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Times -Advocate, August 19, 1981
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Peter Aunger is among
those who can hardly wait
for the hockey season to
begin
How cr. it's not that the
local SHUNS teacher is an
avid hockey enthusiast. Lt's
simply a case that his supply
of broken hockey sticks is
starting to get a little low.
The main reason for that
is that last week Aunger con-
structed a mammoth scaf-
fold out of hockey sticks to
NO FEAR - Would you climb five metres on a frame -work of
broken hockey sticks? According to Peter Aunger, Sherwood
Crescent. they're more stable than a metal scaffold he used
when he painted his house the first time some six years ago.
The scaffold contains 100 sticks and is screw -nailed together
so it can be taken apart and stored until it is required the next
time the house needs pointing.
enable him to reach the
highest peaks on his home at
23 Sherwood Crescent for a
painting project.
The 15 -metre scaffold isn't
the only thing fashioned
from broken hockey sticks by
the local science teacher. A
visit to his house shows an
assortment of shelving,
household and garden items
made from hockey sticks.
1f you're wondering what
happened to that $10.95
hockey stick your son broke
on his first outing after you
parted with the cash, there's
a good chance that Peter
Aunger has turned it into
something useful.
1t all started back in 1973
when Aunger took a trip to
the Science Centre in Toron-
to and heard an expert give
advice on the building of
domes. Wondering what he
could use instead of the ex-
pensive aluminium tubing
that was used by the
speaker. Aunger returned
home and started his collec-
tion of broken hockey stilts.'
His first project was a
domed greenhouse at his
residence. He laughingly
recalls that he forgot to
anchor the structure ade-
quately and can still recall
seeing his wife chase the
dome across an open field in
a wind storm.
From there, he branched
out into making shelving for
practically every room in
the house. The Aunger house
also displays end tables, a
sewing table complete with
hockey stick drawers, an
FM antenna frame and a
saw -horse. "Pick it up," he
says of the latter, outlining
its exceptional lighness and
sturdiness.
Over the years. the Exeter
man estimates he has
probably used up to 1,000
broken hockey sticks, and
even if one should break in
its new use. he recycles it
into some new gadget.
"They just get shorter with
each new job." he chuckles.
The scaffold, was of
course. the major project. It
contains over 100 hockey
sticks and is made up in five
sections. each section being
one metre. It was all screw -
nailed together so it can be
quickly taken apart and
stored until the house needs
another paint job.
He explains that six years
ago when he painted the
house later it was built, he
used a metal scaffold that
was being used by the brick
lavers. This one isn't . as
wiggly." he says. pointing to
the colorful network of
sticks. most of which still
carry the manufacturer's
label.
Aunger uses rollers to
move the scaffold along.
Naturally. the rollers aren't
made out of hockey sticks.
No. they're recycled
broo'hrsticks. He uses the
latter for places where
dowels may be needed or for
repairing furniture which
demands something round
rather than a flat piece of
wood.
Through his experience
with hockey sticks. Aunger
said he would recommend
hockey players use the solid
ash sticks. as they are
stronger than the fibreglaS
of laminated sticks.
This was further
emphasized to him last week
when a strong wind caught
his unattended scaffold and
sent it toppling to the
ground. The ash sticks, used
Shipka party ends
T-ba!I league action
By MRS. HUGH MORENZ
SHIPKA
About 50 children and
parents gathered for a party
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MANY USES Broken hockey sticks have been put to many uses by Peter Aunger Thr'
from hardwood sticks, while the fan-shoped frame towhich is toped an FM
• the smaller sections of o laminated stick which have been steamed to a't
Actors prep in barn
for next performance
Actors often complain that
their rehearsal halls are as
drafty as barns. but not
many have as much reason
as the cast of He Won't Come
In From The Barn• which runs
Pair home
from west
By MRS PETER MARTIN
CREDITON
�1r and Mrs Lloyd Lam-
port recently returned horne
tram a 20 day agricultural
toter of the Peace River area
in Alberta the Yukon and
Alaska
One of the highlights was
panning for gold at Dawson
City At Skagway they
hoarded the cruise ship
Odes -a on her four day
crut-t. to Vancouver.
