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The Citizen, 1995-08-02, Page 12Compiled by Linda Campbell Phone 357-2188 The news from elgrave Andersons visit Sudbury Firewood Hard Maple or Ash SLABWOOD Limited Time Offer - Call now - $130./17 cu. yd. Truck Load Delivered within 20 miles Mileage charge Beyond That Large Quantity Discounts When You Haul!!! Craig Hardwoods Ltd. Auburn. Ont. 519-526-7220 1 Foreign exchange Alvaro GimOnez-Manzorro of Spain, front, left, spent his exchange tour with Frank and Dorothy Procter and their family, Karen and Kevin (not pictured). The young traveller returned home last Friday. law Get Your Message AROUND THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY If you have important papers that need to go somewhere FAST...use the CITIZEN'S FAX MACHINE! Our Fax machine can contact any other Fax machine, in the world, instantly. We offer this service for a cost of $4.00 per printed sheet for the first one and $1.00 per additional sheet. (and the longt distance charges are free in Ontario) Our Fax Number, is also your number, so use it to receive your messages at $1.00 per sheet. HERE ARE OUR FAX NUMBERS BLYTH 523-9140 BRUSSELS 887-9021 WE CAN RECEIVE 24 HRS. PER DAY! PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1995. Proctors welcome Spanish youth in Lions' program By Bonnie Gropp A conversation with Alvaro Gimenez-Manzorro of Malaga, Spain is an entertaining and educa- tional experience. The bright and witty 16-year-old youth has been visiting at the home of Frank and Dorothy Procter as a representative of the Lions Interna- tional Youth Exchange Program. Since arriving here in early July Alvaro has devoured every thing he could learn about Canada, some- times almost literally. Visiting Lake Huron was a surprising expe- rience for this visitor, who has grown up beside the Mediter- ranean. "I tasted Lake Huron," he said, laughing. "I couldn't believe it wasn't salty." Alvaro's exuberance has made life busy for the Procters. "Whatev- er he said he hadn't done before we had to take him to do," said Frank. And for a boy who says "in the summer I'm the whole day on the beach", that was going to be a full schedule. Some of the excursions have been waterskiing and an invi- tation for a round of golf from the Wingham Golf Club. Another wish of Alvaro's took a little more thought, however. A request to try ice skating prompted Dorothy to contact the Ministry of Tourism, which she said proved very helpful. "It turns out that the K-W complex has ice skating in the summer, so that's where we ended up." Another highlight for Alvaro was Niagara Falls. "I prefer the Canadi- an falls," he said laughing. "They are bigger, nicer and you can get wet." In addition to crossing on the Maid of the Mist, Alvaro went on a simulation of going over the falls. "But it was really bad," he said. To fill the busy days the Procters' Overnight visitors at the home of Thelma Pletch were Gibb and Irene Sauve of Willowdale. All attended the funeral of Hugh Armstrong at the McPherson Funeral Home in Teeswater. John and Lois Anderson have just returned from a short trip north. Some of the points of interest were the Dionne Quints Museum in Callander and Science North Museum in Sudbury. While in Elliott Lake they visited with Rev. Peter Tucker and Nancy. Over 50 family members, two children Karen, 22 and Kevin, 19, have helped chauffeur Alvaro. "Karen has put 2,000 km on her car since I came," Alvaro disclosed. Alvaro is no stranger to world travel having visited Ireland twice, in June of 1993 and September of 1994. He has also toured Portugal as part of a class trip. Having studied English for most of his life, Alvaro was keen to visit Canada where he thought it would be a good opportunity to use his second language. When asked about his first impressions, it was the people that immediately came to mind. "They are nice and open. I didn't think people would be so open. Other places I've been the people are more closed. It is harder to make friends." Physically, Canada's size was what caught his attention. "It is much bigger than Spain, everything is very far away." As Spain is known for its moun- tains, being second only to Switzer- land, this too has been a notable difference. Alvaro has had weekly phone reports from his parents (his father is a primary teacher, his mother an English teacher) and two brothers, aged 19 and 12. "Spain is really having a hot spell right now. It is 46° in the shade," he says, before adding slyly, "Normally in the cities it's 40°." Alvaro and his fam- ily move out of.Malaga, which boasts a population of 600,000 to an area that is not so hot in the summer. Spain is also experiencing a water shortage as they have gone several years without a good rain. "Since I have been here, it has rained more than in the past two years there." It is also not uncom mon to see a lot of forest fires in Spain as thunder and lightning often occurs without any rainfall. relatives and friends gathered on Sunday, July 30 at the home of Scott and Andrea Stevenson, Auburn to celebrate the 60th birthday of Bill Coultes. The afternoon was spent visiting and enjoying the outdoor pool. A delicious smorgasbord dinner was enjoyed by all. Friends and relatives came from London, Molesworth, Wingham, Teeswater, Waterloo, Blyth, Auburn, Seaforth, Trowbridge, and Belgrave area. Happy 60th birthday Bill. Because of the water shortage many of the swimming pools are filled with water pumped in from the sea. The experience has been an enjoyable one for the Procters and Alvaro, who returned home last Frida . "It's been fun havin him here and we've learned some things too, like how to make Spanish omelettes," says Dorothy. "We hose to kee in touch with him."