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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 23, 1991-7 WAR Hold me.- Hold me close. Very close. I do not want To be afraid - But I am. The depths of darkness Frightertme. Thundering bombs Possess me. Sýhivering Nightls Crawl ni rmy mind. My heari oud Heavyý. iapid. "Snow in Newtonville brought smiles gaIore at school." "*John Lennon's baunting words "Give Peace a Chance" on the mninds of Newcastle Inn Staff. Il is extremely difficuit tb imagine what a child, or anyonie for mhat malter, must be feeling inside, in this ime of war in mhe Persian Gulf. Life, as il is, goes on. Not for a split second mhough, do mhe fears subside. People who are victinis of an evil dictatorship and who cannot fiee, live day to day wondering what will happen next, and what, if any, sort of fuure lay ahead for complete peace and a normal, contented life. 'Me verse above, I share with ',ou today is one I wrote in mhe late sixties, when mhe newspapers and radios caused the tragedy of Vietnam to touch home. Il became part of real life inthe heurts, souls, If you bave a poema or story you would lie :0 share about war, or the feelings il îriggers, I would be and mninds of so very mny; and wimhouî a doubt, leaving a severe impact on mhose of us who were i our teens. According 10 a child psychologisî mn an interview over the weekend, parents should try and talk wim mteir cildren about this guif war, not to bide from il, or pretend il is not important, or scary-even for us, away over here on mhe other side of the Atlantic. Some children lie said will becomne wimhdrawn and overly quiet, omhers become almost hyperactive, mhus demanding and getting some added attention. We mustn't under estimate our kids, and what they must be concerned about .. . as we were wimh Vietnam or any omher war. Keeping the lines of communication open is s0 important. very bappy to hear from you. Thank you. Littie Scoops.. -It wasn't that long ago - just ast week, when 12 year old Ryan Farrow snow-boarded through mhe air wim mde greatest of ease, over on Jones' ill with a bunch of bis chumis. The weather so far mhis wrnter could very defiîely be described as something out of Pandora's Box. It is no wonder why folks corne - Okay! Okay! Okay! So maybe I've actually caught a little bit of January blahs - blamne it on the mud. If winîer is suppose to be here mhen le's have it - snow mhat is. Last year we didn' t even gel our cross-country skils down fromt me rafters in mhe garage, because mee weather was so "crunlmy..." - anyway - I did it; planted my marigold seeds in a neat little makeshift greenhouse hubby built in the dinin g room. (it's an old bouse, and we haven't yeî got around to renovating Iis room ... ) Laugh if you dare, but getîing my fmngers back in mhe dii again is a cure, if there ever was one for January, or any other kind of blahs! (try it!) - The Newtonville Sunday School skating and toboganning party scheduled for Iis past Sunday was cancelled due to the aforementioned "cruinmy" weather conditions. Events will be rescheduled more spontaneously when Old, Man Winter co- operates. - Everyone is invited to the Newtonville United Sunday School and Worship Service, Sundays, 9:15 a.m. to 10:1.5 a.m. Cail Roberta Ransomn at 786-2699 or Rev. Ransom at 786-2950. - February 10 is mhe date to mark down on your calendar. I's the annual Pancake Breakfast, at mhe church. Watch for furmher details to cone! - January 21 to 27, 1991 marks National Non-Smoking Week in Canada. Health and Welfare Canada says, "This week, begin to look at ways you can help your child resist pressures to smoke. Smoking materials and tobacco products are everywhere - where you can, keep them away from your k... .It's neyer too early to start talking to your children about tobacco use. (Don't lecture, keep il friendly); Listen to wbat your kids have 10 sa y (especially their feelings about the pressures of growing up); Tobacco is very addictive, it is a dangerous product. Don't leave itjust lying down with the flu, wi 'th one day temperatures reaching 42 degrees F., and by mhe lime night fails, il bas taken a gigantic dive down to 12 degrees F. around." For more information write: "Kids Decide", P.O. Box 8888, Ottawa, Ontario KLG 0AO. Thanks! - Kindergarten registration at Newtonville Public School is set for Wednesday, February 20. Contact Principal David Gray at 786-2550. Parents are asked to bring child's birth certificate, immunization record, andtax bill if possible. "Note" Jr. Kindergarten - children 4 years of age by December 31, 1991. Sr. Kindergarten - children 5 years of age by December 3 1, 1991. - Newtonville Public School is pleased to be involved in an inter- school-board volleyball. Gamnes are to be playe 'd over the next several weeks. (3ood luck tb ail! - Everyone is invited to corne out and support mhe Newcastle Figure Skaters at a Skate-a-Thon this Grin and bear it? Well maybe. . .But there'll be a fair bit of shivering, shaking and teeth clattering first! Friday evening, January 25 fromn 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Have you noîiced how much better the Orono Weekly Times looks lately? A new computer boasting ail sorts of surprises in presentation and setup bas got mhe staff at the Times quite enmhusiastie. Elaine and Chris spent three days on a training seminar in Oakville a week or so ago, picking up a wealmh of information on the new equipmient, to bring home to Orono. (and I quite enjoyed filling i at mhe office mhose few days, in their absence). We all look forward to local news and views via our Orono Weeldy Times. Got a "Little Scoop"? CalI me at 786-2964 or drop a line to P.O. Box 104, Newtonville. Keep cozy! We are about to bid farewell 1 b January 1991 knowing full well that winter is far from fuisbed wimh us... 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