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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-07-23, Page 3NEWS AND FEATURES THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JULY 23, 1986 — A3 Hensall boy enjoys the demands of motocross BY HEATHER MCR.W RAITH The fact it's been deemed the most physically demanding sport next to soccer has not deterred one Hensall boy from getting totally immersed in the sport. Fifteen -year-old Jim Dickins has been riding motocross for seven years, ever since he moved with his family to Hensall. "It was my dad's idea. Hully Gully started this houseleague program and my dad got me my first bike," he said. 1 was scared at first •but after I really got out there against people in my own class it was better." Jim has since graduated from the house - league. He is now a member of the Canadian Motorcycle Association (CMA) and travels to races around the province. So now, while most of his friends are pedalling their two -wheelers around Hensall, Jim is motoring his around Hully Gully in an effort to improve himself. "It's It's a demanding sport and fast." "It's a demanding sport and fast. It's just like race car racing, I guess, and I just can't stop now," he said. During the week Jim will run approximate- ly 4.5 miles and do some weight lifting in addition to spending several hours on the track. His primary goal right now is to beat the number one guy in Ontario. He is currently rated third. Last year Jim finished seventh in Canada, but because of the timing and location of the national competition this year will not be competing. He is, however, going to spend the time trying to boost his Ontario standing. like other young racers Jim credits his success to the support he receives from his family. The second youngest of four children born to Karen and Wayne Dickins, Jim's racing has become a reason for the family to load up their trailer and travel together for the majority of the weekends between April and October. His younger brother was only three days old when he attended his fust race. "We enjoy it," commented Jim's dad, Wayne. "We're the cheering section, but I think the most enjoyment comes from getting the family all together." Jim's mother is eauallv enthusiastic about her son's racing, but admits most of the time Jim is on the track she is a "worried mother." "It scares the hell out of me every race. But Istill get so excited and hope the best for him, even if )'m holding my breath until. he's off the track." Most of her fears she admits are ill-founded since Jim has only been injured once in the seven years he's been racing. In 1982 he fell and broke his leg. "And m retrospect the same year he broke his nose playing baseball and his collar bone playing hockey, so one's as dangerous as the next," she said. "The good experiences outweigh the bad." And the racing has provided a lot of good experiences for the Dickins family. Not only has it fostered a closer relationship between them all, but it has allowed them to meet a host of other families with similar interests. "We have met a lot of people and made a lot of good friends. People who race all pitch.. in and help if you have a problem," said Mr. Dickins. "Last year for example we crashed really badly and broke up our bike. Everyone loaned us parts and got us going again. So, even if you beat them on the track everyone still wants,you to do well. It's a really close-knit sport.' It is also a sport where the outcome does not necessarily mean everything. "My dad talks to me all the time. He tells me to ride my own race and to just do the best I can. If I fall, he tells me to get up again and not get discouraged," said Jim. But Jim's dad refuses to take any credit for Jim's success. "He pretty well sets his own pace. He does his own training. It's all up to him. I pretty well just do the wrench work." "He's come a long way." "He started on a little wee 50 and couldn't even work the clutch on it. I remember him in the backyard falling off the back end and running into the barn. He's come a long way." Jim now races a Honda CR80 in the schoolboy class. Next year he moves to the Junior Division. Because of his height and weight Jim has a definite disadvantage on the regular portion of the track but is able to put his long legs to good use in the mud and the sand. He also likes jumping. But racing has done more for Jim than HERE I COMET— Four-year-old Robbie