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I ) :v. Orono United Church Celebrates 140th Birthday Tin- C.iiKiili.iii Sl;ilrsm;in. Ilnwmiirivillv. Dcliihc-r 21, 1!)87 II Slow Pitch Winners Receive Awards Ï-' ts g I Orono News by I Chain ce Quote-"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become, what they are capable capable of being"-von Goethe.Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Derek Barnett for Thanksgiving and the following following week were-Ralph and Sally Barnett, children Rees and Joel. They are now returning for a few- months term in Kuala, Lumpur, Malaysia, where Ralph is a computer engineer. engineer. Ralph especially enjoyed enjoyed seeing the Orono Community again, and renewing renewing acquaintances with former friends. We are happy to report report Mr. Len Pears is back from hospital and convalescing convalescing at nome. Miss Kate Foster, Oshawa, Mrs. Marjorie McGee, Bowmanville and Mrs. Bertha Cain were all guests at the special anniversary anniversary celebrations on Sunday. The "Country Four" S uartet, consisting Don Sta- es, Merrill Brown, Glenn Allin and Jack Allin, were guests at St. Andrews United United Church,Anniversary ser vices, in Millbrook on Sunday Sunday morning. "Big Band Sounds of 40's and 50's program and evening again a huge success, success, held this year in Man- vers Twp. Arena with a huge crowd. This is a special special musical treat, sponsored every year by Wesley and Jeanne McMahon, Bethany. Former members of the late Galloway Orchestra, were in attendance to perform in person. Dancing was enjoyed enjoyed into small hours and a delicious luncheon served to all. Some of those in attendance attendance from local areas- James and Doreen Lowery, Kirby, Carman White, Don and Isabelle Hamm, Roy and Marjorie Dickson, Ken and Joyce Gray, Carlos Tamblyn,Jenny Bowin. Mr. and Mrs. James Sutherland entertained Mrs. Donna Sutherland, Bowmanville Bowmanville for her birthday on October 16. Those in attendance, attendance, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sutherland and girls, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, Mr. James Sutherland Sutherland Jr. Oshawa and friend Pam, and Mr. and Mrs. O. Challice. Contest Night St. Saviours Church News. We are happy again to have news coming in- For Bowmanville f a ". good friends at st St. Saviours ladies have been busy catering to a group over at Orono Arena on Saturday evening, and the total proceeds go towards towards the cost of new furnace. furnace. They are also preparing preparing for their annual fall bazaar and Tea in Parish hall, on Saturday October 24tn opening at 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Quilt and Penny Sale tickets available from Gail Esler and at bazaar. There will be bake tables; Tea room; Craft tables; Country Store and "Treasure Tables", also new this year a "Toy Table," and the Sunday Sunday School and Teen group will have a Christmas Tree Ornament Sale. Sunday October 25, Bishop Findlay will be here to celebrate the Holy Eucharist Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. OnTuesday, October 27 the Advisory Board invites invites you to a pot-luck supper supper with Reverend Doug Hall and Mrs. Hall. This begins begins at 6 p.m. eating at 6:30 p.m. v •* Thursday October 29 at 7:30 p.m. a new Scouting group called "Ventures" will be holding registrations at Parish hall. The group is for teens ages 14-17. St. Saviours Sunday School is busy. We are getting getting ready for our "Poverty Dinner" on November 8 ana our Christmas Concert. Our Nursery and Pre-school are growing rapidly every week and we need willing hands to help us! If you have a talent, please share it with us! Orono United Church News 140th Toastmasters Spirits were flying high at last week's Toastmaster meeting. Not only was the process of chartering the Bowmanville Club initiated, it was also Contest Night. Toastmasters Bryden, Christl, Eyman, Konzelman and Barnes participated in the two-minute Impromptu Speech contest. The Contest Chairman, TM Egon Pedersen Pedersen chose the title "The Contest." Contest." TM Irene Konzelmann placed first, TM Tricia Eyman Eyman was the first runner-up and second runner-up was TM Nancy Barnes. The Humerous Speech Contest was won by TM Tricia Tricia Eyman who delighted her audience with "This Miss Priggy Went to Market." TM Joe Christl placed second with "A Farmer's Dilemma," and "Green Acres" by TM Konzelmann took the third placing. The two winners of , the contests attended the contest at the Area 16 level on the following night, October October 14, in Pickering. Five clubs participated in this event. TM Pat Fulton (Oshawa Revenue Club) won the Impromptu Speech Contest, followed by TM Joan Winter (Oshawa Club) and TM Marion McPhail (Lindsay CLub). The plac- ings for i f the Humorous Speech Contest were as follows: follows: 1. TM Wayne Adams (Ajax-Pickering), "Travels With Murphy;: 2. TM Peter Bird (Oshawa), "Inflation," and. 3. TM Tricia Eyman, "This Miss Priggy Went to Market." TM Joan Winter chaired the meeting