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Continued from page 26 the girls asked Jim if he would be over, and says, “As you can see, me as “Catfish.” Jim coached his
and he then asked if I could play the interested in coaching their hockey I’ve got the #$&*ing game started. I son, JD’s, Atom and Pee Wee hockey
next morning in Alexandria, saying team. “Girls hockey wasn’t that guess the boys told him exactly what teams in Long Sault, which led to a
that he would pick me up. So being popular at the time and their team I had said.” I ended up coaching that six year stint in the early 1980’s as
me, I said sure. There was quite the was made up of girls from all over group, going to the Ontario Softball convenor for House League hockey
chill in the air when I told Julie! The South Stormont. Coaching the Championships in Oshawa and in South Stormont. “Jim Caldwell
Ingleside Lumber employee was girls opened the door; one Saturday Port Perry. We had some very good was coaching the Midget team at
Stan MacIsaac from the Osnabruck morning in May there was a banging athletes on that team, kids like Brent that time and he asked me to help
Oldtimers, and Jim went on to play on our door around 7:30 a.m. It’s Loney, Jeff Carter, Bobby Shaver, out with the goalies,” Jim recalled.
for that team for several years. Jeff Carter and Steve Thompson (his Jeff Johnson, and several others. “South Stormont had equipment
Later Jim played with the Stormont sister Sandy was a babysitter). They It was those kids that gave me my for the goalies at that time, but it
Countrymen and the Berwick had organized a ball tournament, nickname “Catfish.” Jim “Catfish” was pretty old and worn out. Kent
Oldtimers, both teams consisting but the umpires refused to start the Hunter was one of the biggest names Pilon was the midget goalie, and he
of players mostly living in South game unless there was an adult in in Major League Baseball at the time, was a pretty decent goalie. I played
Stormont.” charge. I told them that I would be he had just come over to the Yankees weeknights and the midgets played
there in fifteen minutes, but to tell weekend games, so for one season,
Keith Acres daughters, Charlene, the umpire to get the #&$*ing game and it seemed like he was always in I lent Kent my equipment except for
and Shelly, along with Sandy the news. I had the same name, so
started. I was at the ballpark a couple the times that I was in a tournament.”
Thompson, had been babysitting the of minutes later and the game was the boys started calling me “Catfish.”
Hunter children, Sarah, Jonathan going. The umpire sees me, walks There are still guys that I play In 1979 Jim was approached to
(JD), and Neil. It wasn’t long before hockey with today that only know Continued to page 28

Roxee’s Home Cooked Recipes

NO B
AKE

1 prepared pie crust or 1 NO BAKE
graham cracker crust
STRAWBERRY PIE
STRA WBERR Y PIE
Directions:
1. Wash and cut strawberries
and arrange in your pie crust.
By Roxanne Prevost
2. In a saucepan add water,
Strawberry season is just around
the corner. With strawberries sugar, and cornstarch. Bring

available, you have to try this to a boil until liquid gets
recipe. It’s easy, it’s quick, thick and clear. Take off the
and it’s delicious. heat and stir in Jello package.
Cool 5 minutes.
1 quart or 4 cups sliced or

chopped strawberries 3. Pour liquid over
strawberries making sure you
1 1/2 cups cold water get right to the edges.

1/2 to 3/4 cups sugar 4. Refrigerate until set; at

2 tbsp corn starch least 2 hours.

1 small package Strawberry 5. Garnish with whipped Photo Submitted
Jello cream and serve.

Whipped cream 6. Enjoy!