Janmaat, one of the Seaforth Summer Playground program participants, found the tunnel slide at the Seaforth Public School to be his favorite piece of equipment during an outdoor play session Monday afternoon, Rattle photo Great place DEMANDING SPORT — Jim Dickins of Hensel) Is currently rated standing In the next few weeks. Jim finished seventh In the national third on the Ontario motocross circuit but hopes tp boost that competition In 1985. Mcllwralth photo improve his riding. "It's taught him a lot about responsibility. It has taught him to take his wins and his losses," said Mrs. Dickins. so proud." "Some days I'm glad there are no buttons "As long as he wants to be racing we'll be on my shirt because rd be popping them I'm supporting him." Tuckeremith council Informed of landfill site status BY W RMA OKE report on the testing of soil conditions at the A report on the progress of the Seaforth proposed 138 -acre site, part of Lot 36 to part and Area Landfill Site Committee was given of Lot 39, Concession 1 Tuckersmith at the Tuckersmith Township Council meet- Township, owned by Richard Kootstra. ing Tuesday night. The report indicates the majority of the test Deputy Reeve Robert Broadfoot, a member drilled portion of the site would be acceptable of the Committe, outlined the engineer's for landfilling, but that the south section Cheque Continued from Page Al tion, easement required, future use of land and updated construction costs; meetings with CNR officials to determine their receptiveness to the railway culvert replace- ment and what financial assistance, if any, they might be willing to contribute; updated construction cost estimates for the railway culvert replacement; and benefit -cost analy- sis of proposed remedial works. The estimated cost of the study is $12,000. AUXIUARYCON8TABLE8 Authorization has been given to Police Chief Hal Claus to advertise for four auxiliary constables. Positions would be on a volunteer basis with the municipalitysupplying uniforms and re-imbursements of any out of pocket expense. Auxiliary constables are also to be covered by Workmen's Compensation on the same basis as volunteer firemen. would not be useable for this purpose because of saturated sand deposits. The test holes near the river and along the north boundary of the property showed very Little permeable soil and the Bayfield River appears to be protected from leachate Continued on Page A13 Continued from Page A2 have moved if I wanted it to. Gretzky, sensing this guy was not a fan or just a mute dropped his smile and kept walking. This prompted Skinny to yell, "We're reporters but if you don't want to talk that's fine, we'll let you go." Then came the crush of the rest of the passengers. My son was the first to come into view and he bubbled excitedly about being on the same plane es Wayne Gretzky but was somewhat saddened by the fact he didn't see him. My mother then appeared and shoved a pen into his hand and Isaid. "he's right over there, go get him." He hesitated for a split second so I gave him a gentle nudge and the two of us squeezed through the crowd to find the great one. Gretzky was bent over the luggage dispenser when Aaron tapped him on the shoulder and asked if he could have his autograph. Gretzky didn't respond until the second tap, where upon he replied, "yeah," He signed the kid's piece of paper, looked nervously over the crowd and quiekiyescaped out into the night. If his flight was a turbulent one it probably didn't help matters by running into Skinny Vet on verge Continued from Page Al phartn's -export sales were $4,500,000 in 1985, and are expected to double this year. Nicaragua bought a large supply of vaccine last year, and Mr. McRae has just returned from a swingthrough the Fast with sizeable Orders from Malaysia and Thailand. One prospective customer with unlimited potential is China, a country Dr. Alkemade predicts will be a major economic power in another 15 or 20 years. This paper reported previously on Dr. Alkemade'5 12 -day visit to China last November promoting a front-line transport- able veterinary diagnostic laboratory set up for studyingg various microbiological disci- plines which was intmduoed at the Agn- Chlna '85 Exposition in Beijing (formerly Peking). Dr. Alkemade had been the veterinary re ;puree advisor and microbiology consnitant, supplying drawings and design- ingequipinentand techniques, from the time Vetrephiu1n began building