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WHY I WEAR A POPPY
Human history is a lot of individuals who
have faced disaster and lived through it.
some did not escape the edge of war and-
they should live in the hearts of those who
were spared.
We remember them when we , wear a
poppy to show love and respect of the. ones
less fortunate than we are.
When life is as comfortable as ours, it , is
difficult to understand the tension that
marks the existence of so many in other
countries.
We cannot understand what it is like to
live in countries where there is so much less
to eat and clothes to wear.
We must learn what is going on in. the
World by reading and studying.
We must learn to give as much, as possible
to dose organizations that build uttcl;rstanit,.
log and good will.
If Men hadlaid down.; their eir lives for us the
least we can de is show our love, and
respect, for those who have laid their lives
down and the more fertunate ones that are
among its today.
To remember- these men who lost their
lives in the war is why they have poppies,
and we have the chance .to donate some of
veterans who have been lefevvith handicaps,
our Money, and wear them to help these
and pain for the rest of their lives,
By Brian Ross
WHY?
By Jeff. Ackert
t remember them.
They were like me,
They loved this land,
And fought to keep it
Some were white,
:Others were black.
It took all kinds,
To bring them back.
Poppies grew in fields,
Near the dead.
We remember the soldiers
When we wear red.
Red is the poppy
That grew in the fields,
Near where, they fought
In Flanders. Fields.
WHY I WEAR A POPPY
By Julie ciarke
I. wear a poppy to remember
The war that stopped in November.
They fought with ,strength, power and brav-.
ery,
They fought to keep us out of slavery, •
They foUght for you, they fought for me,.
They fought to keep our country free,
I wear a poproebecause I'm 'proud,
shout it clear, shout it, loud,
I'm proud of the people who fought for thee,
proud. to say they kept us free.
Some have lived, some haVe died
The more they had battled, the more they
had tried.
And now all we have-are many Memories,
A ad, the Ilark. _OfLtheir letribstons in the
cemeteries,
We remember them with all of our hearts,
And hope that no. More wars will ever start,
So wear a poppy, be like me,
And remember the people who kept us free.
WHY REMgMHER?
By Steven Himilton
Why should we remember someone whom
we never knew or heard of before?
To young children Remembrance Day is a
day to sleep in late or watch television all
day. For, older people who lived through 'the
war either at home or in action ate the
battleline they set the day apart to
remember the horror of the war and
appreciate the price many men paid for our''
freedom.
Let us take our thoughts back in history to
the war years and picture, some of the horres
of the war in our minds. Wives and mothers
of soldiers were always concerned about the
lives of their husbands or sons who trudged
out to loin the terrible drama of the war. As
well? it was a big .decision for each man, to
leave the comforts; of hiS home and prepare
hiniself to live 'in sewers and trenehes in a
foreign land.
Let us also imagine these same courag- •
eous men risking 'their liyeS 'as bombs or
machine guns blew around them Or a fighter
plane being shot down by the enemy. As
many towns in Europe• were' attacked and
'binned down to the ground many men who
def,ended the towns and yillages lest their
lives or were wounded. Others lost an arm or
leg or even their eyesight when shells
exploded on the battlefront, Even others
suffered chronic respiratory, ailments be-
taus& Of the Nines front a poiSonous gas, the'
enemy had used to sloW the enemy doWn.
AS Remembrance Day approaches again
in 1980 - we pause to remember and
appreciate the brave soldiers, who fought for
the freedom 'we enjoy today.
By wearing a poppy we show that we do
remember the falleo soldiers of years ago
and are proud of •the peace for which they
fought. When„the "Last Post" is played.at
'each- local cenotaph across our ,great .
Canadian nation, we can, remember the,
relief and cheers as each side lay down its
-arms to enjoy peace once more.
Is not one day of remembrance. a 'small
tribUte to pay for the, many soldierS who gave
their- life for our ireedorn.
