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There are some days when ScottWalker is out on the river, ridingaround on his patrol/safety boat thathe thinks about retirement. Then heshakes his head and realizes thatretirement wouldn’t be a whole lot bet-ter than what he enjoys right now.

“Yeah, I’ve thought about retiring,”Walker said with a chuckle. “We stillhave contracts with our charities untilthe end of 2015. At that point, I’ll be 65and I know Denyse would probably liketo call it quits, but I don’t know.

“We have a great lifestyle and wedeal with great people who are just outto have fun. My office is on the RedRiver. I’m not sure retirement could bebetter than this.”

Scott Walker figures he and his wifeDenyse have the best jobs in the world.For the past 20 years, they’ve owned theDragon Boats franchise. For a guy whohas been in the events managementbusiness for his entire working life, itjust doesn’t get any better than this.

“It’s been 20 years, isn’t that some-thing?” Walker, 63, said. “Back in theearly 90s I was running a small eventsmanagement company and a goodfriend of ours, Ray Blumenfeld, ran theidea past me. We thought it was a greatidea so we contacted a firm that rentedequipment. We had our first one inWinnipeg in 1994 and we had 26teams. We thought that was successfulenough and in 1995, we bought ourown boats and our own docks.

“By the end of the 1990s, we weredoing Dragon Boats in 22 cities andhad eight employees. It was big and itwas fun. And it was all being done outof Winnipeg.”

As Scott and Denyse got older, astheir two daughters, Kim and Kelly,grew up, got married and gave themgrandchildren, the Dragon Boat coupledecided to cut back. These days, theyoperate only in Winnipeg and Saskatoonand then spend time at the lake or inPhoenix. But they still haven’t quit.

“We’re still in Winnipeg andSaskatoon and both of these eventshave sold out every year for the past 11years – 110 teams in Winnipeg and 50in Saskatoon,” Walker said proudly.“We’ve raised $5 million in Winnipegalone, but $325,000 a year forCancerCare Manitoba. In Saskatoon,where our charity is the Heart & StrokeFoundation, we’ve raised a little over amillion dollars. So it’s not only beenfun, it’s been rewarding, too.”

Walker will be the first to admit thatit’s nice to have a group of loyal DragonBoaters in both cities. In fact, there are

some teams that have been aroundsince the beginning. Regardless, it’sbeen a long, successful run and the“small events management company”has come a long, long way since Scottgot his first job in the business wayback in 1970.

“I’ve been in event management allmy life,” he said wistfully. “I started outas a sales rep at the Regina Inn in1970. I was 20-years-old. I’ve been inthis business for 43 years.”

He did a lot of things during that 43years. At one time, in the early 1990s,he was the chief executive officer of theWinnipeg Convention Centre. But he

didn’t find his calling until his palsuggested investing in Dragon Boats.

“In both Winnipeg and Saskatoon,we’re blessed with some great volun-teers,” he said. “Right now, DragonBoating is the fastest growing watersport in the world and we’re the largeston-water event in Manitoba. The week-end of the event, we took 7,500 loadsand counting the month of practiceswe’ve had 15,000 bums in the seats ofour dragon boats.

“And we’re completely self-con-tained. We don’t need police boats orfire and rescue, although we gracious-ly accept it if it’s offered. But we haveour own safety boats and we have nothad one accident in all the years we’vebeen doing this. And we’ve done it fromFort Lauderdale, Fla., to Tempe, Ariz.”

It really is an incredible record.Scott and Denyse have put more thanthree million people into Dragon Boatsin 20 years and they have not had oneinjury or accident.

Still, Scott can see it coming to an end.“We’re committed to the two chari-

ties until 2015 and they are great,wonderful people,” Scott said. “If youask my wife, that’s probably the end ofit, but if you ask me, well, I might keepdoing Winnipeg. Maybe.

“Listen, I’ve been married since1976 and Denyse has given me twodaughters, three grandchildren, sixDragon Boats, three safety boats and280 feet of dock. What more could aman ask for?” ■

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www.seniorscope.comScott Walker:From Winnipeg to the WorldBy Scott Taylor

Scott Walker (above) and his wifeDenyse have put more than 3 millionpeople into Dragon Boats in 20 years.

A duck gets in on the flower ceremonyat the 2013 FMG Dragon Boat festival,an event to honour and acknowledgethose affected by cancer.

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One of the most contentious issueswhen distributing an estate can be thedivision of personal effects and heir-looms. Unlike with monetary assets,many personal effects evoke emotionalreactions from family members, whomay have very strong memoriesattached to a particular item. Therefore,even though some of these items maynot have significant financial value, theymay be a lightning rod for disputesamong family members. Here are someof the things you can do to minimizearguments after you are gone.

Discuss the issue with your familyHave an open and frank discussion

with your family about how it may bebest to divide your personal effects,and which items mean the most towhich person. If your beneficiariescannot come to an agreement on theirown regarding who will receive what,you may have to decide for yourselfhow you would like things to be divid-ed, but at least you can communicateyour wishes in advance to try and pre-vent disputes. Once you (and yourfamily) have decided how to divide yourheirlooms, here are a few options forcommunicating your wishes:• You can leave certain items to specif-

ic people in your will, which is a bind-ing document which your personalrepresentatives (i.e. your executor)must abide by. However, every timeyou change your mind regarding anyparticular item, you will have tochange your will, which could besomewhat cumbersome and expen-sive. As well, if any item is sold, lostor destroyed, the personal represen-tative will not have the discretion tosimply replace that item with some-thing else. Some people also spend somuch time agonizing over how to

include these items in their will thatthey die intestate (Le., without havingmade a valid will or other bindingdeclaration) - do not let the decisionregarding personal effects sabotagethe rest of your estate plan.

• You could write a list or "memoran-dum", and keep the list with your will.Although such a memorandum isgenerally not binding (unless signedprior to the will and specifically incor-porated into it), it should providesome direction to your personal rep-resentatives. Also remember that ifyou want the memorandum to be partof your will (and therefore binding),that it must be probated with yourwill if you would like to keep thesematters private, then it may be best tosimply have a letter which is not partof your will, assuming you can trustyour personal representative to carryout your wishes.

• You could use an informal systemsuch as putting a piece of maskingtape on the back of various itemswith their name on it, or letting pe pleknow your wishes verbally. However,the less formal your system, obvious-ly the more chance your wishes willnot be carried out.

