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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-06-17, Page 16DAVID HARDING bats for Howick Ina game against the Turnberry boys Monday at the North Huron Two - Pitch Tournament. ELLEN RODGER of the Wingham girls' team takes a cut at the ball in a game against East Wawanosh at the North Huron Two -Pitch Tournament. held Monday at Turnberry Central School. WINGHAM OPTIMIST BA RB ECU E Sunday, June 21 in Wingham Bali Park 4to,6 p.m. $5 per plate. Children under 12, $3. rours Chief Commanda Cruise 3 Days - August 1 a 3 Day 1 NORTH BAY, ONT. Our route of travel is through the Muskoka V.akes District with a stop at Parry Sound's Tower Lookout. More hardy types will enjoy a walk to the top of the tower for a superb view of Georgian Bay. Arrival in North Bay in the afternoon. (RAMADA INN). Day 2 LAKE NIPISSING CRUISE At 11:00 a.m., the Chief Commando II begins its beautiful and picturesque cruise across Lake Nipissing and on the Upper French River with stops, at various points along the way. Return 7 to hotel. Day 3 HOME Stops will be made enroute today at the Di- onne Homestead (birthplace of the famous Dionne quintuplets) and at the former home of Dr. Norman Bethune. Arrival home in the evening. Reduced Rate for "Senior Citizens" For Further Information Contact: HOE_ IDA ORLD Lon enn„nix in rr0,r1 250 Josephine St., Wingham 357-2701 Tour Operator Box 54 ,Ceisure ours ,nuc Hanover, Ontario Phone 364-4458 BI h Summer Festival breaks box office record Box office sales at the Blyth Summer Festival this season have broken all records to date, Keith Roul- ston, festival administrator, announced recently. Sales of subscription vouchers are running at more than three and a half times what they were last year, and single ticket sales are keeping pace with the increase. "The advance sales in- dicate the season is going to be even more popular than the record-breaking season we had in 1980," Mr. Roulston said. "Our sales have increased steadily every year, but I think our -new system of reserved seats at the time of sale has encouraged our patrons to get their tickets early." Matinees and weekend performances are selling particularly quickly, he said. "Patrons will have best choice of seats if they book now and choose mid -week dates." Subscription vouch- ers, good for four ad- missions to any per- formance, are available until June31) only. Although advance sales indicate many sold -out houses,, spur-of-the-moment patrons can take advantage„ of 20 rush seats for each per- formance which will go on a first come, first served basis at 7 p.m. on the day of the performance. The 1981 season opens July 3 with the,premiere of "Quiet in the Land" by Anne Chisiett followed by the premiere of •'Love or Money' by Carol Bolt July 7. Tickets and information are available by calling 523-9300. Beaver • ecoming a nuisance animal During the past eight years, the beaver population has been increasing in Southwestern Ontario and in many cases the animals have been making a nuisance of themselves by flooding farmland and wood - lots. To illustrate how the population has been ex- panding, J. L. Hamill, manager of the Wingham district for the Ministry of Natural Resources, pointed to the fur harvest statistics. During the 1973-74 trap- ping season, trappers har- vested 28 beaver in the district, which includes Huron and Perth counties, four townships in Bruce County and Minto Township in Wellington. During the Kt+ JOANNE SHAW of Turnberry got a piece of the ball but was called out as it rolled foul. In two -pitch, a bat- ter gets only, two cracks at the ball and is out if he or she fails to hit safely. The North Huron Two -Pitch Tournament was held Monday at Turnberry Central School. 1979-80 season, 250 beaver we're trapped. The beaver is a valuable furbearer and the mainstay of Ontario's trapping in- dustry. However when it moves into streams in an agricultural area it causes problems. Mr. Hamill pointed out the ministry diad not introduce. the beaver to this area; they simply found the area contained their favorite food species, the aspen (poplar), in abundance, and settled in. He said landowners are encouraged to contact the ministry if they are having problems with beaver. The season during which the animals may be trapped runs from Oct. 25 to March 31; this is the time when the pelts are prime and of value to the trappers. However if the beaver are nuisance animals and causing damage, a person may destroy them "by' any means that do not cause unnecessary suffering" on his own land at any time. A landowner also may destroy a beaver dam in preserva- tion of his property.' Mr. Hamill mid.that over the. past few years .there have been problems with in- experienced people setting leg -hold and conibear traps for nuisance animals and consequentlyit has been necessary to legislate against this practice. Only, farmers and licenced trappers may set leg -hold or body -gripping traps for nuisance animals. - If a landowner, has a beaver problem •he. feels cannot wai for the fall and winter trap ing season, the One day at dawn ..