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14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 8, 1990 German Exchange Student Heading Home I Writer Concerned by Umpiring Quality i i ® Dear Mr. Kellv guess that the age of um- out unfavorable comments , . "I've learned more in this year than in all my life before," before," said Steffen Bucholtz in his farewell address to the Rotary Club. "I'm very grateful to the Rotary Club for giving me this chance to experience Canada." Steffen, the Rotary Exchange Exchange Student for 1989- 1990, has been in Canada for a year now and his vision of Canada has altered greatly greatly from the one of forests, lakes, bears and trappers he learned about and brought with him from Germany. He now knows a Canada that contains skyscrapers in large cities, vast expanses of highways in a vast country peopled by an interntional population. "When I first came down the highway from Toronto I knew I. had been wrong. This is such a large country. I was impressed by the size of Toronto. The skyscrapers, the subway and the population population from all over the world. I was amazed to see people from China, Africa, Japan and other countries gettin along together. It was then I realized that nationality is not important - it is the person person that matters." Steffen's homeland is Germany, a country which has 62 million people squeezed into an area that would fit into Ontario four times. Because of the high population density, Germany Germany suffers from a high pollution pollution rate. He found Canada, with her population of only 25 million and large areas of wilderness such as . Algonquin Algonquin Park, the Rockies and the Prairies, a refreshing change. He also found the students students more monied, more relaxed relaxed about life and not as concerned about or involved in politics as those students in his county who must be because of thé proximity to the government and being directly affected by all thëir policies. "I found Canadians to be living a different way of life than my own. Canadians are HOROSCOPES August 12th-18th ARIES - Mardi 21/ApriI 20 A week for striking bargains. Keep in mind the axiom that fair exchange is not robbery. The only mistake you could make this week is being a little too generous to others, as you're feeling so well disposed towards them and they might try to take advantage of this. TAURUS-April 21/May 21 You might have to pul in a little overtime at work because of minor problems that may arise mid-week. However, your evenings arc going to be filled with an extra surge of excitement, so make sure not to turn down any social invitations. GEMINI-May 22/Junc 21 Kcc|) your 'happy-go-lucky' mood within bounds this week; it could lead to irresponsible behavior. You probably have the feeling that it's a lime to lake chances, but do so only in moderation. If you arc asked to be a godparent, remember this is a responsibility. CANCER - June 22/July 22 Nothing is likely to go wrong this week; Jupiter is at your service. Rely on instinct to guide your decisions and your actions. Have full confidence confidence in your abilities. Don't dwell on a minor source of irritation concerning concerning the behavior of someone at home. I.EO - July 23/August 23 A rather busy week full of good business opportunities. Dut make sure not to waste time on unfulfilling projects. You have an intense flare for motivation Ibis week. VIRGO- August 24/Scpt 22 It's the minor rather than the major details of business that you should concern yourself with this week. Your imagination could be more useful than you think. Make a special special point of being available for any formal social function ns it will be to your advantage. LIHRA - September 23/Oct 23 Because of the present movements of Jupiter, things will be going your way this week. A good lime to express yourself verbally or in writing. writing. Music, art and literature arc all starred. Persevere with these gifts and fortune will come yonr way. SCORVIO-Oclobcr 24/Nov 22 Being a Sun/Scorpio individual, you do not allow yourself to give way to exaggerated optimism, but you arc justified in taking a hopeful view of your plans; the tide of fortune is turning in your direction. The main thing now is for you to seek wider outlets for your abilities. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/IJcc 23 There's a lot going on around you that will capture your interest this week. The opportunity to-spread yourself in more directions is at hand, so try to play a part in a lot of happenings. Beware of a silly accident accident on Tuesday. Try not to do things in a hurry CAPRICORN-Dec 24/Jan 20 A recurring uncertainty will vanish this week. The scales are evenly lifipcd now, so you arc able to maintain maintain a balance between what you have to give and what you receive in return. AQUARIUS - January 21/Kcb 18 You're in a particularly tolerant mood. This week you arc willing to jive and let live. Your power of faith is strong and you should have no reason to regret your liberal impulses. impulses. Everything seems to be working out well. PISCES - February 19/March 20 You're finding it easy to handle your affairs this week. You are not encountering any problems or pressure pressure to prevent you from being productive, productive, The end of the week holds a fun occasion which you should attend. Your birthday this week THENEXT 12 MONTHS One of the best years of your life is about to start. Everything seems to come together this year, duo to your own enterprising nature and self confidence. You will master the art of fulfilling your desires; nothing will prevent you from getting what you want. Early in the New Year you will find yourself dealing with legal matters; be sure to get expert advice if there's anything you don't understand--you understand--you don't want anything to ruin your good fortune this year! Courtesy of Durham Limousine