Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 20, 1983, p. 14

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Georgetown Actort Wednesday April 1983 The Friday night Jrrrj Curling season complete by Dave Dunn The Iceman Goeth The Curling season in Acton came to a close on Sunday April 17 with a skate out for the kids and those adults daring enough to lace on the blades and destroy their beloved curling ice The closing WalkerRidley was held before and provided a perfect way to end the season Competition was tough and those who survived are shown in the accompanying photos Along with award presentations for the Walker Ridley teams The winners of regular club competitions were presented their individual trophies Shades Silver Broom As hosts for the S3 interclub compel lions the Acton club was the site for last weekend playoffs The highlight or the competition was a heart slopping game between Iwo Acton teams skipped by Fred Archibald and Ray Bala Coming from behind in the ninth end Archibald tied the game in the tenth end After 11 ends the game was still tied but in the I2lh end Bala drew last rock into the four foot to Anally win one of the best games seen at the club this year Congratulations go to Ray team of vice Glen Chrlchton second Wayne Altken and lead Phil Nay lor and to Fred team of vice Pete Vidler second Jerry Sproat and lead Dugald Dick See you next year Winners of the second night J to draw were While Mary Brian Boss received the Moison Trophy The night second draw 9 m Park and Telford and ibson trophy went to JohnMinlern Hetty Itichardi First draw Tuesday night men winners were Hay It a la and Dave District manager for Walker a John unlher centre presented lrojh the rink received the Trophj Dick Smith John and Nancy McDonald and John were absent or A Owin Start ACTON PHARMACY LTD 2 MAIN STREET NORTH ACTON ONT 8531620 Monday draw winners to 9 p and recipients of the Superior trophy were the rink oft ItoscnqulM and Scott was absent Bob line car 1 Brothers member of Ihe llalton Hills Street Machine Is very proud of hU custom lied member he II be participating in a in Aclon this June In aid of Street Machines show to aid Big Brothers Itedfearn You don I have to have a million dollars to belong to a tar club But it would help Iding rods muscle cars custom and show cars docsn I have be in expensive hobby I ul it isn I a cheap one either says Paul president of Hills Street Machines a twoyearold based car club boasting members The club was started two years ago by several local custom car enthusiasts for mtmbcrs of the Venturers Car Club in I just decided one evening to call up i few ends and start a car club in Acton recalled The club has IS show cars including some 1943 customized rods and some later models Most valuable car belonging to a member is a lWti valued at about Some people have a lot of bucks into their machines Tobin said Others just sort through scrap yards swap parts and gradually collect what they need to build a show model When they re their vehicles are street legal and can be shown in custom car shows such as Motion S3 at the Inter national Centre Mai ton or raced on the track The machines are a labor of love Mem spend as many as BO hours a week working on their cars to get them ready for big shows all Ontario and the northern United Stales All IS of the club show can paraded to Guelph last year for a show there and nine cars from the club were accepted to be shown at Motion Canada biggest custom car show Showing that expensive entry fees range from to Getting there is Some shows are hundreds of miles away There are two major Canadian shows during tfaa winter But once the summer starts we re on the road every weekend Sometimes there arc three or four shows being held the same day himself became interested in custom cars as a teenager in Georgetown used lo ride by bike past a car club garage when 1 was about IS or so During Ihe winter I peek in the windows then once summer came the front doors were opened and all the cars were there was fascinating So once 1 was old enough I joined a car club His first show car was a 1967 Camaro Now he shows a 1970 Chevelle Convertible belonging to his It a pretty fast car it could race if she wanted to do that The car club however Is not simply a bunch of hoi rodding kids The members range mage from men and women with the average between and 30 Tobin said He When the club members are not meeting going to shows or working on their cars at their Rockwood garage they hold canoe- races and baseball games against other area clubs This year the club members satisfied with dressing up their car and touring shows around the province In June the street rods and cars will be coming here when the club holds its first car show at Acton High School Proceeds from show are going to the Big Brothers Association and Acton High is and the club including trophies to successful entrants We re expecting cars from as far away as New York Tobin said As for prognosis of the shows success tt all depends on the weather If It rata well probably go bankrupt It snot so can caned on a day a notice Show time Jum

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