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Editorial
We are Christmas
It is the Christmas ;
hs mas season once Christmas is i a time to renew
again. A time for relaxing and faith in ouseldves and in each
the gathering of friends and . other; to renew the tryst so im-
portant in everyday life and to
family to celebrate the most r
famous holiday of the year. A the survival of mankind. Christ
time free of worries, for happi- put His trust in us, yet we hurt
ness and good will to man. Him so many times.
Good will to men? The phrase But still He continues to have �- a
seems sadlyout of place at this faith in us and promises a reward-�
time. As we are preparing for of greatest value. So at Christ- � .. � .
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1'ba n W!!g Airamee-7bsss, Deamber 19. im--Page 5
Editor: Koshy tlnderwood
hed�rtise Editor: Lori Brendel
Feature: Editor: Benda PossAw
Sports Editor: Lynne Nicolson
Student Interviews
"What do you think of Joe
Clark? 1.
"I don't thunk about him,"
Angela Lockridge 13B.
`Clark?" "I doa't like his
beans," Kemp Currie 13A.
"I like his suits," Anne Kerns-
ghan 9D.
He's a backwards kind of
guy," Brett Bauer 9T.
"The budget's too strict,"
..Ithought the 1 were
et 1 1- I to be lowered, but in-
AWd �, were raised," Kevin
Ke1� fD-
7be 111" common answer to
dds week's question was, • Joe
Wbo?"
Merry Christmas
es hvnn e occur Ly of our Swela Ander
mas we Should again learn to t _ ! 6 son 10A. Well, It is that time of year
favilly circle, 49 hostages are trust in others: that the Iranians "As a man I feel sorry for him, again, and with Christmas Comes
tensely awaiting the decision will relent, that w factions as a lie minister he deserves
erring ; , . the and of a year and a decade.
concerning their fate. Hardly a will put aside their arms and to- j ~ everything he's getting," Nancy We at the Mirror staff have had a
time for celebration. gether seek peace. Only with Stuart 12H. lot of fun putting the page to -
Then too, what of the men in making ourselves vulnerable in 1 . �s "Not much," Michael gether every week since October,
v_ythose hands rest the lives of stretching out our hands to others ` Chambers ioB. and hope that our readers have
these hostages and possibly the will we achieve the real Christ- — enjoyed the publications this far.
rest of the. world? What of the mas spirit. Only then will the l 1990 a to be
Cambodian refugees whose lot is prophecy of... "peace on earth, - 1 —� A THANK YOU I� a future of
hardly one to celebrate? p good will to men" be fulfilled. A big thank you and well- bright Mirror �� ttempt to bring
Madill
Now, I'm not t to uta peace on earth "Let me guess. He failed his exams!" earned credit should go to our
damper on Christmas, but it is so are Christmas and you all the news from our school,
often that we don't carry the member and celebrate because for designing the Mirror's news with new articles and maybe, .
Christmas spirit in our actions. we are Christmas! figure head. Well done Lori!! just maybe, even some photo -
So often Christmas is celebrated Bernice Passchier 12F graphs!
just' to have a good time or be- Creativity eorn�r Bus for now, on behalf of all the
cause of tradition.a editors
, reporters and our staff
There are so many ways of 'Talented Mustang In my opinion advisor, Mrs. Cheryl McDonald,
celebrating Christmas, so many I wish you and yours the best of
reasons for celebrating Christ- makes good Castle � hisposture T� date is December 31, 19?9. the holiday season. May the joy,
mas. Y do we know wh we The annual countdown of the last love and true spirit of Christmas_
celebrate Christmas? Thinking This week congratulations 60 seconds remains to be chanted \-encircle you all.
should oto the Mirror's sports
of the misfortunes of others, we gBY Allen Und ood ing his sensible beasts making by people .. , and then Kathy Underwood
editor, Lynne Nicolson who hasuseit. we pass from _
become ready to give up m say won the honor of having her roiling fields, lived kindly f Several f Years passed and the next:: the 19906. decade the
Christmas is... well, Numb �
Not so! We should, in humility Christmas story published in the farmer. Now this farmer was the cattle became plump and lazy. One of the most exciting
Village Squire. Lynne, who is sole farmer in the valley Band concert
thank God for what we have, for ey at that Now there were many .smaller aspects of .a new decade is the
also a member of the drama club time :and so he owned all the land cattle to join the herd but the
who we are and for where we are. �o' inclination to reminisce about the
Weare in a country where food's and creative writing club, has for miles around. He delighted in farmer smiled on because there major events and memorable
in quantity and quality. To me, brought acclaim to. this school sowing lush pastures of alfalfa, was plenty of grass for all and the moments in one's life. The '70s Hark! Was that'a tuba I heard?
through her illustrious talenxs. legumes. bluegram and twmno tri nff WOA ...,,,,s ....,�,1 ...._.A_ r,— �.,....- -- —__—_, You bet, because Dec. 7 the Luck-
Ma the Blessinjs of Ckristmas
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and staff at
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THE ORIGINAL OLD MILL
AND FACTORY OUTLET IN BLYTH
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At the Reilway Trecics
u,C Beaus mat ne naa mKen so
much pride inEvery-
thing had become now.
