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The Citizen, 1995-08-23, Page 6NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH The Clerk's Office will be closed for vacation from Wednesday, August 23 to Tuesday, August 29, 1995 (incl.) Memorial to the fallen This sculpture by Lucknow artist Peter Wilde will soon stand in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland as a memorial to corpsmen who gave their lives in World War II. Artist crafts monument THE HURON-PERTH COUNTY ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT REGISTRATION JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12/0.A.C. Parents of Catholic school age children who are new to Perth and Huron Counties may register--their children on the first day of school — TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1995, 8:45 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., or during the week of August 28 to September 1, 1995 by contacting their local school. KINDERGARTEN children need to be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 1995. Please bring Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate and Immunization Record Card of the child you intend to register. FRENCH IMMERSION classes are being offered at Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford, and St. Mary's School, Goderich. ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL is a Catholic Secondary School serving Stratford and area from Grade 9 to 12/0.A.C. ST. ANNE'S CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL is a new secondary school serving Clinton and area. It will offer the grade 9 program for September 1995 with the addition of the next grade level annually until completion to Grade 12/O.A.C. The Catholic schools are as follows: St. Joseph's School Kingsbridge 529-7646 St. Columban School St. Columban 345-2086 St. Patrick's School Dublin 345-2033 _Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Mount Carmel 237-3337 St. Patrick's School Kinkora 393-5580 St. Joseph's School Clinton 482-7035 Precious Blood School Exeter 235-1691 St. Mary's School Goderich 524-9901 St. James School Seaforth 527-0321 Holy Name of Mary School St. Marys 284-2170 Sacred Heart School Wing ham 357-1090 St. Boniface School Zurich 236-4335 St. Mary's School Hesson 595-8929 Jeanne Sauve School Stratford 273-3396 St. Ambrose School Stratford 271-7544 St. Joseph's School Stratford 271-3574 St. Aloysius School Stratford 271-3636 St. Michael Secondary School Stratford 271-0890 St. Anne's Secondary School Clinton 482-5454 Parents who expect that their child will enrol in the optional French Immersion Program in Grade 1, in future years, have the option of enrolment for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either their local Catholic School or the French Immersion Centre (St. Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford) at which they expect to enrol their child for a French Immersion program. Louise Martin James S. Brown, M.A., Ed.D., Chairperson of the Board Director of Education PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1995. Guest column Scout highlights trip to World Jamboree By Chris Knox I have to say that I am glad I decided to participate in the 18th World Jamboree for Scouting. It was a tremendous experience. I was one of only three boys from Huron District to attend. From across Canada there was a contingent of 600 boys and leaders. My Patrol Leader, and most of the nine boys in my patrol were from Woodstock. They were a great bunch of guys, and we got along well. Thursday, July 27 we flew out of Toronto Pearson Airport at 5:25 p.m. At 6:30 a.m. British time, we arrived at Heathrow, London, Eng. Somewhere in between we lost a night. For four days we stayed at Royal Holloway, getting acquainted with other members of the Canadian contingent, resting up from our jet- lag, and touring London. I saw the "Changing of the Guard", the Cr9wn Jewels, the Tower of London, and had a taste of life in England. On the fourth day, Aug. 1, we An American naval hospital will soon display a basswood sculpture depicting a corpsman assisting an injured soldier, created by Luc- know artist Peter Wilde. The sculpture will stand at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Mary- land, as a memorial to the tremen- dous numbers of corpsmen who gave their lives in World War II. Wilde took his inspiration from conversations with Dr. Laing, a retired London physician who boarded buses and drove to the English Channel where we got onto the ferry and crossed over to France. We travelled by bus through France and Belgium to Holland, specifically to a site near Dronten, in the province of Flevoland, which was reclaimed from the sea as late as 1962. Along with 28,000 others (some were girls) from 167 different countries, we set up camp on a dry lake bed, that covered over 330 hectares or about 800 acres. It was very flat. The soil was very sandy, and there was quite a lot of wind. We were provided with tents, cooking equipment, and a dining shelter. The tents were specially designed to handle the amount of wind on site. Unfortunately the dining shelter was not. We had considerable difficulty keeping the pegs in the ground. The site was also below sea level, about five feet. The camp was divided into 15 different subcamps, each named after a sign of the zodia. I was in the Subcamp Cygnus. served as a petty officer pharmacist mate in the U.S. navy in the Pacific before immigrating to Canada in 1965. Wilde says he tried to draw on Dr. Laing's experiences in the South Pacific islands, a departure from his usual methodology of using his own experiences, emo- tions and theological ideas. "I could not poiNble realize how horrible it was. How could I under- stand the expel iences?" says Wilde. The United Kingdom, the United States, Switzerland, the Nether- lands, and Japan sent large contingents to the Jamboree. Rwanda, Burundi, and Lesotho were some of the smaller contingents. The weather was beautiful, averaging 21 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius during the day, and 15 degrees Celsius at night. It did not rain for the whole trip, well maybe five drops, and there certainly was not the humidity that we have experienced here in Southwestern Ontario. With so many acres to cover there certainly was a lot of walking involved to get to anywhere that you wanted to be. Every participant was provided with a Jamboree necker, and an ID tag which had to be worn at all times. The necker was essential to get back on site from an excursion. The ID tag was essential for all activities. The Jamboree was officially opened on the second day by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and 10 days of activities began. There were walk-in activity He had to interpret Dr. Laing's experiences through his own. Dr. Laing, along with Rear Admiral Richard Ridenour, com- mander of the U.S. Navy's Bethes- da Naval Hospital, were on hand July 7 to view the nearly completed work. The sculpture will be unveiled at the medical centre on Sept. 2 for the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in the Pacific. centres, hikes, tours and centers for theatre, music, arts and crafts, photography, radio and video. Action Centre activities such as gliding, para-gliding, hot air ballooning, diving and snorkeling were popular, but limited. I went on a day-tour where we met with a troop of Dutch Scouts. We did activities together, and they took us to the highest point in Holland, 80 feet above sea level. From there we could see the neighbouring country. Between 200 - 300 Canadian Scouts went by bus to a wartime cemetery where Canadian soldiers, who died in Holland during the Second World War, are buried. We laid a wreath during a dedication ceremony. I spent one day sailing, and one day on a wetlands hike, both with a group of Scouts of different nationalities. One of the popular activities was pioneering, where poles and rope were provided, and rh o objective was to build a free- standing structure that would support a person's weight. No nails or bolts were allowed. Some of the leaders built a structure out of hydro poles that had to be erected with a crane. Also popular was the Survival Track. Anyone who tried that came back wet and dirty, tired, and sometimes with blisters, but with a smile on their face. Closing ceremonies were held on the evening of Aug. 10, followed by a spectacular fireworks display. The next day the camp was dismantled, and everyone left. Some went straight home. Some left for an eight-day tour of Europe, while other Scouts stayed an extra four days with a family in Holland. No doubt everyone left with a wealth of good memories of the 18th World Jamboree in Holland.