SUMMER NEWSLETTER
2015
STANDARDBRED
RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY
OF CANADA
Box 331,
Campbellville, ON.,
L0P 1B0
donated their horses to this cause. This
doesn’t only benefit the chaplaincy but is
good public relations for the entire racing
industry.
Dedication of Thomas Buffery
home 519 928 3015
cell 519 942 6641
www.rtchaplaincyofcanada.com
We are well into the stake season for 2015
with a huge crop of two year olds entering
both the grass roots and Gold divisions of the
OSS. I can’t help but wonder if this is the last
big crop of Ontario sired horses. When the
slots were cancelled in 2013, many breeders
either sold many mares or got out of the
breeding business. Time will tell.
THE STABLE THAT GOD LOVES. Bill
Galvin and Ken Middleton have done a
tremendous job in organizing this stable.
There are over 60 horses involved at this time
with more coming on board every day. At last
count I believe there have been over 60
winners and the stake season is just getting
under way. A special thanks to all who have
BARBEQUES. We have held barbeques at 3
locations so far and they have been well
received. Hopefully we can get to many more
training centres during the summer. We
started at 1st. Line, then Ideal followed by
Golden Horseshoe Lanes. We will also be at
Classy Lane and Baycairn
DEDICATION. This summer I had the
opportunity to perform a dedication
ceremony for Thomas Buffery, the son of
Toronto Sun Sports Writer Steve Buffery and
his wife. This took place at Riverside
Assembly in Waldemar. This is always a
bright spot in the ministry. It was Steve who
wrote such a brilliant article on the
chaplaincy in the sports section of the
Toronto Sun.
GOLF TOURNAMENT. Our annual Golf
Tournament this year will be held at Granite
Ridge on Wed. Sept.16. Registration will
begin at 11am followed by a barbeque lunch
and Tee-off at 1pm. As you may have heard,
we are changing the name to the: “The Doug
Hyatt Memorial Golf Tournament” in
memory of Doug Hyatt who always worked
diligently to make the tournament a success.
There will be a silent auction and live auction
as well as a delicious meal provided by
Albatross.
WEDDINGS. It is always great to perform
wedding ceremonies. So far this year, I have
done two. There are 3 more booked during
the summer and fall. It is great to see young
couples who work at the track being joined
together in holy matrimony
give myself a lot of opportunities to open my
mouth and stick my foot in it."
Tom Kelly is far from dumb. So is
any person who is smart enough to limit what
he says. Remember, the trouble with the guy
who talks too fast is that he often says
something he hasn't thought of yet.*
SMILE TIME: Farmer John once lived on
a quiet rural highway, but as time went by the
traffic slowly built up and eventually got so
heavy and so fast that his free-range chickens
were being run over at a rate of three to six a
week.
DEVOTION: Tom Kelly managed the
Minnesota Twins to a World Series title in
1987, his first full season as their manager -and then managed them to their second world
championship in 1991. Yet to watch him at
work, critics have wondered if his vital signs
have been stolen. Asked one sports writer,
"How has T.K. managed all this, while
lowering his blood pressure to the equivalent
of the water pressure in your first
apartment? He doesn't chew on fingernails or
Rolaids or tobacco or his players. How?"
One of Kelly's trademarks is that he is
a man of few words. He enjoys throwing
batting practice every day, in part because he
believes that every minute he is throwing, he
doesn't have to speak to the media. "I'm not
really intelligent," T.K. claims. "I have a year
and a half of college. But I have enough
common sense to realize that I'm not
intelligent. I realize that if I keep talking, I'll
eventually say something dumb. So I don't
So Farmer John called the local police
station to complain, "You've got to do
something about all these people driving so
fast and killing all my chickens," he said to
the local police officer. "What do you want
me to do?" asked the policeman.
"I don't care; just do something about
those crazy drivers," replied John. So the
next day the policeman had the council erect
a sign that said: SCHOOL CROSSING.
Three days later Farmer John called the
policeman and said, "You've still got to do
something about these drivers. The 'school
crossing' sign seems to make them go even
faster!"
So again, they put up a new
sign: SLOW: CHILDREN AT PLAY. That
really sped them up. So John called and said,
"Your signs are no good, Can I put up my
own sign?" In order to get him off his back
the policeman said, "Sure. Put up your own
sign."
The phone calls to the police station
stopped, but curiosity got the better of the
officer, so he called Farmer John. "How is
the problem with the speeding drivers? Did
you put up your sign?"
"Sure did, and not one chicken has
been killed," replied John. The policeman
was really curious and thought he'd better go
out and take a look at the sign. He also
thought the sign might be something the
police could use elsewhere to slow drivers
down. So, he drove out to Farmer John's
house, and his jaw dropped the moment he
saw the sign:
"NUDIST COLONY…Slow down &
watch for chicks!"
*God's Little Devotional Book