Page BG — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 21, 1990

READY
FOR THE

ROCKET

TERRACE — Although it is
now over a quarter of a century
since Maurice ‘‘Rocket’’
Richard wore the famous rouge,
blanc et bleu for the Monireal
Canadiens his legendary status
in. Canadian sport has not
changed. Now the famous high
scoring Montreal centre is earn-
ing himself the admiration of
thousands of youngsters who
never saw him play in the NHL
as he referees games for an ex-
citing group of.ex-NHL stars on
tour across Canada.

Richard will ref a benefit
game at the Terrace Arena on
March 2 where several of his
Hockey Hall of Fame comrades
from Montreal and Toronto
will line up against a Terrace
Old Timers team, the Terrace
Timbermen.

Although the Rocket never
actually did lead the National
Hockey League in scoring and
only once did he win the in-
dividual scoring award he re-
mains a legend in Canadian
hockey. It was his intensity and
flair for the dramatic that made

Darts —

TERRACE — The bridesmaid
became the bride last week. as
Clare Groot went one better
than her °89 runner-up finish to
take this year’s Wednesday
night dart league ladies’ singles

title,

It was no walk over, however,
Groot and Noelle Bulleid
emerged from round robin play:

_ with identical records of 7 wins
and 3 losses, forcing a best-of-
three playoff to decide the top

spot.

Third place. went to Loretta
Seale (6-4) while Sally Ryan’s

.500 record earned her fourth.

Ryan had been in a three-way
Ue for first but saw the title slip
away as she dropped her last

two games,

Although problems doubling

out put last year's winner,
Theresa Doucette, out of the
running this time, she got some

consolation by shooting a £80

during the final round of play.

Normal mixed league play.

resumes tonight with local
players’ eyes now firmly fixed
on the next big competition, the
Kitimat Dart Open, Set for
March 16-18, it features mixed

Thinking | ofa holiday? ‘A cruise is
the best way to sea the most and
get the most out of your money.

How to travel Is:just as important -

as where you travel, There are 9
Ships in tha Love Boat Line, other:
wise known as Princess Cruises,
with a wide variety of destinations,
‘Including 163 ports af call on 6
continents.

It you want the sandy beaches of

. the Caribbean. or Mexico or the

culture of the Orient, South Pacilic
or romantic Polynesia, its all here
for you. :

Take the Crown Princess through
the Meditterranaan and see bits of
France, Haly, Spain, Greece or take
the Royal Princess and add a bit of
Portugal.’ Or; if you please, cruise
the jungle filled waters of the
Amazon,

No mater where you choose, you
can be guaranteed to ba living in.
luxury. Every meal is prapared by.
master. chefs, famous entertain: :
ment from Broadway to Las Vegas,
magicians to comedians. :

Thare is an endless list of things
to do on. these crulses. Take in a
fashian show or a movie. There are

_danca lessons available on beard,
Halian lessons, singles get
togethers or you can just lie in {he
sun and relax.

A cruise ig also a great way. ta
meet new friends. Shared ex-
periences in foreign ports, doing
some of the activities together or
just simply having fun together
forms lasting friendships.

-So next time you're planning a
holiday, consider a crulse with
Princess. You'd.be surprised how
much fun a person could have.

Question: What South American country has treeless fer--

tile plains call Pampas?

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him unforgettable. It was Gor-
die Howe, who played against
. the Rocket many times, who
; commented, "I really admired
him — he played every shift like
it was life and death.’’

: A full-scale riot broke out in
Montreal in 1955 when the

o ge see sy doubles on the Friday night, —

a —— - - men’s and ladies’ singles ‘
DOWN TO THE WIRE. Clare Groot was all smiles last Wednesday doubles on Saturday aud clones
night after having clinched this year’s Wednesday night dartleague y+ with the tearm event on Sun- |
ladies’ single title. day.

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height of the Stanley Cup
Playoffs for punching a Improve
linesman,
His former team mate and Your '

now vice-president of the Cana-
; diens hockey club, the great
i Jean Beliveau has described
: Rocket Richard as more than a

just a hockey player and an

athlete, ‘‘He was a legend — he

changed the whole hockey situa-
‘ tion in Montreal after the war.
It was very fortunate for us and
for hockey that a guy like him.
came into the league.”

Playing along with the

Rocket in Terrace will be his
equally famous younger
brother, Henri ‘*Pocket
Rocket’? Richard and such
famous ex-Canadiens and ex-
: Maple Leafs as Frank
' Mahovlich, Paul Henderson,
Eddie Shack, Jean-Guy Talbot,
Wilf Paiement, Norm Ullman
and Billy Harris.

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Give us the word.

Simply call us to place your Valentine’s Day Love
Lines ad. The cost is only $8 for a 1 x 2 inch box.
All Love Lines ads must

Call 638-7283 be received by noon Feb. 9
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