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Omnp WnldyTlnioa, W.dnesday~ Par~~ $995 .4 Present jacket to founder Do take part in thif bri Horgitgp ojc Clarke Museum accepting writings from those who have a story to tel Larry Carroll and Randy Riopelle of the Newcastle Men's Hockey league present a jacket wo Frank McMullen who was founder of the league fifty years Katrina is dead. Long Live Jemnyl Katrina was cuddly. Tiny. Soft. Fiuffy. Katrmna wasnamed after Kyle and Garrett's beloved baby-sitter. Katrina was a teddy- bear hamster who lived but four weeks. Arriving home from school last Tuesday, Kyle paid his usual visit to Katrina. Only she lay there. And lay there. And didn't move, He reached into her cage and instead of grasping a squirming, lively creature, be withdrew a warm, fluffy bail, locked in a foetal attitude of deatb. In another part of the bouse 1 heard the moan. That moan of grief that cbildren utter when their pet bas died. We met in the hall; me hoping that 1 misheard, Kyle carrying a tiny, Warm bundle of de atb in bis palm. His eyes spoke both fear and hope. "Is she asleep? Is she bibernating?", he asked, Then, in a wavering whisper: "Is ber beart beating Mom?" The vocabulary of deatb does not surface. He knows, yet, be stands in the hall, asking me with anxious eyes and bushed words and the bearing of his bewiidered body to speak a miracle, or even a lie. If's not easy for me to stand under the pressure of his pleading beart. It's not easy for me wo take Katrina from bhis shaking hand, wo listen to ber, to look for some waft of air tickling ber wbîskers, to feel for a heartbeat that isn't there. It's not easy for me w bhave to penetrate the, look of hope screaming from his eyes and shatter it. "I'm sorry, Kyle. She's dead." Such simple words. Such impotent words. Such powerful words. Then, bis body convulses with the pressure of feelings which lbe does not know. Feelings he bas not yet met in bis short life. The floodgates open, and Katrina drowns in the palm of bis band under the weight of bis sorrow. Later, he asks me: "Can't I get another hamster?", The next day we travel to Peterborough. Our qucst is that of The presentation was made at the Fi ftieth Anniversary event held at the Newcastle Arena on Saturday evening. a child desperate to remove the image of deaili and the experience of loss from his consciousness. This is how Jenny enters our lives. Along with Jenny, we bring home the 'everything you need to know about hamsters, but were too stupid to ask' book. We learn that teddy-bear hamsters have a short life-span. We also learn that hamsters are good breeders. Now, a week later, Kyle knows everything there is to know about breeding hamsters: "What does sexual receptivity mean, Mom?" Kyle has transformed an old aquarium into a breeding facility, and has convinced Garrett that al they need is a maie hamster. "Then, we can seil babies and share the profit. While our little entrepreneurs plan the life and times of Jenny, the breeding queen, Katrina lies frozen in a yogurt container at the bottom of our freezer. Soon, she will travel to Avicare, the bird rehabilitation centre, where she will continue to play a role ini the circle of life as food for an injured hawk To everything there is a reasoln, and a time to every purpose. Life goes on for Katrina, for Jenny, and for Kyle. March Break at the YWCA For preschoolers there is a Mini Match Break Blast for thrce fun-filled mornings for 3 to 5 year olds. The program begins Monday, March 13 from 9 to 11:30 with "Clown Day", Wednesday is "Teddy Bear Picnic and Friday is "Littie Leprachuan Party" For children 5 to 12 years there is MEGA March Break Biast. It is a week of fun from March l3th to March l7tb. There is a Carnival Day, a Pirate Day, a polar Bear Picnic, a Tacky Tourist Day and a Shamrock Shindig. For more information cal the YWCA at 623-9922 or drop in to the office at 116 Churcb Street, Bowmanvîlie. Heritage Day is set aside to connect the past to the present. lis a day to celebrate who we are and to see how our heritage bas shaped Canada and Canadians. This heritage day we celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This special anniversary is a time for u s to look back and see the tremendous contribution that Canada gave to bring an end to war. lis a time to celebrate al people who were alive then and who lived the war experience, ini Canada and overseas. lis a time to connect with the 'living' memory of the 'eiders' alive today: the grandmothers and grandfatbers, the sons and daughters, neighbours, teachers and friends who lived that moment in bistory. Everyone wbo was alive 50 years ago has a story to ell, not necessarily stories of war or heroism, just stories of how iife was then, in Canada and overseas. Stories of sulent heros. S tories of dispiacement and giving. Stories of iovers and loneliness and humour. Stories from the homefront. Stories of war and peace. Stories of reunion and camaraderie. Stories of O"'RONO Building Beyond a shadow of a doubt.. THIS IS THE SALE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Thurs., Feb. 2 to Sat., Feb. il CASH & CARRY WHILE QUANTITES LAST victory and celebration. Stories of remembrance. As the Clarke Museum & Archives contribution to this special anniversary, we will bc publishing a very special issue of CUROS, The Journal of the Clarke Museum & Archives. To that end, we are seeking these stories from our 'eiders' in this community. We want to bear from everyone who bas a story wo tell about their lives fifty years ago. There are no restrictions to length and alwil be published in CLIROS wo commerate this event. Submissions of stories must be received by the museum no inter than 4 p.m., Sunday, February 12, 1995. Stories wili only be returned if accompanied by a self addressed, stamped envelope. Everyone who submits a story will receive two complimentary issues of CUROS witb their article in it. The Clarke Museum hopes everyone who can will help us to create this very special commerative issue of the Museum's Journal, this treasure of living' history wo hand down to the next generation. For more information please contact the Museum at 905-983- from the '40s 9243. Maiiing address: Box 152, Orono, Ontario LOB IMO. Hours of operation: Tuesday through Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mark 1. Jackmnan, Curator, Letter to the Edlitor Dear Roy, RE: Pensions for Politicians Just to correct the impression left by your contributor, P. Lowery, in last week's Orono Times. No M.P. or M.P.P. gets a pension for 5 years service. Gord Mills, MIPP Durham East Price dampens Rec. project An estimated price of $90,00 for an outdoor tennis court, outdoor basketball court and a shuffle board on -the grounds of the old Miilbrook High Sohool bas put a damper on the proposed project. 1The recreationai committee is, however, considering other possibiities of an activity centre for the area. &Decorating Centre Pànelling Lockwood pio sa, Pickwick Pihie 4' x<' shets Wndows 'B' grade Random length $trlga 1000~ WINTER BOOKING SALE 3/8 x 4" reg. $7.65 startin at up /0 andan additional 10% NW$ 7 NOW 1 5%. Save 40% ntl March 31/95 6NOW" Northern Globe In-stock Countertops Caraboo Pine Shingles 'grade. Ail 8' lengths. Shingles Short ends under 48" 13.00 /ln t oes1 q t lnstock /3l8nxft4"Co ers14g. $9.8 20 yr. shingles 8' x 12' blanks $5.90 / lin. ft 3/4"rg$98 SUPER i24O'n t NOW $890 SPECIAL $8bundie Custom orders starting ...$24 /Qn't bundie Velux Skylight Walleoverings ... 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