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JACK PEARCE inventor of the Wind Buggy and teacher at Eastview Collegiate takes spin to show the skill of sailing on wheels Mr Pearce invented the buggy no two years ago to show students the basics of sailing Examiner Photo Many meetings planned win Barrie for we TODAY Barrie city council meets at pm in the council chambers at city hall on Collier Street Cookstown council meets at 730 pm in the village municipal building Elmvale council meets at 745 pm in the council cham bers above the community hall TUESDAY public hearing is scheduled in the council chambers at city hall at pm to discuss proposed 80unit condominium subdivision north of Heather Street and east of Kozlov Street public hearing is scheduled in the council chambers at city hall at pm to discuss proposed 213unit condominium subdivision on the south side of Little Avenue west of the Canadian National Railway rightofway Forest Hill wins gymnastic meet Forest Hill Public School came away Saturday with the most points at the invitational gymnastic meet held to promote gymnastics in elemen tary schools About 50 students from six county schools took part in the event held at Central collegiate In primary girls division Jennette LaVerdier of Forest Hill and Tanya Schmidt of Regent School Midland tied for first place with 14 points Kyra Slade of Cundles took second place with 10 points In primary boys Greg Salter of Forest Hill and Tom Knox of Forest Hill tied for first place with 10 points each In junior girls Kim Richar dson of Forest Hill came first with 24 points Denise Martin of Regent and Cindy Allen of Good Fellow School tied for second place with 11 points In Junior boys Marc Clem Fourteen schools and best was Steele Street The Barrie school emerged as cham pions of the invitational basketball tournament at Eastview Secondary School mens of Forest Hill made 30 points to take first place and Mark Kitching took second place with 27 points for Regent In intermediate girls An nette Cummings took first place for Bradford School with 14 points There was three way tie for second place with 10 points each for Michelle Gor don Forest Hill Michelle Sut ton Hillcrest and Shelley Kir patnicki Good Fellow In intermediate boys Steve Bertram took first place for Forest Hill with 17 points There was threeway tie for second place with 10 points each for Brad Kitching Regent Rob Draper Forest Hill and David Beckley Forest Hill Coordinatorss for the meet were George Cooper principal of Forest Hill and teacher Brian Taylor Saturday To do it Steele Street had to defeat St Monicas 2016 in the final game Members of the cham pionship team include front BSKEBALLTOURNA ek Barrie planning board meets after the last public hearing in the council chambers TUESDAY Sunnidale township council meets at am in the municipal building on County Road 10 Medonte township council meets at pm in Moonstone Wasaga Beach council meets at 730 pm in the municipal building WEDNESDAY The Simcoe ounty Board of Education meets at pin in the Education Centre on Ferris Lane Innisfil township council meets at 10 am in the municipal building 8th Line at Highway 11 Ontario Liberal Leader Stuart Smith speaks at Midland Rotary Club luncheon at 1215 pm in Midland Legion Public meeting regarding Willow Creek flooding will be held at 730 pm in Minesing community centre THURSDAY Barrie committee of ad justment meets at 510 pm in the council chambers at city hall on Collier Street The Ontario Municipal Board will hold two public hearings starting at 11 am in ro town ships municipal office Highs way 11 at the 7th Line Two residents are appealing decisions of Oros committee of adjustment FRIDAY City Hall is closed all day Friday and Monday row at left coach Ted Col drey Ed Alejandro Ed Thompson Terry Conroy who sank eight points in the game against St Monica Wind Buggy alterna 33 to traditional sailing For those who love to sail but are afraid of drowning try the wind buggy With some wheels sail and shout of encourage ment from inventor Jack Pearce youll be gone with the wind Most people go easy at first Mr Pearce said as the less timid people who attended the Ontario Sailing Association seminar Saturday took turns going for spin on wind buggy behind Georgian Col lege The harder you pull the rope the more energy goes into it he explained This can be tricky since