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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-13, Page 24Times -Advocate, April 13, 1988 The fuss began when we told her she had to wear snowpants. - It was the middle of March and the morning was cold and damp. Kaitlin, our six-year-old grand- daughter, had decided the night be - lore that she warted to ''sleep -over" with her grandparents. It. is always.a thrill to have one_ of the five grandkids.stay with us. Kait lived with us for some months when she was younger and usurped a bedroom across the hall. Ever since, no matter who uses it. the room has been known as Kait's Room. The fact that her mother - our daughter- had mac it her bed- room when we moved to thc coun- try 21 years ago did not matter. When Kait arrived, it became Kait's Room. And it will remain that way until we move. She had a cough, vestiges of a winter cold that has hung on for many weeks. After her bath that night, she had an orange and a glass of milk and we toddle upstairs, hand in hand. A few days -ago, she spent S5 of her allowance on•a new book ::a11e(1 I Will Love You Forever. "I just love it!" she says. "I cry at the first page and 1 cry at the last page. It's a grand book." And she docs cry a little tear here and a little tearthere. Then she asks for a couple of songs and before the songs arc sung, she is sound asleep, her silken hair strewn over thc pil- low, one arm above her head with the darlin' little fat fingers showing. She has a couple cl,f favorite songs, too. Many years ago, Mike Douglas had a hit record called Dad- dy's Little Girl. 1. change it to Grand -daddy's Little Girl and she loves it. So, when she sleeps -over, that song must he sung! In her brief prayers, she always "puts a bubble of light" around her baby brother, Izaak, and her three cousins, Shannon, Ryan and Erinn. Mom and Dad get tncntioned and Grandma and Poppa-Bob. are includ- ed.- When she is in a hurry, that's it. 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WN Re shawl Om $31 tt 7 sleep, her three cats, our horse, our cat, her teacher, her friends and eve- ryone of her classmates get bubbled until -we. laugh and she hops into bed It was next morning that the real argument began: She did not want . to -wear those snowsuit pants. "We play and the boys chase.the girls and these things slow me right down," she says and kicks the of- fending garment across the mat. We remonstrate: You've got a cold. It's still cold outside. Your cough is worse. • The tears arc flowing. We arc all upset so I make a deal. "Okay.; Kait! You put those snowpants on now, until we get to the school. If nobody else is wear- ing snowpants, you can take yours off." Ahh! A reprieve. Maybe the hated pants will not have to be worn. She brightens up on the way into the city and chatters like a squirrel in the spring. We pull into the schoolyard. She raises -her ekes slowly and we both view as many children as possible. A sly, slow grin spreads across her beautiful, pixie -like face. •I -ler eyes are sparkling like a mountain stream. • No one is wearing snowpants, ex- cept for a shy kindergarten student "and she doesn't count, Paw -Bob, because she just got back frons. Florida" "Can I take 'in off?" A deal's a deal, huh?" • OlCcomes the coat, off with the boots; down cork the straps. The offending garment is off in seconds and is"stuffed into her knapsack. She blows me a kiss and her slur= (iy young legs take her skipping across the schoolyard, a picture of joy:and delight, the spirit of spring. That picture stays with me a long time and it put some spring in this old man's step as I walked from the parking lot to work. Letters Dear Ross: On behalf of the Co-ordinating Committee for the Bushels for Bread for Ethiopia campaign, we wish to thank you for the excellent coverage your newspaper gave to this project. Thanks to you, person- ally, for responding to our last min- ute calls to photograph special events. Our ecumenical campaign was a - success - our goal of S12,500 was exceeded and the fund now stands at over 516,000. Ross, our sincere thanks for your assistance with this project. S incerely, Lois Morgan Co-ordinating Committee Precious Blood PTA VEGETABLE GROWERS MEET - The spring banquet of District 3 of the Ontario Vegetable Growers Market- ing