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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-01-19, Page 6Page 6—The Wingham Advance -Times, Jan. 19, 1983 HENRY WHEELER is a well-known figure to anyone associated with Riverside Park over the past 15 years. Mr. Wheeler started as superintendent at the park in 1966 and worked there until his retirement over one year ago. Since his retirement, Mr. Wheeler was offered a position on the parks board, so he Is still involved with Riverside Park. Henry Wheeler enjoyed years at Riverside Park There are people whose contributions make our day-to-day lives a little brighter. Henry Wheeler is one of those people, because for 15 years he kept Wingham's Riverside Park looking like a showpiece. Riverside Park has a reputation of being one of the more beautiful stretches of parkland in the area. That largely is due to Mr. Wheeler's efforts as the park superintendent; his dedication to the job made the park his second home: This dedication is evident when one looks at the park with its scenic locale and well -kept grounds which are a pleasure to visitors and townspeople alike. Its uses are varied, from hiking in the sum- mer to snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. The chairman of the Wingham Riverside Park Board, Lloyd Carter, has worked closely with Mr. Wheeler ever since he was employed by the town. He said Mr. Wheeler was a conscientious worker who put in many hours of his own time trying to make the park a more beautiful .place — not an easy job, because of the park's proportions. It extends from Victoria Street along the river right to the bush at the edge of the "Berry Patch". __._._.-_Mr.__Wheeler _was . responsible. _for -_the -._..daily maintenance of the park, things like keeping the grass mowed and the picnic tables and playground equipment in good shape. He managed the trailer park for several years as well., The long stretch of riverside parkland was donated to the town by the railway as a good -will gesture. After the railway pulled its line out in the early 1960s, it had no use for the land, and the town and the government worked together to develop an attractive park. The going was slow and everything didn't get accomplished all at once. For example, in 1963, the bath house was built, in 1964, campers' washrooms were constructed and Wingham's Centennial Pool opened in 1967. But, little by little, the park was enhanced and built up. Illness caused Mr. Wheeler to move to Wingham from his Turnberry farm in 1966. One day he was looking through the paper, he said, and saw an ad for a park superintendent. On a whim, he applied for the job, sure he wouldn't get it and not sure he wanted it if he did, but at any rate, he was hired. "I intended to stay for a week and ended up there 15 years." But his job soon became more fun than work. He came into contact with many people and formed friendships. Also, he saw many children grow up, from toddlers at the park to young adults. Since an impending operation forced him to retire in 1981, Mr. Wheeler said he has missed the park and the people. But the parks board offered him a position on the board and he accepted, so he is still involved with Wingham Riverside Park. Burn around the turn of the century in Turnberry Township, Mr. Wheeler was educated at Kirton's School until the tender age of 12 when he was forced to quit school to help at home, something he said he has regretted all his life, but it couldn't be helped. As his father's only son, he had a responsibility to stay home and help with the farm work. "I stayed home one day, then two, then a week and after that I thought I'd missed too much school to go back, so I just stayed home." He bought his father's farm when he was 21 years old and stayed there until his own son bought him out in 1966. His first wife died in 1962, he remarried in 1965, and his second wife has been dead for several years. When Mr. Wheeler moved to Wingham, he said he wasn't sure whether or not he would like living in town, but he has enjoyed it, much of that owing to his job at the park. Today he enjoys getting out and playing cards, reading and watching television. He has two grand- children and his seat on the parks board to keep him occupied. WARD & UPTIGROVE Listowel (519) 291-3040 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1 Profile Yearbook editor E'itorial: It's p to you! Every year students eagerly await the arrival of their yearbooks in June. Somehow these yearbooks are always splendidly coin- ed as if by magic, but what the average student fails to realize is the vast amount of time and effort that goes 'into such a book. Of course a considerable amount of work rests on the shoulders of the editor. This year's 1983 school yearbook editor for the "Courier" is Karen Penning- ton. She is presently in Grade 12 and, to date, has taken immense pleasure in her position. The job does not detract from her school work, but rather it offers her an interesting and unique part in the school curricu- lum. Karen admitted that while the job is a lot of work and noticeably consumes times, it is none -the -less rewarding and enjoyable. She, together with assistant editor, Cindy Mulvey, have felt pressured when meeting deadlines but, as Karen says, "We are handling the situation to the best of our ability." So far, Karen and her assistants have met two deadlines. The under -grad photos were due on Nov. 15 and the graduate pictures were due on Dec. 23. In the future, two more