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,.,'-~-, - -. ---.---------.-.- - - ( 2 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday September 18, 1996 ) U RONO WEEKLY TIMES Produced Weekly By Sonbon Publîshing Publications Mail Registration No. 0368 Publshing 47 Issues Annualy at the Office of Publicationl 5310 Main Street~, PO. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1 IAO TeIephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Troy Young Editor * Publîsher Ws L4T IT MEANS To DE CAiNA DIA N People always talk about what it is to be a Canadian. About how polite Canadians are compared to our neighbours to the south. About how while we are patriotic in our own way, we lack the crass in-your face way of our American friends. You also often hear about how Canadians are easy going, and don't ever get excited about too rnuch. Then cornes hockey. More specifically, Saturday night's World Cup of Hockey final. The final held in Montreal's Molson Forum was the most watched Saturday night event on CBC. When you realize we had Donovan Baileys win, the Canadian Relay team win, and last week's Canada-Sweden semi final, those must have been impressive numbers. I was actually surprised that Canada even made it to the final. I mean the rnajority of their players are nearing the end of their careers and many were playing injured. Mark Messier, the life and blood of that team was forced to sit out a few games. Defenseman Rob Blake was out nursing an elbow infection while Eric Lindros could barely hold on to his stick due to a slash in Canada's first gamne. They handled the Russians fairly easily, and lost to the U.S. in the reguflar round-robin play. 1 thought they were going to go down to defeat at the hands of the speedy Swedes (led by Toronto's Mats Sundin and Colorado's Peter Forsberg) but somehow they rnanaged to dig down and pull off an overtime win. The Americans were just too good this year. Not only did they have the best defensive unit of any team- playing (Ray Bourque and a healthy AI Macînnes would have changed that) but American goalie Mike Richter did everything but stand on his head to stop the puck frorn going into the net. The American forwards really did litfle to contribute to their success in the toumrament, except for Belleville-bomn Brett Hull, who scored seven goals in the toumnament (two in the final). The Canadians did everything they could to win. They took the game to the Americans, dclivering bodycheck after punishing bodychcck to their rivais. Somewhere along the line in all the years of Canadian hockey dominance, people got sick of berng man-handled on the ice by the Canucks, and started to play the same way. The Americans Saturday night playcd more like Canadians instead of Arnerica n teams of old. Saturday night people forgot about how Canadians are supposed to be polite (Eric Lindros' and Adam Foote's slashes of Keith Tkachuk were anythingbut polite). The number of flags and paînted faces in the crowd showed that we can be every bit as loud and boisterous in our patriotismn as the Arnericans whenever our national pride is on the line., If patriotisrn alone could have won the gamne, no one would ever beat Canada. And the way the crowd on hand and the number of Canadians across the country that were watching show that their is at least one thing that Canadians are passionate enough about to yell and screamn and jump up and down over. Whether it is played on frozen ponds, tiny rinks, or large centres like the Molson Centre, hockey is a way of life for Canadians. I remember those early morning practices on Saturday, those backyard pick-up garnes, the rush of scoring a goal and seeing your namne on a championship trophy. Hockey is in our blood, it is a way of life for rnost Canadians. t is a shame that we lost the game Saturday night, but give credit where credit is due; the Americans simply fielded a better teamn than we did. They deserved to win. But most Americans could neyer ever get as passionate for our game as we do. Let thern have their glory. But four years from now, when the next round of the World Cup is played, we'll show them once again what their quiet polite ncighbours to the north feel about their game and their loss to the Yanks. t will be a war. IM OUTrA HERE! I will be leaving the country to go on a 12 day vacation to Europe starting next Wednesday, September 25. My wife, mother and father and I will bc going on a tour of London, Paris and Rome, so 1 will unfortunately not be around. I really need a vacation from the stresses of running the newspaper, especially when they were coupled with a summer long illness. Also, I'd like to celebrate my first wedding anniversary in style. So you won't be seeing me around. That doesn't mean that the paper will still not be going on. I will leave enough written work to hopefully carry on one paper, but I could use sorne help. Therefore, I arn asking anyone wishing to volunteer as a photographer for the Orono Weekly Tirnes for the week and a bit 1 will be gone. Film will be provided, and the camera will be here for use by people if they need it. Anyone wishing to-volunteer should speak to me before I go. Anniveîrsary - 1I<zi'ïr1p continued from page 1 xecycle ~~~the GnrsaFrs a grown to over 4,000 hectares (1 1,000 acres) with over 350,000 trees planted. Nurnerous flood and erosion control projects have been cornpleted and a secure flood warning system bhas been developed. So corne on out and cele- brate the 50 years of the Authority. Take the time to go out and see the Forest that hundreds of volunteers have worked long and hard to nur- ture and grow into the diverse and beautiful environment that now exists. It's time to celebrate this haif century of essential conservation work planned and carried out by local people. Corne celebrate their work. SForum continued from page 1 Ganaraska Again was at Council on Monday night to inforrn them of the forum and to ask for their fmnancial aid to help cover the costs of the Kendal' United Church Kendal, Ontario Sunday, September 22, 1996 Worship & Sunday School 1 1: 15 a, rn. Guest: Rev. Bruce White Chaplain Meinorial Hospital, Bowmanville "ýa good place ta be -- a healthy place for children" Minister: Rev. David Black 786-2950 St. Saviour's Anglican -Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Minister: Rev. Ann Tottenhami Rectory 987-5678 e Church 983-5594 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOOL ad YOUTH GROUP 9:30 a.m. 1 ST & 3RD SUNDAY 0F MONTH HOLY COMMUNION ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister Rev. Mervyn Risebrough, Secretary 983-5702 Churcb Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, September 22nd Kirby United Church 9:30 arn Orono United Church 11:00 arn Everyone is invited to, attend in western wear -jeans, stetsons, and western boots. Sunday, September 29th Anniversary Service at Kirby United A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.rn. NEW HOURS effective JuIy 22/96 until further notice Monday 9 -6 Tuesday 9 -6 Wednesday 9 - 12:30 Thursday 9 -6 Friday 9 -6 Saturday 9- 3 983-5009 ORONO, ONTARIO ___j