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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-03-08, Page 33• GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1979—PAGE 11A Recreation is anything anyone wants Disco dance instructor . Francine Sors (right) shows Sherry Hayter of Goderich some of the latest steps. Disco dance classes are only one of many recreational activities offered by the Goderich Recreation Department. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Francine Sors (right) who has been teaching ballroom dancing for nine years and disco dancing for seven, shows Sherry Hayter of Goderich a few new steps in the disco dance class held last week. Disco dance classes are only one of many recreational programs offered by the Goderich Recreation Department. (Photo; by Joanne Buchanan) SAVE ENEPt • ¥ and S Insulate U.F. Foam a. Fiber Insulation Serving Huron County 1S years COMPARE...COOiN�TACT STE W A Rt'.S.-........_. ALUMINIUM & INSULATION 407 Huron Rd. Goderich 524-8821 INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED OPEN: MON. - FRI. 9-5 4! 6-9:00 SAT. - 9:00-5:00 IOL'1 AVin ssoC'iates FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS 58 ELGIN AVE. E. Godorich P.O. BOX 52 524-4211 BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Recreation means something different to everyone. And although you can't please all of the people all of the time, the Goderich Recreation Department certainly attempts to please most of the people most of the time by offering a diverse range . of recreational activities. "We will try to offer anything • that anyone wants if an instructor and a facility can be found and if enough people show an interest," says Jane Netzke, program co- ordinator with the recreation department. The department tries not to duplicate night school programs though, explains Jane. If there is a charge for a certain recreation program, 75 per cent of the moneygoes to the instructor and the other 25 per cent goes toward advertising, rental fees,, etc. Jane feels that the programs are all offered at very reasonable prices. Schools can often be used by groups wishing to practise sports. They should be booked through the recreation depart- ment. The Community Centre auditorium is available for rent by groups who want to hold dances and other events. It should also be booked through the recreation department, says Jane. The recreation 1, - department has applied for ' an Experience '79 grant throught the Ministry of Culture and Recreation ' to offer special events at dif- ferent playgrounds and locations throughout Goderich this summer. Some of these events will include craft days, puppet shows and- track and field events. They will cater to Certain age groups at different times and that way children will only have to commit themselves to one day at a time. It's an . ex- periment with a new format, explains Jane, because many children go away on vacation with their families in summer and can't commit themselves to week or month long programs. The recreation, department is also responsible for the supervision at Judith Gooderham pool and the Goderich main beach for the months of July and August. One of the things Jane herself likes best about Goderich is its proximity to water. She says she would find it very difficult to move anywhere inland after having lived here. Jane was originally hired by the recreation department through a Ministry of Community and Social Services grant in 1976 to set up and GO - Ordinate a community recreation integration program for the mentally handicapped. This in-. volved the Leisure Buddy program in which volunteers (mostly high school students) were recruited to take men- tally handicapped children and adults to recreation programs and get them involved as much and as often as possible. Funding for the program ran out last year but Jane has continued to operate it through donations and with the help of 12 Leisure Buddy volunteers. It is quite a unique program and Jane has been asked to speak to several other towns which are thinking of implementing it. Jane, a native of TeeSwater, is a graduate of the Recreational Leadership Course at Conestoga College in Kitchener. She has worked with the disabled at the YMCA in Kitchener and with the retarded at a Kinsmen Centre workshop in Kitchener also. She has worked as the co-ordinator of Sportsfest for the Lake Huron Zone Recreation Association too. In her present capacity as program co-ordinator at the Goderich Recreation Department, she has been busy preparing another brochure on the recreatiq i programs to be offered during the March school break and throughout spring and summer. Everyone in Goderich will be receiving this brochure .very soon, possibly this week and Jane hopes it. will make people aware that there are activities for them to join here. "It seems to be so hard to make people in Goderich aware of•what's going on. We send out brochures, put up posters and put ads in the paper. and still people will say, 'I didn't know that was going on'," laments Jane. . Holiday i-jappenings is a children's program set _up ____by_._...the .-,recreation department between March 19 and 23. It is held at Victoria Public School between 10 a,m. and 3 p.m. for girls and boys between the ages of six and 11. It includes arts and crafts and quiet and active games. The cost is $12 per child or $24 for three or more children. Flyers will be given out at the schools about this program and pre- registration by mail or in person at the recreation office on. Waterloo Street is required by March 16. Would you like some creative recreation? If so, you can choose from cake decorating 'or weaving. Cake decorating. lessons will be given by Judy Woodall at Victoria Public School on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. beginning March 26 for eight weeks. The fee is $25 . and this includes all supplies. Weaving lessons will be given by Evelyn Hardy at her home on Warren Street on Monday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. beginning March 26 for seven weeks. The fee is $50 arid this includes all supplies. A special display of items made by Mrs. Hardy's last class is at the Goderich library. If you would like to learn the latest disco dance steps, disco dan- cing lessons are being offered at Victoria Public School on Tuesday evenings in two different classes from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and from 8:30 to 10 p.m. beginning March 27 for eight weeks. The fee for this is $12 and you must be 16 or over to sign up. Instructor is Francine Sors who has taught ballroom dancing for nine years and disco dancing for seven. Recreational basketb for high school age an n over men and women will be played at St. Mary's School on Wednesday evenings from 9 to 10:30 p.m. beginning March 28 for eight weeks. And guess what? This program is FRE.E! Roger Bois will give instructions in gym- nastics at G,D.C.I. on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon beginning March 31 for eight weeks. The cost is $12 per person and it is open to juniors; boys and girls aged six to 12 and seniors, aged 13 and over. Paul Brown will offer tennis instruction at Judith Gooderham 'Park on Tuesdays and Thur- sdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. June GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 1 0 1/2 % BRUCE ERSKINE 86 North 524-9555 Turn -of -the- entury Artist Comes to /IGHT 5,7,12,14,19,21,26 and 28 for those aged 16 and older at the cost of $20 per person. If enough interest is shown, Saturday morning classes will be offered for juniors 16 and under too. Pre- registration at the recreation office by May 25 is requested. 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