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FLASHBACK - 25 Years Ago - Interesting facts of Brookdale Roses players: Don Giihooiy has received the most free passes to first base with 14, Tim Cox is next with 9. Gilhooly has 15 stolen bases, Lloyd Hamilton 8, Ted Bagneil 7. Hooper, Gailagher and Wiliams have one homer each. Dan Girardi has struck out 19 times, Bob Gaiiagher 13. FLASHBACK - 10 Years Ago - Royce Sargin- son, son Jim and Charlie Nash hauied in one of the best catches of the fishing season on Pidgeon Lake last Saturday, with a catch of three muskies and eight pickerel. The largest muskie weighed 121/ pounds. BIG WINNERS - Sponsor Neil Malcolm and his Nestieton Jets Mens'r softbaii team realiy showed their class in the recent Canadian Tire Tournament in Port Perry. It was the first time they had entered the tourney and they won the championship, going through the' entire event without a defeat. Congratulations! LOSSA - football season opens Friday, September l7th at Civic Fields, Oshawa, with the regular1 season starting September 22nd. This year -Bowmanville High School Seniors will play in the, West Division' in a league with Anderson, Dunbarton, Courtice, Pickering and Uxbridge. Oshawa will play in the East Division with Central, Eastdale, Monsignor Dwyer, Donevan, O'Neill and G.L. Roberts, all Oshawa schools. The top four teams in each division will make the play-offs at Civic Fields. THE. PLAYERS 200 - scheduied, for August 20-22 at' Mosport, wiii see the return of sports car racing to North America and the fareweil of Players sponsorship in Canadian racing circies. Mosport wili be the only stop in North America during the World Sports Car Championships and entries h ave aiready been received from Porsche, Renault 2 cars, Mira ge and negotiations are being carried on for a March. A grid of 30 or more cars is expected. C1 Players will sponsor their iast Mosport weekend onil August 20-21-22, because the firm has deciled to S' discontinue their racing invoivement in favor of s other promotionai vehicies. The Can Am, is returning to Mosport as is the Trans Am. There will be the Players Challenge series and the Buiova 'Series. CONGRATULATIONS - to the Kendal Eagles who won the Senior Basebaîl Tournament held in Little Britain -on Sunday, and Monday, August l'- 2. Kendal completed the tournament undefeated and received $500 for their efforts. Enroute to victory they defeated Whitby 2-1,U Bowmanville 5-1, Little Britain 7-4 and Oshawa 6-4 and 12-1. GAMES - the Ontario Summer Games wili be heid in the Ottawa Canleton Region on, Labour Day .Weekend,,September 4-5-6. Over 2,5k4 athietes, and officiais are expected to participate in the 21 sporting events. On Monday, August 3th a torch lighting ceremony wili be held at Mooney's Bay, the site of the Track and Field events. JUNIOR - teams entered in the LOSSA Foot- bail League this season in the East Division are Central, Eastdale, Monsignor Dwyer, Don- evan, O'Neill, G.L. Roberts and McLaughlin. In the West are Henry Street, Whitby, Port Perry, Anderson, Dunbarton, Pickering, Ux- bridge and Bowmanville. Courticehas not as yet entered a teamn. FUND RAISING - Town of Newcastle taxpayers wili be asked to contribute approximateiy $266,000 to helpý replace Orono arena. T he sum is hoped to be raised by contributions from the town, and by a public subscription drive to be, launched in dr September. Upon inspection it was found the arena- wouid not withstand high winds and snow loads. In the meantime, the organizers of Orono Fair are considering the use of Marquee tents to enabie the fair to be hid as usuai, as t he arena, former home of the fair wili not be available due to thej condemning of the building. REFEREES COURSE - A program aimed at improving the calibre of hockey officiating in Oshawa and area will be held at Harman Park Arena, Aug.'20, 21 and 22. A referees' school will be at the site, un der the direction of Greg Madill of the National Hockey League, Alan beE Glaspeli of the Worid Hockey Association and jec Ivan Locke of the Ontario Hockey Association pal andthe Ontario Minor Hockey Association. pro ter, Registration for the school will be held Frklay, $2 Racing Teams' Prepa'red for First Heat'of the Soap Box Derby Waiting for the whistle to start, these two tearns wer e prepared 'for some fast-paced action in the opening heat of the Newcastle Recreation Department's Soap Box Derby last Thursday af ternoon. About 15 cars built by the teams themselves were entered in the event on Aug. 5th. Constructed to coast as smoothly as possible down the siope,,the drivers were allowed a littie help from a friend wîth a pushing stick at the starting line. In the picture, Paul Ilesson and Richard Hesson and Kevin Lavalle and Jason Little are set to begin the first heat of the derby.,-Poo ySanMrhl Spectators Watch as Drivers Take the Challenge A number of spectators were lined along the street to watch the derby and cheer on their favourite Iriver. The spectators shown here were in a good location to see the approaching cars. M4ore Wintarîo'C Corne to Durh ary ncludîng $394 fc' Grants totalling $34,876 have enh approved for ten pro- ots in the Regional Mlunici- .lity of Durham from the oceeds of the Ontario Lot- ry. Amounts range from >5,000 to $250. T'he' Women's