Patty Lewis managed to put on a happy face even while
“celebrating” her 40th birthday with Financial Services

staff on Sept. 17.

October: this year it’s going to be more
than 31 rain-drenched days en route to
the end of 1992. We're also going to be
soaked in politics. The yes-no debate on
the Constitutional Referendum will reach
a deafening crescendo as we approach
decision day on October 26. The U.S.
presidential campaign, which always of-
fers Canadians such a marvellous
spectator sport, will also heat up. As you
seek a haven from all these nattering
politicians, relax and catch up on these
campus tidbits.

Doggone drama...

A recent visit to Disneyland by Geology
instructor Des Wilson and his family
turned into a petnapping drama with a
happy ending. After visiting the Magic
Kingdom for several hours, the Wilsons
drove back to their campground to check
on their dog, Hamisch, only to find he
had disappeared. With an understandably
distraught young daughter, the Wilsons
spent four days checking every animal
shelter in the Los Angeles area without
any luck. Finally, Des decided to dial the
Los Angeles home with the same phone

number as his own Lower Mainland num-
ber, which was listed on Hamisch’s tag.
The resident reported that yes, the police
had just called and asked if their dog had
been stolen. It seems Hamisch was dis-
covered in the back seat of a suspicious
car pulled over by the Los Angles police.
A very happy reunion soon followed.

Good news and good news...

There were two bits of good news recent-
ly for Wendy Watt of Developmental
Studies and Gary Tennant of Child and
Youth Care. Part one: they were both 60-
40 winners. Wendy won $225.60 in
August while Gary took $231.60. Part
two: winners no longer have to share a
portion of their winnings with their
department.

What goes on during Christmas?
Inside has uncovered two remarkable
facts about birthdays on campus. The first
is there were a lot of people marking
birthdays around the week of Sept. 25,
making it pretty clear that the Christmas
holidays must be more romantic than we
thought. The second was the ‘amazing’

coincidence that almost everybody was
turning 29. The exception was Patty
Lewis in Financial Services who endured
"Lordy, Lordy, look who’s 40" on Sept.
17. There were two birthdays in two days
in Purchasing: Devona Davies celebrated
her birthday on Sept. 16 (if anyone over
20 really ‘celebrates’ birthdays) while of-
ficemate Connie Frick marked her day
on Sept. 17, as did Linda Valecourt of
the Bookstore... Meanwhile, there were
three birthdays within six days in the
Registrar’s Office: Debbie Crowley, on
Sept. 17; Trish Angus, on Sept. 30; and
Eleanor Dick on September 23...Thomas
Haney staff also enjoyed a small get
together on Sept. 28 as Centre Director
Pat Floyd marked his birthday.

Jeff jets back...

Inside editor and PIO writer Jeff Mc-
Donald returns to his editorial duties in
October after spending five months as a
development worker in Bolivia. The
Edmonton native did not comment on
rumors he had rushed back merely to
catch the opening of the Oilers’ NHL
season.

Taking the plunge...

On the off-chance that Jack Kelly might
someday forget details of his retirement
party, his ‘helpful’ buddies from Building
Services made it unforgettable. Celebrat-
ing in a New West eatery, Jack was forced
to don ceremonial BSW retirement ap-
parel, including gold-colored rubber
gloves, a golden toilet plunger and ‘Out
of Order’ sign. Jack, and his unique sense
of humour, will be missed.

Congratulations...

Best wishes to Josie Lagroix of the
Bookstore, who married Lee Baker in a
ceremony on October 2. &