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bh » than it is Dostoyevski, Shakespeare, or Walt Whitman. ils on RE SRL "BY JOHN B. McCLELLAND (continued) nebulous and abstract, and hing: mostly op the discovery of what is NOT Canadian, 1 _. Canadian is not Billy Graham, or Mom's apple ple. Canadian is not Radio City Music Hall, the Kremlin, Disneyland or Buckingham Palace. It is not Wall 'Street, the Champs Elysees, Sunset Boulevard, or Trafalgar Square. Canadian is not jai alai, surfing or bull fights. It is not flamenco, calypso, or dixie jazz. It. "is not kangaroos, chimpanzees, or saber-tooth tigers. It . is not Rembrandt, Goya or Gainesborough, any more Canadian is not Che Guevara, John Birch Society, or Angela Dayis, One could go on and on about what is not Canadian. The big question of what IS Canadian still remains. Shall we try .to answer it? Firstly, Canadian is a physical mass of land made up -- of lakes and rivers and mountains and prairies, swamps and cities, and glaciers, orchards and pine forests. But these alone do not answer the question what is Canadian? ; Obviously, the people who live and die in the physical Canada must have something to do with what is "Canadian. Canadian is a feeling, an awareness. It's a delicate, complicated, and often profound bond that co-exists - between the minds of the people who live the land, and the: land itself. Canadian then, is not the Toronto Maple Leafs or the "a Montreal Canadians. Rather, it's chasing a puck across a frozen pond on a Saturday morning in January when it's 35 below zero. Bo Canadian isnot a picture post-card of Peggy's Cove. It's standing on the rocks at Peggy's feeling the sea- breeze and the salt spray in your face and hair. i Canadian is not the Canadian Shield. It's hiking over "it, through its silent forests; sloshing through its muskeg and swamp, fighting its mosquitos, paddling "on its lakes, or simply thinking about its ageless, timeless rock. The same can be said about the Rockies, they are not Canadian. What is Canadian is seeing them, ex- 5 periencing them, standing on them, feeling their cq DeAULY, their strength... eosin Canadian is not the Parliament Buildings. It's what has taken place inside that is Canadian-the making of laws, and decisions good and bad, the men and ideas that' have occupied - the --chambers; offices and hallways. : : Canadian is not the Trans-Canada Highway. It's driving it; standing on it, hitch-hiking on it; knowing that is a link, a life-line that stretches the width of the land; bringing all that is the land a little closer. "Canadian is not objects. It's perception of objects. anadian has to come from the mind, the senses. You can't touch it; you have to feel it. And Canadian is one more thing, It's the feeling I get when I think we might lose more than we have lost already. And that is sad. MANCHESTER, ONT. For a No. 1 product and ~ Fast Delivery Service '= TRY A TANK OF OUR ~-- FURNACE or STOVE OIL Reesor Fuel & Lumber PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - 985-7951 ~~ Eve with / Mr, : by 7 VA vl RANTS Ain FARES ia FHA, A ARN AHR FA MASAI 4 5 A SALAS NL at Utica News Service will be held in Utica United Church on Sunday, January 2 at 11:300 am. '3 Sunday School meets at 10 am, Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs, Malcolm Schofield on the birth of a daughter -- a grand-daughter for Mr, & Mrs. George Harper and a great-grand .- daughter for Mrs. Cecil Harper. ~ Mr, & Mrs. Eric Wallace, Cheryl and Elaine of Bea. consfield, Quebec, visited Mr. and Mrs, Jack Crosier «on Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs, Mervyn Mac- Cannell spent Christmas and ° Mrs. Doug. - MacCannell and children of Peterborough. Mr. and Mrs, Jim Fielding of Keswick are- spending a _ few days with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fielding. We hope that Mr. James Hainsworth who is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Ambrose Wat- son will soon be feeling better, ". Christmas Day guests in- cluded: Mr, and Mrs. Frank Ke=. dall and Mr. Wm. Philp with Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kendall; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mitchell and children with Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mit- chell. : : Mr. and Mrs. Clare Brock- man and Michelle and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sutcliffe and Mr, and. Mrs... Peter. Sutcliffe. