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Doig captures OPGA championship p playoff
It took playoff hole to do it, but Seaforth's
Ian Doig captured the $30,000 Ontario.
Professional Golf Association Championship
held last week at the Georgetown Golf and
Country Club.
Mr. Doig was in the lead with a seven
under par 65 after the first round of
competition, but fell to three strokes behind
Ken Trowbridge of Toronto heading into the
16th hole on day two. Mr. Trowbridge
however lost his advantage when he double
bogeyed and Mr. Doig birdied the hole. Mr,
Doig birdied the first playoff extra hole to win
the first prize of $4,500.
"I've really been playing poorly of late, so
I've been working really hard at my putting
and my overall game. It's good it finally all
came together," he said.
And part of the reason it all came together
stemmed from a new attitude Mr. Doig
adopted on the course.
"I had felt when I was on the golf course
that maybe I was being too friendly with the
other golfers. I was wishing them well and
forgetting about my own game. I decided to
become more cold and insensitive and
concentrate on my own game. I want to see
them do well, but 1 want to beat their buns
too," he explained.
Mr. Doig went into the Georgetown event
determined to play a more aggressive style of
golf. He said poor play prior to the
championship had, made him too tentative on
the golf course.
"I was letting the pressure and my nerves
get to me too much. I knew I could do it, so
Just went for it."
Mr. Doig made a very quick start birdying
the first three holes of round one. He followed
up on them with a series of pars up to the
seventh hole where a hooked tee shot left him
in the water.
He decided to play the shot, and entered
the water with his nine iron.
"It was pretty funny actually," he said.
"There I was m my shoes and everything,
standing where the actual creek was
flowing."
Mr. Doig hit his shot onto the fairway
approximately 30 yards from the green. He
used a sandwedge to put the ball within four
feet of the pin and made the putt for par.
■fW...., .IIIII,: 5 C� ti..� � a.. "This hole was probably the key point of
OPGA CHAMPION—Ian Dole recorded the most significant win of his career last week when the round, since it kept my momentum
he captured the Ontario Professional Golf Association championship. Mr. Dolg shot a going," said Mr. Doig.
two -round score of 138 to tie for first spot, then captured the title on a playoff hole. "1 was able to keep going from there."
remainder of the round went pretty
Mcllwralth photo routine for Mr. Doig. He birdied nine to make
HPRCSSB will share in legislative grants
The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board will share in legisla-
tive grants for its secondary school - St.
Michael, Stratford - for the school year,
1986-87.
At a meeting of the board Monday night
the trustees were told the board has complied
with the requirements of the Ministry of
Education to be a secondary school board and
entitled to the secondary school grants,
according to a letter from Sean Conway,
Minister of Education.
' John McCauley, Superintendent of Educa-
'tioii; replied tb a question (hat there has been
no word so far whether the board will be
'reimbursed for start-up costs for St. Michael
Secondary School but there is hope.
The board amended its secondary school
plan approved on May 21, 1985 to allow for
the continuation of attendance of Grade 7
pupils at St. Michael's School for the year
1987-88. (St. Michael's School, a senior
elementary school, will be renamed the fust
of September as St. Michael Secondary
School. )
The official opening school liturgy inaugur
Ming the new 5t. Michael Secondary School
. for faculty, staff and students and interested
public will be held at the school in the
gymnasium at 10 a.m. on Thursday,
September 4.
The working drawings for St. Boniface
School, Zurich were approved and will be
submitted to the Ministry of Education for
final approval.
the board will place asphalt paving at St.
Aloysius School, Stratford.
TENDERS ACCEPTED
The board accepted the following tenders,
the highest of four received, for the sale of
two portable classrooms currently on site at
St. James School, Seaforth, removal costs
included: James 11. Medd, RR 1, Blyth,
$2,550 for one portable and Gordon Phillips,
Seaforth, $1,500 for one portable.
The board appointed the Stratford -Perth
Archives as keepers of the records of the
'separate schools and the former boards in
Perth County up to 1969.
Mr. McCauley said this decision will serve
the board in its best interest.
Jacynthe Veilleux of Stratford and Jean -
Marc LaBerge of Goderich will be the
monitors for the full-time French program
provided at St. Aloysius School in Stratford
and St. Marys School in Goderich.
Final concert
CENTER STAGE—Playschocl and Play-
ground '86 wrapped up Its summer program
with a mini -concert last weak, for parents
and friends of the children who attended the
program. Among those performing were; to
left, Julio Betties in - I wanna be a cowboy;
and below, Chris Marion as Corey Hart
singing, I wear my sunglasses at night.
