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Clinton News-Record, 1987-01-14, Page 14,� y5vu M,�iVr. Page 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987 Spurts Cantelon rink competes,i•nHarriston Vanastra's Senior Ladies' rink of Doris Cantelon, Joyce Wilson, Hilda Veenstra and Helga Bell competed in the Zone 13 Curling competition in Harriston this past week. They displayed excellent curling but were unfortunate in losing in an extra end to skip Mary Knowlton and her rink from Kincardine. Congratulations for a great showinenext year you'll make'(he top girls! The Men's Blue Light Tankard for Zone 13 was held in Wingham this past weekend with Jim Ross, Gary MacKay, Bert Vanden- dool, and Matt Haney representing the Vanastra Club. They played three games against Walker- ton, Allenford and Walkerton. RRP Registered` Retirement Savings Plan NowPaying .......•....... ..... on the Variable Rate Plan NO CHARGES FIXED RATE PLANS Now Available to COMPOUNDED ANNUALLY Rates subject to change without notice. Clinton Community CREDITUNION CLINTON 482-3467 EXETER 235-0640 We have the Bird Feed you need!! It Wild Bird Seed' Mix R' Sunflower Seeds L Cut Corn Available at - w�•::;,:•:,P.:.;mss:"':.; r CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING AT IT'S BEST! SKI BENMILLER AND THE BEAUTIFUL MAITLAND RIVER VALLEY Featnsring: Four groomed, well marked trails, plus as many variations as you can find! Daily Trail Fee... 83.00 per person CHERRYDALE FARM - iMau One mile east of Benmiller Inn SKI TICKETS: '10 May be purchased at: The 14errmiller Inn, Front Desk or The Forge at Cherrydale Farm APRES SKI: The Forge offers light snacks and hot beverages Sat. 4 Sun. between 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hot beverages offered weekdays only ... Mon. through Fri. between 10 am and 3 ptn. Operated by Benaniller Inn For more information write or calk THE BENMILLER SKI CLUB c/o BENMILLER INN R.R. 4 GODERICH 147 3Y1 (519) 524-2191 Shortage Clinton's new deputy clerk -treasurer, Ken Holmes, had it easy for his first Clin- ton Recreation . Committee meeting on January 8. There was a shortage of members, and the meeting had to be postponed. Recreation director, Steve Campbell, explained the committee's role in local politics', and exactly why the meeting could not continue with only three members. DEIVID EMSLIE "The Clinton Recreation Committee is a subcommittee of council, which means most decisions are voted on and submitted as recommendations to council. With that in mind, we as a committee must have a quorum (a quarum being five members of a nine member committee) to make these recommendations." Because we have so many events that need preplanning, to miss a month's meetings really backs up our schedule," he explained. Unfortunately, even though only four members were needed to have a quarum as the committee is down to seven members, only three members were pre- sent, and a few important agenda items had to be shelved until later this week. Because of the current shortage of members to this committee, there is a possibility of this situation arising again. Since the departure of Linda Reid from recreation last year, and Steve Gibbings early this year, the committee bas had two positions to fill. However, there has been no great rush from the citizens of Clinton to fill these spots. I mentioned in one of my December col- umns that the committee was searching for at least five applicants as our mayor would like to see two applicants for each position, and a few of the members terms were coming up for renewal. ' This goal of five new applicants seems pretty far fetched now, as no applications have been received. I can't really grasp why no one is willing to give this committee a shot. If anything, they hold some of the most interesting meetings I have attended in my short career as a journalist. Probably even more important, their Meetings are very short. They hold short sub -committee meetings every month prior to the actual recreation meeting, and when it comes time for this meeting, it on- ly runs for 1.5 to 2 hours. Another way in which their meetings dif- fer is that the members of this committee don't speak just to hear themselves heard. This could account for the speed of their meetings as they pass through the business without petty arguments. Need another reason to join? Well, no ex- perience is necessary, although some in- terest in Clinton's sports world would pro- bably be appreciated. , Actually, Steve told me that the only criteria is that the person applyy'ng must be a