HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-05-12, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999.
Hurricanes bring home medals
The Huron Hurricanes who are
13 or over and who have achieved
qualifying times attended a meet in
London called the Hollandia
invitational. Qualifying times are
the top 10 per cent of swims for the
preceding year.
Those in attendance were: Sarah
Datema, Meghan Morris, Allison
and Brittany Segeren, Aaron
Datars, and Scott McNichol.
Congratulations to all of those
who qualified to go.
In the 13 and 14-year-old
division, Brittany Segeren won
silver in the 100-metre butterfly
and bronze in the 400-metre
freestyle. She placed fourth in the
200-metre butterfly and fifth in
both the 200-metre individual
medley and the 200-metre
freestlye.
Meghan Morris placed eighth in
the 50-metre freestyle.
Aaron Datars placed sixth in both
the 200 breaststroke, and the 200
backstroke. He placed eighth in the
100 breaststroke.
Scott McNichol placed fifth in
the 200-metre breaststroke and
sixth in the 100-metre breaststroke.
Optimists host golf tourney
Any children with some golfing
experience who would like to enter
a local golf tournament, now have
the chance.
The Optimist Clubs of Wingham
and Clinton are each hosting their
own Junior Golf Tournament.
These tournaments are open to
boys and girls competing in several
categories: 11 and under, 12 and 13
year-olds, 14-15 year-olds, 16-18
year-olds.
The Wingham Tournament will
be held on May 22 at 10 a.m. at the
Wingham Golf and Curling Club.
Competitors will play nine holes.
The Clinton Tournament will be
held on June 12 at the new
"Woodland Link Golf Course".
This is an 18-hole tournament.
Winners have a chance to
advance to the Midwestern District.
This is followed by the All-Ontario
then the National Tournament.
The Blyth Optimist Club will pay
part of the child's fee for this
tournament. For more information
contact Fred deBoer 523-9500.
Any adults interested in helping
with this event or joining the club,
can also contact deBoer.
Tricky skipping
Candace Poisson, a Grade 7 student from Seaforth
Public School was just one of a team of trick jumpers who
visited Brussels Public School Friday to show off their
talents. The Jump Rope for heart jump team was getting
Brussels students pumped for their May 28 skip-athon.
Pedal to health
when Big Bike
conies to town
The opportunity to pedal to good
health, have a lot of fun and con
tribute to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation will be coming to
Huron County this summer.
The Big Bike for Stroke, a 30-
seater, will offer rides to fundrais
ers in the Lucknow. Goderich,
Clinton and Exeter area, July 1, and
come to Wingham, July 2.
To reserve a seat on the bike, an
individual, organization or compa
ny has to raise a minimum of $50
for Heart and Stroke.
Organizers encourage companies
to get the whole group working
together, promote the business,
wear costumes, sing songs and
have fun.
The more money raised, the more
prizes to be won.
A $50 donation earns riders a cap
while $135 hits the bonus level and
receives a cap, t-shirt and cooler
bag.
For further information on how
to get a group going, contact
Angela Horbanuik at 1-888-287-
7775.
| WINGHAM AND DISTRICT |
I HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Notice is hereby given that the
Annual Meeting
of the
Wingham and District
Hospital Corporation
will be held in the Wingham & District Hospital Cafeteria,
270 Carling Terrace, Wingham, Ontario on
Thursday, June 17,1999
at the hour of eight o'clock p.m. for the election of Governors;
for the appointment of Auditors; and for the transaction of such
other things as may properly come before the meeting.
Copies of the Annual Report and Hospital Financial Statements
may be obtained at the front desk of the Wingham and District
Hospital effective June 10, 1999 and at the Annual Meeting.
Memberships granting voting privileges may be purchased at
the front desk of the hospital for five dollars ($5.00) prior to
five o'clock p.m, Wednesday, June 2, 1999. No membership
sold after that time will entitle the purchaser to a vote.
Dated at Wingham, Ontario, this 28th day of April, 1999.
By order of the Board of Governors.
Margret Comack
Site Administrator
Vice-President, Chief Nursing Officer I
140 golfers in the swing
for Lung Assoc, tourney
On Saturday, June 5, The Lung
Association’s Fourth Annual Golf
Tournament will get the 1999 golf
season off to an exciting start for
140 golfers at the Mitchell golf
Club. This 18-hole Texas scramble
tournament is popular with both
men and women golfers and last
year it was almost a complete sell
out'
Proceeds from the tournament,
which is generously sponsored by
Horizon Pro Health in Stratford and
Clinton and Berny Nymeyer of
RBC Dominion Securities, support
the many community health
education programs of The Lung
Association in Huron-Perth.
Until May 25, the registration fee
is $60 per person for a wonderful
day of golf and a great steak dinner,
plus an additional optional $10
prize fee. After May 25, the entry
fee is $65 per person, plus the
additional optional $10 prize fee.
Anyone having purchased a 1999
Golf Privilege Card from The Lung
Association, will find it contains a
$5 discount coupon off the entry
fee. A tax receipt for a portion of
the registration fee will be issued to
all participants.
The list of 1999 prizes includes
one and two-night getaways for
two in Toronto, Niagara Falls, St.
Catharines, London and Bayfield
and the Hole In One Prize' is the
use of a great new Ford product.
Registration forms are available
from The Lung Association office
in Stratford, 271-7500; Horizon Pro
Health in Clinton, 482-7405;
Mitchell Golf Club, 348-8991 or
Horizon Pro Health in Stratford,
271-0202. Registration closes May
31, so mark calendar, practise your
swing and reserve your place now
in the Fourth Annual Lung
Association Golf Tournament.
Spring
greenhouse
It’s Planting Time...
and we’ve got just what you’re looking for
• colourful begonias • spikes & ivies
• cheery annuals such as: petunias, lobelia,
coleus, marigolds,
snap dragons, impatiens, larkspur, salvia,
alyssum, dahlias, gazanias,
zinnias, • many, many more in
limited quantities.
99$/box or
$10.00 flat (12 boxes)
Plus - We have a good selection
of super tunias, million bells, verbena, straw
flowers, daisies, becopa
$1.75 a pot
Auburn
Watch tor our
sign on
County Rd. 25
County Rd. #25
3 minutes west of Blyth
Jack & Sylvia Nonkes’
523-9456
Open Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. ~ 10 p.m.
4" pots of well branched compact geraniums
$1.75 ea.
Perennials $1.75 a pot (unless otherwise marked)
5 Varieties of tomatoes to choose from