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ee ee ene SPR Sean OO A oe \ Bass fishermen from all over the United States and Canada flocked to Rice Lake lasi weekend for Ontario's biggest bass tour- namen!. One hundred and fifty two-man ieams sal al the docks ai 6 a.m., wailing for officials to search boats and anglers. No boal was allowed !o leave before getting checked oul. Rules were simple: no live bait and no booze on board. All bass had to be over 12 inches in length or penalty ounces were taken off. All fish were released, which broughi tears to the eyes of one compelitor as the largest bass he had ever caughi wen! back to the waters of Rice Lake after i! hit the scales ai over five pounds. Six fish could be entered on each day of the derby, with total weighi deciding the winner. The final top-catch was had by a 'eam from Qhio which tallied 45.3 pounds of fish on Sunday. I' was good fishing, even with the winds 'urning up the lake on the last day. The winds were close !o hurricane force, bui no less than 110 of the 150 pairs of anglers headed ou! for ihai last try. The Peterborough Rod and Gun Club deserves the thanks of all participants. As most anglers slep!, winds blew up filling boais with water. Club members and a few anglers worked all night bailing and pulling boats from the lake. A few could not be saved, however, and anglers were greeted in the morning by the _ Class bass sight of opponents' boats sitting on lake- bottom. Ii was one of the best organized derbies I've ever seen. Officials were always on hand to answer any questions or help out contestants. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters set up the rules, with live release being the main regulation. On Saturday 92 per cent of fish caught were released !o fight another day and Sunday produced almosi 100 per cent live release. Many anglers spent the week prior to the derby finding the bass. During this practice week we heard three bass over six pounds were taken. First prize earned the boys from Ohio $2,800, a boal, motor and trailer. Sponsors for the derby were Labait's Breweries, Lund Boats, Mercury Marine, Boy-O-Bouy, and a hos! of sponsors from the Peterborough area: The Labait's Rice Lake Bass Derby was well-organized and well worth entering. If you're planning on gelling in on the action nex: year, you'd better enter early. All 150 teams were registered before June with 10 'eams sitting on the sidelines waiting for a no- show. Finally, a special thanks io the members of the Peterborough Rod and Gun Club who pulled 'eam 87's boat out of the waier. "If il hadn': been for them we would have missed he las! days' fishing (not tha! it did us any good). See you nexi year in the Labait's Rice Lake Bass Derby. Christian Island dumps printers 4-3 Island In the only other game the Barrelworks and with Mr. Submarine surprised _ league-lea- ding Midland Printers with a 4-3 decision in Olympia Fastball League action Monday a: Midland's arena diamond. The program offers the following features: Monday, Mr. _ Sub- marine defeated 'he ; Pizza House 6-4. Two games were played las! nigh: -- Wye Heritage Marina met Cave Restaurani faced Dial-a-Movie -- bu: resulis were unavailable ai press 'ime. Play continues tonighi ATTENTION PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS In 1982, the Canada Mortgage & Housing _ Corporation will be making available housing opportunities under the Rural & Native Housing Program in the Municipality of Elmvale. meeting Christian Island in a 7 p.m. en- counter and Midland Printers 'aking on third- place Pizza House ai 8:30. - Homeownership for first-time homeowners and those families living in substandard housing conditions - Geared to income mortgage payments - Minimum equity requirements - New and existing units sold to qualifying families A representative of CMHC will be in the community to consider applications for this program and provide further information. For details please contac feo at the Municiy Canada Mortgage Société canadienne and Housing Corporation d'hypotheques et de logement MNR concerned about bullfrogs If you think that little boys will patched jeans are the only ones who huni bullfrogs, you're in for a surprise. There are a loi of lovers of frogs' legs out 'here and, as a resuli, Ontario's bullfrog population is suffering. The Ministry of Natural Resources is so concerned i! has made changes which affec' 'his year's bullfrog harvesting regulations. "I believe 'he changes will help to maintain bullfrogs as a_har- vesiable resource in our province,"' Ontario Natural Resources Minister Alan Pope said. First of all, the season will open later -- on July 21 instead of July 1. 7: will remain open until October 15, inclusive. Those wishing to take bullfrogs for personal consumption now need a licence -- available free of charge from any ministry district office. The $25 licence fee for commerical bullfrog harvesters remains unchanged. Also, the daily bag limi! and possession limit of bullfrogs for personal consumption has been reduced to 10 from 15 bullfrogs. To preven' people from 'aking immature, undersized __ bullfrogs, size restrictions have been introduced in Lanark County and the Regional Municipality of Oltawa-Carleton. In these areas, bullfrogs mus! have a lower leg (tibia) length of ai leas: five centimetres. The lower leg length in- dica es 'he maturity of bullfrogs and is easier !o measure than the iotal length of a live, struggling frog. Camp experts at Awenda Awenda Provincial Park will have a representative from the Canadian Coleman Company on_ hand 'omorrow 'o demon- Siraie products and answer any questions abou: camping gear. The display will begin abou' | p.m. c-- 1 ! otra With SPECIAL COUPON ONLY ea ARE COLONEL SANDERS HAS NEVER cexepe eo 1h. FRANK MILLER JUST DID. nJune 14th Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller applied a new 7° tax to all foods sold at eating establishments including take-out foods. This means students, children, people on fixed incomes, and anyone else who buys an inexpensive meal at our stores will have to pay 70 more than they ever have before. Up to the present, meals under $6.00 have been tax-free Some people seem to think a 70 industry Association tax is Not very significant. The tact , is, Colonel Sanders have never had'a price increase like this at one time The frightening part of this untair of sales. Mr. Miller's budget was meant to highlight job creation, Instead, it is boundtocatise failures throughout the food service job losses and business If that bothers you as much as it bothers-us, paign to tight this inane tax. Simply till out the coupon below and send it to the Ontano Restaurant and Foodservices JOIN Us 1 OUF Cain Tell Frank Miller you'd rather have your chicken betore he takes a bite tax is the chain reaction it will have Not only will people who can ill-afford r{ FAGHT THE BITE! >= i it have a chunk taken out of their food budget, but many small catering ser- vices, cafeterias, and private fast-food operations will inevitably suffer loss Loft Family Restaurants Inc. asd featuring Feil hi Mosley & Sunnidale Sts. Wasaga Beach 429-2311 70 First St. 445-0491 ALIKE MGNAIL KE Vark Plaza Hotel Suste WP 170 Bloor st Wo loronto Ont MSS ITY Duckworth Plaza 315 Bayfield S1. 726-5710 726-7220 1 YES! would like to stop this unfair tax | under | stand that ORFA 1s simply requesting that | 3 tax exemption be maintained for meals under $4.00, and that all meals prepared for consumption off the premises (take-out or delivery) continue to be exempt | agree 726-2501 Wednesday, July 14, 1982, Page 25