It goes without saying that Canadians love their games. We Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United even have two national sports to prove it! Lacrosse and States and boasts a player ship of 300 million people world hockey pay tribute to our history, culture and our passion for wide. The whole culture of the sport has created superstars athletics. and marketing opportunities that are worth billions of Canadians of all ages and backgrounds participate in dollars. That's quite a legacy for a Canadian man from virtually any athletic challenge you can name. From the Almonte Ontario. strongest man in the world to the fastest, our country has Dr. James Naismith created basketball while working in brought excellence to the world stage of sport. Massechusettes for the School of Christian Workers. Under This month's Totem looks at some of those achievements instructions from the head of the physical education and the people who have helped make Canada a great department, Dr. Naismith was to invent a game to distract a sporting nation. Remember whether you represent Canada at rowdy class during the long winter. Dr. Naismith's game and the Olympics or play for the fun of it, athletics and sport can the original 13 rules of basketball were the result of several be a positive influence in all our lives! failed attempts to tame the class. For his efforts Dr. Naismith was elected to the hall of fame that bears his name in 1959. Even as basketball gained in popularity, Almonte's most famous son did not seek fame or Match the logos with the correct Canadian sports team! riches for his efforts. He was an educator who loved sport above all. His biggest thrill was when he witnessed Montreal Expos basketball become an Olympic sport at the 1936 Berlin games. Ottawa Senators Born in 1861, James Naismith earned four degrees during his career in philosophy (McGill 1887), Saskatchewan Rough Riders religion (Presbyterian College 1890), physical education (YMCA Training Calgary Flames School 1891) and medicine (University of Colorado 1898). Dr. Naismith died in Vancouver Canucks 1939, but his legacy and his game live

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These cookies are pure energy! Oatmeal, wheat germ, While Canadians have won many Olympic medals in both raisins and nuts will put you in first place for sure. Makes 18 the summer and winter games, nothing glitters quite like large cookies. gold. Here is a quick list of some of Canada's gold medalists... 1900 George Orton 3000 Metre Steeplechase Ingredients 1904 Étienne Desmateau 56lb weight throw 1 cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon baking powder 1904 George Lyon Men's golf 1 cup light brown sugar 1 pinch salt 1904 Men's team football (soccer) 1 cup white sugar 3 cups rolled oats 1904 Men's team lacrosse 2 eggs 1/2 cup wheat germ 1906 William Sherring marathon 1908 Robert Kerr 200 m mens 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups golden raisins 1920 Earl Thomson 110m hurdles 1 1/3 cups chopped walnuts 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour 1920 Julius Schneider Men's boxing, welterweight 1 teaspoon baking soda 1924 Men's hockey (many times!) 1928 Percy Williams 100m Instructions 1928 Percy Williams 200m 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. 1928 CAN Women's 4 x 100 1928 Ethel Catherwood High Jump 2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, 1932 Duncan McNaughton High Jump and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a 1948 Figure Skating time, beating well with each addition, and vanilla. Combine 1952 George Genereux trapshooting the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; gradually stir 1956 Donald Arnold, Ignace d'Hondt, Lorne Loomer, Archie into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the oats, wheat MacKinnon Men's rowing, four without coxswain germ, raisins and walnuts. Drop cookies onto the cookie 1956 Gerald Ouellette Men's shooting, 5m rifle prone 1960 Robert Paul, Barbara Wagner Pairs figure skating sheets. Wet hands and flatten cookies slightly. Cookies 1960 Women's apline skiing, slalom should be about 3/4 inch thick, and 2 1/2 inches wide before 1964 George Hungerford, Roger Jackson Men's rowing, coxless pair baking. 1968 Jim Day, Jim Elder, Tom Gaylord Mixed team equestrian 3 Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 1964 Douglas Anakin, John Emery, Victor Emery, Peter Kirby minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Men's bobsleigh, four-man 1968 Nancy Greene Women's , 1976 Kathy Kreiner Women's alpine skiing, giant slalom 1984 Gaetan Boucher Men's speed skating, 1000m 1992 Kerrin Lee-Gartner Women's alpine skiing, downhill 1992 Angela Cutrone, Sylvie Daigle, Nathalie Lambert, Annie You'll need: Perreault Women's short-track speed skating, 3000m relay 1994 Myriam Bédard Biathlon 7.5km sprint ¥ Light Cardboard ¥ Glue 1994 Jean-Luc Brassard Men's , moguls ¥ Paint ¥ 1" to 2" thick Ribbon 1992 Mark McKoy 110m hurdles 1996 4 x 100 Metre Relay Instructions: 1998 Pierre Lueders, David MacEachern bobsleigh, two-man Use a glass to trace two 2 - 3 inch circles on the lightweight 1998 Eric Bedard, Derrick Campbell, François Drolet, Marc cardboard. Cut out your circles. Paint the non-shiny side of Gagnon Men's short-track speed skating, 5000m relay 1998 Ross Rebagliati Men's snowboard, giant-slalom the circles with gold, silver, bronze or whatever paint you 1998 Jan Betker, Atina Ford, Marcia Gudereit, Joan McCusker, have and let dry. Sandra Schmirler Women's curling Once the paint is dry, you can decorate your medal using 1998 Annie Perreault Women's short-track speed skating, 500m glue and glitter to make it sparkle, or you can paint 1st, 2nd, 1998 Catriona LeMay Doan Women's speed skating, 500m 3rd on them. Let the designs dry completely. 2002 Eric Bedard, Marc Gagnon, Jonathan Guilmette, François- Cut on length or ribbon, 32 inches long. Put a dab of glue Louis Temblay, Mathieu Turcotte Men's short-track speed skating, 5000m on the center of the non-painted side of the two medal pieces. 2002 Marc Gagnon Men's short-track speed skating, 500m Fold your ribbon in half at the middle to form a 'V' shape. 2002 David Pelletier, Jamie Sale Pairs figure skating Stick the fold of the ribbon onto the glue on one of the medal 2002 Women's ice hockey backs. Cover it with the other medal piece with glue on it. Set 2002 Catriona LeMay Doan Women's speed skating, 500m your medal aside and let it dry... and you're done! 2002 Beckie Scott Women's cross-country skiing, 5km pursuit