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Claresholm Local Press 1987-03-18 - 1988-04-27
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Page 4-Claresholm Local Press, Wednesday, Apri 20, 1988 Official Languages Act Hey Charlie back the truck up over here I ve got a load of paper to take to the dump. Not quite true but al- most, as I've received more propaganda on Bill C-72 than any topic for a long time. I'm always leery when they try so hard to convince you it s going to be great. Reminds me of when income taxes were introduced, they were just a.short-term measure after the war. The government certainly defines short differently: than most of. us don t they? When I saw the news this week showing over 25,000 people marching around Montreal shouting Quebec francais it made me think. My God In West- ern Canada you couldn t fill the Saddledome with people shouting save English Canada unless a Flames game was on. I m concerned that the large majority of Canadians are just too complacent, me included. What is Bill C-72 all about? It s an unnecessary bilingual law to please the French voters of Quebec. whose 75 seats really decide the outcome.of the next Federal election. Th Montrealers say they are fearful that the French language and culture is in danger of disappearing Don't eat that Elmer. I was personally in Quebec for some time last summer and believe me, the French culture is there for good. There is no doubt the percent of French in Canada is declining, but the re- strictions in their favor continue to increase. The sad thing about the Official Languages Act is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so to speak, and out West Here we seem to be silent. Last year. almost one percent of the entire Federal Government expendi- ture was for official language programs. I'm sorry, but I don t believe'this amount of over 500 million will ever declirfe. It s time for the Anglophones of this country to stand together and say No to the government in Ot- tawa. Regardless of the party affiliation, the Liberals. Conservatives, and N.D.P. are all putting enormous pressure on the West to please the French voters of Quebec. The people of Western Canada have an excel- lent opportunity to demonstrate what Canada really means to us on this language issue. It s hard for me to say this, as I have always voted Conservative, but I believe Brian Mulroney is doing more in regard to bilingualism than what Pierre Trudeau did, and I m sure you can remember how Trudeau treated the people in the West Local Press Editorials : Hey Sailor Granum school teacher Ron inson was in fine form on Monday eve- ning with his hilarious portrayal of a somewhat unorthodox pirate dur- ing the Granum Schools spring concert at Blunden Hall Letters To The Editor -Three Fir Ridge response DEAR EDITOR: A recent letter to your paper from Guri Opstad, asking for information regarding three outstanding evergreens on Three Fir Ridge . If these are the trees that he is referring too, and I do hope that they are, I would believe that they Charter of Rights Paul s Corner This Saturday will be the grand opening of Pantry Pickin s, must both businesses now loc: premises will do well see the odd success story in small- town Alberta isn t it? The other day I was talking with Yvonne Van De- len of United Carpet and she is de- lighted with the shop-at- home at- mosphere she finds in their store. The more of us that shop at home, the better chance of getting big-city selection at small-town prices. When not watching the Flames this weekend, why not drop on down and visit some of your local merchants? This Friday, the Stavely School will be hosting their annual science fair. A great opportunity to visit and see some of the projects they are work- ing on If you're looking for some great en- tertainment. there will be some blu 88 and country music from *1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1 at the Claresholm Community Centre. Everyone welcome The Department of Environment called our office the other day to tell us they will, once again, be covering a percentage of the costs to operate a mosquito abatement program Don t forget the 4-H members in Willow Creek who are trying to ar- range and exchange trip to Ontario. If you wish to hire one of these energetic members, please call 625- 2942 The West Meadow School's book fair is on this week and they have a. wide books Friday selection of paperback Hours are 9:00 - 4:00 until The Cancer Blitz was held on Mon- day and Tuesday. If you were missed and wish to donate, please drop in to the Homestead Realty Office. Also, you'rural people who were not can- vassed, please help out on this most worthwhile cause, The 1988 Southern Alberta Sum- mer Games will be held in Raymond July 20 - 23, If you are interested in participating, contact our local Rec- reation Department. Some of the . rian, golf, handgun, horseshoes. photography, slowpitch, small bore, soccer, swimming, tennis, theatre