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banking, shopping and
coffee with the Golden
Girls. I think she may have
gone to play cards that
night too. Off to pre-op
she went the next morn-
ing, thanks to the fine act-
ing by Chevy. She got
home and pool"! gone
again, 'Ihere was no sense
reminding her she had a
broken shoulder -she
would not have agreed. By
Thursday she was on her
way to the hospital. l went
along for the ride -mostly
to make sure she arrived
and stayed. She told us to
drop her off at the door -
she was fine, Not a
chance. She could escape
faster than Houdini him-
self. We got her settled
and the operation went
well. The surgery went
well and she made it back
to Grand Bend safely and
like any good daughter I
held her captive in Grand
Bend for the entire May
2-4 weekend. 'Ihe police
cars with lights and sirens
right outside out door, the
kids screaming as they
passed her open bedroom
window, the trip to the
ambulance station to
change her bandages- just
what the doctor ordered.
Gradu'ation countdown
continues at Stephen
Stephen Central
8yand Emily
Enjoying the weather?
We sure are here at
Stephen Central! The end
of the year is arriving fast
with 28 days until sunimer
break! WOW! Last Mon-
day, our athletes went to
the South Huron District
High School to compete
against other schools! Kate
Gill and Ethan Denomme
received the top athlete
award for their age group,
WAY TO GO STEPHEN
TIGERS! Next week we
have our year end Grade
6/7&7/8 trip toYLCCin
Orillia. Our students leave
early Monday morning
and get back mid-after-
noon Thursday. Also this
past week our grade 3s and
4. grade 6s have been work -
Ing hard on EQAO testing.
Our Stephen Central stu-
dents are very supportive
and try their hardest to
stay quiet in the hallways.
Testings run from May
30th to lune 10th! Good
Luck students! Just a
reminder that June 10th is
a P.A. day a.k.a. Parent
Annoyance Day or as
teachers would call it
Professional Activity Day.
Tune 14th our school
makes their way to the
Huron County Playhouse
outside of Grand Bend to
see a performance of Hair-
spray. We always look for-
ward to the end of the year
for our amazing experi-
ence at the Huron County
Playhouse! On lune 16th,
our grade 7/8s head to
their three -pitch tourna-
ment. Good Luck every-
one! Our school is looking
forward to seeing smiles
on everyone's faces when
they get back from a day of
fun! On June 17th our Kin-
dergartens to Grade 2s
make their way to Grand
Bend for a fun -filled day
mini -golfing and playing
at the Splash Pad! This will
also be their year-end trip!
And finally our graduation
countdown .. 27 DAYS :)
Thlk to you later! Please
remember to wear a hat
and sun -screen, burns are
not the fun!
Granny's Ring Box - Part 2
Rick Hundey
Lakeshore Advance
The mystery novels revolving
around Grand Bend private investiga-
tor, Jack Beer. His latest, The Gar-
nished Truth is a collection of short
stories, many of which feature charac-
ters from those earlier Jack Beer
hooks, Death at the Bend and Colling-
wood Takeout.
The Lakeshore Advance is serializ-
ing one of the stories from The Gar-
nished 'Truth for your summer read-
ing enjoyment.
For those who wish to buy an early
copy of 'The Garnished Truth' (or
Ilundey's other two books) watch for
the book launch at ... or contact the
author online at www.rickhundey.
fauxpop.tv or by email at rickhun-
dey@fauxpop.ty.
Hundey will donate the royalties
from the sale of the first one hundred
of his latest book to the South Huron
Hospital Foundation.)
By way of introduction to the first
instalment of 'Granny's Ring Box,' the
story took shape after Hundey's friend
David Scott, a local playwright, sug-
gested there had to be an intriguing
mystery behind a Kijiji ad he came
across. After you read the 'Granny's
Ring Box,' we think you will agree he
was right.
Part 2
In the first instalment, Private
Investigator Jack Beer gets a phone
call from a secretive woman claiming
to be Betty/Liz Washburn's sister, an
old friend of Jack's from his days as
Grand Bend's Police Chief. Jack had a
soft spot for Liz, despite her drinking
problems. His interest is stirred when
the caller reveals, "She may be in
trouble."
"Look, 'Betty's sister; quit playing
games and tell me what you want. My
dog needs to check the Tamp -post for
messages."
"You know what KiJIjl is?"
"An island in the Philippines?"
"That's not funny."
I wasn't trying to be funny. Especially
not with a pain In the neck who had a
bone to pick with her sister and maybe
with the rest of the world, as well.
"No," 1 said.
"No what?"
"No, I guess I don't know what KiJi
is."
"You missed a syllable. It's pro-
nounced Kijiji. It's like a newspaper
with want -ads. Only it's not a newspa-
per. It's on the net."
"The Internet?"
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"You are clueless, aren't you?"
"Not completely." I'd actually heard
something about the website, so to
redeem myself, 1 said, "Didn't some
guy try to sell the family jewels
through that outfit? And then the
knucklehead invited the so called
buyer over to his house where he pro-
ceeded to rob the guy blind?"
"I don't know about that. All 1 know
is someone put out an ad and 1 think
it was my sister."
"So answer the ad"
"I did. All she gives for contact is an
e-mail address. And she's ignoring
me."
"So, she doesn't want to talk to you.
I can't make someone agree to talk to
you. Case closed."
"But I need to. 1 need to see her."
"Why?"
1 thought maybe the line went
dead. 'Then she gave me an answer.
"She's my sister. I want to know she's
all right. And 1 can't do that if 1 can't
even get in touch with her, now can
I?"
It occurred to me that the pause
that preceded her answer told me
more than the words she spoke.
"What's the ad say?" I said.
1 printed it out. I'll read it to you."
"Go ahead."
"It says, '1 don't have much money.
But if you have a car and a gun, I need
you to find my ex-boyfriend before he
finds me. 1 will pay what I can, how-
ever 1 can. I'm desperate. The guy is
driving me around the bend."
"'That's it?"
"Yes."
"Bow's it signed?"
"Not signed. But the email address
provided is'l.ost'n'found at hotrnail
dot coma"
"Is that code for something?"
"1 think it means 'Lost and Found."
'There was sarcasm in her voice. I'm
not much good at Sudokus either,
"Reasonable guess. But you know
this is from Liz how?"
1 know it's from Betty."
She just had to correct me.
"Okay Betty, Liz, whatever, Just give
me a straight answer. Ilow do you
know she wrote the ad?"
"It's the wording. She always said
the same thing about men, no matter
who she shacked up with."
"You mean, the 'desperate' mart?"
"No, the part where she says, 'the
guy's driving her around the bend' -
that part."
"On that basis, you conclude the
messatie has to have been sent by your
sister?'
"'That's right."
"Pretty weak evidence."
"I know my sister."
"Okay, let's say it's from her. What
do you want me to do?" 1 asked, even
though 1 already had a good idea what
she expected of me.
"Answer the ad. Then, you can tell
me where she lives."
"Send me a cheque for $500 as a
retainer. If I decide to take the lob, I'll
cash it. If not, 111 rip it up."
"I'll do no such thing."
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