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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-08-19, Page 10Page 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1987 BayfiQ Bugle Brucefield paddlers bring home medals By David Emslie BRUCEFIELD - Months of hard training paid off for four Brucefield marathon canoists recently as they came home with four medals from a national championship. The four paddlers, coach Dick Kloss, Kelli Rathwell, Mike Holmes and Scott Rathwell won their medals at the Canadian Marathon Canoe Racing Association National Cham- pionships, held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from August 1 to August 3. The mixed team of Kelli and Scott came home with gold medals for their win in the under 14 Bantam class, while Mike and his partner, Chris Harburn of Walton gained a silver in the under 20 junior mixed. Coach Kloss, along with his partner, Ray Healey of Cameron, earned a gold in the over 40 blasters .division. Mr. Kloss explained that much of their success is due to the fact that, "These guys work hard. We train three to four times a week. On week nights we paddle for three hours." He added that the older paddlers he trains with paddle for six or seven hours on their Saturday or Sunday training days. Unfortunately, in order to train they must travel to Grand Bend. "We have to travel 30 miles to get enough water to train in," he said, laughing. For these members of the Ontario Marathon Canoing Association, the paddl- ing season is a long one. Their training begins as soon as the ice comes off of the river. The reason for this extensive training becomes obvious when one learns of the length of time a marathon race takes. Scott and Kelli finished the junior race in Saska- toon in approximately two hours and 54 minutes, while the juvenile race lasted about an hour to an hour and a half. The masters division raced for about two hours and 45 minutes. Aside from the length of time involved in racing, the paddlers have to be in shape for another part of the race, portaging. For the junior race the participants stayed in the water for about 15 minutes, and they then had to run 600 metres with their boats. They then hit the water for another hour, and had another 300 metre portage later in the race. Mike and his coach have also been involv- ed in some longer races. "Mike, myself and our partners went in a 70 mile race in New York. Mike did it in about nine hours and 30 minutes. I did it in nine hours, one minute and 27 seconds," Mr. Kloss explained. With races running for such distances, Mr. Kloss continually stressed the impor- tance of training. "You gotta train to be a winner. Mike's partner found that out this year. I've been telling him since spring that if he didn't get out and train, he's not going to do so well," he silid. Unfortunately this prophecy came true as Mike and his partner were able to win only the silver medal. Aside from training with his foster children and Scott and Kelli, Mr. Kloss is also a boat builder. These four marathon canoists recently returned from Saskatoon where they took part in the Canadian Marathon Canoe Racing Association's National Championships. The pad- dlers and their medals, from left to right, are: Coach Dick Kloss, gold in the Masters division; Kelli Rathwell, gold in Bantam; Mike Holmes, silver in Junior Mixed; Scott Rathwell, gold in Bantam. (David Emslie photo) In fact, the boat and paddles used in their races were made by him. '`The boat started as a two by eight ( foot) piece of cedar, 20 feet long. I ripped it to 18 by 7'8 inch pieces, 20 feet long, and glued it with epoxy resin," Mr. Kloss said. After gluing the boat he places a two ounce cloth on the outside with epoxy resin, and a four ounce cloth on the inside. However, when asked if he is a proles, sional boat builder Mr. Kloss replies, "It's just a hobby. I'm a professional parent." Although he has been involved with paddl- ing for a number of years, he didn't get into the actual competition until four years ago. He entered his first national championships in 1984. As for the other medal winners, Kelli has been paddling for three years, while Scott and Mike have been participating in the sport for two years each. "It's a hell of a nice sport; a family sport. At just about every race you go into there is a place for the family," Mr. Kloss commented. At the races' there are categories for children, families, one