--min1-stry wi1i —-®dtae- --a---ale-was-gem licenced trapper who will I'm sorry to say work out an arrangement He went a long way with the landowner to And 1 found him in May remove the beaver during And now he is gray. the closed season. Trip to Collingwood — On Wednesday, May 10, Grades 5 and 6 went on a field.trip to Blue Mountaitn,,and.fte r+eat Slide Ride. Unfortunately it was a rainy day and.theride was closed. While in Collingwood the eiass.visited the Pottery Place, Scenic Caves and the Ship Yards. Clint Pewtress Canada East-West—With the situation today QQne wonders if Canada is east'or west. And where is the capital, Ottawa or. Edmonton? Alberta acts as though it is a separate country. At the slightest provocation oil pro- duction is cut by 60,000 barrels a day. They refuse to budge an inch in the oil pricing agreements. I wonder who our prime minister is, Mr. Trudeau or Mr. Lougheed? Did you ever stop and wonder whatever happened to Sir John A's. dream, "A United Canada from sea to shining sea"? Clint Pewtress Grade 8 Campout—On June 4 the Grade eights left for the bush on the Quipp farm, 31., miles west ot` Wingham. We set up our campsites and gathered wood for the fires. After" starting the fires we cooked and ate our lunches of wieners and beans. We cleaned up and headed out to do a stream study. Several of us walked upstream to mark the river, measure depths ° and record water tempera- tures. Then we returned to camp. We set up our tents and played some games of trust. Dinner of pork chops and potatoes was then made. After cleaning up, we went to a big campfire where we roasted marshmallows and had a singsong. The next morning, half the camp was up at 3 a.m. when a big bear by the name of Trevor attacked and tore down Grant Weber's tent. Around 6 a.m. a big smor- gasbord breakfast of burnt eggs, burnt pancakes and raw sausage was served. We 'then did a soil study and a land survey and identified. plants By this time it was lunch. Hamburgers and macaroni were enjoyed. Then it was time to clean up and put the camp -back the way it was found. • Nancy Henry, Tracey Day and Clint Pewtress Animal Poems By Grade 3 Ihave afawn . His name is John He said landowners should realize it is not that easy to remove beaver from an area, since they sometimes become trap sh(,, but licenced trappers in this district are becoming more efficient as they gain ex- perience at trapping beaver. GRANT WEBER at the plate for Turnberry awaits the pitch from Jeff de Boer in one of the games at the two -pitch tournament held Monday at Turnberry Central School. Six schools from North Huron took part in the competitiob• t arol}+i 1 ri stet-, White UilL.i- was a sheep called White. He liked to chew and bite. I'm sorry to say He went away And knocked • into a. light. Tammy Kindred ALambNamedSam • There once was a lamb named Sam He liked to4all down and go wam I'm s . ry to say He n away A .;;+umped into a - lady haed Ma'am. Anonymous Trip — The Kindergarten and Grade 2 classes at Turnberry went on a trip Wednesday , June 10. They started at the Old Mill where\ they were shown different fun products from sheep and then they headed to the Homesville Animal Park where the children fed the birds and animals. Then the Grade 2 class visited the Goderich Museum while the Kinder- garten people did a study of the harbour. They then visited the Goderich Airport and were able to sit in a Lear • Jet. The classes were very fortunate .to have mother helpers. Tracey Day London Museum — The Grades 1 and 3 classes of Turnberry Central went to the London Museum and learned about man and machines. An especially in- teresting part of the trip was learning about Indians. Swimming, Swimming in the Swimming Pool —The Grade 1 class is going swimming in the Wingham swimming pool for one hour. They will sure have an en- joyable learning experience. Tracey Day .. Music at Turnberry — We have come to the end of another busy year at Tur- nberry Central. Highlights of our year, musically, in - include our trip to the F. E. Madill school to hear the London Sinfonia, the pre- sentation of two concerts including. the Christmas cantata "Angels, Lambs, Ladybugs and Fireflies" and the story of "Noah and the Floating Zoo". Many musical presentations were included in the assemblies throughout the year. Mr. Sinnamon and Mr. Kerr had a great year with all the talented ukulele players in the school and worked hard to prepare the groups for concerts and trips to churches and nursing homes. A primary choir met once - a week until Christmas and a senior choir was formed whieh worked hard .during, the winter months. Our cho- irs were both helped greatly Eby Marion Eadie who cheerfully shared her talents with us. It has been a rewarding and exciting year and we are. making plans for lots of singing and playing next year. • Catherine MacDonald Museum Kits available The National Loans Pro- gram of the National Museum of Man provides material free of charge to groups and institutions across na_wu1a. It in viae way by which the museum meets its objective "to demon- strate the work of man with particular but not ex- clusive reference to Canada." Artifacts and re- ference material are assembled into comprehen- sive, thematic learning packages called museum kits. Kits have been pro- duced on topics such as "The Iroquois", "The Toy Box", "Art of the Inuit", "Ontario Prehistory", "Indians of the West Coast", "The Pioneer Year", "Dolls", "Musical Instruments of Native Peoples of Canada", "Money" and "The Bar- nardo Children". PAT CHAMBERS Howick first baseman puts the squeeze on a pop-up in a two -pitch game against Turn - berry Central School Monday morning. ,. TRACEY DAY was 'out at first in a game between Turnberry and Howick girls at the North Huron Two - Pitch Tournament. Take Us —On Your Vacation ! Because You r • No Cost Emergency Road Service • Travellers Cheques - No Service Charge • Out of Canada Medical Insurance • Tobermory Ferry Reservations ub Guarantees- Hotel uarantees-® Hotel & Motel Reservations • Discounts On - Firestone Tires Samsonite Luggage • Trip Guard Service Plus A Chance To Win $100.00 worth of Free Groceries From Zehrs in Wingham. Enter Now! 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