terrible with finality.

_ Summer Recreation

“insects. and finishing with a

_and singing. The leaders: feel:
“very fortunate in being able to

a great variety of activities. For

“or draw, there is the Quiet Room, |
--with a: supply. of books, comics, :

~téo much confusion. ‘The Main.
~ Hall and'the grounds of the Hall

: fields at Sidney Elementary
- School are used.

- see who could collect items on a
jist the fastest. Every child got a

. were hired. Brent 'saac is the

with Liz
leader's position, Leslie Daw is

Wednesday, Juiy 21, 1971

THE REVIEW

PAGE FIVE.

THE JACK SCOTT COLUMN

Unwanted Guests

Some years ago, when it came
to me in a blinding flash that I
was destined to spend a. great
part of my life finding homes for
batch after batch of kittens,
shutting up barking dogs, caring
for pregnant rabbits and nurse-
maiding an assortment of other
livestock loosely described’ as
“pets’’, I made a firm. positive
ruling.

“There will be no more live
creatures in this house," 1 an-
nounced in a voice that was

Trouble is ‘no one appears. to
have heard me. Since then we
have had six White Leghorns, a
canary. and two budgie: birds, a
cross-eyed Siamese cat,.a duck,
uncounted numbers of. goldfish,
two white mice, a Fox Terrier
and a Labrador the size of a
buffalo, all of which have ended
up in my charge. ;

In some cases, of course, the
novelty of these birds and beasts
has lasted as long as 18 minutes,
a period in which they are fon-
dled, laundered and fed by their
rightful owners...

But when the predictable ennui
sets in. that (is) when =I
automatically become the keeper
of the zoo.

BY.Ken Campbell
Recreation Director
Beginning with. clothespin

scavenger hunt, last week saw
the start of the Playground
programme for over 100 children
at St. Paul’s United Church Hall.:
Other activities were crafts such
as eggcearton creations, popsicle
stick. crafts,.Dippity: Plastic
flowers, and collages; . games
such as Danish Rounders, soft-
bali, Dodge Ball and Red Rover;

use the Hall; as it allows space for

those children who ‘want to read:

and blackboards. Two rooms are’
sed. for crafts: the- ‘Paper Room

“and the Mess Hall, enabling the .|
~. Jeaders. to. ‘cater to. ‘different: in-.

terests: and age groups. without

“are used for minor games. When
more space is needed, the playing

For instance,. on. Friday the
whole group was taken to the
School for the Scavenger Hunt, to

prize,

Because ~ of.. the large
registration for both Playground
and Tot-Lot: (about 125. and 50
respectively), two more leaders

fifth leader in Playground, and
Ireland. moved to

the helper at Tot-Lot.
The Track  mect. held~ last
Friday brought out a small group
of children: but those. who at-
tended” the meet, under. the
direction of Mr. Coulson, were
keen. There were a variety of
dashes, relays and novelty races
and everyone who participated
was able to win some ribbons.
The participants were: Yvonne
McGoldrick, Melissa Sparks,
Leigh-Anne. Pearce,” Vickie
Pearee, Colleen Willson, Donald
Sather, ~ Blaine: MeGoldrick,
Ricky  MeGeldrick,.. Alana
Guthrie, Lori Sather, Kim Sax,
Sonya McGoldrick and. Bob
Bryant. Hopefully there will boa
large turn-out to. the . second

I wouldn’t’ mention it, mind
you, I’d accept my burden like.a
little man, but word has reached
me that there’s been some
speculation in the neighborhood
about my worm-digging and I
want it on the record that I am
now apparently sole custodian of
Hansel and Gretel, turtles.

Of all the. pets that have
crossed this threshold Hansel and
Gretel are by far the most
unrewarding.

A turtle has no personality
whatever, It responds to nothing
except danger when, if it isn’t
already there, it draws. its head
silently.'on ball bearings, into its
shel!, A turtle just lies there like a_
stone or paws feebly at the side of
its bowl] in a fruitless attempt to
get back to wherever it is turtles
come from.

As I expected, my daughters,
the rightful owners of Hansel and

Gretel, left me to cope with the

problem of their board and room,
the first crisis being the strong
possibility that they were star-
‘ving to death.

The powdery substance in the
box optimistically labelled
‘‘turtle food’’ was clearly now the:
answer. The turtles, being unable
to read, ‘ignored it and, though it
is hard to tell with a turtle, T got
the distinct impression that they’
were. quietly succumbing.

Sure enough, when I phoned. a
pet-shop) man. to -whom [I
regularly appeal in such
emergencies, he confirmed my
diagnosis and regaled me. with a
bewildering . recitation. of the
medical and
requirements necessary to keep a:
turtle in this world.

