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by Elaine Tow;ashend
Two of 's r top wheelchair basketball
teams in Ontario - Kitchener -Waterloo
Spinners and London Fort City Flyers -
will vie for their conference championship
in F.E. Madill Secondary School gym,
Wingham, on Sunday, February 22, at 2
p.m -
Co -captain of the Flyers, Keith Cart-
wright, is a former resident of the Blyth-
Londesboro area. He attended public
® school in Blyth and high school in Clinton.
His wife, Linda, of Belgrave was a high
school student in Wingham. Cartwright,
33, broke his back in a farming accident in
1967. The next year, he and Linda moved to
London, where he is now an underwriter
for London Life Insurance Company. The
Cartwrights have two daughters - Donna
13, and Patricia 9.
Cartwright became involved in sport in
1976 when a weightlifter from London and
a basketball player from Toronto founded
the London and District Wheelchair Sports
Association of which Cartwright is now
treasurer.
The basketball team was formed in 1977.
They posted one win and six losses in their
first season, but came on strong in the se-
cond with nine wins and one loss. In
Janury 1981, they were tied with Kitchener
for top spot in the Ontario Conference of
the National Wheelchair Basketball
Association. The, other teams in the con-
ference are Scarborough, Niagara and Ot-
tawa.
Although many strong wheelchair
basketball teams exist in Ontario and
across Canada, the five Ontario teams are
the only Canadian representatives in the
150 -team NWBA. Cartwright feels at least
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stuck in
the middle
three of the Canadian teams rank close to
the top 50 American teams in the NWBA.
This is the first season for the Ontario
Conference in the National Wheelchair
Basketball Association. Previously, the
five teams belonged to the Southern On-
tario Wheelchair League (SOWBL). Cart-
wright explains the difference between the
two organizations.
SOWBL allows able-bodied players to
participate. This helps smaller centres,
that don't have enough disabled athletes
interested in playing basketball, to form a
team. NWBA permits only individuals who
are permanently disabled and cannot play
stand-up basketball, to compete.
Wheelchair . basketball has three
classifications, which are defined accor-
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method not only_ ,gibes agricultural land a.
natural fertilizer, but also • provides a
natural, non-polluting, endless land fill
site.
Council agreed to fill out a questionnaire
regarding their present garbage disposal
system and will ask a HFA member to
speak to the council about the proposal.
Councillor Wayne Lester commented,
"I'm in favor of utilizing our waste. I
object to that garbage sitting there-"
He suggested that heating bills could be
greatly reduced if garbage was burned to
produce the heat, instead of using other
more expensive fuels.
Councillor Ron McKay added, "We
shouldn't pass this off lightly. It will be the
way of the future."
The other day I drove up to 9oderich
in my ruby red Porsch and last night I
dined with Robert Redford. •
Well, maybe I was driving a rusty. red
Dart, and Robert was only smiling at
me from a magazine cover, but what
- the heck...: - . - - .- .... _......
The imagination gives a great boost
to a relatively ordinary existence. It
lets us wile away dull and lonely hours;
dream of the things we'll never have,
and_let us. be, itis. tor a moment, the
people we've always admired.
Since the' time I uttered my first
musical sound, I have always dreamt of
being a famous singer. Performing
before standing ovations crowds • at
Carnegie. Hall,.,I would be the great
singers of all time. I'd have the blues
Billy Holiday, the range of Cleo Lane,
the power of Barbara Streisand, the
showmanship of Liza • Minelli, the
sensitivity of Roberta Flack and the
beauty of Diana Ross.
It all comes so easy in dreams.
I could glide onto , the stage in
shimmery gowns and sing beautiful
songs of romance, I could echo the
melancholy strains, just like Judy
Garland, about the man who got away.
I could be Linda Ronstadt and 'sing out a
good old three part harmony tunes in
Nashville and I could be Anne Wilson
and have fans reeling with some gutsy
rock and roll,
When 'I was little, my dream was
usually unleashed in the Laundromat. It
was a great way to kill time while Mum
did the family wash. Besides the
LLaundromat had great acoustics.
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mcphee
When I left the confines of our family
• home, they were used to my singing, I
had to content myself with the
traditional singing in the shower. It's
all my roommates would tolerate.
Now my great singing talents shake
my car windows, as I tear down the
highways, blasting out tunes to the
accompaniment of my AM radio. •
It's great fun and a wonderful dream,
but one that I'm simply happy to fan-
tasize about.
I even had a slight chance of making
my dream come true, when one night at
a party I happened to meet a talent
scout from Toronto. He gave me his
card and an opportunity to audition at
his studio.
I've forgotten his name, and his card
is stuffed into a box of souvenirs, but
the offer was a thrilling experience.
For years to come, I'll fondly
remember that evening as, my big
chance at stardom. I won't regret
turning it down, knowing that my
dream is a lot prettier, easier and
happier than real life.