His fields had become useful and
valuable and he enjoyed watch -
NOT JUST A STORY
It happened so long ago.
If at happened at all.
It makes a nice story
But is that all?
A story?
Don't try to tell me a virgin
had a son by the Heavenly Spirit.
I'm not a fool, you know.
Don't tell me that three philo-
sophers travelled 100's of miles
just to see a baby.
How gullible do you think I
am?
Don't try to tell me that some
crazy shepherds actually saw
angels.
Get real! This is the 20th cen-
tury!
Yet, to you I say,:
Mary brought forth the Son of the
one true God
And laid him in a manger
Because there was no room in the
inn.
And there were in the hills,
shepherds
Tending their flocks by night
And lo! An angel of the Lord
appeared to them
Bringing news of a birth and a
promise of peace
From the east came three wise
men, following a star, with gifts
Of gold,'frankincense and myrrh.
And there with the cattle, don-
keys and sheep
They all worshipped the baby.
And that baby grew up and did
a terrible thing
He loved us.
So we crucified him, but we
couldn't kill him.
And He rose on the third day.
And dared to love us again.
You're right. It's just a story.
But you're one of the main char-
acters.
It happened so long ago
But it's still real today.
Jews Christ is alive right now
And to you, I can say,
"It's no fairy tale."
Kathy Underwood
now ane tnen. tie aiso noucea
that the pasture was losing its
greeness and even though
several of the cattle were getting
thin, the red cattle remained
plump and healthy.
More years passed and the thin
cattle became a little thinner and
the fat cattle became a little
fatter. Battles continued to break
out and some cattle starved to
death. Some of the cattle were
even chased into the pond and
drowned.
The farmer climbed into his
helicopter and flew over his
valley. He saw many, many rest-
less, gaunt cattle, dead calves
and bawling cows — and in a cor-
ner of the pasture mun
happily on lush grass reserved
especially for them, was a hand-
ful of fat, red bovines.'
The farmer bowed his head and
silently cried.
in the 19705 for anything. Today
everyone has the maximum
amount of freedom possible,
there are more oppoffunities tc
be trained for more jobs and a
greater chance to further one's
education than ever before. We
also have the advantage of
modern technology which has
only existed in the latter half of
the 20th century.
Now that the supply of oil is
diminishing we will turn to and
finally acknowledge the elements
of nature that have been present
since the beginning of time: the
wind and the sun to supply our
energetic needs.
If the 1990s continue as well as
the 1970s, our society will still
Prosper with all the benefits we
have so eagerly employed plus
the new ideas and di,.. in
the future.
Caroline Mulvey 1oF
A great winter sport that can
be enjoyed by all ages, at FEMSS
curling is an intramural sport
that many 'students enjoy. The
student council pays for most of
the expenses except for a $5 fee
which is charged to the students
when they join the curling club.
On 10. 5, 1979, the Wing- .
ham Club started its year off
under the supervision of Mrs.'
Elston. It will continue for 10
sessions. The Teeswater Club
will begin after the holidays
under the supervision of Mr.
Hawkins and it also will continue
for 10 sessions. Also Mr. Roberts
slametimes helps with the
curling.
Competitive curling will not
start till mid January or Feb-
ruary. The competitive team will
be chosen at this time.
Jo McCormick
Goldilocks and the three bears
By L. C. Bees
Once upon the fouroone, a fe-
male trucker was driving a
"Molson" eighteen wheeler. Her
name was Goldilocks for she had
long, blonde, curly hair.
It was getting dark and she was
growing weary after the long day
of driving. Just coming over the
brow of the hill, she spotted what
seemed to be a deserted cabin.
Off the roast she pulled, and
parked the truck. The..cabin was
set into the edge of a wood, and
when she reached it, she found
the door unlocked.
Upon entering, she turned on a
light and made quick tracks to
the refrigerator. In the refrigera-
tor, she found three six-packs of
beer. The first case was of Bra -
dor, the second was of "So" and
the third was of Magnum. Not
having the word "abstinence" in
her personal vocabulary, she
drank all three.
