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Decrease in parent involvement threatens Acton Skating Club by Babs Mitchell The Acton Figure Skat club is in danger of folding Results of this years two major money raising ventures for the club suggests that parents are less willing to contribute lo the club welfare than In previous years These contributions including lime and effort are a vital part keeping the club financially solvent The increasing re ductions in parents in volvement was best shown at the last annual dance March when only people attended as compared with last year and 150 in Sim liar results w ere obtained from a candy sale and unless parents can be en to increase their participation the club may bo forced to close down Already the board or directors has decided it could not afford the fin investment of run a full scale carnival this year and opted for a Pop Concert to end the skating season The Acton Figure Skating club is run as a parent cooperative and s a nonprofit or gunrzation The major expenses protecs lee time and CFGA fees are no longer fully covered by skating fees which have not increased pro portionately Ice rates set by Hal ton Hills have more than doubled since 1975 and may triple by next year Before regional govern merit the town of Acton helped finance the pros salaries and since the club has also had to make up this difference The Figure club depends on serious support from parents in activities such as fund raising increasing the membership playing music during lessons publicity and most im portnntly attending the annual meetings It is at these meetings that pre sent progress problems and future directions are discussed and a new board of directors Is elected One such meet has already been an for March In he past attendance to the annual meeting has been poor and there have been few volunteers to serve on the decision making board of dir tors It hoped that this year meeting will bo well attended since many parents have ex pressed concerns regard the cancelled car nival and the possibility of having fees raised again next year Unless the parent membership commits a greater Involvement to the the alternative may well be no figure skating in Acton WEDNESDAY MARCH One Hundred and Fourth Year No 37 Second Section Bantams advance with OT win Acton last hope for an Ontario Minor Hockey Association champion ship Is anxiously waiting to start semi final play The Acton Bantam Firefighters Gtanbrook seven points final The game was a chippy one the kind coach Steve Marshall said that topped allowed Ginnbrook to pick up their only point of thrilling overtime contest the series a tie in at the community centre two last Friday to wrap up G I an brook gat on the their Ontario board early but Rob Vermeulen slap shot Tim Ferguson ex Acton to come back with from outside the blue line tended the Acton lead at goal by Tim Ferguson evened the score a short the mark of the to even the count with time later with an assist stanza with an most minutes going to Mark Duval assisted marker to give remaining in regulation An unassisted effort by Acton a two goal lead time Gord with less Glanbrook would not Both teams had good than two minutes give up the fight at that scoring opportunities remaining in the first point As three straight over the remaining lime period gave the Fire- goals over the next ten but neither could find the their first lead of minutes gave them a handle setting up the the day narrow lead forcing overtime Acton needed to piny even in the pension felt his team had not played as well as they bad in their 1 win in Glanbrook Marshall praised goal tender Tim Baker Tim Ferguson and Rick for their fine play in the contest Acton took minutes in penalties in the match to minutes for Glan brook Acton who will now re present Southern would give the Fire- Ontario will meet the fighters the magic six points they needed to ad vance them to the Ontario semi finals Rick made sure of the Firefighters hopes of the semi final berth with a goal from and Andy Valvods the mid point of the frame for the right to advance to the Ontario finals The series win over Glanbrook brings to an end any hopes that the Firefighters could capture the Georgetown eager Vetrlcck cm centrales on lay up during the North International Bantam Ha lion Public School Basketball Championships Acton High School last week Tournament divisional Smith girls topped Stewarltown In semi final action but dropped a 1615 championship Any team heartbreaker to Centennial in the final The boys from in OMHA playoffs at the centennial In first round play but found Drury Milton too tough in the final time of the tourney ore ineligible to compete The tournament Is March 17 to Willi teams com peting at Georgetown Memorial Arena Firefighters start Saturday falter in area finals game defenders seem to realize