assisted by the General Evaluator, TM Hugh Laing, TM Egon Pedersen Pedersen as Contest Chairman and TM Carson Elliott as Table Topics Master. The latter chose the first line of nursery rhymes as topics for the one minute impromptu speeches. TM Walter Pier- sma won the Table Topics Trophy and the Spark Plug was awarded to TM Pedersen. Pedersen. Bowmanville Toastmasters meet every Tuesday in the Lions Centre at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. attend. For more information please call Irene Konzelmann Konzelmann at 983-9423 or Joe Christl at 723-1657. Orono United Church Anniversary Committee have been working all summer, summer, with details and plans for our "big celebration", (Our 140th Anniversary). Saturday morning saw a beehive of willing workers busv setting up displays, displays, tea tables, screens etc, in preparation for the opening opening events, Saturday afternoon. afternoon. We were pleased and honoured to have one of our early guests, our Bay of Quinte President, Mrs. Mary Kellogg, of Welcome.. She also brought along several several friends. Mrs. Kellogg is a charming lady and we had enjoyed her visit here as speaker previously. A goodly crowd arrived arrived to view the many displays, displays, and to view Mrs. Velma Velma Armstrong's excellent video tapes of "Bygone Years." Reverend Milnes welcomed welcomed everyone and especially especially our special guests, Mrs. Kellogg. She brought greetings ana congratulated us on our fine acheive- ments. Mrs. Armstrong did a fine job of commentating on the pictures and many long ago familiar faces were shown to a very appreciative appreciative audience. Smiling faces of Mr. Mel Staples (Dons Father) Carl Billings, Billie Ridell.O.W. Rolpn, Jim- Tamblyn, Miss Gilfillan, Miss Davey, and a cute picture picture of Betty Chatterton and Anna Strike, as young ladies. ladies. Displays of such f roups-Sunday School, outh Groups, Choir, Leadership, Leadership, Women's Groups, M. and S. activities ana one particularly exciting display was that of Mrs. Helen Schmid. Helen has been a tremendous help in all the researcsh of our church and we owe her a big debt of gratitude. Thanks Helen from all of us! Following Mrs. Armstrsong's tapes, the crowd were again treated to an excellent slide presentation presentation by Clare Gunter. These slides were donated by many local people and put together by Ed Millson and Clare Gunter. Many familiar faces of loved ones passed on, and many of this generation in all aepts. of church and Community activities, brought rounds of applause from the appreciative audience. audience. This was shown in the C.E. lower auditorium. The ladies served a delicious afternoon tea and many signed the guest book. The lovely flower arrangement arrangement was courtesy of Apple Blossom Shop (as well as the tall, graceful standards in fromt of the church). We would also like to thank Orono Electric for their gracious gracious help in supplying us a large T.V. screen for our video presentation. Saturday evening presented presented another viewing treat for the good crowd in attendance. Our special E uests were Mr. Gordon eek and Co-Producer Mr. John Stanfield, Oshawa' .... with their inspiring. "Sound and Light"' Presentations". The photography in these presentations was exquisite, and the narration and music equally exciting! The two sets entitled "The Joy of The Lord is Our Strength" and the other "Who Do You Say That I Am"? The latter one had lovely farm scenes on Gordon's own farm (Kirby area) and showed Mr. Allan Downes and Sons harvesting harvesting fields of grain. If you ever have an opportunity to view this presentation, by all means do so, for your viewing enjoyment! The sanctuary of Orono Orono United was well-filled for our Sunday morning special 140th anniversary. Special guests in attendance were Reverend Barry Pogue, chairman of Oshawa Presbytery, and Reverend and Mrs. A. Eustace, Eustace, (he our guest speaker and very first minister in this church 37 years ago). Mr. Ross Metcalf and choir led off with a spiritual sing- a-long of old favorite hymns and Reverend Milnes brought call to worship worship and Mrs. Carol Yeo the children's story, about "Bells". Reverend Pogue § ave greetings from Pres- ytery and also the scripture scripture readings. The choir rendered two anthems "Rejoice The ELMIRA MAKES YOUR WINTERS WARMER IN EVERY WAY! Firepl aie Plus' fN DUNDAS ST Iliwy »?) 