pulling hard is the automatic response when you find yourself tipping precariously at top speed JOHN DANIELScht chair man of zone nine Ontario Sailing Association talks about uptmlate sailing with Terry Waterlioiise chairman While land sailing is an age old sport the Wind Buggy his trade name has made it an increasingly popular sport As teacher at Eastview Col legiate he tried two years ago to teach sailing at school But because the water was too cold in the bay he taught the skill of handling sails on land This he did with threewheeled buggy and sails just scaled down the idea It took me two years to perfect it Since then the windbuggy is most popular at Eastview As one girl breathlessly put it as she gave up the buggy to the next in line its fantastic Mr Pearce has had good 44 of the associations seminar held at Georgian College Linda Boone coordinator of the Barrie area of Georgian College Summer School and share of sails and sale been out to Vancouver for Labatts beer commercial teaching actors the knack of sailing on wheels So far he has sold 115 to dealers to be sold at $595 He has raced at Base Borden and Centralia and is running land sailing regatta in July in Kingston during the Olympics However hes had more luck selling his invention in Europe andj in the southern states he sai Right now need the Cana dian financial backing he said Ive had lots of offers from foreign backers but want to sell it as Canadian in vention Harry Whale vice chairman of the zone About 90 attend ed the seminar Saturday at Georgian College Ex aminer Photo CrossAtlantic trip outlined at seminar Fog and ice were two recurr ing problems faced by sailor Harry Whale when he crossed the Atlantic in 36foot 10ton English boat Mr Whale vice chairman of the Ontario Sailing Association mne nine spoke on his trans Atlantic trip with three others in 1974 to about 90 who Saturday attended the associations ari nual seminar at Georgian ot legc Mr Whale and his crew sail ed from Halifax NS to Port smouth England in 21 days They left Halifax May 29 1974 and immediately met with ice and fog while encountering some whales off the coast of Newfoundland Although they were ex pcrienced sailors they learned futher this experience since it demanded the regular use of radio direction finder and depth finder and the self steerer when the sails didnt catch the wind They encountered heavy traf DC in the sailing lanes at first but soon nosed their way north Nurses awaiting word from union on talks Nurses at the Simcoe County District Ilealtli Unit are still waiting for word from union headquarters in Toronto before resuming negotiations with the county health board Lillian Fialick president of Ontario Nurses Association Local 27 said today Negotiations broke down month ago following one con ciliation meeting with provin cial officuils Association of ficials hope to resume talks at 35 Ontario health units at the sametime Mrs Fralick has said nurses are not contemplating strike action in the dispute which iii volvcs wages and arbitration ENT CHAMPIONS captain Bernie Smith Gerald Druinnioiid and coaches Bob Taylor and Jim Nightengalc Back row at left Dean Brigham Daniel Nurses have asked for wage parity with hospital nurses plus voluntary arbitration clause The health board has of fered sixpercent wage boost saying parity would re quire increases of 24 to 27 per cent and has rejected the ar bitration clause Gerry Skipwith business ad ministrator at the health unit said last week the current salary range for the 26 public health nurses involved in the dispute is from $11724 to$13964 annually while the six registered nurses involved lmake $10900 to $13150 annual Thompson Don McAskin Tim Taylor Doug Whetham Jim Tyler and Dave Whetham Examiner Photo to keep clear of oncoming boats Mr Whale said they baled the boat several times when they were hit with three or four blows midocean He said they had to ump the bilge result or seepage through the wooden deck The morning session of the seminar included seminar on recreational sailing given by Barrie member Jack Pearce while Richard Storer spoke to another group on general sail design and the trends in rela tion to boat tune Bill Porter talked on rules for new sailors Victor Searle lec tured on cruising piloting and navigation on the Great Lakes and Rob Ball spoke on racing boat design Man charged in incident Toronto man was