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Wednesday, October 4, 1972

THE REVIEW

THE JACK SCOTT COLUMN)

It seems ridiculously rushing invitation to join their group as
the season, but one of the ski honorary members.- The letter

clubs has sent my wife and me an| mentions “the many fine ac-

iy

SASKATCHEWAN-BORN Phil Merett is the new manager of

Sidney branch, Metro Toyota which is now. expanding its
premises on Beacon Ave. Merett has lived in Sidney on Sharples —
Rd. for four years and is enjoying working in his home com-
munity. A flying enthusiast, he hopes to get back into the air
again at Vietoria Flying. Club. ae

ONION souP OR SA AD

BUTTERBALL TURKEY.
*< CRANBERRY SAUCE - 2
BRUSSEL SPROUTS |

- /- PUMPKIN PIE: ee
S, COFFEE OR TEA :

a a “CHILDREN ¥ PRICE.
. (under 12) —

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE —
_ RESERVE NOW 656- 1146

‘Pat (Bay Hwy-2 at Mount Newton X Ra.

‘Standish, purchased a pair of

‘Spent nearly every weekend in

’ sneaky. little. weasel: that I was.

~ congenial camaraderie. This is
an a in part, to: the wardrobe.

Santa Claus!

counts you have written in the
past of your ski adventures.” And
so I guess the time has come to
confess to the fraud.

Iam a Ski Cheat.

-It began as a small boy when I
was knee-high to a Gelan-
desprung. My father, chagrined
at my habit of lying about the
house reading Nietzsche,
Schopenhauer .and- Burt L.

cross-country skis, buckled me
into them and shoved me through
the door in a northerly direction.

Soon I'd joined a ski club and,
to the delight of my parents,

the hills, or, to be more specific,
hard by the stove in the juniors’
cabin where I quickly learned to
smoke, drink: and cheat at cards.

“They are making a man of my
boy,”’ my father would . say
proudly when I sloped: home on
Sunday: night. flushed’ with my
tiny hangover’ and. the- 48-hour
barbecue effect of the stove.

If he’d ever sat in on our little
discussion groups,. which: were
entirely ‘devoted: to basic an-
thropology, he'd. have been
surprised to know how right he
was. .

{ soon discovered that I loved
every part. of skiing except the
_part where you actually slide on
the snow. This has. shaped my
single-minded approach to the
sport ever since. 1 mastered. the
formula of Skiing Without Tears,

Now, after 30-odd years of it, I
~ look back on skiing in the form of
“a montage jin which -figure
prominently wide, hot fireplaces
and tall, hot rums, all- night poker
“sessions, dancing in slippers by
candlelight, marvelous vistas of
winter playgrounds, seen through
frosted, weather-proof windows,
"harmonizing. around the fire to
.the accompaniment. of ac-
‘cordions, and all sorts of splendid
hot rums:- .

No: sport creates ~ sueh.

“cheery log fire (and with the hot °
‘rums in hand) every man has the
appearance of having just.
Schusched the Widow’s Leap.
The actual skiing part, as I say,
never intrigued me. I made the
discovery. very early in my
career. that skiing has a number
of insurmountable drawbacks.
It is, for obvious reasons, cold.
There is a great deal of falling
down and getting up, which never
appealed to me very much.
There's an awful lot of work
involved in it for the excitement
of risking a compound fracture.
It. was just one of thuse things,
like weight-lifting, that seemed,
from the beginning, foreign to my
delicate. nature.
How I reconciled: my
repugnance for the outdoor part
with my love of the indoor part is
a saga of sheer chicanery.

Part of my. secret lies. in
mastering the gentle slop which
‘leads away from the chalet:

I went to considerable pains.to |
establish myself as the lone skier,
eager to set off for the high slopes
unfettered by:lesser mortals.

‘It is my practice to make a
great show of. preparedness,
waxing my skiis, dorning..my
considerable equipment and then
standing theatrically outside the
lodge, flexing my knees and.
leaning on my poles. I do this.
terribly well, if I-say so myself.

_- Then, with a great shout of “Ski

Heil!”’. I. coast’ down the four-
degree incline, skid around the
“bend, fall down and laugh, laugh, |
laugh. By. the time I’ve had two.
cigarets they’ll all be gone and I
“can walk back and be. warm alle
day. : :

Another device, which must be.
used sparingly, is The Limp. A
rueful description of; how you~
sprained a fibula while trying to

‘perfect. a: reverse’ Christina,
accompanied by a stoic gritting ©
.of the teeth as.you hobble to the
bar, will generally, do. the trick.

. T ‘suppose this. true: confession’
will automatically. bar. me from ©
‘joining. the. club, even as. an.
-honorary member, unless, as I,
“Suspect, : chinety | yercent- of th

"CHRISTMAS PARCELS
MAIL DEADLINES |

“Don't look | now, but here comes |

“And. just. ahead of him. is. ‘the
Canada Post Office which today |

released the first mailing:

“deadlines for Christmas. een

- Canadians: are given the choice
‘of sending their Christmas
~ parcels by surface, ‘which may

“take longer but costs less, or by.
air. mail, speedier. but. more.

COMMISSION |

“With over - “200 registrations
‘received : last week,’ the. fall
* recreation programme is well
under way in Sidney.” :
-s Activity. films, roller. skating,”
beginners. gymnastics and a
Sailing group began last week,
‘and a number of other activities
are scheduled to start. hefore

A SHORT HOLIDAY turned into a new job for Bill Turner,
cheerful new caretaker at Sanscha who came this summer from
Weston-Super-Mare in England. Turner said he got out of the rat
race to retire some years ago but found a sparetime job as
caretaker in a nearby technical college, rising to the super-
visory position with 35 employees in six months. He is enjoying
Canada which he visited at the invitation of brother James -
Scott, 2865 Lochside Drive, and his. 5. job — “Y’m_ still head

caretaker!"

