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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-06-27, Page 165pc. P4121 For 6 people �S plus tax p. 13 ByRedIIE1t0• �' .. r..Afte .awlongdelay lathe opening of the town's pools, children cooled'off on Friday afternoonwitkithefirst swunofathe somber Season. Following sore mor repairs tai Vie. town's, swirrrming facilities, a<larrge groups of children fiining. Josephs Separate School took the• plunge into, thhe rather frigid:001 waters (f eshfromthefirehydrant). s The rerair work donate thepopls Winded the painting and cleaning„ of .the basins, shower area and' °repair to :;the hydrostat valve (main pool drains). Most -of the clean- up, work was done by the pool staff. The grouting and hydrostat repair was done by Ken Smith Pools of Seaforth. "The repairing 'of the, pool was not that much of an expense.. ‘,-,.was certainly a small cry from having to aint the whole pool," Recreation Director Kevin Duguay said. Wading poolopened On Monday, the new', wading pool was officially opened. 'ankas to donations by the Clinton Bingo Conn4nittee' and-. the Clinton Lions Club, the estimated $8,000 project has been completed. Mr. Duguar.. said the Recreation Committee received $3,000 from bingo and the remaining amount was paid by the Lions Club. "Their generousity is going to be very difficult to thank," Mr. 'Duguay ,said of the donating organizations. "The pool should last for a while because of the investment. There will be ongoing maintenance in an attempt to keep them fn good shape." High registration The Clinton pool staff announced•that 115 people have registered for the first three- week session of swimming lessons. Mr. Duguay said that the Recreation Committee will be offering three, three- week sessions of lessons this summer, "to accommodate people on vacation." He said that by offering three sessions people.could take two weeks of lessons, take holidays and pick up the last week of their lessons at a later date. , The committee has offered a number of new programs this year, in an effort to keep the public active and to make the pool operation more cost efficient. Moms (Dads also) and Tots, program is geared toward children ages one,, two and three. It is a program that introduces the child to water and lets them explore the pooh environment: Mr. Duguay explained that this program has been received "reasonably well". Karen Cook will be the instructor for the first of three, three-week sessions. Cost for the program is $15 per. session. Flippers is another learn to swim course for children that is new to the Clinton pool. Mr. Duguay explained that the program is a step between the Mom and Tot program andthe Red Cross program. The emphasis is on fun and water orientation for children three, four and five -years old. "Flippers , are swimmers old enough to swim without their mothers but not strong enough swimmers to be in the Red Cross program," Mr. Duguay explained. Mr. Duguay said 12 children have enrolled in the first session. Cost per session is $15. Junior Water Polo will be offered for both girls and boys between.the ages of 10 and 16. Mr: Duguay will organize the program with ,the help. of pool staff members Steve Roorda and Fred Radley. • The, proposed team will practice two to • three times per week and will take part in the • London PUC City Aquatic 'Championships later this summer. "The sport will be very: rewarding. It offers a team sport and lots of discipline. It is eimellentfolmtnf exercise, appecially for ekes players,„ ilk Duguay noted, Registration fol'this 01;0is lap* $5 forthe summer and players are being recruited now. Registration for Ked Cross cla.es,.Adult learn to swim and Life Saving 1, 2 and 3 will be $15,per session ' Registration for Bronze Medalion, Bronze Cross and Award'of Merit classes 4420 plus course materials and exam fees. Registration for special courses, including the swim, team and synchronised swimming, is $5 for the entire summer. . Adult fitness swims will be held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost will be $1 per swim or free with a seasonal pass. Lessons beginning soon Mr. Duguay said the first session of swimming lessons begins on July 2 and ends on July 20. He