treated at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital for gunshot wounds Saturday after shooting in Nottawasaga Township cottage Kathleen Martel of 558 Scarlet Rd in Weston was charged with dangerous use of firearm by Ontario Provincial Police Stayner Douglas John Duffy 1742 Wilson Ave Toron to was wounded in the shoulder by shot fired from 22 cal ri fle Saturday about 730 pm Square dance group forms new venture in square dan cing is beinginning in Stroud lnnisfil Recreation Centre in September 1976 on Tuesday evenings from to 10 pm himcompetitive casual square dance program which caller Al Calhoun promises will be fun New or beginner dancers are welcome AI will start teaching from the beginning This will be relaxed easy slowerpaccd and we guarantee an en joyable program one geared mainly to older people who wish less demanding and less strenuous program than regular squaredance clubs presently offer It will not in any way be in competition with present pro grams instead it will be com plementary in meeting need not presently supplied Cost will be minimal For further information con tact Charlie or Elsie Lucas phone 41161243 Clerk hired by Creemore COOKSTOWNThe village of Creemore has stolen the clerk of the village of Cookstown Creemore council decided to hire Edward Underwood from among eight applicants replac ing 22year veteran John Lem mon Now Cookstown is advertis ing for clerktreasurer and tax collector Deadline for ap plications is April 30 SETTING UP SAILS on the Wind Buggy was part of the demonstration Jack Pearce gave Saturday to about 90 who attended the Ontario Sailing Association zone nine seminar held at Georgian College Mr Pearce invented the Wind Buggy about two years ago while teaching the basics of sailing at Eastview Collegiate Examiner Photo Music teachers concert display for student work By MURIEL LEEPER Piano duets vocal solo and violin and piano sonata added wide dimensions to program of music by the students of teachers who are members of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association The Sunday afternoon musicale held at Grove Park Auditorium opened with charming piano duet by Elizabeth Spence and Heather Rafael Kristina Wessenger and Caroline White played more advanced duet Emerald Polka by Karp following some ad vanced piano work Nursery Rhymes by Curran vocal solo brought warm applause for Jenny Rupert as she displayed good poise and fine pitch and diction Three movements of Brahms Sonata showed the excellent progress being made by Lynn Langford with her violin Lynn is an all mund musician studying also pianoand flute Other pianists who en tertained more than 100 people at the musicale were Bernice Black Christine Carson Laura Cockburn Katherine Dawson Allison Ford Colleen Gibbons LorrieAnn Gibbons Debbie Giles Rosanne Harper Janice Hewson Katherine Higginson Susan Hollidge Sheila Lumree Kelly Keogh Muriel Maltby Linda Mike Frances McGill Gwyneth McKelvey Bonnie Mullins Susan Norman Wendy Oke Bonnie Phannenhour Lin dsay Salter Susan Varga Carolynne Varney Marcia Wilson Heather Wynes The program came to con clusion with the audience singing Canada accompanied by Sheila Lumree on the piano Mrs Elizabeth Black president of the Barrie Branch of the ORMTA explained that the performances as shown today were part of the musical education of the students and very necessary for their development June Melenbacher regional representative of the ORMTA announced that the Barrie branch was bringing Har psichordist Richard Birney Smith to Grove Park Auditorium on Sunday af ternoon April 25th The recital will illustrate many of the sonatinas and other music learned by the students which were written for performance on the har michord Tickets are available from Audrey Milligan7268838 Halfway point reached in concert memberships The Barrie Concert Associa tion is about halfway to its goal of 700 memberships for the 197677 season Mrs Hyde the association said today 14 choirs to perform at festival Tuesday Tuesday will be kindergarten and primary day at the spring music festival at Barrie Cen tral Collegiate with 14 choirs from 10 different schools scheduled to perform The fourday event involves about 2500 children from elementary schools in Barrie and Innisfil and Oro townships On Tuesdays schedule are 930 to01SamKingEdward primary choir directed by Pat Oke and Bonnie Gill