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Page 4, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, March 13, 1985 Terrace Bay Schreiber The Terrace Bay-Schreiber News is published every Wednesday by: Laurentian Publishing Co. Ltd., Box 579, Telephone: (807) 825-3747. GENERAL/ADVERTISING MANAGER Terrace Bay, Ontario, POT 2W0. ... Vivian Ludington fc a se see one ee Kelley Ann Chesley OPC a te os ip Irene Folz PRODUCTION MANAGER. ....:............. 00. cece cece eee Mary Melo We need winter carnivals Winter is soon behind us and it seems that many communities celebrate by enjoying a Winter Carnival. We don't know if this celebration is to give winter one final shove out the door or to ex- press a fond farewell. Nonetheless there is a celebration, and all of _ us I'm sure feel one way-or another towards winter, and therefore can join the celebration. That is not often.the case mind you, as a carnival takes many hours of preparation, and many people to contribute their time. It is a hard job, encouraging people to partake in activities, especially around this time of the year, but if we are to continue living in this area, we must continue to outlive the winter. A winter carnival seems to be the best way to do this, and if it can manage to become a big event it will give us all something to look forward to and to work towards after the hum of Christmas has passed. Unfortunately, this year in Terrace Bay the winter carnival did not come in, or go out with much of a bang. The Terrace Bay Kinsmen sponsored the carnival this year, and if was not for their valiant ef- fort, no carnival would have taken place. It appeared that 6 or 7 men seemed to be the organizérs. They were having fun and doing their best, but how much can one accomplish when they feel they are work- ing alone, and maybe even being criticized for whatever carnival spirit they try to induce. If perhaps the Terrace Bay Recreation Centre, and a num other organizations and community-minded groups could get on the same bandwagon soon enough, Terrace Bay could pull off a very successful carnival. There is no reason why we could not attract out- ber of 53 AND WoT ONLY THAT f /19 CELEBRATING THE ADDITION OF THE PITTER PATTER OF MANY FEET TO THE WORK FORCE /" of-towners to our winter celebrations, if we believe in ourselves and each other. Schreiber is celebrating their carnival this week and the News will By Robert F. Cheetham Northern Affairs Officer be there to prove to the sponsors and the participants that this is an important and newsworthy event. We hope that others will also be there to enjoy the action and the fun first hand. Perhaps there will come a time when Terrace Bay, Schreiber and maybe even Rossport can coincide their carnivals. The more people involved, the more and the better the ideas. We encourage the Ter- race Bay Kinsmen Club to continue to induce community support for a more successful winter carnival. Winter has really settled in now and many people will be deciding to get away from winter by travelling south. If you are in this group, perhaps this column. will be of some help as we may be able to give you advice that can ease some problems. In this week March 14, 1963 22 years ago, construction began of the Terrace Bay swimming pool. It was funded, in part by pledges from the townspeople. We receive many-~ in- quiries relating to OHIP coverage out of Canada and auxiliary coverage for such trips. OHIP will cover 100 percent of non-elective (emergency) hospitaliza- tion in standard ward and medical services. Solicited health care is covered at 75 percent of standard ward Arthur Black rates and at 75 percent for extra services provided. There is an excellent pam- phlet available which describes the necessary documents that you must bring back with you after receiving medical services out of Canada, in order to claim reimbursement. For your copy of this informa- tion, you may ask for the '*Traveller's Guide to OHIP"' at the Northern Af- fairs Office. Several insurers provide coverage for amounts not covered by OHIP only when out of Canada. One of these insurers is Blue Cross and applications (en- titled "Health Plan While Outside Canada") are available at the Northern Affairs Office. Canadian passports can- not be renewed. If your passport has expired, you must apply for a new one which will be good for five years. For your conve- nience, passport. applica- tions are available at our office. Through the mail, passport applications to Ot- tawa take two to four weeks time. If you are a landed im- migrant to Canada, please remember that you must travel on a passport from the country from which you hold- citizenship. If such a passport has expired you will have to contact the embassy or nearest con- sulate of the country