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a-2 • wednesday, december 17, 2006 Face-off time A hoci^ey pudc is a blade, vulcanized rubber disc. 1 irKh thick and 3 irKhes in diameter and weighs between 5.5 to 6-ounces. Prior OtG games the pucks are frozen to . prevent excessive bouncing and I are changed a number of times f throughout a game. Watch out: Pucks can travel over ICQ miles per hour on a slap shot. Die-hard Red Wtngs fans may want to consider a pilgrimage to Mr. P. Karthikeyan's Venus Rubbers factory, maker of hockey pucks in Tamil Nadu. India. The pucks are 'manufactured using the finest grades of natural rubbers that are as per international specifications.' The pucks can be custom printed in multi-colors for customers who may also order sponge pucks "at affordable prices." Just for fun visit "Will it Blend?" at www. willitblend.com to see whether a blender can turn three hockey pucks into a pile of black shredded rubber Source: www.firstbasesports.com and www.tradeindia.com What would Lord Stanley say, eh? Credit Lord Stanley, the Earl of Preston and Gov, General of Canada, with the idea to create a silver cup to anoint each year's hockey championship team. The first winner of Stanley's cup was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association hockey club in 1893. ©Since the 1935-36 season when they won their first Stanley Cup. players on the Detroit Rwl Wings have had the honor of passing the prestigious cup from player to player a total of 11 times during the summer following their winning the hockey championship. The Stanley Cup has found its way to a number of far flung and unusual places including Gaylord, the Late Show with David Letterman, the Kremlin in Moscow, the 14,433 foot summit of Mt. Elbert in Colorado, and was even used as a baptismal font in one instance. Source: www.nhl.com No rink? No ice? No problem Ya sure, you bet those flashy National Hockey League players make da big bucks ©and get their pictures taken drinking Molson Canadian out of da i Stanley Cup, but the thing they f don't have going for them is the 4,000-year-tradition enjoyed by practitioners of field hockey. Field hockey is one of the world's oldest team sports with evidence of the game hav- BotWUinfram^ Gaylord Transmission Home of the Honest Mechanic! 108 West Commerce Blvd.. Gaylord. Ml 49735 Lxcatcd behir*j Kmart and aaoss frcMD Ihe oost office (989) 731-9000 For rree and confidential counsellns and suidance, call the Northern Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline; 1-800-270-7117 J NMSAS \tl< hlVUH Siih\lfiini sir»»ci» Have you ever felt the need to bet more and more money? • Have you ever had to lie to people important to you atxxjt Iww much you gambled ? Have you ever spent more time samblins • than you intended to? CXidsare youhovea GambUng Probtem. nuggets of knowledge about Hockey, eh? By Herald Time Staff The Stanley Cup welcomed many fans when it visited Gaylord. ing been played in Egypt's Nile Valley more than 4,000 years ago. The modern game evolved in 19th century England and Constance Applebee is credited with introducing the sport to the United States in 1901. Despite the rough nature of the game, field hockey became a popular women's sport during the Victorian era when croquette and lawn tennis were considered the only socially acceptable outdoor activities for the previously "fairer sex." Source: www.usfleldhockey.com U DCH gambleresponsibly.ors ir/' How'bout some pond hock-eh? St. Ignace's 2009 Adult Pond Hockey Championship will take to the ice of Moran Bay, overlooking Mackinac Island Feb. 20-22, Day, uveiluum It's anticipated 104, four-person teams will compete on 13 rinks built on Lake Huron. There's O-s no goalies and the boards are snowbanks. Duking it out in a Feb. 20 exhibition game will be the 2008 pond hockey champion team versus Detroit Red Wings' : alumni, at Little Bear East Ice . Arena in St. Ignace. The pond hockey tournament runs all day Qaylord Herald Times Saturday and other events such as bus pub crawls and happy hours with hors d'oeuvres will also be happening that day. Last year's winners won Labatt Blue posters sign^ by all three Hanson brothers (no, not the "MmmBop' Hanson brothers) from the 'Slap Shot" movies. Source: www.stignace.cofn Got hockey, Gaylord does ONE DAY