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2s fairways a taxing experience for the tax accountant there is nothing more serene than waking up that first morning in may and realizing your life is now your own again that you have survived another income tax season for stouffvilles david moyer the past nine springs have all been delayed until may 1 an accountant with the south markham firm of nor ton mcmullen and co dave starts to feel the crunch with his coworkers around the end of february as everyone scrambles to put their income- tax house in order he says hell average around 30 hours of overtime a week during this period and when the end of april finally comes hes more than ready for a little fun and frivolity so the first of may will al ways find him up at the crack of dawn bleary eyed but full of spit and vinegar ready to hit the links with 15 or so other em ployees of the company equally anxious to decompress the golf these boys play is characterized more by quanti ty than quality and it has snowed on them more than once dave feels the boys get their moneys worth because from where i live bruce stapley they usually get to hit the ball three or four more times per hole than your average golfer and he insists they refuse to apply the same wizardry to their golf scores that they use to lower the number of tax dol lars their clients are required to pay yes to be sure most of these guys are just plain bad golfers topped teeoff shots errant threeiron blasts and an attraction to water that sees golf balls go plop with uncan ny regularity even when the pond isnt anywhere near the fairway when 1 asked dave if i could be a part of the annual event this year he looked at me sus piciously but then smiled as he recalled golfing with me sever al years back you were pret ty bad as i recall he re flected i think youd fit in fine and as it turned out i was just one of the boys as i terro rized the gormley green course with a sizzling 134 thats about 60 shots over par for those who bother with the technicalities of the game mind you one fellow shot a rather spectacular 88 but i was assured he would be trans ferred to another company be fore the advent of next years tax season markhams rod russell representing management apparently didnt see fit to in clude trophy money in the com pany budget this year and he was being given the razz by the gang watching rod burn up the back nine with a scintillating 62 1 concluded that he did in deed have a healthy apprecia tion for the nature of the con test being waged and that the lack of trophies was simply an oversight brought about by the frantic rush of tax time there were highlights that stood out at days end classic examples of goif as played by duffers who dont quite have the game down to a science for example the par three hole looyardsat best that saw all three of us in my group compensate for a sand trap to the immediate right of the hole by lofting our teeshots into the forest to the far left of the green our collective score was a mighty 20 for that hole or the other par three hole that saw us break into spon taneous applause as one after the other all four golfers in the foursome just behind us landed their teeshots plunk in the middle of the pond directly in front of the green and then there was the left- handed swinger who after ex periencing frustration after frustration all day decided to try a right handed shot just for fun the bloke blasted as nice a drive as we had seen all day id give my right arm to be ambidextrous was the quick witted response of another in the group so now that dave and the boys are back among the liv ing and spring has officially sprung for them as for the rest of us it is now safe for the real golfers to head for the fair ways i suppose its a good thing they golf only once a year tribune may 11 1988 c13 young people are salt of earth by kate gilderdale serving and learning together salt is a mennonite central com mittee program that enables young people across canada to live and work in a different province for 11 months participants live in groups of up to seven working as volunteers in areas such as hospitals retirement homes childcare facilities and organizations for the mentally or physically handicapped salters work approximately 30 hours a week in their chosen field as well as spending several hours in other areas served by the program as well they enjoy involvement with the local church which spon sors them and offers friendship and moral support bible study is an important part of life in the unit each unit is under the guidance of a leader who organizes job placements and can offer help and advice to group members whose ages range from 17 to 20 independence is stressed and participants are encouraged to work out an equitable division of household chores cooking and general maintenance the first step of the salt program consists of a week of orientation before the groups arrive at their destinations where theyll remain from the beginning of september until the following july all the salters needs are provided by the sponsoring church and their wages go towards defraying the costs each unit member is given a monthly allowance stouff ville unit leader lil grove explains some of the benefits salt offers young people we see it as an opportunity for them to be away from home to explore another area and to see how other people in different areas live out their christian faiths in another congrega tion salt is one of many programs run by mennonite central commit tee canada which offers relief and help in countries throughout the world the committee also organizes volunteer support for the needy in cities across canada and runs a summer gardening program with native canadians whose traditional livelihoods such as hunting and fishing are being threatened by pollution and acid rain unionville monday 10 we0nes0ay 726 am 10 6 00 pm thursday friday 7j6amio 900 pm satur0ay 8 00 am 10 5 00 pm ratcliff llp l in business sinct todays trees were saplings c4j no nf ltd 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