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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Space and time, on a more mundane l e v e l , makes t h i s 7:07 a . m . , w i t h a half-page t o cram t h e l a t e s t a c t u a l news i n t o . P i c t u r e s b e i n g worth a thousand words. Nancy J e n n i n g s came t o h e r f i r s t Board meeting a s D i r e c t o r s i n c e l a s t March. That was when t h e C i t y allowed t h a t t h e s t a f f d i d n ' t have t o s u b j e c t t h e i r s e n s i t i v e noses t o t h e p s y c h i c s m e l l emanating from t h e e x e c u t i v e of t h e board then. A s employees of DEEDS, t h e same -- have puc up a smokescreen of v e r b i a g e t o scam, w i t h ~ o u n c i 1 " snotyet-voted a p p r o v a l , $70,000 of publ i c money. I f you've had any b u s i n e s s d e a l i n g w i t h DEEDS, l e t me know. News, news...oh yeah; t h e l o c a l P o s t Off i c e branch may close,^^^^ and C r a b t r e e C o m e r each w i l l g e t $200 f o r Christmas f e s t i v i t i e s and t h e kitchen w i l l g e t an i n d u s t r i a l t o a s t e r - from t h e A s s o c i a t i o n -, $66,000 h a s been found t o p u t t r e e s

and l i g h t s o u t s i d e , more s t a f f a r e b e i n g h i r e d , t h e N e w s l e t t e r now h a s a b-u-d-g-e- t (and an i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e a d e r s h i p - H i Sue), Christmas i s coming (NEWS you say!) and w e ' l l have a y e a r of v i c t o r i e s t o c e l e b r a t e , i n s i d e renovations w i l l be p u b l i c a l l y formulated ( h e s a i d a g a i n w i t h f i n g e r s & t o e s & eyes c r o s s e d ) and v e r b a l d i a r r h e a i s no l o n g e r running rampant i n C a m e p i e ! PAULR

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Dear members, Ms. S h e i l a Baxter has LF.J1511Gdas a 3 i r e z t o r on t h e Board, due t o a p e r s o n a l commitment t o having h e r grandson as a d a i l y joy. The C o n s t i t u t i o n Comm i t t e e w i l l meet t o s e t u p a f a i r process f o r f i l l i n g v a c a n c i e s on t h e Bd. and t h i s w i l l t a k e p l a c e (an e l e c t i o n ) a t t h e December Board meeting. .-em.

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J o e i n Pigeon P a r k Guiseppe (Old J o e , t h e ex-clerk) s i t s i n Pigeon Park s u b s t r a c t i n g mouthfuls from a hotdog, h i s hands cupped a g a i n s t t h e beady a r i t h m e t i c of eyes t a b u l a t i n g each crumb; b u t soon, one pigeon bows around h i s bunions, followed by s i s t e r s , b r o t h e r s , c o u s i n s , a u n t s and u n c l e s , g r a n d p a r e n t s , t h e whole damn f a m i l i a r l o t t h r o a t y w i t h t h e same h i s t o r i e s and hard-luck s t o r i e s . He r i n g s up a f i n g e r swiped a c r o s s h i s n o s e a t those, a t these , i n d e f a t i g a b l e e x p e c t a n t s , who Pursue him..from p l a c e t o p l a c e . . u n t i l , cursing, he t e a r s o f f a n o t h e r handout, a n o t h e r ounce of f l e s h . J a n c i s M. Andrews

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This p a r t i c u l a r o r g a n i z a t i o n a r o s e o u t of t h e Child Poverty Forum h e l d a t Mount P l e a s a n t School on A p r i l 3 , 1987. My own o p i n i o n w a s t h a t t h i s workshop would be u s e l e s s u n l e s s w e cont i n u e d t o meet and t r y t o e r a s e t h e hunger and s h e l t e r problems. The Child Poverty Action Comm i t t e e decided t h a t we have been going f o r s i x months and managed t o g e t some t h i n g s accomplished i t i s time t o apply f o r a g r a n t , I f you a r e l o o k i n g f o r funding, < + ..-.-. *-I-r c Lurr CQLC C p 211 your eIlergy. I would l i k e t o s a y something t o a l l t h e p o l i t i c i a n s : We a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r every c h i l d , n o t j u s t o u r own. S o c i e t y w i l l pay t h e p r i c e through t h e c o u r t s and v i o l e n c e i f t h e s e c h i l d r e n do n o t have e s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e s today. The P r i n c i p a l s have been t o l d t o i g n o r e t h e Child Poverty Act i o n Committee, hoping we w i l l go away. P r i n c i p a l s have asked t h e t e a c h e r s t o have t h e c h i l d r e n t o h o l d up t h e i r hands i f t h e y a r e hungry. This is t h e most uncomfortable p o s i t i q n t h e p r i n c i p a l s have e v e r been i n . We must g e t away from t h e myth t h a t people on w e l f a r e a r e s t u p i d . I n f a c t the opposite is true;

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they must be v e r y c l e v e r t o s u r v i v e under t h e p r e s e n t system. I f e e l a s i f I took p a r t i n a t r a v e l l i n g c i r c u s on October 26th. F i r s t I covered t h e Hungry Kids Committee meeting a t t h e Vancouv e r School Board, then i t was o f f t o C i t y H a l l f o r The Child Task Force headed by Carole Taylor. Enclosed i s a copy of t h e a c t u a l r e p l y Claude Richmond wrote t o Ken Denike o f t h e Vancouver School Board. Some srhonls have S h a r i c g Shelves and P r i n c i p a l s a c t u a l l y l e a d c h i l d r e n by t h e hand t o a s k i f they have e x t r a lunch f o r c h i l d r e n who d o n ' t have any food. The Hungry Kids Committee a t t h e Vancouver School Board t h i q k t h e Food Program i n Toronto i s s u c c e s s f u l . I must d i s a g r e e a s o n l y 35% of t h e money goes f o r food; t h e remainder i s f o r s t a f f . M r . Puberko i s unbelievable. One of h i s famous quotes is: "Poor f a m i l i e s have enough problems. They want t o keep t h e i r d i g n i t y and you want t o f o r c e food down t h e i r t h r o a t s . " A woman phoned Pat Chauncey, who i s one of o u r members s a y i n g , "People on w e l f a r e d o n ' t know how t o cogk. I would b e g l a d t o t e a c h them.

