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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-07-15, Page 9It's been too hot to ON THE GREENS_ by Carolanne Doig I remember meeting golfers in the post of- fice over the winter and asking them if they • • rememberedwhen it was too hot to, golf. Never, was the usual reply. Well, never, has arrived. These last couple of weeks it really has been too hot to golf. ' Somet1rnes7even-when-it's-impossibly-hot and the•only place you really want to be is in the pool. or hammock with a frosty it's tour-, nament play: You're committed to five hours of walking on a hilly course in .hot, humid conditions. Just as there's a knack to .dressing for golf in cold and wet weather, there's also a knack to dressing for the scorchers. • Loose fitting, .light weight, and light col- ored clothing is a must when' hot, humid conditions prevail. Although 100'per cent cotton may wrinkle, 'there's nothing'cooler when the heat is on. A hat is a•must. Many. golfers wear visors',in any weather to shade • "' the eyes and.improve visibility but when the sun is beating down a hat is a trruch wiser choice of head gear. On the feet there are of course your most comfortable ligh weight breathable :golf shoes and socks. A little. baby, powder on the feet helps too! If you wear a golf glove, wear.a light col- ored one and since leather golves become • clammy, take it off while putting and let it air: Many pros take off their glove between shots but they have all the time in the world, or so it seems. Baby powder also comes in handy when trying on a glove inthe proshop • - it's a great summertime helper. Ladies may opt for golf skirts rather than shorts on reallyhot days since skirts do tend : to be a bit cooler. Men will opt for shorts but since some clubs only' allow knee length shorts with knee .socks, some of the loose light weight golf slacks are just as cool. Shirts are generally loose, baggy, with short sleeves and a cool open neck, . • - There is a lot of concern these days about skin cancer and skin • problems relating to over exposure to the sun. Golfers must be carefuLthe_exp0Pd skin is well with sun screens and blocks. Make sure you have a strong enough lotion to allow you to "stay in the sun for at least six hours. Many tournaments begin at 10 a.m, and finish at•4 p.m. so golfers are out on the course when the sun is at its strongest: Arms,•shoulders, the backs of legs, face, lips and nose should be given special attention. Even your um- brella can help to ward ;off the sun's rays: . and protect the skin. • To prevent dehydration, drink plenty of li- quids during your game. Carry juice in your. golf bag or fresh fruit. If you suffer from a heart condition, ..high ,blood pressure; or respiratory problems, this kind of weather is riding -cart weather. if you intend to play 18 holes. Even if you don't normally take a cart don't take a chance on getting sick dur ing your round. • Golfers with sensitive eyes may want to donn sunglasses, on bright summer days.It 'you've ever had to hit out of a white sand bunker in the glaring sun, you'll appreciate - :sunglasses, When it's 33 degrees and humid everyone on the course will be moving •a little slower. Not only that but everyone's a little grum- pier in this weather. Tempers rise with the temperatures so be easy on your fellow - golfers. ;One last • thing, don't complain about the heat too much -. it sure beats scraping off 'the windshield. golfing. The team of Rod Doig, Cam Doig,. Keith Lovell and Terry Johnston went to Stratford for the Crown Life Regional play down. Un- fortunately the team did not . advance. However they enjoyed the day and it was all for. a charitable cause. Winners at men's night last week were: Joe Dick, Jamie Caldwell, Cam Holland, Leighton' Lynch; Mike' Marion, Ken'Doig Sr,, Ike Hildebrand, Bob Kistner, Kitch'and Bill Roberton. In Men's match play Jerry Wright vs. Kevirf Bennett, Jamie 'Caldwell vs. Todd protected • Doig; Joe Diek vs. Jack Holmes; Bill Weber vs. Frank Veberne, Cam Doig, vs. Terry Johnston, Cam Holland vs.. Side Jr. and Brett Finlayson vs. Don Dupee. 