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1 _ a F . t e C i1 i â€" Christine retirin W"l'h mories and medals " Zf f g f L___ _ xgummumtnenmemnmmmenmmnimeeee _ @ya% y . c ie & Christine Hunt is going out a winner. L O : thetea es € : . £ The 27â€"yearâ€"old Embro resident has gone ; . > # ¢ EA % _ °_ into retirement after a successful effort at the Ir f= > %* 1 *\ e redes 4 . recent International Special Olympic games j %_ > 3 ;§, ; _ held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. s o hss 2 33 3: Hunt grabbed a pair of sixth place finishes ; e J â€" y oys * w# g;% in the 50 and 200 metre races and made a lot of 3 n fon & i i e . oad é:;‘ | _ _new friends. or j > ons 6 >+~3 Although Hunt has been home for more . 4 f f j â€" t 2 > _ _ than a month the memories of her trip are ) # $ C e it _ _ _\ _ stored away neatly in a large photo album. @ E4 â€" T _ * Ts "I had a lot of fun but I‘m going to retire l ent ‘ â€" E f ~ % > A#*s * : now," she said. "It‘s time someone younger _ j * . . t > â€" stepped in and helped out." & ¢ 4 1 for the R > :t . & Hunt trained under Deb Todd, recreation More than 300 friends, also a meeting place for B 5 a : *sns 6 director at ARC Industry. neighbors and relatives attendâ€" â€" Women‘s Institute, Farnxlgtx's nâ€" $ â€" %£ "C § $# 3 5 "I‘ve had a lot of fun competing the last few ed a 90th birthday party for stitute, political and. 1‘ ex;ar}; C wke * . £% : years," Hunt said. "I didn‘t think I would do Cassie (MciIntosh) Howe at the gatherings, plays, socials, fow \<4> > y S es thatâ€"well at the world championships in Baton «home of her daughter and sonâ€"inâ€" suppers and Christmas i.A % e Rouge. h\éas surprised and I think it‘s a great law Rosina and Hilton Morris. concerts. cA s ) e we _ way to end it." ; AdcilHowe, all Mrs. Howe‘s â€" Mrs. Howe recalls all who R % ce o & * e I The Canadian group â€" involving more than %gx%\%e’:}]d the Harrâ€" served in the two world wars * >' ie . 65 athletes from Ontario along â€" took a lot of igngton United Church women from the neighborhood, as well ~ § *# day trips during their twoâ€"week stay, inâ€" assisted the host and hostess. as the Red Cross work dOl}e on { % $ § 2 mA cluding a trip to the Baton Rouge Zoo. _ 'B/t y ~mile the home front by Women‘s Inâ€" % â€" g > wie "It was a great trip. We even got to meet | orn in a 123â€"]â€"’9159-%3&% stitute members. At one % ~€% Dick Sargent (an actor best known for his role from .?_rj‘fil‘fl’ Mrs. Howe j _ meeting, 33 boxes of five to % 4 as Samantha‘s husband in the TV series | parentsâ€"were ,Donald an seven pounds each were packed & £ at Bewitched) and actor James Drury. I made f 1}3‘)3"3“3 McrIrrll(t)o§h ;lfe lt‘fi: rggrx;ly and sent out by horse and buggy. ; * § i a me 2 . £ 4 flls sns se cs$ se css is hnPlly ow of which centred _ Mrs. Howe has one daughter, $ £ i * 4 f”%“f“ * l Hunt also received a letter from the on the Braemar Hall, })l;xlnillnlg(l)f‘ {gnrr;en gzifl dtem sns n prodecess. F z29â€" *A im Toaae Minister of State and Fitness and a certificate late 1860s as a gospe! hall. d U byhersonaAt H(;E\TVE‘TFGS‘I\ & se * a% & E4z*% 4 f;om Cit Ronorbland for fompelig it mzfinyl yingsévgfltii?%?lr:xrscgns;y dentyof Harrifific%lflf?. Howe | s *‘ s 7 $ 4 _ . the International Games. â€" school a . o coay y ‘s Inâ€" ~ am 3â€">3 %’ C€ The Canadian government also came vices were held in the hall by enjoys church, Women‘s .It“ ## 3 SCs .. x3 i 6 4 5 { the Baptist stitute and community % 3. + sa>. . _ _ _ _ through with a number of track suits â€" in the students from alt therings 5s s d \ FFpaet i ""* _ Canadian red and white colors â€" and some _ _ ® Woodstock College. The hall was ga + \~r x s . â€"â€" _ We _ running shoes. * * > E K j . f;fi*a ‘"It‘s a great honor to wear the Canadian h<> 1 w4 F es se f § °0 O _ colors," Huntsaid. "I still get a shiver when I f ; N se P 2 *«- ‘ 9 > & § is ;fi > put them on.‘ 3 g;é,'{ 7 * | oo Christine Hunt looks over her memoryâ€"filled 7 p y 2t 00 s i : (Staff photo by Bob Hutton) o t : ~ . ie o oag Cl * â€" . .. $ x > ogoug gs mm en . L .. xsn f }‘tA"xv;}" 4 . es g ’...,:u ;«;-,-\A*fi:A "he. * zi $ra /# {fi « # i. 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E: ' _: Kn ce . 0. je. % x d l C mos. ~.. <% _ > i p evar .. ; <3 Photo by Ken Hammond 7 zi is * ts _ e =a s ULCHâ€"PEARSON > es _â€" S 0_ â€" Nane en _Ulch of RR 2, Embro and Donald o 2s > s A unro Pearson 0 tOCk were united in marâ€" ‘i\fl“”” : M.A riage Sept. 3 at Knox United Church, Embro, by C N prornrmmemnttii Ao Rev. A.G. Pease. e ¢ s ; THAT WAS one big pumpkin! So big, in fact, that twoâ€"yearâ€"old Erica Craig couldn‘t get her arms around the giant prize winner at the EmbFo Fair. (Staff photos by Elizabeth Pa yne) l m C MR ELAE Te im e ce o2 c F4 .l uold B L. ym