September 29, 1987

A letter from Claude Richmond

M r . Ken Denike Chairman Vancouver School Board

Dear M r . Denike:

I understand t h a t t h e Vancouver School Board w i l l soon b e c o n s i d e r i n g , once a g a i n , t h e problem of hungry c h i l d r e n i n s c h o o l s . A s you may b e looking a t o p t i o n s t o d e a l w i t h t h e problem, I thought t h a t i t would b e u s e f u l f o r you t o know t h e p o s i t i o n and t h e philosophy of t h e Government on t h i s important t o p i c . W e recognize t h a t c h i l d r e n a r e o u r most important r e s o u r c e . W e a r e v e r y concerned when c h i l d r e n a r e n o t a d e q u a t e l y f e d because t h a t a f f e c t s n o t only t h e i r a b i l i t y t o l e a r n i n school b u t a l s o t h e i r growth and development and g e n e r a l h e a l t h . We b e l i e v e t h a t t h e b e s t way t o e n s u r e t h a t c h i l d r e n a r e w e l l cared f o r i s by s u p p o r t i n g t h e i r f a m i l i e s s o t h a t p a r e n t s can p r o v i d e f o r t h e i r own c h i l d r e n . We want t o h e l p people manage t h e i r own a f f a i r s without r e l y i n g on Government i n t e r v e n t i o n except when a b s o l u t e l y necessary. A s c h o o l meal program can remove p a r e n t a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r p r o v i d i n g food and r u n s t h e r i s k of c r e a t i n g an i n d i f f e r e n c e t o family responsib i l i t i e s . Our g o a l is t o h e l p f a m i l i e s t o independently provide t h e best possible care f o r t h e i r children. When f a m i l i e s cannot p r o v i d e t h e n e c e s s i t i e s of l i f e f o r family members, they can apply f o r Guaranteed A v a i l a b l e Income f o r Need (GAIN), t h e provi n c i a l income a s s i s t a n c e f o r food, s h e l t e r and o t h e r n e c e s s i t i e s . This program w i l l p r o v i d e a b a s i c allowance b u t when p a r e n t s a r e unable t o p r o v i d e food f o r t h e i r c h i l d r e n t h e M i n i s t r y w i l l provide f u r t h e r a s s i s t a n c e which may i n c l u d e c o u n s e l l i n g on budgeting and e f f e c t i v e shopping, r e f e r r a l t o a p p r o p r i a t e s o c i a l s e r v i c e a g e n c i e s o r M i n i s t r y administrat i o n of GAIN b e n e f i t s f o r t h e few unable t o manage t h e i r f i n a n c i a l a f f z i r s . !a!ben 2 fzzily docs c o t 52-;c mzsz-; f c r fad o r ak.dtex- t 2 q cziz b e given a c r i s i s g r a n t . GAIN r a t e s f o r f a m i l i e s a r e supplemented by s e v e r a l a d d i t i o n s i n c l u d i n p a s c h o o l s t a r t - u p g r a n t i n t h e f a l l , a ~ h r i s t m a sbonus, medical coverage and o t h e r exempted b e n e f i t s i n c l u d i n g Family Allowance and t h e Child Tax C r e d i t . GAIN r a t e s f o r f a m i l i e s were i n c r e a s e d i n June of t h i s y e a r and a n o t h e r i n c r e a s e f o r f a m i l i e s has been announced f o r December. The b i d g e t t h i s y e a r f o r b a s i c income a s s i s t a n c e i s e s t i m a t e d a t approximately $800million. Sometimes a f a m i l y ' s f a i l u r e t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e well-being of t h e i r c h i l d r e n i s n o t r e l a t e d t o t h e i r economic circumstances. The M i n i s t r y of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing h a s a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o e n s u r e t h e s a f e t y and well-being of o u r c h i l d r e n and employs more than 800 s o c i a l workers t o provide s e r v i c e s t o f a m i l i e s t o a s s i s t them i n c a r r y i n g o u t t h e i r parenta l responsibilities.

I would urge you t o encourage a l l of your s t a f f t o r e f e r f a m i l i e s t o t h e M i n i s t r y i f c h i l d r e n appear t o b e a t r i s k . I know t h a t your board i s very concerned about t h e problem o f hungry c h i l d r e n i n school and t h a t you may develop school-based programs t o d e a l w i t h t h e i s s u e . I wish you t h e b e s t i n your endeavors and can ass u r e you t h a t I w i l l c o n t i n u e t o devote my b e s t e f f o r t s towards t h e development of programs t o e n s u r e t h a t p a r e n t s can f e e d and c a r e f o r t h e i r own c h i l d r e n . Yours t r u l y , Claude Plchmond, ~ i n i s t e r ( S ~ & H )

You can see t h e mountains glowing from your h o t e l window & t h e s t r e e t s a r e almost q u i e t , only t h e t a x i s a r e o u t y e t & you t h i n k "maybe I ' l l walk myself down t o Siwash rock" Down by t h e Marina t h e b o a t s are s t i l l and t h e water's calm Only a jogger o r two running down t h e s e a w a l l sidewalk A l l t h e trees i n t h e p a r k a r e s t i l l covered up i n shadow & you t u r n t o t h e e a s t , where t h e sun i s growing s t r o n g e r Now's t h e t i m e t o be a l i v e When t h e sun comes up through your window Now's t h e time t o be y o u r s e l f & l o v e t h e t h i n g s you know On t h e f a r s i d e of t h e i n l e t t h e r e a r e heaps of yellow s u l p h u r & t h e b r i d g e is studded w i t h morning t r a f f l c jams A l l t h e s i g n s o f a world you l e f t years ago People s t i l l s e l l i n g t h e i r own freedom j u s t t o s u r v i v e

Behind you t h e r e ' s an e a g l e a t t h e t o p o f an o l d j a c k p i n e Agafnst a sky unbelievably b l u e H e s p r e a d s h i s b l a c k wings & d r i f t s i n t o t h e f o r e s t & you b r e a t h e a g a i n , w h i l e your h e a r t i s growing s t r o n g e r Now's t h e time t o b e a l i v e When t h e sun comes up through your window ow's t h e time t o be y o u r s e l f l o v e t h e t h i n g s you know

