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p8 the tribune wednesday february 28 1990 st mmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm recreation enthusiasts get all they need at stouffville outlet kate gilderdale correspondent if youve taken a look at betz pools while on main street west in stouffville recently youll notice that the garden furniture and pool accessories have given way to an im pressive selection of billiard tables dart boards card tables and other indoor recreation equipment this new departure for the company doesnt mean that betz pools is less committed to its original clientele though stresses ted bennett we still cater to pool owners 100 per cent but we felt a need to make the retail end of the store carry over for 12 months of the year and we also saw a need in town for this type of pro duct he says a billiard or snooker table can cost anything from 3500 to 8000 explains mr bennett spotlight on business our top two models are solid oak or mahogany and they range in size from 4x8 to 6xl2 the company also carries tables with oak rails and veneer bases which range from around 1600 as well as a wide selec tion of cues and billiard balls for arcade game en thusiasts the super chexx hockey game is hard to resist it comes from the states and its almost as much fun to watch as to play he notes super chexx comes complete with sound effects which in clude wild cheering when a goal is scored and a boo button which can be employed when the wrong team is on a roll betz pools in stouffville is now into a different type of pool recreation billiards snooker tables and other recreational items are carried in the store and offer leisure activity buffs just about everything they need but swimming pool owners neednt fear a thing that end of the business is still very much a part of betz an electronic scoreboard records goals and keeps time and since the game comes from south of the border players are treated to a somewhat ponderous version of the star spangled banner before the puck drops or in this case when it pops up onto the ice other games carried in the store include bumper pool air hockey and table soccer and they also offer shuffleboards and handsome dart board sets with a choice of cabinets some of which are locally made since opening in october the store has been doing a brisk business particularly in the weeks before christmas reports mr bennett and if you dont see exactly what youre looking for on display you can look through brochures and betz will be hap py to order it for you accessories range from darts and billiard cues to playing cards and rule books as well as snazzy billiard ball key rings while the store will em phasize pool and outdoor ac- cessories during the summer games room equipment will be available on a yearround basis betz is open 9 am to 6 pm from monday to thursday 9 am to 9 pm on fridays and 9 am to 5 pm on saturdays for more information call 6401424 pholosjoerd witteveen weather watch even though winter came back like a lion in recent weeks it did little to scare this stouffville cattle herd the animals stood silently by as the snow continued to blow around them the photo was taken in the dickson hill community near hwy 48 claremonts carnival a seasonal success chris shanahan correspondent mr cwc always a fixture at the annual claremont winter carnival is honored with the presence of two snow queen contestants at last weeks event photoandre wolbert a number of events and activities were held throughout the week and brought the community together for fun and friendship claremonts united church women sure love a parade for the seventh consecutive year the ucw entered the best overall float in the annual claremont winter carnival parade held feb 17 the ucw has won top float every year weve held the carnival says event chairman shelagh mulveney this year was no exception as they were judged simply the best out of our 20 parade entries other parade prizes went to whitevale district residents associa tion most original and claremont lions club most humorous maria finn of rr 2 claremont was crowned 1990 snow queen during a feb 15 pageant at claremont community centre her princesses are broughams monica miller and kirstin nagy of claremont winners of claremont public schools snow sculpture competition held feb 16 are primary green house junior gold house and senior gold house a second snow carving contest featuring six cash prizes of 50 was held at private homes thoroughout the north pickering hamlet winners are shawn nagy christine williams al redshaw dean evans tanis watson and brandon smith john clarke hotfooted it down old brock rd to win the mens open class of the carnivals claremont mile run while debbie matic took the womens side john voss was the top male 12 and under runner and jaimie sanderson was best among the girls the masters class went to bruce larter andy stenhouse and patti barclay won their respective mens and womens events in a crosscountry skiing compeitition held feb 18 at the 4 seasons country club awards also went to lindsay graham in the girls race lindsay storey and tim mulveney in youth and lillian hall and jack redshaw in masters les southby of claremont won the carnival raffles top prize of a weekend at the holiday inn downtown with second prize of a john richmond painting going to ted marshall of west hill third prize of a dhurrie rug donated by pattilynn interiors was won by clare monts myrtle brown