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Local soccer player aims forPntario team Although Acton been noted Tor Georgetown and spent next six years superstar soccer in the past there is putting the boots to the ball on Georgetowns one local resident who has a good chance to soccer fields represent Ontario through one of five Currently Van Hem is playing for the regional teams Georgetown Junior B Falcons and if by Ron Van Item Acton team this submitted to the Hamilton Central West J Georgetown but move Region team and on January the up Junior A soccer mid field player journeyed to nnD School in Hamilton to try out According to his coach George Bains Van Item did very well In the practice and he have much trouble making the team During the soccer sesson Van Items Central West team will be matched against regional teams from Central East North Southwest and Eastern Ontario and from all of those regional teams the best players will be selected to represent the province of Ontario The Ontario learn will participate in gomes tournaments and they will possibly be playing in the United States For the 17 yearold soccer player his province will be quite an honor Von Item began his soccer career when he was all of seven years old and it all started when his parents who were actively in volved In local sports enrolled him with a Rockwood soccer team I guess I just fell In love with the sport and If I can Id like to play nationally one day remarked Van Item After spending a year with the Novice soccer league In Van Item came to Acton where he spent three years learn ing and Improving his skills in the sport After three years I learned all I could In Acton and It was time to move on to a bigger league and better competition explained Van Item From Acton Van Hem found his calling in 1 ve come a long way since I used come home from school and bug my mother to come out and boot around a ball in our back yard reminisced Van Item I used to watch national soccer when I was a kid and seeing Pcle dance down the field whetted my appetite for the sport It a dream of mine to make a national team continued Van Item and making It on a regional team and then to an Ontario team is definitely a step In the right direc Van Item is currently attending Bishop Macdoncll High School and as well as soccer he plays badminton in Acton house league hockey in Georgetown and he belongs to his soccer team as well Van Item Junior Falcons coach Bains said Ronnie is a very athletic hoy and when compared to the other boys at the practice In Hamilton I think he has a very good chance of making the team He plays hard and has a great deal of deter mlnfltion So far in Van Item s career he and his teammates have won several soccer titles including the Beech Cup for on Ontario Bantam championship With his school team he helped capture the district 10 championship As for Van Item s place on the district and Ontario teams he won know for sure hell be playing for them until later this monlh but if a winning attitude counts for anything hell be a sure bet for one of Canadas top teams n the future Strikes and splits PetWee TheBlueJayieameMea this me taking both rem the Hindu The All did the urn liking ill the points Iran The Wild On look one toUli leaving Ihe lime Tun Blue JayiJOi All Ifi ion I Wild Tup Steven Chris Panthers look two same loUJt leavtnstheJetScMenBllhooepmc The Ho Shot were on a hot taking ill the points rem Alley Call Go took lo games UUla from the Tram Co Gotten Hot Shot Jet Panthers JO Alley tall 3i iSMam Miry a Marvels did it again all points from the Hoi Soots Dee taking louli Iheume leaving Ihe Koatu with one fame Team Standings Maryi Tlgersll A Dees Striken- Hot Top I Triple Angela David While Jlmmle Luiietto tU Kasey Iredalt 3 Christine Jennings Steven OS I I was the Ihe Striken over the Invaders and lb Block Bus en over the Team Lasers W Invaders Odd balla it To Triple Stacy Kelly Richard Barb Dunn- MS Kelly The Acea look two fames and totals the Bloopers No Names did the same leaving the Strange Crew with one game Team minding Bloopers No Strange CrrwU Tb Trlptn Teres Duaneti Chad Shannon 3 StnkOulU fcT fliiiHi Tinnrn lor all games and lo be on Ihrlr ay out the cellar Top lor lo Pat McClure and Anderson threw triple On men a aide Jim Gibson rolled top tingle and Dec Deforest tripled out at TO Other top singles went Chad Crooks triple Crooks e7J Team standings a Tan rinJi triple Other r good were handed in by Spike Scott Donna Jeffrey