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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-01-07, Page 5Shoulder to shoulder with celebrities Continued from page 4. ing St. Peter's Square where thousands would be sitting and standing to watch the ceremony. The Cardinals with their high pointed hats were to sit in two long rows on each side of the throne running from the wall of St. Peter's to the front edge of the landing. Row after row of VIP's from most countries in the world were behind the two lines of Cardinals...Prime Minister Trudeau was in row 17. Our plan was cunning and devious. It had to be good because security was extremely tight. A bomb had already been thrown at the car carrying the President of Argentina. We had to devise a way to get into the VIP sec- tion at the front of St. Peters. At the party we found out that Prime Minister Trudeau was staying at one hotel and the dozen or so Ministers and most others in the official delegation were at another a few blocks away. The plan was for all the cars to load up with a police motorcycle escort at front and hack. Then proceed to the Prime Minister's hotel where his car would lead and all bc escort- ed at high speed to the VIP automobile entrance at the left of the large pillars that circle Si. Peters square. With masking tape we fas- tened a small Ontario flag on a foot long stick.to each fend- er...got Tony a chauffeurs hat to go with his black suit and took off for the Minister's hotel. We felt like Batman and Robin...and probably looked the part. We slowly drew up behind the last of the half dozen long black Fiats that were lined up and we sat and waited. One bit of comic "then it happened before our very eyes" relief as we waited was watching the fun the Minister of Agriculture, Gene Whelan was having trying to pin a corsage on the bosom of Monique Began. Frank spoke, "Don't look now but we've made the parade. The Rome police have pulled up behind us on two motorcycles." A minute later we left. Trudeau was not yet in his car when the entourage stopped at his hotel. Finally, all smiles, he waved. We were off to the Vatican - it was easier than we thought. For ten or twelve minutes we raced through red lights with the police escort front and behind. It was hard to fight off feeling important. Two rows of police on each side saluted as we sped through the holy gates. We were now in the roped off enclave reserved for the royal personages, the rich and famous, Prime Ministers and Presidents and a lot of high holy people. But we had no seat. They all appeared to have a large white ticket that entitled them to a spot in the first 20 rows directly in front of the throne where the cere- mony would take place. The really great sat in rows behind the Cardinals up on the landing. A waving sea of the devout and -the curious without tickets stood by the tens of thousands in the mas- sive square. Bad planning made it tough for the rich and famous to see what was fak- ing place...for when the Cardinals donned their tall hats they blocked the view of all the VIP's on the upper landing. Frank and I walked around trying to look holy and wise and important, but we looked more like a couple of lost penguins. But still with a firm resolve to somehow beat the system. Although our devious scheming put us beyond deserving of a miracle...it happened. In an earlier life (in 1961) I met Monsignor William Carew who was then assistant to Pope Paul. Bill was from Newfoundland and had been at the Canadian College in Rome before join- ing the staff of the holy father. Through him 1 had met an Archbishop from Boston who was with (I think) the Vatican Secretariat of St, lc He was our miracle. I , him in the crowd k Frank over to meet um. We chatted about Bill, now Archbishop Carew in Tokyo as the Vatican Ambassador to Japan. Then it happened - before our very eyes. The miracle. The Archbishop was lament- ing that his sister and her husband were to attend the ceremony but because of the British Airways strike they were stuck in London. Frank was almost salivating as he saw the two white VIP tick- ets in his hand. For the third row...and immediately in front of where it was all to take place. I looked at Frank and said something like, "Those tick- ets are better than ours I think, aren't they Frank." And right on cue he answered, "yes, I believe Stratford trustee new chair of Catholic Separate School board BY RICK KEW Advocate Staff The Huron -Perth Catholic School Board met in Dublin for an organizational meeting Dec. 15, allowing the board to swear in new trustees and to designate officials before they pick up the reins in the new year. The board acclaimed Ron Marcy, of Stratford, chairman and Vincent McInnes, of RR 2 Wingham, vice-chairman In an interview Monday, Marcy, noting the change from a committee - based school board to one in which each trustee will be responsible for specific "areas", said, "All five trustees have an abundance of experience and are pretty well versed in procedure." Bernard Murray, of RR 3, Embro, is area chairperson for education; Mike Miller, of RR 2, Zurich, is area chair- person for management and Louise Martin, of RR 3 Goderich, is area chairperson for personnel. Marcy said it is anticipated that beginning in February the board will meet twice month- ly rather than the once a month practice of the previ- ous board, adding this will likely be the most efficient way for the board to operate. Marcy said the board would meet on the second Monday of each month to dis- cuss issues and then meet again on the fourth Monday of the month for snore dis- cussion and to for - Ron Marry malty pass recom- New Chau mendations. Despite his feeling the province is trying to do "too much, too fast" in educa- tion, he said the Separate School Board will operate much the same as it has in the past, hiring staff, authorizing the building of new schools if needed along with addressing the needs of the students. Noting the present Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board is the lowest spending, per pupil, board in the province, Marcy said trustees on the board will have to become even more efficient. "About the only thing that will change," he said, "is that the board will not have the ability to raise the mill rate." The school board, designat- ed district school board 36 by the province, has to await t government approval before its new name, the Huron - Perth Catholic School Board, becomes official. Although it is expected the Ministry of Education will approve the name early in the new year, Director of Education iaetan Blanchette said he hopes approval comes sooner rather than later so the board can clear away routine matters such as letterheads and other items that require identifica- tion of the board. Blanchette said the board approved a recommendation from the, local education improvement committee (LEIC) that existing agree- ments involving neighboring school boards continue and be extended as long as they remain mutually beneficial to the board. 1. • Women's Walking Shoos from $34.99 • Calico & Westles, Pump$ up to i/2 price from $39.99 EXETER STORE ONLY • Children runners priced from $9.99 Ideal for Spring & summer • Samsonke & McBrine Luggage up to 50% off 0 392 MAIN ST. EXETER 2361933 they are". We were not lying to the Archbishop for any tickets were better than ours - for we didn't have any. And so it was. We started with nothing but revenge in mind for being scuppered by Jimmy Coutts. Now we were three rows from the frbnt and the Prime Minister of Canada, although he was above us and up on the land- ing, was 17 rows back...and his view was much obstruct- ed by the high pointed hats on the row of Cardinals. Frank's pride was overflow- ing that day for two reasons. First, we upstaged Pierre Trudeau...but more impor- tant, with moist eyes he was a proud and humble believer, praying that his mother was looking down on him....with great pride in her Catholic son. Spotted._mistakes Dec. 10 1) Page 2 "Seaforth" mis- spelled Patrick Moms 2) Page 1 greiving should be grieving. Dolly McQuaid 3) Page 7 They scored a with 1:37 left. Should read They scored with 1:37 left. Brent Coleman. Dec. 17 1) Page 1 Branch 518 should be Branch 156. Don Eaton. Page 16. 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