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stux weekended saturday xugust vb 1997 p 9 just call me casino rama ruthie ive got the fever rural route ruth ruth leblanc just a week ago the big guy and i decided to drive north to orillia and discover the joys of casino rama now i must admit i am the first person to say that gambling is like throwing money down the drain i also see lottery tickets as a big waste of funds ask the big guy how many times i have told him that if i had every dol lar that he has spent on tickets i would be giving him a barrel ful of money today gambling and i have never mixed the closest i have come to seeing the inside of a casino is on a travel brochure for las vegas throwing my puritanical behavior to the wind i felt a surge of excite ment as we pulled into the massive casino parking lot walking through the door it felt like wayne newton should be standing there to greet us the place is huge and sparkling and filled with patrons x there are rows upon rows of noisy slot machines aglow with lights there are tables waiting for the more serious gamblers where the big money stakes are played those we passed on upon getting our money converted to casino coin the big guy and i set out to try our luck and win a million dollars and live happily ever after sitting before a loud slot machine called wild cherry i fell in love something happened to me as i sat before my silver friend as i fed it coins i became dizzy with excite ment while the wheels went round and round with beginners luck i won time after time my small white bucket which every player collects their win nings in was overflowing by this time the big guy was far out of sight and i could hardly wait to show him how well i had done a small crowd of two gathered as i fed coin after coin into the slot machine feeling like casino rama ruthie i began playing the vacant machines on herb fair and plant sale coming richters herbs in goodwood ontario will host its annual herb fair and plant sale on sun aug 24 from 10 am to 4 pm the fair was 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