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p 4 weekender october 14 1995 stux lnion send your jgpg tetters to the editor to 9 heritage rd markham l3p 1m3 or fax them to 2941538 volunteer spirit could flourish the leaner meaner style of government could give rise to some positive after effects minister of commu nity and social services dave tsubouchi told the toronto media that if wel fare recipients are feeling the pinch after recent cut backs they may have to rely on family and friends to help ihem get by its a smalltown way of thinking which has been gradually lost as govern ments took a more custodial role throughout the last half of this century now as we prepare for a new millenium govern ments at all levels are react- hi viewpoint ik ilps b jbm paula croweli ing- to the shortage of tax funds by reducing their responsibility for people they had been supporting protests against govern ment cutbacks especially at the provincial level have been violent the people who have relied on government support are feeling desperate arid scoff at the ministers solution but tsubouchis idea is like a seed which has sprouted one local volunteer orga nization reports that baby boomers who have never been active in the communi ty are giving unpaid help as a way to fulfill themselves early retirement for mid dleclass boomers gives them the time and the rel ative youth to contribute in a meaningful way to a variety of volunteer organi zations because they see the potential need for their services theyre coming for ward to offer them there has always been a need for community activists little league scouting and guiding move ments are constantly recruiting new parents to take on leadership roles this will never change but at least these organizations can recruit the parents of their members with the trump card that a lack of volunteers could shut down their childs club service clubs church groups and other organiza tions dont have such a card 1 the gen uine ambition of residents perhaps service organiza tions should promote their handup projects to attract new volunteers the tribune weekender edition a metrouad community nncynnr patrioapappas publisher joann stevenson editowuchief andrew hair general maaafecleditor debraweller director of advertising barry goodyear director of distribution viylanomil business manager pamela nichols operations manager sxojueeudll all enquiries 9036404100 fax 9056404477 6244 main st stouffvjue ont uxbr1dok all enquiries 0058529741 905 8524355 88 brock st w uxbridge out the tribune published every wednesday and saturday is one of the metroland printing pub lishing and distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes markham econo mist and sun ajax pickering news advertiser auroranewmarket era banner barrio advance brampton guardian burlington post cityparent collingwood connection etobicoko guardian georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week milton canadian champion misissauga news northumberland news north york mirror oakvilte beaver orillia today oshawa-whitby- clarington this week peterborough this week richmond hillthornhilvaughan liber al scarborough mirror todays seniors con tents not to be reproduced without written per mission from the publisher permit 1247 three cheers for coaches dad is ihe monarchy safe dear editor as most summertime local sports come to a close its interesting and fruitful as parents to reflect on the nature of the contribution many minor league coaches make to the development of our little ones with daugh ters 7 and 10 playing in the local soccer league ive had the good fortune to witness week after week the way in which our coaches go well beyond the sport to teach the kids about life in ways theyre sure to encounter in the future the real upside for advance- ment and preparation id argue are the skills the coach is passing on that will put them in a better position to cope with lifes real often seri ous curve balls endruns and its just not fair situations as a soccer dad this past few uyears in york region ive observed first hand a few coaches among many im sure who are masters at this the point is twofold know how to assess and applaud a coach who for a hour or two a week has the charge of your budding star and secondly appreciate where teaching the sport skills starts and stops and instruction of the more three cheers for the important life skills begin the coaches distinction will carry forward james s quance with your young star forever richmond hill mh4 too little too late on morality dear editor i am inclined to differ with andrew mair in his opinion that municipalities shouldnt legislate morality- sept16 his reasoning was that lap- dancing is an issue that affects very few people since dancers do not make up a large part of our work force it would appear to the writer that in the same context mair would favour liberating prostitu tion which is a minority in our population as citizens we look to our government not only for governance to maintain law and order but also for leadership for the betterment of our eco nomic cultural and social wellbeing as well as the advancement of moral standard it is to be regretted that our governments fed eral provincial and municipal have done too lit tle and too late to legislate morality otherwise for one we would have fewer single mothers ill man stouffville walt whitman the american poet said one of the wisest things about animals i ever read t think i could turn and live with animals they are so placid and self- contained i often think of whitmans words when fm lined up like a sheep at a cash register getting ready to pay for something 1 dont really need or when i find myself enmeshed like a maze rat in the twiceaday march of chrome that constitutes what we so laughably call rushhour traffic it doesnt rush and its seldom oyer in an hour animals dont have to worry about earthly stupidities like that deer browse robins look for nice fat earthworms rabbits nibble and crickets chirp they did it when we pink and hairless interlopers hunched naked and shivering in caves and they do it today when we sit draped in polyester and hunched oyer computer terminals and steer ing wheels animals just mind their own business except when we humans horn in take the case of the beast of bodwin moor for decades now britons liv ing in the southwest corner of england have muttered about the strange goings on in the moor a desolate area not far frbmcornwalb people had seen things strange things things not nor mally seen in the docile and bucolic environs of gentle eng land hpsp farmers spoke of unearthly screeches in the night disap pearing pets huge shadows flashing through the under brush shadows that looked like wellcats but massive cats cats as big as mountain lions or panthers finally last spring conclur sive proof a pair of hikers stumbled across a large feline skull with two prominent fangs in the mud of a river bank on the edge of bodwin moor ttiey identified the skull all right it belonged to a black leopard but it was the presence of a cockroach egg case inside the skull that revealed the beast of bodwin moor to be a hoax if the sensational british tabloids were shaken by the revelation it didnt show but then they other things to worry abput the croaking raven of london tower for instance thats croaking as in dead defunct bereft of life just like the monty python parrot the raven named charlie was k- oed by a hungry police sniffer dog thats when the tabloids got hold of thestory and reminded their readers what charlies death meant charlie you see was a mem ber of the elite raven platoon thats been guarding london tower for the past 335 years by appointment of his majesty king charles ii legend has it that the monar chy will crumble if the ravens ever leave the tower and now there are only five left and the queen is reduced to charging admission to tourists and dianas running around with rock stars and charles is caught in 8 bioglossies skinny dipping 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