The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The Skills Innovation Group wants to turn the old rink into a training centre for the more than 3,000 local kids registered in minor hockey. The plan would also bring adults and university students Rink in the Park fight gets started You‘d normally think that the people carryâ€" ing the sticks who have the advanâ€" tage, but then 0 you have to remember that curlers play with stones. And there‘s / been a lot of sticks and stones going on since the final request for _ proposal came down to the Skills Innovaâ€" tion Group and the Kâ€"W Granite lub. And if the early rhetoric is any indication it sounds like there isn‘t any love lost between local curling enthusiâ€" ast and local hockey promotâ€" ers looking to take over the mothâ€"balled arena. eres a cold war ready to I break out this week in Waterloo over the fate of Rink in the Park. B They â€"argue their club will die NAC without the change in venue. For a ringside seat at what could become a nasty fight, visit the Waterloo Memorial Rec Complex Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m., or at RIM Park Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. You can expect a few bombshells to be be thrown before its all over. The Skills Innovation group won the first battle in this ice war when it got the City of Waterloo to reconsider a recâ€" ommendation that would have the Granite Club run the They surprised everyone when they revealed that they had backing from the NHL Player‘s Association and investors _ like fi Doug Gilmour. into the centre. Since then the Granite Club has engaged in its own war of words trying to mobilize the more than 1,400 _ curling enthusiasts, arguâ€" ing that curling is on thin ice with council‘s deferral. oo § ®ge / ONTARTO / Cw JUNToOR CITIZEN â€"~/ OF THE YEAR Â¥AWARDS Program Run by: WATERLOO CHRONICLE Program Sponsor: Let‘s recognize the best of our young people. If you know a young person, aged 6 to 18, who is involved in worthwhile community service; a special person who is contributing while living with a limitation; a youth who has performed an act of heroism; or a ‘good kid‘ who shows a commitment to making life better for others, doing more than is normally expected of someone their age â€" help us recognize their contribution â€" nominate them today! Nominations will be accepted until November 30, 2002. Contact this newspaper or the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at www.ocna.org or 905â€"639â€"8720. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2002 Awards Program Leading the goal scoring parade was Nathan Roberts with two. Also tallying were Ryan Douse, Thomas Pestell, Connor Weir, Kevin Watson and Connor Hertel. Garrett Pollock, Kyle Ellis, Holden Harris and Tyler Hopâ€" kin had two helpers apiece, while Weir, Fric Heibein, Sam Anstett and Roberts added the singles Sharing their second shutout of the season were Alex Alfieri and Brendan Mountain Wolves extend streak The Waterloo Minor Develâ€" opment Mountain Wolves extended their season openâ€" ing winning streak to four games with a 7â€"0 win over Woodstock on Oct. 12. It was late in the first period before the Wolves finally got one past Woodstock. From that point on it was all Wolves, as they scored four goals in the second and two more in the *Leathers will discount the equivalent of the GST on any regular or SALE Hours: Mon.â€"Wed & Sat. 9:30amâ€"6pm: Thurs. & Fri. 9:30amâ€"$pm } Encouraging today‘s youth | 3235 Fairview FiNE QuaiiTy LEaTHER APPAREL HURRY... Offer Expires Dec. 24/02! Present ad at time of purchase & we will pay the tax* 18 Mary Giant Discount Warehouse SAVE TA YX si. â€" 905â€"523â€"1768 EVENT Accept the challenge. ‘Nominate someone today!! sti. « 905â€"631â€"2868 Kids 12 and under FREE when accompanied by an adult www.ocna.org