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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-02-05, Page 6Snow blitz Weekend activities range from snow pitch to trivial pursuit ® from page 1 events is sure to cater to every taste. From a musical extravaganza at the high school, to skating for children and winter sporting events for the family, the weekend should involve people in some kind of activity. The activities get underway Saturday morning as the Goderich Figure Skating Club sponsors the Snow -Blitz breakfast in the arena auditorium from 6 a.m. to noon. The annual snow -pitch ball tournament, featuring at least 12 mixed teams, will un- fold on both diamonds at Agriculture Park beginning at 10 a.m. through to,5 p.ip. For the first time, the,, Goderich Tourist Department is sponsoring a snow sculptur- ing contest on the soccer field at Agriculture Park from 12.30 to 4.30 p.m. Participants are asked to register at 12.15 and judging will take place at. 4.30 p.m. Prizes for first, second and third place finishers will be given in team, family and individual, cateeories. test is Winter Wonderland and entrants are asked to bring their own_equipment to the park. Snow is provided free of charge. If you'd rather play indoors and put your mind to the test, the annual Trivial Pursuit Tournament will be held in the meeting room of the Ron Feagan Memorial Grand- stand from noon to 5 p.m. The tournament is open to people 15 years of age and older and each team will consist of four players. The entry fee is $10 per team and each team is guaranteed two games. For infor- mation phone the recreation office at 524- 2125. There's plenty of fun for the kids too as the Fancy Dress Skating Carnival gets , underway at the arena from 1.15 to 2 p.m. The Carnival is open to all pre-school and elementary school students. Admission is free and all skaters will recieve a prize at the door and prizes will be awarded for the best costumes in two categories and three age divisions. Also during the afternoon, the North Huron Big Brothers Association is holding its Bowl For Millions and. Saturday is Celebrity Day at Little Bowl at 2 p.m. Many participating bowlers will be gather- ing pledges to raise oney for the Big Brothers of Canada a d the local chapter.. If you can't bowl, su port a bowler and come out for Clebrity ay and watch local dignitaries and little brothers Bowl for Millions. The Salvation Army Tea and Bake Sale will be held from 2-4 p.m. and free sleigh rides will be offered fromthe parking lot at the grandstand from 1-4 p.m: Saturday afternoon. The first event during Port Albert's Ses- quicentennial year is the Skidaddle which begins at Charlie Crawford's barn at 11 a.m. Family fun, prizes and a hot meal are promised. For information phone 529-7113 or 529-7134. On Saturday evening, the Goderich Music Boosters presents Magical Nights, an evening of dancing with the GDCI Stage Band and the Jazz Choir. Dancing in the school's east auditorium will continue from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. For information phone Dorothy Bogie at 524-7502. The same evening, a Hardtimes Dance will he held in the arena auditorium with 50s to 80s music by Dick Ernst. . On Sunday, Feb. 9 the Goderich Kinsmen Club will sponsor the annual ski- a-thon with all proceeds going to Cystic Fibrosis research. Skiers are asked to register in the Zehrs parking lot between 1 and 3 p.m. The 10 km. route will make its way through the Maitland Cemetery in Goderich Township. Pledge sheets for the event are available at Becker's, Garb and Gear, Shanahan Foodland, Kirkey's, Suncoast Mall, Zehrs and at all schools. Prizes will be awarded tb the top pledge getters. For information phone 524-7143. A storm date has been set for February 16. January. thaw spoils fun for sports enthusiasts, For a week everyone enjoyed the January thaw. Although it was not as ex- tensiveas. itcould have been, it did help to get rid of some of the high batiks along the sides of the road. But now we have a fresh supply of that beautiful white stuff, and a lot of the winter sports that had to be cancelled last week all seem to be coming up now in the near future. Good luck to all you winter sport fansand may you enjoy the snout. Elizabeth Wilkins of Toronto, and Ken- neth Wilkins of Ridgetown were home on • the weekend. On the weekend Wellington and Kae Webster had their two sons, Cecil and Jim Webster of Waterloo, and their son-in-law Atlee Wise and his friend, Jack Arnold of Richfield, Ohio at their home. Jack and Atlee came up to do some snowmobiling, but due to the lack of show Atlee and Jim attended a hockey ••game in 1{incardine. Jack and Cecil went elsewhere to seek en- joyment Friday evening. On Saturday afternoon,. Wellington, Kae, Cecil and Jim were in Goderich and visited with Norma Young. Charles and Mayme Wilkins and Herb and Marie Wilkins of Ashfield Township were in Sudbury on the weekend to attend LOCHALSH NEWS cv Kee Webeter, , 395-5257 8lG GIFTS O BOOK P oillhe the Square eot Eii tStreet. e. Your r.,i,RQnnti.., Community Cord Shop ' .pre:oping C.rdc °I°.rtY pl.r. °Ornc. $uppnps & O1ttq °Weddln/a9.tionary EAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT... Try Selgiurn Endive (Chicory) As a vegetable for salads or cooked. 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Rhetta MacLennan spent a couple of days recently in Palmerston. with Bruce and Louise Millar and boys. On the . weekend Rhetta's gra�idson, Johnnie MacLennan and his friend ackie of Stratford, took her to dinner at t Em- bassy Restaurant in Kincardine. On the weekend Barry and Betty Jones had' Betty's sister, brother-in-law and nephew, Paul, Shirley and Colin Hatch of • . Barrie as visitors: Paul was playing hockey in Ripley in the hockey tournament. The midgets were lucky enough to win two games but they did lose one game. The $200,000 diffeience. An ansWerto the stress �fRRSPiflv�sting. That's the difference between an Industrial Growth Fund RRSP and Guaranteed Investment Certificates over the past 18 years. 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