the lab a year ago. He was selected to accompany the showcase exhibit to the Chinese Exposition as ono', of 65 Canadian exhibitors of everylh>ng fmm seed and fertilizer to wine. During the November visit, Dr. Alkemade was invited to return this May to lecture on disease prevention and immunology.He ended his tenure at CCAT on May, 13, and beaded for China the next day, .Tire Canadian delegation this time inclu- ded the nclu-ded.the Vetrepharm president, Vetre harm employee (and native Chinese) Ii Sui Hi . M.O. , as well es a representative from the Ontario department of industry, trade and oornnierce plus Dr. Don Gerson from the Alberta research council, (Who Was also t o�dgbreeder 0f fhe.ca►adianbaonmaker pigs O lynepat)s, Stathroy: (Mr. Long urade the first sale to China of grandparent stock of the hybrid pigs before returning to Canada.) Dr. Alkemade spent the first two days of this visit in Beijing holding seminars On disease prevention in swine and poultry, China's main sources of protein, for 200 members of the department of agriculture from across the country. SUBMITPROPOSAL The Vetrepharm delegation took a 19 -hour train ride from Beijing through hundreds of thousands of acres of winter wheat (all planted, cultivated and harvested by band) to Nanjing. Here they spent another two days in a plant employing 900 people to produce 655,000,000 doses a year of modifiedlive vaccines. Vett epharm has been riSIM m submit a proposal on updating the plant. Dr. Alkeniaae is already working in this project, due to p presented to the Chinese in Jul . Hewn lprovide three options: enniplete- ly modernize with computer technology so 50 people can replace the 900• the sante whistles and bells" high tidy to produce immune stimulant vaccines; or retain More jobs in eitheroption by letting humans rather than computers do the monitoring, 8s China's greatest resource rs cheap labour Will y p `ato bid,but ll T'1ance it also being sked b presentonl��one roposalonmoderniizinng'the factory to'predate the sante va`ceines as before. Dr. Alkemade gives Vetreplbarm's bid an cent chance of acceptance Besides what the Canadian firm can offer in science and technology, Dr. Alkenrade notes the favorable climate for Canadiansfirst fostered bythestillreveredDr. Norman Bethune, and casually adds that the Australian background of both himself and Mr. McRae helps too, obnsidering,AustraaaWet anoong the first to Broome. Anyway, we gathered up our luggage, loaded up the car and made our way back to the rustic confines of Seaforth where, today, running into Wayne Gretzkyseetns like a blip on the screen of unreality. It doesn't quite seem real. This morning (Monday) I told my wife my column this week will be about running into Wayne Gretzky at Toronto International Airport, She questioned me as to how and why whereupon my daughter then asked, "Who is Wayne Gretzky?" Like the rest of us, he is human, after all. PAVE DRIVEW AYS The town will have to spend 52,300 to comply with the establishment of the policy for paving all driveway approaches on newly reconstructed or resurfaced streets. B.M. Ross and Associates Ltd. advised council that in this year's street program there are 27 driveways which need to be paved. Town coundl feels paving the driveway approaches will save maintenance on the roads. SALARIES RAISED The 1985 annual, salary for First Class Constables has been increased by 81,144 from $28,589 to $29,733 effective January 1, 1986. The 1986 salary for First Class Constables will be increased by 8892 to $30.625 effective December 1. 1986. IN THE YEARS AGONE recognize Red China and open an embassy there. Veirepharm - will continue to receive guidance and support from both federal and provincial agritural,trade and develop- ment agencies negotiations pertaining to the hoped-for trade agreement. If Vetrephann gets the contract, a massive market will open for Canada. The Nanjing plant would require $50,006 000 in physical equipment alone, and the Chinese have three siini a plants they also want to modernize. Canadian technologists would be travelling to China, and Chinese officials would be coming to Canada for training. fa addition to the economic potential of the immune stimulant compounds, Dr. Alke- made is r equally enthused about their far-reaching implications for human and animal health. As Well as someday making antibiotics obsolete, 1)r. Alkemade believes innnune stimulant research will