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"h~C,~, l .'! ' ,, ,,., " I na..'Y'>J' Lack offinancial aid discouraging Midget"Sox swee ét)p Ia was the kinti of evenîng that made you feel fortunate 10 lise in Milton. Il looked like a serene small-taiwn sectîing assii l(l- l.ci i iiapipi aagaonice t t tal l l ies taggetl along behind their parents, a lather pilceet to bis son aon a seboo i lamaintl and the fields were iled wiîl stlal anti soccer players. At isbtîp Reting Higb Sclaa lte Mitoîn Maratadet s ssere svarkitag oau. ti I1 siaîpped first ai cne endt aiwaîcb .a girls saîccer gamne. 1 stayet lonaîg enoto liscec Jacquelinae Sitcicasch stcore a alcecgoial (air ber ArlthurF'lecti cspaîlsaîretiteam. :ad 1 snîiled ss ben sue canine ofait)tief(]iaanti aske i ilshe CaîîLtI get ani ce ceaîs a (aer. Al s weli. ant]sainal tlîtnk i wtînîti e especially gond ai the Marautlers practice afier ending tbe Oakvilie Langbtirs' 32- gamne reguiar season winning streak. It was big enough news to be an item on tbe Channel Il sportscast, and was even in Tbe Toronto Sun. Coach Barry Emo should be haippy, but he's worried, very womied. They've been refused a grant from the Milton Communiîy Fund and now they've got 10 ftnd $11l,000. Worse, some league fees are still due and the teamn won*t be allowed to participate in the posî-season unless they're paid up. "We thought we were shoo-ins (for funding>,- lamenîed Emo. -We were rely- ing on it. I dont know what we're going 10 do now.- Il cosîs $35.000 a year 10 mun the Marauders football prtîgram and there's nai source o) inctîme 10 speak aot. The money cones (rom fundraisers, a coîuple ail carpai rate sponsors and the players themsels'es. Tbey bad 1t o gaiasde ail Milton t'or their corporate sponstors. apart trom Brydens,. where the team cals and drinks after praic- lices and garnes. Erno is especiaily disappointed because of how the tearn attempîs lai be part it the cornrunity by getting învolved in charity events. There are esen platastI starl up a "The business that Milton1 considers -o itself fr immune to the necessity for Str advertisingSau sooner or later finds itsetf N5 teain immune to business." Derby \,wwW.filt Browna Out in leeftie1Id juioar footuball pralaralin.'ie'a lc aa said Emo. -We aC e ciaia(, Xanîd (ao n111-leoli- alar taîss ila i l i an ailir e.afnia n Ilele :agueac lai a cetin estent. uIc Ma alaieîs aaai Miltouîa an Iclantelle sl) ni iafotal. Only Ille CHt as a bigbier class n l iisCaaian try ihatflice Noribera Fotal ICauîliente antd Milton is easily ihe smiailest centre in whach a team is baseal. l'hc Marauders were relused a grant because they're not a nain-prolît organiia- tion. The regulations are ver clear in this respect. according to Joy Anderson, who's the manager of recreattonal services fair the Town of Milton. The grant program uses maîney traîm the Mohawk Sînts. "Applications are reviewed by CSAC (Community Service Advisory Committee), which is made up of etght community residents. Two counicillors are also on that commitice. They revîew the proposais l'or funds and then forvard through me thetr recommendaîtons foîr town council," Ms Andersaon said. In three years Ihcy've giscia aut $1 .5 mil- lion and hase supported 1501 organia'ataans and 48 businesses. In 2(X)3, for esample. grants inclutled $1100) ta) A Capel la Sbaîwcasc tai purchase equîpnîent tai sup- poîrt încreasiîag rnembcrslîip: $540<X tIo buy an adult ventilatair aor the Intenîsive Care Unit ai Milton District Hospital; $12,625 tas the Milton Litaîn Club to upgradc their ton)d boaath anti tunk tank: and $4.188) <aor the Miltoin Marlins sssim team tIo attend a caîmipetition. Anti several people received up tai $ 1.1>0) ta> a..aîpcte in Adu1t Hockey League Registration: dayiJuly 17'. 