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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-03-05, Page 6PAGE 6--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 5 ,1981 Ramblings from the races By Lois Gibbiags Horses from the stable of Wayne Horner of Clinton had asuccessful week at Windsor Raceway. Fleet Fighter, a six-star- old ixyear- old Alley Fighter gelding, with a personal record of p,2:02.4 and lifetime ear- nings arnings of over $36,000, won his third race this year on February 28 pacing his mile in2.03.1. Late Trade ' was also a winner the same night with a time of p,2:04.2. On Friday night, Kenmarow Castlee was first in p,2:02.2, while Terry Parker finished third on Saturday night. Winnie Ensign, owned by Verdun Vanstone of Ben - miller won in p,2:06.4 at Windsor on February 25. Chief Scram won his 11th straight race with a 2:00.2 pacing effort at Windsor on Friday night. The four-year- old our-yearold gelding by Scram - Excellent Lady, owned by Sports programs dropped in Goderich Twp. 1ioiieyl U; in loon soccer and badminton have not been supported in Goderich Township. The Recreation Committee has therefore decided to drop these sports. The curlers are still meeting Sunday evenings at the Vanastra rink. The social dance group reports that it is enjoying classes under the guidance of Louis Morello of Mitchell and Melanie Steele of Stratford. More classes will be offered next January. If interested, contact Mrs. Don (Audrey) Middleton. Softball coaches are asked to `attend a meeting Wed- nesday,- Illxkt i t p.m. in the township hall to make plans for the summer season. Summer swimming classes will be offered again. The recent Valentine dance was a huge success with a full house and a good profit toward the main- tenance of the hall. Other proposed dance dates are September, October, December and New Year's Eve 1981 and into 1982 possibly, Valentine's Day February 13, St. Patrick's Day March 13, October, December and New Year's Eve. Watch the local papers for further details. by steve cooke For the 34th year in a row, Canada's largest sports show is returning. The Canadian National Sportsman's Show will,. again , occur at the Coliseum Building, Exhibition Race, Toronto, from March 20 rgf've never been to it, you've missed a lot, and if you are a regular attender, you can look forward to the biggest and best show yet. One of the most popular exhibits each year is the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource's, and it will, of course, be there again in'81.'Tliis par�iculac esfiiblt is a fine place to see some. of Ontario's more elusive wildlife in natural surroundings. Animals such as timber wolves, red foxes, fisher and pine marten are fea ured and it is an excellent opportunity to M M.� w close ,• `lis ' ' from;the Bronce of 'British Col ' , ' . iI.111 also•be present, featuring six, different areas: DiSplays will include log Cabins, stern wheeled boats, flower baskets and nautical exhibits as well as theeacellentfilm, "Super Natural British Columbia." • . The tourist outfitters of Ontario along with the Ministry of Northern Affairs will feature the area from Thunder --Bay to Timmins and North Bay. Area craf- tsmen will demonstrate the art of making paddles and moccasins, while the rock hound can dig.right into the interesting rock specimens to be found in the geological display. An added feature will be a draw which willgive everyone a chance to win an all expense paid trip for a family of four to Northern Ontario for two weeks. For the arts minded person, the McMichael Collection of the Group of Seven will be on display as well as presentations by the Royal Ontario, Museum and the Science Center. The March 26th Wintario Lottery will also be broadcast live from the show. This is the show that manufacturers use to introduce new products and services, and'this:year willsee new tents, boats, sailboards, recreational vehicles, holiday homes, and woodburning stoves. Fishing is one of the fastest growing sports in Ontario, and this is reflected in the number of tackle manufacturers represented at the show. Two annual attractions will also be there, namely the trout fishing pond and the International Championship Casting Pool. Labatt's have planned a large exhibit and, of course, Ontario Out of Doors will be there with lots of information for you. Mercury is presenting a fishing theatre to show you how to do it, and experts will be thereto pass on their tips personally. And, as if all the displays aren't enough, there'll be the championship dog retriever trials, the Carlton Show Band, gymnastic