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7 il, " hIWV Y- 1' Tl f wu ayn l ' i J Z - Ora~o Weekly Times~ Wedne~dDy~ Au~us~ 141995 Ororto '1eekfy 'Tîms Produced Weekly By Sonhon Pubhishing serving your commuaity since 1937 Publications Mail Registratiort No. 0W6 Publishing 47 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication Prýinted by James Plublishing 5310 Mai Stret, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1 MO Telephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Wm,. Troy Young Owner-Editor Slagging the Competition Today my wrath is directed at some of my competing newspapers in the area for what I perceive to be despicable practices. 1 feel that they are really doing an injustice to the paper mndustry and do flot realiy care about the people that they are supposed to'be wniting for. The first thing to get my goat was the weekend edition of the Clarington This Week. I casually picked Up the paper from my driveway (where il is thrown, I right add, whether I want or flot) and unrolled it from its yellow plastic casing. (Just a little off topie, but why do they put it in the plastic anyway? If it rains or there is snow on the ground, the paper gets soaked, as they do flot tie it closed like the Toronto Star does. t makes it even more unreadable than the content- ini it.) What 1 saw on the front page was very disturbîng. "Lap dancing flot an issue, says Clarington councillor" was the headline that greetcd my eyes. Cindy Upshall, the writer of the article interviewed both Councillor Pingle and dcputy clerk Marie Knight on the topic of lap dancing, and both answered that it was flot an issue, because according 10 their knowledge, there is no lap dancing inClarington! As far as 1 know, there are no 'strip clubs' that offer lap dancing to their cientele. I have flot made it a habit of frequenting such establishments, so it may very well go on, but I amrnfot informed of it. And neither were Councilior Pingle or Marie Knight. Both women's answers sounded like they were taken by surprise, answering questions that-seemed very pointless. Both stressed that the topic was flot an issue, and no one in thc Municipality has cornpiained about lap dancing. I share similar sentiments with Councillor Pingle. Lap dancing is degrading to womfen and I feel that thc men that frequent such establishments on a regular basis so that they can pay a woman that they do not know 10 rub her naked body ail over themn is disgusting. I hold no fault with dic man who once or twice in his lifetime enters such a place; but lap dancing, in a word, is gross. The point that 1 arn trying to make is that the Ciarington This Week has tried to make an issue where one does not exist. The article should neyer have been written. Were Iap dancing a probiemt in Ciarington, then it should be addressed, but as Councillor Pingle is quoted as saying, "if it becomes an issue, we'Il deal wiUhiti. " It is a newspapers job to report Uic issues. At times, it is also our responsibility to uncover issues and bring they to the forefront. Howcver, il is flot our jobs to create issues where one does flot exist. By splashing Uic headline aiOss their front page, the Clarington This Week has sunk even lower intmy opinion, as I find il a cheap attempt to get readers. Sex seIls.. But anyone that 1 have talked to after readingç Uic article were left going: Why? Why are they trying to make il, an issue? Why did Uiey even write the article? What is it they are trying to tell us? 1 know Cindy Upshall, Uic writer of the article personally. She is a journalist about my age who until recently worked with Uic Courtice News. 1 always sit next to hier at Council meetings, and have always liked hier work. However, I must get on hier case over this article. For some reason, knowing Clindy, this article was flot hier idea. That is my opinion. But my criticîsm does flot stop there. Sunday I was hit with another whammy as 1 attendcd Uic Pizza Pizza Carnival at the- Lions Centre in Bowmanville. I was on hand to take pictures of thc Orono Jungle Cat Worid's wiidlife show. I was there eariy and got a seat up front so that 1 couid take some pictures of the aîiinals for the paper. Laura Richards fromt Uic Canadian Statesman came a littie later, and also took a seat in Uic front row. Both of us tried to be as unolnrusive as possible (as, far as two adults sitting in Uic front row of an event geared for kids can be). Right near the end of the show, a femnale reporter that 1 did flot recognize came sauntcring up. She walked through the crowd and then proceeded t0 walk through ic centre of the show! It did flot end there. She then stood in Uic centre of Uic display circie 10 try and take photographs. Whilc trying 10 take a picture of a python, she was waving her pen in thc animaIs face 10 try 10 gel it 10 face Uic camera. For an animal already in what must be a very tense situation, the snake did not nced 10 have this woman waving her pen in ils face. She also tried 10 talk to the people conducting the show t0 gel information whilc the show was in progress. This was 10 me vcry unprofessional. it had been hard enough to kcep Uic crowd of kids on hand kids back. That is normal; kids are easîly fascinated by such things and naturally want 10 get dloser. fLaving this woman just walk into the centre of Uic performance aftcr parents and Uic organizers had