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18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 23, 1985 Sp ! & LS met iboml. © . 3 Ae [+] Bhd | . It's like magic Although this scene was pretty tranquil early Monday morning, it was anything but over the weekend when the team mates and helpmates of the Galley Gators ball team put their muscles together and built. this new pic- nic shelter, just next to the tennis courts on the waterfront. See story for details. Boats and RV's rarely pay for themselves Contrary to a popular sales pitch, boats and other recreational vehicles rarely pay for themselves Some companies sell Ing boats, campers, motor homes and similar big ticket items are per suading consunrers to buy on the assurance that the vehicles can be rented out whenever they aren't needed "The dea 1s you'll eventually own the boat or camper and it won't have cost you anything." says Dave Mitchell, head of investigation and en forcement for the On taro Ministry of Con sumer and Commercial Relations 'MCCR) "People may pay thousands of dollars for a motor home because a sales person has told them they can rent it out to recoup their invest ment It may not work that way = The system may ac tually be successful in the southern United States and other areas with warm chmates, but Ontario winters effec tively put the freeze on year-round boat and motor home rentals "Some companies will guarantee three months rental of vehicle you pur chase, but the prime ren tal season - the summer -1s when you will want to use it," Mitchell says "If you want to buy a recrea- tional vehicle for your own use, be sure you can afford it without counting on rental income to meet the payments People often invest in recreational vehicles as a business pursuit for tax purposes. But such plans. should be discussed with a tax accountant, not a salesperson If you are offered a rental guarantee, be sure all details such as the length of coverage and rental charges are set out In writing Guarantees are wor: thless if the companies behind them go out of business Anyone planmng to rent out a recreational vehicle should also add up the additional costs of Insurance, maintenance, increased wear and tear, and advertising for customers Before you buy. shop around for the best deal on both the merchandise itself and financing charges Don't just agree to let the retailer arrange a loan Check interest rates and terms at dif ferent financial institutions Find out where the nearest service centres are located Insist on a test drive whenever possible. par ticularly ~~ for used vehicles When buying second: hand. check with the .nmstry's Personal Pro perty Security Registra- tion (PPSR) branch to find out if any liens have been registered against the vehicle, indicating it has been pledged as col- lateral for a loan Ex isting hens must be cleared away before you buy or the property could be repossessed For information on how to run a check, con- tact a local land registry office that offers the ser- vice or PPSR head- quarters in Toronto at (416) 963-0451 Consumers buying boats, mobile homes or trailers will also have to find places to keep their new purchases. If you plan to take out a long-term lease at a marina, trailer park or campground, investigate the property owners carefully and get a lawyer to go over the contract These leases can have terms ranging from five to 20 years and con- sumers generally pay the entire rental fee In advance. If the leasing company goes out of business before the term ends, you could lose money. The Ministry has published brochures con- taining some information on liens and long-lease campsites. Genera! con- sumer advice is also con- tained in pamphlets on the Business Practices Act and the Consumer Protection Act. For copies, contact the Consumer Information Centre at 555 Yonge St Toronto, Ont. M7A 2H6, (416) 963-1111 or toll free at 1-800-268-1142 If you have a com- plaint about a company. call your nearest Con- sumer Services Bureau a SU Cyc : >. els see you do it! ; > A W PARTICIPICTION )_ ort % Galley Gators pool muscles for picnic One minute there was nothing there but grass and gravel. Two days later, a ma- jestic picnic shelter the whole town can enjoy was standing tall, thanks to a real team effort by the Galley Gators over the weekend. The ' .ll players got together earlier this summer and decided to erect a shelter just op- posite the tennis courts. Not only could it be used for the community, but it would also provide a per- manent weekend spot for tournament beer tents. The Township of Scugog provided the team with materials, and the Gators came through with muscles and a little extra help from Bruce Smith Construction, fellow ball player Ken Smart (from another team, no less), and Brian Norton, who pitched in with a lot of good advice. But it was the 19 or so Gators, coaches ana sponsors (from the Galley Fish and Chips) who really sank the most effort into the structure, which will