Clinton News-Record, 1981-08-06, Page 10PAGE 10—CLIN'TON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 ,1981
BAYFIELD
by Bud Sturgeon and Helen Owen
While their moms and dads played ball or watched the ..
games at the Bayfield tournament last weekend, these
youngsters had fun riding the mechanical rides, courtesy
of the Lions Club. ( Bud Sturgeon photo )
From bed races to baseball
Molson's put on a great weekend
By Bud Sturgeon
Months of planning were
rewarded last weekend in
Bayfield when the first an-
nual Molson's Great Cana-
dian Weekend proved to be a
tremendous success.
There was only a
minimum of problems and
the scheduled events kept
the participants, spectators
and organizers busy
throughout the holiday.
CKSL Bed Races
The CKSL Bed Races on
Saturday afternoon have to
be termed one of the major
highlites of the weekend
festivities as local and area
teams provided the thrills
and spills for the spectators
watching along the race
route. The bed races were
organized by the local
firemen and promoted by
CKSL Radio, London. Arnold
Makins was the official
starter of the races and 550
metres away was Walter
Turner to judge the winners.
The racers started at the old
Gardiner residence on Main
Street and finished at the
Community Centre.
Sharp at 1 p.m. the
Women's Open got under-
way and .first to cross the
finish line were the Bayfield
Firemen's Wives. Second
place was taken by the
Bayfield Blue Shadows while
the Sugar Bush Team finish-
ed in third spot.
The Mixed Race was se-
cond on the agenda and there
were only two entries with
the Golden Gondola Team
from Bayfield defeating the
Sugar Bush, who had steer-
ing problems with their cart.
Although well disguised,
when the Sugar Bush cart
slowed down to take the
Firehall Turn, the pilot ap-
peared to be Doug Sinnathon
from the Village Market.
The final heat of the day
was the fastest and was
labelled the Men's Open. The
winners of this race were the
Brucefield Fire Department
Team. Second spot went to
John Campbell and the Bron-
son Burners. The Burners
ran into trouble as they
came out of the Firehall turn
when team member Joe
Wild wiped out while pushing
the bed and was left far
behind. Capturing the third
and final trophy position
were the Bayfield Fire
Department men. The
Bayfielders were leading at
the halfway point but they
ran out of steam before the
finish.
Decked out in bright red
derby hats they were an im-
pressive sight none the less.
Comprising the `pushing' or
horsepower section for
Bayfield were Don Mcil-
wain, Jim Francis, Mike
Warner, Keith Crittenden,
George Clements, Ron
Whetstone, Al Martin and
Tony Hutchings. In charge of
steering the bed and throw-
ing water balloons at the op-
position was fireman Joe
Koene.
Baseball Tournament
The early birds of the
Great Canadian Weekend
were the ball players who
were on the diamonds at 8
a.m. on Saturday morning.
The local ball players had
spent weeks readying the
diamonds in the Agricultural
grounds and were still hard
at if after dark in Friday
night to make sure
everything was in tip top
shape.
First Round Tournament
scores were as follows:
Goderich Oldtimers 7,
Bluewater Lakers 6; London
Filtertech 16 Zurich Eagles
5; Bayfield Knighthawks 8
,BJ's Stables (Bayfield) 2;
McKillop Molesters 7
Bayview Blue Bombers 4;
Benny and the Jets (London)
16, Bayfield Flyers 0; Zurich
Cobras 11, Goderich
Wheelsmen 7; Stanley
Steamers 10, Goderich
Renegades 8; Stratford
Samsonite 8, Kincardine
Embassy 1. The first round
winners advanced to the 'A'
Division play while the
losers dropped to the `B'
Consolation round.
The 'B' consolation round
scores on Saturday were as
follows: Eagles 4, Lakers 3;
BJ's Stables 5, Blue
Bombers 1; Flyers 6,
Wheelsmen 5; Embassy 6,
Renegades 2.
Saturday scores in the 'A'
Championship round were as
follows: Filtertech 11,
Oldtimers 8; Knighthawks
12, Molesters 6; Benny and
the Jets 11, Cobras 1;
Steamers 4, Samsonite 3.
