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PAGE 26 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1994 contacted about 400 of them within the first six weeks, simply because most of them are local. However, the longer we go, the slower it gets." "We‘ve sourced back to our 50th anniversary list and found most of the members," said Beaupre. "In the beginning, it was easy and we By looking through old newspaper clippings from the 1950s, they were able to find many of anniversary, the oldest junior B hockey franâ€" chise in Ontarle is preparing for another big What started out as a nationâ€"wide search for 918 people five months ago, has now dwindled down to a hunt for 75 as Waterloo Siskin presiâ€" dent Greg Beaupwe and his brother Rich pursue Teams before the Siskins included the Colts, Dominions, Kents, Raiders and Hurricanes, but the winningest team of them all were the Siskins with a league record 10 Ontario champiâ€" onships. The only other provincial junior B team to come close to the Siskins are the Sarnia Bees with six Ontario titles. former Siskin players, executive and members of the Ladies Auxiliary in preparation of the team‘s 60th anniversary June 10 and 11. Armed with a list of names printed out on 25 feet of computer paper, the Beaupres have spent countless hours on the telephone and going through various city hbphoneboohnahng out former members for the reunion. By no means has it beem an easy task, since many of the members have moved or passed away. The Beaupres have sought the assistance of a core known group to jump on the bandwagon and help them locate some of their former his brother are trying to contact aren‘t all Siskins. Just like the names of players, there have been many different names of the junior B hockey team from Waterloo over the past 60 Beaupre‘s List en m mm masi o e en m ie . Great Selection of 3 EXPERT 8 SHARPENING USED New or Reconditioned McPHAILS CYCLE BA ./ x > &A /~EP n O p__ : cl.| ... gn g4 ge _ poee KATBDAGNEAA, ) * |â€" ols + Nmommmmemmmmmnmmmammmmmmemmmmmmmmmormmmomumumtt® iesd _ (jUST N. OF BAIDGEPOAT AD) __ _ x Just 10 years after celebrating its 50th The Siskin president noted that those he and $% C ecreat1 hi " oS is 4h en i sRA To * :3 v4 ty & wkge* s S‘E s J & < 2 wey" ‘.'-,'&\, "It‘s amazing. They played hockey in this area and enjoyed it so much that they stuck around." Greg Beaupre Finding former Siskin playâ€" ers, executive and auxilary members for 60th bash is a labor of love for Beaupre ons sow s oc He‘s even contacted former and current NHLers such as Washington Capital goaltender Don Beaupre and former NHLers and Boston Bruins products Don Awrey, Rossaire Paiement and Bill Goldsworthy. "The response from these people has been just great. I‘d say about 99 per cent of them said that they were interested in attending." Some of the events planned for the reunion include a golf tournament, pub night, sloâ€"pitch N.B.; 1980 Siskin Tommy Young from Scottsâ€" dale, Arizona and 1984 Ontario team champion Siskin Bobby Hunter, who now resides in Victoâ€" ria, B.C., just to name a few. â€" "It‘s amazing. They played hockey in this area and enjoyed it so much that they stuck around." However, there were many players who didn‘t stick around. Players such as 1958 Siskin Red Quellette, who now resides in Campbellton, game, a parade followed by a dinner dance with, of course, many speeches. "During the past 20 years that I‘ve been with the club, my wife and I had over 17 kids boardâ€" ing out of our house. They‘re just like family. "During the 50th reunion we had six of them staying over. It was just like old times. We were paid a million times over just seeing these guys meet again and giving each other big hugs." of the Ladies Auxiliary occurred just 13 years ago and according to Beaupre, the task of locatâ€" ing them isn‘t as difficult. Beaupre also discovâ€" ered that finding former executive members isn‘t as difficult as finding former players. Although the junior B team has always had an executive, the numbers on the board in the past weren‘t as great as they are today. And when they‘ve come to a dead end in searching for a longâ€"lost player, a former teamâ€" mate or friend would contact the Beaupres and let them know how to Beaupre was surâ€" prised to discover that about 60 per cent of the former junior B players still reside in the Waterâ€" "Sometimes a player who you though had moved out of town actuâ€" ally lives just a few blocks away." mmsposrecommmnensnem en emrmmemen \onmccomyianat roemecionansnoiine 181 King St. S 11 a.m.â€"6 p.m. including Holidays S., Waterloo OPEN UNDAY mumitenimetmenannes