Today is your day Boomer! Baby Boomers will have vivid memories of him...perhaps the greatest hockey player of all time, the young man who revolutionized the game! Yup, Number Four, Bobby Orr and according to hocky writer Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun....we are in danger of forgetting his accomplishments: "Orr won his first NHL scoring title in 1970 — as the first, then later the second, defenceman in hockey history to win an Art Ross Trophy. The first came 54 years ago. At the height of his brilliance, in an unmatched six-year period, Orr scored 734 points,finished first in NHL scoring twice, second three times, third once. Most of that coming more than 50 years ago." And the article, published two days ago, goes on to list his other "team" accomplishments like two Stanley Cups! But why talk about this? Young people know the current star athletes like Connor McDavid, but do they really know and recognize the greatness of past stars like Wayne Gretzky, Pele, and Jim Brown. I hope so....and Boomers, like me, think they should take the time to learn and watch their past heroics! YouTube is one way of viewing the past....there are many others including biographies. Simmons says "It’s like listening to Sinatra. It’s like getting tickets for Pavarotti. It’s timeless and breathtaking." Cheers!
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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