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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-06-24, Page 19Petrolia a ed race team The Hotel Challenge Cup is leaving town. Much to the dismay of arch -rivals, the Colonial Hotel and Sanders Tavern, the bed race title was captured this year by the "Streaks" from the Hard 011 Inn in Petrolia. In past years the coveted cup has gone back and forth between the Colonial and Sanders. Last year the Colonials took the trophy, and vowed to hang on to it. Alas, they were only able to place second against a young Hard 011 Inn team. A new entry this year from the Dashwood Hotel also proved to be formidable op- ponets. Easily disqualified were RD's Hotel, and Kelly's from London. The Dashwood Hotel in bed made by ARC Industries beat RD's in the first heat. In the second heat the Colonial Hotel conquered Kelly's from London, and in the third heat, Sanders Tavern fought valiantly but lost to the Hard Oil Inn team. The winners from the first three heats ran together to determine the cup winner. The Hard Oil Inn team came in first, followed by the Colonials, with Dashwood in third place. Sanders offered a unique decorating scheme this year. They pushed a hospital bed, carrying an expectant mother. All their team pushers wore medical smocks, about to make the delivery. Also on hand for I + rr [ L RC' 1981 vituacicomEuitt COrltestants,otd and net/ aur te,ril WI show • what ori' can DO - NUMBER ONE IN OUR HEARTS — Even though they didn't win the bed race trophy, the Colonial Hotel team still thinks they are number one. This year's crew consisted of coach Dale Whitelaw, Captain Larry Mason, pushers Bill Christie, John Musser, Allan Knight, rider Donny McKellar, pushers Mike McCann, Doug Fairbairn, Brion Penhale and consultant Cam Anderson. Staff photo Charges laid at fest Burgerfest fun kept On- tario Provincial Police at Grand Bend busy in one of their most hectic weeks of the season. During the week of June 14 to 20, 45 charges were laid under the liquor licence act. Two impaired drivers were charged, and one narcotic securities charge was laid. There were 30 charges laid under the highway traffic act, and two disturbances were investigated. Three thefts and two assaults were investigated. In addition, 90 general oc- curences were handled. Another deer was struck by a car on highway 21 near the entrance of Pinery Park. Damage to the car, driven by Robert Tindale of Chatham, amounted to $700. Constable P.E. Milian in- vestigated the accident which took place Thursday. During the week of June 14 to 20, 44 charges were laid TVIP • under the liquor licence act. One impaired driver was charged, as well as one suspended driver. Two thefts were investigated, and one charge was laid un- der the compulsory in- surance act. Five charges were laid under the provin- cial parks act, and there were five charges laid under the highway traffic act. In addition, nine mis- cellaneous occurrences were investigated. a ONE WAY TO GET TO THE BEACH — With the many traffic snarls in Grand Bend Satur- day, it would seem that this was the quickest way to get to the beach. Actually, Wes Marshall, London (formerly of Fullerton) was taking part in a sky -diving contest sponsored by SWOOP. Staff photo The fun way e to go DT175H XT25OH win traffic or on the trail. These Yamahas will take you almost anywhere. Economical and dependable on city streets. Rugged and agile on the trail. Both with exclusive Monoshock rear suspension for steady handling. Built for fun wherever you go! 'ELDER ENTERPRISES' SALES & SERVICE `DIAL 262-6142 HENSALL - ONT•e I Mile West and 1 Mile South of Ilensall Your Authorized Yamaha Full Seniee Dealer YAMAHA snatches hotel challenge cud Times -Advocate, June 24, 1981 Pogo 3A Sanders were some very at- tractive cheerleaders. The Colonials pushed their regular crib, featuring a baby in diapers, also known as Don M Keller, as the rider. There was some concern following the race about the fact that not all members on the Petrolia team were of legal age. Both the Sanders and Colonial teams have asked that in future the Hotel Challenge cup be restricted to rdcers 19 and over. In the men's division, the medals were captured by a team representing the town of Forest. The Forest Civic committee and Rugby Club put forth a great effort in their first attempt at bed racing and • took away the men's division. They invited all opponents to meet them again in the Forest bed race scheduled for Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30. The Forest team beat the Thompson -Warner Old- timers Hockey team in the final heat. Prior to that the Forest team beat out a new group representing Bell Aerospace. The Oldtimers had conquered the Multi - Branch Bombers from the Bank of Montreal in their first heat. The ladies medals were awarded to a team from Baskin-Robbins, the