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NEWS FROM THC WOMEN'S CENTRE L a u r e l Kimbley i s no l o n g e r worki n g a t t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Women's C e n t r e , a t 217 Main S t r e e t . She d i d a wonderful j o b as c o - o r d i n a t o r f o r t h e past 3 years. From a l m o s t not h i n g , L a u r e l b u i l t up t h e omen's C e n t r e t o become a v e r y busy p l a c e and s h e i n i t i a t e d a number o f projects. There was t h e E r i c a P r o j e c t , a s t u d y t o set up a s m a l l b u s i n e s s , t h e Bakery, numerous workshops and s t u d i e s and luncheons e t c . She o r g a n i z e d a group o f women f o r t h e Housing Committee, and t h e ~ a v i s / ~ c ~ u l lr eesni d e n c e w i l l open i n t h e new y e a r . L a u r e l i s s t i l l i n v o l v e d i n t h e housing committee. A l o t o f n e g o t i a t i n g h a s been ! . going on t h i s y e a r w i t h C i t y H a l l q, i f "-1/ and w i t h t h e h e l p o f Anne KloppenS o c i a l P l a n n i n g ,-t h e ill b e moving i n t o Cordova S t . a f t e r

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a t o r . W e need someone who rience i n fundraising, o u n s e l l i n g , and who i s w i t h t h e bowntown Eas t s i d e i c k up Job d e s c r i p t i o n a t n ' s Centre. C l o s i n g d a t e f o r resumes i s Nov. 20, 1987 and starts Jan. 4, 1988.

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You need money. I need money. , everyone n e e d s t h i s " c r e d i t c e r t i f i c a t e " p r i n t e d by t h e government. Why? - w e l l , of o c u r s e t h e answer i s obvious. You might s u r v i v e o u t o f garbage c a n s f o r a few y e a r s , b u t you die w i t h o u t money, you know. I t buys y o u r food, s h e l t e r , medic i n e , h e a l t h c a r e . . e v e r y t h i n g . Your v e r y e x i s t e n c e depends on money. And who c o n t r o l s money? A government composed of r i c h businessmen, e l e c t e d f o r t h a t purpose. (hell, everyone knows c a p i t a l i s t s a r e they invented good money-managers t h e game i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e , r i g h t ? - and t h e s e ' e x p e r t s ' a r e v o t e d i n by t h o s e who know t h a t money buys l i f e & luxury at the corner s t o r e . . s o , i t ' s t h e most i m p o r t a n t t h i n g i n t h e world - i s n ' t i t ? C r e a t i v i t y , p e r s o n a l freedom, r e l i g i o n , f r e e speech, assembly, freedom of t h e prWess, e d u c a t i o n t o a l t e r n a t i v e s . . . a l l those things t h a t onced ranked h i g h e r i n o u t t h o u g h t s & s o c i e t y t h a n money.. have now f a l l e n o r been pushed by c a p i t a l i s t s t o t h e l e v e l of threat e n i n g a c t i v i t i e s , a l m o s t "subversion" a g a i n s t t h e system t h a t c o n t r o l s o u r l i v e s through money..

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During i t s f a b u l o u s and e t e r n a l reign over us, Capitalism has made & compounded j u s t a b o u t e v e r y s e r i o u s m i s t a k e any p o l i and y e t i t t i c a l system could.. c o n t i n u e s t o t h r i v e & grow & make inroads i n t o every p o s s i b l e a r e a of i t s c i t i z e n s ' l i v e s . Year by y e a r i t i n c r e a s e s t h e c o s t of living, corrupts & r e s t r i c t s p e r s o n a l freedom & competes consciously with parents f o r the love and a l l i e g a n c e of t h e i r c h i l d r e n . a v i c i o u s t h i n g t o do, when you t h i n k about i t - b u t taken f o r g r a n t e d e v e r y day. The v e r y s l i m m a j o r i t y who keep vcting extreme c e p i t e l ~cn s Intc p o s i t i o n s of power from which they s h a p e o u r s o c i e t y , a r e n o t responding honestly o r i n t e l l i g e n t l y t o t h e t r u t h of t h e m a t t e r . H i s t o r i c a l l y , Capitalism has c r e a t e d f a r more problems (and more s e r i o u s o n e s ) than i t h a s e v e r s o l v e d . The E a r t h & t h e human r a c e have d e f i n i t e l y d e l i n e d m i s e r a b l y under t h i s system, and y e t i t c o n t i n u e s t o c o n t r o l us. .why? Because i t h a s worked o u t t h e cleve r e s t & most r u t h l e s s l y e f f i c i e n t c o n t r o l system i n t h e world and made everyone s u b j e c t t o it..money.

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Even i f i t goes a g a i n s t t h e t h e dogmatic . ' g r a i n of h i s t o r y and p o p u l a r b e l i e f s of t h e m a j o r i t y - i s n ' t i t a m a t t e r of freedom of n o t when you must need choice? money o r d i e ! No real & u l t i m a t e freedom of i n d i v i d u a l c h o i c e e x i s t s i n a soci e t y where only money can keep you a l i v e . A l l w e have u l t i m a t e l y i s t h e freedom t o f i l l i n t h e government's forms a s t h e government exp e c t s them t o b e f i l l e d i n . t h a t ' s freedom bottom l i n e . Then you g e t h t e money, n o t bef o r e . And i f you d o n ' t f i l l them i c y cr szy samcthinz ~ ~ 4 e r s t s l v ' t r u t h f u l f o r a change - something ' o t h e r than what c a p i t a l i s t designed & manufactured &operated computers a r e programmed t o accept - w e l l , s o r r y , b u t y o u ' r e dead meat, buddy. In a f r e e society, you're trash, & you'd b e t t e r crawl on your subvers i v e b e l l y o u t of h e r e t o t h e neare s t S m i t h r i t e , man - scrounge t h o s e b e e r c a n s . . s h u f f l e t h a t sandwich l i n e , ay? Under Capitalism t h i s i s what your government t h i n k s of your subv e r s i v e d e s i r e f o r personal freedom, p a l . On t h e o t h e r hand, i f y o u ' l l g e t your t e e t h f i x e d & wear a s u i t & s m i l e f o r t h e boss - any boss w e l l , maybe w e could s e t you up f o r s l a u g h t e r . You d i d n ' t want t h o s e r a d i c a l p e r s o n a l freedoms & a l t e r n a t i v e l i f e s t y l e s anyway, now t h a t you've g o t money! right?

