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Paget SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday March a IMS A hearty welcome to the great outdoors LOON TlIMa by jndry EDITORS NOTE The Herald pleased to welcome Landry lac newspapers outdoor Loon Tones and Outdoor Notes will appear In the Heralds Sport Sec tion every other week would be pleased to lake any comment or suggestions from tie public these may be relayed to him through the Herald Welcome Welcome to a very special world the worid of our majestic outdoors Welcome to a piece devoted to a unique kind of peace the easiness of mind and pure satisfaction one feels while In communion with Nature So If your fishing exploits at times make you babble like a brook if you pine for the pines along the shore of a favorite lake If you like dew worms crayfish and leeches for the bass and walleyes they bring to boatslde well then you re one of Welcome Youre an outdoorsman with a distinctive duty that Is to spread your appreciation of our outdoor heritage because In so doing youll teach and foster an awareness of our precious environment This Is something for which we must be willing tofight There are over lakes in On tario with countless rivers and streams adjoining them Each body of water could probably account for hundreds of stories and endless fireside chatter It Is the purpose of this column to share with you our experiences in the local community and nearby vacation areas Georgetown has been borne since 1956 As young boys my friends including two pesky younger brothers and I have ex as many as possible of the locales nooks and crannies Usual ly there were inexpensive but In separable fishing poles and tackle boxes In hand we were always In search of those elusive trophy trout which surely had to exist somewhere most cases we had to be satisfied a mess of creek chub and suckers with the occasional brook trout but there was always next time Tbenwewouldgetthemt Ii anything the local fishing op portunities are better than ever with ample bass pike trout salmon and yes even panfish for the kids all within 30 minutes of home Do you want to tangle with the heavyweight champ the cent muakle Have you got SO minutes to drive with us to Lake there anything on this beautiful earth that tastes better than a shore lunch of walleye fillets panfried touch of lemon almond slices Getting hungry Got a couple of hours to get up toBabcaygeonT Well you get the picture by now Well try to discuss the great out doors In general but youll have to forgive us if we seemingly always drift back somehow to the worlds greatest sport After all Is there any other endeavor In which the absolute rookie or a wideeyed kid or even your wife for Gods sake so often shows up the socalled expert Forum held in nearby Toronto at tbe Skyline Hotel Dixon Rd on Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10 Programs begin at a For more Information and advanced registration contact Forum Mud Street really LOR 2G0 or call 419 Tell them who sent you and watch them say Who By the time of this printing the Toronto Sport smen Show will be another memory but can you think of a bet way of whetting our appetite For those of you who cant wait until the local streams and rivers open their season and if you dont trust the Ice now remember that there is excellent yearround fishing In many regions Check Map slon 2 of the Sport Fishing Regulations for available at most tackle shops There be more on this topic next time And remember to buy your fishing licence before setting out The Crazy Boat Race Is coming up later i shape but the participants better thinking about getting in now Were serious Fun Is fun we dont need any disasters out there The next POWER Protect Our Water and En vlronmental Resources meeting is on Thursday March at pm These people have done their best to present both sides of a thorny Issue the proposed dump site in the Acton quarry In so doing they deserve your support water fishing In Port Team plays inspired hockey MIS atoms reach tourney final The North Halton Sports Majoi Atoms have had a somewhat disap pointing season but in one touma they turned their season around Competing In the Seventh Annual Niagara Falls Atom Hockey Touma against a very high quality field of teams Georgetown played inspired hockey to reach the tournament final Only a hard fought loss to an ex Copper Cliff team prevented the Major Atoms from bringing home the championship North Halton Sports team was grouped with Scarborough Cam bridge and in what past history indicated would be a very strong division Georgetowns opening tournament game was against Scarborough Agtncourt on Monday afternoon The score flattered the Toronto foe as the Major Atoms skated to a victory Blaine McCauley with two and Doug Sheppard with a single hand the North Halton Sports scoring Sneppard and Brent Wilkinson earned assists on the goals Chad Hughes contributed a Iron goaltending effort for our locals Tuesdays foes were Cambridge and AJax two very strong teams and the major rivals to win the divi In the morning game Cambridge built an early lead which they carried Into the third period The Major Atoms never gave up and their hard work was rewarded as they scored three unanswered third period goals to record a well earned victory started the comeback as be banged In the rebound of a Jamie Stephenson shot with Gavin Glaser also earning an assist Sneppard again lit up the Cambridge net as he evened the score with and Glaser assisting Stephen rounded the Cambridge net and tucked In a late goal to gain the victory Duane was credited an assist on the goal John Waller made several outstanding saves as be took his turn In backstopping a North Sports victory Tuesday afternoon saw Georgetown face AJax as the two undefeated divisional teams squared off to determine which team would qualify for the tournament championship series opened the scoring midway through the first period on a goal assisted by McCauley and Glaser In an extremely fast paced open ing period AJax tied the score at 1 1 repeated his morning heroics as he again rounded the AJax net to tuck In the North Sports second marker of the game and Tyson Hackett assisted on the goal In the same shift in tercepted a clearing pass and round ed the defence to score an unassisted goal The quick goals seemed deflate the opponent as Georgetown went on to skate to a victory The remain ing Georgetown scoring was handled by and with their Youth supervisors needed The Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department and the are looking