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i 1 < 12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, October 16,1991 Education B.H.S. News The M.J. Hobbs Students of the Month for September 1991 arc: (front row, 1-r) Richard Shepard, David Alexander, Alexander, Darren Allin, Chris Ficc, Maggie Volk, Kerri Wiltshire and Elizabeth Burritt. In the second row arc: (1-r) Mike Welch, Jennifer Cororan, Alecia Yarmie, Tcra Piney, Trudy Bennett, Annissa Patchcson, Angela Dil lon. In the back row are: (1-r) Melanie Thomson, Ellen Flintoff, Julia Fogarty, Mackenzie Hudgin, Cythnia Mer- kas, Patricia Goff, Golin Manuel and Christine Goodwin. Goodwin. Absent, but also a September Student of the Month, is Melissa Casson. For Your Information ForYour Euthanasia Veterinarians and clinic staff are frequently asked questions concerning euthanasia. Euthanasia is the act of painlessly killing killing an animal for reasons of mercy. It is often referred to as "putting an animal to sleep" or "putting an animal down". When discussing this procedure, everyone must be aware that the death of the pet is being considered; "putting to sleep" must be distinguished from asleep, as in anaesthesia. There are many reasons for requesting euthanasia of a pet. Illness, injury, unmanageable behaviour problems and uncontrollable uncontrollable house soiling arc the most common reasons. Most people do not want their pets to suffer. The decision is rarely easy to make and many people ask their veterinarian for advice. advice. It is important to consider the quality of a pet's life. Often this is more important than the length of life. If circumstances arise that greatly reduce the quality of life for a pet, then euthanasia euthanasia may be warranted. Your veterinarian can advise you on tltis aspect of responsible pet ownership. A previous column dealt with the grief associated with the loss of a pet. When a pet has been euthanized, the grief may be compounded by guilt. When the decision to euthanize a pet is truly in the animal's best interest, there should be no guilt. We owe our animal companions a death with dignity, free from pain or suffering. In a veterinary clinic, the act of euthanasia is performed humanely. humanely. An anaesthetic-type agent is injected intravenously. This type of death is painless for a pet. The animal is unconscious unconscious within seconds and dead widtin minutes. When an owner has requested that a veterinarian perform cudianasia on their pet, the doctor is legally bound .to do so. Owners must sign a consent form. A fee is usually charged for this service. Euthanized animals are never used for research or experimentation. If a veterinarian feels that euthanasia is not warranted, then he or she has the right to refuse the owners request. request. Owners often ask if they can be or should be present when their pet is euthanized. This is a very personal decision and should be discussed with your veterinarian. For any questions concerning this topic, please contact your pet's veterinarian. Dr. Aluin and Dr. Turner are veterinarians with the Durham Veterinary Clinic. Please address all questions to them in care of The Canadian Statesman P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanvillc, Ont. L1C 3K9 HOROSCOPES October 13-19 ARIES - March 21/April 20 You could receive some overtime pay this week. It may have completely completely slipped your mind...but don't spoil loved ones, even if they arc giving you a hard time. Romance should be wonderful around midweek. midweek. You feel very enthusiastic about a new relationship, cither friendly or romantic. TAURUS - April 21/May 2t This is a time for planning -- any kind of planning, but more especially especially planning anything in connection with others at home. For those of you who want to acquire property, it's a week when what's desirable comes to your attention by chance -- and you stand a good chance of gelling it if you take prompt action. GEMINI-May 22/June 21 A new contract becomes available to you around this time. It's a very good week for seeking benefits from official sources. The stars also favor those of you seeking membership in clubs, societies or other organized groups. It's an eventful time socially; socially; invitations from new friends forthcoming now could lead to visiting visiting unfamiliar places. CANCER - June 22/July 22 A week which will bring pleasant surprises to relieve the monotony of the commonplace. Be quick to take full advantage of what the cosmos has to offer, especially in accepting invitations, and opportunities to move in new social circles. Business-wise, Business-wise, a good lime to join a. trade network. LEO - July 23/August 23 Don't overdo things, as you may not have your usual amount of energy. A lazy weekend would do you a