that issued the passport and this could take time. For travel to the U.S.A. it is becoming' more prevalent that United States officials are requesting to see your birth certificate if Sibley humiliation Well the world famous Sibley Ski Tour is over for another year and what a delight it was. You haven't heard about the Sibley Ski Tour? Oh my. Well, it's quite simply the biggest and best annual cross country ski tour we have in Northern Ontario. This year it at- tracted 700-odd entries, all of whom paid a modest fee for the privilege of spending a Saturday afternoon scoot- ting all over the Sleeping Giant's snowclad belly. I should explain that the Sibley Tour takes place on (sur- prise!) Sibley Peninsula. At least, that's what the rest of the world calls it -- the Sibley Peninsula. To Lakeheaders, it's the big guys snor- ing out there in Thunder Bay Har- bour. The Sleeping Giant. This year the tour fell on the first day of March, which, you may recall, was one of those: gloriously sunny aes ties. rer ~laneeobteadt: escthaen Ontarians think they have to fly to Jamaica to enjoy. No one's told them that Northern Ontario spews out sun- ny days like Oshawa spews out hub caps. Anyway, there it was, and there | was, and there was 700-odd other cross country o-philes and the whole experience was 99 per cent wonderful. There was just that one tiny thing to mar an otherwise perfect outing. The fear of utter humiliation. The nightmare of crossing the finish line say, 707th in a field of, oh ... 707. I hate the fact that on ski tours I always have to wear a bib with my number on it, and that number is fed into a computer which is keeping track of me as I shuffle through the wilderness. I'm not a speedy skier and I'm never going to win a race, and frankly Scarlett I don't give a bleep. But somehow on these ski Preparation prior to holiday you are a Canadian by birth. Complaints have been received whereby a Canadian-born person without a birth certificate was refused entry to the U.S.A. A Canadian Citizenship Certificate for people born in Canada can be applied for at this office. If you are planning a trip, make sure your plan- ~ ning is complete enough to include health coverage, passports and a birth cer- tificate with some time to spare before departure. For any assistance or further advice, please contact the Northern Affairs office located on the lower floor of the Peninsula Building, 2 Gilbert Street, Marathon or telephone 229-1153 or Zenith 33160. tours everybody gets sucked into competing -- even those of us who haven't got a chance. I don't mind the fact that some folks are trying to be first. God knows they aren't likely to get in my way. They'll be finished and home and stroking their trophies in a hot tub by the time I cross the finish line. And that's okay. I don't begrudge them the honours of the hardware. They've earned it. But dagnab it, there ought to be some kind of a tour for duffers.like me, too -- I mean the overweight, the out of shape, the long of tooth and short of breath skiers who wouldn't know a waxing torch from a pop-up toaster and don't care -- who just want to go out and have a little fun skiing in the bush. Maybe I'll start my own ski tour next year. Something to run on the same dav as the Sibley ... only a lit- tle later. (Frankly I've always con- sidered the 9 A.M. start for Sibley a trifle barbaric.) We would call it The Gaspers In- vitational. Or maybe The Over-The- Hill Quasi-Marathon. _ We'd have our own special rules. The Sibley Tour has a 9 A.M. shotgun start -- my tour would feature a_twelve-noon-to-twelve- thirty start. And we'd replace the shotgun with a kazoo rendition of Walking In a Winter Wonderland. Other changes too. I'd have a man- datory pancake breakfast at the Hoito Restaurant for all entrants. Speaking of entrants, rule number one would state that they must be at least 40 years of age. Or look like they're 40 years of age. There would be changes on the tour itself. Trail protocol for instance. Passing another skier, while not ex- pressly forbidden, would be con- sidered the height of bad manners. Personal wineskins, would be optional but highly recommended. Any skier who looks good in one of those nylon: racing suits would automatically be banished from the event until he or she acquires a pot belly. Helpful wax- ing tips that involve klister, the ap- plication of heat, or take more than 15 seconds to explain would be forbidden. Some rules would change just marginally. I would, for instance, still award trophies for first, second and third place. The difference is, I'd draw the winners from a hat. Well, whaddya say? Any other winter shufflers out there interested in starting a ski tour for Also Rans? Or should I just trade in my ski poles for a cribbage board? ' ,