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With . 'tie ;prift!<'mtg""ge rof Arms _ today' sediety it has become
necessary to use :many different methods to reach youngsters and
,parents with information about drugs.
In this respect, Bo11 Canada and the Addiction Research foundation
(ARF) have joinad-°forcas:
According to a recent _article in ARF's Ontairo :Report, Bell Canada
:sending eight young performers an tour. around the province with
Youth Beat, as hiigh .powered song and °dance show :with a massoge
there s snore to life -°than drugs.
41iskes pactnd thcit.21 'OOO teensand parents will :view°the show and
TheyWillaiso4rovesrehancetotry=outA;RF's ollifreoDrugsandAlcohol
itiforrnationtine, fhar'iksiormarill funded interactive 'health promotion
dispky. e
';The :kIarrnrhing 0f'Youth Beat 6t tm* ;Macs .In 'pronto iia., ianuary. 'Bill
'ill ihir. chairMan°s -il R ,stilid,•"this 1sogr.otopport ityrxJforB iaand
'the foundation to work togathar Ws naturalpartnerahip. er_epro-
ud to'hava> lellCanadaasa=xorporatesponsor inthaimportantwork of
letting,kids.knowthat no ,matter ,where you are in Ontario, °help and in-
formation .is at .hand:"
'iillohur said the project was partieulariy appropriate now that the
ine�;is"kbiirrg .updated ,with new . 4t.ens talk to +teen''taps.
. fihrilinportont nessages`:in:-thetap slsthat refs naretto
1Ife-thandrugsandthatyourrippersonscan1.arnrsifusrsi ills,"dMoher
said. "YouthBiaat-gill'Ci nada'seremage°toyour ters•-mirrorstthose
»coon pts,lin an ,upbeat, rudynandc way:"
' As Moiler •wsaid, "that!: +health promotion at its +hest potitive • .
rrntsaages, Ilynenolcolly ;;paced ,by cooperative partners -Who Wit
working:otol ether=for tolrealthler'Onter+io. "
Whileiktiikat5th sbasTe iveelieuChsritl.Cism,ithistime'the: or;pora-
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Thoughts of my long lost youth have
beenbauntingrybrain of late. I watch the
youngpeople Withtneirskateboards and I
am duly impressed with their agility in
maneuvering these pieces of board on
wheels although I am not impressed with
some of the places theychoose to use as
their performing grounds. mat was a
delicate reminder to skateboarders to
choose an appropriate area to skateboard,
Le. not the main street in front of
businesses.
however, this column is not ruing writ-
ten to admonish these young people, but
rather it is an .attempt to give you, my
readers, a laugh or two.
lam sure they didn't have skateboards
when I was young and gutsy enough to
have perched on one and while attempting
to keep my balance, jump over steps and
other .objects, perform spins and other
feats.
I have told you many times in .this col-
umn .I am not a sports -minded person. I
don't mind watching, but participation in
certain areas is not up my alley.
As a young -person I rode.a bike and yes T
even progressed to a two wheeled, speed
bike. For some reason I .continually con-
fused the rear brake and the front brake,
much to the dismay .of my poor body. I
remember one beautiful summer day,
riclinsireet a
goodness -enjoying life andthe freedom of
summer. My nextthought was sheer pain,
I bad stupidly appliedthe'.front brake only,
did a flip .over the handlebars and there I
was, on the road, with numerous layers of
myelbow ingrained ,inthepavement. Estill
have the scars from that one!
Remember hopscotch? :I played that
game :quite Often, much to mother's
dismay. My knees were continually
bleeding, then they scabbed, then I picked
thescabs and yesistillhavescarred;kmees
'fromfhose wipe °outs. I'msuremymother
thought I should have been a boy. Young
girls are not summed to be clumsy and
,. . frilly
dresses stoottou l ke'the proverbial sore
thumb.
I .can remember in public school during
recess we'd play baseball. If .I was LUCKY
•enough to hit the ball, I never made it to
first base -my size 11'_sgotinthe way and 1
was tagged out or if I :managed to :stay
uprighttheballnever wentlarenoughand
was stillgged out.
My physical education class in high
school . was the time of day I hated the
most. 'Compared :topubIic school, this part
dirty education was torture -to my body
and -my self esteem. The one sport, if you
oall:itthat, I wait good at was volleyball.
