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Got ’em, Got ’em, Stick ’em! SPORTS

hand-outs and may even have an Harv’s Diner
album stuffed away. If Mom, WORD
cleaning after you moved away, THE BREAKFAST PLACE
resisted throwing out your childhood brings you SEARCH
memories and they include this Esso
By Thom Racine
collectible then you really do have a
gem. Busy Schedule
A few years after expansion added
six new teams to the NHL, and the Q R B O K Q Y K A W T E L E V I S I O N
fter a recent fill up of $70, I used year Buffalo and Vancouver entered
Amy points card and as I got back the NHL, the power players were O T E L U D E H C S P U Z Z L E S T U S
to the car wondered what happened to not the best quality, produced on N B E M I T D E N G I S S A P F V K T L
the days of the gas station promotions soft paper the pictures were not as
of the seventies. clear as cards, but they intruded the D U S T R E S S M A N A G E M E N T S L
I was ten in 1970 and remember new players, and the album pages
going to the Esso station at Bank and included colour logo’s making for D I R B W M O O R C E R B T N K X C I I
Walkley in Ottawa. Our fill up that individual team pages to set your M E N S U I R X W B Y L S R R K O N D K
day was $5 (that’s not a typo) and I stamps on.
remember Dad handing me two little With older collectibles still holding B L X N I V P S F K C I U E E M I O E S
booklets and vinyl wallet. their value, a complete set of stamps R O N P E N P R C S P P H N M A W I A G
I had just received my first NHL and album can be worth $100
Power Players, something different (condition sensitive). There is also E O L D R R G A O A L A D U C R K T C N
than hockey cards but still a a rarer hard cover album that was
collectible set of stamp like, sticker purchased separately and it might A H I O Y E N E R C B O N C E H S A T I
style perforated cards to place, glue, raise the value depending on how K C G H S S S A D G E I C A I E Z X I P
or tape into a collector album. carefully the stamps were placed into
A few weeks later we got the album the album. F S H Y E W E S R U T S D A M Z E A V O
and I began my collection in earnest. Regardless the condition, this A R T G N H I O I Y C I S A L S C L I C
There is no doubt that those of you collectible is a great trip down
reading this of my vintage, or older, memory lane for 1970’s hockey S E S I T D U M M V N A G G I N R E T J
might remember these promotional memorabilia. T M O E F P Q E M G E D T C R O E R I C

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Y U T E I T H D I A N E R E O S U N S D

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LIGHTS OUT NURSING EDUCATION QUIET

Continued from page 12 As a long-time broomball enthusiast, RELAXATION SNACK TELEVISION
and a member of the tournament ASSIGNED TIME CARDS EXERCISE
Daoust thinks the success from local
organizing committee, Daoust is LOCAL NEWS OUTSIDE READING
teams will continue into the future.
excited about next year’s anniversary REST STRESS MANAGEMENT
“Over the past few years we have THEARAPIST
seen growth in the sprouts and some event. BOARD GAMES COMMUNITY MEETING EXPRESSIVE GROUP
“Over the weekend of the (2019)
new players in the peewee and LUNCH PROCESS GROUP REC ROOM
bantam/ midget levels. New players tournament we had people join us to ROPES SUMMER SCHOOL
allow the tournament to move forward VISITATION
have come from hockey, some have BREAK COPING SKILLS
and evolve with ease. The 20th HYGIENE
been international students, others MOVIE PUZZLES
have friends or siblings who play and anniversary year is already starting to REHAB GROUP
look like another fun tournament. We SCHEDULE SWIMMING
want to try it out for themselves. The
registration fee is cheaper than hockey are very pleased to be able to provide
the leagues with this tournament at the Harv’s Diner
and the equipment used is the same,
reasonable entry fee because of the
helmet with cage, elbow pads, shin and
knee pads, gloves with padding and support of all the volunteers who did THE BREAKFAST PLACE
an excellent job; time-keeping and all
broomball shoes and broom. Much of
the equipment can be purchased used. who received hours for their volunteer “ Where Winning Teams Start Their Day”
program at school. The sponsorship we
At this point the league provides the 619 Pitt Street, Cornwall
have received from local businesses.
team jersey. Many do have broomball
pants but some use loose pants that These are both of great importance to 613-938-8250
the success of this tournament.”
have some stretch to them.”