Inc. "Limousines for all occasions" 922 Simcoe Street N. Oshawa Telephone 433-7890 $ X Don't Miss This Sale! 28" Panasonic PC-28T79S Stereo Television • jSS-dttfwel. unified remote control • MTS built-in, 2 speakers • Bass/freble control • On-screeen display • Programmable channel scan/aulo channel scan • Rapid tune and much more Only $949.95 M.S.L/ 1149.95 -Easy Monthly Payments - BOWMANVILLE Audio-Vision 58 King St. W. Tel. 623-2312 "Bowmanville's Complete Electronics Store" We repair all ♦nakes more tolerant and have a different way of looking at things from our own," he said. He also found that students students in Canada are expected expected to make career choices early in their education which is not the case in Germany Germany where the compulsory curiculum is set and includes includes more sciences and maths. "I will have to go through Grade 11 again when I get home. This year has been one for meeting friends and socializing. So I will have to take more sciences and maths when I return next year. We don't have as many choices as students have here. We have more compulsory compulsory classes. Here I took seven seven classes but at home I will have to take 10 or 11," he explained. Steffen has overcome the language barrier quite nicely. nicely. He learned proper English English at school and had to catch up on the vernacular when he came to Canada and began conversing with his peers. However, music knows no language barriers and he found common ground for conversation by discussing such groups as U2 and Bob Marley. Steffen was grateful to the Rotary Club for giving him this chance to learn about Canada. "I chose to come to Canada because so many exchange students pick the United' States or . Australia. I wanted to learn about this country." Steffen said that after his year in Canada he has put down roots that he will re- ' member always. "It is sad to be leaving all my friends that I have made here. I am a different person now than when I arrived. I have learned that the person is the most important thing - not their nationality- and I would never have learned that if I had not come here. Thanks to the Rotary Club I have had the opportunity to learn a lot about myself and Canada. Thank you." The Student Exchange Program will not be in effect this year as there is a short age of host families but the Rotary Club hopes to have more families volunteer in the future for this chance to meet people from other cultures. cultures. Steffen's three host families families were on hand to wish him a fond farewell. Brian Purdy, a member of one host family introduced Steffen during the meeting. Rotarian A1 Strike got in the last word by saying, "The experience you have had here, works toward the Rotaiy ideals of goodwill and friendship among peoples. peoples. We will De keeping an eye on developments in Germany Germany just as you will be keeping an eye on Canada. You are a young man with a gift for communication, so I am glad that I can get the last word in. We have been proud to have you with us this year and wish you good luck in your future." Rotary members and Rotary Rotary Anns were on hand to say good-bye to Steffen. Dear Mr. Kelly With regard to your column column Sport-thoughts of August August 1,1990 in which you responded responded to my concerns over minor baseball umpiring, you stated incorrectly that my concern was with the age of the umpires when in fact I said I was concerned with the QUALITY of umpiring. umpiring. I am aware of only one 12-year-old umpire and I believe he is one or the best we have. I would hazard a guess that the age of umpires umpires we see regularly is 15 years or older. I am in agreement with you when you say umpires need experience in a game situation and that mistakes are an unfortunate part of the game, however, you can't stick your head in the sand and expect things to improve by letting up, as you so eloquently put it, on the kids who GET PAID to umpire. These kids are supposed supposed to be taught to tune out unfavorable comments and I realize that at times it would be impossible just as it is for the players who are younger, to shade off bad call after bad call as they have been instructed to do. In the particular game which my son's team lost to bad calls, I can't remember wondering why the umpires assigned to that game were of the same age as the players, especially since they were about 18-years- old and were not even our umpires. You make is sound like sour grapes when all I was doing was bringing to your attention the fact that the quality of umpiring in general would certainly have a bearing on the lon- B of the sport at this f something isn't done to improve it! The game needs players, umpires and also fans in order order to continue. Name withheld by re- ■ quest. Why did the Egyptians make mummies? 4 □ MYSTERY PICTURE I SHAPE ALL THE ' AREAS THAT CONTAIN A DOT TO REVEAL THE MYSTERY SCENE. The Egyptians made mummies because they believed there was life after death. They thought that a person would need his body with him after he died, so they developed a method of preserving the body. The whole process took 70 days. After bodily organs were removed, and the cavity cavity was treated with chemicals chemicals and then padded, a paste made of resins and fats was plastered on the body. Then the body was wrapped in layers of linen bandages. Egyptians would then paint the surface so that it would resemble the person person who had died. Finally, the mummy was placed in a coffin, usually made of wood or stone. Sometimes the mummy would be placed in several coffins, one inside the other. The coffin was then placed in a tomb. The dead person's organs were sealed in separate jars and placed in the same tomb, along with many objects that the person had used in his life. The Egyptians believed these objects would be needed in f the next world. Although it is very different different from our customs, the