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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-10-11, Page 18PAOE 1OA—OODZRICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11... 1973 IICTORIA YIEPOINT By Richy Anderson When Saturday comes I get up re,,a1 early and I watch Abott yand Costello, Space ghost, Shazam, Mighty Mouse, little Rovert, Spider ratan, Rocket Robinhood, and the Roman Holidays. By Garry Mailough Then when Saturday night comes I watch Bugs Bunts and the Road Runner. Then when 1 decide to go' to bed I read my Casper book., George and I wanted to make a raft. So we got some wood and plastic. We' made a raft and put on a motor, we put it in the river, then got on. I got a coehoe and Geoge got a trout. We went home and ate'them. By Diane ,Ross One day as I got out of bed I knew that it was going to be a boring day. But suddenly an idea came into • my mind. 1 knew we had a farm so I got dressed and asked my dad and mom if we could go horse back riding. They said ok. We got ready and went out to our farm. I had a horse all to my self. I -called him Snow fire because he was all white: My uncle took care of the horses. 1 asked mom if I could ride him through the corn field because the corn field was rot- ted .away. My uncle Bill asked us if we wanted to stay for sup- . per and we said ok. At last we were home. I had a lot of fun. • Grand Bend firm test Arctic vehicles A series of tests have been conducted to check the capability of Air Cushion Vehicles to operate in arctic ,regions .year -around without harming the environment. Trials with a 45 -ton Voyageur. ACV, built by Bell Aerospace Canada Division of Textron Canada Ltd., Grand Bend, included operating the craft repeatedly over soft, sum- mertime tundra. In contrast to the Voyageur which exerts a surface pressure of only 11 of a pound per square inch "despite its gross 45 - ton weight,wheeled and tracked vehicles bog down in soft tun- dra and grind it up. This leaves permanent scars that widen with each year's thaws and freeze -ups. As a result, remote area con- struction projects in the Arctic and sub -Arctic including oil field work - can be, performed only in the four coldest months IT'S IMPOSSIBLE to service . everyone's snowmobile at once. Bring yours In now while we have time to look It over! If you -don't haveyour machine serviced now you may not be ready to run. Beat the winter service rush. Be ready to run while others are being serviced. EXPERT SERVICE - DYNOMETER TUNING - PARTS - ACCESSORIES Gord's Sports & Cycle POLARIS SNOWMOBILES - KAWA.SAKI, TRIUMPH, HONDA & MOTORCYCLES MOTORCYCLES Bayfield Road Goderich Phone 524-9061 of the year, when the tundra is frozen solid. But while these months provide a hard surface for tran- sportation purposes, they also are the coldest months of the year for working conditions in the north. Because of this, the Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline System is expected to take four years to complete. If the same job could be done on a year - around basis, the project could possibly be done in two years. The Voyageur tests were sponsored by the Canadian Ministry of Transport's' Tran- sportation Development Agency. The l0 -day trials in late August were supervised by the federal government Depart- ment of the Environment. Travelling, to the west location, the Voyageur made a 1,180 -mile trip down the Mackenzie River from Hay River to Inuvik in 23 hours operating time. After that, operations were conducted daily on Richards Island in the Mackenzie Delta with the craft accumulating an average of nearly 10 hours per day. Supervised by environ- mental representatives from F. F. Slaney and Co. Ltd. of Van- couver B. C., the Voyageur: Was operated repeatedly at 15, 30 and 40 miles per hour over selected tracks of tundra as technicians from Slaney took measurements of the impact the vehicle made on the sur face. The craft • was driven 20 times at each speed over .separate tracks; Operations over two -foot - deep polygons (mounds that are split at the top) were con- ducted in fields where polygons were located as close as 10 feet apart; In a wildlife test the craft was operated in the vicinity of ducks, Canada geese and wild swans, to "check on how close the ACV could operate without distrubing them. - Underwater sounding tests were made to compare the ACV underwater noise level with that of ships and motor boats. The researchers are com- piling a report on the tests, with the results to be announ- ced later this vear. Goderich Recreation and Community Centre Board YOGA FAU&WINT ER PROGRAMS Saturday Morning Club KARATE JUDO LADIES DAY OUT MEN'S. FITNESS ROG R•A► M for further information and regletratlen, eaN 624-7863. 