Times Advocate, 1999-09-01, Page 3636
Exeter Thee ate
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Community
International Plowing Match `99 will be a doozy
Enthusiasm builds as organizers add the finishing touches
By Kate Monk
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
DASHWOOD -- If
Thursday's media day at
the International Plowing
Match site is any indica-
tion, the Sept. 21-25 event
near Dashwood will be
exceptional.
More than 550 IPM vol-
unteers, politicians,
Ontario Plowman's
s.► Association members and
of land have been leased
Wellington County IPM
2000 organizers joined
members of the media to
learn about the events
that will transform farm-
land to a tented city in
three weeks.
The Ontario Queen of
the Furrow, Andrea Wills
of Thorndale promised
the five-day event will be
a "doozy."
More than 1,600 acres
to provide enough space
for all aspects of the IPM.
Earl (mayor of Tented
City) and Linda Becker,
Alvin and Carol Becker,
John and Mary Becker,
Michael Becker, Jamie
and Andra Brand,
Howard and Elaine
Daters, Ron and Judy
Dougall, George and
Elaine Ducharme, Erich
and Cheryl Freiter, Hay
Township, Hayter's
Huron County warden Carol Mitchell, Hay Twp. reeve Jim Love, Huron Bruce MP
Paul Steckle and Huron Bruce MPP Helen johns unfurl the 9' by 18' Canadian flag
which will fly at the IPM site during the match.The flag has flown at the Peace
Tower in Ottawa.
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KIRKTON-WOODHAM The 16th annual Kirkton-
Woodham Optimists Co-ed Slowpitch Tourney was held
this past weekend at the community centre in Kirkton.
Fourteen teams from around the area participated,
raising more than $1,400.
That money will go to help support the Kirkton-
Woodham swimming pool; 'says one of the tourney's
organizers, Cliff Thomson.
There were three divisions this year; winning the A
division were Whoo Hoo, B division winners were the
Terrible Teez, taking the C division were the K -W kids.
There were lots of good words heard over the week-
end about the end -of -summer tourney.
"People do seem to enjoy participating in this,"
Thomson noted.
"I even had an. umpire, 'say ht ,was his favourite tour-
.- nament. I think it may be because there's a real family
atmosphere, and teams are just here to have a good
time. It's not real competitive," he said.
Turkey Farms Ltd.,
Hendrick Farms, Tom
and Jasia Hartman, Bob
Hoffman, Ernie and
Sheila Miller, Ray Rader,
Glen and Peggy
Restemayer, Irvine and
Beverly Teeter, Don and
Jean Weigand and Jim
and Eleanor Weigand are
the landowners involved.
Meteorologist Jay
Campbell of The New PL
served as MC for the
event which included the
official launch of the
match with the unfurling
of the 9' by 18' Canadian
flag which has flown at
the Parliament Buildings
in Ottawa.
Machines from 1999,
1959 and 1919 eras
turned the opening fur-
rows for the match.
Hedy Devine of Exeter
received her keys for the
Northlander Park Model
Home she won in the pre-
purchase ticket draw.
IPM '99 _chairman
Graeme Craig announced
the ribbon on opening day
will be cut by a group -',of
people: Bill Turnbull.; a
member of the 1946 local
committee of the Port
sunshine cels get togetlw
EXETER - August 25 was once again "Sunshine
Gals" day for their yearly get together of the
Creey, Fletcher and Routly women. This was their
34th celebration. Only four of the original 10 mem-
bers were able to attend. Ella Somers and Marjorie
Hodgert from St. Marys, Norma Hooper and
Audrey McRoberts from Exeter, Louise Creey of
the Exeter Villa, and Greta Gibson who has been
on the sick list were unable to attend but the last
few years the,group have been joined by Helen
Henrick of Cromarty (Agnes Lamonds daughter),
and Patricia Ann Uegeant of London (Louise Creeys
daughter and Ellinet McRoberts (Audreys husband.
After lunch in Lucan the group spent the after-
noon visiting Greta Gibson at her home.
Reminiscing and taking pictures brought another
great celebration to a close.
Hedy Devine of Exeter receives the keys to her
Northlands Industries Park Model Home from
Northlander representative Bryan Baker. Levine won
the home in the 1PM Pre -Purchase Ticket Draw.
new
Albert Match; Larry
Snider, co-chair of the
1966 Seaforth Match;
Howard Datars, chair of
the 1978 match in
Wingham and Rose
Arnold, nominated
Canadian Ambassador to
the Millennium.
Ribbon holders Abby
McGavin, Mackenzie
McGavin and Shayna
Melady are the great-
grandchildren of the late
Gordon McGavin, co-chair
of the 1966 Seaforth
Match.
The IPM is expected to
draw more than 100,000
visitors and boost the
local economy.
For a complete picture
of the .IPM, check out the
Web site at
www.ipm99.on.ca or pick.
up a brochure at local
businesses or the UMW •
Advocate.
POLICE BRIEFS
Teen breaks neck at
Pinery
PINERY -- A 17 -year-old Oshawa boy is in London's
University Hospital with a broken neck after a swim-
ming
wi_m-
ming accident at Pinery Provincial Park on Aug. 28.at
about 3:30 p.m.
John Tray was swimming in Lake Huron when he
dove into a wave that took him to the bottom knocking
him unconscious,. Huron OPP Const. Don Shropshall
said.
Tray was found not breathing by a woman on the
beach who immediately started CPR that revived the
youth.
Tray was taken to South Huron Hospital by ambu-
lance where staff conducted x-rays finding a neck frac-
ture. He was then transferred to University Hospital
where he remains in stable condition.
Driver charged with two
offences
STANLEY TWP. -- A 39 -year-old Stanley Twp. man.
has been charged with failing .to stop for a stop sign:;:
after he ran a stop sign at the intersection of Kippen
and Airport roads on Aug. 25. The man was also
charged with driving with a suspended licence. Th
man will appear in a Goderich court on Oct. 21.
Police have been staking out that intersection after
citizens from the area complained a number of vehi-
cles weren't stopping at the stop sign.
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The Kirkton Pool was a great place to be for these
four friends on Saturday afternoon. From left are:
Megan Pavkeje, Evelyn Johns, Nicole. Pavkeje and
Taryn Dougall, all of the Exeter area.
At left: Brian Richardson, from Kirkton, shows good
form Saturday at the Kirkton-Woodham Optimist's
Co-ed Slowpitch Tourney, photos/joumolArgus
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