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Times -Advocate, February 13, 1991
On the trails in the Pinery
most event aurracefid
No snow, but Carnival
still a go In Bend
By Roberta Walker
GRAND BEND - The first
weekend of Winter Carnival 1991
was a great
te the
1 k of snow. success
Legion was
crowded for both the Fashion
show on Friday evening and the
play, "As the Bend Turns" on Sat-
urday. An enthusiastic crowd
tumed out to cheer on the sled dog
derby at the Pinery Park. Most res-
taurants, businesses and night
spots were pleased with the extra
patronage in town.
Despite rather mushy grass con-
ditions, the Snow Bird Golf Tour-
nament began on Saturday at Oak-
wood Golf Course. Sixteen teams
signed up to play Scotch Ball,
with one club per team (one man
and one lady) and a supply of ten-
nis balls on a 9 -hole course. The
tourney continues next weekend,
for all those avid golfers out there
who can't wait until spring.
Rick Powell, from Coconut Bay,
reported a great attendance at the
Gong Show on Saturday, from 3
to 6 p.m. The restaurant was
packed wall-to-wall with an enthu-
siastic audience to cheer on the
eight participants who competed.
Most of them were signers and/or
comedians, "with lots of talent"
according to Rick and kept the
place rocking with applause and
laughter. There'll be an Amateur
Talent Contest next Saturday at
the Coconut Bay, from 3 to 6 p.m.
so if you missed this one, join the
party next week.
The White House Restaurant
hosted a Valentine's Luscious Lips
Contest on Saturday evening. Julie
and Dorcas of Exeter tied for first
place for the ladies, splitting
$25.00, plus a Labatt's hat and t -
shirt for each. Ernie of St. Joseph
won the men's division for $25,
hat and shut. Terry Sweiger of
Dashwood, entertained the audi-
ence with his guitar music and will
be on hand next Saturday as well.
There was a good turnout for the
Polar Patio Party on Sunday with a
hot tub on the patio outside at the
White House. About 10 brave (or
foolhardy) souls took the plunge
with Dave Jackson Jr. of London,
winning "best swimsuit" in .the la-
dies category. He won $20, a La-
batts hat and free drink. Little 10 -
year -old Sara Carter of Dashwood
also jumped into the hot tub and
won an "I Love you" teddy bear.
The hot tub will be steaming and
ready for any other polar bears will-
ing to dive in next weekend.
Sun and moon - Because the snow forms were melting almost as
quickly as one could carve them on Saturday, all but one team with-
drew from the team snow sculpting competition. Determined to
beat the thermometer, Cam Haist (left) and John Maychos were able
to complete their rendition of an Aztec equinox symbol - the moon
perched on top of the sun.
Malamute - Sled dogs love at-
tention almost as much as run-
ning. This malamute, owned by
Devin Henry of Grand Bend,
posed for the camera after Sat-
urday's races.
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At the races - After two years of
seeing the competition can-
celled, the sled dog races came
to the Grand Bend Winter Carni-
val. Twenty-two teams arrived for
the two-day competition, al-
though the eight -dog races were
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