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Dear P a u l , 01 P a l , You were n o t i n So what a time f o r i n s e r t i o n J u s t need f o u r l i n e s Under p o s i t i o n vacant o r Needed ( d e s p e r a t e l y ) . S i n g l e man of s i n g l e mind Seeks l a d y ( i f I e v e r f i n d one I s h a l l be q u i t e b a s h f u l ) Long t i m e member of Carnegie Attended over one hundred AA me Unemployed b u t a b l e C a l l me up, I l i k e t o dance I guarantee I ' m human. Don Hodgson 251-2613 # 1 4 - 4 ~ 3 Powell Marr Hotel

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s t r a n g e l a d i e s who t a k e one look a t me, scream & run away. I t doesn ' t b o t h e r me a s much a s i t used t o . . i n f a c t , t h a t n i g h t behind t h e Regent, I thought I was h a l l u c i n a t i n g . . . s h e looked l i k e a very t a l l duck t o me. Anyway, p l e a s e s t o p s p r e a d i n g rumours about a m i s s i n g duck. I l i v e n e x t door - and ducks have f e e l i n g s t o o , you know. Respectfully yours, Down town Duck

Fences between Native and nonN a t i v e p e o p l e i n B.C. were b r i d g e d and i n many c a s e s , vanquished, a t t h e opening n i g h t of NO' WYA' (Our F o o t p r i n t s ) i n Vancouver. The p l a y w i t h a tongue-twisting t i t l e ( i t ' s pronounced 'nuuh g h a ' ) i s designed t o u n t a n g l e misconceptions surrounding t h e Native land claims i s s u e . Judging by t h e response from t h e packed, premiere-night a u d i e n c e t h e H e a d l i n e s T h e a t r e and Gitksan~ e t ' s u w e t ' e n T r i b a l Council cop r o d u c t i o n i s succeeding i n doing just that. A Gitksan h e r e d i t a r y c h i e f , Hal B. Blackwater, p l a y s t h e p a r t of Gyat - a proud man f r u s t r a t e d by t h e l a c k of u n d e r s t a n d i n g nonN a t i v e s show f o r h i s c u l t u r e . A s Gyat s a y s t o a s e t t l e r i n NO' XYA', "I t h i n k t h a t i s n o t a fence. It is a t r a p These a r e words echoed i n r e a l l i f e . As E l d e r Mary Johnson (Aquililbix) t e s t i f i e d a t the opening of t h e ~ i t k s a n - w e t'suwetlen 1111.1~lzizl~~ f~ Mz:~, "TJe den'+_ l i k e b e i n g fenced i n l i k e animals." The Native r e s i d e n t s of B .C. 's Skeena r e g i o n have been r e l e g a t e d a t o t a l of f o r t y - f i v e s q u a r e m i l e s of government-reserve l a n d . They a r e claiming a n c e s t r a l r i g h t s t o

m i l e s . The c o u r t c a s e , and t h e concurrent play, a r e attempts t o b r i n g down some of t h e l e g a l and s o c i a l f e n c e s d i v i d i n g Native and non-Native i n t e r e s t s today. Headlines T h e a t r e A r t i s t i c D i r e c t o r , David Diamond, s p e n t o v e r two months i n Hazelton t h i s y e a r r e s e a r c h i n g and w r i t i n g NO' XYA' i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h Native e l d e r s and Skeena r e s i d e n t s . Diamond e x p l a i n s Headlines, and h i s r o l e , i n t h e s e k i n d s of p r o j e c t s . This t h e a t r e t h a t stems from community concerns. But t h e r e ' s a b i g d i f f e r e n c e between doing something f o r p e o p l e , and doing i t w i t h them. The d i f f e r d n c e i s i n power, i n being conected t o t h e r o o t of t h e i s s u e . I r e a l l y f e e l , i n t h i s p r o j e c t , I became t h e pen t h e community could push around. The drama c o n t i n u e s i n r e a l i t y , f o l l o w i n g each performance of NO' XYA', a s community a u d i e n c e s a r e encouraged t o a s k q u e s t i o n s , "-2

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The P l a y w a s w e l l p r e s e n t e d , b u t i t was w e l l guarded by p e o p l e s t a n d i n g a t t h e back. No cameras o r t a p e r e c o r d e r s . Halfway through t h e show, I t r i e d t o go t o t h e washroom when a hand landed on my s h o u l d e r ( j u s t l i k e a cop) and I w a s asked where I w a s going. I s a i d , "The washroom. Where i s i t ? He t o l d me. I had t h e f e e l i n g we were f o r c e d t o l i s t e n t o eve r y word. A f t e r t h e p l a y was o v e r , t h e y had a d i s c u s s i o n f o r an h o u r and a h a l f h e f o r e they would f e e d us. I was s t a r t i n g t o g e t s i c k a s I d i d n o t have s u p p e r . James Roadknight

Kids a r e g r e a t . . K i d s a r e a p a i n . Both of t h e s e i d e a s a r e e x p r e s s e d by t h e v o l u n t e e r s who work a s r e c e p t i o n i s t s on t h e second f l o o r . The problem i s k i d s who g e t behind t h e desk and s t a r t p l a y i n g w i t h b a l l s and t h e o t h e r s t u f f t h e r e . This i s h a r d on t h e p e r s o n who h a s t o keep o r d e r back t h e r e d u r i n g t h e i r s h i f t . P l e a s e p a r e n t s , i f your c h i l d can walk/run/zoom - l e t them know t h a t back behind t h e desk i s o f f l i m i t s . They h a v e t o a s k Tor s t u f f and n o t j u s t s t a r t rumaging through t h e cupboard. Okay?

