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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-10-23, Page 13 ports Hunt family takes to ice for speed skating season Top pledgers Blyth Figure and Power Skating Clubs held their annual skate-a-thon on Saturday. Top pledge earners in the eight and over division were, back row, from left: Robin Mason and Jeremy VanAmersfoort. Front: Josh Albrechtas and Kirk Stewart. Clinton and Area Reliable High Quality INTERNET ACCESS available through NO START Tuckersmith UP FEE Communications Internet KIPPEN For details or to subscribe call 263-2211 1-800-263-3116 EMail tcc@tcc.on.ca WHEN? • • 24 hours, for life. • • • MedicAlert 1-800-668-1507 The younger ones The under seven skaters bringing in the most pledge dollars for the annual Blyth Figure and Power Skating Club's skate-a-thon this past Saturday were, back row, from left: Kendall Whitfield, Samantha McVittie. Front: Matthew Chalmers, Devin Jenkins. INDEX-LINKED TERM DEPOSITS A safe way to play the Canadian stock market Are low interest rates giving your investments the blues? Are you attracted by the stock market's potential, but afraid of losing your investment? Then Consider Index-Linked Term Deposits. They offer the appeal of an above- average rate of return from participa- tion in stock market appreciation, and also have the safety of a guaranteed return of principal like a G.I.C. NO FEES RRSP ELIGIBLE For more information call your Credit Union. N • IN I MM I I ZILZ,A_ZALIALZAK Zja_Z ALZAtimiALZ Clinton Community CREDIT UNION 46 Ontario St. CLINTON - 482-3467 118 Main Street, North, EXETER - 235-0640 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z. Z Z SII What if no ex weeknet da coul ydn'ut Speak? Or maybe you couldn't walk. Or your vision was blurred. That's what it's like to live with multiple sclerosis. But with your help, we can connect with a cure. 1-800-208-7582 Multiple Sclerosis Socloty of Canada THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23; 1996 PAGE 13. Skate-a-thon raises $2,300 Eighty-one enthusiastic skaters registered for the Skate-a-thon held on Oct. 19 at the Blyth Arena. The skate-a-thon is a joint fundraiser of the Blyth Figure Skating and Power Skating Club and Blyth Minor Hockey. This year the skaters raised approximately $2,300 which will be divided equally between the two clubs. The skaters are divided into two categories: seven and under and eight and over. For the third year in a row, six-year-old Devin Jenkins captured the trophy for the highest amount of pledges, with a total of $156. Second was Kendall Whitfield with $135. Third was Samantha McVittie with $100 and fourth was Mathew Chalmers with $85. In the eight and over group, Kirk Stewart won the first place trophy for the second year in a row, with a total of $101. A close second went to Josh Albrechtas with $100. Third went to Jeremy Van Amersfoort with $70.50 and fourth to Robin Mason with $58. A big thank you should go to each child participating in the skate-a-thon, because they took the time to collect pledges and skate to support their clubs. There were a number of door prizes awarded to the skaters. As well as prizes awarded to skaters for games and races held throughout the day, each skater also received juice, milk, treats, apples, pop and chips. the 1996 Skate-a-thon was a huge success thanks to the skaters, pledgers and volunteer help. For the Hunt family of Ethel, the skating season began in August with their first competition last weekend in Ottawa. Kathy Hunt, the veteran of the group, competed in the open cate- gory, skating in the senior division. She placed second, just behind Elizabeth Wild of Cambridge. "It was a good race," said Hunt. "I hope to beat her, next time." Six-year-old daughter, Cayli, skated in the Cradle Division, plac- ing second. She will move up to the PeeWee category for the next meet, said Hunt, allowing her more skat- ing time. Cayli skated three person- al best times. Brett, 9, completed his first year at the Bantam level, capturing 13th out of 24 skaters. "We were quite satisfied with the result as it was his first year in the division. He also skated two per- sonal best times at the meet," said Hunt. Carla Hunt was unable to com- pete in the meet due to a broken ankle suffered this past summer. She has, however, been named to the Provincial Development Squad, which is a group of skaters with potential to be considered for the Canada Winter Games. Carla is also a member of a Rep Girls hock- ey team in Kitchener-Waterloo. The four Hunts attended an inten- sive training camp in Ottawa, Aug 18-23, to prepare for the season. The next meets are Nov. 2-3 in Cambridge and Nov. 16-17 in Kitchener-Waterloo. The Hunts skate at Doon Cam- pus, Conestoga College.