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Orono Weekly Times, 14 Dec 1983, p. 11

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Orono Weekly Times,. Wednesday, December 14, 1983-11 Coming to Newcastle Village Community Hall The Newcastle and District Concert Series Organization offers a new dimension to music for this area through the presentation of four concerts concerts to be held in the Newcastle Community Hall featuring top musicians musicians in their own rights. The Climax Jazz Band appear oh Sunday, February 19th and will be a great send-off for the , series of concerts. Memberships for the series are now on sale throughout the community community by membêrs of the organization. St. Francis of Assisi News The C.W.L. bazaar was held on November 19th. Winners of the draw were: 1st a handmade quilt - Mrs. Gladys Garbutt, Newcastle, 2nd a handmade afghan, Mrs. A. Waduck, Oshawa, 3rd a handmade baby quilt - Mrs. G. McGuigan, Whitby. The C.W.L. wishes to thank' all those who contributed to the Success of this annual event. Tile following new members were recently welcomed into the Parish Community. Carolyn Kathleen Barber, Kyle and Lee Numminen, Jennifer Ann Wilson and Rebecca Ann Humphrey. A Christmas party attended attended by two clowns and Santa was held for all the children of the Parish on .^Sunday, December 4th. ( The Youth Group went carolling Sunday evening, December 11th. Parish Council met at the rectory on Sunday, December 11th. Father Pat explained that the monthly coffee hour, after eleven. o'clock Eucharist, will be hosted alternately by Orono, Newcastle and Newtonville. Finance Committee reported that a financial statement is being prepared for all members of the Parish and will be presented early in the new year. Education Committee Committee reported the establishment establishment of a resource centre in the rectory. Books will be ' catalogued and a borrowing., system set up. A New Year's * Eve dance will be held in our Parish, Hall. Tickets are available from the .Social Committee. Next meeting of . Parish Council is February 19th. St. Viftcent de Paul Society, is collecting canned goods for Christmas hampers for the needy. Please be generous. St. Francis Parish Penetenial celebration is Wednesday, December 21st, at 7 p.m. Christmas masses are at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., December 24th and 11 a.m., December 25th. Merry Christmas tp all! census of anglers on Lake Scugog. Anglers are requested requested to give fisheries technicians their full cooperation cooperation so the very best information information can be obtained on which to base future management management decisions. Based on excellent fall catches catches of pickerel in the Port Perry area, anglers should look forward to good ice fishing success this winter. With the unseasonable weather of late, safe ice cover will be late this year - gjiglers are advised to use extreme caution when venturing out on Lake Scugog ice to fish. ■ Ice huts placed On Lake Scugog must bear a visible registration number issued by the Lindsay District office of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The owners of unregistered huts may be charged and their huts seized. Problems with littering or trespassing on private property property may also result in charges. With the first snowfall and recent cold nights, local deer are once again beginning to move into winter concentration concentration areas. As deeper snow concentrates deer in the bush, they become more vulnerable ' to attack by roaming dogs. Dogs found chasing .deer may be destroyed by a Conservation Conservation Officer, and the dog owner can be charged under the Game and Fish Act. Your co-operation is required required to ensure your dog is not on the loose this winter in areas inhabited by deer. For more information contact: contact: Lake Scugog Ice Fishing - Phil Smith, Fish & Wildlife Supervisor. Deer and Dogs Don't Mix - Jim Milford, Conservation Officer Coordinator Coordinator and Fur Manager, SAFETY IS THE GREATEST GIFT Out of gift ideas? Consider a smoke detector for the family. Or how about an infant infant restraint for that newborn. Concern for the safety of your family and friends shows that you really care, says the Ontario Safety League. ; , Pickerel fishing continues in Scugog MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Phil Smith - Fish & Wildlife Supervisor The fishing season for yellow pickerel on Lake Scugog continues throûgh until March 15, 1984: On all other Kawartha Lakes in Division .6, fishing season closed on November 15, 1983/ Again this year, Ministry of Natural Resources personnel personnel will be conducting a creel There's a wealth of wisdom in the heritage of our native people. If you keep yoqr eyes, ears, and mind open some of it may rub off. But you have to keep your heart open to really feel it. Sometifnes I sense it from Indian people I've met along the way. I was really aware of it when we met Steve Smith, a ruggedly handsome man, and his beautiful vyife, Leigh. They have a place called '"Talking Earth Ppttery." It's on Sourspring Road which runs through the Six Nations, Reserve near Brantford. . They work in a snug log cabin set back a few hundred hundred yards from the road. It's tucked away in a forest of tall birch, maple and poplar. It's the sort of cabin an experienced woodsman like Steve* would build. Squat and solid. Inside, there's a potbellied potbellied woodstove. The wooden armchairs set beside it beckon to you. There's a .'sense of serenity and solitude that city people so often long for. Sunbeams were streaming through the small windows. windows. they bounced back from pieces of pottery on shelves around the room. Beautiful pottery with the 'smokey' look that characterized the work of Mohawks centuries ago. t * Pottery made with turtles, bears and butterflies painted with loving artistry on the bowls, vases, and • plates. Pottery such as we had never seen before. The figures are all symbolic. The Smiths have never, veered from their traditional beliefs. They retain a keen awareness of the order of nattire. I became absorbed in a bowl shaped like a turtle. It was divided into four parts representing health, life,, growth, and fertility. To the Indian, the turtle symbolizes the North American continent. You could spend years studying the mythology. Indians call it "spiritüality." Many still live it. Others have been away from it. To their sorrow and our loss.' We first met the Smiths in the '70's. They had both grown up on a reserve, went to school together and learned about Mohawk pottery from Steve's mother, Elda. We met thêm by chance. At the time, Steve was doing doing odd jobs and Leigh was driving a school bus. They ' worked on the pottery when they had some spare time. They had become devoted to the craft but couldn't make a living at it. At one point, they just about gave up. But they found + hey couldn't. They experimented. They worked up to, 16 hours a day on it. Gradually, they found the germ of what they were looking for. Gradually, Gradually, they developed the craft into an art. People heard about them. Began to seek out their cabin. Today/upstairs in the cabin, the walls are lined with picture's of world famous people being presented with "Talking Earth"'pottery. Presents frpm the government as something truly representative of Canada's origins. Recognition hasn't: .changed their lifestyle or beliefs. We«sat around the pot-bellied êtove and talked about their constant search for creative perfection. Ordinarily, I like to stay on the move* But as we pulled ' out and headed back to Highway 401, ! didn't want to say goodbye. Didn't want, to shed the serenity the Smiths had brdught us for a few brief hours. I also knew our paths 'would-cross again.

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