Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 10, 1982, p. 33

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WINNERS Mother Eva and daughter Erin split Million in the November 1861 SUper draw It wan the first time Erin 21yearold resident of Windsor purchased a Super ticket Erin and her mother Eva will have no trouble getting advice on how to Invest the Million being the wife and daughter of the finance commissioner of Windsor Ed Hows this for a fair deal Harold Gregory a yearold car salesman from St Mary Ontario traded in his ticket numbered 502137 for a cheque in the amount of at the Office Harold and his wife Juanita who watched the draw on December 10 plan to bank their recent windfall Bertha a earold mother of 10 and grandmother of 17 wont be moving anywhere now About to move into a senior citizen home Bertha a retired Pembroke widow quickly changed her mind when she learned of her 100 win in the December 10 Wlntario draw Bertha who plans to bankher windfall and live off of the interest looks on her win as a real godsend Amutmio really cleaned up this time and we dont mean at Ms job as a maintenance worker with Ontario Housing a 7 yearold Toronto resident and father of five was the lucky winner of the Jackpot Prize in the January 19 1983 draw When asked what his plans for ihe windfall were seen here holding his cheque of said he has plenty of children to look after The Great White Bears Who else could hunt for seals by lying in the water pretending to be an ice floe Or teach Eskimos to catch more seals by leaving a freshly killed seal pup by their breathing holes None other than the polar bear of course the massive white bears of Canadas north With more polar bears occurring over a broader range of habitats than anywhere else Canada Is definitely the place to watch polar bears But according to Ian Stirling who has studied the bears far the Canadian Wildlife Service watching polar bears is often quite boring per cent of a bears search for food is still hunting with the bears staying motionless for long periods In wait for ringed seals their favourite prey But when something happens it can be spectacular Stirling reports a bear raising its paws over its head and smashing downwards like a sledgehammer to break the ice over a seal lair Other reports Include a bear throwing blocks of ice at walrus to malm them before attacking Polar bears are estimated to harvest seals each year in the Canadian arctic To balance the odds the seals have developed several remarkable adap tations A seal regularly uses six to eight different breathing holes to keep the bears guessing where they might appear next A seal sleeps for only a few seconds at a time when on ice constantly lifting Its head to check far predatory bears Canadian seals wont even defecate on the ice near their holes since the scent attracts bears This Is in contrast lo their southern counterparts In Antarctica where such precautions are unnecessary Polar bears are not endangered even though they are not common The future development of oil and minerals in iho byD Leslie Lee Artwork by This month an Inquiry from a reader prompts a brief explanation of Polish coats of arms Our reader asks about the name Karas In ancient times in Poland families living in a particular region would band together for mutual protection and benefit In associations much like the clans of Scotland In battles their soldiers would rally under standards painted with the tribes emblem When the custom of using coats of arms for identification was In troduced Cram Western Europe the same emblems were used on the arms All the families belonging to one tribe would use the same emblem Our reader tells us the family comes from a place In Poland called pronounced Dombrowa The name of the group to which the family belongs Is taken from this place In addition to Karas families belonging to the group and using the Dabrowa coat of arms Include Chociwski Dam leek and others Poland was on the Viking route to Constantinople and many Polish emblems were based on Norse symbols runes and weapons When Christianity was In troduced crosses were added to many of the emblems In the coat of arms illustrated we can see both the Viking and the Christian Influence If you have any questions regarding your name or coat of arms or if you wish to see your surname In a future column please send your Inquiries to International Origins The Editor Adelaide St Toronto Ontario Honey Recipe HONEY VEGETABLES PIQUANT Bee Maid Honey enhance unique appeal appetizing vegetable medley cups Always Dependable Quality however and their future remains uncertain studies have shown that polar bears are very sensitive to spilled oil which they lick from their coats Surely the fate of these magnificent mammals warrants a long hard look at any development plans for the Canadian Arctic Can you close your eyes to his pain all know about the world s see in the news But somehow seems so something that I our lives Its so pretend it doesnt even ixisi But all while its effects are strung and children like IvibUo Can sou dose jour eyes his 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