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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1985 — Pages B1 -B8
CHARITY RUNNERS—This year's annual Terry Fox Run,
held in continue the fund-raising work of the late one -legged
runner who's crass -country marathon raised millions of
d liars i r cancer research, benefr"ed it m a Brea' deal of
I cal 91100 r' Runners gathered pledges and ran heir choice
t a ne 'w S,x-ode t arse Les Habkirk, left. and
Car Janne D Ig. right, were 'w, t 'his year's paricipan's
C" Sing' make"'e six -mile. run (Ref'isphnl,.)
Fox Run revived
Across Canada, Sunday. September IS
marked the 5th Annual Terry Fox Run for
cancer Here in Seaforth, it was a gorgeous
day and many people gal off In an early start
There was a good turnout w ith 43 participants
taking part in the even( This resulted in
52.939 60 being raised through pledges W ell
done everyone
Thank you to the Recreation Committee for
their help, the Van Egmond Foundation for
use of the Van Egmond House as our starting
point. all the participants who took part in the
event and collected pledges and of course
everyone who sponsored individuals for this
cause.
Participants are reminded once their
monies are collected. they may he turned in to
any chartered bank. This money has been
promised to a very special cause. let's try and
get it sent in as soon as possible
Fowl tourney held here
Eighteen greens were in play on Sunday
afternoon at Seaforth Lawn Bowling. Club's
annual fowl tournament,
In first place was London Fairmont's rink of
Elva Mol (lead) and Peter Mutter (skip) with
three wins plus 54 over plus 7. Second was
Jack and Mary Flsherof Luclmow, 3 wins and
forty-five, over plus 9, Ron and Shirley Jones
of London's Elmwood club were third with
three wins and 44 over plus 21. Fourth went to
Len Boreham and Betty Johnson of St.
Mary's with three wins and 41 over plus 3.
Fifth went to Tom Phillips and Grace
Broadfoot with two wins and 44 over plus, 5.
Sixth was Walter Newcombe and Della Slavin
with two wins and 44. Seventh was Fred and
Betty Tilley with two wins and 42. Eighth
went to Gordon and Helen Manship of
Woodstock With two wins and 41. A
consolation prize went to George Wood and
partner of St. Marys.
The weather was ideal and greens were
very keen, The final tournament of the season
will be Saturday, September 28 commencing
at 10:30 a.m.
A number of lawn bowlers enjoyed bowling
in out-of-town tournaments last week. In
ladies trebles at Exeter the rink of Jean Lunn,
Eileen Adamson and Olive Papple were third
winning all three games. Also in mixed
trebles at Norwich, the rink of John Patterson
and Art and Mary Finlayson were first with
three wins. This tournament was sponsored
by Kneehtels and Buck's market in Norwich.
' Several Seaforth men bowlers: were at
Clinton on Saturday in a men's pairs
tournament, Fred Tilley and Neil Bell were
two game winners.
Next Tuesday, September 24 our seniors
rink of Neil Bell, Jean Lunn and Oliver Pryce
will be bowling in the Ontario Seniors Games
at the St. Marys' Lawn Bowling Club starting
at 10 a.m.
The ladies will be having their annual
meeting on Monday, September30 at 3 p.m:
following Monday afternoon bowling.
Tuesday evening September 24 will be
potluck supper with bowling, euchre or
bridge following. This will be the last potluck
supper at the club house for the season.
Good bowling to all.
Perfect track at Hully Gully
Near perfect track conditions prevailed at
Hully Gully on Sunday as riders from across
Canada competed in a hot and heavy day of
racing.
The weather enhanced local riders who
shone in their respective races, Brian
Blackburn of Exeter placed sixth in a field of
40 riders in the Junior 250 class, Mr.
