Times-Advocate, 1985-04-24, Page 6Page 6
Times -Advocate, April 24 1985
READY QUILT -- Members of the Huron -Perth Quilters Guild work
on a "Grandmother's Fan" quilt at the Kirkton-Woodham community
centre. The quilt is to be raffled off in October, with proceeds to
Ronald McDonald House. Clockwise from the upper left are quitters
Ina Harlton, Margaret Spence, Wilma Davis, Rosemary Schaefer,
Marilyn Stephens, Pauline Morrison and Verna Blockler.
Introduce
A values education program for
grade six students, developed in co-
operation with the Ministry of the
Solicitor -General, will be available to
all Ontario school boards. Education
Minister Keith Norton said last week.
Called Values, Influences, and
Peers, the program seeks to en-
courage positive social behaviour by
increasing a student's awareness and
building their confidence and self
esteem. It deals with peer pressure,
decision making, the dangers of
drugs, vandalism and destructive
behaviour, shoplifting, and youth and
the law.
Speaking to students graduating
from the VIP program at Glenburnie
East School near Kingston, Mr. Nor-
ton said that a new curriculum sup-
port document for theprograrn is be-
ing sent to all school boards in the pro -
program
vtnce. He told the students that what
they learned 'lithe VIP program will
stand them in good stead for the rest
of their lives. He said that because of
VIP they have acquired new and im-
portant understandings that will be of
great benefit in the years to come.
The program, which is optional tor
school boards, teams a teacher and a
local police officer as part of the
regular school curriculum. Prior to
the introduction of the program by a
board the teachers and the police of-
ficers selected to conduct it undergo
an extensive orientation and training
seminar.
Mr. Norton said that the program.
which was run on a pilot basis by 70
school boards during the past year.
teas been enthusiastically received by
parents, teachers. police. and pupils.
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Heavenly hstneeded to track purse
a in a Burse loser. Aly husband
claimv.-not without justification. that
he has spent al least half of his mar-
ried lite running back to retrieve my
hag. or helping me frantically search
for rl.:11ter a recent. frenzied hunt.
a friend sympalhyzing with his ex-
asperation. suggested -I be
psychoanalyzed to discover just what
rnv inner self is trying to tell me when
'[ walk out of stores leaving my purse
()lithe counter: when. 20 miles down
the road, I remember it's still hang-
ing on the seat of the theatre we've
just left. or when 1 constantly fail to
pick it up when concluding a visit. She
may be right.
• This insane routine used to be fun-
nv, but not any more. Once, when the
old ('halm+•ay Store was still in Ex-
eter. the manager phoned to ask if I
Was missing anything. "No,” f
replied. "1 don't think so." "That's
strange." she said, "because I just
sold your purse." Of course, she real-
ly hadn't. but it seems someone had
picked it up from where I had left it
on a counter and actually thought she
night buy it until, on opening it, she
found it already occupied.
• Probably the most frightening inci-
dent• occurred when I was in
Jerusalem. Purposely. I had bought
a large. bright red hag for the trip.
thinking it could never go astray.
What a misplaced hope. One day,
rose early to meet some travelling
companions in the lobby- before walk-
ing to the Garden Tomb for morning
devotionsThe- Garden 'Tomb is a
most I►eaut if ul and sacred spot where
I sat entranced until I reached for a
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,S;weiabt, jai/lion.,
420 Main St. S.
( entre Mall
i \('h r
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and
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tissue in my purse. To my total shock,
no bright red purse containing my
money, traveller's cheques. passport.
etc., was in sight. My first reaction
was panic but, somehow, I was able
to pray for calmness, and while in this
act,. a hand was gently laid on my
don police were alerted, and finally.
I reluctantly forced myself to
telephone the credit card companies
to block off my numbers, and made
inquiries as to what to do about my
missing driver's license and social in-
surance card.'
It Seems to me...
by Gwyn Whilsmith
shoulder, bringing with its touch such My, mind kept whirling, thinking,
a sense of peace that all fear flowed thinking, thinking, trying to
outof me. (Later, the lady behind me remember something I might have
couldn't explain why she was com- forgotten. Nothing surfaced until that
pelted to put her hand on my shoulder night, when doing the dishes, I recall -
at that moment ). When reason ed going to my purse for my favorite
returned. I convinced myself that I comb, the day before. At that time.
had never taken the purse from my my bag was lying on a chair in the
room, in the first place, so went back dining room. So. walking into that
to enjoying the serene surroundings. room, I went to the chair. lifted it, and
In half an hour or so. 1 strolled back there was my red wallet, which had
to my hotel room to pick up the bag. fallen out of my purse and was hiding
Only it wasn't there. Again, panic sur- in the shadows. Hallelujah; but then
faced. Again. I prayed. Going down came the embarrassment of rephon-
the desk to report my loss, I found the ing the credit card agencies, and
lobby milling with dozens of people. police, etc.
Glancing over at the dark blue chair Well, it seems to me, 1 should learn,
where, two hours earlier, I had waited but I never do. Last week, after retur-
for my friends, believe it or not, there ning from a short trip. I again miss -
was the bright rad purse flashing like
a beacon. And you try to tell me the
Lord doesn't look after His poor.
foolish ones''
Since then, there have been in-
numerable wild goose chases after
my purse. Two weeks ago, my red
wallet went missing with all credit
cards. driver's license. social in-
surance. 01IIP. etc. Ransacking my
brain, I recalled using it: two days
previously. at a card shop in London.
Since the store was unlisted in the
book. I phoned a friend I whatever
would I do without inv friends? ) to
check it out for me. No, it wasn't
there. A hasty call to the restaurant
where we had eaten brought no bel -
ter results. The couple with whom we
had driven to the city turned out their
car but no wallet appeared. The Lon -
Crediton
By BRENDA ELLENOR
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Turnbull of
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Lamport returned home from a trip
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visited family and attended the wed-
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•
ed my purse. Eventually, it turned up
under the seat of the Ellison Travel
Agency van, having made a couple of
trips to and from Toronto airport.
Despite the fact that l must have
misplaced my purse over a hundred
times' in my lifetime, so far, it has
always come back to me. which led
me to say. to my frustrated husband, -
the other day. "Well, it just proves my
guardian angel is looking after me."
"Angel," he snorted, "it must take a
celestial army, to keep track of you."
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