Hi Everyone,

I’m sorry to have announce the passing of Bill Whaley.

Bill passed away yesterday, Mon Oct 3rd. Bill was a long time member with CSMS55+ for 16years 1998-2000, 2004-2016.

OBITUARY OF WILLIAM JOHN
WHALEY
June 15, 1940 – Toronto, Ontario October 3, 2022 – Calgary, Alberta
William “Bill” Whaley, of Calgary, AB, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022, at the age of 82 years.
Bill was born in Toronto, ON, on June 15,
1940. He married his beloved wife, Pam, in
1964. Later, he moved his family to Calgary, AB, in 1974. He was a proud member of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Calgary Plus
55 Hockey Association. He coached minor hockey for many years, and volunteered with the Mac’s Major Midget Hockey Tournament, the 1988 Calgary Olympics, and the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships, just to name a few. Bill was a hardworking business owner who spent many hours on the road to provide for his family. He had a passion for his grandkids and the games of baseball and hockey, to which he spent many years playing. He will be most remembered for his tenacity and perseverance.
Bill is survived by his son Tim and his daughter-in-law Kari, and their two sons, Kaden and Jace, of Okotoks, AB; his daughter Deb, son-in-law Rich, and their daughter, Piper, of Calgary, AB; as well as Deb’s birth children, Larissa and TJ; and their parents, Todd and Barb Millar, of Calgary, AB.
Bill was predeceased by his wife Pam in 2001.
A Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Fish Creek, 14441
Bannister Road S.E.,.
Calgary, AB) on
Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.
Reception to follow in the Hospitality Centre at the Funeral Home. Family and friends who are unable to attend in person are invited to join Mr. Whaley’s service streamed live (see below) on the day of the service. For those who are unable to view live, a recording of the service will be posted. Condolences, memories, and photos can also be shared and viewed here.
In living memory of William “Bill” Whaley, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by Mcnnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary

Regards
Paul
CSMS 55+

Hello Everyone,

I have an important message to everyone at CSMS 55+ regarding the Results of Last Night’s Elections to the Board that took place at our General Meeting.

At our Meeting last night at Triwood several League Members were newly elected to our Board for varying terms, and a New President , Vice President and New Secretary were elected from this newly created Board.

But first, Outgoing President, Gary Paukert asked me to express to the Entire League, that it has been a pleasure to serve as our League’s President this past year, and Gary is very excited to see new blood on the Board of Directors and wishes those newly-elected board members all the best in their time on the Board.
I’m sure everyone knows that this was a very trying Year for our Board with several key issues to address and several board members leaving their board positions early for various reasons and this also contributed to a somewhat dysfunctional Board. I believe Gary did a great job as this years President with what he had to work with.
As a new board member myself this year, Gary was a calming and helpful voice with all of my endless questions and helped guide me through the many issues that came my way.
I would like to sincerely thank Gary for all he did this past year and I want to thank him for his service to the League as President. Cheers Gary.

Several current board members also had expiring terms this year and I am pleased to announce their re-election and return to the Board.
Don Jorgensen – Treasurer
John Schmidt – Registrar
Gary Paukert – Past President

And I am also very pleased to Welcome Newly Elected Board members,
Chris Tucker – Newly elected Secretary
Bill Aitken
Ron DiPasquale – Newly elected President
Borden Gavrich
Brian Caouette
Graham Brockway

The 9 Men mentioned above will join or rejoin current board members,
Ron Williams – Vice President
Dave Finn
Bruce Hall
Len Seib
Wayne Nelson
Paul McNeil

I would also like to welcome and Congratulate these Board Members for their newly elected positions.
President – Ron DiPasquale
Vice President – Ron Williams
Secretary – Chris Tucker

Also, I would like to salute all of the Board members whose terms have ended this year, and for all of their contributions to our Awesome league. Cheers Gentlemen.
-Norm Hurley
-Bill May
-Ross Laurie
- Dale Ellert
- Brian Brown
- Ernie French
- Pat Bisson

Lots of items were discussed at last night’s meeting and your new board will be getting to work with our first meeting of the new board in October to review these items and I’m sure many more.

Cheers Everyone,
Paul M
CSMS 55+

Hi Everyone

Someone left a black hoodie at Triwood after last nights meeting. If this looks familiar, please let me know and I will make sure it gets back to you.
The tag says Globe.

Cheers
Paul M

Hi Coaches and Managers,

Rick Anderson has let me know that before our General Meeting this Wednesday Sept 28th, Rick will be at the Triwood Storage Containers from 6pm until 6:45pm to receive any League Related items that need to be stored for the Winter, ie, uniforms, extra balls, league gear etc etc.

So if you have anything League Related that needs to be stored, then this will be the best time to take advantage of the access.

Thanks for that update Rick.

Cheers Everyone,
Paul M

Hi Everyone,

This is an update from President Gary Paukert before our GM on this coming Wednesday.

“Wednesday, September 28th at 7:00pm the league’s General Meeting will be held. As per usual, there will be a time where the membership can bring forward topics for discussion. Motions can be brought forward and if desired, voted upon to inform the Board of Directors about the membership’s opinions on how the league should be run.

Some motions have already been sent and have been received by the Board, and are outlined below. Other motions can be brought up at the meeting.
(See Motions Below)
We look forward to seeing you at Triwood Community Centre, Collingwood Room, on Wednesday night.

Motion 1:
Motion to Encourage the Board to Amend CSMS League Spare Player Usage rules.
The number of games that one individual will be allowed to spare for one team will be reduced from 8 to 6 per season.

Motion 2:
Motion to Encourage the Board to Amend the AA Division Regular Season Schedule
The number of games to be 28 in a full season, not including the first week which will be practice games.

Motion 3:
Motion to Encourage the Board to Amend the AA Division Playoff Format
The AA Division playoffs will only involve the top four teams from the regular season.

Motion 4:
Motion to Encourage the Board to use the Triwood 1 Diamond for Monday night AA Division Games Instead of Charleswood 2
Specifically, Triwood 1 is not to be given to the women’s league for Monday night play.

Gary Paukert
President CSMS 55+"

Thanks Everyone,
Paul M