Innisfil Central classroom Jean Kell Codrington Street primary choir Jean McDowell and Marg Baulch Warnica primary choir Sandra Miller and Innisfil Central primary choir Chris Peters From 1045 to 1130 Maple Grove Arden Grant Shanty Bay Ron Sclater Best Memorial Joan Caston Johnson Street Elaine Winters and Oakley Park Joan Lindsay Kindergarten choirs per forming between 130 and 230 pni will be Oakley Park directed by Marion Epplett llillcrest Doris Birnie Innisfil Central Jean Dey and Police give death cause There will be no further in vestigation into the death of Jack Andrew Campbell 24 of Orillia Ontario Provincial Police report Campbells body was found under cabin in the Columbus Boys Camp about mile and half south of Orillia on Lake Simcoe Saturday evening by Phillip Loving of Detroit An autopsy showed that he died of exposure Campbell was resident of the Huronia Regional Centre for the Mentally Handicapped and was reported missing Jan 19 Police speculate that he wandered to the camp about mile from the centre then crawled under the cabin to avoid the cold and froze to death Johnson Street Elaine Winters Choirs from Allandale Heights and Oakley Park the Barrie Boys Choir the Johnson Street string ensemble and square dancers and the Portage View special education class performed today in the junior division More junior division entries will perform Wednesday with the intermediate division set for Thursday She said the total of about 350 sales is considered excellent since the associations membership drive has been on for only week Scheduled for the season are the Paula Moreno Spanish Dance Company Oct 27 the Canadian Childrens Opera Chorus in Christmas concert Dec StarykPerry Duo with Canadian violinist Steven Stayk and American pianist John Perry Jan 21 1977 and Toc catas and Flourishes with organist Richard Morris and trumpet virtuoso Martin Bein baum April 19 Memberships cost $12 for adults and $6 for students and are available from Mrs Hyde Varden Cr Barrie Cheques should be made payable to the Barrie Concert Association For more information call Mrs Hyde 7267266 LOCAL GENERAL APELDOORN CLUB The Barrie Apeldorn Friendship club is meeting Tuesday at 830 pm at 89 Co lier Street Everyone is welcomed Apeldoorn is Bar ries twin city in Holland CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Former classmates and teachers of Prince of Wales Public School in Barrie are in vited to Centennial Celebration Saturday May 15 from 12 noon to pm and pm until midnight The after noon session includes refresments barbershop singing antique car display baking and eating contests There is prize for the best centennial costume The even ing includes cold buffet meal and dancing for $3 person with special memento given to each graduate who attends MILDRESSUPCOMING Mr Dressup Casey and Fin negan will all be visiting 3Georgian College Theatre May The show is being sponsored by the Zeta Lambda chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and there will be two per formancesat4and7 Tickets at $1 eac may be purchased by telephoning 728 $62 or 7280703 All proceeds goto charity OUTBOARD COURSE There will be course on small outboard motors at the Georgian College Extension Services at 115 Bell Farm Road starting Tuesday The eight week course will run from 7301030 every Tuesday and will taught by Steve Mallory instruction will include discussions and demonstrations with slides handson ex perience with assembling and disassembling an outboard motor adjusting the car buretor adjusting the timing and setting up the gears and water pum and basic trouble shootingT ecoursecosts $40 GENERAL MEETING general meeting of the downtown im rovement board originally sc eduled for next week will instead be held April at 630 pm at Collier Street United Church hall The board will present its program for the year and field questions from the floor OUR MISTAKE There was mistake in an obituary Wednesday April in the Barrie Examiner The wife the late Frank Philip Wright was incorrectly identified as the former Florence McCaude The correct spelling of the last name should be McQuade GROUP OF SEVEN display of prints of pain tings by the Group of Seven Canadian artists will be on display through April 17 at Bar rie Public Library Artists represented include Tom Thomson associated with the goup but never member Jackson Lawren Harris Casson and Mac Donald