Cora IIS ling In the triple column Clarke Cord Lynda Huh ore Sledmans S3 Willow Lane Robert Ileal Jug City IS Acton Misfits downed place Hoods for all and Beit single on the India aide the mm Bill led the rolllKH both high single a triple Other top went Vat White Don Gray John the page were Don Archibald it Don Mano Don ray Tcomalan dings ire The Hoots Outcasts 3d XI Hot Hippy blasted Slice Entity for all polnls Top went to Elaine tripled out a Other good to Lonje KuUalemlil cal Linda Gal Ahdrewi Us Ernestine liming triple column were lole j M Dig White MO Linda trnestlno anrlrtoallsM U ItappyfictsJS funny Best bowler for u rolling both high single triple Other good Here handed In by Iter nice Adele Nolan Cindy Barb Mellon ID Moore Hilling the triple Mellon M Adele ire Dirty Hall Hard Vilerhouse raliliig a III single and anockeiJ of I best triple ill the genu Waller Hug tingled a and Atlle White threw best Other good were While 3j1 Wallace Ted Ihamomb Garnets Ten Days program focuses on Central America Ten days for world development Is a development education program of the Anglican Catholic Lutheran and United Church of Canada During ten days each February a special effort is made to focus attention on areas of special The Ten Days For World Develop ment education program will continue its geographical focus begun in 1983 upon Central America There are a number of events planned in Acton for Ten Days for World Development On Wednesday February at Spjn the Trinity United Church TAG will hold an open meeting to hear Julie Garay the wife of the consulgeneral to Canada On Saturday February 11 Father Robert Stark arrives In Acton The next day will be the high profile day for the Ten Days lots were superimposed on the land questioned Ihe statement in the brief describing the land purchase as single largest transaction the Town has done He contended the completion of thtt plan for 20 yeas growth would have much more dramatic impact on the town Citing he had made that the number of town employees had decreased which tbe brief used as a point in quest the need for more space said the decrease bad been primarily in the works department who would not be in a municipal building anyway He defended reserve funds as tbe sensible way to avoid borrowing and high interest rates It Is a responsible way to fund capital projects by borrowing from yourself then replenish the fund He claimed all would have to do this in the We were a Jump ahead of them fa the case of the Stevens property any excess land should be put on the market to raise at much as possible He urged He recalled a piece of town property on Guelpb Street purchased for Honor about sold for I 1 tag land program here At a m there will be a mens breakfast with FT Stark women are also welcome to attend and then FY Stark will preach at Trinity at 10 At on February 12 Rev Jean Stairs will interview Stark for a taped show to air on Cables community channel At there will be a coffee hour at St Albans Anglican Church which will hopefully be attended by MP Otto too A film on Central America will be shown and there will be a time to write letters to MPs too On Tuesday February Jean Wright of the Toronto Peace Network will speak at Trinity United Church Mrs Wright was one of Canadian and American Christian women who flew to Honduras in an attempt to hold a prayer vigil for peace allowed leave the plane and Mrs Wright has an Interesting story to tell Continued from page l ed and even the citizens group did not tion it but merely the location He em a building should not be con structed until a responsible financial package with no debenture debt can be presented to the taxpayers He claimed the Stevens property while not a big deal for the hospital was cant for the Hospital Foundation in helping build the nursing home Personally I see any assistance to the hospital funding capital projects as a serious matter It s clearly in the best interest of the com He noted the citizens report made it ob vious all information was available to the public and pointed out one of the most difficult functions of elected officials is plan rung for the future especially when large expenditures are Involved He concluded by staling This project if properly handled will benefit the town It is one of the safest investments made by a council Councillor Ross Kechtel pointed out lot levy reserves or tbe administration reserve fund as is properly named was the source of some of funding for the Cultural Centre