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TheT Canadian Champion, Fridy, DeconibOr 4,19M8 - 3 Chronicles of li fe written with local siant By KAREN SMITH Also a professional storytelier, Ms Savage leads the The Champion group of six to eight people, teacbing tbem techniques M~~~n iltonians cani readie abou a ocl ansre across the Sinai Desert duning wartirne or about live cbickens in an urban kitchen in the Milton Memnoir Group's first publication. Members of tbe creative writing group, who bave met at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre once a week for the last two years, chose their favourite per- sonal stories and poems and put them together in a booklet. About 70 copies of 'Milton Memoir Group - 1998', a reflection on the lives of the writers and their communities, bave already been sold, said teacher Nora Savage. 'The biggest hang up is the actual wniting and the hurdie is what to write about," she said. Wniting memoirs leaves "a lovely window of anotb- er time" for family members, said Milton's Ruth Taylor, who joined the group for that purpose. Ms Taylor said she bas enjoyed reading ber ances- tors' memoirs and believes her descendants will find "our ime" interestlng too. And theoe's a lot to learo about your community and people tbrough the writmngs, added Ed Goodail, who joined the gmoup in the beginning to, help get it going and.then couldn't stay away. esee WRITING on page 21 Phorto by UGRAM P AINE Ruth Taylor (left) end Nora Savage display a copy of 'Milton Memoîr Group - -1998', a recently-reISased publication contalnlng stane, poemns and hstorie accounts by local seniors. 377 Ma. st. F. Wire-Less Connections me. 878-1113I MrTENMM XMAU tS: THS-FR1U4PM SAT l" PM SUN 1.4 FPU GUARANTEEDI