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4 the tribune thursday april 1 mes thomas erjkohnchjef barrebeacock advertising manager established 1888 charles jt nolan publisher i eoitofttalccrtjaasatbocbmoojhbholt nsrlayaovertismo0epttfltiwidnmllarmi culssreoaovbrnsmorculationijottnmarshmaa officemawaqbtoor oowcbn busmess office btomiotomr pumbhad avaiy tbunday at 54 mala st stourrrma ont tal 6402101 toronto phono 3611680 slnglo ea 25 aubac s11x0 par yaar in canada 3000 ataawtoara haobar ol canadian coammmtty nawtpapara a and ontario waakly haw association soeond daas stall tha ttkmm la on of tha inland pubaahing co lanhad group ol suburban naaspapars nthich in- dudsa tha ajsxwhhbtfpieiaring nawa mmvau brampton guardian burlington post etobieom cazatta uarkhan economist and sun hawiaarkatf aurora eraoamba baavar oshawa this waak mlitriia nairn osnawa tma waafc prass huton canadian champion and tha 6402100 3611680 human death with dignity an infant born with gross neurological defects the patient in a deep coma after a traffic accident the person suffering from a terminal illness with nothing to look forward to but increasing discomfort and complicated treatment who decides when heroic efforts to maintain life should cease dr lawrence why tehead coauthor of a report on dying considerations concerning the passage from life to death for the general synod of the anglican church of canada says quite often it is the doctor that first wonders whether or not efforts to con tinue to preserve that patients life should be continued in that case he ought to talk with the family and explain the outlook from then on for their relative- they will need time to think it over they should have support from the hospital chaplain or their own minister so it is a joint decision and that is true also for the infant who cannot make decisions for himself the 64page report deals with several highly sensitive areas what is a person when does a person die who decides when life support efforts should cease how can we best minister to the terminally ill preparing for death and the christian response to death canon paul chidwick the other coauthor says i suppose the church is bringing the report out not that they are expecting anything terribly new from the church but to point to the fact that the church is in fact saying something it is affirming decisions which are being made by doctors and by families maybe even trying to help them remove symptoms of guilt or anxiety over decisions already made dr whitehead feels its good that such issues have been raised for they tend to prompt discussion were not trying to impose predetermined positions on people he declared these questions must be decided by the individual from the report people may detect guidelines which can help them make decisions in these medical dilemmas and decide that perhaps in some cases life support is no longer proper and christian antismokers being heard people are not totally reasonable those who like to perpetuate the semirationalist notion that humans will change their behavior if shown the facts would do wellto look at those hooked on tobacco no major medical or health agency questions the fact that each year 30000 canadians die prematurely from the effects of smoking if some hew food additive automobile defect or drug except alcohol could be linked to emphysema chronic bronchitis lung cancer and heart disease as closely as cigarettes a public outcry would explode sparking the govern ment to action in the late 60s and early- 70s smoking rates beganto drop except for those in their teen years not yet old enough to sense their mortality those who straddle childhood and adulthood seem immune to the endless stream of scientific evidence yet super sensitive to peer influence tobaccoland has succeeded in creating an image hot smoke is so very masculine yet super feminine ridiculous the image is distorted smokingr should h be- linked to disability and death rasping coughs yellowed teeth and fingers and blackened lungs 1 but a counteroffensive is underway tired of being lost in a blearyeyed haze many nonsmokers are becoming aggressive puncturing myths and demanding their rights to breathe clean air as the puffers wheeze and rasp their way to the back of the bus perhaps thoseshort on height and years will get the point and prove that they at least are not short on brains patieiit releases under fire scarborough centenary has through the years established an excellent repiitationas a caring hospital with a competent staff however within recent weeks two disturbing occurrences have come to light occurrences that tend to cast this fact on both occasions patients were ad- mitted then released then readmitted when the seriousness of their condition were learned one was a senior citizen at the winlane apartments in stouffville the other was a husband and wife injured in a two-car- collision on hwy 48 near dicksons hill how could this happen is homecare now a necessity even for seriously ill and injured persons or is the diagnosis so inadequate people can- be admitted and then released without receiving proper treatment we wonder while government subsidy cuts have forced hospitals everywhere to operate under very limited budgets it would seem strange that people mustbe readmitted for the treatment and attention they should have received the first time around true there may be reasons to support such actions if so wed like to hear them are you going to the hockey rink the ball diamond or the golf course roaming around judge at a cooking school l by iim thomas all i know about baking and cooking you could stick on the end of a teaspoon and still have space to spare heck i cant even boil water without burning the kettles bottom the same with toast black as your hat for these and other reasons the kitchens off limits im not to be trusted not even when sneaking a midnight snack because j in- 1 variably something happens like dropping the jam jar on my toe and that hurts it also hurts that im so inept at all things related to the culinary arts domestic science i should explain wasneyen part of my course of study in factduririg my high school years use of the bunsen burner was the closest i ever came to cooking anything my left elbow stiujiearsthe scar with that kmdiifljacltground you can well understand the silence that followed a telephone call from louise hope home economist at markham high she was asking me to serve as a judge at a bakeoff in- volving the whole school more than 2000- kids for open house april 2 1 was shocked dumbfounded me a judge at a cooking competition i thought to myself she doesnt know what shes doing louise assured me it wouldnt be too tough a task that id have help and the students who made the stuffrwouldnt be present to show their disgust so i agreed what an education in 2 hours i found out more than i could have learned in a