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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-06-17, Page 4Student: stows in Seaforth on bike trek BY NELLIE BLAKE An Alberta man who has braved wind and rain since May 15 on a bicycle trip from Nor- thern Alberta to the Maritimes, arrived in Seaforth Sunday, June 7 after meeting a Seaforth woman, through a mutat friend in Durham. Brad Schurman,• of Sherwood Park, Alberta was visiting Fred Noble, a restaurant owner in Durham, when he was introduced ,to Helen Holland. Hearing Mr. Schurman needed a place to sleep before go- ing. to London, Mrs. Holland offered her backyard as a campground, Initially Mr. Schurman, who will be enter - mg the first-year of -photography -attire -Nor thern Alberta Institute of Technology in the all, planned use the summer vacation to visit his brother in Quebec, who he hasn't seen for two years. He thought•making the trip by bicycle would allow him to get in shape and do more sightseeing than if he were in a car or train. Now Mr. Schurman intends to extend his trip to the Maritimes, taking time to trace his ancestor's roots in Prince Edward Island.' He began his trip from Sherwood Park, 15 miles east of Edmonton, on a new 10=speed bicycle loaded with two bags full of only the necessities - clothes that would keep.,him dry when it rained, and food. Travelling anywhere from 58-170 kilometres a day, Mr. Schurman said the' first 15 days were very discouraging because of the constant rain. He thought several times of quitting, and by the time he arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mr, Schur - man was very depressed. "The mosquitos hit my helmet like pellets and looked like pepper on my arms," he said. It rained so much on his trip, that Mr. Schurman considered calling himself the "rain maker', because everywhere he went it seemed to rain. One adventure prominent in his mind took place in Wainwright, Alberta, where the rain had turned to snow and Mr. Schurman -found a hotel to take cover. Instead of being • able ,to relax, Mr. Schurman encountered some rowdy military men blowing off steam. Another night Mr, Schurman camped in a northern built and awoke to find huge, bloodsucking ticks attached to•his legs. "It was like'a nightmare," he said, but ad- ded,sleeping in' a tent or, hotel were his only alternatives, since each province sent him so mach information on parks • he couldn't read it all before starting his trip. He also needed road maps but every pro- vince didn't comply to his request. In Northern Ontario the terrain was tough enough Mr. Schurman rode the train to avoid private roads and trees that would .slow him down. DAILY AGENDA muscles.. He also concentrated on .upper body toning with three .hours of weight lif- ting, situps, leg -ups and arm, shoulder and back excereises each night. • Referring to leg muscle preparation he said,. "I don't .think you can -prepare enough." Mr. Schurman admitted he was almost totally unaware of the type of diet required for obtaining the high level of energy needed every day Through science articles and talking with other • cyclists, he learned it was very important to keep • his body's water .level high. enough to prevent dehydration. On average Mr. Schurman would begin Although he required a, lot of liquids Mr, each day. at 5:30 a.m.; tling lime to ae—Sehurman use�ic milli oT milli prtidttl to only breakfast, balance the. bicycle bags and at night to eliminate mucus build-up in his mouth. He also took multi-vitamins at night so his heart., rate wouldn't ,change dramatically, ' Mr, Schurman's meals consisted of eggs, ham and two slices of toast for breakfast and no lunch. He added too much food would cause cramps. For supper, he would have granola, soup and milk, • One good thing about the trip was Mr. Schurman's body fat was lowered: But even; that had its down side, since it made him more susceptible•to the cold and meant he had to layer his clothes when bad weather came. Among the 'equipment he .purchased for' the trek, was a Gortex jacket. Used by doc- tors as .a second skin for burn victims, it • allows the body to sweat and breathe, but can not be penetrated by rain. Mr.. Schur - 'man found the jacket broke the wind. well and said it has been his lifesaver many times since Edmonton. He also bought polypropylene stockings that allow the feet to breathe and do not ab- sorb water. On his journey, Mr. Schurman wants to visit as many major cities as he