In her haste to find a place to
land, she fell and broke the first
of three chain around the circu-
lar kitchen table. She hit the floor
with a resounding crack, and
found that she did not bounce as
she had momentarily
and nurturing them to become
for all during a,..u�
day's heat.
.-•- • -•— a.. a a -a h..,ualux Mau
development in many 'fields.
now concert band under the
comfortable it was.
bountiful blankets of green.
After time, however, the
But the cattle got hungrier and
Incidents range from the FLQ
direction of Gord Cayley ap-
peered
peed in gym 250
carefully positioned herself
above the chair and aimed for the
farmer decided that just growing
ate more grass; soon there was
not as much food to go around as
the fiat of the French
C
rebellion in Canada to new cures
There are approximately 75
walked to the window to see three
pasture was becoming dull and so
elm and
there had once been. But as we
found to treat cancer.he
band members in the band,
which plays everything from
caused a crack in the seat which
to casted contrasting
shadowson
know, cattle are sensible animals
and so there was no problem to be
The fact i find most interesting
is the many changes in clothes
.Waltzing Matilda' to Radetsky's
climbed out the window, and ran
his carpeted fields. But even the
trees became dull after a time
ken. of.
and hair styles • today's fashions
.
March.
People generally enjoyed the
with contempt as it jeered and
and the farmer decided there had
Still, as the forage grew a little
more sparse, the cattle began to
seem so sensible and, comfort-
able. Another change is the popu-
concert and were often surprised
to
,4i
to be something more, something
to add more life to his farm.
glow, a little more competitive.
lar music that has emerged in the
find themselves as dancing
partners to some of the band'
She dropped the axe and
After spending a while deep in
For the first time, they realized
they did not all look the same.
1970s; the sounds sewn to be
getting softer, and more empha-
members or in fact part of the
band themselves.
thought, the farmer decided that
They observed that some of them
sis is put on talent and precision
PURPLE CHASER
gw
the answer to his problem wouldwere
black some white and
rather than the type a few years
I think thanks should go to Mr.
t -?r=
be to dot his grassy valley with
brown some tan and some red.
back.
Wood, Mr. Ritter and our student
►� wr
quiet, contented cattle. It was not
-
In only a short time, red
I have also' noticed an increase
council. Without these people
long before the farmer had
.the
cattle began to believe that they
in the physical fitness area in thebeYs
would be ,less tolerable.
s
bought a small herd of cattle and
feeling indeed, he
deserved more of the -pasture as
past few y (which by no ..
We, the students of F. E.
Madill,
very pleased .
they did morenking'
means could hurt anyone) to pro- ,
would also like to thank
turned them loose oto wander at
mote longer and beneficial lives.
the Lucknow concert band for a
leisure over the green meadows.
But at the same time, the black
Sports have become more popu-
super concert and we hope to see
In ho time the cattle were, of
cattle asserted that they should
lar with all ages, and girls have
them next year.
course, thirsty, so the farmer
have the lush portions of the pas-
their own leagues of softball,
Lynne Nicolson 12F
borrowed a backhoe and dug the
ture because they had more dW-
hockey and a new game called
cattle a pond to accommodate
dren, and all the while, the grass
ringette.
-
their needs. He . was very de-
lighted with how beautiful the
w—"I— 1..��_J _____�_____ _i___.
became harder to come by. The
farmer began to notice that fights
1....L. _._a —�_—� ai_ __uf_ __-__. �
People often wish they could
have lived in the past at a certain
.. _ _ ..
Curling
u,C Beaus mat ne naa mKen so
much pride inEvery-
thing had become now.
His fields had become useful and
valuable and he enjoyed watch -
NOT JUST A STORY
It happened so long ago.
If at happened at all.
It makes a nice story
But is that all?
A story?
Don't try to tell me a virgin
had a son by the Heavenly Spirit.
I'm not a fool, you know.
Don't tell me that three philo-
sophers travelled 100's of miles
just to see a baby.
How gullible do you think I
am?
Don't try to tell me that some
crazy shepherds actually saw
angels.
Get real! This is the 20th cen-
tury!
Yet, to you I say,:
Mary brought forth the Son of the
one true God
And laid him in a manger
Because there was no room in the
inn.
And there were in the hills,
shepherds
Tending their flocks by night
And lo! An angel of the Lord
appeared to them
Bringing news of a birth and a
promise of peace
From the east came three wise
men, following a star, with gifts
Of gold,'frankincense and myrrh.
And there with the cattle, don-
keys and sheep
They all worshipped the baby.
And that baby grew up and did
a terrible thing
He loved us.
So we crucified him, but we
couldn't kill him.
And He rose on the third day.
And dared to love us again.
You're right. It's just a story.
But you're one of the main char-
acters.
It happened so long ago
But it's still real today.