den'ionstrations by the Royal Military College of Kingston (opening weekend only), and the Toronto. Star Outdoor Show with demon- strations and outdoor activities. All proceeds from the show are devoted to the sup- port of Canadian conservation research, projects, and outdoor education with approximately $10 million being donated to date. It promises to be a great show, so done on down and take a stroll through 12 acres of some of the most interesting. displays you'll ever see. With any luck, I may even see you there. Stangs play The Clinton Mustangs of the Central Junior 'C' league will face-off against the Holmesville Rockets league this Friday night at 8 p.m. in the Clinton arena. The proceeds of this ex- hibition game will be donated .to Muscular Dystrophy. The Hot Stove league in the Clinton auditorium win also be open and a small collection will be taken at the front door. The Clinton Juniors are also holding their banquet on Saturday, March 7 in the Clinton arena auditorium. The Central Junior "C" league banquet will be held in mid April this year in Walkerton and anyone wishing tickets is asked to contact Bryan Marriage or Bob Miller at 402.9755 or 4f9.- 7937. Sanford Reid of Ailsa Craig, holds the record for the most consecutive wins at London following his 2:03.4 victory the previous week, which gave him 10 in a row. Terry Kerr drivesChief Scram for trainer Art Hodgins of Lucan. Will Knight, owned by Ken Parke of Zurich and trainer- driver rainerdriver John Lester of Forest, won in p,2:05.3 at Flamboro Downs on February 28. The final event of the King of the Claimers for a $4,400 purse at Western Fair Raceway in London on Saturday afternoon was re- named the Queen of the Claimers after two mares finished first and second. Granny Grattan, a six- year-old mare by Scram- 1$/table Grattan, that was !aisedhy AuS.ustDe_Groof of II,.R. 3, Clinton, before selling her about a year ago to Judith Wilson of London, won the event in an excellent 2:07 mile, for her second win in a row. This was a new personal record for Granny Grattan as well as the fastest 'race of the afternoon. Ron Weick's Ever Ready mare Brandi RK led the way with fractions of :29.4 -1:02 and 1:33.4 over a sloppy track before Granny Grattan came from the rear of the field to pull away from her in the stretch. Gerry Roebuck of Goderich was . third with Cinda Meadows in a 2:09.2 mile in the fifth, while Randy McLean had a fourth with C.P. Evelene in the first. ' Willas Ferrica, owned by Donna Lynne Lamont of Waterloo was second for driver Robert Taylor in the seventh. At the London track on Friday night, John Muir drove Mississkippy to a secondplace.finishfor.owner Winston Powell of R.R. 2, Seaforth, while Randy McLean -was third in the same race with Gemini Tide for Donald Campbell be ll o f Goderich.___._ At Windsor Raceway on Sunday night, R.J. Readyl owned by Bob and Doreen Rowcliffe of Hensall was second -in., the $5,500 third 4raceftelr itt . z N Randy Lenity was. also second driving Arrochar, Ruth for Arnold Doak of Goderich at Orangeville Raceway on Sunday af- ternoon. There will be no more racing at Western Fair Raceway in London until March 13 because of the annual Farm Show. DRYSDALE MAJOR APPLIANCE CENTRiLTD.- SALES WITH SERVICE The Place To Buy Appliances NEW AND USED Hensall 262 2728 Closed Mondays The overall winners of the IOOF curling spiel let Saturday at Vanastra was a team from Exeter including, left to right, Ray Mills, Judy Mills, and Janice and Bill Brock. It was the second year in a row that the Exeter Odddfelows won the championship. (photo by Jim Broadfoot) sports Exeter rink wins IOOF spiel Sixty-four players took to the ice for the second annual Brucefield I.O.O.F. mixed curling bonspiel held at the Vanastra Curling. Club on February 28. The early risers were on the ice at 9 a.m. and all four sheets of ice were kept busy until 9 p.m. All teams played two six end games and one eight end game. After: the action on the ice, all the curlers enjoyed a delicious pork dinner catered to by the ladies of the Vanastra Curling Club. Top winner of the day was a rink from Exeter, skipped by Bill Brock, third was Janice Brock, second was Ray Mills and lead Judy Mills. Congratulations to this rink. Individual draw winners "were: 9 a.m draw, first place an Exeter team of Bill and ,Janice Brock, Ray and Judy Mills; second place Ray and Marg Consitt, Ross and Beatrice Richardson of Hensall; third place, Ivan and Marg Lince, Jack and Jean Henderson. 