Clinton News-Record, 1985-07-17, Page 20•
Tiickl3ine Martins
Environment Canada has agreedto
cooperate with a Brazilian naturalist
Organization in a study to track the
migration of Purple Martins between North
America and Brazil.
Last March, m five cities in the State of
San Paulo; Brazil, approitimately ' 300,000
Purple Martins were marked with
fluorescent microtags, with each city
represented by a different color. The '
wicrotags consist of a fine, non-toxic
powder which was sprayed, over the birds
and shows up under ultra -violet light. These
markers are not permanent as they are lost
within a year when the birds moult their
feathers.
The Canadian Wildlife Service is asking
Canadians to assist this summer in the
search for these marked birds. Persons with
Purple Martin houses are requested to
collect the feathers shed by the birds and
send them to Ottawa for identification. They
will be examined under ultra -violet light for
the presence of the Brazilian microtags.
Purple Martins spend the summer in
Canada and the United States and winter, in
some cases, as far south as southern Brazil.
They are common species in and around
'Canadian cities where their main habitat is
nest boxes put up for them. They aid
immensely in insect control by consuming
large quantities of mosquitoes and other
flying insects. .
Naturally Speaking
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The study was undertaken to learn more
about the Purple Martin's migratory
movements and to promote their
conservation in Brazil. Canada and Brazil
are cooperating in a number of
environmental projects under the Canadian
Wildlife. Service Latin American program
and have signed a bilateral Letter of
Arrangement for Scientific and Technical
Cooperation.
The feathers should be sent along with the
name and address of the collector and the
nearest town or city where the feathers were
obtained to: Purple Martin Project,
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environrhent
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario,
Persons will be notified if microtags are
found on the feathers.
The Canadian Wildlife Service is
cooperating in this project with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
in Denver, where the microtag technique
was developed. In their search for marked
birds, the USFWS has recovered nearly a
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By Stave Cooke
dozen birds.
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Now is the time to start thinking about the
upcoming deer season! Apart from getting
your licence to qualify for the draw (if you
are going north) you should think about •
doing a little practice with the rifle or
shotgun.
If you use a shotgun for the controlled hunt
in Huron County, the slow summer months
are a good time to play around with sights if
you plan to use slugs. If buckshot is what you
prefer, this is the time to try different
brands and sizes. Personally, I've found that
Number 1 Buck patterns a lot better in my
shotgun than anything else. The brands of
shells that use some sort of filler seem to
throw a more concentrated pattern as well.
When deer season gets close, everybody is
out trying to buy shells and it's often
difficult to finkl what you want. By starting
now, you can find or order your preferred
brand and be all set when the season rolls
around.
Clinton hosts second annual lifegaurd competition
CLIt`NTON-Last year; on a foggy Sunday
• ' ▪ morning in August, 11 teams arrived at the
Clinton Swimming Pool for a lifeguard com-
petition. It had never been done before and
needless to say, everyone was nervous.
However, the event was a success and the
Clinton team placed an admirable second.
This year, it's even better. All the bugs
have been ironed out and the team is train-
ing hard fcr July 28.
What is a lifeguard competition? This is
an event in which lifeguard teams from area
pools compete against each other in fitness
relays, first aid situations, and lifeguarding
situations.. It is much like the mock
emergency that was done at the Clinton.
Arena on June 5 but not quite as large.
There are only one, or two victims instead of
40.
Why do we have lifeguard competitions?
They help the area staffs learn new techni-.
ques, keep up to date on the latest pro-
cedures, show off their own skills, and at the
same time, have a lot of fun.'
To make this event as challenging and
realistic as possible, we need public
volunteers. If you would like to help with the
organization of the event, please call the
pool at 482-9298 and ask for Karen. We also
need about 75 people to come and swim free
and be our swimming patrons. You must
obey the lifeguards but you also get to see
how much they know and how hard they
work.
We also encourage you to come watch and
cheer for the new Clinton team.The
members are Laureen Craig, Travis Lyn-
don, Geoff Lyon, and Madonna McQuaid.
Hope to see many people out to the
lifeguard competition to find out just what
lifeguarding is all about. The Clinton
Lifeguard Competition will be held July 28
at the Clinton Swimming Pool from 9 am -2
pm.
