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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-04-02, Page 3Movie review. ByMieen Vademoo4 What do yea do iriten yea; :have a chance at 1200,000,000 end the key to the safe contea ' after wirn a, wild Souse aphase pot far removed from Ind you thought was dumb even when you were a itiO? What else? You play to • all And that's exactly what a ,pavk of zany characters did 1:.'throughout the movie Seaven- ; ger Hunt. The movie itself has the air of a live Parker Brothers t game revolving around the death of a wealthy Man who endowed all his wealth (a mere $200 million) to the winners of a scavenger hunt. Involved in s wild match were all the 1 ny associates of the equally 1 y deceased, including a family whose father was determined the en- deavor should make a real team of his family; the cook, bellhop, chauffeur and ,maid; a rich, old lady and her scheming lawyer and° rubber !rained son; two boys with their prized red van; and a taxi driver, The ,hunt involved tracking down several uncommon items, the winning team being • the one hest SOWN! the • • quiTementei on the list were: a policeman's uniform, a tank oflaughing gas, e toilet, a stal a oak. a cash: re- gister, and an ostrich, 11F1911$ Others. 'lila antkite gf the con- testants in their attempts to beg, borrow or steal these treasures forrned the founda- tion of a very riotous movie. Of course the underdogs emerge as winners, in so doing forming the clearcut theme that the good guys always win, but only after a total amal- gamation of all contestants except the rich old- lady and associates, creating .a second theme that it pays to co- operate (1200 million to be exact). All it: all it is a very enter- taining movie, having such a shortage of dragging scenes that it is almost guaranteed to keep you from heading out for popcorn. It definitely is not the kind of movie that becomes firmly engraved in your mind with other greats like 'Ricky', 'One on One', and 'Star Wars', but nonetheless, for a night of light entertainment, 'Scaven- ger Hunt' will satisfy all. • • BEHIN,D CLOSED DOORS by Anne Alton, 11A 1 • . , • ‘4•• • • orwoop.rrrpy !•741 birtQUESTION OF hday What do you tpect to get • a,` out of term 3 besides getting out of school in June? . Bernice Passchier 12F: "What 1 didn't get out of term 2." Pat Burbidge 1213: "A head- ache..." - KathySnell 1211: "Writer's cramp.', Kim I 12D: • "Last chance 'nm -tended." Lauri a 2C: "A lot of fun . au better enjoy this term." n advance/ association of it makes .itepoinssYiblsePineneci existence. Om sea to sea," earned of, and ame, but "A " was a more suitable A,anOttofor:erSheen ticed Settlers inther heart from &j .�ver the world, but failed peoPW4 GIFTS OF A ROSE by Lynne 1-111iierda Home ownership ---- disappearing dream "Home ownership may soon become a thing of the past!" My attention was caught by an article in a recent issue of Maclean's magazine which described the plight of a Mississauga home owner who suffered as a result of the rising mortgage rates. Viv Woolford purchased his home five years ago when his annual income was $15,000. He now is earning $25,000 annually, but because of the jump in the rate of his first mortgage from 93/4 per cent to 15 per cent and his second, mortgage from 12 per cent to 17, per cent, " he is worried that he will lose his home. Mr. Woolford is not the only one who is worried. The ar- ticle made a significant im- pact upon me. We, as Cana- dians, have been raised to be- lieve that once out of school, we are tofind a job, raise a family, and purchase a home Of our own. Well, we may still find a job and raise a family, but the dream of owning our own home.inay be just that - a dream - and one which will not likely come true. Since the Bank of Canada introduced its floating rate, mortgage rates have risen to record levels. This increase has affected everyone - doc- tors, lawyers ad common laborers. This increase has me worisied, as it_should rightly worry alhof us who in the next 10 years will be contemplating a down payment on a new home. Will we be able to af- ford the mortgage payments? Will we be forced to rent in- stead of buy? What can Canadians, do to prevent home ownership from becoming a thing of the past? We can no longer look to the government for proposed mortgage and tax credits