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Page 3, Tuesday, Octobér'6, 1992 News KC taking Drug Awareness Week activities out to the community by Darren MacDonald Staff According to Linda Blake, chairperson of Kimberly- Clark's Drug Alcohol Aware- ness Committee, the best audi- ence for drug education is young people. "I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you can instill in children a good sense of what a healthy lifestyle is, that's your best bet of getting your mes- sage across," says Blake. To that end, the 18-member volunteer committee has arranged to have former NFL Star running back Mercury Morris to come to Schreiber and Terrace Bay to speak at both of the high schools. Mor- ris will be here during Drug Awareness Week, which runs Nov. 15 to 21. "We wanted an athlete mainly because kids tend to look up to athletes," she says. Blake also says they tried to get a Canadian athlete, such as former Boston Bruins star Derek Sanderson, but not only was he quite expensive, he was also difficult to book. "Another name that was mentioned was (Toronto Maple Leaf goaltender) Grant Fuhr, but he's still in the recovery process," says Blake. "And according to a manual put out by the Alliance for a Drug Free Canada, speakers must be clean for at least three years." Alcoholism and drug use ruined Sanderson's career in the early 1970s, and Fuhr had a highly-publicized battle with cocaine in the late 1980s. According to Mercury Mor- ris' biography, his first ever kick return in the NFL in 1969 was 105 yards--the second longest in NFL history. In 1971-72, he played on two championship teams with the Miami Dolphins, a team that went 17-0 in 1972. Along with teammate Larry Czonka, Mor- ris became the first player to gain 1,000 yards in a 14-game season. Injuries forced him to retire The McCausland Hosptial's Cash Calendar winners Week: Forty Sept 28: Jim Forbes, Terrace Bay, $10 Sept 29: Neldine Mikus, Terrace Bay, $10 Sept 30: Tom Wagar, Terrace Bay, $10 Oct. 1: Jeanne Marcella, Terrace Bay, $10 Oct. 2: Victoria Stachiw, Terrace Bay, $10 Oct. 3: Mrs. E. Pidluzny, Terrace Bay, $50 Oct. 4: Carol Lynn Borsa, Terrace Bay, $10 This space donated by the Terrace Bay/Schreiber News in 1976, and in 1982 he was arrested and convicted on cocaine trafficking, and spent three and a half years in jail. 66(Drug Aware- ness Week) is a community con- cern, and we're hoping to make this something that the commu- nity will share and take part in. 99 Linda Blake ----------EEEEeee In 1986, he was released when the Florida Supreme Court ruled that evidence that would have proved Morris' innocence was not heard at his first trial. Since then, he has written a book about his experiences, and has appeared on a number of talk shows, including Night- line, Phil Donahue, Oprah Winfrey, the CBS Morning News and Geraldo. In addition to his appear- ances at both campuses of Lake Superior High School, he will also speak to parents and children at a community night. "This is the first time we've ever done anything like this, and we've asked a number of groups to contribute to this event because this isn't just a Kimberly-Clark problem," says Blake. "It's a community concer, and we're hoping to make this something that the community will share and take part in." She says that the committee asked 17 groups and organiza- tions in both communities to contribute toward the more than $9,000 the events are expected to cost. "And the response we've received so far has been very good," she says. "We've heard back from seven groups, who have contributed about $2,500. And we're very encouraged by that." Blake says another compo- nent of Drug Awareness Week activities are 30-35 educational videotapes that will be played on community channel 13 in Terrace Bay. "One of the committee members has programmed it so that the videos will reach key audiences at certain times," she Says. "For example, after school the videos might be for kids, and from 7 pm to 8 pm, they might be aimed at fami- lies." Also planned is a poster contest, but the details of that haven't been worked out yet, says Blake. "We're hoping what we're doing will generate some enthusiasm in the community and that some people may want to do something like this next year," she says. Community calendar f *Alcoholics Anonymous # meets each Monday and Thursday evenings at 8 pm at the Community Church in Terrace Bay. In } Schreiber, meeting are held each Tues., 8:30 pm in the Anglican Church Basement, Wed., 8 pm and Sun., 11 am at the Schreiber Rec Centre. *The Catholic Women's League meets every sec- ond Monday of the month in the basement of St. Martin Church at 8 pm. *The Legion Ladies Aux- iliary, Branch 223, holds its meeting on the last Monday of each month at the Legion in Terrace Bay. WINTER WONDERLAND DRAW 1993 1993 Bombardier Skidoo Formula MX XTC R C/W Trailer & Helmet "only 1000 tickets printed" PRIZE VALUE $10,000.00 Tickets are going fast! Proceeds to Schreiber Heritage & Tourism and Crimestoppers Draw date: Dec. 31, 1992 at 11:00 p.m. at the Schreiber New Year's Eve Dance $20.00 per ticket Supplier: G. Figliomeni & Sons Inc. Schreiber, Ontario Not doing any work on bridges next year MTO says by Darren MacDonald Staff The Ministry of Trans- portation of Ontario (MTO) won't be doing any work on the two bridges that lead in and out of Terrace Bay when the new highway comes through in 1993-94. In a meeting with MTO held late last month, the town- ship was hoping the ministry would agree to modify the bridges to accommodate both pedestrians and snowmobiles. But MTO informed the township that since they were planning to refurbish the bridges sometime in the next five years anyway, there was no use spending money on them when the highway goes through. They also said that it THAN was illegal for snowmobiles to travel across highway bridges anyway. The ministry is still prepared to look at pedestrian crossings however, and there is a possibility that part of the $14 million funding for snow- mobile trails recently announced by the the province could be used to build bridges for snowmobiles. CURLING All Canada curling shoes, brooms, gloves & pants. Call Heathercraft 825-9125 > | woald sincerely like to thank all my friends ¢ and co-workers who contributed to my tabie- # f saw and retirement party. To my family, thank you for your special gift of the track box. Thank you all for attending my party and making it such a memorable event. TALL PERM SPECIAL OCTOBER 5 - 1 7TH Beat the autumn blues with 15% OFF all perms. Call Dawn's Hair Studio 825-9694 or drop in at 8 Simcoe Plaza, lower level (by Sears) Anyone interested in playing N.B.C. Hockey in Terrace Bay or Schreiber, please sign up at respective Recreation Centre. TERRACE BAY RINGETTE ASSOC. Registration & Equipment Exchange Nite! Wed., Oct 7/92 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Recreation Centre - New registrants, please bring 2 photocopies of Birth Certificate and Health Card #'s - Previous year players.... equipment (i.e. jerseys, rings, sticks, etc.), that belong to T.B. Ringette Assoc. on this evening please return