HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-04-05, Page 7They're off! With the sound of the starter's pistol,
the entrants in one of the canoe classes at the
Seaforth Optimists annual canoe race down the
Bayfield River to Vanastra are off. Although the
weather was slightly chilly, the water level was
near perfect for the annual event from Seaforth to
Vanastra. (photo by Wilma Oke)
Seaforth curlers have fun day
As I sit here looking at
the gloomy weather of
April 2nd, I wonder just
where our reporter
Drusilla is. One wonders
if she knows what fun she
missed at the old Curling
Rink yesterday. If you
attended you don't need
to be told how delicious
the breakfast was, how
keen the ice was, what
fun we had looking at T-
shirts. Everyone had a
great time and you sure
missed a great day if you
weren't there.
The first draw was
short one ice but the
winners were Doug
Rowcliffe, Anne Laverty,
Ross Lovett, and Kay
Campbell: Second draw
winners were Jim
Cunningham, Sharon
Wilson, Ken Woods and
Peg Menzies. Bob and
Anne Ste Marie won a
prize for their T-shirts.
l bb is giving ipstruc ions
in a new class this'
summer and all we need
is our Chargex cards
girls. Don and Wendy
Tremeer won a prize in
their class also. Best
dressed prize or was it
the Club's April Fool
prize went to Roy
Beuerman.
Congratulations to the
Committee for a well
planned day.
Back to the more
serious side of things: the
ladies held a fun day with
Mrs. Miller serving
another delicious meal.
Winners were Gwen
Patterson, Roxanne
Brown, Marg Fleming
and Laura Anstett on one
team and Pat Deighton,
Marjorie Papple and Gail
King and Drusilla
Twynham making up the
other. Joyce Doig won the
cldthes hamper and
Dianne McKay the wallet
The Play-offs have now
all been played and
everyone tried to be the
top -dog but there is
always one winner and
one loser. Too, bad but
just think you were lucky
enough to be able to say
you were among the best
on that draw. Better luck
next year. The
"Sweetheart" Draw was
won by the Patterson
rink: skip, John Pat-
terson Sr.; vice, Lorine
D'enomme; second,
Clarence Denomme; and
lead Drusilla Twynham.
The final game of the
third draw was between
Don Tremeer and Doug
Rowcliffe, who had
defeated the Beattie team
in the 1st round. The
spectators could not have
asked for better curling
as( the winner was un-
decided until the last rock
was thrown and rolled to
its final stop.
The team of Don
Tremeer, Marjorie
Coleman Steve Tyndall
and Gail King were the
victorious curlers but as
a ,witness of the game, I
think 'it is only fair to
name the other team of
Doug Rowcliffe, and his
three girls, Carol Innes,
Grace Campbell and
Cathy Pletsch. The score
after 7 ends was 4-4 and
Tremeer had the ham-
mer coming home. The
Silver Broom wasn't any
more exciting just bigger
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prizes.
The winner . of the
men's draw was played
last week with the team
of Dave Cornish, skip;
Ken Moore vice; Ted
Cosford second and
Richard Reeder lead
defeating Bill Lobb's
team. Where was that 6
ender you got on Wed-
nesday when you really
wanted it like Tuesday
night, Bill?
The Feed Dealers spiel
brought an end to the
catering for the club this
year. As always, the
place was a beehive of
activity with lots of story-
tellings and the once-
ayear-we-meet nonsense.
Gord and Irma Pryce
ended their spiels for the
season by curling with
Gerald and Nancy Smith
of Belmore at Harriston
Friday and Saturday.
They didn't get in the
prizes but had a terrific
time. It ,is time to put
away all the curling gear
and get serious about the
spring work. Don't forget
the pot -luck supper on
April 21, or the June 2
dance
Downat the local lane
Londesboro Ladies
The High Rollers have
a big lead on first place
with 112 points and the
Corner Pins are second
with 88.
The Hot Shots have 83
and the Lucky Strikers
are in last place with 67
points.
Lena Nesbitt had the
high single of 283 and 236
and Dorothy Carter was
the runner-up with 224.
Lena Nesbitt took the
high triple, with 706 and
Mary Salverda was
second with 582. The high
average was split. bet-
ween Dorothy Carter and
Penny Overboe who each
had 201 points. Dorothy
Carter was' the runner-up
with 198.
Joyce Vincent was the
top bowler with a plus of
26 and Dorothy Carter
was the runner-up witha
plus of 19.
Ladies Tuesday
Afternoon
Gerrit's Glads are in
first place with a 6,208
total pinfall and Nancy's
Pansies are second with
6,141. Lois' Lilacs are
third with 6,124.
Vera's Verbenas have
6,071 Betty's Buttercups
have 5,963 and Ednas's
Asters are in last place
with 5,799.
Valier Mair had the
ladies' high single of 293
and Iva Reid took the
high triple of 709.
YBC Teen
Lynn Armstrong took
the ladies' high single of
259 and the high average
of 193 in the league.
Sandy Skinner took the
high triple with 677.
In the men's scoring,
Phil Cornish had the high
single of 316 and the high
triple of 733. Gary
Armstrong had the high
average of 217.
The Honkies finished in
first place with 119 points.
and Cooper's Kooks are
second with 117.
