No one saves us but ourselves; no one can and no one may.
We ourselves must walk the path. (Buddha)
Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen
from the valley.
(Theodore Roethke)
John Muir's advice: In every walk with nature, one receives far
more than he seeks.
Getting
There is Half the Battle
Lee,
a student from Pelican Falls First Nation High School in Sioux
Lookout, in a Spectator photo, works with teacher Robrt Docherty to
reconnect the wiring on his team's robot in preparation for
competition on Saturday and Sunday in the Ontario District-First
Robotics Competition at McMaster University. Unlike most teams, the
Pelican Falls First Nation team has to disassemble and reassemble
their robot every time they compete. Teacher and coach, Robert
Docherty says the robot taken apart for their trip, entails a 4-hour
drive to the closest airport, then a 2-hour flight into Toronto, and
finally the drive to Hamilton where it is reassembled. The team
first competed at the competition last year and was worried they
would not be able to return this year, but Indigenous
and Northern Affairs
was impressed with their skills shown in a video and agreed to fund
the 12-member team.
Docherty says, “There are about 5 full-blown science geeks on the
squad
and competing at this level allows them to interact with 800 other
like-minded students.”
(Truly, Our Youth ~ our Future!)
Spec
Cartoonist Among Nominees
Seventy-five
local artists including Graeme MacKay,
have been nominated in11 categories for the 2018 City of Hamilton
Arts Awards. MacKay is nominated in the lifetime achievement
category, along with music teacher, Kosha Braun, the late McMaster
music professor and flutist David Gerry, and visual artist Brian
Kelly. Prizes for established artist awards are $2,500 ~ emerging
artists receive $1,000. A special $2,000 award will also be handed
out for the Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize in fine craft.
Winners will be announced June 6 at a public event at Theatre
Aquarius Dofasco Centre for the Arts.
Perfect
Way to Honour Mr. Custis
Scott
Radley, writes in The Hamilton Spectator: “It was just days after
the Hamilton public school board created an online poll asking for
suggestions for a name to be given to its high school under
construction aross the street from Tim Horton's Field, that CHCH
sportscaster, Bubba O'Neill made his pitch. Bernie
Custis Secondary.
He's right, of course. The man behind that name was a
football star.
He was
a pioneer.
He was a
legendary coach.
He was an
educator.
Seems multiple generations of Hamiltonions are fans of this legend ~
so many aware, not only what he accomplished on the football field;
so much respect and love for him as a coach or as their teacher or
principal.”
The Reader's Digest version states:
In 1951, after graduating from Syracuse University, the star
quarterback was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. But black men
didn't play quarterback in those days ~ so he was told he'd be a
'safety.' He didn't agree and was eventually sold to the Tiger Cats
where he became the first black quarterback in pro-football history,
earning his way onto the 'all star team' in his first season. He
went on to win a Grey Cup with Ottawa. When he retired, he began
working as an elementary school teacher and later as a principal
while coaching junior football. Eventually, he took over the Sheridan
College squad leading it to an 86-14 record and 6 straight
championships.
Is
Hall Door Opening for Austin?
Drew
Edwards from The Hamilton Spectator reports:
Kent Austin will finally get his chance to make the Canadian
Football Hall of Fame! He has been named by an anonymous member of
the public and therefore will be considered by the hall's selection
committee this year. Austin, who spent 10 years with Saskatchewan,
B.C., Toronto and Winnipeg, is currently 12th
all-time in career passing yards with 36,030. Every player above
Austin on that list is either already in the Hall of Fame (Anthony
Calvillo, Damon Allen, Ron Lancaster) or likely on the way there,
(Ricky Ray, Henry Burris). There are already several players in the
hall that have lesser passing totals than Austin.
Kent Austin has some strong numbers:
the
2nd
highest yardage total in a season as well as the 5th
highest per game passing yard average. He won 2 Grey Cup titles as a
player. So, what's Austin missing? Personal accolades like Most
Outstanding Player awards and all-star nods, which
are also taken into account. During Austin's 4 of 5 best seasons from
1990 to 1994, he was bested for those honours by fellow quarterback
Doug Flutie, considered one of the best players in the history of the
game.
Life is a journey that must be travelled, no matter how bad
the roads and accommodation. (Oliver Goldsmith)
Liberals
Name Catherine Tait as CBC President ~ First Woman to Hold that Role
The federal government is making a Canadian television and film
executive the first woman to head CBC/Radio-Canada. Catherine Tait
called this appointment her dream job during an announcement on
Parliament Hill, standing alongside Heritage Minister Melanie Joly.
Tait, whose appointment is for a 5-year term, says she wants the
broadcaster to think digital, with consumers able to access content
anywhere and at any time. “The CBC needs to be an inclusive
storyteller for Indigenous Peoples, women, newcomers and LGBTQ+
communities,” she says.
Fire
Department to Donate Trucks to First Nations
The Hamilton Fire Department is donating 2 of its surplus tanker
trucks
to First Nations in northwestern Ontario.
The two 1997 Freightliners are to be given to Nigigoonsiminikaaning
First Nation and Couchiching First Nation, which are both east of
Fort Frances. “The trucks which have 1,350-gallon tanks, should
help the tiny communities,” said Hamilton Fire Chief David
Cunliffe. “These trucks will function and do a great job for them,”
he added. In February, Ontario's chief coroner announced a panel of
experts will review fire deaths in First Nations. The rate of
fire-related deaths in Indigenous communities is more than 10 times
higher than in the rest of the country, the federal government's
First Nations Fire Protection Strategy notes. Shylo Elmayan, project
manager for Hamilton's urban indigenous strategy, put the city
contact with the two small northern communities.
You can't cross the sea merely by standing
and staring at the water. (Rabindranath Tagore)
Scripted by Merle Baird-Kerr...April 7, 2018
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