Times Advocate, 1999-09-15, Page 2424
Exeter Times -Advocate
Wednesday. September 15, 1999
Sports
Lucrative luau
The Zeis and steel drums were out in full force on Friday at the Luau at the
Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend, a fund-raiser for the 2001.Canada Summer Games.
The highlight of the evening was when Oakwood owner Dave Scatcherd, left, pre-
sented vice -chairperson of the Friends of the Games committee George Shaw
with a cheque for $2I,900.The money was raised at the Dave Scatcherd Golf
Classic in June:Shaw told the T -A over $270,000 has now been raised for the
Grand Bend portion of the games and Friday night's luau was a party to celebrate.
"We just want to have fun," Shaw said, adding that almost all of the 600 tickets for
the event were sold. (photo/Scott Nixon)
School sports return to South Huron
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Conley said Madill and
Goderich will be the
teams to beat this season
and Clinton Central
Huron "won't be slouches
either."
Both junior coach Scott
Halpenny and midget
coach Tim Anderson said
it's too early to tell exactly
what kind of team they
will put on the court.
Haipenny said nine junior
age players have tried out
as well as several midget
players.
Midget coaches Deb•
Lord and Tim Anderson
said more than 25 hope-
ful players have. been
coming to tryouts, many
with honed skills.
"It looks like a good
team to me," .Anderson
said.
Last season the midget
and junior boys both won
Closer to -the goal;
Huron -Perth.
The boys start their sea-
son Sept 28 at Goderich
versus the hosts and
Central Huron. Their first
home game is Sept. 30
versus- Madill and Clinton
St. Annes (senior and
junior) and Seaforth and
St. Annes (midget).
Next week look for a .
season preview for
Panther cross .country,
field hockey and golf.
Accumold administrative manager Angela Ladell, centre, hands Stephen Twp.Arena
manager Rob Funston, right, a $5,000 cheque towards the arena expansion pro-
ject with project fund-raising co-ordinator Kerri-Lynn Case at left. Funston is
holding a red `punk' he'll place on the fundraising sign behind him signifying the
campaign has hit the $175,000 mark.The fund-raising goal is $475,000. Stephen
Twp. council has promised to give the fund-raisers three times what they raise
towards the goal to a $300,000" maximum.The project will include an expanded
lobby, larger and more dressing rooms, a larger warm area to view hockey, a big-
ger concession stand, bigger washrooms and more parking spaces. Construction is
scheduled to start in April 2000 and be done in August 2000.
New 4 lane
timing system
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