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jj the acton free press wednesday june 26 1968 the world of outdoors wlh art hawes top scon this week at maple rock went to john cordes who shot 25 straight john also came op with a 22 other good scores were john shadbolt 24 and 24 brad mai prise 23 gord clow 22 keith mainprise 21 art hawes 21 and 19 cerljouy- jnore 20 ed hawes 18 and bh1 miner 12 mr martin berry the member who la onr 80 rears young made a couple of good acqrea this week mr berry shot a 21 mis t u coh8fervatioli wee july july m has been designated as conservation week in halton over 30 community service groups are cooperating with the halton region conservation authority m organising a gala week of activities the brainwave of rud whiting raltan federal liberal candidate and oakvllle representative to the authority borfrd conservation week has been enthusiastically supported by au those approached the following programs have been scheduled monday july 8 official opening of mountsberg conservation ares mountsberg wildlife reserve containing the boo acres reservoir created by the mountsberg dam protect is the authoritys most original wildlife conservation project a home for twenty varieties of wildfowl foses deer and other animals the farm is also experimenting with the winter feeding of wildfowl j c thatcher deputy minister of energy and resources management ontario will speak at the opening the public is welcome at the opening thursday july 11 project preservation over 600 children will take part in project preservation planning directing and carrying cut their own small conservation projects kids from the oakvllle burlington milton recreation playgrounds ymca humane society scouting groups will learn through practical experience and involvement the value of con servation the halloa region conservation authority will present indlvtdusi participation parchments to the youngsters a grand award will be given to the group contributing the most original projoct any interested groups should contact the authority friday july 12 adventure day adventure day at kelso conservation area will combine the excitement of an outdoor picnic day with valuable lessons on how to he at home in the wilderness children frpm oskville burlington and milton recreation programs will receive in struction in orienteering tour the escarpment and the halton county museum there will be swim competitions saturday july 13 sportsman day professor alex peepre of the department of physical education university of guelph and the ontario orienteering association will instruct 60 people in finding your way in the wilderness at rattlesnake point the bruce trail associations hiking enthusiasts will lead families on nature hikes throughout the morntvtvgrfim rattle snake the afternoon will start with a bang as the hsrbti trap clubs conservation week invitational trap shoot begins open to all members of halted trap clubs eight man teams will compete in a 25 clay bird coolest for the trophy future plans for con servation week include this event as an annual and larger contest more than eight members from each ebb may compete but only the eight top scores will be counted in iho race for the tropny from each chib at kelso dam conservation area gun safety demonstrations and flycasting instruction will be available the oakvllle humane society waterbug dog races will start at 130 at kelso beach any youngster with a water happy mutt is invited to enter right away by calling the authority at 118stbl members of the ontario sport parachute club will skydive during the afternoon kelso pool staff will direct a childrens water snorts day the halton sportsman club trout derby will draw hundreds of anglers to kelso eighty dollars worth of prises will bo offered its going to be a jampacked day but you can see every thing dad fishes all morning mom and the kids hike at raltlo- snake then dad heads over to the trap shoot while the kids swim and mom watches the skydiving i tanners drop home opener to experienced port dalhousie port dalhoush- legionnaires and arton tenners put on a livoly lacrosse contest here last week- before the vlsilons took home o 9 3 decision a facooff in the acton end it caught by ho camera v staff photo sports page although tbey dropped a 93 decision in their home opener here last thursday night acton tanners juvenile lacrosse ebb showed promise of being a con tending club in a strong league the tanners ran with the visiting port dalhousie team for two periods before wilting to their more experienced visitors score was 41 going into the third period the port team rammed in five goats ih the final chapter despite the fine twine tendfng of mike cooper in the acton nets acton bagged a pair bob turkoa netted two of the tarinef tallies both on urf- assisted efforts mike msrcoui scored the third goal with an assist going to fred flisnlek coach howard dwyer tell the tanners efforts wore hampered by their shooting eye which wss slightly out of focus wo jist couldnt score ex plained howard but 1 think we have ihe solution worked out now for the next game the tanners entertain st catharines here thursday night lions team leads minor baseball nearly