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Pennington named chairman of Kidney Walk
Ten-year-old Christopher Penning-
ton of Brussels was recently named
the local honourary chairman of the
Kidney Walk in Owen Sound which
benefits The Kidney Foundation.
Pennington wants the public to
start supporting and participating
in The Kidney Foundation’s
fundraisers, like the walk, after the
organization started helping him
overcome a huge hurdle: Henoch-
Schonlein Purpura (HSP).
HSP, an auto-immune disorder
that can result in chronic and severe
kidney diseases, led to Pennington’s
chronic kidney disease. During
the tests that discovered the disorder
and subsequent disease, it was also
discovered that Pennington has only
one kidney.
The Kidney Foundation and
London’s Children’s Hospital
doctors helped Pennington identify
and plan treatments for his disease.
“I want everyone to support
the Kidney Foundation through
its many fundraisers, including
the Kidney Walk on Saturday,
Sept. 26 at Harrison Park in Owen
Sound,” Pennington said in an
interview with The Kincardine
Record.
Registration for the five-kilometre
walks begins at 9 a.m. and is
followed up by a warm-up at
9:40 a.m. The walk begins at
10 a.m.
The fundraiser brings in money
to help with kidney research
as well as funding programs that
support Canadians dealing with
kidney problems.
Pennington also wants people to
become organ donors, so less people
will have to rely on dialysis and can
live a normal life.
Pennington will be represented by
Christopher’s Crew in the walk and
encourages people to pledge to the
cause at kidney.akaraisin.com/
ontariowalks2015/owensound#.VX
BgX5dmPro.gmail
Pennington, who loves hockey and
baseball, had to take a break from
sports this spring to address his
medical situation after a wildly
successful hockey season.
After becoming sick last fall,
Pennington took precautions and
played goalie for the Brussels-Blyth
Atom team, which went on to
win the Western Ontario Athletic
Association (WOAA) finals against
Mount Forest.
“I wear kidney protection so
I can play baseball - I’m the
pitcher - and when I’m at bat and
when I play hockey,” Pennington
said. “It’s important because I
want to play.”
Despite fighting his disease all
spring and into the summer,
Pennington has only been
hospitalized for just over a week in
July and continues to play sports.
For more information on
The Kidney Foundation, visit
www.kidney.ca
A tough road
The Blyth-Brussels Atom LL Crusaders might not have known when they started their 2014-
2015 season that they were heading for Western Ontario Athletics Association (WOAA) gold,
but they did thanks in no small part to goaltender Christopher Pennington, the goalie pictured
bottom right. Pennington, however, was facing his own challenges as he battled chronic kidney
disease while playing. (File photo)
Scoring half of their runs in the
bottom of the sixth inning, the
Brussels Tigers recorded a 10-6
decision over the Zurich Rangers in
a Huron County Fastball League
contest played last Wednesday at the
Optimist Ball Park in Brussels.
Zurich put two runners across the
plate in the top of the first inning,
with the Tigers responding with a
single run in their half of the inning.
Brussels scored three runs in the
bottom of the second to take a 4-2
lead. The Rangers put four runs
across the plate in the top of the fifth
inning to take the advantage. The
Tigers scored a single run in the
bottom of the fifth to make the score
6-5 for Zurich. Brussels then scored
five times in the bottom of the sixth
to win the contest.
Ty Sebastian hit a three-run home
run and added a double for the
Tigers. Brian McArter had a double
and two singles, with Steve Scholl
collecting a pair of doubles. Adam
Corbett rapped out a pair of singles
with Sean Cook adding a single base
hit.
The Rangers only had eight
players show up for the game so they
asked 15-year-old Jack Pipe to play
for them. He hit a double in the fifth
inning that started the Rangers four-
run rally. Playing centre field, he
made three big catches at the fence,
two on Sebastian and one on Wade
Stephenson.
Shawn Daw started for the Tigers,
with Dennis Dewar taking over in
relief. They combined for eight
strike outs.
The Tigers finished the game
against the Belmore Stingers that
was started on July 17, on Aug. 27 in
Belmore and then played a
scheduled game afterwards. The
Tigers won the finished game 5-3
and then won the scheduled contest
5-0 as Sebastian threw a perfect
game, striking out 21.
Daw of the Tigers said it was a
good finish to the year. “We finished
well,” he said.
The year-end tournament will be
played this weekend in Mitchell,
with the Fullarton A’s as the host
team.
Despite local help,
Tigers beat Rangers
By Jim Brown
Special to The Citizen
Road rules making a difference
Just days into enforcing the “New
Road Safety Rules” and Huron
County Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) officers have already
witnessed an increase in the number
of drivers parked off the roadway in
a safe spot using their cell phones.
Officers expect this change in
behaviour to be the new norm as the
set fines for distracted driving have
once again increased.
Effective Sept. 1, 2015 police
services across Ontario, including
the Ontario Provincial Police will be
enforcing updated and new road
safety rules that were passed on June
2. The updated measures are aimed
at keeping Ontarians and visitors
safe on our roadways. Changes
include: tougher penalties for
distracted driving, new rules to
protect cyclists and measures to
ensure the safety of tow
truck drivers and children riding
school buses.
Here is a closer look at some of the
new penalties and rules as follows:
• Getting Tougher on Distracted
Driving:Penalties for distracted
driving will include an increased set
fine of $490 (previously the set fine
was $280). Note: fines may be
increased to a maximum of $1,000
in court. Also upon conviction,
drivers will incur three demerit
points. Novice drivers will receive a
minimum 30-day suspension for a
first conviction and longer
suspensions for subsequent
convictions.
• Keeping Cyclists Safe:The
dooring of cyclists will carry an
increased set fine of $365 and three
demerit points upon conviction. New
rules also come into effect that
require drivers to leave a one-metre
distance where possible when
passing cyclists. The fine for this
offence is $110 and two demerit
points upon conviction. Cyclists that
fail to use required bicycle lights and
reflectors will face fines of $110.
This is an increase from the previous
$35 fine.
• Moving over for Tow Trucks:
Drivers must now slow down and
move over when passing a tow truck
stopped on the roadside providing
assistance. Failing to do so can result
in a set fine of $490.
• Increased Threshold for
Collision Reporting:The threshold
at which property damage only
collisions must be reported to police
has been increased to $2,000 from
$1,000. Drivers are reminded that all
collisions involving injuries must be
reported to police.
With the increase and interest in
baseball throughout the region,
especially in Western Ontario
Baseball Association boundaries,
(for the 2016 season) Clinton Minor
Ball will be holding advanced
Midget tryouts.
President Jeff Ryan says the
organization has decided to hold
workouts at the community park on
Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept.
13 from 1 - 3 p.m. Players born in
1998, 1999 or 2000 and wishing
to try hardball next season
should attend.
Ryan hopes to have six or seven
players graduating from the Bantam
level, but requires up to 16 to form
the club.
Players that are over-age softball
are encouraged to attend to further
their competitive skills. More
information will be supplied at
the tryouts.
Midget Baseball
tryouts in Clinton
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