parent and children, and even grandparents. "The oldest person I know that still keeps up with us is 68," Mr. Kloss said to demonstrate his point. Although all of his foster children don't get involved in the racing end of canoing, all of them are exposed to the sport at one time or another. "I take my kids out canoing, it keeps them out of trouble," he said, explaining that he takes the children out to the river in Grand Bend and sends them up the river with life- jackets. "I tell them if they want to race, that's fine, and if they don't, they should en- joy the view." Aside from racing on the Canadian front, Mr. Kloss will be travelling to Hawaii later this year to participate in a 40.9 mile event that is run in six man Hawaiin outriggers. That race should prove to be an in- teresting one for this Brucefield resident as the race starts with six team members in the boat, but after 30 minutes of the race three members jump out, and three others climb in from the water. These switches oc- cur about every 20 minutes for the rest of the race. "We have to go down a week in advance and practice that," Mr. Kloss stated. But back to the local rowers, Mr. Kloss parted with some kind words for anyone who might like to give this marathon racing a try. "Anyone who is interested in racing, we're very nice people, and we'll help them out." THIS WEEK'S D EXTRA SPECIALS! 3/.99 fruit drinks 3.49 BONELESS. TOP CUT sirloin steak Reg $5 88 Ib SAVE $1 50 MAPLE LODGE 4.388 9.66 Kg .69 pkg 2.98 LB 6.57 Kg wieners 1 dozen per pkg BY THE PIECE. END CUT PEAMEAL back bacon try our heavenly donuts & muffins SHOP BAYFIELD FOODLAND FOR FRESH DAILY. LOCALLY GROWN 00) v Sweet Corn v Field Tomatoes v Peaches v Yellow & Green Beans f - Early Ontario Apples - Green Peppers CHEFMASTER 1 L PARCHMENT margarine LITTLE JUGGER 24 x 8 OZ ASST FLAV CATELLI 28 OZ PLAIN spaghetti sauce ®s®®s®m ®®®®ennm®®®®®rd KRAFT 500 ML REG OR LIGHT SAVE 30C 1 mayonnaise . 99 1.49; Limit 1 per customer Expires August 22, 1987 with coupon ra®®®s em--r,—n.,.Mffeet,.exe EWMMAIaswwrNE11® CLOVER LEAF 6 5 OZ FLAKE Tight tuna WHITE SWAN. 2'S, ASS'T OR WHITE paper towels FOODLAND 10 OZ PIECES & STEMS mushrooms FOODLAND 3 6 LITRE LIOUID bleach . 99 . 99 .59 . 99 1 28'S 66'S. LARGE PLUS. LARGE MEDIUM. SAVE 89.00 1 OR SMALL Luv's BAVrLi LD ;diapers Limit 1 per customer Expires August 22, 1987 NNW 1 9.791 with coupon J HIGHWAY 21 AT CLAN GREGOR SQUARE OUR REGULAR HOURS ARE: Monday Tuesday. Wednesday 9 am 6 pm Thursday. Friday 9 am 8 pm Saturday 9 am 6 pm D Prices in effect till Saturday, August 22 Ratepayers go over .progress By Anne Narejko BAYFIELD - The ratepayers here held a meeting at the community centre on August 15, reviewing village work which has been done since spring and makiltg plans for up- coming events. On hand to assist the ratepayers' ex- ecutive with a review of village progress was Reeve Dave Johnston. Reeve Johnston gave an update on the Long Hill Road situation, stating the entire project was valued at $367,980 with the government paying $288,354, leaving the village with an expenditure of $79,626. However, council has forwarded this bill to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in the hopes of getting further assistance. Reeve Johnston also went over the village's budget for the approximately 50 people in attendance and touched on drainage, the marina, LACAC, street lights and recreation. The village's recently completed ball dia- mond was praised by the reeve. "We've had some very favorable com- ments on the ball diamond," said Reeve Johnston. "Unknown to anyone, some ministers toured the village on their way to a barbecue (to see how the money was spent) and were impressed." The money for the $50,000 project came from three areas: the village ($10,500), the government ($7,680) and fund raisers ($31,820). It was this final area that Reeve Johnston focussed on, leading him to the topic of the town hall. "Thirty-one thousand, eight -hundred and twenty dollars was raised by boys and girls, men and women," he said. "We built an arena and community centre with public participation and we built a ball diamond with public participation, I don't know why we can't build a town hall by public participation..." As of. August 14, the village has received 100 completed town hall surveys which council hopes will indicate if the taxpayers feel there is a need for a town hall, and if so, what price