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Summerheight’s Josh Amyot, It’s a Long Drive to Work

By Jordan Todd Eventually, he decided that a career Amyot is just beginning his
change was in order. All it took was second year as an instructor at
ost golf instructors have spent
a nudge from his dad, and he was Summerheights. As a teacher, he
Mtheir entire lives around the heading home to earn his certification likes to explain why to his students,

game. That’s not the case for Josh
to teach golf. That was about two rather than just telling them what
Amyot, Summerheights Golf Links and a half years ago. to do. He finds that it really helps

newest teacher.
After getting certified, he was students, and a lot of golf instructors

Amyot never really played the looking for work for a while. He don’t do it. While he likes the
game growing up. It wasn’t until the had a friend whose aunt and uncle teaching aspect, what he really loves
age of 25, when he was living out owned Summerheights, but he didn’t is seeing his students improve.
west that he took up golf as a sort of immediately get a job. He really “I really enjoy it when students
stress reliever. got their notice at their long drive come into the pro shop and tell me
“I was working for a big competition. they’re bombing it 20 or 30 yards
corporation for a while and it was “I ended up winning the long drive farther or that they’re scoring that
kind of my outlet,” says Amyot. competition, and I think that made much better,” he says. “That’s the
Josh Amyot enjoys seeing his

“And I got really into it; the learning, students improve their game. a small impression,” says Amyot. aspect I really enjoy, helping people
the instruction aspects.” Photo Submitted “From there, I started last summer.” improve.”

Summer Kick-off with South Stormont Minor Soccer

By Victoria Klassen The minor soccer is for children
aged four to 13, and they are split up
into five different age divisions. All

he South Stormont Minor Soccer
together, this program has 36 teams
TProgram has been bringing kids this summer. “The volunteer coaches
together to play soccer for over 20 are what make this program possible.
years. Sherry-Lynn Harbers, the We have at least one volunteer coach
recreation programs co-ordinator, per team and they are usually one of
says this summer there are 460
the parents,” says Harbers.
children in the program. The Tuesday night games are
They take 60 participants in played at the Arnold Bethune
the Timbits program, which is an Memorial Park in Long Sault.
introduction to soccer for three year Harbers says that the one location
olds. They play games like What and once-a-week commitment make
Time Is It Mister Wolf?, Red Light it a great program for families with
Green Light, and Follow the Leader busy schedules or more than one
drills. “They start off the program child who wants to play soccer.
with stretches,” says Harbers about “The program is also good for
the Timbits program, “and then those that want to play in a non-
some exercises such as running and competitive league,” says Harbers.
jumping. We always include scoring “They are able to gain soccer skills
in the net as one of the drills because but it is a great program to get active,
it is everyone’s favourite!” have fun, and create friendships.” South Stormont Soccer Mascot Hootin Annie

MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW By David Murphy

Dan Allaire vs David Murphy

Dan and I go back to high school (I’m a The training takes place under the watchful eye
That’ll be one of year older). We’ve been friends ever since but of Jorge Luis and Matt Veenstra at Champs and

the amateur boxing friends who are competitive at everything we do. includes a 2K run and 2-3 rounds of skipping ---
matches at an event Whether it was playing hockey, golfi ng, MC at and then we begin the warm up before the actual
that’ll be held in May an event, or even producing more stories in day workout!
2017 in support of the when we both worked in the Corus Entertainment We’ve both already shed some weight and
Children’s Treatment news room, we have pushed and encouraged each improved our cardio without losing strength.
Centre and Champs other at every step to be better. We’re learning that boxing is indeed the
Eastside Boxing Club. In less than a year, we’ll be taking the idea of “sweet science”.
The two groups teamed pushing and encouraging each other to a whole Mark your calendar for next May (actual date
u before to raise some funds to be announced later this year) for a great card of
u p p
before to raise some funds new level.
a n
a n d d awareness for their causes and We’ve had people ask us how serious this amateur boxing including a 3 round, two minutes
awareness for their causes and
next year’s event promises to be a lot of fun and amateur boxing match is. We’ve been training up per round, charity match.
a good showcase of what amateur boxing is all to 2 hours a day, 3 days a week since mid-March Ah, the things we do for charity!
about. and will continue to do so up until our match.