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o jk trj economist suntribune ztsports r fhufsdcjaru 252001 the york region stingrays juvenile girls captured the bronze medal at the recent ontario volleyball association challenge clip in newmarket after defeating the midlandvista 20 2520 2517 in the consolation final mjssihgffour key playersincludihg three due to injuries the stingrays won their first two pool play games over the barrie cubs 20 2511 2517 and the peel selects 20 25 2520 and then split with the richmond hill scramblers 25lli 1925 the stingrays then defeated the barrie cudas 20 2516 2511 in its quarterfinal game before being edged 2jl by the selects 83 2519 1725 10- 15 in a semifinal contest- in earning the bronze medal the stingrays qualified for tier one compe tition against the top nine teams in the province on feb 17 the test of time the members of the stouffville rotary club would like to thank the community for their support over the last year our best wishes fora healthy arid prosperous new year sefeypu atbriiees mills maple syrup festival during march and april 2001 x h ifs a skaters paradise for 74 seasons cedarena in cedar grove has welcomed tens of thousands of people to this rouge valley winter wonderland to celebrate v gala birthday party is planned for jan 30 from 730 to 10 pm the location is 7373 reesor rd two miles south of highway 7 on this occasion hot choco late and donuts will be served just like the good old days says rink manager rick lapp spot and door prizes will also be fea tured admission adults only is 5 cedarena first opened in 1927 thanks to the generosity of the late arthur lapp he leased the site to a group of ambition com munity residents for 1 a year ifs been going ever since but hot without problems in 1929 the area was ravaged by a devastating flood that destroyed everything in its path later the pumphouse was dam aged by fire these setbacks however didnt deter the enthu siasm of volunteers what was lost was soon replaced while time has seemingly stood still for cedarena much around has changed families would come by team and sleigh or horse and cutter bob lapp ricks father recalls theyd park their steeds jim thomas in sheds across the road now the site of rouge valley mennonite church winters were colder then and snowier says bob one year we had 54 days of skating remembers bob last year an unusually mild winter reduced the season to 39 this winters been one of the best skating started just after christmas bob credits the late austin reesor with engineering a flood ing system thafs still used today water is pumped from the rouge river through a oneinch hose into a 1000gallon holding tank other managers to follow include wally reesor dave ritchie sr ken deer dave ritchie jr bill virdiramo gary mount and now rick lapp more than 15 volunteers remain on standby to assist should the area be hit by snow originally the ice surface was a standard 75 feet by 175 feet when pleasure skating atten dance increased and speeders became popular the size was upped to 100 feet by 200 feet the clubhouse was also enlarged and a snack bar was added the toilets are a litde primi tive bob admits one doesnt sit too long music once provided via an ageold gramophone is now taped but the type of musics still the same unlike many arenas managements resisted the trend towards rock and roll its real skating music bob says thats what real skaters want there was some resistance to sunday skating bob recalls but now ifs the most popular day crowds exceeding 500 are not uncommon other skating dates are tuesdays thursdays and fridays for 2 adults children 12 and under 1 saturdays and sundays are 250 monday and wednesdays are reserved for hockey while buildup abounds bob feels cedarenas location on conservation lands will protect it from urban sprawl this is his hope and the hope of countless others who weekly enjoy this skaters paradise v cf ivvt t- cutetltl i stbufjmllfieamarketxdcatibn only willfbievclosinfi its doors v i t sxinda january 28th sld0asozz f t f e this opportunity imrim ms5itsgi closed macri is motoring his way up the ranks jonathan macri the 18yearold racer who captured the canadian formula ford championship last summer recently signed a deal to compete this season in the cart toyota atlantic championship entering his last year of high school the gormley- resident will be driving for p- 1 racing team of san clemente california macri wasted little time in adjusting to his new sur- roundings as he recently piloted his new ntn bearings swift atlantic vehi cle at the buttonwillow raceway park in california for a couple of days i in his debut macri logged i close to 90 miles around the lr iiijv 138rhile tesf track and ran f siils consistendy in the mid-59- second range on the second jonathan macri gormley resi- day he ran consistently in dentto race in carttoyota atlantic the 59second range while championship series this season logging around 165 miles the objective in this test was to get jonathan acclimated withthe atlantic car and the team said pl crew chief tony smetona comingfrom the ff1600 series thelevels of down- jorcebrakingandacceleration are much higher than what ihes used to he did very well- vteam owner bill fickling was pleased with the way macri c handled the yehicle s his speed and mature driving style show he has the pqten- tial to be a front runner- i zj imacri is excited with the r3rospects of moving up in calibre