Chapter three "The great clean up can contest !"

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It was the last week before school befor summer...

Everone was getting readly for summer. When the teacher come in the classroom holding some papers . She when up to her desk and sit down and said " This summer this shcool going have a contest "

"What type of contes?" asked one the girls in the midder row

"A CAN COLLECTING CONTEST !" said the teacher

"That is great " yelled everone in the class as the teacher stand and walked over to the frist row and said "Good as I hand out the rules .I will over them ."

then the teacher walked up and down the rows of desks handing out the rules

as everyone got the rules the teacher sat down at her dask and raed the following .....

"The contest rules:

1. No diving in dumpsters or garbage cans.

2. Do not take cans from those yellow recycle cans that is round the town or those blue recycle boxes

3. No staeing from others (if so use the camera that will be in the pack that get you later)

4. Don't ask you teacher for there cans . If you need the points we will give to any that need then at the last week of this contest

5. Teams can be between two to six people

6. You can use any to carry you can

7. If you need help you can ask you Mom or your Dad to help

8. Each of the teams will get a place here to put the cans in that is safe and a way that the others .

9. If you see or find a old (or new but not the city dump)dump usr your gloves that your all going to get then clean it up to the best that you can for "extra" points

"WOW! Tha's Cool! yelled all the kids

Then Quiet raised his hand.

"Yes Quiet ?" siad the teacher.

"Are we going to get some dumb prizes for this silly --" compained Quiet

"Now ,Quiet ! Don't be so rude ! And yes, there will be prizes and the frist place team will go to Yellowknife for Canada Can finder next year" said the teacher

"YEAH! cheered all the kid but Quiet he booed.

"Now here the next piece of paper "said the teacher as she handed out a yelllow piece of paper with points and cash that you could get in this contest it went as follows:
I. A&W 1/2 gal glass jugs 10 cents and 10 points

II. A&W 1gal glass jugs 15 cents and 15 points

III. Old tin pop or beer cans 5 points

IV. 355 ML tin pop cans from Japan 5 points

V. Aluminum 10oz U.S.A pop or beer cans 5 cents and 5 points

VI. Aluminum 8 oz U.S.A pop or beer cans 5 cents and 5 points

VII. 0,15 L Aluminum Nederland pop cans 5 cents and 5 points

VIII. Aluminum Canadian beer or pop cans 5 cents and 10 points

IX. 175 ml small Aluminum Canadian beer cans 5 cents and 5 points

X. Old green long neck beer bottles 10 cents and 10 points

XI. Old brown long neck beer bottles (befor 1900) 10 cents and 10 points

XII. Old brown long neck beer bottles (1900 to 1948) 10 cents and 10 points

XIII. Juice boxes small 5 cents and 5 points

XIV. Juice boxes over 1L 10 cents and 10 points

XV. Tall glass 8 oz pop bottles 10 points

XVI. Tall glass 10 oz pop bottles 10 cents and 10 points

XVII. 355 ml short glass pop bottles 5 cents and 10 points

XVIII. 500 ml glass pop bottes 10 cents and 10 points

XIX. 600 ml glass pop bottles 10 cents and 10 points

XX. 591 ml glass pop bottles 10 cents and 10 points

XXI. 1L glass pop bottles 25 cents and 25 points

XXII. 2 L old bullet shape* glass bottle 25 points

XXIII. Small hard liquor bottle under 100 L 1 point

XXIV. Small hard liquor bottle over 100 L 10 cents and 10 points

XXV. Hard liquor bottle over 1L 25 cents and 25 points

XXVI. Old hard liquor bottle before 1974 10 points

XXVII. Old beer cases ( 1940 to 1960) rare 1000 points

XXVIII. Pop Shoppe bottles 10 cents and 10 points

XXIX. Pop Shoppe bottles with the case $1.20 and 121 points

XXX. Pick - A - Pop bottles 10 cents and 10 points

XXXI. Pick - A - Pop bottles with the case $1.20 and 121 points
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XXXII. Glass jars all sizes 10 points

XXXIII. Broken glass 10 points per pound

XXXIV. Newspaper 10 points per 1/2 ton

XXXV. Tin cans all sizes 1 point

XXXVI. Tin , iron, aluminum ,brass and other metals 1 points per pound

XXXVII. Wood (any size) 1 points per piece

XXXVIII. Copper wire or pipe 50 cents pr pound and 50 points per pound

NOTE: There will be other things to recycle once well find out we'll add on the next list

then the teacher said "

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A. One cell phone

B. gloves

C. garbage bags and small bags

D. a wagon (that you can keep at the end of contest)

E. one fist aid kit for six

F. a pen and a note pad

then the teacher asked for the teams names

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i. team "BOW"

ii. team "HELPING HANDS"

iii. team " RECYCLE GRILS"

iv. team "JAY"

v. team "$ REFUNDS $"

vi. team "SUPER CAN"

vii. team "WIN"

viii. team "Q"

ix. team "WHITE PASS"

x. team " WE, CAN !"

