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t5 si trffiune august22 1990 p9 stouffville resident tries bungy jump from page 7 every penny of your contri bution will go towards protect ing acres of tropical forest read part of the letter from education coordinator steven johnston you have joined kates corner kate gilderdale a holiday from hell my previous column cataloging the pitfalls inherent in ones summer vacation pales in comparison with our actual 1990 experience things went unnaturally smoothly to start with the old man managed to retain his good humor throughout the usual lastminute panics our first night the calm before the storm was spent in cheerful comfort with old friends in prince edward county before we left for the wilds of the magnetewan river and the journey into a druginfested hell the drugs im referring to included penicillin amoxil and tylenol the purchase of which represented approximately 99 of our holiday budget as the two youngest members of the party took it in turns to go through the entire family medical guides selection of childhood illness es in the space of a week and a half clare got the ball rolling with a cold which she had thoughtfully brought back from camp no doubt my help ful relations were right when they said as her temperature climbed to 104 degrees that i shouldnt have allowed her to go swimming with such a heavy cold but i would have been enormously grateful if they hadnt added to maternal guilt by mentioning the fact that night we took turns to sponge down our overheated offspring after several hours we managed to get her settled and i reached at last for one of the half dozen books id brought along for relaxation a rustling noise in the corner distracted me and i found myself looking into the eyes of a startled mouse pausing in midflight across the floor after a few laps around the sitting room hotly pursued by the family it escaped into a crack in the wall leav ing us to enjoy a sleepless night in anticipation of its next visit on wednesday just three and a half days after leaving- home we found our selves en route to burks falls hospi tal an unscheduled point of interest on our holiday itinerary two days later we learned that clare had added gastric flu and a sinus infection to her growing assort ment of medical complaints by the time her stomach had stopped rejecting everything poured into it including antibiotics and she was beginning to recover malcolm was busy trying to outdo her in the most prescriptions in a week cate gory a particularly virulent strain of gas tric flu was later augmented by a nasty dose of strep throat resulting in a persistent fever and much anguished moaning and groaning to which the male of the species seems especially prone the fever broke late on sun day the day before our holiday ended most people take photos on their summer vacation this year ours is immortalized by a row of small bot tles a collection of medicine spoons and a large bowl purchased in case of emergency on our premature journey cailth lx a v- w a s0uu1 4 v wm vvk iv many young people who are actively involved in conserva tion action at wwf we hope that your concern for the prob lem of the disappearing rain forests and your willingness to be a part of the solution will last a long time congratula tions your support will make a difference the letter was accompanied by a certificate recognizing the students achievement jumping for joy stouffville teenager dayle lewis did some hanging about when he went to new zealand to visit relatives last january and he did it from a bridge located high above a fastmov ing river hanging by his ankles from an elastic cord- it was dayles first taste of bungy jumping a popular pastime for fearless and slightly deranged people who are required to sign a certificate acknowledg ing their state prior to jumping this certifies that dayle lewis of ontario canada reads the document has lost all touch of reality and sense of responsibility towards life in throwing himself off a bridge 143 feet above a rampant rag ing river attached to nothing more than a great big rubber a dickson principal stouffville district secondary school welcomes all students new students registration august 27 30 by appointment returning students preregistration wednesday august 2990 10 am lpm 1 pm 5 pm 7pm9pm 6401433 j hooper viceprincipal town of whitchurch stouffville 1990 final taxes 1 st instalment due august 24th 1 990 2nd instalment due october 1 9th 1 990 final tax bills have now been mailed rate payers who have not received their bills should make immediate application to the municipal tax department the penalty charged for non payment of 1 990 taxes is one and onequarter 1 1 4 percent imposed on the first day of default and on the first day of each month thereafter failure to receive a tax bill does not eliminate the responsibility for payment of taxes nor the penally charge for late payment office hours 6401900 monday to friday 830 am to 430 pm 8952423 1 9 civic ave stouffville ontario box 41 9 l4a 716 after hours mail slot east side of building rulh armstrong amct tax collector immwacik s gardens inc mam st w skxrffvfle 6405060 garden centre hours weekdays 7 am 7 pm saturday 8 am 6 pm sun 9 am 6 pm under construction sale 20 we apologize for the inconvenience garden centre will continue to be open we also carry seeds umlock pavers curbs retaining waifs top soil grass seed bark chips garden tools clay pots triple mix potting soil portland cement patio slabs masonary cement peat loam peat moss sand limestone screenings gravel railway ties iwidtlbr rww band dayle was persuaded by his cousin to give it a try it was pretty scary you just had a big bungy cord tied around your ankles he explained you freefall about 110 feet and the bungy cord stretches right out and then you keep bouncing when you stop they lower you down to a boat the whole experience takes about five minutes and although dayle admits it was nerveracking hed have no hesitation about doing it again deadline extended the library has extended its search for the silver sword summer reading program to midseptember to allow every one to complete the course for those who are interested in seeing how the librarys addition will look a sketch by local artist john roberts will be on view at the facility randys refrigeration appliance service 100 sandiford drive unit 33 new used appliance sale hwy48 sandiford jjjjjfl stouffville randys refrks 6404747 summer conference aug 23 to 26 speakers bernard hull and roger shuttleworth meetings 9 am 1 1 am 730 pm also kids adventure bible camp 9 am 2940859 cone 8 south of claremont east of sidel 28 stouffville christian fellowship r- n ifie waccpaper centre s y off with this ad save and more suggested retail prices largest selection lowest prices come in today and take the bargains away new fall patterns arriving almost daily at low low prices 2 76e 7urftffi0i eone scarborough 793 markham rd in tha paimed post plaa