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THE HERALD Wednesday January 31 Page Minor sports organizations caught in nowin situations It has been noted and many times before but it bears air once again often appears that being an unpaid volunteer worker in amateur sports regardless of the venue is a thankless job that often involves the individual in a no win situation Especially at the community level where far too many times the volunteer workers find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to please everyone I am referring of course to the Letter to the Editor which ap peared in the Jan edition of the Herald from Mrs G Adams of Ballinafad criticizing some aspects of minor hockey in Georgetown Hal Pells a vice president with the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association replied to Mrs Adams by letter a copy of which appears in this weeks Herald Mrs Adams has all the right in the world to voice her complaints and by the same token Mr Pells on behalf of the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association has the right of reply GMHA president Carson Mininch assured this reporter that Mrs Adams complaints were discussed at an executive meeting and would be looked into thoroughly Ah but there is the rub The minor hockey association will be perceived as merely look ing after its own interests while Mrs Adams who obviously cares enough about hockey in Georgetown to go public with her concerns will be perceived by some as muddying waters that best are left still and calm I have covered sports in different communities for a number of years and am still amazed when minor sports organizations and their so- called supporters come to log- As I See It Colin Gibson Sports Editor with one another and I m not just referring to hockey The clashes have occurred in minor soccer minor baseball minor softball minor lacrosse on Both sides claim to be looking out for the best interests of the respective sports but what they cant or refuse to see is that they are tearing apart the actual fabric of the sport In my capacity as a sports writer and sports editor I have covered a fair number of annual meetings volving different sports I am always amazed when only a hand ful of concerned supporters show up at these affairs which are scheduled to air a number of issues including where the sport is head ed Financial matters are address executive members are held accountable for past problems rules and bylaws are discussed and even personality clashes occur but in a forum designed for the good of the sport not its detriment All too often executive members of a minor sports organization are blamed for situations beyond their control Misconceptions or if such Is the case accountability or at least explanations of situations that have arisen could and should be cleared up at annual meetings No one is totally wrong but by the same token no one is totally right when problems arise in a minor sports organization However open and frank discussions are Recreation report Applications are due for leader positions FEBRUARY LAST DAY TO APPLY This Friday is the last day to ap ply for a summer leader position with the Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department If you are looking for a job where you can also meet some new friends con this Job today Application forms are available at all town facilities and school guidance of Deadline date to drop them off is Friday Feb 2 If you would like more information call us at 8732600 ext 268 GET PAID TO SKI Supervisors are needed for the Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department March Break Ski Pro gram at Glen Eden If you enjoy skiing and have some time available March 12 to 15 during the day please consider this position Responsibilities include taking at tendance assisting children in fin ding their lesson and skiing For more information call 2600 ext PA DAY FEBRUARY FEATURE Bring the kids to the John Elliott Theatre Friday Feb 2 at l p to view a very special animated feature film Due to advertising restrictions we are unable to advertise the name of this film in the newspaper so call us at HYUNDAI OWNERS ext and we fill you in FREE SKATING There will be Free Skating in Ac ton and Georgetown on Thursday Feb 1 and Friday Feb 2 The Ac ton Public Skate will be from 2 3o 3 p m This opportunity has been made possible through the generosity of the Acton Rotary Club The Georgetown skate is from to 2 20 p m at the Memorial Arena This opportunity has been made possible through the generosity of the Georgetown Op timist Club VALENTINES DAY SWIM OF FEBRUARY 10TH Wear something red to Saturday Feb public swim and well let you in free Acton and Georgetown Indoor Clothing Mens todies Childrens ALTERATIONS REPAIRS 8771598 needed between all parties to resolve major or minor problems The sport itself and the youngsters involved should be the prime concern Annual meetings provide both the format and the forum for resolving differences and working together The Georgetown Minor Hockey Association annual meeting is scheduled for the week in May Hopefully it will be well attended The Georgetown Youth Soccer Club has an important meeting scheduled for Feb 26 at the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena The general meeting will be used to discuss budget measures and the organization is hoping to attract some Select coaches Three tournaments will be paid for by the club for Select teams Soccer registration is scheduled for March and March at Cedar vale Park gymnasium between 2 5 p The Acton Minor Lacrosse