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Clinton News-Record, 1977-03-10, Page 7• • w' Seaforth curling news A Farmers Spiel, sponsored by McGaven Farm Equip- ment was held on Wednesday March 2nd. The 9:00 Draw was won by Jim Hawkins' rink from Goderich. Second prize went to Bill Lobb with Bill Fleming, Ross Lovett and Doug Kirkby. Les Knight won third prize and consolation went to Glen Hayter, Mery Hayter, Elgier Dennis an4Bob Anderson. On the 11:00 Draw prizes went to Roy Pennington's rink, Ted Perrin's rink, Allan Grant's rink and Jack Peck's rink. The Second Draw in our Mixed Carling league came to a close this week with Don Deighton on top for the Thursday early draw, Bob Wilson for the Thursday late draw and Bill Campbell Jr. for the Friday draw. Playoffs between these three rinks will declare a winner for ' the Second Draw trophy. I'll keep you posted for the results. On Saturday, a rink skipped by Bob Wilson with Bill Campbell, Doug Rowcliffe and John Patterson played in the Cash Spiel in Exeter and came home with third prize. A couple of rinks of Seaforth ladies curled on Saturday in Vanastra, Milly Lobb, Marlene Forbes, Sharon Wilson and Marjory Coleman won second. prize on the 9:00 Draw. Also playing on the 9:00, but out of the prizes were Marjory Papple, Marilyn Thomas, Gloria Riley and Marg Sallows. Saturday was also a busy day at our own club when the ladies catered to the Toronto - Dominion Bonspiel. Rinks from as far away as Toronto and Windsor come to play in this spiel which has been held annually in Seaforth for 17 years. Sub -division playoffs for the OCA two -team events were held on Sunday. Playing in the Governor -Generals at Vanastra were„ Dave Cornish with John Patterson Sr., Bill Lobb and Don Deighton; and Glen Hayter with Neil Dolmage, Bob Fotheringham, and Jack Kyle. They won their games against Listowel teams in the morning but lost in. the af- ternoon games to Teeswater. Silver Tankard teams, skipped by Bob Wilson with Gerald Smith, Bill Roberton and Steve Brown; and Bill Campbell with John Pat- terson Jr. Doug Rowcliffe and Mike Thomas, lost in Goderich to Goderich rinks skipped by Cam Bogie and Tom Jasper. Bob and Sharon Wilson curled with Bill and Marg Fleming in a Mixed Spiel in Brussels on Monday and won third prize on the 9:00 Draw. The special events com- mittee for the ladies division of the Club are holding a ladies fun day on March 15th. They have planned a game of curling followed by a supper cooked by the men of the club. Sounds like a terrific idea and lots of fun. Plan to attend if you can. The girls have a poster in the upper lounge for you to sign if you can come. Reports indicate that the tickets for the Pork Draw are selling well. The Draw is to be made at our final Pot Luck Supper, the date of which has not yet been set. Hullett Happenings Constable Wilson On Wednesday, February 23, Constable Wilson came to Hullett Central and showed the pupils a film on van- dalism. He brought some photographs and there was class discussion afterwards. Vision nurse o Between the dates of Feb. 21-25, Mrs. Splan, a nurse from the Huron County Health Unit, gave eye tests here at Hullett. • • The grades who took part in this program were kin- dergarten and grades four and eight. Storm safety speaker M On Friday, Feb. 26, Mr. Kane of the Hullett Wildlife Management Area came to our school to tell us how'to be prepared if we get storm - stayed in a car or bus. He instructed the pupils on necessary supplies needed in the vehicle and how to treat frostbite. Most of the pupils will at some time likely find the information very useful. M • • • our mistake! In last week's Clover Farm ad- vertisment In the Clinton News -Record,• one of the ad- vertised specials read "Fleischmann's Corn 011" in- stead of "Fleischmann's Margarine". This was the error of then. News -Record. We apologize for any misunder- standings this error may have caused. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Mail clerk Harry Waymouth, left of Clinton was honoured on his retirement from the public service with a plaque from Prime Minister Trudeau recognizing his 29 years of work in the Post Office. Clinton Postmaster Dick Dixon made the presentation Monday. Vlr. Waymouth now retires to raising his Dalmation dogs full'time. (News -Record phooto ) Ramblings from the races By Lois Gibbings Bold Tar Heel, a seven- year-old gelding by Mighty Tar Heel - Mayna . by Maynard Hanover, picked up his first win of the year in p, 2:07.3, with trainer -driver Dennis Jewitt of Clinton, at Flamboro Downs on March 2. He is. owned by Franc Stroop of Fordwich. Last year Bold Volleyball tournament Tar Heel won 16'races, was On Feb. 26, the Hullett second five times and had six third place finishes from 38 starts. Swinging Beauty got her second win this year and a new record of 2:11.1 for driver Ron Williamson. Formerly owned by Marian Pullman, this four-year-old mare by Golden Money Maker- Miss Black Abbey, now belongs to Wm. T. Laverty of Seaforth. Swinging Beauty now has two wins, four seconds and one fourth from seven starts this year. At Flamboro on March 2, Shockem All, a four-year-old gelding by Josie's Victory - Claybrook MVfelody, owned by Bruce and Ray Volland of Goderich, took 'a new record of 2:10.2 for his second win this year with Bruce driving. Shockem All, formerly owned by Grant and Carl Fisher of Goderich, was the only horse claimed at Clinton last year during the ' race meet. Seaforth horseman John Muir got another second with his Johnnie G. pacer, Single Johnnie. The eight-year-old gelding now has two wins and three second