On Sunday, the playdowns
for the trophies got under-
way at 11:30 a.m. and in the
'B' semi-finals, Embassy
looked strong in a 15-6 deci-
sion over the hometown
Flyers. BJ's Stables also ad-
vanced by virtue of the 7-3
win over the Eagles from
Zurich. This set up the B'
Final and it turned out to be
a see -saw battle and . a real
crowd pleaser. Embassy
took the lead first, but soon
fell behind BJ's Stables by a
5-3 margin. Embassy bounc-
ed back in the last inning of
regulation time to tie the
score at 5-5. In the second
overtime inning Embassy
put runners on base and then
doubled in the winning run
for a 6-5 victory.
For their efforts Kincar-
dine Embassy won the `B'
Trophy, $125 in prize money
and medallions for each
player on the, squad. BJ's.
Stables received $75 for their
fourth place finish.
The competition in the 'A'
Semi-finals was keen, but it
soon became evident that the
London based team Benny
and the Jets (Just Sports)
were going to he the team to
beat. The Jets team are com-
prised of former London Ma-
jors players and were led by
such well-known baseballers
as Reid Heffernan. As well
as leading the London Slo-
Pitch Leagues at present,
the Jets have also been to the
Provincial Championships
several times.
Benny and the Jets met the
Steamers in the Semi-finals
and opened up a 6-0 first inn-
ing lead and cruised to an 8-1
win over the Varna men.
The other semi-final game
was a much closer affair and
probably the thriller of the
two days. The Knighthawks
went ahead of Filtertech 2-0
in the first inning as John
Graham tripled in a run and
then scored himself. In the
third, Fred Schilbe scored
for Bayfield on Gary Camp-
bell's single and the K -
Hawks led 3-0. Filtertech
closed the gap to 3-2 in the
fourth.
In the seventh and final in-
ning of regulation play, with
one out, a fly ball was drop-
ped in the Knighthawk out-
field allowing the tieing run
to score for Filtertech. The
teams then played two
scoreless innings of •over-
time before a John Graham
double scored Tim West to
give Bayfield the 4-3 victory
over London.
This set up the champion-
ship final for all the marbles
between the only two
unbeaten teams out of the 16
who were entered in the two
day event. Benny and the
Jets were the obvious
favorites, but fans kept their
fingers crossed for the
hometown K -Hawks. Benny
and the Jets put three runs
across the plate in the first
half inning and the
Knighthawks replied by
deadlocking the game at 3-3
on the strength of a Greg
Butler homer. After inning
number two it was no longer
a contest as Reid Heffernan
blasted three homeruns and
several other Londoners
knocked the ball over the
fence en route to an 18-3 win.
It was a well deserved win
for Benny and the Jets,
although they were clearly
heads above any other team
entered in the Bayfield tour-
nament. Without a doubt
they could have ran away
with any game during the
two days, but their good
sportsmanship showed
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ABC Bridge
By village council
Support liven to Goderich hospital
By Helen Owen
Bayfield Village council
held their -first mee ' g of the
month on MondaAugust
3rd. Due to business com-
mitments, Councillor
Chapman was unable to
attend.
The minutes of the July
meeting were accepted as
tabled and agreed. Arising
from the minutes was the
request received at the last
meeting from the Alexander
Marine Hospital for a
donation towards the ex-
pansion and up -dating of the
present facilities. It was
generally agreed that the
project should be supported,
although the budget which
had been set for 1981
precluded any additional
commitment. Council
therefore resolved to make a
contribution over a period of
three years, starting on July
1st, 1982 which would cover
the contribution requested as
well as the estimated sum of
a door to door canvass. The
Reeve undertook to advise
the campaign chairman
accordingly.
Before committing itself to
the passing of the by-law
required for the adoption of
the Village Heritage .Plan,
copies of which had only just
been received, councillors
felt that more time was
required to study both the
plan and the Heritage Act,
and to seek more specific
information and advice on
the implications and con-
sequences of such a plan.
