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Henson I residentets scare on cross -Atlantic flight
'Hensall's Pat Rowe had the thrill and
scare of her lifetime during a recent trip
to Denmark.
The South Huron District High School
'teacher won a silver and a bronze medal
in tadminton at the World Master's Games
held in Denmark, and on the way home
had a harrowing experience over the north
Atlantic.
Three days after winning the rruelals, the
airplane carrying Ms. Rowe and other
Canadian athletes home, ran into difficul-
ty after making a scheduled fuel stop at
Reykjavik Iceland's Keflavik Airport.
.After refuelling the plane was taking off
on a runway but the fuselage got caught
OD a cable used to catch US fighter planes
and tore a hole in the tail section. It was
some time before it was noticed that
anything was wrong,
"We had been in the air for 15 minutes
or so before the pilot .knew anything was
wrong. I guess the control tower told him
about the damage. We couldn't even notice
anything until we got up and noticed holes
at the stairs at the back of the plane,"
said Ms. Rowe,
"We noticed that we weren't gaining
altitude fast enough as we normally would
and that is when we knew something was
wrong," she added.
Ms. Rowe said the 727 was then ordered
back to Iceland but spent the next 20
minutes over the North Atlantic dumping
the fuel it had just received, so it could
make a safe landing back in Iceland.
The plane landed without incident but
because there were no other planes
available right away the passengers were
put up in an Icelandic hotel at the airline's
expense.
"We certainly didn't plan on staying as
long as we did but it was sort of fun. The
land temperature in Iceland was in the 50s
and our hotel had a hot springs outdoor
pool, which we spent some time in," said
Ms. Rowe.
She said the airline finally got another
plane, which was re-routed from Alaska,
and she ended up in Toronto and eventual-
ly London, just a little later than planned.
The Icelandic Civil Aviation Authority
has said it will launch an investigation in-
to why the cable was blocking a runway
used by a commercial jet airliner.
SPORTS EVENT
Ms. Rowe was able to win her badmin-
ton medals with partner Karen Jackson of
London. They took the silver in the 45 -and -
over doubles division and the bronze in the
over -40 doubles.
The World Masters Games are a high-
calibre event for athletes that take place
every four years. Most of the participants
are beyond Olympic competing age, but
not yet old enough to compete in a Senior
Olympics.
This was Ms. Rowe's second crack at
the Masters Games. She took part in the
first one in Canda four years ago but
didn't win any awards for her efforts,
which was why she was so thrilled to win
this year.
The medals that were handed out
weren't of the ordinary variety either.
They were all made of world-famous Royal
Copenhagen porcelain.
Most of the Masters Games took place
around the Danish capital but badminton
took place in Aalborg, a small couununi
ty in the extreme northern position of the
county.
Ms. Rowe said for the first few matches
the players from the different countries
we
e divided into teams to give everyone
a feel for the international flavor of the
event. Different players from different
countries were put onto the same team for
team play.
Walton Ball Park continues to be busy
Walton Correspondent
MRS. BETTY McCALL
887-6677
This past summer the Walton Ball Park
has been a busy place. There have been
numerous teams playing during the
season and although some of the teams
have been eliminated, the Midget girls
and Squirt girls are still in the play-offs.
The Midget girls have done well all
season, and were recently in the Tri -
County series defeating Shakespeare 2 out
of 3 games. The Midgets are now in the
W.O.A.A. play-offs where they are com-
peting with Tiverton. They have won one
game, and will return this Tuesday night
for the second game, hoping to win 3 out
of 5 in this series. They participate in a
tournament in Seaforth on September
8-940.
On Saturday, Ruthie Timmer, coach of
the Midget team, entertained the girls to
a barbecue. The afternoon was spent
playing volleyball and lawn darts.
The Squirt Girls are still playing and
have done really well, but at press time
the last game score was unavailable.
4-H Club
The 4-11 Club of Walton I, Let's Land-
scape, had its achievement day on
August 21. The "Land Lubbers" made, a
trip to Arobe Nursery in Kitchener.
Arobe Nursery specializes in outdoor
landscaping .products and plants, with
some indoor plants and craft supplies
In all, the games took place over a two-
week period, from July 22 to August 6, but
Ms. Rowe said she played a total of 21
matches in six days, including her team
matches.
Canadians did very well in the badmin-
ton medal take, winning nine golds, 14
silvers, and five bronze. There were a
grand total of 220 badminton players in the
tournament.
The 1993 Masters Games are scheduled
for Minneapolis/St. Pauls, Minnesota and
Ms. Rowe has indicated she would like to
attend,
Due to the fact there is no government
funding for Canadians for these games,
Canadian athletes have to be able to pay
their own way to the games and fit in the
age categories to be eligible.
HURON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT
offers
PRENATAL CLASSES
available.
A tour of, the grounds was made noting
some of the more interesting features.
One of these was an evergreen shaped as
a large basket with a handle, another
was a large evergreen cut in a spiral
fashion. Arobe Nursery also carries most
of the required landscaping products
from patio stones to mulches and
fertilizers.
