Times Advocate, 1989-06-28, Page 5$
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BY Jim Beckett
•
ixty-four Exeter youngsters have passed,•one of.the most
significant milestones in life by graduating from public
school. Graduation ceremonies were held Wednesday at the
Rec Centre auditorium where a couple of hundred proud
parents and relatives witnessed the results of eight years of
elementary school. I'm not sure whether Jack and Elaine Chip-
chase had to rent a U -Haul or not to haul home all the awards pre-
sented
to their daughter Angela. The combination of academic skills
and popularity with her classmates rpsultcd in Angela's name going
on.five different awards as well.as her giving the Valedictory address.
Award winners are: Sara Wallis, Lioness award for highest
achievement in language arts; Chad Romph, Kinette•award for
highest achievement in mathematics; Tara Edwards and Simon -
Dinney, Legion Auxiliary Citizenship awards; Angela Chip-
chase- and Steve Farquhar, Student Council award for academic
achievement; Derek Beckett, award for being president of Student
Council; Angela Chipchase and Lisa Rowe, students' choice
awards and Angela Chipchase and Mark Brintnell, best all
round students.
Winit Seals were presented in four. categories. Academic win-
ners -are: Angela Chipchase, Steve Farquhar, Melinda Nethercott,
Linda Snei1,.Tracy Snell and Sara Wallis. Good effort winners
are! Laurie' Coalman, Simon, Dinney, Sara -Mason, Jamie Rolph,
Jackie Sweitzer, Heather Waner and Elisabeth Attenberger. im-
provement winners are: Darryl Chappel, Jodi Rowe, Stacey
Thurman, Tracey Urlin, Cheyenne Westlake, Dennis Wilkinson and
David Brown: Citizenship winners are: Angela- Chipchase,
Tara Edwards, Simon Dinney, Jodi : Rowe,. Heather Wagner, Sara
Wallis and David Brown.
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The graduation from elementary school was also a milestonefor
many parents as well as we now will have to learn how to copc
with teenagers who believe they have suddenly become adults.
Somehow, I think we'll manage, with much of the credit going to
the teachers who have provided our children with the foundation for
whatever they choose to do. Occasionally, I've shared the popular
opinion that teachers are overpaid and underworked. Seeing what
they've accomplished over tae past.eightyears by preparing our chil-
dren to become adults has destroyed this myth..They deserve to share
in any successes our children may have.
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Can you name.any place in Ontario that can draw at least 30 times
its population to anannual event? How about Varna and their fa-
mous Pork Barbecue? The. United Church gets -everybody working to.
prepare: and serve -about 1,500 who keep coming back year after
year. >.
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Doug Janson, a construction .supervisor with'Sifton proper-
ties, doesn't plan -on changing careers although -he says he may be
making a breakthrough in :the competitive world of modelling.
Johnson was selected to pose as a worker in a mall brochure for en-
try ina North American competition.-
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On of the major events in the Summcr backin the '30's'was the
annual 12th of July parade. This photo submitted by Gary Middleton
shows the 1934 parade. Note the angle parking.
Back
- in time
10 years ago
•A new expansion of South Huron Hospital was heralded by board
members as giving clic arca "medical care,equalled in few commu-
nities of the world today." _.
•Town council were scratching their heads fvondering why Exeter
was experiencing such rapid growth. Council were worried. they
would be seeing some empty store fronts once the boom collapsed.
•The Huron Country Playhouse was bang called a "dream come
true" for bringing live theatre to the lakeside community. It was
opening its ninth season with Pools, Paradise, billed -as a wacky
British farce.
20 years ago •
. •Benson Tuckey was honoured for his founding of Guenther
r,_
transports in 1929. He started his business with a 6 by 9 foot
Chcvytruck. - . •
ntarxo farmers voted a ainst the creation of a General Farm
Organization
in favor than against, but only by asmall•margin.
50 years ago
'Huron County was cited as the leader in the district's crop values
for 1938 even though overall crop prices were down from previous
years, Huron had 396,692 acres in production bringing in
$5,344,650, an average of $13.41 an acre.
•Advertised: "In full swing, Lakeview Casino, Grand Bend every
night, Willis Tipping and his Cascade Rythm (sic) Orchestra."
•Beforc the war, it must be remembered, not everyone was con-
vinced Germany was up to no gobd. The Times Advocate's editorial
page read: "One of the results of Hitler's tryranny is the offer of the
Bata shoe company of Czech-Sloyaxta to locate in Canada. This
compay possesses plenty of capital and no end of business ability.'
Moreover it offers to employ a great deal of Canadian labour without
in any way interfering with Canadian industry."
•
100 years ago •
•Biddulph: "As some persons were passing the flax mill near
Lucari on Saturday last they discovered the body of an infant floating.
in an old welt. Itis presumed to have been thrown there tahidc the
shatne of some evil minded- person. Cotonor Hossack, of Lucan
ordered the child interred. The case should be followed up and if
possible, the guilty. parties be brought to justice." •
• •Lucan: "We notice that Mr. Matheson, Antiquarian is makirif a
collection of Elk's Horns which the farmers plow or dig up while
ploughing up swamp lands. He is also picking up a few pioneers
tools, before they all disappear, such as old tin lanterns with holes
punched in All around instead of glass, ox yokes etc:"
Green
grass
means
food
olf
By Wayne Proctor
EXETER Many people would
truly love to have their grass look
like that of a golf course. Especial-
ly the grass at Ironwood Golf
Course in Exeter. ,
If a golf course is kept in good
shape peopleenjoy playing on it,
. and that is especially true at Iron-
wood..
