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The second annual Waterioo City League Christmas party will be during regular playing times from 12 noon to 3: 15 p.m. This Christmas Miracle.on ice Beyond the cutesies, though, the fact is Miracle Food Mart, sponsors of the upcoming Ontario Junior B Miracle Hockey Tournament Christmas week at the Kitchener Aud, is jumping on the conveyor belt of community sports involveâ€" ment in a big way. With a corporate commitment to the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) to underwrite the tourney to the tune of $25,000, Miracle (MFM) is taking the first in what could be many steps to create a greater liaison within the community. At a news conference Monday at the Aud to unveil plans for the eightâ€"team tourney which gets unâ€" derway Dec. 26 and concludes with the goldâ€"medal game Tuesday, Dec. 29, Orillia Miracle Food Mart store manager Ray Busby deâ€" scribed the original concept. ‘"We (MFM) decided that we should be involved with something along these lines," said Busby, an Oakville native and long time coach and official with the OHA. "In our discussions with our director of public relations it was decided we should check out hockey. "I knew (OHA president) Brent (Ladds) so I asked him what he thought we could come up with, and we came up with the idea of a B tourney, there‘s really nothing else for Junior B, and we thought an event like this would build interest in the communities we serve." According to Busby, some 49 Junior B teams are located in cities and towns served by MFM, and with nearly 90% of the players on those clubs being local, the comâ€" Again this year By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor The cliche possibilities sre endâ€" ss. "It‘s in the bag."‘ "We‘re shopping around for new q 122 PDa | k us | "We hope to cash in on their mis~ WE THANK YOU: FOR THE TREMENDOUSRESPONSE ON THE OPENING OF OUR FIRST STORE IN WATERLOO BRIDGEPORT RD. AND WEBER ST.) (IN THE TOWERS PLAZA) WE PROMISE YOU: TO MAINTAIN OUR HIGH STANDARDS OF QUALITY, VARIETY, CLEANLINESS AND SERVICE IN A PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE, OFFERING THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES AT ALL TIMES. WE APOLOGIZE: FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED DURING OUR FIRST WEEK OF OPERATION. Santa on hand at Xmas party OPEN MON.â€"SAT. 10 P.M. McDonald‘s of Waterâ€" loo will supply food to all players, while Santa Claus will take time out of his busy schedule to referee the games. He will be bringing one of his elves with him this year to assist. tant coach and general manager with the Junior B Orillia Travelâ€" ways club, proceeded to map out plans and cost structures for the event, which included the selection of Kitchener as site since it is likely the most centralized ‘"community" hotbed of Junior B hockey. â€" munity involvement angle is a natâ€" That move, of course, brought Kitchener Westmount Rd. MFM store manager Jamie Wilkinson onto the scene re preâ€"tourney proâ€" ‘"We‘ve been involved in our immediate (store) area at the minor level before, giving money for supplies, trophies, that sort of thing," said Wilkinson, "but this is the first time we‘ve gone beyond the minor level as a whole corâ€" porate body." For the weeks leading up to the tourney, Wilkinson has invited local Junior B clubs to sell tourney lucky draw tickets in his store while enlightening the masses as to the format of the event. The tickets can be used for a percentage deduction off admission to the tourney, which promises to be wellâ€"attended by scouts north and south of the border. "We‘ve always done a lot of things locally, and this (tourney) adds to it," said Wilkinson. ‘"We hope to help Junior B hockey not only locally but across the provâ€" ince." In staging the tournament, the OHA and Miracle are hoping to raise sufficient funds to provide this year‘s provincial Junior B champion with sufficient funds to go on a tour of Europe next August at no cost to the club. Over 200 of the best Junior B players from the five leagues will be showcased and officials are hoping to make it an annual event. Ladds and Busby, now the assisâ€" This will be the first time this year the boys will be playing a full hockey game. Until now, they have been working hard in a skills development program with a 15â€"minute game each week. Fans in the New Hamburg area will be able to catch a prelude Mart Junior B hockey Midwestern North "Midwestâ€"gets bail rolling â€" team clashes with the Western loop in an exâ€" hibition game Dec. 23. The game, which will New Hamburg Arena,; will feature players ‘at 8 p.m. at wWwaATEALOO CHARONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER from Stratford, Lisâ€" towel, Owen Sound and Midwestern North Prices for the Famiâ€" ly Night affair are $5 for the entire family, $2.50 for adults, $2 for students and $11.25 for children. A booster club is planned at the 16, â€" PAGE 26