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It was a day of curling for councillors and public officials at the Vanastra Curling Club on
March 15. The first draw of the morning saw Mel Graham (left) of Stanley Township,
Jim Johnston of Hullett Township on the ice. (Anne Narejko photo)
Skaters compete in Sarnia
CLINTON - Several members from the second in her flight. Sherri Preszcator plac-
local figure skating club attended the 15th ed third in her flight as did Jody Merner.
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Annual Western Ontario Section Winter In-
vitational Competition in Sarnia on March Toyland Carnival
14-16. They were: coaches, Brenda and These girls will join the rest of the Clinton
Marg Dupee; skaters, Kara Hiltz, Kyra Figure Skaters in the Toyland Skating Car-
Alysworth, Lori Powell, Sherri Preszcator, nival on March 21. This event is geared for
Stacy Hicks, Shelly Hayter, Jody Merner, children and adults and promises to provide
Lisa Beattie and Jacquie Draper. good family entertainment.
Lori Powell placed first in her flight and The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Clinton
fourth in the finals while Stacy Hicks placed Arena.
Pee Wees oust Mitcheli6-5
MITCHELL - On Tuesday, March 11 Clin- with Clinton down 5-3.
ton Peewee "A"s played the third and The third period belonged to Clinton who
deciding game in the WOAA first round managed to score three unanswered goals
play-offs. Clinton had won the first game at while killing a rash of penalties, many of
home, but had been humiliated 13-0 in the se- which the Clinton group felt were unearned.
cond game in Mitchell. The Clinton marksmen were Chipchase with
Mitchell jumped to an early lead and his second from McCone and two more by
gradually increased it until, with one minute DyKstra and McCone°completing Andrew's
left in the first period and Clinton trailing hat -trick and Curt's fourth asist.
3-0, Curtis McCone fed a fine pass to Shawn Special mention should go to goalie Chris
Chipchase in front to bring the boys' spirits Hoggarth who, although, shaky in the first
up for the next period. period, played tough in the balance of the
The second period saw the teams ex- game, allowing Clinton to catch up.
change two goals with, Andrew DyKstra This put Mitchell out of the WOAA play -
scoring from McCone and a fine unassisted offs and allows Clinton to advance to the
goal from Jason Fleet. The period ended next round against Milverton.
Clinton Pee Wees lose two
GODERICH -In their first game, Clinton
was pitted against Palmerston who had
given them trouble all year during league
play. Palmerston came out skating hard'
and dominated the ice for the first five
minutes but were only able to score once
past a tough Darren Stevenson. With just
seconds left in the period, Palmerston went
up 2-0.
The second period started with a disputed
goalwhich appeared to be kicked in but was
allowed. Clinton drew close at the middle of
the period when Gavin Hunter picked up a
clearing pass in the neutral zone and deked
both the defense and the goalie to score.
Palmerston scored two quick goals at the
end of the period to bring the score to 5-1.
Although Clinton applied good pressure in
the final period, they were unable to dent the
Palmerston net and were hampered by a
host of penalties. Palmerston scored three
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986—Page 17
Music and humor give fitness message
• OTTAWA -The message corning out of the
three-day national youth fitness symposium
in Ottawa is that Canada's young people
should stop working at fitness and start hav-
ing fun!
Music and humour - not sweat and strain -
are the best ways to reach young people
with a convincing, enticing fitness message.
The national Fitness Fits symposium,
sponsored by Fitness Canada, was designed
to address the problem of sharply dropping
fitness levels after adolescence. And, for the
first time ever, organizers made sure they
involved the target group in discussions:
half the 125 delegates to the symposium
were between 13 and 24 years of age.
Delegates agreed that current physical
activity programs, particularly those in
elementary and secondary schools, are not
serving the needs of youth and, in fact, may
be contributing to the fact that the percen-
tage of youth reaching acceptable fitness
levels drops from 95 to 40 per cent from the
age of 13 to the end of adolescence.
Fitness and Amateur Sport Minister, Otto
Jelinek, promised that recommendations
from the symposium, which wrapped up
Friday, December 6 would not "sit on the
shelf". In the first evidence of action, two
youth were added to the National Task
Force on Fitness, designed to implement
symposium recommendations.
The symposium produced dozens of
recommendations and suggestions for im-
proving the way fitness programs and
messages are delivered to young people.
Some of the most frequently -mentioned
recommendations were:
1. That youth be key contributors in the
planning and delivery process of physical
activity programs. This input and involve-
ment must be maintained beyond the sym-
posium itself.
2. That there should be a national
awareness campaign informing Canadians
about the problem of declining participation
levels among youth.
3. That the traditional approach to
physical education should be reviewed, and
contemporary youth motivatorslike music,
adventure, socializing and lifestyle ac-
tivities be a vital element of fitness pro-
grams.
4. That ongoing networking should be set
up to bridge gaps between the education and
recreation sectors and all levels of govern-
ment. Networking should maximize the use
of excisting systems, people and facilities.
5. That the marketing capability of tradi-
tional agencies like the Girl Guides, Boy
Scouts and the Y, be improved to make
them more attractive to youth.
6. That a national strategy be developed to
promote the importance of the "play" ele-
ment to parents from day one of a child's
life.