Letting your beneficiaries decideIf you and/or your beneficiaries are

not sure which items they may want(particularly if you are still young, andit could be a long time before yourassets are distributed), then it may bebest to simply state in your will thatyour personal representatives are todivide the personal effects using theirdiscretion. Here are a few things toconsider when including this type ofclause in your will:

• If your beneficiaries are adults, youcould allow each person to choose anitem, and also provide that whoeverchooses first during the first "round",would choose last the next time, andso on. For example, perhaps the old-est child could choose the first item,with the second child then choosingthe second item. However, the secondchild would then choose the thirditem, with the older child then choos-ing the fourth item, which could pro-vide for a more equitable distribution.

• If there are one or two items whichare particularly valuable, you couldprovide that if a beneficiary choosesthat item, then they will receive lessof the estate (e.g. $5,000 less,$10,000 less, etc.). Again, this canhelp to minimize disputes if there isconcern that one person will choose aparticular item (such as a classic car,grand piano or valuable artwork)simply for the financial gain, with the

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• If you have children, and the firstparent of those children is alreadydeceased, consider whether it is awise idea to allow the personal repre-sentative of the estate to make thesedecisions, particularly if the personalrepresentative is a new spouse.Unfortunately, there have been manysituations where a new spouse hasinherited all of the jewellery, photo-graphs and personal effects of adeceased parent, meaning that thechildren will likely never see thoseitems again. This can be a particular-ly painful experience, and an issuethat should not be overlooked. If thechildren are old enough, perhaps con-sider giving them some of these itemsnow, to prevent arguments betweenthem and a surviving step-parent.

Understand the costs involved inbequeathing an heirloom

If there is a particularly valuableitem, consider whether or not it willresult in a tax liability for the estate.For example, if you own a very valuablepiece of artwork which has appreciatedconsiderably in value since it was pur-chased, then it is possible that yourestate will have a tax liability in respectof that capital gain. If you leave thatasset to one child only, but the tax lia-bility is paid by the estate (meaningthat it is shared by all of the benefici-aries), it could lead to resentmentbetween family members.

The other potential problem withmandating that certain people receivecertain items is that there could be sig-nificant storage and maintenancecosts if specific items must be held intrust for beneficiaries who are minors.Consider the practicality of leaving cer-tain items to various beneficiaries, par-ticularly if some of them live far away,which means there could be significantshipping costs, either for them or theestate. You also need to consider if therecipient can afford the general upkeepcosts of certain items. For example, if

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Keeping seniors active in our communityBy Joyce Bateman, MP for Winnipeg South Centre

It’s always a joy to see seniors activeand engaged in our community. Ibelieve we owe a great deal of gratitudeto our seniors, who have made Canadathe great country that it is. In fact, myown father is a very active senior with-in the community and he is a rolemodel for the entire family.

I’m proud to announce that The NewHorizons for Seniors Program (NHSP)is again offering funds for projects ledand inspired by this older generation ofWinnipeggers.

On October 1, to mark NationalSeniors Day, the Government of Canadaannounced a Call for Proposals to fundapproximately 20 pilot projects - aninvestment of $2,000,000 - aimed ataddressing seniors’ social isolation.

These pilot projects will be eligible toreceive between $50,000 and $100,000of federal funding over a maximum of24 months which will be matched withfunding from other sources. The NHSPpilot projects will also pursue intergen-erational learning projects that helpseniors develop new interests andshare their knowledge and experiencewith others.

Nowadays, grandparents don’t alwayslive in the same city as their grand-

children. I believe it is important to giveour younger generations the experi-ence of talking to our more experiencedcitizens so they can pass along theirguiding wisdom.

In the last round of projects that weapproved, the Winnipeg School Divisionreceived funding for the Across theGenerations project which connectedlocal seniors with youth by getting sen-iors involved in our elementary schools.

This project proved truly inspiringand I was delighted to hear of the pow-erful bonds being created across mul-tiple generations. Indeed, it is this typeof connection that strengthens the fab-ric of our community.

As well, I was pleased to hear that theCentral Corydon Community Centrereceived funding for the Mind, Body,and Healthy Living project to get seniorsleading and participating in the manyprograms and events that theCommunity Centre hosts and organizes.

Each one of these projects takes onthe crucial task of overcoming age bar-riers and improving the quality of lifefor our community.

I wait with great anticipation to seewhat new programs and activities will

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come from my community this yearthanks to the creativity of so manyindividuals and organizations.

The application period begins onOctober 3, 2013 and will close onNovember 13, 2013. For more infor-

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Joyce Bateman is proud to serveas the Member of Parliament forWinnipeg South Centre.

As I near the middle of my fifthdecade in the world of radio, my headis constantly spinning as I pause tocontemplate the changes I’ve seen inthe entire mass media landscape.

In an effort to limit the length of thisbit of ‘navel gazing’, I shall limit mythoughts to radio, which used to beseen by many as theatre of the mind.I started working in the newsroom atCJOB on June 1, 1970, shortly beforemy 23rd birthday. Allen Willoughby,aka Weldon Smoothly, was hosting TheHomeward Hustle until 7 pm. From7 to midnight, the host was HowardHicks who I’m still in touch with. Heleft broadcasting a few years later andbecame an elementary school teacher.

Doing news on that beautifulMonday evening was Ron James, and Iwas his shadow. Ron also left radio tobecome a teacher, but he laterreturned and worked for Golden WestBroadcasting in Steinbach and Altona.I was allowed to speak into a livemicrophone just once that night, topass along the race results fromAssiniboia Downs. It was not ‘memo-rable’, and I did not save a recording ofit for posterity.

I was hired with zero experience onthree months probation, at a startingwage of $325 a month. Once I success-fully completed my probation, the paydoubled to $650 a month. Truth beknown I would probably have gladlydone the work for nothing. I knew with-in the first 48 hours that I was on awinning career path and I would gladlyride the trolley to the end of the line.

In 1970 there were 15 radio stationson the dial in Winnipeg. Seven were onthe AM band, while eight were on FM.More than 70% of the listeners weretuned to AM radio, and in Winnipegthe fight for audience was betweenCJOB and CKY. I was a news reporter

during most of my first life at CJOB(1970-1977) and it was common to seefive different radio newsrooms repre-sented at a major event.

Today, there are 29 choices on theradio dial in Winnipeg, and only threeare left on AM. The once mighty CKYturned off its 50,000 watt transmittera decade ago. The license was flippedto 102.3 FM, owned by RogersCommunications. Only two of those 29choices on the dial are locally owned,another major change from what pre-vailed 43 years ago.

