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luarkftatn ab condmomng systems 191wesngtstelm7 4711748 craftsmanship sfhiejiailitaii tribune community doug hacked 6405339 stouffwlle aluminum siding windows spedasong in replacement doof s and windows serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area a metroland community newspaper athlete polly minton recalls good old days wednesday march 30 1988 by bruce stapley at age 59 gordon polly min ton still enjoys hockey as much as ever and while he may have lost a stride or two those whose task it is to keep him in check claim hes still as tricky as ever he plays weekly in the stouffvil le amateur hockey over40 league the exstouffville red wing and clipper star says hes having just as much fun today i enjoy getting out with the boys he says i just wish i could take the old body back about 40 years still i get a kick out of it he admits we have lots of laughs no one knows more about laughs than polly appreciated for his sense of humor he recalls with delight the hijinks and esca pades back when hockey was really fun we usually had a team party on saturday night he recalls but there was never any beer in the dressing room we had the best bunch of guys on that clipper team he re minisces we may not have been the most talented but we had spir it and cohesion polly was a member of the great senior b club of 195152 that won the ontario hockey associa tion championship born in unionville where the unionville house restaurant is now located he remembers how his involvement with sports led to his first fulltime job any athlete could land a job at frigidaire he recalls bill apps uncle of maple leaf cap tain syl apps was a foreman there jack watson bob bangay and lloyd weatherall all worked for the same company it was always the same nucleus of guys who made up the teams whether softball baseball or hockey although polly didnt move to stouffville until 1953 he was already a household name in town he played seven seasons with the stouffville red sox perform ing along side the likes of earl cook stan miller ken and lome schell and exleaf star bob has- sard we won our league about six years in a row polly remem bers we had great pitching polly burst onto the hockey scene with the stouffville jr red wings in the fall of 45 he signed with the intermediate clippers in 1950 he still speaks with great pride of the team that won it all in 1952 that was a great club he says anyone who made that team could have played in the american hockey league despite the towns relatively small population at the time the clippers often defeated the likes of the oshawa truckmen and the belleville mcfarlands belleville later enjoyed success at the inter national level while hockey didnt have the goons it knows today polly re calls the late nick bangay and herbie rose as two of the toughest guys in the game i remember one night at owen sound when they both took on the roughest players on the owen sound club all within a span of about 10 minutes the fans couldnt believe it he said as for stouffville support the town loved its hockey team with a passion he remembers you couldnt get near the old rink on game nights he recalls cars were parked everywhere and people were lined up to get in they even sold seasons tick ets back then home games or away the fan support was strong remembers polly the team bus would be packed with many going by car once when we played peterbor ough there were more stouffville spectators in the stands than peterborough fans the stouffville cheering section was never above getting physical ly involved remembers polly one night les wilson got so mad at the referee he stuck his fist out over the boards and flat tened the official as he skated by polly spent six years as a re feree following his official re tirement he was also active as a coach in the minor system through several seasons polly admits hes looking for ward to the markhamstouffville hockey oldtimers reunion in stouffville april 29 whenever the boys get together it brings back memories and conjures up stories he says but im the only guy whos still playing now he adds proudly undoubtedly there are games when defending goaltenders wish hed retire for good their good short stop gordon polly minton comes to a quick stop during an oldtimers hockey game in 1985 the stouffville resident and veteran sportsman is looking forward to another oldtimers reunion on april 29 jim thomas erics life in the passing lane by bruce stapley as you climb up into the cab of eric elliotts stateoftheart peterbilt transport tractor you could be forgiven for thinking you had just walked into the cockpit of a boeing 727 the dashboard houses an end less assortment of gauges and the captains chairs ooze comfortable elegance erics standard of cleanliness is so exact that his home away from home looks like it just rolled off the assembly line although he bought it 18 months ago the sandford resident spends five full days of most weeks either driving or sleeping in the bunk of his 130000 office a career trucker he drives exclusively for big wheels transport a prince edward island based freight company with a terminal in toronto a good thing im like a contract carrier for big wheels says eric the cus tomer phones an order for freight to be moved and big wheels calls me eric worked three years for don anderson haulage before buying his own rig and signing on with his present company and as trucking goes eric has found a good thing i usually leave the house on saturday afternoon he says all my runs are to either pei new brunswick halifax or new foundland my return load is al ways the same flakcboard from st stephens new brunswick and im usually back home by thurs day this is as ideal as you can get in the hauling business however thing dont always go according to plan delays in load ing and unloading can cost him many valuable hours and it is in variably his family life that suf fers adapted schedule his wife darlene has managed to adapt both her work schedule and her home maintenance routine around