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ADVISE CAUTION --- With the promise of a hot summer and changed water conditions, the Grand Bend
Beach Patrol are training hard on rescue procedures. New member Paul Robinson (kneeling, left) joins
Dan Reidy. Mike Verhoeve, Geoff Fournie (Assistant Capt.) and Patrol Captain Bruce Helm.
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Roberta Walker - 238-2-171
Becich patrotcautio
over sharp drop-off
The severe $ro -off of the lake bot-
tom, close tosh , the long distance
swim to the sand bar, and the an-
ticipated hot, dry, weather conditions
this summer are some of the pro-
blems confronting the Grand Bend
Beach Patrol this season.
The relatively mild winter just past,
interspersed with a few severe
storms, resulted in waves of ice for-
ming further from shore than usual.
Apparently as a result, when the ice
broke up this spring, the flows mov-
ed out into the lake, carrying much of
the sand churned up from the bottom,
away from the shoreline. Spring
storms left a great 'deal of gravel
along the lakeside and a very steep
and sudden drop-off into deep water
less than one metre from shore.
Spokesman for the Beach Patrol
and three year member of the team
Dan Reidy, explained that the Patrol
is anticipating more child rescues this
year as opposed to assistance to adult
swimmers. Unfortunately,. claims
Reidy, parents bring little children
down to the beach and leave them
temporarily in the care of an older
brother or sister or just a neighbour.
The children naturally head towards
the water, and with the severe drop
in the depth of the water so close to
shore, children can be in trouble in a
matter of seconds: "One of our most
important jobs this year will be to
continually remind parents not to
leave young non -swimmers unattend-
ed along the water's edge".
To • perfect. rescue techniques,
especially those dealing with
children, Patrol Captain Bruce Helm
arranged to have special equipment
brought in to assist the Patrol. All this
week the whole team have been drill-
ing on the rescue procedure using a
sinking child mannekin, diving into
the cold water and on surfacing, ad-
ministering mouth to mouth
resuscitation. Co-ordination of all
members of the Patrol and speed are
paramount, Practice is the answer to
saving that life.
The marker buoys defining the
swimming area were put in place this
week and the usual warnings will be
given by the Beach Patrol that jet skis
and sailboards must be confined to
the shoreline as designated at the
north and south ends of the Grand
Bend beach. As for swimming out to
the sand bar -- that will be another set
of problems. The sand bar that Lake
Huron swimmers love so much is ver-
tually. non existent so far this sum-
mer. Patrollers consider it a long
swim to reach the bar even for good
swimmers, "then when you get there '
you have to be nearly six feet tall even
to touch bottom" said Reidy. Swim-
ming out in the lake will be
discouraged.
Recognizing the symptoms of heat
stroke and sun stroke dealing with •
them quickly and correctly is another
area of intensified training by the
Beach Patrol, in the expectation of
over zealous sun bathers. Provisions
have been made to get ice .packs
ready for immediate treatment and
the routine calling for the ambulance
with clear directions to location has
been perfected.
On the job are Captain Bruce Helm.
Assistant Captain Geoff Fournie, Dan
Reidy, Mike Verhoeve who should all
be familiar to bathers at Grand Bend
beach. New this year is Paul Robin-
son who brings experience with him
from last year on duty at the Port
Stanley waterfront.
Wear a hat and sun semen, obey the.
flags, heed the warnings from the ex-
perienced Beach Patrol and, Grand
Bend will reward one and all with the
best summer has to offer.
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ELECT — Grand Bend Lions Club met at Oakwood Inn Thursday evening for their annual dinner and
swearing in of the new 1987 executive. Missing from the phoeo is President. elect Tom Kneale. The ex-
ecutive are: Fronk Allister, past Zone chairman; Jim Hoffman, twister; Fred Willert, treasurer; Steve
Kadlecik, secretory; Paul Johnson, tamer; Doug Riddell, tamer and Prosper VanBruaene. Front row:
Elgin Hendrick, second vice-pres.; Jack Bannon, first vice; George Kadlecik, third vice and Garry Or-
chard, past president.
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LIONESS CHOOSE — At the annual Oakwood Inn dinner held jointly with Grand Bend Lions, the Lioness
Club announced their new executive for 1987-88 season. In the back row are Maxine Peters, first year
director; Roxanne Johnson, tamer; Karen Hirner, second year director; Lorraine Blanchard, second vice
president; Sharon Soldan, treasurer; Betty Riddell, third year director and Joyce Morden, past presi-
dent. Front row: Valerie Martens, first vice; Dorothy Peat, president; Sandra Norris, secretary; Paula
Thomas, bulletin editor. Missing was Marie Bannon, twister.
