December 15, 1986, carnegie newsletter

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LONG LOST WIND0 WS INSTALLED T h e y ' r e back! A t a c e r e mony h e l d on Dec.10 t h e t h r e e long l o s t s t a i n e d g l a s s windows t h a t h a d o r i g i n a l l y b e e n commissioned and i n s t a l l e d i n 1902 w e r e u n v e i l e d by Mayor Gordon Campbell.

Ron D u t t o n , h e a d o f t h e Carnegie Library, has had a dream f o r y e a r s o f f i n d i n g what no one was c o n v i n c e d e v e n e x i s t e d anymore. One d a y a phone c a l l a t t h e Vancouver Museum s t a r t e d t h e c h a i n o f events t h a t culminated with t h e b e a u t i f u l a r t now b a c k a t t h e bottom of t h e s p i r a l s t a i r c a s e . Rob W a t t , D i r e c t o r o f t h e Museum and a n a u t h o r i t y on s t a i n e d g l a s s , s p o k e on t h e h i s t o r y a n d v a l u e o f t h e windows, a n d A r t Langley, D i r e c t o r of C i v i c Buildings, t o l d of h i s e l a t i o n when made aware o f t h e discovery.

The a c t u a l work o f r e s t o r a t i o n and i n s t a l l a t i o n was done by P a u l S n e l l i n g o f K i t s i l a n o G l a s s , who d i d

t h e m a s t e r f u l j o b on t h e l a r g e r windows i n 1979. The windows p o r t r a y R o b e r t B v r n s , S i r Walter S c o t t Nancy J , s p o k e o f Ron "muttering" r e g u l a r l y about t r a c k i n g down t h e windows a n d a s k ed a l l p r e s e n t t o s h a r e i n h i s happiness and apglaud a j o b w e l l done.

The CARNEGIE N e w s l e t t e r l i s a l i v e and w e l l .

A f t e r a month , a f i r m b a s e f o r t h e f u t u r e h a s been formed and t h e many v o l u n t e e r s are generally optimistic, even e a g e r t o c o n t i n u e " g e t i n t it out."

A 1 Mettrick, the co-ordina t o r , b u i l t a dynamic and 'amazing1 p a p e r from s c r a t c h .

A t f i r s t , he was going t o any and e v e r y o n e , s a y i n g , " H i .

I'm A 1 and I'm s t a r t i n g a n e w s l e t t e r . W i l l you h e l p ? " A t a meeting on Nov.25, a group o f v o l u n t e e r s who have been d o i n g a l m o s t f u l l t i m e work on t h e p a p e r t a l k e d about t h e d i f f e r e n t a r e a s t h a t weld have t o e x p l o r e and worked o u t propos a l s f o r d e a l i n g with each concern.

F i r s t : That t h e N e w s l e t t e r be a v o i c e and medium f o r t h e members and p a t r o n s o f Carnegie C e n t r e , giving a viable expression o f t h e l i v e s , c o n c e r n s and hopes o f a l l i n o u r a r e a .

Second: That independence and autonomy b e held as ideals subject t o as l i t t l e compromise a s p o s s i b l e .

T h i r d : That f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t come t h r o u g h t h e e f f o r t s of o u r s e l v e s : s o l i c i t i n g advertising, d o n a t i o n s and g r a n t s w i t h out strings attached.

To m a i n t a i n t h e q u a l i t y and v a r i e t y u p h e l d by A 1 w i l l r e q u i r e more.work from t h e v o l u n t e e r s , a s much o f h i s e x p e r t i s e stems from y e a r s of experience.

A l l readers : personal s t o r i e s , experiences, issues i n t h i s a r e a o f Vancouver, o r B . C . , o r Canada, o r t h e p l a n e t E a r t h . . c o n c e r n s , hopes dreams..poetry, prose, a r t . . t h e ' l i s t ' i s v i r t u a l l y endl e s s and h e l p i s always available f o r writing, s t y l e o r j u s t p u t t i n g into-words what i s on y o u r mind.

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Good t o be h e r e !

PAUL TAYLOR The s t a f f a t Carnegie w o u l d > f4 l i k e t o wish warm Christmas 6 greetings t o a l l the patrons and v o l u n t e e r s o f C a r n e g i e . fi Each y e a r t h e "Carnegie fi ~ a m i l ~i nyv i t e s t h e whole P community t o c e l e b r a t e w i t h fl r < u s t h i s s e a s o n o f hope 6 joy.^ The s t a f f and v o l u n t e e r s F d w o r k h a r d t o p u t on such s a c t i v i t i e s as a k i d ' s C h r i s t - P Amas P a r t y , a v i g i l o f c e l e - $ r i b r a t i o n on Christmas Eve fl. d a n d a f r e e Boxing Day dinner.^ We hope t h a t everyone x t a k e s p a r t and has a v e r y f14 5 M e r r y Christmas and a ~ a p ~ y >New Year!

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I n t h e few s h o r t months t h a t I have been i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r , I have had t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o l e a r n a s much a s I w a n t e d t o l e a r n reguarding journalism.

I've b e e n l e a r n i n g how t o w r i t e a story so t h a t the reader w i l l e n j o y what i s b e i n g r e a d .

The a t m o s p h e r e i s f i l l e d w i t h e x c i t e m e n t and a n a i r o f c u r i o s i t y . T h e r e i s a companionship of fellow w r i t e r s and a l t h o u g h we h a v e many d i f f e r e n c e s oT o p i n i o n we g e t p a s t t h a t - d o n ' t a s k me how.

I f e e l t h a t t h i s i s due, i n p a r t , t o o u r common g o a l t o inform t h e ~ u b l i c .

I ' v e w r i t i e n s to r i e s a b o u t i s s u e s t h a t I f e e 1 a r e import a n t t o Carnegie. and w h i l e l e a r n i n g t o w r i t e have been p r i v i l e d g e d t o be i n t h e company o f some o f t h e g r e a t e s t i n d i v i d u a l s I ' v e known i n my l i f e . Some o f t h e s e p e o p l a r e f e l l o w members t h a t I ' v e known h e r e f o r qu. i t e some t i m e . Working t o g e t h e r h a s brought us t o t h e p o i n t of p u t t i n g p e r s o n a l i ty a s i d e i n the attempt t o put out t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e Carnegie Newsletter.

