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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 10,2001 Places I've Done Time Winter by Clifford Francis Winter Is sure a nice time of the year. This winter reminds me of the winters thirty or forty years ago. I was telling someone the other day about going to school years ago and I think the weather was colder. We walked to school, three or four miles, and If I remember correctly It was uphill both ways. The wind always blew every day and it blew all day long. The snowballs packed a lot harder back then and a lot of windows got broken. One time I walked into Pontypool and from a distance distance I saw another young fellow making snowballs to throw at me. I told him what would happen if he threw those snowballs at me and he threw them anyway. My glasses got broken and I pulled him out in the middle of the street and washed his face In dirty slush. He never threw another snowball again. I would walk along the old 35 Highway and touch the telephone lines because the snow would be that high. Lots of times my Dad worked for the Township and they had one truck and one grader with a snowplow on it. Some of the roads would be blocked for a week at a time especially the roads from the Sixth Concession north. Every farm had at least one hill to sleigh ride on and one tree to hit. I rode every hill around Enterprise and hit most trees. One tree that I hit really hard was at Enterprise Hill School and 1 still carry the scars. I was riding down the hill on an old car hood and I got cut badly . Forty stitches in the knee. It still hurts sometimes. One winter when there was a lot of snow I worked for a guy shoveling off roofs of houses. I fell off just about every roof I shoveled, but the snow was so deep 1 never got hurt. The man I worked for use to give me brown egg sandwiches sandwiches for lunch every day. He said they were good for my love life until he found out I liked his daughter. No more brown eggs. You know, I Still like them brown eggs. I had some today. I always wore rubber boots to school and I don't remember remember my feet being cold or maybe kid's feet just don't get cold. When we skated on the ponds we always sat on the edge and put our skates on and my toes never froze. When I think of the cold weather, I think about foods I like. A favourite of mine is hot black tea and bread with jam. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION at Your Local Public School The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's Junior and Senior Kindergarten programs offer excellent beginnings for your child's academic, social, emotional and language development. We are pleased and proud to serve students of all backgrounds and needs. Registration for full-day, every-other-day junior and senior kindergarten is taking place at public elementary schools until January 30. 2001 Since registration times vary, please contact your local school for details. You may register your child if either of the following applies: • Junior kindergarten - child must be four years of age by December 31, 2001 • Kindergarten - child must be five years of age by December 31, 2001 Please bring a birth certificate or other proof of age, and current immunization information. Students who are already registered need not be registered again. If you are not sure which school your child should attend, please call the Education Centre at (705)742-9773 or toll-free at 1-877-741-4577, ext. 2123. FRENCH IMMERSION Parent Information Meetings Parents: are you interested in enrolling your child in our French Immersion Senior Kindergarten program for the 2001-2002 school year? Please join us at one of the following information sessions. Parents are welcome to attend any meeting, but the session at the French Immersion school your child will attend will be most helpful. If you're not sure which one to attend, please call the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board at (705)742-9773 or toll-free at 1-877-741-4577, ext. 2123. All of our schools are pleased and proud to serve students of all backgrounds and needs. The information meetings will be held: C. R. Gummow PS, 287 Gravely St., Cobourg, 905-372-9752 ■ - Tuesday, January 16, 6:30 p.m. Courtice South PS, 1685 Bloor St., Courtice, 905-436-2054 - Tuesday, January 16, 7 p.m. (Library) Edmison Heights PS, 1111 Royal Dr., Peterborough, 705-745-0722 - Tuesday, January 16, 7 p.m. Ontario Street PS, 116 Ontario St., Bowmanville, 905-623-5437 - Wednesday, January 24, 7 p.m. Prince of Wales PS, 1211 Monaghan Rd. S., Peterborough, 705-743-8595 - Wednesday, January 17, 7 p.m. (Library) Ridpath Junior PS, 39 Ermatinger St., Lakefield, 705-652-3811 - Monday, January 22, 7 p.m. Westmount PS, 1520 Sherwood Cres., Peterborough, 705-742-7871 - Wednesday, January 17, 7 p.m. R. L. Willsher Chair of the Board R. (Dick) T. Malowney Director of Education Another thing I fondly remember is one of the very few skirmishes I ever won. A fellow that liked me very little took a swing at me, slipped on the ice, hit the bumper of a car and broke his nose. He still hates me. I hope winter does wonderful wonderful things to people. Neighbours help neighbours. Friends help friends. People that don't know each other help. Winter is nice. Especially where I live. COLLISION REPAIR PROFESSIONALS Fred Devries Proprietor FRED'S AUTOBODY LTD. Estimates• Repairs • Restorations 163 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Tel: (905) 623-6353 Fax: (905) 623-3913 ORONO MUSIC CENTRE 5551 MAIN STREET, ORONO oa*L s sir-Oe in at Knees |SOP' pri< TEL: 905-985-6118 NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME Family owned and operated by Carl Good, Funeral Director, and Joyce Kufta 386 Mill St. S., Newcastle 987-3964 www .newca stlefuneralhome. com "Caring for our Community " Call me to buy or sell... 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