can, the Science. Centre in Toronto and the CN .Tower, Hp will be taking the train from: the Maritimesback to Edmonton so he can make it to school on time. • ' • • So far, the trip has cost only $400 for food, hotels and train tickets. This doesn't include - the money he spent on equipment. ,plan the route for the day: At 7;30 a.m., he would begin his trip, hoping he would miss the wind and rain. "A• wind is a biker's worst enemy," said Mr. Schurman, noting he peddled through a strong head wind for the last 140 kilometres before arriving in Seaforth. In Alberta there was no wind at all, he said. But dealing with the wind and rain was not • as big a problem, he explained, as dealing with depression and loneliness. "The physical(part of it) is no problem, the psycological is the problem," he said, adding a variety in terrain and a companion would have helped him cope with loneliness. Since he had neither Mr. Schurman used poems, mathematics, games and songs to keep his mind active. Sometimes though, he said, his mind would go blank, almost "like next to being asleep." ' Mr. Schurman had put himself on a tight schedule so he could be back in Alberta in time for school. He pushed himself every day trying to get as many miles behind him as he could. He became so sensitive to people's at- titudes during his trip he could tell if they were hostile: or friendly.- He also; became sensitive to the workings of his body and could eventually tell what kind of day, good or bad, he would have according to what he ate. EARLY PREPARATION To prepare for the trip, Mr. Schurman rode a tension cycle for an half hour each day since December 1986, to build up his leg &itsittth 8istsct i jalRilLANCE-Sero. BUILDING IN USE - The. Seafortif and.District'Ambulance service will no longer be operated out of the back of Box Furniture. The ambulances moved recently into a new- ly constructed building on the corner of Goderich Street east and East William Street, across from Archie Sunoco. Mcllwraith ohoto.' • Employment on rise in Huron Mr. McKinnon explained that the county has two categories of welfare recipients, employable and non -employable. In the case of the 15 he had mentioned earlier, he said that although they fell under the category of being employable, "they are in the grey area between the categories - sort of borderline employable." The social services administrator acknowledged that it isnot a perfect' system since not everyone wants to work. However, it is difficult to deny assistance to others in the family because the head of the household does not want to work. Employment in Huron County appears to •be on the rise, Social Services Ad- ministrator J.A. MacKinnon told Huron County Council at its regular June meeting. Because of this, there are less than 15 employable people on the county's welfare rolls at present. McKinnon made these remarks while commenting on the report of the social ser- vices committee to council by Morris Township Reeve D.C. Fraser. Hay Township Reeve Lionel Wilder questioned the granting of welfare assistance to employable people at all if the employment situation is as good as McKinnon claimed. Wilder said he did not understand why employable men received welfare while he knew of farmers who need men to help work in their fields. Seaforth LACAC 'The Ontario Historical Society presented the B. Napier Simpson Jr. Award of Merit to the Seaforth Local Ar- chitectural Conservation Advisory Com- mittee (LACAC) in recognition of its outstanding' contributions to historical and architectural preservation in its municipality this year: Statistics included in the committee's report indicate a 1987 general assistance caseload of 122 of April 30, compared to 153 for the same period last year. •. wins award The B. Napier Simpson Jr, Award of Merit is the only award in Ontario given to Local Architectural Conservation Ad- visory.Cornmittes (LACACs). The award was presented at the On- tario Historical Society's 99th Annual Banquet on Saturday evening, June 13 at the Quality Inn in Woodstock. