The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-22, Page 31It
Brookside
broadcast
By Mandy Miller
and Janice Pollock
On Tuesday, February 6,
the library was open for the
Pre-schooler's Story Hour.
Thirteen little ones and their
mothers were present to
listen to stories, work at
colouring and crafts and
choose books. They look
forward to coming each
Tuesday afternoon„ from now
on.
Last week our librarian,
Mrs. Helen Blake, went to a
convention in Toronto called
"Ideashop '79". The main
theme was celebrating the
International Year of the
Child. Stephen Lewis, former
Here's a puzzler...
BY
CAROLINE E. CASS
Take this quick quiz
and guess this author's
Dear Captain Comet,
My name is Meghan
Fitz -James and I will be
-years-o ' on e.ruaf^y
28.
I live at 354 Suncoast
Drive, Goderich with my
Mom and Dad, Bob and
Sharon and my little
sister, Vanessa. "
1 would like to join your
Birthday Club.
Love,
Meghan Fitz -James.
Dear Captain Comet,
My name is Stephenie
King, and I will be ...1-1- -
years -old 'on . February
26th. I would "like to be a
member of your Captain
Comet birthday club. I
live at 181 Suncoast Drive
in Goderich.
Bye for now,
Stephanie King ^
Hi Captain Comet,
My name is Michael
Leamen•and I will be two -
years -old on February 24.
I live at RR6 Goderich,
with my dad and mom,
Gord and Barb.
I would like to join your
birthday club.
Love
Michael
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FILM,DEVELOPING
name. She wrote her first
book in 1958. Since then
she has written 10 novels
for young people which
all deal with children who
are different in some
way.
In 1977 her novel Listen
for the Singing won the
Canada Council English
Language Award. She
has a very personal,jn-
terest i'n handicapped
children because when
.she was born she was
expected to be com-
pletely blind for life.
Today she is nearly blind.
She lives in Guelph.
If you named . Jean
Little, then your answer
is correct!
ou can ind a good
collection of this
renowned author's works
at the Goderich Public
Library. If you want to
learn more about Jean
Little, ask for the "Book
Times".
Kate is a companion
story to Look Through My
Window. Kate... learns.
about the intricate design
'of love in a family with a
Jewish father and a non-
Jewish mother. She finds
answers to her questions
about her relationships
with young friends and
herself.
From Anna and Listen
for the Singing are her
two most recent stories
and they are both based
on her own experiences in
school as a nearly blind
child. Anna does not look
forward to adjusting to a
new country, a new
school, and new friends.
However, once she meets
Dr. Schumaker and Miss
Wilson life begins to
smile with Anna.
German surnames like
Anna's.
War ;seems far away
until Rudi makes a
decision which brings
tragedy close to home.
Anna must find a way to
face ,the darkness with
courage - but how?
Let Jean Little's own
words tell you why you
should read these and
other good books.
"You can live so many
lives in different coun-
tries at (Afferent times
just by reading. And the
friends you make in your
books will always be your
friends, even if you move.
You can take them with
you." ("Book Times")
At Christmas she
surprises everyone -
including herself. From
Anna , is the touching
story of a young 'girl who
learns to overcome her
lineliness and near-
sightedness to become a
special person.
Listen for the Singing
sees Anna enter -high
school at the beginning of
the Second •World War.
She is terrified of coping
with, stairs, so many
students, and reading.
Then she meets Mr.
Lloyd, her home room
teacher," "the meanest
man alive", who makes it
known the very first day
that he hates people with
10 and up.
Write today
to the Captain
Captain Comet wants to
hear from the boys and
girls in and around
Goderich. And that
means YOU.
The Captain gets lonely
out -theres•in his galaxy
without hearing from his
pals who read The
Goderich Signal -Star. He
wants to get some letters
telling him what you are
doing at school, at home
and everywhere.
Are any of you boys and
girls Brownies or
Beavers or Cubs'? Why
not write to Captain
Comet and tell, him what
you do at your meetings?
Do any df you boys and
girls fake lessons - piano
lessons, dancing lessons;
skating lessons, swim-
ming lessons? Why not
write and tell Captain
Comet how you are
getting along with your
lessons and what you are
learning? ••
Maybe some of you are
involved in other ac-
tivities that are in-
teresting. Write to
Captain Comet and tell
him about them.
And'don't forget to send
in your jokes 'and your
riddles: Captain Comet
and his friends always
liketo read those.
If you like Captain
Cornet's page; help fill it
up. Write to Captain
Comet right away and '
become a junior star-rific
reporter.
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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979—PAGE 15A
leader of the Ontario New
Democratic Party was one of
the speakers. Richard Peck
(an author of books for young
adults) was another speaker,
also Lloyd Thompson from
the Ministry of Education.-
Mrs. Blake was in . Toronto
from Wednesday night to
Sunday and -found the confer-
ence most interesting:
On Monday, February 12
Lucknow Public School• sen-
ior girls and boys volleyball
teams are coming to Brook-
side to play against our
teams.
The Primary Teachers had
a meeting Wednesday after
school and on Thursday
morning to ,discuss curricul-
um and the guidelines from
the ministry. it was decided
to begin Friday afternoon
electives for an eight or ten
week period.
On Wednesday night
Flames won over Flyers 4 -3
in •Boys Hockey. Playoffs
start soon.
Alison
•
Wins
the prize
Alison' ,Curran is the
February winner of
Captain Comet's birthday
contest. Alison or her
parents can pick up her
gift at the Signal -Star
office anytime during
regular working hours,
ri-9a-m-te
5pm.
You can be a' winner in
the Captain Comet bir-
thday contest,too. When
you have your birthday,
just send Captain Comet
your name, your address,
ytour age; your birthdate
and if you have one, a
picture of yourself.
-Captain Comet likes to
get letters too, so sit down
and write him a little
note, telling him what you
do, where you go toschool
and something about
yourself.
All the names are listed
in Captain Comet's birth-
day book beside a
number. At the end of the
month, the numbers are
all put into a box and one
of Captain Comet's
buddies draws out one. If
the number selected is
the one beside your
name, you will receive a
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by Dave Sykes)
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Captain Comet.
It is lots- of fun to see
your picture in the paper
even if you don't win a
prize, so when your birth-
day comes up, .send your
picture along to Captain
Comet. -
A big star-rific
congratulations Alison.
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type of product purchased, date
of purchase and price paid; an
outline of your problem and
your attempts to solve it;
copies 6f receipts, work orders
and any other documentation;
and what you want the com-
pany to do about your problem.
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the merchant to exchange your
purchase or make alternate
arrangements.
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a better price elsewhere,
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relevant information. .
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(416) 963-1111 -
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William Davis, Premier
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