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Port Perry Minor Softball gears for new season Sunny skies are now here and everyone's interested in'taking to the local diamonds for another. season of To date, the Port Perry Minor Softball system is pretty well full and registratio 1s have been all but wrapped up with a number of individuals currently being placed on waiting lists for the different age g-oups. - The total nunber of registrants is about equal with what there has been in the past in this area. Contrary to some of the rumours that have been heard, there is still room for participants in the youth lob-ball program and those who are interested are asked to contact There will be notifications in this newspaper as dates and times are firmed up so please be Dave Dalton at 985-3838 so that they may be registered properly. This week will see the rep teams on the Lakefront diamonds going through their evaluations as most of them will be taking to league play in the York Durham loop about the second week of May. That is also about the time our local house league teams will move onto the diamonds. on the lookout for these Also this past weekend saw nine local coaches attend the Level One Softhall Ontario Technical Course in Richmond Hill. With this these coaches are now g step closer to attaining their NCCP accreditations. When Canada's major | teams stopped in Vancouver for the last of what seems like a million exhibition games, the players had different feelings about being there. Most were tired of spring training and anxious to get on with the season. A couple had things to work on but few had anything to prove as the rosters were pretty well set. There were 'wo players, however, thrilled to be on the West Coast for their only real home games of the season. Larry Walker of the Montreal Expos and Paul Spoljaric of the Toroto Blue Jays are B.C. boys and a stop in Vancouver meant a chance to see friends and family - or more appropriately, a chance for friends and family to see them. Thay see Walker almost nightly on the highlights. He's one of the jame's best players and many scouts feel he can be the very best if he pushes himself to that height. Seldom, though, do the people of his hometown see him in person and, while Larry performs in front of thousands each night, the Maple Ridge contingent had him on edge. "I'm nervous," he chuckled just before he took the field against the Blue Jays. "I hope | can get a hit and at least go 1 for 3." On the field he had nothing to worry about as he led the Expos to a lopsided victory, but the visit wasn't without mishap. Among the 85 tickets Walker purchased for each game were eight of the best for his uncle from Vancouver Island. Walker arranged to have the tickets delivered to a hotel room by a trusted courier, his dad. The senior Walker found the right room number but the wrong hotel and slipped the tickets under the door to an unsuspecting guest who must have thought he'd treated the concierge particularly well. Paul Spofjaric couldn't match Walker's ticket total (he left 25) but then he doesn't make Larry's loot yet and his folks had to travel a few hours from Kelowna to see their pride and joy. Spoljaric had only just learned he'd be on the big league roster and the news had come from another trusted courier, his dad. After a spring tuneup in Florida, Paul left the park early and missed a post-game annot it. When he p home that evening his father informed him he'd be the Jays' fifth starter. The news, as you can imagine, made for a special phone conversation. When he finally got to work, on Day Two at B.C. Place, Spoljaric pitched two solid innings against the Seattle Marin@rs, then had her emotional ing with his p: , whom he hadn't seen in almost a year. "Hey, when you're playing in the minors, Kelowna is a long ways away on $50," he shrugged, explaining the time between visits to d to find a ballplayer still waiting to strike it rich. * The games in Vancouver meant nothing to most and the scores haven't been recorded but for two young Canadians, Walker and Paul Spoljaric have their sights set on the real thing, "Jim Hughson" is sponsored by 4437 ae OR6- The Port Perry Business Womens Curling trophies dinner held last week. The first schedule winning team was skipped by vice skip Judy Mitchell, S0GOAG Aty STwiord and Wik) Chu Davis Ey a ED thi yoo. Fuote Gale Ballard, Lys Baad. Brenda Smith and Theresa Jamieson, trophies were presented at league's closing Flelding, with At left Dr. Kevin the team of - d schedule the Sadie Brooks trophy (maintained by Mike Fowler and Associates) ed by Mike Fowler to skip Deb Thompson, vice skip Joy Rennick, second Cathy Mandy Cheeseman. The runner up team was Louise Haugan, Edle Campbell, : Terry Fox and Cathy Renaud. Short and Sweet Adelines right on key Once again, Pineridge Chorus _ of Sweet Adelines International has brought home a winning ribbon form the 19th annual held at 8, res: 8 - 10, 1994. This time the chorus won the third place award for a small chorus. Port Perry BW TRADE-INS WELCOME the exhibitions were like a hometown World Series. Now Larry | Hl FINANCING AVAILABLE HM LEASING AVAILABLE 3 Month or 5,000 km. Warranly included on most vehicles. Easy to Get Fo ... Easy to Deal With! NOW OFFERING a COMPLETE CAR CARE SERVICE H Interior Shampoo HM Exterior Wax BM Scotch Guarding HB Engine Shampoo BM Washby Hand ~~ B Tires & White Walls (while you wait). Cleaned & Dressed Call Now and Book your Spring Cleanup 985-1916 onyime) : AUTO SALES LID, 1625 SCUGOG STREET, RR ERY . Pineridge Chorus has: 32 members and so qualifies as a small chorus. Competitors in Region 16 come from cities and towns in Central Ontario and Upper New York State. Choruses and are evaluated under four categories: music, sound, expression and IY hi i Yond was the culmination of many weeks of work on sound production, choreography and The Pineridge Chorus under the direction of * Arlene Boothroyd meets every Monday at 7:30 at the Uxbridge Music Hall. New members welcome. REE EN Be A FUELER'S PETRO 15829 Simcoe St., Port Perry 2985-8177