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COMMUNITY NEWS Volume 49 Issue 26
Drayton, Ontario
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Wellington Cup fought in high winds on Conestogo Lake
Winner - Goldstone decathlete Nathaniel Mechler with his coach Dermott Smith of First Jumps Academy pose with a sign announcing Mechler’s Canadian Junior Decathalon record of 7,592 points at the Athletics Canada Combined Championships June 18 to 19 in Ottawa. submitted photo
Local decathlete to compete in World Junior Championship meet GOLDSTONE - Family, including his grandparents Paul and Yvonne Day of Mapleton, watched Nathaniel Mechler of Goldstone set the Canadian Junior Decathlon record at the Athletics Canada Combined Championships on the weekend of June 18 to 19 in Ottawa. The decathlon is a two-day competition (day 1: 100 metre run, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400m run; day 2: 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500m run). Mechler’s score of the 7,592 points (in 34 degree weather) eclipsed the previous record of 7,179. It also was enough to exceed the World Junior Track and Field qualification standards of 7,200 points. Pending official approval from Athletics Canada, Mechler will be representing Canada in the decathlon at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland July 19
MAPLETON - Conestoga Sailing Club hosted the Wellington Cup Regatta on June 12 in very heavy gusty winds on Conestogo Lake. This event is an annual sailing challenge between Belwood Lake Sailing Club (BLSC), Conestoga Sailing Club (CSC) and Guelph Community Boating Club (GCBC). The format of the competition involves boats from all three clubs racing at the same time using the Portsmouth rating handicap tables. There is a Club Team Trophy, but the Wellington Cup itself for the individual winning boat is the coveted prize. The format encourages both club participation and individual performances in an informal setting where all are winners by enjoying a day on the water, officials say. There were eight competitors, three from CSC, four from BLSC and one from GCBC. Of the four Laser class boats, three had elected to use the smaller Radial rig due to the strong wind conditions. In the first race, two boats had to retire due to equipment failure and one did not finish, which left the remaining five to battle
Full sail - Three Lasers battle it out during the Wellington Cup Regatta hosted by the Conestoga Sailing Club on June 12. The event is an annual sailing challenge between the local club and sailing clubs from Belwood and Guelph. submitted photo it out. Harri Palm of GCBC won with Colin King second and Chris Zimmermann third, both from BLSC. In the second race only four boats competed. Mike Bibby of BLSC sailing a Hobie 17 catamaran won, Harri Palm was second and Chris Zimmermann third. A third race was cancelled
due to the exhaustion of the sailors. In the final analysis, Harri Palm of GCBC won overall and so was awarded both the Wellington Cup and the Team Trophy. All competitors enjoyed a barbecue put on by the host club, CSC. Next year, the Wellington Cup will be held at Belwood Lake.
Party features food, fun and fireworks Record setter - Goldstone decathlete Nathaniel Mechler with siblings, from left, Meaghan, Emilie and Josh. submitted photo and 20. In August Mechler will be leaving Goldstone and travelling to Houston, Texas,
where he will be attending the University of Houston, studying kinesiology on a track scholarship.
DRAYTON - Canada Day will be celebrated in typical Mapleton style, with a major party here on July 1. The township’s Canada Day celebration will feature music, entertainment, food and fireworks. The event is set to begin
at 6pm on July 1 at the Drayton Agricultural Fairgrounds with food and family games. Local music and entertainment begins at 7pm with Randy Smart. A children’s bicycle parade is scheduled for 7:45pm. At 8pm the Lucas
Rogerson Band and the Moore Family will take to the stage. Fireworks are set for 10pm. Before the party starts, be sure to check out the local houses and businesses festooned for the Mapleton Canada Day Best Decorated contest.
Minto, Mapleton to share machine to clean fire gear by Patrick Raftis MINTO - Council here has approved the purchase of equipment to clean firefighter gear in order to meet provincial standards. A report from Minto Fire Chief Chris Harrow at the June 21 council meeting stated that in the past few years, cancer diagnosis within the fire service “has become a large issue.” Harrow notes the provincial government has twice now passed legislation recognizing various types of cancers as being job related to the fire service. “The focus now is on how prevention and how the fire service can do a better job
preventing cancers in the fire service,” the report states. Recently Ministry of Labour inspectors visited fire departments and they have made many recommendations in the area of bunker gear decontamination and cleaning. In a few cases, there have been orders served on municipalities, Harrow pointed out. To be proactive, Minto Fire proposed purchase of a bunker gear extractor/washing machine, essentially an industrial washing machine set up to clean fire gear. “I have spoken with our friends at Mapleton Fire and discussed the idea of sharing a Continued on page 5
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Future firefighters? - Mapleton Preschool students visited the fire hall in Drayton on June 8. Students had a fun morning with Fire Chief Rick Richardson and firefighter Amanda Cooper. Some of the children - including from left: Branten Beyer, Hudson Bray-Dunning and Charlotte van der Meulen - got to try on a fire helmet. Additional photo on page 6. photos by Caroline Sealey
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