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v vj aaimktwjpwtwafcj en ovt- is 16 economist surtitribune sports v77ihradflk jufyjpoooj 4 t i unfii- n v v f v v v s i 1 i i as the vvhitchurchstdufiville soccer clubs field of dreams was set to undergo a transformation to a warehouse and manufacturing plant club officials faced a crunch they feared for years v a decision by ndvopharm ltd x to double the size of its existing west end stouffyille plant fepre- sented the end to the soccer clubs microsoccer minifields while the fields were home to the club as far back as the 1970s when mcneil pharmaceutical set the precedent by generously leas- ing the unused land to the soccer folks for a dollar a year club offi- cials knew the day would corrie when thefree ride would inevitably come to an end it was just a matter of time said wssc president victor szabo after suggesting the writing had been on the wall ever since a recreational needs study commis sioned by the town in 1997 the study confirmed the rapid rate of growth of the local club while noting how whitchurch- stouffyille was one of the few municipalities in the province without publicly provided fields all fields currently used by the club are either privately owned or are jtheproperty of school boards v thestudy pointed to the vuu nerabilityofthenovopharm fields szabo said- the bottom line is that the fields housing the 300 player- strong microsoccer program are gone for good with the possibility that other fields will also be tem porarily shut down during con struction and perhaps perma nently parking on the spacious novopharm lots wiu also disap- pear posing yet another huge problem for parents of players there is limited parking available at the imperial centre which houses the town offices 4 provision has been made by jnovopharm to allow the club tem- porary use of property located to the east of the plant for the micro- soccer program weve been scrambling out there to line the fields so we can fit in as many fields as possible swampy land but the solution is less than ideal its not what wed like the land is swampy and this has been a wet summer but hopefully it will get us through the season as for next season everything is uncertain szabo said he said the club has consid ered playing on weekends to max- imize their remaining facilities but this possibility could drive away players some coaches say they can only get half their teams out on weekdays during the summer it would beeveh worse on week- ends t comes down to playing on weekends the club would have to doit but id guarantee the club would diminish jj szabo fears the crunch will mean ah end to practice sessions if it comes down to that id rather turn away kids practices are just as important as games its at the practices where you learri your skills while some club officials would place the blame squarely on the towns shoulders for hot being forthcoming with the same type of facilities thathave been routinely made available to soft- ball and hockey interests through the years szabo prefers to play the diplomat tm not saying were without blame things could have been done better on both sides i dont want to start a war with the town the bottom line he insists is that the clubs needs are real but it doesnt serve any positive purpose to point fingers we are where weare today lets look at it and move forward but he admits to the diminish ing patience of club officials as they wait year after year for the town to come up with a solution obviously theres a lot of frus tration alfons rubbens charter jwssc president presented the tneed for two fields in ballaritrae 15 years ago plans have long been in die works to build two fields as part of an overall facilities enhancement project at bauantraes recreational park but clubofficials have v expressed disappointment that a parking lot took precedence over soccer fields in phase one of the project with the fields to be com- pleted at a later date but szabo suggests that will take time it takes two years to put in a soccer field he also hints at what may be a lessening of faith in the political process the mayor says his doors are openbut i dont know how to affect the decision making process were trying to present our case as accountably as we can to that end rubbens and his longtime soccer sidekick martin johannessen another longtime club official are holding talks with town officials in an effort to come up with a solution szabo prefers not to comment on where the talks may be going for fear of jeop ardizing a possible solution i dont want to say anything at this time theres nothing concrete yet seortadigest uirts downed in semifinals the stouffville birketthassard ins econ ins irwin industries morrison hershfield ltd kytech machine works squirt boys advanced to the semifinals in a recent fastball tournament in cobourg before suffering a 64 loss to newmarket ii after winning its opening game v against newmarket i 90 stouffyille received strong pitching perfor mances from jordan underwood- and graham wilson to jedge cobourg 54 t fuelled by home runs from sam ofarrel and jesse miller stouffville then routed clarington 92 and advanced to the semifinals other team members contribut ing to clubs success included keith hughes brandon juppf damien kudelski mathew martiniello jesse miller kyle miller ryne parsons nicholas stratas wes wittenbols and lennywood hockey school has openings the spirit of stouffville junior a hockey club has openings in its inaugural youth hockey school at the rec centre from aug 28 to sept 1 call 6422123 for more informa tion v 1 fjjtt york region ip 6 d york regions fall 2000 i u i i sei s p- v ontarios rising star n markham vaughan richmond hill newmarket aurora georgina whitchurchstouffville east gwillimbury king rwe career business fair i wednesday sept 27th 2000 930 am to 430 pm sheraton parkway hotel richmond hill hwy 7leslie o book today to secure fl5 1 l aife cy- president of success 150 group inc j keynote speaker for peak performers 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