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A Young Perspective
Drinking and driving impresses no one
By Elyse DeBruyn
Her hair was brown, her eyes were
hazel. She liked rap and loved pizza.
She enjoyed going out for coffee and
never passed up a good party.
She won’t see her l Sth birthday or
go off to college to start a life of her
own. She will never get married or
experience the joys of children. She
won’t be there for my wedding day
or see my first child. All of this taken
Punld’est
away by a drunk driver.
I don’t understand why people
drink and drive. It doesn’t make you
look cool. It won't impress “that
girl” or “that guy”. You don’t accom
plish anything from it.
People say it is a rush. What a rush
it must be swerving all over the road
looking like an idiot.
I think the most pathetic excuse
for drinking and driving is ‘I didn't
at Spider
have any other way to get home.’
You can stay the night, get a ride,
call home, or here is a big shocker,
stay sober!
I'm sure your parents would rather
get a call to come pick you up than
get a call that you had been in a ter
rible car accident.
You may not care if the life you
take is your own, but have you
thought about who would care?
How do you think your parents will
respond being told that their child is
dead? Would they care?
If you don’t care about your fami
ly, what about someone else’s fami
ly? How would you feel taking the
life of someone’s father? Leaving
the wife to raise children by herself.
Forcing her to make decisions she
never thought she would have to
make.
Land Acres worth
Could you live with yourself?
Even if you don’t value your life -
value the lives of others.
There is no excuse for drinking
and driving. It’s all up to you to
make the intelligent decision to drive
sober.
Too many of our peers drink and
drive. How many more people have
to die before we realize the dangers
of this moronic choice?
the trip
By Sarah Mann
On July 16, I had the privilege of
travelling with local punk band
Perish to Marmora where they were
playing “Punkfest 2000” at a place
called “Spider Land Acres”.
Punkfest is a birthday party that
“Spider”, as his friends like to call
him, throws for himself every year
(this year Spider turned 63). This
man has bands from all over come
and play at his place to celebrate.
I had heard different ideas about
Punkfest and had mixed feelings
about going. One rumour I heard
was that last year a guy was there for
only 10 minutes and he was stabbed
seven times.
While this may or may not be true
I did not experience any bad vibes at
this year’s bash. The people there
were very friendly and welcoming
and proved my belief that looks can
be deceiving. The sporadically
shaven hair, patched jeans and stud
ded leather jackets may imply that
these were a bunch of teenagers
looking for trouble but by getting to
know them you would find other
wise. These were just a bunch of
teenagers who finally found a place
where they will not be looked down
upon for their choice of hair colour.
Perish played an excellent show
despite the fact that the stage had
limited space and there were no
Finding the fun in summer
By Sarah Mann
I don’t know about you but once
summer comes I find myself com
plaining that there is nothing to do.
Well, I learned that if you actually
take the time to look for things to do
instead of waiting for them co come
to you, there is lots to do.
Here’s a list of just a few possibil
ities to get you started.
Aug. 11 is the date for
Sommersault 2000. It’s a day-long
alternative rock concert hosted by
Our Lady Peace, taking place in
Barrie at Molson Park. Bands such
as Eve 6, Smashing Pumpkins, A
Perfect Circle, and Foo Fighters are
playing.
For ticket information call
TicketMaster, (416) 870-8000.
The Goderich Celtic Festival is
taking place Aug. 11-13 at Harbour
Park. If you’re looking for a place to
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relax and have a good time while lis
tening to great music this is the place
for you.
Canada's Wonderland, just north
of Toronto, is a great place for a day
trip. With great rides and an excel
lent waterpark it’s a fun way to
spend a day.
If you don’t want to travel that far,
Sports World in Kitchener offers a
waterpark, go-carts and much more.
It's fun to take a road trip with a
bunch of friends. Grand Bend is an
awesome place to go. The beach is
right there and exhibits a variety of
unique stores.
Stratford is another amazing town
in which to spend a day. I could
spend the whole day just looking
through the stores and shops but
there is also the Stratford Festival.
For more information on the Festival
call I-800-567-1600 or visit the
website www.stratford-
festival.on.ca.
Theatre workshops for children
aged nine-12 are offered at the Blyth
Lions Park. There are four different
weekly workshops (Puppetry-Aug.
7-11, Mime-Aug. 14-18, Story
Telling-Aug. 21-25, Musical
Theatre-Aug. 28-Sept. 2). Price is
$50 each per child or $160 for all
four.
It’s Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Kids need to be registered by
Sunday, July 30.
Call for a registration form, or
come to the park on Saturday, July
29 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Spaces
are limited.
The August Drama Festival is
organized and taught by Shannon
Scott; trained in acting, voice, music
and dance. Call her at 523-4429 for
more information
microphones for the vocals.
It is a long drive but it’s definitely
worth it. I would recommend plan
ning to stay the weekend there.
Spider has a beautiful place with lots
of room to set up a tent and camp.
We had to leave as soon as Perish
was done playing as we had a long
drive home ahead of us. As I was
leaving I picked up a couple flyers to
have as a memory and I learned that
this isn’t the only weekend long
party that Spider throws. He also
throws a Labour Day party which is
Sept. 2, 3, 4, and a
Halloween/Thanksgiving Bash
which is Oct. 7, 8, 9.
All the profits made are for
Animal Welfare. For more informa
tion visit the website www.punk-
fest.com or phone Spider at (613)
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‘Copycat’ won’t disappoint
By Elyse DeBruyn
Are you in the mood to get scared
out of your mind? How about watch
ing Copycat. This movie is about the
desperate hunt for a mass murderer
who copies the murders of serial
killers of the recent past.
Sigourney Weaver plays a crimi
nal psychologist who has gorapho-
bia (afraid to go outside). When the
killer decides to come after Helen
Hudson (Weaver) she has only two
Things to Think About
“There are no problems in the
world just solutions waiting to
be found.”
-Full House
“Nothing lasts forever - not even
your troubles.”
-Arnold H. Glasow
“Some people march to a differ
ent drummer- and some people
polka.”
-L.A. Tinies Syndicate
“A man can’t ride your back
unless it’s bent.”
-Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
people to turn to. Holly Hunter and
Dermot Mulroney play two San
Francisco homicide detectives.
Together they begin to piece togeth
er the puzzle. Jon Amiel directs one
of the best horror movies I have seen
since The Silence of the Lambs.
This movie was scary in a differ
ent way. Your know what is coming
next, but you still get scared when it
happens. I also found it interesting
because it has a lot of information
about serial killers that I never knew.
I suggest you rent this movie. You
won’t be disappointed!
This movie is rated R.
472-6009.
If you end up going to one of
Spider’s shows have fun and I might
even see you there.
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Snacks & Ice Cream
available too!
Do you have a Coke
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Blyth General Store
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♦ Books & magazines
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Beer Bottles
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