Association will be holding its registration day Saturday Feb from a m to p at the Acton Community Centre for boys and girls aged years For more information on the registration day or the tion itself contact George Artem 3804 or Wayne Young 8530797 It appears fallout continues to rain down from the bitter squabble that erupted this past summer bet ween the Ontario Hockey Associa the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League You will recall the MTHL wanted more power and wanted to deal directly with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association thus bypassing the OHA The issue was finally resolved when a new hockey organization the Ontario Hockey Federation was formed with the three groups under one umbrella under the chairmanship of CAHA president Murray Costello Then a junior hockey division was revived within the MTHL and several teams jumped from the Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League to link up with the MTHL The Sutherland Cup emblematic of Junior B hockey in Ontario was won last year by the now defunct St Michaels Buzzers However the OHA runs the pro vincial playdowns for the Sutherland Cup and since the junior division in Toronto is registered through the MTHL rather than the the teams in the league wont be allowed to enter Sutherland Cup play DISTRIBUTORS NOW HERE SPORTS VIDEO Nintendo Gome Cartridge RENTALS 8730500 71 Mom St S Georgetown Saturday Special TRANSMISSION TUNEUP SAVE EVERY SATURDAY Service Includes Clean sump and pan New pan gasket New Irons filter fluid Adjust band 95 Foreign Domestic Light Truck Transmission Specialists transmission automatic AUT0MASTER TRANSMISSION 8776904 Beaver Lumber hits the heights By Herald Special After playing Burlington all year and never coming close to beating them coaches Markham LaRose and Krause filled up the Beaver Lumbers Black Machines with high octane gas and travelled to Burlington for yet another try at this top team This first game in a threegame playoff proved to be the game of the year and after two periods of play the game was scoreless Joey Barber was nothing less than awesome Burl had many shots on net but Joey couldnt be beaten Mike Maddill Mighty Mike Krause and Demolition Dave tied up Burlington along the boards and made some nice Mini Model Dan Cabral just missed a few times against Burl ingtons tough goalie Burlington scored late in the third only to Georgetown s players up Moose Joey Goodhev was cruis ing this game when he charged the bluehne sending the puck up to our Heavy Chevy Robert who was really thinking when he flip ped the puck out front and from nowhere Eager Beaver Ryan Smith appeared to bang the black rubber behind Burlingtons goalie This put the game into a 10- minute overtime Our guys were tired as Burlington had a full bench against our two lines Defence Birdman Judd Richard son and Grizzly Jeff Barr threw Burlington into a tailspin more than once Tiger Jeff Telford and Moose Joey Goodhew threw up some nice barriers in our end to limit Burlington s scoring chances Ace Robert slipped into overdrive to pick up McLeod s re bound and banged it in Burl net to take the lead With seconds left to play Burl scored to tie the game giv ing each team one point in the playoffs This was a great accomplish ment for Beaver Lumber Our se cond goalie Chris Hall played every shot from the bench and made sure he took care of his part Joey between periods supply ing him with a drink and words of encouragement Georgetown met Burlington again Monda night on home ice PS Happy birthday Alex Drivers Markham LaRose McLeod and Krause made a pit stop with their Black Machines in Brampton Thursday night and won 41 The three third period goals were scored while we were with men in the penal ty box With two minutes left on the clock and one of our players off serving a penalty Brampton pulled their goalie and put six attackers against our four We scored two goals in 18 seconds Heavy Chevy Robert turned on the scoreboard three tunes for a hat tnck while Eager Beaver Ryan Smith also left his mark on the scoresheet putting one by Bramp tons goalie Mini Model Dan Cabral picked up an assist with a nice pass out front Ace Robert LaRoses backchecking and quick thinking racked him up another assist this game to add to his collection Mighty Mike Krause Demolition Dave Markham and Mike Maddill played tough along the boards shaking off some hard hits Defence Grizzly Jeff Barr and Birdman Richardson were running in overdrive stopping anything that moved in front of our net Moose Joey Goodhew showed us you need a bulldozer to run him down when he stood his ground at the bluehne Joey also had an assist Tiger Jeff Telford played hard on deence to just miss on a few sizzling shots and to get an assist for his hard work Joey Barber was in net and he was no easy pushover he made some great saves even when he lost his stick Our other goalie Stretch Chris Hall kept the coaches fired up on our bench while cheering on his teammates Georgetown will be tough to beat in playoffs as a team they are hot United Rental leads league HALTON HILLS COLLISION RR 1 ACTON ONT corners 8532860 Rental McGlbbon Station House HllllerReMax Dodge Ha In tt GF I 28 15 IS 9 4 M IS SI IS IS IS 1 HulmeHotham McGibbon3615 Miller HfL1wAMaltb Siaiioni5 Beaumont McGlbbon IS IS 43 Inked Can McFadyen I 12 13 Tim Turner Sutton 16 10 Mark Kami I Ion Curuood 13 DaveQuinn United 1 lanSyme McGlbbon 11 Doug Barnes IB Urn McGlbbon Bob Dai United SNOWPLOWING Think Ahead For Winter BOCK HOW 8731200 EAGLE 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