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1~-I .he.......B......Ltea It was Kirby ail the way i Robb Herring, Jeremy Clay, Colville, Nicole Cave, Kyle the recent Broombail tournament Shane Rupert, Bob Witheridge, Matthews, Judy Spencer (front) hcld at the Orono Arena. Sarah Harmmn and. coach Mvr. p. Sherri Thiele, Jamie Parry and Picture above: (back row) Gallagher, (middle row) Milke Denna Childs. Claire Hidgson, Terina West, Garlick, SCott Wood, Kaiti IKe ndal News (Continued ftomn page 2) agony, he feit with the victory w>ýon and with peace in His soul, because He talked with God. Jesus was a man complete in H is humanity. Like ail people, He experienced ail the emotional conflicis of life that you and 1 go through. No life is free from jdespair of desperation; the feeling, from time to time, that the semsons are out of joint; that ail the forces of earth and hell are arrayed against oneseif. e The saine Power of God's love that ministered to Jesus in His need wilbe there for you, if like Jesus, you will turn to Him. There was a sign in the front of a church that read. "The best way to keep you knees from trernbling is to, kneel on them." Kneei before God in prayer and you will be able to stand firm in the face of adversity. Ian Savage led in the closing prayers and hymn. Next Sunday will be Easter, there will be a Sunrise Service at Bond Head park, and ail are welcome, breakfast to follow at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Newcastle. Shiloh are having a fundraising Pot-Luck Luncheon and Silent Offering, followed by worship on Sunday, April lOth, starting at 1 p.m., worship at 2 p.m. S pecial music. Bring a casserole, salad or dessert. Corne out and support this lovely old church. The sympathy of the community is extended to Barbra Savage and tie Peddar family and to Ian Savage and his sons in the recent pas sing of a brother and uncle. Noice ... "Cal receptionists, if, you wish your telephone connect. The spirit stays alive for Ki*rbyý Mo re by Helen MacDonald Last week, the Toronto Star reported that Oprahi Winfrey receutly negotiated a $5,00 million contract. It is't enough that she has made more than $250 million over the past ten years. now she wililtake in $500 million, plus other incentives, for being a talk show hostess. That is, for TALKLNG --- a lot. Mostly about the mtauge, the bizarre, and the useiess. A few days later, the Star then reported that Pope John Paul Il has declared that goverrnents should pay women for doing housework and raising their children (and, dont forget --- no birth coutrol, sterilization or abortion). And, today, my head is spiuniug frorn these reports which, on tic surface, seemn to be two sides of one coin, but which reveal themnselvcs te me as part of the samne issue: the value we place on human 'work', and how it is that we arrive at said value. Little needs te be said about Winfrey's Windfall (good narne for a race horse, dont ya think?). We have corne so far into Uic age of cousumption that we place more value on thiugs, than on experiences, or on life. A work of art which paints a picture of peace, serenity and beauty is ,Worth millions at a Christie's Auction, yet the place in the picture, which right be the Amazon, Uic Sahara, Uic Arctic, or atop Mount Everest is not worth a dollar --- unless dic worth is in dollars. Dian Fossey dedicated her life's work to the study and the protection of the mountain gorilla's of Rwanda. She was murdered by poachers because her work was worth diddly andi the gorillas are only worth something if it is their severed hands in the formn of an ashtray. Meanwhile, ail over the world, women have been raising their children for centuries, and unitil ahe evolution of 'farnily aliowances' and other income supplernents, have doue 50 without government assistance. Its not so much that womeu want to bc paid for the work they do as parents and homemnakers, but to know that society recognizes that such work is of 'worth' te society as a whole. Women who take a temporary leave from dhe workforce to raise their chIldren are penalized. They lose valuable trne in the pension pool, they lose- valuable opportunity for advancement, they lose touch with skills training, and they receive littie respect for the work of pareuting. And worse, men who contribute te homemaking and parenting in a significant way are devalued even more. The idea of 'value' based on, ecouomic gain or loss is proving to be a terrible mnistake. This reaily hit me when 1Iclamed of an ad in a Vancouver area newspaper which was looking for high-calibre teachers in a profession which works with our 'most valuable resource --- our children'. In other words, people, iucluding our children, are worth something only as econornic units, Further, if children are so 'valuable', how is it that the task of parenting continues to be devalued. We give awards for heroic efforts of soldiers. We give corpora'ions awards of menit for outstanding contributions in our communities. We acknowledge people who volunteer in our schools, places of worship and hospitals. We write biographies 11by Tanya McLean On Thursday, March 24, 1994, the Orono arena held a tournament. It wasnt just any toumnament, it was a public school co-ed broombaîl tournament. Children from Orono Public School, Newcastle Public School, Kirby Centennial and Newtonville Public School al bundled up in layers of clothing for a day at the rink. Watching the children slide around on the ice, falling down and cheering for their teams, I started to think about my public school years when 1 myself played on a broombalteam. It was nice to see the children having so much fun without any real harsh body contact. When I, spoke to a few children from the Newcastle team I asked if they were winning their garne. They replied that they weren't but they were stifl having a lot of fun. They infornied me that they hadn't won at ail, but that didn't matter to them, because they were enjoying themselves. This tournarnent was for fun and that's what ail of the teams produced. Positiveness. The tournament was also designed for children who, haven't had much experience playing on a team sport before. Even so, I spotted quite a bit of talent and heart. There were some really spectacular saves made by the goalItenders and by the rest of the team. 'Some children would actually mun and dive in front of the opposing player to interrupt their breakaway or their shot. Persoinally, 1 think that takes quite about great generals, great inventors, great leaders and great writers. Nobody wiil ever write a book about mny mother because she didnt do anything spectacular. Ail she did was raise six children. Or, about my dad. Ail he did was bring home a pay cheque. Too bad neither of them could talk a mean $500 million streak! Maybe, they'd have been noticed! a bit of guts to slide i front of a bail thatfs harder than a rock! As the day proceeded Kirby Public School came out in front and won the days tournament. In ahl aspects, all of the tearns are champs! COSTCUÛTTING ONLY 12499 STX38 Gear-Drive Lawn Tractor Take advantage of our'special year round low prices on our John Deere STX38 Lawn Tractors - only $2,499 for the gear drive and $2,999 for the hydrostatic model. Both feature a gutsy 1 2.5-hp engine, 38-inch cutting width and tight turning radius. And both are backed by the John Deere Promise. Buy an STX38 Lawn Tractor and try it for thirty days. If you aren't satisfied with it, bring it back for repair, another Iawn tractor, or a full refund. 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