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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-07-12, Page 6V1110(':. • 4,:•iM •• • The Wingham Centennial Pool...is a hub of activity these days. Kyle Irvine of Wingham, one of the lifeguards at the pool this summer, gets her class ready to head into the water on Monday morning. Canadian Tire to hold Lifejacket Day • Looking to replace that old life- jacket? This Saturday, the Wingham Ca- nadian Tire and the Wingham Parks and Recreation Department have combined for Lifejacket Day - an opportunity to help both your- self and the young swimmers who utilize the pool programs. During the regular Saturday hours at the local retail outlet, you can turn in yonr old lifejackets and,' receive a $5 coupon towards the purchase of a new one. Subsequent- ly, all the old jackets will then be donated to rthe recreation depart - 0 ment for use during their pool pro- grams. Canadian Tire stores across Can- ada are participating in these Life- jacket Days to help boaters and swimmers alike. Jackets will be accepted regard- less of condition for the program. When boating, lifejacketsare mandatory, and recommended they be worn. For information on how to select an appropriate PFD for personal use, see the story accompanying this and get to Canadian Tire on July 15. PFDs available in all shapes and sizes to make water experience safe and fun Personal flotation devices peal to style -conscious consumers." sure it, feels comfortable and. fits other direct heat source. Always (PFDs) come in a variety of shapes, Infants, small children and adults snugly, Sperlock said. Be sure to drip dry thoroughly and store in a colors, sizes and materials. Some requiring more performance will read the label on the PFD to deter- well -ventilated place. are made for open, rough water want a Type II vest, .one step above mine if it is sized to fit your chest 4) Avoid unnecessary, prolonged where rescue may be delayed, oth- a Type III in that it is designed to and weight, Some PFDs have an exposure to sunlight which may ers for calm, inland water, or for turn most unconscious wearers adjustable waist belt and chest weaken the fabric. special uses. face -up in the water. Like a Type strap. Finally, the most important deci- When choosing a PFD, remem- III, they are made for calm, near Childrens' vests are sized accord- sion you can make is to wear the ber it is an investment in your safe- shore waters where early rescue is ing to weight and chest size. PFD properly secured. It's mg)/ to ty -- it should fit your body weight more likely, Spurlock explained. Stearns has five different sizes throw a few PFDs in the boat just and size properly, and be designed available for children, 'ranging from to be legal. But nine out of 10 for the type of water activity and A Type I off -shore PFD is typi- conditions you will encounter. cally found on large vessels be - newborns weighing less than thirty drownings occur in inland waters "PFDs fall into five categories," cause they are designed for ex- pounds, to 16 years olds weighing within a few feet of safety. The up to ninety pounds. Improper care three most common causes of boat - said Garry Spurlock, Director of tremely rough, remote waters , can cause a PFD to lose its buoyan- ing fatalities are capsizing, falls Marketing at Stearns Manufactur- where rescue can be delayed. cy. vest for general water activities The Throwable Device, a flota- 'overboard, and collision with an- ing. "Most people will need a Type Ill Several things to avoid are: other boat or object. Of the fatali-. tion cushion or ring buoy, is a Type 1) Altering it to fit, especially for ties reported by the U.S. Coast such as boating, fishing or water IV -- a good back-up to a wearable young children. There is a wide Guard recently, 80 percent were not skiing. They allow more movement PFD. Finally, the Type V Special range of PFD sizes available that fit wearing a PFD. required for these types of activities Use Device is made for specific infants to tall teenagers. Today's PFDs fit better, look bet - and wear very comfortably for needs on work boats and offshore 2) Crushing it with heavy objects; ter, and allow easy movement for longer periods of time. Today's oil rigs, and for special recreational don't wedge it under an anchor or vests are more 'attrictive with activities. active water sports. Make it a part .use it as a kneeling pad. of your activity so that