Mcllwralth photo
"I decided to be aggressive off the start
and see if I couldn't run away
with it"
the turn at four under par, then birdied 11 to
go under by one more. A three putt on
number 12 gave Mr. Doig his only bogey of
the day, but he was able to come right back
with birdies on 13 and 15. He had chances for
birdies on 16,17 and 18 but left the ball sitting
on the edge of the hole on all three greens.
Because aggressive play had paid off so
well on day one, Mr. Doig said he decided to
play the same way during the second round.
' I decided to be aggressive off the start
and see if I couldn't run away with it," he
said.
However the round started out badly.
After hitting areasonable tee off, Mr. Doig
hit a second shot that rolled over the green
and into some very long grass, He was able to
chip up within 15 feet below the hole, putting
him in very good position, but that's where
things went wrong.
Y was maybe too aggressive. I hit the ball
three feet past the hole leaving me with a
tricky putt.•I missed it and the ball rolled five
feet below the hole, where I pulled my third
putt left, before I was able to tap the ball in for
a seven," he explained.
"I really thought about it after Y left the
green, and then decided not to let it bother
me, and to stick with my.game plan."
I also felt because I'd had seven birdies in
the first round I could do it again. And as long
as I made no more bogeys I could still shoot
four or five under par, which I knew would
win the tournament."
Mr. Doig made another bogey on the
second hole then settled down and birdied the
third hole.
Two great shots on the fifth hole - a long par
five uphill - left Mr. Doig three feet from the
hole, and he eagled the hole to put him back
at even par, and right back into the thick of
things.
On number seven, as the previous day, Mr.
Doig found himself in the water, but was
unable to play the shot. He double bogeyed
the hole.
Mr. Doig bogeyed the 10th as well then
recorded five pars.
I thought at that time if I made a couple
birdies I still had a chance. They guys I was
chasing at that time were starting to falter.
On 16 I holed a 35 foot sidehill-uphill putt for a
birdie two," he said.
"And in the meantime Ken Tarling (who
finished\third) and Trowbridge were making
fives, so that was a three -shot swing for me."
"That put me from three behind to tie for
the lead in the stretch of two holes."
Mr. Doig said number 17 was a very key
hole for him.
"It was a long par five. I hit a terrible drive,
a terrible second shot and found myself in a
water hazard and still 200 yards from the
hole. I decided to play again from the water
and barely got it out. It landed 100 yards from
the hole. I sandwedged five feet from the hole
to save my par and stay tied for the lead with
Trowbridge."
On 18 Mr. Doig hit a good drive, then
landed in the sand with his second shot. He
blasted out to within approximately 20 feet
from the hole. He sunk the putt for par.
Trowbridge sank his eight -footer for par as
well, forcing the playoff hole, which Mr. Doig
won.
"I'm very happy. This is the most
significant win for me so far. It's my fourth
win as a pro. And as far as professional golf in
Ontario this is the biggest tournament for us
to play in," he said.
From here Mr. Doig competes for a
possible $125,000 in the B.C. Open held in
Vancouver August 29 to 31; a possible
$75,000 in Victoria for the Tournament
Players Division Championship September 5
to 7 ; then in Brantford for the Canadian PGA
Championship September 11 to 14.
On September 20 he goes south to try again
for his U.S. PGA Tour Card.
The board accepted the resignation of
Colleen Nagle, effective August 26. She had
been hired to start teaching at St. Michael
Secondary School. In her place Carolyn Ann
Wilson of Seaforth has been hired to teach
English and Visual Arts at St. Michael.
Sandra Killeen has been hired to teach at
St. Michael.
The board accepted a request for a leave of
absence of Mary Louise LaBerge, effective
October 13 for the remainder of the school
year. She is the speech pathologist for. the
board. ••
Tuckersmith
gets *40,000
A $40,000 Ontario Home Renewal (OHRP)
grant for the Township of Tuckersmith was
announced recently by MPP Jack Riddell
(Huron -Middlesex), on behalf of Alvin
Curling, Minister of Housing.
Tuckersmith is among 15 municipalities,
receiving a total of $650,000 provincial OHRP
funding.
Administered by municipalities, the pro-.
gram assists homeowners to upgrade their
homes, with the emphasis on faulty structural
and sanitary conditions, and on plumbing,
insulation, heating and electrical systems.
Loans of up to $7,500 are made available to
eligible owner -occupants who wish to bring
their homes up to standard. A portion of a
loan may be forgiven, depending on the
recipient's income. Interest rates range from
zero to eight per cent, again depending on
income.
Physically -disabled homeowners, orhome-
owners with physically -disabled relatives
livingpermanently with them, may qualify
for oans of up to $9,500. This special
maximum loan recognizes the extra costs
involved in alterations that make homes more
accessible inside and outside.
For applicants, ' the maximum annual
qualifying income, after allowable deduc-
tions are made, is $20,000,
Since 1975, Tuckersmith has received
$128,000 in grants which have helped
upgrade 36 homes.