world of good. Exciting news from far away could put an encouraging light on something you've been planning recently. Throughout the week you'll feel determined to improve money matters. VIRGO - August 24/Sept 22 A very good time for making a start on anything new; no need to hide yourself under a rock this week -- the more attention you draw to yourself, yourself, your views on life, your progressive progressive and humanitarian views, the belter. There's a strong emphasis on happy family life. LIBRA - September 23/Oct 23 Now is not the time to begin a new relationship. Any decisions on love could lead to disaster later. Leave yourself more time to broaden your career horizons before worrying about the homefront. You will meet a new friend at your workplace. Show them your very best face. SCORPIO - October 24/Nov 22 If feeling adventurous, now is the lime to gel off the beaten track and explore unfamiliar territory. Ideas racing through your mind have the stamp of originality on them, so give them a try. Opportunity could beckon beckon from abroad -- especially for those of you looking around for potentially profitable stocks. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Financially, likely to be a peak week of 1991 -- with more gained than expected. You'll be coming more and more into the forefront at your place of work, adding to your prestige prestige there. Socially, prospects arc exciting, with entertainment on a grand scale. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 You get the green light this week -- the all-clear signal for speeding ahead in any new direction which appeals to you. Plan your future now, as new vistas are opening up before your eyes. These may have to do with people or concerns abroad -- or at least at a distance from your present location. AQUARIUS - January 21/Feb 18 It's what is going on behind the scenes that is important this week -- this could do much to lend support to the plans you have for selfadvancement. selfadvancement. If you're connected with any large organization, changes that are in the air there will work to your advantage. Take-oveis or mergers mergers could be imminent. PISCES - February 19/March 20 Get ahead with the essential tasks early -- then get ready to have fun for the remainder of the week. See that you arc stocked with food and drinks, for some unexpected guests are a possibility. Sports activities, outings with youngsters, etc, may be in your plans. YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK The next 12 months: Life is certainly not a bowl of cherries cherries for you at the moment, and a series of planetary aspects during your anniversary week can only make you aware that partners are not going to be cooperative and supportive. supportive. However, in no way does this mean that you should abandon ideas and projects which would lead to an important career change. Your stars will be aligning into a better position soon, so don't make any rash decisions decisions that you may come to regret at a later date. Grade Ten at BHS Time Out with Jeremy Rosenberg In last week's article, I addressed addressed the problem of the stereotyping stereotyping of my generation. I also tried to give an idea of what it was like to be in grade nine. Well, this week it is the grade ten students that I would like to address. Most people find grade ten to be a relaxing year. The anxiety anxiety of the new grade nine environment environment is long past and the stress of grade eleven is still far off in the distance. Academically, students are able to form habits that will come in handy in the next few years. Unfortunately, in grade ten, the last thing on your mind quite often is school work. Many grade tens turn sixteen before the school year is over and like myself, get their licenses licenses soon after. Once that 'happens an entire world of freedom and responsibility opens up before them. Now, all of a sudden, the small secluded Town of Bowmanvillc becomes becomes a place for younger kids to play. Oshawa, Whitby, M J. Hobbs News by Trudy Bennett and Misty Kwiatkowski Another year of school has begun and everything is quite busy. This past September 19, M.J. Hobbs S.P.S. had a Welcome Welcome Back Activity Day. Students Students enjoyed themselves with lively music and exciting games. Everyone competed with and against each other in teams. The school provided a free lunch of hot dogs and com that was served in 25 minutes for all 400 students. We all thank Mrs. Rae and her helpers for preparing our meal. All students students enjoyed the activity day, it was a great success. i M.J. Hobbs is now sponsoring sponsoring a milk energy program. It will run for eight weeks with a scratch and win promotion. Through this promotion you can win free milk, t-shirts, or a beach towel