CHRISTMAS'SALE 20% off The Whole Store Does not apply to previous purchases. Only regular priced items. Does not apply to wood pellets Thursday 12/18 Sam to 7pm What was one of the biggest benefits of the Spoftsplex opening in the mid-1990s? The formation of a highly-successful Gaylord High ©School hockey program. In its 11th season this I year, the Blue Devils have had ' rare success for a "newbie" program. The Blue Devils have won three regional championships, and advanced to the "Frozen Four" in 2004, where they were state runners-up. Gayiord has also had a history of producing excellent hockey players, including hometown hero Will Weber, who was drafted in the second round of the NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2007. Weber is now a key defensemen for the Miami University team that is ranked No, 3 in the NCAA, For more information on the Blue Devil program, visit www.gaylordbluedevil hockey.com. Editor's note: rt you'd like to comment or suggest a topic for a future S Nuggets of Knowledge please e-mail us: editot^gaylordherald times.com or write to: Editor, Gayiord Herald Times, PO. Box 598, Gaylord. Ml 49734 HeraldTTmes.c»m Established 1875 Published by Otsego County Herald Times, inc. (USPS 413-520) The Gaylord HeraW Times is published sem*-weekly on Wednesday and Saturday. Periodicals Postage paid at the, Gaylord, Michigan Post Office under the Act of Congress March 3.1879 by Otsego County Herald Times, inc. Send address changes to Gaylord Herald Times, PC Sox 598, Gaylord, Ml 49734. Editor . News Editor Sports Editor Design Editor . Advertising Sales Manager . Peter Comings ,. Cathy Landry , -Jeremy Speer .. Franli Michels .... Kim Sallard eOlTORIAL Writers. . . Michael Jones, Jil Schult Chris Engte Support Kurt Kolka Chi«f Ptwtographer . Bill Serveny ONUN£ MEM: Manager/Editor .. Peter Comings Assistant Manager . . Darren Hardy ADVERmiNC: Classified Advertising Manager/ Asst Advertising Sales Manager . Kathleen Murray Sales Staff; Karen Gregor, Jeff Metz, Ashley Gunderson BUSINESS: Office Staff Gina Deforge. Vicky Plummer Publisher Emeritus OFFiCE: . James L. Gnsso Hours: 8 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday 20S8 S. Otsego Ave. Mailing address: P.O. Box 598. Gaytord, Ml 49734 Telephone: (989)732-1111 Ton frM (877) esc counties: 1 year S72 0(y6 months $43 25 Non-local Senior Cftizem: t year $70 0(V6 months $42 25 ($10.00 Cartcellstion Fee) Wmner of 443 «war
Oaytord H*r«kl Tlm«« HT-Chria Englte THE DRIVER OF THE above pickup truck was charged with drunk driving IVIonday night after deputies from the Otsego County Sheriff's Dept. reported a collision between his vehicle and a tour bus, with its damage shown at right, on M-32 in Elmira Township. Two bus passengers were treated for minor injuries and the pickup driver was treated at Otsego Memorial Hospital for injuries and later lodged at the Otsego County Jail for operating while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. i-rr— - j •• — Pickup, tour bus crash; truck driver charged with drunk driving ELMIRA TWP. — Deputies from the Otsego County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) charged a 45-year-old Boyne City man with drunk driving after a Monday night crash on M-32 involving a tour Gaylord City Police Vehicle leaves accident scene • Tonya Reeves, 30, Gaylord, was driving a 1999 Mercury in the Wal-Mart parking lot Dec. 3, around 2:35 p.m. when her vehicle reportedly collided head on with a white or gray pickup, which allegedly fled the accident scene after the crash. Reeves was transported to Otsego Memorial Hospital by the Otsego County EMS/Rescue and treated and released. Officers were not able to locate the second vehicle. Minor damage in single-vehicle accident • Kyle Puroll, 21, Gaylord. was southbound on Dickerson Road just north of O'Rourke Drive, Friday, around 3 a.m. when he re- W*dr>««d«y, 0«c«mb*r 17, 2006 • A-3 Vanderbilt man arrested for B&E at EZ Mart Not connected with earlier robbery at same store VANDERBILT — Investigators at the Gaylord Michigan State Police (MSP) post say the 47-year-old Vanderbilt man arrested in Monday's breaking and entering at the EZ Mart Mobil Gas Station in Vanderbilt was not connected with the Dec. 5 armed robbery at the same location. According to the Gaylord MSP post, investigators