Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 State Rep. Wong donates to World Series Park Lighting Fund (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued by World Series Park.) tate Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus) recently made a $1,000 donation to the World Series Park Lighting Fund. He has always supported World Series Park since it was built in 2004. As well as purchasing a sponsorship sign, he has always taken part in every ceremony at the park and donated food on S several occasions. Representative Wong has served in the Massachusetts Legislature since 2011, representing most of Saugus and parts of Wakefi eld and Lynn. He has been responsible for sponsoring many bills and working on several committees – with a perfect legislative attendance record. One of his recent accomplishments was getting the funding for the road improvements both north and south on Route 1 through Saugus. Lights will be installed at World Series Park this year. Lighting the fi eld will extend its use by both allowing for more games to be played and never having to stop a game because of darkness. “Representative Wong is one of our longtime supporters,” World Series Park Superintendent Bob Davis said. “He often has said that he saw something in the park that he thought was worthwhile, which was providing more opportunity to the youth of Saugus to play baseball. He continues to do whatever he can to support World Series Park and we are very grateful for this.” Donations to the World Series Park Lighting Fund can either be mailed to World Series Park, 8 Holden Ave., Saugus, MA 01906 HELPING TO LIGHT UP THE PARK: Left to right, State Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus) presents a donation check for $1,000 to World Series Park Superintendent Bob Davis for World Series Park Lighting Fund. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) or by going to the website – worldseriespark.net – and doing it through GoFundMe. People who donate $100 or more will get their name on a permanent plaque. Donations can also be made in honor of others or in memory of loved ones. Lesser donations will gladly be accepted. “We are asking people who AUTOTECH 1989 SINCE CA$H FOR YOUR CAR! DRIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT! Cold Hard Cash For Your Car, Truck or SUV! 2013 KIA SORRENTO 4X4 Remote Start, Third Row Seating, Premium Sound System, One Owner, Only 73K Miles, One Owner, Warranty! PRICE REDUCED! $10,500 Easy Financing Available! 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Sport Package, 4X4, Leather Interior, Loaded, One Owner, 105K Miles, Excellent Condition, Warranty! PRICE REDUCED! $10,500 781-321-8841 1236 EasternAve • Malden EddiesAutotech.com We Pay Cash For Your Vehicle! A WINTER WONDERLAND: Snow-covered World Series Park plans to install lights this season. Donations are being accepted to complete fi nancing the cost. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate by Jim Harrington) have ever played a baseball game or attended a game at World Series Park to help our Lighting Fund by making a donation,” Bob said. “As we begin our seventeenth season, we feel we are ready for lights, not only fi nancially but because we need to extend the fi eld use, which is in high demand during the season. Donations are coming in dribs and drabs, but we have a lot more funds to raise. Several of our sponsors have already donated and we are extremely grateful for their generosity. Please help us in our eff ort to get lights for the park.” THE ENTERTAINER AKA THE NOSE He played for the New York By Th e Old Sachem, Bill Stewart E dward Steven Phillip Shack was a well-travelled hockey player in the NHL, playing for six NHL clubs during his career. He was born on February 11, 1937, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Bill and Lena Shack. He had problems in school with illnesses between the fi rst and third grades and never recovered academic progress. He eventually dropped out of public school, stayed illiterate and began working as a salesman for a butcher shop. Eddie tried out for the Guelph Biltmores hockey club. While playing for the Biltmores, he supported himself with jobs at a meat market and as a driver of a coal truck. Eddie Shack passed away July 25, 2020, at the age of 83. Shack played junior hockey for fi ve years for Guelph from the age of 15, and his best season was 1956-1957 when he led the league in assists. The Biltmores won the Memorial Cup that season, with Shack playing in six games, notching two goals and two assists. During his junior hockey seasons from 1952 to 1957, Shack played 194 games, scored 91 goals and had 128 assists and 346 penalty minutes in regular season play. Except for his fi rst season, his club appeared in the playoff s four consecutive seasons. The Biltmores were owned by the New York Rangers during those years, and they signed Schack to a professional contract, then assigned him to their American League farm team, the Providence Reds, in 1957, where he played in 35 games that season. Shack had a great season with 16 goals and 18 assists, accumulating 98 penalty minutes. Rangers for a season and a half before being dropped to the Springfi eld Indians, then back to the Rangers. He played 149 games over the three seasons for the Rangers. During the 1960-1961 season, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he had his major career. He played seven seasons, was traded to the Boston Bruins during the 1967-1968 season and was later traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the 1969-1971 seasons, then to the Buff alo Sabres in the 19701972 seasons, to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 19711973 seasons, and back to the Maple Leafs during the 19731974 season, and he played part of the 1974-1975 season. In 1974 he was demoted to the Oklahoma City Blazers in the Central Hockey League and fi nished his hockey days with the THE NOSE | SEE PAGE 9
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