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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 10 Dec 2004, p. 21

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21 *5 prts sleblanc@haltonsearch.com vGrey Cup back in town Lesa than a month after vislting Guardian Angeis School, the Grey Cup was back et another local school this wee< - as Toronta Arganaut inebacker Michael O'Shea brought the CFL's coveted championship trophy to four-year- aid son Mlchaei's achoal, St. Peter'a, Manday momning. Through two aasem- biles, the entire achool got a chance ta meet the three-time Grey Cup champ and later touch Canadien football's Holy Grail. Aboya, atudenta get an up close and personal look at the trophy, while a few (et left) gather wlth Michael Jr. and his dad wlth the cup. O'Shea alao vlalted Hômellardware. Modest numbers don't faze Haydar AHL x'eteran 's personal production down a bit, but Une and team's efforts certain/y above-par Darren Haydar may be having trouble putting up points Ibis season, but bis reg- ular Milwaukee Admirais line certaîniy isn't. Wite sinting wits a modesi five goals and seven assisîs in 17 games. the lisird- year AHL bas spent the lion's share of Ibis year toîling wilb team scoring leader Simon Gatoache and Vem Fiddler - wbo're a combîned + 18 and have 54 points beiween isemn. -i'm aciuaiiy more învoived in lise play titan ai ibis time Lasi year, l'm jusi not loucbing tise puck wben il's goîng in,' said 25-year-old Haydar, who higbiighted ibis season wilb a goal and lwo assisis in a 4-3 viciory in Manitoba Novemnber 28. "My numbers arenit Up tisere, but I've bad some meetings wilis tise coacbes and lsey're happy (wiib my perfornance).- Mucb like lasi season, second-year coacb Claude Noei is roling four uines consisîenîly - leaving Haydar and bis fel- low offensive standouts with less piaying lime Iban was previousiy enjoyed. But baving captured lise Calder Cup Ibis pasi spring with a 'depth wins cbampi- onships' approacb. Miiwaukee's snipers aren't iikeiy 10 complim. -Hey. il's an 80-game season, remarked Haydar of tise evenly- dîstributed ire lime. Enjoyîng one of the league's mosi potent offenses, the Admirais currenlly su second in ' tise West Division ai * 14-3-2-1 -just w points behind lise Grand Rapids Griffins wîîb lhree games in Darren Haydar hand. They shouid gel a sîrong indication of their chances of defending lise league titie Ibis weekend, wiiis a stiff liree-games-in-lisree-days road trip being capped wiîh a showdown wilis the East Division-ieading Phîladeiphia Phanloms Sunday aflemroon. Marauders duo take over team National champs haie tin, logo and arc iovn, a non-proit clubl By JON KUIPERIJ The Champion .iere sseek' atici tise Mittîti Msarautder,, As in tiseitltu l tat îipttuîîstttioiýhî. Ilie lotî al tcatît lias itesi o' tet sttpý \eLnti estuilv tisîilv titi itde1 hcad Uc ali î\I ito. ýii lttîelacke \Vis te St msiiski andu Stîi ii-dis %site. Ctîîtlutt. tame assunied coiiiîl oi tie Noitterit Ftîtbtl Cuîiiereiiie c.lutb, iliey're caretti iii to deserise isettîsels es as os% tiers. Alter aIt, A ilt i at vnersisip grîup. tise Mitauders citulditi he seen as a ntîo-tor-prtîltt îîrganizaiion. And îubiaînîng liitir-pîîl it st:ttus was a nmajoir reasuin Emno attd tbe Slirtsins reettly iook ove'r tise teain front tormer ossuers At Colver, Norm Colser îîîg a debi ofI approximate- ly $18100) in tise process. -Wr diduti actually buy %te train and we don't wanî to býe classified as owners, Emît said. -We approacised tise oîrigitnal ossuer- slîip group ai tise end of (last> season witb ideas to move tise ieami fiîrward, certain tings tisai need to transpire foîr us Io be success- fui. One of tisem was to become a not Itîr-profit griîup. aîd ire rani, (be one) wits an uuwnersisip group.- Emo isopes tise leam's not for profit status wIll lead to tundîng from tise Town of Milton, wisicis it bas not bren eligîble for in tise pasi. Due to financial constraînts, tise Marauders were able to send only 55 of their 85 players 10 Edmonton for October's Canadian Major Football Lecague final againsi tise Calgary Woltpack, whics Milton wron 401-27. "Part of tise issue, and 1 undersland it, was we werenît a not-for- profit organizalion and tisai seemed tu raîse concems, Emît saîid of the Towns decision not tu financiaiiy back tise Marauders'toip tu Alberta. Tise coachs noled bis tram bas made a concerted effort lise pasl couple years to contribute to the communiîy. During Ibat lime, tise Marauders bave parlicipaied iu biood donor clinirs, M.S. waiks and Saivation Army fundnaising evenîs, assisted the Rose Chserry Home. been mnvolved in the Santa Claus parade and organized youlb football camps. 1I bave the utanost confidence in the Town of Milton... Ibat these people wiii look aI us and see we're doing everytsing in our power îo comply mith ail Ibeir guidelmnes and mishes (for fond- ingi." said Emo. "Hopefully, tisey wili look ai us now in a differ- eut ligisi and say they're gomng 10 belp us." Emo and Wayne Siiwinsk are sciseduled tu meet with the Town's direclor of recreation services, Joy Anderson, next week. Organizational restmucturing aside, the Marauders miii bave a new on-field look nexi year as weli. Milton players will sport the team's new logo -designed by Carolyn Sliwinski - on Ibeir iselmets and pants afler receully discovering Ibeir former design mas inlemalionally copyrigbted. If you are high risk, don't wait to get your flu shot. The flu is a senious iiilectioîis disease. Especially if you are isigh risk. So it's imîportaint to get your free flui sho now. If yoîi are tiser the age of 65 or have a chronic niedîcal condition, you are ai increased risk tof flu-reiated cîomplications. Infants between 6 aod 23 months of age are also ai increased nisk. Talk Io votîr duictor or local public healts tunt. Ask your pharnîacist. Or calI for a clinic ocar voi I -866-FLIJ-'N-YOU TITY 1-800-387-5559 www.health.gov.on.ca

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