T H E S O N QF A W A I T R E S S a p r o s e poem : k p l . e t e d v i t a l i t y h a s c r e a t e d a n i n t o l e r a n c e "Nu o n e h a s t i l e r i s h t t o t o u c h Iur stimulation. S u b j e c t p r e f ~ , r s t o Live in t h e e x n c r i e n c e s o f a ~ . o t h e r . " ul i d e a l w o r l d , w h e r e t h i n g s a r c 2 m o r e n e a r l y - .,ohn Ca::c I:, h e l s h e w o u l d l i k e t h e m t o b e . L u s c h e r C o l u r 'Test

This i s n o t a poem about a l o v i n g son. With a g r a d e n i n e mind and t r a i n i n g f o r a nun, t h e r e w e r e n ' t many o p t i o n s i n 1961, f o r a t h i r t y - o n e y e a r o l d widow w i t h f o u r kids to raise. She'd known b e f o r e t h e y ' d wed t h a t h e ' d n o t l o n g t o l i v e . He'd made s u r e of h e r h e a r t b e f o r e b r e a k i n g t h e s a d news. She'd s p e n t t h e i r f i r s t months t o g e t h e r naked i n t h e house; and when s h e t o l d t h i s i t was i n o r d e r t o e x p l a i n where s h e ' s p i c k e d t h e h a b i t up. There a r e many ways t o mourn. Now why a woman g r i e v e s o v e r a walking c o r p s e a f t e r h e ' s made i t o f f i c i a l can only b e e x p l a i n e d i f s h e l e t s t h e w e i g h t o f days convince (Maybe h e r t h a t a man w i t h h a l f a working kidney i s n o t a toy of whim. seven y e a r s o f days, p l u s t h e t h r e e they c o u r t e d , i s j u s t w e i g h t enough.) She was almost r i g h t t o t r u s t - my f a t h e r d i e d about t h e t i m e d i a l y s i s came i n . (The f a c t t h a t t h e i r t i m e t o g e t h e r r e a d s l i k e a g r a d e ' B ' manuscript is n o t germaine.) And a s s h e p a s s e d away from t h e cemetery g a t e , n e c e s s i t y was a l r e a d y w i s p e r i n g - and t h i s v o i c e of t h e p a t r i a r c h y needs no o t h e r t o n e - of i t s demand t o t r u s t t h e weight of days a g a i n ,

h e r g r i e f ' f o r t o smother, s l o w l y , slowly o v e r t h e j o y s t h e y had j u s t rushed p a s t . And i t comforts me sometimes, when i t d o e s n ' t make me c r i n g e , t h a t w h i l e t h i s w a s s i n k i n g i n on h e r way home from t h e g r a v e , h e r mind must needs somehow f i n a l l y f o c u s f o r a w h i l e on t h e c h i l d p e s t e r i n g h e r f o r a bag o f c h i p s . . A s t o why s h e had us - w e l l ex-nuns-to-be a r e touchy on t h a t s c o r e . I n e v e r saw h e r h a p p i e r , though, t h a n t h e day s h e r u s h e d i n t o t h e house I g o t them Suddenly waving ' t h e p i l l ' l i k e v i c t o r y . "I g o t them. we were P r o t e s t a n t s . (When t h e b r a - b u r n e r s made t h e news my mother l e f t my s i s t e r s and I i n no doubt a s t o what "thing" was m i s s i n g from f e m i n i s t s ' l i v e s . ( I f s h e i s s t i l l a l i v e , I hope s h e i s w i s e r now.)) N e c e s s i t y would have i t s s a y , however, on t h i s h e r one avenue o f f l i r t a t i o n w i t h t h e t a s t e of j o y , f o r i t happens t o b e a f a c t as immutable a s d e a t h t h a t people w i t h g r a d e minds d o n ' t f o l l o w d i r e c t i o n s w e l l . Now t o raise f o u r k i d s on a w a i t r e s s ' s a l a r y i s a s t a r k i m p o s s i b i l i t y , even i f s h e can l e t t h e d a i r y b i l l s l i d e f o r a w h i l e because t h e milk t r u c k o c c a s i o n a l l y s t o p s a h a l f hour o r s o o u t s i d e t h e window w h i l e f i n g e r s a r e b e i n g s t r a t e g i c a l l y employed, o u t o f p i t y . ( I f shame i s r e a d i n t h i s i t w a s n ' t i n my mother when s h e answered a d a u g h t e r ' s c u r i o s i t y - except a b o u t t h e p i t y ; s h e g l o a t e d of h e r "catch" and n e v e r knew s h a t I found o u t h e l p i n g on t h e milk-run when t h e r e g u l a r boy w a s s i c k - s o i t must be i n t h e reader.) To pay o f f a f o o d - c r e d i t b i l l of f i f t e e n hundred once t h e g r o c e r c a l l s i t i n - a l o t o f p o t a t o e s ; no h u n g e r , b u t a l o t o f p o t a t o e s o u r one day a s a f a m i l y (and n o t more o r less a s f i v e p e o p l e l i v i n g i n s h a r e d accommodation, f o u r o f whom happen by c o i n c i d e n c e t o have come from t h e womb of t h e f i f t h ) , was t h e day t h e d e b t r e a c h e d z e r o - w e l l , t o do t h a t as w e l l . . . o n e day t h e Nobel P r i z e i n Economics w i l l b e awarded t o a s i n g l e mother r a i s i n g k i d s on t h e minimum wage and symbolic j u s t i c e w i l l have been done and due r e c o g n i t i o n awarded t h i s most common & o b s c u r e o f w e s t e r n m i r a c l e s , t o s a y n o t h i n g o f t h e t h i r d world, a t which t h e w e s t e r n mind can o n l y b a l k . .

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She o n l y t w i c e c r i e d I mean t h e soul-deep wracking s o b s ; b o t h t i m e s a f t e r movies: "A Tree Grows i n Brooklyn" and "A Man and A Woman": b o t h times i n t h e deep of t h e n i g h t , a f t e r t h e k i d s had l o n g been as lee^, o r s o we a l l p e r t e n d e d n e x t day, b o t h t i m e s . . . Latch-key c h i l d r e n grow up a l l by themselves q u i t e w e l l , f i e r c e independence oozes from o u t t h e i r every p o r e . They have t o f i n d o u t f a s t who i t i s they a r e o r e l s e they might s l i p up and a s k a slave-worked, mindd r a i n e d (of a l l o t h e r c o n t e n t by money w o r r i e s ) , g r i e f - o p p r e s s i n g , s t a b b i n g b u l l of a mother i f s h e can s p a r e some l o v e .

And a way l o v e g e t s asked f o r i s by b e i n g given. One t h i n g o n l y have I l e a r n e d from h e r , and t h a t took m e awhile: t o b e a woman i n t h i s world demands a q u a l i t y of s t u b b o r n e s s men can o n l y a s p i r e t o , i f t h e y choose. So I have chosen.

I n e v e r s a i d I w a s n ' t proud t o c a l l myself i t s t i t l e .