Whilst it was appreciated
that the role of a L.A.C.A.C.
committee was' purely ad-
visory, council were of the
opinion that a clearer
definition of the respon-
sibilities and restrictions
implied by the plan had to be
ascertained. Councillor
Johnston quoting examples
from the plan stressed the
undesirability of adopting
something that sought to im-
pose restrictions on property
owners in a mandatory man-
ner.
Correspondence included a
notice of the annual audit
conducted by the M.T.C.;
information from the
ministry of affairs and
housing regarding 1981
Farm Tax, and the Clerk
reported that adjustments
were being made where
applicable. A letter of ap-
preciation from the Bayfield
Historical Society thanked
the council for its -.co-
operation in connection with
"Bayfield Day" with par-
ticular reference to the
assistance provided by Rick
Penhale, the Road
Superintendent. '6: •
A suggestion had been
made at a meeting of the
Arena Board that Council
should investigate debenture
financing In order to handle
the existing loan. It was felt
that such a scheme might
prove more advantageous
and a meeting had been set
up with the accountant, Mr.
Bender, to investigate the
matter further.
Moving on to committee
reports, Reeve Fellows
stated that Archibald, Gray
and McKay had. submitted
proofs of the survey although
these were not yet finalized.
Referring to the main-
tenance work in the
Municipal Building, Coun-
cillor Johnston reported that
most of the work had now
been completed as was
evidenced by the much
improved appearance of the
Council Chamber. He
requested approval for.
replacement of the deficient
faucets in the men's
washroom, and repairs to
the fountain, and it was
agreed that these matters
should be dealt with. A
suggestion was made that
the flower beds and shrubs
surrounding the building
might be referred to. the
Garden Club, and Mr. Jack
Willock; the President who
was present, agreed to take
the matter to the next
meeting of his executive. In
keeping with the new policies
adopted in connection with
the care of the Town Hall a
new lock hid been fitted, and
in future, users would obtain
keys from the Clerk -
Treasurer.
A decision with regard to
the salary adjustment for the
Road Superintendent
following the conclusion of
his probationary period,
would be made during the
course of the next week.
The arrangements made
at the last meeting to im-
prove the garbage situation
on Clan Gregor Square,
appeared to be meeting with
some success, and it was
hoped that this would be
maintained and that the
general public would con-
tinue to co-operate.
Councillor Wilson
requested council's opinion
on a proposal to set up a
miniature Golf Course at the
rear of the old Ritz Hotel,
and the Clerk -Treasurer
undertook to investigate the
by-laws relative to this.
Councillor Pemberton,
referring to the
arrangements which had
been made this summer
regarding the washrooms,
asked if a survey was
available. There was no
doubt that the project was
proving successful and
comments had been positive.
An extension of opening
hours had been found
necessary and had thereby
mitigated problems for
Mcllwain'.s Garage, who had
expressed their ap-
preciation.
Note was made of com-
plaints with regard to the
weeds on Long Hill and steps
would be taken to deal with
them.
Frank McFadden then
reported to the Council in his
Around and about
Mrs. John Fitzsimmons
and Mr. Charlie Fitzsim-
mons both of Glamis
(Walkerton area) had dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fitz-
simmons on Wednesday last.
The f ' y of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Fi summons gathered
on Monday for a family din-
ner to celebrate their 41st
wedding anniversary. Those
present were Sylvia and Bob
Logan and Laura of Rodney,
Karen and Carl Humphries
of London, Terry and Linda
Fitzsimmons, Kelso and
Marie Fitzsimmons and Vin-
cent of Bayfield.
Carl and Karen Hum-
phries, London, spent the
holiday weekend in Bayfield
with Karen's parents and
Carl's grandfather and
mother and also visited with
grandmother Kerr, who is
currently a patient in Clinton
Hospital.
Guests of Gilbert and
Helen Latimer and Wendy,
on Sunday and Monday,
were Mike and Mary Muchos
and daughter Melonie of
Toronto.
