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Arm wrestling on July 16 Last year, on July 9th, to be precise, as part of Carribean Festival Days, the Festival Tent at Palmer Park was the setting for the Second Annual Arm Wrestling Tournament and was the surprise main attraction in drawing a record number of en- trants who provided the capacity crowd of delighted spectators with a first-rate display of top calibre arm wrestling. What started out to be something of an unknown quantity, transpired in- to one of the most popular events of the weekend. Mike Haigh, of Scugog Island, who first became interested in the sport at the tournament held dur- ing Festival Days '86, took the past-time seriously, and, thanks almost entirely to the generosity of the local community, was able to travel and compete in tour- naments throughout Ontario and beyond. In the Spring of 1987, the Scugog Chamber of Commerce approached Mike and asked if he would organize a tournament for the Town's 'summer bash," and due to the huge success, the con- test will be back, bigger and bet- ter than ever before, on July 16th during G.B. Festival Days. In October last year, Mike formed 'Port Perry Arm Wrestl- ing' a team of, originally, seven guys who practice and train together constantly, and who have travelled all over Ontario in the past nine months racking up an impressive total of victories. In Three more firsts As recently as last Saturday, July 2nd, three members of the Port Perry Arm Wrestling Team went to Toronto and entered the Tournament held as part of the festivities at the 22nd Annual CHIN International Picnic at the CNE. To add to their list of awards already mentioned, Terry Barton took First Place in the Ban- tamweight division, Garth Carlson (sponsored by Wiggans Landscaping, Bowmanville) First Place in Middleweight and Mike Haigh (sponsored by Schildt Machining Ltd., Port Perry) won First Place in the Lightweight category! Mike told the Star that, not on- ly were the guys well-received, but that the upcoming Festival Days Tournament was announc- ed to the spectators in the overflowing bleachers, and he ran out of fliers to hand out! Tractors and trucks The Tractor Pull Committee of the Blackstock Agricultural Society is gearing up for its an- nual Tractor and Truck Pull, which will beheld this Friday and Saturday evening, July 8 and 9, beginning at 7 p.m. sharp. M.C. Harvey Graham will inform and entertain the crowds with the merits of the many competitors. On Friday's programme are the Stock 4 x 4's, two classes of Vintage Tractors, 7500 1b. Stock Tractors, two classes of Pro- Stock, Local Tractors and the ever popular Modified Tractcos and Trucks. On Saturday, there will be the modified 4 x 4's and the modified 2-wheel drive trucks, Stock Trac- tors from 10,000 1b. and up, Pro- Stock Tractors, Modified Trac- tors and finishing up the eventful evening will be the Highway Tractors. The village of Blackstock will be filled with noise and excite- ment when the longest running Tractor and Truck Pull in Central Ontario will once again be held on the 8th and 9th of July. For further information contact Mrs. J. Kelly in Blackstock at 416-986-4257 or Mr. Harvey Graham, 986-4856. Flieler wins a pair Flieler's win two: Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, June 27, Flieler Petro Can defeated Norton Home Improvement 13-10 in 6 innings. Leading Flieler's in batting were Kevin Cochrane with 2 home runs and Mike Piersma 3 for 3 at the plate. Strong infield catching by Cam Flieler with.2 fly balls and Owen St. John with one. This game was a sea-saw bat- tle to the end for all to enjoy. On Tuesday, June 28, Flieler's defeated Greenbank at their home diamond 18-17. This game was our longest going 7 full inn- ings to determine a winner. Both teams were winners giving each team and parents and other 6th straight victory The Greenbank Mites spon- sored by Four-Kee Construction moved into sole possession of 1st place with their 6th consecutive victory last Monday when they played Emmerson. Great fielding by Jimmy Ed- wards who snagged a would-be home run in the late innings con- tributed to the win. Amanda Robinson and Yvonne Kangas also played well in the outfield getting the ball quickly in*o se- cond base. Kevin Edwards, Tom Keeble, Casey Brown and Ryan McBride onlookers the best enjoyable game of the season. Amanda Wakeford, Philip Don- nelly and Owen St. John went 4 to 4 at the plate for Flieler. Aman- da has now gone 9 