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P;i«:c (i The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanvillc, November 4, 1998 Bowmanville in Australia '! Imagine my delight. I 'was walking through the ; historic section of Sydney. ■Australia known as the i Rocks when an advertisc- ! ment in a shop window 'caught my eye. It was for yTillcy hats and the ad (claimed that an elephant ■'trainer had his hat taken •off his head three different times by an elephant. The elephant, apparently, ate the hat each time. The .trainer waited each time for nature to lake its course, cleaned the hat and wore it again. The ad was to show the durability of the hat. It named the elephant and Graduate Michael John Rene Thomas John and Jane Thomas arc pleased to announce that their son Michael John Rene Thomas has successfully successfully completed an intensive nine month course at the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Computer Animation and is currently currently in a Teaching Assistant position in this same institute. Congratulations to our son on a "job well done". the trainer. The elephant's home, according to the ad was the Bowmanville Zoo! Excited, I rushed into the shop to tell the clerk that I lived in Bowmanvillc. Unfortunately, the clerk spoke very little English. I tried to explain that my home, on the other side of the planet, was highlighted in her shop window. Try as I might, I couldn't couldn't get her to understand my message. Exasperated, 1 finally pointed at the ad and blurted out, "I know the elephant." This made perfect sense to her and left me more confused. Smiling, I left the shop, took one more look at the ad about home and continued continued on my way. If you get to Australia, make sure that you head up to Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef runs along the coast and a charter charter boat will take you to some of the world's best scuba diving and snorkelling. I chose to go to Lady Musgrave Island, about 60 miles off the coast of Bundaberg. The island is made up entirely of coral, yet is covered in vegetation. vegetation. One of the boat's crew members explained that over the years, bird droppings littered the island. Inside the droppings droppings were seeds. Between the droppings and the The Traveller seeds germinating, eventually eventually a thin organic layer covered parts of the island and supported the vegetation vegetation we now walked through. The swimming area was a natural indentation in the reef resembling a submerged pool. The walls of the pool were never further further than a few feel below the surface of the water. This natural barrier prevented prevented sharks from getting' into our area. Sharks arc plentiful in Australia and many precautions arc taken to keep swimmers from becoming one's lunch including special shark nets set up around a lot of the popular beaches. The sea life is unbelievably unbelievably beautiful along the reel". Hundreds pf fish of different sizes and colours swam alone or in huge schools all around us. The boat sold disposable underwater cameras and I quickly went through my roll of film taking pictures of the coral and sea life. Australia is full of odd looking animals like the koala, the wombat and the duck-billed platypus. I decided that the best place to see them would be in a game park. Many have special pens where you can hand feed the wildlife. But beyond a doubt, the highlight of the trip was having my picture taken cuddling a koala. The special koalas arc kept in a separate area with a trainer who often has the animals tugging at their pant leg to be picked up. The koala is passed to you and holding it like a baby, you feel it rest its head upon your shoulder. It is truly one of those magical moments in life and very few want to hand the koala back to the trainer. Just a note, to truly cuddle cuddle a koala, you have to be in Queensland. New South Wales law requires that you hold a pillow with the animal perched atop for pictures and discourages direct contact between you and it. Happy travels. Firm Donates Computers to Trinity Betty Ball, secretary of Trinity United Church, is enjoying one of the new computers computers donated to the church compliments of EDS Canada. Property Chair Terry Vail contacted EDS and inquired into the eligibility of the church to receive a computer computer that was surplus to the company. Kathy Higgins, from EDS, helped to make that possible. Because of the new computer, the secretary is able to keep more accurate accurate records of the register, membership roll and accounting. Betty Ball is displaying displaying the new computer to Kathy Higgins and Terry Vail. Waste Reduction Week Palliative Care Course The Palliative Care Training course is being offered by the Volunteer Services Department of Lakcridgc Health Oshawa (formerly Oshawa General Hospital). The course is two days in length and will be held on November 10th and 17th, from 8:30 a.m, to 4:00 p.m. at Hospice Durham. The course is ideally suited suited to those people who would like to acquire the skills to volunteer in palliative care, but anyone with a general interest in the topic is wel come. To obtain more information information or to register for the course, please call the Volunteer Office at (905) 433-4301. November 2nd - 8th is Ontario's fourteenth annual Waste Reduction Week. In celebration of this week-long event, activities to raise awareness of the 3R's and encourage the adoption of conservation behaviours, will be held in more than 150 communities throughout Ontario. Residents of Durham Region are encouraged to celebrate celebrate Waste Reduction Week by participating in special events, contests, draws and displays. The activities, coordinated coordinated by regional and municipal staff, volunteers and representatives from businesses and environmental groups, will aim to instill a sense of individual responsibility responsibility regarding waste management. management. The theme for this year's Waste Reduction Week is the 3H's of household hazardous waste. Halt ask yourself if you really need the product. Identify your options or alternatives. alternatives. Heed all warnings, labels and instructions. Handle all potentially hazardous materials with care. DURHAM REGION Notice to residents regarding a Waste Management Advisory Committee Meeting The next meeting of the Region of Durham's "Waste Management Advisory Committee" will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. in the main boardroom of the Region's Works Department Building, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby. The public is welcome to attend. I'm One! I'm One! Connor (Crusher) Clemens celebrated his 1st birthday on April 18th, 1998 with the help of his family, friends and of course his big sister Mackenzie. Connor is the grandson of Phil and Biola d'Entremont and Ron and Carrol Clemens. Parents Brad and Chantal arc very proud and love their "Big Fella" very much! The Only Up Front, Full Disclosure Pricing System In Ontario WShl '-'/v : X"f î Çv T 'L ■ A £**.§ 1 ?» . ' t»..* t. Engagement Announcement Our families are pleased to announce the engagement engagement ol Shannon Houston, daughter of Linda Houston and the late James I lonston of Bowmanville to Tony Roehrig, son of Tony and Theresa Rochrig of Belleville. They became engaged on February 22, 1998 and the wedding will lake place on August M, 1999 at Trinity United Church in Bowmanville. 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