added that there is room for a few in some classes. Two classes are full and others are nearing maximum attendance. Pool staff The 1984 pool staff is as follows: Pool Supervisor Susan' McKay; Assistant Pool Supervisor Erika Lyon; Senior Lifeguard Instructor ' Karen Cook; Instructional Lifeguards Steve Roorda, Fred Hadley, Laureen Craig and Kim Cook; Leaders Joanne Grunewald and Travis Lyndon. Pool rates The 1984 pool rates for children are 50 cents per swim or $15 for a season's pass. The cost is 75 cents. per student and $15 for a season's pass. For adults, the cost will be $1 per swim and $20 for a season's rate. It will cost families $2 per swim and $30 for a season's pass. Two major events The Clinton Pool will be the site of two, major competitions this summer. On August 5, Clinton will host an area inter -community life guard competition and will also be hosting the inter -community swim competition later in the summer. The life guard competition will be co- ordinated by Karen Cook and will attract participants from, as far as Kincardine and Owen Sound. "The competition will be unique to the area. It's an exciting event to watch. It's a chance to watch various life guarding techniques," Mr. Duguay stressed. Mr. Duguay said he is hoping to have Ruth Cruikshank, President of the Ontario Royal Life Saving Society, at the pool to officially open the competition. The defending . swim competition champion Clinton team will be hosting area intercommunity. final swim meet this summer. op. k.,. Eight commiimties fill be rep eseiited at the meet. Mr. Duguay said that .anyone interested in becoming a member of the swim team should register immediately. Practices will be starting immediately. Pool can be rented . The pool can be rented for birthday parties or family reunions . at very reasonable rates, Mr. Duguay said. For. further rental information contact the Recreation Director or the Pool Supervisor. The event must be non -licensed. Playground info People may still.register at'the town office or arena for the Playground program. Contact the Recreation Director or Program Supervisor Peggy Jones at 482- 77g1. Last Friday, the Clinton Pool was officially opened by students of Joseph's swimmers are life guards (left to right) Fred Radley, Kim St. Joseph's Separate School in Clinton. Pictured among the St. Cook, Steve Roorda and Karen Cook. ( Rod Hilts photo) Aquabics program to begin at pool Aquabics? Exercise and enjoyable per- sonal fitness activity at the Clinton Swimm- ing Pool ! ! ! This new program is open to females ages 13 and over and is a popular program throughout the Province. For more information, drop by the Pool during the week of June 25 to July lst. Registration will be limited to 20 participants. Pee wees upset Kincardine - The Clinton Pee Wee soccer team were a happy group last Friday night when they defeated Kincardine 4-1. Goals were hard to come by for Kincardine in the first half when they tried to score on Clinton's strong, defence and goaltending of Jeff Roy, Mike Strickland and Wunrla Myint, with Mike Corrie backing them up on goal. Clinton only had two shots on goal in the first half but capitalized on both. Centre Devon Calquhoun scored both- goals othgoals on left-footed kicks after receiving up - the -centre passes from half back Wunna Myint. Just befot'e the . first half erfded;''Vor$ie ended Kincardine's 'scoring hopes when be stopped a hard penalty shot. Shortly into the second half Clinton took control of the game when Mike Dykstra's corner kick was deflected in off .Murray Bechtel. This was followed with a near miss by Ricky Lobb. Clinton's control of the game was through the efforts of good team play and ball control from Derek, Jefferson, Myint and Roy. - Clinton ended their scoring drive at the midway pointof the second half when Colquhoun headed in a Murray Bechtel pass. Kincardine came back with one goal but it was not enough to catch Clinton. The Pee Wees hope to keep their winning stretch alive when they travel to Goderich Tuesday night. " Junior Ball Hockey: Good News! The Clinton Junior Ball Hockey Program will be returning in early July. The program will run Wednesday and Friday afternoons at the Clinton Arena. All regular participants