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1wnnw playground Suppnrisors ars left to right a Beacom, Sharon Willis, Debbie
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load oo-ordinator Gary Lounsbury. (staff photo)
t,Now that the schools are outs; hundreds of -children look
fcit ways to occupy themselves and have fun at the same time
during the vacation. ,
Tii ,satisfy this need for leisure time activity, the Goderich
Recreation' Committee has an excellent playground program
lined tip; for children between the ages of 6-13.
The program under the direction of playground co-
ordinator`, Gary Lounsbury with advice coming from
Recreation"' irector Mike Dymond, is a six week affair in
which the h hly qualified staff members will endeavour to
provide a me &ningful learning and fun activity for the sum-
mer.
"Playground Iso gives the children the opportunity to
socialize and wrk together", according to Mike Dymond.
Activities in w 'ch the children will take part include;
music in the form sing-alongs, games such as baseball and
tag etc., drama, spe ,tai events such as swimming and roller
skating, arts and cr°ts, and nature studies.
Other_special even will be left,up to the imagination and
specific abilities of thee arious leaders. The supervisors this
summer are especially qualified as they just finished a
leadership training court'; in Vanasfa, the former R.C.A.F.
air base.
Playground activities wi be going on in four areas of the
town. Two supervisors will", • assigned to each area. Super-
vising the St. Christopher's ach area is Cathy Cruickshank
and Kim Smith. The Rober t'+ n School, park is being -super-
vised by Debbie Langridge ai►iSusan Beacom.
At the park on• Cambridge Street, Sharon Willis and
Kathy McCreath will be in charge. The Judith Gooderhan` "'
Pool area will be supervised by Linda Carman and Susan
Dunlop: '
The pro -gram will be run from Monday to Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. with an hour off for lunch. These lunch
periods will not be supervised.
Co-ordinator and overseer for the playground is 20 year
old' Gary Lounsbury. Gary is home on vacation fronj
Mohawk College in Hamilton where he has just completed
his first year of study in Recreational Leadership. He would
like to be involved in municipal recreation upon his
,graduation. .
AIthough playground certainly seems like an -excellent -
way for the youngster to spend pact of the summer holidays,
Lounsbury cautions that "playgr"ound supervisors will be in- ..
volved in working with many children on each playground
site, and will not- have time for individual children, who
require' an unreasonable amount of personal attention, as
this is not a baby sitting service".
Each of the 20 students taking part kilo Ontario SaiNng Association School now under-
way at Snug Harbor will receive'a total of 15 hours training during the week. Eight of those
—hours will be on the water but the remaining seven are land: Here a group of tate would be
sailors learn rigging procedures on one of the O.S.A. supplied Petrol Class sail boats.
(Staff Photo)
Ing was a big chore for the "little people
ye supervisor Linda Carman aids one
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ho took part in the summer playground
rticipant in getting ready for the big
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loot club S satlon Director Mike Dymond, right, and John Kano of the
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by tnsonhe Proem with 0.11.A. instructor Stere M*udg•tt. The school,
W atioet Illrenah of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social
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and the Godeh Yacht Club. (Staff to)
' A group of 20 would- be
sailors began classes at Snug
Harbor in Goderich Monday
morning as part of a week long
sailing school offered by the
Ontario Sailing Association in
• conjunction with the Sport and
Recreation Branch of the On-
tario- -Ministry of Community
and Social Services. Assistance
to the program is being
provided by the Goderich
Yacht Club.
Operating on the premise "if
you can't bring the people to
the boats then bring the boats
to the people" the OSA is
utilizing four mobile sailing
school units which travel to
various locations throughout
Ontario offering one week
programs like the one now un-
derway in Goderich.
Financing of the program is
provided from the Recreation
Branch and Benson and
Hedges Co. Ltd.
Each student receives 15
hours of instruction during the
program. These are ` divided
'into approximately eight hours
of on the water training and
seven hours of lrtn¢, instruction.
The mobile. school in
Goderich is made up of two
alified instructors, a van in
which the instructors travel
and live, five Petrol Class
sailboats, one motor boat,
teaching aids and safety equip-
ment.
Participants registering for
the school had to tread water
for five minutes without a life
jacket and then swim 100 yards
unassisted when fully clothed
but wearing a life jacket.
Three classes are offered
each day so that participants
may choose the one most suited
to their personal schedule.
Monday's lessons included
how to rig and de -rig the boat
as well, as instruction on
boating terminology. Following
that:on-eh,re work the -students
and instructors took to' the
boats and learned about the
points of sailing.
Tuesday. work centered
around a review of the previous
day's activities and instruction
on knots and reaching.
•Wednesday dealt with cap-
sizing procedures with more
work on sailing. terminology
an nstruction on tacking.
ay the students will learn
gybing procedures and be in-
• volved in more practical work
with capsizing. Friday- the
lessors will include...,right of
way rules and gybing, tacking
and reaching topped off • by a
test.
The sailing school operates ,
on a series of rules that are ,
determined "Absolute musts."
"Always relax completely,
always think before making a
move of decisions - never rush
or panic, always pay attention
to the balance of the' boat, if
there is something not under-
stood in a lesson - always say
so."
In the information the
'students received during their
first day of the school they are
told that in the event of capsize
there is absolutely nothing to
worry about. "The boat cannot
sink .because of its build in
flotation system. You cannot
sink because of the lifejacket."
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tinder the *action of Ontario Siang init inetrretinr Stowe Sludge* mid Greg
Cockburn 20 Ooderkh and area reridenti aro learning, how to esti. 'Using equipment mop -
piled by the O.$.A: program the students will be taking regular oases through until this
Friday at Snug Harbor. The instructors report that Snub repriienle owe, the beet mar M
which they hare conducted their trowelling 'shoe' es yet. (Staff .holo)