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The -millio n.> dolla r .,fish Local fishermen are beig given thejoppor- tunlty to become an* instant millionaire, and' they don't have to'purchase a lottery ticket to do it. There's a specially tagged fish in the Toron- to Star's Great _Sàlmon Hunt which. is just waitig te, be caught .and when it is someone will be a million dollars richer. September 18 and,.19 wwl be the treasure hunt weekend with anglers hoping to land that »special:fish. Tho'usands 0f.enthusiasts took part in the. 1982 treasure hunt and caught loads of salmon, but niot thé one worth it's weight in gold. If the tagged fiïsh-is'nt.bagged, on eÉther of this year~s designated days,, it will be worth $25,000 ifcaught before the, SalmhonHunt con- cludes Sept. 25 at noon.> The million dollar fish was last year tagged by biologist and released by Natural1 Resour- ces Mnister Alan Pope. It was fially caught O0ctober 27 when it put the bite on, a small sack 0f salmon'eggs that ,Jim-Clarke of Scarborough wasrwnn near the mouth ofthe Credit River. 'Unfor- tunately for- Clarke, the tage was then wor-' thless, except as a momento. 13 No. 3 Wednesday August 17, 1983à 20 RodeôreÙi'r'nà to Whitby Whitbywl eturn to, the Urnes of the wfid, wild west, but onily for a two-day period. The Whiutby Rodeo Weekend,, August 20 and 21 at Iroquois Park, promises to be successful once again. The rodeo, which-is ibeing presented by The Town of Whitby, Whitby- Kiwanisà Club and CHOO Country Radio, first came to Whitby in 1981 withboth ,shows selling out. Over 2,000 people attended, the, weekend festivites and and additional, 600 W 700people participated i the parking lot flea market. The. Rough Stock Rodeo, a member of the Ontario Rodeo Association,' is'stoppig at Whitby in the mîdst of an Ontario to0uir with ne major rodeos slated. Tckets for the rodeo are available at Peacock Sports, Dominion Hardware, Checkers Variety Store and Iroquois Park Complex. The cost is $5 for, adults and $3 for children,(12 and under) -and. senior citizens. See pages 7 to 9. ,LacroSse -team B'irthday boy Whltby Mayor Bob Attersley Is jumping for joy as he arrives at the Municipal Building and finds a congratulatory slgn greetlng hlm on his birthday. Our Mayor reached the age of 50 Saturday. Free Press Staff Photo wins title The Peacock Family Sports Bantam lacrosse team has brought another major charnpionship home to Whitby. .The Bantams swept through the AUI-Ontario Chaznpionships undefeated Wo take the provincial title. Whitby held Kitchener scoreless in the first two periods of the championship game, on the way Wo a 5-2 victory. Whitby. defeated Bramp ton, Spartans, Qloucester and Brampton again to advance to the final. The local boys are gearig up for the, national playdowns in Gloucester. See page 12 for'story. Local fishermen-compete for prizýes Local flsnermen wUI be among those viewing for $1.25 million in prizes in The Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt which began last Saturday and lasts until Sept. 25. Over 12j000- par- ticipants will .f111 Lake Ontario in an effort Wo land one 'of the big prizes, including a first jprize of a Dodge Ram- charger, 200 horsepower Mercury motor, Cal Trafier, and a 20-foot Wiiker boat that's fully equipped with the best in downriggers,.- elec- tronics and tackle. There will also be a grand prize awarded by draw and this wiIl be almost indentical W tothe above prize, except the boat, motor and trailer are smaller. Everyone who enters a fish, be it trout or salmon bas a chance of winnig this. There's a mini-contest wlth, prizes ranging from $100 to $5,500, during each of the six weeks of the Salmon Hunt. The weekly first prize 0f a Starcraft. boat, Mercury motor and Cal trailer will be awarded for the heaviest trout or salmon entered during each seven-day period. Everyonç , who registers a catch over five pounds will have a chance at the Coleman Scanoe/MeruryThrus-, terfVarta ., battery weekly draw prize, as well as CP Air's dream fishing trip W be won by the angler whose fiîsh comes closest to mat- ching the hidden weight of the week. The number of weigh stations has, been ex-, panded to five- with locations at Port Whit- by, Port Credit, Bronte, Grimsby and Port Dalhousie. Fishing prospects for chinook salinon may be bleak as the Mlnîstry of Natural - Resources planted only 17,000 chinook i1980. Coho prospects look considerably brighter with 112,000 yearlings seeded luat year and 165,000 figerling stocked in the fafi of 1981. You can register for the Salmnon Hunt at Canadian Tire stores, Collegiate Sportsworld,. weigh statons and some tackle'shope. wel Ww w-y ýCë sel a, à