you can en - bright, multi -colored shells that ap- When you purchase a PFD, make " j) Drying it on a radiator, heater or joy the water for a lifetime. Belgrave Bantams defeat Seaforth Weather The Belgrave Bantam boys downed Seaforth 19-9 on June 30 at Seaforth. Adam Garniss, Mike Barfoot, Ja- mie McCallum, Robbie McGee and Kevin Hopf scored for Belgrave in the first inning, while Gamiss and Barfoot added runs in the second. Garniss, Marc Alexander and Jere- my Campbell scored in the third Legion Squirts edged by Seaforth On Wednesday, July 5, the Wingham Legion Squirt boys trav- eled' to Seaforth, losing a hard- fought game 8-7 against a good - Seaforth team. The loss put Wing - ham's record at nine wins and three losses in the well-balanced Tri - County, 10 -team league. Nathan MacTavish led the Wing - ham team's offence with a three - for -three night at the plate (hiving in four Wingham runs. Scoring runs for the Legion , team were Adam Ryan and Pat Rozendal with two, Derek Marks, Garrett Skinn and Barry Skinn with one each. Zack O'Krafka pitched the dis- tance for Wingham and made sev- eral good defensive plays. Howev- er, a couple of untimely, defensive throwing errors handed O'Krafka the loss. Also playing for the Legion Squirts are Chad Skinn, Clvis Watts, Paul Cardiff, James Need- ham and Tom Barfoot. Winghatifs next home game is tomorrow eve- ning, Thursday. July 13, at the loSephine Street park. Game time is 7 pm. and Luke Lockridge and McGee crossed the plate in the fourth. Belgrave's big inning was the fifth with Garniss, McCallum, McGee, Lockridge, Ryan Fear, Hopf and Campbell all scoring. Campbell pitched the first three innings with McCallum pitching in- nings four and five. Gamiss was great as backcatcher for Belgrave Seaforth scored three runs in the third and added six more in the fourth. On Wednesday, July 5, Belgrave losta close one 7-6 to Teeswater. Garniss, Dean Walker and McCallum scored in the first inning for BeIgrave, while Rob Hill and Gamiss 'crossed the plate in the sec- ond, Rob Burkholder added Bel - grave's final run in the fifth. Tees - water scored five runs in the first innintand two more in. the second. MeCallurn was on the mound for Belgrave and Garniss was behind the plate. cancels annual tournament WROXETER--The annual Wroxet- er Fastball Tournament was can- celed last weekend due to inclem- ent weather and will not be rescheduled. Owen Wright, one of the orga- nizers of the tournament, said par- ticipants will be refunded their en- try fee. In other weekend fastball action, the Belmore Steelhawks lost to Chepstow at Wroxeter on Sunday at 2 p.m. Wright said that Steve Mulvey pitched the rust six innings and Jeff Sanburn the reamining three. The Steelhawks met the Belmore Stingers Monday evening at Bel - more. MOW JAY AZ 15 Opti isttraek club athletes win iiedals at Montreal meet Six members of the Wingham Optimist Track and Field team were selected to compete with a group of athletes from Ontario that travelled to Montreal to compete in a weekend event. The Wingham athletes fared well as they brought home a gold, silver, and bronze medal and also achieved some excellent perfor- mances. The first medal of the meet was won by David Lisle as he sprinted the 80 -metre hurdles in 15.5 sec- onds to clinch the bronze. Not long after, Kristyn Gerth and Trina Daw had a one-two finished in the shot put, winning the gold and sil- ver, respectivley. On the second day of the com- petition, Janet Lisle leaped 4.75 metres in the long jump to earn a silver medal. Gerth won the gold medal in the shot put with a throw of 8.54 me- tres, and was 12th in the 60 metres in 9.7 seconds. Daw was second in the shot put with a throw of 5.97 metres, sixth in the 1,000 metre in 3:34 minutes, and 12th in the.•150 metres in 25.0 seconds. David. Lisle was third in the 80 - metre hurdles in 15.4 seconds, fourth in shot put with a throw of 7.57 metres, and 12th in the jave- lin with a throw of 16.98 metres. Nigel Black was sixth long jump. with a leap of 3.82 metres; sixth in the 1,000 metres in 3:34 minutes, and eighth in the 150 me- tres in 24 seconds flat. Sjaan Gerth was seventh in the high jump by clearing the bar at 1.50 metres, seventh in the 2,000 metres in 6:36.41 minutes, ninth in the 250 -metre hurdles in 40.1 sec- onds, and had a time of 17.5 sec- onds in the 100 -metre hurdles. Janet Lisle won the silver medal in the long jump with a leap of 4.75 metres, fourth