When I returned to Winnipeg in Mayof 2012, I soon became involved withCJNU, Nostalgia Radio. The station is aco-op, owned by its members, and it’srun mostly by volunteers. It began inlate 2006, led by the late GarryRobertson and others who had beeninvolved with similar efforts before.CJNU began at 107.9 on the dial. OnSeptember 4th, we switched to 93.7FM and we are now fully licensed bythe CRTC. Also part of the license wasan increase in power from 50 watts toalmost 500 watts, from a transmitterlocated at the top of 55 Nassau. Thepower is still miniscule compared tomost commercial broadcasters, but forCJNU it is already helping to expandour listening audience significantly.

I do a morning newscast on CJNUevery day, recorded at home in mypajamas. It has enabled me to contin-ue the trolley ride, doing what I love.

I’m very grateful for the opportunity.

Roger Currie is a regular contributorto Senior Scope. He is heard regularlyon CJNU, 93.7 FM.

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What Happened to Radio? By Roger Currie

Interested in Money? Missed theRCNA Convention, Show and Boursein late July because you were at thebeach? Then you’re in luck – the MCCis holding its annual Coin Show at theMarlborough Hotel, November 2 & 3,2013. Hours are 10am to 5pm eachday with admission set at the bargainprice of $2.00 – juniors get in free!

What’s up? Well, this coin show willfeature 15 or 20 dealers, most from outof town, visiting Winnipeg for the onlytime this year. Most will be (mainly)Coins orientated but there will also beStamps, Currency (Bills & Notes),Bullion, Jewellery and Postcards –something for every interest and thosewho are just plain curious.

Who should attend? Those interestedin Numismatics (i.e. Coins &/or NoteCollecting), Stamps, Postcards, ShareCertificates and curiosities, Also, forthose concerned with Government over-spending &/or mis-management, Gold,Silver and Platinum will be available inCoin or Bar form. Many are becomingmore interested in hedging against U.Sand Canadian Currency inflation ordestruction – and what better way to doit than with Gold, Silver or PlatinumBullion Coins which should be availablein quantity.

Questions on Numismatics or bul-lion hedging? Come on down and ask adealer (or several dealers). Want to

check out Coin values? Bring downyour collection or accumulation – deal-ers will be happy to take a look andlikely make you an offer. Got a “wantlist?” Bring it in- you may well find justwhat you need to complete a set!

The show promises something foreveryone- bring the whole family butcome early for the best selection. Comewith your hoard, leave with cash.Come with cash leave with Gold!

Remember, valuable CanadianCoins can still be found in Circulation– Keep a look out for a 1969 Canadian“ large date “ dime in your pocketchange. If you find one it could beworth several thousand dollars.

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Twelve other teams from across theUnited States in the 80+ category werealso there. Teams were divided into 2groups based on skill levels-Majorsand AAA. The Flashbacks were placedin the advanced Major category basedon their success in such previous tour-naments held in 2004 and 2008.

At the outset they played a five-gameround-robin series followed by a singlegame elimination play-off. Flashbacksdrew last year’s champions, FairwayFord, from California, for the first play-off game. In a thrilling, but heart-break-ing game they lost 9-8. Fairway Fordwent on to the finals where they lost to

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Don Roberts, the pitcher was votedthe most valuable player by his teammates and was awarded a medal.Some players have announced theirintentions to retire, while others intendto continue playing, but only at thelocal levels.

Nobody reported hitting the jackpot.With regards to other details: whateverhappened in Vegas stays in Vegas! ■

Winnipeg Flashbacks 80+ Team and supporters at the Worlds Senior SoftballChampionships held at Las Vegas, Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2013.

L-R, Standing: Joan & George Hadath, Peter & Mariette Derewianchuk, Iris & SteveDerewianchuk, Marjorie & Bob Drysdale, Wayne & Donna Cory, Dan & Rita Hyrich,Ross & Diane MacIver, Don & Audrey Roberts, Janice & Pat Cain.Front: Arnie Jepsen, Jim Slevin, Jack Clements, Ray Newman, Ron Twerdoclib,Grant Nerbas, Moe Lazaruk, Mavis & Will Tishinski.

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The residents at Agape Villa, a 55+senior’s apartment in Southdale,planned a “Dog Days of Summer” out-door barbecue, complete with a liveband to be held on September 14. Thecourtyard was brightly decorated withfall coloured tablecloths, the BBQ wasin place and the residents were begin-ning to bring their chairs outside. Thendown came the rain!

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One of the icons ofManitoba golf, Hall ofFame member JoyceCollier of Portage laPrairie has passed away.Joyce was 74.

The wife of the lateKenn Collier, she wasthe mother of AndrewCollier the longtimegeneral manager of the

Winnipeg Goldeyes. A graduate of Churchill High School,

she worked at the CBC before joiningthe Navy. A terrific athlete, she was anational canoeing champion at 17 andlater, on their honeymoon, Kenn intro-duced her to golf. It was a life-changingexperience.

In addition to playing and loving thegame, she started her career as a golfvolunteer at the Portage Golf Clubwhere today the Joyce Collier Award ispresented annually to the top juniorgolfer. She was president of theManitoba Ladies Golf Association in1995, 1996 and 1997 and went on tobecome Canadian Ladies Golf AssociationDirector of Player Development in1998, 1999 and 2000. Joyce was alsoan associate governor in the RoyalCanadian Golf Association from 2006to 2008.

Joyce was instrumental in the for-mation of the Manitoba Golf Hall ofFame and Museum and served aspresident from 2003 to 2006. She hadthe great honour of being inducted intothe Hall of Fame herself in 2012. Shealso was the 2012 recipient of GolfManitoba's Distinguished Service Awardin recognition of her decades of serviceto the game.

Donations can be made in Joyce'smemory to the Dr. Kenneth J. andJoyce A. Collier Fund at the CommunityFoundation of Portage and District Inc.,PO Box 1153, Portage la Prairie, MB,R1N 3J9 (www.cfpdi.ca).