With t h e l e a v i n g o f A 1 M e t t r i c k a s Editor , I can on1 hope t h a t t h e s t a b i l i t y and e n e r g y he b r o u g h t w i l l s t a y .

Of a l l t h e p r o g rams I h a v e t a k e n p a r t i n h e r,e a t C a r n e g i

t h i s h a s b e e n o n e o f my f a v o u r i t e and most e d u c a t i o n a l experiences.

Thanks A l !

BHARBARA GUDMUNDS IN

I a t t e n d e d l a s t n i g h t ' s Zoo ( t h e Board o f director;^ meeti n g ) and it was t h e s t u p i d e s t , most p o o r l y r u n m e e t i n g I have e v e r s e e n i n my l i f e .

There were many i n s u l t i n g remarks made, b a c k - s t a b b i n g was commonplace and t h r e e o r f o u r y e a r o l d c h i l d r e n would have c o n d u c t e d t h e m s e l v e s better.

Danny K o r i c a ' w a s o u t o f o r d e r s e v e r a l t i m e s and was a l s o i n e b r i a t e d (he s h o u l d have been removed from t h e b u i l d i n g , n e v e r mind j u s t t h e m e e t i n g ) . Dennis McCowan went on and on and on a g a i n s t I r e n e Schmidt and I t h i n k t h a t he s h o u l d conduct h i m s e l f i n a more c i v i l i z e d manner o r maybe r e s i g n from t h e Board.

I t w i l l be a f r o s t y F r i d a y i n J u l y b e f o r e I go t o t h e ' zoo1 a g a i n ; u n t i l t h e y can g e t t o g e t h e r i n a p o s i t i v e way and have more e t i q u e t t e t h a n a wet d i s h r a g .

F i n a l l y , a f t e r a b o u t an hour o f t h i s g a r b a g e , Jonn Olldym t o l d Danny t o s h u t up and n o t b u t t i n n e e d l e s s l y anymore.

I do n o t blame Bharb Gudmundsin a t a l l f o r r e s i g n i n g from t h e Board because i t was r a t h e r o b v i o u s s h e had had enough o f t h e B.S. a s w e l l .

J A Y CHARETTE

Democracy a s i n t e r p r e t e d be a few community c e n t r e s seems t o mean s e l e c t i o n a s opposed t o election.

I r a n f o r C i t y Council i n t h e Nov.15 C i v i c E l e c t i o n , h a v i n g my name and c a n d i d a c y l e g a l l y e n t e r e d . The J e w i s h Community C e n t r e , t h e H a s t i n g ~Community C e n t r e and B r i t a n n i a C e n t r e e a c h had an " A l l C a n d i d a t e s Meeting" b u t when I a r r i v e d t o s p e a k I was d e n i e d p e r m i s s i o n t o do so. This i s b l a t a n t d i s c r i m i n a t i o n and I l o s t v o t e s t h a t may have won a s e a t on C i t y Council.

This i s n o t j u s t f a l s e a d v e r t i s i n g , t h i s i s undemocratic.

COWBOY ELLIS

From what I u n d e r s t a n d , it i s not p o s s i b l e t o leave children i n t h e day-care a r e a and le.ave t h e b l d g .

The p u r p o s e of t h e d a y - c a r e i s f o r - t h e parents t o u t i l i z e the faci l i t i e s and r e s o u r c e s o f t h e c e n t r e , while having t h e c h i l d o r c h i l d r e n c l o s e a t hand.

E . Keller/Masaites

A man's love for Grandma

By FRANK H . PARKER 1 was t a u g h t many t i m e s o v e r and o v e r a s a c h i l d , t h e n a f t e r g r o w i n g i n t o a young man i n t h e c i t y , by my g r a n d m o t h e r whom I d e a r l y l o v e d . Her words w i l l f o r e v e r s t a y imbedded i n my s o u l . I h a d done many s t u p i d s t u n t s , f e e l i n g I was more o f a c o o l , s l i c k c i t y boy.

One day Grandma a n d h e r s o n , my Uncle J o h n , c a l l e d me a s i d e and speaking s o f t l y , she s a i d , "Frank, you can t a k e t h e boy o u t o f t h e c o u n t r y , however, i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o

take the country out of the bo~.''

A t t h a t time, I d i d n ' t give t h e l i t t l e words s h e s p o k e t o me much t h o u g h t , b u t l a t e l y I find that are really true when I c a n no l o n g e r h a c k t h e rat-race of c i t y life/living.

Though i t may- n o t be much,, i t i s a h e l l o f a l o t when you c o n s i d e r t h i s - a walk i n t h e woods o r t h r o u g h t h e lowl a n d meadows, o r e v e n f i s h ing a t a secluded stream i t ' s r e a l l y more h e a r t warm-

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i n g t h a n t h e h u s t l e and b u s t l e of everyday c i t y l i f e . Nature is b e a u t i f h ; the asphalt jungle i s t o t a l h e l l - nothing more t h a n a n uncanny, h i d e o u s o d o u r ; p e o p l e p a r a d i n g t o and f r o i n a l l k i n d s o f war p a i n t .

I no l o n g e r whine l i k e mad f o r t h e nut cases i n d i r e s t r a i t s who p a i n t t h e m s e l v e s up l i k e J e z e b e l .

From my g r a n d m o t h e r ' s few words I have l e a r n e d b e a u t y f o r beauty, t r u t h f o r t r u t h .

I need n o t t r y t o d i s t o r t o r change t h a t which was n o t t o my s a t i s f a c t i o n , f o r i f it was s u r e l y i t was meant t o be.

The h a r d e s t t h i n g t o come face t o face with i s oneself, b u t s u r e l y and t r u l y a s I go along t h e p a t h of l i f e with an open mind, my t h o u g h t s turn out t o help.

I do n o t need t o d i s t o r t a n y t h i n g a t a l l - s o I may marvel a t t h e beauty.

IRENE IS IN!