1lOarni-2prn Milîton Spotis Cetîre ixeagaa.'ae, ekîaaeiî., aa 'aaa a11i. aa.l. i al iaand acleaaiaae ltonaidulth)ckeyleagýiue.coni (416) 573-1574 HIGH POWER SOCCER CAMP 2004 For children enlering senior KG - Grade 6 this flu $45 per person $70 for two children in a family $99 for three children in a family AUOUST 9TH-13TH FAMILY BBQ AUOUST 15TH Xids gel a... soccer bail, T-shirt, photo, snacks, waterbottle! Kids Iearn new... skills, songe, bible adventures and friends! SOUTHSIDl'ailMUNITY CHURC Irish dancing competitions. "The program is based on aclivilies that enlîiaa.e the iaage ail Ihe conmaanity air tbe anti iniaivals beneli. andt thai's great. Bail, the Maraîuders l'al mbt a grcy area. Tbey dant qualily tai 11e (ceter ail the requitemients becaaîse tbey're naît tecbni- ca(ly sain praîfil. Tbey have tîwners, a îaecessiy lIbave a team in the NEC. 'I ey're itocal peoiple wbo wanted tao brang footîbaiilai oMiltont. îaain gai I iaws al the possibî lits Ibat bey t'a ulaliake a lîraîtt. Breakiag eta s îMaare ila laibes tai baaîe (air. l'lae Ni,aaiers are legîlinlaale caîîteîaaers (air tflic 1 aiî:ai t'bampinshîp. and Ibai ter- taiîîiv qualifies as, enhanciiig tIse image ail the taitimuiiy. 'there's ais appeal praicess, wbacb gaies tbraiuglb Anderson and then back Io the caîmmittee. The commitîe s made up of peaople wbo know and care about Milton, so perhaps tl will give them cause 10 re- examine Ibis particular situation. Finances have ti be open Io a Town audit. 50 would the tearn be wîlling 10 gise back to the lund any audiîed profit? "Absolutely. in a heartbeat," said Erno. adding, "If we can't pay the bills we won't bave a îeam n Milton next year.- That would be a sharne, especially with support for the team growing, as witnessed by the croîsd aol peaiple aI the recent ganse againsî the Langhom.Ls. Peaople filled the seating ,îreas and the sîdelines. We tiit h ave many îeams in thîs taîwn that caîuld bring uis national praîminence. This s aine ail thersi. tesnartaire thensi rather than ative tbemn aisas. On the strength of sonie higb-endurance pitcbing, the midget Red Sox took down the Mississauga Titans in both halves of a double-header Monday evening. i a.aaui rt sua a a aLhe .. a citiage eai a afor1-2and 6-2 wins respectively. Ryan Bauer caught both seven-inning contests in impressive fashion. Milton needed a late rally to prevail in the opening clash, with six runs scored in the fifth inning and another for good measure in the sixth. Fueled by Justin Moir - who went 3-for-5 - the Red Sox made it a litile easier on themnselves in game two, jumping ahead right away and wasting littie ime in tightening the noose. Fundamentally-sound defense factored into both victories. Monday's sweep followed an 8-4 loss to the Mississauga Twins Sunday evening at Brian Beait Park. Milton led until the sixth inming, thanks in large part to solid pitching and a two- un borner by Jordan Fagin. -Jiu-Jitsu club shines Milton's junior jiu-jitsu grapplers showed strongly at their own toumament recently. with nearly two dozen competitors securing top-three finishes. Taking top honours were Danielle Ferri, Heather Gray, Malena Harman, Steven Healey, Steven Prochorowicz, Cristina Steinhauser and Mark Steinhauser. Devon Brown, Stefan Djolovic, Sentt Freer, Michael Giles, Andrew Haiawi, Jorden Healey, Jake Hetherington and Gordon Woodcock placed second, while third-place efforts were posîed by Codey Boers, Liliane Ferri, Nick Harman, Thomas Kelly, Samantha Smith and Nicolas Vergoes-Houwens. We believe..a in helping. Anyone. Anywhere. MILTON INTERCHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS i KNOX 2 ST. GEOR( 3 ST. 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