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12- th acton f rw wsschsswdey aurch 19 109 tfift jrrcs redmen edged out at ossa finals youth as the only b ichool to make the ontario finals the acton senior redmen basketball team put up a good fifht in peterborough 1hjs week they loat their first game monday fresh tracks by barbara mclnlosh ski fever people who hsw never put on a pair of tkii find il difficult to understand tki fever tliey see it at a kind of blind illogical compulsion that deales friday nisjit havoc on northbound highways all winter and keeps skiers returning for more despite the expense and the umiajony of sunburned nous muscle strains and broken limbs bui to many nt ski fever lliat makes winter their favorite night 7564 to st annea collegiate of tecumieh and the second tuesday night by a heartbreaking 3935 to fort williams top scorer in monday nlghls game were harry oehlrlch with ib points bob fufkotz with 14 and phil dupuls with 1 1 ii was an extremely close game all the way through but si annes proved to be faster on their plays than acton the 7564 defeat pul ihe redmen oul of the running for lop tpolirt llie lobmlmriil however they siill had chance al ihe consolation prlu if ihey could win their game tuesday night the team played well and finished a mere four points behind tbelr opponents twelve of the top teamt aciou ontario competed in use threeday tournament acton was the smallest school represented as part of the program the boys enjoyed a banquet and a tour of trent university on tuesday coach brian skerwlt the redmen ihe cheerleaders and a busload of fans will be returning ute wednesday njghl m under the net redman gsorot wallls and lloyd smilhvood battle for the ball with their opponents from st annesphoto ray saitil modem ski resorts have become total communities to house skier of all shapes and types among the more colorful is the notorious skibum with his cache of liquid refreshment hidden in various hollow trees along the trail and theres the tkibunny in her ksssssssssssssssssssssssssssss carefully coordinated outfit who rarely ventures more than ten feel from the lodge fireplace or the hoys who come in for hoi coffee g jj i ajf gugfj speaking as a skier with a maximum of enthusiasm and brute animal courage pitted against a minimum of skill and a faculty for spectacular falls i welcome the chance to test my sense of balance against the elements theres nothing quite like the sensation of speeding down a slope with the wind in my face or quite by accident whipping past a red warning and pulling off a perfect jump overa twentyfoot cliff stowing in luggage team members cheerleaders and fans left monday afternoon lor the threeday ontario basketball finals in peterborough stall photdl tlowwer ive found the slopes guarantee a certain amount of embarrassment for live skier who is less than perfect nothing is more hunuhating than slipping off the low half way up or worse yet falling flat while ivn still in the starling gate wliat could be more discouraging to a girl than to be rescued by a girl ski patrol it ruins my helpless feminine excuses and plays up the clumsy unskilled reality of the situation with the advent of that atomiied mixture of water and air that can be sprayed onto the hill when the temperature is between lero and s degrees the ski season can be stretched out long after the natural fluffy stuff slops falling however tlieres one aspect of spring skiing that stands out in m mind well actually this week its standin g out in vivid blues and purples on a urge part of my anatomy after close personal contact i his concluded that artificial snow is not only faster to ski on but a good deal harder to land on on into april skiers dressed in shorts and shirts for the 70 degree weather will trudge through mud to reach slopes of artificial snow even where surrounding hills are bare and mayflowers are popping into bloom- so times still time to catch ski fescr if you havent already il eatjs s fyzrwvbowl for health two friends the 86 public school youngitcrt attending tait i nibyi dance at st albani pariili lull bade farewell to two of their friends deb and ken anderion have moved from acton to take up residence in toronto tlieres another dance al st ajbans this friday mdiferfcr sunday to mark mothering sunday simnel cake was provided for the congregation at st albans sunday morning mrs harold denny had made the traditional cake sunday school students and members of the junior choir all took daffodils home to their mothers new drink laws possibilitykerr halton west mpp george kerr said in a recent interview that he would support certain changes in the present drinking laws ontario may soon have new drinking laws- possibly within ihe next six months mr kerr said he was not sure the legal drinking age should be lowered as some advocate however the halton west mpp a lawyer said he opposed the firesenl system because it was udicrous an especially appointed mpp is touring the province seeking public opinion on the matter since the laws arc under stringent reexamination so far according lo mr kerr it was obvious that most people fell the drinking laws should be dropped from 21 hes not so sure about them dropping to 18 though whats so magic about this age he asked dismiss charge common assault a charge of common assault against acton arenas assistant manager was dismissed in milton court last week by judge david vanek the assistant manager admitted punching a 14yearold boy in the mouth in an incident at acton arena last month but the judge uid there was considerable provocation the boy and a group or hit friends tried to gain entrance to ihe arena without paying when the incident occurred the group had been ejected several times before the court heard that the assistant manager had punched the youth in self defence when the group attacked him the judge said the official had a right to eject troublemakers in dismissing the charge judge vanek said that if it were in his power he would 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this is e most important anniversary for all of us at bell canada we could say many things about this man who made such vital contributions to modern science and communications but it seems to me that his own words are probably a much better summation ol his life end philosophy i thought you might be interested in them dont kseo forever on the public road goine only where other have eon leave the beaten neck occasionally end dive into the woods vou will be certain to find something vou have never seen before follow ii up euplore all around it one discovery will lead to enolher and before you know it vou will have tomathiivj worth thinking about so occupy your mind all really bid discoveries ere the result of thought i came across an amusing telephone anecdote the other day the bos secretary at the stuttgart zoo answered the telephone five times end five times heard nothing but muffled heavy breathing at the other end she had the sixth call traced the caller turned out to be mysore en elephant who had learned to pick up his keepers telephone end dial i th boes office most of us learned the taboo about penciling books at the kindergarten stage but i think wen the strictest schoolmerm would exempt telephone directories from the rule marking your telephone book help vou find frequently celled number quickly why not underscore or circle number the first time you look them up that way they will really leap out of the peg the next time you need them c4y sdl