Times-Advocate, 1987-02-04, Page 14J
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Times -Advocate, February 4, 1987
Fun winter carnival week planned at Grand Bend
If it's winter fun you are. looking for the Grand Bend and area
Chamber of Commerce has the answer. •
Dave Sheppard and his energetic committee has lined up a -
variety of exciting activities fora winter carnival which they have
entitled 'Winter's a Beach.'_
The Scheduled events include a sno pitch tournament, snow
sculpture competitions. a cross country ski-a-thon, a steak
barbecue and sweetheart dance, a kid's skating party and much,
much more.
A prize of $1,000 is being offered for first prize in the snow
sculpture for teams only. This competition will be held Saturday,
February 14 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday,
.February 15 between 10 a.tn. and 2 p.m.
Each team participating will be supplied with a.block of snow
measuring eight feet by eight feet by eight feet. They will also get
two straight edge shovels. two axes and one step ladder.
Sites will be assigned by a draw system when the teams check
in on February 14. Each team is held to a maximum of three"
members and all must be at least 19 years of age. The entry fee
is $50 per team.
The same weekend a sno. pitch mixed tournament will be
played with prizes of $500 and $250 for first and second place
finishers. respectively.
All games will be fiveinnings with a 10 run mercy rule al the
end of four complete innings in effect except in the finals.
- Two events are being planned especially for children. A party
consisting of movies and games is set for the Grand Bend public
school at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 14 supervised by Chamber
of Commerce members and the next afternoon from 2-4 p.m. a kids'
skating party will be held on the Old River bed sponsored and
supervised by the Grand Bend firemen.
6 The Grand Bend branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is of -
sports spotlight
by Ross Haugh
kring a steak barbecue from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on the Saturday night
to be followed by a Sweetheart dance.
Sounds like a good way to while'away a few winter hours in
watching the magic of snow sculpturing come to lid of freeze
through a couple' of ball games.
The cross country ski-a-thon will be held at Pinery Provincial
Park and on Sunday, February.14 guided tours on snowshoes for
families and groups will explore Southcott Pines woodlands.
The tours will leave the Southcott Pines Park Association
Clubhouse hourly from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Snowshoes will be pro-
Final game at home, Friday •
vided and the charge is $2 for adults and $1 for children under the
age of 12 years.
A penguin has been named the official mascot for the winter
carnival and he has been appearing at a number of area events
to drum up interest for all the fun and games coming up at the
popular summer resort which is quickly gaining prominence for
winter attractions.
Basketball Championships
For area basketball fans, good news arrived on our desk this
week regarding the all -Ontario high school 'A" boys basketball
championships.
The tournament involving fr(Im 11 to 14 teams from all high
school conferences in the province will be held March 11 to 13 at
North Middlesex District High School in Parkhill.
In the past this event has produced an excellent high calibre
brand of basketball and this year should be no exception.
Local Ladies Win
A rink from the Exeter curling club skipped by Helen Burton
will be competing in the all -Ontario Diamond Seniors lxsnspiel in
Richmond Hill beginning February 9..
Helen along with Doris Hackney, Audrey McDonald and Janie
McDowell won zone finals in Seaforth to qualify for the provincial
competition.
Best of luck, girls. _
Mohawks clinch first place in Senior 'B' loop
The Exeter Mohawks clinched first_
place in the Ontario !hockey :socia.
tion Senior 'B• Central division over
the weekend with a pair of ties.
The Mohawks held tie Elora Rocks
to a 6-6 draw in Elora Friday night
and Sunday on home ice at the South
Huron Rec ('entre played to a 3-3
deadlock with the 11illshur'gh Royals.-
- The two weekend points give the
Mohawks a season.total of 43. •fiye-
tnore that the second place'I'avislork
Royals. Tavistock has two games re-
maining zinc' the Mohalvks wind up
the regulary schedule Friday night al
home when they play host to the New
f hamburg 'Powers-.
A league sheeting to set up the
playoff schedule will be held Sunday
in New Hamburg.
'l'he Mohawks as league champions
move right into the semi-finals with
-sixth place New-Ilamburg as- the- pro►_._
bable opponents in a best -01 -seven
SKATING CLUB WINNERS Avery successful inter -club competi-,
tion was held Thursday night for members of the Exeter figure skating
club. Back, left, ore shown Intermediate 'A' winners Toni DeJong,
Anita Wein and Brenyn Baynhom. In front ore Novice 'A' best Kim
MacLean. Jennifer Strang and Tracy, Taylor. T -A photo
INTERMEDIATE SKATING WINNERS Winners in the intermediate
classes in Thursdays Exeter figure skdting club competition are
shown here. Back, left, 'B' division winners Melissa Brock, Kristi
Sargeant and Chrissy Parker. Front, Melanie Phillips, Kristin Strang
and Shonyn Baynham as the best in 'C'. T -A photo
For Rent - 243-2479
• Toboggans • Cross Country Skis
• Snow Shoes
• Snack bar available Saturday and Sunday
Phone ahead Phfoone243-r speciol 222mW0 week groups.'
Pinery Park Store.
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Exeter Mohawks ofitudi
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New Hamburg
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Friday, February 6 8:30 p.m.
At South Huron Rec Centre
Sponsored by the following community spirited businesses.
• Pineridge Barbecue Co.
• Morgan Insurance Ltd.