•••The Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame

is about to induct two teams that wonNational Senior Men’s Field LacrosseChampionships, one volunteer whosetireless ef forts built lacrosse inManitoba, five athletes who shone onthe local and national stages, and twoexcellent athletes, who went on to bedriving forces in building and main-taining lacrosse in Manitoba. The listincludes the 1985 and 1986 Men’snational champion Provincial FieldLacrosse Teams, builder Tom Parker,players Calvin Paul, Don Paul, BruceWisener, and Murray Roy and play-er/builders Mike Gilbert and DaveGillis... Masters bodybuilder TomHeffner, now 68, is getting set togo to Madrid, Spain, for The Arnold

competi t ion.The presidentof the ManitobaBodybuildingAssociation willcompete in theMasters (over-50) category. Heis also the sub-ject of a docu-mentary calledGrey Glory, oneof a number ofelite Masters athletes from around theworld being highlighted in the film...A large group of about 75-100 friends,family and well-wishers joined SamFabro at Assiniboine Park on themorning of Sept. 21, to honour Samas Winnipeg’s 2013 Citizen of theYear. He was also immortalized with astatue in the Honour Garden as the40th member of the Citizens’ Hall ofFame. A former Memorial Cup hock-ey champion, Sam was one of thefounders of the Manitoba Marathonand he was part of the group thatbrought the Pan Am Games toWinnipeg in 1967

•••Faye Finch, 62, the operations

manager of the Manitoba Sport for LifeCentre is retiring after a 29-year careerwith sport in Manitoba.

Not only did she manage the Centre,she was also a remarkable athlete whowill be inducted in the ManitobaSports Hall of Fame on Nov. 2.

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Joyce Collier

Faye today.

Tom Heffner incompetition.

Faye Finch batting.

“THE BUZZ”Lacrosse Hall Honours New Members;Football Hall Member, Jim Ladd, Passes Away;

Bombers Induct Three; Joyce Collier Passes;Faye Finch retires

“THE BUZZ”

the national and local level. She playedon seven Canadian Team Handballchampions, played in the 1984 and1986 Canadian Touch FootballChampionships, was inducted into theManitoba Softball Hall of Fame in2010 and ran the 100-yard dash at aNational invitational track meet atCNE Stadium in 1969.

If there is one sport that standsabove the rest, it would have to besoftball. From 1959, until an injury in1993 forced her retirement, Finchruled the outfield and batted her wayto MVP and Most Valuable Outfielderawards, too numerous to count.

A great athlete and a great woman,we wish Faye all the best as she pur-sues the next chapter of her life.

•••Jim Ladd, an

honoured memberof the ManitobaFootball Hall ofFame and a mem-ber of the Hall’sboard of directors,passed away inlate Septemberafter a courageousbattle with cancer.He was 67.

Ladd, a suc-cessful personal

life coach, was a player, coach andfootball organizer who played highschool football at St. Paul’s and was animportant member of the St. VitalMustangs organization for much of hisadult life.

He also helped form the WinnipegRifles junior football club.

“He did so much for football,” saidhis co-chair on the Hall of FameCommittee, Bud Ulrich. “He was agreat guy, too. I loved working withhim. I’ll miss him.”

Jim had his first introduction to foot-ball as a youngster back in the earlyfifties when he used to peddle his bicycle

down to the end of the street to watchthe St. Vital Bulldogs practice and playat St. Vital Memorial Park. He washooked and the rest became his history.

Jim grew up in St. Vital and St.James and began to play organizedfootball at the age of 14. He playedbantam and midget football with theSilver Heights Spartans in St. James,two years of high school football withthe St. Paul’s High School CrusaderFootball Club, one year of juvenile foot-ball with the St. James Jets and final-ly, two years of junior football with theSt. James Rods._

A little known fact is that Jim actual-ly started his coaching career howeverbriefly, in 1962 at the age of 16, whileplaying football at St. Paul’s High School,when he along with a number of othersin St. James, formed the now defunct St.James Featherweight Football Leaguefor 13-14 year olds. He left coaching in1964 to focus on playing and did notreturn again until 1973, coaching for 23more years over a 28-year span.

Jim joined the Mustangs as HeadCoach of the Bantam Program (14-15yrs.) in 1973, coaching for two years.

In 1975 he took over the MidgetProgram (16-19 yrs.) as Head Coach,coaching until 1977. He left for two years(78-79) and formed Marathon Man afootball conditioning school. Returningagain to coaching in 1980 as an assis-tant coach he was asked to again takeover as Head Coach of the Mustangs in1981. From 1981 to 1989 MustangMidget teams appeared in nine consec-utive Provincial Finals, winning theChampionship in 1983, 84, 87, 88 and1989. After one more year as HeadCoach (1990) he stepped down comingback in 1991 as an assistant. He left St.Vital at the end of that season.

After a one-year absence, Jim becameHead Coach of the St. Paul’s Crusaders,coaching from 1993 until retiring fromcoaching after the 1997 season.

In 1999 along with his old coachingpartner George Depres Jr. formed the

Winnipeg Rifles Junior Football Club.Jim served as the Club’s first presidentuntil having to step down due to illnessin 2002. After recovering he returnedto the Rifles in 2005 and served on theboard until the end of the 2007 season.

Jim has three children; Chris 43,Marnie 41 and young son Aedan 21,who graduated from St. Paul’s HighSchool in June 2010, after playing onthe AAA Crusader Championship teamthe previous fall.

•••

For those who might have forgotten,Winnipeg’s own Burton Cummings,now 65, is still out there singing up astorm.

Cummings has been singing in frontof paying crowds for 50 years and lastmonth he played two huge gigs inToronto. On Sept. 7, he played theRogers Centre and on Sept. 21 he tookto the stage at Massey Hall as part ofCanada’s Walk of Fame Festival.


The BUZZ, cont’d from page 10

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Jim Ladd

“I don’t live in the past, but I love it.Hell, I love all my life. Even the partsI hate,” the proud North Ender told theToronto Star.

“It all started for me with my moth-er’s collection of 78s. A Guy Mitchellrecord. That’s what I remember first,around the time I started going tokindergarten. I’d play it over and overagain. It was like two and a halfminutes of time being frozen.”

By the way, Burton’s old pal RandyBachman turned 70 on Sept. 27 andhe’s still working, too.

The former lead guitarist of theGuess Who and the Toronto-basedindie band, Sadies, will play a freeconcert at the Canadian Tire Centre(the home of the NHL’s OttawaSenators) in Ottawa on Oct. 12. It’s theannual “Rock for Public Services” con-cert, sponsored by CUPE Local 503and CUPE Ontario.

“While there is no admission charge,donations will kindly be accepted insupport of the Royal Ottawa Foundationfor Mental Health,” according to thenews release for the event.

