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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-08-22, Page 13Menti? Q:uVa$. tournament is won by a Lucknow rink The weather was warm and clear for the annual gra• Mentie DuVal Remem- brance Ladies' • Trebles Tournament which was held at .1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, at the Wingham Lawn BowlingClub. The ladies were welcomed by the president, Mrs. Kay McCormick. Before the first game the ladies took part in a Spider, conducted by Miss Yvonne McPherson, and the prize was won by Mrs. McCormick. After the second game a delicious meal was served by the lunch committee of the local club. The Memorial Album and first prize were presented to the winning team from Lttcknow, composed of Mrs. Audrey MacDonald, skip, Mrs. Grace Elliott, vice, and Mrs: Mildred Cameron, lead, with three wins, a plus of 37 Fri. - Thurs`. Aug. 24 - 30 * GREMLINS Warning: Some Scenes May Frighten - Theatre Br. of Ontario - - PLUS — POLICE ACADEMY and overplus of four. The other prize winners were: second, the Lucknow rink of Miss Isabel Miller, skip, Miss Maudie Fisher, vice, and. Mrs. Helen Todd, lead, with two wins, a plus of 33 and overplus of two; third, Mrs. Jean Gray, Clinton, skip, Mrs. Doreen McCalltim, Blyth, vice, and Weekend is planned Mrs. Ella Richmond, Blyth, lead, with two wins, a plus of 32 and overplus of one; fourth, Mrs. Lois Haines and rink from Clinton with two wins and a plus of 26. The consolation prize went to the Wingham rink of Mrs. Jean Elliott, skip, Mrs. Priscilla Bray, vice, and Mrs. Janet Hall, lead. Program for Falls This weekend's "Fun at the Falls" program provides the opportunity to get out from behind the wheel, off the pavement and make 229 acres of rolling woodlands and open field your own backyard. The Falls Reserve Con- servation area, near Ben - miller, offers camping and picnicking facilities, com- plete with a camp store for all those last-minute needs. The visitors services staff has planned this weekend with you in mind, so please join them this weekend at the Falls. Saturday's schedule of events includes: "Weather Worries" at 10 a.m. examines cloud formations; "Weather Charting" at 1 p.m. offers` a crash course in weather forecasting; a soccer game will be played at 2 p.m.; and three films will be shown starting at 8:45 p.m., "Storms — The Restless Atmosphere", "Above the Horizon" and "Origins of Weather". Sunday's activities begin with an anomemeter- buildingdemons tr tion-at.11. a.m. An anomemeter is an MMM T! ATI Phone 357.1830 for 24 hour movie information In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied. American soil. Until now. PLAYING FROM FRI. TO THURS. AUG. 24TH TO 30711. SHOWTIMES: FRI. AND SAT. 7:00 AND 9:00 PM. SUN. TO THURS. AT 8:00 PM ONLY. REVENGE OF THE NERDS ENOS THURS. 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For further information, contact Wendy Ross, community relations officer of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, 335- 3557. Kinsmen elect new national president Tom Brenenia_n. .. of Brandon, Manitoba, was elected last week as the new national president of the Association of ' Kinsmen Clubs 'during its annual convention in Victoria, B.C. It was announced that during the past year Kins- men and Kinette clubs across Canada donated more than $22 million in service ' funds to their communities. The association again was the largest single contributor to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Kins- men and Kinettes donated $857,905 to help find a control or cure for cystic fibrosis (CF) , which is second only to' cancer in claiming the lives of young Canadians. In addition, associaticen members supported many other , organizations, in- cluding the Canadian Diabetes Association, .the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, the Unitarian Service Committee and the March of Dimes. As well as providing support for . many com- munity projects across Canada, ranging from building swimming pools and arenas to buying equip- ment for hospitals and schools, Kinsmen and Kinette clubs this year donated more than $50,000 to complete construction of a school for the physically disabled in Mombasa, . Kenya. The Association of Kins- men Clubs is an all -Canadian organization founded in 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario. Its na- tional headquarters is locat- ed at Cambridge, adjacent to Highway 401. The associa- tion has a total membership of more than 20,000 men and women between the