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Times Advocate, 1994-02-02, Page 16Page 16 s -Advocate, February 2, 1994 SPORTS Figure skating Exeter Club preparing to host H.O.M.E, competition By Fred Groves T -A staff ILDERTON - For those not over- ly familiar with the sport of figure skating, this competition may ap- pear to have a lot of confusion. A lot of standing around, and a lot of waiting. Parents shuffle their feet and listen to their children's en- thusiasm. People with headsets and clip- boards orchestrate the show. Although the H.O.M.E. (Huron - Oxford -Huron -Elgin) is the first step on the road to the provincials, the pressure is evident. This year the Ilderton Figure Skating Club played host to the 553 skaters from the 19 different clubs, among those Zurich, Exeter, Lucan, Parkhill and of course Ilderlon. Next year all eyes will be cast upon the South Huron ..Recreation Centre which will be the site of the 1995 event. This past weekend in Ilderton, several executive members of th' Exeter Figure Skating Club, hosts of next year's competition, made the trip to get a first hand look at Making last minute preparations before skating in Ilderton on Saturday morning was Rebecca Jennison of the Exeter Fig- ure Skating Club. Bedards' named bowling Proprietors of the Year ZURICH - Tony and Marlene Bedard, owners of Town and Country Bowling Lanes in Zu- rich were recently awarded with the 'Proprietor of._ the-AYear Award' as presented by the Bowling Proprietors' Associa- tion of Ontario. Supporters of all association programs. the Bedards' amassed a total of 1,401 points towards the award. Stellar Lancs of New- market, which won the award last year in its inaugural year, finished second. The purpose of the award is to recognize pr"prietorhnanager and support in the area of bowl- er registrations, tournament par- ticipation and commitment to- wards the association. As winners, the Bedards' re- ceived a plaque and will he enti- tled to cash supplement up to $1,000 towards their expenses to attend the 41.st Annual BPAO t Convention in Kitchener in June. The Bedards', currently in their 25th year of business have just recently completed exten- sive renovations to their six lane centre which no doubt pleases the over 600 bowlers which pass through the doors on a weekly basis. Proprietors of the Year, Tony and Marlene Bedard of Zurich. i jl)np flutuni 3Jiisurnitce Co. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The 119th Annual Meeting of the Hay Mutual Insurance Company will be held in the Zurich Community Centre, Zurich on Friday the 25th day of February, 1994 at 2 P.M., for the presentation of the Annual Report, to elect three Directors and to transact all business as may be done at a General Meeting of the policyholders. The Directors whose term of office expire are Cecil Desjardine, Grand Bend; Edward McCann, Dashwood; and Glen Thiel, Zurich. Mr. McCann and Mr. Thiel are eligible for re-election; Mr. Desjardine is not eligible for re-election due to paragraph No. 21 (c) of the By -Laws Qualifications of t3irectors. Please Note: Paragraph No. 21 (d) of the By -Laws Qualifications of Directors 'Any person wishing to seek election or re-election as a Director must file his intention to stand for election in writing with the Secretary of the Corporation at least ten days in advance of an Annual Meeting or Special General Meeting called for the purpose of electing Directors." President, Cecil Desjardine Secretary -Manager, John R. ConsiJ As many as 600 skaters are expected what makes H.O.M.E. tick. Of the 553 skaters this year, 123 are in the provincial category. That means if they finished in the top two in llderton they head to the Western Regional Sections in Strat- ford, the first weekend in March. This past weekend in Ilderton not all the skaters were of the same cal- ibre and not all motivated to coni - prises 113 clubs, it gave the clubs in the four counties a little more say. With 553 skaters at this year's event, it takes a lot of organizing, planning ahead and just plain co- opZration from the hosting club. Katherine Ens, president of the Exeter Figure Skating Club said that next year H.O.M.E. expects to "Our philosophy is we haven't had to turn any skaters away who wanted to compete. pete at a higher level. "Our philosophy is we haven't had to turn any skaters away who wanted to compete," said George Thompson, Vice-president of H.O.M.E. Back in 1977, a group of skating officials got together and decided to form H.O.M.E. Thompson said since the Western Regional com- have a lot more skaters competing and therefore Exeter will probably have to use Hensall arena as well. "To accommodate the numbers we're going to have to," said Ens. Last year the Port Stanley Club hosted H.O.M.E. and according to Ens, made about $7,000. Ens said H.O.M.E. is not only a fundraiser but it provides the Weekend results ILDERTON - Members of the Exeter club were very succesful at H.O.M.E. on the weekend as Amanda Jennison was first in the provincial be olitc'3h'tithic; second in both junior sitver'fig(iiites freestyle. Her sister Rebecca was first in both the provincial senior bronze figures and freeskate. Kim MacLean was third in the provincial junior bronze figures and first in frecskate. All three girls will head to Stratford for the Western Regional Sections in March. Also competing in llderton were Janelle Hern, fifth in pre -juvenile 'A'; Jena Darling, fourth in CanFig- ure Skate 'C'; Jonathan Ens, fourth in CanFigure Skate 'B'; Greg Hilli- ardL eighth in CanFigure Skate 'B'; Michelle Hakvoort; seventh in.Can- Figure Skate 'B' (10-11); Megan Nedza, seventh in CanFigure Skate 'A', (10-11); Lindsey McLeod, sev- enth in CanFigure Skate 'A': Me- ghan Gaiser, third, CanFigure Skate 'A' (9-10); Jena Lynn Baker, sev- enth. CanFigure Skate 'A'; Sarah Overholt, sixth, CanFigure Skate 'A' (eight -under); Kristlee Varlev. first, CanFigure Skate (seven - eight); Courtney Hrudka, second, CanFigure Skate (six -under ). THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF HURON APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LEGISLATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on behalf of the Corporation of the County of Huron, an application will be made to the Legis- lative Assembly of the Province of Ontario respecting the com- position of the council of the County and the voting members for an Act as follows: 1. In this Act "County" means The Corporation of the County of Huron. "local municipality" means a town, village of township in the County that is not separated from it for municipal purposes. 