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Ghost Walks Wins Award 25 Ghost Walks Wins Award 25 Aliens not likely to aid on top of each other (after all, what are conference in Orillia. Aliens not likely to aid The Haunted Ghost Walks of Cobourg absurd race neighbors for?). is gearing up for its 2007 season. Tours will absurd race But no, people back then did not do anything as logical as that. Instead, they built begin on July 5. They will run every Thursday, the pyramids to stave off old age and death -- Friday and Saturday evening starting at 9 p.m. they wanted to live forever. So naturally, they in July and August. Hallowe'en Spooktacular used up all available resources (material as well tours running October 26 and 27. Tickets will as human) to build giant edifices because they be available through the Concert Hall Box thought they would somehow carry them into a Office in Victoria Hall, Cobourg, in the next grand afterlife of eternal youth. How does that couple of weeks, and further information will make any sense? be available on the Cobourg DBIA website at Just as I think that the way we conduct www.down-towncobourg.ca or by calling ourselves today will not make much sense to Kelly Jessup at 905-377-8024. Correction future generations -- building even bigger structures for no good reason, using up the Earth's resources, poisoning the air. We will Prove Us Wrong Earthlings.....SAVE definitely have to change things. YOUR PLANET and Buy A Tree! For WOLFGANG NIESIELSKI And don't look to the aliens to do any More Information Visit..... WOLFGANG NIESIELSKI heavy lifting; they're afraid to talk with us.[] I THINK THE ONLY CREATURE that actually might look forward to old age is the turtle or redwood tree. This is because the older they get, the larger they grow, which in their world means they enjoy quite a bit of clout. Because we also seek immortality, and because we are an integral part of the world around us, it is probably inherent in most of us to aspire to bigger dimensions as well. But we seem confused on the issue. Our response to size has become increasingly excessive and contradictory. As we age, we spend enormous amounts of money attempting to get physically smaller, but in our secret yearning for size, we spend even greater sums of our hard-earned money on bigger cars and even bigger houses. Is it a wonder that everyone is broke? That explains why alien abductions are www.savetheamazonforest.com and very rare. Life on Earth must seem extremely listen toThe ‘X’ Zone Radio Show illogical to creatures visiting us from outer hosted by Rob McConnell at space. I think what happens is that every once in www.xzonetv.com! awhile an inexperienced alien scientist can't Ghost Walks win award Ghost Walks win award help himself and despite warnings, picks up some hapless farmer or policeman in Kansas for questioning and experimentation. The Haunted Ghost Walks of Cobourg In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada But the alien quickly becomes so won the Event of the Year Award award at the People Listen To People Listen To frustrated by the irrational responses that he Tourism Industry Association of Ontario The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show angrily packs up his probing equipment and (TIAO) conference. The Ghost Walks were The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show with flies off, leaving the dazed human behind. recognized as an event that "effectively with It would have been a much more promoted and enhanced tourism in Ontario". Rob McConnell Rob McConnell satisfying experience had the alien picked up a "I am extremely honoured, and proud to on on turtle. Turtles make more sense than people have had the opportunity to accept this award on AM 580 CFRA because their houses increase in size at the same behalf of the downtown businesses and board of AM 580 CFRA rate as themselves. directors," Kelly Jessup, event and business Some time ago there were some best- manager with the Cobourg Downtown Business selling books that asserted that ancient people Improvement Area (DBIA) says. Mrs. Jessup ascended to such heights of scientific created and facilitated the ghost walks in sophistication that they built enormous Cobourg. structures like the pyramids without any help "The Haunted Ghost Walks of Cobourg from outer space. enjoyed tremendous success in 2006, through Folks in Egypt and the Americas our partnerships with the Cobourg Museum supposedly consulted alien decorators regularly Foundation, Town of Cobourg and various other on how to improve the average pyramid. supportive downtown businesses. If those writers knew aliens the way I "This award validates the need for us provide do, they would understand that no creature from visitors to our downtown core with culturally outer space worth its salt ever would entertain significant, tourism related activities," Mrs. the outlandish idea of establishing a working Jessup. "Being recognized by the Tourism relationship with a human. Just consider why Federation of Ontario is a wonderful the pyramids were built in Egypt, for example. accomplishment for us and this award only I'm almost certain that had the ancient further supports the notion downtown Cobourg Egyptians considered building a few apartment is an exciting, vibrant place to live, work and buildings for their burgeoning population, the play." Mrs. Jessup says. aliens would not have minded dispatching a The award, sponsored by Smart Serve flying saucer or two to help hoist huge blocks Ontario, was presented at the ninth annual TIO