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Lakeshore Advance, 2012-06-06, Page 1letters to the editor Dear Editor, Mr. Harper, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr Layton -1 under- stand that there will be a vote in Parliament today to 'extend the mission' in Libya. Firstly -to call this a 'mission' is obtuse. This is not a mission, it is a war against a sovereign nation that has threatened no one. When did a peace keeping nation like Canada decide that war was the way to ensure „peace? Gadhaffi only did what our police did, G. older an obscure law, at the G20 in Toronto. Canada and NATO are committing acts of genocide against innocent Libyans while justifying it as 'protecting the people from their leader'!! Some of the same 'logic' used in Afghanistan -to bring them democracy. 'there are thousands of Afghanis who will never know life again because of us. It is truly sad that Canada has bought into the 1984 mind -set that is now being practiced 011 the planet. We as a country have no right to demand that another nation act the way we demand or be 'wiped off the map'! We have killed innocent people and yet act as if they are not as dead because they were not killed by their own leader??? When did our country lose its way?? I pray that our representatives have the courage of our convictions in this vote today, We do not want war. The planet is not a playground where 'my dad can beat your dad' mentality exists. We are supposed to be adults and work out any arguments without killing. 1 expected more of our country but 1 guess those days are gone. I cannot pretend I understand every reason for our behaviour, but sadly, it seems as if the planet is being herded to WWI1I and Canada is helping lead the way. And we are killing innocent people for our own promotion, 1 guess it is true that people don't matter, power does? War is NOT Peace, and Freedom is not Slavery -when s'111 our government realize that? Yours truly, Rebecca Gingrich Princeton, Ontario Unique year end for WI book club Grand Bend WI Lakeshore Advance Grand Bend Women's Institute Book Club held their unique year end potluck luncheon on June 9. Seven interesting books were read and reviewed this year. For our potluck luncheon a dish associated with your favourite book was made. An awesome lemon dessert and a pistachio salad depicted the Book of Awesome. Dainty sandwiches and a baby themed centre piece was characteristic of Family Tree. Sauerkraut, sausage and homemade bread were examples of food in the story Plain Truth. Kabobs made of melons,kiwi and strawberries typified grub in half Broke 1 lorse. Salad and shepherd pie are also associ- ated with Half Broke 1 lorse. The book reviewed at this meeting was Double Trap by John Melady. 'chis murder/triad centered at Goderich and Seaforth was a favourable read. The next book to he read by September ti, 2011 is The help by Kathryn Stockette. The club members are reminded to bring airy extra reading books to the next sleeting. 'these books will be donated to a local organization. For information concerning our book club contact Barb Kilback at 519.213.1 163. St. Anne's celebrate Mlkenna Lane Lakeshore Advance We had a fantastic week at St. Anne's with (many celebrations, including our Graduation Mass and our Outside-a-paloo•r.a Nlass, BBQ and church picnic. Our Student Cabinet and our Grade 12 Graduates went on Retreats and we had our final dance of the year. It is now time to Quiet Down and begin to get ready for exam preparations. We wish all St. Anne's students a productive Quiet Week and hope that everyone is well prepared for exams, which start on Tuesday, June 21". Our annual Commencement exercises will be held on 'Tuesday, rune 28'h at 7:00 p.m. sharp. This is a wonderful community celebration as we Canadian Cancer Society celebrate the Graduating (:lass of 2011. We are stn grateful to all °four community partners who have supported St. Anne's graduates with scholarships and bursaries to assist them with their post- secondary studies. We also wish to thank all of the companies and organizations in our community who have offered apprenticeship and co-op place- ments for the students of St. Anne's. This will he our last entry for the 2010/2011 school year, as we head into exams next week. Thank you for reading this weekly column and for all of your support, It has been my pleasure being the Minister of Public Relations. Please look forward to reading next year's weekly column so that you can keep up to date with our Huron County I sigh School. We wish all of you a happy and relaxing summer. Mikennn Lane. Societe canadienne du cancer LET'S MAKE CANCER HISTORY For information about cancer, services or to make a donation 1.888.939.3333 • www,cancer.ca Wednesday, June 15, 2011 • Lakeshore Advanc? 