ancient Egyptian process process of making mummies is a fascinating art and custom. custom. From trees to coal Steffen Bucholtz made a farewell appearance at the Rotary Club last week. Steffen said that he has grown a great deal over this past year and thanks the Rotary Club for the experience of a lifetime. Steffen returns home to Germany on August 20th. Deegan's Comments Draw Fire 'TYt fltn TîMîfnv» T inncrn nlmncn Fn offo/VLr 4-V.rx firtmoco ct-rvrinc* -ivt Coal was formed from the remains of ancient trees, giant ferns, soft mosses and grassy plants--all of which grew in swampy jungles hundreds of millions of years ago. When these giant trees and plants died and fell into the swamp, they rotted and became mixed with other decaying plants, forming a spongy brown matter called peat. Peat looks very much like rotted wood. Over thousands of years, this decaying process was repeated until the layers of peat were massive. Water, sand and mud from the earth's surface were sandwiched sandwiched between each layer. Heat from the damp, steamy, prehistoric air and the pressure of the rivers and oceans which formed on the earth above, pressed the masses of peat together, and very slowly changed it into coal. This heat and pressure was also increased as the earth's crust buckled and folded. About five to eight | feet of peat usually produced produced a foot of coal. Some pieces of coal found today still show the imprint of the plants that created them millions of| years ago. Just think!--the coal ini your barbecue grill may! hold some prehistoric infor-1 mation! To the Editor; Our municipality is certainly certainly not the "Kingdom of Presser John." For if it was, the comments made by Councillor Deegan and Mr. Lange about the proposed Participation House and Durham Non-Profit Housing Corporation's housing development development would not have been put forth. First, let me address Mr. Lange's words. Mr. Lange is against the planned town houses because of the concentration concentration of subsidized housing that would be present. Mr. Lange fails to recognize that high density housing is environmentally responsible and a far better option than the sprawling subdivisions that plague this town. Why does Mr. Writer Clarifies Inaccuracies Dear John: I am certain that some members of Council had not done their homework regarding regarding the property of Participation Participation House Project (Durham Region) which has been owned since 1976, at no expense to Council. I note in The Statesman of July 25, Mr. Richard Lange - apparently a spokesman spokesman for some persons, said that the area was re-zoned in 1977, and stated that the building would have, accommodated accommodated 128 physically handicapped persons. At no time were there any plans for more than 24 severely physically handicapped persons. persons. This was reduced to 18 severely handicapped when the Province decided to reduce reduce the number of persons in their institutions, thus allowing allowing integration in their homo communities. Councillor Deegan seems to have n very low regard for the severely disabled, Our buildings have 24-hour Stalling. I nm deeply troubled that the Council of the Town of Newcastle lms listened to some nnd lms taken action to reject the plans for Participation Participation House Project on their own property. There is nothing in this nron for the severely physically physically handicapped. There nro ninny living hero for somo time, who will bo concerned concerned Hint somo of the newcomers newcomers do not wish to bo integrated integrated with the severely physically handicapped • 10 • persons, who will linvo Direct Direct Cure 2'1-hmir Stuff. Wo linvo proceeded with the requests of the Provincial Provincial Government nnd local Connells since 1970 and nro still being castigated for attempting attempting to help those who nro severely handicapped. Yours truly, A concerned person for the Disabled Mrs, Beatrice Campbell. Apt. 202, 08 King St. E., Bowmnnvlllo, Out. August 0,1090. Lange choose to attack the concentration of townhouses when the citizens he represents represents live in an area of concentration concentration single family. dwellings, a middle class "ghetto." so to speak? Mr. Lange also expressed anger towards the Ontario Ministry Ministry of Government Services, which are trying to bring the less privileged out of the cities cities and into the improved environment of our municipality. municipality. I think Mr. Lange is more fearful of his property values values being "encroached" rather rather than his life being "encroached". "encroached". I am also angered by a statement made t>y Mr. Deegan, Deegan, who stated that rent- geared-to-income housing is breeding ground for crime. This remark is obviously the result of a deep fear and prejudice on behalf of Councillor Councillor Deegan. There are many government housing success stories in Canada, but people like Deegan refuse refuse to recognize this and insist insist on labelling less privileged privileged people criminals. What both Councillor Deegan Deegan and Mr. Langé; fail to see is' that"'the proposed' housing projects will not be\ a blemish'oh the .town's face but a wohderful addition to our town's character. Physically Physically challenged and financially financially burdened people do have a lot to : offer this community. community. Let us take a closer look at Mayor Hubbard's plan of mindless progress and see if her plans include people from all social and economical economical backgrounds. Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Lange and Councillor Councillor Deegan for giving me an idea for a new name for our town. NIMBYville and Middleclassdale now seem appropriate. With Regards, R. Heffernam. DID V0U Know? by AL THE WHITE RHINOCEROS /S LARGER THAN ALL LAND MAMMALS EXCEPT THE ELEPHANT. ITS NAME. HOWEVER. 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