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Times-Advocate, 1988-06-15, Page 22Page 10A Times -Advocate. June 15. 1988 Cadet inspection described as best this year HURON PARK - "No one has come close to you yet this year. Those were the comments of Captain David Wharry• in descnh- iung Thursday's performance of the Huron -Middlesex Cadets at their annual inspection. At the Huron. Pstrk Rcc Centre. Captain Wharry who is London area Cadet Commanding Officer said he had participated in nine out- er similar inspections and "this fine was by far-thc best." He continued,'' Your determina- tion. 1.l'in and %%itti tgne to %%of l has certain!) shop% n here tonight... Re % Iew Ing Officer Neter Police (,'Incl La1T) 1 in ti‘ "Your drills Mid denw1Ial.i I( l'. ‘‘crc a teat to them'. I%es, You I:atncd %%ell and 11011 have a it'd toun,1atlon 10 ce- ment the future e11 the eatth of (':nada. • ' 'Thursday night. 20 ciders partici- hatcAl In• tik' Msec tiiat. 1 -he nunttx r for LOSS -Sy Is exlkti'tc41 10 Lltcrcasc accord n1.1 to Iocal Con tntaudutg, Of - Iiccr Captain Greg Pfaff. Pfaff said the, Army League of Canada has changed -the age limit for admission to cadets from 13 to 12 years of age. He added, " About a dozen 12 year-olds had to be refused admission last year. Now they will be eligible." Ile brought out his daughter Sta- cey and said she would be ready for cadet enrollment in 11 years, four months and 26 days. Pfaff contin- ued, "The cadets have already nick- named her "The Colonel"." Demonstrations put on by the ca- dets included precision drills, rifle drills, shill -at -arms and the annual tug-of-war competition wt, this year by tete Exeter team. The Cadet movement in this area is sponsored jointly by the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch 167 and 1.u - can branch 540 fo the Royal Cana- dian Legion. Representing the sponsors at Thursday's inspection were Exeter president Vera Arm- strong and Lucan vice-president Ron Simpson. The Don Lee trophy was present- ed to Cadet Master Warrant Officer Russell Finkbeiner as the ton member of Huron -Middlesex Ca- dets. Lee is a former commanding off WINS TOP CADET AWARD - Cadet Master Warrant Officer Russell Finkbeiner was named the top cadet at Thursday's annual inspection of the Huron -Middlesex Cadets. At the lett he accepts his award from Com- manding Officer Captain Greg Pfaff and reviewing officer Exeter Police Chief Larry Hardy. LEGION PRESIDENT PRESENTS - Exeter Legion president Vera Armstrong presented trophies to the winners of the annual too -of -war at Thursday's Huron -Middlesex Cadet Corps inspection. Part of th'e team from the left are Cadets Chris Angerman. Glenn Quinn, Tim Angerman and Dwayne Finkbeiner. • - .. GOLD STAR CADETS - Cadet Sergeants Shawney Brunzlo . nd Glenn Quinn received Gold Star al/Ards from Area Cadet Officer Captain Don Wharry at Thursday's annual inspection of the Huron -Middlesex Ca- dets. BEST ATTENDING CADETS - Ken Ogden of Exeter Coach Lines • presents the best attendance trophies at Thursday's Huron -Middlesex Ca- det Corps inspection to Rob Argyle and Shawney Brunzlow. HONOUR RETIRED CADET - Retired Chief Warrant Officer Kim Con Ian received a gift from Captain Greg Pfaff and Lieutenant Cathy Pfaff a Thursday'sannual inspection of the Huron -Middlesex Cadets. MOST IMPROVED CADET - Cadet Sergeant Shawney Brunzlow re ceives the most improved cadet award at Thursday's Huron -Middlesex Ca- det Corps inspection from Lucan Legion vice-president Ron Simpson. Special Olympics for area EXETER - South Huron uistrict High School was once again the. site for the Special Olympics in Huron County. Tuesday, June 7, dawned bright and warm as over 80. handicapped children gathered to cel- ebrate the- Olympic spirit. They came from the Wingham schools, Victoria School in Godcrich and McCurdy School in Huron Park for this special day. The SHDHS band entertained the. M . crowd before the games. The events began with a parade of -the athletes-, -led by a color party, with Phil Campbell -and Joan Heywood repre- senting the Exctcr Legion. Organiz- er