N• ow don't .laugh, volleyball requires con-
airderabl+e=last. ItR.,�,.,,
ey was a . 1 " 1 1111.:1 r ' ! Those
sticks, :that ,IoQked .litre , e 1 K 11; : ; .y
sticks, 'were murder on -ny aides, 'Which
Always seemed to.beintbeway.1.Slap on
the ankle :bone with one of those little
devils.putme 5tothefloor!
Track and field was Another dreaded
Area. It didn't matter bow much .1 com-
• Iained botltpainsSinrmytide, my°teacher
bad -io s_ympathy. ' Run that `:track, 'or
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ANBU)GS
by Pat Livingston
else?" became ingrained upon my mind,
so run the track I did; not as fast as the
majority of the class, but I made it around.
I was too scared of what the "or else"
might involve.
Running broad jump. standing long
jump, lumpy hurdles and high jump pro-
ved to be too much for my Stiff body.
The only area of physical education I ex-
celled in was the health section and clean
and neat gym clothes. Marks in those
areas helped to give mea pass in phys ed.
I remember those gym outfits as if it was
yesterday - one piece, putrid green with an
elastic waist and legs. No matter what the
size the body was inside the hated outfit,
we all looked like the Goodyear Blimp!
I do recall something I was fairly good
at, perhaps even excellent at - the hula
hoop. Do you remember those? I could roll
that thing around my waist longer than
any of my friends! Unfortunately, it
wasn't part of the phys ed course!
When I went to 'high school, physical
education was .a required course each and
every year, so for four years I persevered
and managed to get my credit. On gradua-
tion day, the hated uniform'was given a fit-
ting
itting disposal!
While I haven't fallen on my knees late-
ve aproblem with my
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feet getting in the way of chairs and my
hips continually make contact with :pro-
truding corners. Rather than think of
myself as clumsy, 1 prefer to believe that I
have a poor sense of distance!
P:S. This is to make Mr. Fixit feel better -
last week 1 washed a very large load of
clothes and left the load size dial on the
smallest number. Goes to show, even the
most experienced domestic engineer goofs
up.
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70 y. sago
Marth20,1319
A Wonderful Recoil Six 'brothers in
khaki, .butnever a scratch -Few lamilies
in Ontario, or >in,the +world, perhaps have
;Medea finer record :intherireat War,than
did -the family .-of ,;John Loftus, of
tiveredale..Mr. Loftls,)uas Six,sons,411;of
Ahem fine dile ‘bodiedafellov s,;alndall six
,are .or wererecently'in Belgivam, m the:ser-
Atice<of.King:and:aoUrit. ottbatotfly, but
:though severalof.tho.e :boys saw.: a -good
Aeal 'front,^: it oue.ofthem
:iVasever r:.eported: mono he vagualties -
ttrou4kiaith#uta,.aer*teh.
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GJiomf nR ,D a °titaryr er` ee t"
Mao °car. , but aim ad -^ adviing theex-
, useoat he.: •era. ether : khaktend
that helwasne4db;u a* thisiistirson
put on the ; unifor m an land MAI kik
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r�Att 'ot"eowater.
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Preva leuce '` i»e - e 'tha#kofferin g
-meting *the Wet Wctotia"OsSion ,Sal -of
the 'Prishytean churchhas been-
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due_ `:tile '+walence, if eB' atpr sent.
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'preview Of many new volumes being add-
ed to theLibrary, elves, and as film of
Grey Owl And his haunts, combined to
make the evening an . instructive, in-
teresting and entertaining one.
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A few years ago the Bt. Helens -Ashfield
congregations discussedamalgamatiu n;in-
toonecharge, but nothing developed, from
these i.
'The motion passed at :Presbytery
meeting =recently at Brucefield "recom-
mended that a meeting of all families con-
cerned With St. Helens, Backetts, Zion and
Blake ;be met:t to discuss the :future of
these communities."
lO yes a+go
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SPeak 110110X S - 6 Panel
lannern told the Porter uouriarr
ion
lieltringsen.Electric Power Planning
• Nims Alsindey, they wo410 mist
yAn ortielorceAtrensinission
"i uron;Oept;.
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the commis*,r lake
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