By P A U L TAYLOR F i n a l l y ! Ms. I r e n e Schmidt, l o n g - s t a n d i n g member and a c t i v e i n many d i f f e r e n t a r e a s o f o u r community, was l a c c e p t e d l a s a l e g i t i m a t e member o f t h e C a r n e g i e Board o f D i r e c t o r s .

Not p u r c h a s i n g a membership c a r d s i x t y days p r i o r t o t h e e l e c t i o n had b r o u g h t a q u e s t i o n as t o her r i g h t t o s i t on t h e Board. Ms. Schmidt h a s been a n a c t i v e member s i n c e t h e C e n t r e opened. Tora s a i d t h a t buying a c a r d s h o u l d make one a member f o r one y e a r from t h e d a t e of purchase, with the I new c a r d s b e i n g a v a i l a b l e f o r renewing membership.

Dennis McCowan s a i d . "She i s v i o l a t i n g t h e l e t t e r of t h e

Book contract in offing

By RON DUTTON

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C a r n e g i e ' s book of a u r a l h i s t o r i e s g o t t h e go-ahead a t t h e Dec.4 Board m e e t i n g .

A n e g o t i a t e d c o n t r a c t can now be s i g n e d w i t h New S t a r Books o f Vancouver.

The book began f o u r y e a r s a g o , when L a u r e l Kimbley now c o o r d i n a t o r of t h e DownTown E a s t s i d e Women's Cent r e - t a p e r e c o r d e d and t r a n scribed the l i f e s t o r i e s o f many o f our s e n i o r members.

~ w e n t ~ - o noef t h e s e i n t e r views were s e l e c t e d and e d i t t e d , and p h o t o g r a p h s o f t h e s u b j e c t s were t a k e n

by Jimmy S t e w a r t .

The p u b l i s h e r h a s a r e p u t a t i o n f o r picking b e s t s e l l e r s and i s e n t h u s i a s t i c about t h e Carnegie Lives book, i n t e n d i n g t o promote it nationally.

Publication f o r t h e a s y e t unnamed book i s S e p t . ' 8 7 . With s u f f i c i e n t i n t e r e s t , a second p r i n t i n g w i l l be s c h e d u l e d . ~ ,

A helping hand leads to heart to heart talk The o t h e r d a I was w a i t i n g t o c r o s s t e s t r e e t . The r e d hand h a d s t a r t e d t o f l a s h a n d a l i t t l e g i r l was g o i n g t o s t a r t across, so I put out my h a n d a n d s a i d , " B e t t e r n o t .

Her m o t h e r was t h e r e t o o a n d g o t u p s e t r i g h t away. I g u e s s s h e t h o u g h t I was coming on t o h e r d a u g h t e r . The b e s t e x p l a n a t i o n was s i m p l e t r u t h .

"Cars t u r n c o r n e r s on g r e e n and y e l l o w a n d i t ' s d a n g e r o u s .

She m i g h t h a v e g o t t e n h i t . " Mom s a i d t h a t t h e y w e r e n ' t f r o m a b i g c i t y a n d s h e was a l i t t l e a f r a i d of s t r a n g e r s b e i n g f a m i l i a r . "We've j u s t come i n from n o r t h e r n Mani t o b a t o s e e my e x - h u s b a n d and a b o u t t h e o n l y t h i n g s I know o f b i g c i t i e s i s from TV. I s a i d t h a t almost a l l o f t h e p e o p l e i n Vancouver came from s m a l l tdwns and v i l l a g e s t h e same a s h e r and a f t e r awhile t h e only difference i s more p e o p l e . "I was b o r n a n d r a i s e d i n a town o f j u s t 2 0 0 0 p e o p l e a n d i t seems t h a t c i t y p e o p l e a r e more s c a r e d o f s t r a n g e r s t h a n t h e o t h e r way around.

She r e l a x e d a l o t a n d s a i d t h a t s h e h a d been s c a r e d t o e v e n t a l k t o anybody e x c e p t t o ask directions.

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She was w o n d e r i n g , a f t e r s e e i n g t h e c h i l d m i n d i n g room i f i t was s a f e t o l e a v e h e r d a u g h t e r f o r a w h i l e and meet with h e r ex i n t h e lawyer's I told her that the office.

C a r n e g i e was p r o b a b l y t h e b e s t p l a c e i n Vancouver.

"The p e o p l e h e r e a r e no -L d i f f e r e n t from p e o p l e y o u ' v e known a l l y o u r l i f e . Everyo n e I ' v e met h e r e i s from somewhere e l s e a n d h a s i i v e d o r worked i n s m a l l towns o r i n t h e bush f o r a l o t longer t h a n t h e y have i n a b i g c i t y .

The Berlin Wall nightmare *

By A N G I E Z E N K The w a l l s u r r o u n d s t h e e n t i r e i s l a n d of B e r l i n .

Graffitti is splattered a l l over t h e w a l l - e n d l e s s e x p r e s s i o n s of Hate and Love were s p r e a d on i t . My i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e world e v e r y morning: a n i n e f o o t wall with verbal diarrhea smacked a l l o v e r i t .

Good Morning Deutchland.

I wanted t o s p r a y p a i n t my g u t s on t h a t w a l l ; i n s t e a d I w r i t e t h i s s t o r y . This w a l l i s more t h a n c o n c r e t e t o t h e people of Berlin.. i t h i t s on a whole emotiona l and p s y c h i c l e v e l . . known t h e r e a s t h e B e r l i n Wall S i c k n e s s .

Everything i s so c l o s e d i n , t h e r e a r e s o many- -

p e o p l e i n such a s m a l l a r e a .

There a r e t h r e e army b a s e s a l o n e i n West B e r l i n . I t i s n o t considered unusual t o see tanks c r u i s e through t h e s t r e e t s , o r t o hear the sound of guns going o f f . ~ u r k i s h - i n dGerman c h i l d r e n a l i k e p l a y i n t h e massi v e r u b b l e of g a r b a g e .

They b u i l d m o u n t a i n s - o f g a r bage and t r y t o lmaglne t h e m s e l v e s jumping o v e r t h e s e mountains t o t h e q t h e r . s i d e of t h e w a l l .

