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2~ Orono Weskty Tlms~ W.dnesday~ May f 9~ 1998 It's A Crazy World Out Theire Whien you first hear that Sheil Canada is vacating the Village and more particular Mercer's Garage it is rather difficuit 10 believe. Alter ail we have been saddling up to those yeilow/orange gas pumps since 1925/26 and that i anyone's calendar is a long period of lime. Maybe after thal lengtli of time and saddling up to the samne gas pumps you do gel a littie punchie. But then maybe il is indeed a crazy world out there when we have lost loyalty and new trends have no regard for what has been a tradition and a constant service 10 the community. Certainly no one expects another to operate a business that is continuaily loosing money but il must beonly the balance sheet that Sheil Canada considers when malçing decisions. Certainly we would flot consile r that Sheil should just continue solely on tradition but when il cornes to the conîract with MercerÉs we would have 10 agree with Ross Stevenson that te local operation has been a good customer of Sheil for 70 years and-lte business continues t0 grow rather titan dying off. One miglit well ask where do you gel 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. service in a small community lïke Orono. Nowhere we would suggest. But Sheil is in te driver's seat and they wiil have titeir formula for success. Il is then reassuring to know that Mercer's wiil continue as a gas outlet despite the final decision of Sheil Canada. 1We will just have to get used to being friendly with a new set of pumps. It is a crazy world we live in. GO eut Backs Il seems that most politicians are dead set against the culs made 10 GO service from Pickering 10 Wiitby which were t0 take place on July 1lst. These culs did flot affect the rush hour periods in the momning and evening. Those non-rush hour runs that were cul from the schedule were 10 bc replaced wilh bus service from Whitby 10 Pickering and vica-versa. In effect the service, 10 tis corners thouglils, we nol that drastic. The service remained only the bus did replace the GO train. Not a great burden for transit users and in effect there is litie change in service. Such culs in an effort 10 reduce lte deficit are more acceptable titan lhose that could affect the health and schooling in this province. One lias 10 ask how much time is wasted in swinging at windmills and the effort being made against these culs at GO seem 10 be but a waste of lime for everyone. The chickens corne home to roost Last week the Ganaraska Conservation Authority called a meeting of their stakebolders and sought active involvement from them t0 object 10 the financial culs that had been made to the authority by the province. No doubt the cuts are going lo be somnewhat drastic amounting 10 $225,000 out of a budget of $1 million. A twenty percent reduction. It is interesting that the Conservation Authorities are now talking of duplication of services amongst the ministries and that tbrougb elimination of this duplication a million dollars could be saved. And they have other suggestions. itis also interesting that over the past decade the province, (while the conservatives were in power as well as the liberals and now lte NDP) bas on two occasions resolvedt 1 revamp Conservation Authorities with one of the purposes being the elimination of duplication. On neither occasion bas the conservation authorities accepted the recommendations of the province. The most recent, tbree years ago, called for a number of amalgamations and flot one bas been accepted or underbaken. According to Gale Hall, CEO of the Ganaraska, the Ministry of Natural Resources again bas a plan for the Conservation Authorities which is expected 10 corne down the pipe in June of this year. There is some belief that il may be the end of the Authorities. This belief bas a famiiar sound that dates back to 1973 when the thet Bull Davis govemment after giving local municipalities in this area three years to corne up witb a plan for Regionalization called a meeting to be beld in Osbawa.. Every politician in the country was present when Darcy McKeough, Mvinister of Municipal Mffairs, dictated the scbeme of thin:gs for regional government and the formation of the Region of Durham. The gaine was over - the local debate bad gone on fair too Kendal News Dy i'hyliis Lowery Well bere we are over half way through the month of -May, we have bad some lovely warm weather and now once again it bas turned cool. Every night frost warnings, I have had to bring in my hanging baskets. Lefs hope this is not going to be a repetition of lust summer. No need for the air conditioner and the furnace clicked ini every so often. Sonry that I have missed writing the past three weeks, but have been under the weather and spent a week in the hospital, hopefully, 1 wiil get back in the swing of thing once more. On Saturday, May lSîh the Kendal congregation held a very successful Ham and Scalloped Potato Supper, there was a seil-out crowd, lots of food and lots of pies for dessert. We wish to thank al who worked so hard to prepare this meal, who donated food, and to Barnoski Potato Farm for donating the potatoes. Our thanks to the men who are always there to set up the table and to the willing hands who tumned in to help dlean up after. We are fortmate bo have in our midst, a wonderful speaker like Audrey Gauthier. of the Crooked Creek schooihouse.