Blackburn pulled the hole -shot in the first
moto and finished third overall. In the second
moto he had a bad start and had to work his
way through the pack to finish eighth giving
him his sixth place finish. John Kochan riding
in his second Schoolboy 80A race finished out
of the money but put in an excellent ride for
the day. Brian Keys of Seaforth turned in an
outstanding ride as he battled it out in the
Senior 250 class. He rode his Bully Gully
Suzuki to a seventh place finish,, Chuck
Collins of Varna rode in the Expert 250 class
on his Honda also sponsored by Hully Gully to
a sixth place finish. Missing from the days
activities was Jim Dickins of Hensall out with
a bit/de injury. •
Houseleague action returns to Hully Gully
on September 21 and will run every Saturday
for the next three weeks, Snowmobile Grass
Drags will be held at Hully Gully on
September 29, also on the 29th waterskiming
and ATV drags will be included.
September 22 ATV supercross will be held
at the Glencoe fair with a purse of $1,000 up
for grabs. There are classes for anybody and
everybody. Anyone interested in entering
may pick up entry forms at Hully Gully or call
Chuck at 262-3318.
Time to head for the swamp again
It's almost time once again to set out for the
marshes and swamps for the annual fall rit ual
of duck (or waterfowl) hunting.
This year, the season for ducks and most
other waterfowl: rails, coots, galinules,
snipes and woodcock runs from September 25
to December 20 the same as last year.
However, the season for hunting Canada
Geese has been extended this year from
September 25 to December 31. then after a
short break Canada Goose -hunting will
resume from January 15 to 21. 1986.
An "overabundance" of the geese, once an
endangered species, is the reason for the
longer season, says Robert Gibson, of the
Hullett Wildlife Conservation Area.
Mr, Gibson says there is no danger of
Canada Geese diminishing to their former
low numbers as a result of over -hunting.
Daily limits on various waterfowl differ
with each bird. A hunter may bag six ducks in
a day, but only five geese. The limit for rails,
coots, galinules and snipes is 10 per day, but
for woodcock only eight.
RECREATION PREVIEW
by Vicki Hammond
Seniors attend potluck supper
On Thursday. September 12. a Seniors
Potluck Supper was held at the Arena for all
those who participated in the Seaforth Senior
Games. Approximately 75 were in attendance
for the dinner and received Ontario Senior
Games participation certificates for taking
part in the Seaforth Games These were
presented by Mayor Alf Ross
Representatives going to St. MarrK were
recognized and wished good luck in their
events Special guest speaker was Donna
Leitch, 1St. Marys District Games Coordina-
tor). She spoke on activities and celebrations
planned for the St Marys Games and later
answered questions about the hosting of the
District Games as well as the Ontario Senior
Games in general Miss Leitch also made
mention that anyone wishing to go to St
Mary's to watch. should certainly feel free to
do so Other distinguished guests were Mrs.
Alf Ross and councillor Carolanne Doig
Thank you to all who attended and for the
food you brought as well
Monday, September 23 and Tuesday.
September24. the District Senior Games take
place in St Marys Seafnrth is sending 25
representatives for 10 events including
Bridge, Cribbage. Darts, Euchre. Five -Pin
Bowling 155 to 64 years). Five -Pin Bowling
165 years and over). Golf. Horseshoes. Lawn
Bowling and Shuffleboard This certainly is
one of the highest entries for any community.
Everyone is invited to go to St Marys.
whether you are participating or not.
Spectators are more than welcome. A
complete schedule of events and competitors
and other activities is available at the
Recreation Office 1527.08821 Go to support
our participants from Seaforth, to find Out
more about the games or to take part in some
of the other festivities planned. Don't forget
to wear your Seaforth ribbon.
Information -Registration nights are Wed-
nesday. September 25 and Thursday, Sep-
tember 26 at the Seaforth and District
Community Centres from 7 to 9 p m. See the
Fall and Winter Recreation Flyer in this
week's paper for details and programs
offered.
