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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-08-24, Page 66- THE HURON EXPOSITOR. August 24, 2005 News Walton woman wins gold at regional seniors' games By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Joan Perrie, of Walton, has become an expert on predicting how fast she can walk three kilometres. The secret of how she won the gold medal at the Southwestern Ontario Regional Seniors Games last Wednesday in Windsor recently lies in a song. "When I walk, I sing Camptown Races. I walk to the beat and close to my fastest pace. It just works," she laughs. As well, she practises twice a week and times herself. Perrie completed the event in 29 minutes, 39 seconds, half a minute faster than she predicted. "It was a fast walk. It was a bicycle path through the sculpture park along the Detroit River," she says. With 45 people at the starting line, 30 of them competing in the women's event, Perrie says she wondered how they would all fit on an eight -foot -wide path. But, she positioned herself behind a man who was walking lall THE HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC ___ DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT REGISTRATION JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN -GRADE 12 Parents of Catholic school age children who are new to Perth and Huron Counties may contact their local school and register their children during )he week of August 29 to September 2 2005 or on the second day of school. Wednesday. September 7. 2005, Please Note: JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN children must be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 2005. KINDERGARTEN children must be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2005. FRENCH IMMERSION classes are being offered at Jeanne Sauv6 School, Stratford, and St. Mary's School, Goderich. Please bring Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate and Immunization Record Card of the child you intend to register. Elementary Schools in Huron County: St. Joseph's School Kingsbridge 529-7646 St. Columban School St. Columban 345-2086 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Mount Carmel 237-3337 St. Joseph's School Clinton 482-7035 Precious Blood School Exeter 235-1691 *St. Mary's School Goderich 524-9901 St. James School Seaforth 527-0321 Sacred Heart School Wingham 357-1090 St. Boniface School Zurich 236-4335 Elementary Schools in Perth County: St. Patrick's School Dublin 345-2033 St. Patrick's School Kinkora 393-5580 Holy Name of Mary School St. Marys 284-2170 St. Mary's School Listowel 291-3000 *Jeanne Sauvr', School Stratford 273-3396 St. Ambrose School Stratford 271-7544 St. Joseph's School Stratford 271-3574 St. Aloysius School Stratford 271-3636 Secondary Schools: St. Michael Secondary School Stratford (Perth County) 271-0890 St. Anne's Secondary School Clinton (Huron County) 482-5454 *FRENCH IMMERSION SCHOOLS Parents who expect that in the future their child will enrol in the optional French Immersion Program in Grade 1, have the option of enrolment for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either their local Catholic School or the French Immersion School. St. Mary's School Jeanne Sauve School Bernard Murray, Chairperson of the Board Goderich Stratford 524-9901 273-3396 Larry Langan, Director of Education Joan Perrie 4' IA There is still time to register! 111.41 FANSHAWE COLLEGE In partnership with Fanshawe College we are offering WELDING 7012 This course is offered at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton from September 12, to October 19, 2005 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: $416.50 + taxes To register please call Floyd Herman at 1.519.524.2515 www.thecentreforemploymentandlearning.ca particularly fast and quickly moved away from the pack. Because the event is a predicted walk, Perrie says speed is not a factor and some athletes were using canes and wheelchairs. "Anyone can win because it's prediction," she says. Perrie has also won the predicted swimming event in the local senior games and last year won a bronze medal in 55-64 year-old 200 -metre prediction swim at Activefest, the provincial Seniors' Games. Other Seaforth seniors who competed in Windsor include Olave Little who competed in golf and Edith Walker, who also competed in the prediction walk. Neither of them placed in the top four. She says District 29, which includes the Seaforth area, did very well in the provincial games with seven firsts and one third out of 10 competing districts. "We had a great time. People are always so friendly. I'm hoping more Seaforth seniors sign up next year," says Perrie. "Why don't we have any tennis players, dart players or more swimmers," she says. Lawn bowling grants will pay for new equipment By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor A grant from the Trillium Foundation for $11,000 will be added to $9,245 from the Seaforth Community Development Trust and $6,500 from the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club to buy new equipment to maintain Seaforth's greens. "All of our stuff is outdated and we should have been replacing pieces as we go," says Rick Wood, president of the local lawn bowling club. Lawn bowling equipment that will be replaced include a new roller at $9,000, a new mower at $8,000, a dethatcher at $2,400, a drag mat at $2,100 and a backlapper at $900. Wood says some of the equipment being replaced could be considered antiques, including a 1929 roller. "As the equipment gets older, it gets tougher to find the parts. We're lucky our greenskeeper Fred Tilley has been so mechanically - inclined. But, even he can only tinker with them so much," adds Donna Beuerman, another member L r I 1 r—i 'T•r ■ t� ��, OF THE WEEK • "YOUR f FP/QYA. 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While watering the greens currently takes six hours with the watering machine and another hour and a quarter manually with a hose, a new underground automatic system will be far easier. "All you do is push a button," says Snell. Vanastra Curling Club buying ice -making equipment By Jennifer Hubbard Clinton News -Record Staff The Vanastra Curling Club will soon have a big check mark on its to-do list. The club is one of 20 local organizations that was named in a recent press release announcing $675,400 in Ontario Trillium Foundation grants. "We started fundraising for this about two years ago to replace our ice -making equipment and we applied for the grant this past spring," club president Dave Townsend said. Since most of the equipment is at least 20 years old, the $45,000 project is much needed. Money raised at past fundraisers will make up what is not covered by the $15,000 OTF grant. "A lot of the equipment is getting to the age that we can't get parts for it any more and we don't want to have a shut down in the middle of the season," he explained. "The new equipment will also be much more efficient, using at least a third less hydro." Townsend said the club is hoping to have all of the upgrades complete by November when the curling season starts. There are currently about 150 members in the Vanastra club — 90 adult and 60 juniors.