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8 Wards 1 and 2 losing out Continued from Page 5 in 1963. Built by citizens' of Ward 2, which then had 12 employees for Esquesing, it met the same fate as the Acton arena although it was only 32 years old. I just don't understand why council would take these buildings : down when they could still be used. Today Halton Hills has 148 full time employees, 10 on council and a mayor. Thave areal concern with hiring so many expensive consultants, staff preparing their reports and council passing the recommenda- tions. I am deeply concerned the present council is not ex- amining in depth some of the matters which come before them. I am saddened to see the: old arena demolished. People - have come forward to thank . the committee which at- tempted to save it, even if of no avail. History will prob- ' ably show it is the worst mis- take in 50 years aside from the fact Wards 1 and 2 are not receiving their fair share from two large departments. 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Among the winners were, front, left to right: Bailey Galimanas, Thomas Mahon and Meredith Kenzie. Middle: Jenn Norman, Andre Savard and Robbie Vorne. -- Frances Niblock photo Clergy Comment THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1998 -Handel's Messiah - Yule offering of _. The Georgetown Choral Society, under the direction of Dale Wood, will perform ~Handel's Messiah at Holy Cross Church, Georgetown .on Dec. 11 and 18 at 7:30 p-m. Due to the overwhelm- ing demand for tickets the last time the Society per- - formed this work, in 1993, - two performances will be conducted this year. For the first time, two lo- cal residents who are profes- sional singers, will be among the four featured soloists. . Lisa Timney, soprano, and her husband Patrick Timney, baritone, of Georgetown, join Carolynne Godin, alto and Lenard Whiting, tenor. Sev- eral Acton singers are in the choir. Performing on period instruments will be the Aradia Baroque Ensemble, whose most recent compact disc release is entitled Ballet Music of the Sun King. "Messiah is one of the greatest masterpieces ever | Choral Society written," says Wood. "The balance of orchestra, solos and choruses makes it very -exciting to listen to. This . choir has been very adven- turesome. They can handle ' the big stuff. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, and are available at the Freckled Lion on Main Street and Bergsma's Paint and Wallpaper in the Georgetown Marketplace. HOW THEY SAY IT IN... ENGLISH: DEER SPANISH: CIERVO ITALIAN: CERVO FRENCH: DAIM GERMAN: HIRSCH LATIN: CERVUS At the end of 'The Decade' Rey. Bob Matton Trinity United Church It is with little surprise but some disappointment that few will know what the title of this column is all about, wondering aloud as to what lam referring. For the infor- mation of the uninitiated majority, my reference is to the "Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women". That, having been so pro- claimed by the World Coun- cil of Churches in 1988 in anticipation of addressing women's issues and con- cerns, comes to a less than successful conclusion at the end of this month. Even within my own denomina- tion which has officially been sympathetic and has served at the forefront of Canadian churches in support of initia- tives seeking redress of his- toric inequality and injustice towards women, I must ad- mit that there has been a lukewarm response of most people in the pews who are skeptical towards what they regard as the 'special inter- ests' of a small group of femi- nists. Worst yet in my opinion has been the neo-patriarchal backlash of many: others in the Christian community who, not being satisfied to drag their feet in regard to acknowledging these issues and concerns, would self- iigtecusly attack the so- called 'feminist agenda' of anyone who either implicitly or explicitly might dare to challenge the subjugation of women in the Bible and in the churches. In such circles, as we in Acton shamefully witnessed to in the unprec- edented boycott of the Com- munity Unity Service, the surest way to denigrate even such a distinguished speaker as Lois Wilson is to call her a feminist - who, heaven for- bid, might by her very pres- ence upset the status quo. Such a travesty, in my mind and others, served as a dubi- : ous 'exclamation point' on the failure of the Ecumeni- cal Decade to make a posi- tive impact on those whose selective reading of the Bi- ble enables them to deny the full humanity of women. However much I am dis- appointed in this failure to encourage the wider Chris- tian community to meaning- fully acknowledge that, whether-male or female, we are all created in the image of God, my greater concern is focused on how these in- herently negative attitudes and practices towards women in our churches are reflected in our lacklustre response to questions of violence against women such as are particu- larly highlighted by events of this upcoming week, It is unforgivable that as Christ's followers we should fail to address this subject with the same degree of vigor and ur- Appliance RALPH MacDONALD_ gency that we devote to the _other moral issues of the day, witnessing against abortion and calling for a return to 'family values', while by our inaction domestic violence is condoned as a private matter for which implicitly if not explicitly blame is laid with 'the overwhelmingly female victims. Such an abomina- tion is unfortunately not sur- prising given the widespread tendency to blame Eve as being primarily responsible for 'the Fall' as well as to - engage in prooftesting of the Apostle Paul in order to put women back in their place. Such were among the motives that led to the mur- der of 14 young women nine years ago in the Montreal Massacre. Each year on De- cember 6, its anniversary is remembered by women and men alike who are deter- _mnined that the issue of vio- lence against women not be overlooked, but through ad- vocacy and education be kept at the forefront of our soci- ety's consciousness. It was through my pastoral experi- ence of encountering and 'counselling abused women that I first became involved with the "White Ribbon Campaign" of men working to end men's violence against women, such that each year at this time I encourage other men to join me in wearing a white ribbon as well as con- tributing financially to the ongoing efforts to address this issue. As with others who become involved I also have my personal reasons among them being that my youngest daughter Jane turns six on December 6". POWER AND GRACE: McKenzie-Smith Bennett Mustang senior player Kylie Kruk prepares to ham- Hours: Service Limited "Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm . - 6: mer the ball over the net in a semi-final volleyball game she ee RR# 2 519-856-9958 against Centennial on Saturday. MSB hosted the 20- PHONE 853-4173 FAX 853-1274 GUELPH team Mustang Main Event tournament. The Pool A team finished second over all. -Frances Niblock photo