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A VERY COLD TRAIN — It was freezing cold Wednesday night when a CN train,:
consisting of tVio engires,, a caboose and snow plow was derailed a mile and a
quarter west of Mitchell. Larry Dillon of Seaforth was -there taking photos of the
digging out and repair work and left at 1 a.m. when his camera got coated with ice.
The ON tracks in Seaforth-still ytteren't plowed Friday. (Pbtpto by L a rry Dillon)
•. • eather-not improving
...-Beechwo00'sfarts
winernc~kin~: club
At some time, everyone,. has ,
sampled home-made wine.
Usually it is a "fence post" reciPe•
- crushed grapes or other fruit,
lots of.sugar 'and a prayer. The
result is frequently a syrup -
thick, sweet liquid, or a, rotting.
-pulpy -mass.
Nowadays, a little knowledge
and sone .inexpensive' materials
yield consistently gOod wines,
ranging from dry to sweet, with
little risk. The amateur hasall the
technical advantages of modern
wineries and ean s.produce wines
eanparable to the best dornesti0.7
and-imported varieties.
Rob Tetu and Addy McPhee,,of
Beechwood Pottery, both avid
vvinemakers, ate forming alocal
wine club: They plan a ,program
for beginners, including a course
in the basics of winetriaking, and'
a step-by-step analysis of
different varieties.
Mbre advaneed:"iktitOrtali.rs
can enjoy discussing, past
experiences,, , recipp$ and.
exclufte trade secrets. All
Materials will be available from
tieechivood , Pottery, which
presently staki a full range of
e - Art supplies mid
concentrated fruit, and grape
Made
Members Of the dub can get
inontly newsletters, accessible
adviee-froin professiimal$, Ours
of wineries and breweries,, and
films shoWing winemakindOpera-
tions from 'around the world.
Rob Tetu describes the
amateur winery as a stimulating
economicalhobtly. He says that a
bottle of Liebtraumil'ch, a light,
medium-dry Austrian wine,' can
be made from a concentrate for
only 55 cents a bottle, He claims
the finished product-is equal or
superior to. .a bottle of
commercially prepared and
imported wine, selling at the
L.C.B .0. , for- $410. Rhubarb
wlee;:ce:ade from(sarden stock in
the spring mades'-an acceptable
dry wine .for only 15 cents, a
bottle.
Many wipes are• suitable for
'drinking within a car or two of
bottling, and some are quite good
,after only 6 Months, MOst home
winetnakers agree that - the
temptation to sample 'the bottles
early is too great to resist, but
aging nwilows the wine and
improves the flavour.
Rob and Addy ,hope that the
local club will find many nekv
Members bt the Seaforth area,
and invite intereSted,readers -to
call them at 3454184 for father
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This year I bring you greetings
from lnuvik, N.w.T. I purposely
did not send cards. at Christmas
because I wanted to share with
you my experience in the far
North.
But first let me start, in
• Yellowknife. This y ear was one of
the most beautiful Autumns that
Yellowknife has known in 21''
years says an "Oldtimer". We
had a little-Sneyv in October but
that disappeared ofitil„NoVember
, 6. Since then We' vehad ' abetit -
three • or fonr inches. December
was cold, 'around - 38 to 40 C for
about ten days. Christmas was •
just beautiful, around zero. '
Again on Christmas Eve we
had a Family Mass at 7 p.m,. at
which Weh ad to close the doors
at 6:50 as the church was
jammed. The children from
Grades Five and Six sang. There
were also a' Youth Mass at 9:30
and one at 'Midnight as well as
one at eleven in the morning. At
11:30, p.m. we had a slide
presenation accompanying the
Christmas Carols. It was very
impressive. One wonders where
all the extra people come from on
such occasions. However many
non-catholics like to participate in
• our Christmas Liturgy. They
really feel, -they want, some
celebration of Worship on
Christmas and their own churches
do not provide this for them. •
Christmas at the Indian Village'
was just as beautiful. Sister Mary
Josephine worked very hard-with
her Native People to create :a
Christmas Spirit in keeping with
the 'Liturgy. The crib took the
form of a tent with spruce bows
for the straw; a wee coal oil
lantern and a candle replaced the
electric lights. As the Indian
People say "If Christ were born in
the North this is the type of a
shelter He'd have". It was
unique. The New Year's
• celebration was the usual Mass,
.-home --evening.-feast
closing with the Drum Dance that
ended at 8 a.m. just in time for
the Sunday. Mass.
School closed here December
17, 1976. Many teachersieft that
- evening by charter for places
South ; East and WeSt :as far as
Halifax- and Vancouver. -The
majority going to Lando,.
Hamilton and Oshawa. On
Monday, Dec. 27 four of us,
• Sister Mary Lillian went to .
LOndon, boarded the. P.W.A: for
Inuvik. The flight was delightful.
We went dowrn at N orman Wells.