• Gib Dow has been involved with
Ironwood since its inception in
1962. He was a part owner from
when it opened until 1974 and after
the course was closed from 1974 to
1976. He has been sole owner
since then.
According to Dow, the most dif-
ficult part of running the golf
course is the operation of the club-
house. Dow said people constantly
gjye him compliments on how
well the. overall way his golf
course is, run, many y don't realize
how difficult it is to run the club
house. .
Ironwood has a staff of four in
the clubhouse including Dow's
wife Barb. The requirements of eve-
ry clubhouse employee is to pre-
pare food, tend bar, take green fees
and rental carts and be_ informative
and friendly, because they are usu-
ally the first and only contact the
course employees make with the
general public. Dow said a person
with all'thosc skills is hard to find.
. The hours ofthe club house crew
arc almost double that of the course
maintenance crew, of which. there
-are duce. Daily.maintenancc on the
course is somewhat routine:
Greens are cut daily, trees and
fairways are cut about three times a
week. Dow said he tricd cutting the
fairways twice weekly but the golf-
ers complained about the large
grass clippings,it caused.
For the first time, the golf course
has a starter this year. Ron West
man's job is to gel everyone off the
tee in some semblance of order. He
is also responsible for arranging
• groups in order coming from the
nine green and who are playing 18
holes and those that are teeing it up
for the- first hole.
"Hc is a sort of traffic,control-
.ler," said Dow.
Wcstman works only during the
peak times of the golf course.
Dow added he is very happy with
the way the starter is working out
this year and the major problems
have been greatly reduced this year.
"Mr. Wcstman has made all the.
employee's jobs easier and every
golfers game more enjoyable," said
Dow.
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Like father, like son - The Down; might awn ironwood Golf, Cogrrs ut Gib Jr. left, and Gib Sr. still
both work hard . at keeping the fairways green and the greens cut and trimmed. The elder Dow has
been with ironwood as part and full-time owner since it opened for business in 1962. .
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Running a golf course for the last
26 years has turned Dow into an ex-
pert on keep g od gt'tfss and
landscaping. .
The question h - is most often ,.
asked is, how docs he keep the
grass looking so good? He answers
them by saying, "we simply kill
the weeds, fertilize the grass and cut
it."
But he confesses there is a little
more to it than just that. He said he
doesn't bother with chemicals if he
can help. That helps to implement
good cultural management of the
grass. ,
Most -grass disease is caused by
fungus, which is the 'problem most
homeowners run into when the
lawn goes bad. Dow said fungus is
caused` by not enough moisture and
too much air mbvement, and drying
winds.
A golf course must also be able
to drain very well. It is almost as
important to a golf course- as- it is
to an agricultural field.
Compaction is a another problem
that can plague a golf course. Com-
paction is the problem of decreasing
oxygen in the soil; which can be
corrected with proper aeration.
Aeration is the removal of cores
about the size of life savers, which
lets the oxygen and soil in, which
in return keeps the soil loose.
Weather is also very important to
the success of a golf course. Not
many people like golfing when it is
raining or cold or wind, or -even if it
is too hot or humid.
Wind is a factor that can affect the
comfort of the golfer, affect the
game and affect the drying of the
course.
Correct planting of trees can add
to the asthetics of the course and-
cut
ndcut down on the wind. -
Ironwood owes much of its suc-
cess to the hugely popular Tuesday
-Night Men's and Monday Night La-.
dics Golf Leagues. Presently, there
arc slightly less than 100 golfers in
the men's league and about half as
many in the ladies' league. The cx-
ccutive of both leagues donate .scv- crit from the original plan according
oral hours each week and arc able to to Dow, and if things go smoothly,
subscribe many local sponsors for the new holes should be ready for
the golf each week: . 1991 season. Dow . said when that
Plans arc already on to increase happens; thcgolf leagues could dou-
thc course to 18 holes. T are al- . ble in size: -
ready being cut down w il.e others There are three other golf courses
are being added to get ready for the in the area that are also after the
additional holes. golfer's dollar, but Dow said he
Dow said whensome golf courses thinks the biggest threat to -him is
mange from nine to 18 holes the the many baseball leagues in Exeter
•original nine usually change drasti- that keep people away from the golf
cally -in design. That will not be the • course, but is quite confident the
case at Ironwood according tp Dow. new holes will keep the people
The 18 -hole plan is not'vcry differ- coming -o •
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New location - Something Special, one of Exeter's gift boutiques,
cut the ribbon on its larger quarters on Main Street on Friday.
From' left are staff Wendy Kerslake, Donna Caers, owner Mary
Jane Taylor, and Sandy Campbell.
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