July 31,1996
25 Years Ago
Parents reject proposal for new hockey league: The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association is facing major hurdles in getting the 96-97 hockey season off the ground – or on the ice.
At a meeting at Shawville arena Monday night, parents voted unanimously not to join a proposed new Quebec-only league.
The QIHF wants Shawville to join a new Quebec-only all-star league.
The other two options would leave Shawville playing only exhibition-style hockey games and fun tournaments with the Ontario leagues it helped set up years ago.
Either way, the face of Shawville hockey could change this season and forever if the QIHF stands its ground this time around.
What did grab some attention was a motion from Jerry Barber, it was quickly seconded. Barbers motion states that anything less than what we have now is not satisfactory. He proposed that Shawville remain with the status quo, that all-star teams play in the Upper Ottawa Minor Hockey League and house league teams play in the Valley League, according to the rules of those leagues.
Hometown hero scores winning goal in IHL: From the moment they lace up their first pair of skates, its what all hockey players dream of: scoring the winning goal in overtime to take the championship cup.
For Bryson’s Marc Rodgers, 24, that dream became reality when the Utah Grizzlies’ right-winger scored the overtime goal to take the Turner Cup, the International Hockey Leagues’ equivalent to the Stanley Cup.
“It was the biggest goal I’ve ever scored in my life,” Rogers said from his summer home in Bryson.
As for Rodgers’ future, he still has two years on his contract with the Grizzlies, and he’s still looking for a tryout with a pro-camp but for Rodgers’ friends and family back home in Bryson, he’s already done everyone proud.
Aug. 11,1971
50 Years Ago
Hilton Mine hopes to leave the mine site green and beautiful: You’ve heard of Johnny Appleseed sowing the golden fruit wherever it fell on fertile ground? Well we have our own version of this lad in the person of Edgar Horner but in his case it is not apple seeds but sweet clover and in his case also, he is making it grow on even the most unfertile places. Edgar is an agriculture student at Macdonald College and his summer job at the Hilton Mines could be the most interesting in his whole career.
Under Engineer Denis Bratton, who has been concerned with ground cover for the tailing dykes and waste dumps for several years, Edgar Horner has been working at this full time.
In the early years of the Hilton Mine, the waste dumps were left lower than the surrounding trees. Also, their tops were left rugged and uneven and included various types of waste material.
With this new undertaking, the plantings have included rough seeds taken from a combine as well as pure strains of Timothy, Red Top and Kentucky Blue Grass but Edgar’s all round favourite is sweet clover which he plants with care in some protected areas and also tosses out in handfuls here and there as he drives around the barren terrain.
Peter and Pierre hand out badges to Quyon swimmers: The swimming classes sponsored by the Quyon Lions Club and conducted at the Quyon beach by Miro Aquatrol concluded Thursday evening with badges being handed out to 72 per cent of the 135 entrants.
Instructors Peter Wilson and Pierre Rousel expressed their deep satisfaction in working with the group. A feature of the classes was the receiving of badges by several mother-daughter pairs in the same category.
At the conclusion of the program, Kevin Trudeau, on behalf of the contestants, presented the instructors with a purse.
Aug. 1,1946
75 Years Ago
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July 28,1921
100 Years Ago
Local News: A terrible thunder and wind storm with some hail, from which Shawville escaped, swept the country south and east of the village on Sunday afternoon and wrought considerable damage in its path, in the way of wrecking farm outbuildings and in one case killing a span of horses belonging to Trueman B. Draper. Farther east in Bristol a barn belonging to James Campbell was unroofed and in Wyman section Charles Taber had a building in which machinery was stored, struck by lightning and destroyed and also lost some pigs. An aftermath of the storm was the burning of a stable at F.W. Thomas’ in Zion section but whether or not this was the result of lightning is not clear as about two hours or more elapsed after the storm passed before the fire was detected. The telephone soon mustered a crowd from the surrounding neighbourhood and by their well-directed efforts the fire was held in check and kept from communicating with the barn and other adjacent buildings.
Those who attended the big picnic at Calumet Island on the 20th, report that there was a large crowd in attendance and as the day was fine, nothing interfered to mar the success of the day’s sport. The principal attractions were baseball matches between Shawville and Murrells teams and also Renfrew and Vinton teams. In these events, Murrells defeated Shawville and Renfrew won over Vinton in a very good game.
A runaway accident in which the driver of a horse and buggy was thrown out and had his shoulder seriously injured caused more excitement than anything else.
The horse later met its death by drowning in the river. After the drive was pitched out, the horse ran along the road skirting the river bank where a number of cars were parked and the danger of considerably more damage being done was averted by the animal switching over the bank and plunging into the river with the buggy trailing behind. In trying to get back to shore again, the rig got fouled in the ferry cable, the result of which was that the horse drowned before it could be rescued.
It is announced that the Canadian Prime Minister and Lord Byng, the new governor general will sail for Canada on Aug. 4 by the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of France.
The work of rebuilding the block owned by Murray Bros. and Robert Hobbs, destroyed by the fire of some weeks ago is now in progress. In a few weeks Herb Smith expects the shop portion of his new building will be ready for occupancy.
Grain harvesting commenced in some sections of this district last week.
Aug. 5,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: There are fully two thousand men at work on the O.A. and P.S. and the road is rapidly nearing completion.
A large party of the villagers drove up to the Calumet slides on Saturday to enjoy a day’s picnicking at that truly delightful spot.
Mr. J. Dolan of Shawville roller mills suffered another loss last week through the breaking away of his dam. This is the second time this season that this has occurred. However, he is busy grinding with steam power till the break shall have been repaired.
Several farmers around this neighbourhood commenced harvesting this week and some had grain cut even last week. All are unanimous in the opinion that the present harvest is the most bountiful they have had for years.
Mrs. Austin of Fitzroy sustained the loss on Tuesday last of eight cows which were run over by an O.A. and P.S. train.
The member of the Bryson Dramatic Club gave a ball at Walsh’s hall on Monday evening. It was a most brilliant success. Not one of the elite of Bryson, Portage du Fort, Quyon, etc. were forgotten in the invitations.
The shingle mill of the Stanley Bros. at North Clarendon was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday last with all its contents and stock on hand. The fire started in the engine room, a spark falling on a pile of shavings.
There are a few cases of Diphtheria in the vicinity of Otter Lake at present.
Dr. John D. Lee of Arnprior, contractor for the roofing and plumbing of the Vinton church, drove through here on Monday on his way to Vinton.
Conductor Harry Heath, formerly of the P.P.J.R. expired suddenly on Monday while in charge of the G.V.R. morning express, running into Ottawa. It seems he stopped the train between Hull junction and Hull Station to put off a man who refused to pay his fare. Then signaling the train to go on, he stepped back into the smoking car, closing the door behind him. He staggered a moment, then fell to his knees. Mr. George Orme and Mr. Thomas Raphael who were sitting in the smoking car, sprang up and assisted him to a seat. Sir James Grant was on board and was brought inside of two minutes from the moment Heath fell. He felt the conductor’s pulse, and shook his head. Conductor Heath was 52 years old. He leaves a widow and eight children. His terribly sudden death was due to heart disease which has troubled him for some years past.
