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i Kinsmen Sponsoring Writing Contest The Association of Kin club/L'Association des Clubs Kin is this countiy's only wholly Canadian Service club. But it is far more than just that. Kinsmen and Kinettes Kinettes all across Canada strive not only to better their communities, but themselves as well. Two of the ways the Association encourages encourages this are Public Spealung and Writing competitions. competitions. The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of the Great Pine Ridge have been very active and indeed successful in these competitions over the last few years. Last year alone they produced 3 National National finalists. In this quill two of a 3- part series, we present one of the three, entnes (to-date) from the Kin Clubs of The Great Pine Ridge for 1990's writing competition. These "Quills", as they are called by the Kin Association, must be between 500 and 1000 words and on a topic of general general interest to Kin. Each contains a message that provokes provokes thought and, it is hoped, epjoyable reading: Quill 2 THAT BLASTED CONTRAPTION Kinsmen Quill Award Entry You're at home, making yourself some toast and the toaster sticks, before you can get the toast popped up a small amount of smoke rises. rises. No problem; just then you hear à bone chilling, screeching siren that makes you jump a foot. You realize that no good, rotten, smoke alarm has gone off again. You're late getting home from work, you climb into the shower, you're in a hurry hurry for a Kinsmen meeting but boy that shower sure feels good. When you come our Your family is screaming screaming and yoiir ears cringe as there met with a loud screeching sound. You begin to curse, as you know the steam has activated that blasted contraption that you swear must have been invented invented by someone who was personally out to get you. Okay, you know how to get even, just pull the battery, that'll fix it. You reach up, but something stops you. Its a though in the back of your mind. You remember all the stories about how good smoke alarms are suppos to be. You shake your her used tread, curse that blasted contraption contraption again and walk away, leaving the alarm intact. It's ten minutes to five in the morning, you and your family are fast asleep. The automatic coffee maker in the kitchen clicks on, preparing preparing your coffee for when you wake up. Instead something something goes terribly wrong. There's sparks at the electrical electrical outlet, one lands in a tissue tissue box on the counter. A flame about one inch erupts, it increases to two then three inches, it reaches a' calendar on the counter. An open window is providing the flame with an unlimited supply of oxygen, (so there's little smoke). Now , the flames have curled along the ceiling and down the wall. In less than one minute, this fire has gone from a few sparks to a full fledge kitchen kitchen fire. Upstairs,. you and your family are completely at ease, totally unaware of the monster growing downstairs. downstairs. The, all heck breaks loose, you're iolted out of bed by that all to familiar screeching sound. You immediately immediately realize two things: you can smell smoke, and that there is a loud roaring noise coming from the main floor. Screaming "FIRE", your wife and yourself yourself race to the children's rooms, picking them up you ' ' " ' s. Yoi ' proceed to the stairs. You're met by a fair amount of heat, but there's still little smoke so you continue down, You almost stop when you see the flames consuming consuming the kitchen, and licking across the ceiling into the hallway and dining room, but you keep going and get your family to the door and outside away from the fire. Outside, you see a neighbour neighbour letting his dog out, you scream "fire", he runs to his phone and dials 911. In less than sixty seconds the alarm rings at the local fire hall, and firefighters are on the road. From the time of the initial initial sparks to the arrival of the first Fire truck, less than ten minutes has passed, but in that time you nave watched the flames totally totally consume the main floor, and heard the upstairs windows explode as the A reputation built on customer satisfaction since 1977! A Member ot Q EnerMark The Electndty People = 1 Authorized Dealer =11 Consumers Gas "ton Must Be A inner. Replace your old heating or cooling ' ~-CsSfc^ ' system with selected Lennox equipment and you're a winner. Start with an instant cash discount ranging from S125 to $1000. Plus, you'll be eligible to win Af our sweepstakes grand prize of $10,000.* You'll keep winning with Lennox • Reliability & Efficiency • Convenient financing • Industry leading warranties Start winning today. See Lilncan Heating for details. LIMCAN HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING * Heat Pumps • Air Exchangers • Air Conditioners ♦ Gas Fireplaces • Forced Air Systems GIVE US A CALL 579-6616 -FINANCING AVAILABLE- Your quality independent LENNOX* dealer. smoke and hundreds of degree degree heat has gotten to them. As you watch the fire fighters arrive you hear another another sound. Your alarm clock ringing in the house. You realize if it wasn't for that smoke alarm, chances are that you. your wife and children would still be inside that house. A shiver goes through as you remember how you almost removed the battery from that "NO GOOD BLASTED CONTRAPTION". CONTRAPTION". One thing is sure; you will never think of smoke alarm the same way again. Respectfully Submitted Kin Dan Stacheruk Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Zone Durham District Eight. Quill 3 Kin Offers More Than Just Service The Association of Kin Clubs/L'Association