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38 Issue #80 July 2019
Issue #80 July 2019
Whistle Stops
The “Team” has just completed Issue # 80, and as always, I
would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Margo (Editor), Bernadette
(Website); our writers, Molly, Victoria, Carrie, Thom, Casey, Jim. Our
editorial columnists, Jim, Jorge, Dave, Peter, Justin and Perry. The Sports
Panel, Gilles, Jake, Jim; our distribution manager Rene, our ad salesmen,
Gord and Guy; our distribution locations, our advertisers and of course
the people who are featured in our stories. I hope you enjoy # 80
Hard to believe, but another season of high school sports is over.
Congrats to all the individuals who won awards recently at their schools’
athletic awards banquets.
So, the Sens finally pulled the trigger and traded Cody Cici to
the Leafs.
I think Nazem Kadri will blossom in Colorado.
Local baseball fans, head out to watch the Cornwall River Rats
Senior baseball team. They play home games on diamond # 7 at Legion
Park, and admission is free.
Congrats to the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors, what a great
playoff run.
Congrats also to Tony Luis on another victory in the ring.
Is David Murphy’s boxing career over?
Great to hear Jesse Winchester has signed on as a player
development coach with the Ottawa Senators.
Talking to local fishermen, they all say fish aren’t biting well.
Winners never Quit, and Quitters Never Win,
Signing out, Until next Month
Mike Piquette, Publisher
OSGA BOCCE WINNERS
OSGA District 8 Bocce Winners from left to right: gold medalists Robert
Gale (Alexandria) and Jean Giroux (Martintown), silver medalists Judy
and Dougal MacLeod (Dalkeith) and bronze medalists Art Buckland
(Bocce Court Host from Martintown) and Mark Marshall (Cornwall).
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Knights of Columbus
Hosts the Hospice Golf
Classic Tournament
By Christine Ouellet two dozen volunteers, and his sister.
The main sponsors were Laframboise
he Knights of Columbus recently Group, Giant Tiger, Miller Hughes
Theld a charity golf tournament with Ford, Seaway Chevrolet, Leo Martin
the proceeds going to the local hospice. It Insurance, the Knights of Columbus
was held at the Cornwall Golf & Country as well as many private citizens and
Club Friday, June 7th. businesses.
Lionel Lauzon, the organizer of the An exciting day filled with great
Knights of Columbus tournament, has prizes and lots of fun to be had for the
three objectives for this event: amass 144 men and women golfers. The golfers
funds for the Cornwall Hospice, make gather at the club for breakfast, enjoy
this event a super nice, fun day for the snacks and beverages throughout the
people of Cornwall, and give exposure to day, and end the event with a superb
those that generously sponsor this event. filet mignon dinner. This tournament is
Lauzon says: “This is the fourth year special; everybody goes back home with
that Knights of Columbus organizes a small trophy; the most honest golfer
such a fund raising event for the Hospice gets a miniature turkey.
and for the first three years, we returned He described the draws as “hole in
approximately $61,000 to the Hospice one”. In one of them, a big bag filled
and this year alone we are looking at with hundreds of balls is hoisted 20 feet
approximately $23,000 in donation”. into the air then slashed open. The balls
Generosity is the backbone of the fall to the ground and the first to fall into
event, Lauzon himself puts in nearly the hole brings the winner a $5,000 prize
two thousand hours. He starts preparing while another $5000 goes to the Hospice.
for the event a year in advance, lining “A great day, a great way to return to
up sponsors, preparing the logistics with our community; see you on June 13, next
all that it encompasses, and taking care year” says Lauzon as he closes the books
of the last minute details with the help of for this year.
Warner’s Insurance presents
Member of the Month
Member of the Month
André Cuerrier
Where: Lives in Alexandria with wife,
Carmen.
Achievements: Father to three children.
Practised Dentistry until 2002.
OSGA 55+ Interests: Bruce Kirton
and Stanley Fraser introduced André to
District 8 fun events of pickleball, tennis,
boccé, horseshoes, and prediction walking.
Recent silver medalists for horseshoes.
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