The award recognizes Mr. Winter, a teacher of 30 years experience 
     
     and community librarian for 29 years, principally for organizing first 
     
     a school, then community, then regional recycling programs where none 
     
     had existed previously. A creative and inspiring leader, he organized 
     
     several regional "cycling-recycling" marathons, green depots, "adopt—a- 
     
     highway" programs, environmental fairs, and beach clean-ups. Based on 
     
     the success of a local recycling program, he founded the Stella Maris 
     
     ' Environmental Foundation, which conducts a broad array of environmental 
     
     projects. Through his tireless efforts in the face of logistical 
     
     obstacles and limited resources, Ted Winter has succeeded in securing 
     
     the cooperation and participation of business and industry, government, 
     
     schools, and citizens of all ages in protecting their environment. 
     
    

    
     In addition, the QLF honoured Milledge Nickerson and Aaron 
     
     Schneider with Special Recognition awards for 1997. Mr. Nickerson was 
     
     recognized for his voluntarism on river, ocean, forestry, fisheries, 
     
     solid waste, and protected areas issues as well as for his founding of 
     
     the Tusket River Environmental Protection Association. He currently 
     
     chairs the Nova Scotia Environmental Network. Mr. Schneider's writing 
     
     and environmental activism with respect to forestry and other issues 
     
     earned him this special award. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NUMBER PUZZLES submitted by Sharon Neill 
     
    
   
   
    
     A certain logic has been followed in placing the numbers on the squares 
     
     below. Complete the last square using the same logical progression. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Our grocer prices vegetables on a logical principle of his own. A 
     
     carrot costs 8 cents, a turnip 6 cents, a beet 6 cents, and a yam 3 
     
     cents. How does he price his vegetables? (answers at end of bird 
     
     sightings) 
     
    
   
   
    
     1997-98 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS: by J. Dan McAskill & 
     
     Ruth Richman 
     
    
   
   
    
     For the 98th consecutive year, bird counters took to the field 
     
     across North America to participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird 
     
     Counts. For many of us on the Island, this event has become a yearly 
     
     tradition that allows us to spend time with friends while contributing 
     
     to the valuable information on North American winter bird populations. 
     
    

    
     This year, 74 participants went to the field and 36 families 
     
     watched their feeders. The Montague contingent brought in an 
     
     impressive 62 species on the count day. The Hillsborough and P.E.I. 
     
     National Park also had very good days with 53 and 50 species 
     
    
   
   
    
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