Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 24, 1968, p. 12

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r instead of older arena gets newer with each season thb giorgktown herald thursday october 24 196 pacfc 12 board endeavours tq complete one major renovation a year and although the butldlng is old it i in fine hapc v dunn the rcccul cj concrete btck walls have bc n replacing the corrugjftjd fcalvan ized sheeting and a new roof has been put on the building although most of the trans formation that haa reversed the aging process at ocorfictuwns sjcmonal vrrna ewne about in the last lin ears u was in 1u4g that the firvt important v hinge took place that year the board autburmd an expenditure of 30 000 to equip the arena with an arlifilial ice plant tint was an amronoi ical llurr to mmik but it became an investment since the ion w hjekey won resulted in a bircei take iii s and oliicr facli about the th two hcets of natural cur- arenas r lutciution tulirfinai lcr navo been replaced by int wu house vilordaj f j rooms and a afternoon jrc chronicled in al a st room all wooden story about the bmldnu by mm havc ycm removed and arcr dn go hnfi uhkh apjwar replaced bv lortercto hers with ed m an i no of the ontario theatre sws d the nnl w- is mens ocutiod magazine u a lon floor a nujcr ihis ear improvement ijfcc it cojblod in the article penned before lhr inaction tor rillcr ivat- thr reconstruction of the lobby wbbi proved most uc and entrance this summer cos r r h lim had this to ss been instm ail tu washroom jnd a fur i aid room the georficlown memorial havt bccn tatd wt jlo in arena was built in 3022 and ew sound sjitun was the uny of many commu a th lcms uve cn nlty m its d it holds many hdd ln onp lta flcl lt honour of intermediate cham ha tal11 a mimucr of w s piotinp wiiits bit the m h anrf j v acvr o ussx most of the old upporllr le j l1 uth ril tarn li it the ni li mipportlr le j tu member best uai m april of 148 when georgetown was playme oit in the championship aaiiit markhaiu there wire 2 jgo paid ad musions and nobody knouj how many freeloaders somi them ucro hanint from late last year the arena board kept the ball rollin by iinr mx an ice n iirfacin m icluuc and replacm tht outdated scoreboard with an electric of combination scoreboard timer the rafters they made as much lnc lbbv riitrincf projui noise as possible when geor uas mat povsjbu h a loeai rown scored to tic the ame v scone club tin kiiuimu wh they wen cheering with only a to shoulder a lari nr minutes icfi m uie ame the c of the cost after bid board alorg the west side of c in much luhcr thin est rink collapsed and the arena watts and it appeared the j tlalf had to ru h jiadful of pike out with to mil u would havc to be sbehed the boards o the tame could l0l be finished georelourl scored 2am after the repairs to win the came and the following nicht almos all of gcorjolown trav elled to markham to watch the locals win the champioivip liie memorial arena 1 also the birthplace of tb little mhl from which crew most of the minor hockey organisations in ib 8 mr gordon alcott or eanized the first lid lioclej and from that original croup of 90 bojs in 1dj8 it is estimated that in ontario today there arc over 50 000 boys playing in the little nhl leagues in i96u the local i ion- lub sponsored j celebration honour lnc tlic 30tli annncrary of the little v11l and it was held in the arena where it all bean the iucst spoaltr was kin clancy of toronto maple leaf fame who amused tnc large crowd attending witli lus ac counts of heckey over the year at that time a plaque wu pre sented to mr icoa m appreci lation of the work he has done i for the boss of georgetown and ontario todaj 30 sears later our popuition is over 14 000 mil crowing rapidly and we ill have the same arena bi t during the past ten jears nuni erous major and minor renovat ions have been carried out the builojnc tliat truly runs cont rary to the acini process heco hiing a little morf nwwlcrn ev ery year jims steering service whml alltinmnl i whl fjilimintf compul brak srvic cmnmfk itapaira pk st gln william t77s54 bridge club it was master points nilht at georgetown duplicate bridge club last week and tlirtsen ta blcs of pjris wire in compel ition in the i rtion auditorium wnners for northsouth jst dick prust mike lorusso 2nd ii frid trd ktndnck 3rd mr and mrs walter biehn lh jim kahl itlcliard itay nond 5th mr and mrs bob wullanu eastywest 1st mrs mar guerite tavlor mrs lrn hyde 2nd mrs sue sulluan george ulenton 3id mr and mrs ted lawrence 4th mis thomas mrs mclagur mil mrs jack camphrll mrs v ajlnr skate x change 29 queen st e brampton 459 5781 we buy kant sail cat skates lakeview discount centre 136 main n acton m aim f wallpapr fraflnlhd panali noorlnu v carpt ituie deliv1jiy aijllsio opart sat to 530 p m boat storage a completer inside stonjqtt jl repairs ay servicinrj call novy fnr ytirnqtn and assure spaco your authored mor- cury outboard dealer credit river ree mckup ft duvwy boat co noival b779u2 ofaan ewnlnga til 9 pom ie you re moving rent a tilde n vdii or piikup uy th hour- dy r wak call andrew murray motors 45 huoclalnlaw road s- 1774372 board of parks management georgetown opsin h0us6 utwijlwvvfiav v j 0 ui ii vm 1 w jt7iil v vn 7iivv vi v avvav arena this saturday oct 26 3 pm to 5 pm new foyer recently completed the public is cordially invited tha new entrance and racomtruction of the lobby araa hat bean completed and will add jreatty to the anioymenr and convenience of our patrons all reiidantt of th araa ara cordially invited to ba our guetti from 3 to 5 p m this saturday there ii b fraa tkatmg for those who enioy tha iport nd refreshing soft drinks will ba on the house don gosling arena manager arena 19681969 winter programme sunday industrial hockey b 30 a m until 1 00 p m junior c hockey game 2 30 p nl public skating 7 00 p m until 9 00 p m monday figure skating lessons 3 30 phi until 10 00 pm tuesday free skating for our guests from 3 pm to 5 pm saturday oct 26th all star minor hockey midget and juvenile games 7 00 pm until 10 00 p m mb pr ijuntll ts electric 2 gairoy driva 8772413 ellctrical contractors far the arana remodallinrj best wishes al 0jo i hou c t mt thursday saturday wm garbutt 16 elgin si i 8773638 plumbing and heating contractor for tha arena rtattiotjalllng ail good wishcs to thl arlna board 1 30 p mjuntll 3 30 p m figure skating lessons 4 30 p mjuntll 9pm all star minor hockey novice peewee and bantam games 700pm until 1000pm tyke hockey 500pm until 700 pm legion saturday morning hockey 6 45 im until 3m pm public skating 3 00 pm until s 00 p m alto 7 00 p m until 9 00 pm georgetown cycle sports 2 water street don jarvie 8773630 i your sporting goob4 headquarters h j ulr j m j l a james st i la building laj supply i j xjlj centre m geo williams 116 rnylawn cr 8774602 painting and decorating contractor for tha arana hamodalllng congratulations and all good wishls zorge construction co limited general contractor for the arena remodelling extends all good wishes hyd i heat in the stands assures the comfort of akena spectators best wishes from 0 georgetown hydro

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