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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-08-07, Page 6PAGE 6 CLINTON WS - CORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 ,1980 Ram By LOIS Glbbl s • Jolly l illeau a new 2:09.2 32:8A. P,in. SkiPpy Dover, owned The Ontario Harness. pacing record in winning and, py D r, Lorne Horsemen's. Association the fourth for ownerµ �'yndali df Clinton,. was fournyear old Association •Arbour of driven to a new , was series provided. some Goderich,t Dennis Jewitt drw d of 2:08.1 by F't'ang excitingaction at Clinton of . Clinton was third driving Alex of London MacDonald on Wed* Kinsmen ?R.acewa . ©n ' July 3�o at Sunday afternoon. for Tan R, MacLean of nesday, Meta Lobeil,, owned, Stratford and trainer Hanover, The , four-year- trained and driven byElmer Williams, old, gelding by Skippys, Pride C - Dover Duchess Peter Hamilton of Marcel Van Landuyt has now one win, five L41),4Qn turned in a won the sixth with his ,-seconds and two thirds speedy raffle of 2:02.4 to Skippy Del in p,2:10.4, from 12 starts in 1980. Win her 1.1 th. race troll' while Dale Kennedy of Last year he won six out Startsthis year and the Seaforth finished third of ten races and took a fastest. division Tin the driving his Jeffrey Hi. 2.06.4 record, tenth, J R Hobble, John . Muir was second . � owned and trained by J. ,with Swinging Beauty for At GoderichRaceway •on Thursday, July 31, the Russell Miller of Dutton, Bruce Dupee of Clinton in winner of the McGee won; the, other division a 2,08 mile in the seventh. Motors $1,000 Pace was with Ray McLean on the Frank MacDonald was Fred Sadler of Parkhill bike in 2:05, for his ninth second with Wee Devil, driving his pacer Dwye to win this year. Total purse trained by Judi Andrews victory' in 2:07.1. Dale ti 20, for owner Albert DeBlock red of Seaforth Zamparo, a two-year- OrLucan,- after fi�ng� p nosed out in a photo -finish finished third with; Willas old colt by Best Of All,, Ferric a. G.F. Dillon, owned by Vic Hargreaves and Barry Miller, had his first lifetime win in p,2:11.1 with John Muir up. The five-year-old horse by Ever Ready - Miss Bar Key is trained by Walter Oster at Clinton. Randy Henry was third with Susan Ann for James D. Kerr of Dungannon. Gerry Roebuck also had a third with Nancy Meadow, that he co-owns with George Feagan of Goderich in the second: Emma C. Lee had her third win of the year with driver. Jack Duckworth in a p,2:12.3 mile for owner Carman Kerr of Goderich in the fourth. Gerry Roebuck was third in the fifth driving _ Fancy Slipper for Carl and Grant Fisher of Goderich: Bob` Daer of • Goderich also finished third with Crimson Josie in the sixth. John Muir of Seaforth gave his pacer Goldie Chris his third win in a. row in the seventh, timed in 2:08.4 for the mile. Gerry Roebuck was second with Jolly Kiflean for Lionel Arbour of Goderich. Miss Krista Hal, owned by Charles Brindley of Goderich, won her third of the year in the eighth with Randy Henry on the bike in the 2:09 mile. John Matherswas third with Imp Mathers for the Broken M. Stables. of Goderich. . John Muir had his third winning drive when he was again home first with Amies. Peggy, that he train's for Laverne Robson of Dublin. This was the fourth win from five starts this. year for the six-year-old mare. William Bennett was second with, Nota Slowpoke, that he co- owns with Don Carter of Seaforth. There will be races 1 -again this Thursday, August 7 at Gp4erich Raceway with post time at7:45p.m. owned by the Wayne by. Ray --McLean driving Horner Stables of Clinton, Reflective Eagle in p, paced to his first lifetime 2:07.1. Ray . had an ex - win in 2:10.4 -in the first ceptional ly good af- race. Driver was Randy ternoon with four wins, Henry. one `second, one third, a Kawartha Navy, a four- fourth and a fifth from year-old trotting mare, eight drives, before trained by Jean Feagan rushing to Flamboro of Goderich for owner Downs near Dundas Charles W. Armstrong of where he was scheduled Rexdale, had her second to drive in six more races win this year for driver in the evening. Randy McLean, timed in There will be racing 2:11.4 for the mile. Randy again this Sunday, Henry was second with August 10 at' Clinton Marclif Mike for owner Kinsmen Raceway with Margaret Walsh of post ,time at 1:30 p.m. Brussels. n Three qualifying races Gerry Roebuck gave are held each week at naturally speakin By Steve Cook Blanding's Turtle is named after William Blanding who was a reptile ,specialist active around Philadelphia in the early 1800's. This turtle, like the box turtle has a hinged plastron (under shell) which can be closed up completely on the front half affording it a good deal of security. It ranges throughout Ontario as far north as the Lake Nipissing Region. The Blanding's turtle is one of our larger species with a shell length of approximately 10 inches, The carapace is smooth and domed in shape, dark brown or black and marked with irregular yellow