I s e e a Guilding with f a c e s s t a r i n g o u t a t me. The f a c e s a r e o b s c u r e and l o o k l i k e a bush o f g h o s t s .

The l i f e and b e a u t y t h a t Ycemain" i s h y p e r - i s o l a t e d .

I f e e l a million years o l d . .

'my spirit e n c a s e d i n conc r e t e . . h a v e I gone mad?

I l o o k back a t t h e c h i l d r e n who a r e now p l a y i n g w i t h a dead r a t .

I t o c c u r s t o me w h i l e w a t c h i n g them t h a t t h e o n l y forms o f l i f e h e r e a r e t h e humans and t h e r a t s . . o c c a s i o n a l l y you may s e e t h e odd b i r d .

There i s n o t a t r e e i n s i g h t . The c i t y a n d i t s i n h a b i t a n t s seem l i k e remains.

I have a n i d e a .

I want t o p u t on a performance. I h a v e c o n n e c t e d w i t h some German a r t i s t s and s h a r e d my i d e a s w i t h them.. .-

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The PERFORMANCE: I ' m f u l l y costumed a s a r a t , c o n t a i n e d i n a body s i z e d g l a s s box, s t a n d i n g upright.

There a r e mechani c a l devices connected t o my body - l i k e w i r e s r e a d y t o transmit electroshocks.

Ingrid (a friend) is d r e s s e d a s an executioner i n a white doctor's frock, whereupon t h e l a p e l i s emb l a z e n e d w i t h t h e S t a r of David.

On my f o r e h e a d t h e r e i s burned/branded a s w a s t i k a . Each w i r e , a t t ached t o d i f f e r e n t nerve e n d i n g s on my body, t r a n s m i t s flourescent l i g h t .

As I n g r i d p u s h e s t h e b u t t o n on t h e w a l l my e n t i r e body t u r n s from r e d t o b l u e , t o purple.

I j o l t a s each n e r v e i s h i t . With s l o w , d e l i b e r a t e movements, o b s e r v i n g each t w i t c h , she

pushes t h e b u t t o n w h i l s t I slowly executing me. topple onto t h e surrounding f l o o r i n s i d e the g l a s s and w i t h my l e g s s t i f f l y u p r i g h t , I w r i t h e . Ripping o f f my r a t ' s h e a d , I r e v e a l my f a c e . . c o v e r e d i n bandage t a p e a l l o w i n g o n l y my n o s e and e y e s . O u t s i d e , I n g r i d h a s c o l l a p s e d . We f a c e e a c h o t h e r , hands and noses p r e s s e d a g a i n s t t h e g l a s s . We b e g i n t o s c r e a m a t a h i g h p i t c h , t h e n deep g u t t o r a l noises punctuated bv heavy b r e a t h i n g .

(Nina Hagen's ' 8 3 LP mixed i i t h t h e v s e v e r e d Heads h a s n r o v i d e d t h e background I t ends music up t o now. a t t h e w o r d s . . "you've g o t t o t a k e t h e change! I t ) ' The image i s h e a v y , you might s a y t o o n e g a t i v e .

I f someone i s moved t o t h i s p o i n t o f f e e l i n g , 1'11 h a v e found g r e a t b e a u t y . Hence we have t h e r a i s o n d ' e t r e .

The p e o p l e i n B e r l i n a r e w a l k i n g on r a z o r b l a d e s .

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4 ) No v o t e - more i n f o r m a t i o n A s c h a i r p e r s o n , Tony S e a v e r s t a t e d t h a t t h e purpose of m e e t i n g was t o d i s c u s s e a c h o p t i o n and what i t e n t a i l e d , n o t t o be c o n f u s e d , b u t t o a s -k- q u e-s -t i o n s and t h e n c h o o s e , Normally, Community C e n t r e s a r e under t h e a u s p i c e s of t h e P a r k s Board. C a r n e g i e i s und e r S o c i a l Planning p a r t l y b e c a u s e o f t h e h i g h unemploy-

ment and p o v e r t y . i n t h i s a r e a , which c a l l s f o r programs and a c t i v i t i e s t h a t members c a n a-. fford. ' We were n o t making a d e c i s i o n b u t v o t i n g t o make a recommendation t o C i t y Counc i l . Wally Bardysh s a i d t h a t S o c i a l P l a n n i n g (which a l s o r u n s t h e ' 4 4 ' ) i s much s m a l l e r than Parks,but the other c e n t r e s u n d e r P a r ks a r e-. J o c-k o r i e n t e d w i t h f e e s charged.

H i s concern w i t h a f i v e - p a r t agreement i s t h e b u r e a u c r a t i c mess, b u t s i t t i n g back and w a i t i n g w i l l mean l e t t i n g t h e d e c i s i o n be made f o r u s .

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J o h n Cressman: "When I a s k e d how l o n g C a r n e g i e h a d been running under S o c i a l P l a n n i n g I was t o l d s i x y e a r s

w i t h o u t a working c o n t r a c t .

When I a s k e d why t h e r e was no a n s w e r . My o n l y comment was t h a t was a g r e a t e x e r c i s e i n democracy i n a c t i o n , but t h a t without a contract o u r v o t e was t o t a l l y u s e l e s s .

Option # 3 immediately brought t o me t h o u g h t s o f b u r e a u c r a c y and t h e r a m i f i c a t i o n s of that."

Mike Haycock s a i d t h a t food i s b e t t e r provided f o r a t Ray Cam - which i s u n d e r P a r k s - t h a n we have )een a b l e t o p r o v i d e h e r e and i t i s food t h e c h i l d r e n of t h i s a r e a n e e d most . I 1

J o n n Olldym ( t h e n t r e a s u r e r ) a s s u r e d t h e members h i p t h a t no m a t t e r whose a u s p i c e s we wind u p u n d e r a c o n t r a c t w i l l be o u t l i n e d i n an o p e r a t i n g agreement.

The v o t e showed 5 i n f a v o r of O p t i o n # I , 6 i n f a v o r o f O p t i o n # 2 , 30 i n f a v o r o f O p t i o n # 3 , a n d 4 i n f a v o r of Option #4.

