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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-29, Page 19—A f sukes How many of you are into serious exercise? I mean really into that gut wren- ching, perspiration producing kind of -stuff that makes it difficult to distinguish your Weep from an or- dinary man's waist. Not me. Although it may be difficult to detect at a quick glance. But admittedly I have to admire people who have the courage to run 49 miles in the morning before work, lift weights on their lunch\\ hour, play taopkey in 'the evening and bend crowbars while watching television just to keep the pectorals in peak. Fitness has become a disease in this society. And the major symptom 'of that disease is running or jogging. I am, told their is a big difference between the two. It was almost as bad as a bomb threat or discovering you had bad breath. Jogging became a necessjty off life. Improve your heart condition and circulation, improve your sex life, improve your general health, improve your appetite, improve the world the pundits of the North Star set would claim. And all could be realized by getting up at 5.30 a,m. and pounding the pavement with the neighbourhood dogs. I tried it once. Laced up the trusty treads and bounded a half mile down the road. That certainly doesn't qualify as a bona fide effort but I had no in- clinations to be a marathon man. Tobe honest my winter activities are limited to lifting food staples and comforting beverages in the vicinity of my face. And I have a nagging fear that with too much exercise my beverage arm would one day seize up from the, strain and thereby be rendered useless for my remaining days. It's worth considering. But there was comfort in recent reports that fitness could be hazardous to your health. That's right. Purple -faced joggers chugging along with backaches, muscle tears, bruised tendons, blisters ° and shin splints hardly qualify, for a fitness award. You're killing yourselves people. Strenuous exercise can shorten your life if you're not prepared for vigorous exercise. Ambitious joggers are the most vulnerable. Sample the fallowing. They develop blisters, muscle tears, stress fractures, skin hemmorages, aches and jogger's nipples from friction against the t -shirt. And it can strike the best n£ rI1nnPr sr_egar Amp-ej sex. The only consolation for non joggers is that the latter ailment would lead to bear chested jogging. It could develop into quite a popular spectator sport. And the list of permanent damage goes on so listen tight to this one gang. In the winter months male joggers run the risk of penile frostbite. That occurs when the tip of the penis freezes and it is apparently very painful. No kidding. There has never -been any mention of hockey players or even skiers being victims of penile frostbite. Could it be deduced that joggers are given to tip,. of exhibitionism while cavorting &bout the snow? That possibility exists. Or perhaps they have never explored the feasibility of wearing fur -lined jock straps on chilly mornings. What this news has done, for this scribe anyway, is confirmed the negative aspects of jogging and run- nin -There's no -way you can convince me that a guy with jogger's nipples and penile frostbite is healthy and enjoying life more than me. No way. People who do that sort of thing are looking for pain. Why not do something you enjoy. I mean,even hoisting beverages must have some sort of exercise qualities and doctors have cited examples of fooling around being somewhat beneficial to the old bod. I'll take my chances on the latter two. Evelyn Boyce serves Bertha Ruffell a cup of tea at the Victoria Street United Church November Fair which was held last Wednesday afternoon. The annual fair, under the auspices of the U.C.W., featured a bake table,. craft tables and a tea room. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Cljderich SIGNAL — STA 0 132 YEAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1979 SECOND SECTION Skaters bring home sectional honor BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Figure skating part- ners Curtis Moore and Debbie Horton recently brought honors to both: the Wingham and Goder_ich-Eigur_e-S-ka-ting._, Clubs when they won a silver medal for placing second in pre novice dance at the Western Ontario Sectionals in Preston. Curtis and Debbie have been skating together since last September. It was their second year in a row to attend the sec- tionals in Preston. Last' year they placed fifth. - Curtis, 13, belongs to the Wingham Figure Skating Club and has been figure skating since he was three years old.. He is the son of Fred and Jacqueline Moore of Wingham. Debbie, also 13, belongs to the Goderich Figure Skating Club • and has been figure skating since she was about nine years old. She is the daughter of Everett and June Horton of Goderich. Curtis and Debbie's pro is Rick Pettit. They also take lessons from Roy Bradshaw in Toronto once a week. Curtis and Debbie will 1-Ee Wand someday they would even like to enter world competition. They are quick to add though that every figure skater has that dream and that one has to be really good to;fulfill it. Partners -ohn Barger and Aveleigh Cook, both of the Goderich Figure Skating ' Club, attended' the sectionals in Preston too. It was the first time that they had ever at- tended and they placed fifth in pre novice dance. They have been skating together for about a year. John, 16, has been figure skating since he was l0 years old. He is the son of Allan and Marie Barger of Lucknow. Aveleigh, 13, has been figure skating since she was about six years old. next . Benmiller ladies busy with knitting BY JOANNE BUCHANAN A group of about 10 women from Benmiller have been knitting up a storm since last January. So far, this group has turned over about 80 articles--mits, slipper socks, matching sweaters and caps, sweater coats and pullovers, all for children up to 14 years of age --to the Christmas Bureau under the auspices of Huron