or off white streaks and flecks. It is one of the least aggressive of all the turtles, and when approached, it makes a hasty retreat. to the bottom of the lake or pond. It is otnz= niverous, eating both . flesh and vegetable matter, and like the box turtle, can swallow without submerging its head. Although it oc- cupies a large region, the numbers have dwin- dled to such an extent that the federalauthorities have placed it on the list of endangered Canadian reptiles. The map turtle is so named because of the markings on the shell, which resemble contour lines on a topographical map. The males of this species seldom grow to be much larger than 51/, inches while females may exceed 10 inches. They feed with. their head submerged, and appear to become more herbivorous as they mature. One of the map turtle's more interesting habits is the tendancy to sunbathe while piled on top of one another (actually forming several layers). If one becomes frightened, the whole bunch will drop off the log or whatever into the wafer.'The sound of a turtle dropping off into the Water sural hundred feet away is often enough. to trigger this reaction. This vezy.. shy nature is probably the reason it is one of the most un- familiar species to Ontario residents -despite its broad range which extends as for north as Parry Sound. . The musk turtle gets its name from the musky, almost skunk like odour it emits when frightened or distrubed. It usually grows no longer than four to five inches and because it closely resembles a snapping turtle, it often goes unnocticed. These turtles differ from most in that they lay their three to six eggs in soil, rotting wood of old stumps or even beneath drifted debris at the water's edge rather than burying them in sand. The young, Who only measure about 1/2 inch in length, hatch in late August or September and have been known to live for as long as 53 years. The Eastern Spiney Softshell turtle is one of Ontario's most interesting, having a very limited range (only a few parts of the western Lake Erie region) and a- shell very different to most tur- tles. rt grows to a length of 14 to 16 inches and has a shell which is flat, almost round and a soft leathery texture. The back may be olive, greyish or brownish with• dark rings or circles scatted over it prompting one naturalist to describe it as a "pancake sprinked with brown sugar". The head is pointed with a tubular snout giving it aA snakelike appearance equipped with razorlike jaws behind fleshy lips. These turtles have a very aggressive nature (due to their vulnerable soft shell), 'and ,large specimens can easily bite off a finger. They lay 10 to 3Q eggs which hatch in the early fall. Because much of its natural habitat has bee destroyed and it has, been indiscriminat destroyed by Titian, it too has been placed on tJ endangered species list. The "snapper" is known by everyone as that old villain that snatches ducklings from the water.. While this is true to a certain extent, the bulk of ifs food consists of coarse fish and carrion on the bottom.. It is also the largest of'our turtles, reaching a length of 16 inches and weighing up to 40 lbs. The strong, hooked, beak -like jaws are capable of causing considerable damage, so caution must be exercised when handling these creatures. The snapper is widely persecuted because it is blamed for more damage' than it actually does, and is highly regarded by sothe for its excellent meat. Commercial exploitation as well as wanton killing may soon place this species on the endangered list according to the experts. The Varna Ladies Slo-pitch.team was the winner of the -Pine Lake Slo-pitch Tournament held at Pine Lake last weekend. They are, from back left, Jean Horton, Audry Triebner, Helen Faber, Sharon Chuter, Pat Norman, Betty Graham. In the front row are Sandra Webster, Katherine Horton, Elaine Stephenson, Trudy Hill, Marion McNutt, and Tom Smile Will power is the ability td close an almost empty can of paint and clear} the brush instead of painting something else that doesn't really need it. Leppington (coach). Absent was Sandra Burns of Clinton, who played in one game. (Mary Chessell photo ) sports urongets deerseason by Steve Cooke The Wingham District of the Ministry: of Natural Resources has announced that there will be a three- day controlled deer hunt for shotguns and muzzle- loaders in Huron County. this year. 