• Bayfield Recreational Sales
• Stephen Printing
• Image Cleaners
• Hensel' Tavern
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series,
The .other four teams will par-
ticipate in best -of -five quarter finals
with the two winners meeting for the
right to meet the Mohawks or New
Hamburg for - the league
championship.
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• Rick Hart was the scoring:star for
IheMohawks in Elora; Friday. night.
Ile -scored- three -ghats-before— being
fnrced out of action with a shoulder in-
jury early in the second period.
The first period was all even as Al
Gates converted a pass from Barry
Baynham and Hart registered on a
three-way passing combination with
Bill Glover and Ron Elliott for the
Mohawks.-Morely Bosomworth and
Larry McDougall replied for Elora.
Early in 'the -middle stanza. Rick
Exeter
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Palmerston
1lar•( found the Elora net with two suc-
cessful shots in a space.of 54 seconds.
Assists on the first- score went to
(.lover and Elliott with hart scoring
unassisted -on the second. -
With only 21 seconds left in the se-
cond period, Barry Baynham notch-
ed the fifth Exeter goal of the night
on passes from Norm Campbell and -
Randy Kraul on a power play. -
Dave Farris, Don Bauman and Ken
Bosomworth counted. for Elora in the
second frame. The last two scores
came while the Mohawks were play-
ing shorthanded.
Each team registered single goals
in the final 20 minutes of play to
create the tie. For the Mohawks
Norm Camphell hit on passes.from
Scott -Eccles and Al Gates. flitting fur
Elora was Don Dauman.
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Eagles extend
winning streak
The Exeter bantam Eagles extend-
ed their unbeaten streak to 13 games .
in weekend action at the South Huron
Centre.
Saturday morning action saw the
Eagles host Lucan. Leading Exeter to
their 13-3 trouncing was a sparkling
performance by Todd McCann. He
had an incredible game with six goals
and two assists.
Also turning in- excellent perfor-
mances were Brett Borden with a hat
trick and Jamie Bedard who had one
goal. and five assists. Laurie
Chalmers, Derek Schwartzentruber
and Peter Lerikos r9unded out the
scoring, each with one goal. Andy
Thompson and Jamie Tomes hada
good defensive game resulting in
shots on net being 61-10.
Lucan scoring was by Derek Har
dy with two goals and Sean Porter
with a single.
Sunday, action saw the Exeter
Eagles come up against the Exeter
Lincolns.
As expected, the inter -town rivafr)
led to a fast hard game in which the
Eagles came up victorious by a score
of 7-5.
The Eagles were led to the win by
strong offensive and defensive play.
Jamie Bedard led the way with two
goals and one assist. Henri DeBruyn
and Todd McCann each had two goals
and Shawn 'Heywood had one goal to
round out the scoring.
Lincolns scoring ihcluded Tom
Rolph, who had a good game with a
hat trick, and Graham Arthur and
Jason McFalls both with one goal.
The Eagles will he looking to extend
their unbeaten streak to 14 games
when they host Parkhill at the South
!futon Rec Centre next Saturday.
Parkhill will he trying to avenge their
only loss this season which was hand-
ed to them by the Eagles the last time
these two teams met.
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Campbell stars
Two third period goals gave the
Mohawks the single point against
Ilillsburgh.
In the first period. Norm ('ampbeli
started the Exeter scoring on an
unassisted effort'svhile Paul Fraser
squared things for the Visitors.
Goals by Kerry Kuenzis in the se-
cond period and Fraser al six minutes
of the third period put Hillshurgh in
-front :1-1. '
Al the 12:46 mark of the final
period. .1ohn Kernick put the
lllohawks back in contention as he
converted passes from Nonni ('antp-
hell and Pal ('yr.
With -less than -four minutes to go,
Norm Campbell filed his second suc-
cessful shot of the night to even the
scoreboard: Credited .with assists
were Al:Gates and Ron Elliott. .
DART SCORES
The Canscotts and Salt and Peppers
each recorded the maximum of five
points in Friday's regular play in the
Exeter Legion mixed dart league.
Roy Hunter chalked up the men's
high score of 140.
This week's scores were:
Canscotts 5 McGrundy 0
Salt and Pepper 5 Shiphunters 0
Lost Flights 4 itchy Niters
Scotties 3 Smurfs 2
The It's 3 Swat 2
011ie's Best 3 Trailers 2
DJ's 3 Outlaws 2
Friday's schedule is as follows:
8 p.m.
Salt and Pepper vs DJ's
Odd Ones vs Lost Flights
Shiphunters vs Scotties.
Canscotts vs Trailers
9:30 p.m.
Outlaws vs Southenders
itchy Niters vs McGrundy
Smurfs vs The H's
Swat vs 011ie's Best
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WORKSHOPS
ENERGY CONSERVATION IN
HERITAGE BUILDINGS
A series of ten workshops on the careful conservation of energyin heritage buildings
sponsored by the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture and the Ministry of Energy
Gravenhurst—February 7
Thunder Bay—February 9
Sault Ste. Marie—February 10
St. Catharines—February 14
Chatham—February 17
Seaforth—February 18
Town of Vaughan—February 25
Almonte—February 28
Renfrew—March 3
Kingston—March 7
For further information on the times and locations of the workshops,
please contact the participating
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC)
through your municipal clerk's office,
or the Heritage Branch, MCC, in Toronto,
telephone (416) 965-4961
Ontario
Ministry Ministry
of Citizenship of
and Culture Energy
Lily Munro
Minister
Vincent G. Kerrio
Minister