upset by sports corner leagueleading lions club undefeated this season added three more points to their tote with a lopsided win and a tie in acton minor baseball during the past week the lions went on a 21 hit scoring romp to defeat nellie construction 244 wednesday but had lo come from behind to gain 1212 draw with collardwelling sports corner monday night wlnless so far this season the sports from the corner neverthe less managed to take their first point from the league leaders wednesday the lions romped to a 16 run first inning deluge over nellls construction to decide the outcome before the game really got underway they added four more in the second and another four in the third kollls bagged all four runs in ihe second inning tim mclntyre pitched the win while john hansen and d allon wore farced with the loss its as easy as jumping off a horse for ken withers ropresontativc for acton s robert little school in the tunior boys high lump ken came in third in the event staff photo second halton county field day eight schools compete in acton enthusiastic young athelates from eight public schools com peted in the second annual halton county field day 4 held on acton district high school grounds last wednesday students representing camp- btuviue brookviue martin st school milton bruce st school milton wl dick school milton robert little school acton and mz bennett acton and j u derives school milton took part events got underway shortly after nine wednesday morning and despite threatening clouds and scattered showers contin ued until aoon results in the varlouseoupet- ltlons were as follow code bruce street bs m z bennett mz robert little rl martin street ms brook viue brook canpballviue camp w l dick wi j m denyea jm girls events junior 60 yd debbie roberts bs cathy qulnn mz carol uar- sorl junior 100 yd debbie rob- aria bs janice drinkwalter mz miriam lee ms junior relay brookviue m z bennett wl dick int 100 yd loisceulsonms peltl dunn mz sbarue christie bs inl 220 yd mary wjhou bs breadeschultsmskarenihr- eo brook anne marie luty mz jane bird jm cathy ashley rl int relay ms mz rl sr 100 yd colleen clement ms debbie batty uz brenda menabb rl sr 220 yd colleen clement ms barbara uacnabb rl susan rlbble uz sr relay rl ms uz open 440 yds mary nljbolt bs s ntcholak rl louise john ston brook field junior standing broad pat v camp kathleen dills rl carol stokes brook junior running broad debbie roberts bs donna openhack jm evelyn mcmulien brook junior high jump susan mc carthy brook n uartin ju jo anne hepburn uz inter standing broad virgin- la woodland us janet van dam rl wendy v camp inter running broad louise caulson us susan nlcolak rl anne marie luty uz inter girls high jump anne kennedy brook vield scuslxxl bs anne marie luty mz senior standing broad ruth reed ms judy rody rl wendy kennedy brook senior running broad judy rody rl betty klaver brook patsy presniak us senior high jump judy rody rl frances jagt ms judy lang brook boys ev ents junior 60 yd ken stowart- smllh bs randy hamilton ju bill ucgluoway rl junior 100 yd ken stewart- smith bs randy hamilton jm b1u ucgluoway rl junior relay bs rl ju inter 100 yd kent i dave harrison us robt ucculloch harrison us robt ucculloch rl inter 220 yd pete morrison rl howard coultrup uz don kosullck bs kunt i camp inter 400 yd r mccuuoch rl bob springer brook henry wlsseni mz inter relay uz rl us senior 100 yds sid fay us gary edge rl jim thompson wl senior 200 yds ben nljbolt ms sheldon barker uz steve connell brook senior 440 yds bob collin brook charles mcginn rl randy weldon uz senior relay us uz rl open m0 yds john car- ruthers us pete morrison rl randy weldon uz field jr running bread wayne wharran jm harvey souuer brook alan duncan wl jr high jump p kacor brook wayne wharron ju kev in withers rl jr standing hop stop jump- wayne wharranjmkenstewart- smith bs stove brunolle mz inter running broad p mor rison rl larry qulnn mz kent ismond camp inter high jump dave har rison ms r mcculloch rl larry qulnn mz inter running step jump larry qulnn uz john hatherly us stovon van fleet rl senior running broad david cunningham uz stan porter brook jim thompson wi senior high jump s conneu brook fred harlnga us g edge rl sr running hop step jump- robert lawrence usrucgulnn rl sheldon barker uz steak by acton rotarlans losers in an attendance contest last wcik hosted thi georgetown club at a steak fry at the bud bishop farm near georgetown the barbecue concluded with an auction left over steaks were up for bids and one acton member found himself bidding on his own car ruined harvest gardens al three homes on the crescent were marred by vandals over the weekend among the vegetables ruined were about so young potato plants torn out of the ground and tossed aside wielding big bats for the- winners were billy mcgluoway with four hits henry toebes and r staehyra with three hits apiece j schuts b taylor r mclntyre a carnegie two each gary pickles r guest and r chambers clouted one each john pink rapped two safeties for nellls while p hargrave c schuts d allen m mltehou d harnden and r moore each got one longest hits of the game wore triples by g pickles bernle taylor and r staehyra