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Presents Jim Riddell’s Sports Talk
with Area Senior : Paul St.Onge
Serving You Since 1937
full name, but he had a positive
influence on many of us.”
Beginning his education at
St. Paul, which was just off of
Marlborough, Paul then moved on
to Emaculate Conception, then Jean
By Jim Riddell XXIII for Jr. high, followed by high
school at La Citidal. Paul played a
“Alexander Park was a big part lot of hockey during those years.
of my history,” Paul reminisced, He was on the Royals travelling
“We were the second house in on team during Pee Wee, Bantam, and
Adolphus, my mom could just step Midget. “I played defense, and my
out on the back veranda and call me partner was Scott McDermid, who
to come home for supper. Mr. B was is a great guy and is now a well-
the person responsible for the park known power lifter in our region.
and he was a mentor to many of us Neither of us were small guys and
kids. He was always there to listen we took up a lot of space on the blue
or to have a conversation, always line. The great thing about those
a smile on his face and a sense of years is the friends that I made
humour to go with it. He lived right from those teams, and many of us
next to the park on Eight St., I don’t have continued to stay in touch.” Photo Submitted
think that any of us even knew his Continued on page 28
