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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1966
Page
6
WOAA and OHA reached a preliminary agreement on intermediate hockey groupings. Most southern groups including Acton, Orangeville and Palmerston will move to OM A hockey pending OHA consent. A Kitchener meeting set ball rolling for formal proposals with Tanners executives in attendance.
Local newspaper notes events and notices from Acton area dated October 1 1946. Lists community items including releases, schedules, and public notices with standard brief summaries and local names.
In Kitchener a key O.H.A. meeting tackled inter mediate hockey rules and splits with the W.O.A.A. A line drawn near Arthur splits jurisdiction east OHA and west WOA A teams like Acton Tanners may switch to OHA play this season. Pat Patterson of Guelph backs the plan while Patterson of Norval joins World Ice Hockey body duties in Vienna next March.
The Texas death bout pitted Whip against Sweet Daddy Siki as fans watched a second ring toss by Terrible Ted the 700 pound bear. Whip locked in a sleeper to finish Siki while promoters and ringside intrigue capped the night with boxing style spectacle and a springtime return hinted.
Milton will host an Ontario Milne Hockey Association meeting on October 23 with about 38 officials from Tel-County Minor. The all day event begins at 9 am, features lectures and a juvenile game in the afternoon, and includes a written test for referees.
The quote asserts that a woman’s contribution helps build the world, reflecting a theme from Saint Exupery’s Teeres des Hommes featured at Expo. The remark centers on individual effort shaping global progress and inclusion within the exhibit discourse.
Angler Jon Chisholm with his father Bus landed a rainbow trout over 11 pounds on the Nottgwasaga River this angling season. The catch trails a 12 pound record on the same river this year. The pair also took a 3 pound rainbow and a pickerel in the day’s preliminaries.
The Rockwood Juveniles defeated Arkell 13 to 8 on Monday to claim the Eramosa Pus liach league championship and also win the ORSA Juvenile A crown. Norm Beattie earned the win as pitcher while Jim Corbett took the loss for Arkell, one of three Arkell pitchers. Congratulations to Rockwood on both league and ORSA titles.
Jim Brockie of Oakville heads the Tri County Hockey Association All-Star committee for a planned juvenile All-Star game this year. The event was held in past seasons but was discontinued last year.
Floral registration for Tri County shockuy team will be held Saturday morning at the community center. Minor hockey executive led by Roy Goodwin reports first registration strong but notes room for more players especially in juvenile. Howie Lewdero and Pop Shuts to handle Juvenile, Doc Harkley and Ed Owen coach and manage Midget, Herb Dodds and Harold Townsley back to guide Bantam. Don VanFleet Barry Unscoe coach Novices. Pete Campbell Brian Otterbein offer coaching. call coupon ad and bring registration Saturday.
The community centre ice project is stalled due to late calcium chloride delivery for the new brine. Recreation director Howard Pearce had ordered the material before a planned wedding, with a promise of delivery by last Wednesday that never arrived. If not received today, Herb Ritchie will travel to Guelph to obtain it. London firm ships. transit delay means no skating this weekend but readiness expected next week barring further breakdowns.
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