The concert will be open to thegeneral public, and seating will be ona first come-first serve basis. ■

About 18 members of the MaterialGirls Quilters and Stitchers of East St.Paul held a quilt show on October 5and 6 at the East St. Paul 55 PlusActivity Center, but it was no averagequilt show. There also was an antiquebutton display, and harpist, JohannaHandford, played for the guests.

If you missed out, you’ll have to waitanother five years as it takes that longto produce enough quilts for anothershow, as one quilt is never showntwice. And surely, many of the quiltshave so much detail, it can take yearsto complete one.

Luck had it, Rita Toews of the clubinvited Senior Scope for some enlight-enment. No disappointment here.

There is so much more to quiltingthan meets the eye. Some are made offabrics from all over the world. Someare machine-made and some hand-made. Some quilts are sent to profes-sionals with special machines for intri-cate pattern sewing for the finishing

touch. Often, when quilters sell theirmasterpieces, they only get paid for thematerial, as you couldn’t put a price onthe time spent and craftsmanshipinvolved to create such pieces of art.

Jan MacDonald wonthe Viewer’s Choice forher quilt with extensiveand intricate appliqué.

Rita Wasney is oneof eight members of thePrairie Button Keepers.Rita has been gather-ing buttons for 25 years

and sorting for the last five to createher display. The history of buttons ismore fascinating than you could imag-ine. Buttons were made from renew-able resources of the times includingvegetable ivory (nuts), China, shell,pearl, glass, bakelite, and celluloidwhich was first created in 1862.

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October may just be my favouritemonth of the year. My darling daughterand the world’s greatest grandson wereboth born in October.

At least half the time, the weather isstill sufficiently nice for doing withoutsocks and topcoats, and that might nothappen again until next April.

In the natural world, October fea-tures a few things that can only becalled a wonderment. Up in the sky,squadrons of Canada geese are gettingtheir flapping orders for the trip south.I swear they must have squadronleaders, or at least flight lieutenants.I mean how else can they possibly

know where they’re going, and how toget back here in the spring?

Then there are the leaves. If you’rethinking of heading out for that coun-try drive to catch those fall colours, inthe Red River Valley in Manitoba, orthe beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley inSaskatchewan, don’t wait too long. It’sa magical moment that is over all toosoon.

I live in an apartment, so I don’thave to rake them up, but I still love towalk through the leaves and feel thecrunch under my feet. How I wish wecould still burn piles of them in thecity, but I won’t go there.

Before you know it, it’s Halloween,maybe with snow, and maybe not.Then comes that stretch of four or fivemonths when socks and topcoats areessential, along with scarves andmitts. You don’t dare dress like ateenager on the Canadian prairies,even if you are one.

Enjoy October, because it’s almosthalf done. A spectacular harvest iswrapping up in the fields, and theLiving Skies are absolutely amazing.

Much as we might dream about lifeon a tropical island paradise, there’s alot to be said for the Four Seasons onthe prairies. ■

Currie’s CornerBy Roger Currie

Four Seasons

How are all of us today? That’s thethree word phrase that Ottawa is beingurged to put into O Canada instead ofAll thy sons.

Folks like Margaret Atwood and KimCampbell says it’s time to make theanthem more inclusive. It would be afairly simple change, and I doubt thatmany people would have a problemwith it.

But might it possibly be the start ofa proverbial slippery slope? The cur-rent English lyrics for O Canada werewritten a hundred years ago, but theyweren’t officially adopted until 1980. Atthat time I recall some brief discussionabout whether the words God keep ourland were appropriate in the increas-

ingly secular age in which we live. Lord knows that phrase would never

fly if it were introduced in Quebec rightnow. Might atheists and others whodon’t pray to a traditional God push foranother change, something like pleasekeep our land whoever you are?

Hands up .. how many of you couldeven write down all the words to ournational anthem if anything more valu-able than a pair of Blue Bomber ticketswere on the line?

When we’re asked to stand forO Canada at sporting events, most ofus probably mouth the words or keepour lips closed. I love the way they do itat hockey games in Vancouver andEdmonton.

The singer stops after the first coupleof lines, and it’s up to the crowd tostep forward. It creates a bit of a senseof community which is hard to findthese days.

Hopefully this latest effort to changethe words to the anthem will makemore of us stop and consider whatthose words really mean. Even if weonly remember Glorious and free, thatwould be a good start. ■.................................................. Roger Currie is a Winnipeg writerand broadcaster. He is heard regularly on CJNU,Nostalgia Radiowww.cjnu.ca/c-corner.shtml

Oh, Canada!

Burton Cummings

Ruth Boyes with her quilt.

L-R: Edith Banman and Rita Wasneyexamine a collection of antique buttons.

Randy Bachman

The BUZZ,cont’d from page 11

No Average Quilt Show in East St. Paul

A portion of JanMacDonald’sViewer’s Choicewinning quilt

Rita Toews with her quilt “Tropical Storm at Sea”.

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Parkside Seniors Social Club - GiantBazaar, Sat. Nov. 2, 10 am-3 pm, in theParkside Plaza Social Room 103. BakeSale, Crafts, Silent Auction, Draw, & more

Misericordia Health Centre - acceptingvolunteer applications for Spiritual Care vol-unteers. Involves supporting a safe environ-ment for Senior residents by accompanyingthose wishing to attend services. Call 204-788-8134, [email protected]

Springs Senior Drop In Centre - 725Lagimodiere Blvd., Thurs. Oct.31. CallLewis at 204-233-7003 for more info.

Friendship Force of Winnipeg - AnnualGeneral Meeting, Wed. Nov. 13, 6 pm, atHoliday Inn South, 1330 Pembina Hwy. Forinfo and dinner reservations call Elizabeth:204-452-5299 or visit www.friendshipforcewinnipeg.org. Guests welcome.

The Nearly New Shop - Costumes forHalloween are ready, Oct. 1-31, Mon-Sat10 am-4 pm, at 961 Portage Ave.Proceeds in support of pediatric research.

