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4 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 21,2003 mi iptmj! tinSSTHlfiiiui tjpj Places I've Done Time IflitfM ■ Enlisted Sometimes being helpful turns out being somewhat wrong. A fellow that I knew well, and myself went to the Canadian National Exhibition. Exhibition. The day we choose to go turned out to be somewhat cold and wet so we spent a great deal of the day indoors. One of the pavilions had posters out for the army and the navy. The navy poster read 'See the World' and the army poster read 'See the Country'. I was less than interested in either but my friend wanted to go in and see what the deal was all about. In the end he joined the navy to see the world, and I was happy just to see the country. "Be in Petawawa on the 23 rd," the army officer told me. I was a couple of days late leaving but I figured a couple of days didn't mean much as I would be there for two years. I left a note on the door, "gone to war," and was gone. I arrived at the army barracks barracks in Petawawa on the 26th. Three days late and in trouble already. I spent the first of many nights in lockup. lockup. The next day I got my first look at my fellow soldiers, and I thought, how did I end up with these misfits? It wasn't long before the sergeant had the platoon out marching over hill and dale. How I hated that marching along in full gear and the sergeant sergeant making us do double time. One of the most gleefully things I ever witnessed happened happened on one of those marches. marches. We were stepping along when a small dog that looked like a cross between a jack russell and a bit of a bull dog reached up and grabbed the sergeant by the balls. To this day I can hear the cursing, screaming and the laughter, and how much my side hurt from the hilarity of it. When I left the army the Sergeant still had not returned to active duty. The laughter was enough to get me some more time in lock-up, being disrespectfully they said. The next time something happened I got 30 days latrine duty. I went into stores and asked the girl if I could get a jacket with stripes on it. She said I was just a buck private and I mistakenly thought she had said something else. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, I was given a leave-- a 24-day furlough. I hopped right on a bus and ended up in Peterborough. I sure looked sharp in my uniform. I went right into the pawn shop and got some medals and ribbons to dress up my uniform. uniform. When I walked into the Grand Hotel I looked like a four star general. I had medals on from all over the world. The girl looked at my medals and asked, "Were you in the Boer War?" "Yes, I replied, I fought in them all." I spent a couple of weeks in and around Peterborough and had a hell of a time. Finally, I headed home only to find the military police were looking for me. They said I was AWOL. My 24 day pass was only for 24 hours and I Was in big trouble. A kindly old army officer looked at my file and shuffled through the pile of papers a couple of times. "Have you ever been on the rifle or tank range?" he asked. "Not yet," was my reply. "That's good, there's no war now and we don't really need you," he said. "You have a misguided mind and if war ever breaks out, our country would be safer if you joined the enemy. You are being discharged and maybe you could join the air force." I smiled and said, "It is a thought." NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME Family owned and operated by Carl Good, Funeral Director, and Joyce Kufta 386 Mill St. S., Newcastle 987-3964 www.newcastlcfuncralhomc.com "Canne for our Community " Smoking and soccer don't mix First year player Dylan Buckley gets some advice from his coach Doug Hemming at Orono Public School. DeVries photo by Anita DeVries Orono's favorite summer sport has begun! A new rule has been implemented implemented this year: No smoking on the sidelines. "We are using public property, many places . of which are schools," said Kathleen Pasquet, office administrator for Darlington Soccer Club Inc. "We don't want students to have to come to school the next day and find cigarette butts on the ground. And we are playing a sport, with children.. .(it's not a good example)." About 307 kids have joined up for Orono's 19 soccer teams. That's up about 25 people from last year. In Darlington the number of players are upwards of 5,000 people. With 274 house league teams, 20 rep teams, 7 all-star teams, 12 ladies recreational teams and 8 men's teams. Darlington is the oldest continuous continuous soccer league in North America. Gord Lowery is the man who started soccer in Orono in 1974. "I played all my life," said the 72 year old Orono man. "An interested father asked me if I would coach a team. So I did. The next year there were three teams, then 6, 9, 11 and now 19." When asked why he dedicated dedicated the last 29 years to soccer in Orono, Lowery said, "Kids who are in sports Usually turn out good." Lowery still plays soccer himself on the men's league, "I was blessed with a good pair of lungs and a good pair of legs," laughed the active senior, who has suffered a number of sports injuries over the years from broken collar bones to sprained ankles. The only thing that really worries him about the league in Orono is the fact that as the sport grows, getting enough volünteérs becomes more difficult. difficult. "It's getting harder and harder to get volunteers...I'm getting to the end of my time," stated the grandfather of three (all of whom play soccer in Orono). On the upside though, Lowery has noticed that the ability of the players has increased over the years, and despite the fact that some chil dren seem to be more disrespectful disrespectful than their parents were years ago, Lowery says, "There are far more good children than bad.". . Dylan Buckley, a nine year old Orono boy is playing soccer for the first time this year, "I kind've begged my mom to sign me up, because so many of my friends from school play soccer. I play with them at school and it's fun," he took a swig of water during his practice. practice. "It's going to be a sweaty summer though." I e 'Brigitte Brown *** Gift Pedicures/Manicures Waxing Nail Extensions Air Brushing ESTHETIC STUDIO Certifirntes Eyelash Tinting ' L-UtlJltaUS Electronic Muscle Stimulate (EMS) Available Paraffin Wax 15% DISCOUNT with coupon 171 Mill Street, Orono, ON LOB 1M0 • 905-983-8169 Ctarington Museums presents... 100 Year Anniversary of Pauline Johnson & Walter McRaye at Orono Town Hall Orono, Ontario A re-enactment of poetess Pauline Johnson including: "The Song My Paddle Sings" "The Legend of QuAppelle" "The Cattle Thief" Celebrate this notable event at the historic Orono Town Hall May 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. » ^ Tickets $0.00 per person available at The llowmanvillc Museum, Clarke Museum, Cj Orono Weekly Times, or by calling the Museum office at 005-623-2734 " R'l U imi