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 17, 1987 — A3 a M�ritimes-. JUST PASSING THROUGH -:.,.Brad Schurman had the opportunity to stop in Seaforth on his way through to the Maritimes. Mr. Schurman started his trek in Alberta and is travelling by bicycle: Mcllwraith photo. District Games set for Mond Participaction not only applies to the younger generation but it applies to seniors too. This years' Seniors Games has enjoyed the most success in its three years of opera- tion, with more seniors than ever competing • and watching the events. Fourteen com- petitive events and two non-competitive events were held from April 10 to May 30 and the winners will represent Seaforth in the Tri -County Games here, June 22 and 23. The first event held April 10 at the Starlight lanes was five -pin bowling and the top -five players formed a team ofthree men and two women.- Making up the team is 84 -year-old Bert Walters, Art Finlayson, former president of alley bowling, his wife, Mary, president of ladies laimbowling, Bet- ty Hulley and Bill Harris. The next event was snooker and was played at the home of Ken Doig Sr. on April 23 with the final game played the last week of May. Mr. Doig, who won two games out of three against Cord Murray, turned out to be the winner. • The bridge event was held April 29 at the Seaforth Legion, and the winners relied on "horse -sense bridge" to capture the event. Ken and Marjoree Lingelbach will go to the district games for this event. An old-time dance held April 30 at the Seaforth and District Community Centres didn't have any winners, but everyone still had lots of fun. Bringing in the month of May, was the euchre event held May 4 at the Seaforth Legion, where. Isabella. Rau and Viola Taylor joined forces to euchre their opponents. scene o The Seaforth Legion was also thef a game of darts May 5 and Charlie Perkins winners o and Barbara Scott emerged as f this event. The couple also won the same event last year. -Shuffleboard was•the main attraction May 6, and the winners, who will represent Seaforth in the Tri -County Games, were Gladys and R. J. Doig. Seniors•participated in competitive crib-: bage May 11, as well as the non-competitive walk. The winners of cribbage were veteran cribbage players, Dorothy and Elmer Town- send. The walking event also produced the fastest times from Art Finlayson and John Patterson, chairman of the Seniors Games committee. Everyone was a winner in this event. On May 13, table tennis was played at the Seaforth and District Community Centres and Peggy Perkins won the single's ladies table tennis-biedefault. She will go on to the district games to com- pete against seniors from Middlesex, Perth ay Tuesday and Huron counties. That same, day, the crokinole event was played with Lady Luck" at the sides of Harvey Dolmage and Everett Felker. Charlie and Peggy Perkins won the doubles' tennis event May. 9 at the high school tennis courts -by default. Mr. Perkins also won the single mens tennis event the same way. The couple will be busy with several events to compete in, at the district games. The following week golf was on and just about everyone who competed was a win- ner. The first men's flight for handicaps 13-18•was won by Bill Harris and the second flight for handicaps 19=25• was won by Al Nicholson. Gord Beuttenmiller won the third flight for handicaps 26 and over and the winner of the women's flight was Bar- bara Scott, the only woman participant. • The Games were complete when the lawnbowling event was played under a hot sun May 30. The team of•Bert Walters, and Neil and Edna Bell captured the event. The Seniors Games have been a great suc- cess and its committee said it •hopes the district games prove to be an even greater success. Anyone who wishes to watch the Games is welcome. Representatives from three countries(Middlesek, Perth and Huron) compete together in two fun -filled days June 22 and 23. Committee to look at Seniors needs A senior care facility committee is to be established in Huron County as the result of action taken by County Council at its regular June meeting. Approval was given by council to a Huronview management committee recommendation to establish the new com- mittee which will review the future needs for care facilities for seniors in this county. . Ex -officio members will be Huron Coun- ty Warden Brian McBurney and Wayne Lester, Huronview administrator. Other committee members are expected to be: Huronview committee. of management members, two representatives of the On- tario Ministry of Community and Social Services, the county administrator, a resi- CLASS OF 1967 -The Seaforth and District PreSchool Learning Centre conducted its graduation ceremony' Friday at the Seaforth District High School. There were 45 graduates who will .be going to Kindergarten in the fall and 35 undergraduates receiving their diplomas. The