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stouffvioe suntribune thursday june 26 2003 11 cancels ball tourney bymikehaxakawa staff writer r when the annual strawberry festival begins tonight in stbuflville there will be a noticeable void on the schedule the buttermakers slopitch tournament which is staged at stbuflville memorial park as part of the festival was can celled monday the tournament predates the 19yearold festival the buttermakers a competitive team founded by mayor wayne emmerson played in the nowdefunct york durham mens league mark watson a tournament spokesperson said the event was cancelled because the buttermakers couldnt obtain liquor permits attracting a variety of mens womens coed competitive and recreational teams from across the province the tourna ment has raised money through its weekend beer tent proceeds have been given to local charities as well the local business community benefitted if you get 40 to 50 teams and 20 players on each team everyone spends around 100 on food and other things at the festival and in town and it adds up mrwatsori said not having the tournament is huge its a big thing for the com munity it just didnt fly watson had an inkling something was amiss when repre- sentativesfrom teams that normally participated said they werent coming because they saw notices on an unidentified web site stating the tournament was cancelled maybe there was a bit of sabotage said mr watson who had 10 teams preregister prior to me tournaments cancella tion but its too bad the tournament wont take placeive played in it and umpired in it it was a fun event festival chairperson elizabeth fraser agrees the tourna ments absence could hurt attendance were disappointed theres no tournament im sure there will be people who would have come wont because of the tour nament they would come with their families she said i but i think we have enough going on at the festival to keep people busy during the two and a half days when the tournament would normally run were sorry the buttermakers couldnt put anything together and we hope we can have a tournament next year no taxes or no gstno interestno payments up to 12 months certified amish made shop and compare bedroom suites dining room suites kitchen suites computer workstations desks 7ables entertainment centres 5strobe beacon- jgimiiii amsh 1 428 hwy2 gou rt ice just east of oshawa town line 18774389053 wwwoakcountrycanadacorn mori fri 99 sat 9 530 suru 10 5 over 1 million in inventory solid hickory jllilrllilili lilghsgiiiiib m i i 0v czmaca take harmony exit off hwy401 t king st e hwy2 3 im swiss chalet restaurant r- delivery and setup available takes loads of everything except cash want to carry all kinds of cargo and haul in 1950 savings in the bargain then you need a new john deere gator utility vehicle its the easy way to carry tons of stuff logs gravel pavers mulch whatever and right now for just ashort while youil find savings of 1950 on selected gator models but theres only one place to get it your john deere dealer hurry in and pick up your savings now c503vg75 offer valid from may 24 2003 to july 25 2003 savings shown apply to any 6x4 diesel gator or 6x4 diesel trail gator utility vehicle arrangements have been made with your dealer to reduce their price to you by 1950 this offer is not available in conjunction with other offers other savings available on 4x2 gator and trail gator 6x4 gas gator arid gas trail gator models available at participating dealers only see dealer for details to find your nearby dealer call 1888mowpros