ages of 21 and 40 in more than 1,100 clubs. OPENING CEREMONIES—Huron County Warden Tom Cunningham and Brussels Reeve Calvin Krauter were the ' official ribbon cutters at last Thursday's opening ceremonies on the main street in the village of Brussels. The county and the village worked together on the project which has taken most of the spring and summer to complete. As well as a number of local dignitaries, the Brussels Pipe Band was on hand 'to provide the musical entertainment. Juniors take 2-0 lead in New Hamburg series By Peter Bauer The Wingham Juniors jumped to a commanding lead in their best -of -five WOAA championship series against New Hamburg, taking the first two games in the series with game three scheduled for this Thursday night in New Hamburg. WINGHAM 12, NEW HAMBURG 5 In the first game of the series, the Juniors pounded New Hamburg 12-5, using a 15 -hit attack to their ad- vantage. The Juniors went to work and quickly took a 4-1 lead after the first inning last Thursday - . eve sang_ in.. New Hamburg. Kevin Coultes and Troy Pocaluyko singled around a pop fly -out by Kent Cerson. Jamie McPherson's fly ball to first was the second otlt before Ken Deichert walked to load the bases and set the stage for a key at bat for Daryl Holmes. Holmes cranked the ball deep in the gap between centre and right field for grand slam homerun. The Juniors gave up a run in the bottom half of the inning, but never looked back, picking up one run in the second on a homerun ball by Coultes, one in the third and fifth innings, two more on a two -run homer by Paul Cronin andthree more in the Wood shrinks and swells more across the grain than along the grain. eighth on four hits. The team led by a com- fortable 12-1 margin going into the bottom of the ninth and relaxed long enough to load the bases. Then pitcher Rick Scrimgeour, who went the distance for the win, gave up a grand -slam homerun to Bob Matchke before striking out the final batter. Scrimgeour allowed five runs on seven hits through nine innings and collected four strike outs. The offensive effort was supported by a solid effort by Scrimgeour on the mound and a tremendous defensive performance by the w1iole club, highlight d by two consecutive outs "by Coultes in the fourth inning on a surprise bunt and a hard line -drive down the third- base line. WINGHAM 5, NEW HAMBURG 2 In the second game of the seriea_Sunday. in Wingham, the Juniors found the going a ti tie. tougher, but made the mot of 'their chances by scoring five runs on just three hits. The hometown crowd was treated to another good de- fensive performance which included two tremendous catches by rightfielder Peter Goodall to end two different potential run -scoring situa- tions. Gs, Cerson went the distance on the mound, allowing three runs on seven hits, while striking out six batters enroute to the win. Dave Christner took the loss, surrendering five runs on just three hits and collecting nine strike outs. The third game in the series is scheduled for this Thursday night in New Hamburg. The Wingham Advance -Times, Aug. 22, 1984—Page 13 BRA out of OASA, tied in BIuEwater. By Peter Bauer After winning the Exeter tournament, the BP bats came up flat in the third and deciding OASA ga ainst Palmerston a in Wingham last uesday evening. Moe' Wilson allowed only ,,four hits to pick up the win for Palmerston, while Wingham's Ron Riley took the loss due to some timely hitting and good base run- ning by the Imperials. (Palmerston struck- for four runs on five hits in the first three innings and held on to Plan hockey school for fall - The new executive for Wingham- minorhockeymet last week to get things moving for the 1984415 season. Wingham is fortunate this year to have its own hockey school. Coordinator Al Harrison and Doug Neil and Larry Lane, two experienced and qualified coaches, have set up a program for all., levels of hockey. Bill McQuiggan, president of Wingham minor hockey, ,and his executive are looking forward to the coming season with enthusiasm. They hope hockey will continue to be a time` of learning and fun for each child and are looking for- ward to seeing parents and children at the Lackridge Memorial Arena for registration soon. win by a 5-2 count. In their Bluewater series, the BPs are tied at one game apiece with Chepstow following Chepstow's 8-3 %/An last Thursday evening. Chepstow struck for seven runs on nine hits in the first three innings and the BPs were never back in the game. Peter Spitzig earned the win, scattering 12 hits. Don Edgar took the