sports, trapshooting, metallic silhouette, track and field, and vol- leyball * e e- * I must say I'm a tad concerned about gloating too much at this point in the Calgary/Edmonton Smythe Di- vision final. As some of you are awnre, this paper is throwing its support 100 in favor ofthe Flames. h vt I will admit, the Oilers are a bet- ter team today than they were one month ago. Who knows? It could are still standing, although I haven't seen them for twenty years. At that time I estimated their circumference at twenty-five feet, they were too large for Mr. E. R. Fenton to handle in his sawmill which was located about one half mile southeast of the trees on Quail Creek. The result being, they were left to grow, Mr. Opstad would not recognize the area now, sixty years makes a difference in timber growth .and these trees do not stand out anymore. Bob Arlt DEAR EDITOR: Has our society lost all sense of rational behaviour and moral responsibility., The Charter of Rights can only be described as a disaster and a legal morass. We have legalized the- murder of unborn babies at any stage of pregnancy while operating a motor vehicle without wearing a seat belt is a serious and indictable offense. Our politicians pass laws to protect the individual from his own actions while leaving the innocent unborn babies, who are unable to protect themselves, to their own peril. Not to infringe on the rights of an expectant mother, she has been legislated the right. to murder her unborn child while our freedom of choice, in areas of lesser significance, is being eliminated. -Have our administrators taken a leave of the few senses God gaye them or have they gone completely mad? When our merciful Father handed out brains he must have completely by-passed them, thus creating our present flock of politicians, devoid of all common sense and lacking the ability of intelligent and rational thought. What other immoral conniving will .they stoop to in order to garner the votes of s lf serving vociferous minority groups. Immoral and irresponsible do not adequately describe the depraved philosophies of our political sycophants. Surely the voters at the next election will not legitimize the imcompetence of our present crop of garruldus free loaders by voting for them. R. Douglas LETTERS - Page 13 Some people s parents Children are smarter than we example of misbehavior my think. The other day I overheard children have ever come across. my four and five yearold daughters There have been times, right here talking together. Some little at home, when they've been able to i children, my four year old said, go into stores and scream and cry. T want this, I want this , Then their mothers just give them -whatever they want so they'll stop crying, 7 Yes, said my five year old, but some mothers, like our mother, would just put you right in the car if you did that. This exchange was prompted, I suspect, by the actions of a small boy in a shopping mall who they had watched a short time before. When his parents failed to come up with the right kind of candy. this kid screamed like the Boogie Man had him. His problem wasn t that his parents refused to buy him candy. He was just unsatisfied with the brand they had given him, so he screamed until they got him what he- wanted. . This. isn't of course, the only take part in acts of insurrection themselves. After all, children will be children The trouble is that adults can't always be counted on to be adults My kids knew exactly how the screaming child in the mall managed to get what he wanted out of his parents. The kid in the mall undoubtedly knew. My question is, were the parents really so slow-witted that they didn t know what was going on? I like children. 1 really do. But I'm relatively intolerant of behavior like the little fellow s:in the mall. He'll probably grow up and turn out just fine, but I don t understand why his parents put up with the little snot when he acts like that. It would be easier for everybody. including innocent bystanders. if they'd teach him some manners. They don t have to whip him to do it, either. If you have to beat your kids to keep them in line something is wrong. Except in extreme cases of mental feebleness, any parent should be able to outwit AyA +t old I know several couples with young children. though. who, while apparently intelligent people in other matters, appear to believe that their actions have nothing to do with the way their kids behave. I'm no chitd psychologist. but it seems fairly obvious to me that when a young person throws a tantrum, for instance, the parent who gives in to him should expect a repeat performance I don't understand it. There are parents today who dress their children in designer clothes and give them every toy that s advertised on television, then allow them to behave like orangoutans. These parents must know that bratty kides are universally disliked. What was it W.C. Fields said? I like children, just so long they're well