lifetime the head judge was chris hindsona graduate of mcdonald college guelph and looked on by most as the top foodtaster in town the- other also a lady was angela piper an accomplished cook and parttime reporter for the economist and sun then there was me fortunately the ground rules were simple a maximum of five marks in three areas appearance texture and flavor it was good too that i had skipped breakfast missed dinner and left home in advance of supper this made me hungry as a horse excluding tvv platters of peanut butter cookies that tasted like sawdust i eagerly sampled every entry even returned for seconds in all there were seven classes l decorated easter cake 2 orange bread 3 gelatin dessert 4 an innovative supper dish 5 peanut butter cookies 6 brownies and 7- a bag lunch un- fortunately two of my- favorites chocolate cake and lemon tarts failed to entice any participants so i finished off with three helpings of gelatin dessert that i learned later was made by the grand champion sharon gayman of unionville with tongue in cheek i have to admit it was the best id ever tasted although a rank amateur at this sort of thing it was unbelievable how close- my choices came to the selections of the other two only on the peanutbutter cookies did i fare badly but this was understandable by the time i worked my way from entry a- through to entry m the peas the huts and the butter tasted pretty much the same however far be it for me to take all the credit professional food judges are made not born so i have to admit chris and angela gave me a few tips before we started for example just because an orange loaf is split open across the top isnt justcause to toss it in the can it can also have small holes in the centre and still qualify for a red ribbon and brownies dont have to be brown at least not dark brown and would you believe peanut butter cookies can have raisins in stead qfnutsourwinnerjdid these and- a few other v i learned last week so now that ive stuck my foot in the oven door my services will undoubtedly be in demand however for the time being at least this galloping gourmet- will stick to pedaling papers window on wildlife- doves increase by art briggs-jude- plain people j- k5 i a 4ymruld by dozens of duckling becbmesa graceful swantlrfs v visitors to the claremont conservation vgivvj area sunday joann thompson when the cincinnati zoo lost its most famous inmate september 1 1914 rewards for information on a nesting pair of passenger pigeons lay unclaimed for 14 years during that period scattered rumors persisted that some pigeons still occurred in some remote places in mexico and south america un fortunately such was not the case and after every investigation turned up the same nil report the final truth dawned hard and cold on the american wildlife scene the bird that was once the most numerous species on this continent was gone forever among the many reports that flooded into the authorities especially in those early years were sightings that often proved to be the- passenger pigeons close relative the mourning dove this noticeably smaller bird lacked the solidgray head of the rare pigeon and its colours were generally on the duller side its numbers in those days too were considerably fewer for it seldom gathered in flocks of any great size this fact plus its habit of nesting in separate pairs probably spelled the difference between the demise of the passenger pigeon and the survival of the mourning dove for there is little doubt that when the vast hordes of passenger pigeons were greatly reduced by market hunting and nesting site slaughters the remaining flocks became highly vulnerable to such natural checks as disease and migration calamities though the passenger pigeon became relegated to a museum case existence the clearing of the woodlands favored an increase in mourning dove numbersin many respects the diet of the two birds was similar although the passenger pigeon was by circumstance more of a woodland bird the changing face of the countryside seemed so farorabletothe smaller dove that even mans often abuse of the land only strengthened their ranks in the weed patches along the forest edge or in the stubble fields the doves prospered on the surplus seed crop today the trusting mourning dove is found in close proximity to mans dwelling wherever suitable cover exists thorny hedgerows orchards and evergreen plan tings all serve as acceptable nest sites for this soft plumaged bird in these situations the cooing birds build a flimsy nest often so crudely made the two white eggs can be seen from below like the domestic pigeon mourning doves raise as many broods as weather conditions allow in the south this may be as many as five while in our area its usually two or sometimes three judging from the increasing numbers that winter in these parts every year now the mourning doves will be well on their way to having an extra brood or two like their relatives below the border editors mail enjoyable day dear editor i visited your stouffville flea market saturday the first time since early last fall while the traffic through your town was terrible and parking at the site even worse i thoroughly enjoyed my stay the interior of the main building is much more spacious with improved displays it was a real pleasure to walk up and down the wide aisles and the bargains i saved three to five dollars on several items but the traffic worse than the don valley parkway atrush nour margaret dawson sherbournest toronto y jean barkey rose avenue stouffville looking for a volunteer call jean barkey her record of servlcespeaks for itself for it covers a crosssection of community activities shes a member of the whitchurchstouffvllle museum board and has been since 1971 shes the secretary of the stouffville horticultural society and served as president from 195860 shes been a member of the dicksons hill cemetery board for many years and currently the chairperson of that com mittee shes also the secretarytreasurer of the lemonville cemetery board ex cluding air else jean is appreciated most for her work on stouffvilles history a book first unveiled during centennial year and treasured by hundreds both natives and newcomers going back a few years she was active in the stouffville united church working in the mission band with the young peoples and in the choir she served as a volunteer counsellor at a childrens camp near bolton and port perry- she also assisted at the town pool and provided instruction for the royal lifesaving course from 1957 through 1960 she was a member of the stouffville lawn bowling club and still enjoys alley bowling as a graduate registered nurse jean still provides assistance to senior citizens in private homes or in transporting them to and fromdottoraappolatmenuits because of people like jean mrs howard barkey- of rose avenue whitchurch stouffvilles a better place in which to live a