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| a ---- Em ------------ Ee ------------------------------ rE ppo2 A A TAN iM TUG N05. " ANT 10 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, August, 5, 1992 TRAE wt) ACR LATING | Go SORRELL Bk SA va se a TH ou WLS Heather Knopp back from five-month trip to Europe By Julia Dempsey Port Perry Star A five-month trip to Europe was an experience of a lifetime for local model Heather Knopp. The 18-year-old Port Perry resident spent two months in Paris and three months in Greece working on her portfolio and setting up contacts within the modelling industry. The opportunity to travel to Europe arose in January when Miss Knopp was noticed by Nicholas Fianni of Eva Models in Paris at the Model of the Year competition in Los Angeles. He was impressed with what he saw and offered Miss Knopp a chance to train with the best in Paris. The modelling agency paid for her airfare to Paris and helped her put together an im- pressive portfolio. Her next stop was Greece and although the first few weeks were slow, things picked up con- siderably during her three- Letters to the month stayin that country. As well as doing fashion shows for Loreal and Rilkin, Miss Knopp appeared in a few Greek magazines including Kai and Pantheon. Her trip to Europe has taught her more than just modelling. She can now understand French and can speak Greek. "I learned a lot of their (Greek) language because of the taxi drivers," Miss Knopp said, adding the men in Greece are aggressive and a woman travel- ling alone must know self de- fence or must be able to verbally express opposition to their ad- vances. She also noted other down- falls about Europe. The pollu- tion is horrible, the rooms are filthy, there's no air condition- ing, and the phone service is ter- rible. "You don't realize how great Canada is until you travel," Miss Knopp said. But despite the conditions, she says she would go back in a minute, and is hoping to do that in the near future. "I made alot of great contacts. Everyone is so open and they made me feel at home from the minute] arrived," she said. Miss Knopp arrived home about a month ago and has been busy furthering her career since returning. She recently competed against 23 other Ontario mod- els for the Elite Look of the Year contest. Models were rated on their portfolio, runway talent, bathing suit competition, and their interest in the business. The field of models in the com- petition will eventually be whit- tled down to about four contest- ants and then one overall winner. "Even if I don't win, I will have the experience of partici- pating," Miss Knopp said, add- ing any experience and expo- sure will help her in the long run. editor McHappy balloons anger letter writer To the Editor: I am writing about the McHappy Days metallic film balloons McDonald's has been selling for $1.99. I have found three of these balloons in a fo- rested area of the Oak Ridges Moraine. They can also be seen on the sides of highways and sideroads across Durham Re- gion. On a recent walk along the Lake Ontario shoreline just south of Whitby, guess what I found washed up on the beach? Yes, another of your balloons. McDonald's must have sold tens of thousands of these bal- "loons across the province. How many slipped through chil- dren's fingers, out of car win- dows, or the string holding them broke? Hundreds certain- ly, possibly thousands given the numbers I've seen across Dur- ham Region. Worse, these me- tallic film balloons appear to be indestructible and will likely be lying around for years. Since these balloons have the scent of McDonald's food all over them, animals will try to eat the ones they find in the for- est and roadsides. What will happen to an animal that in- gested part or all of one of your McHappy Day balloons? What about the fish and waterbirds that will find them floating on the surface of Lake Ontario and other lakes? \ FLORSHEIM / Did the McDonald's market- ing wizards decide that once the balloons were .sold to the chil- dren across Durham that McDonald's responsibility for their balloons ended then? McDonald's says they are "a company that does care for the earth." If that were really true then you know about being re- sponsible for a product from 'cradle to grave." You created those balloons. You sold them. You are responsible for the safe disposal of them. You are also responsible for easily predicted 'improper use' such as the bal- loon slipping through a child's fingers. After all you didn't have Turn to Page 11 Kendalwood Park Plaza 1801 Dundas St. E., Whitby 721-9829 Hours: Mon. - Wed. 9:30 - 6:30 Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 - 9:00 Saturday 9:00 - 6:00 SUMMER WWALWUIE regular price $95.00 N > © Varied sizes. Black only. Ask about Florsheim's SHOE GIVEAWAY CONTEST! 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