Page 38 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 127
P. 38

38                 Issue #127  August 2023                                                        www.sportsenergynews.com



      Looking Ahead with the Glengarry Pipers



       By Victoria Klassen                  year is to bring in local talent
                                            and add some size and speed.
           he  Glengarry  Pipers,  a  I  could  say  we  are  making
      TSenior  A  Hockey  Team  changes so that the Glengarry
      in  the  Eastern  Ontario  Super  Sports  Palace  is  a  hard  place
      Hockey  League  (EOSHL,)  is  for opposing teams to play in,”
      looking forward to the season  said Goulet.
      ahead.  Gerry  Goulet,  general         The  EOSHL  has  expanded
      manager of the team, says there       to sixteen teams and the level
      has been a complete overhaul
                                            of  hockey  rises  every  year.
      with the team for this season.
                                            Goulet said it is important for
        Ownership  elevated  Goulet  local hockey players who have
      from assistant coach to the  finished              their    professional
      general     manager       position.  or junior careers to have a                                                                    Photo Submitted
      He     brings     experience     in  place  to  continue  to  play  at  a   encourage  hockey  fans  of  all  Glengarry Pipers on Facebook
      team  ownership  and  general  competitive level.                           ages  to  come  check  out  and  for the latest information on
      manager      duties     with    the     “Piper fans can look forward        cheer on the Pipers this season.  the  season  schedule,  season
      Maxville Millionaires.                                                      Go Pipers Go!”
                                            to a much-improved team this                                                tickets, team merchandise, and
        “My focus for the team this  season,” said Goulet. “I would                 Piper  fans  can  follow  the       player signings this summer.



                                             “Livin’ The Dream”




                                            pull off its Houdini act, leaving us   an eternity of sunny delight. But lo   how it manipulates our perception
                                            huddling around the firepit wishing   and behold, as we begin to enjoy our   of  time.  It  starts  slow,  like  the
                                            in  vain for a  few extra  weeks of   new surroundings, we find ourselves   lazy  yawn  of  a  cat  on  a  sunny
                                            poolside relaxation?                 asking, “Wait, wasn’t it just the start   windowsill. We lull ourselves into

                                              Summer  springs  to  life  so      of the trip a moment ago? Where did   thinking that we have all the time in
                                                                                 half  of  our  vacation  go?”  Summer   the world to lounge by the pool, sip
                                            suddenly. Even before the remnants                                         fruity  beverages,  and  bask  in  the
                                            of  snow  have  melted  entirely,    has  a  peculiar  way  of  speeding  up   warm  embrace  of  the  season.  But
                                            fresh  herbs  and  veg,  asparagus,   time  when  we  least  expect  it,  as  if
                                                                                 it’s  sharing  a  secret  chuckle  at  our   then,  like  a  speeding  bullet  train,
                                            and fiddleheads, and tender chives
           By Janeen Wagemans               appear  to  tantalize  our  tastebuds.     bewilderment.                   summer picks up the pace, leaving
                                                                                                                       us  gasping  for  air  and  wondering
                                            We know that they are harbingers       Of  course,  summer’s  craftiness   how it all went by so quickly.
                                            of bounty to come. But then, in the   extends to the endless to-do lists we
             h, summer, the  elusive  en-                                                                                So, before this summer vanishes
        Achantress that sneaks into our     blink of an eye, corn starts to tassel,   meticulously  create.  The  moment   into history, let’s defy the Houdini
        lives  with  a  flip-flop-clad  swag-  and tomatoes ripen. Delicious. And   we  jot  down  all  the  fun  activities
                                            yet,  sure  signs  that  summer  will   and projects we plan to accomplish,   of seasons and make the very best of
        ger, only to disappear like a skilled                                                                          it. Let’s make the memories, share
        magician’s rabbit in a hat, leaving   melt away faster than the ice cream   summer  seems  to  go,  “Challenge
                                            at the chip stand.                   accepted!”  and  proceeds  to  zip    the  laughs,  savour  the  lemonade,
        us scratching our heads and won-                                         through  the  days,  leaving  our  lists   and  the  buttered  corn,  and  the
        dering where the time went. It’s as   Summer’s talent for disappearing                                         tomato  sandwiches.    If  we  can’t
        if summer has mastered the art of   becomes  evident  during  family     woefully  incomplete.  It’s  as  if   slow the clock, we can at least fill
        the disappearing act, leaving us all   vacations. As soon as we pile into   summer enjoys watching us scramble   the time with all that summer, the
        wondering if we blinked too long,   the car, armed with maps, snacks,    to  catch  up,  all  the  while  giggling   greatest magician of all time, has to
        or  if  time  itself  decided  to  play  a   and  sunscreen,  we  embark  on  a   like a mischievous imp.      offer before it magically disappears
        prank  on  us.  How  does  summer   journey  that  seems  destined  for    Perhaps summer’s greatest trick is
                                                                                                                       in a puff of smoke.
   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43