No more Jasper Happy Party posters because they cause litter

Hello Boys and Girls, NO more election posters for me. That's it! But I still hope you all vote for The Happy Party next Friday, which is election day. I gave up on the posters because they were too much trouble but mainly because they were falling down and littering. I didn't want Dirty McGurty complaining. You know what he's like? The Story of Dirty McGurty You all know what happened Dirty McGurty  â€â€ once the worst litterbug ever to foul Co Galway but now Mister Environment. McGurty was so dirty at one time that no one wanted to live near him. He never washed himself or cleaned his house, which was totally gross. Every room was full of old newspapers, smelly milk cartons and rusty tins. The garden was even worse. Dirty McGurty didn't believe in recycling or even paying to have his waste collected. When his bin was full he just took it out into the back garden and dumped it in a huge pile. Over the years the pile became a mini rubbish mountain. There were rats everywhere and the smell was awful but Dirty McGurty didn't care. He just laughed when the neighbours complained and even the Gardai gave up trying to get him to mend his ways. People avoided him in the street. The postman never came to his house and he had no one to talk to. He was not only the dirtiest man in Co Galway but the loneliest too. Bob-A-Job Week Then one day Mary and Michael came to his door. They were new to the area and didn't know about McGurty's terrible reputation. 'We're doing bob-a-job to make money for our school's green garden project', they told him when he answered his door. McGurty sniggered to himself. He didn't like children and he certainly didn't like green gardens. He had an evil thought. 'Why of course my dears,' he said with a slimy pretend smile, 'if you clean up my back garden I'll give a donation for your garden.' Mary and Michael were delighted and shook hands on the deal without even seeing the garden. When they did they almost fainted. It would take them months to move that lot they complained. 'You shook hands on it so now you have to do it,' McGurty shouted with a terrible laugh. So poor Mary and Michael began trying to do what they could. They started sorting out the recyclables and what could go into the compost heap like they learned in school. Then a terrible thing happened. Mary pulled at an old bicycle and there was an avalanche of rubbish right down on top of them. Luckily their Daddy, who is a fireman, was coming just then to see if they were all right and he saw what happened. He called the emergency crew on his mobile and dove in himself to try and find Mary and Michael. Soon all the fire crew and the Gardai and the neighbours were on the scene and they managed to rescue the children. They were filthy and frightened by OK. McGurty Changes his Ways When McGurty saw what his filthy habits and his scheming had done he was very ashamed. Garda Mick was very angry and threatened to put him in Jail. 'Give me a chance to make up,' he cried. And he was as good as his word. He took his money out from the mattress and paid to have everything cleaned up in a proper way. He even gave most of his big garden to the school where they now have a nature reserve and a playground. Today if there is even a sweet wrapper left on the ground McGurty is out like a flash to clean it up. He has become a great friend to Mary and Michael who call him Green McGurty because of his new love for the environment. He even promised me a vote The Happy Party. How's that? I hope you liked that story. Bye for now, Uncle Jasper CROSSWORD Lots and lots of entries again this week. The prize goes to Shauna Mills Brady from Dublin Road, Tuam. Now for this week's quiz: Across 1. She tried to W-gâ€â€e out of it. 2. He caught a trout in the Sâ€â€Ã¢€â€-. 3. We were â€â€- when the cat died. 4. There are two of these on a bicycle. Down 1. A the wishing well she made three Wâ€â€Ã¢€â€-. 2. The St Patrick's Day colour. 3. There are lots of Lâ€â€-s in the fields now. 4. There are two Sâ€â€Ã¢€â€ to every story.