Did anyone question Its ftrneroy replied qu the legality at that time I believe It was sup ported Marilyn Serjeantson added that part GBorgetownA Wednesday Jan 19tM Meanderings 11 j no The brown sugar jar also needed filling The pail for the dog food and one household duty I didnl like was filling u food needed filling For that matter the pretty empty For a The pail needed to be filled with water to household to run smoothly all these utensils water the plants The sail and pepper should be up to the brim with their shafcers needed filling The canisters needed contents JANUARY INVENTORY REDUCTION Ron Van Item has a a place on an Soccer team this season Van Item in the sport at an early age and be says a dream of hit to to play aatlonally Soccer club needs poaches by Barbara Funk Is this a sign of spring One of the soccer teams will begin on Tuesday January at the school That takes care of one team but if there are to be more than three teams this year the club needs coaches Can you spare the time If so call Bob Slater at You do not need to be a soccer pro to coach all thats required is interest In helping youngsters learn to be good sports and or course good soccer players The committee for the Rockmosa Winter Carnival has been busy all week taking Im glad some They have been transporting water to the playing fields of Park in order to a large skating area The carnival will begin on Friday February 24 and run through to Sunday February All the events will be at grounds Now probably wont be too soon to start thinking snow as we could use a bit more of the white stuff for those artists who wish to take part in the snow sculpturing contest And of course now that the rink is Just about ready we certainly dont want a Chinook Saturday January 28 la going to be one of the busiest this month The Baha is are presenting a concert in a coffee selling at the Town Hall from 8 The musicians will be Doug Cameron Munro and Marg There will be an admission charge of Also Ihe Lions monthly dance is also Saturday evening at Rockmosa Centre The admission charge la per couple and a lunch will be served at midnight The music will be provided by Jack Reeves Johns Church have a euchre and bridge night at the Parish Hall If you need help to brush up your skills or just wont to learn instruction will be avail able Ospringe Churchill M ftc 64 TIRE CENTRE 68A Mam Street North Moore Park Plaza GEORGETOWN 87761 10 Wolf sighted by Doris Fines A wolf was sighted in broad daylight at the corner of Byron Bruce a barnyard He Reports are that some wolves have been shot on the First Line coming out Of the bush there Mr and Mrs Ward Bruce attended the baptismal service of their grandson Adam Garnet Bruce on Sunday January at number Heights United Church Toronto Adam Is Ihe son of Garnet and Catherine Bruce They were dinner guests after the service at he home of the babys maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Allan McCal Toronto A good turnout was on hand for the Ladles Aid Christmas meeting was held at the home of Mrs Blanche Bruce with a very nice program Mrs Mildred Sin clair took charge of the devotional taken from Glad Tidings and centred around the Nativity Scene With Mrs Kearns on violin and Blanche on the he readings were Interspersed with carols An exchange of gifts took place and the meet closed with prayer followed by lunch Mr and Mrs Ward Bruce and Mr and Mrs Byron Bruce went to Port Perry on Friday The funeral of their cousin Bruce look place on Saturday January 14 A few local friends of Danny McLean called on him at Norfolk Manor in Guelph on Sunday January on the occasion of his 90th birthday Eden Mills Tree burning is fun for all by Mrs G MacDongall Mrs Edith Jennings is recovering nicely after a short trip to hospital for an operation on a toe Get well thoughts are with Mike Marshall after he had stitches in his neck after a freak accident around his truck It was a snappy cold night Tor the Christ mas tree burning but young and heart enjoyed the evening of snowmobile rides and tobogganing with hot chocolate and doughnuts for refreshments One family up from Hilton to join In the fun by Barb Crawford Rev Jenkins introduced our guest minister Rev Jean Stairs of Acton Baptist Church woo delivered sermon as part or tfee pulpit exchange during Christian Our Pastoral Assistant Mr Craig Rum ble officiated at service at Acton Baptist A of the meeting at be Renault Encore I in milium tiki 1984 CJ7 HARDTOPS LOW AS GLENLEVEN MOTORS LTD