In Vancouver they visited
with Dr and Mrs. Wilfred
Turnhall and talked to Mel
and ('lira Lamport, by
phone
Ross and Irene Haugh
-t)t.nt two weeks recently
visiting with Mr and Mrs.
ffohwrt Lambie in Saskatoon
;,rd Mr and Mrs. John
Fink twiner in Isohella.
rttnha
t
fl
August 25 to September 5 at
the Blyth Summer Festival
with the assistance of
Goderich Elevators, Ltd.
The actors in He Won't
Come In From The Barn are
picking up a little local at-
mosphere (the source of the
atmosphere is not specified)
by rehearsing the play in a
barn not far from Blyth.
I wanted the actors to ab-
sorb the essence of rural
living director Paul
Thompson says. "We took a
straw vote and everyone
agreed we should hit the
hay so to speak."
Author and star performer
of the play. Ted Johns. sums
up thy reason for the play by
quoting from it: "Farmers
are like mushrooms.
They're kept in the dark and
they're fed manure.'Anvnne
who s brave or foolhardy
enough to learn to be a
farmer these days would be
well off to do it on the safety
of a stage
He Won't Come In From The
Barn is a revival of the hit
that played to sold -out
houses in Toronto and in a
two week run at Blyth
Summer Festival in 1977.
The show features Ted Johns
as loth actor and writer in
this farcical treatment of
1
the troubles of a modern age
farmer who retreats to his
barn in protest.
The same hard-hitting and
hilarious satire that
characterized .Johns' The
School Scandal and St. Sam
of the Nuke Pile is turned on
astronomical interest rates,
government regulations.
plummeting returns on farm
products and rising supply
prices
The cast includes Johns'
as the recalcitrant farmer
who takes up residence in his
barn. and .Janet Amos, as his
wife Ms Amos is artistic
director of the Blyth
Summer Festival and is the
wife of Mr Johns' fn reality
as well as on stage. William
Dunlop. Graham McPherson
and Keith Thomas fill out
the cast
Although some perfor-
mances are already sold out,
there are still plenty of good
seats available. He Won't
Come In From The Barn runs
every night except Sunday at
8 • 30 p.m. from August 25 to
September 5 with matinees
at 2 p m on September 3 and
5 Seats may be reserved by
calling the Festival at (519)
523-9300. 52.3-9225, or in per-
son at the Festival box of-
fice
1.
last Monday evening at the
Community Centre, to close
out the T -ball season.
The children divided up
into two teams and played T -
ball in the social time.
T -ball crests were
presented to all the children,
and they, in turp presented
their leader, Ann Russell
with a trophy.
Lunch was barbecued hot
dogs and ice cream.
Dwight Beierling, two year
old son of Harvey and Gloria
Beierling has a broken leg,
as a result of an accident on
a swing.
Ervin and Nola Ratz
returned last Monday from a
20 day trip to the Yukon and
Alaska, sponsored by Huron
County Cattlemen's
association. Motoring to
Toronto they took a plane to
Edmonton. For five days
they enjoyed a charter bus
trip through Alberta and
B.C., visiting Slave Lake,
Peace River, Grand Prairie
and a visit to a Hutterite
colony.
From Fort St. John to
Whitehorse in the Yukon, a
visit to Dawson city, where
they panned for gold.
In Alaska stops were at
Anchorage. Fairbanks and
Tok. They left Skagway and
travelled by boat to Van-
couver, and home from there
to Toronto by plane. Mrs.
Ratz reported the scenery
was very beautiful. Twenty-
two other couples were also
on the tour.
John and Linda Wuerth,
hosted a party, Sunday af-
ternoon for a gathering of 26
young friends. In the social
time they played volleyball,
followed by a barbecue.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vin-
cent, Lori Michael and
Michelle, and the children's
cousins Elaine Vincent of
Crediton area, holidayed last
week in Evart, Michigan,
with Lucille's mother, Mrs.
Fred Hoffman, and sisters
t and families, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Navarre and Mr. and
Mrs. Horst Kovitzki. They
spent three days attending
a church camp at St. Louis,
Michigan.
