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J ;v The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 3,1990 9 Message of Peace Brought to Rotary Club The Bowmanville Rotaiy Club was treated to a message message of peace at its December December 28 meeting. Reverend Roger Fellows spoke to the. assembled members about the need for peace first within ourselves in spite of the many distractions- distractions- seeming to interfere with our God-given right to peace and harmony in our lives. Introduced by Tom Little and thanked by Robert Gow- dy, Rev. Fellows' pertinent words were in keeping with the season of peace that we are presently celebrating. He spoke with authority of the need for acquiring peace within ourselves be- i fore we can radiate peace to others. "We hear about peace in songs and in Biblical references references to the Prince of Peace, Jesus, but we seldom practise practise peace within our own lives. Rev. Fellows said. He admonished us to "stop and think about peace" and to question ourselves abojit the location of peace. "Where is peace?" he queried. queried. "In Afghanistan, Eastern Eastern Europe and other places,. peace seems to be coming, but there is still unrest in Northern Ireland, Lebanon and even in our own country." country." At this point Rev. Fellows Fellows made mention of the recent recent shootings in Montreal. Rev. Fellows also stressed that we must bring peace into our own hearts and homes. "Although we long for peace, there is a disquiet disquiet in our hearts. We worry worry about our businesses, our health and about making important decisions. We , have conflict in our own homes and conflicts among governments." There is, however, one saving grace for all of this, our conscience; which is, as he pointed out, "our monitor and judge and jury" which we cannot escape. "Jesus never spoke of international international peace or domestic domestic peace," Rev. Fellows observed," observed," but of an inner peace between God and ourselves. ourselves. You have to start at the bottom and move upward upward to the top and seek peace with God first, before you can have peace with your fellow men." Peace begins not with the cradle, but with the cross and we must be "right with God to have a clear, unfogged unfogged conscience." The search for a definition definition of peace is an on-going one. There are as many definitions definitions as there are opinions. opinions. As an example of these differing perceptions of peace, Rev. Fellows related the story of an art competition competition which was held specifically specifically for the works of art which demonstrated ideals of peace. The works were judged only on their portrayals portrayals of peace, not artistic rendering rendering of the subject. "There were," said the pastor, "pastoral "pastoral paintings, depicting sheep grazing peacefully and some of mothers rocking children which were indeed, representative of peace." But the painting which won, showed a bird on its nest, resting peacefully in spite of a very powerful waterfall waterfall cascading into a gorge over which the branch supporting the nest hung. "This was unconcerned peace in the midst of noise," said Reverend Fellows. "This is the peace which we' must seek within our own lives." That private peace comes only from atonement with God. ANNOUNCEMENT CHARLES CATTRAN, D.D.S. and Staff are pleased to announce that BERNARD J. CONWAY, B. Sc., D.D.S. will be joining them in the Practice of General Dentistry commencing January, 1990 at 222 King St. E„ Suite 204, Bowmanville For an appointment please call 623-5459 Christmas is a Busy Time for Yelvertonians YelvertonNews by H. Malcolm an enjoyable evening of dancing and socializing, topping topping on the evening with a hot tub at our hospitable neighbours'. They say there are no fools like old fools which we are scarcely in a position to refute. On Christmas Day, we had some 50 uninvited guests drop in for a free meal; fortunately they had very small appetites - in fact they ate like birds, perhaps because that's what they were. Their numbers included included 10 mourning doves, which are also evening doves. You know them, they resemble miniature pigeons - "stool" pigeons perhaps, 2 hairy woodpeckers, 9 blue jays and some 40 goldfinch and tree sparrows, plus a small flock of juncos. We were sorry to recently find a Belated birthday greetings greetings to Oram Moore of Nes- tleton and Jack Wilson of Lindsay who each observed special but different milestones milestones on December 21st, the first day of winter. On Friday evening, December December 22nd, it was uorrie and my pleasure to join Agnes and Allan Howe for their annual pre-Christmas party at their lovely home in Stouffville. As usual it was a real culinary experience to sample Agnes's wide variety variety oi gastronomical delights. As was expected, a fine social social evening was enjoyed by those in attendance. Rotary Club President Pat Mothersill thanked Reverend Roger Fellows, of the Bowmanville Baptist Church, for his talk on the subject of peace at the December December 28 meeting. Peace, Rev. Fellows said, must come from our hearts and not be shaken by outside forces. It was a very timely and important message for this traditional traditional season of peace. POLLITT, WALTERS & DIZENBACH Barristers and Solicitors are pleased to announce that CARROL DIZENBACH will continue the practice of Law in our Bowmanville Office. 