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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-05-05, Page 15Gdjderich SIGNAL-9TAR . • . ••• • . • • T • - • • *.4 Roll-a-thon nets i 3100 The .Goderich Recreatonal Department and the Optimist Club held thew second annual roll-a-thon to raise money for a proposed new sound system and sound room for the Community Centre, on Saturday. This year's event had 101 - participants and managed to raise ap- proximately $3100. The skaters braved sore feet and legs during the 10 hour event to help the Recreation Department reach its goal of $22,000 for the system which sponsors hope will be in place later this year. RemeatiOn.Director., Jane Netzke, said that she was pleased with this year's event and with the large turn out. "--""colTIS 134 YEAR -18 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1982 Trout population is thriving Man made structures have often been built in areas where they come into con- flict with nature and at times have ob- structed the normal life cycle of local habitat. The spawning rituals of fish have been seriously disrupted by the con- struction of dams on rivers in many areas. Several years ago the Port Albert old mill situated at the mouth of the Nine Mile river threatened to seriously disrupt the spring spawning of rainbow trout. On the .site of th&rnill a dam was con- structed on the natural rock ledge. The dam hindered the movement of rainbow upstream to spawning grounds, a situation which threatened to reduce the fish population. Urged by enviromentalists and game fisherman the Ministry of Natural Resources decided to build a fishway to aid the rainbow in it's trek upstream. As a ..______result_the Port Albert Fishway was con- structed. Ministry biologist, Mike Malihiot is pleased with the results of the fishway and he has charted a gradual increase in the number of fish that make it up the river each year. The ladder is constructed on the one side of the dam at a height of 18 -to -24 inches above the water. Once the fish jump into it they make their way up through a series of baffles or stages encased in concrete to prevent other animals from feeding on the fish. Each stage is like a small pool and gives the trout a place to rest before proceeding to the next stage. Once the fish have travelled the full length of the fishway they are caught in a trap at the end. Periodically during the day ministry officals remove the fish from the trap to be weighed, measured, classified and tagged. They are then released into the stream above the dam to continue on their journey. some of the fish are taken by tanker truck to locations further upstream. "We have noticed a steady increase, in the number of fish that were tagged in SECOND SECTION Rainbow trout spawning at Port Stanley previous years and are returning to the same stream to spawn," Malhiot said. At the present time fishway officals have taken approximately 25 fish each day. Malhiot admits that poor weather con- ditions have slowed down the spawning process. "If we get some rain I suspect we will see an increase in the number of fish," he said. The ministry is also concerned with the condition of the water in tributaries. A .••••••, ••••- •-t• • -.1! .• . , • • •,•-• • . , rehabilitation plan has been drawn up. involves fencing along streams to prevent cattle from going into the water, planting trees to shade tributaries and keep the water cool, and chemicals to destroy lamprey larvae before they mature. As a result of their efforts ministry of ficials have noticed a steady decline in t lamprey population and water conditions have been improving. The tests conducted also give the ministry an opportunity to better manage, plan and populations. The information also gives the ministry a reference point to work from when setting quotas and establishing fishing Seasons. With the workof the ministry coupled with the understanding of spor- tsmen on the significance of maintaining a healthy fish population, one of Ontario's most important natural resources will continue to thrive. • control fish Fastball League opens 82 season Sunday BY ROB MACDONALD The Goderich Industrial •Fastball League opens their 1 !-; 2 season on Sunday with four games slated, starting at 4 p.m. The league will feature of change of sponsorship of four teams. Green and Parent, McGee's, Gord's Sports and Fisher's have -been replaced by, respec- tively, Goderich Signal -Star, Kirkey's Kar Kare, Jim Hayter Chev-Olds andf Denomme, Arrangers. They will join holdovers, Canada ' ComPany, Lakeport Steelers, Bedford Hotel, French Dry Cleaners and defending champs, Lakeport Advertising in what • should be a well balanced league. Lakeport ran away with the regular season championship and should repeat. The Steelers are becoming known for their fast starts but run out of gas iii playoff action. They possess a fine pitcher in leagye MVP Brian MacKenzie but capable back-up Wayne Draper is rarelycalled upon. -Lakeport also has a potent attack .featuring MacKenzie, Bruce Bowman and Ron Miller. Lakeport must. solve their shortstop problem and keep MacKenzie healthy to take league honors for the third year in a row. Playoff MVP Simon Langlois leads Advertising in their title defence with his excellent