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2018 South Stormont FILION AWARDS & SPECIALITY GIFTS

“Helping people honour people”
Hall of Fame Inductees 606 Montreal Road

Cornwall, ON
Announced K6H 1C2

Tel: 613-938-0545
Jim Riddell (Karate),
By Molly Kett Fax: 613-938-0067
David Tait (Hockey/Fastball)

filiontrophies@sympatico.ca
Jason Woodside (Softball)
Rothwell-Osnabruck 2001-2002 very knowledgeable and keen.” for the 2018 ceremony is July 1,
Senior Boys Basketball Team 2018.
The South Stormont Sports Hall
These fantastic athletes, whose
names you may recognize, will be of Fame was formed in 2005 to This year’s ceremony will be
preserve and recognize the athletic unique, as there will be a tribute to
inducted officially on August 17. achievements of athletes, builders, Rothwell Osnabruck School.
You may be wondering, though, how and volunteers whose sporting roots
these athletes come to be chosen, “Many of our talented athletes have
and residence reach back to the
year after year. graduated from that school and since
Township of South Stormont.
The South Stormont Hall of “We have a subcommittee that they are now closed we thought we
Fame Inductees have officially been selects the inductees. Every banquet Tate, now president of the hall of would give them a nod,” says Tate.
announced. year we make the ‘selections fame, received the title about four The 2018 induction ceremony
years ago. Her parents were part of
“We have a diverse selection of committee,’” says Tate. “It isn’t the founding members of the hall and dinner is scheduled for Friday,
inductees, from harness racing to always the same people. They meet of fame. She has also been deeply August 17 at the South Stormont
hockey and baseball to a basketball separately and go over the applications involved in local athletics and has a Community Hall in Long Sault.
team,” says Kristie Tate, President of that have been nominated by friends, passion for it. Tickets for the event will be available
the South Stormont Hall of Fame. family, or even themselves. There is a for purchase starting June 1, during
process. I have removed myself from During the 2018 induction
The inductees this year include: business hours, at the Long Sault
selection committee since I became ceremony, the hall of fame will
Carol Ann Baxter (Golf) president. When I was on it before also recognize South Stormont Arena. For more information or to
James W. Connors (Harness Racing) that, it’s fun learning things about High School students who are nominate an individual for future
Frank Helmer (Lacrosse) people you grew up with that you currently reaching great athletic induction, please visit the official
Steve Iwachniuk (Hockey) might not have known previously. accomplishments. The deadline to website at www.ssshof.com or phone
David Murphy (Hockey/Motorsports) The people on the committee are nominate a student to be considered 613-534-2419.

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