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DOIN THE BUNNY HUG WITH REAL BUNNIES J in Mb Lorry Mellon holds one of the bunnies the new Pet pet shop in the Moore Park Plain with a gentle embrace He was one of several eager children who visited the store during th recent opening MANY CITIES CLAIM ST PAT Gaidng at a cage lull contented rabbits is little Colin The new pel shop Is by Mr and Mrs Michael Talbot end Mr and Mrs Eric Come Wednesday Hes Everyones Patron Saint over the mountains he gather his Tew belongings head westwards He hod to Bleep by day and travel by night to evade capture and the certain death that threatened runaway slaves Finally cold weary and hungry he reached Ben Bui ben in Co Slego and sighted sails of ships in the harbour Ho found out one was sailing for Gaul and asked for passage but they went without him Fortunately for Patrick a ere gale blew up and the ship was forced back to land The crew who had heard the conversation between Pat rick and the captain made up their minds that they would not sail without him next time and so Patrick returned to Gaul Franco Once there be got in touch with his uncle St Martin of Tours and was sent to Rome to study He was ordained there and in due time was mode a bishop In a dream ho saw the Irish come to the shore and coll to him to return once more To pursue this dream he applied to Pope for permission to go back His request was granted In the year 3Z One evening as darkness fell he landed on the east coast of RBI limehouse- Dear Sirs Enclosed please find small or tide for your paper for St Patrick Day suitable Thanking you tor your kind In the post Best wishes to you I am sincerely yours Catherine Graham ST PATRICK Ever since history began its and nations have taken pride in being the birthplace of great men Strangely enough the birthplace of some the greats be deputed forever So it is with St Patrick Some claim that his birthplace was Scotland or Wales Father Origan Irish historian says his mother was a Hungarian sold as a slave to a Roman lord called His son fell in love with her grace and beauty married her From this union was born Patrick It is more than prob able that he was French he was a nephew ot St Martin of Tours During the h century there lived in Ireland a powerful king called of the Nine tages With his fierce warriors he raided Caul bringing back plunder including boys and girls to be sold as slaves Pat nek was one of the slaves He was sold to a Co Antrim Chief fan called and lived there six years tending sheep and swine as they on mountain side Mts These people were kind to He led a simple and guileless life here became fluent in the Gaelic language but be ways seemed to hear a voice calling him to return to his land The Lesson Was Friendship For Stranded Grade Eighters A bus load of grade eight pupils from Alloa Public School accompanied by five adults were on their way tor an change visit with pupils near Shcrbrooke Quebec on Thurs day March when they got caught in the very bad snow storm that closed alt roads lea ding to Montreal The adults who chaperoned the children were the principal and his wife Mr and Mrs Web ber the supervisor of French Mrs Santa a teacher Mr Zeteneck and Mrs Paul Johnson Pupils from on the trip were Janet Johnson Linda Held Brent Newns and Don Mark The bus was driven by Lome Wilson of Cheltenham bus got stranded on high way about 30 Thursday afternoon near On tarlo The principal and Mrs walked through waist deep snow to a farm house to phone Mrs who speaks French phoned to let the in Quebec know that they would not be arriving and Mr Webber phoned for assistance in rescu the children At about night snow mobiles arrived to take them to homes in about 3 or miles away It was still snowing heavily with a wet snow and the snow mobiles upset several times on the way so by the time they reached shelter they were soak cd through The children and their were very high In their of the people of the small town of about who opened their homes to over W0 stranded travellers They returned home about Friday night very appointed that their visit with the French Canadian pupils materialize but having gained an experience in friend ship that they will long remem ber The adults were very proud of the way the children acted din ing the emergency They were well behaved and not one of them panicked any time Mrs Ed McLean Sleigh Ride Intrigues Nursery Tots Some the mothers and Joined Moplo Nursery School children when they took a country road sleigh ride with real horse power recently Jim Lyons hitched tip his horses Floss and Queen to sleigh piled with straw and the eager passengers climbed ab oard for ride which deposit them back at the Codarvalo school with rosy checks tins ling toes and Borne new happy memories Ireland with a few companions Croagh Patrick Co Ireland that time was into four Ulster Munster and Con- naught A high king reigned at now Co four provinces were controlled by a few powerful families by the Ncllls by the OBriens and the Ihys Connaught by the O Con by the McMur roughs Patrick followed Iho principle going straight to heads of these provinces explaining Christionity At Cashel he the Holy Trinity one God and three divine persons by holding up a shamrock showing how it had one stem and three leaves Since then the shamrock has been an Irish emblem On this occasion It is said that as tie stooped to pick up the shamrock his stuck hard into the ground when he looked later ho saw that the sharp point hod pierc ed the foot of a chieftain Pat rick asked him why he did not complain he replied that he thought it was all part tho ceremony Patrick miraculously healed the wound He travelled by foot to all ports of Ireland The two best known places his visited were Lough Donegal and While at Patrick it la reputed he chased the snakes into Clew Bay Miny people are rather dubious about this but tho fact remains there arc no snakes in Ireland except in zoos He also founded many the ruins of con still be seen many been restored lately These wore famous seats