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"Little Tykes Greet Santa" During the weeks before Commnerce, ail in the spirit of the Chrisumas, businesses in Newcastle season, to sponsor a draw for a 20- Village, got together with the inch colour television. Newcastle Village Chamber of by Peggy Mullan week before Christmas. Newcastle Playgroup, moms of Besides cheerful Christmas Thank you Corinne Allin for preschoolers are invited to cal lights and decorations, the eyes of including me in these "miniature" Corinne at 987-5145 or Cathy the chidren lit up the room when celebrations. Abraham at 987-1833. Everyone that Jolly Man in Red jingled his For further information of the welcome! way to the Newcastle Playgroup, a Winners of tournament "A Winning Combination" Newcastle. (1-r) Newcastle Chamber of .. . and drawn at higli noon Commerce V.P. Rod McArthur, December 22 in front of the "C-C" Director Barbara Shetier, Newcastle Town Hall. The winner "C-C" member, and D.B.I.A. was Mr. Wade Shields of Chairman Rob Griffin, "c-c" Newcaste -.. Congratulations to Director Mabs Barr, with Sarah, Mr. Shields and thank you to al Megan and Lindsay Carter of who participated. In the months to corne, the Orono Weekly Times, hopes to learn and share more about life and times i Newcastle Village. With the D.B.I.A. (Downtown Business Improvement Association) and the Chamber of Commerce working hand in hand to promote business and image of their community, the residents of Newcastle have much to be proud of in their surroundings, their entrepreneurs, heritage and refreshing, fascinating peoples. Orono, NewtonvilIle and Newcastle Village and their surrounding communities are, in many ways, linked - in a pleasing, country like nianner. Whether it be for community events or occasions, business interests, conveniences or just plain If you happned to visit us on aà Saturday momning, you would see a group of people movig around i slow motion in a sort of fluid dance. These are flot aliens, but Newtonville Tai, Chi Club practicing at the home of instructor Gary Higgins. Flexibility, the quality seen by the observer as delicate grace i the Tai Chii movements, is the key tc the activities power both as a self defence tool and as a health exercise. The movements are designed to bring the body into balance and to make the-spine more flexible, and because of this, Tai Chii is highiy recommended as a healili exercise. It is an exercise social connections, it does seem fittîng that expression, input, representation and "ittle scoops" of ail communiies lie part of the lifeblood of the Orono Weekly Times. It was my pleasure to meet this certain "winning combination"'. I thank Rod, Barli, Rob and Malis for bouncing some of their community pride and enthusiasm my way. It is a brand new year! Let this be lhe beginning of a wonderful relationship.. . I hope you will not hesitate to give me a caîl, if you have some news, views, special dates or happenings to share with your neiglibours in Newcastle and thereabouts. Reach me -at 786-2964, or at the Times office, 983-5301. Happy, Happy New Year! for al ages: Gary's students have rmnged in age from 10-82 years of age. Some of the benefits of Tai chii are: increased flexibulity and circulation, eliminating tension, and increasing opportunities of physical, spiritual and mental weli- being. There are three main components of Tai Chi which include formn breathing and self- defence techniques. Tai Chi has been called a "soft" martial art. It was the observation of movements of mimais which led Taoist Monk Chang San-Feng to the creation of Tai Clhi Chuan. The monk is said to have watched a battle between a snake and a stork A prior-Christmas VoIleyball Katie McKelvie, Jessica Lee, tournament had the Pines Seniors Becky Tranter, Michelle team ending with the tournament Faulkcner, and Shanon Hawkshaw win. (back row) Melanie Puk, Nicole Pictured above: (front row) Maher, Shannon Wreszczynski, and becamne so impressed with the way the snake avoided the attacks of the stork that lie decided te incorporate the movements of the animal kingdom into Taoist "moving mneditations" which. demonstrate an interplay and harmony of opposites (yin and yang). There are 108 moves in a Tai Chi "set", and among the names of some of these moves are "Stork Cools Wings" and 'Snake Creeps Low", "Repulse Monkey" and "Carry Tiger to Mountain". Thougli a Tai Chii student will spend about six months learning the 108 moves, he/she will spend a lifetime trying to perfect their technique. "Those who become involved in Tai Clhi are often those who are iterested in developing a slower attitude toward life." Thursday evening classes at Newtonviile Town Hall will resume again in February 1991, and Saturday mornings practice sessions at our place in the spring. For more iformation cail Gary at 786-2280. ill Rypstra. The group is pictured wîth their coach, Paul Scott. (Missing froni the picture; Tamnmy Blais. Congratulations. A new game on the block Tai Chi instructor Gary Higgins and Sarah Maynard, Murray Kendrick and Meredy Maynard are enacting a graceful pas de deux caiied "pushing hands" as tliey practice Tai Clii. Their movements are so delicate and flowing that an uninitiated observer would ie liard put to recognize tliem as offensive ploys in a mock struggie, yet wlien one pushes hmnds against those of a partner, lie is seeking points of imbalance. This is the basis'of the defence.