Dreams allow everyone a moment to
wish and imagine for all the great
things in life, but using the imagination
is also a good method to show that
things aren't as bad as we always
claim.
Just for a moment, close your eyes
and attempt to do an ordinary chore
like tying your shoes or filling a glass of
milk. It's not easy being blind is it?
And there, you see, life ain't so bad
after all.
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ding to the level of disability. Class 1 con-
sists primarily of paraplegics to whom the
wheelchair is part of regular life- Class 2 is
made up of moderately disabled athletes.
Class 3 is usually comprised of people who
have had polio or amputations- Most
athletes in Class 2 and Class 3 use the chair
only for sport.
A point system ensures that members of
each.dlass have equal opportunity to play.
Class )i equals one point; Class 2 is two
points;' and Class 3, three points. Combin-
ed points of the five players on the floor at
one time cannot exceed twelve. A starting
line up, for example, may consist of three
Class 3s, one Class 2 and one Class 1 for a
point total of 12. Teams can play with a
point total below twelve.
Rules of wheelchair basketball differ on-
ly slightly from conventional ball. A
referee is required to work three
wheelchair games before he is considered
qualified to officiate.
A player is allowed to have the bail inure
.`key,"' the rectangular area beneath the
basket for five seconds. In stand-up ball, a
player is allowed three seconds. An athlete
can push his wheelchair twice before drib-
bling. He must remain seated in the chair
at ail times. If not, a physical advantage
foul is called.
Devices to prevent tipping, such as a roll
bar at the front of the chair under the foot
pedals or "tipping wheels" at the back, are
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part of a basketball wheelchair. If the
devices touch the floor while the player
has the ball, a violation is called because
the chair is considered part of the body. A
player must have his wheelchair under
control at all times.
A basketball wheelchair costs approx-
imately $500, and a repair kit is essenbal
since the chair takes a beating in every
The sport chair is lighter in weight
than a regular chair, and the back wheels
are slanted('n to increase maneuverabili-
ty.
The basketball season runs from
September to April. Twelve regular season
games are sandwiched between tour-
naments in which teams often play as
many as three to five games in 40 hours.
The K -W Spinners scheduled 50 games for
the 80-81 season.
The game in Wingham is being spon-
sored by the Awareness League of
Physically Handicapped Adults in Huron
County (Alpha Huron) as part of their ac-
tivities in the International Year ofDisabl-
ed Persons. Tickets, $2 for adults and $1
for children under 12, will be available at
the door.
The contest will be the final game of the
regular season for the Kitchener -Waterloo
Spinners and the Forest City Flyers. They
will be going all out, vying not only for the
Ontario Conference Championship but also
for a better position as they head into the
first round of NWBA playoffs.
Tuckersmith reveals
expenses paid to council
By Shelley McPhee
Tuckersmith Township paid $10,322.98 in
salaries, honorariums, mileage .and. other
expenses to council members' and
township representatives in 1980 and the
earlier part of 1981.
At their February 17 meeting council)ir
cepted the detailed accounts report
prepared by Clerk Jack McLachlan. The
report showed that in 1980 Reeve Ervin
Sillery was paid $2,278.32 which included
$1,210 for meetings he attended; $458.32 for
mileage and unscheduled meetings; $535
for convention expenses_ and $75 for fire
meetings. •
Clerk McLachlan explained that in 1980
the reeve was paid $45 for each council
meeting he attended in the year and coun-
cillors received $40 per meeting. Clerk
_MellAst Lan also- noted . that members of
council attended one or two conventions
throughout the year.
Council members are paid on a quarter-
ly basis for the year and former Deputy
Reeve Robert Bell received a salary of
$1,245 and an allowance of $316.66. His con-
vention expensesamounted to $535 and1 e.
received $15 for attending fire area board
meetings.
Former Councillor Bill Brown was paid
$1,135 for meetings he attended, and an
allowance of $300 to cover additional ex-
penses. Councillor Robert Fotheringham
was paid $980 for attending council
meetings; $275 for additional expenses;
$535 for conventions and $120 for attending
fire board meetings.
New councillors Bob Broadfoot, John
Brownridge and Jim Papple each received
$120 for meetinac attended, and a $25
allowance. •
Cleave Coombs, council's representative
on the Seaforth Hospital Board received
$300 for meetings he attended. Insurance
coverage of $358 was also included in the
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Clinton. This year only the the ministry of
agriculture have applied for permits and
they were given 11 at the $15 rate, since
they applied before the recommendation
was brought forward.
In his report, Councillor Ron McKay
noted that the $25 fee, works out to 10 cents
a day for parking. He also noted that in
Toronto; he paid $17 to • park his car for
three days.
Mayor Chester Archibald said, "The
increase will cause flack, but you can't
park anywhere else for 10 cents a day.".
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published, providing they can lag
authenticated, and pseudonyms
qrc allowed. All letters, however.
are, subject to editing for length
or libel.
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