Steven Belkin -

For someone who p r i d e s h i m s e l f on h i s indepdndence, 1:he;:e n r e an mharra s s i n g l y l a r g e number of p e o p l e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h i s poem's ~ e n e s i s . It i s perhaps n o t w i t h o u t s i g n i f i g a n c e t h a t o n l y t h r e e of them a r e men. I would l i k e t o start by c o l l e c t i v e l y t h a n k i n g t h o s e f e m i n i s t s a t Co-op Radio, c i r c a 1980-1985, who waive t h e i r r i g h t t o eschew my g r a t i t u d e . I am compelled - I assume by t h e v o i c e of t h e Goddess t o s i n g l e out I also Dorothy Kidd f o r s p e c i a l thanks. " ~ o n ' t a s k me why, Dorothy!" must mention t h e names o f P a u l a B u t l e r , Vinnie Mohr, Marcia B a r r y , P a t r i c i a Jones (when s h e found I l i v e d i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , I c o u l d do no wrong), Suzanne B a r b r i d g e , , Glenn Schentag, K-H-D-S-L, and J a n e Harris whose warm benevolence allowed me t o l i k e myself enough t o g r i p t h e chaos w i t h i n . I must a l s o t h a n k ( w i l l t h i s n e v e r e n d ? ) t h e members o f t h e s h o r t - l i v e d Carnegie C e n t r e P o e t r y Club f o r t h e i r i n d u l g e n c e t o my w o r k . . e s p e c i a l l y Tora and A n i t a Stevens - who know why. F i n a l l y I must thank Joyce Williams and V i c k i Swan whose warmth and k i n d n e s s s t i r r e d which b r i n g s me t o a l l t h e chaos o u t , l i k e t h e p i e c e s of a j i g s a w George T i l s e r , whose o f f - i c e door s a y s "counselling" because words a r e inadequate.

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RESPECT LIFE

LOVE TRUTH LOVETHE EARTH

New Rain P a n t e d By Claudius Ivan P l a n i d i n Three-quarters, t h e y say, of the world's population w i l l s l e e p hungry t o n i g h t , I look through my window a t t h e low sky grey, I predict r a i n tonight,

when young I l i k e d t o play i n rain, three-quarters of t h e world's population w i l l t r y

T i r e d of s t r a n g e c i t i e s , s t r a n g e towns Not one t r u e f r i e n d have I found, 1'11 keep on searching..who knows, Maybe someday I ' l l f i n d a f r i e n d , who w i l l be a t r u e f r i e n d of mine. T i r e d oâ&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s t r a n g e c i t i e s , same o l d t h i n g ; people h u r t i n g people No h a p p i n e s s do they b r i n g . Nothing seems t o change, no m a t t e r God knows, how h a r d I t r y . So l o n e l y Like i f I I f only I I f only I

sometimes I f e e l , could l i v e my l i f e over. had t h a t one t r u e f r i e n d , had t h a t one t r u e f r i e n d .

Vinn i e Cunningham Confidence By Claudius Ivan P l a n i d i n Lighting a c i g a r e t t e i n t h e summer b l u e eyes calm l o o k i n g i n t o my eyes s h e s a i d , " I ' m ready t o t a k e my l e a v e , wknever the t i m e cmcs." I n t h e f a l l s h e had gone. I found o u t when I r e t u r n e d from v a c a t i o n s o I never g o t t o go t o h e r f u n e r a l , you s e e , b u t I knew s h e had been ready and somehow t h a t gave m e some satisfaction.

Her b l u e eyes were calm l o o k i n g i n t o my eyes, h e r gaze s u r e .

A t t h e November 8 t h Volunteer Open Discussion, i t was announced t h a t Barry Coull w i l l a s s e s s t h e program by p e r s o n a l l y i n t e r v i e w i n g f i f t y v o l u n t e e r s . He w i l l a s k them how they f e e l about t h e program and what they want t o g e t o u t o f i t ; t h e i r jobs; communication and working relationships. He w i l l w r i t e down t h e answers, a n a l y z e them and w r i t e a r e p o r t on t h e program. A l l answers a r e c o n f i d e n t i a l and no names w i l l b e

Walking a t h i n l i n e By Joachim Some young p e o p l e have r e a l l y f i g u r e d i t a l l o u t . The guys a r e working i n t h e pubs and t h e i r p r e t t y l a d i e s do i t i n t h e s t r e e t s . Adam Smith (The Wealth o f N a t i o n s , 1776 A.D.) must be s o r r y t h a t h e c a n ' t study the d i v i s i o n of l a b o u r modern s t y l e .

The P o ~ ei s o n l y t e a c h i n g a half-truth. The a n c i e n t Creeks b e l i e v e d t h a t Venus, t h e Goddess o f Love and t h e Vorld, was reh o r n a s t h e Holy V i r g i n a t s u n r i s e . t

The monks used t o b e a l o t w i s e r i n t h e Middle Ages. They s e n t o f f t h o s e f o o l husbands t o f i g h t i n t h e Crusades s o t h e y c o u l d have a pood time.

Some would s a y Lhe Church i s cloinr: some good. Gut s o d i d Count E r a c u l a . The Romanian p e a s a n t s a r e s t i l l a d o r i n z him today f o r keepinq t h e Yoslems o u t o f Europe. Otherw i s e we c o u l d have an A$atollah s i t t i n g i n V i c t o r i a today d e c l a r i n g war on A l b e r t a . But t h e n e v e r y

rnan c o u l d have 4 wives. And now t h e f e m i n i s t s would demand e q u a l r i g h t s . We would a l l b e i n t e r m a r r i e d i n no t i m e .

I d o n ' t b e l i e v e i n r i g h t wing o r l e f t wing p o l i t i c s . We need b o t r wings i f we want t o f l y . And a s f o r p r i v a t i z a t i o n : why n o t s e l l ?tad4illan Blodell t o t h e loggers and. X c ~ o n a l 'ds t o t h e p e o p l e who work t h e r e . And i f t h e P o s t O f f i c e w a s s o l d t o t h e p o s t a l w o r k e r s , we would b e g u a r a n t e e d r a n end t o a l l strikes. And t a l k i n g about f l y i n g . . I found some mushrooms under t h e G r a n v i l l e S t . B r i d g e and went t o U.B .C. t o have them i d e n t i f i e d . What a w a s t e of t i m e ! I went t o Botany, Biology and Zoology. Theese guys know n o t h i n g . They I g u e s s what are a l l specialists. t h e y know b e s t i s screaming f o r more money, I can do t h a t t o o , a n d I don' t n e e d a Ph.D. f o r t h a t ! So I d e c i d e d t o go back t o Yain and a s k t h e cops. But I c o u l d n ' t b e l i e v e my e y e s when I saw s o many young women on t h e UBC b u s . . I thought g i r l s j u s t want t o have I' fun, fun..