Jews Christ is alive right now
And to you, I can say,
"It's no fairy tale."
Kathy Underwood
now ane tnen. tie aiso noucea
that the pasture was losing its
greeness and even though
several of the cattle were getting
thin, the red cattle remained
plump and healthy.
More years passed and the thin
cattle became a little thinner and
the fat cattle became a little
fatter. Battles continued to break
out and some cattle starved to
death. Some of the cattle were
even chased into the pond and
drowned.
The farmer climbed into his
helicopter and flew over his
valley. He saw many, many rest-
less, gaunt cattle, dead calves
and bawling cows — and in a cor-
ner of the pasture mun
happily on lush grass reserved
especially for them, was a hand-
ful of fat, red bovines.'
The farmer bowed his head and
silently cried.
in the 19705 for anything. Today
everyone has the maximum
amount of freedom possible,
there are more oppoffunities tc
be trained for more jobs and a
greater chance to further one's
education than ever before. We
also have the advantage of
modern technology which has
only existed in the latter half of
the 20th century.
Now that the supply of oil is
diminishing we will turn to and
finally acknowledge the elements
of nature that have been present
since the beginning of time: the
wind and the sun to supply our
energetic needs.
If the 1990s continue as well as
the 1970s, our society will still
Prosper with all the benefits we
have so eagerly employed plus
the new ideas and di,.. in
the future.
Caroline Mulvey 1oF
A great winter sport that can
be enjoyed by all ages, at FEMSS
curling is an intramural sport
that many 'students enjoy. The
student council pays for most of
the expenses except for a $5 fee
which is charged to the students
when they join the curling club.
On 10. 5, 1979, the Wing- .
ham Club started its year off
under the supervision of Mrs.'
Elston. It will continue for 10
sessions. The Teeswater Club
will begin after the holidays
under the supervision of Mr.
Hawkins and it also will continue
for 10 sessions. Also Mr. Roberts
slametimes helps with the
curling.
Competitive curling will not
start till mid January or Feb-
ruary. The competitive team will
be chosen at this time.
Jo McCormick
Goldilocks and the three bears
By L. C. Bees
Once upon the fouroone, a fe-
male trucker was driving a
"Molson" eighteen wheeler. Her
name was Goldilocks for she had
long, blonde, curly hair.
It was getting dark and she was
growing weary after the long day
of driving. Just coming over the
brow of the hill, she spotted what
seemed to be a deserted cabin.
Off the roast she pulled, and
parked the truck. The..cabin was
set into the edge of a wood, and
when she reached it, she found
the door unlocked.
Upon entering, she turned on a
light and made quick tracks to
the refrigerator. In the refrigera-
tor, she found three six-packs of
beer. The first case was of Bra -
dor, the second was of "So" and
the third was of Magnum. Not
having the word "abstinence" in
her personal vocabulary, she
drank all three.
In her haste to find a place to
land, she fell and broke the first
of three chain around the circu-
lar kitchen table. She hit the floor
with a resounding crack, and
found that she did not bounce as
she had momentarily
lay down on the third and was
IIhoped.
After the third try,
asleep before she realized how
she minnaged
comfortable it was.
to pick herself up and transport
She woke up with a start as a
her body to the second chair. She
tumultuous thunder and the
carefully positioned herself
above the chair and aimed for the
lightning of the _morning sun
centre of the seat. Down she
"Mr.
bang through the window
shook her. body to life. She slowly
went, as fast as Gravity"
walked to the window to see three
could pull her. As she hit, the
police officers on motorcycles`
force of her hastened descent
pull up and park beside the front
caused a crack in the seat which
door of their weekend hide -away.
sent a splinter painfully into the
As they walked in the door, she
back of her pants. Needless to
climbed out the window, and ran
say, her ascent was as fast as her .
as fast as her aching body would
descent. She eyed the third chair
carry her. The last policeman
with contempt as it jeered and
turned and saw her running. He
mocked her luck with its two
ordered her to stop. She did not.
companions. She snatched an axe
He fired a warning shot into the
from the bare wall and split its
air. She ran. He aimed. He fired.
deriding face into two pieces.
Goldilocks fell dead beside the
She dropped the axe and
wheel of bet truck.
Moral: Liquor can only lead to
danced across the room to a door
trouble.
which she opened with the
her head. She staggered into the
room and fell on a large, bed
PURPLE CHASER
where she became almost im-
A person who has not dare one
mediately seasick from its
half of his day's work by ten
marine reactions. From there
o'clock runs a chance of leaving
she went to the second bed. It was
the other half undone.
a small cot suer wAsd by rusted
Emily Bronte
steel springs. She did not even
(contributed by
bother to try the second one. She
Shelley Letteau)
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