The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Milton show jumper continues a breakthrough year with big wins By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion insley Vince is A enjoying a November to remember. Currently Milton's star show jumper is putting the finishing touches on a watershed season at Toronto's Royal Horse Show. Last Friday she made a fantas- Ainsley Vince tic first impression at the faîl fair by winning the $30.000 Cantel AT&T Opening Night Classic. Aboard Catch 22, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Vince kept the crowd on the edge of its seat until the bitter end- as the very last rider and eventual champion. Wiîh a few tight tums and an impressive gallop 10 the final fence, the local duo tamed the course in a remarkable 35.96 sec- onds 10 shade U.S. Equestrian Team member Beezie Madden by under two tenths of a second. "He (Catch 22) was awesome." said the 23-year-old, stilI elated to have topped the international clasa in which one haîf of the 30 entries posted dlean rounds. "Being a local rider, the crowd was really routing for me and it was just a great way 10 start things off." While no stranger 10 the annual show, this marked the tiraI major triumph there for the Miltonian. Sunday, Vince continued 10 eleclrify hometown fans - only this lime with a little help in the $20,000 Nutrain Dog & Pony Show. In this division, once the riders complete their jumping course the performing dogs set off over a series of canine obstacles. With Jasmine, Vince was third ins a lime of 30.02 - but when paired with border collie Whizz, the pair had the fastest combined time. Said Vince, "The crowd really loves il. Il's one of the more popular events ai the show so il was great 10 do so well and gel that extra bit of exposure." Not that she's been lacking in that department Ibis year. aMow athV pmceïroe 156 MAIN ST E MILTON Corne explore the creative ana siatural worl of Future Asitiques. Manly itemse throujhout the store are crafted tiy Canlôal Arts5anu Custom orders are welcome on ail types of furniiture. We are sure you will firid sorethinq unique amd orle cf a kinel 'n our store that will someelay Lecome a Future Antique. Join ue for our GRAND OFENING WEEKENP (qreat Chr5tmab oift iclea5) 5at. Nov 13 and 5un Nov 14 1000 amn - 5-00 pm CornpllrnenUry Coffee, older and ewtOV-. With some astounding qualifying results this past spring and summer, the local competitor was named to the fîve-member national team that went 10 the Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Though restricîed to altemnate status, because of her youth and inexperience, juat making the îeam was an amazing achievement for a rider her age. Heading into this week, she and Catch 22 sat second in the Canadian League World Cup standings. This after taking the runner-up spot in the October 31 $50.000 World Cup Qualifier aI the Washington International Horse Andw with jusi one hurdle left 10 clear, they stand a good chance of maintaining a top three placing and earning a trip bo next spring's Budweiser World Cup 2000 in Las Vegas. "At the atart of the year 1 certainly wouldn't have thought I'd be in the running for this," admitted Vince. "I'm very lucky to have such a great horse and I guesa this is jusi my time." The Milton rider wraps up the Royal Horse Show tomorrow with the highly prestigious Nations Cup. THE HALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD REQUIRES HELP DESK OPERATOR Duties and Responsibilities. To provide technical support for users of PC's, Macs, file servers and other networked devices, to maintain and verify backups on NT servers, Wang VS mainframe and to maintain and track ail outstanding calis in a helpdesk database system. TriIlium experience an asset. A community college diploma in a computer related field andior equivalent work experlence 18 required. lnterested and qualified applicants should apply by 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 12, 1999, to: Sharon Leonard, Personnel Manager The Halton District School Board J.W. Singleton Education Centre 2050 Guelph Line, P.O. Box 5005 Burlington, Ontario U7R 3Z2 Fax (905) 332-1863. We thank ai applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted. The Canadian Champion, Fniday, November 12, 1999 -23 Merehants upse t by Missi'ssauga from MERCHANTS71 on pale 21 Cans. This erased a 1-0 Mississauaga lead that had been .nursed for nearly half the gamne. 'hbe Merchants failed to, capitalize on five powerplay opportuities and suroendered a goal on the tirst one - courtesy of a bMatant blueline give- away. Tuesday marked the long awaited ietumn of gritty winger Mark Beisel. Unfortunately, he - like just about eveiyone else in the lineup - failed to pay the price needed for a vic- tory. At 13-4-0-3, Milton sits just two pointa Up onl Georgetown. Streetsville, Brampton and Builington arc ail] within four points as well. Merthant notai. Mvilton has àveraged just four goals ins their last 10 gaines and gone 4-6 over this stretch ... Elliot Altberg bas only four penalty minutes this season and ia among the top 15 West Conference scorers, whicls makes him an early, candidate for thse most sportsmanlike player award ... Tonight, Milton plays host 10 Brampton. Owud and oporaId bv. SI/Boarê Later! IV MMI Fed to(958811 Mu AIR Gl111 U6nDyog 234 Keleo Rd., ILlt'on ON or @ rgo$eeduvvmoiua L9T 2X7 Milton Squash Club....Open' House Saturday November 13'î, 1999,Noon-3:OOpm Optimist Centre, Commercial Street " 3 Refurbished International Squash Courts * Men's & Women's Facilities * Monthly "Friendly five" Ladder * Quarterly Tournaments * Weekly Squash/Social Night * Exercise Room For more information caîl: Terry Stephenson 878 - 5470 Mike McCusker 875 - 3050 New MembersWelcome .... Bring This Ad & Receive $50 Off Annual Membership