place finishes from five races this year after being off since 1975. El Sam 0, owned by Richard Burgess and Joe Dick of Seaforth was first at Windsor on March 2 in 2:05. Ron Feagan drove King's "Greentree to a second place finish for. owner ° Wayne Horner of Brucefield at volleyball teams travelled to CHSS to participate in an inter -school tournament. The boys wort their first three games and then met up with Blyth. They couldn't get things together ,and ended up losing. With the wind,jCnocked out of their sails, the boys lost also to Huron Centennial of Brucefield, coming , in third over all. The girls` team won all of their games except .against Blyth. They claimed the runner-up title. Public speaking On Monday, Feb. 28 Hullett held its annual Public Speaking competition. The participating grades were four to eight. The grades were divided into two divisions. The winners of the junior division were: ' first place, Janice Daer, a grade six student who spoke on her pet dog. Second place was Susan Van Egmond, a grade four pupil -who spoke on dolphins and third place was taken by Jeff McNarren, also from grade four, who spoke on his trip to the CN tower. In the senior division, John Lawson from grade seven took first place with a speech on door-to-door salesmen. Second place was won by Karen Farquhar, from grade seven, who spoke on seat- belts. Third place was taken by Cameron Moon, also from grade seven who spoke on the history of the Toronto Maple • Leafs Hockey team. We would like to congratulate the winners and . thank all speakers for some very good speeches. We are now open, but our GRAND OPENING ro IS MARCH 24, 25, 26 We specialize in SPEED QUEEN • WASHERS • DRYERS • DISHWASHERS • FREEZERS C.B. RADIOS by • JOHNSON • MIDLAND • PEARCE-SIMPSON ``- • HANDIC • FANON-COURIER .ANTENNAE by • SHAKESPEARE • VALOR • AVANT 1 VACUUM CLEANER SALES & SERVICE R.K. PECK IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA VARNA, ONTARIO 482-4103 Greenwood on Thursday night. Friday night at Flamboro, driver Dennis Jewitt of Clinton was third with Armbro Prince, owned by Doug Bell of Londesboro. He raced again on March 7 and once more he was third. Keystone Hartree, owned by Wayne Horner of Brucefield, also had a third place finish on Friday night. Dapper Dillon, now owned by Doreen Rowcliffe of Hensall and Barry Elliott of Kitchener, was second in a $9,000 trot at Greenwood in Toronto on Saturday af- ternoon. He now has,a standing of six wins, to seconds and one third from nine ' starts this year, plus earnings of about $27,000 to date. Margie's Girl, owned by Ken Parke.of Zurich. and John H. Lester of Forest was second the same day in a $3,400 pace. It was won by Crash Landing,' owned by George C. Feagan of Goderich, in 2:07 with driver Ron Feagan up. At London on Saturday afternoon, Ackwin, a seven- year- old gelding by Ack Ack' Winnie Wilmac, owned by Gord Rapson of Holmesville, finished second with his 18 - year -old son on the bike. He has started four times in 1977 with three seconds and one third. - Dianne Camp, owned by Ken Holmes of Seaforth was third for driver Ron Williamson. From seven outings this year, she has one win, one second and one third. She 'started 19 times in 1976 .with seven wins, two seconds and six thirds; taking a record of p, 2:07.3. Ron Williamson was also third with Muddy Knight, an eight-year-old pacer owned by Jim MacLeod of Seaforth and C. Browning of Toronto. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, ` I S ►�,;; Local obit RebeCea "Dixie" Reid Rebecca Dixon (Dixie) Reid of 72 Rattenbury St. W., Clinton died at her home suddenly on March 5th, 1977. She was 79. Mrs. Reid was the former Dixon McGowan, daughter of Robert McGowan of Halton County and Maggie Murdoch of Luc -know. She wE+s horn in Randy McLean of Goderich finished fourth with Scot Man, an eight-year-old horse he trains .and drives for Che Bec Ltd. of Montreal. Monday night at Green- wood, Shalako N. was second with driver Tom Strauss for his owner Bill Fleming of Clinton. Monday night at London, G.G. Greentree, a three-year- old colt by Greentree Joey - Miss Shakertown, owned by C.W. (Jiggs) Le Beau of Brucefield and Barry Miller of Kirkton was scratched from the°first race. The race was won by Arnies Brown - star, a five-year-old mare by Matastar Ann Gallow, raised by Arnold.Carnpbell of Seaforth. Last year she trotted, but in six outings this year .. she has one win and three seconds as a pacer, 'getting a a :10 record. Imp Mathers got his first win of the year in 2:12.3 for the Broken M. Stables of Goderich with Ray Mathers on th'e bike. He has also had two thirds and five fourth .place finishes this year from eight races. Benmiller Buddi, owned by Verdun and Brad Vanstone of Goderich was fifth ,in his first outing of the year in the same race. Victor H. Volo, a seven- year-old gelding by Poplar Volo -Sadie Bars, formerly owned by Fred Fowler of Londesboro and trained and driven by Frank MacDonald of Clinton, got his first win since being claimed at Clinton in 1975 by Highbury Acres of London. Last year he only raced twice. He is now owned by Peter Behr and Eric Beyea of London and was timed in 2:10.3 in his third outing in 1977. He was driven.by Dick Mitchell. All Admirai • GROVE COLOUR TV'S have a YEAR WARRANTY ON: 1. Picture 2. Parts 3. Labour TVAND APPLIANCES 10 HURON ST., CLINTON 482-4414 NOTICE... Please contact us if you have purchased an Admiral Colour TV in the past year. Blyth and lived there until het' marriage to Fred Reid when the couple moved to Stanley Township. 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