Canadian Liver Foundation - Fatty LiverDisease Info Session: Oct. 23, 2-3 pm atthe Reh Fit Centre 1390 Taylor Ave. LiverMedications and Itchiness InformationSession: Nov. 6, 6-7:30 pm at Isabel M.Stewart Building, 700 McDermot Ave. RoomNA 165. Email: [email protected] for info

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The St. James Art Club - 45th AnnualJuried Art Show, Sat. Oct. 19, 10 am-5 pm& Sun. Oct. 20, noon-4 pm, Awards Sun.3 pm, at the St. Andrews Anglican ChurchHall, 2700 Portage Ave. Competition opento artists living in St James-Assiniboia orbelonging to art clubs or taking art classesin the area. Call: 204-832-5590

Red River College (RRC) Client Actor(CA) Program - CAs are “actors” portray-ing a patient, providing a learning opportunityfor future healthcare providers. We arelooking for volunteer actors for simulationday Oct. 29, 9:45 am-3 pm. Also recruitingactors for various roles throughout the year.If you are interested please call:204-632-3012 or 204-430-3757or email: [email protected]

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CARP, Canadian Association ofRetired Persons - Winnipeg WestChapter 47 - 1st meeting - Nov. 6, 9:30 am,at ANAVETS #283 Board Room, 3584Portage Ave. Bring a friend and they will beentered for a free 1 yr. membership toCARP. Guest speakers and/or discussiontopics at each meeting. Call Ann-Marie:204-831-1320 or [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunity: Fort GarryWomen's Resource Centre (FGWRC) -Seeking feminist-minded women willing toserve on our board for 2 years for our 2013-15 term to serve on Community RelationsCommittee & Personnel Committee. Call:204-477-1123 or [email protected]

North Y Seniors - If you are 55+ andwould like to stay active this winter, joinus at North Centennial Recreation andLeisure Centre. For $84/yr you can usethe pool and/or gym 4 x week, and sharea few laughs over coffee before leaving.Email: [email protected]

St. James Assiniboia 55+ Centre - BigBand Dance Series, Fridays, 7:30, Oct.25, Nov. 15 & Dec. 13 at the St. JamesCivic Centre Auditorium, 2055 Ness St.Swing ’n’ Jive to live music of 40s, 50s,60s and beyond. Tickets $12 advance or$14 at the door. Call 204-987-8850

Seniors & Healthy Aging Secretariat -Information session for Older Adults inSt.Boniface. Come and meet the staff of theSeniors & Healthy Aging Secretariat of theManitoba Provincial Government, Mon.Oct.21, 1:30-3 pm, at Archwood CommunityCentre, 565 Guilbault St. (off Archibald)

Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre(FGWRC) - Free Wen-Do Women’s SelfDefense Class – Thursdays starting Oct. 24-Dec. 5, 7 pm-9 pm at Young United Church(222 Furby Street) *NOTE: No Wen-DoClass on Thur., Oct. 31. For more info: visitwww.fgwrc.ca or call 204-477-1123

Norman Art Group Show - Oct. 23-26,11 am-7 pm at 894 St. James Street (justacross from old stadium) Info: [email protected] or 204-888-6743

Pembina Active Living (55+) -Presentation on “Muscles – structure andfunction in health, repair and aging”, Thur.Nov. 21, 1-3 pm at Grace Christian Church(50 Barnes St. Wpg). Members $10, non-members $15. Register: 204-269-8003.For info on other PAL(55+) activities, visitwww.pal55plus.ca or call 204-946-0839

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Clubwith Vector Garden Trains - ManitobaMega Train Show and Sale, Oct. 19 & 20,9 am-5 pm, at the Canlan Sports Centre,1871 Ellice Ave. Family pass: $15/day,General Adm: $5, 3-12: $3, 2 & under:FREE. Call Maurice Dorge: 204-837-4776, [email protected]

E.K. Ladies Curling Club at Rossmere- Curlers Wanted for a very sociable andwelcoming curling group, Wed. mornings,9:30. Call: Joyce at 204-663-7762 orPat at 204-444-3280.

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries TriviaChallenge! - Join the Alzheimer Society,Oct. 24 at McPhillips Station Casino asteams of 10 compete for the title of grandchampion! To register: alzheimer.mb.caor call 204-943-6622.

Local Colour Art Group Show and Sale -Fri. Nov. 1, 7-9 pm; Sat. Nov. 2, 10 am-5pm; Sun. Nov. 3, Noon-4pm, Elmwood EastKildonan Active Living Centre, 180 PoplarAve. Free Adm. (Bring a Tin for the Bin forWinnipeg Harvest.) www.localcolourart.ca

Manitoba Coin Club Annual Show -Sat/Sun Nov 2 & 3, 10 am-5 pm, at theMarlborough Hotel. Coins, Stamps, BankNotes, Tokens, Gold, Silver & PlatinumBullion. Many dealers, Fun for all – Adm. $2.Call Barre W. Hall: 204-296-6498

Manitoba Coin Club - Meets 4th Wed. ea.Month 7:30-9 pm, Sept-Nov, (Christmasget-together mid-Dec.) and Jan. through Jun,at Fort Rouge Community Center, Osborne& Kylemore. Annual dues $10. No charge toattend a meeting or 2. Call Barre W. Hall:204-296-6498

Red River Coin & Stamp Shows -Shows monthly Sept. through June. Freeadm. Charterhouse Hotel, second Sun. ofthe month, 10 am-4 pm. All welcome. Coins,Bank Notes, tokens, bullion, Canadian andForeign, Buy or sell. Come with paper, leavewith Gold. Call Andy Zook: 204-482-6366

The Manitoba Chapter of OsteoporosisCanada - Fight Fractures with Flapjacks, afundraising Pancake Breakfast, Sat. Nov. 2,8-10 am, Applebee’s, Grant Park ShoppingMall. Tickets $10 avail. at Chapter office:204-772-3498 / [email protected]

St. James Anglican annual Fall Supper- Sat. Oct. 19, two sittings, 5 pm and 6:30pm at the parish hall at 195 Collegiate St.Adults $12.50, ages 6-12, $8 or $37 forfamily (living at the same address). Callchurch office for tickets: 204-888-3489.www.stjamesanglicanchurch.ca

Downtown Connection–55+ ResourceCentre - Free exercise and educationalclasses in October at Portage PlaceShopping Centre. Hours: (Rm LocationTBA): Oct 7-25, 11 am-2 pm weekdays.204-940-8140.

The Winnipeg New Horizons Band -We offer a friendly, informal, opportunityto develop your musical skills. Must haveaccess to instrument and music stand.Practices: Sat. mornings, Sept.-May at800 Point Rd. Will perform 2 or 3 concertseach season. Visit www.mbnewhorizonsband.freeservers.com for more info

Deer Lodge Senior Men's CurlingLeague - is looking for curlers for the2013/2014 season, Oct-Mar, Tues andThurs mornings from 11 am-1:15 pm.All skill levels plus first-time curlerswelcome. Call Dennis: 204-261-8790or Jim at 204-837-6900

Good Neighbours Choristers - Like tosing? Practices every Tues., 9:30-11:30 ambeginning Sept. 10 at Good NeighboursActive Living Centre, 720 Henderson Hwy.Call Bob: 204-663-5472 or GoodNeighbours at 204-669-1710.

