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r * .t-l.~ '-,, )s S BOWMANVILLE, ONTAitio, SEPTEMBER 6,1978 SECTION -TWO Lo'b ýBal Bene- G ame R aises $65 Councillor Bruce Taylor gets a solid hit. The Burketon Rangers. Proceede frorn gamen went te a lihrary project at the SimcOe Hall Crirppled Children',s Centre in Oshawa. Joey Pearson accents donation on behaif of the children. At left is Mayor Garnet Rickard. Rangers' manager Wayne Weêston is on the right. Keeping track of the bats. Town Staff GoesmDown To D lefeat Citizens who think they can't fight city hall should have beenim Burketon last Thursday evenrng. A benefit lob bahi game held at the Burketon ballpark resulted in a win for the Burketon Rangers and a defeat for an all-star team of municipal councillors and staff representing the Town of Newcastle. But the real winner of the game was the Simcoe Hall Childen's Treatment Centre in* Oshawa. Proceeds collected from spectators at the game ? were donated towards the centre's library project. A total of $65 was raised during the game and Joey Pearson was on hand to accept the money on behaîf of, the children at the centre. Mayor Garnet Riekard at the pitcher's mound. Town team included council members and staff. Town Manager Albert Guiler at the plate. Bowmanville's Arena Gets Set For Skating Where's the coolest place in town? Right now it's the Bowmanvjlle arenaý as assistant supervisor Brian Hughes prepares the sand- covered floor for ice. While most of us are still clinging to remnants of summer, such as swim suits sunglasses and tans, Brian is pencilling in hockey teams, practice times, skating classes and public skating for the September 29 opening. But, before Bowmanville's potential Bobby Orrs and Dorothy Hammils can put one blade to the ice, Brian and his crew will have to lay a solid foundation. Rinks don't miraculously appear; they take time and work. First, of ahl, the temper- ature of the arena is dropped to 16 degrees fahrenheit from 72 degrees fahrenheit. Once this is done the thin layer of sand covering the arena floor is dampened. As the tempera- ture drops the sand becomes firm, whenit is firm enough to wahk on without making footprints, then, and only then, will the flooding take place. Flooding is done by hand. One-and-a-half inches of ice will have to be formed before the Zamboni, the machine you see clearing the ice durîng haîf-times, can be brought out. As anyone who has ever tried to make a rink in the backyard will testify it takes quite a while before one-and-a- haîfluches of ice formn. Brian estimates that the rink will be flooded 80 or 90 times by hand. When this is accomplished the Zamboni wîll plane and flood the ice. Ice, when it is first made, is a grey color. Cracks and skate marks eventually whiten the ice, says Brian, but many arenas simply paint it white to make it look more attractive. As of last Thursday, when the floodinig began, someone will have to be at the arena to check temperature-controls 24 hours a day from now until April 30. Any sudden change in temperature will severely crack the ice. In just four short weeks the first hockey players will be out on the ice practising their slapshots. So say goodbye to summer and hello winter. I s Umpire's-eye-view of the action. Photos by Peter Parrott On the sidelines. m jý illillou l' lm