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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-29, Page 13TO Dana I�llins, golf *the greatest game in the world. He has been convinced of it eves* since, at the age of.16, be swung a club for the first lana and watched the 'ball soar off into the wild, blue yonder in, Perfeet flight. He was hooked. Now, 14 years later, Dana is the new golf pro at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club, and he is hoping to bring to this area some of the enthusiasm he feels for the game. Part of his job as a pro is to sell the game of golf, he noted, and he plans to do this through golfing clinics, talks to local service clubs, demonstrations at the public and high schools and "a fantastic junior program!" Before taking his first swing at a golf ball, with a .club borrowed from his uncle, he had played other sports including hockey and never got toointerested in golf, Dana recalled. However the experience of hitting a perfect, 150 -yard drive on his first attempt convinced. him this game was for him. What would have hap-. Pelted had he sliced or topped that first shot? It's hard to say, he admitted; perhaps he would be in a different line of work today. His uncle encouraged him to pursue the sport, and Dana started caddying at the golf club near his home in Huntsville. The first club he ever owned was one his father carved from a young maple tree, and he used to DRIVE-IN THEATRE 161 Booth St., Clinton 412-7030 PLAYING THIS WEEKEND FRI.-SAT.-SUN., MAY 1-2-3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT 11111111111111 SHOWTIMES practise driving with it, he said. The only problem ;was the .club. had a perfectly flat face and it was pretty hard to get any loft onl,the balls. ' 'He turned processional at 21, after having won `Moth the junior, and club teban- pionship at'Hu ntsviille in his. first year. ' Ibis first � aAtkin was as an assistant afthe Hunt ClubJn London, which he describe as oneofthetop 10 courses in Canada., The next 'year he went to the St. Thomas club, and following that spent several years managing the pro shop in Windsor., His first job as ahead pro came at a small course outside London in 1976, and then he went to Tillsonburg as head pro of the club there Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 1,2,3 Clint Eastwood, Sondra, Locke, Ruth Gordon, Et Clyde ... Return ANY WHICH. WAY YOU CAN - PLUS - ANY WHICH WAY. BUT LOOSE (Adult Entertainment). ' • THIS DOUBLE FEATURE ENDS THURSDAY APRIL 30 11 ® Friday and Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday One show at 8.•00 p.m: ■ 1 ■ ■ 111111111111111111111 �alMIMI��I,MIr ■ TREVOR HOWARD Is 'the WINDWALKER sYo*ro NICK RAM IS • JAMES REMAR and Ir,aectucmo SERENE HEDIN STARTS FRIDAY! FM. -SAT. -- MAY 1-2-3 Oporto E:30 SHOWTIME • Bon Office 1 • for three years. Howeverhe faun he Tillsonblurg: club w . o downhill. he said. Ina -town of 10,000, it had only .o members and no junior per. gram to.speak of. Wingliaht by contrast„,a :much Sinn town, has 240 members Dana is ei thusiastic, about this area, which . he calls. "God's country", and likens • it to the area around Hunts vine where he grew up. He said he is keen to move here if he can find work.during the .off-season; in the meantime, be lives in a trailer behind the club building. He is equally enthusiastic about the prospects for his favorite sport. In addition to promoting the game, he plans to emphasize the pro shup and club repair ser- vices, one of the skills he picked up in his training as a `pro. He also plans to offer ladies' golfing clinics and, of course, private instruction is always available. He'll play when he gets a chance. The golf club is extending an invitation to all golfers or potential golfers in the area to come out and meet Dana during an open house set for Sunday, May 10, 1 to 3 p.m. A free round of golf is offered, together -with a• tour of the facility, and a discussion of membership, tournaments and upcoming social events. Sacred Heart Mailbox Mr. Crookhall, a Bible artist and lecturer from