900 Hopkins St. at Burns WHITBY (416) 668-3192 Lord is King" and "Ave Ver- um". Mrs. Olive Millson brought the introduction of Reverend Eustace, a longtime longtime family friend, and who also recently celebrated 50 years in church service. Our guest brought an entertaining entertaining resume of the excitement excitement and at that time troublesome troublesome challenges of the church members, who along with their shock of losing their beloved church, faced mammoth financial burdens. However, Reverend Eustace was auick to point out the trueiy dedicated community members, such as Mr. Mel Staples and the two fine builders, Percy Chapman and Edward Farrell. Farrell. He also mentioned the faith and dedication of Mrs. Lillian Tamblyn. She organized organized a large "Donnybrook Fair", and told people to bring everything they had no use for, except their husbands! husbands! This money went to manse renovations that were badly needed at that time. The final cost of the new church was $90,907.13 and donations came from far and near to help Orono rebuild this excellent church! A very large crowd enjoyed the delicious lunch prepared by the ladies and viewed the many displays downstairs. Mrs. Armstrong again showed her video tapes and everyone enjoyed them thoroughly. Special flowers in church on Sunday-2 lovely pots of mums, courtesy Orono Horticulture; 2 Standards, Standards, courtesy Apple Blossoms Blossoms Shop; and large vase on the piano, placed in loving loving memory of Grampa and Grandma Evans (Mr. and Mrs. Colville Evans) and placed by grandaughter, Mrs. Dale Evans(Sebu). Happy Birthday to - Thelma Gilbank October 21, Clare Martin October 22, Terry Hollingsworth October October 23. Reserve Saturday No vember 7 for the annual Kirby U.C.W. fall Bazaar, in Orono United Church Main hall. Sunday evening church service, again saw an excellent excellent crowd, to welcome our own Jeff DeJonge home to the pulpit. Orono United Church boasts 2 men sent from our Congregation, into full-time ministry. Reverend Reverend Eric Barr and Reverend Jeff DeJonge, and both men work together in Belleville areas. Aong with our choir's special music we were again thrilled to have our famous ouartet "The Country Country Four '. This group have been singing together over 30 years, and just like good wine, they get better with age! (attention Don Staples.) Jeff was introduced by an old school classmate, Carol Bailey and brought fond memories of his early years in this church. Jeff brought a stirring message "Where Are We? and "Who Goes There"? Reminding Reminding us we must not live on our past laurels, but plan ahead to make our church a strong voice in to-day's and to-morrow's world. Following a social hour downstairs, enjoyed by a large crowd, Mrs. Donna Hutton presented Jeff with a card and gift from a very appreciative congregation. Clare Gunter and Ea. Mill- son showed a portion of the slides gathered for this special special occasion. Altogether a very successful successful week-end for our church's birthday and a special special thankyou to our hardworking hardworking committee (anniversary) (anniversary) with members- Carol Yeo (chairman) Reverend Reverend Milnes, Stella Car- son; Bill Tamblyn; Donna Hutton; Cheri Davies; Carlos Carlos Tamblyn Isabelle Challice Challice and Eaward Millson. Special thanks to Olive Millson and Helen Schmid for their assistance in updating updating our history. Also many pleased compliments compliments on our very attra- tive special anniversary bulletins, with a very complete complete history of cur church. (1847-1987) Our world grows smaller each day, when we hero in Orono can watch the dramatic dramatic rescue of the dear "wee girl Jessica", the little victim who fell into the deep well, away in Texas, U.S.A. From all reports the wee lady is coming along and everyone's prayers were answered! (Note) We have' a wee great-grandaughter named Jessica too, just a few months older than this wee one. so I guess we were especially involved! Town Hall Card Party Held every Wednesday night, 8 p.m. in Orono Town Hall and following results from Wednesday October 14. High scores- Bernice Partner 79, Roy Winters 78, Aleck Moffat 73, Thelma Lane 71, Marie Couroux and Ed. Skinner 70, Low scores- Robin Alldread, Lucky draws- Ken Gim- blett, Jean Allen, Robin Alldread. Alldread. 4 T. Club Dinner Meeting Approximately 60 persons persons in attendance at the regular monthly dinner meeting in Durham complex complex hall. A delicios full course Turkey dinner was thoroughly enjoyed by all and of course topped off with pumpkin pie and whipped cream. Following the dinner, a short business meeting was held and then all enjoyed "Bingo", suplied by Greater Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club Members. We are grateful to this hard-working group for donating donating their time and energy energy to our group. The residents on Mill Street South are thrilled to see brand new sidewalks, even for a short area. This area has been particularly in bad repair for a long time, especially our Sr. Citizens. Members of the Newcastle Men's Slow Pitch League got together Sunday evening, October 19, after a successful season of baseball, to present the champions champions with their awards. Pictured above in the front row (left to right) are: Jim Welbourne, Ontario Motor Sales, B Division Champs, Mike Metlaw, Ontario Hydro, first place B Division, Dwight Searle, Newcastle Inn, A Division Champs. Back row (left to right); Dean Cox, T.J.'s Restaurant, C Division Champs, Murray Ball, Buster's Road House, first place A Division, Steve Millson, James Publishing, Publishing, first place D Champs, Wayne Morgan, Shopper's Drug Mart, first place C Division.