just by buying milk. This is starting on October October 9. On Wednesday, October 2, our school supported Waste Reduction Week by holding a garbage-less lunch. Mrs. Coles' homeroom class had the least amount of garbage. Throughout this year various various students of M.J. Hobbs S.P.S. will spend 40 minutes once a week to practice for choir and band.' Mrs. Coles will be conducting choir with Mrs. Amesbury on piano. Mr. : Hanson will be working with the band. On September 26, the junior girls and boys soccer teams went to play a school tournament tournament at the Darlington Hydro Fields. Both teams placed First. Proud coaches are Mrs. Simpson Simpson for the girls and Miss Johnson Johnson for the boys. Both teams put forth a great effort and it showed! September 23 the senior boys and girls attended the school tournament held at the Darlington Hydro Fields. 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Tec lice (6) 7. Impede (6) 13. Lubricate (3) 14. Husk (3) 15. Attempt (3) 16. Alcoholic drink (3) 17. Smart aleck (7) 18. Hesitated (6) 19. Validate (6) 21. Awakened (6) 22. Appall (6) 23. Dupe (5) 24. Aware (5) Solutions to Last Week's Puzzle ACROSS I. Invalid 5. Legal 7, Worried 8. Bliss 10. Nail 11. Begrudge 13. Enough 14. Slated 17. Fortress 19. Area 21. Lease 22. Evident 23. Untie 24. Trestle DOWN 2. Vertigo 3. Laid 4. Dodged 5, Liberate 6. Guild 7. Wonderful V. Steadfast 12. Aggrieve 15. Torrent 16. Aspect 18, React 20. Wife Ajax, even Toronto become the new centre of iheir world and the adventures seem endless. endless. At the risk of sounding like my parents, I'm not trying to say that everybody in grade ten should neglect their school work and assume that everything everything is going to come easy because because it won't. The work will be just as challenging as it always always has been. It is the outside pressure of being new to the school in grade nine and the stress of making important decisions decisions in grade eleven and twelve that you don't have to worry about. So, basically my message is this: forget about the anxiety of grade nine and let the decision-making stress of post secondary plans wait until next year. That's it for this week. Next week, I am going to take a week off from discussing the different grades at high school and tell you about the suggestion suggestion forms that were passed around to all BHS students recently. recently. Thanks for your time. Jeremy Rosenberg Mr Ashcroft's Garden By Meghan Gilfoy Mr Ashcroft from St. Francis Francis of Assisi school has been growing a garden behind his portable since last year. He has a picnic tabic that Mr A and other students from last year had made. I interviewed Mr Ashcroft and found out more plans he had for the garden. "We are going to make the garden garden bigger," explained Mr Ashcroft. "Plant more bulbs as in tulips, vines and I wouldn't mind another tree. We need fresh manure and to empty out the compost bins!" Mr Ashcroft Ashcroft and his class will be adding adding another picnic table to their garden. Our Secretary Mrs. Ryckman By Maim Gupta and Joe Tuccitto ' This is her first school. She became a secretary 6 years ago. She talks on the phone a lot, takes messages, types, docs first aid and sorts the mail. She wasn't a teacher before, she was a medical secretary. Her favorite subject in school was music and her worst was math. She learned to type in high school. She likes to go on roller-coasters, roller-coasters, playing the piano and the guitar. She also likes gardening, biking and swimming. swimming. The best thing she did over the summer was going to a cottage. cottage. She has been married for 19 years. If she had one wish she would wish for health and happiness. If she got to pick her dream job she would be a secretary. We asked her how old she was and she answered, "No comment." Mrs. Butler By Jeff Carter and Paul Landers Mrs, Butler is the St. Francis Francis school librarian. She has been the librarian for about 4 years. Her worst subject is sci ence and her best subject is English. She used to have three kids at St. Francis. She gets about 50 books a year. In her spare time she likes to read, and she likes it very much in school. She gets most of her books from book publishers. publishers. Well, that's Mrs. Butler for you. Miss Bertrand By Julie Humphrey, Amber Michael and Angela Burtinsky Miss Bcrtland has been teaching at our school for two years. She has never taught at another school before. She was, 24 years old when she started teaching. Last year she taught grade 5/6, this year she is teaching grade 2. She isn't sure yet which grade she like's better. better. But she enjoyed teaching grade 5/6 and is enjoying grade 2. Miss. Bertrand lives in Peterborough. Peterborough. 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