Times Advocate, 1997-02-19, Page 8Page 8
Times -Advocate, February 19, 1997
Grand Bend Winter Carni-
val developed several new
events this year including
the Hayter's Turkey Farms
'Turkey Bowl' held on Sat-
urday and Sunday at the
Thirsty Fox parking lot on
Highway 21.
Pictured, The Giblets team
comprised on Ron, Shawn
and MarleneMoore as well
as Susan Sabourin com-
peted Saturday. The four -
person teanhs slid 11 -
pound plastic turkeys down
a 38 -foot alley of ice. Pins
were made of two litre pop
bottle of frozen water.
While techniques varied,
participants and bystand-
ers enjoyed the new bowl-
ing event. Other new carni-
val activities included and
Old Fashioned Skating Par-
ty and a showcase for sen-
iors.
Junior snow sculptors
*° Grand Bend
Winter Carnival. winners
Second weekend
Sno-pitch
A champions: Hamisco Huggers, London
*
A runnerup: Mudhcns, Exeter
8 champions: Pinney Couch Potatoes, Exeter
B runnerup: Whiteouts, Exeter .
Ice Carving
First: Dave Hetherington, Grand Bend
Second: Ted Hayes, London
Third: John Sexton, Port Huron, Michigan
Turkey Bowl
First: The Bangers, 780, Zurich
Second: Bastard Buzzards, 716, Parkhill
Third: Big Salamis, 694, Parkhill
Chili Cookoff (Residential)
First: Donna Whitney
Close second and third: Tom McLean, Maric Hutcherson
ice Block Draw for Trip to Vegas
Sandra VanDongcn, Grand Bend
Gas Barbecue Draw
Jim Wills, London
Waiters Race
Gordies beat Gables by 9 seconds.
Sr. Road Hockey
Winners: Stumble Bums,'Grand Bend
ri
Fun In the cold. About 220
students representing six
area schools participated
in the Grand Bend Winter
Carnival junior snow
sculpting competition held
in the parking lot behind
Gables and the Colonial on
Thursday. First place went
to Exeter Public School
students from (eft, Alex
Kemp, Kyle Farwell, Kyle
Fusick, Kristy Pinder, Adam
Little, Brianne Simpson,
Efiie Fragiskatos and
Maggie Steciuk, sitting, for
creating the "Flintstone's
record player". Second I
place went to Zurich Public
School and West Williams
won the People's Choice
Award. Our Lady of Mount
Carmel students, below,
really got into their work
during the junior snow
sculpting competition at
the Grand'Bend Winter
Carnival on Thursday. From
left, Troy McCann, Paddy
McCann, Mike Breen,
Bryan Gielen, Ashley
McKinnon and Scott
Davies On top.