“Won't eat, eh?” the pet man
said. ‘‘Smear a little cod-liver oil.
on their faces. They'll wipe it off
into their. mouths. .That’ll
stimulate. their: appetite. Try. ‘a
few medium or small-sized earth-
“worms. with a..side-order - of.

eyes. They. get sore eyes. Bathe
them in some warm boracic or
use some eye ointment.”

: am: “not:

That is what he:said.It really. is.

be.

liver. oil “was almost a surgical
operation since, at, first: sign of
the -eye- dropper, both my’
patients were promptly headless.
It was only blind luck that they
got the treatment at the right
end.

The earth-worm hunt,” “itself,

plunged me into that gloom that
is my, failing when troubled with
an “ethical problem. ‘Since _ the
worms appeared to be twice as
lively and every bit as desirable
as pets as the turtles, themselves.
1 felt'a moral obligation to those
who were about to die...
__ AS usual, when T am. making
myself look ridiculous, my neigh-
fence, where. he waits. for his
daily chuckles. .

“Going fishing?" he asked.

“Getting lunch for the turtles,”’
1 said, bleakly, and he went
running off, hand over his mouth,
to tell everybody in the block.

The turles themselves
responded not at. all to these
foodies, even rejecting — their
watercress salad, and’ T phoned
the pet man againe ce

“Didn't , tell you!" he asked,
“You've got to chop up the cairth-
worms into little bits." .

This 1 refused to do. 1 have
announced it publically, "refuse
to chop up earthworms,” [said
tomy loved ones, “and (here will
be no more live creatures in this
house.” They just. smiled their
Mona Lisa antiles :

Track Meet, to be held at Sidney
Schoal ons July 30.

More than 4b people enjoyed a
sing-along led by John Gardner
and a film showing at the last
Film) Festival, Next) weeks
showing includes “21-87, a
gripping experimental
concerned with man’s position in

“a humanized society; ‘The
Overlanders’’, a Canadian travel
documentary; “The Chairmaker
and the © Boys’,
children, and “Tuklu and his
Magic Spear’, an execllently
produced film ustrating
Eskimo culture incorporated into
an interesting story, The Film
Festival ie at Sanecha Hall,

Thursday, July 22 at 7:00 and
admission is free!

SANSCHA
CALE é STAT

TToreday Maly 29nd) Films, 7-4
p.m. Everyone welcome, no
admission charge. Forthcoming
events: Sidney Softball
Organization Dance July alst.

film:

a story for:

TRAIN -— BUS
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dietary .

watercress. Oh, yes. Watch their]

- » Hansel and Gretel were’ as une:
“cooperative as only: turtles ¢

“The administration of the on

bor was there ‘Jeaning. on. the:

Just: making this up. : se

odd

-Road left for Scotland today on a

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ARE. TRULY. POTTED | at

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In And Aro und Town

Mr. and. Mrs. Otto Wiggins.
James White Blvd. spent several
days visiting in the Comox area.
recently.

Mr. and: Mrs. L. Wright, of
Sidney Taxi Service, attended the
funeral services of Mr. Wright's
father, Mr. Stanley Wright, aged
81 years, in Vancouver, on July.
15th. Mr. Wright is survived by
his wife, 4.sons and 3 daughters,
19 grandchildren and 1 great-
grandchild.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Noble. and
her three boys from Boundary
Bay visited at the home of -L. L
King, Harbour Road, recently.
Kirsten Chudley stayed with her’
‘grandparents Mr. and Mrs. L.
King while her mother. underwent
treatment in hospital.

Mrs. Gordon Hulme and
daughter .Diane, 2480 Beaufort

one month holiday. They will visit
relatives in the Outer Hebrides.
and Diane. will also journey to
Londonderry where she will see'a
friend.

Fhe one

A RECENT VISITOR "
Sidney came aboard :
stage coach | ‘pearing
mail from Barkerville.
-*Tony’: Field, -
who opened the Bank of
Montreal here as a sub
agency in 1945 said he
had fond memories. of
the town and wished to
be remembered. to all
“his old friends, The
stage travelled into
Victor ja as part of this
year's. centennial
celebrations,

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Mrs. P. Konrath, 2374 Lovell
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» cup chopped onion

2 teaspoons ginger

1 ‘tablespoon sov sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons cornstarch
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‘There were

her high school days in Bat-
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Miss M. Pedlow, Belfast,
Ireland, is a holiday. visitor to
Sidney: and is. the guest of her
brother and. sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Pediow, James White
Boulevard.

Mr. and, Mrs.
Vancouver,. were

Eric King,
week-end

guests at the home of the formers -
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. King,

Harbour Road.

Mrs. W.D. Price and children .

‘Chervle and Bruce of 8520:Ebor
Terrace, .Saanichton: -have

: returned horne following a 10 day
holiday in Houston, B.C. where:
they visited Mr. and Mrs..J.
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