Then the teacher gave each of the team captaians a wagon full of thing and told all of them to have fun in this contest and that each team had a place to keep the recyables to count and clean if needed . Then theacher said this summer you wiil lean a great lesson in life, to reycle and help the word Next the teacher let the kids go home .YEAH!

And so "THE GREAT CLEAN UP CAN CONTEST" had started !

Miss J and her team for friends went home . On the way home Miss J bought few things for things contest.

After dinner team "JAY" strarted off on theirs bikes and new bike trailers to collct cans .Soon they got some cans.

"WoW !" 38 cans so far " said Art

"Yes in a 1/2 hour of frist day of the contest too" said Miss R

"But how can we get ahead of the other teams "aked Art as he picked up a pop can

"By having a the upper hand " said Miss J

"In what way? aked a puzzled Art

"My sister and I know where all the old dumps are from our many nature walks over the summer " said Miss J with a smile " and with my Dad help all we have to do is clean them up and phone him and get one of his crews to take it away. . It is our small stap to keep my Yukon clean."
"I'm glad thay yuor dad wants to help us "said Art
"Yes" said Miss R as she stopped for a bottle and got off her bike to get it" He beleve in a clean Yukon and he doesn't care how much money it will take him,It's all for a good cause"
"why dose the people throw away their cans and bottles knowing they can be recycled of reuse . why dose people,when they are outside driveing , thow their cans out knowing you get money back .WHY? Papar can compost,food can compost on the side of the road , but NOT glass. tin and alluminum con't comepost .Why then people go on a hike and still thew out teir's cans. Do they don't like the view or are thet making their mark saying" I GOT HERE BEFOR YOU DID!"But are there poeple like us picking up those unwanted cans because we care about this ptanet and about making some good moaney" said Art

"I thenk you've said a lot Art.OH!, it time to go home.I'll phone Dad to pick us up " said Miss J as she looked at her watch.

Then there went to thir place where they put their recycling .Atherward their went home to bed.

WEEK ONE......

Atfer the first week team "Bow" and team "Jay" were in a tie....
The team Jay went to the other side of Mile Canyon Next thrie went over the brige a long the ski paths to Hidden Lakes .Somethime later they went arounnd Riverdale.Then as then Jay was claening a paile of beer cans they saw them "Bow" But to their amazement their uncle Seemore is heling them.

"I see our uncle Seemore is heling out the "Bow" team"said Miss J

"Yes!, Like always he is trying do better then our then Dad "said Miss R
"it's looks like war! "A CLEAN UP WAR!" We can and we will beat them and our's no good UNCLE SEEMORE!" fumed Miss J
"Yes ones we tell our Dad , he won't like this one bit!" responded Miss R "Our Dad helped us becacause he likes to keep the Yukon clean"
"Yes and our no good Uncle Seemore is doing this just for a great big tax write off !"fumed Miss J
"And LOOK!, what he give them !" cried out Miss R
"Yes , ATV'S ! and that's not fair!" fumed Miss J
" But theis no rules for the use of them "replied Art
" Ah ! see their a good side of this said Miss R with a big smile
"WHAT " said Miss J and Art at the same time!
"See as they zoom around citiy looking for things they will missing a of small and well hidden things at the hi speed " said Miss R
So...many hours thery colleted a lot of cans.Then they went to thei place there they put thir recycling .
They had :
over 85 bags cans
19 boxes of bottetes
3 old cars
1 old truck.
Then phoned their Dad picked them up and took then home.Then they went to bed .
Even as thay sleep Art's Zips went out at night to find cans and bottles for their queen.

WEEK TWO......

The team "Bow" and team "Jay were STILL in a tie in There class....

When team Bowhome and were told their Dad adout being in tie for tow weeks .There Dad got mad and phoned next door to speak to Mr. Jay.
Meanwhile....team Jay was downtown at the riverbank picking all the btoken pieces of glass useing the gloves they got and other things .at 11:10 AM they went up to the airport using a litle travelled back road this road was a the motorbike track that across of the dam. Once on top...

it time to take braek and soming to drink teat Art 's blood surger levers and atfer that they when on around the fence by the cliff .soon their was finsh and when to put there's recycling then their dad picked then up and took them home and once agian they went to bed .