- Audrey held us spellbound for an hour she bas the ability to make you feel that you are also experiencing everything that she is teiling you about. If you ever have the opportunity to hear hier, do flot miss it. In September Audrey is going to bc baving an open house at the old school, more news about this when we get a date. Once again Bernie Martin entertained ail present witb music, he played the old pump organ both before and after the supper. Bemnie neyer ceases to amaze me with bis many talents, some of us are lucky to have only a littie talent in one field, Bemnie bas so many different talents and excels in them ail. On Sunday there was a good turnout at Church. T he opening bymn was "Trust and Obey" followed by the Invitation to Worship and the Prayer of Approach. "O God Our Help in Ages Pasî" was sung and the Prayer of Self-Examination and the Words of Assurance were repeated. The children came forward and David took a fiower from a vase, hc asked-them what it was, then he took another from tbe vase and asked what it was. one was a tulip the other was a narcissus. He asked tbem if they like flowers? Ail said yes, then he asked themi which of the flowers they like the best? Most liked both but David said bis favorite was the tulip. He asked if they thought God had a favorite, they thought not. It is nice to know that God does flot bave favorites, he made us ail, no maîter how differentwe might appear. TMe hymn "God Can Do It Again" was sung before the children went out to Sunday School. The Scripture readings were from Malachi 3: 6-12; and Luke 6: 38. The Sermon was titled "The Floodgate of Heaven". Rev. Black bold us of how he saw all these people lined up bo purchase a lottery ticket just before one of the big jackpots, this was in dhe city but then at a local store be saw 5 or 6 ail waiting to get their ticket. So city or country people are the samne. Many think that if tbey could win big tbey would bave a bappy life. Yet, J. Paul Getty one of tie richest men in America said that be would gladly give up bis wealtb for a happy marriage. Howard Hughes, Elvis Presley were wealthy, yet died alone, prisoners of their own wealth and faine. God promises, that if we will allow our lives to be controlled by God, our needs will be met, flot barely but generously. Everyone wants prosperity, contentment or fulfilîment. That is why so many are experimenting witb drugs, alcobol or looking for exotic religions or New Age philosophies. Tbhey are dissatisfied witb their life, tbey do flot have enough money, some cannot cope witb the reality of life. Many long for the "good old days" and try to live i the past, flot realizing that the past was also fiiled with worry, anxiety and uncertainty. Somne people want their Cburcb to stay the samne, they don't want it ta move into the world of tomorrow . .or even today. They would like to keep it like their wedding finery, used once, cleaned and stored away, a perpetualreminder of dreains andhopes untainted by reality and failure. No malter what happens they can look back on this symbol of idealism, a reminder of what might have been. On a recent T.V., show about ranaway teens, wben asked, wbat they would like most, the answer was, to retumn home but witbout exception each teen also said that they could flot go back home, home is not there anymore, or they won't let me. My mother or stepfather wont let me. I have been abused there. With no place else to go, they bury their failure or fear in drugs and drink. Life isn't fair, Julius Caesar asked the sphinx, "Is this a friendly world?" The Bible answers, "No" that is what the story of Adam and Eve being banished from the Garden of Eden is intended to tell us. The world is flot friendly. Life is a struggle. ,Prosperity is flot wealth. Prosperity is living life to the fullest, untroubled by unfulfilled nee4ds or desires, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. Prosperity is the gift and (CONTINUED PAGE 15) St. Saviour 's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONT.ARO Rev. Douglas Hall 987-4745 SUNDAY SERVICE and SUNDAY SCHOOL01 9:30 ar. ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Rev. M. RUMBe 41 Marlene Risehrough, Secretary Church Office SUNDAY, MAY 23RD Kfrby United - 9:30 a.m. Orono United - 11:00 a.m. MEETINGS Orono ChurchBoard meets on Thursday, May 20 - 7:00 p.m. followed by Orono Pastoral Charge Officiai Board 8:00 p.m. - Orono Church A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m.