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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-05-10, Page 27♦ A 7777. likfirla‘ 1083 111 competitors wiry gold medals at meet Two competitors from the 13d`adll�,SeCondary School F. Ea n gold m.edaLs at the recent 11th Annual Forest City . Invitational and Field Meet at London. One of the brgest meets of the tad - door season, over 2,000 young athletes took in its events. Mike Cardy and Allan Bathe of Madill turned in gold-medalper- lcrtnances in the 300 -mire hurdles and Cardy set a new school record in the 110m hurdles to win the silver. He also won a silver in the 200m and Sharon Aston won a shiver medal m the 409m. Bro.ffie medals were won by Adam Armstrong m both the 400m and we ..,Bailie won a. bronze in the 11 es.sVersteeg also silver in the shot put. The relay team of Jodi Hackett, Jamie Johnston, Jason Friendf and Mike r was third in the 100m. A woman's guess is much more accurate than a 's certainty. Rudyard Kipling The new Guaranteed To Start powered lawn mowers from Toro are guaranteed to start on one or two pulls for 2 years or Toro will fix them free. Quite a revolutionary guarantee. In fact, the starting guarantee is so revolutionary, it's the only one of its kind in the industry. So for starters, stop in and test start the only mowers guaranteed to start. The new Guaranteed To Start Overhead Valve 4 -cycle and 2 -cycle powered lawn mowers from Toro. For starting guarantee details see your Toro Dealer. Haven't you done without a Toro long enough? FOREST CITY MEET—A number of athletes from the F E Madill Secondary School in Wingham part in the recent 11th Annual Forest City Pep Invitational Track and Field Meet at London. Here Madill's Allan Bailie and Mike Cardy compete in the 11© -metre hurdles. Cardy set a new school record in th event to earn the silver medal and Bailie was third, (Madill Mirror Photo) e Bluevale Recreation News eMv+bamcommwitY Rcrm monthly meeting Monday, May 2 Members expressed their thanks to everyone who helped at the craft sale and flea market held April 16. It was a great success. The :winn winners of the draw were Krista Bird, -Brussels the quilt; Doreen McDonald o forni of a work bee at the park on turn out in force to with th tion Association met for its regular May 15 at 2 p.m. It is hoped that As- cleaning, e n and e • g, painting,- bt�}lding amembers andre- pairs which need to be done to pre- sociation children on minor softball parentsams will ,ere the booth and park for the busy season ahead. WeekIh�seshfoe play Lucknow, cushions; Susie Crawford, attracts a Iarge New fightbulbs t Owen Sound, flower arrangement. now been in- stalled at the park and new uniforms are being ordered for several teams. Coaches will be made aware that the Association will sponsor pitchers who wish to attend the pitching clinic in Walton on June 4. Plans for Bluevale Recfest, to be held June 23 to 26, were discussed and preparations for this -event are going smoothly. Featured will be a mixed slo-pitch tournament, horse- shoe tournament, pavilion dance and pork barbecue. The next meeting of the Recrea- tion Association will be held in the Saturday, May 21st at Teeswater Culross Arena Dancing9 to 1Age of Maori • Majority • $7.00 Advanced; $8.O0 at the door Tickets available at: Boomer's Cosy, Shades West Tourist and Information Centre, any Lioness member, or phone 392.6377 Teeswater 5 Food available. or 392-6855. Sponsored by Teeswater Lion for Community Betterment There was , a good turnout to the weekly horseshoe session last Thursday evening at the Wingham Sportsmen's Club. Single -round games of 21 points were played. Andy Adams and Lorne Hamilton were first with six wins and a plus of 51, while Alex Boa and Bill Tiffin were second with six wins and a plus of 48. Doug McFarlan and Harold Carter were third with six wins and a plus of 47. In fourth place were Ivan Gardner and Bob Gavreluk, five wins and a plus of 66. Murray MacFarlane and Syd Lawson were fifth with five wins and a plus of 61, while Mason Robin- son and Jack Higgins were sixth with five wins and a plus of 60. Dave Ablett and Bruce Williams were seventh with five wins and a plus of 39. Bob "Hammer" Thomp- son and Glen Casemore were eighth with three wins and a plus of THE GOLF BAG Welcome back to another golf season. The course and kitchen are in full operation. Some upcoming events include.: Friday Night Mixed Golf : golf for fun on Friday evenings, starting at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome; Sunday Morning Sinners: tee -off time from 7 to 10 a.m. Sundays; Tuesday and Thursday ladies' golf: All ladies are invited to tee off at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thurs- days. In June, we will be starting our 9 a.m. tee -off time and those wishing to may play 18 holes. Business girls' golf will start May 18. Good golfing! 69 and Keith Moffatt and George Marklevitz were ninth, three wins and a plus of 59. Rounding out the scoring in tenth place were Vince McInnes and Elmer McFarlan, one win and a plus of 90. This Saturday, May 14, at 1 p.m., the Sportsmen's Club will be hosting_ an open tournament for players in all categories, including beginners and ladies. Anyone interested in playing horseshoes on a regular basis is asked to come out this Thursday evening at 8 o'clock and give it a try. For more information, telephone Mason Robinson at 357-2478. Recreation Report BY'RENNIE ALEXANDER Rec. Director Industrial league slo-pitch starts this week. Play began Monday night at Riverside ball park and there also are two games tomorrow evening, Wednesday, at Riverside. If you wish to reserve a- ball park for practice, contact Bob Armstrong at 357-9991 or 357-1317 and leave a message. The Optimist Club's bicycle rodeo will be held the morning of May 14 at the arena. Roller skating begins on Wednesday, May 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Season passes may be pur- chased and skate rental is available. Skating will continue every Wednesday, except May 25. BUYS BLACKSMITH SHOP Charles Jobb purchased the Holmes blacksmith shop from W. C. Armstrong in the summer of 1923. Charlie was a son of Mrs. T. L. Jobb and was a highly respected and popular boy. Townspeople believed he would do well. Mr. Armstrong in- tended to move to London.