Winners of Royal Canadian Legion Essays
and Poems contest. Include;
JUNIORS; Essays, Brian Ross* 'mallow
Public School; Tony Gingerich, Lueltnew
Public Scheel; Andrea Smith, St. Joseph's
School,
Poems, Jeff Ackert, Lucknow Public
School; Jackie Delbergue, St, Joseph's
School; Robbie Johnson, Lucknovv Public
School, ,
ENIORSThssays, bteven Hamilton,
new Public School; Wilma. Vandervelde,
Brookside School; Mario Dalton, St. Jos-
.0ph's School,
Poems, Julie. Clarke, Lucknow Public
School; Patrick,fraYoe, St, Joseph's School;
Marilyn Jamieson, Brookside' School..
The first prize essays and poems in each
category are printed here for the interest of.
ourtreadetr.
Luck.:
one foot in the furrow::
BY BOB TROTTER
It's an old story but it is worth
repeating.
A chap who owned a country
estate went to a lot of trouble and
expense to fence his big lot When
the snows came, he wanted some
peace and contentment. It didn't last
long,
-The fence was over a former
snowmobile trail. The snosvmobilers
simply cut the fence and continued
to use the trail in, spite of repeated
warnings from the owner.
One Sunday morning, he was
again awakened by the roar of
snow machines. He waited patiently
until another group came through,
He took his shotgun outside and
stood in the trail. He forced the
winter enthusiasts off their
machines and made them stand
facing the fence.
He then calmly pumped shotgun
shells into the snowmachines and
walked back into the house.
He was charged, of course, and
lost the case. He had to pay a
whopping fine.
It is a true story and serves as a
reminder to all of us.
I am not a winter sports enthusiast
by any stretch of the imagination, I,
too, get disturbed by the noise of
callous snowmobile operators, But I
do not condone the use of guns.
However, some experiments by
Paul Keddy, a professor of biology
at the University of Guelph, should
be studied by snowmobile operators.
Keddy's research indicates that
most damage from snOwthaehines
occurs the first time a machine
crosses the land. Seventy-five per
cent of the snow compaction takes ,
place during the first run over. This
results .in most plant damage being
done at that time, although the
amount of damage varies with the
amount and texture of the snow.
When snow is compacted, Keddy
found, it loses much of its insulating
power. As a result, in areas used by
snowmobilers, underground sec-
tions of the plants under the snow
are frequently- damaged or
destroyed. •
it has always been my belief that
compaction by repeated use caused
most damage. Not so; says Keddy.
And he suggests that keeping
snowmobiles to well-marked trails
minim i zes wi despread-com paction
The convected areas will lead to a
later spring m el&•.'and could cause
smothering.. The. experiments in-
dicate that it is better to have fewer
Wails because less total damage will •
be done.
Excess snowmobiling can
seriously affect the abundance of
plants when growth begins again in
the spring.
People concerned about sensitive,
ecological areas have sometimes
recommended that machine
operators be encouraged to disperse
rather than use trails, a belief I
shared until Prof. Keddy's studies
were published.
The professor feels that
snowmobiles should have no place in
nature reserves and national and
provincial parks. In other areas,
they should be restricted to trails to
minimize damage to vegetation.
I'm not so sure I would want to go
that far. Many thousands of people
enjoy snowmobiling and to restrict
the activity too much would result in
even more problems for all con-
cerned. It is evident, though, that
snowmobilers could help their self-
image a great deal by being more
concerned about crop damage.
At one time, many operators had a
pair of wire cutters as standard
equipment on their machines just to
get through fences they felt were
inappropriate to their progress.
honestly believe this type of
operator is in the minority these
days as trails have become better
known and better marked.
Enthusiasts have also learned that
the whole world does not share their
great love for the pastime. They
have had a number of laws passed to
curb their recklessness, They-have
seen too many unnecessary and
even careless accidents riot to heed
the rules and regulations.
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