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2- Orono We.kIyrTlm~s, Wodn.sday~, Match IS, 1995 Orono 'Jee k/y 'lims 5310 Main Street, P,0. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1 MO Telephone 416-983-5301 Roy C, Forrester. Owner-Ed[tor Subscription $1 7.00 per annum Onlue Times do change 1It was an interesting meeting of councîl on Monday evening in Tyrone even-though it went on and on-due to no one's fault other than there were some thirteen to fifteen delegations to be heard. Gary Polonsky, president Durham College brought an encouraging Message as to the creation of a University Centre in Durham to be located next t he-exîstmqg College. To say the least he -made a good point when he said this area of education in Durham had been by-passed by the competition where smaller centres as Peterborough, Thunder Bay, St. Catherines have stand-alone universities and have had such for many years. No doubt demographics had something to do with the locating of universitîes in the far corners of' the province as Thunder Bay but Peterborough is one of the more recent additions to the university fraternity in the province and with a much smaller population than Durham Region. It would look as if we have been somewhat asleep at the,swtich and the chemistry in the area has flot been such that universities perhaps were seen in die light as in other centres. They do have a definite benefit for everyone and we often hear it said that a university town has something special to offer. The other feature of the evening was what would appear a definite change in concern for the environment coming both from coundcil and from local area residents in the Courtice area. The local citizens were not an ail-or- nothing group but were propelled to express their views on the environment and their concemns of a proposed new development. There were not looking for favours, as one said, and they would be receptive to some development providing it could be seen that it did not harmn the environment. 1The development of a watershed plan, gaining new status across the province, was much in vogue at the meeting and of most importance was the fact that the plan should flot just bc site specific. In the past environmental concerns ail too often referred to small areas when in effect the scope of change is often quite broad. Council supported their staff calling for a broader approach to watershed plans, Add to this the fact that the Greeway Waterfront plan was on the agenda and the work that is underway at the lakefront to pnwide environmental improvements for ahl aspects of life. Yes, at times, change does happen, but is often slow to doso. Happenins. Newcastle Public School Fun Fair The Newcastle Public School Fund ýFair event is being held on Apnil 27th at the school with an eye to raising funds for playground equipment. The Fair is being held from 5 to 8 p.m. There is, a need for volunteers and those wishing to help are asked to phone Bey at 987-0585, Lynn 987-3004 or ichelle at 987-4820 Walking Programn The Clarington Older Aduits have organized a Waiking Program that is held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The walking program starts at the grocery supermarket at the Bowmanviiie Mal, King Street East at Simpson Ave. For information cati Doreen German 697-1863. Orono Town Hall Euchre Wednesday evenings Ten tables last week. H igh score: Randy Thompson 80, Roy Hayward 79, Ray Staples 79, Norma Moffat 76, Gladys Greenwood 75 and Minnie Taylor 75. Low score Ruth Grady. Draw winners Randy Thompson, Eddie couroux, Vi Hayward, Mary Thompson, Edgar Milîson. Saturday evenmng at 7:30 p.m. Newcastle Community Hall - Al-Anon meetings (Side door off parking lot, south-east corner), Further information eall 728-1020. "Pecan Pie selis for $1 00-00"1 Kendal- Columvin by Phyllis Lowery Aithough dts headiine did flot take place in Kendal but in 'Newtonville, it happenetu at the Time and Talent Sale put on by the Newtonviile Pastoral Charge of whicb Kendal is a part. There was a ful bouse at the C.E. room in Newtonville Church on Saturday evening March Ili. With our own Frank Stapleton doîng what ho does best. Many were the items up for auction, there is much talent in this community and the items wero well worth bidding on. IL seems that this area is noted for iLs love affair with, pies, especially "Pecan Pies". At the first Time and Talent Auction in 1993, a rivalry in bidding started between 2 young men, who shahl remain nameless, I thought they paid quite a price back then, last year it continued but this year, it was once more to happen. The young man in the same -row as me, had been overbid on the first pecan pie and he made up his mind he was going te geL the final pecan pie and se the battle began. We ail thbought that someone at. the back of the hall was outbidding him and when the bid got to $ 100.00 the other bidder backed doWfl. Afterwards We found out tilat it was the young man who iîad paid the big prïce hast year, tha~iks to his fnrend, that had been biddïng agaînst hlm, Wonder whât wili happen next ya... The Pas toral Charge and the Manse Comfflittee would like to thank alI wflo donated baking, sale items ând their ime and talents and a Dearty vote of thnk to ail who came out and hoiight, without thern what would a sale be? There seems to be an awful lot of sickness #round, everybody you speak to bas some member of their family il. Glatu to report that George Meîrcer is home after being in hospital. George Brewer is a patient in University Hospital, London, where he underwent surgery. So mnany enidren have, mîssed days of schooi witli severe coids, throat and lung infections. The pharmacies must be working overtime putting out antibiotics. The community was saddened to hear of, the death of one of the Kendal areas long time residents, Reg Ellîott. Reg spent his-entire life in waiking distance of the village and in the village. He was well know by ail, lie wa.s always brîngïng vegetables from his beautiful garden to bis neîghbours and loved to visit with them and if they played cards he would neyer hesitate to sit down and play a few hands. The sympathy of the community goes out to his family. There was a good attendance at church. Rev. Black welcomed ahl, the opening hymn was "Come, Let Us To The Lord ... Return". The Invitation to Worship and the Prayer of Approach repeated. The hymn, Unto the Hilîs" was sung followed by the Prayer of Self- Examination and the Words of Assurance. Ian Savage sang the beautiful old hymn, "Abide With, Me." Ian called the children to the front, he asked them, who can clîmb a tree better, boys,, or girls? 0Of course the boys felt they could.'Ian asked thesa, what can you sue from up in a ree? Some said the ground, some said the top of theïr roof, some said all around the country. Why ditu they climb up there? Just for fun, to see something, were the answers. In. the oltu day in times of war they would send someone up a tree or pole to see if they could see the enemy approaching, nowadays we have planes, satellites, we don't need to clîmb the trees to see. Zacchaeus, climbed a tree, he wanted te see Jesus. We think that he may have been a short man, hie couldn't see over the heads of the other people. He wanted to see Jesus, se hee dlimbed the tree, hie didn't expert Jesus to notice him. Why ditu Jesus stop and eall Zacchaeus down from the tree and then tell Zacchaeus that He was going to bis bouse for supper? Did Jesus sense a need in Zacchaeus. From that time on Zacchaeus was a changed man. The children's hymn was, "The Wise May Bring Their Leamning." sermon, "Worship In Lent. Ian told us that as a boy he remembered growing up in an area where they looked forward te the Friday night dance, held at the Anglican Church, As a teen thîs was the big event every week, to be able to, dance with the girls, but when Lent came there were no dances, you could go to a show, but this was flot the same as the dances. Ian said as he grew older, hie learned what Lent really meant, it is a returning, a turning away from the thîngs of the world. Turning our hearts toward God, returning home to true values. Zacchaeus, may flot have been a good man, flot a happy man, maybe lie was flot pleased with bis life. He had a desire te see Jesus. Desire comes before change. Perhaps Jesus saw this when He called Zacchaeus down frore the truc and then went to bis home. Zacchaeus was a tax coliector, hie was well off, hie was not weIl liked, he collected more than was o wed. Like Zacchaeus we know we are sinners, if we really wish to change, God will heip us, H1e wfll reach out to us, We nee d'te have humiity. We must flot tbink of ourselves as better than others, that we are better Christïans than our neighbour. How dous one become humble? Jesus said, 'Come unto Me ail who are weak or and heavy laden". We must. have. Desire, desire for a different life. Humility, sometimes we wish for other things and we find that they are not better than what we already had. Return, a returfi to home, a meaningfullilfe. We have Lent te cati us back, away from sir., a return to GodI. A returfi te our proper place in Gods family. Maybe you have wandered away, Easter is a ime to retumn, to once again be part of God's family. Th e Prayer of Thankfulness was given. Keitb Woods was învited te come to the altar, where hie was presented with aplaque and a lapel pin, by the Chairman of the Board -of Stewards, Phyllis Lowery. Keith has servedt the Kendal Congregation for over twenty years as Clerk Of Session, retiring this past February. Keith has also served many more years in other -posîtioný, we wîsh him well and we know that he wont abandon us in his retirement. >Susan French was invîted to the altar and took the oath of office as the new Clerk of Sessions, welcomc Susan, we know you will carry on in the tradition of .hs office. Kendal 'Jnîted Church also have new treaSurers and envelope convenors Harvey and Jean Thompson, R.R. 1, Newtonviile, took over at the first Of March, We are very fortunate to have such willing workers, in this day and age nearly everyone expects to be paid for doing any work, our.workers do it for the love of their church. St. Saviour 's Angican Chrurch MILL STRET ORONO, ONTARIO Interim Mïnister: Rev. Robert Hartley 983-9639 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP 9:30 a.m. OROMO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister E ' Rev. Dr. Mervyn Russel Marlene .' Risebrough, Secretary 983-5702 Church Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES SUNDAY, MARCH 19TH Kirby United 9:30 a.m. Orono Umîted 11:00 a.m A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. Cards by Carlton 983-5009 ORONO, ONTARIO il Il