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- w And they claipped for each other ~oqCoChe WorId Sing wve now of Christmas, of love and laughter, peace and joy. From ail of us to ail of you, a special holi.dayî season. Th e lighit sUN1Ashnes ii t h e dark-ness encourage;ilie-iLirotint lNIami a Mark Hodgson, puppeteer and good round of applause from his puppet, entertained the Orono their fellow classm-ates. Nursery School children last week Jingle belîs was a popular song and it wasn't long before the kids but David started the chicken became part of the show, as David jokes wth one asking "Why ~did Burton above, with songs and thie chic.ken cross the river?". jokes. They aIl received plenty of 'She didn't know.", Fred R. Milnes Orono-Kirby United Churches "The 1ight stili shines in, the darkness, and the darkness has neyer put- it out",. (John 1:5 - Phillips translation). "This is going to be the worst Christmas I've ever had" was a young woman' s sad comment to her friend in a store the other day. Many people are worried right now about not having enough money, or what's going to happen in the future, or what's already happened in their lives and families, and feel- like this wornan--"This is going to be the worst Christmas I've ever had". 1Suicide is a very serjous problem as people don't know where to turn and get so depressed that life seems no longer worth living., A recent programn on the Journal stated that for those 15 to 19, suicide hais gon tip 50% in the last 10 years and in the 20 to 24 year old group it is up- 62%V. It is estimnated that only one la three suicides are recorded as suicide deaths--and this problema is not confined to the young. As you are readling this, you may be feeling worried or hopeless about your life and situation and things 7,n der of the 1- 'onder, of T he Holy ,ning into our ýon- A season of Joy ime of parties and mnay look ýéery dark. But there is hope. A light has shione in the darkness. Jesus is that lighit- -the light of the world, ai-d He wanIts to shine into thne darkness of your life bringing hope and life and forg-iveness, -In Hlim was life", John writes, "and that life was the light of men".'In Jesus Christ, God has shone H-is eternal light into the darkness of this world. He has over- cone the darkness and the darkness will nieyer be able to put out Ris Iight. The light sie-ti is what Christmas is ail about--and if we let Ris light shine in our hearts, we cani have the best Christmas we've ever had for we'll discover the true me cn f Christmas as we look into Hýýis face and experience His love. The Bible says that his name would be called "Emmanuel--God with us,." He understands;, He cares; there is nosorrow He does flot share, no sin He did flot bear and He loves you. HE LOVES YOUJ--and wants to bring light and hope into you-r life. Looking forward to His comning the prophiet Isaiah said: "The peo- ple that walked in darkness will see a great light: Those who live in a dark land. The light will shine on themn." (Isaiah 9:2) Many have "4seen His light" and found new life ir inHim. ïInthe dark-ness of this land and the vworld His Iiht is stili shining brighter than, ever because the darness has nIf'eerPut it out, for ever will. "0 little to-wn of Bethlehem-, one of our beautiful carols tells us of tLhiS light. "Yet in the dar-k streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of ail the years Are met in thee tonfight. And the last verse tells us how this light--God's light in Ri's Son Jesus Christ can shine into the darkness of our lives. If God has been speaking to you; if you need His light, His love, His- hope, Ris forgiveness, I'd like to in- vite you to 'make this carol your prayer: 0 Holy Child of Bethlehem Descend to me i pray; Cast out my sin, and enter in; Be born in mne today. 1 hear the CIhristmas angels The great glad tidings tel!; O cone to m-e, abide with me; Our Lord, Emmanuel. Two from Newcasle head board Councillor Diane Hamre and Couincillor Marie Hlubbard, both fromn the Town of Newcas- tle counicil hold thle twvo top pocsitionls 0onthie Durhami Region Non-Profit Housing Corpora- tion. Diane Hamnre is president with Marie Hub- bard vice presîdent. The Corporation is buildinga 43-unit, $3 m-lillion town-house complex in south(ï Oshawa, Lt wiIl be a mix of fulI rent, and rent geared to income uinits. relieve the suffering, and work so that ail people know God's love. So, give thanks to God for Ris, gifts - for us a lIand of wealth and freedom, for alil te gift of Je-sus. t is flot wrong to gather and celebrate - but help your family Bids Adieu to Orono for rnany, mnany of God's roughiout the world. Except ingry in lands of starvation ; Scountless wvithout a home, atingsan torture and edaily experiences. Except lonely, the fearful, the ýed in Our own Canadian P~arties and decorations are mnean- ingless to them - Turkey dinners unknown. Yet, the Joy of the Birth is for 1 too. God's love f'or every child * ,_-,ýidult is so great, that Hie entered ~our world of pain and grief. 'He came as .lesus to give L;itè - and Life in ahl its abundance. Stilli, fer.il these years, man's inbumanity to nim is a grievous reality. You and 1nust - for the sake of the saeJesus of Nazareth - strive to Ted Samuels on Thursday otf last week bid the Village farewell after being in business in the comn- munity for a period of 35 years. Thiere have been many good times, he said, as he îooks back over- the pyeriod of time noting many accomiplishmnents and rewarding experiences, both in an out of business. Samuels came to Orono in December of 1949 with one hand hydraulic press and started mak- ing curved plywood backs for the chromne chair industry. The framre building in which he was ilocated, just north of Mercer's garage, burned to the ground in 1953. t was through support of local citizens that a new plant of 5000 square feet wýas built on Cob- bledick street which soon went in- to operation wth eighit employees. Samuels recalîs that financial support fromn Wm. Riddell and Carl Bilings was most imiportant at this timre and it was somietingi. that he will alw,,ays appr-eciate. The sout'h plant grew to somne 40,000 square feet and in 1964 Plydesigns camne into existance and a veneer mil! in Wilbertorce was purchased ilong. with a size- able tract (of land. The veneer operation) saw aj new $1 .2 iion mill constructed in Wilberforce. Samnuels states employment did reach 200 for tho-se- in the area. In late 1984. the Orono Group (Continu.ed page 2) Petite Miss McPhate Joined the leadi the mnany parents and show at the Orono Public School children in comnluiiinity singing of Christmnas party last week and had popular Christmras songs. a few steps of her own, possibly !t afilMade for a good hour at Ring Arounid Don Staples, as hic the school.