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water Midland Harbour Committee Chairman Wayne Cowdery inspects the result of the installation of underwater water movers under each of 11 finger docks attached to the Rotary Pier. The constantly mov- them, ing water does not freeze and the problem of a changing water level raising and lowering the fixed docks, and damaging is eliminated. The open water could be a hazard for the unwary. Winterama countdown Ball Hockey Tournament A Ball Hockey Tourna- ment is scheduled again for this year! This is geared to girls and boys up to the Grade 8 level. This tour- namet will be taking place at McGuire Park on Satur- day, February 21. The en- try fee will be the wearing of a Winterama Booster Button. Sponsored by Memories Roadhouse, Main Street. To enter a team, or for more informa- tion, please call Cathy Dupuis at 549-2012 or 549-7991, Puddle Jump Talk about community spirit! How about those Penetanguishene Lions...There's going to be a Puddle Jump this year! After an absence of four years, the Lions Club will be hosting a Puddle Jump on Sunday! It's to be along the shore of our Waterfront Park, in front of the Penetang Curling Rink. Sign-in is at 12 noon, and. they'll be off at 1:00 p.m. It's going to be fun! So, if you are interested, please contact Jake Reimer at 549-7652 or 549-2514. Way to go fellas! Cafe Chantant Le Centre D'Activites Francais, will be kicking off their in-house activities on Thursday, Feb. 19th with '"'Cafe Chantant"' at 8:30 p.m. which will feature a cash bar, and a lunch at midnight included in the admission charge. Friday, Feb. 20th with "Club ADO" a pre-teen dance limited to grade 7 and 8 students only. Cover charge $1.00. Saturday Feb. 21, features Brasserie du Centre D'Activities Francaises...with live music by Michel Paiemont and Basil Lafreniere, Junior Step dancing com- petitions, cash bar, and Restaurant Chez Nous. Once again the Centre d'Activities Francaises will be hosting "Soiree du Car- naval" on Saturday even- ing from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. This features adult step dancing and '"'P'tit Bonhomme Gigueur"' Con- tests. Midnight lunch in- cluded in admission charge. Snow Sculpture Contest The Second Annual Snow Sculpture Contest is raring to go again this year! Again the dates for com- pletion will be 8:00 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 1987 to Saturday, Feb. 21, 1987 at noon. Entry deadline is Saturday, Feb. 14th, 1987. Pick up and forward en- tries to ""Dion's Flowers"', 146 Main Street. a, * Think aboutit! =~ Discover a variety of programs open to all new students in the areas of language, enrichment, business and technology, and one of the highest acceptance rates from secondary to post secondary institutions.) M.S.S.. "MIDLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL = A aoe : Welcomes parents and students entering secondary :. oe « school in September 1987, to an open 'bila oe - on Wednesday, February 4, at 7:00 e mM... _in the schoo! cafetorium::- aes A \ compete curieulum to prepare your child for. eet si-secondary - education or a career in business and industry at< baht "no additional cost, 'regardless of religious preference ie Simcoe County Board of Education .- eocccccescococcoccsocceccoocoossoosoooococsococces t 4 3 ee Mountie describes local drug scene Want to buy marijuana? Hash? Cocaine? LSD? All of the above and more is available in Huronia, at af- fordable prices, says a man in a position to know. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Rob White told Midland Rotarians last week about a drug bust that wouldn't be out of place on an episode of the television series Miami Vice. This arrest took place not in Miami, Florida, but in Midland's Tiffin Park. Before the dust had settl- ed, three police cars had collided with the car of a drug dealer. Just before the collision, an undercover Mountie had been running with the accelerating vehi- cle, trying to get the driver out of the car. The undercover policeman was buying one- quarter pound of cocaine for $10,000. (A half pound of cocaine will fit inside a coffee mug.) The drug dealer was under the in- fluence. He wasn't bothered when he was pulled out of his car through the window and dragged along the ground. The Mounties were ap- prehensive because the drug dealer had said a van was nearby with frierds with guns inside. Before the attempted escape, when the Mountie said. he had the money, and asked for the cocaine, the dealer gave him two loaves of bread. The cocaine was hidden inside the bread. Drugs are smuggled into a country in all manner of ways. An example is a seizure of hash, or hashish, at Pearson International Airport. The hash was shaped to look like. plates and coated with enamel. Because of the enamel, dogs trained to find drugs by their smell could not detect the hash. "If you want it, it's here," the plainclothes RCMP constable told the Rotarians. "People right across the board, including people such as yourselves," are the buyers of illegal drugs. Doctors and _ lawyers finance the buying and sell- ing of drugs for a max- imum return on a minimal investment. Policemen and customs officers are not immune to addiction or corruption, Const. White said. "T could take you to a few places around town. Penetanguishene is not ex- empt, by the way." During his speech Const. White mentioned a number of communities in Huronia as places where drugs can be purchased. "The cannabis products (marijuana, hash, hash oil) will always be here in small and large quantities, because Huronia is a tourist area. Cocaine is coming into Huronia in quantity. It's here to stay. It's like mari- juana was 20 years ago." Seven grams _ (one- quarter pound) of the drug with currently the highest profile, cocaine, sells at the rate of seven grams for $800.. By contrast, one- quarter of a pound of mari- juana can be obtained for $600. Drugs arrive in Huronia in all manner of ways: by boat, by car, with tourists, through local dealers with suppliers in Toronto. A cocaine user can become mentally addicted after using it six times, Drug expert Const. White said. At the begining of last summer, Const. White would have said, if asked, that the drug scene in Huronia was low key. But by the end of the summer, the Mounties had a much better idea of the level of local activity, including knowledge of a number of drug-involved individuals whose existence previous- ly was unknown to the federal police force. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Rob White, a plainclothes officer assigned to the RCMP's Orillia office, told Midland Rotary Club members that illegal drugs of every kind are all available in this area to those who know who to ask. Edwards Village Mall KING ST., MIDLAND 526-4856 mm -- Featuring -- Whirlpool, Sauna Suntan Bed Aerobic Classes Heated Pool World Gym, Olympic and Hydra Fitness Equipment NEW FRIENDLY RELAXED ATMOSPHERE BRING THIS AD, receive 2 free guided workouts Located at THE HIGHLAND INN - 526-9307 - Ext. 78 FORMERLY "the Bodyworks" Now The Highland Gym Under New Management Tuesday, February 3, 1987, Page 9 POP OI