of the event, teacher Ila Mathers, of McCurdy School, introduced Mayor -School Principal Bruce Shaw, Don Jewett; chairman of the Huron County Board of Education and Bill Mills, Special Olympics Regional Coordinator, all of whom •F: �xxt :..w _., to** r,s 'Ate SOZEx •',41". %Pe lain 011196 "ftst wrest . OLYMPIC FLAME - Roy Tebow and Matthew Baker lit the flame to open the special Olympics- held at SHbHS with young people from Exeter, Godcrich and Wingham taking part. Looking on is area coordinator Bill Mills. congratulated the athletes and com- mended their efforts. After the raising of the Olympic Flag, the Exeter Junior Choir, un- der the direction of Joan Perry, per- formed several numbers, including ."Dare to Dream". Athlete Mary Lou Masse recited the Special Olympics Oath"Let me win and if I cannot win, let me be brave!" Two torch bearers lit the Olympic Flame, then the McCurdy choir provided the audience with several songs. The games were offi- cially opened by John Gray, and to close the ceremonies, the athletes released helium balloons into the blue sky. A special committee of South Huron District High School stu- dents coordinated students and teach- ers to conduct the various events, or to assist the.athletes as runners or support crew. Events included the running and the standing, long jumps, shot put, ball throw, high jump, and the 50 .m., 100 m., and 400 meter race for the athletes who varied from ages six to 21 years, at all levels of ability. Each student was supervised, and some had their own special' helper for the day, usually a high school student, to support and cheer their efforts. There were games of a dif- ferent sort for about 20 wheelchair athletes, allowing for their more challenging needs. Members of the Alhambra, Algar- va # 168 dispensed cold drinks to the thirsty, and they did a brisk business in the hot sun. Two mem- bers of the St. John's Ambulance were on hand, just in case, and an old familiar face "Uncle Charlie" was there to cheer the children on to thcir best efforts. Lunch was a real picnic for the group, spread out under shade trees, with free icc cream and guitar music provided by oneof the helpers, for a' festi%e air. The children worked very hard to practice for these events and it showed, with overall improvements from last year's performances. Han- dicapped kids aren't quitters - they face obstacles every day, and they participated with real enthusiasm to meet the challenges of running, jumping and throwing - a very moving experience for those in thc cheering section. Each child won a ribbon for par- ticipating in an event, and at the end of the day, the results wcrc tab- ulated. In the final Awards Ceremony, medals were awarded to the follow- ing winners: 6-11 yrs. girls Theresa Brown (McCurdy) 6-11 yrs. girls lower ability Jessica Harris (McCurdy); 6-11 yrs boys - Daniel Stcrcnberg; 6=11 yrs. boys lower ability Ricky Glenn (McCurdy). 12-13 yrs. girls Heather Clubine; 12-13 yrs boys Richard Arbour; 12- 13 lkwcr ability - Alan Hyde; 14- 15 girls, Tracey Forrest; 14-15 Brian Payne (Exeter High); girls 16-17 Mary Jane Edisbury; boys 16-17 Brian Cudmore;. boys 18-21 yrs. Mark Gaulcy; girls 18-21 Mary Lou Masse (Exctcr) and boys 18-21 lower ability Carl Verbcck (Exctcr High). Congratulations to all the athletes for their efforts and many thanks to all the students, teachers, parents and organizations who made this Special Olympics possible. Next year thc Special Olympics for Huron County will be coordi- nated by teacher Brian Moody of Victoria School in Godcrich, so the games will be held in Godcrich for 1989. VOLUNTEERS - Some of the many volunteers helping with the Special Olympics for young people from Exeter, Godcrich and Wingham held at SHDHS pose for a picture. ANSTETT JEWELLE?S J LIMITED � 38th ANNIVERSARY Celebration Continues through to June 25th To celebrate we're offering Savings and Specials including 38% OFF SELECTED MERCHANDISE (excluding "Special JewelleryReins") Featuring: Rings, Earrings, Pendants, and much more. 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