A m e e t i n g i s now s c h e d u l e d f o r December 1 6 / 8 6 , a t 7:00 i n t h e T h e a t r e t o d i s c u s s t h e a u s ~ i c e si s s u e with t h e Parks ~ o a r d .

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D e f i c i t s p e n d i n g i s t h e s a f e t y n e t f o r b i g governmentsC a r n e g i e A s s o c i a t i o n c a n ' t do i t . A s o u t l i n e d , t h e d e b t o r d e f i c i t i s money owed t o o u t s i d e b u s i n e s s e s and t h e y must b e p a i d . Following a r e o p t i o n s t h a t t h e Board had t o go t h r o u g h t o come up w i t h a s o l i d , workable t i m e t a b l e f o r c l e a r i n g t h e money owed and d e a l i n g w i t h t h e l o s s o f $ 3 , 0 0 0 . e a c h month.

1 ) D i s s o l v e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n . Unanimous r e j e c t i o n .

2) Reduce t h e v o l u n t e e r t i c k e t v a l u e t o 204. The s a v i n g s t h a t t h i s would produce w i l l be r e s e a r c h e d and b r o u g h t up f o r a v o t e a t t h e J a n u a r y 6/87 Board m e e t i n g .

3) No v o l u n t e e r t i c k e t s . Unanimous r e j e c t i o n .

4 ) F u n d r a i s i n g . Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n i s h e a d i n g a group t h a t w i l l l o o k a t any and v a r i o u s i d e a s t h a t can h e l p .

Ray Cam C e n t r e h a s o f f e r r e d t o h e l p t h e A s s o c i a t i o n w i t h a Bingo n i g h t a t S t a r Bingo on H a s t i n g s . A l l i d e a s w i l l be c o n s i d e r e d and such s h o u l d be w r i t t e n o r t o l d t o a Board member.

5 ) T r u s t e e s h i p p u t t i n g f i n a n c i a l m a t t e r s i n t h e hands o f an i n d e p e n d e n t p e r s o n o r group. Unanimous r e j e c t i o n .

6 ) Lay o f f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s t a f f . R e d u c t i o n and s a v i n g i n A s s o c i a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s and c o s t a c c o u n t i n g more c l o s e l y watched. The bookkeeper was l a i d o f f on F r i d a y , December 5/86 and K a t h e r i n e Galan h a s v o l u n t e e r e d t o c o n t i n u e i n h e r p o s i t i o n a s c a s h c o u n t e r and keep t h e d a i l y b u s i n e s s o f t h e C e n t r e moving.

7) Determine how t h e Vancouver School Board payment ( t h e Learning C e n t r e s a l a r i e d s t a f f ) w i l l be d e a l t w i t h .

8 ) D e c l a r e Bankruptcy. Unanimous r e j e c t i o n .

9 ) O t h e r o p t i o n s o r a c o m b i n a t i o n s o f t h e above.

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Oct. t o Nov. 1986 Revenue [Rev.) Bingo Membership Kitchen

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161.00 53.36 $ 951.36

Expenses (Ex. ) Bingo $ 280.30 Bank c h a r g e s 1.00 Typewriter 69.55 Office supplies 28.06 Xerox 359.70 Other s u p p l i e s 78.20 Wages (3 pay p e r i o d s 1961.18 M i n i s t e r of Finance 275.04 Audit 500.00 Concert s e r i e s 590.00 Canada Day p i c n i c 44.64 Miscellaneous 23.80 Admin. overhead 43.96 T o t a l expenses $4255.37 $3304.01 Net l o s s O p e r a t i n g Income S t a t e m e n t : Opening c a s h ( 0 p .C.) $4541.49 Rev. 951.36 Ex. 4255.37 Ending c a s h a v a i l .

(En.C.A.) $1237.48 A/P t o v o l u n t e e r s $3752.24 A / R from S e n i o r s 1007.30 A/R from k i t c h e n 3000.00 A / P t o k i t c h e n ( w r . d ) 1499:22 A / R from k i t c h e n $1500.78

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$ 810.78 Rev. Ex. 520.51 0p.Cash 1899.04 En.C.A. $2189.31 Seniors : Rev. $2266.80 Ex. 1817.38 0p.Cash 8533.19 En.C.A. $8982.61 Appr.Project:Rev. $7900.00 (Learn.Ctr) Ex. 9107.72 A/ P 3632.75 Ass. Paid$3487.72 Con~ert Rev. $3260.00 Series Ex. 2690.00 Left $ 570.00 Library: Rev. $ 79.35 Ex. 12.26 En.C.A. $ 405.91 N e w s l e t t e r : Rev. $ 200.00 Ex. 392.26 En.C.A. 101.74 A/ P $ 141.24 Pool Room: Rev. $ 461.75 Ex. 987.29 0p.Cash 2734.71 En.C.A. $2209.17 Music u i l d : Rev. $ 73.35 Ex. 269.20 Op .Cash 519.82 En.C.A. $ 323.67 Volunteers:

Down east in leaky tent

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In 1980 I went t o v i s i t my r e l a t i v e s in New Brunswick.

My older cousin Mike and I made plans t o s t a y two days on a nearby island and dig clams. This island i s approx. half-a-mile long and half-a mile wide, and is owed by the E l l R i v e r Bar.. r e s e r v e l i ' When we l e f t the &inland, the weather was f i n e , the ocean was l i k e glass and there was no sign of r a i n , A native man we knew gave us a r i d e over in h i s boat. We took a small pup tent(brand new) and a tarp, but when the r a i n s t a r t e d both leaked l i k e sieves.

A t e r r i b l e storm came up and it would have been suicide t o t r y t o get back t o the mainland. We were stranded f o r 1 4 days.

The reason we chose t h i s island is most of the clam and mussle beds make the food l i f e inedible due t o pollution and mercury poisoning. The mercury con-t e n t is dangerous t o public consumption. The only other thing on the island was a cow who was wild and timid.

One mile from camp was the only source of fresh water.

