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i c12 economist suntribune september 7 1988 markham fair boards annual baby contest saturday october 1st 1988 9 am entertainment tent rules 1 habits must be bom betwen jury 187 and jure 3088 2 babies must be a resident of markham or whschurehstouffiille ana bounlriejby yonge on the wst stafes on the south markhamhicfaring tbmilineontheeast 3 limited number of entries accepted 4 deadline september 21st 19s babies name i j parents name i application form baby contest 1988 address phone i i i i babies i date of birth sex i please submit your appbeation no later than sept 2388 to markham fair baby contest 12 bzabeth st markham onl m3p 284 for info only cab cathy lee 2943179 charming chipmunks animals amuse wilderness fans sept 29th 30th oct 1st 2nd something for you and me opening november 1988 the shape of fitness to come by art briggsjude among the bestknown and bestliked small animals we en counter during the warm weather months are those perky little characters the chipmunks scampering across your trail with their tau held stiffly or wat ching motionless from a nearby perch their antics will charm even the most straightfaced observer while in the wild they are cautious and alert if enticed with handouts at campsites cottages and rural yards they become bold almost to- the point of demanding early english writers referred to the eastern chipmunk as the mouse squirrel they had no idea this diminutive striped denizen of the woodlands along with all other squirrels belonged to the woodchuck family however within this large order of mammals are two distinct groups the ground dwellers and the tree dwellers the former have straight claws used for holedigging and the lat ter curved claws for tree- climbing besides woodchucks prairie dogs are also typical ground dwellers while the red and grey squirrels belong to the treeborne society the everalert chipmunk while in reality a ground dweller has the best of both worlds spending a good portion of time in the trees and shrubbery like all squirrels chipmunks are the choice fare of a whole host of predators they must be evervigilant against the cunning fox the persistent raccoon and the swift hawk the beadyeyed weasel is in all likelihood the chipmunks worst enemy for it can follow the little striped creature right down its tunnel the domestic cat also takes a heavy toll on these all-too- friendly animals as the summer wanes its relatively easy to observe the outdoor activities of this speedy septic system specialists installation and repair king excavating 18002689842 6407243 gonzales of the forest edge fin ding a crop of hazel beech or hickory nuts they return again and again in their efforts to gather the last kernel and store it safely away for the winter when you watch them stuff as many as three acorns in each cheek its little wonder that they frequently cache far more than they can ever use their disappearance down a nearby burrow however leaves us with only the obvious part of the chipmunks behavioral pattern below ground in an extensive burrow system that may travel more than 12 feet and have two entrances the eastern chipmunk spends up to five months each year here this ingenious excavator has hollowed out an oval sleeping chamber below the frost line and several food storage caverns that may hold in total as much as a sixquart basket of gathered booty a few years ago while tren ching for a water pipe from our well to the old house i cross- sectioned one of these chipmunk tunnels luckily for the rodent miner my shovel touched only the edge of one of its food stores and i was able to shore it up and save the striped creatures hardearned winter supplies because the chipmunk spends so much time during the winter in its underground cavern it is commonly referred to as a hibernator unlike true hibernators however who enter a prolonged state of torpor in the cold months the chipmunk remains in that state for only short periods awakening from time to time they will move about to nibble on some nearby food stash away the ensuing shells and husks and visit their special toilet chamber often in the dead of winter when passing near the chip munks burrow oh my wayjto gather the maili can just picture the little striped animal in cozy chamber down there where itiwarm lying flat on its back flicking nut shells off the ceiling and resting up for another summers hyper- accelerated activities fall specials pool closings only 140 book now for best dates 1 liner replacements 11 call for quote rainbow pool service 4710745 markham located in the markham suites hotel 8500 warden avenue at hwy 7 416 4702400 hurry limited membership numbers workout in our powerpacked stateoftheart gym fit in an aerobics class cause a racquet on one of our courts make waves in our indoor pool with adjacent sun drenched licenced patio and stunning japanese garden relax in our luxurious personal spa wet dry saunas whirlpool supervised daycare be pam pered by a masseuse beauti cian or sports 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