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Sports
Wildwood hosts triathlon
On track
It was fast-paced excitement once again outside Walton as
the moto-cross racers and fans converged at the farm of
Chris and Judy Lee, Sunday. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Wildwood Adventure
Triathlon on Sunday, May 28 is an
off-road race featuring lake pad
dling, mountain biking and trail run
ning.
Set in the beautiful Wildwood
Conservation area near St. Marys, it
offers a unique opportunity for mul
tisport athletes to enjoy a fun and
healthy race in a safe environment.
Proceeds of the event go towards
children’s canoeing programs of the
Stratford Perth Canoe Centre and the
Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Heart disease and stroke continue
to be the single largest cause of death
among Canadian men and women.
Recent statistics show that heart dis
ease and stroke claim the lives of
over 79,000 Canadians annually.
Research and public education
funded by the Heart and Stroke
Foundation have helped cut the rate
at which Canadians die from heart
attack by half since the early 1970s.
Participants are encouraged to
complete the triathlon as pairs teams.
There are also solo and relay cate
gories. There will be a post-race
lunch, prizes and a race t-shirt for all
participants.
For more information please call
From the sidelines
Next on the hit list
PEOPLE AROUND
CRANBROOK
Foundation, 457 Huron St.,
Stratford, (519) 273-5212. Register
by May 22, 2000. Race starts at
9 a.m.
Brian McNeil-Smith at (519) 273-
5158. Registration forms are avail
able at Wheel Goods, Bistro to Go,
Balzac’s and the Heart and Stroke
By Hugh Nichol
Detroit Red
Wings goalie Chris
Osgood once said
that while a
reporter’s unkind
words don’t bother
him as long as they
come from an
informed source, what does irritate is
when these people claim knowledge
about things they’ve only seen from
afar.
Two perfect examples of the
media’s attempt to voice their
expertise and influence the general
public’s perception without really
knowing occurred this spring during
a local radio call-in talk show.
The first topic of debate was a
four-game sweep of the WOAA sen
ior hockey Wingham Spitfires by the
Durham Thundercats in the league’s
opening playoff round. Several
Spitfires were injured during the
series and by combining fact and fic
tion the talk show host led us to
believe the Thundercats won by pre
meditated acts of aggression.
Although slightly biased the show
was entertaining, informative and
would have you believing the senior
hockey program has a major prob
lem involving violence on ice that
the league officials openly ignore.
Reality was Durham simply raised
their playoff intensity to a level
beyond Wingham’s capability to
compete, a fact I can state with full
confidence because a)
I was an assistant coach with the
Spitfires, and b) over the past three
winters I have coached against
Durham on 26 separate occasions.
The second instance occurred
amidst allegations that the Listowel
Midget hockey team’s championship
celebrations included beer and cigars
in the dressing room. At one point
during the talk show it was suggest
ed that maybe it was time we took a
look at our hockey culture.
In other words hockey is now the
first step to eternal damnation. Yes, I
realize these players are 16 - 17
years of age but I am not naive
enough to believe they have never
before had the opportunity to sample
the taste of alcohol or inhale a tobac
co-related substance. And while I
may or may not condone the activity
I believe a small amount of credit
should be given for keeping the
experience within a controlled
environment under adult supervi
sion.
So what’s next on the hit list? How
about high school graduation dances.
Prom night has the reputation of
being a time of high peer pressure
and low resistance levels. Combine
this with the results of a recent sur
vey that suggests that 50 per cent of
all girls between the ages of 15 - 19
have had intimate relations and I am
sure somewhere, somehow, someone
will denounce a hockey player of
enthusiastically finishing his check.
By Peter
Hagedoom
Call
887-6935
Sharing
Sheila Terpstra with her niece Janine Van Dyk were among
the many on hand to enjoy the food at the Brussels Legion’s
Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Lightning, Thunder clash
It was an outstanding game played
between the Blyth Lightning and the
Blyth Thunder on Thursday May, 11.
The Thunder started out hard and
fast scoring three goals in the first
half.
Unassisted goals were scored by
Sean Bechtel and Daniel DePatie,
who scored two of them.
The Lightning responded with two
goals before the half ended.
In the second half the Lightning
would strike three times with no
return from Thunder to claim the
victory in the first game of the sea
son. *
Goals were scored by Brett Bean,
Charlette Worsell, Darcy Cook and
Shawn Drost with two.
Assists were by Shawn Drost,
Darcey Cook, Brett Bean, Lisa
Carter, Jessica Wheeler and Amanda
Bearss.
The final score of the first game in
the season was 5-3 for the Blyth
Lightning.
The Community extends sympa
thy to Eleanor Stevenson and her
family on the passing of Stuart
Stevenson.
The community also extends sym
pathy to the family of David Engel at
the loss of Janet’s father Harold
Humphrey from Lucknow.
John and Nancy Vanass spent a
few days with Jennifer and Prentice
in Windsor and Jolanda Vanass came
home for the weekend.
John and Marg Saxon attended the
wedding of Murray Smith and
Jennifer St John, which was held in
Amberly. Eddie Saxon officiated as
the best man.
Peter Hagedoom spent a few days
in Weston with the millennium twins
(Ben and Ev) and they are doing
well. However they are a LOT of
work! Kimberley and Adam are
planning to bring them to Cranbrook
so that everyone in the community
can have a go at holding them, feed
ing them and yes, even changing
them!
And now a small footnote: the lit
tle stray orange cat known to the
children in the community as
“Barney”, has been adopted by Peter
Hagedoom. Barney now has his res
idence in the workshop. He has had
his shots and will be fixed in the
weeks to come. Any complaints
about his behaviour may be
addressed to Peter.
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WINGHAM & DISTRICT HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY:
The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation will be holding a Community
Appreciation Day on Thursday, June 8 from 11:30 to 2:30 at the Big Tent on the
corner of Patrick Street and Carling Terrace. Please come and join us for a
barbecue.
DIABETES EDUCATION:
Class will be held on Tuesday, May 30 from 8:30 to 3:00. We are only meeting in
group once per month now instead of twice, so that we may see more clients
individually. This will be a trial for May to July 2000. Please call 357-3210 ext.
275 to register with a Doctor’s referral.
CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION:
Class will be held on May 25, from 2:00 to 3:30. Please call 357-3210, ext. 275 to
register with a Doctor’s referral.
WDH ANNUAL MEETING:
Meeting will be held in the Wingham & District Hospital cafeteria, on Thursday,
June 8 at 8:00 p.m. Memberships granting voting privileges may be purchased at
the front desk of the hospital for $5.00 prior to 5:00 p.m. on May 24.
CANADA HEALTH DAY.
Approximately 500 elementary students participated in Canada Health Day
Participation Challenge sponsored by the hospital and the Public Health Unit.
Thanks to all who helped with the project.
BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS:
Tune in your AM radios on June 16 from 9:00 to 10:00 to listen to host Bryan Allen
and a panel of brain injury survivors and specialists discuss Brain Injury
Awareness and Prevention. The Maitland Brain Injury Support Group receives
some sponsorship from WDH and is open to all survivors and caregivers.
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