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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-03-04, Page 6w am Advance -Times March 4, 1981 In my opinion a Spring fever A feeling of unexpected pleasure stayed with me all day last week, nicely re- placing the depressing dreariness of approaching exams. The feeling came to me while on the bus, trying to stay collected and un- ruffled as we bounced and jounced over the corrogated back roads towards home. I happened to look out my win- dow onto a patch of green grass. And bright it was! For so long everything has been white, dull grey and dirty brown, and now suddenly a hopeful splash of velvet colors the land. Added to that, I had also previously spied some red crocus points jerking free from their ground bondage In the gar- den. It's been quite a while since I have seen nature's most lavish gift of flowers. Then, across the Wet fields came the distinct "Caw! Caw!" of a crow. What a most jubilant herald to spring. "Ah," _ you say. "What a dreamer. Spring in February. Imagine!" On the contrary, I realize with dark resentment that the grips of winter have hardly left us so soon. Probably even as you read this the donor flakes are again covering my patch of grass. And the flower buds have probably frozen too. - But, while the warm weather persists, I will con- tinue to appreciate it, It's so rare and precious as a day of brilliant sunshine is in the midst of January. You know it won't last and that's what heightens its value. Here is one day, or in this case, a week or so, of beautiful weather in which you can cast reason aside to the northern winds and fantasize in the southern breezes. It won't last long, so listen to the soft patter of rain on the roof while you can. Watch the swelling river banks with its cakes of ice, and smell the wetness in the wind. Forget not that sooner or later it will be here to stay. Lose yourself for one moment in the wakening breaths of spring. Just for one moment... Henrietta Oldengarm Penny carnival Well, another carnival is over and done with. This year there were many new events, but one of the most successful was the Penny Carnival. There were any different booths and I mean different. There was a candy draw in which you had to guess how many jelly beans were in the jar. A Pepsi -Coke challenge was set up. The cost was 10 cents for a slurp of your favorite soft drink. "o4 as. *".contest to see who blew the largest bubble. The prize? —a pack- age of gum of course. The dart shooter booth was 'very popular. Here you could test your skill and aim for 10 cents a dart or 25 cents for g MORNING Morning, Is the lonliest time of day. I sit alone in my room, And watch the sun come up. The sun, Is a bright, red, fiery ball. It too looks lonely, Alone in the sky, Like I am alone in my MOM. It seems to smile at Me And I smile back at it. Morning, Is not so lonely now. I sit in my room, not afone anymore And watch my friend come up. Liz Brydges LOVE Love, so fragile so soft so delicate so . . .beautiful But you and I broke it. We dropped and crushed the beautiful flower bud that was our.love. Forever. 1 will never love you again. You will never love me again. Forever. Perhaps, another time, another place, another IAA will blognom. For me and you. Liz Brydges IS COMING SOON three. You could win any- thing from suckers and smarties to a free kiss at the kissing booth. At the kissing booth, for a small fee, you could pucker up to Larry O'Malley, our school president, or Liz Ann Morrison. These brave souls were relieved by someone new every so often. No doubt because they were too pooped to pucker. If you were the athletic type, the foul shot booth was for you. Many people partici- pated in this particular event. However, the all-time favorite activity had to be the pie -throwing booth. For 50 cents, you got a chance to hit Mr. Gibson, a science teacher, or one of the big guys, Mr. Wood, our vice- principal in the face with a cream pie. Needless to say, both Mr. Gibson and Mr. Wood were walking cream pies theinselves. Many people showed up for the Penny Carnival aild'it" was a huge success because of everybody's enthusiasm, participation and the great school spirit. ' Elizabeth ,Brydges PURPLE CHASER A chemistry student named Boma Produced such a potent aroma That half of the class Dropped dead, but alas, The culprit received a di- ploma. BLUEVALE 1 Members of the Sunny Spring Sewers. had their second meeting on Feb. 23. Officers elected during the meeting were: Carol Belanger, president; Bonnie Burchill, press reported, and the secretary's position will rotate. The group met at Mrs. Jacklin's home, and Mrs. Wattem and Mrs. Broun helped the hostess show the members the parts of the machine. For the next meeting the members are going to have their books caught up and pin the pat- tern pieces to the fabric. BLUEVALE II Meeting three of , the Wash'n' Wearers was held Feb. 23 at Mrs. Stampers' home. After each member had answered the roll call, they took turns at pinning and cutting out Tracy Jarvis' fabric. Mrs. Breckenridge then demonstrated staystitching, gathering and how to sew a dart. Mrs. Stamper demon- strated pressing.. All members are to cut their pattern • trash their fabric and begin con- struction of their garment, Beginner sewers are to complete a dart sample be- fore the next meeting. 