We used our canoe and transported t e n gallons a day. bly new pup t e n t leaked and my cousin's t a r p likewise so we put the t e n t inside the

t a r p and s t i l l got wet. Since we were drenched and cold, we lit a f i r e using wet d r i f t wood t o dry our clothes and t o warm up. Every two hours we had t o leave the t e n t because of smoke inhalation. D r i f t wood was a l l there was a s no t r e e s grow on the island.

The only other time we l e f t the t e n t was t o get clams, Blue King mussles and water.

After l i v i n g on t h i s d i e t f o r 1 4 days, I ' m sure t h a t you, t h e reader, w i l l understand why I c a n ' t nor want t o e a t clams o r mussles ever again!

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With a c a s t o f l o c a l dreamers and f o o l s , n a t i v e drummers a n d d a n c e r s , a r t i s t s and actors, the play w i l l wind i t s way down t h e s p i r a l stone staircase.

I t i s a r i t u a l and enchanted c e l e b r a t i o n of t h e triumph o f l i g h t over dark - t o transform t h e viewers consciousness.

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a r e needed t o p o r t r a y the ' Ancestors ' : a l l i n t e r e s t e d can c a l l G r e t c h e n a t 254-5428.

Corn m u f f i n s w i l l b e given o u t during t h e procession, then hot apple c i d e r and c a r r o t cake w i l l be s h a r e d a t t h e 'wedding c e r e m o n y ' i n t h e Theatre.

Cindy C a r s o n w i l l c a l l f o r square and round dancing a f t e r w a r d s , s o bring your dancing shoes! Admission i s f r e e and e i t h e r come by y o u r s e l f o r b r i n g a f r i e n d a t 8 : 0 0 , Sunday, December 2 1 , 1986.

1. To KEEP OURSELVES INFORMED a b o u t t h e l i f e o f o u r community.

2 . To EDUCATE OURSELVES a b o u t ways o f i m p r o v i n g t h e l i f e o f o u r community.

3 . TO ACT COLLECTIVELY t o b r i n g a b o u t t h e c h a n g e s n e c e s s a r y f o r i m p r o v i n g t h e l i f e o f o u r community.

4 . To CO-OPERATE FREELY a n d HONESTLY w i t h o r g a n i s a t i o n s and people w i l l i n g t o a s s i s t us.

5 . To EXPOSE a n d PUBLICIZE t h e i n a d e q u a c i e s we d i s c o v e r i n t h e l a w s , r e g u l a t i o n s and s e r v i c e s e n a c t e d a n d p r o v i d e d f o r u s .

6 . To FIGHT t h e i n d i f f e r e n c e a n d t h e c o r r u p t i o n we e x p e r i e n c e o r we be,come aware o f .

7 . To PURSUE o u r o b j e c t i v e s i n a s p i r i t o f good w i l l and u n i t y .

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GROWING YOUR O'WN FOOD E v e r wanted t o grow y o u r own f o o d ? I t m i g h t b e a l i t t l e e x t r a work b u t i t s a v e s a l o t of money. Of c o u r s e , if you l i v e i n t h e c i t y i t ' s n o t always t h e e a s i e s t o r t h e most p r a c t i c a l t h i n g t o do. F i r s t you h a v e t o own o r r e n t a h o u s e w i t h a y a r d . And t h e n y o u n e e d t h e money f o r s e e d and t o o l s .

R i g h t ? Not i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e .

Over on P r i o r S t r e e t , between S t r a t h c o n a Park and t h e F i r e s t a t i o n y o u ' l l find the Strathcona Community G a r d e n s , a p l a c e where Downtown E a s t s i . d e p e o p l e c a n grow t h e i r own f o o d . U n t i l 1 9 8 5 i t was

a v a c a n t l o t . Today, if you t a k e a w a l k t h r o u g h i t y o u ' l l s e e something e l s e . S c a t t e r e d h e r e and t h e r e throughout t h e l o t a r e small gardens of v a r y i n g s h a p e s and s i z e s .

Some o f them j u s t h a v e cover crops l i k e clover.

Others have t h e remains o f l a s t summer's v e g e t a b l e s . one i s e v e n s t i l l p r o d u c i n g some f o o d f o r t h e p e o p l e who work i t .

The g a r d e n s a r e t h e r e s u l t o f t h e e f f o r t s of many p e o p l e i n t h i s neighborhood. I n i t i a l l y meetings were h e l d a t C a r n e g i e C e n t r e by people i n t e r e s t e d i n community a n d u r b a n gardening. Eventually t h e

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I n t h e f i r s t y e a r much work h a s b e e n done. A bunch o f p e o p l e dug ditches for irrigation pipes l a s t spring.

Thanks t o money from RayCam C e n t r e , o n e o f t h o s e p i p e s has been l a i d . Another one w i l l be p u t down by n e x t s p r i n g . T r e e s and bushes a r e being planted t o provide a s h i e l d from t h e t r a f f i c .

Currently, Ponti Brothers C o n s t r u c t i o n Company i s dumping d i r t on t h e e d g e o f t h e l o t which p e o p l e w i l l be a b l e t o use f o r extra top s o i l .

The l o t i s a b o u t 3 acres, so there is l o t s and l o t s o f room f o r more g a r d e n s . I n f a c t , t h e more p e o p l e who a r e growing f o o d , t h e e a s i e r it w i l l be t o g e t t h e l e a s e renewed i n 1 9 8 7 .

When I t a l k e d t o Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n and E l l i e Epp, t h e y s a i d t h e S o c i e t y w i l l be o f f e r i n g gardening courses a t C a r n e g i e a n d RayCam soon f o r p e o p l e who a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n growing t h e i r own f o o d . The c o u r s e s won1t be j u s t classroom oriented.They

w i l l i n v o l v e hands on gardening, s o t h a t y o u ' l l be working t o g e t h e r w i t h o t h e r p e o p l e t o grow y o u r own g a r d e n .

The S o c i e t y a l s o h o p e s t o have a t o o l - s h e d b u i l t on t h e s i t e by n e x t s p r i n g .

T h i s w i l l mean t h a t t h o s e p e o p l e who h a v e t o o l s w i l l b e a b l e t o s h a r e them w i t h t h o s e who do n o t and everybody w i l l have a c c e s s t o t h e common t o o l s owned by t h e S o c i e t y .