OHRP benefits are available to owner
occupants in all municipalities which have
adopted minimum housing standards bylaws
or resolutions establishing standards, and
have decided to take part in the program. In
communities without municipal boundaries,
OHRP is administered by the Ministry of
Housing in conjunction with the Ministry of
Northern Development and Mines.
01111P is one of the province's rehabilita-
tion initiatives designed to help conserve
housing.
Charles Rowland
NOT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT—Police constable John Cairns examines tate damage done to
this 1979 Firebird Thursday when It struck another vehicle at the intersection of Victoria
Street and Godertch Street East. No one was injured In the mishap. Mcllwralth photo
superintendent
The Huron County Board of Education
announced the appointment of Charles
Rowland to the position of Superintendent of
Education. He will have special responsibility
for the Student Services Department.
Mr. Rowland received his Bachelor of Arts
Degree from the University of Windsor and
his Master of Education from the University
of Toronto. He holds an Ontario Teacher's
Certificate and a Principal's Certificate. He
holds certification in Special Education and
obtained his Supervisory Officer'$ Certificate
in 1982.
Mr. Rowland's entire professional career
has been in Kent County where he has taught
special education, served as a special
consultant to the, Kent County Board of
Education and acted es principal and
supervising principal. Mr. Rowland served as
Principal in Kent County for a total of 13
years. He has assisted on report card, special
education and ad hoc committees for the Kent
Board.
Howland has taken a very active role hi
community-. functions, serving on such
committees as the United Way, the Ontario
Association for the MentallyRetarded, Big
Brothers and Minor Hockey, Mr. Rowland is
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TO THE EDITOR
1
Businessman awed by `honesty
While transacting' business, on behalf of
clients at the Exeter P.O. a couple of weeks
ago, I was inadvertently over charged,
unknown to me, $100. The postal cleric was a
trainee. I was getting several money orders at
the time of various denominations, a fairly
large amount of money was involved.
I am not a resident of Exeter. I do business
with that office irregularly. I am not
personally known to the staff, nor did I think,
they would even know where i was from. In
getting money orders it is not necessary to
use identification.
I was in for a shock, and a very pleasant
surprise.
On August 19, while in Exeter for other
matters, 1 was stopped on the Main Street, by
a gentleman
oduced himself not
as the loeal post
ze. He
introducedtmaster,
asked me if f had completed such transactions
as referred to above at his post office. I
replied in the affirmative. "The clerk made a
mistake in compiling the charges etc," he
said. "If you'll please call down to my office,
before you leave town ihave a refund for you
in my safe." Ithankedhim and later called to
the post office. He handed me over $100.00.
I use the Canadian Postal Service in paying
client accounts, as well as my own. I find their
service more obliging less complicated,
more accurate, and final' then our customary
institutions used for paying accounts, pro-
vide. I also like the savings I derive,
The postmaster at Exeter is Mr. Ken
Dobney. Through your medium sir, t would
like to extend to Mr. Dabney, and the
Canadian Postal Service, my personal thanks
for the honesty and observation.
Sincerely yours,
Thomas E. Ryan
Stanley residents appreciative
The Township of Stanley Sesquicentennial
Steering Committee would like to express
sincere appreciation to everyone who helped
make our celebrations so sureaasful.
A great many people were involved in
planning and aecomplishing our events. We
thank each and everyone for their ideas,
cheerful enthusiasm and hard work. Our
committees operated very efficiently. Their
foresite and thoughtfulness resulted in
smooth running events.
No event can be sumrsaful without the
support of people who attend and take part in
the activities. We are grateful to the large
numbers ofple who came from near and
far and made our Celebrations so enjoyable.
Our recent, extremely surssful, home-
coming weekend was the grand finale. This
sumacs was achieved because of hard work,
good weather, good planning, and good
attendance by Township residents, their
relatives, friends and neighbors. We thank
everyone who contributed in any way.
On behalf of the Township of Stanley
Sequicentennial Steering Commitee.
Gordon Hill
Phil Durand
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Monday, September 1
7 - Men's Industrial Playoffs
Tuesday, September 2
BACK TO SCHOOL
Wednesday, September 3
1:30-4 Senior Shuffleboard at the Arena
7 - Playoffs - men's industrial
8 p.m. )!'fitness Nun at Arena
8:30 p.rn. Playoffs - men's industrial
Wednesday,August 27
1 30'4 - Senior Shuffleboard
7 - Playoffs -Men's Industrial
8 - Fitness Fun at the Arena
8:30 - Playoffs -Men's Industrial
Friday, August 29
7:3040:30 - Roller Skating at the Arena
Sunday, August 31
7 - Men's Industrial Playoffs