The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

**Season registrations are due by October 15th ACTON CURLING CLUB You are invited to an OPEN HOUSE! Enjoy FREE curling every night from 7:00 - 9:00 pm October 9-12, 2007. (Instruction & equipment provided) Membership Rates (+ tax) Mens/Ladies $258.00 Ladies One Night $176.00 Couples $457.00 Juniors $ 60.00 Seniors/Students $176.00 JOIN THE FUN! Acton Curling Club - 242 Churchill Rd. N., Acton L7J 2M2 For further information call Susan @ 519-853-2386 or the Club @ 519-853-0110 check out our website at www.actoncurlingclub.com League Play Mens Mon @ 6:45 & 9 pm Ladies Tues @ 7 pm Mixed Wed @ 6:45 or 9 pm Or Fri @ 6:45 & 9 pm Juniors Thurs @ 6:30-8:30 pm Seniors Tues & Thurs @ 8 am & 10 am OCTOBER 9 & 10 - FOR ADULTS OCTOBER 11 - FOR KIDS OCTOBER 12 - OUR MINI CLINIC APPLEBY SYSTEMS 877-8990 Fireplace, Heating & Air Conditioning Sales & Service 118 Guelph St. Georgetown (at Maple) Hours: Monday - Friday 9-5; Saturday 11-4; Appointments available after hours upon request CANT BEAR ANOTHER WINTER? www.regency-fire.com SAVE up to $256 Keep yourself warm this winter with a high efficiency Regency fireplace - you will think of them as furnaces with a view! Purchase your Regency wood or gas fireplace, stove or insert until November 9th, 2007 to receive a FREE Blower/Remote Control/Vent Kit. See in store for promotions details. CANT BEAR ANOTHER WINTER? FIREPLACE SALE FREE FireGenie Remote Control or Wood Blower or Vent Kit FREE 2008 Eagles Tryouts GEORGETOWN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION $10.00 Tryout Fee Rookieball (1999) Friday September 14 Barn 6-8 pm Saturday September 15 Barn 9 - 11 am Sunday September 16 Barn 9 - 11 am Minor Mosquito (1998) Friday September 14 Gellert 2 6 - 8 pm Saturday September 15 Gellert 3 9 - 11 am Major Mosquito (1997) Friday September 14 Gellert 3 6-8 pm Sunday September 16 Gellert 3 9 - 11 am Minor PeeWee (1996) Saturday September 15 Fairgounds 1 3- 6 pm Sunday September 16 Gellert 2 9 - 11 am Major PeeWee 1/ 2 (1995) Saturday September 15 Fairgrounds 1 9 - 12 Sunday September 16 Fairgrounds 1 6 - 8 pm Minor Bantam 1 (1994) Saturday September 22 Fairgrounds 1 10 - 1pm Sunday September 23 Fairgrounds 1 10 - 1 pm Minor Bantam 2 (1994) Sunday September 23 Fairgrounds 1 2 - 5 pm Minor Midget (1992) Friday September 14 Fairgrounds 1 6 - 8:30 pm Sunday September 16 Fairgrounds 1 10am - 1 pm Midget (1991) Saturday September 15 Fairgrounds 1 12 - 3 pm Sunday September 16 Fairgrounds 1 1 pm - 4 pm Acton/Georgetown, Friday, September 14, 2007 5 Its not easy pulling the plug on a part of your towns history, but Halton Hills councillors, say- ing they had no choice, did it anyways. The Dick Licata Outdoor Pool, a part of chil- drens summers in Georgetown for half a centu- ry, will be drained permanently and re-filled with fill and sod. Instead, the Town will spend $600,000 to build a splash pad to be located in Dominion Gardens Park. Its hoped the splash pad will be ready for the summer 2008 season. Council gave its unanimous approval at a special council meeting Monday. Im extremely upset that the Dick Licata Pool has failed. I know that it has lived its life, said Ward 3 Councillor Moya Johnson. I think it did perform a valuable service to the citizens of Halton Hills and in particular young people, who used it in the summertime when it was hot and they wanted to cool off. So it is distressing that we have lost it very suddenly. Recreation and Parks recommended the per- manent closure due to: deteriorating structure conditions requiring its replacement. This includes crumbling pool walls, leaking pipes, and an aging filtration sys- tem that no longer met Ontario Building Code standards. The engineer hired to evaluate the pool said it was uncommon for an outdoor pool to have a lifespan longer than 35-40 years. declining participation levels, resulting from the proliferation of backyard pools, the opening the Gellert Centres splash pad and the popularity of its recreational pool, changing demographics, health concerns over exposure to sun and the unpredictability of the weather higher operating costs ($66,830 per year). It costs about $31,500 a year to operate a splash pad. The Town will spend $70,000 to remove the pool and replace it with fill and sod. The Dick Licata Pool was built 51 years ago as a result of a community fundraising program, and Johnson wondered if there was a will in the community to do the same for another outdoor pool. But Alyman said no one has come forward since the pools closure in June to indicate their willingness to spearhead a drive. The Dick Licata Outdoor Pool, located behind Memorial Arena and the Georgetown Lions Club hall, was named after a well-known Lions Club member who was instrumental in its construction. In 2006, the community celebrat- ed the 50th anniversary of the pool. Lion past president Jim Wilson said, Fifty years of con- tinuous swimming opportunities for residents is indeed a great milestone to have been a part of. Sometime in the future the Town will study the redevelopment of the Lions/Memorial Arena site. Theres still an opportunity to look at an outdoor pool again at that site ...but I just want to go on record dont forget to call me when youre at that phase, said Johnson. Wards 1&2 Regional Councillor Clark Somerville remembers as a child playing in the Acton Wading Pool in Prospect Park and won- dered whether a similar fate will occur there. Manager of facilities Paul Stover agreed, Its age is an issue as well, noting the number of repairs that have been done over the past few years. Its replacement with a splash pad is tenta- tively included in the 2008 Recreation and Parks capital budget program. (Cynthia Gamble can be reached at cgamble@independentfreepress.com) CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Council opts to fill in 50-year-old facility Outdoor pool has lived its life