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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-11-16, Page 8Page 8—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Mr. Fixit has other loves in his life The love of my life has had to forsake the other love in his life again . Now don't get excited, it is not the two legged variety. Yes, the man of the house has cleaned off his golf clubs and stored them away till spring. This, mind you, was not done without considerable complaining. Mr. Fixit loves his golf. He is probably one of the first out on the course and one of the last to get off it. I was the bearer of the bad news informing him I thought the golfing was over for this year. I was quite surpris- ed when he believed my comment "you'll need a canoe to get from hole two to three." When I think back over. the 24 years I have known Mr. Fixit, I realize that he has had a great number of "other loves" in his life. When I first met him he was member of the Brampton Junior B 7-Up hockey club. I had never been interested in hockey (up. until then) and this game proved very in- teresting to learn. At that time I couldn't understand why the guy on the ice in a black -striped sweater kept sending my 6'2" steady into the box on the other side of the ice. It didn't take long for me to learn the rules of hockey. I even managed to be able to pick out an offside. Following hockey came my education on Rby Pat Livingston AMBLINGS drag -racing. As I have stated before, as far as I am concerned, a car comes equip- ped with the necessary parts to make it run. It gets me from point A to point B. There are some things to watch for and you should have oil changes and tuneups every so often. However, back then, 1 lack- ed even that little knowledge. Talk about cam lifters, CC heads, breathers, Munice four speed with 456 gears in the rear end, dual quads, curbed distributor, 11" slicks, meant nothing to me and still doesn't. It must have been love that caused me to spend summer Sundays travelling to St. Thomas, Deseronto and others to watch to watch the steady fiddle around with his precious car and when he wasn't fiddling he was polishing it. After marrying, the drag racing stopped and we moved here. Then he decided to go back into hockey. This time it was on an in- termediate team. Now intermediate hockey is a "little rough" in my opinion. However I soon became involved and can recall there were times when I would even become vocal towards some other hulk picking on mine. Thank goodness this didn't last too many years or I would have turned into a screaming shrew. As Mr. Fixit's birthdays rolled by he decided to take up Oldtimers Hockey. I figured this meant they were all old guys and there was no chance of him getting hurt. Much to my surprise he still spent time in the "other" box, although not near as much as in Junior or Intermediate years. Mr. Fixit good naturedly took a considerable amount of ribbing from me when he joined the Oldtimers. While hockey was the winter sport, he decided then in the summer to play slopitch. Now when this game was first ex- plained to me, I couldn't figure out why anybody would want to play it. It sounded quite boring and I figured, that even as unathletic as I am, I could probably master this one. Not so . It sounds easy, but proved to be too much for me. One attempt at it and my thigh muscles were ruined for a whole summer . Can you tell I don't go for anything too strenuous or that causes one to perspire/ For the past four years, Mr. Fixit has been an avid golfer. Upon being informed he was taking up this sport I replied "Now co!op RIPLEY C0 -0P ... is now open We offer complete lines of • HOUSEWARE • HARDWARE • FEED •.FARM SUPPLIES • ANIMAL HEALTH • CROP PRODUCTS WATCH FOR GRAND OPENING SPECIALS ON DEC. 8th Also SEARS CATALOGUE STORE • CARSON CLEANERS' DEPOT Ripley Co-op [formerly Kosmerly Hardware] Maste+Card RIPLEY CO-OP AFFILIATED WITH LUCKNOW CO-OP (529-7953) OPEN: Satudays 8:30 't/ 5:00 p.m. 395-3654 what enjoyment do you think you will get out of hitting a little ball around a field of grass/" I don't have enough space here to repeat the half-hour rep I received For three years I liste : to talk about woods, irons, different . . ; , putting, chip- ping, out-of-bounds, penalty stroke, lie of the green, winter rules, summer rules. The 18 holes at Sunset were ingrained upon my brain. I hadn't even been there and I pro- bably knew as much about each hole as those playing it. 1 Mr. Fixit went golfing as many times during the week as he felt he could safely get away with. There came a point in time where he started talking about taking me to the golf course. I balked at this for one summer. I believe there was a "method to his madness." Afterall if I went along and started to enjoy the game he would be able to go golfing as often as he liked, without feeling guilty about poor wifey at home all be herself . This spring I decided "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em," would be my approach. I took a few lessons on how to hold the club and what to do with it after you have mastered the proper stance etc. Thinggs were going quite well and I had enougi? confidence to go out on the course and give it a try. Mind you, I made Mr. Fixit take me when I knew the course would be bar- ren of golfers. It is embarrasing when it takes five attempts to move that little ball, 15' and I didn't want any witnesses. My "career" in golfing was brief, thanks to a knee problem. By the time it was healed, the best part of the golfing season was over. I mean,I only golf under certain conditions. It can't be too hot, too cold, too windy or too busy at the course. Now Mr, Fixit could go golfing without feeling guilty. He had aroused my interest in the sport and it wasn't his fault if my knee was causing problems. Over the past 24 years I have gained a lot of knowledge regarding Mr. Fixit's dif- ferent "loves" and come next year this "golf widow" will once again attempt to become a "golf mate", but ONLY when the weather conditions are conducive. 4-H News The last meeting of the Whitechurch "Shishkabobs" was held at Whitechurch Community Ha11=on November 7 at 5 p.m. The meeting was in the form of a dinner party. Our guests were members of the Whitechurch Women's Institute, our spon- sors, Brita Ball, R.O.S. from Walkerton, and each member invited a guest. 4-H members demonstrated various meat dishes which were later served to our guests. The members and the dish that they demonstrated are as follows: Dianne Ross - Terrific Tacos, Scott Rintoul - Pizza Soup, Karen Elliott and Karen Lubbers - Oriental Stir -Fry, Maryon Dow and Sheila M Gasar Salad, Steven Rintoul - Veal Sc rtr;1. resident Karen Elliott led in 4-H gr before the guests were served Taeos zza soup as appetizers and the main course consisted of : Scallop potatoes, Di- jon Lamb Chops, Pork and Peaches, Oriental Stir -Fry, Veal Schnitzel, Caesar Salad; rolls, relishes, tea or coffee and limeade. Lemon Fluff & Butter Tart pan squares were served for dessert. These and other recipes were made into a booklet and given to everyone present. Karen Elliott led in the 4-H pledge and then introduced the leaders, members and guest. W.W.I. President Mrs. Helen Currie accepted the "Friend of 4-H" award from Maryon Dow. This was in appreciation of the Institute's support over the years. Get acquainted activities were enjoyed by all. A video on lamb cookery was viewed. Karen made various draws for door prizes. Place favors were generously donated by local businesses; Standard Trust, Bank of Montreal, Harris Stationery, The Cooperators. Door prizes were contributed by: Balloon Greetings, Token Treasures, Huron County Pork Producers, Huron County Cattlemen, Vance's Pharmacy, Canadian Tire, Whitechurch 4-H Club, and Joy Sports of Walkerton. The club ap- preciates the support of these groups. The evening closed with the 441 creed. All members helped to clean up.