It was here I was to make sure I
saw the Rockies- and I did. We •
ar .rived in Inuvik around -2:30
p.m. and were met by the Grey
Sisters With whom we were to be
gueSts for the rest of the week --
and, guests we were! ,
Inuvik had mere snow thad we
had bpt not-all that much. It was
43 below zero when we arrived
but since the town is in a valley
there was no, wind and as a result
we did not feel the •cold.. We went ,
prepared for cold 'weather. I never
wore so many clothei ih ray life -
- Parka, -.Wind Pants, Mukluks -
you name it and •we had it.
were pleasantly surprised and left
a.few of the extras off as there
was a -drop in-temp. to :25 4to -30.
_ .
COrrespondent nicely and expects to return to
Vincent Lane ,Marian Villa soon. '
45-2716 ' Mrs. Marie Melady • is
recovering from a serious. Qp,eta-
tion in University Hospital„.
London. We :hope to see her
around again soon.
Schoolhere Monday was an on
again,. off again si'tu'ation as the
buses were unable to make it on
Snowdrifting roads.
'gotten aroundlo-visit,
.-lbg -neighborhood ladies due to
weather and walking conditions,
but with the price, of cof fee going
up, I had better make it soon.
Coming into the deep freeze
__here -Sunday- it 'would be-like
Father O' said to us when, the
furtTrice failed ,the first Sunday
after we moved here,,, "We gave
you a cool 'recePtion''.
Talk 'about breaking: CceordS,
can anyone heat this'? We have a
..:neighbour in the hamlet who got
• 'storm staved over Monday night
Inuvik a lovely little town of
3300 - Government Employees,
Eskimo and Indian. The 100 bed
hospital was immaculately clean.
They have built.. for tt4 future
hehce , only one-third , is - in
operation. The school is huge - 30
classroom teachers; 3 remedial, 2
French and I Resource Teacher.
Sister Theresa Chaput, a Grey
Sister; teache s Religion in the
school but of course receives no
salary from the Government, such"
are the sacrifices of our Sisters.
Everything is • Government
owned. The Alexander Mackenzie
El. School is KG to Gr. Six with
about 625 students. The Samuel
Hearne High - 7 to 12 has. 500
students. All the Settlements of
the area send their children to
Inuvik. Grollier Hall owned by the
'Government but administered by
Father Ruyant OMI and seven
Grey Sisters look after all the
boarders ranging in age from 5 to
20. We were sorry we missed the
students as they were sent- home
'by the Government for
Christmas..Sonte will not return
to finish their year but will come
back a ext•year after Christmas.
It's quite. the life up here.
The Catholic Church was built
in 1959 by Father Adam OMI who .
has spent 41 years in the North.
An Oblate Brother designed the
building in the shape-of an Igloo.
. Architects front all over have
come to examine the,building and
could not comprehend how one
man with n o paper qualifications
for building could build such a
fabulous and intricate building
with no tittle print. The_
Tabernacle is alsoin the Shape of
an Igloo. The Stations of ,the
Cross were painted on the Whitby
an Eskimo, girl ,who is deaf and '
dumb. She lives in a little log
shack near the church. When she
was 17 Father Adam receignized,
her talent and encouraged her to.
develop it,,, Now she makes her
living by selling her pa4ntings.
Her work is magnificent. Father
Croteau OMI had it on 'display in
the Parish Hall.' ,
There are no foundations under
any of ' the homes eNeept the
church, which has a cement one.
The buildings are well insulated
so there is no 'complaint for,,cold.
All sewerage pipes, oil, gas etc.
are incased in metal
compartnients-_; that run all
through the town.
The new Dampster Highway is
to be completed in two y
This road will connect the North
with the rest of Canada. Peel* in
the North will be, able ,to.,drive
across the North to Whitehorse
and Skagway. and south-to.-.other
parts of Canada. This will be a •
great boomfor the North.
We, ere disappointed that the.
lee Roads were 1,16t
result we •were not able to visit
Pa-044 at4Tnktoyaktuk. These
dre Eskimo Settlements. But we-.
did get, to Atilayik;. fifty miles
from, the Arctic OCearl.-
Father Croteau OMI chartered
a plane for us. It Was a -twenty*
minute trip mile's by air,'70
miles by ice road. We.travelled in
a-Push and Pull Plane (engine in
back and front) going with seating
capacity44 ,7 six. Our return trip
was in a Push-Only, with a seating
capacity of five. It, was ,quite an
experience to sit up beside' the
'Pilot and see everything. Going
we.", travelled- at 1'500 feet,
returning we were 1009feet...As a'
result we wer'e able to view mum
of the baryon lands. The snow was
very scarce in spots. Both rides
were extremely stheath. There is
just a runway in Aklayik. It is a
village of ' 820 people, 'EskiMe
Indian and - white. Father Adam
OMI took us on the Royal - tour..
After lunch with the SiSters we
saw Father's Ice Sculptures. In
October when the ice is formed he
begins sculpturing the Nativity
scene in life size. It Certainly is a'
work.,,of, art. The ice is crystal
clear. The many coloured lights
bring out the delicate features on.
the figures. After seeing this .
work I could readily see how he
assisted the Eskimo girl in' lnuvik
to develop her talent for painting.