which disappeared along with the Conservatives on ,Feb. 18. The Mississauga man pre- viously mentioned hopes to organize a protest of angry home owners on March 30, but it is doubtful it will have any effect on the escalating rate. It has been suggested by Blair Jackson, former senior staff officer for the Canadian Real Estate Association, that Canada's 3.8 milliOn home owners need, a permanent lobbying organization in Ottawa. Something must be done before the rising mort- gage rates succeed in destroy- ing the Canadian dream of a home we can pall our own. By Shelley Inng.13B , AN ANSTETT. DIAMOND SAYS'YOU'RE SPECIAL It says that you insist on quality and. value. It says to .the person receiving it that you hciveIaken special care. For good reasons. You see, you can make no better , .d lam ond purchOse, for. the..price, . ..• Because your Anstett diamond is hand picked by our own gemmologists. Is ins.ured. Is guaranteed. For that. special someone in your life choose an Anstett diamond. It's special like.they are. Perhaps pe them into a wcittnSsoWmirkelliefailedr; tpnesrt politi- haituPtisontt, but regardless whose fault it was, •the .problem remained and remains. Our country is cbocileeTtir.og,:c.,:fft ardgius4rgasntaizteeds which bleXer over anything and everything. The west screams for fair treatment with its oilsupplies, the east demandaihetter deal, period, and Quebec, well Quebec is still hollering for equality. On- tario, in the meantime, sits and collects all she can of whatever she can from wherever she can get it by begging, borrowing or stealing. Not one province is innocent, yet 'neither is one solely to blame. So, somehow, we have to find a solution to this mess. And I'm afraid the only solu- tion is to change our attitudes. We've got to start thinking more of the other guy and a whole lot less of ourselves. That's the only way Canada can survive. It's really not a question of being capable of changing things, it's whether or not we, are willing to try. Sad to admit, from what I've seen and heard lately I'd have to say the majority doesn't seem to want to try, SO, jllSt in case I'm not here when July 1 rolls around or, ;more likely, in case part of this country dis- appears beforehand,. "Happy , r •1. /\STETT J.E//ELLPS LI//ITED Clinton Exeter Seaforth alkerton • Birthday, Canada. It' been fun." N.B. The optimisc part of me refuses to let e believe that it really is too late for this country, but we must act now. Canada is only what we make it. Let's rally and make it a success. An Easter story There was now a crowd jost- ling around the Man. He was clad in white, and a heavenly radiance shone from his face. Another man, perhaps called Reuben, was there in the midst too, jeering at the Man. He struck him mockingly and called him horriblanames. The Man just looked at him sadly. Deep compassion welling in those eyes struck an empty chord in. Reuben's heart - a chord which no one had ever touched before. No one had ever really cared for this lonely man; But who was this Man to show such sympathy for him? Reuben - servant of the high priest and highly respected by all! And this lowly Man with hardly a friend to his name, despised by all, cared to look at him, with eyes so full of pity. Scornfully, Reuben spat into the face, and then, turned away to hide his own quick and unbidden tears. Those soft eyes of love... Suddenly a pain so sharp was felt in Reuben's right ear that the whole horizon before him went spinning. In- stinctively, his hand flew to his wounded head and the gaping hole where his ear had once been. A hoarse cry escaped from anguished lips as he saw his own ear lying in the grassat his feet. The pain was excruciating. Reuben felt like he was dying. Then something beautiful and something wonderful happened which Reuben would always remember. The Man, who had looked upon him so sadly and into whose face he had so scornfully spat, was stooping and picking up his bloodied ear. That hand came closer to Reuben, now hypnotized with a feeling of great awe, And then, even as he was once more drinking of the love and compassion from the depths of those eyes, the awful pain was suddenly stopped, and the Man was smiling. Reuben touched his ear. It was there! Whole and perfect like it had been before he had been struck. He could only utter a hoarse "Thank you". He