The Seniors' Choral Society - is lookingfor new members for their 2013-14 season,beginning Mon., Sept. 9. NO AUDITIONREQUIRED. For more information contactMary at 204-221-2538, or email us [email protected] visit www.seniorscoralsociety.ca/

Community Singers - N.Kild. basedladies choir requires ladies to join theirgroup and a pianist. Starting Sept. 4/13,Wed. evenings. Info. provided upon inquiry.Ph. Evelyn Shepel @ 204-338-2554or Joy Kaczor @ 204-669-6950.

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A & O – Seniors Centre Without Wallsprogram - Free program for 55+ inManitoba. The program operates entirelyover the telephone and provides older adultswith a variety of presentations, tours andactivities over the phone. Program presenta-tions include: The San Diego Zoo, TheAssiniboine Park, The Human RightsMuseum, etc. Please call A & O at204-956-6440 and speak with Silvia DelVecchio to register and receive more informa-tion about the July-Sept. Summer Session.

A & O: Support Services for OlderAdults - West End at the CliftonCommunity Ctr., 1315 Strathcona St:Wednesdays Line Dancing 1-2 pm, startsSept. 11; Ballroom Dancing 1-2 pm, startsOct. 2, Thursdays Clogging Intermediate1:30-3 pm, Beginners 3-4 pm starts Sept19; Fridays Belly Dancing 10-11 am, startsSept 20. Call 204-975-5167 to register.Osborne Village at 400 Stradbrook Ave:Mondays Pilates 1:30-2:30 pm starts Sept16; Tuesdays Tai Chi 10:30-11:30 am startsSept 17; Wednesdays Qi Gong 1:30-2:30pm starts Sept 18; Thursdays Yoga 11:15am-12:15 pm starts Sept 19; Dancercise1:30-2:20 pm starts Oct 10. Call 204-956-6490 to register. Visit www.ageopportunity.mb.ca for info. Late registrants pro-rated.

River East Council for Seniors - Join usfor a hot, delicious meal for 55+. Pre-regis-tration required. $6.50. Parkside Plaza,1630 Henderson Hwy. Tues/Thurs/Fri. @noon. Ph: 204-339-4428. and River EastMeal Program, 1100 Henderson Hwy.Mon/Wed/Fri @noon. Ph: 204-338-6284.

The St. James-Assiniboia 55+ Centre -3-203 Duffield St. The Centre offers a varietyof different programs and services to adults55+. Visit www.stjasc.com to viewprograms and services. (204) 987-8850

K.I.N. Resource Council for Seniors -Bluebird Lodge Congregate Meal Program,97 Keewatin St., seeking volunteers to helpwith the 4:30 meal - 3 hours once a week.Call 204-774-3085 for details.

Dufferin Senior Citizens Inc.,377 Dufferin Ave. - Mondays - ShuffleBoard 9.45 am, Bingo 1 pm; Wednesdays,12 noon - soup and perogy lunch. We alsohave perogys for sale. Every second Sat:Dance 12 noon-4 pm, with a 4-piece bandand lunch. 204-986-2608

Elmwood-East Kildonan Active LivingCentre - 180 Poplar Ave. & Brazier. Variousscheduled and drop in activities (pool,shuffle board, wood shop, Art). Hours:9:30-3:30. EEKALC is home to LocalColour. For more info, visit www.localcolourart.ca/index.html. Call204-669-0730 to confirm if activity still on.

55+ Men’s Club - meets Wed. & Thur.afternoons, 1-4 pm, at 3172 Portage Ave.Various activities: art and hobby classesor just enjoy a cup of coffee. 987-8850.

Mensheds Manitoba Inc. - peer runprogram by men for men at WoodhavenCommunity Club, 200 Glendale Blvd,Woodhaven in St James, Tue. and Wed.afternoons, 1 pm-4 pm. Call Doug:832-0629 or 804-5165

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Age Friendly Stonewall / RMRockwood - sponsoring Emergency PlanPresentation, Tue. Oct. 15, 7:30 pm, atLions Community Centre, 5 Keith CosensDrive, Stonewall. Call 204-467-5486, oremail [email protected]

Komarno Community Hall - WesternDance, Sat. Nov. 9, 7 pm. Music by TheCanadian Rhythm Masters. Tickets $15,Lunch included. Call 204-886-2994 foradvance tickets.

St. Eustache Young at Heart - mealprogram, Fridays, 5:30 pm, at the St.Eustache Community Hall. Good food,socializing and sometimes entertainment.Call Lorna at 204-353-4538 or Doris at204-353-4532 for reservations or info.

Springfield Seniors - Pickleball, an activegame for seniors. The easy to learn is acombination of tennis, ping-pong, & bad-minton. If you are interested in trying this,come with comfortable shoes (no outdoorshoes) to Anola Elementary School, Oct.22, 6-9 pm. Call 204-866-4110 for info

East St. Paul 55 Plus Activity Center -Accepting memberships from East St. Paularea residents. Activities including crib-bage, pool, floor shuffle and quilting opento all members. Call 204-661-2049 or204-654-3082 (msg).

Teulon & District Seniors ResourceCouncil Inc. - (Teulon, Gunton, Komarno,Erinview, Malonton, Inwood, Narcisse,Chatfield & surrounding areas). Driver pro-

gram, CancerCare driver program, VictoriaLifeline, handi-helper, housekeeping/laun-dry, friendly visiting, telecheck, medicalequipment loans, E.R.I.K., volunteer incometax program, yardwork, monthly bbq’s dur-ing summer months. Call 204-886-2570

Ritchot Senior Services (serving seniors 55+ inthe RM of Ritchot and Lorette) - Need people tobe on our list of available drivers, friendly visitors,housekeepers etc. Call Denise: 204-883-2880

The Services to Seniors programs inNorth Eastman - Services: transportation,friendly visiting, phone calls, foot care, house-keeping, yard work, minor home repairs,Meals on Wheels, Congregate Meals, Lifeline,etc. Brokenhead Outreach for Seniors 204-268-7300, East Beaches Resource Centre

