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4 • Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, January 25, 2006 South of 49 0 by Jeanne Burnside Curve-balls A Times reader recently inquired why all these odd things I write about happen to me. My response--I guess I'm just lucky. Upon reflection, I realized I've had many unusual unusual experiences and have done so most of my life. On the good side, I laugh a lot, have good friends, have travelled the world, met many interesting people, have a very large, close-knit family and have accumulated endless material for anecdotes! My life does reflect 'The Peter Principle'--even with lots of planning, fate usually throws you a curve-bail and I just happen to be in the field a bit more. Just this week I attended a bridal shower for a friend's daughter and got to see up front and personal my first male stripper. What a hoot! Not really the stripper--but the girls in the wedding party making it a lot more fun than our pretend 'Officer Johnson' ! A mix of good friends and vino can make almost any situation situation magical. . ; . : I was also the designated driver , for the first time and still had lots of laughs--sans alcohol. Although it probably would have been a tad more frill with a little buzz! Fortunately, for most of my adult life in Manhattan, there was no need for a designated driver since cabs and subways were the preferred modes of transportation. Unfortunately, it's not 'an option from Concession #8. The following day I had to host a luncheon for 10 friends of my husband's that he hadn't seen in 45 years. They arrived shortly after 11 a.m,, so it was just as well I,hadn't had anything anything to drink the night before, although they all seemed to enjoy a Bloody Caesar immediately immediately after removing their coats. The highlight for me was meeting one of the wives who was an ex-Miss Toronto and could still win at 65+. I wake up most days just happy to be alive, but would really miss the ups and downs of experiences if everything was too perfect--not a chance with my lifestyle! / im YOUR BREAST HEALTH BE AWARE BE PROACTIVE Know your body. Follow breast-screening guidelines. 1 Learn the risk factors. Practise a healthy lifestyle. ' ' GET THE FACTS 1 Call the Canadian Cancer Society to get the information you need about aurSevimfi* V,:- ï. ; : . Z \ .v.../- : Z.ZZ' . : • .V: Steps to Health, screening, early detection and protecting your breast healthàftÿ' ' • ssuafo 0 •« A 1 X§SP ;-/i ; ' ;lî » / iL-mJ 1 )l I X I TZ ;/;. . im I ' ' 1 f I /■: { I r -- ' . . ' V --IlSflNI I .•ppàjl « m fmi WzSs % SiifT ! 1 ', t - J } '" m '" . : t .v. r i t JfL .7' - iVtk t v \ i, V:,ri,f ' ' hhiiiiidif. A speech writing exercise at school led these grade 4 students to a deeper understanding of the plight of animals. animals. Morgan Hamilton said she realized sea turtles were going extinct while she was researching material for- her speech. Summer Browne says lots of animals are going extinct because people don't take care of them. ; Their demonstration Thursday afternoon in downtown Orono included posters of endangered species, and hand drawn signs that read, "Honk if you love animals." Pictured left to right: Morgan Hamilton, Summer Browne and Erin Somerville. Distress Centre Durham presents "Suicide: Breaking the Silence" Due to popular demand, Distress Centre Durham is proud to present its 2nd annual annual suicide conference, entitled Suicide: Breaking the Silence, to be held Thursday, February 9, 2006 at Whitby Mental Health Centre. Thanks to the generous i support and sponsorship of l '> Whitby Mental Health Centre, ' this year 's conference seeks to bring together professionals, educators, frontline workers and survivors (those who lost someone to suicide) for an educational conference. It is the goal of the Distress Centre Durham suicide conference conference to foster greater understanding and awareness of suicide risk, suicidal behaviour and suicide loss thereby giving voice to this complex issue. -The workshops offered in this one-day conference include: include: • Suicide Risk Assessment • Suicide & Adolescents • Suicide & Depression • The Aftermath of Suicide v Suicide & Addictions • Self-Care for Frontline Workers In there will be a tnoming keynote address from psychologist psychologist Dr. Heather Fiske. Tom Moms a suicide survivor will share his journey of losing losing his beloved wife, Valerie to suicide. For more info call 905- 723-4461 or visit our website: www.distresscentredurham.com Main Street, Orono Proprietors: Gary, Carol ScCory Vreeker • Cafes for till Occasions • Pastries-.Donwts-Pies • Bread & Buns 905-983-9779 Closed Sunday and Monday ■ . We Salute Our Veterans Sun. dan. 28,1945; P/O (N) SIDNEY GORDON RUNDLE J93851/R206010 RCAF. Age 21. Killed In Action. 426 Squadron. - From: Bowmanville. Ontario. Husband of Mildred Rundle and Son of: Cephas James & Jessie T. Rundle, all of Bowmanville. Halifax VII aircraft, NP/68 OWQ' took-'off at 19:06, from base Linton- on-Ouse. During bombing operations against Stuttgart, was shot down by a German night-fighter. The Pilot, Wing Commander Carling-Kelly and three other surviving crewmembers, were taken Prisoners Of War. The three, who perished are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany. P/O (N) Sidney G. Rundle 426 Squadron. RCAF Pit Wg/Cdr Carling-Kelly, F.C. PE Sgt Bromley, J. A. Nav P/O Rundle, Sidney G. B/A F/O Bird, D. J. WAG F/O Dales, H. J. A/G F/O Evans, Allan Llewellyn A/G F/O 'Hyde 1 , Phillip 21 Bowmanville Ont. Toronto, Ont. 24 Regina, Sask 21 Magog, Que. CdnPOW RAF POW CdnKIA Cdn POW Cdn POW CdnKIA Cdn KIA remember them. Pilot officer Navigator, Sidney Gordon Rundle rests in Gr. 6. E. 18. Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. (Also is listed on page 560, in 'The Book of Remembrance' of the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa.) This raid was split into 2 parts, with a 3-hour interval. The first force - 226 aircraft - was directed against the important railway yards at Kornwestheim, a town to the N of Stuttgart, and the second was against Zuffenhausen, à suburb NW of Stuttgart where the target is believed to have been the Hirth aeroengine aeroengine factory. Total effort for the night: 770 sorties, 12 aircraft (1.6 per cent) lost. 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