County's Family and Children's Services. The group is under the convenership of Mrs. Edna Moore who distributes the yarn which she gets free through Family and Children's Services. She sees that the finished articles get back to the agency as well. Other women who would like to do knitting for the Christmas Bureau can pick up free yarn either from Mrs. Moore (524-6327) or from Mrs. Dot Scott at the Tender Years clothing store on Kingston Street. The Christmas Bureau is also interested in- terested in receiving toys, books, games, clothing and donations of money. County coor- dinator for the bureau is MollyBurke who can be reached by calling Family and Children's Services in Goderich. The Christmas Bureau has a depot in each town in the county. The Goderich-depot is located at the Salvation Army Citadel on Waterloo Street. It will be open for donations from December 3 to 11 and' is under the convenership of Kinette, Diane Arm- strong. The Kinsmen have set up toy drops' at various stores and schools in town. All donations to these drops will be taken to the Goderich depot. Everything donated to the Goderich depot, in. eluding knitting, will be distributed through the county Christmas Bureau which has been set up through Family and Children's Services for families and children under its supervision or care. Black River reprieved The lake freighter Black River, featured in a Signal - Star article on November 15, has a reprieve fromthe scrapyard. Much to the surprise of shipwatchers, the 84 -year- old vessel has been resold. Her purchasers are the Cayman Shipping Corporation of Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island. She will see service in the West Indies. The vessel, a frequeiit caller to the port of Goderich, has been renamed Tuxipancliffe. She was to leave the Great Lakes in mid-November flying the flag of Panama. Most of her future service will be the transportation of grain products from New Orleans to island centres of the West Indies, She is the daughter of John and Mary Cook of Go der ich. John and Aveleigh's pro is Rick Pettit. They are looking forward to placing even better in next year's sectionals. Both sets of partners are now anxious to attend Hamilton -Stoney Creek competition. They have all been to that com- petition before and with a bit of experience behind them, • are hoping to do well. Skating partners John Barger and Aveleigh (left) and Debbie Horton and: Curtis Moore recently attended the Western Ontario Sectionals in Preston. Cook John and Aveleigh placed fifth in pre novice dance and Debbie and Curtis placed second to bring home a silver medal. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Tis the season to be jolly and go out of your mind trying to be innovative with the Christmas gifts. Drive yourself into a manic depression trying to pick out nifty little gifts for people that will please them on the big morning. Be the one to pick out the neatest gifts so that when people open, them they'll say, "this is a neat gift'. It's usually not that difficult for spouses and children. It's tougher for moms and dads because they've been getting gifts for half a century or more and have gotten just about every nifty thing created by man. It's a drag buying for in laws and it's just short of hell buying a nifty thing for the person whose name you draw at the office. The problem with these nifty gifts is that most of them carry a price tag that is 5ust a bit too nifty. The things you spot that you feel would make an in- noi ative gift are the things department stores know are innovative. So being innovative retailers they take care of themselves pricing the item., The only way to get the job done properly is to go the route of govern- ment. Commission a study, which you'll do yourself, to try to find out what the person you're buying for needs. That in itself requires innovation. Pad and paper in hand you drop in on the person and follow them around for a day. You note that in the morning they claim they wouldn't mind a scrambled egg for breakfast but don't have time to do the scrambling. Your notes would say th'at an electric egg scrambler may be just the thing. But then the person adds that the egg will only up their cholesterol count and they're probably better off without it Scratchthe egg scrambler. Getting dressed the person quickly gets angry because they can't find the dress to go with the blouse or can't firi'd they're blue tie. The notes will say clothes hangers that allow a person to put an ensemble on one hanger and be ready for the morning. The person then decides they don't want to wear those clothes anyhow and change their mind completely. The note says the clothes hangers will probably cause the person to get everything they own out of the closet every morning before they decide what to wear. Scratch the hangers. Heading for the car your friend stands in the blustery' winter weather searching'for keys and then complains they can't remember where they put the windshield scraper. Notes indicate a scraper that ;doubles as a keychain may be just the thing. You then note the person really has no intention of scraping the windshield bait rather sits and listens to the car radio while the defroster does its thing. Scratch the scraper keychain. By this time you've had it following this nut around and feel you'd rather suffer through the frustrations of shopping on your own when everything falls into place. Finally ready for work your subject puts .the car in reverse, takes -a deep breath, and twists in the seat to look out the back window. All those scrambled eggs since -last Christmas take their toll. A row of buttons on a' shirt or the seam of a blouse lets go and those five pounds are bared to the world. The notes say new shirtfo ..,father -in, law, new blouse for mother-in-law plus diet books for stocking stuffers., Ask to be dropped -off at the nearest store and by lunch yi:ur shopping problems will be over. Now that wasn't difficult was it? jeff- seddon tl J rogva �Ca,l�•