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On Local Service Clubs & Their
Sports Energy

Contributions to Community Sports
Shines

The Spotlight The Cornwall Lions Club

From 2005, Lions; L to R: Gary Smith, Rene Lapierre, George Assaly, Ron Eamer, David Murphy, Paul Lefebvre, Dale Stanley, John Gordon and
Ian Brodie Photo Submitted

The Cornwall Lions Club has been The Lions are very active. They to the unit.”
By Casey Leger
active locally since 1940, making have been contributing as a main There are over 30 members of
“Lions serve. It’s that simple, and this year the club’s 80th anniversary. sponsor for Cornwall United the Cornwall Lions Club, as well as
it has been since we first began in For many Cornwall sports fans, the Counties Basketball - all teams are almost 20 life members.
1917. Our clubs are places where Lions are synonymous with the called Lions. “We also distribute The club meets three times in a
individuals come together to give annual awards dinner that bears their $1,500 annually to three local sports month: one board meeting, and two
their valuable time and effort to name. “We’ve hosted the Lions Club organizations, rotating between dinner meetings which are held on
improving their communities, and Sports Awards Dinner for over 5 several,” Murphy explains. the second and fourth Tuesday of
the world,” says David Murphy, decades,” says Murphy. “The annual Other local Lions contributions each month.
Cornwall Lions Club Past President event honours local youth athletes include the Bandshell in Lamoureux Interested in becoming a Lion?
and Chairman of the Lions Club as well as coaches and volunteers, Park, and the eye care unit at the “We’re open to individuals who wish
Sports Awards. “Our primary focus culminating with the awarding of the Cornwall Community Hospital is to contribute locally to further our
is eye care, specifically the blind, Jacques Richard Trophy recognizing named in the club’s honour. Says mission,” says the Past President.
with attention also going to people Cornwall and area’s top sports Murphy, “We’ve donated well over “Contact any one of our members
with hearing disabilities.” personality.” $100,000 over the past several years personally, or through our website.”

Shawna Mecteau: First Lady of Hockey Broadcasts in Cornwall

all of the drills and practice plans. Not
By David Murphy
too many people would have spent
hawna Mecteau could be time with a teenage girl answering all
Sconsidered the First Lady of her questions. I find the game and all
hockey broadcasts in Cornwall as of its strategy fascinating.”
she’s been either hosting or providing Her foray into broadcasting
colour commentary for the Cornwall came when she was asked to fill
Colts for the past two decades. in for David Murphy for a Colts

Mecteau’s involvement with game. She remembers the request
hockey began when she was 17. “My vividly. “They said to me, you can
mom was one of the original talk and know about hockey, feel
volunteers for the Colts and I spent like doing the game alongside Thom
many days after school at the office,” Racine?” Despite being nervous,
OHL game in Kingston (March 2010)…that’s post game show with host she enjoyed the experience, and the
Mark Potter on OHL Tonight. Shawna provided colour commentary recalls Mecteau. “Head Scout, Bill
alongside David Murphy (play-by-play). Photo Submitted Murphy spent time with me to explain Continued on page 19