deadlines are scheduled for the year- book staff. These deadlines are basically concerned with submitting pictures of sports and activities. The company which re- ceives the prepared pages and sets the deadlines is the Intercollegiate Press work- ing out of Winnipeg. The salesman who deals with the yearbook staff is Bob Ather- ton from St. Thomas. This company has been publish- ing Madill's yearbooks for several consecutive years now and has always pro- vided adequate service and reliability. Karen and Cindy prepared for their positions by attend- ing a summer work camp in Thunder Bay at the Cana- dore College. Many students attended this session, from as far away as Manitoba and Quebec. The workshop's expenses (for Karen and Cindy) were footed by F. E. Madill S.S. and they feel it was a very worthwhile en- deavor. Everything from layouts to advertising and sales were dealt with at this particular course. Karen felt that many helpful bits of knowledge were passed on to her. She believes that acting as editor this year will give her invaluable experience for later use. The job is self - Falconer ski trails made ready for use Once again the F. E. Madill Secondary Schq0 Geography Club has goneatb the Falconer Ski Trails. The club helps the Ministry of Natural Resources in the maintenance of the Falconer Ski Trails and makes them ready for future skiing. The work included the clearing of dead falls, brush and the breaking of beaver dams. It also included the pruning of branches that could hinder a skier's fun. The good weather made the trip even more enjoyable. The excursion was ended by lunch at Pepi's Pizza which was enjoyed by the members of the club. The members who partici- pated were Ken Whytock, John James, Jamie Stuart, Keith Schill, Peter Lamont, Tina DeBoer, Julie Nicholls and Lori Reidt. The trip was supervised by the club's advisor, Mr. Cordy. We would like to extend a special thanks, to Mr. Dave Haugh who drove the bus and to Mr. D. Webster who helped with the work. Thanks to all club members who helped. —Lori Reidt, Executive R. W. Bell OPTOMETRIST Oodioh Square, 1524-7061 l motivating and definitely, an experience in itself. I am sure many people will be especially pleased with Karen's accomplishments once they receive their year- books in June. —Grace Schmidt 13C The police cruiser pulled over to the crowded shoulder of the road. It was a cold and dreary night when the police officer got a call about a fatal accident on the 401. It was a head-on collision. The driver had just come from a baseball game, where he had been drinking. Unfortunate- ly, he had had just a little too much. He had been weaving all over the road and had crossed into the path of an oncoming car, colliding head-on with an unez9ected driver, The innocent victim was Interview with Mr. Gnay, staff advisor for prefects What is the prefect's job in, the school? The prefects help promote a positive social atmosphere in the school. Ho* are they chosen? Prefects are selected by former prefects. If more than about 52 are selected (as is usual), then they are chosen first on the basis of an equal distribution of male and female, and then on their efficiency which is judged by their average marks. Do you think prefects are necessary in the school? Yes, they are necessary. If you want a lounge, a clean cafeteria, quiet and clean halls, dances, etc., you need prefects. They help super- vise student activities and in general, help create an at- mosphere condusive to learning. As staff advisor, what are your responsibilities? If the prefects have any confrontations with any stu- dents, they send the students to me. I discuss the situation with these students and if no co-operation is' obtained, ,the students are sent to the office to discuss it with Mr. Wood. I try to be a buffer between the prefect and the office. We do not want any con- flicts between prefects and students, so the student's behaviour (as reported by the prefect) is discussed and, hopefully, modified. If they refuse to change their behaviour we send them to the office for further modi- fication. When someone does some- thing against school prin- ciples and is reported, what action is taken toward this person? As I previously mentioned, we try to talk with him and modify his anti -social behaviour. If he will not co- operate, he goes to the office. Do all schools have pre- fects? No, not every school has prefects. Do you think they should? Yes, every, school should O'Schooh*Hs Last Thursday, the girls' volleyball teams got a grand chance to show their mettle during the home games. Both seniors and juniors played hard against Norwell and . Listowel Secondary Schools. The juniors defeated Nor- well 15-8 and a close score of 15-12. They went on to mes- merize Listowel, which never got the ball from Stephanie Gaunt, with a score of 15-0. In the second round they didn't _get__the__ spread they wanted, but still came out champions at 15-11. The senior girls didn't let Norwell get too much of a foothold, defeating them twice with 15-4 and 15-2 as their scores. They split their games with Listowel with identical scores, only re- versed: 15-13 and 13-15. Overall, both the junior and senior girls did their ut- most to come out tired but smiling. This Tuesday, the seniors met a strong South Huron team and unfortunately lost the first two games 15-9 and 15-10. The team, however, rallied quickly and came back to defeat Mitchell 15-8 and 15-9. The juniors were fairly successful at Stratford Northwestern, winning