshawa to cover a hockey game ball games were easier at least it was warmer while much of my time was spent in rinks and on diamonds there was more much more figure skating carnivals track and swim meets lawn bowling tour naments and pro wrestling bouts kept me on the go i loved every minute it was in stouffville that i first met figure skater don jackson it was in stouffville i first met pro wrestler whipper watson it was in stouffville i first met hockey pro charlie conacher it was in stouffville i first met golf phenom marlene streit and it was in stouffville i first met baseball immortal earl cook plus others still alive and living here including ken may keitn acton cliff dunkeld bob and cindy mcneil a fraternity of friends no i cant reverse the clock but maybe just maybe i can catch up its good to be back thanks for asking 1- a tuesday wednesday thursdays at qnn am i li wo7 at 930 am tgracefariglican church markfiarn to register wi oonc171 7fl80vi marycelrea 9qs471 j82j a 77iejcaoolof a complete yoga children 612 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