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Friday, Nov. 6,1992 Adirondack Mountain Sun Home ~ Fires i By Ramona 1 A. 4 Salmon i '•,V-'J. J ! Wwr TT£~^i$^'*. ' h u - ^',*•'*\.•\'--' ^tr\^* ^-\*. , ?W'' 'fc 1 ^ ^^^H ^^^H^^B •^T, : AD of us who hold the title of \Parent\ have probably heard or will hear those famous words from our offspring, \I want to play in sports.\ Visions of greatness form in our mind and are subtitled with words like \Athlete \Player of the Year\ and \Superstar.\ Our youngsters can leap, bitting a soccer ball with their heads in a single bound, are faster with a hockey stick than a speeding bullet and are more powerful on the football field than a locomotive. The reality of what \ I want to play in sports\ means, first becomes apparent when we must purchase assorted accessories. Shinguards, jock straps, socks and. most importantly, the shoes. Not just any shoes, but the ones that make the salesman grin from ear to ear because as you write the check you know you have just paid for his kid's first semester in college! Still, the visions of greatness have not diminished. Our child comes home with...THE UNIFORM. Out comes the 35mm, we load the film and, with camera in hand, PRESTO, we are transformed into Super Photographer. We take shots of each pose: Sitting, standing, kneeling, bending, flexing, passing and catching, just to name afew. Suddenly our child becomes Houdihi, vanishing early each morning, not to appear again until practice is through, wiell after the sun has gone down. AH of this exerdse diminishes their vocabulary because when they finally do get home each night they repeat the same five words, Tm starving, whafs for dinner.\ Finally, after weeks of practice, the schedule of games arrives and the appropriate boxes are marked on the calendar. On the date of the first game itdoesn't matter that we soffienow have to get ottt of Work early, skip dinner aritfo^ve^ our Superstar. And when tve arrive, wfrere is pin- Superstar? On the bench! Parents of children playing fall sports are a strange breed. At any given game you can find them standing outside in the freezing cold; often on wet, soggy sidelines. With coat collars up around their necks and hands firmly placed in pockets they have a ritual dance to keep warm. First they bounce a little on their toes, then they bend at the knees. This is followed by brisk hopping tip and down and ends with die comment, to no one in particular, \Man it's cold out here!\ Finally our offspring goes in the game- There they are in their clean, bright uniform and. shoes. With enthusiasm they never have Ivhen yoU tell them to clean theirroom, they play with all they^ejfifc, They run, slide, throw, falKMChrlttd kick. The field is as muddy as the sidelines, the players are wet, dirty and muddy and the parents yell, jump, clap, cheer The first game is over. Our Jdd didn't get to play a lot. Eight more games to go; I wouldn't miss one. ^The team played hard. It doesn't matter if they won or lost. I've got a Superstar! / Inn Continued ftomTPage 6 take a joke when Vou walk into the RVI. \Take a picture of our big, fancy T.V. set/' said linda, ''Show the people what a fancy place this is.\ \But Linda, what about the guys at the bar? They might not want their wives to know where they are. They don't want their picture taken.\ \Are you Wddin'i\ she replied, indicating first one gentleman at the bar and then another and then another. \First of aU, nobody^ hve wi^ him. This one's not even married, he doesn't have the sense. Andftfc wifestopped - worryin* about his whereabouts years ago.\ You get the picture. Dick and Linda have plans for the. place. They're thinking of putting in a driving range at some point. They already have; horseshoe pits and they get a big turnout on Sundays in the summer. They've got plenty of room, so they may even build a few camper sights in time. But they're in no hurry. They're both quite comfortable with the march of time. \I remember a good many years- ago,\ saidDick. \Abunch of little kids went by therfront of the Central on their way to catechism or something and they smeared their fingers on the Window I just got done cleaning \You little stinkers,\ I yelled Well; one oftheguys at the bar said, \Don't yell at those kids. They're liable to be your customers some day.\ Sure enough, they're m here. And-they're not that young anymore, either.\ - , ' Basically, a business, any business, is what you make it. Everybody knows a tavern can be a bad place sometimes, . but the good ones, the ones that become over the years ajplace of friends and of family, are part of the fabric of our lives. ' \Back a number of years ago, we used to drive by this spot,\ said Dick, \andrd say to Linda, \That would be a great spot for a place.\ . You were right, Bick. , c St. Peter's to Sponsor St. Peters Home and School Association of iowvflie will spbrisitir / theiramiuat Craft 3Fait on Saturday; HciVi 14,Mm9 sun.toSpan.This aiutnial event hasgrown eyeryye^andhas becomeoneof lowyille's most eagerly awaited craft fairs: This year promises to be bigger and better than ever. There will-he hand crafted quilted items, crochete.d goods, country items, wooded itemSi ceramics, silver jewelry (by three local icfaftsmen), plants, Avon;, baskets, silk flowers, kitchen items and just about anything yott can think of, in addition to many fine Christmas Items. Also featured will be SJ. Peter's famous bake sale with bomeniade donuts, fudge, cookies and,all kinds of good things to eat. Coffee and donuts, or lunch if you would like, will be set-wed. in,thfe qbijJQlbaseitteiit. \line craft fair wuTL beheld totfies*&o6l T gym \'Z'. So, come j^djbave some fun, \. brows^ eat and when fm^ed shopping* stop at the^^nlew wrap^mg: table they arefeaturing^ small feefihaVe^ypurpaclc^eswraii with aspatialtijueh, M anr cyafttr is mtertstedinx^th^^ sj^reipfe^call FJaihe Mctear at a^^Q?. *** rf .CPif^ep^ your c^alehSaripipa^^s|»e!Ei^d^yof fnn. Local irifet^ahts have; dsb4o;nated ;.-\ items tbh$fafftefioh|thakda£ Asmatt admissions feejwlMb^char^eo!^atlhe; ;; dottr?A1il>rOc«SdiS frirai|His; evenfcare used to defrayithecSsjrof; Qp^^rlnglhe school Rein&n^ am>. *> $ pan^at :a;- ^t^s^ttolih LowvilIeV^i|hi|^er^^\ fair*\ *>•. :'.'• *•:.\'.•''..-'-V ; O.K., O.K., So We Forgot to Piif One of These Thil^ in Last We#'§X§p^! 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