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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-07-31, Page 7Grafi fe from page helping .ont in 1971when it took over treasury resp nsib lities for the event. Now the ningtons look after that duty. e show is open from noon to 10 p.m. Friday: val restricted qw night. .Erringtwi said stay. il.g; open to the late hour Friday is a way to, catch the Weekend traffic as .t drives. through Lucknow. It is the . busiest day for the: festival. Saturday the show is open' from 10 a.m. to .5 pnd The show closes ear- tier this night to allow vendors to return to their: homes that night. The Kairshea Women's Institute will operate • the food beth and - prepare the Friday evening meal at, the festi- tueignow Sentinel, Weduct days,nJuiy :312x99 products vale , : .-,-,..Errington said tickets will be sold on a share- theeweth prize. The pry eeeds from this draw wilt be used toward the eon- structiun of an recess road at the west end of. the complex. eam KC.1ULe.. will be draw..:n at beestival The summer. fundrais- ers of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of -Ontario, Huron County Chapter, includes the draw for the Children's Dream Horne, which is on display , at Zehr's Foods Plus, Goderich. Tickets are for sale at the site and National Trust, Goderich, and other district locations. The draw will be made at the Zurich . Bean Festival August, 24, 1996, at .6 p,m• The Heart and Stroke. Annual ' Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Albian Hotel, Bayfield. will be held at Sunset Golf and Country Club in September.. Swim for `Heart events are arranged during the summer at some of the area pools, also Dance for Heart events are: also in the planning stages. The memorial dona- tions are an on-going fundraiser, that supports research against .Canada's No. One Killer: The Huron Chapter is short of a full board, due to members moving . out of the area or resigning for various • reasonsr• Therefore the chapter would like some volun- teer members to roundout the board. Anyonerornter- este.d please call President Ian Keuls, 524- 1,075 or the Heart and Stroke Office, 524-4440, for further information. The new. fall season will start in September, and the board meetings are held . at the : Heart and Stroke Office, 39 West Street, Goderich. coikk4iwyk.frivtliv.R.4,4,,fteit PARK A . , 'proudly resent ur $ S'th .IVNUAL Aiiiii"ORE#NO KE to: 906_6 AUGUST 16,17918186: For ticket or More intonation Ca 665-2228 %fr v�.Fgiro .f awl*° ge 7 for. Nikki R1 and Bevin herr Saturday, August 10th Wiu herrnArena 9:00 p - .a00 am 4r Western Ontario's Pioneer Raceway' t. 364-2860 Daer rides to bronze in Wotld. yup from page 1' flag go up is great." A SHORT TEST DRIVE Interviewed in January , just after she was selected for the national team, Daer . said one , of the biggest challenges she would face is adjusting:.to a new #Morse. Rather ' . than having '76u#1, •,expense or transporting • horses •thoifsands of miles tow Compete, ail riders at the World Cup had to ride:. horses selected 'from a group, of animals'on loca� tion in Kentucky. For Daer it meant she would not be on her prized American. Saddlebred Skizekes which she has ridden to several •champi- onships over the past two years. . In Kentucky, Daer was given a horse named Ruthie. ° The Canadian team had thought . they would have two hours of quality time (one hour each day) with their new' mounts to prac- 1.7 CLEARANCE r SALE % % OFF A Mom' sumifirli � � C�A 5O©/A � OFF SELECTED ITEMS ±1h'tt Downtown Hanover 364-1060 D »J: 1 C. JGuv tice, but when they arrived in Kentucky, they were told they would have^ just two 30 -minute -'sessions each. day -- little time for a rider to adjust to a differ- mit- iffer=ent- horse and learn the mixed bag, of subtle sig- nals needed to communi- cate. A HELPING HAND Rtithie, who goesby the name Finer Filings in the show ring, proved to be 'a good match . for Daer, but it took a .helping Shand • from Ruthie's usual, rider to get the pair working from the same: page of the playbook. Ten -year-old . Cole Heizer, normally rides Ruthie, and Daer said the. advice. he 'provided* on. what the horse likes . and dislikes in a rider made all thedifference to her suc- cess it the ring. "He was terrific," said Daer. "He was there every step of the way. By the 'end of the competition, the 10 -year-old was wearing one of Melissa's team hats and cheering for Canada. "It was just the sweetest thing," said Daer; • TEAMWORK The event was judged much like Olympic figure skating with two' judges from the United States, two'from South Africa and one. from Canada. The judges were looking -,,tor things such as :thelit1--, eeepositioning in-the'sad- the •steadiness of their. legs, good hand' control and posture: Daer, who is used to fae- ing tough competition, said one of the interesting aspects of the World Cur was having to work' and compete` as a- team mem- • ber rather than as an, indi- vidual ndivi dual with a look -out -for - number -one -attitude. She said competition in the relatively -small. Canadian saddlebred-assn elation can be cut throat at times, but in' Louisville, the, Canadian team mem- "hers had to put their differ- ences. aside. - In the ring, with 30 CON RAT L TI ►NS Karen & Brian Beishutizen (Monday 'June '24, 1996) Karen ,; Brian • Karen and Brian are the children of Ben and Linda . Beishuizen of R.R. #4 Ripley. Karen graduated from ,Conestoga.College at 4 p.m, in Kitchener from -a 2 year Early Childhood .Education course. Brian graduated from Grade 8 ,at.Ripley District School, 8 p.m. receiving. the Joe Fitzgerald Congeniality .Award Congratulations; Love,. Your Faintly' other horses, ,Daer said it got ugly sometimes as ri.d- . ers jockeyed for position • in front of the judges. But since it was a cumu- lative team score which determined the winner, Daer said she had to be aggressive with riders ,from;. 'other". countries, =white pulling back to, . ensure•the•other whet. of the Canadian team had a `clear shot' and good opportunity to;..show for the judges. She said she loved the team experience because she, learned to respect the other riders.. "You learn the real meaning of work- ing as a team," she said. BACK HOME • Nett week Daer will head back to her trainer's' ranch in Sutton, Ontario to be reunited with :Skizeke$ The first Canadian show of the year willbe, the annual' saddlebred classic held in Orono on the August tong weekend. Two weeks later, ,she will compete at the CNE. *SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 ONTARIO SIRE STAKES ACTION Features. 2 YEAR ILLI FlLL,Y RACE' -POST TIME 7c20 P.M. WOODBINE SIMULCASTING EACH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE . LICE RACING ,PROGRAM DISTRIPT. set pr� n Saturday August 3rd 9;00 pm - 1:00 am Age of MajorityOnly HURb RN HocklyTRyouTs T It 'I i. A AAA Drai - Age Grotto - 9:00 to 10:20 a.m. Minor Atom ,;,• Sat,Aug. 17 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Major Atom. ;. 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. . Minor Pee Wee 1''` �". 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Major Pee Wee s , ?t�;,�-.t 0('AIII + 411 IR d:OO to 5:30 p.m. Minor Bantam Al ARENA : 5:3Q to 7.00 p.m. Major Bantam ' 7:30 to 9:00 p..m. Midget All players must have a "1996 OM TRYptITFORM" signed by your local ' .� . Association • 6 FOR MOREJNF9RMITION �E4SnCONTACT; rir Fred Burton 357-4167 (anytime) or Art Larivee 345-9922 (id a.m. to 5 p.m.) war Vick Lord 2344396 (answering machine) • wr Joe Lobb 233-.3372 (answering machine) ALL PLAYERS IN HURON -PERTH CENTRES, ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRY OUT FOR THE' HURON•PERTH LAKERS AAA HOCKEYCLUB