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Page 12, Terrace Bay-Schrelber News, Wednesday, May 7, 1986 Bits and Bit By Helene Ballard Hello, here I am again folks. I look forward to these wee chats. I hope you do too. First off, I want to say a warm welcome back to Marge and Scotty Hamil- ton. Sure hope you brought nice weather with you. How about coffee some- time, Marge? Last Friday, April 25 we had the pleasure of list- ening to a wonderful con- cert by the Fort William Male Choir. This humble person had been told how well they sang, and believe me, I was not disappointed. It was a most enjoyable evening and we are lucky to be able to have this type of entertainment in our town. Then on Wednesday, April 30 our activities director took three of the residents of Birchwood to A.C. Special the grade school to teach a class of students how to do '"decoupage." The stud- ents seemed to enjoy it as much as we did. Mr. Felix Legault, Mr. Cliff Barker and yours tru- ly went with Joann for this. There was a lot of different activities going on and it made us feel young again. The children were well behaved and were anxious to learn, which just goes to show you that youth and old age can work together. Don't forget, May ll is Mother's Day. Even if you can't buy your mother a present, do something nice for her. Help make the meals or make beds. I am sure you will think of something. To all you dear mothers out there, Happy Mother's Day and God Bless you. : The other day while making flowers for wed- ?A4Q95 Includes freon dings, I thought of a beautiful toast a_bride- groom made to his bride, and I would like to close this week with this toast to the bride: "'My darling, may you live a thousand years, and may I live a thousand years less one day, so I will not know when you have pass- ed away."' Au revoir, mes chers amis! The Fort William Male Choir appeared in concert at the Terrace Bay High School on April 25 as the fourth in the Youth and Music Series. The world famous group rose to national prominence as Canada's Cent- ' Lifetime Shocks "ao... Installation 20% discount Choir performs ennial Choir and have been together for 50 years with various members, now including one from Terrace Bay. There are 41 singers plus a conductor and pianist. They will perform at Expo '86 later this year. Spring is here By Mary Hubelit Had occasion recently to to some in-depth research into Terrace Bay weather patterns. Some interesting facts turned up--there isno pattern. The sun shines more in winter than in summer, fog ruins more than the raspberries (name- ly people's dispositions), and generally January jug- gles the thermometer more than any other month. Oh yes, one more vague, arguable hint of a pattern--some time in May in each year the lovely birch trees bud and burst into stately life again. So stick around, eh? Spring suggests sum- mer, summer suggests tourists, and you won't believe the news item I read recently: 'Canada must change its outdoorsy laid-back image to attract more American tourists... Americans view our cities as being vast and un- populated, a little bit hick and too clean."' One can only assume the newpaper was somehow short of material that day, or perhaps someone with a sick~ sense of humour "'snuck" the item into print. (/t wasn 't this paper! :Ed.) As for the author, I © wouldn't touch him or his theories with a nine-foot Pole, a six-foot Uke, or a five-foot-five Irishman. If the Americans don't like it here, by all means let them go somewhere else for their vacations. You can probably think of some place you would like to see them go, right? We are very busy these days with the spring chores everyone understands, so I have little to say--just wanted to get the tourist bit off my chest. We hope to do some touring ourselves this year--in Canada--so I hope to have some ex- periences to share with you later. Take care, now! clean debris from system adjust belt tension check for leaks recharge system (GM vehicles only) on shocks All GM cars and light duty trucks (excluding commerial Trees need help vehicle) Guaranteed Service Guaranteed GM Parts Guaranteed Price Forest renewal and pro- tection are the key elements in ensuring that Canada has productive, healthy forest resources in the future, the president of the Ontario Forest Industries Associa- tion said recently. In a statement recogniz- ing National Forest Week (May 4 to 10), Ian D. Bird also called for greater public awareness of the na- tion's most important re- newable natural resource. "Our economic well- being, now and in the future, is largely dependent upon the health and abund- ance of our forests," he said in Toronto last week. 'Annual sales of Can- ada's forest products amount to approximately $30 billion,' he pointed out. "More than 300 com- munities across the country forest products could dou- ble Canada's production within 40 years. "In order to achieve this goal, the existing resource must be protected and the new forest must be im proved," he explained. -- More forest is destroyed' every year by fire, insects, and disease than is harvest- ed, Bird said, adding that the current budworm in- festation of jackpine and spruce in Northern Ontario _ is a major threat to valuable timber stands, which must be protected by aerial spraying. : "Effective forest man- agement is absolutely ess- ential to our present and future well-being," Bird concluded. The Ontario Forest In- dustries Association is owe their existence to the | composed of 24 major for- forest resources and the in- est products companies and dustry which harvests the subsidiaries which carry forest crop and produces a _ out mill and woodlands op- host of useful products -- erations in the province, in- from it." cluding Kimberly-Clark of Bird also noted that in- creasing world demand for Canada, which has a pulp mill based in Terrace Bay.