'The hunt will run from November 3rd to November 5th. Applications for validation stamps for this controlled hunt must be made directly to the; Wingham office by September 30th and are completely separate. from the rest of the province,— (deadline" for the rest of Ontario has been extended to August 20th). Only those people who are successfully drawn from the ap- plicants at ,Wingham will be permitted to hunt deer in Huron County. As many as four hunters may apply on one form, but each hunter.,may only apply once. Any duplication will render those applications null and void; however, there is provision for a first and second choice of area. - Huron County will be divided into three areas for the hunt. Zone 89 includes the Townships of Ashfield, East and West Wawanosh, Colborne, Hullett and that part of Goderich Township north of Highway 8. Two hundred validation stamps will be issued for this area. Zone 90 in- cludes the Townships of Turnberry, Howick, Morris, Grey and McKillop and will have 250 validation stamps available. one 93 in- McK ILLO-P MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 10 Main St. Seaforth Ph. 527'x0400 •EtLL COVERAGE eatin 4 -Urban Properties DIR CTORS .64 ADJUSTERS "rA ,i Ken ( arnm ha 1 a‘,'t`n C,rxikih 4-"'''.°4ROss l.etThh. rdt Iohniv1rf,wine Starrte'c ,MrlleNain ikn jhald M( 1' air( h(°r (eit)' Aj Tavinr 11C1. i g9E'v rtha SwartM, ikon AGE NIS EitIEthirst Kevs 1NmII(moor 4112 11i4 127 1877. 141 2214 it 1 () 11)() ",24 7(r; 1 .. )2" 1817 482 7517 481 7 Y4 1 12 ' 14.11 127 '(141 121 4217 , CALL AN41,c.Ei'4T OR THE OFFICE eludes Tuckersmith, Hibbert, Usborne, Stephen, Hay, Stanley and that part of Goderich Township south of High- way 8 and will have 175 validation stamps available'. Successful applicants will be drawn on October 6 and. notices mailed by October 10th. Anyone who has not received their validation stamp shortly after that date may assume they were un- successful in the draw. 'The Ministry of Natural Resources states that trespassing will not be tolerated.. Conservation. Officers in co-operation with the police will in- vestigate all complaints received. The new Petty Trespass Laws will in all likelihood also be in effect with a maximum fine of $1,000 possible. The Ministry warnsthat landowners shpuld be contacted well in advance to ensure that permission to hunt will be granted. All hunters who bag a deer are requested , to report to the nearest check station where a brief biological examination will be done. Thesestations will he located at Wingham District Offices, Hullett Wildlife Management Office and Centralia College of Agriculture in Huron Park., One other aspect of this deer season • concerns farmers and landowners and reads as follows: "Any person earning the major ' portionof their (Holts enter playoffs After a near perfect season, the Clinton Colts intermediate baseball club opens their playoffs this weekend: The . Colts open their best of three semi-final Huron -Perth League playoff this Friday night at the Clinton diamond against the Thorhdale Angels, starting at .8:15. The Colts had their best Season . ever, wining 16 games against only one defeat, and.hope :to make' the Ontario Baseball Association playoffs later -"'this month. , income. through farming or who owns or legally resides on a parcel of land., of at least 50 acres (20.2- hectares) is eligible for a validation stamp, which is valid for the zone in which the land is situated. • One other member of the im- mediate family residing on the property is also - eligible for a validation stamp to hunt deer in that zone. An affidavit must be signedto verify one of the above factors. All affidavits may be checked. Farmer or landowner validation stamps are available from the appropriate Ministry of Natural Resources District Offices only. Those validation stamps should be obtained by October 31, 1980." Applications and further information are available frorrL— .he Ministry of • Natural Resources Offices in Wingham. CLINTON RECREATION COMMITTEE Calendar for August SPECIAL EVENTS BAKE SAKE: Thurs., August 7th in the Library Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. TRIP TO NIAGARA FALLS:Thurs., Aug. 14th Attractions: The Falls! Floral Clock, The Oaks Park Gar. den Theatre. Bus leaves arena at 8:30 a.m. Cost: '12. Registration at the Clinton Town Hall. TRIP TO BOBLO ISLAND:Thurs:, Aug. 21 Cost of '19., includes transportation and all rides you desire. Everyone 10 and over welcome! Bus leaves arena qt 7:00 a.m. returning at 8:30 p.m. TRIP TO SEE "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Wed., Aug. 27 At the Grand Bend Theatre. Meet at the arena at 7:15 p.m. '9. for ticket and bus ride. ROLLATON:Wed., Aug. 13 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Prizes for girl and guy i with most money in sponsors will receive free admission and free skate rental for rest of summer. SENIOR CITIZEN'S CARD PARTY Monday, August 11: Lunch, Prizes, offered at Clinton Town Hall. Cost: 50' CRAFTS MORNING Tuesday, August 1.2, (morning): Crocheting, macrame. etc. offered to children 5 yrs. and up. Registration fee '3.00 at Town Hall. SWIM REGATTA Fun and Games offered at Clinton Swimming Pool. Cost of 25' from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. ADULT FITNESS At the Clinton Public School from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. FREE ADULT ROLLER SKATING Thurs.. Aug. 14 from 7-9:30 p.m. '1. Admission 75' skrtte rental. TINY TOT TIME fii., 'Aug. TS SwirWrilIng arid 12otraftitljrt itt pt tk offeeed to children 2-5 yrs, old from 10 a.m, to 12 noon. FREE ROLLER SKATING from 1-10 p.m.'