'At ladies night the winner was Jean Hag* gitt who shot 41 with'only 11 putts. Winners in the Calloway system were Bev Arm- strong and Linda Gridzak. In ladies match play Rita Core meets Gail Price and Jean Haggitt meets Allyson Scott in the semi-finals. ' • In Junior.match play the first round draw is: Shawn Little vs. Steve . Papple, Mike Smale, vs. Jason Patterson, Brian Melady• vs. Derek Gridzak, Mike. Watt' vs: Mike Weber, Danny Dalton vi. Geoff Lyon,, Tony Greindanus vs: Sean Melady, Matt Town- send vs. Ken Hildebrand and Dave McNairn vs. Mike Vock. Dave Barr happened to, stop by for lunch last Tuesday after Junior morning and pro- vided some excitement for the youngsters in the pro -shop, notto mention the workers. •It didn't take long for autograph seekers to take advantage of the opportunity to meet a golfing celebrity face-to-face. • This Saturday. • the Clinton Oddfellows have scheduled a small tournament beginn- ing at 10 a.m. Golfers should be out early or wait until after 3.p.m. for -a speedy round. On Sunday the second round of the three round men's club championship is 'on.. All male members .may play. The scores must 'be attested and summer rules apply. PUC • .from page 3 • OTHER BUSINESS • • CN Real Estate has sent two proposals to, Seaforth to update the rental of a hydro line crossing on Jarvis Stre.et. The town has paid, a $1/year rent on the. crossing since July 14, 1959. - Proposed rates were $30 a year for a five year period or $270 in advance to cover 10. years. The PUC chose the latter rate,.say- ing it was more economical to pay now in- stead of coping with high -interest later. , The Seaforth PUC paid $2,963.45 to Carte Electric Ltd. for repairs done to the '5MVA transformer, located at the Chalk Street power station. That payment did not include the federal tax. ' During the extremely hot weather about 100-150;000•galions more water per day is be- ing pumped to residents and businesses. Ac- cording to Mr. Phillips this amount is not. very much considering the Creamery was recently added to the list of water recipients and some rainfall has helped maintain water levels, Closer • from page 2 Recreational complexes too, it seemed, •were always located at the opposite end of the city from where I was situated. Even the malls were hard to reach, since you had to. do battle on the road with every other resi- dent of Kitchener. And, when the traffic was slack, you, were almost always rerouted several extra miles by road construction detours. The downtown, while attractive, might more appropriately have been called out-of- town, since it was further. away from we suburbians than other surrounding cities. Numerically there is probably • plenty more to do in a city than a -small-town: Hut- to utto the average city dweller those events are no closer geographically than Seaforth to Stratford, Seaforth to Goderich and/ Seaforth to London, despite the fact they are all taking place in the same city. With that in mind I'd have to say the town dwellers have a definite advantage over the city dwellers. For one thing, there are numerous pro- grams - recreational and otherwise, right in town, and several more in the near vicinity., And should our wants and desires ever force us to travel further afield, at least we know our travels will not be marred by a forced viewing of what is known as the con- crete jungle. Instead we can truly sightsee, taking in the sounds, the sights and the smells of a yet -undeveloped, uncommer- cialized and unspoiled countryside. Father • from page 2 that if Gary wanted to call anyone a `fool' in print there would have been no'mistaking the meaning even if the word itself was not used. I was surprised to learn in paragraph, 6 that one has to have some academic authority, or right, in order to coi•innenton any particular subject. I suppose one could play 'hardball' with this and ask H.M. how often she has been given the opportunity, in a 45 minute interview by a major daily newspaper, to express her opinions on a socio/econontic/demographic subject which would have a potential cost of at least several hundred millions of dollars and af- fect the lives and welfare of several hun- dred thousand people. I won't do that, however, because, thankfully, we live in a country and town where any of us has the right to express our opinion regardless of how well we do it, what the Subject iS or our educational background. Finally, if the truth were known; the com- ments probably hurt most be'pause, When we think about them rationally instead of emotionally, we know that they are right. It might turn out that Gary has done Seaforth a favor by causing the people of Seaforth to individually think about the p'roblem's fac- ing us and as Ann Landers sometimes says, "wak'e up and smell the coffee" an'd try to do something. Madame editor, I thank you for this opy porttlnity to make.these few comments'. Ernest M. William's. • THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JULY 15, 1987 --- A9 LENDING A HAND -Jamie Stapleton, 10, left, helps D. J. Small, 4, decorate his bicycle fate last week •prior to the Dublinfest Bike Parade last -Saturday In Dublin. 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