be filled with picnic tables as soon as possible. "We not only play ball,' points out sponsor Phil McBride, *'we also do community work." Korbak, Goreski red hot in Grafton This past weekend saw the Greenbank Gam- blers take part in the mammoth fastball tour- nament in Grafton, (32 mens teams and 20 ladies teams) and made it all the way to the Champion- ship game. Led by the pitching of Russ Korbak and Ken Goreski, the Gamblers swept past Oshawa "*Curleys" by a 5-1 score, then dropped Keswick 4-1 on Saturday. On Sunday the Gamblers handed Oshawa "Caseys'~a-7-2 setback and then edged Trenton Royals in the semi final by a score of 1-0, with Russ Korbak besting Trentons Jim Burkett. This set the stage for the championship game between the host team Grafton and the Gamblers, and this game went 13 innings before the Grafton shortstop Neil Francis hit a home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to win it 1-0 for Grafton. Both teams collected 5 hits each during the game and three times the Gamblers had the winning run on third base but couldn't cash the runner Russ Korbak was outstanding in this heart breaker and struck out 17 batters but his team mates could not get him the run he needed. Jim Johnston started on the mound for Grafton and was relieved in the 6th by fire baller Randy Fife who pitched the final 8 innings. : Hugh Johnston led the Greenbank attack with a pair of hits with singles going to Neil Rodd, Steve Foster and John Foster. Earlier highlights in the tournament for the Gamblers were the ex- cellent pitching perfor- mance of Ken Goreski and the fine definsive play of cateher Don Phinney (who threw out 3 Oshawa base runners) and third baseman Brian Till who is rapidly becoming an excellent defensive third sacker. Home runs by Dennis Romeril and John Foster and the long ball, hitting of Greg Rodd were offen- sive highlights. The 1-0 win over the Trenton Royals came about when lead off batter Neil Rodd took a Jim Burkett fastball on his shin bone but came back to score the only run of the game on Don Beaton's run scoring single to centre field. In North Durham Fastball league action last week the Greenbank team grabbed a share of the league lead with Goodwood by winning two games. In Greenbank Park on Monday night Roland Osske pitched the Gamblers to a 7-6 win over Tom Sweet and the Zephyr Royals. Trevor Till, Rodd Real and Ray Meisner picked up a pair of Gambler hits each with Don Beaton, John Foster, Dennis Romeril and Greg Rodd also hitting safely. In Udora last Tuesday night the Gamblers shut out the Shamrocks by a 7-0 score behind the pit- ching of Ken Goreski. Five Gambler players had two hits apiece with Trevor Till, Don Beaton, Brian Till, Hugh Johnston and Greg Rodd leading the Greenbank attack. Neil Rodd, Den- nis Romeril and Steve Foster also hit safely in the game. : With 3 weeks to go in the North Durham Fastball league the Gamblers are still hang- ing on to their undefeated record but are still tied for first place on points with Goodwood. O.R.S.A. Fastball playdowns could possibly got under way this week with Greenbank meeting either Jarvis or Ward- sville in the second round. The Gamblers will pro- bably be taking a bus to the next O.R.S.A. game so anyone wishing to ac- company the team should contact any of the players or management. Kessler to captain Low gross winner and Senior Championship at Crestwood is Saskia Kessler of Oshawa Golf Club with a score of 84 Saskia Kessler will cap- tain the Peterborough and District Seniors Team which advances to the Ontario Seniors Championship at Owen Sound, Ont July 10-13th The fourth place on the team provided an ex- citing aggregate 3-hole playoff with Lily Wozny of Peterborough Golf and Country Club edging out Martha Stauffer of Oshawa Golf Club The Members of the Peter- borough and District Team are from left to right: Martha Stauffer, Oshawa Golf Club, Alter- nate. Saskia Kessler, Champion; Pat Newett, Kedron Dells Golf Club; Joan Smith, Kawartha Golf and Country Club, nd Lily Wozny, Peter- borough Golf Club Weather was perfect and after an appetizing buffet, prizes were awarded in three flights as follows: "A flight - Low gross, Joan Smith, Kawartha Golf, 87. Pat Newett, Kedrom Dells and Jean Pratt, Oshawa Golf, each 88. Low Net: Nora Huestis, Crestwood and Joan O'Brien, Kedron Dells. each 69 "B" flight - Low gross: Olivia Pesarchuk, Kedron 85; Peggy Mor- rison, Lindsay Golf, 89: Barb Moorby, Kawar- tha, 90. Low Net: Joyce Cassels, Kedron, 63; Dorothy Davey, Oshawa Golf, 64. "CC flight - Low gross: Kay Watson, Crestwood, 100, June Aulbrook, Pinecrest, 102, Marg Hollowell, Peterborough, 103; Low Net: Elinor Sheedy, Peterborough, 68. Yvonne Betts, Lind- say, 70 Joan Appleton of Bowmanville G.C. shot a 67 net to win the Dia- mond Division. Te A RS J Ra JR SL a A Wi pasion CAMEL SS LA SEA it Si Rn a Tae va . ¥ Caen Rt Wp Rrra Rm RE SRE QT NB SN WE ZO AN ATE PRE i TL SE oN GH UN © ety JY A ET AN a a es Lg ry) a CE