of learn students from continent il Eur ope came here to be educated and in turn missionaries went forth from Ireland to Europe bringing Christianity Many arc venerated js Here That b how Ireland got the name Island of Saints and Scholars St Patrick died at Saul Co Down A D and Is burled at hence name A large stone covers the grave with the name Patrick inscribed In It Is that he should be laid to in his beloved Ulster where a boy he first lived and work learned the language of the Gael His name is enshrined in churches in many parts of the world and In tl c hearts of Irish everywhere The anniversary of his death March is by children both home and abroad Georgetown Film For New Centre visiting the provincial Ontario Place at the Toronto CNE waterfront will bo able to push a button and see the results of a f making pro ject by Centennial Public Sthool Centennial pupils Ted Susan Glover Kor n Jeremy Warwick and Stewart with the of teacher Jack An produced a three mi mite film on n in have submitted it to thi Ontario government to be Included in a library films on small towns through out the province Last year the Ontario gov Invited schools in over two hundred to make the films for owing Ontario Place Mr Anderson who has some film making experience gave technical assistance to the I Arts pupils involv They Started filming in De cember and sent edited film off February Thanks to Easter Seals Timmy is a Sportsman Imagine what it would be like for an eight year old boy to lose both legs below the knee In a train accident With all the youthful wonders of the world still ahead of him it would seem impassible to expect any thing approaching a normal boyhood Yet three years later eleven year old Denis Lapalmc Tlmmins runs plays hockey football and baseball and he has been chosen to be the national for this year Easter Seal campaign In his now rolo as Timmy Denis hon es that his efforts on behalf of thousands of handicapped youngsters will encourage ev cry one to support the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in its appeal for ft during the official month long camp aign of March to April 11 HOPES TO BE A TEACHER Mrs LapaLme and has three brothers and two sisters Completely bilingual ho is a grade student at St Gcrrard School and his favourite sub ject Is mathematics One day Denis hopes to be a teacher Al though his interests include skating music reading and baseball his chief love is hoc key Incredible It seems he plays centre and right wing the Atom League team He roots for the Boston Bruins and his idol is Bobby whom he frankly hero worships How did all this come about In three short years Through the Ontario Society for Crippled Children the organisation whose chief objective Is the fin ding and caring for every nee dy physically handicapped child In Ontario under IS years age helping them to achieve Denis is the son of Mr their maximum potential Membership Drive to Seek Ambulancemen With Tom heading executive as chief mem of the Georgetown Volun teer Ambulance Service elected their officers meet week ago Sunday Tho service first to be est In Ontario is seeking new recruits to bolster membership Although present enrolment is about the vice needs a largo group of volunteers for this Important work Richard Foster was membership chairman and GVAS is planning a recruiting drive this spring Ken Thomson is deputy chief and Dan Scarborough past chief Frank Tyrrell and Doug Hcrrlngton are captains Doug Townsed is secretary John Hold en treasurer and lieutenants are Bill Moore Lawr Pat Nolan Jim Smyth Bob Simpson Dan Stone Max Jack and Bill Comp- with Clarence Stephens floater lieutenant Nursery Children View Puppet Show Children of Nursery School had an exciting after noon February when their teachers and a group mothers took them to sec Bobby Clark lifesize puppets at the Royal Alexandra Theatre In Toronto For most of the children it as their first visit to theatre They travelled by bus and Jain the crowds of other small children all waiting eagerly for to make his appear ance All the anticipation worthwhile There were Jack thcboxes who pranced and leaped blue fairy fearsome and many other characters A group of sleepy children munched cookies and smiled to themselves all tho way home very satisfied with their day DID YOU KNOW The custom of wearing black bond on the sleeve as a token of mourning originated in England THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY MARCH 11th 1971 PAGE CLUBS COMBINE EFFORTS Everyone has heard of the Society a Seal Campaign but a large segment of the people In this province know very little about the Society itself It all started in when ten Rotary Cubs in southwestern Ontario serving crippled children in their own area decided to unite their efforts and extend their services as far as possible As a result many other service clubs such as Lions Kiwanls Kinsmen etc Joined in the and today more than clubs are combining efforts to care for 14 crip pled children In Ontario EXCHANGE HOUSE 1 STREET Thursday Evg March featuring SING ALONG with Johnny Tocher ON THE PIANO FRIDAY and SATURDAY MARCH and 13 tutoring the Steppin Cheque out a crippled child See what your dollars can do Support Easter Seals Joins Funeral Home Staff EDWARD R A graduate of the College of Applied Arts and Technology Edward mehe is a recent addition to the staff of the Harold C Clurc Funeral Home Edith Street He Is a licensed em bolmer Born and raised in Preston he moved to in 1968 where he served his ap prenticeship in funeral service In February he Miss Sheila SmeUle of and they are making their home here DID YOU KNOW Athens and Sparta were the Greek cities which fought the Pcloponncslnn Wars JIMS Steering Service SPELIAI 1ED Bnks Sirvlce PARK Williams WE WILL HELP YOU food costs Roasts SIRLOIN TIP ROUND STEAK SHOULDER Lamb Chops IMPORTED CANADA FANCY SIZE 115 RED DELICIOUS APPLES SPECIAL CABANA NO I Bananas LADY PATRICIA HAIR SPRAY Soft or firm Reg GENUINE BAYER aspirin spec AYLMER CREAM 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