5 Granny's Summer reading Rick Hundey Lakeshore Advance Local author, Rick Hundey, will be publishing a third work of fiction this summer. His first two were mystery novels revolving around Grand Bend private investigator, Jack Been t lis latest, The Garnished 'Truth is a collection of short stories, many of which feature characters from those earlier Jack Beer books, Death at the Bend and Coiling - wood Fakeout. 'Ihe Lakeshore Advance is serializing one of the stories from 'l'he Garnished Truth for your summer reading enjoyment. For those who wish to buy an early copy of 'The Garnished Truth' (or Hundey's other two books) watch for the book launch at the Exeter Public Library or contact the author online at www.rickhu ndey.fauxpop.(v or by entail at rickhundeyofauxpop.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 i)ltroduction to the first instalment of 'Granny's Ring Box; the story took shape after 1 iuntley's friend David Scott, a local playwright, suggested there had to be an intriguing mystery behind a Ktllli ad be came across. After you read the 'Granny's Ring Box,' we think you will agree he was right. Parti 1n the last instalment, PI lack Beer leaai'ns that his old friend Liz Washburn is missing and that her ex is looking to do her harm. Meanwhile, lack is very suspicious of the motives of the person who called hila, Liz' sister. She looking for Liz but for what reason? After hanging up on the dial tone, l descended the one dight Of stairs from my office t0 the coffee shop below. Sheila, my girlfriend, agreed to find the website for me, but not before I explained that 'Lost and founts' was an old friend, who alight be in trouble. And not before I assured her my 01(1 friend could afford to pay for my time, which was as close to a sure thing as the town's next newborn living long enough to see the Leafs win the Cup. 1 emailed 'host and found,' and offered my help, without revealing my full name, figuring I'd use our history together as my ace up the sleeve. The times she spent coming down from her highs or up from her lows, curled up on my battered office couch at the (rand Bend police station, had to be worth something. When she founts out she had nabbed herself a real live P1, Liz Washburn gushed all over the world -wide -web in gratitude. Oh, and she ended her email mow.+...:. ,....:, ,:..r::�... Rick Hundey reply by promising to pay me in full, For Lir., booze and reality never did get along too well. As I drove the back roads that lead to London, 1 wondered what damage the years had done to my friend. I expected the worse. One year counts as two for the t1i'lltlk who iiutkes an effort to pace her consumption, or more for the ones who really pound 1t hack: Then, 1 considered whether she'd given up the bottle for some other addiction, like eating or web -surfing. But 1 knew better than to abide false hope. 1 found her apartment, approximately speaking, and the reality 1 was trying hard to wish away, slapped int' in the face. 1 guessed she evils soillt'where above the ground flour memorabilia store, mid -block between Clarence and Richmond, 011 Dundas Street, the Cate'` main east%vest drag. I asked 1lie store owner, a greying, pony -tailed roan who called himself Free tVheeler, if he had an Ozzie Smith rookie card in the ser ret stasis 1 figured he kept behind the counter. But 1 struck Out. Mind von, 1 got a hash bit wlte'n free Wheeler, which I guessed was not his real name, told me tvhert' I'd most likely field the dour for Liz Washburn's room. 1 turned right at the southeast corner of I:ret''s business and made my way down the narrow alley that separated two four -storey buildings, typical of nineteenth century London. I danced around debris that was mostly unidenti- fiable, short of closer inspection. But then it wasn't the health Department who hired me. A grouping of rusted single digit numbers told me to push through a paint -hare, windowless door. 1 climbed a grimy closed -in staircase only to be brought to a dead stop at the top by a rotting steal Of vomit, old urine and general decay. 1 nearly retreated from that shadowy hallway but held my nose instead.