THE AWANA CRYEREDITOR: GARY CHAPPLE

There is not much to report from theBoard as we have only met on a casualbasis to deal with matters as they cameup.There are just a few reminders. Al-though we are not allowed to water thelawns we are free to keep our flowershappy. When you walk around our com-plex there are so many displays to ad-mire. Joan and Doris have made the en-trance by Mill Lake a beauty to behold.There is not enough room to commenton all the beautiful displays..You are reminded that if you haveguests staying over night be sure to placethe card with your suite number on thedash where it can be seen. This is sothat we can quickly detect unwantedvehicles. Be sure to have you guests usethe visitor parking if they are staying anylength of time. The lanes in front of thesuites are fire lanes and are to be keptclear for emergency vehicles. So pleaselimit the stop in front of your suite tono more than fifteen minutes.Be sure to have the light over the frontdoor to the quad on all night. This al-lows us to see anyone who might belurking or attempting to gain access. Itis also recommended by the Police and

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the community Citizen's Patrol.There is still a bit of time for vacations,so if you are leaving please let yourQuad and the Board know. If you aredoing something unusual before youleave, such as letting family have yourcar or putting ornaments away, pleaselet us know so we won't think they havebeen stolen. And don't forget to turnthe water to you toilet and washing ma-chine off. It is also a good idea to get ridof anything in your fridge that mightspoil. It's awful to come home to asmelly suite.Members who are using the RV parkingare reminded that the power is for shortterm use. That is to cool down a fridgeor charge a battery., etc.. Units are notto be plugged in and left for a week ormore. Please endeavour to keep the RVpark clean of debris and garbage. It isthe first thing people see when they turnoff Ware onto Bourquin. So it is a re-flection of the way we live. And we dolive well here.Do not leave your keys with non mem-bers while you are away. Seven Boardmembers have master keys that can letanyone you designate into the suite.This is for the security of everyone inyour Quad.

ALL AROUND THE AWANABUSH

*** This is just a reminder thatBuilding 4 is planning a BBQ onWednesday the 25th. Only 13 peo-ple have signed up to date. Thedeadline to sign up is Sunday.Guests are welcome. All the food issupplied so all you need to bring isyour dishes, cutlery and chairs.***

Jane Keryluk is still in the hospital.She is suffering from dementia. Oth-ers have been in and out. We are gladto have Dave Adrain, Geneva Sand-nes, Helen Heinrichs and PeterLoewen back home. All seem to beon the mend. Please take the time towish them well.This has been a great summer fortravel and so many have been away.Rick and Irene Evans went way upnorth and then way down south. TheChappies, Hilderbrandts, Diggins,Satterbloms and Randy Heinrichs allwent east. The Collies went east andthen are going south before cominghome. I haven't heard of anyone go-ing west, but then how far west canyou go? Also there were those whotook the Alaskan Cruise. There maybe some who are planning to headout before the summer is over. If so,don't forget to let those in your quadknow you will be gone. Make a ar-rangements to have you mail picked

up or stopped. And let the Board know.It would be good to stop your papers aswell.Kamalini Abraham has gone to Calgaryand probably won't be coming back.The family want her close were theycan enjoy Grandma and see to it thatshe is well looked after. For the timebeing she will be living at her daugh-ter's place, but they are looking for aspot where she can be somewhat inde-pendent while still being looked after.She will be greatly missed. She andMason, her husband, were among thefirst to move here.After I put out the first Cryer, Mason ,who was a teacher, came to me and ex-plained that the person who spread thenews was call the 'Town Crier'. Henoted that I had mispeled 'Crier'. I ex-plained that I had deliberately chosenthe titled because of the number of peo-ple around here that are always cryingabout something. Thus the little picturethat goes with the title. He laughed,said he understood and walked awaywith a big grin. We were friends afterthat. By the way, there really aren't allthat many who are always crying aboutsomething. AWANA is a great place tolive and we are a great bunch of people.Where else can you find such a variedbunch of folks from so many back-grounds who get along so well? No-where!P.S. I deliberately misspelled'mispeled'.

This AWANA Place(A poor look at a great place)

Is there another placeWhere people live as friend with friend,And each one has the graceTo mesh with all the rest, and blend?

Is there another troopOf neighbors sandwiched side by side,Who forms a genial groupWith folks moved here from far and wide?

Here Martin builds in DutchHis painted windmills and his trains,While Alfred worries muchLest ice or snow should clog the drains.

Here Shirley keeps the books,Pays all the umpteen bills by check;She gets more done with looksThan giving any member heck .

Here Lawrence and AdelKeep hedge-rows in their constant bloom,No doubt we did quite wellGiving Green Rider fans a room.

Here Henry works with wood,While Lyle and Gordon plumb along;And if Pat only couldShe'd join the Heinrichs in their song.

Here Dave picks up the trash,And Joan spreads all her Wai-mart charm,Gary's auctions raise the cashThat Clarence works for on his farm

Here Dan and Larry teachAnd Henry, Ed and Randy too,At times a guest will preachOr tell what foreign workers do.

Why, this AWANA bunchMust surely be one of a kind;I have a lingering hunch:A Place like this is hard to find.

Submitted by Ed WiebeThanks Ed.

THE BOOKWORMThe Library is now open for business. The shelves have been completed and

the shelves stocked with books. There is a booklet to sign your books both outand back in. Should you wish to make some donations, please don't just put

them on the shelves. Get them to Lois Hildebrandt who will catalogue and review them.There are also some videos and CD's. Lois will be giving us some book reviews in this sec-tion in future Cryers.

It's Soooo Hot!

The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of theground.

The trees are whistling for the dogs.The best parking place is determined by shade instead of

distance.Hot water now comes out of both taps.

You can make sun tea instantly.You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding

iron.The temperature drops below 35 C and you feel a little chilly.You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers to steer your

car.You discover that you can get sunburned through your car

window.You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 am.Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out

and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.

The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull oneout and add butter, salt and pepper, and of course sour cream,

diced onions and a few serving spoons of chili.Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them

from laying boiled eggs.The cows are giving evaporated milk.

STAY COOL!