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f ecboomotsuntrribune v giant garage sale 4 a saturdsyjuneuth donations needed editors mail sj dear jim it would seem that when an article appears in your paper for tryouts on a ladies slowpitch team that everyone is welcome not necessari ly so having played in stouffville for nine years and on this par ticular team last year i assumed i was still cons idered a team member with not being con tacted by anyone this season regarding prac tices team jackets or meetings i had a hunch something was wrong after going to the try- outs on may 5 and work ing out with the team i was was informed i was not longer needed it appears it is not my playing ability but a per sonality problem no ex planation was given only that a vote was taken and that i could not play even then i would not quit but i was over ruled the coach and team captain are also players on the team so i didnt have a leg to stand on that shouldnt have surprised me though be cause the coaches last year were also voted off the team in future when ads for tryouts are printed in the tribune- please ask if there is any exception be the article should ike said that a perso nality test must be pas sed and tern surman is not welcome yours sincerely terri surman ford 109ajjlrnancmg i on nan escorts a mustangs vwcarihurrs jk hwyjummdyml ztfekapu 47i3so ruriiw- 4741360 2945400 ends good season maintaining their reputa tion as great party givers members of the the stouff- ville amateur hockey league held their fifth annual awards night on fri day evening having outgrown most of the local banqueting spots this year the league decided to move the event away from the ballantrae com munity centre where it had been held for the last two years to cedar beach the special occasion saw close to a full turnout of members wives and friends for one of the biggest social events of the year in local hockey circles heading up the proceed ings as master of cere monies was tribune sport editor jim holt who has been closely allied with the league since its inception along with league president ken smurthwaite and vice- president steve upton the awards ceremony went smoothly while the speeches of acceptance were not always short they were to say the least sin cere probably the most dis appointed man in the league was canadian tire goalten- der gerry ratcliff gerry who was nominated as the leagues top goalie of the year was busily transport ing his wife to hospital- for the expected arrival of a new baby and could not attend the dinner unfortu nately the baby decided not to turn up either so it was back home for wife mau reen and gerry but too late for them to make the awards the leagues premier shooter last season was long john blair john was the recipient of the top scorer award presented by league secretary rich hughes a new award nominated by the referees society was made by wayne nugent to the player who best exem plified good sportsmanship and the spirit of the league as a whole the winner was ken chupa and if the applause was anything to go by it was a very popular choice a very special award a beautiful silver beer stein was made on behalf of the league to bill upton bill who has been a stalwart coach with various teams within the league has had to retire due to poor health unfortunately he could not be present but the award was accepted on his behalf by son steve the prohardware award to the top league finishers was made by pastpresident eric scaife and accepted by coach dave kuniman and mike jones the a division playoff champions stouffville travel flyers were repre sented by ron arends who accepted the award on be half of the team final award of the even ing was made by gerry cole to the b division playoff champions the len powell- ken may north stars rep resented by peter mabley members of both playoff championship teams re ceived medallions in com memoration of their win in closing league presi dent ken smurthwaite thanked the executive for all their hardwork through out the year making special mention of the dedication and support of members wives and hoping that next season will be as successful as last year i soccer sideline the whitchurch- stouffville soccer club girls division will be participat- ing in several events during the upcoming canada day festival several matches between girls teams taking part in jthe robbie international soccer tournament will be hosted by the local club at the high school in addition the stouffville jclub will play a number of exhibition games against the visiting robbie teams the girls division is also iconsidering sponsoring an entrant in the miss stouff- iville contest providing sufficient interest is shown by members those in terested should call may king at 6404785 i for those who missed the sboot exchange there is still a quantity of various sizes stiu available for purchase jthese can be obtained from kevin lewis at 75 thicket- jwood blvd or a the opening iday celebrations at the high school o may 28 one of the highlights of the amateur hockey league awards night was the presentation of the a division play off championship trophy receiving it from league presi dent ken smurthwaite left is ron arends of the stouffville travel flyers junior club reshuffle the stouffville junior c clippers are alive and well and will be operating in 198384 at a meeting of the junior c executive last month it was agrd to continue to provide nor level hockey in stouffville for the forth coming season it was also agreed that the some changes were required within the junior c prog ram in order to attract local hockey talent into the orga nization some of the changes to be implemented are games will alternate between saturday and wednesday nights with every fourth game played on a wednes day giving players and management a chance to socialize once a month this will leave a vacant satur day night slot available for the referees award made to the player who best exem plifies good sportsmanship and the spirit of the amateur hockey league was made to ken chupa left by wayne nugent the choice is made annually by the referees socle- ty and was introduced into the awards list for the time this year z oldtimer leagues or other organizations and will be negotiated as soon as the junior schedule is known the 5050 draw will take on a