they are prepared to pay. Of the 100 surveys, 60 per cent indicated they didn't feel there was a need while 40 per cent said yes there was a need. However, of this 40 per cent, 15 per cent said as long as it didn't cost money. Speaking on the Village of Bayfield's recreation program, Reeve Johnston gave statistics of those participating in various programs. In men's baseball, 48 are registered while in children's baseball there are 58. The swimming program has a total count of 50 and 55 participants took part in the fun day. There are 52 men in the floor hockey pro- gram and about 84 men play hockey and 48 children play hockey. In the figure skating program, there are about 27 participants. "The recreation program is a good pro- gram at a very, very small cost," said Reeve Johnston, who explained that Bayfield taxpayers pay less than other municipalities to keep their facilities operating. Highway 21 Traffic Traffic on Highway 21 is also a subject which the ratepayers and village council have been concerned about. /iTFflh/IFN 482-7103 PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" POWELL AUTOMAX SUBSOILER - Resets on the go • Subsoil to 18" depth • H.D. 3 bar 4"x4" carrier • Improves moisture absorption • less erosion of soils • excellent trash clearance • optional 18" coulters Coll now for details on 5, 7 and 9 Shank Models SVC' Walla .� FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. "Serving You For SS years" • Dashwood Exeter co+ ;3111 237-3242 The major concern is the safety of pedestrians crossing the highway to shop. Reeve Johnston said the problem was discussed with the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications but "they do not believe we have.any problem that is serious enough (to warrant erecting lights)." Reeve Johnston said the ministry told'him they do not meet the criteria which is 640 people crossing the highway per hour. Reeve Johnston also said the criteria was based on larger centres, such as Toronto. "They did do a study but I can't tell you those results because we haven't got them back yet," said the reeve. However, he did say there were two near accidents while the study was being conducted. The ministry did provide another alter- native to the village, suggesting the village take over Highway 21. "We're looking into it but we don't want to plow the highway and get in too deep...but I don't think it (the offer) is good - they of- fered it too quickly," said Reeve Johnston. The reeve added he didn't think the ministry would recommend lights be put up, but instead they may recommend parking controls. Cable Television At the spring ratepayers' meeting, those in attendance were told they may get cable television in July, however, the reeve warn- ed them at that time that the cable company may not be on time. He was right. The company was proposing to use the hydro poles and had moved some of their material in. However, upon further in- vestigation they found the poles did not meet their specifications. "They're trying to negotiate a price with hydro," said the reeve, who also said some of the cable has been removed from the village. "They said they're not abandoning Bayfield yet, but they may have to because of the expense." Official Plan Bayfield's official plan has yet to be sign- ed due to objections by three people, Dr. Bill Walker, Joe Brandon and Harbour Lights Development. Council has met with Mr. Brandon and Harbour Lights Development, waiting for a written explanation from Mr. Brandon as to what he specifically would like and awaiting the outcome of a public meeting requested by Harbour Lights Development. Harbour Lights development would like land rezoned from Natural Environment to Recreational Marina so a marina could be created to hold 100 to 150. Reeve Johnston encouraged all interested people to attend the meeting to be held August 29 at 9 a.m. in the Bayfield Com- munity Centre so they could hear the pro- posal and ask any questions they may have. New Executive A new executive was elected during the August 15 with John Elliott as president, Margaret Willock as secretary, Ernest Hovey as treasurer and Jane Smith, Sally Leitch, Gordon Kurtz, Ray Fraser, Ed Kelly and Ken Hulley as directors. Past president is Harold Seaman. St. Andrew's United Church Hwy. 21 Bayfield 262,2834 p.. Inhr, 1 H.,oL,,.n M D . MnHy (n. ANNI V ERS A R SERVICE Sunday. 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