graduates above are -Sarah Agar, Derek Akey, Adam Anderson, Jason Anstett, Catherine Bourne, Jennifer Bin- nendyk, William Chapin, Kelly Ann Dalton, Krystal Dale, Alison Devereaux, Gregory Rebecca DeVries, Devereaux, Kirit ory DeVries, Jimmy OUch'arr e, StevenEckert, y nathon Elston, Jessica Finlayson, Matthew Flanagan, Wiley le Holmes, Katie Holland, Gregory Kroonen, Kyle Kruse, Jeanette Crowley, Dana Marshall, Stacey McClure, Scott McNaughton, Bradley Murtay, Curtis Mut- ray, Ni6ote Munro,Daniel Nash, Greg Nikon, Barry Noakes, Dan - ny O'Reilly, Reegan Price, Cheryl Ribey, Dennis Rijkhoff, Tommy Simonsen, Michael Sinam'on, Angel Southgate, Michael Staples, Brad Thomas, Melissa Van Bakel, Randy Van Bakel, Ryan Willis and, Luke' Wright. The undergraduates are-dosh Holland, Kyle Devereaux, Julie Phillips, Angel Eckert, Lisa DeVries, 'Jenny Ducharme, Mandy Murray, Stephanie Bach, Paul Poisson, Kimberly Jewitt, Jenny Scott, Kerry Laycox, Kent Moffett, Adam Koeler, Robyn Arts, Jenny Delvecchio, Jennifer Dick, Bill Nixon, Adrienne Peckitt, Mandy McClory, Robyn Nash, Michelle Flanagan, Dean Wood, Kyle Henderson, Darryl Henderson, Tyler Dumas, Andrew Southgate, Tracy Laframboise, Jackie Cronin, Ashley Nigh, Jason , Brugger, Kristen Halfpenny, Kelly NcNaughton, Sarah Murray and Leanne Denttaan. Blake photo dent of Huronview, a board member of Blue Water Rest Home, a representative of the Hospital Administrators Working Committee, a registered nurse with geron- tological knowledge, a staff member of Huronview and four members of the public. Chairman of the new committee will be the vice-chairman of the present Huron - view management committee while one of the appointees from the public at large will serve as vice-chairman of thenew body. Funding will,be provided 100 per cent by the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices, council was told, and the time frame for the program is to be from the present to June 30, 1988. Advertisements For volunteers to serve on this committee will be placed in all county newspapers. COMMUNITY CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527.0240, or mail the information to Communi- ty Catendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO well in advance of the scheduled date. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed.,' June 17 Sun.; June 21 Men's Bair Tourney continues 8:45 p.m. Walton Brewers at Rostock Royals 1:30 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard at Arena 6:00-8:00 p,m, Moms & Tots Rollerskating 7:00 p.m. dueens vs. Mainstreet 8:30 p.m. Bears vs. Topnotch (Men's Rec Ball at Lions Park) 7;00-9:00 p.m. Summer Program Registration 8:00 p.m. Ladles' Ball Hockey Thurs., June 18 8:30 a.m. Fitness is Fun at Arena 7:00 p.m. Walton Peewees at Belgrave 7:00 p.m. Walton Bantams at Gowanstown 7:00 p.m. Walton at Sluggers (Seaforth Optimist Park) 7:00 p.m. The "20 to 40 Group" of St. Thomas Anglican Church will meet at Van Egm'ond House for a barbecue. Bring lawnchairs, cutlery, plates, dessert and pier choice of meat. For information call Greg 482=9071 - or Helen 527.0812 ' 7:30 p.m. Boiteismith vs. Beachwood 8:30 p.m. Brewers vs. Komakozy 9:00 p.m. Rostock Royals at Walton Brewers 9:30 p.in. Cents vs, Topnotch –(Men's BafrHackey-ar lienar - Fri., June.19 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Barbecue Hotdogs at T.D. Sat-., June 20 2:00.4:00 p.m. Seaforth Manor Strawberry Sadie!, Proceeds to the Alzheimers Society. Everyone Welcome. Seaforth Legion Branch 156 Men's Golf Tourney Men's Recreation Fastball Tourney at Lions and Optimist Park Mon.,June 22 6:30 p.m. Walton Mites at Clinton 7:00 p.m. Mainstreet vs. Bears 7:00 p.m. Walton Squirts at Bluevale 8:30 p.m. Topnotch vs. Turf Club (At Optimist Park) 9:00 p.m: Manley at Watton Tri -County District Senior Games all day Tues., June 23 - Tri -bounty District Senior Games all day 8:30 a.m. Fitness is Fun at Arena 7:00 p.m. Walton Peewees at Belmore 7:00 p.m. Ladies' Rec. Softball 9:00 p.m. Walton Bantams at Fordwich Wed., June 24 6:00-8:00 p.m. Moms & Tots Rollerskating 7:00 p.m. Walton Mites at Belgrave 7:00 p.m. Creamery vs: Mainstreet 8:00 p.m. Ladies' Ball Hockey 8:30 p.m. Queens vs. Turf Club 8:45 p.m. Walton Brewers at Mitchell Mets 9:00 p.m. Brussels Bantam Girls at Walton Thurs., June 25 9:00 p.m. Tavistock Orioles at Walton Brewers Sat., June 27 1:00 p.m. Grey -Bruce -Huron Post -Polio Chapter, March of Dimes meeting, Hanover Hospital Board Room