been stressing 10 everyone to kecp back is in my opinion, just plain wrong. If I had been a parent wiUi my kids in attendance, I would bc upset. Here I amn trying to explain 10 my lads why they ca n't rn on up 10 the animal and then this woman docs so right in front of thcm. Not only did she cause confusion on that level, but by standing in Uic centre of the ring, she blocked Uic show for rnany of the people invoived. I could not take any more pictures because she was standing right in front of me. 1 did eventually gelt up and enter the circie 10 take a quick picture, but then promptiy got back out of the way anîd returned to my seat. She procceded 10 stay in the middle until the end of the show. Many people around me vocalized their disapproval (flot loud enough for her 10 hear) that Uiey could flot se the show anymore. Now 1 realize Uiat it is Uic press' job to take pictures and cover events Uiat people rnight flot have scen othcrwisc. We play a very important role ini Uic passing of information. I also know that as a photographer for Uic paper, I arn allowed 10 take certain liberties at events, like going in areas that otherwîsc would be off limits to spectators. But we should do our job without disrupting the event around us. Laura and I were able 10 take pictures and cover Uic event from our scats; why couid this other reporter flot do so as well? I realize that I ar nfot very cxpcrienced aI rny job yet. Maybe this is acceptable 10 journalists. Maybe I should flot be berating Uic competition for their actions. But I ar nfot spcaking as a journalist at this moment. I arn speaking as a reader and a person attending an event. And I was displeascd with what I saw. - Being as inexpericnccd as I arn at my job, I have always watched the other reporters around me 10 sec if I can lcarn from thcm. I always let thcrn go first, so I can observe what it is that Uiey do, and sec what questions Uicy ask. -The Canadian Statcsman's reporter Laura Richards and editor Peter Parrot have been rny closcst studies, and i like thc professionalism that they exhibit when I sec them working (we may have differences in opini on at times, but I respect the Statesman a great deal, although I wonder why thcy cali their frce paper the Claringtcin/Courticc Independent; last lime I chccked Courtice was part of Clarington). I have learncd Uic most from Uic people at the Statesman, and enjoy rcading their paper. But these other occurrences have dampcncd my lcarning process. Is this what reporting should be like? 1 hope not, because if il is, then I don't think I want 10 be a journalist. Sure I make mistakes, and at times I misquote sorne people, but what I write is what I feel. I will not iower my ncwspaper's name or challenge my own intcgrity to "gel Uic shot" or 10 seli a fcw extra papers. I feel that these two incidents that I have discussed were inappropriate and that Uiey necd flot have happcncd. Maybe I amn just naïve, but to me, that is not what rcporting the news is all about. Kendal Column by Phyllis Lowery Sunday, August l3th was the first church service to bc held in Kendal since Uic end of June. Last Sunday the service was held in Neýwtonville, next Sunday, August 2() iic threc churches wiIi bc hav- 1 ing their service at Shiloh. Next week we wilI be bidding goodbye to Ian SAvage who has been an Intcrn Minister in the Newtonvillc Charge. Ian will bc establishing a new ministry with the Reformced Episcopal Church in Orillia, later this month. He will be greatly missed, we wish him all Uic besî in his new endeavour. Ian wil be taking the service next Sunday, bc sure to corne out and bid him goodbye in person. The service opcned with the singing threc hyrnns, "If You Want 10 Walk", "I Love to Tell the Story" and "Corne and Dine". The Benders led in the singing. Ian gave thc Invitation 10 Worship, Uic hyrnn, "We Have Heard Uic Joyful Sound" was sung. Rcv. Black read frorn Matthew 14:22-27. .The Benders sang, "Now Wc Are Not Strangers." Rev. Black titled bis sermon, "Watking On Water" tbis is a 2 part story, this part is about Jesus, Uic 2nd part will bc about Peter. These two stories are part of 1 story ... Jesus, waiking on the watcr. Many, neyer gel past Uic pîcture of Jesus walking on water, Uic Uiough of walking on 4-1/2 miles of stormy water is unbeliivabîc bo many, s0 they dîsrniss the story. continued on page 3 MM M( continued from page 1 area have devoted their time and encrgy to work with Uic authority and il is a shame 10 sec this work aPParenlly corning to an end. The big losers however, are the kids; the Ganaraska Authority was responsibie in 1945 for Uic replant- ing of Uic forest. Whcn conserva- tion becomes passed over for fiscal reasons, the future of Uic wilder- ness becomes endangered. St. Saviour 's Anglican Church MIlLL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Tnterhn Minister: Rev. Robert Hartley 983-9639 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP 9:30 a.m. ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE MNister Rev. Dr. Mervyn Ruswnf Marlene Rlsebrogh, Secretary 983-5702 Churdi Office 983-5502 SUMMER SERVICES August 20, 27 - 10:30 amn at Newcastle United Church Regular Services begin again on Sunday, September 3 Sunday Schooi resumes on Sunday, September 17 A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. ORONO, ONTRIO983500 .. ............ 983-5009 1 RONO, ONTARIO