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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-23, Page 181 2B•The Wing Maim Auguat44 3-0 r :1• Wingham girl wins two provincial titles Lynda Harkness of Wingham's Maitland Athletics Club represented the town very well by winning two gold medals at the Ontario Track and Field Championships held at Windsor Aug. 13 and 14. On Saturday, despite the hot ana sultry weather, Harkness demon- strated top-notch form in the Ban- tam girls' shot put event. She became Ontario champion on the strength of her best toss, 10.23 metres Pouring rain on Sunday presented a different sort of difficulties during the discus -throwing event, forcing most of the competitors to throw from a standing position for better balance and implement control. Harkness competed again with determination and won another closely -contested provincial title with a standing throw of 29.66m. With this meet Harkness con- cludes a.highly-successful com- petitive.seasonas well -as graduating from the Bantam age group with first-class honors. >a� PROVINCIAL CHAMPCON ® Lynda Harkness of Wingliarra•s Maitland Athletics Club recently earned gold medals in the Bantam girls' shot put°°;and discus at the provincial championships held at. Windsor. MI Bring your feet to Tt1e ATEP . for brand name shoes! to .. Hush Puppies' ; Tender Tee r►�/ mei 'OOHS. TMF TP 265 Jossptilno Street DOWNTOWN W1 AM • 7-1840 SHOE EPAIR TQP PLEDGE GETTER — Elizabeth Black of Wingham raised almost 17 in _ p►ledges, in .las. t mpnL a ,thon at Centennial _Pool . ndr a /l' w .ti b a Mi ,bead=ar' ��►e�poal, Presented Elizabeth with her prize, a portable cassette player with earphones, last week. Seniors' Day Centre News By Heather MacKenzie Well, summer is coming to a close. It's my final week here at the day centre and time to say good-bye. I thank everyone at the day centre for an enjoyable summer. This week is Western week! So everyone saddle up and get ready to go to Calgary. We will be presenting a film entitled "Stampede" and Gloria Workman, director, will be showing slides of her trip to the Calgary Stampede. We are also being entertained by local talent. We will be travelling to Vanastra this Fridgy for our last water - exercise session. The final Blyth play we plan to see Thursday night horseshoe play As of last Thursday night's single - round 30 -point games, the horseshoe standings areas follows: In first place are Paul McKee and Glen Casemore with five wins. Following them is the team of Jack Higgins and Andy Adams with four wins and plus 27. in third position are Ivan. Gardner and Jim Mickens with three wins and plus 31. Fourth place is held by ghner McFarlan and Leon Russell with two wins and plus 52. Fiftlria held by the team of Mason Robinson, and Dave Ablett with one win and plus 71. In the b ement are Kevin Scott and Lorne Hamilton with no wins and plus 56. this season is "The Cookie War", about a Mennonite cookie recipe that big -city lawyers are very eager to get their hands on. It should be a great play and we are viewing it Sept. 1. The seniors' day centre bake sale was held last Saturday at Riverside Park. Thanks to everyone who contributed, it was a great success! A fundraising dance will be held Sept. 17 at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Call the day centre at 357- 1440 or 357-1445 for tickets. A foot clinic will be held Sept. 1. Please call the day centre for an appointment. I end my last article by once again saying thank -you to everyone. Recreation Report 4% Ball games scheduled for this week are: Tues., Aug. 23, Josephine Street park, 7 p.m., PeeWee boys vs. Mitchell; Wed., Aug. 24, Riverside Park, industrial slo pitch, 7 p.m. Hot Wires vs. Smokies, 9 p.m., Gems vs. Businessmen; Optimist Park, pre - Mites vs. Teeswater; Thurs., Aug, 25, Riverside Park, PeeWee girls vs. Brussels.