Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 26, 1983, p. 1

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Former NHL star Fontinato never loses a fight son going all the way to take the Memorial of defensive Cup As a defenseman he was scrappy my first big season with a hockey battled bis way through the National star Lou FeoUaato recently bought Nordic Farms on the Eden Mitts by Mark Haines Twenty years ago one of the National Hockey League greatest defensemen Lou was forced to cut short his career club reminisced andldbave Hockey League his opponents when on the him serious- to say the biggest reason for our success and when the time warranted it bed use his injured that year was the Rangers had a beck of a fists to keep the opposition at bay Since that unfortunate night Fontinato has training camp According to Fontinato be never lost a started a new life in the local farming com It was with the New York farm club that fight and he went on to set the record munlty that he feels just as rewarding as felt his hockey career had Its big aight on his most famous fight with hockey playing professional hockey superstar Howe During his years with the New York A lot of people thought GordJe Rangers and the Montreal Canadtens moved to Vancouver to join did me In but as far as I was concerned I ran a bobby farm of therRangers thought be got the worst end of it I just look and last March he acquired the acre ed worse afterwards laughed Fontinato Nordic farm just east of Eden Hills season and then was shipped to Saskatoon I remember was dishing out a lot was bom in Guelph January forthefirsthalfof of cheap shots and he wasnt getting caught started playing hockey at age nine During those years with the farm clubs I He hardly ever got caught elaborated with his classmates at Sacred Heart School learned a lot about hockey and myself Fontinato InGudph said and I think the talent The two of us finally ended up against Father Ryan the Head Master at Sacred scouts from New York must have seen my the boards We traded a few shots and push- Heart approached me one day said improvement as well because in later and then I let have it I given and asked me to try out for the the Rangers brought me to New him some lumps to think about and he came I must have worked out all nghl York for my first taste of the National Hock back with a punch to my already broken up couple of years later I was signed League nose said ruefully up with tbe Allstar team The Allstars The move to New York was a step towards When your nose has been broken before were all best players picked from the 10 year career with the best hockey play take much to break the darn thing school teams that played each other ersintbeworldand Lou looks like thefightwitha couple From tbe Utile ice rink at the Catholic he never missed a play of black eyes and a busted up nose found himself at age 16 play His shock of grey hair contrasts his still explained for the Junior B hockey club youthful lean appearance but a wide flat got a lot of mileage out of that About that tune New York Rangers nose and a cauliflower ear is testimony to a were starting a farm club In Guelph and bard played career as a tough was asked to join goal scorer explained Fon In the Junior A club had a great sea tinato I was a policeman on the ice a sort fight commented as he showed off an old black and white photo of the two men being held back by wary referees Continued on HEAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD REALTOR GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN 8770173 A ME1HOLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER GEORGETOWN GMC TRUCKS GEORGETOWN 8770149 One Hundred and Ninth YearIssue 16 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 1383 Pages Thirty Cents Reg painting of a wooded landscape featuring a small red fox has been selected for he first moneyrais ing project of Halloa Hills Public libraries Taroagnoat the next weeks the painting will be on display in Acton and Georgetown and for each contribution to the library doners win receive a chance to win the painting A resident of Georgetown for years work has been gaining recognition throughout the area and Is known for Its clarity and attention to detail His work Is also Included In The Good Earth show on display at the CnltaralCentregsllery H Kuiken tops polls in Ward 2 election Jake Kuiken topped the six person race to become the winner in Mon days Ward by election but it was a seesaw battle right to the last poll Kuiken took votes Peter Norton was next with with and with Three way race Right from the first few results it became apparent it would be a three way race with Kuiken Moulden and Norton trading the lead When polls were heard from led pack and held It until by only one vote over Kuiken at the 17 poll point When of the total polls were In Kuiken pulled ahead leading by four votes and Norton by 23 But with only one poll to come Norton surged ahead caught up and passed by one vote and Moulden by 30 The final and deciding poll went over for Kuiken boosting him to the 353 total This poll the closet to the Ac Ion boundary Kuiken votes Norton none and Moulden six now the councillor for Ward Two Oils the vacancy created by the death of Tom Hill He will be sworn In at the November council meeting In the November 1982 election Kuiken In his first bid for public office was runner up to the late Tom Hill with Peter Norton trailing him by approximately 100 votes Friends of the Library launch fund A campaign to raise funds for Halton Hills Public libraries is being launched this month In Acton and Georgetown In their first direct appeal for financial assistance the libraries have chosen to feature the work of a local artist Reg and to offer one of his more recent acrylic wildlife paintings to the public Members of the library Board have formed a new Friends of the library committee to Implement several projects and for each contribution to the work of the library the donor will receive a chance to win the valuable painting Rising costs and budget restrictions have been a major problem for the Library Board for a number of years This fall after wrestling with severe money problems for many months It was decided to form new committee to assist In various ways and to raise additional for several needed capital projects at libraries Honor Tyler November 12 Ted Tyler will be honored a Actons Citizen of the Year at a banquet on ber II at the Acton Curling- Club Tyler la only the second child of a former of the Year to win tbe prestigious award The evening will begin with cocktails at Tickets are and are available at both Family Cleaners locations and the Hide Inside Far a mH by treat sea Page The Fabric ft Tare Pag Mr Beat is TV library baa Far tores at Mark Bray is Ont scholar Acton Hark Bray received an Ontario Scholarship and was with the English Department Award given to the student who has d superior at the District High School Commeocmsnt Friday evening Mark sea of Maumlja and Joe Bray from unit Hatty tnemaad enrobed ma progr at tat U of Toronto where hopes to a career

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