Visiting with Mrs. Ethel
Knight over the Civic Holi-
day weekend were Chris
Latimer and Kevin Reid, Bill
and Ruth Latimer and
Amanda, and Ruth's sister,
Christina Fuhrmann, all of
Toronto. The girls will be
spending a weeks holidays in
Bayfield with Mrs. Knight.
Bernard and Elaine
Sturgeon and Roland of
Orangeville, spent the
weekend at their Bayfield
residence.
Greg and Emily Neilsen,
London, spent the weekend
at their Sunset Lane cottage.
Guests with Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Sturgeon over the
weekend were Bob and Lois
Davidson, Bill Davidson and
friend Ann Marie, all of
Windsor.
The Bayfield Fire Depart-
ment has been busy this
week with a series of ex-
tracation and rescue
manoeuvres in the village.
The practices cover
everything from traffic con-
trol to the proper procedure
for removing injured per-
sons from wrecked
automobiles. Also involved
in the training are the O.P.P.
and local ambulance crews.
Mrs. Vida Cameron of
Seaforth spent last week
with her sisters, Freida
Scotchmer and Esther
Makins.
Mr. and M rs. Matt Nediger
( formerly of Clan Gregor
Apartments, Bayfield) were
hosts to their former neigh-
bours on Thursday last,
when Mr. Nediger
celebrated his 80th birthday.
Now resident in the apart-
ments at Clinton, the
Nedigers entertained their
guests to tea and birthday
cake, and also showed them
around their new home,
where the garden is already
flourishing and the tomatoes
are just beginning to ripen.
Ray Schell, one of the first
tenants of Clan Gregor, who
attended the party, became
unwell on his return and
suffered a slight stroke. He is
now in hosnital in Exeter and
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role as representative to the
Bayfield-Ausable Con: -
servation Authority. He
presented the Council with a
form which they might wish
to complete in connection
with a tree planting plan.
This had now been extended
to all municipalities and
offered opportunities for
trees to be purchased at very
reasonable prices. Jack
Willock said that the Garden
Club had already committed
itself to the replacement of
trees in Clan Gregor Square,
and was asked to look into
the matter and report back
to Council, as the scheme
seemed to be one in which
the village should par-
ticipate.
Mr. McFadden also
reported that the Authority's
budget for 1981 included a
sum of $5,000 for an
engineering study for the
provision of sheet piling to
counteract erosion on Long
Hill. A new manager, Mr.
Prout, had been appointed
and had 'already made an
inspection of the Bayfield
area in order to acquaint
himself with the problems. A
study of the Bayfield river
was being conducted at the
present time relative to the
undermining of the roadway
and work was. scheduled to
commence on this in 1982.
Following the approval of
the bills for payment, the
meeting concluded at the
unusually early time of 9
p.m. .
results
Last week's bridge session
was prefaced by a picnic
luncheon which included a
birthday cake made by
Mildred Fellows. This was to
honour the birthdays of Mrs.
Jessie Blair and Mrs. Ruby
Uniac, both of whom now
claim to be over the age of
211
There were four tables out
and two ladies tied for the
first place - Ruby Vee Uniac
and Dorothy Vee Beattie
with 6290. Bev Vee Pounder
was low with????.
Anglicans
plan outdoor
service at
Middleton
Sunday August 9th is the
date of the ninth annual
Galilean Service to be held at
Stewart Middleton's Park at
11:15 a. m.
As usual, a pot luck lun-
cheon will follow this
unusual open air service and
visitors are reminded that
they will need to provide
their own seatihg and eating
utensils, although bales of
hay are available as seating
during the service.
This year the new director
of Huron Church Camp, the
Reverend Greg Smith will be
the speaker, and music will
be provided by members of
the Church Camp.
Regular services at
Trinity on August 9th will be
as follows: Holy Com-
munion, 8 a.m. Celebrant,
the Rev. D.S. Pitts and Holy
Communion 10 a.m.,
celebrant the Rev. Robert
Bennett from St. George's
Church, Kitchener.
On Sunday last, the Rev.
William Bennett was in-
disposed, and it is hoped that
heg will soon be feeling better
again.
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