Men's fastball league results
Lawries
Norholme
Merners
Dynamos
'Hiunniels
July 10
July 14
GP WL TP
15 13 2 0 26
15 10 3 2 22
13 5 7 1 11
15 4 11 0 8
14 2 11 1 5
Last Week's Scores
Dynamos 3 — Merners 1
Norholme 9 — Lawries 8
Norholme 2 — Hurnmels 1
Lawries 11— Dynamos 1
Norholme 9 — Hummels 9
July 15 liawries,10 - Hummels 9
Dynamos 6 — Norholme 7
Upcoming Games
8:00 p.m. — Dynamos vs Iliimmels
8 p.m.. Lawries vs 1VIerners
9:45 p.m. — Hummels vs Norholme
Top 10 Batters
AB 14 BA
_Ken Daer (Merners) 29 . 7 :586
Brad Bromley (Lawries) 47 22 .468
Dana Beam (Lawries) 34 ,115 A41
Len Van Wonder
(Norholme) 49 21 .429
July 17
July 22
Clinton lawn bowling news
CLINTON - On July 6, three members
from the Clinton Lawn Bowling Club
travelled to Mitchell where they won first
place. Don and Lois Haines and Al Lapp
were the winning Clinton representatives:
On July 7, Cliff Ashton and Don and Lois
Haines won their game in Exeter. In Atwood
on July 9, Lois Haines and Audrey:Walsh
won prize money..
During the July 9 jitney in Clinton, Edith
Wright won the women's games with Cliff
Ashton winning the men's.
Lois and Don Haines showed.their talents
on July 14 when • they took first place in
l,ucknow. A second Clinton team, consisting
of Harvey and Doreen McCallum placed
third.
Philip Cornish won the men's high on July
11 while Dell Slavin and Lois Haines tied for
the ladies' high.
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Approximately 115 swimmers took part in the Clinton Pool Play Day on July 9. The after-
noon was filled with water games and nine-year-old Richard Trentelman was right in the
action. Richard successfully made it across the pool without getting 'the cracker wet.
( Anne Narejko photo)
Clinton Pool hosts swim meet
CLINTON - Second session of the Clinton
Pool starts July 22 and runs until August 9.
There have been some time changes since
the last session. Please check them before
registering.
Our second fun day will be on July'31:Our
first ode of the season took place July 9 and
was a tremendous success. The staff hopes
to see everyone out again for the next one.
Children from ages four and up are
welcome to attend to play games.
faring the npArt three week thr•r^ -II! l! he
two special events at the Clinton Pool. The
first is the swim meet this July 20. A strong
Clinton team hopes to win their eighth con-
secutive meet since entering the Intercoun-,
ty.Swim Team Association two years ago.
On July 28, Clinton Pool is hosting their
Second Annual Invitational Lifeguard Com-
petition from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Please come out and see what lifeguards
really know. All public are welcome to
watch and swim.
Activities galore for Playground
CLINTON - The Summer Playground has
an exciting schedule planned for their se-
cond session. Daily activities include swim-
ming, roller skating, sports, games, singing,
nutritious treats, and much more.
There are special activities and trips plan-
ned
for this session are the -following. There
will be an optional trip offered by the Sum-
mer Arts co-ordinators to the Grand Bend
beach and zoo, a Cabbage Patch Doll Picnic
at the Sloman's School On Wheels, a visit to
an animal farm,, Fun Day at the pool, a
special picnic, relays and games at the Clin-
ton Conservation Area and a Family Night
and Caimpover!
inere are activities for children ages 3 -
12. Peanuts Palace is on Monday, Wednes-
day, Friday afternoons from 1 - 4 p:m. Any
child who is 3 - 5 years -old can join us for this
fun -filled program.
Junior Playground includes children from
the 'ages of 6 - .9 years -old and Youth
Playground includes 10 - 12 year-olds. Both
Junior and Youth Playground are from 9
a.m. - 4 p.m, Monday through Friday.
If yoil. are five -years -old and have a
brother or sister in Junior Playground, you
are eligible to enroll in the full Playground
session from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
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After 18 Years
Norm Whiting of
WHITINGS FURNITURE
of Exeter is
GOUNG OUT of
The Furniture
BUSINESS
• Living room suites
• Dining Room Suites
• Wall Units
• Coffee and End Tables
• Plus Carpet and Drapery
at Liquidation` Prices
• Bedroom Suites
• Sofa Beds
• Recliners
• Waterbeds
• Lamps
• Pictures & Accessories
• All current plus supplemented
inventory up for grabs
Everything must be
cleared to the
bare walls
regardless of cost.
Every reasonable
offer accepted!
Sale Hours
Mon., Tues., Wed.
9a.m.-6pm.
Thursday and Friday
9-a.m...-_ Peru; __ _ ...
Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
• All sales fin& • Personal Shopping Only • No Dealers
• No layaways • cull goods subject to prior sale
Terms: Cash, Cheque,
VISA . l
11.0.1*
or on the Spot
Financing OAC
Sale conducted by Ann -Trac Holdings 'Ltd.
on the premises of
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63 Main St. Exeter, Ont. 519-235-1964