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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-01-22, Page 11Crystal Jones puts skating career on hold, more time with studies By Fred (iron. ZURICH•• There is a lot „I - :itement in the figure skating world -right now ai .Canada jiist-cntn- pleted its national championship, and - the best in this nation aiL bound for France and the 1\ tine, Olympics. But in Zurich, twig a wee k, an - 18 -yam -ofd skater is inirueain fi,- tnrc1mpefuts andplannnrrr- her•trwn lite. Part of it involve, continuing her career in figure skating and lire rest as a law enforcem.„t ,II I,;, Crystal Jones of ticu.,,ll r- .u - tending .Sir Wilfrid Laurier Scc,ni- dary School in Loritlon, a t: w uul, s • "It-442-outd-be-nicelo . put more into i t but I -want to go to university.” away front where she ha• glow' up and gone to school. "They offer OAC Iuw down there lin London) and OAC phos cd neat semester," said Jones. Her marks are good despite hen - Hensall's Crystal Jones ing a lot of other activities. "Right now` they arc good. 'V start exams next week and Pin go- ing in with 80's. I don't know where 1 find time to study but [do." The past several years have seen Jones spend many long, hours on the ice. She is currently workitrb-on completing the second half of her eighth and final figure and her Sen- ior Silver Free Skate. An amateur instructor•-it#t the Zurich Figure Skating Club, a wait- ress at an* Exeter restaurant and a student in London, Jones has had to cut back on her own lessons. "I've son of backed off. I used to skate four tunes a week. Now- it's two days because school is more important." It's tough to have to make priori- ties, but Jones said she had to make certain choices. After all, there arc only so many hours in a day. "I 'wasn't going far enough," she said of her own skating. ".I'm not Olympic material. I'm not dedicat- ed enough. I'm not on strict diets, I just do it for the•enjoyment." Although Jones is not aspiring to join Mississauga's Karen Preston and Josee Chouinard of Laval, pee 'bee on the Olympic trail, skating is a big part of her life. In Zurich she does private lesson, and, assists the club pro Maroc Walker with group lesson, Lor youngsters. The Zurich Club is the home club -~of Kathy Mender who-tras-gime tin -moo-a--professional -skating -career With Ice Capades. Jones doesn't get paid directly hut there is utoney which goes into a .fund which pays for her own les sons. "As an amateur you can't,ch -.any money but you still get to conr- Pete... Jones said she -would like to tic - tome a skating pro but there is a lot more work ahead on the rink, in- cluding taking courses to become certified. For now, she is concentrating on school. - "It would be nice to put more into it iskating), but I want to go to uni- versity." Last summer Jones worked with the Exeter Police. Department and through her experiences there would like to have a career in law, enforcement. Future competitions: Jones will see several of her skaters compete in Ingersoll February 15-16.at the 15th Annual H.O.M.E. Competi- tion which is for the 19 clubs in Huron, Oxford, Middlesex and El- gin Counties. Exeter Molting Hawks -fit vizekend .tournament EXETER - 'The South Huron Recreation Centre will be a busy, spotthis-weekend as the 9th Annu- alExeter Moltinglhwks Oldtimcrs. Hockey Tournament begins Friday night. A total of 12 teams at three divi- sions wifl have their finals begin on Sunday at 11 a.m. Besides the great hockey, Satur- day and S,mday features Jack Chip- • chase, Eric Finkbeiner . and Walt Tiedeman and their famous break- fast. In oldtimers action last week, the Molting Hawks won three games beating Stratford 7-3, London Old Machines 12-5 and Sarnia Old Oil- ers 9-4. iIIIIIIinIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl111111111UI11U1111111owilmuimIIIIIlIU1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IN111H11111111111111111111111111111111III .. 