204-756-6471, Springfield Services toSeniors 204-853-7582, Two Rivers SeniorResource Council, Lac du Bonnet/Pinawa204-345-1227 or Whitemouth/Reynolds204-348-4610 and Winnipeg RiverResource Council 204-367-9128

South Interlake Seniors ResourceCouncil Inc. - Services for seniors andthose with disabilities. (Stonewall, RMsof Woodlands, Rosser, Rockwood – wards1,2,3,4). Services include Driver/EscortProgram, Mobility aid Lending Service,Handy Helper, Housecleaning, FriendlyVisiting, Telecheck-Telephone buddy, E.R.I.K.,Life Line. Caregiver Support Grp. meets lastWed. ea month. Call 204-467-2719

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The third book written by author Marianne Clemens"Medley" is a collection of short stories, coveringseventy plus years of her life. Available at:Winnipeg: McNally Robinson - Grant Park Shopping CentreOak Bank: Oakbank Food Fare, Country Town 'N Dollar/Postaloutlet, and 689 B Main Street, apartment 111.Author's first and second books are also available: "A Childhoodlost in War - Growing up under Nazi rule" and "A beautiful Life -A journey of Love and Rebirth in Canada." Both are biographical works, with the first book covering theyears from 1933 to 1957 in Europe and the second, 1957 - ’til 2002 in Canada.

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THE CLASSIFIEDSPersonal items and private sales only. Not for business.

All listings must be pre-paid, cash, cheque, money order, MasterCard or Visa.

Electric hospital bed for sale:w/Therapeutic mattress for people who arebedridden. (mattress value $1500). w/Siderails, goes up/down, head up/down, feetup/down. Like new cond., used only for 1 wk.$1500 or OBO. Call 204-945-2706.

WANTED - Used boards - good cond., 8 ftor longer, any width to repair fence.Reasonable price. 204-746-4318

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Having spent a substantial amountof my career standing on a stage, I canattest to the fact that a lot of scarythings happen when the audience isexpecting one thing and another showsup instead.

Awhile back, the wonderful Englishactress Helen Mirren stomped off astage in London dressed as QueenElizabeth II to confront a noisy group ofdrummers on the street in front of thetheatre. It was reported that she usedlanguage not befitting a royal queen.

Years ago in the middle of a stageplay in Sydney, Australia Kevin Spaceybecame unhinged by a cell phone thatjust kept ringing. Suddenly hestopped, turned to the woman riflingthrough her purse and said: “Tell themwe’re busy.” In the same situation,Billy Crystal was not nearly as nice:“Put that phone on vibrate and shove itup your ---!”

I once found myself nervously stand-ing next to New York mob informantundercover FBI agent Joe Pistone (a.k.a.Donnie Brasco) after he had refused anoffer of armed security. Suddenly a verylarge man left his seat and walkedquickly toward the stage … and thenright on by it. He had to take a leak.

I was standing on stage next to thelate Mordecai Richler when the follow-ing exchange took place.

Women in audience: “Mr. Richler, Ihave purchased every book you have

ever written and given them to my hus-band as gifts.”

Richler: “Why, that’s very kind.Thank you very much.”

Woman: “And he hated every one ofthem.”

It took two or three minutes for thelaughter to die down. And when it did…

Richler: “I’ll dedicate my next bookto your husband and make surethere’s lot of pictures in it.”

I once stood on stage at the ThunderBay library giving a reading from one ofmy books to an audience of one.Walter.

I remember standing on the stage ofa yacht cruising the coast of Croatiadelivering a travel/humour disserta-tion and the guy wearing a kilt and sit-ting in the front row tried to beat me tothe punch line of every story I told. (Hedisappeared overboard late one nightand they couldn’t prove a thing!)

I shared a hotel stage with MargaretTrudeau who talked about her unsta-ble behavior when she was self-med-icating her bipolarism with alcohol andmarijuana. Given the signal by herpublicist that we needed to wrap thingsup and get her to her room, I told theaudience to keep the book line movingfast because some of us wanted to goup to Margaret’s room and smoke a lit-tle dope. Margaret Trudeau was notamused.

I was standing next to writer DavidGilmour who was talking about all hisex-wives, when the new one who hadtold him never to do that, got up andstomped out of the theatre and out ofthe building.

“What the hell happened? Was thatmy wife?” he asked while we were stillin the midst of a question and answersession.

“I believe she prefers to be called ExNumber Four,” I whispered. DavidGilmour was not amused.

I stood on a stage at Hockley ValleyResort looking out at 150 people in thecall centre business and as I passedthe guy who had just introduced me asthe after dinner speaker, he stoppedand said: “All of these people weremade redundant earlier today, theyreally need a good laugh.” (Like doingstand-up in a morgue.)

Yes strange things happen on stage.Last week at the National Victims of

Crime Awareness Week Conference inOttawa, Delta, B.C. police officer KimGramlich was about to unveil Caber,her secret weapon. This doe-eyed gold-en lab officer is a K9 trauma specialist.As far as trauma dogs, Caber is one ofthe country’s very best at calmingdown victims of crime and makingthem feel secure and grounded again.Caber’s talent for low-key, low-energycompanionship is the key to his successwith victims.

As his handler, Kim was about tointroduce him to the large audience ina packed hall, Caber – I did mention hewas really laid back, eh? – Caber whohappened to be sound asleep duringhis introduction fell off the stage whenhis name was mentioned.

Maybe the dog is smarter than theygive him credit for. Maybe he wasmocking his own boring introductionor maybe he was making his move intoslapstick humour.

My favourite stage story still is theone about American beauty Pia Zadorawho had the same talent for acting asJohn Belushi had for ballet. On thisnight Pia was butchering The Diary ofAnne Frank and during that scenewhere the Nazis with bayonets on therifles were banging on the front doorlooking for Anne Frank, people in theaudience stood up and yelled: “She’shiding in the attic!”

All the world really is a stage, a placeof sudden surprises which are notalways good ones.

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For comments, ideas and copiesof The True Story of Wainfleet, or to book William as a speaker,go to www.williamthomas.caor www.prospeakers.com/speakers/William-Thomas

Be Careful What You Wish For...A 65 year-old couple was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.During the celebration a fairy appeared! "Because you have been sucha loving couple all those years, I would like to give you each one wish."The wife quickly chimed in, "I want to travel around the world."The fairy waved her wand and, POOF! She had the tickets in her hand.Next, it was the husband's turn.He paused for a moment, then said, "I'd like to have a wife 30 years younger thanme." The fairy picked up her wand and, POOF! He was 95...

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