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b2 tribune june 12 1985 unique gorgon concept thrives by chris shanahan uxbridge the name gorgon foundation tends to conjure up some pretty threatening images among the uninitiated but beyond the name theres a vib rant community service thats uni que in ontario and quite possible the entire country founding mem ber peter hilge say s the uxbridge orga nization was origi nally patterned af ter a system of cen tral sporting clubs in new zealand and australia in these countries re sources are com monly pooled by one group for use in sports and social activities this concept took root in uxbridge 12 years ago with the formation of a touch football team then branched into other sports like baseball and basketball we were out to have a good time and build our own team spirits hilge says of the early days when golden eagles was the clubs nickname gorgon was even tuality borrowed from greek mythol ogy in order to instill fear in the opposi tion he admitted those first clubs seldom won any games but gradually they de veloped a winning tradition last vear gorgon teams swept local league titles and the foot ballers placed second in metro toronto along the way the organization also began running va rious sports leagues including the gorgon touch football loop thatll feature 12 teams this year and a mens floor hockey league there was no real organization to start raising money for new sports equipment hilge explains we were being a sort of voice for the improve ment of sports faci lities in town he adds we basi cally harnessed an age group the aver age age of members is 25 that was pre viously left out accepted hilge a former stouffville high school student admits public acceptance of the gorgons has come a long way since the clubs formation we were like the black sheep in the community when we first startedno one knew who we were or what we were doing he says in the ear ly days we were just considered a bunch of longhaired drugsmoking hip pies according to hilge 32 now those same peope are making a con tribution to the so cial fabric of the surrounding com munity last chance to register w operates june july august ages 7 to 21 years nfse av peewee bantam midget junior 5 hockey development sessions 6219148 or 7734627 21st centura california north is coming to whitchurch- stouffville areyou ready for information call 7315601 pete hilge founding member of ux- bridges gorgon foundation envisages i r a bright future for the sportsbased com- 1 j munity group hed like to see the orga nization develop its own facility for re creational and social activities membership now stands at about 160 with an equal male- female ratio but continued growth is anticipated aver age age is 25 a monthly news letter keeps mem bers abreast on the virtual whirlwind the gorgon activi ties which include more intectually- oriented events like trivial pursuit con tests dances the operation of 10 to 12 dances a year is the founda tions bread and but ter according to hilge an uxbridge resident since 1974 the sale of alcohol at these events helps raise an aver age profit of 1500 the majority of which is distributed by the executive to the gorgons va rious sports activi ties and charitable interests people know that whatever we present will be good says the pastpresident who no w focuses much of his promotional abi- rap n f a over 175 used cars andtrucksin stock now mustang gt sunroof tlltrdrilrse power windows 5 speed elec cassette finished in gleaming black hurry for this one 85 mustang gt air conditioning power windows tilt steering finished in white yours for an amazing 82 ltd crown victoria 4 door fully appointed automobile equipped with each available option yours for an unbeatable 84 ltd 4 door v6 automatic power steering power brakes air conditioning low low kms 3 to choose from 1984 escort 4 door automatic ps ps low kma radio 1978 ford thunderbird air condition power windows only 76211 kms hurry for this only i 1978 lincoln mark v fully appointed lincoln in great 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cloth seat excellent shape 1 2999 or le8s 8999 or le8s 9444 or less 5999 or less 2999 or less 4444 or less 7999 or less 3999 or less 1299 or less 2999 or less 4495 or less 995 or less 1595 or less 11995 or less 11995 or less 5495 6495 or less 19th hole golf shop in markham remember dad on his day june 16th markhams top selection of mens golf clothing our normal prices are 20 less than pro shop prices plus we are giving an additional 20 discount until fathers day golf slacks shirts sweaters socks etc off until fathers day on mens clothing accessories gloves golf books bag shoes putters umbrellas bui smiths 1th hole golf shopjpe top line golf equipment hogantorkos tntpga pinglynxryder cup pro 471 golf 8515 mccowan road markham ontario northeast corner of highway 7 mccowan rd lities on these dances one major hurdle says hilge is the 600 rate charged to jj rent uxbridge are na community cen tre for one of these functions this has prompted the gor gons to look to other facilities in sur rounding communi ties a july 27 dance featuring toronto performer gowan has been scheduled for the old stouffvil le arena hilge who oper ates a kelseys res taurant in thor- nhill says the gor gons are likely to continue branching into other areas as the operation ex pands theres even the possibilty of starting new club branches in stouff ville and thornhill he adds maybe five or 10 years down the line the founder would like to see the gor gon foundation de velop its own re creation complex presently 10 per cent of dance re venues go into a building fund with that goal in mind other futureinc- lude an increased focus on working- with childrens sports programs members plans to share their exper tise with young local athletes in the five to 10 age range we want to be an allencompassing sports organization promoting physical fitness in ux bridge hilge says gowan stouffville gowan the pian istsongwriter who recently played to capacity audiences at the ontario place forum is tentatively scheduled to headline a summer dance in stouffville the gorgon foundation of uxbridge has already signed the toronto perfor mer for a july 27 date its planned for the old stouffville arena the uxbridgebased service orga nization stages between 10 and 12 dances a year with proceeds going to finance a variety of sports activities in the area gorgon pastpresident peter hilge who organizes the groups dances said its hoped more of these events can be held in locations outside uxbridge gowan a british born toronto- raised performer has released such hits as a criminal mind desperate and keep the tension on northtown 0t iatrues 8897343 ford sales 2219381 mmoa 71 20 yonge street thornhill t softball tballl scores from the third week in the whitchurchstouffville minor soft ball association included farquharson realtys 3018 drubbing of stouffville recycling farquharsons jacob mcmaniman belted to homeruns in the win in other action kisnmen beat rennie 3321 on evan boyds two homers meanwhile macleans carpet and new- tonbrook block battled to a 2525 tie country stop burgers slipped past van- dorf general store 2925 signage advertising thumped the ballantrae lions 3217 on two twohomrun per formances by jamie moore and reagan sheahan mites vandorf garage drove over giles 219 on homeruns by sean nesbitt ryan burkholder and jay hause claremont beat the stouffville lions 1710 in other action craven acres got past the taber farm broncos 2115 thanks to homeruns from steve tait tom smurthwaite and dale bull the other game had signage advertising shooting down the stouffvil le hawks 204 squirt girls princess chinchillas drubbed claremont 235 on homeruns from erica noble and tracey britton helens chicks beat the stouffville lions 2012 in othe action main st printing sank the sun 2013 on homers from jenny hart and alison jones squirt boys petrocanada nipped pole electric 1614 while the ballantrae lions tripled lehmans gardens by a 93 count in the other game hans motors destroyed claremont 245 peewee boys john doner ltd 12 claremont 10 bantam boys girls ram forest products 24 claremont 5 mcneil labs 6 claremont 5 on the girls side wesleys restaurants humiliated claremont 246 imianits toyotas athlete of the week paul house paul plays for markham district high school jr rugby team he scored 2 tries in the georgian bay final unfortunately in a losing cause but he was named the teams mvp for the season congratulations paul i j hm trusts ofmtcohm