Board was held Friday night in Kirkton. From the left are Board chairman Bob Knight of Ruthven, guest speaker Rev. Roger McCombe of Ingersoll, District 3 chairman Bill Denham and Board secretary -manager John Mumford. Precious Blood School PTA Spring Meeting held April 7 in the School Resource Centre featured a pay -as -you -pull draw. Winners were: first prize, two night stay at Wheel's Inn, Chatham sponsored by Ellison Travel, Glena Tripp, Huron Park. Second prize: ghetto blaster do- nated by JMR Electric, Sisavay Sengkhounmany,, Exeter. Third prize, free fill -up Exeter Co-op Gas Bar, Bonnie Haist, St. Thomas. Fourth prize: 520.00, gift certifi- cate at MacLean's Hardware, Cathy Gregus, Exeter. Fifth prize: Concept II free shampoo, cut, style, Peter Luyten, Mitchell. Keynote speaker Marg Roelands, Language Arts and Rcsourcc Con- sultant for the H.P.S.S. Board, ad- dressed the P.T.A. The topic was ways of encouraging reading and writing by practising efforts made by the child. Marg pointed out the importance of reading with your children and listening to your child read daily. Parents providing a variety of read- ing material spark interest in the young- reader. Gifts of books at Christmas and birthdays are good ways for families to build their own libraries. Opportunities for children to be- come better spellers begins by writing messages, grocery lists, even reading the cereal box at breakfast. pecial thanks to the sponsors for the draw being successful. Proceeds from the draw will be used to add to the school's resource centre. Clandeboye St. James church held thcir euchre party on Tuesday night. Prize winners were: High scores Helen McDonald and Murray Car- ter, Lone Hands Alice Gilmour and Gladys Cunningham, Low scores Helen Drury nd Olive Simpson. in between sco a winners were Voyle Jordan and Scott. The next party will he April 19. \t HONOUR HARRY DOUGALL - Harry Dougall of Exeter was honoured Friday night in Kirkton for his 13 years of service to the Ontario Vegetable Growers as a district director and past chairman. Above, Dougall and his wife Marian are being congratulated by district directors Keith Strang of Exeter at the left and Martin Vandenbosch of London at the right. . Centennial award winners out May 2 More than 400 nominations have been received for the special awards commemorating the 100th birthday of Ontario's Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food. The Centennial awards will- honor 100 individuals or families who have rendered sig- nificant service to the province's Agri -food industry. Winners of the awards have been selected and will be announced May 2, coinciding with the anni- versary of the appointment of On- tario's first minister of agriculture, Charles Drury, in 1888. "The nominations represent all _areas of the province and the farm- ing, agricultural education, re- search, agri-business and food pro- cessing sectors of the industry," said Karen Rodman Lavis, co- ordinator of thc ministry's awards program. "We were very pleased with the variety of nominations for this special Centennial honor. The quality of thc nominees made se- lecting winners a difficult job," she said. Tlic selection committee for the Centennial awards included Murray Stewart, Canada Packers Ltd., Ken Lantz, former OMAF deputy mini- ster, and Dianne Harkin, founder of Women for the Survival of Agri- culture. The Ministry of Agricttlturc and Food marks 100 years of service to the agri-food industry in 1988. During the year, the ministry is paying tribute to the people who produce, process and market food, with special events held through- out the province. The test way to make a day go slower is to go on a. diet. f 1 We're Fully Equipped for any Job - oragrne • Farm ponds • Gravel Bailing • Trucking • Gravel, Sand & Stone • Bulldozing • Excavating • Top Soil • Septic Systems "No job is too big or too small" erner Res. 482-9212 IP II Trucking - Excavating Clinton Shop 482-9926 AN TED Hulless Milling Oat Growers We will pay $175 per tonne to $185 per tonne. Limited acreage available Please contact your closest W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Branch for more details G �TH'OAAPS'O[N � 4 ts4L►IMITED Sealorlh 345-2545 Pt. Alpert 529-7901 Hansall 262-2527 Alias Craig 293.3223 Mitchell 348-8433 Granton 225-2360