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Pa ve LS. ted es F Sports Jack McLaren Rambling: Ss Minor hockey week ' Every year in January a week is set aside to honour minor hockey throughout Canada. This year January 19 -- 26 has been designated Minor Hockey Week. I was somewhat surprised to read recently that Amateur hockey in Canada last year had 547,659 registered players, most of them under 14 years of age. They made up into 30,899 teams, played in 2,662 leagues, under the supervision of 1,605 minor hockey associations, overseen by 12 branch associations. These were the players and teams registered with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Thousands more played unregistered. The amazing part of the gigantic organized sport is that all of the above activity is put together by volunteers. Without the tremendous effort put forth by these men and women, many Canadian youngsters would not have the opportunity to enjoy the game. This involves coaches, managers, administrators and 'referees although the latter may not in some cases be classified as a volunteer as fees are charged. The most obvious volunteer is the coach and it is this person who will have the greatest impact on the young sports life of your child. Clarence Campbell, former President of the National League observed a few years ago, "minor hockey coaches are in the business of building young men."' Having been through the coaching routine, I can assure you it can be both a trying and a rewarding experience. If the team has a winning year each parent attributes it to the splendid play of their son -- if the team loses it has to be the coach's fault for not developing the boy's skills and understanding of the game. For most coaches the experience can also be very satisfying. It is far more than just teaching a boy how to take a pass and shoot a puck. They must be knowledgeable of all facets of the game and be aware of the needs of individual players. The exam- ple shown by the coach is most important for kids will imitate the + behaviour of this model. Less visible, but every bit as important are the people who administer each association. These people spend tedious hours drawing up hockey schedules that are sure not to satisfy everyone, setting aside practice hours, arranging tournaments, selling tickets, fund raising, arranging 'travel, etc. These are the workers who operate quietly behind the scenes but without them the entire organization would collapse. One only has to visit arenas at Embrun, Russell and Metcalfe to see these people in ac- tion, some of whom have been involved for a number of years. So as minor hockey week is upon us, don't forget to show your appreciation to the people who make all this possible. Russell minor hockey I recently received a copy of the Warriors minor hockey schedule. This book includes photos of the executives, a bit of history of the RMHA, highlights, past trophy winners, 1979-80 team rosters and schedule of each team's home and away games. Much credit has to go to the hockey book committee for putting together this informative docu- ment, just another example of volunteers working together. In the brief part on the history of the RMHA I noted with interest the reference to the fact that the RA Cammittee had a difficult act to follow after taking over from the late Jack Twiname (Mr. Minor Hockey to many young boys who played their first hockey in the old Russell Arena on very cold Saturday mornings) and Dr. Kinnaird with his "repairs" and en- couragement. Lions midget hockey tournament At the time of writing, the decision to hold the annual Russell Lions midget hockey tournament had not been made. This event started out _ three years ago as an "AA"' tournament but last year was reduced to.an "A"? tournament. I would like to seé it revived at the "AA"' level although I fully realize that with so many larger tournaments being run at this level after Christmas, getting the necessary number of teams is not always easy. Perhaps running it prior to Christmas is the answer. I know in the past it has helped to put Russell on the map with teams from all over the Ottawa Valley and in the U.S. as far away as Detroit. Russell top scorers "'A Division Warriors GP G A Pts Atom Peter Ladouceur 147-29: = 1-10 Alain Gregoire _ . 14 OSS Paul Straby 1 mee IN my Pee Wee Darcy Provost : 14: 1655°§* 21 Shawn O'Reilley 14 6, 11 17 David Bourguignon 142" 58-43 Bantam Paul Cochrane Y 4 8 Ken Carscadden 14%25°..8.°13 Peter Latimer 14 6 6 12 Midget _Paul Labelle 14 8 6 14 Ron Bouwhuis 1446 5 ll Kevin O'Reilley 132271859 Juvenile Tom Harrison : ; 15°10 6: 16 Pat Raby 14-86 14 Roy Black es 153 Ae *'B"' Division Braves Atom Richard Ris 13° 492 Bee Joel Bouchard 13 G6: 12 Chris Cousineau 13-98. 