HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-04-22, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992.
Brussels women prepare for ’Dance for Heart’
Five years ago fitness instructors
Druscilla Leitch of Seaforth and
Maxine Houston, RR2, Brussels
organized the first "Dance for
Heart", a fitness activity to raise
money for the Heart and Stroke
Foundation.
Held the last week in May in
Seaforth, in conjunction with Fit
ness Week, this year's theme is
"Puttin' on the Ritz"- doing the best
for your heart, while at the same
time discovering that fitness is fun.
The event has been made possi
ble the past few years through the
generous support of merchants,
who donate prizes and the Seaforth
Recreation Board, for free use of
the arena.
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Step in time
Fitness instructor Maxine Houston, foreground, and this group of Brussels ladies show how
much fun exercise can be as they kick up their feet during a lively aerobics class in Brussels.
This routine is similar to the ones planned for the annual "Dance For Heart", which will be held
in Seaforth on Wednesday, Mary 27 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Ethel woman
fined and loses
license for im
paired driving
An Ethel-area woman was fined
$750 or 35 days in jail, and had her
license suspended for 12 months
after pleading guilty to an impaired
driving charge in provincial court
on April 15.
Crown attorney Chris Nelligan
told Judge R.G.E. Hunter that Bar
bara Marshall, 54, of RR1, Ethel,
was charged following an incident
at the Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre on Feb. 6.
Mr. Nelligan said that Ms Mar
shall was at the arena complaining
of chest pains, and refusing hospital
treatment.
The police were called at 6:41
p.m., Mr. Nelligan said, and when
the constable arrived he was direct
ed to Ms Marshall by a group of
children. The accused he said, had
soiled hair and clothes and the con
stable detected a strong odour of
alcohol.
Mr. Nelligan said when the
accused was asked to go outside
she staggered. The police officer
found her car outside, with the keys
in the ignition and the interior light
on. Ms Marshall told the officer she
had driven there not that long
before, but she was unsure where
she was. There was an open case of
beer in the back seat.
Ms Marshall was taken to the
police station for a breathalizer test.
The first reading was 300 mg, the
second was 290, Mr. Nelligan told
the court.
Ms Marshall's attorney said that
the accused had been going through
a period of stress, with the death of
her common-law husband. She had
applied for social assistance.
Ms Marshall was given 90 days
to pay her fine.
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Dance for Heart begins at the
Seaforth Community Centre at 7
p.m. on Wednesday, May 27 and
lasts until 10:00. Interspersed with
the fitness activities will be refresh
ment breaks and demonstrations.
Julie Twynham, a one time fig
ures skating coach in Brussels, who
now works at the Fitness Institute
is one of the scheduled demonstra
tors.
"There is 25 minutes of exercise
at a stretch," Mrs. Houston says. "It
is not hard stuff. Last year we had a
lot of seniors. Of last year's 100
participants the youngest was three
years of age and the oldest was 86."
She says that businesspeople and
other groups will often get together
as a team. "It's a fun night. The idea
is to get people to participate."
"It's not a fit club for the fit," said
Ms Leitch. "We want to bring in
the unfit."
Being coordinated isn't as impor
tant as one might think either. "You
can have two left feet, but you can
still have fun," says Ms Leitch.
Prizes, are awarded for such fun
things as the person with the
sweatiest brow and best costume.
Prior to beginning the fitness por
tion participants must fill out a
readiness question from a co-ordi
nator of the Heart and Stroke Foun
dation. Also a representative from
the Public Health Department will
be taking blood pressures before
and after, said Mrs. Houston.
Pledge sheets can be picked up at
The Citizen. Prizes are awarded for
fundraising as well. For $10 in
pledges, participants will get a fit
ness pin. For $50 they will also
receive waterweights while $100
brings means a T-shirt as well. For
anyone with $200 in pledges they
will, in addition to all the other
items, receive a sweatshirt or the
entire suit for $400.
Last year a total of $3700 was
raised.
Mrs. Houston is hoping to hold a
similar event in Brussels in Febru
ary, provided she can get the com
munity support. "The big thing is
the arena. If they won't donate the
use, it just takes too much of a
chunk out of the proceeds," she
said, adding that the money raised
is used for surgery not for research.
"It's something that could affect all
our lives, so I can't see why anyone
wouldn't help support it."
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