three 7 of four games. They defeated South Huron 15-2 in the first, but lost the second game by the same score. These scores indicate that the juniors must work hard to improve that very importppt factor -- "Bench- "Bench- Strerf'th ". Tliey dominated their second rivals, Mitchell, defeating them 15-5 and 15-7. BOYS' BASKETBLL The `senior Mtangs played Stratford entral very well on Wednesday, "sthrting out with the lead 11-4 at the end of the first quarter. By half-time Strat- ford led by 24-19; at the three-quarter mark it was 34-30 and in the fast quarter the Mustangs led by 41-40 with just two minutes to go. However, three costly turn- overs produced a 49-44 win for Stratford. Top scorers were Phil Rin- toul and Ed Hunter. The Midgets lost 76-50 to Stratford Central; top scorers were Murray Houghton, Jeff Bloemberg, Jamie Wall , and Sandy MacDonald. The juniors, following the Midget example, lost 82-38 to Stratford Central; top scorers being Ed Sweeney, Paul Kenyon, Grant Weber and Sandy MacDonald. have prefects. They are very valuable to the school. Most of the kids are reasonable and upon seeing a prefect coming down the hall, they automatically behave. The prefects save the teachers a lot of walking. But most importantly, students will more often listen to other students — thus, when told by a prefect to quit doing something, they will do it. Kids reflect the commun- ity. Since the ones at F. E. Madill Secondary School are easy to deal with, this proves that we have a wonderful and respectful community which makes for a pleasant atmosphere where learning and teaching are more of a job than a job. —Liz Wilkins 1. critically injured and his son was dead. Imagine the boy's mother and sister at home. They had just seen him a few hours before. How would you feel if it had been your son in the car? You may feel this situation to be far from reality, but in actual fact, it happens more often than one realizes. It is actually not surprising to me that there are so many fatal accidents caused by drinking. Our high schools are filled with underage drinkers who go out drinking looking for a "good time". Of course, it's not only the kids; it's also the adults of our society. The children and teens follow the example set by their parents or idols; so they must set a good example for the younger generation, who will one day run the country. Is drinking a necessity or a menace to our society? This - is 'the question I am faced with everytime I read a newspaper headline reading, "Drunk Driver Kills Two in Fatal Accident". In my opinion, drinking should be done at home or even better, not at all. But at least keep it off the roads. The choice be- tween life and death is up to you! —Steve Gaunt Movie review: `EV The soft lights from the movie screen shed little brightness on the theatre audience. A few hushed voices were all that broke the silence. Everyone, my- self included, was motionless as the small boy on the silver screen cried over the still body of a certain little alien known only as E.T. "I will believe in. you al- ways; every day of my life," he sobbed over and over ;;again; The sorrow in the air 'of that theatre could have been cut with a knife. Why? How could someone with huge eyes, a bashed in Brussels sprout - nose, and feet .which could only be termed feet becauseof the position they occupied at that particular end —Of- iris body, capture the hearts of an entire audience, let alone the entire country? Someone with hands that dangled gracelessly within inches of the ground? Here stands our hero (all four feet of him). What is so overwhelming about this weird space traveller? What has he got that Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers haven't got? Weil, perhaps it is be- cause we can relate to him. For example, what would you do if your space ship leaves . you stranded on a totally strange planet where primitive life forms roam freely, one of which is man? Where do you go when you are frightened and the only home you have ever known is a million light years away? What would you do? Well, first you have to find a friend .. . • At least that's what E.T. (short for extra -terrestrial) did. And that's where Elliott comes in. For a boy of 10, El- liott surely was lucky. He helped to make E.T. the most popular movie of 1982, and gave us human beings something to believe in. Maybe that is the real magic of E.T. Almost every- one really can relate to him. Ire's got a million and one problems, being stranded formost, and still he finds the time to change a young boy's life forever, with love and understanding. Anyone can believe in the magic of E.T. _It does not. .take..rnucb,.-just a -- bit of old-fashioned trust. A heart -broken boy now turns away from the small metal casket bearing his friend, and begins to leave the room. But while he exits, a strange sight catches the corner of his eye. E:T.'s plant bursts into colorful bloom before his very eyes! A group of kids in the front row of the theatre cheer as Elliott rushes back to the casket, throws open the lid and peers into the wide eyes of his now very much alive friend. E.T.'s smiling face and glowing heart -light greet his joyful eyes. "E.T. phone home!" the little alien exclaims. • Who can help but laugh and cheer? E.T. lives! —Bonnie Burchill C. , 0P BUDGETS FCR '83?? guy MASSEY BARLEY Our 1982 yield, 69 bushels on a 50 acre field. Ask for quality seed at a cast Tess than the 1983 OMAF Crop' budget. A. 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