new look and will be spearheaded by the ways and means committee under the direction of maurice hamilton he will bring a lot of new ideas for special evenings and door prizes to help attract more people to the arena murray sinclair has res igned as team coach but will remain in the organiza tion in an advisory capacity murray has contributed many hours to the develop ment of junior hockey and his talent and dedicatioa will be a continued asset to the club the juvenile team will not function as in the past it is hoped that a team will be registered but it will not participate in group play they will however select a team from within the house league and be eligible to play in group playoffs this in turn will streng then both the junior c club and house league respec tively the minor hockey execu tive has approved the junior clubs new look and is back ing the executives efforts in continuing to provide a junior hockey program in stouffville the club executive has given deep thought and much discussion to the prob lems arising in retaining a junior c team for next sea son they also realize that to be successful the team needs the wholehearted sup port of the community it is to be hoped that the support will be forthcoming my opinion by jim holt sports editor it would seem that we are to be presented with a fait accompli with re- gards to thenew arena- complex despite re commendations that we have two ice surfaces at the proposed site coun- cil has made up its mind on the matter there will be one pad only the decision accord ing to inside informa tion is purely political it matters not what we want but rather what the powersthatbe de cide is good for us the shortsighted de cision does not take into consideration future housing development and community growth but is based purely on present financial consid- erations along of course with a little bit of political infighting be tween rural and urban council members who have their own personal axe to grind one mem ber wants a library at vi vian and some bright character even sug gested the second ice pad be erected in ballan trae but then nothing should surprise us any more it is obvious that ini tial cost considerations and political expediency rather than long term planning are the basis for the decision and un fortunately there is no- thing anyone can do ab- ut it t i the decision merely v reflects the inability of our elected masters to make bold decisive de cisions that could in the long run benefit us all instead they have proven themselves a bunch of jellykneed nervous nellies who are afraid to commit them selves in case the citizenry get upset at spending too much money the extra cost of two pads would be 800000 but without it we shall be running two arenas for a long time to come im agine how much that will cost fund raising at least someone on council has the courage to take some action over fundraising the positive thinkers all ladies by the way are going ahead with their own campaign council member fran sainsbury is one of the organizers of the group and according to her it has eldred the un- readys blessing the facts as they have been relayed to me would seem to be much nearer the truth eldred so i am told was furious when he heard about it and gave her a right old dressing down in his office for daring to go over his head he even suggested that perhaps she did not have enough work to do and should in crease her workload in council makes you won der if we would all not be better off living in a banana republic at least we would know whos side the dictator was on ah well so much for leadership the sheer uncertainty as to what is going on in the mini corridors of power is infuriating a large number of people i understand that both recreation and steering committees have come close to calling off their honeymoon with council and furthermore are completely disen chanted over the whole matter of agreement as to who wants what why and when underlining every ones concern is the fact that our socalled lead ers have more or less de cided what we wantj yetherejjasbeen no move to f orih abusers committee something that any democratic organization would have done long ago the sheer reluctance to set up a fundraising committee is just another small irritation that makes me wonder if perhaps we should either drop the whole idea until such time as we get some elected officials who know what they are doing or better still move to another town good thinking it comes as somewhat of a relief to find that the minor hockey associa tion and junior c clip per executive have got their heads together in contrast to the chaotic thinking that seems to flourish over our new complex members of the executive have spent a lot of time over the last few months trying to give the fans a better deal t tennis time bestir those winterweary limbs and get ready for tennis the ballantrae tennis club opens the season next satur day with an afternoon of fun and games for all age groups and abilities check your racquet and replace that can of bounce- new coach next season will see a new face on the junior c clipper bench the appointment of jack watson as the new team coach might well be the turning point in the clip per fortunes jack successfully guided the juvenile hockey squad to an all ontario win in 1976 staying with them when they moved into the junior division the fol lowing year his credentials are ex cellent bringing with him a wealth of experi ence and a desire to put stouffville back in con tention within the junior c circuit less balls you hung onto right up until the last game of 82 they will not serve you well the club is always on the lookout for new members so come along and bring a friend or two or three all are welcome particularly nonmembers serve time is 1 pm with sunday may 15 as the rain date tennis anyone trojan rugger the town rugger team has come out of winter hibernation and is once again in training under the watchful eye of coach kevin lewis the tro jans will continue outdoor practice at the high school next tuesday may 24 at 700 pm a sunday evening game has been arranged for sun day may 29 against- gw i williams high school senior team giving the visiting younger players a chance of gaining experience against a seasoned side the game will be held at sdss and will start at around 6 pm v