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I = ul OBA me nv NP pd PL get QTL 0 OBIT de bud te ---------- NOVEMBER -*"A Family Tradition for 127 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 13,1993 -9 | Promoting new book Syndicated columnist stopping in Port Perry Syndicated humor columnist William J. Thomas will be at the Port Perry Star on Sunday, Oct. 17 from 2-4 p.m. to sign copies of his recently released book "Malcolm and Me: Life in the Lit- terbox."" Please see story for details. > Vd oF *4,5,6,11,12,13 : available at 8:00 p-m. a B= Irwin Smith: Music Ltd. /, Town Hall, 1873 Port Perry "985.2635 | * 2 for 1 night! (reserved seating) SCUGOG SHORES FIBRE ARTISTS AND FRIENDS | MASONIC HALL, PORT Perry Syndicated columnist Wil- liam Thomas will be at the Port Perry Star on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. to promote his purr-fectly delightful book "Malcolm and Me: Life in the Litterbox." Mr. Thomas, whose weekly humor column appears in 40 newspapers including Port Perry Star Marketplace, will read excerpts from the book and sign copies. The 131-pa hardcover book, published by Stoddart Publishing, is a tell-all tale about his life with Malcolm, a buck-toothed bag of bones who swaggers up the author's drive- way and into his life. Ironically, Mr. Thomas re- veals in the opening chapter that he never much cared for cats. He wanted a dog -- a BIG dog. But his hope of ever experi- encing puppy love was quashed when romantic love led him to marry acatlover. "I never much cared for cats," Mr. Thomas says. "Not until I married a woman who loved cats. I wanted a dog. She want- ed a cat. So we compromised -- we got two cats." Stuck with the cat after his marriage ended -- she got the sane cat and a snazzy '67 Cut- lass convertible -- Mr. Thomas discovers that Malcolm is a re- lentless morning person, a vora- cious (and sloppy) eater, an ab- solute neurotic on annual vet day, and a small comfort indeed when the author's octogenarian mother, Marg, moves in for a lengthy visit. Although Mr. Thomas will be 'at the book signing, his beloved feline won't be making the trip. Malcolm used up the last of his nine lives last year at the age of 18 and only. hours before the book contract had been signed at Stoddart Publishing. His death was rough on Mr. Thomas. "He had become the LN WAAAY YATE TIE SE SEN SERENE AAA R RAIS CAC NNN NNN XNA N NA. LI 284 LE 4 NN NNN NN person I had talked to the most," the author told the Port Perry Star. : But Mr. Thomas was of Mr. Thomas' weekly columns, the writer was inundated with sympathy' cards, bereavement poems, photographs of people's pets, long and personal letters, and much more. . In honor of Mr. Thomas' visit, 8 Was not ousca alone in his grief. After Mal-- colm's obituary appeared in one : There are | two categories, with prizes for the best humor- rie oats be. received no an Thursday, Oct. 14. ning photo- aphs and stories will be pa ished in a future issue of St: Marketplace. | For more details, i the advertisement in this edition 'of the Port Perry Star and in Mr. roto aiid best humor- b ; lease see by fat jut Cotto. ag 'the Port Perry Star is inviting Thomas' "Straight from 'the readers to participate in a "Best Hip" column in Thursday's Star Cat Contest." . Marketplace. IR Forder-Parks | Insurance Brokers Inc. : Personal attention ts all of yowr genenal insurance needs. 34 Water St., Port Perry, Ontario LIL 1J2 985-8471 our best rats Subject to change without notice The Community Memorial Hospital Family vith joyful hearts invite you to be present at the marriage ceremony uniting our friends Dierre de la Bear & Lady Livia Walkabout on Saturday, the sixteenth of October nincteen hundred and ninety-three at two o'clock in the afternoon Port Derry Rotary Club Gazebo Palmer park, Water Street Port Perry, Ontario Reception to follow in Palmer Park Your favourite bear is welcome to join us Children are invited to dressup in animal costumes JAN NN NAAN NNN, PAYS NANNY VAN \ CA RNR XN NN, AMAIA JE YE YE SELLE NN COSC A ARN NN PLES INN [4