2. Despite section 26 of the Municipal Act, the council of the County shall be composed of the reeve of each local munici- pality. 3. Despite section 26 and 28 of the Municipal Act, the votes in county council shall be as follows: (1) Each reeve shall have one (1) vote. 4. This Act applies with respect to the composition of and votes on the council commencing December 1, 1994, and subsequent years. 5. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. 6. The short title of this Act is the County of Huron Act, 1993., A copy of the draft bill is available in he office of the Clerk - Administrator of the County of Huron, Court House, 1 Court House Square, Goderich, Ontario, N7A 1M2. The application will be considered by the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills. Any person who has an inter- est in the application and who wishes to make submissions, for or against the application, tcl the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills should notify, in writing , the Clerk of the Legislative Assembty, Queen's Park, Toronto, On- tario M7A 1A2. Dated at Goderich, this 18th day of January, 1994. DONNELLY & MURPHY, Solicitors for the Corporation of the County of Huron, 18 The Square, Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y7 Solicitors for the Applicant. younger skaters a chance to look to- wards the future. "It's a big fundraiser and it's a great experience. When the Cansk- aters see what it leads to, its an in- centive." The hosting club has to pay a fee to the Canadian Amateur Figure Skating Association and from that, the judges will be paid. However, Exeter will still have to take care of arranging accommoda- tions, and many other details that go along with a big event. One of the skaters who will head to the sectionals in March is Rebec- ca Jennison who skates with the Exeter club. Last year the I 1 -year- old made it all the way to the pro- vincials where she finished fifth. Saturday morning after doing her figures in which she finished first, Jennison said she was not that ner- vous about competing at H.O.M.E. "I was just thinking about doing good," she said of her preparations. While Exeter has been host to many sporting events, with as many as 600 competitors expected next winter, this one will be far the biggest this town has ever experi- enced. Merton Arenas Gord Maner uses ice during the competition. a barrel flooder to flood the THE HURON -PERTH COUNTY ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION will be held for Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten on Tuesday, February 15, 1994, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In order to register for Kindergarten, children must be four (4) years of age on or before December 31, 1994. Parents are required to bring the Baptismal Certificate,' Birth Certificate and Immunization Record Card of ,the child you intend to register. Parents should contact the school in which you intend to register your child for an appointment prior to the registration date to obtain registration information/material that should be completed at home and brought to the registration meeting. St. Joseph's School (Kingsbridge) Jane Whaling, Principal RR 3 Goderich 529-7646 St. Columban School Don Farwell, Principal RR 2 Dublin 345-2086 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Dave Sharpe, Principal RR 3 Dashwood 237-3337 St. Joseph's School Ed Cappelli, Principal 169 Beech Street Clinton 482-7035 Precious Blood School Sandy McQuillan, Principal Sanders, Street, West, Exeter 235-1691 • St. Mary's School Fran Craig, Principal 70 Bennett Street, E. Goderich 524-9901 St. James School Jim McDade, Principal Chalk Street, Seaforth 527-0321 Jeanne Sauve School Sam Allierico, Principal 8 Grange Street, Stratford 273-3396 St. Boniface School Laurie Kraftcheck, Principal Mary Street, Zurich 236-4335 Sacred Heart School Jim Steffler, Principal Cornyn Street, Wingham 357-1090 St. Mary's School (Hesson) Adrian Pontsioen, Principal RR 4 Listowel 595-8929 St. Ambrose School Ray Contois, Principal 181 Louise Street Stratford 271-7544 St. Joseph's School Gary Birmingham, Principal 363 St. Vincent St. Stratford 271-3574 St. Aloysius School Mike Dewan, Principal 228 Avondale Ave. Stratford 271-3636 Holy Name of Mary School Joe MacDonald, Principal 161 Peel Street St. Marys 284-2170 St. Patrick's School, Kinkora Paul Nickel, Principal RR 1 Sebringville 393-5580 Parents who expect that their child will enroll in the optional French Immersion Program in Grade 1, in future years, have the option of enrolment for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either their local Catholic School or the French Immersion Centre (St. Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford) at which they expect to enroll their child for a French Immersion program. L. Martin J.S. Brown, M.A., Ed.D., Chairperson of the Board Director of Education