_ COMMUNTTY

___Wednesday, July 14, 1999

George Lofts had al-
ready traveled in just about
every type of aircraft imag-
inable, so for his 100th
birthday, it only made sense
to give the decorated vet-
eran of both World Wars a
lift to his party on a heli-
copter.

“It was a wonderful trip,”
said Lofts after landing at
the Deep Cove Chalet for a

lunch celebration with more -

than a dozen close: friends
and relatives. “I flew for the
first time in 1930 in an open
cockpit. We took off and

landed in’a farmer's field.
and since then I’ve been up.’ £
in évery type. of aircraft you. »

could think of.
“I've been looking at
those things’ (helicopters)

as they go over, but I didn't
think I'd ever get to go up in

one.”
Lofts, along time photog-.:
raphy buff who swears: by *:

- Nikon products, especially’:

enjoyed the opportunity to.

-take pictures from the air ~..
and brought out a pair: ‘of.

Duncan. came’ from’ his.

| ~ nephew, Wayne . Lunan,
who was also onboard. the.

helicopter along with: his:

mother (and Lofts: sister)
Nellie Lunan. |

“About four years ago my.
friend had his 50th birthday
here: and ° he arrived the
same way,”
just, thought: what a. great
trip and he always wanted to
fly. ina helicopter.” *. *

The friend whose bir the

day celebration. spawned." :

t haven't: seen‘them in’a

( nee Jong. time
The idgatohickotts into” ogmitlent
thé party from: ‘his home ‘in.

said Wayne. “I>

KEVIN WOODLEY PHOTO

‘George ‘Lofts; 400 years young, fulfilled the. wish of a

“tifetime last week.

“day. and. was ‘also’ On. ‘Vand : oe oe ee
_ with: his family for the’ cele, ©

hip ” ‘and: tenacity. in -the

“Some. ‘of othe people:.

the idea’ was: Sidney: resi--' ‘Richard ibrossos, Andrew v Shillingtord and Mike:

dent and Manning Press
Ltd. President Jim Allan,
who helped. organize the

Drossos were intrepid contenders in the Sidney bays
is ae Rulcl Bost contest. |

- Our front page. Sete last
“week contained a ‘substan:
tial error. The. boys. who...
“showed such | ‘sportsman: :

; Build -A- Quick Boat contest #

man in the bow, working

~ away in spite of the cast on

his right arm.

‘Like the other 14 boat-
building teams, the boys
were allowed $75 worth of
supplies, no power tools,
and three hours to build
their craft. Then they raced
around marked buoys in the
harbor area in front of the.

. Hotel Sidney. And Mike’s

arm. held -up right to the
end. :

Mike’ and Richard trav-
eled here from Calgary to

take part in the: activities. -
‘Boat-builders should. take
note: they’re already.plan- .

ning next year’s craft — and
they’ re planning to win!

* * *
‘The ‘Peninsula’ Cross:
roads Community Justice

Association has an execu- -

tive committee. : Co-chairs

are: Barb Whittington: and
 Jady: Mazzocchi, financial -
secretary ‘is: Peter John-..

son; public. relations and li-.
aison is Judy Reimche; vol-
unteer coordinator. is Etta

Connor; ‘police. advisory. are -.

Len ::Nolan and: Andy. .

Rosquist, Central ‘Saanich
municipal Police.

in. criminal. justice. (proba-: -

tion, Corrections. Branch,
the John. Howard. Society,
~ municipal police),and social.
. programs to teachers, par-

ent. advisory . committee
members. and. community
members. 2

» “We haven't made: any dé.
cisions about what kind of

format we would adopt; that
will be made through. input
~ from the community. It's |

very: possible, given the va: .
riety of training held by our::
membership, that we ‘would’:
use more than one confer-
encing .

Ee used, " said Whittington...

- Wrexnicuts
g: 30 PM.