only en- try in the women's category. To give the ladies exercise, they were asked to run with the junior class. The Bluewater Motel team, calling themselves the Tarantulas won the junior division. They easily beat Dragon Fire, sponsored by Bill Jansen of the Anchorge and Bob Sandercott of Pinery Flea Market. Medals were awarded to the junior winners bythe Grand Bend Rec Com- mittee. Despite their second place finish, the Colonials held their usual post race celebrations. Team captain and spokesman Larry Mason said that they were disap- pointed in the second place showing, and thought they would do better since they had all quit smoking cigarettes. "We have the spirit, but the body wasn't willing," Mason said, shaking his head. Mason added that if it had not been for the un- derage Petrolia team, he was confident The Colonials could have retained their ti- tle. Pre -race tension was higher than ever this year. The Colonials reported get- ting crank phone calls, which they suspected came from the Dashwood camp. Threats were made and beds were put in hiding efore the races throughout Grand Bend. Last year, the Colonial team said that they had prepared for the Olympic bed reace team, but like so many athletes they were disappointed by theOlympic boycott. JUNIOR BED RACE CHAMPS — The Bluewater Motel team with their mean 'Tarantula" bed took the junior medals again this year. On the winning team were Mark Boogemans, Ivan Chapdelaine, Keith Clarke, Richard Brown, Peter Brenner, Jim Winegarden, Justin Peckett and Terry Brown. Staff photo PROPANE Birch Bark Trailer Park Hwy 83 - 1 '/2 mile E. of Hwy. 21 OPEN 7 DAYS 9 -Dusk Phone 238-8256 Inquire at House Beside Propane Tank �GLT£LLLE'Z S/b _. FACTORY OUTLET ,. Main Street, Grand Bend OPEN DAILY 1 Mon - Sat 10 - 5:30 Sunday 12 - 5:30 Mens and Ladies All Sizes Imagine! Just a few days ago the words "toccata and fugue" were not part of my vocabulary. But thanks to a complete explanation by Charles Daellenbach I now understand thoroughly, and I will recognize a "toccata and fugue" if I ever come across them again. Charles Daellenbach is a tuba player with Canadian Brass, who entertained Saturday at Huron Country Playhouse. What could have been a dull concert of classical music was made lively and interesting by The Brass. The group, which consists of Daellenbach, Frederic Mills, Ronald Romm, Graeme Page, and Eugene Watts, kept up a continuing string of jokes between numbers. Their version of the opera Carmen was hilarious — complete with curly wigs, hats and red sashes. The audience also enjoyed the bantering that went on between the Brass members. For example, we learned from the other members, that Ron, the trumpet player, had been forced by his mother to prac- tise Carnival of Venice since he was 12 years old. His mother says he's finally got it right, and he played it for us. ,The audience seemed es- pecially pleased with their encore, a Fats Waller tune, Lounging at the Waldorf. The Brass received a long standing ovation. and an in- vitation to return to Grand Bend. *** The Canadian Brass is not the only concert at Huron Country Playhouse this year. Publicity director Heather Redick hints that there will be more to come. She learned this week that Sylvia Tyson has agreed to come to the playhouse's birthday party August 16. If the audience enjoys Sylvia as much as they did Canadian Brass, we're in for another good show. The following also appeared on my desk this week from Heather's office. More good news from the playhouse! Beginning Monday, July 20 a two-week workshop in Creative Drama will be offered at Huron Country Playhouse for children age 6 - 12. The workshop will be conducted by the Young Players under the supervi- sion of Dena Saxer, a qualified creative drama specialist. Dena studied creative drama at Michigan State University and with Win- nifred Ward. an acknowledg- ed leader in the field. She has also taught extensively in Canada and the U.S. for the past ten years. The workship will emphasize individual creativity and encourage the child's ability to make a un- ique contribution. We will concern ourselves with developing imagination, clarity of expression and natural spontaneity. The children will be led through excercise in movement• sen- sory, awareness, characterization games. music and story telling. On Saturday. August 1st, parents will be entertained by the children with their main stage performance at Huron Country Playhouse. Schedule: Ages 6 - 8, Mon- day - Friday. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at $10.00 for 2 weeks. Ages 9 - 12, Monday - Friday. 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at $15.00 for 2 weeks. Saturday. August lst. all ages 11:00 - 12.05. A few especially in- terested children over the age of 12 will be accepted. 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