des Clubs Kin is this countiy's only wholly Canadian service service club. But it is far more than just that. Kinsmen and Kinettes all across Canada strive not only to better their communities, but themselves as well. Two of the ways the Association encourages encourages this are Public Spealung and Writing competitions. competitions. The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of the Great Pine Ridge have been very active and indeed successful in these competitions over the last few years. Last year alone they produced 3 National National finalists. In this quill three of a 3- part series, we present one of the three entnes (to date) from the Kin Clubs of The Great Pine Ridge for 1990's writing competition. These "Quills", as they are called by the Kin Association, must be between 500 and 1000 words and on a topic of general general interest to Kin. Each contains a message that provokes provokes though and, it is hoped, enjoyable reading: Quill 3 1 Kinette Quill- Award Entry Contradictions How many of us remember remember when we were young? How we thought and interpreted interpreted what we saw or were' told. What is it like to be a child? Trying very hard to grow up and be like Mommy and Daddy. Do we always say and do what we mean? When does a child learn to "read between the lines?" We often assume ;• that because they are so ver- j bal, they understand what is going on. Yet the ability to integrate what we say and do may not be there! At the beginning of this school year I signed a consent consent form and sent it back with my son. I guess I failed to discuss it with him, as I recently found out he would not participate in the flou- ride program. Something, seemingly trivial and routine routine to me, turned out to be a contradiction for my son. When I asked him about it, he replied; "But Mommy, you told me not to take things from strangers." Although Although I still suspect it may have something to do with the taste, I had to admit his answer was good. Was he prepared for this question? Is that what he thought I wanted to hear?, or was that truly his interpretation of the situation. I started thinking, how does a child's mind work? Once a month a stranger, the "flouride" lady appears in his classroom and tells the children to take something. Rule Number Number One: Never take anything anything from strangers. , I sat Tell down and reviewed reviewed who is and is not a stranger, but as we were talking I realized there would be times when he would have to decide for himself. How do you explain that to a five year old? How could I cover future situations, so that he would understand? Rules are not carved in stone, and when can they be bent? I tried to explain that life will be full of new experiences, some The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 21,1990 13 New Painting Exhibit Opens at Visual Arts Centre good and some not so good. The best way to learn is to try new things. Nothing is gained by always saying "No!" Once you have tried something then you can decide decide if you like it or not. During this conversation a "Say No to Drugs" commercial commercial came on the television. television. What had I just told Tell? Oh No! Now what? How do I explain to Tell, that what I just said (do not say no until you have tried it), does not apply to everything? everything? How is he to determine determine which situations it applies applies to and which it does not? The age old question of learning right from wrong. Then I remembered a poem I have taped on my refrigerator, refrigerator, "A Child Learns What he Lives." The best way I can help Tell understand understand is to set a good exam- E le and to ensure that my iends do too. My husband and I are members of The Association of Kin Clubs, we do our best and can only ask that our fellow members do as well. There is a commercial on television now, which shows angry Father holding out a bag of drugs to his son, and asking; "How did you get this and where did you learn to use it?" The son looks up and replies: "from you Dad." Could he have said Mom, relative or maybe Mr. and Mrs. Kin. There seems to be enough innocent contradictions in a young child's life, should we be adding to them. To each and every one of you; I ask, whether you are at a Kin function or not, remember, remember, there may be children children watching. Please try to set a good example and help us reinforce the values we are trying to teach at home. I know I need all the help I can get. Kinette Bev Stacheruk Great Pine Ridge Kinettes. Don McClennen (right) and Martin Donald discuss some of their paintings at the opening of their exhibition exhibition at the Visual Arts Centre on March 11. The work of these artists focuses on local architecture and a number of the buildings that they have captured on canvas are Bowmanville and area landmarks. The title title of their exhibition is "Facades." It runs until March 25 during the Visual Arts Centre's regular hours. Martin Donald is formerly from Bowmanville and now resides in Alliston. Don McClennen is from Oshawa. HELP KEEP RED CROSS READY! CANGUARD TAX SERVICES Business and Personal Tax Preparation Bill Canada 523 Crimson Crt. Oshawa 434-8087 Wally Linfiard 15 Fourth St. Bowmanville 623-4217 Thank You from Glenn Willson, President For A Lifetime Commitment A combined commitment of 511 years. BACK: Ken Fraser (24 Yrs.), Gloria Judd (20 Yrs.), Hugh Young (25 Yrs.), Harold Grant (26 Yrs.), Lome Metcalfe (37 Yrs.), Frank Heath (26 Yrs.), Ron. Lindsay (30 Yrs.), Jim Leaman (26 Yrs.), Bev Nichols (24 Yrs.), Murray Silver (23 Yrs.) FRONT: Pete Pearse (38 Yrs.), Jim Neal (48 Yrs.), L.M. 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