The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-12-19, Page 31Robertson senior girls' basketball
The`Robertson Memorial Public School senior girls' volleyball
teal's -ail is=o1 t#
tournament before' being defeated in the chartlpionship game
by St. Joseph's Separate School, Kingsbridge. Members of the
Robertson team are (from left to right, back row) La Vern Bur-
nett, Debbie Melick, Heather Marshall, Vicki Powell Anne
on -al l i'Sj7e�; �i7lfTfteidlt`l. ,
Cheryl Marshall, Denise Mitchelmore, Jennifer Harper. Missing
are Lori Thompson and Jennifer More. (staff photo)
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GODERICH SIGNAL•STAR, THURSDAY, ppcp . BBR 19, 97 PAf ►8 3B,
Christmas past
Boiled buffalo hump
to MacDonald's
.BY CHRIS BROWN
CONESTOGA
JOURNAII$M STUDENT
What is Christmas but a bir-
thday'' A time when all the
past run into the present
thanking God they made it
through' One more year.
It mean Canada is a 'year
older and all the Chs,istm.ases
past are bookmarks in a 107
years of nonfiction. To a
Canadian these marked pages
are! more than just that, They
remind him where he carne
from and what a long trip it's
heen.
In 184; Paul Kane a
Canadian artist, spent Christ -
teas Day at Fort Edmonton the
headquarters of the Saskat-
chewan district. This is what he
wrote -of that Canadian Christ-
• mas.
SUGAR. 'N3PICE
bi 0111 SMILEY
About this time of year, every
year, all sorts of queer things
come creeping out of the wood-
work and the underbrush and
proceed, to create a storm in a
saucer. I''m t-eferring " to.
municipal 'elections.
It begins back in October,
when the local paper starts
writing trenchant editorial's
urging people to offer them-
selves for public office. This is
somewhat like .urging people to
offer themselves as volunteer
guinea pigs to, see whether or
not the guillotine is working...
But any weekly editor worth
his salt will be able to demand
the paradox ,of "new blood"
and "solid experience" on the
town,cc�unci.l or whatever.
'Tl 'ese editorials have almost
no effect ., whatever, except to
fan the tiny, ember in the oc-
casional guy or gal who. has .:a
secret ambition to be called
"Councillor" or "Alderper-
son," or even "Your Worship,"
and to be on the "inside;'
helping; "shape the future of
our community." .
Then the papers in a
creditable effort to drum up
some interest, begin to inter-
view the incumbent members of
town council, public utilities.
commission,. board of
education, and dog catcher, to
find out who is going to stand
again. for office.
This probing also. has meagre
results, at first. Most of those
asked "reply that they haven't
yet made up their minds, or
that it's time for someone else
to take on their exhausting
workload, or that they have
found the work very rewarding,
but ...
Behind this smokescreen of
generalities, the potential can-
didate, in many cases, really
means, `I'll see how the wind
blows"; or; "Yeah, I'll stand -depth and wisdo`tn, when they
again, if I'm assured a seat by are r lly just stupidity. These
acclamation"; or "Wait till �I peo e say, at meetings; "Well,
see how tough my ,'opposition I'in not sure as I understand
is." • • all the ins-arid-outs'of this here
thing, but I'll go along with the
majority."
Even some young people - 18
and 19 year olds - are getting
into the act. I'm not too -Happy
about this. From what I've seen
'of this age group, including my
own kids, I don't, particularly
want them to have anything to
do with spending my money.
become involved in a verbal
donnybrook.
But behind all the smoke of
municipal elections, there is, in
most cases, very little fire. Oc-
casionally, there is a stand-up
slugging match in which per-
sonalities, mud, and other such
items are slung about with
reckless abandon, while the
public looks on with glee.
As a rule,,however, the
people elected r,e chosen for
public office not because they
are' honest, fearless crusaders
for the taxpayer, but because
they are not quite as bad as the
alternatives who are ,running
for the job.
Many a man, or woman, has
been elected because nobody
else wanted the dirty job. And
many a strong and capable can-
didate has ,been defeated for
these very qualities. He has
trod on too many toes in an ef-
fort to get some action.
More and more womenare
running for various municipal
offices, which is a very -good
thing indeed. Women can be
quite ruthless when it comes to
getting things done, and are
much less apt to sit around and
bicker or gossip, when on a
committee, than are. men.
Then there is a certain
loathsome type who wants -to
be elected so that he or she can
go to . meetings. They usually
have a rotten home life. They
love meetings. They adore
points of order, addenda, and
amendments to the motion.
They make a brave show of
voting against all motions ex-
cept their own, which are
usually so silly, thew"are almost
never passed.
