saved Anne Baxley from drownlnig wher ‘the

7 Donald Richard of Usk recelved the Star of
she. was Is overturned In the Skeena

“Courage from Governor-General Ed Schreyer . kayak
- | for, an act of bravery. : In August, 1978, Richard River,

“Anothier:bravery . -award:for Usk man

: : Donald Richard of Usk has been running the rapids ‘in Iunchbythe elds of the river, . Richardtook the girl on his
; ‘ been awarded the Star af the Skeena River when their ‘ heard her crying out. back. and, while they were
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daughter - ‘continued down- to rescue her.” He realized distance downstream, he:
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The wiland her father had

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- tink was soon turned
. furniture store. ~~

Stoney

SIMCOE, Ont.” icp ~

“Roller skating is: a fad for
“many young

fivetime Canad i ee
pion Dean Bint it hee been a -
tough sport for many years. -

Bint, 15, and his 16-year -
old sister Dolly turned: to -
roller skating: seven years
ago because thare was a rink
door! to their .

But in those: prefad days |

‘roller’ skating . was ata a

profitable venture ‘and: the
Vinto-a

‘Their coach, John Smaithof.
Creek, | ‘near *
Hamilton, was sure the Bints °
had a future in- their new-
found: sport and. persuaded ~
them to keep. skating, wen
though it-meant he had to
drive them miles‘to &. club in
Kitchener. = <-

Now, Dean is preparing ‘for
the Canadian championships <
July 18-20.in Calgary. and .
Smith thinks. :the teenager

has a shot-at making the

national roilerskating team
and going on to international
competition. -

aed to skating suc

cess has been tough” for
Dean, Dolly and Smith:

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10,000 miles a
proctices,"said” the the _Bints's
father Howard.: °

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from his Stoney Creek home

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on the floor as auch as‘séven

hours on, that day. at
. The skaters practive their

figures, which are similar to -

-‘ieeskating’ figures, ‘only |

Dean ‘and Dolly : fellow
‘painted’ lines on: the floor

and the ee wieele at

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.’ The freestyle routine,
-again\ like ice - skating,
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‘ wearing close: to 20 pounds of :

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: And those. boots. are costly

“fora growing boy. Dean says
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"pairs of boots a year thus far, ;

_ AB cept of $000-$400 n pat
will last ‘him a while.-

Dear’s firet Canadian title

. came. as a juvenile in. 1975.
*-He wor the elementary tide
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up tofreshman and won that

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“phate'as a freshman, but last
_ year hé‘won the. sophomore

‘tile and he goes:to Calgary . .

this: year ‘seeking his sixth

4n 1977 va with Miroslav

* Kolar of: ‘Kitchener, but now -:
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ino, won the novice pairs

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Dean, who adds he never

| gets tired of thepractices and
the weekly trips to Kit-

_chener. ;
Both still enjoy skating but

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Hletle more dedicated to .
winning. “Dolly Tikes skating

and the competitions just as
muchas Dean, but Dean

.doesn’t want to. come

second.”

Dean -Bint’s eyes widen

when. the talk’ turns to

making. the Canadian ‘world

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sport in the last Pan-Am
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demonstration sport in

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international: competitions.”

What he really wants is to
get back into that rink ‘next
door — since the furniture
store has also closed down =
and practise some more.

At one point, alter the. rink
closed, the Bint family
rented a barn at the local
fairgrounds and cleaned It .
up to make a practice area
and the skaters rolled

. around while mice eeramn
‘bled for cover, |

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into the rink-store next! door
he's convinced he will have a
solid chance at making the

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