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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15,1987, PAGE 31 Rambae o ears needed at froéquolts ar.ena diretor f pa ks nd r creaion mee.ng Extensive, drlvîng rains are being blamned for necessary repairs to the east wall of the old Iroquois arena to prevent existing water leakage. Tho<se r<4virq ivill mp in'the form of steel siding which wii be installed on the wall sometime this year. The three remaining walls also need'repairs.. But the steel siding wil not be applied to them for at leastanother five years. "The three remaining wails have not got damage to the extent of the east wail," says Larry Morrow, Kallnay victorlous at1 tourn.ament Peter Kallnay of the Whitby Op-i timists Wrestling Organization1 placed'first' in the bantam division of, a wre stling tournaiment held in1 Hagersvile recently. Kailnay, who competed in the 152-lb class, helped his tearn to seventh plaée finish overail. Thir- teen teams, comprised of 230 wrestlers, took part in the Hager- Novices win silver medal The Whitby novice ringette team won league and playoff champion- shp claimed a silver medal in regional playdownis to complete a good season. The team, sponsored by Mc- Milan-Bathurst, defeated Ajax to win the local playoffs. Stephanie Nichols had two goals as did Crystaî nnis while Julie Rowland and Jennifer Drummond had a goal a piece in the. 6-2 win over Ajax March 31. The novices also took part in tournament in Scarborough April 2, 3, 4 and 5 and won the silver medal. Whitbydowned Markahm -4 and then host team 6-2 before failing to St. Catherines 9-6 and then 9-0 in the final. Teani icrease"- k islo-pitch' The popular Brooklin Slowpitch League will be expanding from six t'O eight teams this year due to the recent demand of more residents to join in the summer pastime. The league bas a few vacancies left to fili on. the teams. Any men age 19 and over are invited to corne out and joiri in the fun. it should be noted, however, that although membership will be taken on a fir- st-come-first-served basis, preference will be given to local players; that is, those who live in the north ward.* .The teams usually play twice a week, in the, evenings of Wed- nesday, Friday or Sunday at the baîl park in Bro oklin from May to September. According to slowpitch member Dale Neely, no games are scheduled for any long weekend throughout the sumiher. Anyone interested should cal either Bill Hunter 655-3232, Dale Neely 655-3245 or Jim Imnes 655- 345. Bail hockey * Mir £ix"n Hockey registration * for players 6 to 14 will be held April 20 to 24, 3 to 9 p.m., at Simcoe Hall settlement House, 387 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. For more information caîl T. Eldridge at 579-1304 or 728-7525. Hirwe wins sville Kids and Bantam Cadet. Wrestling Festivaf. Allan Ferguson placed second in the 152.5-lb. class while. his team- mate Mike Brown did the same in the 95.5-lb. class. Ini the kids' division, Grades 6 And under, Mike' Humphrey pha ced fourth in the 72-lb. class. In the 96.5-lb. class Simon Wright placed fifth and Robert Robitaille was fifth in the 110-lb. class. It had been recommended to the Town that the steel siding be placed on ail four walls as the "ultimate" solution to the problem. But that would have cost $310,000 plus professional and inspection fees. Instead, the Town has decided to place the siding only on the east wall and carry out preventative maintenance on the remaining three. "A bulldozer three years ago would have solved the problem," joked councillor Ross Batten at last week's operations committee 103112 MARY!E TELEPHONE 43 Morrow said arenas in towns such as Ajax and Uxbrldge* are also' facing the same problem. The Town's objective is to get the repairs completed' in 1987, said Morrow. He added that the cost is, unknown but wil be less than $310,000. Morrow said the arena wil not have to be closed while repairs are carried out. Before repairs are started, a report indicating cost and what bas to be'done will go before coundil for approval. Morrow cçuld flot say when the report wlll be made. E 10 TO SATURDAY FRUDAY AMfiTO 9PM FRUM PAGE à nominated Hamre, called her a "itrue poitician" who has proven herself many times. "Not only does she (Hamre) know how to win, but she knows how to do the job well once she does win . .she always seems to have time to listen to the people's needs,"l said Ransberry. SIn her acceptance speech, Hamre said that all involved had had a long and exhaustiiig few weeks. "We've given it our best," she told the jubilant, chanting crôwd," and after a few days rest, we'll al corne together for Liberalisln, for David Peterson and for Durham EatF r _ HARRISON IIOUSE