for mature Individuals to organize and operate a specializ ed youth program in the Acton community This program Is for students In Grades to and includes sports crafts games special outings dances and more The position in volves a commitment of 10 hours per week with an attractive wage benefit If you have an Interest In work lng with youth and can spare 10 hours a week we ask that you con tact either association no later than March 31 at Exciting new programs The Town of Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department has put together an exciting new slate of Spring Programs Tor Adults Choose from Ballroom Dancing Golf Lessons Microwave Magic Fishing Fun Gardening Fitness Creative Cookery Interior Decorating Horseshoes Seniors Cable TV Horseback Riding Nutritious Cooking Dance to Fitness Sewing Tennis Lessons Hockey Coaching Clinic and more These programs are set to begin In midApril and are filling quickly so be sure to sign up right away If you require more information please refer to our Spring and Summer Brochure or call N Atoms lose to Johnson and Associates Major Atoms took on the Ancaster team in In Harrison Division county playoffs Georgetown had tied them the night before and were leading with lesa than three minutes left In the game But the shortstaffed locals could not hold on and lost a heart breaker by a score of Johnson and Associates went Into the game with only six forwards and three The first period was evenly played with each team scoring once Ancaster opened the scoring at on an innocuous backhand shot that hit falling stick and nipped over his shoulder into the net The locals got that one back three minutes later on a good solo rush by Jim His shot from the blue line was Just wide but rebound ed off the back boards back out in front of tbe net Katsflieris had followed his original shot and was able to put the puck behind the but goalie Although the second period was scoreless the pace was fast with no whistles for a stretch of over five minutes The best scoring chance for the locals came with a minute to go Katslllerla fed Scott Wilson in front of net on a twoonone Wilsons deflection of the pass waJust wide Georgetown took four penalties to Ancasters three In the last period and the extra workload of penalty killing was probably a factor In their demise It was while killing a tripp ing penalty the locals took the lead David won a faceoff to the left of the Ancaster goal and took a shot The goalie went down the puck rebounded to Wesley Burke and he But with 4 to go Georgetown was penalized for tripping They killed the penalty but before the penalized player could get back In the play a shot from the bluellne was deflected Then wftfi l to go the locals committed yet another tripping In fraction It only took Ancaster seven seconds to capitalize on a hard high shot from left dot over the goalies blocker Ancaster bad the lead With a minute to go Georgetown pulled their goalie for a sixth attacker After a near miss cleared tbe puck down the ice It bounced off the boards In front of the net to a waiting An forward Final score Over all the locals played good defence with only favoring Ancaster slightly at Andrew E lines and Stephen each blocked a shot and Shannon Morris blocked two WATCH THIS SPACE FOR ALL KIWANIS EVENTS GRAND OPENING Early Bird Specials All Fertilizer Garden Maintenance Products EieMtog From March April 1588 25 Qp with every purchase you are eligible for a DOOR PRIZE GREEN MEADOW GARDEN CENTRE Retail Armstrong Ave Unit 1 8779779 Enjoy your leisure time Let us do the work on contracts booked before O April 2388 EAGLE ENTERPRISES Unit Georgetown 8779779 Lawn A Garden Maintenance Specialists ELLS DRIVING SCHOOL April 5th to 27th Monday Wednesday tights 630 to 930 For Information About Courses or Private Lessons phone 8772671 2nd REGISTRATION DAY Saturday March 2688 900 am to Noon -at- The Gordon Arena Dont Forget FREE SOCCER COACHING GDHS Gym 1 Every Sunday 10 am pm MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION SPRING REGISTRATION Saturday March 1988 100 to pm GORDON ARENA Assists on goals were credited to Erler Glaser Sheppard and Wilkinson Chad Hughes was particularly sharp In the first period when the result was In doubt as again the Ma Atoms received excellent As winners division the North Haltoa Sports squad qualified tor the tournament semifinal contest against Pickering with Newmarket and Copper Cliff contesting the other semifinal game Georgetown started slowly on Saturday and Pickering took ad vantage as they scored to establish a 10 lead David Bouskill tipped in the re bound of a Glaser shot to even the score was also credited with an assist on the play McCauley put the Major Atoms ahead on a goal assisted by Wilkinson After Pickering evened score the North Halton Sports squad took control of the game First Sheppard scored from McCauley and Stephen son and then Glaser notched a Ma jor Atom goal from and Onoprijenko to push the score to John Waller In goal with help of the hard working squad held off Pickering throughout tbe rest of the game to record the victory Georgetown with the victory qualified for the tournament cham pionship final against Copper Cliff The Sunday final saw Copper Cliff press throughout the first period on ly to be turned back by the acrobatic of Hughes Inspired by the excellent work of Hughes the North Halton Sports squad began to assert themselves offensively and they struck first as scored an early second period goal on a pass from lead held up until five minutes into the third period when Copper Cl evened the score With OS left In the game Copper Cliff scored the winner An empty net marker with thirty seconds left In tbe game iced tbe victory for tbe Copper side Without question the star of tbe game was Georgetown Tbe North Halton Sports side can be extremely proud of their achieve ment The parents wish to con gratulate coaches Chris Milne and Dan Curtis and the entire team for a first rate effort over the five games of the tournament Michael Tom Double Cory Evans and worked tirelessly throughout the games Vacationing Jason could be heard cheering on his teammates The Major Atoms were well represented on tournament team Deservedly goal tender Chad Hughes and Jamie Stephenson were named as Parents team members and coaches look forward to closing the season as champions in the Tournament this weekend SAME DAY TAX RETURNS illi Si 8772217 MILTON I GEORGETOWN Vacuum Sanitation Supplies Sales ft Service To All Makes 8763394 GET 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