F o r p e o p l e w i t h lowincomes( and f o r p e o p l e who l i k e w o r k i n g o n t h e land o r being o u t s i d e ) t h e S t r a t h c o n a Community Gardens p r o v i d e s an a l t e r n a t i v e t o spending a l l your money on f o o d o r l i n i n g up a t t h e f o o d b a n k . I t might be a l i t t l e e x t r a work, b u t you c a n a l w a y s s h a r e t h a t work w i t h o t h e r s , by h e l p i n g them out with t h e i r gardens o r e v e n by s h a r i n g a garden with t h r e e o r f o u r I o t h e r people. In t h e meantime, i f you want t o grow y o u r own f o o d t h i s summer k e e p a n e y e out f o r notices of gardening courses coming up s o o n .

By J E F F SOMMERS

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The Downtown E a s t s i d e Resi d e n t s Association fought h a r d and v i g o r o u s l y t o r e e l e c t COPE c a n d i d a t e s t o C i t y C o u n c i l , t h e P a r k s Board and t h e Vancouver School Board, b u t t h e outcome was a shocking disappointment.

A t t h e r e g u l a r DERA meeti n g , h e l d i n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e , Bruce E r i k s o n and Libby Davies t a l k e d w i t h s u p p o r t e r s and a s s u r e d them t h a t the election r e s u l t s have o n l v a f f e c t e d COPE a s f a r a s s i t t i n g on Council o r Boards.

M s . Davies r e f e r r e d t o t h e " t w i n c i t i e s o f Vancouv e r " a s b e i n g a major f a c t o r i n t h e v o t e r s p l i t . West o f Cambie S t . , 5 3 % o f t h e e l i g i b l e v o t e r s t u r n e d up a t t h e p o l l s a s opposed t o 4 5 % t o t h e e a s t . This a r b i t r a r y l i n e was u s e d i n a s t a s t i c a l a n a l y s i s done by t h e C i t y C l e r k ' s o f f i c e "People i n t h e west v o t e d . an NPA s l a t e , and t h e e l e c t ed b o d i e s r e f l e c t t h e r e If t h e e a s t had had sults. a l a r g e r t u r n o u t , t h e new Council would have been a l most e n t i r e l y COPE w i t h Harry Rankin a s mayor and t h e e l e v e n t h p l a c e on t h e Council would have gone t o t h e man who t o p p e d t h e l i s t .

"The undecided v o t e r s were

bombarded w i t h NPA a d v e r t i s i n g s i n c e June, and o v e r a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s was s p e n t

by Gordon Campbell t o keep h i s name on p e o p l e s ' minds."

I n s t y l e , Ms. Davies s a i d i n h e r c l o s i n g words: "There i s no bloody way t h a t Gordon Campbell and h i s f r o n t f o r t h e d e v e l o p e r s a r e going t o wipe o u t t h e g a i n s made i n t h i s community o v e r t h e past ten years.

The C a r n e g i e C e n t r e , DERA, t h e u p g r a d i n g o f Oppenheimer P a r k , and t h e many advances made t o make t h i s a r e a a v i t a l and growing community o f Vancouv e r w i l l n o t be l o s t .

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By BEVERLEY - JEANNE WHITNEY

M r . R i c k Dunn i s t h e c u r r e n t performing artis t a t a local H o t e l . Rick i s an e x t r e m e l y g i f t e d and t a l e n t e d young man, who i s a t o t a l l y unpretentious entertainer.

Rick s i n g s E l v i s P r e s l e y s o n g s a s t h e King d i d i n h i s youth. Rick a c t u a l l y s o u n d s s o much l i k e E l v i s i t ' s uncanny.

Rick a l s o s t r o n g l y r e sembles E l v i s p h y s i c a l l y .

He h a s b l a c k h a i r and i s s l e n d e r . Rick a l s o s i n g s a n d moves on s t a g e w i t h t h e same s e n s u a l i t y a s E l v i s once d i d .

R i c k i s b a c k e d up by t h e R e v i v a l Band. Mike p l a y s g u i t a r and h i s e x p e r t i s e and t e c h n i q u e a r e t r u l y amazing. Mike also s t a r t s off singing and p l a y i n g a few t u n e s each s e t . Charlie i s a l s o q u i t e a n accompl i s h e d m u s i c i a n . !He i s an e x c e l l e n t b a s s p l a y e r and a t a l e n t e d s i n g e r .

The drummer M i t c h h o l d s t h e band t o g e t h e r a n d i s i n fact the pulse.

D.C.Diaz p l a y s p i a n o and he i s c o m p e t e n t v e r s a t i l e and e x t r e m e l y g i f t e d .

R i c k Dunn a n d h i s R e v i v a l Band a r e unbelievably proficient

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New smoking rules in effect On December 1, 1 9 8 6 , t h e new C i t y By-law g o v e r n i n g smoking i n p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s went i n t o effect.

The r i g h t s o f smokers a n d n o n - s m o k e r s a l i k e w i l l be u ~ h e l da t C a r n e g i e a s t h e a r e a s t o accomodate b o t h a r e e n f o r c e d . A H e a l t h Dept. O f f . h a s asked t h e Carnegie Assoc. t o make c e r t a i n a r e a s nonsmoking; and t h e Board i s aware t h a t V i f we d o n ' t corn-. p l y , t h e n t h e C i t y w i l l come i n a n d make r u l e s f o r u s . " Don Larson s p o k e b r i e f l y a n d o u t l i n e d the h e a l t h hazards o f i n h a l i n g secondary c i g a r e t t e

smoke, emphazing t h e g r e a t e r danger posed t o b a b i e s , c h i l d r e n and mothers.

"There a r e a b o u t s i x t y p o i s o n s i n t h i s smoke and s e v e r a l o f them c a u s e c a n c e r . T h e r e a r e no s a f e amounts, and t h e l a w seems t o h a v e been p a s s e d t o g u a r d t h e r i g h t s o f smokers and non-smokers."