As the baseball season concludes for
another year. minor baseball teams and
coaches are reminded to return the uniforms
to the arena so they may be stored and be
readily available for next year's season
An A student plays B hockey
BY PATRICK RIFTiS
Seaforth hative Scott Driscoll is looking
forward to playing hockey with the St
Marys Lincolns, of the Midwestern Junior R
league this season Playing with St Maryx
will be a move up from the calibre of hockey
he played last year, when he divided his
time between the Seaforth Midgets and the
Junior D ('entenaires
But hockey is not the only thing this
talented 17 -year-old defenceman has on his
mind, he plans to finish high school and
then continue his education With that goal
in mind, he carefully selected St Marys
ahead of several teams who invited him to
training camp.
Scott was invited to the camps of no less
than six area Junior teams. as well as two
Tier T1 Junior A teams, in Owen Sound and
Orillia. However, he decided on St. Marys
and signed with them on September 9. after
completing a competitive training camp
where he was forced to prove he could
handle himself at the Junior B level
Not only did Scott pt'ove he has the hockey
skills needed to play the game. he also
showed he could not be pushed around
when he got into a fight with one of the
Lincoln veterans during a scrimmage.
Despite having his helmet and face mask
knocked off Scott says he did. "not too bad"
in the skirmish.
Several factors entered into Scott's
decision to play in St. Marys, not the least of
which was that several Seaforth residents,
and his Junior D coach Tom Chessel, had
played there in the past.
Educational opportunities also played a
part in his decision, Scott. son of Ron and
Karen Driscoll. is in Grade 12 at Seaforth
District High School and wants to stay in
town until he finishes Grade 13. W ith an 87
per cent grade average and a desire to
further his education, he sees the Junior B
hockey circuit as a good place to get noticed
by scouts from Colleges in the United States
and perhaps pick up a scholarship
"A lot of schools in the States like big
defencemen, • • he says. At six foot. three
inches tall and 245 pounds, Scott would fill
that bill by any standards.
Scott hopes for
U.S. scholarship
Although he's kicking around a few
ideas, Scott is not sure just yet what field he
would like to get into. or what courses he
would take at university •- only that he
would like to go.
Meanwhile, Scott is hoping he can be an
asset to the St. Mary's team for at least the
next couple of years, Still eligible for
Midget hockey, Scott has four seasons of
Junior eligibility left.
Scott is also active in refereeing hockey
and umpiring ball which makes him one of
those rare players with an insight into the
officials' point of view during a game He
plans to keep on refereeing this season. but
won't he able to devote as much time to it
because of the Junior B schedule, juggled
with schoolwork
Although he hopes to remain involved in
hockey for sonic time to conic. Scott is
realistic about his future in the game He
hopes to play a couple of years in St Marys
and, if things go his way. another four years
of college hockey After that, he said he
would like to continue playing at the senior
level
Scott is quick to point tut he is not the
only Seaforth native doing well on the ice.
Other Seaforth residents playing competi-
tive hockey out of town this year include
Dave Akey, 16, of Seaforth, son of Charlie
and Willie Akey, who is playing Junior B
with the Listowel Cyclones. Ron and
Theresa Murray, of Dublin. have two sons
Patrick and Greg, playing Junior B with the
Stratford Cullitons And of course there's
David McLlwain. son of Audrey and Jack
McLlwain, of Seaforth, who cracked the
lineup of the Kitchener Rangers of the ORA
Majol- Junior A league last season and
appears well on his way to making the squad
again this year.
That's a lot of hockey talent coming out of
a town of 2,200 people and it should be
enough to keep local fans hopping this
winter, just keeping up with the progress of
all five players.
JOINS THE TEAM—Scott Driscoll, 17, of Seaforth, right, was all smiles after signing with
the St. Marys Lincolns Junior B hockey team recently. Scott, a defenceman, played last year
for the Seaforth Midgets and the Junior D Centena(res. He Is pictured here with Lincs'
assistant manager Rick Bradforth. IS'. Mary's Journal Argus Photo)
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