their Tate as Acton Bantam Firelighters captain Tim signifies to teammates and fans that the locals have taken the lead during the overtime period at the Co mm unit Centre Friday nig hi The goal gave the Firefighters a lead that they held on to until the final buzzer giving them a series win and right to advance in ployo If action No one knows when the Acton Bantam Fire- scheduled for Acton on fighters will start their Saturday Marshall was Ontario Minor Hockey not sure what game time Association semifinals would be We gave them with The two their choice of tune Steve Marshall who teams can not agree on a between and was sitting out Ihe second suitable ice time to begin said Marshall to be game of a two game sus the confrontation polite Beardmores top burg advance to league final After fulling in the first round of Ontario Minor Hockey Association play Acton Beard- more Union Minor have picked up and are on their way to the WaterlooWellington league final The Locals topped New Hamburg over the past week in straight games and 4 to advance to final where they will angle with Fergus Beard more fell behind early in the first game of best of three series and trailed heading into Ihe final period Mike Hudson exploded for four goals and set up another in the final frame as the peewees capped thecomcbackwln Jamie Lawson fired the other Acton goal while Berry added an assist on the first Hudson marker In the second contest Acton led from the start Hudson was again the Pressmen advance to final Hillier paces Cleaners to win Acton High School gym was a busy place last week as the North public schools look over the floor to hold their basketball champ hips Both McKcnzleSmlth teams boys and girls reached the finals but neither one could corns away with the North banner and the right to advance to Ihe Champ this week also at Acton High The McKcuzieSm th girls were favored in dominating force for their division after a Acton scoring once and first placed finlsl over assisting on two others the regular season I bringing his two game to- fell inches short in the r to eight points in nine bid for the title as Ccn team goals of Georgetown Bruce captured the title a Berry and Jamie Lawson upset fired the other Acton McKenzieSmith re markers ached the finals with a New Hamburg lone win Stewirtlnwn goal was the topic of Centennial edged I much discussion accord Dick of Milton to Acton coach Bob The As far as I am boys reached the nal concerned the score was with what could probably said New be considered the upset Hamburg goal was of the play off Fnishmg scored wh the final fourth in league ploy Ihe buzzer was sounding Phantoms topped the first placed first period scoring eight team 2D and advanced themselves to the title fight EC where they contest reached the final with a win The McKenzieSmlth girls had little trouble topping In their opening game after a slow first quarter in which they stored only four poms shut out Stewart In the second period the Centennial team pulled up their socks outs ring G2 and putting themselves back in con tention In the third stanza Rosemary Gayle went to work for Centennial netting eight points as her team took a narrow 14 13 lead The teams ex town in the second period Ranged a pair of points toholdnnll2leadatthe ver he final quarter fought Shelley Wong led Ihe back pcking up three McKcnzlcSmith charges points over the third with six points Teresa period but McKenzie- Dunn counted four while Smith replied with ten Nancy added points in the final frame three and Vetrlcck lor the 21 win two Teredo Dunn led the the North Acton scoring with boys semi final matchup seven points Judi Vein strong second eck added six while Shr by iey Van contributed Smitl led to four Monro set Centennial paced with Thc lWQ p even over the first lhe quarter but an explosive looked riod if they would walk away with they I eld Centennial off the for the Blow Press advanced to the Acton Industrial League final on Sunday night by virtue of a win over Acton Terminal Warehouse in second game of their best of threeseml finals but they will have to wait two first period deficit to re cord a victory over Van s Welding forcing a third and deciding game next week Blow Press started off slow in their match with Acton Terminal Ware house as the Warehou- weeks before resuming sers got on the board first play a goal by Gary Family Cleaners the Pickles at the mark team that walked over Harold Andrews and the league losing only one Randy assisted game staved off on the play That was all and humility as the scoring for Ihe first they came back from a 2 Period he second frame the torch ignited from Ron Schmidt ex Blow Press tended the lead and then Four second period Schmidt tallied one of his markers gave the Press own to give Blow Press a men a comfortable lead lead after two frames that they would maintain