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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, June IS, 1994 3 Letters to the Editor Tribute in Time for Father's Day P is for patience all of the time O is for always making things OK. P is for playing and having fun. P is for being proud for whatever I've done. A is for always being there for me. ; Everyone is lucky to have a best friend. Someone to laugh with and someone to help you when you are sad. Lucky, boy I was really lucky. I had my Poppa. He loved me, looked after me, I loved him in return. From the first time he held me I knew everything would be just great. Poppa was once a sailor in World War H. He was on a ship called the Beconoil. It was a big oil ship. Poppa had two tattoos, one on each arm. One was an anchor, one was a heart. Poppa had a pet monkey on the ship. Later Poppa was a principal at Bowmanville Training School and used to look after bad boys and girls. Poppa took me everywhere. Even just to get the paper. We used to meet his friends at the mall, they were my friends too. Mÿ poppa always read me stories. My favorite was the Sneetches. The Sneetches is a Doctor Suess book. One day I was in the backyard and I saw a bird, he was caught in the fence. I called my Poppa, he came rushing over, he said "What is it Emily?" Emily?" I said "It's a bird, he is hurt". Poppa said he hurt his wing. Together Together Poppa and I took him inside and Poppa bandaged his wing. Later, when he was better we opened the window and let him go. Funny, yes, he was funny. Funny faces he did really well. He made me happy when I was sad and made me feel better when I was sick. Poppa loved to garden. He grew many things and I helped him. We were always together. I played baseball and Poppa came to every game. Now Poppa's not here, we can't be together but I still have all my happy memories. And every time I play baseball I hit him a home run. "Lucky" yes very lucky. I still have my Nanna arid she is very special special too. But that is a whole other sto ry. 'Best Friends last forever.' Emily Browning 9 years old I could think of no better way to pay tribute to my Dad, John Paterson whom I lost two years ago so close to father's day, than these special words from my daughter. Knowing that her memories of him are so special special to her, comforts me greatly. Jane Browning. Y.W.C.A. Needs Your Help to Letter Writer Fears Serious Dear Sir: I am writing in regards to the three bills that are before the Ontario Legislature again. Bill #45 calls for the removal of the words "opposite sex" from previous previous laws on marital status. It would also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Bills #55 and 56 go even farther by making it a crime to make any public statement, written or spoken, which could be interpreted by someone someone as discriminatory toward them. These bills are basically before Better Use of Schools From Page 2 We are referring to the possibility of year-round operation of schools. This is a concept which is raised every so often and is still being considered by provincial education authorities. Given the high cost of school facilities and the over-crowding which occurs in many buildings within growth areas, can educators really afford to overlook the possibility of year-round schooling? The idea would not be without its drawbacks among those families who have customarily made their plans around the summer school vacation. But, the fact remains that the long summer recess is a throwback to the days when the help of children was needed in the farming community during the busy days of summer. Is the traditional summer vacation worth the millions of dollars it costs for extra classrooms to accommodate the students? It's a question well worth looking into. The House for the Homosexual Community Community only. The on again off again dance of the N.D.P. on this issue leaves one wondering. They lost the Lindsay/Haliburton by-election on this issue and the polls across Ontario tell them that voters are against these bills. They dropped it once and now it is back again. The ideas of legally looking at same sex couples as a family is ludicrous. ludicrous. A family is for the reproduction reproduction and rearing of young, to set up moral and stable homes. The idea of married couples, one male and one female were ordained of God in the beginning of time. This leaves the Homosexual Community out in the cold, not by any individual condemnation condemnation but by God himself. If the N.D.P. pass these bills they will make it illegal to read certain passages of the Scripture in a public place. They will bar a minister from instructing his congregation in regards regards to the Biblical Stand on Homosexuality. Homosexuality. In essence the N.D.P. are. not only interfering with freedom of speech but meddling in religious freedom freedom as well. They are about to become become the first Government in North America to "ban public reading of the Bible" and restrict open preaching preaching in the Public Church Service. Sincerely yours, LenColp RJl. 1 Bailieboro, Ontario. The Bowmanville office of the YWCA might have to close its doors this coming September. That is the word from the executive executive board in Oshawa which oversees the Bowmanville branch. While the office may close down in Bowmanville and move to the Oshawa McGrigor Street location, that does not mean the local programs will die. The Bowmanville office's Program Program Coordinator, Natalie Manders, is one person who doesn't want to see the office disappear. "People relate when they see something something here," Natalie told this reporter on Friday morning, June 10. "If the YWCA is not visible, it might disappear." And disappearing just isn't the way to go. Many youngsters and their parents depend on the many programs the YWCA provides. These range from a girls' youth drop-in on Monday nights to dance programs to general fitness for women and teens. And not all programs are geared towards the female gender. Some are co-ed. Many programs take place in the local schools and community halls across Clarington. From Orono to Courtice, a number of classes are held each fall and spring. Natalie and the YWCA Clarington Youth Committee members don't want to see the demise of the Bowmanville Bowmanville office. But they are facing a 1 decision that was made for them. Now they fmd themselves in an either/or either/or