The village is very small but
food prices are very high: One
pays 70c for one grapefruit. Here
I. must tell you an interesting
story about prices. When I left a
Man asked me to buy him. a.
muskrat hat in Inuyik. When 1
went shopping there were none
left but was told they could order
me one from Aklay.ik for $81.00. I
thanked-them and left. In Alclavik
I went shopping again for my hat:
There was one :left price
..$40.00. In lnuvik for the same I
would have paid $81 and in
Yellowknife it would have been
$110.00 for the same hat. How do
you like that for inflation! The
poor Native in the beginning
probably got $10 or 15 at the
Most. The tourists really get
caught hardind fast. This is the
same for Tr-towel, the Native Craft
Work.' TheY put a great deal of
work into producing their work
which is a .work tof art.
The sun in this part of the world
never rose while we were
there..that_is it'never came-above'
the horizon. They would see-'it
Jan. 6 for about ten minutes.
However there was daylight, from
l2!30 noon till 2:30. The amount
of brightness ' depended upon
Whether the day was'elear or 'not:',
One, great difficulty about this
darkness is nobody wants to get
up in the morning. Of course from
May to August theyhaVe 24 hodrs
of daylight and ,nobody goes• to
bed.
.This Northland of ours is a
great place. I suggest you should-,
come up and see• for yourself'. I
am more intrigued than ever now
that -1 -have- been 'north of the.
A retie. Circle and. only 50 mimes
from the Arctic Ocean. The
skyline, sunset, call what you will"
was out: of t ts ()rid in beauty.
Only @'o could' could present-such:
beauty. The Rockies, were much
more visible ,here and caught in
that skylMe wa5 something else to
behold. 1 could hot help thinking'
iffhis is so great, how great must
God realty': be.
Well Iler_thtrujay we headed
halite. _What a glorious,-holiday
one to be remembered.; and , one
that _makes 'you' proud to 'be a' .
,Canadian. gne that 'makes -. you
proud to beshosen to work in the
Northland: . •
The Oblate Fathers and the
Grey . SisterS . are doing . a
"marvellotis job in bringing the "
Goo'd New's of Christ to the Native
people of the" North as well' as to
our own White people. I hope I
can imbibe some of their -great
Faith and gen'erosity, M 'ost of
'these -men are from France and
theSisters are front Montreal,.
Many thanks all who se
me greeting's and gift$ at,
Christmas , I appreciated every
one of them. 'In 'return' you were,
all given a special mention in my
'prayers .during the Christinas
Masse's that I was privledged to
offer: After,all 'who knows our,
needs more than He does, and it
is He who can best fulfill them.
, May your New Year. 1977 be
tilled with all God's goOd thing's'
for each of you-. Peace to all.
Sincerely in Christ,.
• Sister Rita
Since writing my last column,
the weather has not' improved, in
fact it's colder and the snow{ has
piled so high aking the highway
from 4ny window I can only see
the tops of cars.
Monday the only vehicles that
were moving were large trucks
and it was so dusty you could
hardly see them at-times, Our car
is having a good rest, and I have,
had a good chance to get shelves
and cabinets built so.th at My 'wife
has everything out OTboxes. The
pressure is• off for the Moment .at.
least but I am advised there's
more to come, but I think I 'can
safely say -we are all ,settled' now
and very happy to be. here.
Personals
Barry Lane and Gord Carnoban
!eft-Wednesday for Calgary. They
Were-followed by Louis Arts and
Allen. M.u.tray. They have phoned
froM Saskatoon that sofartbey
had no problems, less snow thaif
heyeaand while it's cold. ',they
don't feel it the same as here;
Mr. and Mrs. Don Coyne.
tiltnOnton. are presently visiting
with -Ida parents Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Coyne and other relatives
here. •
Louis O'Reilly, ••Hibbert, who
has undergone surgery at Victoria
Hospital.. London. is-':nOw 'doing
Cromarty' WMS
The • W.M.S. of Cromarty.
Presbyterian' Church met
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Calder McKaig, Mrs. M: •
Dow opened ,the meeting with a,„:.
New Year poem. Scripture.'
readings from Johiti . Gospel, •
Genesis-and Corinthians, were,
read, .followed by prayer. The
offering was,„ taken and, dedicated .
,13Y Mrs-M. Dow. •
A New Years reading was given
by Mrs. 'Doliglas and all repeated
the Aposiles Creed.. Seven
members answered the roll call
with a New Year's- wish.
Twelve cards were sent and vsix
visits 'made to,.-sick. The study
book - Salty Christians was taken
by Mrs. T.L.Selitt.
Staff°
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Mrs. John Templeman
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-Mr... and Mrs,. Russell Miller.
arid. Lee , motored to Brockford,_
thia.past. week,witere Lee
has accepted a position at St.
A'ritfidii'yrHiospital in Brockford.
Nancy .Templernan was a
-weekend guest of Loree
Bornholm.
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