European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 6, 1994 faces n places the stars and stripes Page 17 listeners con f play Possum Over djs spoof from wire reports Don t even joke about making a cute Little Possum run across a Busy Road As an alternative to the ground hog s annual stunt with its Shadow. Two disc jockeys found out the hard Way when an on air groundhog Day spoof angered hundreds of Ani Mal lovers who called station a xxx pm in Altamonte Springs f10m to complain Doc Holliday and Johnny magic had some apologizing to do after telling listeners wednesday that an opossum was set Loose hear the Edge of a Highway. They claimed that if the opossum could make it across the Road without getting hit by a car it would mean an Early Spring in Central Florida. Angry callers clogged station Telephone lines and besieged the humane society of Seminole county with Calls after the pair realistically described the imaginary scene. Station employees and managers were aghast. New woman Deborah Roberts cursed the djs Over an open microphone and walked out without delivering the news. Program manager Adam Cook yanked Holli Day and magic off the air and finished their program. The sheriffs department sent a Deputy to the scene to Check whether an opossum really had been turned Loose on the Road. Things calmed Down by Friday. The djs begged forgiveness from their listeners thursday and presented a $1,000 Check from the station to the humane society to help rebuild a burned out animal shelter. Days tops soap awards Abc s Days of our lives won 11 of 16 honors at the soap opera digest awards in Beverly Hills calif., on Friday night including awards for favorite show and Best Lead actor Robert Kelker Kelly. Lbs the Young and the restless received three awards including Best Lead actress for Jess Walton. For Days Melissa Reeves and Drake Hogestyn were named hottest female and male stars and Lisa Rinna who were co hosts of the awards show and Patrick Muldoon were named Best female and male Newcom ers. /.". Deborah Adair was named Best supporting actress for her role As Kate Roberts on Days. Louise Sorel who plays Vivian Alamein on the show won As out standing villainess and Scott Groff was named out standing child actor. Days also was honoured for musical achievement and the plot on who fathered Marlena s baby was named favorite Story line. Lbs guiding Light won two awards Melissa Hay Den As Best younger leading actress and Justin Deas As not scary really Amanda Ferguson of the London zoo holds Tracy a 10-year-old mexican Bird eating spi Der last week. Tracy is one of two tarantulas in the zoo s new Friendly spider course aimed at curing spider phobias. The course which costs about $60, includes group hypnosis and a Grad Ual introduction to Calm Down prob los before they meet Tracy and her partner Julie. Best supporting actor. Pc Lucy grammar of the Abc sitcom frasier was co Host of the show broadcast live on Abc from the Bev Erly Hilton hotel. Winners were decided in a evaders poll conducted by soap opera digest. Readers chose from a preliminary list of nominees decided by the Magazine s editors. The top three vote getters in each category became the finalists. 3rd baby for Moore Willis first there was Rumor followed by scout. Enter Tal Lulah Belle the third child of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. Moore who starred in indecent proposal and ghost gave birth thursday to her third girl. Both Mother and baby Are doing fantastic said Paul Bloch a spokesman for Willis the Star of the die hard movies. Rumer is 5 and scout is 2. Ann Landers two ways of exit life with dignity dear readers if you arc looking for a laugh you won t find it in to Day s column. It deals with a subject that Many May find depressing but the information Mill help people feel More comfortable about the end of life. If you re still with me keep Reading dear Ann Landers . Organization compassion in dying is at tempting to overturn the Washington state Law which makes assisted suicide illegal. Your re cent column on the subject was of great interest to us and we commend you for your Forth right stand. Compassion in dying was Cre ated to support the rights of individuals who choose to die without pain and suffering an with personal assistance. Our organization provides counselling emotional support and assistance to enable  ill patient to exit this life in a Safe humane and nonviolent Man Ner using legally prescribed medications. The patient however must be Able to initiate and Complete the procedure that results in  in dying follows strict guidelines and safeguards. We will not assist suicide for anyone who snot suffering in the last stages of terminal illness. We will not administer lethal injections or kill anyone. We will not allow anyone to be coerced or manipulated into unwise decisions. We will not cooperate in any and of life decisions made by persons who Are de pressed or confused or unable to accept full responsibility for their actions compassion in dying offers Hel to terminally ill patients at no charge. John Lee compassion in dying Seattle  John Lee thanks for letting us know you exist. For those who want More information Send a stamped self addressed envelope to compassion in dying . Box 16483,Seattle,Wash. 98116. Read on for More on How to Deal with terminal illness dear Ann Landers please permit me to Tell the world about hospice care. It is care provided to terminally ill patients Whoso longer seek aggressive curative treatment and wish to return to the Comfort of their own Home. It neither hastens nor postpones death. It allows nature to take its course while a medical and clinical staff strives to reduce or eliminate pain. For More information Check with your doctor or insurance company or look in the yellow pages under hospice. Kathryn a. Meshenberg president and ceo horizon hospice Chicago lot lors to Ann Landers should to addressed to nor at . Box 11562, Chi Cago Iii. 60611 0562. C creators Syndicate think twice before sending newsletter dear Abby. I have some advice for people who Send those brag Ging printed newsletters inside their Christmas cards before you go on and on about what a wonderful year it has been be sure you Don t Send one to a person whose close relative is battling a life threatening illness. And before you describe the renewal of your marriage vows and second honeymoon be sure the recipient is not going through a painful divorce or separation. Imagine How an unemployed relative will feel read ing about your husband s promotion. Or How someone who is infertile or has had a miscarriage will feel read ing about the Beautiful new baby in your  teen age son recently suffered a cerebral Hemor rage and to paralysis and is now facing neurosurgery and the worst part of the holidays has been receiving letters from insensitive people bragging about their teen agers sports awards proms trips Etc. It Only added to an already difficult time. You have my per Mission to revise my letter if you can improve it but please Don t use my name or dear Anonymous your letter needed no revision or improvement � came straight from your aching heart and delivers a powerful message. I thank you for it and Hope that others will learn from  i am a widow who had a relationship with an older Man for several years. I enjoyed his company very much but in bed forget it he really was a Dud he complained that i was cold and Distant but i did t want to Hurt his feelings by telling him what a poor Lover he was. Once i even bought him a Book on How to improve his sex life but it did t help. Be cause of this he finally left me for someone else. Now i am left alone with a broken heart be cause i was too Nice to Hurt his feelings should i have been More explicit about the situation or should i have just put up with his clumsiness and Inadequacy a in Arizona dear a you did what you thought was right at the time Sodon t beat yourself up about it now. Honesty is always the Best policy. In matters concerning lovemaking it s the Only policy that pays off. Dear Abby i made a commitment to my children a couple of dear Abby years ago. When i get old i m going to get even with them. How i m going to take turns living with them. I m going to borrow their car and bring it Back two hours later than i said i would with an empty tank i m going to leave my clothes All Over the House tie up the Telephone. Leave All the lights on. And drink milk right out of the Carton with the door of the refrigerator open when i go to live with them 1 am going  along an untrained pet. I m going to borrow my son s sport jacket and return it with my Teeth in the pocket. I m going to Wear an earring. I might even Dye my hair Orange and when they re gone for three or four Days i m going to have a party every night. I m going to get myself one of those big stereos an play All my sing along with Mitch Miller records really loud Good old mom dear mom you make your revenge sound almost fun drop inc a note when you go who knows 1 May want to join us letters of this column should to addressed to door Abby at  Box 447, mount Morns Iii. 61054. C , Piess Syndicate