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The first issue of the Duffer News hit the locker rooms in April 1994. The 4 page issue was dedicated to the adventures of our first team trip to Hayward. Duffer News was written in Greek letters. It Looked like this. DUFFER NEWS There was a one page missal called the Hayward Gazette that came out the week before, so if we count that as the first Duffer News, then the issue you are now reading is the 99th! The Duffer started out as a multi page monthly journal. In September of 1995 it became a weekly newsletter. That first Issue featured the following headlines: "Duffers Near Silver Anniversary Season", "Duffers Lose Beer Drinking Contest", "Duffers Win Road Game", "Hat Trick for Mazurk", "2 Minutes for looking Cross Eyed at the Referee", I Can Drive, I Didn't Eat Anything", "Top Ten Reasons Not to Go to Hayward" and "Revenge of the Wheezer". Here is an except from that Inaugural Issue.
"Duffers Storm Hayward"
A little later Allen was running past Bill (Mario Brother) Giffune. Bill put a major league hook on Allen that brought his ground speed to 0, even though the Aliens feet were going like hell. When Mario suddenly unhooked his catch, Alien went crashing to the ice. Giffy laughed so hard he spun out of control and crashed into the boards. We again had a laughter delay. We were ready to hit the road when we started to talk about the excuses we had heard in the last few weeks. 10. I have to write a letter, 9. I have to go to Florida, 8. It's too far, 7. I get car sick, 6. It cost too much, 5. I used up all my sick days, 4. I just had a vacation, 3. I'm too tired 2. My sack doesn't work, The Number One Reason not to go to Hayward was given by Bill (Alien) Allen."I have to meet with Bill Giffune in the morning"
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