HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-04-02, Page 7ring Fever inspires restless writing
ByJokes Friel
The quality of this column can, be
directly attributed to Spring Fever, I've
tried eight times to, start this thing .and
I'm -just not satisfied with any of them
so number nine will just .have to do.
Settling , for number nine means I
have to cop out and write about writing
which is a big no -no. I'll be earning the
contempt .of serious and accomplished
writers .writing, about writing and the
onilj solace 1 can*gain out .of the whole
thing: is.that no-one is: likely to, read .this,
column because of Spring Fever.
Why.write about writing, ask serious
and..; accomplished writers. Writing
:about writing contributes nothing,
except to add;to that vast and uninspir-
,Ing ;body . of work devoted to naval
agazing And naval • gazing while our
temperature zone is springing . to new
life is•an. a eZt More unforgivable waste •
of time+ he'^newness Must surely `bring
something; di f ferent::to a writer. For this
writeraa. sPring primarilY 'inspires a
,desire to eget out and enjoy it. I'll have to
be a :.serious :and accomplished, writer
some other time.
Spring ` Fever has 'sprung me out:of
p g
the winter prison doldrums. Snowdrops
and crocuses (croci?) are pushing up. all
over, people are burning"the leaves that
have mysteriously . collected after the
hard work in the fall, and new creatures
are gamboling about the . fields and
barnyards unaware of their fate, A lot of •
rabbits and squirrels and skunks, freed
from the safety of their lildey-holes
know about that fate, everything's fate.
Alai of people are packing away their
hockey''and broomball equipment and
skiis (another year has gone by without
,me. learning.: how to ski), and are
•
bouncing soft ballslightly off bats in the
basement and punching their baseball
mitts : quite a bit. "Babe Ruth, was a
bum," they whisper to themselves,
While softballs are crashing around
through half -finished- recrooms, I too
avidly await the baseball season. -After ." r
hockey ends. .and-, until baseball tarts
our newly borne .sports pagetic going tc ,
have a few WI items encroachingon
Raseball.is also more -fun to shot that.
hockey. Not"to upset avid hockey
but the Lucknow arena is•: -a,: photo-'
grapher's nightmare: ; And ' in • ease ,,x.
you've forgotten, the lottery is' . still
continuing and: the Lions Club s. still
gratefully 'accepting donations of. :any
f�.
size to help build an arena suitable: hfor �r
Sentinel photographers, 7 ,
I'm never going to complete ; thi;
thing without help. I've used everi
excuse ,.in the book to put this Doff n
I'm still stuck with: it. ;Time tarol'1"it
Cleaning cars, nevi.'.clothe.
cycles, opening swimming poo
young man's fancy turns to thou
love (hopefully young women'do,tod)�
and farmers start think(
seeding, though you'dnever know -
from a conversation -I heard 'yesterda:y''
"So, you itching to get back on ;the-
land?" a farmer was asked.
• "No," he curtly replied.. " •
His reply absolves me �of any guilt,
Spring Fever has everyone thinking of.
- anything other than working:
off;. -a
sf.K
a
posing of the eiga>
•from page I� F Y. ` "'' -- ette a roan ' rushed', intoe the store.
by definite action....1 am burning,all my looking for a•pack, said.Umbach. He Post,
stock -and discontinuing ,the sale of all his temper :when' heJ. found -out ; the
tobacco. This decisionis made entirely parmay no
longrsold cigarettes.
for your` benefitn the interestof�yaurUmbach explained his.
decision made , •
health and safety. .. . ' .only xshortly,before, and suggested .the.
``At the request of ' the Sentinel, Irian thin about ' his Health and' his'',
Elmer agreed tabe photographed:in° the.: importance to his ,wife and children,;and
burning of the- cigarettes, .the>task being - offered the custOttier a, ;package of :• life :.;
completed . last•.. Thursday _ afternoon. savers which ' he accepted without
arch -1 y 19,4,4y.'!:' r „� � a . , •, . tha.nkss.. .
P i .ryi J. ;y., 4
A thick black, smoke•poured�fra tlhe „ - :About two months., later. the irate
cigarettes,. recalled Ther ';pi a>hina�tst customer returned'to apologize for,, his
which brought' -quite : a IF' inquiries:' behaviour, which wasT pointed out by
from concerned people `�wo de ng� bothxhis wife'-and°children as: poorµan�d
what ;in• the world was ha- .00.11t7 ' replaced the}package of candy. Umbach
The -black smoke continued alf t vvas pleased ti hear him add that helps
and into. they.evenine ; .N , a t. ` `" --. v, , stopped ,s i �.. .
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 2, 1986—Page 7
C�rnpetition deadline extended
To the editor:
A few weeks ago we sent you a commun-
ty announcement about a competition en-
titled: Invitation to Ontario's Strongest
Men and Women. Because of the tremen-
dous response we have had from people in
areas of Ontario where the contest was
printed; we have decided to extend. the
_,'• deadline to April. 30. In casee the contest
was not " printed in your' newspat er in,
:Februar-y, we are attaching a copy of the
*announcement in -'the hopes that you�wi!l be
able to print it and give the in your
community an opportunity., to participate. ,
If anyone from you community wins . a
pauze,:we.;wll„send. you. copies of all three
winning stories. We will also send you any
stories coming from residents of your
community.
If yourhave already printed the contest or
if you are planning to print it, we would be
very grateful if you could send us a
clipping.
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
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