11 Tough boons The list of best-sellers in the book world was pub- lished recently and showed the most popular books of the seventies. The list included classics like The Godfather and The Sensuous Woman and, of course, who could forget the biggest set of teeth in literature, Jaws. I found myself staring with awe. I had expected books that were classed as heavy reading. What would a for- eigner think if he looked at such a list. No doubt his first opinion would be that we were members of the Mafia who liked to go swimming in shark -infested waters with sensuous women searching for our erroneous zones. I felt like crawling under the bookcase and staying for awhile. On the other hand I sort of suspected that I was bearing the guilt of failing to hold up an image. We go in with a programmed attitude that as - soon as we reach puberty we will switch from Mother Goose to Tale of Two Cities. And if you think there isn't pressure to conform, watch while a Grade 13 student tries discreetly to sneak a book that has 150 pages init and extra big words for easy reading out of the library in- stead of a volume that con- tains 1,500, no pietures, arid a magnifying glass to read the tiny words. The pressure to conform does not stop at the end of the book either. It carries on into the movie world too. I was looking at the list of nominees for the Academy Awards and felt that the ones picked were in good taste. I turned on the radio only to hear someone putting the selections down so far that I began to wonder if we had been watching the same movie because the critics say it is bad. What I'm struggling to get across here is that it is no- body's business but our own to read what we 'want or to watch what we want. If people put you down for your taste, 'tough beans', at leas0, you know inside that you are doing what you want and that's all that really counts isn't it? L.N. Madill takes clean sweep MIDGETS — On Wednes- day, Feb. 18, the Mustangs travelled to St. Marys. The Midgets met strong opposi- tion from St. Marys in the first half of the game having only a 34-29 lead at half time. Then the barrage came: 54 shots were taken at St. Marys basket in the second ' half leading the Mustangs to a 72-40 win over St. Marys. The top scorers were Ed Hunter with 23 pts. and Phil Rintoul with 17 pts. JUNIORS — The Juniors got off to a slow start against St. Marys, taking a 6-3 lead after the first quarter. Then the Mustangs came alive, scoring many baskets and taking a 24-12 lead at half time. The Mustang S killed St. Marys with a strong attack in the second half winning by a score of 58-22. Top scorers were Jody Dennis with 15 pts., Mark McDougall with 12 pts. and Rance Willis and Kelly O'Hagen with 8 each. SENIORS The Seniors got their first win of the season by beating St. Marys 66-21. Top scorers ,for the game were Grant Gnay with 16 pts. and John Brent with 12 pts. Congratulations Seniors. Rance Willis cginder" air II NO • interview Anonymous, "Next year for the winter carnival it would be nice to see more snow and less rain, especially for the snow sculptures." Patti Barger, "Not have the x -country ski meet on short period day." Gayle MacKenzie, "Like to see the school Queen and Leader actually go in the kissing booth instead of chickening out." !mon Winter Carnival..,,, *18 • Successful is a mild way to ***barrow: race, pillOW fights and outdoor activities. Thursday was Backwards Day In which people did everything from talking and walking backwards to Wearing their clothes back - "Wards. A talent show and More outside events in the little ernmint of snow that was left took:place. Friday brought an event to school that had never been done before. Mr. Personality was somewhere in our school gad by theend of Personality Day he would be found: . All girls. were given a ribbon in home room and then had to try and get through the day without talking to any boys If they did then they had to give their ribbon to the boy they spoke to. The boy with the most ribbons by the end of the day was voted Mr. Per- sonality. To wrap things up a Sadie Hawkins dance was held Fri- day night and it was a happy group of F. E. Madill stu- dents who went to sleep that night looking forward to next year's Winter Carnival. praise the outcome of this year's winter carnival. Right from the beginning (Mon- day, Feb. 16) there was an air of success mostly due to the amount of participation by the students. A kick-off assembly began the week's events and among other things included the premiere performance " of Chaser, a new band Made up of five talented musicians from the school. It was on Monday that the Book of Records opened too. People did everything from one - handed push-ups to eating raw eggs. Tuesday was the most fun - filled day of all, including a student -teacher broomball game which the teachers won and free skating for everyone afterwards. On Wednesday, thanks to the students' council, the student body was enter- tained by the 'Tramp Champs', a trampoline comedy duo from Toronto. Later that day one of the best Penny Carnivals in Madill history took place as well as a roller skating race, a • • 7 HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS—Seven students from F. E. Madill Secondary School participated In categories of the Legion's public speaking contest Saturday afternoon. In front, Annita Damsma, Grade 9, placed first in the Junior class, while Linda McInnis, right, also a Grade 9 student, finished second. Shelia Dorsch, middle, a Grade 10 student, finished third. In the back row, Nlma Patel, right, a Grade 11 student; placed fIrtt, while Aileen Underwood, middle, Grade 12, finished second, and Elizabeth Wilkins4 Gm", 1,1,,look third place. The other contestant was Shine* Detach.. .'• IE AfallIVERSARY Black Et Decker Power Saw Excellent for cutting. panelling or plywood. This saw is a real lightweight for easy handling. 51/2"n '29.99 11 I °. Et EAVES Best Latex WALL PANELS An economical way to give your rec -room, den, family room or bar area an at- tractive rustic look. 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