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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-02-16, Page 20community news Skaters are best in Canada Debbie Horton and Curtis Moore are the best in Care.. Horton, of Goderich, and Moore, of Wing - ham, both 16, won the gold medal in the novice dance competition at the Canadian Figure Skating Championship in Montreal recently. As the skating duo accepted its gold medal at the presentations Friday evening in the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, it matted the first time the dance team has placed in the medal standings at the Canadian Championships. The 11 teams in the novice dance compe- tition completed compulsory dance numbers Thursday and Debbie and Curtis held second place behind the brother and sister team of Jennifer and David Chow of Toronto. On Friday the teams completed the variation dance portion of the competition and Debbie and Curtis scored 14 ordinals, 57.40 points to be ranked first overall in the novice division. Proud parents, Everett and June Horton of Goderich, were in attendance at the championships and an elated June described the emotional announcement. "Oh, we were very happy and everyone was crying," she said. "The announcement was made within a half hour of the competi- tion but we didn't hear the announcement in the part of the arena we were in. Everyone came up and congratulated Debbie and Curtis and that's how we found out." Debbie, a member of the Goderich Figure Skating Club for nine years, has been skating with Curtis for over four years. She attends school in Toronto and is coached by Larknow Sentinel, Wednesdrty, February 16, 1983—Page 20 Ray Bradshaw of the Upper Canada Faure Skating Club but returns home on weekends to help coach the Goderich club. The gold medal win in the novice divisions means the pair will move up to the junior leve next year, a tougher okel of competition, Last year Debbie and Curtis enjoyed great success in the Canadian Championships by placing ninth in Brandon, Manitoba. This year the skaters placed first in the Western Ontario Sectionals in December in Sarnia, thus qualifying for further competi- tion. Their performance at the Canadian Central Division Figure Skating Champion- ships in Timmins, January 15 earned the team a berth in the Canadian Champion- ships. The rest is Canadian history. In recognition of the achievements of Debbie and Curtis, a drop-in reception was held last Friday, February 11, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 109 Goderich from 7 - 9 p.m. after the dance team had been paraded around town on a fire truck. The skaters will be quite active over the next couple of months participating in carnivals and exhibitions. Editor's Note: Lucknow Figure Skaters are proud to congratulate the novice dance pair, Curtis Moore of Wingham and Debbie Horton of Goderich. Local figure skaters have skated with Curtis during dance tests held at the Wingham Arena, as Curtis has acted as partner for local skaters trying their dance tests on many occasions. SERP affects few changes in Bruce schools *from page 1 province eventually. Computer and high technology courses will be developed in the county schools and the Ministry of Education is giving support to the development of these courses. The board will be looking at business related courses and consulting business and indus- try to see how these courses can be developed to meet the needs of the work- place. Carroll also stated that a student code of behaviour must be in place in each school by the year 1984. This change, announced by the minister in her response, will be implemented by all schools in Bruce County. Lucknow artist Rob Skipper Is terming classes in art appreciation at Brookside Public School. The course includes hands on experience In the style of art he uses to create the piece he is showing the students above. Following a slide presentation on art appeeeiation the students create their own pieces using wood, string, seashells, buttons, paint and pebbles. The course is available through an Ontario Arts Council grant and provides instruction for grades 4, 7 and 8. The course was made possible through the efforts of Brookside art teacher Deidre Graham. [Sentinel Staff Photo] SPECIAL PRICES AVAILABLE IN STORES AS SHOWN FEB, 16 THRU FEB. 22 SPECIAL REGULAR SMOOTH OR NATURAL SMOOTH OR CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER 1.96/Kg8102:.). WHITE SUGAR 55` Kg 250 ib NEILSONS ROSEBUDS 4.39 /Kg 1.99 it, ZEHRS NO. 8 HIGHWAY GODERICH, ONTARIO