46, Wednesdays ... 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. St. Mary's School - Bennett St. `Commencing, Wednesday, October 17 Course Fee $5.00 Registration for this program will be at the Recreation office, 26 The Square, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. Saturdays ... 9 a.m. to 12 noon Victoria Public School - Gibbon St. Commencing Saturday, October 20 Course Fee -14.00 (family fee, 3 or more children - 810.00 . 8 to 8 yrs. Jr. 9 to 11 yrs. Sr. Ages . ®. Registration for this program will be at the Recreation office, October 11, 12 15 to 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a cultural program designed to Introduce the child to various experiences with art, drama and music. .. „,r Wednesdays ... 7 to 9 p.m.. Victoria School - Gibbon St. Commencing Wednesday, October 17 Course Fee - 820.00 Age 8 to 16 yrs. Jr. 17 and over Sr. Instruction will be offered to both male and female. Registration will be on the first night, Oct. 17 r Judo Instrudtlon Is In progress at St. M':y's School Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. male 8 yrs. and over. Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m. female For further information, call Recreation' office - 524-8373 This program -is designed for ladies who would like to spend a couple of afternoons a week away from the home doing Interesting and dif- ferent things. In particular, it Is directed towards those who may have pre-school children, as a babysitting service will be offered on those "afternoons. Some of the aforementioned Interesting things might be: art, concert, tripe, talks, films, etc. A number of ladles have Inquired about this program. It" is kt the organizational stages now, but won't start fora couple of . weeks. Please ladies, don't be discouraged. • This program will be offered under the auspices of the Huron County Board of dation as part of the night school activities. It is scheduled to start on Wednesday, October 17. A ti Gun CIub. At the skeet shoot held at the Vanastra Gun Club last Satur- day, Dr. Andy Rynne of Mit- chell and Bill Stewart of Goderich were--hied---for--- -top -- honors with near perfect 24 out of 25 scores. Three others, John Land of Bayfield, were tied with 23 hits each, while Mer.'in Batkin of Clinton hit 22. Other scores in- clude Tom Allen of Londesboro and Bill Thompson of Clinton at 20 each, Jim Hogg of Seaforth and Paul' Wheeler of Clinton at .19 each. Ashley Gilbert of Goderich with 16 hits and Burt McHaffy of Stratford with 15 hits. Bruce County. enrolment downby.20 The total enrolment in schools in Bruce County is down by 20 students this year over the same time last. year. There was an increase of 23 students in elementary ;.Scschools and a decrease of 40 in secon- dary schools and 3 in schools for retarded children. In northern Bruce County the enrolment in elementary schools is down by 56 students, secondary schools are down by 35 students and Gateway school for retarded children in Wiarton is down by 1 over the same time last year.' The elementary schools in the south-east 'section of Bruce County are down 10 students, while Walkerton District Secondary School is down 51 students and Brucehaven school for retarded children in Walkerton remains the same with 23. The south-west section of Bruce County has an increase in enrolment except .at Bluewater school for retarded children in Port Elgin which has a decrease of 1 and Penetangore in Kincardine which remains the same with 7. There was an increase of 89 students in elementary schools and 46 students in secondary schools. BE A REGULAR BLOOD DONOR Thu- ACV used in the tests was Voyageur 002, which is owned by the Ministry of Tran- sport. Earlier in the summer, the craft was operated for eight weeks by the Canadian Coast Guard, performing a. range of aid -to -navigation duties on Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River. Before that, the craft had been operated on the Great Lakes and in the Northwest Territories since August 1972 by Northern Transportation Company Ltd. Another craft, Voyageur 001, is being operated by Kaps Transport Ltd., a cargo hauling company operating in. the Nor- thwest Territories. Production. of additional Voyageurs and a smaller sister ACV, the 17 -ton Viking, is un- derway at the Grand Bend facility of Bell Aerospace Canada Division of Textron Canada Ltd. n!' • • Voyageur 002 operates on the Mackenzie River In Canada's northwest. Manufacturb Bell Aerospace Canada Division of Textron Canada Ltd., Grand Bend, the craft went n early this year and has performed a wide range of tasks. 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