Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-08-24, Page 29th j .jr L TAKING CAREFUL AIM — Linda Martyns shows that trap and skeet shooting is not an all­ male sport as she takes careful aim during the trap shooting contest Wednesday night at the Claybird Gun Club. There are about 40 members in the club. T-A photo Practice makes perfect in gun club shooting They make it look easy, standing there concen­ trating and then calmly ufKVlQ. MILT ROBBINS & SON LTD. 263 MAIN ST. N., EXETER 235-2940 J iiimi mi 11ii iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii ADAMS Heating & Cooling Heating Systems of All Types INSTALLED, MODERNIZED and MAINTAINED • General Sheet Metal Work • Air Conditioning • Humidifiers • Ventilation shattering a flying clay disc with a blast of lead. But any member of the Claybird club will tell you that it takes practice and skill to consistently hit the flying targets known as claybirds in trap and skeet shooting. The Exeter club has about 40 members who regularly devote time twice a week to their thundering sport. “It’s something like play­ ing golf,” says club presi­ dent Larry Mason. “One night you might shoot 14 and the next time you try and do better.” In operation for only two years, the Exeter club leases 15 acres of land in Hay swamp for the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority. Every Wednes­ day night trap shooting is held, and,on JEj^rday’s it,is skget shooting.;,’ Trap shooting is the simpler of the two, with only one bird being launched at a time. Five shooters take turns, each calling “pull” when they are ready for the claybird to be launched. The birds are fired" from a “trap”, a small hut 16 yards in front of the shooters, with the shooters unable to tell what angle the bird will fly until it is in the air. After five shots the shooters shift positions for five more shots. When they have shot at all five stations they will have used a box of shotgun shells and will have a score out of 25. Skeet shooting is more complicated with eight different firing positions. The claybirds are launched from two different positions, and the shooter sometimes has to fire at two birds launched simultaneously. The sport attracts many different people, says Mason. “A few of the members don’t hunt, they just like to come out and shoot. They enjoy competition,” he said. “Also as game gets tighter and tighter, people have to come to a gun club to shoot. Before long with all the restrictions, it will be the only place many people will be able to shoot,” Mason predicted. Kitchener Bavlick was in­ troduced to the sport by a fellow worker. Before that he had only used a gun for hunting. “I find it a challenge. It is a good way to vent frustrations at the end of a day,” he said. Another regular at the club is Jody Mosurinjohn, who says he likes the sport simply for the thrill of breaking clay pigeons. “I just like breaking targets, The more targets I shoot, the more I like it.” Trap and skeet shooting is open to anyone, whether they are a member of the Claybird club or not. It costs $4.50 to shoot a round, which covers the expense of the clay birds and ammunition. The advantage of club membership is a say in the operation of the club and an insurance policy which gives a person $200',000 third party liability coverage when they are handling a firearm or fishing. The $15 a year fee also makes the member a member of the Federation of Anglers and Hunters and gives them a subscription to the federation’s magazine. Hold UC picnic in park By MISS ELLA MORLOCK CREDITON Zion United Church held a combination church, Sunday School service in the conser­ vation park, Crediton East, Sunday morning. A potluck lunch followed; then Harry Schroeder conducted a series of games and relays for the children. Water- By MRS. HUGH MORENZ r. and Mrs. John Kingma celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, Friday night, in Crediton hall, with a reception dance. Family, relatives, friends and neighbours attended. Special guests from the United States were Mrs. Kingma’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. wJohn Talma, and a cousin, Dorothy Patroulle. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Russell and Kathy, attended the wedding, Saturday, of their cousin and nephew, Dennis Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webb, to Helen Bryk daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bryk, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, in St. Catharines, with reception following at the Holiday Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sweitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pickering, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Pickering, Justin and Jennifer, Mrs. Doris Sweitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Erickson, Amy and Jeff Sweitzer, all attended a wedding shower recently for Mr. and Mrs. Brian Anger, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lane in Welland. Mrs. Trellis Little and Earl Stebbins were dinner guests, Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Desjardine and family in Huron Park. Visitors on and during the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Morenz were Jacquie and Jennifer Russell, Steve Corbett and Janine Hackney of Hensall and Exeter area, Chris Schiebel Belle River. James Snyder and Judy Vincent attended the Brown- Bowman wedding, Saturday held in Green Acres park, north Waterloo. Oscar Miller returned home, Sunday, after two weeks in University hospital, London. HENSALL NEWS The service of “Morning Prayer” was observed in St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Sunday when Rev. G. A. Anderson spoke on “The gift of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit” as the theme of his message. The flowers on the altar were placed in loving memory of the late Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Middleton. The service on August 27th will be at 10:30 a.m. A large number of the “Three Links” senior Citizens attended the “Oklahoma” at the Huron Country Play House recently. Super Expo PqV$Ate? 0/1 OK f| Aug. 24-25 ■ — - ® | | corn and alfala plots and weed control | E located at Pioneer Research Station 2 Yi miles south | E of Tavistock on Highway 59 E 1 Free Dinner and Hat g £ Any further details contact Mel Gingerich || | 236-4615 1 NOYESY RIDERS night with their cycles were^Cheryl and Lori Noyes. T-A photo \ filled balloons caused much merriment. Vacation Bible School began Monday, with Mrs. Peter Martin as co­ ordinator. Seventy-six pupils and teachers were present for the opening day. Members of the U.C.W. served refreshments at mid morning. Teachers of the classes are: Mrs. Jim Finkbeiner, Mrs. Fed Bowers, Mrs. Allan Finkbeiner, Mrs. Walter Fydenchuk, Mary Ellen Schlenker, Rev, Bruce Pierce. Teachers’ helpers include: Donna MacDonald, Karen Hodge, Mrs. Scott Sweitzer Ken Freebairn, Mrs. Bruce Pierce, Mrs. Wayne King, Mrs. Ron Watt. Mrs. Lloyd Roeszler volunteered provide transportation. to GRADUATES — Mrs. Kathy Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Horton has successfully passed her R.N.A. course. She is a graduate of St. Lawrence College, Kingston. Personals Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Pierce and Howard have returned from vacation at McArthur Mills near Ban­ croft, Curve Lake Indian Reserve near Peterborough, Toronto, Kleinburg Kincar­ dine and Southampton. In the Royal Ontario Museum they toured eight exhibits, the one on em­ broidery proving particular­ ly appealing. The boutiques of renewed Yorkville, and the Kleinburg art museum were interesting. At Kincardine in the In­ dian museum and at Southampton in the store on the reserve they admired exquisite work in quill and bead, the Whetung craft of the Obijway tribe. Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Sepa, Caseville, Michigan, visited relatives in the area ’ last week. Leanne Stewart has returned from a summer vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Faubert of Bruno, Montreal. Mrs. Faubert is Leanne’s sister. Mr, and Mrs. Wilmar Wein and Barbara were in Toronto last week for Bar­ bara’s participation in the Queen of the Fairs contest. There were 95 contestants. Because their daughter was a participant, Mr. and Mrs. Wein were guests at a direc­ tors’ noon luncheon Wednes­ day. j * V, ’ ■ , t..*-■ M Times-Advocate, August 24, 1978 A FIELD OF BEANS — The reason that about 15,000 people should be coming to Zurich this weekend is found in the field that surrounds local farmer Philip Durand, a long time director on the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board. Durand said his crop of white beans is look­ ing good. Staff photo MORE QUALITY tea^4 WirF "JULIO" Write for Free Brochure NAME_____________________ ADDRESS__________________ TOWN._____________________ PHONE---------------------------------_ I HAVE LOT YES( ) N0( ) CUSTOM: Build to your Re­ quirements QUALITY: Materials and Workmanship CHOICE: of Colours and DesignISO f (7 .BUILD: on your lot or on one of ours DIRECT: Purchase from Manufacturer GUARANTEE: That Counts for 5 Years ROYAL HOMES LIMITED P.O BOX 370 WINGHAM ONTARIO, CANADA 357-2444 <O» CHARTERWAYS WATCH FOR FLASHING RED LIGHTS. BE PREPARED TO SI UH. .