He s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e open a r e a s b e d e s i g n a t e d a s 'smoking a l l o w e d ' w i t h c l o s e d rooms ' n o smoking' The l a c k o f i n d u s t r i a l s i z e d a i r conditioning units i n t h i s b u i l d i n g means smoke c a n not escape.

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C.R.A.B. t r i e d pointing out i t s concerns t o Seabus t r a v e l l e r s r e g a r d i n g t h e new 1 . 7 m i l l i o n d o l l a r h e l i o p o r t . (two thirds of a football f i e l d . ) which i s o n l y 50 y a r d s f r o m t h e s o u t h e r l y Seabus r o u t e .

A h a l f - d o z e n C a n a d i a n Paci f i c Police refused t o allow a l e a f l e t t o b e handed o u t showi n g concern about p u b l i c s a f e t y with the helioport.

C.P.Police claimed t h e s i d e w a l k was p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y , s o CRAB w i l l h a v e t o s t a n d on t h e curb t o d i s t r i b u t e t h e leaflet.

The a u t h o r i t i e s h a v e n o t been c o n s i s t e n t i n d e a l i n g w i t h t h i s i s s u e a n d now t h e y a r e c o v e r i n g (what?) w i t h physical force.

One and a h a l f y e a r s a g o , CRAB h e l d a much l a r g e r demo n s t r a t i o n on t h e s i t e a n d t h e r e w a s n ' t a p r o b l e m . Are they t r y i n g t o turn t h i s hard-fought-for-peoplestp a r k i n t o a busimens' p a r a d i s e ? You B e t c h a !

We h e a r p l a n s f o r a r e s t a u r a n t and o f f i c e b u i l d i n g b e s i d e t h e h e l i o p o r t . We know Gastown (who g a v e no help over four years achieving the waterfront park) h a v e p u s h e d t h r o u g h a summert o u r i s t Carrall St. pedestr i a n overpass.

Other park f a c t s : t h e landf i l l where t h e p a r k i s , i s worth $35 m i l l i o n : amenities i n c l u d i n g e x t e n d e d sewage l i n e s a r e another $5 m i l ( + ) ;

t h e r e w i l l b e 150 t r e e s and 19 b e n c h e s .

Because t h e b i r d m a r s h i s o n l y 900 f t . f r o m t h e h e l i o port, the birds are not using i t . The ' c o p t e r s a r e f l y i n g i n f r o n t of the western s i d e o f t h e p a r k . Why s a n d w i c h a h e l i o p o r t between a p u b l i c Seabus t e r m i n a l and a p u b l i c p a r k ? A r e p o r t by P o r t - C i t y E n g i n e e r s on t h e Main S t . overpass w i l l be a v a i l a b l e i n o n e week.

By DON LARSON

My s o n Wayne a n d I a r e making Christmas wreaths f o r s a l e . They a r e made f r o m r e a l h o l l y and evergreens.

The p r i c e i s f i f t e e n d o l l a r s and t h e y a r e a b a r g a i n when you compare them w i t h t h e ones i n t h e f l o r i s t shop.

I t was a r e a l a d v e n t u r e just getting the holly for t h e w r e a t h s . We h a d t o b l a z e a t r a i l t h r o u g h numerous blackberry bushes.

Both Wayne a n d I h a v e s c r a t - ' ches a l l over our l e g s t o prove it!

I f t h e r e i s anyone e l s e i n the centre with special c r a f t s , I would l i k e t o know, a s we s h o u l d be s u p p o r t i n g t h e a r t i s t s i n o u r own community.

I R E N E LOIJISE SCHMIDT

Adventure ends in shipwreck

by ROBERT LEMIEUX Bac k i n ' 7 9 , I was w o r k i n g my way home t h r o u g h t h e 'bump a n d g r i n d ' method - b e c a u s e o f t h e l a c k o f money t o f l y I h a d t o take the overland route.. by b u s . Anyone who h a s r i d d e n i n one o f t h e s e c h i c k e n exp r e s s t h i n g s w i l l understand the ride i n land l i k e the Rockies.

A f t e r a few d a y s i n t h e P e r u v i a n Andes, I made a d e t o u r t o Lima t h a t l a s t e d a y e a r . ( A n o t h e r s t o r y ) When I f i n a l l y !got t o t h e Equadorian b o r d e r I h a d t o p a y my "multa" which i s l i k e a body t a x t o l e a v e t h e c o u n t r y . (Cargo?)

H i t c h h i k i n g was c o o l ; no paying f o r gas o r being s t o p e d and s e a r c h e d e v e r y f i v e miles..

I n S a l i n a s , a dude I ' l l c a l l J . J . g a v e me a p l a c e t o s l e e p . He'd h a d t o t a k e t h e ' l a s t s t a g e o u t o f Dodge' a n d a r r i v e d w i t h no money, no f r i e n d s a n d a one-way t i c k e t : s e r i o u s . Two d a y s l a t e r he sr.: was m a r r i e d ! H i s b e a u t i f u l w i f e i s a c o a s t a l Q u a j i r a and i s a s b l a c k a s c o a l . He i s a b l o n d , beahcboy t y p e a n d t h e y named t h e i r f i 2 s t s o n Moko, the shark.

I s t a r t e d building boats.

I t was h a r d work, b u t b e i n g o u t s i d e i n t h e s u n and e v e n h- a v i n g no money, you s t a y busy Soon, t h e r e was enough money t o build a small c r a f t ; a Sabot.

I r i g g e d a s a i l and headed

n o r t h , g l a d t h a t e a c h m i l e was one l e s s on t h e maul E mangle road.

Then I f o u n d o u t what t h e t i t l e o f t h i s s t o r y means.

A r o g u e wave, t e n f e e t h i g h e r than the usual f i f t e e n footers l i f t e d t h e s a b o t and overturned h e r on a r e e f . P u n t a : b i g p o i n t , b i g r o c k s , Big waves.

A mess o ' w a t e r ! I t t o o k a few hours t o s w i m t o shore, b u t I s u r e b e l i e v e i n God now.

The n e x t c r a f t was b i g g e r and g o t me a l i t t l e f u r t h e r on my way home.

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