Then there are the strong,
silent types. They are often
elected because' their strength
and Silence •are regarded as
This is not.so in all cases, to
be 'fair: , Some small-town
politicians have a rare com-
bination._ of • honesty and
pugnacity, love • a fight, and
come out swinging at the bell,
these are often elected by ac-
clamation, because they scare'
off' potentially excellent can-
didates who don't want to.
FARMERS.
ARE YOU PLANNIN,G
TO BUILD?
For a good solid building at ‘reasonable rates
Contact:
RAY LAMBERS
CONSTRUCTION
CLINTON 482-3305
We have had over 8 years experience in all types of
farm ,buildings
And of course there are a few.
people, very few, who are in-
terested in a supplement 01''
their income. It's surprising
how much a town councillor
drags down in these in-
flationary times.
That's why I got into .. the
business. Oh, yes, I was on '
town council for two: years.
Unopposed. Acclamation. With
two mortgages and two kids,
that $75 a year pay as count
cillor looked .mighty good.
Each year, I had a moment
of terror when the committees
were being struck. I was in a
panic in case they put me on
the Public.Works Comrn,i,tee. I
didn't know a 'pot -hole from a
catch -basin.
After two years, I resigned
owing to a conflict of interest.
I was interested in being a good
councillor. My wife was. inter
ested inhaving me home at
least one evening a week. As in
most of our conflicts, she won.
In closing, I salute all the
people I haven't mentioned in
this column: the dedicated,
hard-working, . self-sacrificing
people who were' elected to of-
fice and have to put up for the
next.,year with the whining and
grumblingof the rest of us.
Hang in there. We need you.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
BE A rF BLOOD DONOR
Snowmobilers
must watch
The Ontario Safety League's
recent report on 1973-74
Snowmobile Fatalities reveals
that the biggest single factor
leading to death while
operating a snowmobile is
drowning.
It is natural for. devotees of
the sport to be impetuous about
getting started. Even though
there may be little snow
covering snowmobile trails at
this early date in the season,
the first ice on rivers, lakes and
inlets offers a tempting surface
on which to run a machine.
Resist the temptation.
The Ontario Safety League
suggests the best safety practise
for snowmobilers at this time of
year is to test the ice. Chop a
hole fifty feet from' shore to
verify ice thickness. Check with
local residents, sportsmen,
forest rangers and fish hut
owners on how long the water
has been iced. The same 'people
can give you advice on how to
avoid., water currents that thin
the ice in narrow channels het -
ween lakes, near points of land,
close to islands and where two
streams meet.
Here. -are a few things to do
while waiting for substantial
snowfalls:
• .loin 'a snowmobile club;
• Check your • machine for
safe opert ting efficiency;
• Equip your tool box with
belts, tools, parts and plugs:
• Oet:,gear in shape: repair
hoots and clothing;
• Plan a "safari" and
organize safari equipment.
Happy snowmobiling.
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"The room was intended as a
reception room for the wild
chiefs who ' isited--the fort; and
-the_artivbt�_=_--the
decorations was no doubt'direc-
ted to,'titonish'••'the natives'. If
such were his instructions,• he
deserves the highest .praise for
having faithfully complied with
them..."
"At the head, before M.r.
Harriett, was a large dish • of
boiled buffalo hump; at the
foot smoked a• boiled buffalo
calf. Start not,. gentle reader,
the calf is very_ small,., a.iid is
taken from the cow by the
Caesarean operation long
before it .attains its full growth.,'
This, boiled whole, is one of the -
most esteemed dishes ainongst
the epicures of the interior."
"My pleasing duty was to
help a dish of mouffle, or dried,
moose twse; the ,gentleman on
my left distributed, the white
fish, delicately browned in buf-
falo marrow. The priest helped
the buffalo tongue, whilst Mr.
Rundell cut - up the beavers'
tails...Such was our jolly
Christmas dinner at Edmon-
ton; and long will it remain in
my\ memory,"
"In the evening the hall was
prepared for the dance to -which
Mr. Harriett had invited all the
inmates of the fort, and was
early filled by the gaily dressed
guests. Indian, whose chief or-
nament consisted ih the paint
on their faces, voyageurs with
bright sashes and neatly or-
namented moccasins, half-
breeds glittering in every or-
nament they could lav their
hands on; whether civilised or
savage, all were laughing, and
jahhering in as many different
languages as there were -styles
of dress,. English, however, was
little used, as none could speak
it but these who sat at the din-
ner table. ,The dancing was
• »ost pi'ctur'esque, and almost
all joined in it..."
From beavers' tails to, Mac-
donald's• hamburgers, that says
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