11 a.m. winners were; first place Gord and Eileen Roes, Bill and Audrey Rowe of Exeter; second place Harold Elliott's rink from Sarnia; and third place, Barry and Sheila Davis, Jerry and •Sandra Johnston of Vanastra. Door prize win- ners were Ivan Lince, Cheryl Edwards, Barry Davis and Helen Farrar. Draw prize winners 4ere Ray Mills and Audrey Rowe. Brucefield I.O.O.F. wish to thank all the curlers for coming out and making this Bonspiel a success. They also thank Ross Scott Fuels and Turkheim Furniture for the door prizes. Many thanks to the Vanastra Curling Club for their efforts in getting the ice ready and the ladies for a wonderful dinner. Zurich Buckeyes demoted to last league place Barely 24 hours after winn- ing their third straight South Huron Hockey League title, the Zurich Buckeyes found themselves demoted to the league's cellar and were stripped of all their points. Following the Goderich- Forest contest on Monday February 23, a day after Zurich had captured first place, a protest was registered with league of- ficials concerning the Buckeyes use of an ineligible player. The protest centred around Buckeye defenceman Glen Nicholson who had been living at an RR 1, Dashwood address, which Win -the drawing -area of the Zurich team. However, Nicholson had ' moved '/z mile away into the .village of Dashwood at some point during the season and bad failed -to sign an -import" - card: n`import'card Dashwood is not in the Zurich drawing area and the : rights to all players living there belong to the Grand Bend franchise, even though. "they did not ice a team this season. The league upheld the protest and Nicholson was declared to. be an 'illegal' player. The name of the team who launched the action against Zurich was withheld.. When the Buckeyes were banished from first place it looked like the Goderich Flyers would be heirs to the CHHL playoffs to begin soon The Central Huron Hockey League's regular season ended last week with the final two games of the schedule. Holmesville clinched second spot in the final standings Tuesday night, defeating Burger Bar 12-5. The win gave the Holmesville team 31 points, one more than third place which went to Sunset Golf. Thursday's game saw Hodges Mill bomb Holmesville 9-2. The Mill's Dan Calquhoun scored twice and assisted on two more, -giving him 36 goals and 37 assists for 73 points and the league's scoring charh- pionship. Calquhoun finished the season with 19 goals and 20 assists in his last eight games. Holmesville's Greg Burns was second with 30 goals and 30 assists for 60 points. The playoff match -ups look like this: Series A - O'Briens vs. Hodges Mill, first game Wednesday night in Goderich at 9:30 p.m.; Series B-Holmesville vs. Whetstones, first game Thursday night in Clinton at 9 p.m.; Series C -Sunset Golf vs. Optimists, first game Sunday morning at 10 a.m. All three series are best of three quarter -finals. Win- ners advance to a three team round robin semi-final with the final two ,teams emerging to a best -of -five final. CLINTOWCOMMUNITY CENTRE ARENA SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS Skating THURSDAY, MARCH 5 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Midget Game 7:15 p.rn. - 9:00 p.m. Holmesville vs. Whetstones 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 6 HoImosmillo Bockats vs, Clinton Junior C CHARITY GAME Sliver Collection Proceeds toward CYSTIC FIBROSIS (Hot Stove Upstairs) SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Minor Hockey SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Public Skating This Ad Courtesy of AND SONS LTD. M,II.W Rd. CL Oto 402 2400 1:00p.m.-9:OOp.rm. 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. AND CENTURY CSI -11 GammiBi SPRAYER throne, but once Zurich's points were removed and all the other club's records were changed to reflect the league's decision, the Hen- sall Sherwoods were award- ed the top spot. Zurich had defeated Hensall in all four of their league games this season. Two other clubs also had In Clinton problems with the league this year as well. The Parkhill Merchants were found to have had three in- eligible players on their roster earlier in the year (at the time they were in first place) and the club suspend- ed operations for the re- mainder of the season. The Barest Boyds werc also found to have one ineligible player signed and were stripped of their points in January. Last year the Thedford Browns suspended operations for the same reason. The Buckeyes manage- ment and players met Tues- day to decide the fate of their Slaters pass tests On February 28 the Clinton Figure Skating Club beginner and junior skaters. were tested and a number of badges were given out. Those who passed in- cluded: beginners, Joanne Hayter; stroking, Kathy Low _and _.. Tanya ........Postill,..