Alberdina and Herman
Westerhof, their daughter
Ginie and friend Hans, of
Dalfsen, Holland, left for
home Saturday, after
visiting this past three
weeks with Alberdina's
brother and family, Dick and
Annie Zielman.
Side trips during their visit
were visits to Point Pelee,
and to Collingwood and the
Scenic Caves there.
Mrs. Shirley Dell, Clinton,
Tonya and Cynthia of
Belleville visited last week
with Hugh and Annie
Morenz. Clinton will be at-
tending University of
Western Ontario this fall and
was making arrangements
foiaccommodatiorin London.
Mr. Dell stopped off at
Waterloo to attend a high
school teachers work shop.
for the vertical secitons
which must carry the
weight. held together and
the screws broke, while the
laminated sticks broke in-
dicating the strews were
stronger then they. -°
Aunger has a standing
order for all the broken
hockey sticks he can get at
the South Huron rec centre
and he periodically drops
into arenas in Hensall,
Lucan. Kincardine and
Goderich to cart off any
supply they may have on
hand.
The ash sticks, with few
exceptions, break only at the
heel of the stick. The
laminated or fibreglas sticks
often shatter and aren't even
of use to the local handy-
man. A similar piece of
hardwood would probably
cost him close to $1.00.
He has steamed some of
the laminated sticks to un-
glue them end then used the
smaller wood portions for
making kites and small
items for the house.
A trip through the Aunger
house proves once_again,
that one person's discard is
another person's treasure.
It's small consolation
perhaps for a hockey player
when he breaks one of those
increasingly expensive
sticks. but chances are the
remains will be put to some
practical use by Peter
Aunger.
T
FIRST PROJECT - - A greenhouse was one of the first pro-
jects undertaken by Peter Aunger in transforming broken
hockey sticks into something useful. This is one of the two such
greenhouses erected at SHDHS, the dome of which is made
from hockey sticks as well as the shelves inside which house the
plants.
SEWING TABLE - - This sewing table in the basement of the Peter Aunger house is con
strutted mainly of broken hockey sticks, even the pulls and the runners on the drawers
Things get rolling at
Huronview again
Now that'the postal strike
is over, it is nice again to
have our column appearing
in all nine newspapers.
Rev. Darrah conducted the
Sunday morning service
assisted by Miss Margaret
McQueen at the organ. The
choir sang the anthem
Bring Them In For Jesus.
Ethel Houston, Beatrice
Young, John McTaggart,
Ethel Hill, Mabel Garrow,
Andy Houston, Ernest
Appleton enjoyed a van ride
to Stratford.While one of the
ladies had an appointment
the others spent the time
browsing through the mall.
It was off to London on
Tuesday for appointments
and Ann Devlin, Norman
Dupee. Clarence Smith,
EberLewis, Al Macey, Earl
Durnin, Wray Cornish and
Tom Schmidt accompanied
the van.
We are getting a lot of use
out of our stereo equipment
and one afternoon was spent
listening to many fine old
records of the homes and
Frank Bissett's. We were
happy this week to have Mr.
Chelut showing his slides of a
trip made to Yugoslavia. Mr.
Chelut gave a very in-
teresting and informative
talk about the country and
we would like to thank him
again for spending that time
with us.
Mrs. Prouty led the
singing at the Bible Study on
Thursday afternoon, and
Ethel Hill read the poem
How Do I Love Thee? The
Bible verse Ps. 119: 105 was
taught on the flannelgraph
board. The Message taken
from Acts 2, Peter's Pen-
tecostal Message was
delivered by Mrs. Prouty.
Roman Catholic Mass was
held in the chapel on Friday
morning, and Friday af-
ternoon bingo was played in
the new auditorium.
A total of $888.88 was
realized from the collecting
of Zehers tapes and we would
like to thank all those who
contributed with their tapes
and would like to point out
that we are still collecting
them, so keep those cash
register tapes coming.
Ki1ldon
By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
Mr. and Mrs. John Han-
niman and Rosemary,
Renfrew spent last week
with Mrs. J. McCormick.
Mrs. Clarke and daughter
of Owen Sound visited last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Switzer and family.
Mrs. Mary Hewins of B.C.
is visiting with Ethel
Copeland.
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