would be eligible to participate in the Kincardine Sportsfest of August 17, 18, 19, 1984. More details will be available soon. Tennis Lessons: Any Clinton or area resident interested in tennis lessons should contact the Recreation Director at 482-3997. The program would be open to people of all ages and will include learning the skills and techniques of the sport. First Aid Course: The Clinton Recreation Committee is making plans to offer a St. John's Am- bulance mbulance First Aid -course. Should you be in- terested in enrolling in this course please Tykes win two By T.;Fox During this past week, the Clinton Tyke baseball team won two games; 11-8 over Goderieh and 19-18 over Seaforth. The game. with Goderich was an exhibition game played in Goderich Mark Livermore and Darren Stevenson did the , pitching for Clinton. Stevenson also scored three of Clinton's runs. The Seaforth game was played in Clinton on Friday night. Darren Stevenson and Alan Hill pitched for Clinton. Clinton outhit the visitors from Seaforth 15-6 but, errors and walks helped Seaforth keep'in the game. Chris Fox led the attack with four hits including a bases -loaded double. Jeff Riley got two hits including the. game winner in the' last inning. Scott McClenaghan and Shawn Chipchase also got two hits each. The next league game will be against Dashwood on Saturday afternoon. contact the Recreation Director at 482-3997. More details will be announced in the next few weeks. Newspaper Drive The Clinton Playground is having a newspaper drive on Tuesday, July 3. The newspapers are badly needed, as craft material. Any donations would be appreciated very much. Please leave bundles of newspaper by the street curb by 9 a.m. on July 3. ( Five News Congratulations to the following in- dividuals for successfully completing the following levelswithin the Fitness Ontario Fit Five Program: Susan Jefferson Level Two; Eleanor Ritchie Level Two; Don Shropshall Level Two; Janet Tench Level Three; Teresa Bezzo Level Three. RX -7 Pricedfrom '14 ,145 FREIGHT & P.D.I. EXTRA A TRUE SPORTS CAR rfevif. ,/%.r /r }!;/••F i ••�i<.�.,�y++.'.{ sYyy . Check out the GSL Model: •5 speed transmission • Full dash gauge instrumentation •Halogen headlamps •Alloy wheels with white lettered fires • Remote hatch release and gas door release FOR JULY •Power Windows •Cruise Control •Electric door mirrors *Sunroof •AM/FM ETR Stereo, cassette deck, 9 band equalizer; power antenna DELIVERY! 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Higbaland B gads% owned f ly Gordon Clark of '' don, was presented h a blanket by est Brown of Clinton, fof win - Ong the $4400 Golden Radars Pace in 2.05 with Robert Taylor of Granton driving, John Lester of Forest was second with Johnny Freight, co -owned by Ken Parke of Varna, while Koss Battin had to settle for third driving Fantastico for Wally Yantz of Bloomingdale, after leading most of the way. ' Robert Taylor also won with Nor Lea Rob for Dr. Norman Amos of Kirkton in 2.04.4, the fastest Mile of the day. Ross Battin was second with Arrnbro Bryan for Rene Dupuis of Seaforth. Classic Dream, owned by John Heaman of Ailsa Craig, fell going into the first turn and didn't finish: Both the horse and his driver Grant Volland appeared to be okay. Randy Henry of Goderich won both halves of the daily double. _. He gave Ginger ,Chip, owned by Art Hodgins of Lucan, a new 2.06 record in the first and returned to take the second driving Kawartha ,Trump, owned by the Wayne Horner 'Stables of St Marys, to his first lifetime win. The two-year-old colt by Hustling Time was timed in 2.09.2 for the mile. Verdun Vanstone of Goderich finished third with his three-year-old filly by Bye Bye Mike -Grassy Hanover by Tar Heel, in her first lifetime start. Trotter Jantilly Ben wasn't on his best behavior leaving as he broke stride on the first turn but hestill managed to get his nose ahead at the wire and take a 2.11.4 record for owner Kevin Carter of Blyth. Dennis Morrissey drove the six-year-old Dream Of Glory gelding for trainer Paul Turn to nage 16. Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 VWelce ummer I�nic pock A ready -to -go picnic - great for the Canada Day Weekend! 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