• elementary, Jeffrey Roy; basic, Laura Allen, Danielle Garon, Denise Garon, Nicole Garon, Krista McAsh, Stacy Reid; novice •.I, Jennifer • Harris and•Melanie Mceone; dance I, Jacqueline Draper, Lori Jewitt, Craig Lockhart, Angela Reid. On. March 1, the interclub competition was held with 10 clubs competing. Clinton skaters were well represented and the results are in pre -novice dance, similar pairs preliminary run-offs: Lisa Robinson and Mary Jane Eisler, 6th; Diane Armes and Elizabeth Roma nik, 6th; Cindy Cook and Tracy Norman, 3rd. Pre - novice dance, mixed pairs, final: Shannon Preszcator' and Norris Flynn, 3rd, bronze medal. Novice dance, preliminary run-offs: Karen Cook and Mary Gibson, 1st; Lori Consitt and Lorelei Robin- son, 1st; Kim Cook and Jennifer Wood, 6th. Karen Cook and Mary Gibson also finished 2nd in the finals and Lori Consitt and Lorelei Robinson came in 6th. In the novice ladies free skate, preliminary run-offs Lorelei Robinson took 2nd, Lori Consitt was 3rd and Jennifer Wood, 5th. Lorelei Robinson finished 6th in the final round. In the novice men's free skate, finals, Norris Flynn was 5th,. while in the.junior ladies • free skate, preliminary rounds; Karen Cook was 6th, Mary Gibson came 4th and Kimberly Cook took 6th place. Susan Howells and Linda Savelle came 5th in the intermediate dance finals .and Susan Howells also took 5th place in the intermediate ladies free skate finals. Senior.'. dance finals win - hers were: Brenda and Marg Dupee, 3rd, bronze medal; Shelley Middleton andPeggy Jones, 5th. Brenda Dupee took the 1st place gold medal in the senior ladies finals and Marg Dupee took the silver medal for 2nd place. The Clinton Club finished 5th overall in total points. Congratulations everyone. Thanks goes out to everyone who helped in any way to make their com- petition a success. At the local lanes Molson's Crown Mixed The Blackbirds are still leading the league with. 83 points and the Cardinals are holding onto their second place standing with 77 points. The Chickadees have moved up to third place with 70 points and the Blue Jays are next with 65. The Hawks are close behind with 64 points, the Falcons have 61 and the Canaries have 58 points. The Penguins are still in the bottom spot with 54 points. In the individual scoring, Nancy Atkinson took the ladies' high single of 277 and Marj Moore bowled her way to the high triple of 664 and the high average of 228. For the men, Bob Atkinson had the high single of 323 and the high triple of 825. Ken Johnston had the high average of 239. Tuesday Night Ladles The Corner Pin Cuties West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company FARM AGENTS Dungannon, Ont. NOM 1R0 524-7961 RESIDENTIAL Frank Foran RR No. 2 Lucknow Donald MacKay RR No. 3 Ripley John F. MacLennan Lucknow Mason Robinson 341 Catherine Str. Winghom Delmar Sproul RR No. 2 Auburn DIRECTORS: Eldon Bradley Luck now Gerald Kerr RR No. 6 Goderich Austin Martin Lucknow Kenneth R. MacLean RR No. 2 Paisley Donald McKenzie 163 Elgin Ave., Goderich John Nilson RR 5 Brussels AUTO 528-3824 395-5362 521-3810 357-2478 329-7273 528-2214 524-6412 528-3601 368-7537 524-7612 887-9417 CLAIMS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE DIRECTOR NEAREST Y:' U. have moved into first place With 32 points, but the Drop Backs and the Nitwits are close behind with 32 points apiece. The Born Losers have 30, the Bouncy Bunch are next with 29 and the Alley Cats are at the bottom of the league with 24. Turn topage7 • club. According to coach Herb Turkheim, "The players were all fired up and ready to play the Centralia series." The team members dug deep into their pockets and came up with the money to pay the fine assessed by the league over the incident. Zurich now meets the Cen- tralia Marauders in a best of five quarter -final series which begins in Huron Park on Thursday March 5 (tonight) and continues in Zurich the following Sunday afternoon. Game three is slated for Wednesday march 11 in Huron Park. Other opening series will put Goderich against CCAT and Forest against Exeter. Hen- sall has a first round bye. Buckeye captain John Graham is still nursing a broken thumb but could be in uniform for the opening game. Richard Schilbe, Ron 'Dino' Desjardines and Kevin McKinnon, who have seen little action this season,. will be called upon by the club to fill the void crested by injuries and the Nicholson suspension. Best Interest 14 3 O >/a ONE YEAR • ANNUAL Wo represent many Trust Companies. 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