loss for the BPs. The third game will be played this Thursday night in Chepstow. Fall -spring series is starting at Blyth Top Junior teams coming to Wingham Some of the top Junior fastball teams in Ontario will be coming to Wingham this weekend for the Ontario Amateur Softball Associa- tion's Junior C provincial championship tournament. The tournament, which pits zone winners against one another in a battle for the Ontario title, will get un- derway Saturday morning with games at both Wingham ball parks. It continues throughout the weekend, with the final game to determine the Junior C champion scheduled for Sunday evening. Seven zone winners plus i the host team, Wingham's Western Foundry Juniors, will compete in the doubie- knockout tournament. Among the teams to watch are Binbrook, which knocked off the 1983 league cham- pions from Acton in zone playoffs this year and which previously won the Junior C championship in 1982 and the Juvenile C title in 1981. Another tough competitor is likely to be a team from New Liskeard which has previously won provincial titles at.. the Juvenile and Midget levels. Locally a team to watch is the Belmore Juniors, who won this zone. Belmore won the Midget D league championships in 1979 and 1980, so many of the players have two OASA titles under their belts. The last team from this area to bring home a If you think nothing happens at the Blyth Festival after its summer theatre closes in mid- September, you are in for a nice surprise. This fall and next spring, the festival has three different enter- tainment series to tempt theatre goers: popular music, classical music and children's programs. This fall -spring series will kick off Friday, Sept. 21, with the first popular music program, a concert by Sylvia Tyson. Many afternoons and evenings of fun and en- tertainment follow with all events scheduled during the "better weather" months and with early curtain times. A special event this fall is the Theatre Passe Muraille's production of. "Alligator Pie" on Friday, Sept. 28. This delightful adaptation of Dennis Lee's best-selling book returns to -Blyth -for .one day only and will kick off a national tour. While this production is not part of a subscription series, children's series holders will get a discount off theregular price. 'Tickets for this production are available provincial Junior C cham- pionship was the White- church team coached by Joe Tiffin in 1976. Action gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday with Belmore facing the winner of the Melbourne series at the Josephine Street park and Baltimore taking on Bin - brook at Riverside Park. Official opening ceremon- ies will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Josephine Street park, just prior to the start of the game between the Wingham Juniors and New Liskeard, 'while Caledon East, faces New Hamburg at Riverside. The championship match is set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Josephine Street, with a second game if necessary to follow at 5:30. 1984 O.A.S.A. JUNIOR C PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNA uENT S ": HEDU J Ingersoll 2 Baltimore SAT 9 AM 54 T .. 1/ AM R WI 12:30 i,V2 Blnbrook 4 54 1i AM Wingham Celedon East 6 SAT 12:30 LI L2 9 54T 5:30 W6 L7 7 W3 10 SAT J SAT 2;00 w4 7.00 R New Hamburg 8 SAT, 4:00 L3 L4 W8} LS 11 SAT 8:30 W 5J W7 SUN w 9 J I PM w 10 E Diamonds J -Joseph i n e ,..1 -Josephine -Riverside 13 w 12 SUN Li'l I1.4W11 SUN 00,,.. W13 if r►ec€ssaty 15 -Repeat SUN j 5:30 game /4 now. Pick up a brochure for the fall -spring series today , or call the box office at 523.9300 or 523-9225 for details. Beautification awards set The first major event of the 1984 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show will take place next Thursday,. Aug. 30. The rural beautification and farmland conservation competition awards banquet will be held at the Guelph Curling Club, north of Guelph on Highway 6. Approximately 700 people are expected to attend to see the prizes awarded to the winners in eight classes. The 1984 IPM will be held Sept. 25 to 29 in Wellington County, near the hamlet. of Teviotdalc. The widely travelled Cap- tain Cook traded fur pelts from the northwest coast of America which he obtained from the Indians and sold for more than $100 each. 1oFfl /aRE,a6 Ontario Sires Stakes Racing Action THE /I PURE ENTERTAINMENT! Be part of the fun and excitement as Ontario's best trotters and pacers compete in Ontario Sires Stakes harness racing. 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