7. That the difference between youth and
adults be recognized when programs are
designed, for youth and that the difference
be reflected in those programs. This
awareness should influence not only what is
offered, but how it istiffered. t'ij rt
8: That local youth and organizers should
wirk out creative ways to involve not only
existing agencies; od clubs, but also the
private sector mor example, 'asking record
stores to provide mu§ic or disc jockeys for
school aerobic programs or dances. Na-
tionally, Fitness Canada could approach
large corporations for financial support in
the delivery of a national promotional cam-
paign.
At Fitness Fits, delegates and speakers
showed that fitness is not just a state of
physical health: it is also a state of mind.
Youth and organizers tame up with creative
new ways to get hard -to -reach youth involv-
ed and participating. .M1 agreed that fitness
should not be the focus: fun is the place to
start.
This attitude showed in model programs
designed by delegates. One was a Magical
Music Bus which could show up at school
parking lots with loud music, a disc jockey
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more times on power plays to bring the final
score to 8-1.
In the second game of the tournament,
Clinton met Petrolia who had lost earlier to
Milverton. Clinton controlled the play
throughout most of the game, but were able
to conquer the opposing goalie only twice,
although, numerous chances were made by
both lines with special mention going to An-
drew DyKstra.
Clinton. was leading 2-1 on goals by Jason
Fleet and Shawn Chipchase, when the third
period opened, finding the Clinton boys stan-
ding still and Petrolia scored four goals
before the Clinton forces were able to re-
organize and managed to draw to within one
goal on goals by Gavin Hunter and Fleet.
The team put forth a respectable effort,
but time ran out, leaving Petrolia 5-4
winners.
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and an excuse to get students dancing and
moving.
"I can't wait to get back home and start
something going! " exclaimed Veronica
Gentles, a Grade 12 student from Edmon-
ton. Gentles. feels youth need "something
exciting, something creative" to convince
them that fitness can be a 'cool' thing to do.
Mark Dawe, 17, of Happy Valley, New-
foundland, was surprised that his comments
were taken seriously at the conference.
"They were really listening to what we said.
The people here actually want our input and
I know this is going to be utilized." He added
that it is unrealistic to expect school
physical education programs to do
everything. "They can only teach basic
skills. But why teach basic boring when you
can teach basic exciting?".
Other students were planning to go home
and write articles for school papers. Lisa
Mayes of Saskatoon was already for-
mulating a plan of action: "I'm going to go
in front of the student council, and then in
front of the whole school to get people in-
terested in doing something," she said.
Others, like Joanne McKenna of Montreal
and Lisa Chandler of P..E.I., talked more
about the information they had taken in than
the suggestions they had given out. But all
seemed to feel that they had a better handle
on how to get things going in their own cor-
ners of the country. Representing a Boys
and Girls Club, McKenna appreciated the
chance "to talk about different programs
and share" with people from across the
country.
All in all, the girl with the Vogue •
magazine who's. "afraid to sweat 'cause it's
uncool," or the "guy in the Iron Maiden t -
shirt in a basement in P.E.I." had better
watch out. Physical fitness is on the move -
and if the people who participated in the
Fitness Fits symposium this week have
their way, these youth will be having too
much fun to notice that they're getting fit in
the process.
Summing up the conference, Minister of
Fitness and Amateur Sport, Otto Jelinek,
said, "First, we have identified problems
within the education system. Youth are
simply not having the positive experiences
with physical activities there which will en-
courage them to stay active later in life.
"Second, we have highlighted the need to
`be responsive to youth when we are design-
ing programs for them, and we will continue
to listen.
"And, finally, I think we must emphasize
that fitness is not a regimen or a quirk: it is
a social style."
But, Dr. Martin Collis of Victoria told
delegates, "The government can't do it for
you. The municipal recreation centre can't
do it for you. The schools can't do it for you.
Fitness is a do-it-yourself project."
The Bayfield shooters just missed on this opportunity oft March 15. The Novice team
finished its regular season play at home, hosting Exeter I. The two teams tied, 1-1. ( Anne
Narejko photo)
Brownridge family wins
annual. `Family Fued'
at Vanastra Curling Club
VANASTRA - The annual Family feud
was held at the Vanastra Curling Club on
Sunday, March 9 with many families„
participating.
The winners of the first draw was a rink
skipped by Bob Vodden, with wife Sue vic-
ing, daughter Kelly playing second and son
Scott leading.
John Brownridge with wife Gayle vicing
and daughters Yam and Heather topped the
second draw and were the over-all winners
for the day. They received the Davis Family
Cup.
Bob and Sandi Hayter must be com-
plimented for their efforts in the great
organization of this family fun event.
Special thanks to the sponsors: Credit
Union, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank, Dixie
Lee and Tuckey Beverages.
The club also hosted the Clerks and
Treasurers Bonspiel on Saturday, March 15.
On Sunday, March 16 the first annual On-
tario Street United Church Bonspiedl was
held with a great number of enthusiastic
participants venturing out with ' their
brooms for the first time. An enjoyable time
was had by all and probably a lot of "sore
muscles" the next day.
Vanastra hurling Club will be represented
at the GovernorGeneral's by a rink skipped
by John Brownridge, with vice Jack
McLachlan, second Darrell Abbott and lead
Claire Cox and another rink skinned by Bert
Barker with Brian Hall, Lloyd Hayward and
Henry Jansen. Good curling to all!
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