Rudell Shoots for Medal at Canadian Championships

Wiarton's Rita Rudell sits two spots back of a medal after day 1 of the women's Heptathlon at the Canadian track and field championships.
She's 5th headed into the final three events today in Toronto.

Storms Hammer Hensall

Thunderstorms roaring across southwestern Ontario caused some damage in the Hensall area. There were reports of downed trees, broken windows, and hail damage, the town's welcome sign was even blown over.
Although there was no official confirmation, some said it looked like a tornado.
Yesterday Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the southern parts of Huron and Perth counties saying winds of up to 100 km/h were possible and could produce tornados.

Local Golfers Make Cut

3 local golfers have made the cut at the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship.
Stratford's Natalie Gleadall sits in a tie for 4th place, Kincardine's Taylor Schmidt and Brianna Cooper are in 28th and 66th place after 2 rounds.
Gleadall won the long drive competition on Tuesday with a 296 yard blast.

Work on Hanover P and H Centre Almost Done

Interior work on Hanover's P and H centre is 98 per cent complete.
Project chair Bob White says a site meeting this week left the building committee pleased with progress.
Still to be completed are the walking track and trim work. Outside, landscaping is under way and parking lot paving is set for next week.
White says the project will come in within budget. Ice making for this season will start right after the September 11 Lions' Club gala opening.

Gold for Southgate

Southgate got a gold star from the municipal auditor.
Traci Smith of BDO Chartered Accountants had only a few minor concerns such as the amount of tax arrears.
But she said Southgate's 16 per cent rate of arrears is of no great concern considering the economic downturn which is making most municipalities experience higher rates of arrears.
The average is 10 per cent arrears.

Wind Project to Go Ahead Despite Concerns

The Arran Wind Energy Project held a public meeting in Port Elgin last night as part of the process to build 46 wind turbines in Arran-Elderslie and Saugeen Shores.
The project's Community Relations Director Heather Boa says they are moving ahead with the project despite objections from municipal governments.
Arran-Elderslie council passed a by-law in May attempting to give municipal governments more control over the placement of wind turbine projects.
Boa says they have received legal opinion regarding the by-law and are not concerned it will stop the project from going forward as planned.
A second public meeting will be held tonight in Arkwright at 5 o'clock.

Downtowns in Bruce Need Makeover Says Tourism Manager

Downtowns in some Bruce County towns and villages need a makeover.
Weeds on the main streets, dead trees and paint chipped off park benches are all signs that the bloom is fading, says Chris Hughes, Bruce County tourism manager.
He told a 'Spruce the Bruce' meeting in Ripley last night that the competition for tourist dollars has become more competitive. Because of that, action must be taken to bring some new life into Bruce County downtowns.
The Ripley workshop is used to develop a Community Design Toolkit. It will help to come up with a community brand that will be implemented by the community it was designed for.
A similar meeting is being held tonight at the Lucknow Community centre from 7 to 9 p.m.

Scores from Wednesday July 28

American League Baseball

Minnesota 6 Kansas City 4
Boston 7 L.A. Angels 3
N.Y. Yankees 8 Cleveland 0
Toronto 5 Baltimore 0
Tampa Bay 7 Detroit 4
Oakland 3 Texas 0
Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle 5

National League Baseball

Houston 8 Chicago Cubs 1
Cincinnati 10 Milwaukee 2
Philadelphia 7 Arizona 1
Atlanta 3 Washington 1
San Francisco 10 Florida 9 (10 innings)
St. Louis 8 N.Y. Mets 7 (13 innings)
Pittsburgh 6 Colorado 2
San Diego 6 L.A. Dodgers 1

Huron County Fastball

Brussels 8 Goderich 1

Bluewater Fastball

Port Elgin 2 Elmwood 1

MLS

All-star Game

Manchester United 5 MLS All-Stars 2

Schedule for Thursday July 29th

Schedule for Friday July 29th

Today's Games

(All Times Eastern)

CFL

Toronto at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

American League Baseball
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

National League Baseball

St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 12:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Florida at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 6:35 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Bluewater Fastball

Chepstow Aces at Wiarton Nationals, 8:30 p.m.

South Perth Men's Fastball

Waterloo Jrs. at Breslau badgers, 8:30 p.m.
Elmira Expo at Hickson Reds, 8:30 p.m.
KW Outlaws at Tavistock Jrs, 8:30 p.m.