resident of town and of voting age. Lastly, when someone does join, it doesn't necessarily mean they are com- mitted to a three-year term on the commit- tee. It is not a paid parsition, arid therefore no one can be forced to stay on. Again, some sort of 2ommittment would be ap- preciated by the committee. Anyone interested in applying for one' df' the positions should apply to the clerk's of- ' fice at Box 400 by the end of January. Sports Spot Has everyone seen the sports survey advertisement on the back page of this week's issue? If not, wait for a minute, and let me tell you a bit about it. Now, two folks in town are considering building a sports complex in town, and they would like your input on what you might like to see, or what you would be likely to use. A spot like this would be ideal for both Clinton's young and old. From experience I can tell you that racquet ball is one of the most fun, and at the same time, most tir- ing games I have played in awhile. As racquetball courts are• one of the op- tions for the proposed club, I will surely be filling in my response form. I can't really vouch for squash, but I've heard good reports from people that play. Then of course, there is the spa facilities with a sauna and whirlpool. Take my word for it, there is nothing quite so relaxing as a nice whirlpool after 40 minutes of cut throat racquetball. • •.Anyways, I don't want to ramble on the subject. I just wanted to point out that this town may have the opportunity to host a sports club, and we shouldn't let the oppor- tunity pass. The least you can do is let the people know your feelings on the club, and let them take it from there. Bailey sending Atoms The Clinton Atoms received a pleasant surprise this week when Clinton real estate agent Mason Bailey donated money to cover the entry fee to the Nbrth American Silver Stick Tournament to be held in Forest and Sarnia on January 23, 24 and 25. ' Clinton won the honor of participating in this tournament when they won the Regional Atom B-1 Championship in Wingham on January 4. The boys on this team; Derek Hoggarth, Dave Nahrgang, Shane MacDonald, Nathan Burns, Jeff Oesch, Bryan Watson, Chris Kennedy, Craig McAsh, Scott Shaddick, Danny Wildfong, Mark Livermore, Lee Gib- bings, Tyler McGregor and Scott Wright, as well as coaches Bob Livermore, Bill Hog- garth and Mark Kennedy, and the pare is ' all appreciate the generosity shown by 1 Ir. Bailey and they hope they can bring the Silver Stick to Clinton. Clinton 11, Milverton 0 At Clinton on January 6 the Clinton Atoms trounced Milverton for the fourth straight time this year by the tune of 11-0. Nathan Burns, Chris Kennedy, Lee Gibb- ings and Danny Wildfong paced the Atom at- tack with two goals each. Mark Livermore, Craig McAsh and Jeff Oegch added the singles. Mark Livermore also added to his league leading 71 assists by collecting five in the contest. Also picking up two assists each were Lee Gibbings, Scott Shaddick and Craig McAsh. Picking up one assist each were Nathan Burns, Danny Wildfong, and Jeff Oesch. Goalies, David Nahrgang and Derek Hog- garth combined for their ninth shutout of the season. The win was the Atoms eighth in a row and their record now stands at 31 wins, one tie and three losses. Clinton Atom Scoring Statistics G Pts PIM Mark Livermore 61 71 132 26 Chris Kennedy 55 60 115 16 Danny Wildfong 52 62 114 12 4 Advertising can save shopping time. CANADIANADVERTISING FOUNDATION A Nathan Burns Craig McAsh Lee Gibbings Scott Wright Jeff Oesch Shane MacDonald to Tournament 31 34 65 20 32 52 17 28 45 6 17 23 6 16 22 4 17 21 4 Bryan Watson 5 14 19 2 6 Scott Shaddick 3 11 14 12 6 Tyler McGregor 2 4 6 6 12 Derek Hoggarth 0 1 1 3 4 Goal tenders Derek Hoggarth and Dave 18 Nahrgang have shared nine shutouts. Tournament Champions - Clinton captured the overall championship in the Wingham Op- timist Atom Silver Stick iburnament played last weekend in the Lockridge Memorial Arena. With the win, Clinton also earned the right to represent this region in the international tournament in Sarnia later this month. Optimist Norm Rude presents the championship banner to team captains, from left: Chris Kennedy, Danny Wildfong, Mark Livermore and Shane MacDonald. Yamafest is Back This Sunday in1Varn a Take a free trial run in the snow on any 1987 Yamaha snowmobile Yamaha BR -250 Bravo Only $199900 plum P.D.I. and to. We will not be undersold on arty snowmobile. J,,in in the Fun 8 - 10 a.m. - free pancake breakfast 12 noon - ATV and snowmobile snowcross rac- ing. 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