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(Orono WeekIy Times, Wednesday, October 20, 1993 - 5 "Special to the Times" 1 This busy group of tree planters found time to huddle together in the ramn for a quick photo. Glen Barnard, Adventure Club; Tim Bradley, Scout Leader; Tom Moffat, Fair Board; Sean Ferguson; Ken Henderson; ,William Lofgren; Wayne Werry; Armstrongs involved in "Hometown Trees" plan by Carol-Ann Oster This past weekend owners and staff from 100 IGA stores in 100 communtes, not unlike our own, participated in one of the province's largest ever tree plantîng efforts. IGA and its corporate, community, and environmental partners have- mounted this major effort to establish "Hometown Forests" across Ontario. In the first day alone there were more than 13,000 three-foot whips and saplings to launch the program. The program is called Hometown Trees. Here in Orono Armstrongs IGA participated in the effort with the plariting of trees in the North bail diamond at the Orono Fair Grounds. Local boy scout troops assisted with the planting, Thousands of trees have already been pianted in communities in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec since IGA launched its Hometown Trees initiative in 1992, The addition of tree pianting activities pianned for Western Canada, will make Hometown Trees a truly national program. IGA stores. in the United States, Australia, Korea, and Japan are aise participating. Tle goal is ~to plant 100 million new trees around the world in the next seven years. "It's ail part of IGA's global environmental cemmitment to plant 100 million trees'in ail the cou ntries in, which. it opçrate s by the year 2000,' explains Timi Carter of the Oshawa Group, wholesaler to IGA. By purifying our air, and protecting our soul, trees are vital to our environment and play an important part in our daily lives. "We want Hometown Trees to play a meaningful role in renewing our forests and enha-ncing our environment," adds Carter. The prograrp is co-sponsorcd by Coca-Cola Beverages and the National Commnunity Tree Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization, formied under Canada's Green Plan te manage TreePlan Canada. Tree Plan Canada was created to encourage the planting and care of trees in and around more than 5,000 Canadian cities, towns and villages, by 1998, "Clearly, initiatives like Hometown Trees and Tree Plan Canada wil help us meet our goals of reducing the harmnful effeets of carbon dioxide emissions," says John Fisher, -Chairman of the National Community Tree Foundation. Chris Winter, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of Ontario says that the prograin is one in which "through the collective efforts of ail the IGA communities here and elsewvhere, it can make a useful contribution to urban and rural forests." Adds Winter, "I know that al environmental groups such as our own look forward tri IGA's attainment of their ambitious tree- planting objectives." Community Care Sale and Bazaar 'Mis Thursday, October 21 the Clarington Comrmunity Care will be holding their annual'bazaar, bake sale and lunchecon. The event is beingheld at the Bowmanville Lions Centre from il a.m. to 2 p.m.. Luncheon of sandwiches and pie $5.00. Society puts down pitbull pups A number of two week old -pitbuli puppies were put down recently by the Ontario Humnane Society at the Port Hope shelter. The puppies were seized when police broke up a pitbuli fighting ring near Arthur, Ontario. It was felt flie pups were too dangerous to be put up for adoption as they were likely the product of years of in-breeding aimied at producing vicious and fighlting dogs. Acti vities in Cobourg If its dinner theatre you are intcrested in -the Northumberland Players in Cobourg have launched thecir winter programn with "Run For Your Wife", a comedy. Don Armstrong, IGA representative; Lynda Cormack and Dianne Lofgren, Scout Leader. Obituary Kenneth James Bal 1Kenneth Jamesý Bail, son of James and Violet Bail, was bora on July 14, 1918 in Clarke Township, 7th Concession, and was educated at the Leskard School. On June 7, 1941 he married Loreen.Patterson and they raised two daughters Bonnie and Susan. Beside farming, Kenneth was employed by Curvply Wood Products for twenty-two years. Kenneth'Bail was a member and trustee of Kirby United Church; a member of Orono I.O.O.F.'436; -and also a member of Kendal Orange Lodge 405. In his spare time Kenneth loved working in bis garden and wood working. On September 21, 1993 in bis 76th year, after a lengthy battie with cancer, Kenneth James Bal passed away, at the Oshawa General Hospita. Funerai service was held at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Chapel, Bowmanviile on September 24th at 1:30 p. m. The Officiating minis ters were Rev. Fred Mimnes, fromn South Mountain; Rev. George Van Arragon from the Oshawa General Hospital and nephew Howard Stapieton, Associate Chaplain. 1Palibearers were grandsons Kenneth, Trevor, and James Mercer, Christopher Hrebicek, and nephews Alan Pears and Lee Stapieton, and'neighbour Bill Van Doleweerd., Kenneth Bail is survived by bis wife Loreen, daughters Bonnie Mercer and Susan Hrebicek and their families. Aiso sister Rena Pears. 1Interment Orono Cemetery. The theatre opened last Friday and continues on October 22, 23, 29 and 30t1i with mainees on the 23rd and 30th. Further info 372- 2105. If it happens to be ballroomn dancing to the music of the big band era then the Cobourg Royals schedule may be of interest. The second dance of the year is to be held on November 27th, in the Victoria Hall Concert Hall. Further information by phoning 372-0644. $ 12.50 per person. Perhaps it was the closeness. Perhaps it was the depths of darkness that gripped Bernie Martin's au dience, taking them captive intimately and helplessly into an even deeper, more fearful darkness: Guatemala. "Faltan Mas", written and performed by Bernie Martin, played at the Union Theatre in Peterborough, October 13-16; Saturd ay evening's house was standing-roomn-only. Al eyes, ears and souls were fastened on the actor, first shadowed, then brightened by candlelight, as he brought the sadness, the pain and the hushed truths of e P peasant 'Guatemnala o ffto lifell. Early this past / spring, Bemnie Martin and five companions set out for Guatemala. , o" They went to help. Their research, planning and co- ordinating led them "specifically to a peasant community of refugees, who were to start afresh after ten years in camps in, Honduras. It was learned that thousands had fled to Mexico from .Guatemala in the early eighties to escape the massacres of civilians, destruction of crops and burning Of villages." The army remains in extreme charge. This alone the ongoing cause for the coninuai widening gap between the very rich and degradingly poor. To achieve rank in the army of Guatemala meant guaranteed wealth. Thousands were tortured and murdered. The o nly way to maintain any Ikind of existence was to remain quiet and submissive to whatever the army dictated. Those who spoke of change or'disagreement were put on a "list.' Ail eventually, 'disappeared'. After just learning two or three chords, Bernie started writing. There was so much inside te set free te music. Pursuing * his new found passion, Bernie travelIed Canada coast to coast, S throughout the U.S. Sand south to Mexico, j!gaining a richer more d1 i v e r s i f i e d :ý appre ciation for al Sty pes of music. Once settled in the Kendal area in 1985, Bernie became iceasingiy concemned with environmental issues and the preservation of nature. A creature of a different sort, turned te theatre. The saga continues. This native of London, Ontario is well recogniized and enjoyed from Oshawa to Belleville as an entertainer extraordinaire. Bernie Martin has opened our eyes; from the pages of Canadian folklore to the realities peasant Guatemala. His adventure is far from over. Lucky for us. by Peggy Muilan Plant trees in Orono location