€. SMANICH PLANS MOVE AHEAD.

- Central Saanich Council is

moving with all: speed toward
finalized plans for development
‘areas in. Saanichton. and
Turgoose Pt.

“A letter. from George
Atamenenko, planner. with

‘Capital Regional District stated
that J.L. Northey, former C.R.D..
-planner now living in Port Moody -
‘has agreed: sto participate in the

study: now under consideration

which, it is estimated, will cost

the municipality about me

A. deadline | of» Oct: is
suggested for the Setoblishmaént -
‘of. guidelines: - to... further
development in the two areas and —

another. of Nov. 27, for an.

assessment of the denands for 7
serviced | Jand and allocation of: of
uses. :

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“TOWN OF SIDNEY
INVITATION: TO TENDER

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expensive, For unsealed ‘parcels. | Friday. “Sealed tenders marked ‘ ‘oTender'= Fire Hall ah

_ under one. pound, Canadians can'| Persons who | missed the” ee ” x

es : a : benefit. from “the new Small registration period last week'are. J Je ie ‘wil be res ian the undersigned
Sg ee Ba ckets rate of postage » * for both asked to contact the information })  &! Whe. Fown fa Sidney. Ave., Si VY,

es cpetat igs eg as Rae 4 air and surface, oes Vdesk at, 656-4014. during fo. British Columbia, up to 4:00 p.m., Friday,

- October 6th, 1972 for the insulating, strapping he
and dry-walling of the ceiling in the Fire Hall .
apparatus room, 3rd Street, Sidney.

‘While: you. ‘have ‘until ‘the. programme hours, |
beginning of December to mail |- - Cancellations.
parcels. by air’ to. overseas. |: Fridvy evening activities are 7
destinations, the. deadline is | cancelled this week, as well as of -- Above work must be carried out according me i Bc og met ggg oe cee fl oe am ea
October 2nd for surface parcels | (he Saturday morning skating to the specifications obtainable from the: Town ee ee eee eae eed Ree ee
going to the Middle East, India, | and gymnastics classes —- due to Hall. ry Canterbury Brand, OEE IU, SB DE eM
Coven’ angladesh. Sr Lanka | the Thanksgiving weekend, Lowest or any . tender not necessarily flees ay tte, Be ae eee

ccna auszaia and |" pen dance | aeeopled, Ceylon Tea,

Fiji: - October 13th) and the Orient ; ‘The first teen dance of the Phe, of 125. B,soricsnensssnaneresineneentoceassa A ti

(except. Japan and Hong, Kong - ‘) geason will take place on Friday, .f . _— oe es ; a ~ oe ei 7 4s. Lowain

£ Lee October: 20th), -|..October 13 at. Sanscha, ° Supers CUR Se AUS Pe Town n Clerk PE oe 5 a vere arrears
| vision: will: be. provided . by ano We ae ten i ee a a depen ne bani ‘tyne

‘And the deadline is October. 6 h
forall. of Africa with. the ex.
‘ception of South Africa (October
20th),

“Other deadlines. for tne
ternational surface parcel, post ry Message, For. You |
Pe are as. followa: October 13th, [Eh por THe FINEST IN:

Guba, October «20th, Hurope FLOOR “COVERINGS... |
~fexcept Britain), Central and “carpet, linoleum, vinyl, a

os South. America except Cuba). ‘ceramic tiles...
and, November 10th, Critain, The Firm tocontact

‘Dendii ines for international air

~ parcel post, and for parcels going : HOU R IGAN Ss |

_. to destinations jn North America, ’
fall In. the first two weeks’ of |I- CARPETS & LINOS ©

“December, Please check . with’ as LTD, pee
_ your local post office, . 715 Pandora — 86-2401! j

VITEWAY HEALTH FOODS
& RESTAURANT

002 West Snanich Rd. at Durrance

‘adult. volunteer group; musie by Oo Town Hall eee "ye PON eS

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: CENTRAL SAANICH . . a |
SEWER: CONNECTIONS - Os
the Sewer Utility is now accepting sewer. |
“connection fees: for. your house connection, ae
Please f follow the following procedure esis

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Maple Leaf, Panco or
‘Scott Frozen,
Government Inspected. -
- Average 6 to 16 ibs.

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B.C, CRANE

. The Lower ‘Malniand of British Columbia in one of the
Yinaat cranberry-qrowing araaa in tha worlds... and the
how crop of B.C, cranberries i the biggest aver, That
: moand your local food stor ts offering a good supply of
; ee frosh, ripe cranbenias = right now ~ in conventent collo
hoy _. bags. Pick up two bags today = freaza ona for Iho
" : Rhrlete ad bata eae ny, aniay tee tha nar by ernie
yoo moo made cranberry eaueo and i varlaty of dalighttul dishes, °

un 6.G, cranberow have become a yearround dining
ty favorita... and wa've got the recipes 1o prove It, For

2, Do NOT do any work until y you have a Sewer
Installation Permit. 7

3. Have all work inspected hetare back- filling.

WF YOU ARE A ¢ CONTRACTOR:-

1, Be sure your customer has a a Sévei Th:
stallation Permit. ms nn ie

2. Check with Sewer Superintendent. for pers |

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A GOOD SELECTION OF
BAKERY PRODUCTS. |

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