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      Continued from page 12                jacks, etc.  You learn to walk  ring and punching away. Youth  and elders. Our youth need to

      to cost our society heavily if it     before you can run.  You learn  with good character make good  think and learn independently.
      continues.                            to defend punches, not just  boxers and productive citizens.                Not depend on machines and
                                            throw them.  You practice and                                               internet. Use technology but
        At Champs Eastside, we’re                                                  It  starts  at  home,  encourage
      old school and proud of it. We        repeat, repeat and practice. You     learning the multiplication tables,    do not become dependent on it.
                                            don’t train, you don’t fight. You                                           We are falling behind the rest
      believe in hard work, respect for                                          have rewards as incentives, less
      others, our parents, authority,       walk right and live straight. You    video games, less phone time.          of the world. It’s time to get our
      and for ourselves. You earn your      represent yourself and your club     More playing outside. Good for         youth back. Empower them,
      spot to box on the team and           with  respect  and  honor.  You      the body, mind, and soul. Don’t        encourage  them, teach  them!
                                            have a responsibility to yourself                                           Don’t facilitate them!
      represent the club. You listen and                                         let Covid and technology ruin
      learn. A young person’s safety is     and others. We all do. This is all   our youth. They need to learn the        Yours in youth and sport,
      our  biggest  responsibility.  The    part of the program. The youth       value of hard work. They need            Proud coach of Champs
      workout has to be done. Push-         go home tired, do not walk the       exercise and good values. Putting      Eastside Boxing

      ups, sit-ups, squats, jumping         streets  and  find  trouble.  It’s   God first and back in our lives,
                                            not just about jumping in the        respect for our parents, teachers,       Jorge Luis


                                                                                   Bobby up at his hotel in Montreal, he got in the car, said he was
                                                                                   starving and asked me if I knew that great smoked meat place. I
                                                                                   asked, “Smoked Meat Petes?” We got there and within 10 minutes
                                          Whistle Stops                            a lady approached our table and asked, “Are you Bobby Hull?”
                                          Whistle Stops
                                                                                   He answered with a big smile, “yes ma’am, I am.” He signed

                 The “Team” has just completed Issue # 121, and as always,         autographs for everyone in the restaurant, including a tour of the
         I would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Marion (Editor),             kitchen and greetings with all the cooks. Matt and I ate our platter,
         Bernadette (Website), our writers, Molly, Victoria, Thom, Casey,          Bobby didn’t eat much of his. He was supposed to sign autographs
         Jim, Carrie, and Christine. Thanks to our editorial columnists, Jim,      during the warmup and 1st period intermission at the Colts game.
         Jorge, Dave, Peter, Nikolai, Janeen, Alex, Roxee, Rosanne, Brad,          We got there around 6:00 pm, he saw the lineup waiting for him and
         Thorin, and Grant. Cheers to The Sports Panel:  Peter, Jake, and          started signing early, around 6:10, he ended up signing autographs
         Jim.  Appreciation goes out to our neighbourly advice columnists          and chatting with fans until after 11:00. The hockey world will
         Brian, Mike, and Max, our crossword puzzle writer Doug,  as well          miss him.
         as our distribution manager Rene, our ad salesman Gord,  our                       A Lil Pole Fitness is celebrating their 10th year anniversary
         distribution locations, our advertisers, and of course the people         on Feb 25th. They are having a free open house with vendors; raffle
         who are featured in our stories. I hope you enjoy # 121.
                                                                                   proceeds going to Breast Cancer Association. Doors open at 12:00.
                 My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Ukraine.          For more information contact Shannon Champagne 613-577-1900.

                 I am a Bruce Boudreau fan; I like his old-style coaching                    The Catholic Cemeteries of  Alexandria- Cornwall are
         and thought he got results. Hard to win at the NHL level with             hosting their inaugural fundraiser on March 26th. This will be a
         AHL caliber defense men and goaltending. The problem is a lot             bowling fundraiser held at Quilles Nativite Bowl in Cornwall. For
         bigger  than  coaching;  it  starts  at  the  top  and  flows  down.  It’s   info contact Bev Lapointe 613-933-1138 ext. 28.
         Rick Tocchet’s turn, check out the resumes of the two coaches.                     It’s that  time  of year  when associations  are  looking  for
         Upgrade? Not.
                                                                                   qualified coaches and volunteers to lend a hand. If you are qualified
                 Cornwall has lost another great sports personality with           and can spare the time, sign up and help coach your favorite sport.
         the passing of Bob Piteau. I always enjoyed my chats with Bob at
         Tim Hortons. My sympathies to his family.                                   Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win!

                 I was also saddened to hear of the passing of Bobby Hull.                      ‘Signing out until next month,’
         I had the pleasure of escorting Bobby around Cornwall in 2008                               Mike Piquette, Publisher
         while I was with the Colts. Matt Pinder, (player), and I picked
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