Nominations are now being accepted for this years candidates to be inducted into the Orangeville Sports Hall of Fame. The 2007 Induction Dinner will take place on Friday April 13th at the TD Waterhouse Room at the Alder St. Arena.

The purpose of the Orangeville Sports Hall of Fame is to celebrate those who have honoured our community through sport.

This may be either an athlete who was born here and went on to achieve greatness in sport or who while living here, represented Orangeville at a high level.

There must also be room in any great Hall of Fame for those who helped build sport as a coach, on an executive, as an official or in any other capacity as deemed appropriate by the committee both within our community or someone from our community who has contributed to the greater sporting community at large.

Regardless of the selection criteria as set out below all of those who have brought honour to our community through sport should be able to find their way into the Hall

Who is eligible?

Nominees may be considered under one of the following 2 categories:

Athletes: To be considered for selection into the Hall of Fame an athlete must have been outstanding in their field of endeavour or have been highly proficient in many fields without necessarily reaching the top level in any one.

The athlete must achieve an "outstanding" level over an extended period of time or attain a single remarkable achievement of note.

Athletes competing at any level whether it be local, district, provincial, national, international, or professional shall be given equal consideration.

Exemplary feats of sportsmanship may be considered on an equal level with athletic endeavours.

The committee should attempt to maintain a broad focus however documentary evidence should be available and considered along with the views of the athletes contemporaries including team mates, coaches, and competitors.

The criteria for teams will be the same as those used for athletes however a maximum of one team may be selected in any one selection year.

Builder: To be considered for selection into the Hall of Fame as a builder a person must have made an outstanding contribution to sport either within the community or someone from the community who has made an outstanding contribution to sport at large.

This would include but not be restricted to coaches, officials, executives, sponsors a combination of the aforementioned. There would need to be contribution to sport over extended period of time however just because someone contributed over a long time does not necessitate inclusion in the Hall. It is necessary that the contribution be made at consistently high level achieved consistently high results. Nomination forms available at a number of local venues including Orangeville Precast, Alder St. Arena, Tony Rose Arena.

You can also find a nomination form online http://www.orangevillerotary. easyfocus.com/ Nominations will accepted at any of the above locations until March 16th, 2007.

They may also be emailed to 4hitter@cogeco.ca