12 Pee Wee Ronald Geerts : 13237-36225 Chris Popovich E 13 ae Jim Wyman ~ 13° 33310 Bantam Charles Blanchard - 13 7 4 11 ~ Richard Deschamps sg i ahlelys aa . "Michel St. Pierre 1S 365"""9 ---- R.A. News | with Paul Wylie Hello once again: We certainly hope your Christmas and New Year celebra- tions were happy ones. Many thanks to Don Hay for giving the R.A. a special helping hand for the Childrens' Christmas Party. Incidentally Don is our contact to Santa Claus and without Don's help Santa couldn't have made his yearly visit. As always, there are many peo- ple in the community who are call- ed upon, or volunteer their ser- vices to assist in making special events possible and at this time I'd like to thank all of the ladies from the Thursday morning Mom'n Tot Break program for helping in decorating the Hall. The Russell Lions Club provided the candy canes and funds for decorations; thank you very much. As many of you are aware, the Arena Staff with the co-operation of Cliff Cullen and the Russell Volunteer Fire Department, took the opportunity to visit many of you on Christmas Eve and handed out candy canes. The weather wasn't the best but we had a super time and sincerely hope you 'en- joyed the music. The' New Year's Eve Party, organized by the Russell R.A. and the Russell Curling Club was a superb success. Special thanks to Jack Tyo, Max Mayling and the R.A. Ladies Auxiliary for the devoted hours of work. Dates to Remember Sat. Feb. 2/80, 10. a.m., Creative Dance Registration; $32.00; Feb. 2 to May 31 in- clusive. Thurs. Feb. 7/80, Mom'n. Tot 10 a.m., Morning Break 'Registration; $12.00; Feb. 7 to May 31/80. Tuesday and Thursday, Tues. 10-12 Mom-n Tot Skating; Thurs. 11-12. Mom'n Tot Skating; no charge. Special Programs In an effort to meet some of the growing community needs the R.A. is providing an English course for those new people, Dutch, Swiss and German who have recently taken up residence here. Therefore English lessons for 'New Canadians will be held in Russell at the Dr. F. Kinnaird Community Centre. Please enrol now and get fur- ther details by calling the Dr. F. Kinnaird Community Centre and speaking with yours truly. Call 445-2050. Engelese lessen voor nieuwe Canadezen worden gegeven in Russell in het 'Kinnaird Com- munity Centre' voor inschryving en nadere inlichtingen kunt u het Kinnaird C.C. Opbellen. (Phone: 445-2050) Vraag naar Mr. Paul Wylie. ; Englisch kurse fiir neue Kanadier sind geplant and werden in Russell am Dr. Kinnaird Com- munity Centre Abgehalten. Bitte Schreiben sie sich jetzt ein! Weitere informationen kénnen sie durch einen telefonanrud ans Dr. Kinnaird Community Centre er- fahren, wo herr Paul Wylie, unser facilities manager, ihnen gerne zue verfugung steht. Cross Country Ski Lessons Please call Paul Wylie at 445-2050 for more information. ' Registration will be published at the Post Office, Arena, Tyo's Red & White and the Feed Store. Osgoode Township to get recreation plan By Peter Van Dusen Osgoode Township will have a five-year recreation plan by the beginning of March and residents will be asked to take part in its formulation. '*We don't want some airy-fairy report with no input that con- sultants usually put out. We want a lot of local input to make the study worthwhile," Mary Cooper, ° the chairman of the Osgoode Township recreation committee told the Castor Review. Greer Galloway and Associates, of Peterborough, has been hired to carry out an in-depth study of recreation needs required in the township in the next five years. By the end of the month _represen- tatives from the firm will be going Russell Reinsmen The regular meeting of the 4-H Horse. Club was held on Jan. 8. Plaques were presented to members who participated in the last club and had been unable to attend the annual meeting in December. Our speaker was Karl | Dronshek. He gave an interesting talk on the care and training of garted horses (Saddlebreds) after which we had a very lively discus- sion period. Sorry, parents, if we kept them a little late. They were so involved we hated to break it up. Next meeting is Feb. 5. The Roll Call to be answered with informa- tion on Saddlebreds. The Exten- sion Club will be having a meeting Feb. 6. Call 445-2976 or 445-5209 for details. RUSSELL PEE-WEE'S to randomly selected homes in . Osgoode Township and asking people to fill out a questionnaire on recreation needs. : "They will be getting a com- plete overview of recreation needs for now and the future. The writing is on the wall for Win- tario. There is a freeze of funds from the lottery right now. So if and when it's lifted it looks good to have a plan to justify where the money is being spent when you go for a grant," Cooper said. Osgoode Township Reeve Albert Bouwers says the con- sultants will also look at equalized funding for recreation from the three principle communities, namely Metcalfe, Osgoode and Greely. '*At the present time people in Osgoode are paying 16 mills on _ their taxes to pay for the Osgoode Community Centre, people in Metcalfe pay 10 mills on their taxes for the Metcalfe Community Centre and people in Greely pay five mills. Greely is so low because 'their scentre has no artificial ice surface. But the people from Greely do use the arenas in Met- ealfe and Osgoode. Some people ' feel we should equalize assessment across the township and_ let everyone use everything," Mr. Bouwers explained. " : Decisions on funding and who will use what will likely be includ- ed in the recommendations to be handed down by the consultants when the study is complete. It will cost the township $8,000 and another $8,000 will be paid for by the Ontario ministry of Recrea- tion and Culture. For more infor- mation. contact the Osgoode Township Hall. (Winners of Chesterville Pee-Wee 'B' Tournament) =a Front Row L to R--Mike Rothenberger, Marty Eggum, Ronald Geerts (C), Jim Wyman, Gordon Sheldrick Middle Row--David Tougas, Donat Patenaude (A), Ian Turner, Andre Barette. Back Row--Steven Henley, David Bols, Kerry Boothe, Daren Michaud, Thomas Gloor. Coach--Keith Boothe Ass. Coach--Yvon Haman (Michael Van Dusen: Photo)