32 — Wednesday, October 22, 1997 - North Shere News ‘Dutch military uses its head THE Dutch Federation for Military Personnel Union iwhich 20 vears age won the right for soldiers t0 wear their hair Jong} has announced. it would back a female reeruit’s desire to wear 3 tongue ring. The code of conduct, the union said, bans jewelry “on the head.” nen “in the head.” eo? 8 Kent, Washington = — Elementary school teacher Mary Kay LeTourneau, 35, gave birth to a baby girl, the father of whom is one of her sixth-graders. LeTourneau is the daugh- ter of ex-ULS. Rep. John Schinitz, an intense right-wing Republican who was so noto- riously opposed to sex educa- tion in schools that he would move litte Mary out of any school comemplating such a program. In August, she pleaded guilty oto child rape. (Unofficially, though, she admires the boy: “There was a respect, an insight, a spirit, an understanding berween us thar grew over time.” They met when he was in second grade.) Life Imirates TV: (1) A Bangkok hotel worker was convicted in July of stealing from — guests’ — safe-deposit boxes by rubbing his nose oil onto the buttons so he could check later to see which but- tons had been pushed by the guest to open the safe. He said he Jearned the trick from watching the TV show MacGyver. (2) A 27-year-old man driving a stolen truck was caught by sheriff's deputies in Salt Lake City in August but not before he eluded one deputy by vaulting over a backyard = swimming — pool NEWS OF THE WEIRD while the squad car went straight: in, lights flashing, reminiscent of “The Dukes of Hazzard.” eee Psychologist Sandy Wolfson told The Times af London that her research on fans of Star ‘Trek reveals as many as 10% meee the clinical definition of addicts, especially when they go through physi- cal withdrawal during their show's absence, Further, like classic drug, addicts, they seem to require ever-increasing doses to over- come their tolerance levels. eee Ina recent. Associated Press feature, Dr. Charles Emerick, 67, a retired ear, nose and throat specialist. in Portland described his +50- item collection of things that he has personally removed from patients. Among the most promi- nent: a bag of decomposed bees (a kid ran into a swarm of them); an eraser that a kid put up his nose that stayed for 15 years until the boy, then in the Navy, had trouble breathing; a plastic whistle trom a boy (“His parents said he whistled every time he took a breath”). Welcome mat lifted for dogs From page 14 She seemed a bit stunned as she peered in her open, slighily lighter backpack when we returned to the car. Monty sat in the backseat, satisfied after his mid-morn- ing snack. “Sorry,” I winced. Monty and I will be registering for -——the intermediate class when it starts in February. Klucha said [ should keep his clever little mind working, so he doesn’t get bored — and destructive. For more information qabout Sierra P.A.CLR, Leaders K-9 Training, call 657-8605 or send e-mail to Sierrak¥@be.sympatico.ca. oot at f learned a valuable lessen as a new dog owner on Sunday -— and Monty and t are both still sore because of it. Before planning a hike — make sure dogs are welcome. - After five hours up the St. George trail, to the peak of Mount Fromme and down, then along an access road to Grouse Mountain, | discov- ered dogs are not allowed on the tram. There is one sign at the beginning of the Grou: Grind trail, but we didn’t zo up that way. We did, howev- er, come down that way. Twas told by Grouse management that the Ministry of Transportation and Highways wouldn't allow dogs on the tram with the public, bur if T wanted to pay $50, Grouse could run us down in the old tram. A spokesman at the min- istry said it has no such restrictions. Naney Chilton, public relations manager for the mountain, said dogs are not allowed anywhere on the mountain because they drive away the wildlife. So take heed. The Grouse Grind was not designed tor hiking down and it was a shaky, seary experience atter our five-hour warm-up. Monty is still semi- comatose, Hmmm ... maybe that’s nor such a bad thing. He's incredibly well behaved when he’s exhausted. — deana@nsnews.com | NORTH Shore Rescue Team members brought two moun- tain bikers to safety on Saturday. Mike Dorse, 27. and Douglas Easton, 28, both of North Vancouver, were airlifted our of the Palisade Lake area at approxmately 4 pan The rescue team was called out to search at 10:25 a.m. on Saturday to took for the pair, Phey had left) North Vancouser on Thursday for a inp from the Seymour Demonstraner Forest: to Coliseum Mountain and Mount Burwell and back to North Vancouver viaa Greater Vancouver Regional District Road along the Sevmour River. 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