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Sorry to see the World Junior Tournament has been
cancelled for this December. They are targeting December
2022 as the rescheduled date.
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It’s great to see 4 local players have been signed to OHL

The “Team” has just completed Issue # 105, and as teams this year. Congrats to Ethan Montroy (Soo Greyhounds),
always, I would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Carrie Kobe Tallman (Oshawa Generals), Carey Terrance (Erie Otters),
(Editor), Bernadette (Website), our writers, Molly, Victoria, Does anyone else think the Buffalo Sabres will part company
Thom, Casey, Jim, and Christine. Thanks to our editorial with Jack Eichel this season?
columnists, Jim, Jorge, Dave, Peter, Justin, Perry, Nikolai, I see the Ottawa Senators have extended GM Pierre
Janeen, Alex, Roxee, Rosanne, Brad, and Dante. Cheers to Dorion’s contract until the 2024-2025 season. I think Dorion
The Sports Panel: Peter, Jake, and Jim. Appreciation goes out has done a good job overall and he deserves the extension
to our neighborly advice columnists Brian, Mike, and Max, as
well as our distribution manager, Rene, our ad salesmen, Gord Dorion’s biggest test will come with the signing of
and Robert, our distribution locations, our advertisers, and of restricted free agent Brady Tkachuk, a player they’ve deemed
course the people who are featured in our stories. I hope you the “Franchise Player” they will build around.
enjoy # 105.
Wildcats football is going strong once again!
I must admit, it was great to return to the Ed Lumley
Arena and take in live action Colts games again. The new seats Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win!
remind me of the old seats back in 1976. ‘Signing out until next month,’
Mike Piquette, Publisher

Continued from page 41 but they’re both fun to work with. that you’ve enjoyed over the years? love them both, but I think Star Trek
FS: Star Wars was really nice, yeah. NA: Now, kinda the opposite of that is a bit more refined. I’m an honorary
FS: The best movie that I really like
I got to travel to England a few times. is Spaceballs. What was it like to work watching most of the time, I like the member of Star Wars, because I played
Three of us little guys went there to with Mel Brooks? FS: Mel Brooks is a movie called High one of the Ewok’s – I was the one on
have suits made. I did a lot of flying funny guy, man. He was Yogurt. That the glider throwing the rocks. They do
on ropes and things. And we had was funny! We filmed that part at the Noon, with Gary Cooper. I love a lot of nice things – they raise money
to have a more flexible suit. In the sand dunes in Yuma, Arizona. Man, westerns. They don’t make any good for kids in hospitals, they do parades,
background there were one hundred we were running around, sand flying westerns anymore. They don’t know they really do nice things.
to one hundred and fifty little people all over the place. John Candy one day what to do. I love western movies. NA: So were your memories from
– they were more round and had more said (it was his birthday), and really NA: What a wonderful cast – you’ve the set of Star Trek as fond?
foam because they didn’t have to loud, said, “God dammit, look what got Lon Chaney in that (in a supporting
do anything. Some of them just fell I’m doing on my birthday – carrying role), Grace Kelly. FS: Beautiful stuff. FS: Yeah, the original pilot that I
asleep while we were filming. The a frickin’ trunk all over the sand dunes Those days, they’re gone. The sixties, worked on – I was one of the Talosians.
comfortable costume surrounded by in Arizona.” And Mel said, “What the seventies. . . I moved to California I did not think about it. I wasn’t brand
leaves, they’d just lay down and fall the hell are you talking about? We’re in 62, I kind of retired in 1995. . . just new in the business. And we had these
asleep. A couple guys did, for real. It filming”. “That’s what I’m talking gave it up. Nothing was going on, so weird masks – we couldn’t even talk to
was a really nice film to work on. We about – carrying a frickin’ trunk on my in 2003 I moved to Las Vegas and each other. Three guys. We used to go
filmed quite a bit in the redwoods of birthday, what am I doing here?”. Too I’m kinda happy because I have more to lunch, and, we’d look at each other
California. We stayed down below at bad, we kind of lost him too. Funny friends there in twelve years than I and couldn’t say anything because we
Highway 1. We were between Oregon guy. Really good guy, yeah. had in forty-five years in California. couldn’t hear each other talking. You
and California, as a matter of fact, we You work – and then you’re gone and know, Jeffrey Hunter was there – a
had three different motels with all the NA: Now that must have been warm they’re gone. You might never see wonderful actor. He did a beautiful
little people in it. They even built a though? You were in that dark brown
cape, right? them again. . . or you might see them job. But he’s gone – he passed away
basketball court there for us to play
again at the unemployment office – way too early (in his early forties).
around. Every morning at six o’clock FS: It was a little warm, yeah. Yuma which is the way it was. We went to Everything I’ve done, I’ve enjoyed
the school bus would come and pick gets pretty hot, and we had all these the unemployment office when we it. I never had any bad films, or bad
us up to go to the mountain. We’d do a guys waiting for us to leave with their weren’t working. Every Friday. But
little work, go down below, eat and go buggies – they were cussing loud: jobs. Even if I had a little problem, I
I’m really happy with Vegas, and I’m didn’t take it home with me. They got
to bed. . . and the next morning we’d “How long are you going to be here really happy with what I am doing –
do the same thing. It was a really nice guys?”. . . but we rented the place, traveling around, doing conventions. I along with me, I got along with them,
movie. I really enjoyed working on it. we paid money, you’ve got to wait for just did five days in Vegas – big Star and that’s what counts. And I tell you,
George Lucas is a really wonderful your turn. Trek convention. Five days – it was if everyone got along with everybody,
man. George is kinda shy, not like the world would be very different
NA: The one line I always love in hard. Star Trek in Vegas is big. . . it
Spielberg. They are two very different that movie is “comb the desert” and gets bigger and bigger every year (and compared to what is going on in this
people. George is typically like a world today.
they’re using the combs. FS: (Bursts this year was the fiftieth anniversary).
businessman. He’d say good morning, out laughing) With Rick Moranis! There were a lot of people there – from NA: Well, let’s end it at that. What
good night, good afternoon, but you Hilarious. all over the world. We haven’t a wonderful career, and thank you so
don’t have a conversation with him. . . much for this.
unless you’re due to make a deal over NA: The last question: a movie that really talked about Star Trek yet.
billions of dollars with Disney Studios. you’ve seen and that has kind of stuck Star Wars and Star Trek, they’re two FS: No, thank you so much. And
Yeah, George is more shy than Steven, with you – one of your favourite films different things. I hate to say this, I you are welcome.