Page 21 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 155

Jim Riddell’s Sports Talk

Presents with Area Senior

Serving You Since 1937 Bobby Lefebvre

Locey to open the box office at 10 before becoming a driver for the
a.m. Benson Group. “I spent twelve years
driving full-time, semi retiring one
Growing up in Dover Heights,
Bobby attended CCVS where he, year ago, but still drive up to eight
Steve Ouderkirk, and Mike Pollard hours each week.”
By Jim Riddell
were the trainers on the football team. “I was always interested in
“I was a rink rat at the Si for Highschool football teams were photography and even at a young age
years, the old Si Miller,” recalled required to have a Level One trainer I had a darkroom in the basement; the
Bobby, “We used a hot water hose and couldn’t field a team without problem with film was that you never
to melt the snow on the Zamboni, one. Steve stayed at CCVS with the knew if you got the shot until you
it was right below the handicapped Raiders, and Bobby moved over to developed it. What really turned it
section, and the steam would rise and GV for his final two years, becoming around was when things went digital.
they couldn’t see anything for 5-10 the trainer for the Vikings. Following Even using digital photography at
minutes or so. I still have a photo of graduation, Bobby worked for Glen the arenas, it could be difficult in Photo Submitted
Lawrence Murphy on that Zamboni Vending and then Fiberez, before those days due to the old style gas-
with Daigneault Cleaners on the side becoming manager for OLCO on filled lights.” Those lights cycled,
of it.” The Royals were a hot ticket Montreal Road, a position that he Bobby explained, saying that when
in those days, with Bobby saying held for twelve years. “We were a you shoot rapid fire, you would have The LED lighting that is now used
that during playoffs people would be full-serve gas station with a three photos with three different tinges, in arenas makes hockey photography
lined up at 5 a.m., wearing parka’s bay car wash.” When OLCO closed red, white, and blue, and you would much easier.
and with lawn chairs, waiting for Fay down, Bobby took a little time off hope that the best one was the white. Continued on oage 24

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