pitching and clutch hitting. But their success will depend on whether their hitters perform like they did in the regular season, finishing with the worst team batting average or like they did in playoffs with Bill Gallow, Greg Hansen .and Ron Corriveau driving in important runs regularly. Lakeport will be hard pressed to repeat last year's performance. Kirkey's will ride the most explosive offensive attack in the league to what could be a championship team. They have batting champ Ron Klages, home run king Mike Frayne and Paul Bartliff, Paul Ke,Ily, John Phillips, Mike Pitre and Rick and Ron Sowerby who all hit 300 or better. Kelly and Klages provide speed on the bases while Ken Daer and Rick Sowerby provide quality ptiching. Kirkey's main weakness is their outfield defence and their perenniel slow start but if they solve that problem, they could run away with the title. The return of Glen Tigert should spark CC to a use in the standings, giving them an all-star calibre pitcher to go with steady Dean Doherty. He should also help a dismal attack which spoiled numerous fine performances by Doherty. Canada Cornpany will rely on Brian' Bowarnn, Mike Donnelly and. ,Rob MacDonald for offensive production. CC must also utilize tbe speed of runners Tom O'Brien and "Buckwheat" Shewfelt if they are going to contend. The team must play consistent Sheila Corriveau, one of 101 participants in the 10 hour roll-a-thon held Saturday, takes break and gets a foot rub from Bill Trebish. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) a F7Y 94,0" Students of Queen Elizabeth School made a strong showing at a qualifying swim meet for the Special Olympics to be held in Guelph on June 11, 12, and 13. Pictured here are the winners from left Linda Reed, Darcy Doak, Karen Woodall, William Mitchell and Tina Hessels. Karen and Lintiti will go on to compete in the Guelph meet. ( photo by Kris Svela ) Last year's fastball action proved exciting - this year promises more of the same defence and take in the late innings where, they blew numerous games last year. This team is capable of finishing anywhere in the standings. Pitcher Des Courtney's ailing back may prove to be disastrous to Hayter's as he may miss the whole year. Lefty Dave Scholl is a quaility pitcher but his durability remains a question mark. Courtney's loss may be minimized if hitters Scholl, Myles Murdock, Jim Ginn, Phil Petrie, Bob Riehl and Warren Watt repeat last year's offensive performance. Centre fielder Ginn and shortstop Den Williamson. provide strong defence. Hayter's may also lose third baseman Andy Moore. Hayter's will be hard- pressed to repeat last year's third place finish. The loss of top hitters Gerry and Jim Durst leaves a gaping hole in the middle of their batting order. Denomme's got strong performances out of Barry Block and John Hoy but Wally Pierson must return to his 1980 form. Also gone are shortstop Den LeBrun and Doug Fisher. Fisher's loss means ace John Verway must carry nearly the full pitching load. Newcomers Clare Harman and Willie Denomme will help but owe are a lot of holes to fill. It will be Ray Donnelly's biggest challenge. French surprised a lot of people last year but are a few players short of con- tending, Phil Turner and George Sutton carried the offensive load last year and will be counted on to repeat. Wayne Kennedy and Bob Johnston also had strong years while Ron Bogie blossomed into a quality pitcher. The team is lacking on defence, notably in the outfield and a back- up pticher for Bogie is essential. Their situation is 'similar to French's. They must get strong hitting again from Jim Crawford, ageless Bill Block and Terry Austin. Their pitching is in the capable hands of Rob Plunkett and Ron Austin. First draft pick Gary Peters will bolster a questionable outfield. Too many question marks but this team is moving in the right direction. Consistency and a dismal hitting attack will drop this team into the cellar. Pitcher Jim Martin must pitch well every night for Signal-StAr to move up. Martin and Brian Rurnig are the only threats in the lineup although Steve Frayne and Leroy Meriam have shown promise. Questionable defence will be a problem also. Could be a long year. The local seniors of the OIVIHA held their annual banquet, last Wednesday at Saltford Hall to honor the achievements of many of thier players. Receiving the Past President Award are from left, Beth McLean, Evelyn Boyce, Kathy MacDonald and John Bakker. ( photo by Kris Svela) Players honored at local hockey banquet During the senior OMHA hockey banquet held last Wednesday evening at the Saltford Hall several other athletes received honors and were photographed. However, the sports department at the Signal -Star regrets that due to a defective film these pictures were destroyed -during processing. We would like to give special mention to those who will not appear ion the paper. They are Bantam Houseleague Most Improved Player Award, Ron Carrick, Bantam Houseleague -Champs Award. David Armstrong, and Darren Creamer. Midget Runner-up. "Ir', Phil Wood. Bantam Houseleague Consolation, Darren Doak, David Telford, Mike Collins, and Kevin Telford. Bantam "B" OMHA Second Team finalists, Mike Collins, Darren Creamer and Trevor Martin. •