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This may seem an odd t'ixne of
year for it„but I'm being torn
between two old adages.
That is better than being torn
between. two old harridans, but
not ibUth.
At my age, of course, the
chances of being torn between
two young harridans is rather
slight. •
As a matter of fact, there
hasn't even been much oda line-
up of old harridans lately, so I
guess I'll have to settle for
those two old adages.
One of :them ` goes thus:
"There's no fool , like an old
fool." As adages. go, it fills the
bill. It is short, blunt, and, if
you happen to be an .old fool,
brutal. I don't like that one
much.
The other one says: "There's
many a good tune played on an
old fiddle." This is also short
and to the point. It is usually
delivered with a wink and a leer,
by some old fool of either sex,
speaking of which, that is what
it usually refers to. I like that
one better than the first, though
I am not given to leering or
winking. Not for years.
Anyway, to get to the heart of
the matter, I've taken up cross-
country skiing and those an-
cient adages ride with me, one
on each ski. They are heavy, as
well as old.
When I state that 1' have
taken up cross-country skiing, I
must confess that it is ,not a
reciprocal deal. I have taken it
up .on1,:Ance,.�a.nd ithas. taken
me _dowia m r
tithes than
Bare to contemplate.
But that's beside the point.
Cross-country skiing is not for
everybody, thohuo 'd never
know it on a Sunday afternoon.,
No, it's really, a sport for Ius
romantics, the few of us left
who • are loners, who have a
fierce, overwhelming urge to
pit our muscles and will against
a fierce and alien Nature.
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Even before I strapped on the
skis, I knew I would love it.
Pictures rolled through my
mind like•a film, with me in the
major role. Gliding, swift and
rr; silent, along a lonely 'winter
trail. Slipping through the stilly
woods like a wraith. Stopping
on a peak for a belt of brandy
and a munch of bread and
y, 1 cheese,_ before plunging,eager-
eyed, into'the terrible, hurtling
danger below.
It's a tough "world for us
romantics. For some. reason,
the picture seldom lives up, to
the advance notices.
didn't exactly glide,' not at,
first. ;I sort •of shuffled, rather
like an old :man with ' a double
case of gout. Nor we's the trail
really y lonely.Not if you count
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cogs, little children, and old
ladies• who came up` from
}ry behind, shouting, "Track!" and
went by me as though I Were
} standing .still. Which I was, a
's ood deal of the time.
$ Stopping on a' peak for a
racing, solitary brandy is also
,-little difficult, when the only
.eak for miles around is about
r • ight feet high, .and is already
r' jr pulated by eleventy-seven of
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your friends, every last one of
whom loves brandy, but doesn't
have any with him.
Not to mention those woods.
It's hard to keep them stilly,
when , every time you get
anywhere near a tree, everyone
in sight shouts, "Timber -r -r -
r!"
I have taken up other sports,
like golf and curling, and have
learned that unless he is ex-
tremely vigilant, the beginner
may develop some bad habits
which are hard to shake.
T was determined that this
would, not happen with .skiing.
On my .very first time out, I
thought I was developing a bad
habit. My left ski seemed to
want to veer to the left, and my
right ski . to the right. This
seems logical enough, but it
was not conducive to skimming
along the trail, especially when
the skis took turns falling off
the boots.
Quickly, I checked the
harness. Sure enough, the chap
from whom I'd bought the outfit
had put it on cockeyed. My toes
fitted into it, but • my heels
didn't even touch the skis. They
were dragging in . the snow.
Right there, I decided to .Raise
Cain with the installer.
Fortunately, a friend came
along. When he noticed that my
skis seemed to want" to go in
opposite directions, he-
suggested that I had them on
Poker run
Set Tor
June first
Sky Harbor airport could be
busy this June 1 with pilots
landing their airplanes, picking
up . •a playing card, and im-
mediately flying off to another
Southwestern Ontario airport
to repeat the same procedure.
The Goderich airport has
been designated as one of the
seats in the 1975 edition of the
Poker Run, an aerial card
game.
The event is organized each
year by the Ninety -Nines, a
group of women pilots, and is
handled locally by the Maple
Leaf chapter of the group.'The
Maple Leaf zone takes in the
area _ bounded by Guelph,
Georgian Bay, Lake Huron and
.Lake Erie. There are about 15
„members of the club in this
zone, none ofWhich are from
Goderich.
' The object of the poker run is
• to fly to four airports picking
• up a playing card at each one.
All entrants gather at Huron
Aviation' in Sarnia to pull, their
fifth card and to have their
hands judged and prizes
awarded.
The contestants can take any
route they wish provided they
touch down at one of the
designated airports and end up
in Sarnia by two ' in the af-
ternoon.'' =
The stops on this year's route
are Goderich,, Port Elgin
Stratford, Centralia, Brant-
--ford, London and Sarnia. The
• contestants are not ,limited to
the Maple Leaf zone.,
Last year the winning hand a
full house of kings and queens,
was turned in by a Toronto
man. The pilot, regardless of
sex, is eligible to play as are the
passengers in the,plane.
