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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1983-11-16, Page 3isasur TESf(UCEFIELD - Sharri MacDonald was born with a handicap. But, even though her left arm ends at her elbow, the 15 -year-old canoeist doesn't let it slow her down. After competing in canoe races for three years, she has won a trophy from the Ontario Marathon Canoe Racing Association. The trophy for the handicapped canoeist who has accumulated the most points in races came as a surprise to Sharri when her trainer, Dick Kloss brought the award over ! i rise for ca to her house last week. "I had no idea I was getting the award," she says. Sharri started paddling when she was in Grade 8 at Huron Centennial Public School. Her friends Kim Rathwell and Rachel Munn took her canoeing and she soon joined the group of children who go canoeing with Mr. Kloss. "Sharri learned to paddle very quickly the first day I took her out - more quickly than Sharri MacDonald of Brucefield, a Grade 10 student at CHSS poses with her trophies awarded by the Ontario Marathon Canoe Racing Association. Although Sharri was born with only one arm, she competes in the top canoe racing events. (Huron Expositor photo) IT'S FOR YOU! Buy someone a new Master Membership in the CAA Auto Club and We will give you a HANDY PORTABLE TELEPHONE (value '24.99) CALL TODAYI (offer expires Dec. 22 '83) 7 RATTENBURV ST. EAST CLINTON 482-9300 We're open daily 0 a.m. - 6 p.m. Open Friday eight till 9:00 Closed Sundays Would You Like To Learn how to make Candies?? *Easy to make •Fun to give •Delicious to Eat Phone today for more details on course. 236-4979. Oh yes the course is "FREE" *Neilson Coatings *Mercken light or dark chocolate. *Wilton Christmas Pans and many more Christmas baking needs. FERGUSON APIARIES wy. $4 between Hensali and Zurich 236-497 ist drnost kids do. Canoeing is more difficult for her than for someone with two good arms but she doesn't let that get her down," says Mr. Kloss. Holding the top of the paddle with her left arm, Sharri finds she can control the paddle pretty well although it sometimes slips. When she and Mr. Floss paddle together, they have a system; since Sharri finds it dif- ficult to change sides quickly, they forget about being together when they paddle. "It works. We've passed other canoes that way," says Mr. Kloss. Though she's mostly raced in special races for the handicapped, Sharri would like to race in regular races. "Regula' races are more of a challenge. It feels like I've accomplished more when I finish a regular race," she says. So far, Sharri enjoys canoeing more for the fun than the competition. She's com- peted in races as long as eight miles and practices for two weeks before races. But, she can see herself training harder in the future. "I'd like to try racing in the nationals. It wouldn't really matter if I won or not; I'd just like to try," she says. As well as canoeing, Sharri says she en- joys any sport. A Grade 10 student at Cen- tral Huron Secondary School in Clinton, she is a member of the downhill ski club and is trying out for the volleyball team. She didn't make the team when she tried out for basketball and volleyball teams last year, but she keeps trying. In April, she'll be getting her mother, Barb into a canoe for the first time for a 15 mile race to raise money for the Huron County Foster Parents Association. They'll be entering the cruising class so they can take their time from Wingham to the Wawanosh Conservation Area. "My mom thinks it's a good idea and I'm looking forward to it," she says. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1983—PAGE 3 A special service on Nov. 7 dedicated the new quiet room at the Clinton Hospital. The room was furnished by the Hospital Auxiliary, the Bayfield Lioness donated pictures in memory of Anna Scotchmer and Hilda Munnings of Clinton's Radiant Life Centre donated a Bible. On hand for the dedication were, front row, left to right, Bayfield Lioness representative Marg Gale, Mrs. Munnings, Auxiliary past president Ruth Bond and Director of Nursing Jean Cox. Back row, Rev. Gordon Simmons, Hospital Board Director Leen Rehorst, Rev. James Bechtel and Hospital administrator Doug Coventry. (Shelley McPhee photo) Trustees can't agree with twinning schools BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Some trustees and administration can't agree that the savings from twinning several separate schools in Huron and Perth counties is worth the effort. To prove his point that savings from twin- ning schools could be turned over to pro- gram costs for those schools, the director of education, William Eckert, suggested the r yes Introdu Les Ciseaux . in our in . j1erc git Pit ear } scary. a -step nese prc�tE,��anal �mE,ntti not alway M -11P .M. Ahp `nt V • 1$-6 PIse Sate • u) SSurpr 1S FRIDAY Noct;"+o" conjunction with THIS A`PRICE `"UT5�5. TO SPECIAL PRICE HAIR tnT tio„t. e U he �•,,1t�n�. CVI �t,�nti„1mt•n� „i,i .. coming soon... manicuring 3 ALBERT ST. CLINTON 482-3826 [es Ciseau DEUX HAIR SHOP • MAGNAVOX C1431 14" COLOUR PORTABLE VIDEOMATE Ideal extra sot for VCR's - Video games - Home computers. Features solid state chassis, Automatic Fine tuning, Black Matrix Picture Tube, Automatic Colour Circuit. Twin knob UHF/VHF tuner. MAGNAVOX CC2023 20" COLOUR PORTABLE VIDEOMATE • Solid State Chassis • Automatic Fine tuning • Blade Matrh, Picture tube • Twin knob UHF/VHF tuner a Built-in Auto Colour control. PETERS 215 VICTORIA ST. (HWY 4 SOUTH) CLINTON 482-7621 • $20,000 savings realized this year from ten- tatively twinning two schools be turned back to those two schools. St. Joseph's separate school in Clinton and St. Mary's separate school in Goderich have been sharing a principal since school opened this September. The board will have a replacement for St. Joseph's former prin- cipal Don Farwell. (Mr. Farwell is now principal at Immaculate Conception school in Stratford) for the beginning of January 1. But meanwhile, the two schools have been sharing principal Jim McDade, $20,000 of a principal's salary has been saved and Mr. Eckert suggested the money, or part of it, be turned over to the two schools. Trustee Vincent McInnes said while the idea sounds good, he didn't want a prece- dent set in case schools are annexed or twin- ned in the future. If schools are twinned, it was suggested that each school would want the savings. "I don't understand. When we talked about twinning it was said nothing would be saved " rpr„arkeil tnistPP l,nnis Maloney. noting that Mr. Eckert's suggestion in- dicates -there could be savings. But, several trustees pointed out that the $20,000 is a bookkeeping figure and doesn't take into consideration the principal's travelling costs between the two schools, and the costs for extra principal's relief time. "Perhaps the saving is not quite that much," stated Stratford trustee John Devlin. No action has been taken on the director's suggestion. Chisel-typeplow available for use Interested intrying a chisel plow on your farm this fall? he Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association has purchased a "Chisel/Board" conversion kit which con- verts a moldboard plow to a chisel -type plow. "Chisel/Board" is made by Star Manufac- turing Company of Illinois. Each unit replaces an existing moldboard. Kits can be purchased to fit most popular plows and are available as either a one piece twisted chisel ('/pinch x 4 inches x 26 inches) or three piece Glencoe type (point, moldboard and base). The Huron County Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association's four -shank implement is available on loan, free of charge. to any Huron County farmer (maximum- use five acres). So this fall,.don't bury all that soil - saving crop residue - now is the time to try some conservation tillage! For further information, conact Carol Thompson, Huron Soil and Water Con- servation District, Clinton (482-3428). 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