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1 I V , iwili (Orono WeeklyTlrnes, Wednesday, September 17, 1997 S w DURHAM COUNTRYSIDE ADVENTURE Judy Leek's miniature gardens Afier being caregivers to aging parents who could no0 longer go out to the garden, Judy started bringing the gar- den to them. Gord Leek hand crafis keep-sake boxes from wood and Judy makes minia- ture floral arrangements for inside. Arthur 3Iack A tree neyer jits an auto- m obile except in .jeV-defense ()Id CanaIlO.f proverb A curlous thillg, our on- going love affair With driving automobiles. EsPecialiy curi- ous when you cà-psider what lousy drivers so Tnany of us are.- But don't take MY word for it -- ask your frlefldly local insurance adjusler. Or per- haps lie or she's fot so friendly anymorÊe Adjusting accident insurafice dlaims will do tliat to a person. I don't know if you've hiad a car accident lately, but tliere's always a ýpace on the insurance form where the driver is asked tà summarize the details Of lis or lier mishap in the fëwest Possi- ble words. Here are just PL few of the dlaims that have been tumned I collided wtth al stationarY truck coming the pther way. In an attempt ffr111 afly, I drove into a teleplO ne POle. I told the politèe I was not injured, but on ifmOving my hatfound that I hadfractured my skull. The guy wa.s ail over the road. I had to swerve a num- ber of times before I hit hinm. Sometimes tlie excuses offered by drivers have a physical disabilities' compo- nent: I was on the way to the dloctor with rear end trouble when my universaljoint gave way causing me to have an accident. And sometimes tlie cause of the accident is riglit out of tlie X Files: An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished. The odd driver wili try to enlist tlie sympatliy of tlie insurance dlaims adjuster: I pulled awayfrom the side of the road, glanced at my> mother-in-law and headed over the emba.nkment. Other drivers are quick to' give credit to emergency sup- port and rescue teams.: I wais thrownfrom the car it let the road. 1 was laterfound in a ditch by sorne stray cows. And finally tliere are some accident victims who sound too confused to MIl out a form, mucli less drive a car: Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collded utth a tree I don't have. Speaking of. confused drivers, I arn delighted to report that Sue Evan-Jones of Yate, England, has lier driver's lic ence. Finally. Slie's been trying to get it for the past 27 years. During tliat Urne, Ms. Evan- Jones lias dropped the equiv- alent of $30,000 paying for 18 liundred driving lessons and wearing out ten consec- utive driving instructors. The first item slie tried tlie test she plowed tlie car into a construction site. The second Urne, slie cut off a car that was trying to pass lier. One of those. striped cars, you know? With tlie flashing liglits on top and POLICE written on the fender? The third time Sue Evan- Jones tried tlie test slie knocked over a small aniny of traffic cones. But as I say, that's al behind lier now. Sue Evan- Jones finaliy passed lier test. Wliicli must be a relief for lier husband, Dave. He's a police traffic control officer. Could be worse. He could have been an automobile accident insurance adjuster. gKENDAL HALL NEWS Tliis lias been an active summer for the Members of the Lodges and the Hall lias been weli used. There was a barbeque and parade lield in July. The men liave built a new handicapped ramp at the front entrance. The Ladies Lodge sponsor "Bingo" evexy Tuesday evening, first game starts at 7 p.m. The money raised is going towards improving the hall. Once again the Mens' Lodge liad a- refreshment bootli at the Fair and lad tlie best hamburgs, hot dogs and the liottest coffee there. They also had a Bootli inside tlie Arena wliere they sold tick- ets on a moneyr draw. This was made on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Irene Malier of Orono won $100.00, Brenda Lowey of Scarborougli won $50.00. The Ladies held their first regular meeting on Thursday, Clarington Fire Department report During the period of August 25 to September 14, 1997 the Ciarington Fire Department responded to the following calîs: 1 structure fire, -6 vehicle fires, 4 grass fire, 8 fire calîs, 16 motor vehicle accidents, 33 medical assist, 2 911 calîs, 18 alarmn activations, and 21 dheck-out calls. September 11 tli. A potluck supper was foliowed by a, short business meeting and then a work niglit. Our Penny Sale wiIl be hled on Saturday, November 8th. More informa- tion in next coiun. Almost forgot. anl Orange Family Picnic was held on August l7th at Squirrel Creek Park. The best tumnout ever, everyone had a good time and lots to eat. What a shame thougli about the con- ditions there since the last time we heid our picnic tliere, no water, very few tables, and the barbecues In the one shelter can not be used, tlie oniy improvement is tlie new bail diamond. Sorry to report tliat Sis. Irene Brown of Tyrone Lodge passed away, our sympathy to Bro. Russell Brown and the family. P. Lowery. SR. CEES NEWS REPORT There was a small atten- dance at tlie Sr. Cees meeting and card party on September llth. We hope to see many more when we get togetlier again on October 9tli. The winners were Bill Grady - 67; Alice Hooey - 64: Inez Hanris - 61. Low Marion Adams. Bingo prize Hilda Caswell. See you on October 9th.