eplember: 13,

1987 North Shore News :

THE BOAT was ‘at “anchor ‘in’ Bedwell: Bay” while my

‘Sister- in-law!and: her boyfriend: went scuba: diving,” look- :

ing forthe wreck of a minesweeper.

“My eight-yéar-old son frolick> 7
“are bubbies.!

ed clikea dolphin: around the
tubber dinghy . while: the | three-
year-old girl was lowered squeal-
ing.by. her mother into the Open
‘sea for the first timesie 0:

M2 My. oldest “daughter, ‘sipped

‘light :wine at ‘the bow,: watching’.

her boyfriend snorkelling about,’
examining the ‘hull: \

This is: what’ West ‘Coast. living
was meant to.be all about, right?

» i We were anchored in a bay just:
off. the: edge ‘of an” enormous”: :
canyon.:‘The beams: of afternoon:
‘tunnels...of:clear ~ .

‘light. formed
nothingness down into darkness.
J admired my’ sister-in-law and!
boyfriend for. their chutzpah; go-'
zing. down. into: that, -but: L..was
content to watch and ‘stand by in.
the event of trouble. The signal? .
He'll: break surface and wave his:
hands’ wildly” in the air. -Good ;

signal: Great. .

homeless '

: : hundreds

=“ council to’ ‘contribute $250 fe,
a the Canadian Council ©

-homeless’ in North | ‘Vancouver: in “

clude youth and’ yourig adults: not.

ote areas g parks. :
n: 1986, "408 ‘people were turned

way from’: ‘the, Emily : ‘Murphy.

“space problem
The house is one of two f: cilitie

“ in the city for the homeles:

{The Olympic : Hotel
rooms” “feserved “for ; emergency
=. shelter, but will not take those with |
8 psychiatric problems:

Sin Bedwell °

All J can’see of the divers, now

You cannot, of course, anchor
Bayon the. most
perfect Sunday -God’ ever in-
vented, at the end of the “most
ultimate: summer ever recorded,
and expect not to have company.

Even at our own dock, where it
is rare to-see more than, say, ‘15
per cent of the boats out.on any
given “day,! the. fingers were
almost completely bare.

».We were one of the last boats
out |

We made up for-it by: getting

out’ three times in’ three’ days, .
each. time witha different:com- |.
“bination of. family» and”
. friends—mosily, family, now. that

I think about it—and celebrating. *
:; Inthe jigsaw. lines of flotsam
that. outline the places where’ the

‘tides. and «currents
‘founda lot-of.. leaves: | alder, of

cea

Poor grades can be Waianae

* course, ‘elm, maple,
-butus.
z., Called.
Se Phe first leaves of autumn, the a
“dast leaves of summer? You could ©
_ not help” but get poetry. out of
“this.” : :
cu The. first: sail must have bee a:
a leaf caught on'a twig; it occurred
20 me.-Time to, reflect’ on these -.
soris of things, always keeping an
“eye: onthe speedboats: and. the ”
bubbles, the black water. :

Meet, we

Tide-wrack 1

“A_ massive: yacht rumbled by,
making noises like a. small: ram-
jet, ‘casting lazy. bow-waves that
flung:us around enough so that
everybody: had’ to hang on and

“somebody had to: scramble into ,
“the galley to rescue the vino: ©

month — of nearly

» After: va *
the. water

endless -summer,’ sun,

had” reached | that. magical * level
“where you could: almost call it.

warm. 2!
Up. on the’ fying bridge,” wat-
ching my. small ‘tribe playing: in
the water, with my. sister-in-law

and friend 10. miniites down into’,

pa
~ alike, Don't wait for your first parent-teacher conferenc:
‘,; to take action. Low self-esteem and lack of achievement

2 have t to say.

: “The problem may be physical OF. emo:
tional, but in most cases, it goes back toa
“. previous lesson — ‘usually’a ‘@ basic’ math or.

“reading skill — that wasn't fully understood,

2 This can be tumed around with the right kind

of help. Ask your

child's teacher, Poor grades’.

will lower any § chill s self-esteem. If you show

: disappointment, ;

make sure. your: child”.

“ understands it's out of concern for his educa: :
tion — not out ut of disappointment i in him‘as :

Jearning program designed to accommodate |

is-own ett needs

\ lf
‘you wan!
: in there

r children to succesd active participa-
lucation is vital. Parents of ev
tion’ have ia common goal:.. A: Better. Life

Dr Glenn Hogen, V.

‘Corporation: “You may not realize it atthe time, but’
‘when you help your child with his studies — by giving

“beech... are
“think it’s ae

_ now,
ofa. friend's brother were, scat-:

their -dive,
ing speed bouts with water-sk

powered insects.

It was
wave them off. They thought |
was-cheering them on! By, the
lime they) figured. out owe -were

upset about something, they were
. screaming by. not30 feet away.
At owas) des ath no. doubt, “that my

was on my mindjeo8 os
There were so many loved -Ones

all around, on’ board ‘or. in: dhe

water, it made ine nervous. :

Just ‘a couple of months ago:
on another boat, less than a mile
from where we were anchored
‘Phad watched as. the ashes

tered on the.-water, followed by
flowers, a beautiful farewell. ;
The.; same - black “water.
dark blue’ shoulder: of the moun
tain. The golden reflections.

‘Ashes sinking like powder. into :
the mild swell. The. pain welling:
out of the assembled friends and:
ne family. - i

“This | day,

“thefe were leaves.
voceand ‘alyoung man ine the waters
zapping. toward: us! like’ rachels oS

of watched for incom
impossible | trying Ww
wonderful,
: having found © any fa
: minesweepers, but alive — ii was |

The,

catapulted

"insiead of, ashes,

“And children

And two) young - divers, one sof
them, my - precious sister-in-law,

2 down: 15 minutes, by then, in the

black deeps, :
And while J was savoring every :
moment of this afternoon off;
was. also) weak with i
Boating is dike’ thar, isn't
yet so nerve-wrack-
ing; even when it fooks utterly:
serene. : ;
Jt was not just a relief when

‘our. heroic. diving team finally ©?

clambered ‘back- on board, note

wreeke!

a triumph over fate. Truly,
AS we: headed . home,- the

* molten orb of setting sun flowed -
away behind: the tree-line and

full “bronze. harvest
into view.
Mount: Baker. |. |

We..saluted the: fast. sunset (of
summer.* We. feltisad... We- felt
lucky to be alive. Every moment:
was precious. Not-to be wasted.
-And none of it was.

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