Hampton, Ontario, gave a presentation to the school children on Tuesday. He dis- played some of his paintings, pointed out special tech- niques • . and explained the' biblical background., ,J du oo; ,Week _- com- mences on Monday, May 4. A science fair; a concert on Wednesday, May' 6, and various school trips are planned. The , students are com- peting in a music festival today (Wednesday). The winners will be singing their songs at the spring concert. Grade 2 students made their first communion on Easter Sunday. , The class' first communion will be on May 17.. Grade 3 and 4 pupils pre- sented Margaret Ferguson with gifts as she has resigned as the principal's relief in Wingham and will be a resource teacher in Kings- bridge. Grades 5 to 8 are busy pre- paring for the spring con- cert. The Senior class has been busy practising' its play. Classes have started an orienteering game and the students will become knowledgeable on using The • DANA COLLINS:"Golf is the greatest game in the world. Of'course, I'm prejudiced." Tri -County softball annual meeting held 9 Theri.County Softball sportsmanlike conduct, the Association` held its annual incident is to be reported by meeting .-:fast Thursday the umpire and -or coach to evening :-•,b the Brussels the Tri -County executive for library resident Keith Moffat was n charge. The list'. of rules was discussed and some changes were made.,, Rule 9.as changed to read: "'1e distance for drawing ;payers shall be seven miles-as'the crow flies, but they must play for the ciosest teal and must be registered under the name of the' municipality that the diamond fs on where they. will be playing, not the town- ship name." Rule 12 will now read: "No player. in. Tri-Countyshall be allowed to,sign" with any other teareti the same year; unless.<"the .+mplete team. takesa W ®'u', bye " A""lien Ile was added which says Of any player is ejected by the umpire for un - *SCOUTING NEWS By Andrew Kaufman, This week we had a discussion on the.lack of interest that there seems to be at the Scouting events. With the few. Scouts we have in our small troop, if we don't get 100 per cent outof all the. Scouts we will not be able to get much accomplished in the Scouting Movement. . We also discussed the weight factor that will be taking place at CJ '81. Each member will only be allowed so much weight and after we have all the equipment each Scout has to carry, only so much personal gear will be allowed to be taken. After this v -had a game of basketball. This game turned out to be a very illegal' one, because our refcouId compass... "see all, but call not at all!" a decision of action." Registration fees were raised to $5.00 per team, with - each team to receive a rule book. Umpires' clinics are set for May 2, 1-5 p.m., in the Mount Forest Public School; May 17, 1-5 p.m., Seafforth arena; May 24, 1-5 p.m., Moorefield Community Centre; and June 7, 1-4 p.m., Kincardine Community Centre. . Bill Shortreed of Walton was named the new president; ' Paul. McConnell, Monkton, .. vice president; Muriel Coultes, Belgrave, secretary -treasurer; and Maxine Robinson, Wingham, league convener, . The scheduling meeting will be held in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre May 7 at 8 p.m. All teams wishing to play in the Tri -County association this year must have . a representative at the meeting. Bridge results The Duplicate Bridge Club met in the fire hall Thursday evening. Marg Kelly and Gordon Rutledge place first, while Yvonne McPerson and Alma Hanna tied with Omar Hazelgrove and Ross Hanna for second spot. In third place were Mary Lloyd and Harley Crawford, while Marg Cruickshank and Elaine Colvin tied for fourth place with Jean Hodgins and Louise Welwood. Gana The WIngfm : Hap* Gam. st niorr cttlzens .sponsored o t of stve ienehre at the ,411/10 tea ...cast' Thursday evening to raise money for the " 1o01 Junior Citiz , They;were a bit sad to see` nOnd of thekiniors present. Prize winners at this event were: high**, Rita Hazel- gave secondhigh pink, May Lonttit; most tricks pink card (six), Ella JohnStpn