The outing Is not without its
rewards. The ° winning hand
merits a trophy and cash prize,
_Last year the full house won its
owner a free $100 aircraft in-
spection.
The game :•-is designed to
make money for the Ninety -
Nines.. The proceeds are used
. for a variety' of club projects,
such -as involvement in trans-
continental and international
women's air races. .
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Bruce Erskine
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86 North St. Phone 524-9555
on the, wrong feet. -This was
patently ridiculous. A ski .is a
ski and a foot is a foot. But he
persevered. Pure enough, the
ski I'd had on my right foot was
marked with a large L, for Left,
and vice versa.
'Once that bad habit was
resolved, I was skimming along
like a bird, Dodo?
I had a couple of other bad
habits, but I solved . them
swiftly. One was jabbing my ski,
Ole into my• ski instead of into
the snow. This , intended to
throw me off my stride, not to
mention off my feet. I put a stop
to this by wrapping the sharp
tips of the poles in wads of foam
rubber. They're not much ,good
in snow-, but it's a lot easier on
the skis.
Another was . a habit of
making the sign of the cross.
with my skis. This seemed to
bring about a precipitation, or
downfall. I solved this by
cutting off my skis right in front
of my boots. I hardly ever get
them crossed any more.
Some people have trouble
getting up hills. I don't. I use
the Doppelganger m°`thod
(hands and knees). _
All in all, it's a fine, bracing
sport. Here and now, in public
print, I am ready to take on
anybody over a 50 -meter
course. Anyone under four or
over 80.
There are only •a couple' of
things I don't like about it. One
is my wife. When t get 200 yards
behind.her .she..sto : n •w ats--�
, ps a d a
for_ine-Mien- .;get to where s is
is, on my last breath, she's had
a five-minute rest, and takes
off. •
Another thing, . more em-
barrassing than otherwise,
occurs when -I get offs the trail
and hide behind a tree, trying to
get the blood out of my eyes and
my heart out of my ears.
A couple of young punks sail
by, and I overhear,. "Jeez, it
used to be stilly in these woods,
but nowadays there seem to be
great, noisy gusts of wind."
Little do they know it's only old
Smiler trying to get his breath
back.
I've come • to a decision.
Either I' quit smoking or 1 quit
skiing. ' °
_Anybody interested in a pair
of - inmost brand-new , 'cross- *`
countryskis?
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Maple Leaf Chapter BODE
gets provincial award
Mrs. Ivan Papernick opened
her home for the April meeting
of the Maple Leaf Chapter,
IODE ' Mrs Ronald McGee,
regent, presided over the well -
attended gathering.
Mrs.. Wm., Gar'row; acting
recording secretary, read the
minutes of the March meeting
while Mrs. Paul Rivers,
assistant secretary read
correspondence from Canadian
Legion Branch 109, regarding
the Tulip Campaign. '
The treasurer, Mrs. Paul
Howe, calling for late fees and
Mrs. Barry Eastwood,
assistant treasurer, read their
respective reports.
• Opportunity Shfp , officers,
Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. Roy
Breckenridge- and Mrs. John,
Stringer , - gaN e satisfactory
financial and organizational
reports.
The' Regent announced that
the Maple Leaf Chapter had
won' the newly -established
Provincial membership award,
granted for increased mem-
bership. This prize will be
received by the Regent and
membership convener, Mrs.
Herb Murphy on Wednesday,
April 1.6 at the annual
Provincial meeting in
Hamilton.
Mrs. Murphy'announced that
as heretofore, members were
accepted by ballot, henceforth
_a.local.. chapter bylaw will:..
determine" hots new ' member' ...,
shall be received,
Mrs. Strickland, speaking for
Ways and Means, mentioned a
theatre nighti a wine. and
cheese party and a house tour
as possible projects.
Mrs, G.L. Royal, of the -Same
com.mttee, reported . having
consulted, with Mr. Jim Banks,.
Hospital Administrator
regarding hospital equipment
which the chapter intends to
purchase. • 1 •
Mrs. Stan Previtt's 'Red
Cross report stated that some
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$2200.0Q ,'• been gathered
although t s figure is not final.
Mrs. Robt. McCallum an-
nounced a citizenship court for
21 New Canadians on Tuesday,
April 15 at 8 o'clock at the Court
House. The chapter will
provide 'a reception for the new
citizens and their families
foll.
Mrs. Glennowingthe Haysceremonyhas offered
her gracious home for the
event. '
Mrs. Eastwood and Mrs.
Breckenridge of Services
Committee asked for additional
sewers and knitters of layettes.
Mrs. Joan Van den Broeck,
activity interested in the
Architecture Conservancy of
Ontario showed slides of
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several Goderich buildings.
Early and contemporary
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churches, public buildin and
private homes emphasized the
abundance of architectural.
gems within the town.
Goderich contains more than.
170 century -old buildings„
Particular emphasis was given
to the original Canada com-
pany building. The Park House,
whose doors, windows and
fireplaces distinguish the
building.
Mrs. M. Rayner "thanked
Mrs. Papernick, for en-
tertaining the chapter. Mrs.'
D.D. Mooney presided at the
coffee table during theo,refresh-
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