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown and family with Mr. and __. Mrs, Jack Brown of Ajax. - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Field- ing and Carrie and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fielding with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fielding. . Mr. and Mrs, Doug. Mc- Kinley of Willowdale, Mrs. Mel Hodgson and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Janes of Oshawa, and Mr, and Mrs. Bruce Bailey and Allan with Mrs. Chet Geer, Mr. and Mrs, Dennis Thompson at a family ga. thering at the home of Mr, and: Mrs. Jim Miller of Mount Albert, Mr, and Mrs. Jim Philip '& Barry with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Day and family of Brougham. A family gathering with Mr. & Mrs. David Langille. Mr. and Mrs, George Wat- son, Mr, and Mrs, Bob Wat- son, Mr, Bill Watson and Mr. James Hainsworth with Mr, and Mrs. Ambrose Wat- son and John, Christmas Sunday guests included: : : ~ Mr. and Mrs. Don Sut- cliffe and family with Mr. -and Mrs, Roy Sutcliffe and \Mr. & Mrs. Peter Sutcliffe. Mrs. Charlie Williams and Kristy with Mr, and Mrs. James E. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Thompson with friends and relatives at Queensville and Mount Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Saun- ders and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Colborne and Danny, Mr. and Mrs. David Saunders and children and" 'Miss Sharon Saunders were with their parents Rev. and Mrs. I. L. Saunders Jamie and Gary during the week-end. Cannell and children. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Holly. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jackson and. Nicole, Mr. Roger Pickard. Mr. Grant MacCannell with Mr. A. MacDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Mac- Cannell. and - 'Mr. and Mrs. Doug. Mac. Santa- Claus On Dec. 14th "B" Pack held their Christmas Party. Over 100 persons were pre- sent for the party. After the cub grand howl, Akela welcomed everyone and stated that no program had been planned, therefore anything could happen, and it did. Cub Chris Saulnier step- ed forward and presented Marianne Smits with a birthday card on behalf of the pack. The pack sang happy birthday and wish. ed Marianne well in future years. Akela had the cubs and leaders leave the room and return with their gift for their mother. These gifts were made by the cubs. + Each cub walked to his mo- ther or dad and presented their gift. While this was going on Santa arrived and gave each cub a bag of candy and gave out the gift the . "cubs had for each other. Akela and his wife were given on behalf of the pack and helpers a punch bowl set. Santa left and so did akela, but akela returned carrying a birthday cake for Marianne and again sing- ing of happy birthday. Mari- anne gave each cub a piece of cake. When the cake was gone Mr. C. Reesor de- lighted everyone with a movie followed by a light Visits Cubs lunch of coffee, cookies, hot chocoyate and then home all went, tired, full and happy. A chirstmas tree and soft music added to the evening. "B"" pack cubs & leaders: would like to wish everyone a God filled new year. Mav all your dreams and hopes become real. Let us all pray and hope for the age old hope of peace on earth, good will to men. God bless you all. Happy New Year. Paul Saulnier, Akela PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1971-5 Mr. & Mrs. Fred Olsen and family, Mr, and Mrs. Ken Skerratt' and family, and Miss Nila 'Vanderby, with Mrs.. Violet Skerratt & Larry. ; Winners at the euchre in the Hall last week were Tina Ruhl, Mrs, Reid Cook, and Ruby Geer; and Car- son Watson, Lloyd Fawns and Reid Cook. The win- ning couples in the Freeze. Out. Euchre were Esther Houghland and Bill Brown and Ruby Geer and Ross Alsop. . The next euchre will be on Friday, January 7th at 8 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Mason and Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Mitchell were Thursday visitors with Mr. and-Mrs.- James E.-Mit- chell. : Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall were Mrs. Roy Hart and Mr, Doug. Hart, Mr. & Mrs, Herman Kerry, Mrs, McIn- tyre of Clinton, Mrs. Nel- son. of Campbellford and Mr. Gerald Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ackney. ° Mr, and Mrs, Earl Field- ing and family visited Mrs. Foreman, Miss Kathryn Foreman and Mr. Gordon Foreman and family in Oshawa on" Sunday, Mr..and Mrs. Roy Corb: man of Oshawa called on Mrs. Cecil Harper on Thurs- day. The Epsom-Utica Explor- 'ers had a bowling party at Uxbridge on Friday. We hope that Mr. Bruce Langille who is a patient in the Weston Sanatarium will soon be well again. TEENAGE DANCE DOORPRIZE §. (MUST BE WON NEW YEAR'S EVE) "Count The Balloons Contest" Closest 'guess wins FREE L P. ALBUM 1 Inn Crowd >. 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