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. Wednesday, September 1 1, 1 982.

The fame of Stumpy the one-

legged seagull and his friends Jim :
‘and Doris Waddell of Sidney may ©

goon be: spread continent: wide:

and even world wide.» .
‘Neither’ is yet: confirmed, but ae

the U.S. TV..program ‘‘That’s:

~ Incredible’? has enquired about”
“presenting the story on network ;

television,...and* the. . Victoria

S.P.C.A.. has’. written” tothe —

“publishers. of the Guinness: Book
of Records claiming for Stumpy
‘recognition’ as the world’s

ongest: myer “glaucus- swings ;

gull.
Locally, the Wildlife Review,

published ©: by the ‘ministry of |

_ environment - “in. “Victoria, tells

~ Stumpy’s story in an article about —

-. the glaucous- -winged. gulls, which :
their.
: dbundance in this provinee. : aan

The: Waddells. were living in
: Victoria. at: S11 Frances - Street: -
--when* Stumpy. came into® their: -
lives 27-years ago. He was ‘witha .

~- flock of hungry. seagulls looking
for food and Waddell noticed the

Gradually, ‘Stumpy,°

E and. feed him bits of herring.

. “The ceaglil returned every day, on
“so that feeding: Stumpy. his break- -:

"fast, became a firmly entrenched

oe the seat obs daily

piologist:

centre of-. world

gull: with: an. injured - leg” was.
having trouble getting ‘enough to
ear was ©.
- aught by: the | Waddells to ‘fly: ~
~~ .over.to the garage roof: where Jim...
-would. climb up on‘the coal shed us

tell he i is getting ready to take off.

for a time. Then he is back, often
accompanied by -his: mate and>

-. sometimes a mottled chick, which
is allowed to share in the herring.
breakfast Jim provides. ;

Last July, Wayne. Campbell,
from

Stumpy: was the oldest glaucous-

winged seagull on record. A letter. -

was sent. by the Victoria branch
of the British Columbia Society.
for’ Prevention’. of Cruelty to.

“Animals to the. Guinness ~
Superlatives . Limited, owith
documentation’ to. show _ that

Stumpy. was ‘the oldest of ‘his

species known, and also to point...
out that it was a record for-one’
“man, feeding the. same. seagull,
- continuously. every. day for: 21
years. ars

“On. “Pepruaty. 8

with )
certificate. in»

: Maryland, in Sidney. in: January,

‘1973, and-they drive ‘to. Victoria.
“every, morning at 9'0 clock; rain®
_with herring for’:
“Stumpy... He waits. for ‘them’ on.
the clock at the business premises
across the street, or on the lamp ~

OF shine;

the British...
“Columbia Museum, verified that

: 1980 the >
S.P. C.A. presented. Jim Waddell- :
‘the Award of Merit, a
recognition of -
outstanding service.

‘The ‘Waddells aioved: to: 9523 Ry

THE RE VIE a

— - World fame beckons for Stumpy Seagull

_next door, does the driving. »
~ Quietly cheerful, *

not able to “drive a car but her
sister Phyllis. Leathers, who. lives

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~the car. when they arrive. Jim had .
to; buy. anew. vehicle a few. years

‘despite “his °

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~ health problems, - Jim: said
“Stumpy really keeps me going

_ TEACHING EXCELLENCE

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ae Twelve of MR. GARY LAIDLAW’ S Grade’ 12 we
vs physics students: at SMU —one third of his
‘class.— recently’ wrote and. passed ‘the
“challenging Advanced Placement exams: set
“by. the’ U.S... College Boards. The“ AP. exams:
assess whether. students: are. ready. to enter
|:second year courses in university. Five of Mr...
~Laidlaw's students “qualified” with a:3 out of
“-.§ score; five earned a “well qualified” rating,
“with scores: of 4 out of..5; two°earned in
ae extremely, well qualified” rating of 5. out o!

“these days, I wouldn’ t want to let ~ ae 6s
im down.”" wae