�. admission. 75' skaterrontal. By Caroianne Nig Here we are into the~ month of August already. It won't be long until the kids are back at school and the days have, bedome noticeably. shorter, By now the majority of us .have played quite a bit of golf andthe beginners, are definitely 'hooked' on . the game. I'rn sure rudst of us have seen some unusual, antics on. the course this year.. There are always the unusual shots., You know ,.;we've all had them a superbly hit shot where the ball never conies out of the apple tree and. ruins your score, your •day and the whole the''bowiin ball shot that should go in the hole but it rolls across the bridge and ends, up only two feet short and leaves you a birdie putt! People play golf balls off trees, rocks, the wrong green and of course other golfers. There sure are some unusual ways to play a hole too. I once played three different greens on - one hole`: Could it be that I was trying to impress my father who was on nearby number 8 green? As I teed off on the fourth tee I tried to hit my meanest drive. Whenever you try to "kill" the ball you can be guaranteed it will end up killing you. Off the toe it went, barrelling through the grass at 30 miles an hour, burning worms all the° way. All the way to where? You guessed it the _ 8th green! Well ; Dad might not have been impressed) but he sure noticed me. Luckily I got a free drop off the green. Now if I lace this one over those trees and down the fairway, all will be, well. I don't believe it ... how could anybody hit a 3 - wood straight up? Will it even clear the trees? Whew it's over but oh no, I'm now on number 6 green. Now even, I'm impressed and I certainly. have everyone's un- divided attention. Eventually I madeit to the fourth green ... or the third, depending on how you look at it. Sometimes the shots and playmaking are really hysterical, but anyone who's golfed with an emotional person knows that it's the "after- the,shot" antics that can crack you up. The verbal abuse that ball, club and course take Clinton Community Centre SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SOCCER ATOM: Aug. 11: Clinton A vs. Clinton.B MOSQUITO: Aug. 11 Goderich vs. Clinton A - Aug. 11 Clinton B vs. St. Columban PEEWEE: Aug. 11: St. Columban vs. Clinton SENIOR: -Aug. 9: 8:00 p.m. Clinton away at Goderich BASEBALL PEEWEE GIRLS: Aug. 8: Clinton at Teeswater 6:00 p.m. ARENA Monster Bingo: 8:00 p.m. Mondays Hockey School: Sept. 29 -Oct. 11/80 • POOL Adult swim Tues. 7-9 p.m. Open swims every day 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. ROLLERSKATING Tues. 7-9:30 p.m. Thurs. - Family night 7-9 p.m. Fri. - 7=10:00 p.m.. Sun. 2-4:30 p.m. • This Ad Courtesy of "I AND SONS LTD. tdy(r.td*d. tt(Ntou • 4S1.3411$ AND CENTURY SPRAYER can be alnnost frightening, but it's the, p ' ahat enthrallinghysicalp , rt Raltn dances onthe greensafter missed putts feet stamping and club pounding, not to mention bagkicking and, club throwing, This can become a problern if it takes over yqur game and you 'suddenly find that you can throw a bagful of then clubs, you (withcan cart)hit lonyourger drive,. Four many golfers who never shot, their emotions, it may be difficult founderstand how anyone can get so wrapped up in a game but for those of us who have a lower boiling point 'and take the game a little more seriously, it sure feels good to let out otter frustrations. Some of the most amusing golf anecdotes stern from temper tan- trums. -.One of the . most popular of all the stories is about the golfer who, after a particularly bad day dumped his cart, bag and full set of clubs in the pond near the 18th green. Off he went to drown his sorrows in the clubhouse bar. Alas ! When it came time to pay the bill, he discovered that his wallet was in his golf bag at the bottom of the pond. He then hired a . caddy to recover his equipment. After some time and effort the golfer had his wallet safely out of the -golf bag. Hel then calmly picked up bag, clubs, and .cart and threw them back into the pond and went home. Another fellow' miss -hit a shot out of bounds into a nearby field. He at- tributed the shot to be too much force by his right hand. After the ball went into the field, the irate golfer walked over to a nearby thorn bush and stuck his right hand into the painfully prickly Turn to page 12 • CHAPMAN`S, Barber & Beauty Shop will be 'CLOSED AUGUST 4 th TO AUGUST 18 'th • Modern "breathing, type" acrylic latex paint for siding, trim • and doors. • Flo`Zvs on smoothly, dries evenly to a hand- some but tough satin luster finish. • Outstanding wear- ability and weather - resistance. • Hundreds of tattering colors. • Excellent color retention. PER 4� OFF GALLON Price Effective until Saturday, August 16/80 NORHOLME DECORATING CENTRE 54 King St., Clinton (Just opposite the Post Office) 482-3528 OPEN;.6 days d w*.k Monday to Saturday 9a.m.-6p.m. ° Friday nights until •9 p.m. eta 1461111