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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-05-31, Page 7WNEi AAY. MAY 199S Stojko confirms he'll skate at Celeb Classic LONDON - Two-time World Cup champion and Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko has con- firmed that he will perform at Thompson - Arena on Saturday, June 24 at 2 p.m. Stojko is presently tide number one ranked skater in the world and he will be the featured performer in a special which will also in- clude Brian Orser, Michelle Men- zies and Jean -Michel Bombardier, Samantha Marchant and Chad Hawse, Jennifer Robinson, and Kerry Salmoni (confirmed to date). The Celebrity Classic is the an- nual fund-raising event for the Alan Thicke Centre for Juvenile Diabetes Research based at Lon- don's University Hospital. Estab- lished in 1989, the first five years have raised more than $250,000 for the research program. After the afternoon skating show, a gala evening at the Radis- son Hotel will bring out a host of additional celebrities including hockey legend Gordie Howe, skat- ing star Josee Chouinard, and En- rico Calantoni, the co-star from Alan Thicke's new television se- ries, Hope and Gloria. Tickets for the skating show are !$35 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under. They go on sale Sat- urday, May 20 at Centennial Hall and Tuesday, May 23 at Thomp- son Arena. VISA and MasterCard orders may be made at Centennial Hall at 1-519-672-1967 and Thompson Arena at 1-519-661- • 3629. Tickets for the gala evening are $95 (with tax receipt) and are available at 1-519-473-0401. Optimists support soccer...The Wingham Optimist Club is once again assisting the local minor soccer program. The club recently gave the local association $2,500 for new jerseys, due 'to the increased enrollment, and equip- ment. Players John Haines (left) and Brittany Campbell (right) were on hand to receive the donation from Optimist Club direc- tor Dennis Knox. _. Green Machine drop Blue Jays in division Jordon Doig and Tyler deVos scored two goals apiece last Wednesday as the Green Machine downed the Blue Jays 5-2 in the squirt division of Wingham minor soccer. Andrew Glassier chipped in with a single goal. • Scoring for the Blue Jays were Adam O'Neil and Xavier O'Krafka. The Red Dogs shut out the Yet - ., low Stingers 2-0 in a second squirt division contest. Jared McIntyre and Kris Mac- Donald were the goal getters for the Red Dogs. In a game played May 17, the Green Machine downed the Yel- low Stingers 4-1. DeVos scored three .times for the winners with Glassier adding a single marker: David Gurnick was the lone goal getter for the Yellow Sting- ers. Wingham PS holds annual track day Wingham Public School held its annual track and field day last Thursday at the F.E. Madill Sec- ondary School track. Jessica Kemp was first in the mite girls division with 16 points. Leisa McClory and Laura Ritchie were second with 11 points and Melissa Whitehead, was third with seven points. Jordan Doig was first in the mite boys with. 21 points. Scott Coulthard was second with 15 points and Adam O'Neil was• third with .11 points. . Jaden Dickson was first in the tyke girls with 25 points. Julie No- lan was runner-up with 21 points and Crystal Bailey was third with 15 points. Tom. Pettigrewwas first in the tyke boys with 23 points. Brendan Chester and Joel. Riley shared sec- ond spot with 12 points, and Barry Guse was third with nine points. Trina Daw and Tami Kerr shared first place honors in the atom girls with 21 points. Kate Lane and Tiffani Shaw shared sec- ond place with 13 points, and Les- - ley Burton was third with six points. Brett Coulthard was first in the atom boys with 21 points. Jamie Chester was runner-up with 18 points, and Matthew Dinning was third with 16 points. Janet Lisle was first in the ban- tam girls with, 25 points. Audrae Dickson was second with 18 points and Bethany Lindsay was third with 11 points. Adam Fenton was first in the close bantam boys category with 14 -points. Jamie Gunson and Mike Blackwell shared second place with 13 points, and Jamie Koch was third with 12 points. The winners are invited to com- pete in the North Huron track and field day, scheduled for June 1 at the Howick Central School. Oinwity Futhall Wednesday, May 31 - Lieury Jets at Seaforth Coops, 9 p.m. Seaforth. Friday, June 2., Seaforth Coops at Monkton,. 8:30 p.m. Monition_. Sunday, June 4 - Monkton at Lieury Red Sox, 9 p.m. Lieury. Monday, June 5 - Brussels Tigers at Zurich, 7:30 p.m. Zurich. Bonnday, June 5 - • Brussels Bulldogs at Blyth Decorating, 8:30 p.m. Y Tuesday, June 6 - Francistown at Walton Brewers, 8:30 p.m. Walton. Wednesday, June 7 - Walton Brewers at Seaforth Coops, 9 p.m. Sea - forth Bluewater Fastball League Wednesday, May 31 - Chepstow Aces at Palmerston Midgets, 8:45 p.m. Palmerston. Thursday, June 1 - Palmerston Midgets at Clifford 4 Aces, 8:45 p.m. Clifford. Friday, June 2 - Chesptow Aces at Belmore Stingers, 8:45 p.m. Bel - more. Sunday, June 4 - Belmore Stingers at Wingham Colts, 2 p.m. Josephine Street Ballpark, Wingham. Sunday, June 4 - Clifford 4 Aces at Intermediate Steelhawks, 2 p.m. Wroxeter. Monday, June 5 - Wingham Colts at Palmerston Midgets, 