The age o l d c a l l i n g t o e x p l o r e , t o t r a v e l . But t o where? And f o r what? So you s t a y wherever you a r e ; b u t what aye you s t a y i n g f o r ? Perhaps - f o r a j o b , f o r a home, f o r a family- s o For most people, t h a t i s n o t a r e a l i t y , and f o r many people, never w i l l be. So what happened, you ask y o u r s e l f --how d i d w e Lose t h e good fight--so bad and what do most p e o ~ l ehave t o show f o r t h e i r l i v e s . . . but t h e b e a t goes on, d o e s n ' t i t ? J u s t t h i n k of what t h e r e i s n ' t t h e r e f o r you wherever you go. - d o n ' t you e v e r wonder who we have t o thank

t h e h e a l t h y and t h e s t r o n g from s t r o n g f a m i l i e s .

amidst l i e s and advertisement of t h e good l i f e . So put on a happy f a c e , and understand,

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AUNTIE PHYLLIS 'S ICE CREAM Iremember i t w e l l ; i t was one of t h o s e days t h a t t h i n g s s o r t of f a l l t o g e t h e r i n t h e odd way of chance. You introduced me t o your Auntie P h y l l i s , a s h o r t b u t r a t h e r rotund woman ( t o s a y t h e l e a s t ) . Also I remembered your s a y i n g t h a t smoking g r a s s removed a l l your i n d i b i t i o n s s o I i n v i t e d you t o my h o t e l room and, t o my s u r p r i s e , Auntie accompa n i e d us. On t h e way up t h e e l e v a t o r I remember v(?r?dn_rZsgi f t I - , s z ~~ l i : c a b l e s would maintain b u t we a r r i v e d s a f e l y and I r o l l e d up a few which we smoked. I w a s wishi n g your a u n t wasn't t h e r e and, being q u i t e stoned, l a y on t h e bed; then you l a y down on one s i d e and your aunt on t h e o t h e r . Gravity being what i t i s everyt h i n g s h i f t e d towards a u n t i e and t h e r e I was h a l f - b u r i e d beneath one garguantan t h i g h and arm having paranoid thoughts t h a t i f s h e decided t o r o l l over I would b e completely under h e r impressi v e personage, completely a t h e r mercy. I t was then t h a t Auntie k i s s e d me on t h e cheek and, s e e i n g t h e c o n s t e r n a t i o n on my f a c e , you . commenced g i g g l i n g and Auntie s t a r t e d laughing and t h e whole room shook with m i r t h , none of i t mine. Then Auntie g r a n t e d me a r e p r i e v e by demanding i n a s t e n t o r i a n r o a r some water t o g e t h e r through t h e d e s e r t and I e a g e r l y l e a p e d from t h e bed t o accomodate h e r a s any good h o s t would do; but a f t e r n i n e l a r g e g l a s s e s and a s e a t by t h e window ( a s f a r away a s I could g e t ) I r e f u s e d t o h a u l any

more water. She then demanded i c e cream and I saw my s a l v a t i o n and t o l d h e r t h a t t h e O v a l t i n e Restaur a n t had t h e b e s t chocolate-flavour i c e cream i n t h e whole western world. So we r e p a i r e d t h e r e b u t s t i l l s h e complained s o a t t h a t p o i n t I wished h e r w e l l b u t s a i d t h a t wherever s h e went s h e should t a k e a f i v e - g a l l o n bucket of water. She l e f t i n a h u f f , and we r e t u r n e d t o t h e h o t e l and between b o u t s of l o v e you break me i n t o l a u g h t e r by demanding w a t e r i n a g r u f f i m i t a t i o n of Auntie. 3 * 9 - L ---2 -1 T.T,.11 AL J U ~ C Ma lung i fme XILA. ,rLa.r and sometimes i t h i n k i would p u t up w i t h a u n t i e j u s t t o have you once again.

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Wonderful Memories o f Red

Roy Hubbard Kent and I met Roy a t t h e Domi n i o n H o t e l i n 1980. He w a s a v e r y s p e c i a l f r i e n d . He d i e d of h e a r t t r o u b l e s . He l o v e d everyone i n t h e Carnegie Community C e n t r e . He h e l p e d p e o p l e w i t h t h e i r problems and when t h e y needed t h i n g s . Roy was always i n a happy mood. P e o p l e w i l l m i s s him very much. Many p e o p l e went t o ROY'S f u n e r a l . . some p e o p l e c r i e d f o r him. Roy was l i k e a father t o me and h e l p e d me w i t h my problems. If I was hungry h e would g i v e me sand-

wiches and c o o k i e s and g r a n o l a b a r s . Often h e would t a k e Kent and m e o u t f o r d i n n e r . Sometimes I would cook a r o a s t d i n n e r f o r him and a f t e r w a r d s h e would t a l k w i t h u s f o r h o u r s . Then h e would go home f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e n i g h t . W e would t a l k a g a i n t h e n e x t day. When he d i e d I w a s s a d l i k e when my Mom It was v e r y h a r d on me. died. I have h e a r d t h a t i f you l o v e someone, t h a t p e r s o n i s a p a r t of y o u r l i f e f o r e v e r . I w i l l remember t h a t when I m i s s him and when I a m

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The good o l d boy s t a t e d l a s t n i g h t th2.t h e would n o t mind payi n g h i s own h o s p i t a l b i l l s . He i s t r y i n g t o c o v e r up t h e s a d f a c t t h a t once t h e stars a n d b a r s a r e f l u t t e r i n g o v e r o u r h e a d s , we w i l l b e yankees and have t o pay o u r own medical b i l l s . We w i l l a l s o have t o pack a .44 o r .45 j u s t l i k e t h e p e o p l e i n t h e United S t a t e s do. I r e c a l l American m i n i s t e r s on t h e i r way t o a c o n f e r a n c e i n Windsor, O n t a r i o had t o check ' t h e i r guns b e f o r e e n t e r i n g Canada. They c o u l d p i c k them up on t h e way home. T h i s i s a t r u e s t o r y . Do you want t o l i v e t h i s way? You can change t h i s i n t h e n e x t e l e c t i o n - coming up! By JAMES ROADKNIGHT

