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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, J une 20, 1990-15 A pro tective covering If we had been asked to explain, CIA, NATO, UFO, JFK or IUD, we wouid have said "alphabet soup?" A gay person was the life of the party and nothing more, while Aids meant beauty lotions or help for so- meone in trouble. -We are today's Senior Citizens. A hardy bunch when you think how the world has changed and the ad- justments we have had to make. HelpWanted Store Clerks Needed One Fuli-time One Part-Time Durham Farmers' Cou nty Co-op Orono, Ontario Apply in Person The Durhamn Farmers' Coun- With others they had a rather them leaving them out in ty Co-op were active in the pro- display on site as this hay roll the elements to weather over a motion of theHay _Day at the bale coverinig. It is understood period of time with loss of hay Berry Farm west of, Orono last that the covering does give bet- and feed value. week. ter protection to the large niols A, John Deere display of tractors - equipment Evergreen i'arm anad Garden Ld, west of Orono were very In a recent ceremony. on the Fron grounds of the Orono United Oronc Church a numbers of awards Lodge, were presented to local scouts the year and cubs. presider Pictured above are the reci- Commit pients of the scout and cub of and Jel the years award winners. tthe Cul What isa Senior Citizen by Gord Milîs was, an I Was shopping in the Oshawa " real cl MaIl last week, and while being first girl served, the two young sales girls in and tii the store, became engaged in about3 anfimated conversation in regard to Thisr an unidentified maIe. The conversa- home, t tion seemed to centre upon the age find a i ~-- of the unfortunate man. One girl "What asked the other how old the man Perhaps much conspicuous at the hay' tractors and other farm equip- day operation with a line up of ment. mIeft to right, Mrs. Hall, o Heather Rebekah Todd Graves, scout of ar, Myno VanDyke, vice- nt of the Orono Group ittee, and Stephen Barber ef f Finley who tied for ub of Year Award.' nd the second girl replied, Id. I mean really old." The xi said how'old do you mean, he second girl said, "he's 30.- prompted me, on my return to scout through my files to poem 1 once had. It's called, ýis a Senior Citizen." s those folks about 30 may enjoy it. A Senior Citizen is one who was here before the pilI and the popula- tion explosion. We were here before television, penicillin and polio, shots, antibiotics and frishees; before frozen foods, nylon and' dacron, exerox, Kinsey, radar, fluoresce nt lights, credit cards and bail point pens. For us, time sharing meant togetherness, not computers and a chip meant a piece of wood. Hardward meant hard wear and soft ware wasn't even a word. Teenagers neyer wore slacks. We were before pantyhose and drip-dry clothes, before ice makers, dishwashers, clothes dryers and electric blankets. We were before men wore long hair and earrings and women wore jeans. We were before yogurt, sugarless gum, plastics and the 40 hour week and minimum wages. We got married first and then liv- ed together. (how quaint) Closets were for clothes, not for coming out of, and 'bunnies were small rabbits, and beetles were not Volkswagons. We were before Frank Sinatra and cup-sizing for bras. Girls wore Peter Pan collars and thought cleavage was something butchers did. We were before Batman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Snoopy; before DDT, vitamin puIs, disposable diapers, CE one and jeeps, the WW2 and pizza, ins- tant coffee, decaffeinated anything and McDonalds and Kentucky Fried weren't even heard of. We thought fast food was for, abstaining during Lent. We were before Boy George and Beatles had to be swatted. Before FM radios, tape recorders, electric typewriters,' word processors, electr onic music and disco dancing, (and that's not ail bad!). In our day, cigarette smoking was fashionable, grass was for mowing, Coke was a refreshing drink and pot was something you cooked in. ROKA LUMBER &FIREWOOD CENTER *KITCHEN CABINETS MILL YARD CEDAR POSTS *SOUARED TIMBERS 705-77-381 :BUILDING SUPPLY *BARN STEEL ON HWY. 35 - 1 MILE SOUTH 0QF PONTYPOOL Af fordable Dream Vacations! " Free Vacation Planning services' * Discount Cruises e Charter Vacations " Airline Tickets 0 Honeymoon, Packages 0 Motel and Car Reservations PERSONAL. & CORPORATE TRAVEIL SERtVICES Trav I gents Intem atio We 're with you ail the way 68 KING ST. E., BOWMAN VILLE Over 300 Agenciesin North America 623-6600 THE ORIGINAL MU FFLE R GUARANTEE Authorized Dealer Lifetime Warranty for as long as you own your car- MANGAR 'S AUTO CENTRE' ORONO MILL STREET NORTH USED CAR SALES Radiators - Air Conditioners - Mufflers - Brakes - Body Work Tune.-Up Electronic Ignitions - Fuel Injection Systemns Propane Conversion and Inspection - Rebulit Engines and, .,Cylind.er Heads Safety Inspection Station - Guaranteed Service Lid. CI. A., B, H, 3P, 56A, S613 Calil Mike. . . 983-5130 or 983-5487 Scout and Cubs of the Year - ï-ï- - - - - -- - .