ultintately Iead toabrealtthroughin treatment of the two most stubborn roadblocks in medicine - cancer and the common cold. Information missing • froren county story tithe Huron County Council story ditty 9) on the funding for the expansion and renovation to fturonvrew, some information wasmussed regarding the county's funding situation. $240',000, . not $750,000 was set aside in the. 1986 enmity budget for the project. The $750,000 represents the county's total financial comrnitnient to the pip a• ct which will bemet over a"three year pent the project isto prboeed': +'i Men mike round trip to Sarnia JULY 23, 1886 Mr. Charles McKay and Mr. George A. Dewar left here on Tuesday for Sarnia They intend making the round trip by bicycle. Mr. James H. Benson, formerly of this town, presented the address of the Conserva- tives of Regina district to Sir John A. MacDonald, during the occasion of his recent visit to that city. Mr. M. Young, of Blyth, was in town on Monday on his way to spend a couple of weeks rusticating in the vicinity of the Muskoka lakes. He will take in Rosseau, Port Cockburn and Parry Sound on his trip. The trustees of School Section No. 1, Hullett, have engaged Mr. Reinhart, of Walton for the balance of the season as teacher at a salary of $150.00. JULY28, 1911 The Seaforth Citizen's Sand has arranged to run an excursion to Goderich on Monday August 7, Seaforth's civic holiday. The band have been fortunate in securing especially low rates for the trip, which should attract a large crowd. This is the fust excursion of the season to Goderich and should be most liberally patronized. Mr. and Mrs. William Rae, of Edmonton, are on a visit to friends and relatives in this neighborhood. Mr. Rae is an old McKillop boy who has made good in the west. Stewart Bros. recently supplied the rifle team of the Collegiate Institute cadet corps with handsome new military uniforms. JULY 24, 1936 Twelve members of the Seaforth Lions Club were in Mitchell on Tuesday night. attending the inaugural meeting of the Mitchell Lions Club. Dr. William Aberhart, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Aberhart, Seaforth, is president of the club. Rain, which commenced falling early Wednesday. has already changed the ap- pearance of the land of this district. It will be worth thousands of dollars to farmers. It is the first rain to fall in Huron County in 52 days.ajor the Rev. Canon E. Appleyard, M.C. has been notified he has been awarded the Canadian Efficiency Decoration. He saw service in France from December, 1916, until November 1917. Canon Appleyard learned of the honor from a recent letter from Gen. E.A. Ashton, of the Department of Defence. .tt'LY27, 1961 Pauline Dolmage, R.R. 2, Seaforth was a third prize winner in the first Ontario -wide Mater the Safety Elephant "What's Wrong initis Picture" contest that is running in the Herron Expositor. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Dolmage, she will receive a reflective tape kit. th possesion of the same family since it was hewn from virgin forest 125 years ago, the Lynch farm, lot 11. cont. 6, McKillop, has been sold. The farm was settled in 1836 by Timothy Lynch and his wife. Kenneth and Grant Jones. of the Kippen area, were successful in winning third prize for their vocal duet on the amateur show at Kirkton garden party on July 19. There were 18 entrants in all. COIV MTJNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, July 23 1304 Senior Shuffleboard 5:30 Houseleague Spoor 5:30 Green vs BrOwn 6:00 Blatt vs Yellow . 6:30 Clinton vs Squirts - Softball 7 p.m. Rained Out men's games 8:30 tean5s unknown. (li'on's Park). Thursday, July 2-4- Mem 4Aloi n Soccet vs. St, Columban, high school field 7:30 Mena ball hockey, arena. Friday, -July 7136 - 10:30 Koller Skating Saturday, Jud` 26 9 a,m 9 p lit Leg,on • Ci Slopiteh tbretament, beth parks: Sunday, July 27 7 p.yn Fkretnen vs Cteattiery at IronsPark 8t30'p.m Topnotel vsteiirsattioirsPark Monday, July 28 6:30 p.m. Mixed.P-bail at high school 6:30 p.m Boys Houseleague at lions Park 7 p.m Turf Club vs Queens,' at Optimist Park 8:30 p.m Villagers vs Mainstreet at Optimist Park. • Tuesday, July 29 6:30 p.m. Dashwood vs Peewees at Optimist Park, 7 p.m. Ladies Softball at lions Park Wednesday, July 30 1:30 Senior Shuffleboard 6:30 Brussels vs Squirts Softball, Optimist Park . Mainstreet vs Turf Club at %ions Palk 8:30 per. Flrernen vs Queens at Lions Park