low score pink, D. Townsend; high - white, Gordon Francis; second high \'white, .Gordon Louttit; most tricks white (16), Fred Porter; low white, H. Boettger; tally card, Jean Aitcheson. There were 11 tables in play and the entire proceeds were donated by the Junior Citizens the Happy Gang provided the prizes and brunch. On Friday afternoon the group held its regular after- noon euchre at the Armouries. Five tables played and the following won prizes: High pink, Ella Johnston; most lone hands pink, Jean Crump; low pink, Olive Walker; high white, Rosie Sharpin; most lone hands white (seven), Fred Porter; Low white, Ella Irwin. The final open afternoon euchre of this spring will be held May 1; games will resume again in the fall. Belgrave euchre party Eight tables of euchre were in play at the Belgrave WI Hall last Wednesday eve- ning at 8 p.m. Winners were: high lady, Mrs. Gershom.: Johnston; novelty lady, Mrs. Janisa Coultes; low ' lady, Mrs. Ronald Coultes; high man, George Johnston; novelty man, William • Gow; low man, Lorne Jamieson. There will be another euchre next Wednesday eve- ning. Everyone is welcome. Bowling WEDNESDAY LADIES Caroline Greenaway bowled a 271 for the ladies' top single while Jean King tallied 695 for the triple. The Jenny Wrens are, in top spot with 5,926 points followed by the Hoot Owls,r 5,878; • Meadow Lard, 5,851; Humming Birds, 5,847; Blue - jays, 5,753, and the Arctic Eagles, 5,575: • Those who bowled 200= point games or better were: Joanne Harrison, 201 and 201; Millie Nesbitt, 204; Jean King, 235 and 263; Brenda Finley, . 212; Shirley Storey, 208 and 262; Elda Nethery, 246; Jeannette Scott, 211 and 212; and Louise Welwood. FORDWICH MIXED. Two ladies tied for high single; Janice Behrns and Eifrieda Klaassen each bowled a 233. Janice led the triple race with a 603. For the guys it was Ken Bender who had three good games of 203, 293 and 229 to take both high single and high triple honors. Other games over 200 were recorded by Dave Dinsmore 248; Doug Browne 201; Wally Nixon 219; Wallace Hilton 209, 205; Ken Behrns 211; Brenda Browne 209; Scott McLean 206, STARTS(FRI., MAY 1 TO MAY 6 SHOWYIMES: rRln SAT. 6 SUN. 7 A 9 PM MON.-THURS. ONE SHOWING 9:00 P.M. "WOE ALMOST STEALS fNE PICTURE" Ivan MiscH WittA®u�T , BUT Loam' ar„r,•r.,+ _THE SQUARE PHONE 524113j j IAIP CONDITIONE HWY, 8 GOOERICH AT CONCESSION Rb: 4 • PHONE 524-9981 A M 3uancT. T m A BOWLING TEAM from the Howick Lions Club captured the trophy for the second year In a row at the Walkerton Lions and Lionesses bowling tournament in April. Dave Jacobi, president of the Walkerton and v on ,c, ,,,-„1,,I y.,ve, attend -4 !-Inwlrk club meeting last week to present the trophy to team members Ger fie Lambkin, Dave Dinsmore, Joe Craig and Howick President Wes Ball Jr. Absent are bowlers Dorothy Craig and Mike Newton. The Winghaln ,Advance -Times, ltPig 29a II I4' 44. 10 w 30/20 MOTOR OIL By the Case Only... CASE OF24 Equivalent to 99' per Litr Your Chole EDWARD, FU ANGLESEA ST., GODEH RICH/524-8386 0TEESWATER/392=6100 . -- She11 hel RONNIE PROPHET: Friday, May 8,1981 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m._ Palmerston Er District Arena Complex Show Only - $6.00 per person Show &Dance - $8.00 per person Sponsored by Palmerston Board of Management Proceeds go to the development of sporting facilities and programs in Palmerston. Limited Number of Tickets Available! ' fL TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Zehr's Market 357-3771 DANCE TQ' THE GOOD BROTHERS Stratford Fair Grounds Phone 271.5130 FRIDAY, MAY 1 at 8:00 pm $5 per person 0 • $6 at the door Tickets available at The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance -Times or The Stratford Fair Grounds. (Heid under the authority of a special occasion permit) O O O G)4_59k5.5 Mildmay Rotary's CASH BINGO Open for the 1981 season at the Mildmay -Carrick Recreation Complex Wednesday, May 6 starting at 8:30 sharp All the usual regular and special games plus the $1,000. special that must go each night DON'T MISS IT! Bingos held every second Wednesday.