1111111111111111111111111111 CMIOII CO r' " LASERCIJ°ER INSTANT COLOUR COPIES 2n1argefarrLiLy or .t - - :otos 'to -81/2x11 or even 11 x 17 tn.stantly . with outstanding results Ideal, for business presentation materts , --even colour transparencies 1- Against Stratford, Bob McDo- nald notched three goals and Emie Ahrens had two with Murray Little and Ken -Bergmann adding -singles. Bergmann had four assists. Little had four goals and three as- sists to pace the locals against Lon- don. Randy Gilfillan.'had three, Scott Bruton scored twice, with one each from Ron Moore, Brian Hod- gins and Ahrens. Hodgins added five asssits. Ahrens netted five big goals against Sarnia while McDonald had a goal and three assists. Mike Des- jardine, Bergmann and Bob Jones also scored while Chipchasc had three assists. Celebrity Dinner cancelled this year A tier 18. cars the 18years, Exeter Lions Celeb- sidelines rity Dinner has been shelved. The annual fund raiser has helped the local service club raise thousands of dollars _ by over nearly two decades. - - Fred Last year, former National ' Groves Hockey League great Dave -keotrshowed-me-the differettee-between-an-alit-Toronto -Ma- ple Leafs shirt and the newer model. it's the way the points on the leaf are made he pointed out. Bobby Hull was here one year and although his stories didn't delight everyone, he was a big name -draw. But the big name draw it seems are costing the local clubs more and more each year. Gone are the flays when an athlete would come and speak and at the end of the night, donate his tee back to the club. -Through proceeds raised at the dinner, the Lions Club -have donated to the "Thames Valley Childrens Centre and Easter Seals. "We'd like to assess after a year or two. We would have liked to see it make 20 years. I won't say it's cancelled," said Lions Club president John Stephens. "We'd Tike to put in on hold and see what happens." -Replactng ttte`oirrn er-ag-ar-as aiundratstr-is -concerned is the Conservation Dinner which Stephens noted takes a lot of ' his •club's resources. The Ausahlc Bayfield Conservation Au- thority and the Lions Club split the proceeds. Lack of funds scents to'be hurting the the Babe Siebert Me- morial Arena in Zurich as it is in need of a few repairs, the biggest being the roof. For those who live in re•oet tmunity or attend games there on a regular basis, it's one cold building. The roof leaks and the reason it's so cold is because the walls are made out of tin. On:any night, snow sneaks through the cracks and piles up in- side. Community centre manager Jim Ramer said the roof can be patched on a temporary basis but said any local contractor would be a little hesitant to take on the repair job becauselbie might not be able to guarantee the job. "We're looking into applying for a capital grant. The soon- est would be 1993 if approved," said Ramer. The Zurich facility, like all others has got a lot of tradition Ind it. From Babe Sieben who played- in. the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, to the Zurich Flyers and -the Zurich Buckeyes, hockey is a sport that has a lot of heritage in this community. Ramer said -the present arena was built in the late 1940\ over top of an existing outdoor rink. The structure is primarily made out of wood and tin. Since there are no heaters in this arena, and the walls are sec through in some spots, Ramer said he would like to see not only a new roof -but new walls to keep out the drafts. He estimated the roof alone could cost up to $100,000. Zurich recently renovated its auditorium but put nit monet into its rink. At the time, local politicians said the enhanced facility would bring in more weddings and banquets which Ramer says has happened. "If you want-to:aenArthe community ygp have to have a dace for them to come, he said.... • • 12 • • • f Toronto Maple Leaf coach Tom Watt is out of line when he says -there was nothing -wrong -with -Wendel -Clarke jabbing at the puck when it was eying to be smothered by a Chicago Black Hawk. We have rules in hockey and one of them is if a player covers the puck and its a delay of game, the referee blows the whistle...Just a note on refs. Brian Donaher who did a couple of Lucan Irish games last .week has to Team the most important rule of hockey, give a little when if comes to con- frontation with teenage players. The rookie official was pretty quick handing out ten minute misconducts on the weekend. He should also pay more attention to when .a puck goes into the net and when it doesn't. However, refs arc hard to keep. good -or bad. • Superbowl Sunday ...I like the Redskins by a touchdown. Performance Team --5400 MT =Drill 15' and 20' models in stock All 1 . 1,1 fa' Or You don't have to sacrifice fast, unilorm can count on 5400 MT to give you early, seeding in minimum till or no -till situations even emergence, thanks to precision seed The 5400.Min-Till Moun$ d DTIII, with its,ex- metering, heavier opener drawbars and slur- , tea strong construction and staggered disk dy staggered disk openers. -And, because ti's openers, slices right through crop residues a mounted drill, it's easy to hook up to the a and hard soil. 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