cooked. The worst behaved kid it has ever been my pleasure to meet was by Ted Stone b qe the window, I ignorea him as best I about five years old. I found myself could, even when it was my ear he trapped on a Greyhound Bus with him for, nearly three hundred miles. He was dressed in a cowboy suit and took sport by wandering up and down the aisle between the seats screaming in the ear of any passengers he caught attempting to enjoy the ride Screaming was something this kid seemed particularly fond of doing. When nothing else aroused his interest he stood in the aisle and. screamed for the pure joy in it. Sometimes, he'd alternate between screaming-and spitting. but mostly he'd just scream. His mother sat in a seat about mid-bus, but except for occasionally asking the boy to sit down with her, which the child never did, she paid no attention to him. Since I didn t want to be the passenger who threw the kid out he MEMBER OF a Ka 8 inacpationPrces Per Year Within 40 Miles of Ssewhere in Canada US and Other Countries Single Copy - 35 Claresholn LOCAL PRESS An Independent Weekly Newspaper whose principal interests are those which.best serve the Claresholm area Printed.and Published by a Advertising Rates On Request mS o PP ae ae SS Ae po Second Class Mailing ee peas Sat Aer Registration No. 0274 To Phan ee Cassie Bishop Shelley Foxcroft Rob Steel Roxanne Thompson SueHoglund NO PORTION OF THIS NEWSPAPER MAY BE OR REPRODUCED IN ANY WAY WITHOUT GIVING -Box 520, Ciaresholm. Alberta TOL OTO The Claresholm Local Press (1979) Ltd. Each Wednesday at (403) 625-4474 i gt; 4) -Publisher/Editor Paul W. Rockley NU oe 5 soa RINTED PHOTOGRAPHED 4913 - DIT FOR SUCH REPRODUCTION An Independent Newspaper Serving The Claresholm Area Continuously Since 1926. 2 Street West chose to scream in After what was probably only a few minutes, but seemed like several days, the driver pulled the bus to the side of the road and opened the door to the outside. Over the bus speaker system he said, Lady, either get off this bus orshut that kidup. - Everyone on the bus looked at the mother. Even the kid was quiet. After a short wait for her reply, the driver pulled his bus back on the highway.As we gained speed, a spontaneous cheer rose from the passengers. We never heard another word from the kid. I guess he figured the bus driver was too smart for him, EOL, events include: archery, badminton, even go five games Go Flames Go. canoeing, cycling, diving, equest- * s On a Quiet Night you can Hear . Flashbacks 60 Years Ago - April 20, 1928 - Asure sign that Spring was just arourid the corner, Claresholm was visited by a band of gypsies. - Burberry Anderson, a rancher back in the hills seven miles beyond the Burton ranch, received word that he benefitted sub- stantially fromthe estate left by his late father . FR RE GS 50 Years Ago - April 22, 1938 - Roy Soby received 20 colonies of California package bees to add - to the 20 colonies he and Oscar Frandsen already had in their Foothills apiary - Claresholm Mayor George Ringrose s car tangled with a north- i bound bus in what might have been a very serious accident. The Mayor received facial wounds, but there were no further injuries. Ra Se SOR a Hse as 40 Years Ago - April 22, 1948 - The award of Distinguished Service Order was made to Major William Dalton Heyland. Canadian Infantry Corps. Dalt as he was known to Claresholm, was one of the first enlistments from Claresholm stepping down in rank from Command of B Squadron, 15th Alberta Light Horse to transfer to the Calgary Highlanders. - The newly organized Claresholm Volunteer Fire Brigade spon- sored the first firemen s ball ROR ER BOURSES SS 30 Years Ago - April 24, 1958 - From the Rotary Korner: As popular as our Rotary Club is. it had difficulty competing with the NHL playoff game on Thursday. Most Rotarians were sitting on the edge of their chairs awaiting the chance to get back to their T.V. sets. . RRS SR B58 See oes 20 Years Ago - April 25, 1968 - A committee of Fair Board President William Yorgason, Orrin Hart, and William Laing were appointed to look into the pos- sibilities of staging a Western Sports Day in conjunction with the Claresholm Fair. F 10 Years Ago - April 24, 1978 - Jon Eaton and Joan Gelowitz took first and second place respec- tively in the Class C solo trumpet competitions at the Kiwanis Music Festival. . King ; day e crowr Talen Se Alb great treme techn Now promo cultur This conduc Game: 1980. provin Durin; Prairis Ontari Saskat Edwar on han such Albert Recrea grant govern progra of-natis Ken co-ordi then Saskat their o1 Scotia have tt Manly to have until a firmly games. Durit Games, Ne Christir District Box 40, Phone 6 1-800-: Repeat when y article. never b This Alberta Write it numbers by the t - number In'the these fir Clean w: accidents importan washing IPECAC stores) required. available tickle the induce recomme label. De induce charcoal to absorb been inge x
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