situation, and must gather resources resources quickly. The group must find another organization organization to share the Church Street office space with them, or fmd a location location that is cheaper to rent. A third option option is to move to the Oshawa location. location. The financial hot water has come about in a long, drawn-out way, but it has left the employees of the local YWCA anxious. Historically, the YWCA has always always shared space with another group. When it began, it shared space on King Street with Community Care and Big Brothers. Then it moved to the Church Street location and so did Big Brothers. When Big Brothers moved out in November, November, die YWCA hit a brick wall. The YWCA needs a benefactor. They are in need of either a church or business owner who can offer space at a reduced cost or free to this group. The YWCA is even looking at the option of bartering church space for their services. This past year has seen the best level of participation in YWCA programs. programs. "This past spring 31 out of 36 offered offered programs ran. Some of them even had extra classes," Natalie said. Natalie chalks it up to the fact that last year two cooperative education students worked in the office. They were able to attend to the actual promotion promotion of the activities more than she has been able to do in the past. The community awareness generated generated from the students' hard work made the programs swell with participants. However, while the number of participants participants is increasing, the branch office office needs help. Natalie says time is short. The Oshawa YWCA is ready to give the Bowmanville landlord of the branch office two months' notice on July 1. If any regular readers of OUTLOOK OUTLOOK can help the local YWCA office office out of this bind, please call Natalie Natalie at 623-9622. She and the Clarington Advisory Committee urgently needs to hear from you. by Rick James The Sound of Rushing Water... There are some things you're just not supposed to do in front of other people at certain, times. For example* you're not supposed to jump up and down screaming while someone's someone's playing golf. Years ago, it was considered unacceptable unacceptable behaviour to dip a girl's ponytail in an ink bottle. ...And after having an ultrasound test recently, I now understand it is very inconsiderate inconsiderate to make jokes about running water in the waiting room. For those who've never had the pleasure pleasure of an ultrasound test, you're expected to drink 40 ounces of water, one hour before before the test. I guess that's so your bladder will be the size of the Goodyear blimp, making it easier for the technician to see what's going on inside you. Drinking that much H2O is not a problem, but holding it for more than 60 minutes docs create some wonderful column material. After chugging down the last of too many glasses of water, I sloshed my way to the doctor's office to join the other over-hydrated patients waiting their turn. A quick count of the queue showed that I was at least sixth in line. At about 10 minutes minutes per examination, I'm going to be waiting another...60 minutes! Oooooohhh boy!!!!! Looking around the room, it was easy to see what subject was on everyone's mind. You needn't be Kreskin to know that everyone was thinking, "How much longer can I hold this?" Never one to be shy in public, I felt it was time to liven up this silent crowd. For those of us at the end of the line, it was going going to be a long wait, so we might as well have a good time along the way. "Excuse me, ma'am," I said to the expectant expectant mother sitting beside me. "I'm really really in a hurry and I've really got to go badly. Would you mind if I went ahead of you? There's $5 in it for you." Her silence was deafening. ^ Okay, strike one. Let's try again. "Excuse me, ma'am," I said to the receptionist. receptionist. "Yes, Mr. James," she replied. "My family doctor has a decorative waterfall waterfall in his office. I guess it wouldn't be a very good idea to have one here would it?" The mother-to-be, who rejected my earlier earlier offer, led the rest of the waiting room in a glare that said, "Another word and you will die!" Striiikkee two! Now I've got their attention. It's time to go in for the kill. "Excuse me, ma'am," I said to the receptionist. receptionist. "Yes, Mr. James, what is it?" Obviously, she was growing intolerant with my attempts to liven up the party. "Excuse me, but...has anyone ever wet their pants sitting here?" That's it, strike three, you're outta here! Three more patients entered the office and despite being there first, somehow my turn was missed for at least two of them. My efforts at humour were clearly being punished. Thirty minutes later...and I'm still sitting sitting there. But now, I'm quiet. My fingers are twitching, my toes are tapping with anxiety. My face carries that same stoic , expression the other patients had when I first arrived. I've really gotta go. Just as panic mode was setting in, this real jerk walks into the waiting room. It was obvious this guy was going to create trouble. "Excuse me, bud," he said,to me. "I'm really in a hurry and I've really got to go badly. Would you mind if I went ahead of you? There's $5 in it for you." My silence was deafening. Which versus That... In a recent Bits & Pieces column , we asked for some help to clarify when to use ihe words "that" and "which." We received several "rules of thumb" but most were so laden with exceptions they were not worth using. One did make some sense however, and is worth repeating here. Here are two sentences with which: 1. Hurricane Flora, which killed at least 25 persons, pointed its 140-mile- an-hour winds last night at Florida. 2. Institutions which rely too comfortably comfortably on tradition do not long survive. Now, for the sake of the experiment, leave out the which clause in both sentences: sentences: 1. Hurricane. Flora, pointed its 140- mile-an-hour winds last night at Florida. 2. Institutions do not long survive. You sec what happened? When you take the which clause out of the first sentence, sentence, it still makes sense and tells the reader something. When you do the same thing with the second sentence, all that's left is nonsense. Which proves that which in the second sentence is wrong and should be changed to that. Tomorrow's lesson...when to use "it's" and "its." Class dismissed.