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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-08-24, Page 7Olympic athletes are closer to home than you think Justine Alkema Postmedia Network There is a significant local coincidence for Goderich for the 2016 Olympics - two 25 year-old Olympian female swimmers, who both won bronze metals, have parents or grandparents in Goderich. The first Olympian is swimmer Hilary Caldwell. Although Hilary herself lives in White Rock, British Columbia, her grandparents, Derek P. and Shirley Doug- las, live right here in Goder- ich. They were extremely proud when they watched Hilary win bronze in the woman's 200 m backstroke in Rio. "It was an extremely close race," said Derek, her grandfather. Caldwell, who is 25, has been swimming for her entire life. She has won sev- eral titles in her career including bronze in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Spain, bronze in the 2014 Com- monwealth Games in Scot- land and gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Another Rio 2016 Olym- pic swimmer, Michelle Wil- liams, has parents who live in Goderich named William and Emsie Williams. Michelle was a part of the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay team which won bronze. Also on this team was 16 year-old teammate Penny Oleksiak who won four metals in Rio. "We sat with Hilary Caldwell's parents in the stands at the moment their daughter also won a Photo courtesy of William Williams A photo of the bronze metal up -close. bronze metal," recalled William, who noted that the connection with Goderich was quite spe- cial, with Hilary's grand- parents also living in this community. Michelle started swim- ming at the age of 10 with the North York Aquatic Club (NYAC) where the family use to live before moving to Goderich in 2012. Michelle attended Ohio State University, and after she graduated, she decided 1 440 Llti*^p Photo courtesy of Shirley Douglas Hilary Caldwell receiving her bronze metal. that she "still had a bit of swimming left in her," according to her dad. She has spent the last two years training full-time at the new PanAm pool in Toronto under world-renowned coach Ben Titley at Swim- ming Canada's High Perfor- mance Centre in Ontario. She also has a number of other titles to her name, including winning gold in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 2015 Pan American Games and bronze in both Region invited to compete in Camino of the Winding Maitland River Do you enjoy going for a two-day hiking event that hike? Would you like a rea- covers the length of the 49 son to push your fitness up a km Maitland Trail - OR a level? Want to see some shorter challenge if you amazing fall scenery along wish. the Maitland Valley? 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The trail is truly a signature of the region's natural beauty, with variations in the sections that span dense and lush mature growth forests, Goderich Co-op Gallery Welcomes Silvana Viridiramo Vettese for September Silvana Viridiramo Vet- tese came to an art career following a busy life raising her 4 children. She enrolled in Art at Georgian College, where she studied for three years, commuting daily from her home in Walkerton. After a recent visit to meet with her at her studio, it is easy to see that she is making up for lost time; she paints daily, producing large canvases from her vivid imagina- tion, letting her ideas direct the brush. Although she began her art career painting land- scapes in oils, she has found her medium with acrylic paints in bright vivacious colours. Her cur- rent interests have led her to pair florals and females. She sees an analogy between the blossoming of the flowers, and the blos- soming, nurturing, loving nature of females. As an example, we looked at her painting entitled "Pop- pies"; she envisioned a woman with dark hair, wearing vibrant reds and oranges, flowing with movement, to match what she saw as the personality of the flowers. She finds her imagination working overtime as she selects the flowers, and dreams of what image will match the floral "personality" she envisions. Why not visit the Goder- ich CoOp Gallery in Sep- tember to see if you find the same match of person- ality between the flower and the female depicted! Submitted The Goderich Co-op Gallery artist for September 2016 is Silvana Viridiramo Vettese. Visit the Gallery at 54 Courthouse Square, Lower Level, open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will be welcoming Sylvana LET'S ALL DO OUR PART! PLEASE RECYCLE 1 1 At lltl/� BOTTLES CANS (0 with an opening Reception between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday Septem- ber 10, drop in to meet the artist, and CoOp members. Wednesday, August 24, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 7 Michelle Williams with her family in Rio. From left to right - Guillermo Toro - Michelle's finance, Michelle, Lydia - sister, Emsie - mother, William — father. the 4 x 100 m freestyle and medley relays at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. "We are very excited and very proud," said William. For an event like swim- ming, 25 tends to be on the "older end" of the athletes. meadows, rolling country side, and several opportuni- ties to experience the areas of regeneration following the 2011 F3 tornado before finally arriving at Goderich's main beach. An opportunity to dip your feet into the refreshing waters of the great lake washes away any fatigue and leaving only vivid ADVERTISING WORKS! MADE YOU LOOK CALL US TO PLACE YOUR AD HERE Jack and Nancy Cameron, R7 Lucknow are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter an Elizabeth to JamesTa for Ocholik. The wedding took place in Oklahoma City on July 9, 2016. James is the son of Lisa and Jay Ocholik of Oklahoma City, US. For this reason, both women will likely not complete in the Olympics four years from now. However both women can now say they are Olym- pic metal holders, a title they have fought long and hard for. memories. The cumulative elevation gain and decent engages both your attention and effort affording vistas overlooking the Maitland River that are worthy of a lifetime of adulation," Alek- sandar Radan. For more information visit www.maitlandtrail.ca/ mtaelcamino2016/ ) The Lucknow Sentinel Birthday Club Emma Elizabeth Cameron August 26, 2014 2 years old Hannah Grace Logan August 27, 2006 10 years old Serena Nichole Ward August 28, 2006 10 years old Lachan Chow August 29, 2006 10 years old Your child can be a member of the Sentinel's birthday club call 519-528-2822 to register luDBW Sentinel 619 Campbell Street 519-528-2822 ,,a