for 9 at the plate in her last 3 games. Lea-Anne Wakeford played her best game to date with 2 fly balls caught and 3 strong innings at first base. Due to problems at home, Flieler"s were without Coaches for this game. As Coach, I wish to express my thanks to all parents of the team for bringing the team together and working as one for the win they achieved. And a special thanks to JoeAnne and Ted Whit- field for their help. continue to hit the ball well but Ryan McQuade led the hitting parade with a grand slam home run. Sean Fletcher requested I make mention that he made his first "short hop catch ever." Special praise goes to Emmer- son players Jamie Parrot and Jonothan Froates. Jonothan made a fine catch and then turn- ed the double play. Thanks goes to Jay Fletcher (assistant coach) who pitched a nice game for the Greenbank Mites. their eleven outings as a Team, the guys have won seventeen first place awards, fifteen seconds and fourteen thirds. It is now a tradi- tion of the Team that they donate a plaque to be awarded to the Most Sportsmanlike Competitor in any Tournament they attend. Needless to say, with the accent on good clear fun and sportsman- ship, together with the all- important strength, strategy and technique, the Team has brought home this award three times!!! The Tournament at this year's Great Britain Festival Days pro- mises to attract competitors from far and wide, to vie for over $2,000 in cash awards and trophies. True to the community spirit of sup- port, the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants have given solid backing to the event and, Mike says, "this is just typical of the people of Port. Everyone is so generous and enthusiastic, they want to help in any way they can, and we couldn't manage without them." If you went to see or participate in this exciting and challenging sport, whether seriously or just for the fun of it, then come and meet the members of Port Perry Arm Wrestling Team at the Festival Tent, Palmer Park, Saturday, July 16th at noon. If you want to enter the contest you must register between 9:30 a.m. and 12 noon. The contest gets underway at 12:30 p.m. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 5 1988 -- 27 #8 1 QuTrcetQANAT A GAEL L HEE LE | PRIME i210] Parrish Fisher of Seagrave was the lucky winner of a new gas bar-b-q 4 donated by Superior Propane. The draw was made by Paul Brignell (sec- ond from right) on Saturday morning. Net proceeds will be used by the Junior C MoJacks for the coming hockey season. Helping Paul with the draw are MoJack executive members Plerre Leduc, Carol Brown, Wayne Stainton and Gary Brown. Close to 1,000 tickets were sold at $1 each. MNR officials worried as pike appear in Kawartha In the last year or two, there have been persistent reports of northern pike in Canal Lake in Victoria County. This finding is cause for concern because nor- thern pike have never inhabited the Kawartha Lakes. Biologists believe that this is one of the reasons that the Kawartha Lakes have maintained excellent muskellunge populations. When pike invade new waters they can seriously affect existing fish stocks, particulary muskellunge. In April, Ministry of Natural Resources staff conducted a net- ting study on Canal Lake and con- firmed that pike were well established. Immediately, netting was shifted to Mitchell Lake, the next lake upstream, to determine if pike had invaded it as well. The Kirkfield Liftlock presents a for- midable but not impossible bar- rier to the movement of pike from Canal to Mitchell Lake. The net- ting in Mitchell Lake did not catch any pike. Although this was a good sign, it cannot be considered conclusive and further studies on Mitchell are planned. Anyone catching a northern pike from Mitchell or Balsam Lake should keep it and notify the Ministry of Natural Resources in Lindsay at (705) 324-6121 or Zenith 73000. Anglers catching a pike or any other species should never release it into another body ot water. Not only is it illegal, but it may have serious negative results. The Ministry of Natural Resources wants to prevent the further spread of northern pike in the Kawartha Lakes. If pike reach Mitchell Lake, they will be at the top of the Kawartha Lakes chain and would be able to invade the downstream lakes quickly. Acoustic barriers to prevent pike from entering the Kirkfield Liftlock are being investigated. Ways of eradicating pike from Mitchell Lake, if they reach there, may also be considered. Lina Bee 5