turned and walked away from the scene of howling men - men whose company Reu- ben ,had often sought and whose plans even he himself had boosted. He knew he could not stop the next cruel steps of crucifixion, but he could not stay with the mob. The face with those kind eyes still loomed before him as he sadly walked away from them walked to his lonely home to, fight his boat through life's tempests. History proves that 2000 years ago this Man was cru- cified. Now, as we once more approach the Easter season, we too have a chance to either walk emptily away from this Man, or to accept his great gift of lov. Henrietta Oldengarm 12F Editors 11 Execirti Footoros Editor; Sports Editor; ty'meJ °0 • IOW • 41.4,„e . • IN THE CORNER by Eric Taylor, 11K Diet or indulge? Lunchtime arrives. One walks slowly to the cafeteria cradling a brown paper lunch bag. One hopes that the apple inside the bag has made the journey to school without any fatal bruises and that the sandwiches have not dried out during the morning. One sighs and continues on. What a surprise when, after taking only a few steps into the cafeteria, one is stopped dead in one's tracks by the delicious aroma of... of,.. cafeteria food? One cautiously raises one's eyes from the floor and stares in bewilderment. Bowls of fresh fruit, milk, fruit juice, soup, sandwiches, pork cut- lets, fresh vegetables, and salad plates jump out from everywhere. Can it be? All three cashiers are smiling, dressed in bright uniforms. The cafeteria appears as a colorful array of food, food and more food, torture for any dieter. ..0 One looks -into one's lunch - bag: yes, the apple is bruised; yes, the sandwiches are dried out. With one deft toss into the nearest garbage can, decides the temptation kr*. dulge is irresistible**daI is made to the neareatlUo0S- line. Come into my. humble kit- chen. Jumble? This is.hiim- ble? This is fantastic. When we heard we were going to get new cafeteria operators, we did not expect a new cafeteria operation. Once again lunchtirne is something to look forward to, thanks to Dianne Metcalfe and the rest of her crew. Boredom is a forgotten word with the varied 'menus we now have. The good is good and the prices are'reasonable. So for- get about dieting, the tenipta- tion to indulge is .too much. And as the sign in the cafe- teria says, "Have a Good Day". Lynne Median East Wawanosh science fair results Science Fair Week was held at East Wawanosh Public School last week. The projects•Were set up on Wednesday, March 26th and judged • the same day. The displays were open -for -the publit to view on Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March • 28. Students from Grades 4-8 participated. These are the results: Grade 4,5, °biological, 1st, Sherrie Fenton, 2nd, .Kather- • ine•Procter;•••the,c, hanical; /at ;. Scott Rodger, 2tid, Ron Chettleburgh; physieal, 1st, Alison coultes, 2nd, Sandra Schwartzentruber; general, 1st, Ruth Higgins, 2nd, Kerry Ann Pletch. • Grade 6, biological, 1st, Paul Coultes, 2nd, Susan Elston., 3rd, Harry Kikkert ,-.physical, 1st, Sharon Schwart- zentruber, , 2nd, Angela Nethery, tied for 3rd, Stephen Johnston •and Bill Haines; general, lst, Doug Wood, 2nd, Heather Hedley, 3rd, Susan Bridge. , Grade 7, biological, ist, Dianne Campbell, 2nd, Jen- nifer Kikkeri; physical, 1st, John amuck, 2nd, Glen Hunter, 3rd, Steven yerbeek •general, lst, Randy Nixon, tied for 2nd, Brian Wightman Old Jim Hedley, 3rd, Robert Gordon. Grade 8, biolOgical, 1st, Willie Dowson, 2nd, Joanne • Wood; physical, 1st, Andrew Walsh, tied for 2nd. Darren Evans and Brad ShObbrook, 3rd, Jennie Hopper. general, 1st, Johanna VanCamp, 2nd. Paul Currie, 3rd, Bonnie Burchill, The Advance -Times WINDMILL POWER -Andrew Walsh, a Grade 8 student at East Wawanosh Public School, built this model displaying windmill power for the school science fair. Entered in the physical categorle, it took first prize for his division. id a est11. Jfr saa. r 0 c,'416',1k4 * • .?*.:i" dish .•acf lath '44s, "in . S • ! t 0 C2'1 -.CbeC r•f.' • tt' ft GERMINATION -It took Paul Coultes two weeks to construct this germination pro- lect. The' Grade 6 student of East Wawanosh Public School used the profeCt to win a first prize certificate at the school science fair, held last week. : • •a • . _ rA• , .00 I . • .•a' • A 0.4.•‘Y!" •-.•• . "kW'. •1. r". ne• •