8:45 p.m. Palmerston. Monday, June 5 - Belmore Stingers at Lakeshore Heat, 9 p.m. South- ampton. Tuesday, June 6 • Lakeshore Heat at Clifford 4 Aces, 8:45 p.m. Clif- ford. Standing jump.. .Angela Ross jumps for distance in the standing long jump during the Turnberry CentralSchooi track and field day held Thursday. Turnberry track day Turnberry Central School held its annual track and field day last Thursday at the school. Tyler deVos and Brittany Hel- fer were winners in the mite divi- sion. Jesse Bruce and Amy Storozuk were winners in the tyke division. Jake Henderson and Ashley Campbell were winners in the atom division. Joshua Sparks and Jennifer Campbell were winners in the ban- tam division. The winners are invited to com- HORSESHOES Saturday, May 27 'A' Category Roy Bean of Listowel and Jo -Ann Woods 'of Chesley were first in the double round 50 -point game 'A' cate- gory of the horseshoes competition held at the Wingham Sportsmen Club on May 27. They had six wins. Jack Arnold of Mildmay and Lloyd Ziegler df Southampton were second with three wins and +97. Har- old Carter of Goderich and Bernie Bender of Hanover were third with two wins and +145. Skip Rogers of Walkerton and Wayne Woods of Chesley were fourth with one win and +154. 'B' Category Jim Townes of Cambridge and Doug Vanderwoude of Wingham were first in the double round 40 - point games with six wins. Ron Olmstead, of Owen Sound and Bill Anger of Wingham were second with three wins and +75. Lorne Kuntz of Chepstow and Vern Hutch- ins of Shedden were third, with two wins and +129. Eugene Kuntz of Hanover and Del Rumbold•of Lon-' don were fourth with one win and +123. . The next tournament is Saturday. June 10, beginning a; 1 p.m. Thursday, May 25 'A' Category Jack Arnold wasfirst in the single round 40 -point games 'A' Category with five straight wins. Don Frook was second with three wins and +39. Jim Nelson was third with two wins and +92, AI MacKen- zie was fourth with two wins and +85, and Paul McKee was fifth with two wins and +46. Eric Hewitt was sixth with one win and +93. '13' Category Lyn Hewitt was first in the double round 30 -point game 'B' Category with six straight wins. Jim Bolton was runner-up with five wins and +9. Dan Stacey was third with one win and +70. Don Carter was fourth with one win and +60. pete at the North Huron track and field day scheduled for June 1 at Howick Central School. THE WINGHAM INN "Ladies Night" Mak Dancers Sat. June 3 Featuring 3 male Dancers Showtime 9:00 p.m. Cover Charge $7.00 Wingham Inn 238 Josephine St. Wingham 357-3811 "Good Times -Great Rock" running ey JULIE ELSTON The Advance -Times Picture yourself touring down the highway on the back of a Har- ley, with the wind blowing through your hair. If you like this picture so far, I might have some inforrda- tion that you'd be interested in. A Poker Run, organized by RAM (Regional Area Motorcy- clist), will be held this Saturday. Registration will be held at River- side Park between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday. All proceeds from this event will be going to- wards Easter Seal Kids, and the „ Wingham Lions Club. Last year they raised approximately $600, and hope to surpass that amount this year. "Everyone is welcome, and there will even be prizes and tro- phies for the best poker hand, and the most pledges this year," said Corey Wormington, an active member of RAM. The cost of the Poker Run is $5 for a poker hand, and $10 for three. If you bring in your pledge sheet with $20 or more in pledges you get three free poker hands! Pledge sheets are available at Blackhorse Cycle, Kincardine, or the Wing - ham Drive -In Cleaners. "So far the response has been excellent, and we've even had people coming in for more pledge sheets," said Wormington. oadhouse Restaurant = Tuesday Meal Deals Buy one entree get 2nd entree V2 PRICE of equal or lesser value for Hwy k66 between 4 & 10 pan. East of Wingham 357-4492 Dail s •ecials The run will take about two hours, and is approximately 100 km in length. At the last stop there will be games and entertainment for participants, as well as a sup- per, This is only one of the three ma- jor charity events organized by RAM. The other two events in- clude a Meet the -Kid Event, and a Toy Run. The toys received from that run go to the local Salvation Army. The Poker' Run will be held on Saturday, rain or shine. Hope to see you there! Purchasing a vehicle is a big decision LET US HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT ONE Quality Cars & Trucks GARRY WOODCOCK =um Lunch is READY! Daily Luncheon Specials Homemade Soups Come out for lunch & bring a friend. Wingham Golf & CUrhnq Club 1st Concession So th of Wingham, E off Hwy tt4 357-2.179 Lottery Tickets Beginning June 30' and each Friday thereafter until June 7 1996. '3 draws will be made for $500.41° - 5300.00 -'200.00 and $10,000.°O June 29. 1996 All winning' tickets will be returned to drum Tickets $100.00 ea. Available at Bank of Montreal Lucknow, Dave Black 528-2107 • The freedom to choose. The power to get there. Anna Sakasov Lamon of London Life's planning division is expanding her practise to the Wingham area. 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