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Whitby Free Press, 24 Jul 1991, p. 7

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WWBYFREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1291-PAGE 7 r4 h', .xrTè âTt~% ,ir~<~iI~!~ PAGESEN >Odds and sods July is vacation - time. Some of us are back at 'work," Ion~ for the beach. Nobody has the u for heavy readin. The following collection of oddS andso guarantees * fot to tax the, nind <Read . Swan's column, the only thing around witb no G&T, PST, PMS or GDanytbmg.) on11và aoî< One nice thing about vacations is you dont hâ~ve to go to *work. And if you end up trapped, pardon, sharing a cottage with tbree young children, you may &et to try new tbingse.. Take tohatfor instance.,.eorrsome 1reasohn ome_ aduits tond to forgt to pack adult-strengt tohpst0Asa, resuit, everyone odaup making do with resources available., Prom pesonl epeiene,_ cnonw téil you that ChildrenrIs Sec8 Sparkle, Gel bas a slightly rinty taste.> Bu fycu f up your mouth good and hoid your teeth close to the mirror,.,tbe littie mspakles look real neat. Mess Piggy, on ,«,the -other hanÃŽd, boasts a much sw eeter, tang, with no after-bite. The bûu'et'definitely ed eb overpcwering. Bambi, -on thLthrhad a a sbtie bouquet but tends te be a littie sharper. ÀAword ofwar ?n yowil not End p«ited onthe pacag: D fotdrn wine, even in smal ps, for more tban an hu after brushing. (In case of emergency, you may cllear your pailet with two chunks of garlic- bread and three «epeonéticks.) Even the best of wines takes on a vinegaiy tafter brushing. Especiaiy after Bambi, in proportions', thtwould mnake Godzlla biush. Ã"i0 îOntehuured chii I returned home the othernght te End rysxya-l dator on the sofa, manng softly, clasing her lef elbow. "MY elbow hurta," she explained. "Man I bave a.look?" Basically, an adult-type question. Mor moans, half a sbriek, protests.It tookl15 minutes te propei replace the arm on its supporting pillow. "WFebave adoctorls appointment at ton te, seven," another adult in the bouse teld me. 'Wotinftjust started hurtin~ Shes been like that ail day. I had te feed lier lunch, I di.'t ét shopping, I didn't get aInytb.ing done.. She's a real wbimp.', Waiting for dinner, I read te her two more chapters of The Trumpet cf the Swan, a recent favourite around the Swan househoid. The cres of pain were reai. Pinding a coinfotabie poition proved almost impossible. "1 won't let the doctor look at it," we were told. Having seen tbis six-year-old in action, I believed the visit te the doctor would bo a beaut. At dinner, we helped the inva]id te, the table, prepared again te, feed her. She whimpered more. THope the docter doesn't bave te, put a cast on it," I said. More wbimper. "Or put a needle inte it." Severe whines. "Or amputate." Loud protestations. "'Tooc bad you'il miss your T-bail"me tomorrw night." For those not in the know, Tball bas nothing te, do with T-biils sold by finance.houses, and a lot tedo withi basebail. "Hugh7' "Can't throw or bat with a bad elbow." "Perbape if youjiust straigphtened you rmi a wee it .. "0w, ouch, ow, there. TMt feels botter. Look mom,« look dad, I can move my arm. Oh, now it dsn't hurt. Now I can play bail. I can go outside after dinner and run and jump." >We canceiled the docors appointment. Cbalk up another miracle cure, this one te, the curative powers cf T-bail. Wo says Whitbycan't«Play with the big boys <or. girls)? eettbg _,sinSouthà Afica over, how imuch was it, $5U1000 the governinent Mete Inkartha te, hep in élections, etc. agamst ANC? duggery, eh, and headlnes around the worid. Here at home intrepfid reporter Mike Kowalski uncovers a fund tetalling 4735,000. Strange, we don't hear the sm international outery. True, this fund bas been cllected, not given away. And it '*viIbeused for uomething positive. And te ma ores hotical oppoentmse notingwrong with the whole -deal. lenfact,' WKITY'SFOUR CORE1Wiil& BROCK AND DUNDAS STREETS, C. 1935 This view is iooking south from Dundas Street- At nigbt is the old post office, opened'in 1910 and demlished ini 1959. Notice the tra:ffic light hangin'g-in tbe centre of the intersection, over the biflding now occupied by Donald Travel. WhIt1y Ardmiw phoo 10 TZARS AGO. from the WednesdayJly 221981 edition of the NWMPRSS " Sheyrri McCumber and Jim Crouch of Whitb~y teck first place at the-- Canadian Bolier Skating World Glass Senior Dance Cbampionships in Winnipeg. " Lawrence Greaves cf Broolin was presented with a Duke of Edinburgh Award by the Queen Mêl~er ati Toronte. " Local politicians are asing why the'Ontario govenment is. not prepared Ite extend GO Tra'sit rail service east cf Pickening. " A six-year-old Whitbyr girl was seriousl1y injured when tbrown froi a- ride at the Oshawa-itby Pair. 25 TZARS ACO from the Thrsa:Ju 11966 edition cf the, *Mrs. Richard Hall of Wbitby celebrated ber 98th*birthday oJuly 17. " Osbawa Mayor Lyman Gifford wants a study on the fet f the proposed amalgamnation between Wbitby Town and Townsbip. " Mrs. David Ewart Carruthers oelebrated her lOlat birthday on July 8. *Whitby's first CountyowCaivlw] be held July 29 to August 1. 75 TZARS AGO fr-om the Thursday, JuIy 20, 1916 edition cf the WHJTBY GAZEPTIEAMD CHRONICLE * Tree hundred members cf the 182nd Battaion are camped in a tent city at, Heydensbore Park * Whtb~ Hih.School is te firsti Ontario to, establish a Department cf Agriculture. * Hmy racis, a dresientcfroln i d uy 13 at the age of 91. * A draa entitled'The Bed Ar Farm wiil be presented at the Ashbur School on July - .~a~.*aJ5~IiI~IJW 1E~I~1~A~~V E 55~ M,

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