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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1998 Acton parent wants skateboard ramp repaired for kids' use By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner An Acton parent's at- tempts to generate interest in repairing a homemade skate- board ramp for local youths seem to be paying off. The Town likes the plan; the ramp builder is enthused and initial overtures to the local Scouts were promising. Julia Rogers, whose six- year-old son Dane uses the ramp located at the Scout Hall on Old School Lane, wants to see it repaired for the skateboarders, roller- bladers and BMX riders who use it on a regular basis. While Roberts was impressed with the attitude of the kids using the ramp and their willingness to share the fa- cility and give pointers to her son, she's unhappy with the poor condition of the ramp, built about 10 years Skateboarder Dane Black, 6, of Acton. CREATING CONFIDENT SMILES SINCE 1982 Georgetown DENTURE CLINIC Alexander Trenton, 0.0., F.C.A.D., (A) - Denturist - yon. 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"A friend of mine who lived near the Scout Hall and I made the ramp and allowed everybody to use it. It would be great if it could be repaired because it gets a lot of use," Kempton said on Sunday. Town recreation co- ordinator Stacey Green likes the plan to repair the ramp and meet the needs of Acton youths, in Town. "We're certainly inter- ested in working with Julia Roberts, other parents and the youth in Acton. We have been for the past year -- we've invited Acton youth on a number of occasions to get more involved with SIBHH (the Skateboarders, In-Line OCTOBER 19 DEPARTURES STILL AVAILABLE rom > 1749 7 Nights * Category 8 Sailing from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Elba & Livorno, Italy; Villefranche, France and Barcelona & Palma, Spain Prices shown are in Canadian dollars, based on double occupancy and reflect Early Booking Savings. Transportation & port taxes are additional. Subject to availability at time of booking. Valid on new bookings only. Subject to change without notice. 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GETTING READY FOR FALL: The Acton Bowl- ing Lanes are busy at work refinishing the lanes for the fall leagues. -- Ted Tyler photo Rainbow arcs on Mighty Chickens T-Ball Amanada Kurpieweit hit a triple as Rainbow Trophies met the Mighty KFC Chickens at Sir Donald Mann last Tuesday. Brothers Brandan and Taylor Power both had great hits to centre field for Rainbow. KFC fielders Josh Tremblay, Kelsey Kirkpatrick and Shailynn Reid showed great skills and Bas Payne hit well. Grasshopper Brian Larose had three home runs as A & S Engrav- ing handed IGA a 26-14 loss in game one of round-robin playoffs on Monday. at the Robert Little diamond. Both Cole Peragine and Shane Carr also had home runs while Jennifer Garvie went 3-for-3. Mark Wells had two singles and a double and Eric Niblock had a single and a double. Bradley Kri had three singles and Matthew Hartnagle had three singles and played well behind the plate. Dylan Jubinville had a triple and two singles for IGA. Jessica Pond FILLING UP FAST!! | HALTON HILLS SKATING ACADEMY POWER PLUS HOCKEY went 3-for-3 and Dallas Black had two doubles. Katelyn Roesner displayed all-star fielding and Kyla Reid had two singles. eK Both Nikki and Jesse Spurrell had home runs as Galvcast met IGA. Nikki also had a triple and five RBIs while Jesse also had a double and three RBIs. Devin Gaudet also had a home run, two doubles and four RBIs for Galvcast. Matthew Kutasienski had a home run and two doubles for IGA while Dallas Black had two solid singles and Robert Laing went 3-for-3. Atom Carolyn Diegel had three home runs as the Atom girls ended their season in third place after the championship games on the weekend in Morristown. Acton defeated Ponsonsby 18-15 in the first game and dropped a 13-7 de- cision to Puslinch in game two. Both Renee Strickland and Megan Masini hit homers in a 10-8 game three loss to Rockwood. Both Lesley Clark and Meagan Masini pitched well with multiple strikeouts. Puslinch won the champion- ship. Novice Rams 0-2 NOVICE Brantford handed the Acton Rams a 10-8 loss last Thurs- day in Acton putting the team and 0-2-0 in total points, round robin playoffs. Greg Henry, Justin Gibson and Garrett Williams all scored twice for E Register NOW For September! to turn advancing the puck Learn to skate, shoot, pass, stickhandle and check by enroling in our 4 or 8 hour comprehensive course. The H.H.S.A. Power Plus Hockey Program has been designed to enhance the individual skill level to give players that competitive edge in their hockey games. 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PEEWEE Kyle McDonald scored three goals as Acton defeated Arthur 6-4 last Wednesday in total points, round-robin playoff action for the "B" tro- phy in Acton. Single came from Nick Newby, Chad Artem and Jesse Sparks. Assists went to goalie Brady Masters, Brett Manes, Scott Williams, Newby, Sparkes and Artem who had three. TYKE Mike Keenan gets the shut out as Acton II blanked visit- ing Elora II 9-0 in rep. lacrosse playoffs last Thursday to take the 'B' division three-out-of- five championship. Evan Lavallee and William Poirier each scored twice in the rout. Assists went Dylan Hanzelka, Riley McGilloway, Patrick O'Connell, Brock Hamilton and Colton Burgan. BOYES PLUMBING Water Softener Rentals hy Water Pump 3 Service 855-4232