WEEK THREE....

thind slow down it rained the week .so one when out the but not Art's Zips there loved the the dance and plaed in and got alot of can for the queen
by the and this week team Jay was ahaed by 31,303,113,356 by this lead was soon cheaghe back to a tie

WEEK FOUR.....

Team "Bow " and team Jay are still in a tie in their class. When team Bow got home and told tie Dad adopt being tied for four weeks now ,their Dad got madder than before and phoned next door to Mr. Jay to give him a peace of his mind!
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They want to their place where they put their recycling . After ward their Dad picked them up and took them home . then they went to bed . and by this time Miss J was glad to lay down because her back was slowly giving out on her.

WEEK FIVE..

Team "Bow " and team Jay are still in a tie in their class. When team Bow got home and told tie Dad adopt being tied for five weeks now, their got mad .So mad, he was even madder than before at the other team and like always over the past four week he phoned next door to Mr. Jay to give him a peace of his mind!

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Team Bow went to the old War Eagle Mime, and at the team Jay went along Wickstrom Road to Long Like 10:48 AM they took a brack Miss J sat by a tree to rest her back as Art check his blood sugar then off the went.
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They want to their place where they put their recycling . After ward their Dad picked them up and took them home . then they went to bed

WEEK SIX (just two to go)

Team "Bow " and team Jay are still in a tie in their class. When team Bow got home and told tie Dad adopt being tied for five weeks now ,their Dad got mad again and phoned next door to Mr. Jay this not to give him a peace of his mind; To tell him off!
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Mr. Jay had bough Miss J a "grabber"( a long sick with sh like craw ) to help her pick can and bottles without putting more on her brack. Soon the was on their way to pick up things at Miss J's old home at Anne Lake. At 12:07 AM had lunch there .
Soon it time to go home before they got home. They want to their place where they put their recycling . After ward their Dad picked them up and took them home. At tire home Art said as he was getting his night ,snack "Walking and biking all day is just geat!, and collecting beer bottles is ever better. And boy, we really cleaned around the nature trails at your old home Miss J!"
" Yes it was nice to see my old place again " said Miss J
"Same here too" said Miss R
" Well Tomorrow it the start of the last week of this contest . Let's hope for a good week "said Miss J as she went to her room " Good night !,See you all in the morning "
So the rest went the rooms and wend to bed.

WEEK SEVEN..
SUNDAY THE LAST DAY OF THE CONTEST !

11:35 AM the came in Team Jay is ahead from team Bow by 196,510,212,718 points in there class.
Finally team Jay was ahead this made the team feel good and the feeling by the end of the day they going to win so they worked hard to keep the for from team Bow as possible.

But team was mad they did was to be in second place They went to tell their Dad that thet was ahaed of them on the last day .Now their Dad had enough of this .He is going to put an end to all of this and let his sons win .He told them "To go out and cheat or any other ways . Do whatever its takes to win .So he send out team or more time .as the the tem lafe on their ATVs .He was out for blood this time.

1:06 PM At the Jay's place thephone rang and Mr. Jay picked it up. It was Art's dad again and he thundered into the phone.
" YOU MORON! YOU TELL YOUR KIDS TO STOP AND DROP OUT OF THE CONTEST RIGHT NOW OR ELSE"
"Why should I tell them thay?" asked Mr. Jay
"BECAUSE YOUR KIDS ARE WIMPS!,LIKE YOU, YOUR KIDS DON'T BLOOY WIN!"yelled Art's dad on the phone.
" Thery are in this contest not to win bot to clean up the Yukon" said Mr. Jay
"YOU think you're really righttest? Think you'er pure in heart?*IT'S DOWN TO THIS!THE ONLY WAT TO PUT YOUR KIDS OUT OF THIS CONTET IS VIOLENCE" YES, I TOLD MY KIDS IF THEY SEE THEM , I GAVE THEM ORDERS TO DO HARM TO YOUR KIDS. AND AGAIN THE MAY NEVER RETURN ALIVE !!AH ,HA"thundered Art's dad as he slammed the phone down!

"NO!!!,, I got to save my kids "yelled Mr Jay as he dropped the phone and ran to his wife yelling"Dear call Mr YA and his son and our drind Mr YT too. Them to come as fast they can.
"Then Mr Jay ran to the greadding his car keys on the coffee taldeand out the door he went to his car and drover out where his kids are.

MEANWHILE.....

Art was ahead of Miss J and Miss R when team "BOW" came zooming up to them at a very fest speed passing Miss J and Miss R and went straight to Art. He was