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What i s a n e g a t i v e o p i n i o n i f d i r e c t e d a t someone by someone e l s e , w i t h no thought of t h e consequences o r t h e damage caused? Okay, i t ' s c a l l e d c h a r a c t e r a s sault..sound f a m i l i a r ! So what t y p e s of people a r e i n t o c h a r a c t e r a s s a u l t ? People w i t h n o t h i n g t o do; people going nowhere; p e o p l e whose dreams have no c o n t e n t ; people whose e v e r y waking h o u r i s s p e n t on t h i n k i n g of ways o f p u t t i n g someone else down o r g e t t i n g even. But a t who? For what? Anyway, whoever they a r e g e t t i n g even w i t h now a r e n o t t h e same people they were g e t t i n g even w i t h t e n y e a r s ago o r y e s t e r d a y . . t h e t a r g e t s always seem t o change. Okay, s o perhaps i t ' s a N a t i o n a l Pastime b u t who t h e h e l l needs i t . I s n ' t t h e r e a whole l o t of b e t t e r t h i n g s t o do and work a t than c r i t i c i z i n g someone e l s e ' s c h a r a c t e r ? Another w a u i e o f cime i s t r y i n g t o f i g u r e o u t how t o t e l l people how t o s t o p t h e s o - c a l l e d pastime, because i t ' s seemingly unchangable. Well dammit, c h a r a c t e r a s s a u l t sucks. J u s t look around a t t h e p a i n i t ' s caused everyone everywhere. ~ h e r e ba song: ''Mind your own b u s i n e s s , And you won ' t be minding mine. And i f you mind your own b u s i n e s s Y o u ' l l be busy a l l t h e t i m e . " By DAVE McCONNELL

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On August 15/'85, I was i n f o r med by my d o c t o r t h a t I had t o be admitted i n t o Grace H o s p i t a l f o r High blood p r e s s u r e . The baby wasn't due f o r a n o t h e r week. To my s u r p r i s e , Sunday morning t h e d o c t o r s had e x p l a i n e d t o me t h a t I would be g i v i n g b i r t h t h a t day sometime. I thought i t was a joke, f o r I wasn't f e e l i n g any pain a t a l l . Approximately 11:00 am they were t a k i n g me downstairs t o t h e d e l i v e r y room. A t 2 :00 pm they had broken my w a t e r and f r o z e t h e lower p a r t of my body s o I would n o t f e e l any pain. 1 1 : O O pm i t was time t o push and, 4 hour l a t e r , t h e r e he was t h e most charming l i t t l e baby boy. I L w a s a w e n d e r f c l g l t t tc snr

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world, s o t i n y h e was, and s o h e l p l e s s he looked. H e was named Adam Lee Cappell, weighing 9 l b s . 4 oz. I r e a l l y di!d have him t h a t day, and even today I t i s s t i l l t h e b e s t day o f my l i f e . For when I am f e e l i n g b l u e , o r s a d , angry o r whatever mood I am i n , I j u s t t h i n k of t h a t day I gave b i r t h t o my son, Adam Lee Cappell. By h i s mother, Mary

Summer Memories I thoroughly enjoyed t h e summer. It r e a l l y began when Mom and I went t o v i s i t my g r a n d p a r e n t s i n Nanaimo They l i v e c l o s e t o a Bird Sanctuary w i t h t h e l a r g e s t v a r i e t y of o u r f e a t h e r e d f r i e n d s I have e v e r seen! The M i l l s t r e a m F i v e r flows behind Grandma and Grandpa's yard. T h e i r garden i s f u l l o f Peace r o s e s . My mother w a s named I r e n e because i t means " ~ e a c e " . Grandma and Grandpa a l s o grow v e g e t a b l e s . One day we walked t o t h e downtown a r e a through a w i l d e r n e s s park. Another h i g h l i g h t during t h e summer was t h e Scout Jamboree n e a r Sooke. We met Scouts from a l l o v e r t h e world and had many adventures. -m i i i n o ---~ n r orrnn i-. --we r.7p-11 r-f t--~g, ca~fieFr.o -7 -n0o - ------took p a r t i n midnight h i k e s . The Janboree occured from t h e e i g h t h t o t h e f i f t e e n t h of August. We l e a r n e d many outdoor s k i l l s and b e s t of a l l w e made many new and l a s t i n g friendships. liayne Schmidt

.has a g a i n v a c a t e d h i s body f o r awhile; BUT a p u b l i c opinion,- p o l l shows "the g e n e r a l agreement was t h a t he was n o t born n o r hatched.. .he i s only s ~ m thing e Seyczd defi n i t i o n and j u s t a figment of our imagination: Crasly yours, Captain Chaos

A l l t h a t you a r e t o me. 1 ' m swept on r i s i n g t i d e s of Love To match your every need, And always 1 ' m consumed w i t h you I n thought and word and deed.

My d a r l i n g , one and only l o v e You a r e a l l my h e a r t s e e k s , For t r u e l o v e ' s v a l l e y s a r e s o s w e e t A s e v e r a r e t h e peaks. This i s t h e depth of my l o v e f o r you. Sheila Bell

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It was e a r l y t h a t morning, -;and h e was o u t l o n g b e f o r e we were f i n i s h e d o u r chores. He ' had g o t t e n up e a r l y , a l o n g time b e f o r e most of us. S i n c e we s h a r e d t h e same room, h e woke me and t o l d me h e w a s l e a v i n g e a r l y and would b e back around noon. I l e t i t go a t t h a t . S t r a n g e l y enough, no one n o t i c e d h i s time o f absence u n t i l h e had come back. That was when h e t o l d u s about i t . I d i d n ' t know what t o t h i n k , b u t h e s a i d i t was fun and t h a t h e was going t o do i t a g a i n , slang s . ~ i r h-I. !*!es- ~ i sgreee cc go a l o n g w i t h him. We g o t o u r knapsacks and packed up some o l d p l a y c l o t h e s , and we headed o u t . He l e d u s t h e r e . We had been t h e r e many t i m e s , b u t t h i s time we were . t h e r e t o do something we had n e v e r t r i e d b e f o r e . It was time h e s a i d , and he was going t o do i t f i r s t . He walked o u t i n f r o n t of g a s and t o l d us t o c l o s e o u r e y e s , then count t o t h r e e , and re-open them. We d i d and he w a s gone. We a l l saw where h e had s t o o d s o we a l l d i d t h e same, and a s we d i d , each o f u s went

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