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THIS WEEK ONLINE ' A dog-cared scrap book da!~ mg back to the 1940s includes many Hextall stones and pic~ Lynn and l to attend. (Believe me. this half-Scottish. half-Irish throw-back to the dark ages of Maple Leaf Gardens would never consider paying $190 for a pair of ducals in the west-end So why root for the Rang- erg. you ask? That's like hoping the Yankees will beat the Blue lays or the Knicks will rout the Raptors. What made the evening so special was the fact our daugh- ter's favourites. the Toronto Maple Leafs. were hosting my favourites. the New York Rang- Over the years I've had many hockey heroes including Syl Apps. Max Bontlvy. Tcd Kvn~ ncdy. (Bump Worslcy. Bobby Hull. Rocket Richard. Bobby 0n, Wayne Gretzky and Mats Sundin. But none (an equal thv prowess of my beloved No.12. 1 Wilh the date close: to my 84m birthday. a gen- erous gift of two treasured tick- ets made it possible for Mary- It all dates back 73 years when the Rangers defeated the leafs to win the Stanley Cup. I was II at the time. Huwwet. with my ears glued to our fam- ily's DeFoncst Crosley. l vividly recall Meter Hewitt calling out in typical Fostet Hewitt fash- ion. "he shoots. he scores!" The player whu propelled the puck past Torunt Turk Broda was New York's Bryan chtall. a native of (:ronfoll. Sash and whose nagne is nuw enshrined in the [kidney Hall of Fame ! I was April \8 - father- daughter night at the Air-Canada Centre. an’t beat watching NHL live lipnsfiave PIEHEY t0 rpér about yorkregion.com But the adulation remains. llowmrt, I'm the fin! m admit this form of idolimnnn. m the heart of Ira! land. comes with a pricv. tures. A framedlllextall photo holds a prominan place in my Room of Memories. Sadly. the curtem Rang- ers are mere sham of those smoothcpassing. puck- Iuggling wizards 9f yesteryears. “How can you cheer to: New York when you live close to 'l‘oromo?" quoslionvd a woman after I told hvr I was from Stoufiville. lmshcd to brag ma! Muhavl Del 1mm. one of [he hos! lm the Broadway halcs from my home town. hul l umld it'll MARATHON BOMBING Mu‘hm'l l ’1'] 2mm, one of thvbcst Ibr‘flu‘ Broadway buy). hula from my hmm‘ tmm. but I amid (cl! >111" wasn't mn‘n‘m‘d. I wished In brag that Roaming Around with hm 7710mm Get the latest on York Region runners at the marathon and how people hete are reading. Like it from one whu attends manlx- Mn gamm a war. it ‘s an experience I'd never forgo, Jim "100333 :5 a Stouflvxfie resoen: Whas mnmvmnmbv mommaan 0 And worse. wunessmg doz- cm depart their $300 seats to twat 1hr traffic. with only (me goal separating the Wm trams. that said. watching a hock 93' game via TV can't compare with being thcn'. lhv 0min- annusphvn’ was our of t-nlhusiasm and (adula- ralinn i-vmi though. a! the mmosi's conclusion. I was dnichilh sit. ting with my hcaid in my hands. while daughter Mary -l.ynn was jumping for my. 0 'Ihc bqlching foghorn fol- lowing every ' Toronto goal. Not unlike the dmking of the Queen Mary. Despite an eventual 4-3 New Yuri loss. it was a great game. I enjoyed every minute. 0 And the patrons whnA while the game was in prog- rcm. Insisth on tramping on thv toes of fellow fans on mule In "11‘ washnmm or to buy a mug of beer. 0And the bombastic music that continuously rattlvd the rafters. What ever happened to the melodious sounds of that mag- nifiu'mw MU; organ? "The Rangers amn't consis- tent." said a man in bi: 305. wearing a Mark Messier sweat- 0r. “hm (me night and cold the nvxl: I wanted to agree but the score was tied at the time. But some theatrics would have been better omitted. Like; she wasn't interested PROMOTE YOUR EVENT Planning an event? Regine: at 0U! site and you can promote non~pmfit for free. OPINION Same for nur organizations. Youth spurts gruupzs and schools have been particularly blessed by the generos- ity of the Club. . 1 At the same time, the Liam have mle our spirits and home town pride with their Santa Parade work. (,htistmas Lights tours. (85in!) nights: road tollm elimination danc- es and, ul course. their warm famous heel barbecue. ‘ And maybc some of the club's fincxl work is also its quietest. the donations of food. tow and other 0 Announced the screening of a muvie for the community a! the Manley Iheatre. now the lebovic (Jumre for Arts 8.: Entertainment â€" Nineteen on the Park; ' ' And so it has. been for the p.16! 75 years. a growing list of, accomplish- nwnls in our community. I'hc Stoufiville of today has fin- gerprints of the lions all owr it; l'hert' are few public structuer frum Latcham Hall to the train sta- tion. and {he park picnic shelter Io Markham Smuffvifle Hospital. that have not been Lions of Stuntfville prgjt‘cts. 6 Delivered milk to six families who had children thought to be mal» nnurifihed; 0 Made plans to hos! July 1 cc!â€" cbrauons; - Hung IO framed moral codes m local schools. (i wonder how that would fly in 2013?); t was an honour to emcee the Lions Club of Stouffville‘s 75th anniversary celebrations at the Royal Canadian Legion Sunday afternoon. Ynu haw to marvel at the work this group has accomplished charter- ingonasnowy night inApriloflSBB. In their fiN month of opera- tion alum. Mn work! was near the end of the Depressmn. the lions after 75 years of good deeds DELVE DEEPER ' Get the inside story behind our indepth "' hot at housing in ’ mmwmm Lions past and present. from Smufiville and beyond. and guests shared the funny to the fantastic. It was overwhelming evidence of how one club of volunteers has touched so many. Tom Gordon of Newmarket. the district gm'emor for [inns Interna- tional. put it host when he asked (base at the anniwrsary soirve to picture today's Slouffvillc without the Regan] of ljonism. Not wanting to subject the full house to my comic styiings. I accept- ed Stouffville Club Pmsidem Sharon Mdllenny‘s idea and took the micro- phone to the fiber uf thr legion. asking those in attendance for their thoughts and memories of the club. gifts to our poorest of residents every Christmas. The response could not have been scripted better. ‘ A scheduling quirk in the festivi- ties â€" who know politicians could be so short-winded ~â€" had‘me with 20 minutes to fill between the open- ing remarks and meal. AROUND THE WEB v Minion v Whenedito: mmsmdmgmm It was a sobering moment And 90 well deserved. D @Kimlarzou! v @AmandaPersko D @YRMGphotoq D @joumoJez v MmLatchford D @tkibbk with, Iim Mason Off'lheTop