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When she 8e o t t ote B ':'«f};:_â€"- [ J oc oatenc Th ne . inquired about applying for a job as a comâ€" â€"éfi * i ura~ K0 O _A a e | e award is given by the Department of foper f ie P 1 q 2. p 4 a _ e mss [ Canadian Heritage to Ca di $ puter operator she was told she was the EeA o & Aaf . P\ es‘ ~ Slige .. i i imade asigni.ficargxt nadians who have wrong sex and she was too old. They @ TARV UA /. * / SÂ¥ 85 m | contribution to Canad@, ‘wanted in their twenties. She‘d ~ B ." P / P ~â€" / es stt | to their community or to fellow is & men in their twenties. She‘d been [ i H ) : Ns w .p .ts | ow Canadians. with the y 22 ‘s. Sh 3 _ AWP 1.3 fA\ . m Ft (kls | It commemorates the ascensi V company 22 years. She quit and es DA EP [ _ / Htetes | nsion to the , mt i\ C 6 _ Pss fs: throne of Queen Elizaboth . went straight to Coca Cola where they were ’%’ e P ENE . ; fathor ad l1zabeth upon her | Jooking for people with her knowledge. She _-r:1~* os _ * w 73 > § ather‘s death on Feb. 6, 1952. eigtavedithere five ‘That decisl o Wiok o2 + v"g.r(- L2 â€" «ie & Taffy might have b y ere five years. That decision made E~â€"»s@iee y w abens * g; 4o it y might have been part of the grOUP â€" by the Bell still rankles. o s 4 t e\ _/ the to get their awards but her invitation was _ Ever since she had read Isaac Asimov as M es t e e a,. e +A sent with the wrong name and address i vas o ky y" #Pt "_ 3‘ T9 t 5 + _ a child, she had wanted to have a computer. | l N . 4. & * 6 Fortunately, she got it eventually when th 3 w woyy~ . olb Peli Nee 7 V h o : y when 106 _ As far as she knew, there w 1 ( "ecies . T s postal staff in Brighton recognized that the â€" the world and it co?zérgde na t %/honf(f . S C ; x2 528 4 em%al}lope ies :CNIE tehish o acres in the Penâ€" ; > fi‘#k 2e J * \Viay accox:m%‘g;tid was further delayed to Once they came onto the market she Copil 5 i PMiF h . presentation of the Dr. Dayâ€" kept pricing them until they w rithin e@ NÂ¥ uW o ton M. Forman Award to compani o scy, gi ie . ... §A \ dhat. .. 4+ ) panies Of _ her reach. She bought an Apple w 5s < P * ; individuals who have furthered services to | jp 2 .She i ic _‘ oX 3 ® & f ¢ ts RC s oo $ess o o [d | d i?_e blind. This year‘s award went to plggle%rzome eg;g]lgsegn% g’figiger;ecg;gi e [ [A n 2°C", C yr a $.1 tolfrlnopfrooft/ecik?:?izil f'cirldlolgatmg $2.5 million grams. Within five years she had graduâ€" Queen‘s Golden Jubilee Medal winner Taffy Knapman dn frnmterer tghlealBlilm;‘ary at the Canaâ€" ~ated to a model with 128K RAM. takes a moment with her other love â€" flowers. Taffy Thardovelailseaiwith T;affy’s s ate continued on page 2 i\/r:eijsufigesented with her medal in a special ceremony ' > Proro ay Boa Owe arty d mpman 10nouUured continued from page 1 working on the mainframe. Two â€" : Prince Edward Cdunty, ahd proâ€" had to be different. She had an cessing orders for books from While at Coke she began her: Apple computer so she became . anywhere in the world, someâ€" volunteer work with the CNIB. Taffy. ‘e it i times in French. ' Her husband Howie was already Taffy says she ‘went to heaven‘ Last month she changed 214 volunteering, fixing talking book â€" when the CNIB acquired its first .addresses. : ~ machines and later, Braillers. main frame computer, Those six Sometimes _ it involves Someone was needed to teach the _ hours of volunteer work suddenly . sleuthing. Recently she got a letâ€" blind how. to use the new â€" got much better. â€" ter stating from a gentleman statâ€" machines. He suggested that she In 1983 Taffy and Howie < ing that Sue (not her real name) try it. When they needed someone â€" bought some land and moved to _ was no longer living with him. By. | to help in the library she stepped Colborne. They camped on their checking the book that the girl | in, The officials at the CNIB property for three weekends. It â€" had signed out, Taffy realized she hadn‘t realized how popular the â€"rained for two. They had to find a © was under 10. Taffy went.to the ‘ , lending library would be. With house. Howie continued to work ~main frame and called up all the | the new portable machines it was â€" in the city, commuting back and people registered with the same | much easier. for the blind to forth on Mondays and Fridays. first name, then eliminated all access the printed page. Taffy continued her volunteer â€" those over that age. Up popped * She claims she went to the â€" work for the blind, working from the girl‘s full name, and Taffy had 2 ©CNIB offices after finishing her â€" a terminal at their home on Parâ€" her solution. day at Coke and worked six liament St. It was preâ€"Internet. Normally she works from 80â€" a hours. * Her unit had no memory. It was 120â€"hours a‘:month;/iostly in the : â€"~ Coordinatorâ€"of Library Sysâ€" | just ascreemanda keyboard that . early mornings and evenings. tems and Operations, Diana â€"could be plugged into the main .She‘s not pulling any of those allâ€" C Deshane disputes Taffy‘s recollec: â€" computer‘in Toronto through a â€" nighters anymore, although she tion: She says that Taffy:â€"would. phone line..It allowed her to con: admits that she‘s sometimes up start in the afternoon and someâ€" tinue the work she had been until 3 a.m. in the winter. Last times didn‘t finish until four the © doing. « tt s month sheâ€"wasn‘t.able to get in next morning: They both agree, _= Diana remembers thatâ€"Taffy ‘all the time she needed because of that she:preferred the night â€" would come to the city with vegâ€" . internet problems. > hours. Diana commented that she â€" etables in her trunk to share with She was actually offeredâ€"a job liked to work alone and avoided _ the staff. She had grown them on _ with the CNIB once, but it was a any fuss. She never attended any~ her lot in Cramahe. Diana had > day job. She offered to do it until . volunteer. awards nights. In a. never seen yellow peppers before. â€" they found someone willing to . phone conversation last week In 1994 Howie retired and they _ work days. Her stint lasted three Diana enthused about the Jubilee moved to their new home on months. Medal recipient, noting that she Beach Rd. in the south east corâ€" She‘s never thought of quitâ€" was the kindast person. ner of Cramahe Twp. . _ ting. In the summer she is able to Talfy picked up hor nltkname Taffy is still doing the same â€" fit in her gardening and reading, whon she wont to the CNIB. things today â€"changing addrasses | and sho ftakes pictures. ‘ ‘There wore three Martiyns all | for CNIQ inaombars Canadaâ€"wide, Sho offers that the CNMIB work | ~ entering appliâ€" | pflss up and someone has to do it 1 mm en e L T O C O gvone for ~Aslongas hydro is available, | | "renarg o e 141 p a e t 4 n [lorary service computers exist and she can | { Ag n d ue h 0e tot m t t en Hrom patzoas in | work, she‘ll continus. } Fof feciit Movics, Banten & Miaat Rep Leve (the arsa from Taily and Howle have been | t BeratI0 Prosom fratha “flf;Lb’«"" I Peterborough to â€" mart‘cd 44 years on Septomber 5. : L â€" ) rimv. 12. 8B o 4T in rex >