in the shot put with a throw of 9.73 metres, ninth in the 80 -metre hurdles in 14 sec- onds flat, and 13th in the 250 - metre hurdles in 43.4 seconds. Pee We bc»yhre mimed sillee SS The Wingham Pee Wee Boys had mixed success in Tri -County League play last week. The Pee Wees hosted Seaforth last Tuesday and were handed a 12-6 setback. Seaforth scored eight runs in the first inning on nine walks and a pair of hits. This was too much for the Wingham squad to overcome.. The. Seaforth pitchers allowed only two hits — singles by Matt Steve Carter and singles from Don Snow and Dan Ryan — walked 12 Schiestel, Matt Merkley, and Cur - and recorded six strike outs. tis Ritchie. Kyle Anderson had a shakey Walkerton's pitchers allowed start, but Ryan Wickens came in eight runs on five hits, eight walks to allow only four runs (two and 14 strike outs. earned) on one hit and seven Wingham travelled to Walker - walks, while posting six strike ton on Sunday, and although had a outs. much better game, still came up. The Pee Wees travelled to Ethel on the short side of the final score. last Thursday and scored an im- Wickens started strong for pressive 22-2 victory. Wingham and pitched three score - Anderson had a much better less innings until Wakerton scored start, pitching four innings and al- four runs in the fourth inning. lowing no runs on no hits, walking Wickens allowed four runs on six two and striking out 10. Wickens hits, two walks and two strike finished up in relief, allowing two outs. Snow came on in relief and • unearned runs on one hit and a allowed one unearned run on one . walk while fanning three. hit, one walk and two strike outs. Wingham had five hits with a' Walkerton's pitchers allowed triple by Patrick Bailey and sin- one run on two hits, five walks gles by Snow, Wickens, Greg Ma- and had 13 strike outs. chan, and Dan Martin. Wingham's hits were a double In WOAA play, Walkerton beat by Wickens to score Joel Leitch, Wingham twice in the past week. and a single by Trevor Hickey. On July 4, Walkerton scored a 14- 8 decision, and then on Sunday, Walkerton downed visiting Wing - ham 5-1. Snow went the distance on the mound last Tuesday, allowing 10 earned runs on 16 hits, three walks and five strike outs. Wingham scored seven runs in the final four innings on five hits, lead by a triple and single from trik ers edge • 'Legionnaire The Wingham Optimist Strikers edged Goderich Legionnaires 2-1 in Huron County Co-ed Atom soc- cer league play last Thursday. Goderich scored the lone goal of the first half on a break away. The Strikers regrouped at half- time and Shawn Walker evened the score on a penalty shot. Walker also netted the winning goal with the help of a mud pud- dle. While several Goderich de- fenders watched, Walker plowed through the puddle and drilled a shot past the Goderich keeper. Femi Omole assisted on the goal. Wingham keeper Mark Chippa made several good saves in the dy- ing minutes of the game to pre- serve the victory. The win improved the Strikers record to 6-1. The team was in Clinton last night. Members of the Strikers are Jeff Drost, Katherine Askes, Kate Pet- tigrew, Shawn Walker, Billy McGrail, Owen Matthews, Adam Skinn, Tom Pettigrew, Tom Mont- gomery, Elizabeth Askes, Laurita McGrail, Femi Omole, Tim Bea- man, Curtis Thornton, Mark Chip - pa, Brigit Davies, and Ashley Hef- fer. Coaches .are Scott Pettigrew, John Chippa, and Bill McGrail. In North Huron Atom division soccer on Friday, the Wingham Wings scored a 7-1 decsion over Blyth in a garne played in Bel - grave. Playing for the Wings were Eric Camm, Jeff Maronets, Jane Doig, Jordan Doig, Tyson Glassier, An- drew ' Glassier, Marita Harrinan, Ashley Kahn, Mary Beth Brown, Alicia Bakelaar, Brennan Chaulk, • Brent Martin, Pete Mellors, John Haines and, Brittany Campbell. Scoring for the Wings in the first half were Chaulk from Tyson Glassier and Maronets, Camm from Chaulk on a throw-in, and Camm from Chaulk and Martin. Jordan Doig was in goal and han- dled all the shots directed his way. Steve VanAmersfoort scored for Blyth early in the second half. Scoring for Wimgham were Chaulk from Martin, Maronets from Chaulk on a comer kick, Martin from Andrew GlaSsier, and Martin from Tyson Glassier. Campbell recovered from the early goal in the Wingham net and smothered all remaining Blyth shots. Fullbacks Haines and Mellors did ,a good job in keeping the Blyth attack wide. The win improved the Wings record to 5-2. 4