An interesting feature noted by the
group was the fact that Arobe's provides
landscaping planning, From Arobe's
Nursery we visited Belgian Nursery
which specializes in tropicals. From there
the group went out for lunch.' The day
was finished off with a shopping trip to a
mall.
Cranbrook resider its attend Strtford Festival
Cranbrook Correspondent
MRS. MAC ENGEL
8874845
Ruth Jean -Louise, Mississauga, spent a
few days recently visiting John and Mrs.
Vanass and family.
Steve and Andy Peterson and son Willy,
from Cambridge visited their cousin
David McArthur. Also visiting Davidwas
Egmondville
United
Church
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MEMORIALS
ESTABLISHED OVER 60 YEARS
Serving Seaforth and all of Huron County
MICHAEL FALCONER
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his mother Mary McArthur. Strickler, and accompanied them on Sun -
Jack and Johanna Jeswiet, visited their day to Toronto where they attended a
cousin, Peter Hagedoorn and enjoyed this Sunday brume: following the Saturday
area so much, spending a week which in- "' night marriage of Jose Nieves and Bren-
cluded Stratford Festival, Bayfield and da Coghlin. Nancy Vanass and daughter
Goderich. Jennifer and Jolanda also attended.
Gus Duggan, Scarborough spent a few.
days with his brother-in-law and. sister,
John and Margaret Saxon.
Margaret Waddell, Fullerton, visited on
the weekend with Wilfred and Laura
Jack and Gloria Kressler . of Stratford,
were in Cranbrook on Saturday looking
for information on their relatives who
were one time residents here.
Junior Farmers to recognize County's
Huron County Junior Farmers are
sponsoring an Agri -Food Week Dinner to
recognize .Huron County's rural leaders
and agricultural success.
'Huron County: An Agricultural Leader
III' will be held Monday, October 2, 1989
at 7 p.m. in the Clinton Legion. The even-
ing is planned to celebrate Agri -Food
Week, recognize agriculture in Huron
County, and honor local people for their
outstanding leadership and contributions
to the rural community in Huron County.
Those honored will receive a Rural
Leadership Award. Along with the dinner
and award presentations various guest
speakers will be talking about aspects of
Agri -Business.
The Huron County Junior Farmers
welcomes nominations for the Rural
Leadership Awards from individuals or,
groups until September 20. Nomination
forms and further information can be ob-
tained by contacting Robert Hunking, RR
1 Auburn, 523-4316 or the Clinton OMAF
office, 482-3428 or 1-800-265-5170.
'Huron County; An Agricultural Leader
Ill' is sponsored by the Huron County
Junior Farmers in co-operation with the
CRIME STOPPERS
1-800-265-1777
ruraB leaders
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MAONSTREET PROGRAM WRAP-UP
The Town of Seaforth is celebrating the completion
of its three year Mainstreet Canada Program.
As part of the festivities everyone is invited to
attend the official opening of the CCivic Court, the first
phase of Seaforth Streetscap Project.
The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place in front
of the Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. You are also invited to
join us for a wine and cheese reception at Seaforth
Legion from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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THURSDAY, SEPTE
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
Clinton.
Leadership and supeess. The two com-
bine to make Huron County an
agricultural leader. The leadership comes
from its people. The success comes from
its people. Join us in celebrating Agri -
Food Week in Huron County.
Crime Stoppers seeks car
Vandalism is an ongoing community
problem that costs a lot of money to rec-
tify and affects the safety and beauty of
your surroundings.
Signs are damaged and havein the
past, and no doubt will again in the
future, lead to accidents.
Property is physically damaged and the
attractiveness of the area destroyed when
windows are broken and buildings are
painted.
CRIME STOPPERS of Huron County
and your local police departments ask for
your help to stamp out these costly
violations.
On June 26, 1989, vandals in the village
of Brussels spray painted six parking
signs with red paint and two curve signs
with yellow paint. The perpetrators then
painted the east and north sides of the
arena with a red line and numerous
comments.
Suspects for this crime, Which took
place between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. are
believed to have been in the area in a
Ford F-150 with a 302 engine and a 1988
Chevy with a 350 engine.
If you have information about this or
any other crime call Crime Stoppers toll
free at 1-800265-1777 or locally at 5246851.
If an arrest is made you will earn a cash
reward. Crime Stoppers pays between $50
and $1000 in cash rewards. You will
never be asked to reveal your identity
and you will never have to testify in
court. REMEMBER CRIME DOESN'T
PAY BUT CRIME STOPPERS DOES!!!
Crime of The Week
On May 22, 1989 at 6 a.m. the door on a
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CRIBBAGE PLAYER Bert Walters of RR
3 Kippen, was playing cribbage recent-
ly with his wife, daughter and son-in-law,
when he was dealt a perfect hand. Mr.
Walters was handed a jack and three
fives, then turned up the five of
diamonds, to gain himself 29 points, and
assure himself a win in the contest. He
is seen here with his rare hand. Submit-
ted photo.
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