The scoring then
quickly drops. The
Untouchablbes have 98,
the Bowlers Anonymous
have 74, the Five
Fabulous Freak Outs
have 72 and Jackie's
Swans finished in last
place with 66.
Tuckersmith Mixed
May's Mockingbirds
finished the season in the
top position with 6,274
points, leaving Anne's
Bluejays second with
6,179.
Aileen's Bluebirds have
6,143 and Winnie's Wrens
follow with 6,027. Erma's
Eagles have 5,976 and
Anne's Canaries are in
the last place with 5,974.
Kinsmen give
$3,000 to sports
Two projects in town
became $3,000 richer
thanks to donations from
the Clinton Kinsmen club
at their Tecent meeting.
The Clinton Minor
Hockey Association was
given $1,500, while the
arena floor fund was
enriched by another
$1,500, the Kinsmen
decided.
In other business, the
club filed a letter from
the newly formed Clinton
Ladies Soccer club,
asking for funds, and will
send 12 couples to the
district convention in
Cambridge in_May.
Final plans were also
made for the annual
canoe race down the
Maitland this Sunday,
April 8. Registration
begins at 9 a.m.,
first race set to
a.m
with the
go at 11
Canoeists fill river
By Wilma Oke
Over 50 canoeists
braved the icy waters of
the Bayfield River
Sunday afternoon for the
seventh annual, Seaforth
Optimists canoe race.
Large crowds gathered
at the Egmondville
Bridge where the race
started and lined bridges
along"the river, while the
contestants spent a
couple of vigorous hours
paddling their canoes and
kayaks over the winding
12 -mile course through_
Tuckersmith Township
farmland.
Ted Cowan and Sid
Strange both of Brussels
had the fastest time -- one
hour and 25 minutes -- to
the finishing point at.he
Vanastra Road bridge
east of Clinton. Julius
Langpeter and Ted
McCabe both of Windsor
placed second in this
class.
Roger and Peter
Harbocian of Harrow,
with one hour and 32
minutes, were first in the
men's advanced amateur
class; Don Verhaeghe
and Dale Weaver both of
Wallaceburg were
second.
Tony Risher of London
with one hour and. 33
minutes was first in
kayak class and Ted
Belbeck of London,
second.
Douglas Drinkwater of
St. Marys and son Paul,
15, were first in the
family class with one
hour and 35 minutes;
Tony Gibbings and Rick
Kloss of Brucefield were
second with one hour and
36 minutes.
Don Craig and Donna
Armstrong, both of Both-
well, with one hour and 38
minutes were first in
mixed amateur class;
Doug and Sharon
Crowther of London
second.
Don Jefferson and
Steve Jones both of
Clinton, representing the
Kinsmen Club of Clinton,
were first in the service
Figure skating news
A C.F.S.A. testing was
done on the final skating
day of the season,
Saturday, March 31, for
the intermediate skaters.
The following skaters
passed their tests:
preliminary figures,
S even ' Preszcator;
canasta tango dance, Jim
Crawford; swing dance,
Steven Preszcator, Tracy
Norman; ten fox dance,
Lori Consitt, Linda Lock-
wood, Janet Shanks.
Congratulations skaters.
A special thank you
should be extended to two
seniors who partnered
the dancers, Peggy Jones
and Margaret Dupee.
Following the suc-
cessful test program a
surprise bridal shower
was held by the club
members for their
vivacious and friendly
junior professional
coach. , Miss Debbie
Jeffrey of Goderich. . -
How so many young
enthusiasts could keep
such a secret was a
surprise and thrill for
Miss Jeffrey as she ac-
cepted and opened her
lovely gifts. She
graciously thanked each
person.
Miss Jeffrey and Mr.
Rick Pettit, Goderich,
plan to marry on May 19.
Since both Deb and
Rick are skating.coaches
in several clubs they
could have quite a con-
tingent of guards of
honour attending their
wedding, (their pupils,
that is). If they're not
there in person, then they
at least will be thinking of
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well. Best wishes to Deb
and Rick from all of us at
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Skating Club!
So that's it for this
season, skaters. For a
few, their skates will
barely cool off, spring
schools at Vanastra and
Stratford have already
begun. The rest of us may
now enjoy spring and
summer, skipping, biking
and softball until the fall
skating season rolls
around again. Don't
forget to come back!
Now that the children
are finished skating it's
up to the parents to
decide on next season's
plans. The annual
meeting, most important
meeting of the year, is to
be held Tuesday, April 17,
8 p.m. at the Clinton
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 5 , 1979—PAGE 7
club class with one hour
and 47 minutes; Steven
Steep and Peter Martene
both of Clinton
representing Huron Fish
and Game placed second;
Dennis McCauley and
Bill Pinder both of
Seaforth placed third,
representing Seaforth
firemen.
Ray Kettlewell and Bob
Ramsay, both of
Strathroy with one hour
and 49 minutes were first
in men's amateur class,
John Jorgenson of
Huntsville and Larry
Bagnell of Weston were
second.
Funds' raised from a
draw for a 14 -foot
Kawartha canoe will be
used for Optimists youth
work and crippled
children. The canoe was
won by Sandy Moses of
Mitchell.
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