> Jones 3 - SEPTEMBER 5

Peninsula

Services.

ers “who: ‘represent’ a
aide: spectrum of.the'com-..
‘munity, from those involved

model could be.

gin

Community —

Several of the members |

have already received facili-
tator training, many of those
through Inspector Betker at
the Western C ommunities
RCMP.

The group will hold its
next meeting on August 18,
4 p.m. at the Central
Saanich police station.

‘Anyone who would like
more. information about

community: justice or the °

Central Saanich group can

call Whittington at 652-3525
or Mazzocchi at 652-0282..

Organizations who would
like a member:to come to

speak to their group about

restorative justice can call
judy Reimche, 656-1151 or
Sue Langlois, 652- 2903.:

CARR:

Over the past few weeks,

Dora Darling has been as--

tounded by. the kindness of
residents i in 1 Sidney-by-the:
sea. .

- “There‘a are > an awful lot of
goad and caring ‘people in
_ Sidney. I just want to. thank >

~ everybody who helped me

“onan unfortunate day,” says .
- Darling, © a. senior: citizen. ©
-who lives on Galiano. Island

with her dog Sam..
, That.

“some shopping. >|,

. After. putting their woe
-ceries into,the car, Darling
“and Sam went to the bank ©
while Hazel got: the two.
“women a table for dinner at

Pier 1 Restaurant.
‘But when Darling was

“leading her dog down Bea-.

con. Avenue towards the
restaurant, the 95- pound
Labrador retriever ‘lunged
to greet, another dog nearby.
“wasn't prepared for it,
and I went flat down right

‘on the sidewalk,” says Dar- |
ling. She broke her hip, and.

could not get up. .
OA -coricerned
-aickly, gathered

‘unfortunate. day’ a

her “dog, and'® her “friend: “
‘Hazel came to. Sidney | to do :

crowd.”
around

Darling and her dog, and in
moments: the ambulance
was there to help.

“I told the ambulance at-
tendants, ‘I: can’t go- any-
where, I've got a dog,” re-
calls Darling. “But the am-
bulance man said we'll take
him with us.”

Then Darling remem-
bered that her friend Hazel
was waiting for her at Pier 1.

“T said, ‘I’m supposed to
meet a friend, could some-

_ body. tell her?’”” A woman

Darling had never met be-
fore rushed to the restau-
rant to alert her friend.
‘Darling and her dog were
rushed to the © Saanich
Peninsula Hospital; Darling
was. brought . into. emer-
gency ‘while. Sam was tied

up ‘outside. .

Sinergency staff meniber

: Karen. Williams offered to

take” ‘Sam ° home for ‘the

weekend, — ‘while ~ acon.
. cerned woman ° “brought
‘Hazel to‘ the hospital,’ and
another ‘concerned ‘couple ®
‘drove ‘Hazel ‘to ‘the ferry
back to Galiano::

“The Pier 1 restaurant

staff put thé é'groceries Dar-
ling had in the car, and put
them in. the ‘freezer. The
next: day, the car, dogiand =.
groceries were retrieved by ee
Darling’s son. a a
Later, she had: visitors - ees
complete strangers who. had:
-seen the fall and were wor: ae
ried.: : : oe
_“Tam.so  ovéewhelined by
the kindness of all: these

people who didn’t know me

from a hole in: the : wall, mo

says Darling:.

Darling adda: that kind:
ness also emanates from the
people at Saanich Peninsula

-Hospital,:.. -especially.. .one

young volunteer who has

_ made her stay as enjoyable

“as possible: ck eee

“This, hospital is ab-
solutely fantastic,” she says.

“They are the absolute best
for tender loving care.”

_ PENINSULA |

Peninsula Community Association is now accepting applica-.
_tions for volunteers interested In the Lay-Counselling Training

IIHR PREECTE VERTU EEE SETAE TOE EY HIRE PLR AED IY EIEN Be en Nee

Program, The program involves 200 hours of experiential and
theoretical training between September 1999 to June 2000,
Applications ave available from Reception at the Peninsula
. Community , Association, 9731 3rd. St Sidney. Deadline Is
duly 30, 1999.

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