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Ministry approved BDE course provider by 2015 Seats are limited! Reserve your spot today! Stouffville Fr: DRIVING ACADEMYé': OCAA Honour For Cliff Dunkeld -His passion for helping people and bringing out the best in ghem extended to the wider cafi'nmnity: he was Ward 4 Councillor’for‘jz yeafe before retiringin 2006. He is a member of Me'Slou'fMlle Lions? Cidbi‘éiaqszeflrved as president in 20 - In 2006 he was‘ named $touttvme's cmzen of the_ Yea and was choSen as the tqwn‘s Spons Dn'flnâ€"AH‘AA .1 AL- u___ -A ...~-- Perspnality of the Year in 19751 His wife. Gre_nda'. recafls the m’zravnyflainter ni’gHts the couplesplit up We hockey parent duties: he'd be irLone arena while she would head to another. Never far from sports. he is known for bringing girls‘ hockey to town. which he did along with ano‘her resident. Joanne Steele. The organization has grown imo what IS now the Stouffville Markham Gids Hockey AssociationhFor years, he wafigowp "around town as “Mr Hockey“. “That is why [got into éoaching and umpin‘ng‘" Afr ‘Dunkeld explained. Cliff was an auditor, a convenor for‘over 20 year‘sâ€"and is now honorary president of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association. He was also an_ Ontario Women‘s Softball Association convenor and is a past viceâ€"president. He obviously instiiled the love of {game hé loved to play: five'of his six children glayed softball. â€"k' With a chuche. Mr. Qunkeid recalls one player who kept asking. "How far do you want me to hit the ball?" Many of the young women an) played in the Whitchurch- Stouffville Softball Association's intermediate ‘Ieague. the Stouffvitle Stingers . e “As a dedicated advocate for girls' and women's sports. Ciiff began the building of not only a successful program at Seneca, but became a vocal advocate for OCAA for Women’s Fastball." she added. “Cliff‘s name was and remains synonymous with men‘s and wbmen‘s fastball. sIo-pitch and women‘s hockey in the Whitchurch-Stouffville area." wrote Ms Stagleton. Director. Sport and Recreation at Seneca College, in her nomination remarks. It all began in 1973 iiith mum's and uorncn'.» when local resident Linda _ . Stapleton asked him to fmtlmll. 510mm! coach the inaugural ladies and uomen's hockey fastball team at ASeneca m the W’hitchurch- College. He and the other .. 7 coaches. Dave Stapleton SIOl‘foUL’ ("811- and Lee Trempe. took the team to Florida for spring training when Seneca College became part of the National Junior College Athletic Association in men's baseball and women's fastball. in 198 the OCAA kicked off its inaugural Championship host and won’ by the Seneca College SCOUTS. “The first year at Seneca. we never lost a game," Mr Dunkeld recalled. Seneca continued to medal each year of his leadership. earning two silver medals. a bronze an another gold. » This year, the 35 new members in the Hall of Fame will be recognized for their contributions in a variety of‘ sports. Mr. Dunkeld is the Cliffs Iwmc uus an J only Inductee in the field of women's softball. TL’rTullTLi synonymous Cliff Dunkeld will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Assoaation on April 29. The long-time Stouffville resident is being honoured for successlully developing and coaching women‘s softball at Seneca College. Association‘s Hall of Fame coaching women's soflball‘ Clifl Dunke/d, left inducte‘ with the Seneca Scouts. Mn Dunkeld 5! into the Ontario Colleges Athletic of Fame for his work In developing and By Hannelore Volpe remains Quonymous with men's and uomcn's fastball, sic-pitch and women's hockey in the Wmhurch- Stoufli‘iUe area.