Schmidt made It 51 over the remainder of the with his second of thc match Van Fleet contest from Evan scored the first Blow before the Ware- Press marker from Evan got back on the Hayter at of the board second frame George Randy scored McPhail gave the Press- the Terminal second men their first lead of the goal with an unassisted day an unassisted effort goal 1 seconds later Schmidt notched the Van Fleet second goal hat trick for Blow Press Ice rental rate increases could harm local sports by Murray Groups using Halton Hilts three arenas are facing stiff rate increases come September The rate hikes could severely harm local lee sports already heavily financially burdened Hills council this month approved Ice rental rate increases which will effect house league and rep hockey figure skating shinny hockey Georgetown Chrysler Raiders George town Gemini and Acton Sabres Rates for minor hockey and figure skating at Georgetown Memorial Arena Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena and Acton Community Centre will go up an hour September 1 Other local groups using the such as the Intermediate and Junior B clubs will pay 10 an hour more come the fall The fee for non residents wishing to rent Ice time has also in creased Another rate change which is sure to hurt Raiders Gems and Sabres Is a new charge of 10 per cent of the net gate revenue when admission is charged This won t apply to figure skating and minor hockey It been approved yet but council is also looking at raising rental of the arena halls up to as much as Council turned down a recreation department request for a superintendent of arenas It Is estimated Hills rinks lost in the vicinity of last year from Van Fleet and Ken Slaney before they allowed Acton Terminal Warehouse their final goal of what would be their last game Jim McNabb made connection with Bill Fabian and Lome Gordon earning assists The second game on the industrial slate Sunday night was a wild and woolly affair as Family Cleaners had to come back from a first period disadvantage lo record a win and force a thirdand deciding game Van Welding scored the first goal of the game after only seconds of play Ted was credited with the marker with Dave Thompson drawing an assist The Welders extended their lead at the period midpoint and it looked as If Family Cleaners may be ousted in straight games Jowett counted the second Van goal with Thompson again assisting Family Cleaners fought back over the second stanza and evened thc count with a pair of goals off the stick of EM The first Hillier marker came at with Rick Henderson drawing an assist The goal came wilh only seconds remain in Ihe period an un assisted effort In the stanza Gary Marsh put the Cleaners in front ard then John Snow added to the lead with Ed Hillier grabbing an assist With remaining In the contest the Cleaners extended the lead as Dan Hillier found the range behind Rick Bonnette in the Van goal with Bart Ja cobs and Ed earn ing assists Van s throw in towel at that point and with 1 11 remaining Dave Thompson scored unassisted to produce his third point of the game Ed Hillier rounded off an excellent night scoring his third goal from Wayne Allan with seconds remaining lier counted two assists to accompany his three goals producing a five point evening Van Welding and Family Cleaners will take to the ice again this Sunday at in the third and deciding game Acton Bantam Firelighter forward attempts to make his move of their series to decide around a defender during gome four of the Ontario Minor Hockey who will go on to playoffs at the Community Centre Friday night Thc Firefighters look league final and face the game In overtime eliminate Glanbrook from further giving them the Blow Press right to tangle with Petrolla in semi netted nine lo only two for Centennial the margin of victory Centennial got two points back In third period and another In the last period but it was not enough to top the fired up fourth place Smlth as they recorded the upset win Mark Walker led thc Phantom scorers wllh eight points while John Kwiatkowski counted six and Scott AHonby five In he final McKcnzie- Smith stayed with E C of Milton over the two quarters but ran out of legs over the final half of the contest moved in front of the MeKenzleSmith squad early in Uio match and held a narrow lead at the end of the first period McKcnzleSmlth picked up one point In Ihe second quarter and trailed by only 1514 at came on to oat score the Acton team 106 in the third frame and then over the final six minutes to record the win and take the North banner John led the scoring parade with points Scott added eight and Mark Walker seven Ken added the other Phantom point Centennial girls and boys will now represent the North division at Ihe I la I on championships being held yesterday Tuesday today and Friday at Acton High School