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The 13th annual Bob Fletcher Bonspiel was held at the Blackstock Curling Rink on Saturday. Scott Fletcher presents the trophy to winners Grant McLaughlin, skip; Kathy McLaughlin, vice; Neil McLaughlin, second; and Heather McLaughlin, lead. Islanders advance to next playoff round Canadian Tire Midget B Is- landers played game three of the playoff series in Pickering on Thursday Jan. 30 after a ten day lay-off. Although the Isles controlled play and outshot the opposition they came home on the short end of a 3-2 score. Scoring for Port were Todd Smart and Jason Coutoulakis, assists to Darrell Vander Slagt, Blair Prechitko and Chad Gar- TRIVIA QUESTIONS: 1. Who was the Maple Leal representative on the All-Star team this year? 2. What Maple Leal player scored 10 points in a single game? 3. Who was the only Maple Leal 1st overall draft choice inthe entry draft? vock. This loss tied the series at three points each. On Saturday, Feb. 1 at Scu- gog Arena the Isles showed their old form of fast skating, passing and back checking. The fast paced first period ended with the Isles leading 2- 0. Goals by Steve Desautels and Blair Prechitko, assists to Pre- chitko, Mark Cosway and Dar- THE PORT PERRY STAR | invites you to "x /% / WS r | I I I I _-- CONTEST RULES: Contest open to all readers of the Port Perry Star, excluding Port Perry Star employees and their families. No age limit for those entering. Winning entry will be the first one picked from all those I | entering with the correct answers to Trivia Questions. Any one individual can win only one set of tickets | during the five month promotion. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED to the Port Perry Star office no later | than THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1992 to be eligible. Additional ballots available at front desk of Star | ED TED GENS EID TIED SIND SEED IED GED SEED GEED SEED SEED Sm . ] 3 -f 2 < : > > 2 2) s m 3 ® ERR rell Vandersligt. Blair's goal caught the lower corner with one second left in the period.. A solid second period resulted in Port scoring three more goals to Pickerings one. Corey Wil- son, Darrell Vander Slagt and Mike Williams were the marks- men with helpers toTodd Smart two, Mike Williams Darrell Vander Slagt and Corey Wilson. The boys let up a little in the third period but were able to win 5-3 and lead the series five points to three points. Sunday, Feb. 2 found the Isles travelling to Pickering knowing all they needed was a tie to advance. Pickering opened the scoring at the 4:14 mark of the first pe- riod to take a 1-0 lead. A minute - later Andy Wilson scored on a . blast from inside the blue line to tie the game at 1-1. Assists to Scott Airey and Noah St. Amand. Less than a minute later Dar- rell Vander Slagt put the Isles up 2-1. Assits going to Todd Smart. In the second period Picker- ing scored a couple to take a 3-2 lead into the third period. With 3:43 left on the clock Scott Airey scored a beauty on a pass from Andy Wilson. Game ended in a 3-3 tie. The point gave the Isles the series six points to four. Next series is against Owen Sound with first game Friday, Feb. 7 at 9:15 in Owen Sound and Saturday , Feb. 8 in Port Perry. Game time 6:30 p.m. Congratulations Boys! FAX SEND OR RECEIVE ANYWHERE WORLDWIDE ALL DAY/NIGHT SERVICE Guaranteed Confidential PORT PERRY STAR OFFICE CENTRE 188 MARY STREET PORT PERRY PHONE 985-7383 FAX (416) 985-3708 / ) Intrepid | SNOWMOBILER c. 1991 by CRAIG NICHOLSON - All Rights Reserved DESTINATION REVIEW: There is a new phenomenon in Ontario snowmobiling. It's called the Northern Corridor and for southern sledders who want to extend their already too short season or northerners who simply want to try a new destination, it's an attractive alternative. ] Last March I trailered north looking for that last great ride of the season. After calls to Environment Canada and Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs' (OFSC) in Temagami and New Liskeard, on advice from OFSC's General Manager Ross Edmonston I contacted Region 25 Director J.P. Ouellette who invited us to Cochrane to see what winter is really like. That thought may be intimidating for southerners. Visions of a remote, sparsely populated wilderness with few amentities, no gas and uncharted trails can deter even the most avid sledder. And there is no ignoring the long drive from the south. But for the most, it's no futher than Quebec' Eastern Townships or Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Can either of these boast good November and April snowmobiling? The first of our many northern misconceptions was shattered an hour north of Temagami. The forest of the Canadian Shield yields dramatically to flat, open fields - villages, farms and truck stops abound and intersperse regularly with forest all the way to Cochrane. Traffic was light but regular on ths excellent Highway 11, with a posted 90kph speed limit and numerous extra passing lanes. We never felt removed from civilization or a warm northern smile. Could the trails be so good? _ On arrival Thursday evening, we called J.P. who, met us at the local bar-b-que restaurant (where the suberb ribs brought us back the next night, too). We were dismayed to learn that due to some problem at the printer, no trail maps were available. With typical northern practicality, J.P. produced several topographical maps, including a laminated Polar Bear Rider's clubhouse. We would be riding solo on Friday, but would be guided by J.P. on Saturday. Although snowmobiling has been popular in Northern Ontario for years, it has only recently begun to organize as indicated by the four new northern districts added to OFSC in 1991 and the recent formation of the 100-member Northern Ontario Snowmobiling Association (NOSA). The nine clubs between Cochrane and Hearst to the west have spearheaded their own effort with the formation of the "Northern Corridor". The Northern Corridor is the linking main trail that joins these clubs and their own local trail systems. If our experience in two delightful days of invigorating riding on close to three feet of hard-pack snow is indicative, the Northern Corridor trails are 80 per cent wide-groomed logging roads with great long-range visibility and picturesque scenery. The intersections are well marked and trail signs appear where necessary (a salute to the Arctic Trail Riders for the world's largest free-standing trail signs). Gas stations at regular intervals are complimented by food stops that ranged from good to excellent. From the Northern Corridor, access can be gained to the Timmins and North Bay areas and via Temagami, to the Sudbury Trail Plan. Two other unique features of Northern Corridor riding are that each club has it's own clubhouse right on the trail that serves as a focus of both social and organizational activities - not to mention as a convenient rest stop and information centre for visiting snowmobilers. The other is that the quantity of snow fall each winter manifests itself in the numerous long-track, deep powder machines seen on their trails. This is what snowmobiling should be! The Northern Corridor is young, enthusiastic and poised to aggressively pursue. Southern Ontario snowmobilers. As a part of NOSA's Northern Snowmobiling Development Strategy which anticipates a $271 million economic boost for the north from snowmobiling by 1996, and of the TOP (Trans Ontario Provincial) Trail System, the Corridor will benefit dramatically. If your idea of great snowmobiling is riding for eight hours through a late March snow storm that dumped 12 new inches of fresh powder during our Saturday excursion, then the Northern Corridor is the place to be, especially to extend your snowmobiling season. And J.P. says the new Northern Corridor trail maps are ready this year. For local snowmobiling information call The Cartwright Dyno's Snowmobile Club at (416) 986-5603, The Port Perry Snowmobile Club at (416) 985-7824 or The Heart of Ontario SG \ Snowmobile Club at (705) 432-2880. py THY Community News Ideas? | cal The Port Perry Star 985-7383 A -- MR oct + Ju ou a ith AA