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"B" Champions - In the Usborne Minor Baseball Association's PeeWee tournament held in Centralia
the weekend, the Crediton boys took home the "B" trophy. Front row (I -r) Cam Eveland, Nick Par-
sons, Jeff Glavin, John Rutten, Jayson Schultz, Chad Pickering, Shaun Dawe. Back row (I -r) Coach
Donna Glanville, Jim Dietrich, David Palsa, Richie Dobson, Jim Rutten, Jason Kramer, Andy Glavin,
Coach Dou:las Jones.
Working hard - Dennis Brock of Gregus Construction has been working hard on the conversion of
courtyard space to three classrooms at South Huron District High School. An accurate completion
date can not be given but the end of Septemberlooks hopeful.
Making a Sj lash - Darryl Chappel of Exeter tries to make the biggest splash and win a prize during
Games Day at the Exeter Pool Thursday afternoon.
Is our number
coming up in
tornado lottery?
GUELPH - Our on= again/off-
again relationship with the tornado
leaves us.gucssing. Do we now live
in a tornado belt? Is our number
coming up? A better understanding
of the tornado and its causes may
help to explain what's happening,
says University of Guelph agrome-
teorologist Terry Gillespie.
Tornados are actually very local-
ized, unpredictable storms with in-
tense, low-pressure centres caused
by violently rotating columns of
air. The tornado is usually formed
where warm, moist air meets cool,
dry air, he says. As the contrast be-
tween the two air masses intensi-
fies, so docs the storm. Like most
severe wcathcr situations, cumulo-
nimbus clouds are involved.
Tornados arc characterized by ex-
ceedingly strong winds that develop
into violently, rotating whirlpools.
The centrifugal force. is accompa-
nied by a great pressure change be-
tween the centre and the outside of
.the swirling column As more air is
sucked into the column, it rise's,
cools and condenses.
It is the low pressure at the core
of the tornado that causes buildings
to explode, says Gillespie. Contrary
to our natural instinct to shut the
storm out, the _ best preventive
measure in a tornado is to open
doors and windows to equalize the
air pressure.
Tornados arc difficult to predict
because of their small size, shbrt
life -span and` erratic speed and path,
he says. Because of this, tornado
warnings arc usually given only af-
ter one is actually sighted. Meteor-
ologists, however, may announce a
"tornado watch" during weather con-
ditions that include thunder -cloud
formation and the mixing of cold
and warm air masses.
Entertaining the kids Famous children entertainers Kim and Jerry
Brodey, who is originally from Sarnia, brought their brand of frolic
to the Huron Country Playhouse near Grand Bend for two shows
Monday morning and afternoon. Both kids and adults enjoyed the
sing -along music the pair performed.
Courtyard closed -in - The conversion of courtyard space to three new classrooms at South Huron
District High School is just the beginning of a quarter of a million dollar expansion project approved
by the Huron County Board of Education.
Bantam winners - The Usborne Bantam girls softball team were the "A" champions of the Usborne
Minor Baseball "Association's tournament held in Cromarty on the weekend. Front row (I -r) Sarah Ker-
slake,
erslake, Deanne Ballantyne, Tara Hunkin-'`fnnya'Riehi,. Sheri Regier,'Linda Wallis, Cheryl Ballantyne,
Jenna Gardner, May -Lynn Oke, Jayne Rowe._ Back row (I -r) -at -gist • �► ".� • " dri I. Qke,:_C = �' = - •- - - , ' erry rantlers, iffany Tryon, Laura
man, Tammy Rohde, assistant coach Cathy Regier. Missing: Coach George Tryon. -
Donation - Parkhill Ontario Eastern Star donated $200 to the Craigweil Day Centre to hold Ceramics
Supplies. Shown are Doris Hodgins (left), Grand Organist of Ontario, O.E.S., Clark Hodgins, Worthy
Grand Patron of Ontario O.E.S., Florence Campbell, Worthy Matron of Parkhill O.E.S., Beth Breimer,
Co-ordinator, Craigweil Day Ventre for Seniors, Nell Tweddle, Betty Grieves, Ada McKichan, Nellie
Detroit youth visit Dashwood - A group of 25 students from Catholic Central High school in Red-
ford, Michigan are spending two weeks of camping at the Pinery Provincial Park. They participated in
a runathon, Thursday morning from the Pinery to Dashwood. Above, coach Tony Magni and the boys
Helm. are welcomed by Pat Masse and Ruth Anne Merner of Memer's Meats.