responded to an early morning breaking and entering complaint at the Vanderbilt business and by Monday afternoon officers from the Boyne City Police Department, acting on an anonymous tip and information developed by the Gaylord post, initiated a traffic stop of the suspect in Boyne City. Troopers from the Gaylord post then arrested the suspect in Boyne City and transported him to the Otsego County lail where he was lodged while awaiting arraignment for breaking bus and the Ford pickup the Boyne City man was driving. According to a Tuesday news release, deputies were dispatched to M-32 near Hallock Road in Elmira Township around 8:30 p.m. for a ported to Otsego Memorial report of a personal injury Hospital for treatment of inaccident.juries. He was later released Two of the 26 bus passen- into the custody of the OCSD gers were treated at the scene and lodged at the Otsego for minor injuries and the County lail. Boyne City man was trans- The news release indicated alcohol was believed to have been a contributing factor in the crash. The pickup driver was charged with operating while intoxicated and drivingv^ith a suspended license. and entering and larceny. Gaylord investigators were assisted at the arrest scene by troopers from the Petosicey MSP post. Troopers reportedly recovered several hundred dollars from the suspect's vehicle and after executing a search warrant at the man's residence seized was eastbound on East Main and struck a tree on the south side laws, too fast, more than 800 lottery tick- Street just east of Hayes Road of the trail. ets and several packs of sto- Police Friday, around 2:30 p.m. when the Moderate damage was report- Otsego County len cigarettes. i rear end of the 2008 Chevrolet he ed to Schultz's snowmobile and he Sheriff's Dept. The Gaylord MSP pbst is was driving was reportedly struck was transported to Otsego Memo- continuing their investiga- by the front end of a 2007 Ford rial Hospital and then transferred No damage tion into the Dec. 5 armed Blotter driven by Jerrold Bartholomew?- to another medical facittty in rollover crash robbery at the Mobil station 37, Imtay City. • Nancy Fussell, 52, Atlanta, where an undetermined According to reports, there Driver hits was westbound on M-32 just west amount of money was reportedly lost control of the 2003 were no injuries and both vehicles snowbank on 1-75 of Beckett Road in Chester Townportedly taken. Chevrolet Silverado pickup he was sustained minor damage. • Jennifer Sherman, 31, Afton, ship, Dec. 9 around 11:15 a.m. At the time of that inci- driving. Bartholomew was cited for was southbound on 1-75, three- when she reportedly lost control of dent. the suspect was de- Reports indicate Puroll lost hazardous driving — unable to tenths of a mile south of Winters the 2003 Jeep station wagon she scribed as a male wearing control at a curve in the roadway stop in an assured clear distance. Road in Livingston Township, was driving. a black ski mask and a red causing his vehicle to spin back- Sunday, around 8 a.m. when she Fussell's vehicle reportedly left neoprene mask over his wards and into a bank of snow. Michigan State Police reportedly lost control of the 1998 the north side of the roadway and mouth. The suspect was Puroll was not injured and mi- Chevrolet Cavalier she was driv- rolled over wearing a dull pea green nor damage was reported to his Snowmobile driver ing. Fussell was transported to coat, blue jeans, weighs vehicle. injured in crash Sherman's vehicle reportedly Otsego Memorial Hospital by the around 220 pounds and is Puroll was cited for hazardous • Elben Schultz Jr, 78, Davi- left the east side of the roadway Otsego County EMS/Rescue and between 5 feet 8 inches to driving. son, was riding a 2005 Arctic Cat and sustained moderate damage treated and released. 5 feet 10 inches tall. vKestbound on Trail No. 4 east of when it struck a bank of snow. Driver cited in Turtle Lake Road in Chester Town- Sherman was not injured and rear-end crash ship, Friday, around 2:10 p.m. she was cited for hazardous driv- • Patrick Michaels, 55, Gaylord, v»hen he reportedly lost control ing — violation of basic speed Anyone with information on the armed robbery — Compiled by should contact the Gaylord MichaelJones post at 732-2778. 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