67 King Street East P.O. Box 145 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3K9 Telephone: (416) 623-2771 This Christmas Festive season is going to be the death of us for sure. Your scribe, accustomed to the simple fare, can scarcely adjust adjust to five successive days of high living. On Friday, the light of our life observed her annual 39th birthday. We were pleased to have some 15 family, friends and neighbours join us for a raucous raucous birthday dinner at Christopher's in Lindsay. Surprisingly, we weren't evicted with all our rowdy friends. Following a fine dinner dinner the senior citizens of the group commutted to the Islander (Scugog Island) for mourning dove dead apparently apparently having succumbed to the frigid weather. Here it is the first day of Winter and guess what - Our first mosquito of the season just made its appearance. appearance. Just why it waited till the coldest day of the season to show up we can't fathom. Have to admit it was a diminitive edition of the regular bloodthirsty little little varments that appear regularly in the spring. Where it came from is open to speculation - did it emerge from our "Long Johns" worn in the Dominican Dominican Republic and hibernate till now? Whatever, after sending it to the happy hunting ground, we were all prepared to perform the last rites when we inadvertently sneezed. Goodbye mosquito. She, all mosquitoes that are bloodthirsty consumers of human blood are female, you know, disappeared into the pale blue yonder. They sound almost human, eh? Anyhow, the ghost of a mosquito mosquito is free to roam forever. On another track, don't forget to keep your birdfeed- ers well stocked during the cold spell. Our feathered friends rely on us humans to keep them from starving to death once we start the process. process. Our usual daily visitors visitors have been augmented by a small flock of tree sparrows sparrows with their jaunty reddish reddish toppiece and spot on their chest. Mrs. Bob (Pamela) Carmichael Carmichael and her cute little infant daughter, Terry Jane, are expected to arrive home on Saturday from Oshawa General Hospital, just in time for Christmas. î Sorry to learn of the house fire that destroyed the residence of a Cartwright family on the former Lome McKee farm, we believe on Wednesday. Sorry we don't know their names. Suchja misfortune just prior ,|o Christmas takes on an even greater loss. .j Mr. Wes McMahon of Bethany Bethany who is in St. Joseph's Hospital in Peterborough. - not a Toronto Hospital as we mistakenly suggested continues continues to make progress, however slow, following his recent stroke. Think Canadian^ The Rotary Club would like to thank all of those who supported the sale of Christmas hams this year. There were 958 hams sold which netted over $6,000 for the Children's Fund. And, in that spirit of true peace which was spoken of at the Rotary Club of. Bowmanville, Bowmanville, the members wish everyone a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year. Enniskillen By Betty Wright Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pig- gott visited Mr. and Mrs. Clark Piggott, Oshawa on New Year's Eve. ' On Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ferguson spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Brian Carr and family, Port Perry and Doreen's sister, sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Nick- son. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wright and Betty joined Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wright, Miss Marguerite Wright and Mrs. Russell Ormiston of Oshawa at the home of Mr. Fred Wright and Bev., Bowmanville Bowmanville and Garry and Aaron Aaron Wright of Uxbridge on New Year's Eve. Mrs. Muriel Weaving, Ancaster visited with Mr. and'Mrs. Floyd Beckett and they were all guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Beckett and family on New Year's Day. Mr. and Mrs. David Snowden, Tyrone, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Levick and baby Kevin, Oshawa, Mr. Lome Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lamb were New Year's Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thompson, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wer- ry, Arnprior were Saturday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lamb. Miss Michelle Leadbeat- er, Oshawa was Tuesday visitor of Mrs. Art Leadbeat- er. Holiday visitors with Miss Myrtle Tamblyn and Mrs. Wilfrid Bowman were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Demers, Kevin and Shaun Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bowman, Dianne and Aaron, Mrs. L. Stainton and Mrs. A. Lead- beater. Myrtle and Ella were quests Christmas ■ Day and for a few days with Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Bowman and family, London and also guests of Mr. I vison Tamblyn, Tamblyn, Orono. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Worry had many callers over the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. K. Alder- son, Brooklin were Saturday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Wally Griffin. Mr. Frank Lycctt, Oshawa, Mrs. Norma Hock- aday, Solina wore Now Year's Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ferguson. PLANNING ONTARIO'S FUTURE ELECTRICITY NEEDS Ontario Hydro would like to ) on tomorrows electricity needs And we invite you to give us yours. Over the years Ontario's appetite for electricity has been steadily growing. Within the next ten years, we face the very real possibility that demand may outstrip our available supply That's why Ontario Hydro has introduced "Providing The Balance of Power" a proposal that looks at how we can make the best possible use of all our existing resources, examines the possibilities of purchasing electricity from our neighbours, discusses the need for new generation and suggests why wise energy use at home, in fac tories and in the office is essential. It sets out the issues that will affect r . - all our energy futures in the years ahead. You're invited to discuss Providing the Balance of Power at the Ontario Hydro Information Centre. A U * j - ... JM: I - jppf?- i ... - __ ill: ■xiiMtv I We need yourviews- we need your feedback. Staff at the Information Centre are there, not only to explain the proposal, but more importandy to listen to your ideas and views on the future...and record your suggestions. You will receive a questionnaire which can be filled out at the,Information the,Information Centre, or, if you'd prefer, mailed from home later on. And you'll also receive a copy of a comprehensive 52 page book that explains the proposal. Your feedback is an important part of the process in meeting tomorrow's energy needs. You're invited to join us. Wednesday, January 10 Thursday, January 11 Friday, January 12 1:00 pan. 7:00 pan. 1:00 pan. 7:00 pan. 1:00 pan. ' 5:00 pan. > 9:30 pan. 5:00 pan. ■ 9:30 pan. ■ 5:00 pan, Bowmanville Recreation Complex (Highway 2 and Regional Road 57) 1-800-263-9000