the uncertainties of her husbands profession she works for a newmarket plastic surgeon monday to thurs day so she can spend friday with her husband darlene has accom panied eric on his maritime runs on occasion as has son jason daughter sabrina has never accompanied dad id be a little concerned if she came along says eric truck stops werent designed for little girls eric insists there is a discipline required as a trucker and when he is on the road he is all business submit photos for baby contest stouffville the strawberry festival baby contest in creases in popularity each year the markharh fair baby contest attracts dozens of entries out of all these tiny tykes the markhamstouffvilleuxbridge area should have qualifiers for the johnson johnson adorable babies photo contest johnson johnson baby products company is a sister firm of mcneil pharmaceutical canada ltd stouffville heres all you have to do submit photos of your child threeyearsold and under along with a clever descriptive caption under each picture entries will be judged on of the photo and the charm and origi nality of the caption not on the professionalism of the photography judges will select the 12 best received the grand prize winner will receive a 25000 postsecondary school scholarship he or she will also appear on the cover of the 1989 johnson johnson adorable babies calendar the eleven runnersup will be featured in the calendar as babies of the month each will also receive a 10000 scholarship towards postsecondary studies contest entry forms are available wherever johnsons products are displayed additional information is available by calling 1-800- 2g58383 the deadline for entries is may 31 1988 the johnson johnson baby products company is located at 890 woodlawn road west guelph outstanding holsteins on the road again eric elliott gets ready to roll in his peterbilt home on wheels the sandford resident is a truck driver who hauls freight from toronto to the maritimcs his truck has a standup cabin a clothes closet cupboards and air conditioning little socializing i dont mind a little fellowship with the other truckers when im driving he says but its easy to eat up a lot of time if you start stopping together and socializing eric is particularly proud of his peterbilt and says it is among the best on the road built in nashville tennessee it is powered by a 425 horsepower caterpillar engine and it has a 13 speed overdrive transmission fullyequipped and it is equipped with all the goodies chrome package alu minum wheels full airride sus pension full standup bunk air conditioning clothes closet and cupboards its very very comfortable eric admits he docs as much of his own maintenance as possible in an effort to cut costs basically im in business for myself he explains every thing comes out of my percen tage what im paid for each run it can be risky business he says and its not hard for a trucker to find himself up against the wall theres quite a risk to it eric admits its important to keep on top of things and not get behind the eight ball you never know what your paycheque is going to be and sometimes it has to last you awhile bidding wars adding to the woes of todays trucker is the fact the freight busi ness has become extremely com petitive and bidding wars have re sulted in a less than healthy rate of return for both companies and contract truckers today the trucking industry is quite depressed he claims it is so competitive that youll see loads going down the road at rates that were in effect eight years ago it will change but there will be a lot of people hurt before it docs especially the independents and small companies time limits also complicating matters is the new government legislation that came into effect january limiting the time a trucker can spend behind the wheel we are limited to driving 10 hours before we arc required to take a rest he says its de finitely going to cramp my style especially when i start at seven oclock in the morning and have to stop at 5 pm i cant sleep at that time of day the new laws will also put a strain on truck stops already run ning at full capacity we dont have the number of truck stops in canada that they do in the united states there just arent enough shower facilities lounges with televisions and the like he says not forever as for the future eric doesnt sec himself staying forever in a profession that takes him away from his family and his home for so many days on end like most truckers he dreams of that ideal trucking job involving a regular monday through thursday run you have to make sacrifices as it stands now he maintains its tough on darlene and the kids if a good job comes up with security and benefits id take it in the meantime its up into the cab of his stylish peterbilt and back down the road again pickering for the second time in four years tim oconnor rr 1 pickering has won the ontario county holstein achieve ment award the presentation was made at the annual holstein banquet march 5 at sunderland the family farm operation in cludes maurice and marilyn oconnor along with sons and daughtersinlaw tim and laurel and pat and patti its the sixth family generation on the property the oconnor milking herd con sists of 110 purebred holsteins 2g0 in total they have 600 acres under cultivation tim joined the family part nership in 1982 following gradua tion from the university of guelph the dairy herd is a main pride and joy they grow some corn and wheat as cash crops as a result of the honor received march 5 tim will advance to the east central ontario finals at peterborough and if successful there will win a trip to the world dairy exposition in madison wisconsin other recipients of uxbridge bank of commerce production awards were john leask of seagrave clarence wilson ux bridge maurice oconnor pick ering and bill roman leaskdale whats inside eva hoover cheers on the bluejaysc4 volunteers take meals to seniorsc7 whats up at stouffville dis trict secondary schoolc5 business news bruce stapley raises flag to women who stay home with their chil- drenc10