sports corner nearly pullod tho upset of the season on the lions as they plated seven runs in the third inning of mondays game to take an 118 lead the lions showed four runs across in the last inning to retain their undefeated status while sports corner talued one which meant a 1212 standoff roger swan led the sports corner baiting with three singles while m gow belted two doubles j staehyra and j mccutcrteon each clouted a single j schuts powered the uons attack with four hits in four times at the plate including a home run henry toebes billy ucgluoway and tim mclntyre each powered two with dcibles aceordod to henry and tim r staehyra t taylor and ron chambers each smashed one league standing gp w l t pts uons club 3 2 0 17 cusf cleaners 2 1112 nellls const 2 110 2 sports corner 3 0 2 1 1 future games june 26 nellls construction vs custom cleaners july 1 custom cleaners vr uons the open 440 was too much for mary niholf she collapsed after winning first for milton s bruce street school mary also tied for first in the ntermediate g rls 220 m the halton county field day held in acton last wednesday staff photo halton heights golf country club open fob membershi 1 veer 95 00 ns initiation fee pay as you play 1 so weekdays s3 so weekends t holidays phone 8786701 wading pool supervised swimming hours open sat sun holidays 1 to 5 pm admission 10c per child season ticket 1 00 each opening this weekend the twotorontoretereescom- pumented the acton ebb after the tame observing the team didnt look use a flrst year cub the port dalhousie team on the other hand bad the ad vantage of playing together for the past two years as a unit support for the newly farmed acton team wssnf lacking and indications ar fans wlli ian up the gsjne here ihey picked- goalkeeper mike coopermarks- man bobturkossanddefenseman glen taiuerer as the standouts glen played strong game on defense said the coach after being the goat for a ave minute buttending penalty in fergus he was assessed the penalty although he waa nowhere near the play explained dwyer in addition to the regular schedule the acton cub is try ing to arrange an old timers eihlbltlon on friday july 5 planned to coincide with minor lacrosse week the old timers will be composed of players who played for acton intermediate lacrosse nubs of a few years- registration tuesday playground swimming every mother in town can hardly vralt for next tuesday claims don price actons new playground supervisor weve got the cheapest babysitting in town the playground opens for re gistration next tuesday in the town park from 930 in the morn ing to four in the afternoon the cost this yesr is 4 single and 7 a family for the six week per iod from july 2 august 9 supervisors plan a widerange of activities for the children at the two playground sites the high school and prospect park nearly altnew sports equipment is available this year for table tennis shuffle board volleyball soccer and baseball there will be games singsongs crafts and special events including sleep- outs wiener roasts and talent shows for extra excitement special bus trips are planned to old fort york toronto island halton airport and rockwood conser vation area the high school gym wilt be available on rainy days and for any special events that demand a stage the trend finale on august 8 will take the form of a miniature worlds fair with a big parade down main street and a candle- lighting ceremony senior instruelorvtor this season are jomarie marehment thy kru 1a aherne and paul cooper junior instructors are bents larsofleuenwisseni mary ann frueler tlmmy coles and mark hurst all the leaders were sent to a fourday training camp on para dise lake a half mile out of st clements last thursday to give them extra experience for the weeks ahead the parks and recreation commlltoe has outfitted each leader with a blue and gold jacket bearing ihe park crest pari of ihe cost was footed by the leaders themselves louise mcelroy of guelph has been hired to teach beginner swimming for the sixweek per iod according to don price she is the highest qualified swim ming instructor in the area re gistration for the lessons will be held next tuesday and the cost is 5 single and j9 a family the playground is open to children from flrst year in school to 12 years of age supervisor don price promis es a busy summer iga has annual golf tournament the annuel iga golf tournament was held monday al hilltop lodge erin with store management and staff present from woodbridge erin and acton stores guests from orangevllla orillla and georgetown some supervisors from oshaws wholesale and other guests after golf dave manes hosted the steak dinner and handed out prises to everyone pwu corner 124 mill st at wilbur phone is3aim rlfleteopes and binoculars at wtj teraer advance swimming registration registration for advance swimmers desiring instruction under red cross supervised intructor will be held tuesday july 2 up to 5 pm at acton community centra lessons held at kelso conservation park bus yranipotiaile provided registration fee in accordance with number registered minimum el 60 per a group oni july 33 til auoust oroup two auoust 13 til auoust so 1 hour lmmmm 5 days pmr weak