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Burgerfest gives another resounding success
Burgerfest 1987 in Grand Bend re-
mained true to its purpose to provide
a fun time for every member of the
family. From the full kids' program
at the Legion ballpark, to the big kids'
rock music in the beer lent.
STILL EARTHBOUND - Stewart Allen, a visitor from Toronto with
Grand Bend summer resident Chris Keyser, enjoy the thrill of tiff -off
if only a few feet above the sand. A ride in the Labatt's Blue hot air
balloon, a feature of Burgerfest on Saturday afternoon, was made
more exciting by. the cross -wind currents. .
Burgerfest was a resounding success.
Far from being a quiet weekend.in
the Bend, the local O.P.P. would he
quick to concur that there was no ma-
jor trouble to report, just the usual li-
quor charges and trespassing charges
that could happen on any summer
weekend.
If you stayed home because you
didn't want to get into that "zoo" of
beer drinkers downtown then you
missed one of the best fun events of
the year.
A great new idea this year was the
Chateau -Gat sponsored wine tent
where it was possible to sip a glass of
wine or the latest wine cooler craze,
listen to music and hold a conversa-
tion. It was a brief respite from the
warm hazy sun or rock and roll
rhythm of the beer tent, yet close
enough to provide a great view of all
the activities. They even ran out of the
most popular Rockaberry flavour.'
New York Seltzers and Pepsi were
favorites too.
Julie Hankin (co-owner of the new-
ly opened Coral Reef Motel ► who was
in charge of the wine tent, was more
than pleased with the very successful
Thursday night fashion show staged
by a number of local shops as the
opening event to Burgerfest. "Next
year we can plan more events in
keeping with the wine tent at-
mosphere" and create interest during
the day too. Saturday night Julie
brought in bigger speakers for the
tent and the patrons enjoyed par-
ticipating by providing their own
taped music to suit their style. Relax-
ed, fun and comfortable are the words
to describe the wine tent.
The Labatt sponsored beer tent was
almost a complete sell-out with the
maximum capacity for 600 seats each
night.
The $10.00 price of admission includ-
e
k.
BARMAIDS UNITE -- The new category this year in the waiters race was won handily by the all female
team from Finnigan's. Wendy Whiting, Doris Becker, and Susan Finnegah are congratulated by Lorna
Head, crowned Miss Hawaiian Topic for Burgerfest weekend. Debby MacMillan (right) completes the
Finnegan's team.
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ed a burger feast of a one-third pound
burger, cooked by Pineridge Barbe-
que of Zurich, with cole slaw, potato
salad and all the trimmings created
and served up by Grand Bend resi-
dent Tony Therrien. known locally
just as "Tony's". Special recognition
should go to Jim Stevenson, a
member of the Chamber of Com-
merce, for the excellent management
of the huge beer tent. Security was
tight, The Riverstreet Band kept the
spirit moving, and everybody came
away feeling good.
A giant blow up Munchee Man from
Hostess and the big blue Labatt's hot
air balloon attracted crowds to the
waterfront. but the jet ski regatta was
hampered by a slight chop on the
lake. The hard working pilot Jerry
Kostur only managed to launch the
balloon four times as cross winds
blew the huge behemoth to and fro.
straining al its moorings.
The nine contestants in Friday's
'beauty pageant were all really win-
ners, but the title was awarded to Lor-
na Head from Kitchener. Each con-
testant was showered with prizes in-
cluding a host of products from spon-
sors Hawaiian Tropic. The petite,
vivacious queen of Burgerfest was on
hand the next day, clad in her winn-
ing pink bikini to present the prizes
and awards for the waiters' races and
bed races.
Sunday's haze and intermittent
drizzle put a damper on the wrestling
matches slated for the tent and the
children's program didn't draw the
numbers of conitestants one could
wish for. But for those who entered
the races, bounced on the bouncer,
A. John Hughes, C.D.
Denture Therapist
Box 839
37 Green Acres,
Grand Bend, Ontario
(519) 238-5300
409 Baker St. (Rear)
London, Ontario
(519) 439-9386
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Open 7 days a week
Flea Market
Saturdays and Sundays
New and Old
Buy and Sell
1 mile south of
Grand Bend, Hwy. 21
238-5.121
and gatheted around the magician
had the benefit of Best's Ice Cream'.
There can he no doubt. each year
Burgerfest grows bigger and better.
The Grand Bend Chamber of Com-
merce can take a how.
HOTEL BED RACES — Sanders On The Beach ran away with the prizes
in the Saturday morning bed races at this year's Burgerfest in Grand
Bend. Pierre Stellik, Craig Saunders, Al "B.O.B." Knight, Mike Ward
and Colin Robb rest in triumph. In front, Queen Lorna Head presents
the awards to driver Karen Chardola while manager Norla Cairns
holds aloft the Gaiser-Kneale Cup.
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