Welfare! eague of Oshawa is eligible )a grant, of $25,000 for additions to the Simcoe Hall Settiement House. These would include offices, meeting rooms and a large recreation area. The Ajax Public Library will receive $5,000 to buy Canadian books and large print books. The Formokan Judo Club of "THE HOME 0F OLD -FASHIONED HOSPJTALJTY" Leasing and Daily Rentai -Cars Corne in and see Weldon Brown -Cedric RussellI -CI iff Moore - Stew Preston "ýThe Home of OId- Fashioned Hospitality"' 1 66 King St. E., 623-3396 Bowm anville ,rants i Reninn Mental Health-Durham in Oshawa will receive, $475 to bring a theatre company to Oshawa as part of a confer- ence on human rights and mental disorder. %4 5uw %OF'8 y The Salem Soccer Club in Bowmanville wiIl receive $394 to buy uniforms and pay oftbcall Lfeeaut eUAW n r ~ ~ m officais' feeand te Mns S a 1 Oshawa will recieve $250 to buy uniforms. Oshawa will receive $1,000 to buy judo mats and the Oshawa The Kingside Park Associa- Turuls Minor Sports Club wilI tion in Oshawa will receive receive $1,000 to defray costs $250 to expand its soccer club. of attending an invitational Culture and Recreation soccer tournament in Mexico, Minister Robert Welch said City. today's grants are par-t of the A $992 grant to the Clare- ongoing Share Wintario, pro- mont Sports Association will gramme for the support of be used to buy sweaters and cultural and, recreational pay tournament fees. activities. A $515 grant to the Whitby To daté the ministry has Arts Station Gallery will go allocated $47 million to more towards a communitypottery than 2,630 groups and projects workshop. across the province. The bill leading down to Bowmanville's Soper Creek Park on Simpson Ave. was closed off temporarily hast Thursday afternoon for the annual running of the New- castle Department of Recrea- tîon's Soap Box Derby., About 15 entries with their own home-buit racing karts showed up to take the chal- lenge on Sîmpson Hili. Racing the cars was a two-man effort, with one member of the, team driving and the other behind the car giving it the push needed to carry it over the finish line. The race was judged on more than just the basis of speed. Along with staff from the recreation department, Mayor Garnet Rickard and Councillor Ann Cowman were on hand to judge some of the finer features of the cars. Prizes were presented for the winning and runner-up car, the best constructed car, the most unusual car and the fastest heat. Steve Cary and Randy Henning won the derby, cros- sing the finishing Iine with a time of 21 seconds. Second place winners, Michael Tug- wood and Stephen Braun were close behînd with a time of 22 seconds. The team of John Wind and Tony Vohsemer won the best constructed car category. The most unusual car was buiît by Chris Slobodian and Lief Lenhart. THE NEW - Graàfton Arena will cost $190,000 with the contract awarded to Hugh Murray 1974 Ltd., Belleville. The campaign to raise the, amount include debentures of $35,625 from Haidimand Twp. council. Wintario will match every $1 with $2. A 25 per cent recreation grant awarded by the province. The Building Fund donated. $10 000. Residents $5,020 and a beef barbeque and bal tourney raise d $5,000. WELCOME RETURN -'For the first time in many years, power boat races returned to Port Perry on Saturday as part of the town's Western Weekend. There were many close and exciting races, with a few mishaps that kept the large crowd entertained along the lake- shore. Lake Scugog was quite choppy but the waves didn't seem to hamper the racers too much. RAINED OUT - No officiai word has been heard about weekend games scheduled for the Electrons or the Kendai Eagies, so we presume the steady drizzle must have forced canceliation. BANTAM GIRLS - The bantam Kiwanis girls softball team that were entered in the Ontario playdowns for the first tinte, played' here against Pefferlaw last week in the second round, but were well behind in the scoring haîf- way through.their, second game, after. losing the first in Sutton. Reg. Willatts says he hopes to enter a team in the bantam league next year and this'was a tryout to see how they would make out. ATTEND CAMP - Trevor Martyn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hariey Martyn, Prospect St., returned home on Saturday after completing two weeks at the Howie Meeker Hockey School in Port Hope. We congratulate Trevor on being awarded a goid medtai in the Power Skating Competition competing against 40 boys from across Canada and the U.S.A. DARLINGTON SOCCER LEAGUE Final Standings G.P. W <' L T Pts. Solina 16 12 3 1 25, Courtice 16 il 4 1 23 Hampton 16 7 9 0 14 Tyrone 16 6. 9 1 13 Bowmanvilie 16 1 14 1 3 Andy Paton and Rob Siggins were the team that raced the fastest heat other than the winners. Crossing the finishing line with a time of 21 seconds, the Steve Cary and Randy Henning team won first place for, the event. The runner-up team of Michael Tugwood and Stephen Braun followed them closeiy, finishing the race in 22 seconds. D & R Sortsaan Ski kShoP HOCKEY CLUB Featuring: 1. 10% Offall hockey equipment, (exce pt s'ale ite ms)< 2. 25' Off ail member's skate sharpening. Ail for only i 2.50membership (Good Ail Season) Skates by LANGE -BAUER -CCM Sti cks by KOHO - TITAN - CCM CANADIAN - COOPER 85 KingSt. West 623-3421 Bowmanville4