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Main Street, Orono, Ontario, LOB 1M0 Phone 416-983-5301 Second Class Mail Registration Number 6368 Published every Wednesday at the office of Publication WHY NOW CHANGE THE NAME? At the recent meeting of the Town of Newcastle Council the matter of a change of name was presented in aletter from Durham East M.P.P. Doug Moffatt. Mr. Moffatt referred to a petition now before the government and asked clarification from council. Council did not appear too concerned over the matter with the result the eorresponcenee was received andfiled. Counc. Kirk Entwisle pointed out that those living in Darlington still live in. Darlington and those who live m Clarke still continue, to refer to their home address as Clarke, There is no doubt that this will continue no matter : what change may or may not be made in the name of the overall municipality. . . . Everyone has now become familiar With the name Town of Newcastle and it is a lot less cumbersome than such as The Area Municipality of Newcastle. Council seemed ready to forget the matter and no doubt this is where it should rest, filed away in file thirteen. THE OSHAWA NATURALIST CLUB We certainly feel that the Oshawa Naturalist Club must be congratulated and supported in their endeavour to preserve the Oshawa Second Marsh from harbour development. The wetland area is regarded as the most significant wetland remaining on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The latter claim has resulted from development of such areas down through the years to the point that few such remaining wetlands now exist. Unfortunately no one can establish a dollar and Cents value to such marshes. But they are priceless in value ecologically and biologically Cassandra's Corner In September, 1975 the voters of Ontario, by electing a minority Conservative government, .showed .their displeasure with the Davis administration. It also could bè suggested that, while willing to dump the Tories the voters were reluctant to "go for broke" and elect either a Liberal c"gdi N.D.P: government -- "we want a change but not too much of a change", seemed to be the underlying theme. This is all history now, but the results of the last election are relevant today due to last week's non-confidence amendments proposed by the opposition parties for the April session of the Legislature. These power-hungary Liberals and New- Democrats, Democrats, however, forgot about us, the voters, in their bid for fame -- and so now we have Dr. Smith with egg on his face (his patient didn't like his diagnosis and resisted the needle) outfoxed by Stephen Lewis who has joined Bill Davis to chuckle in the wings. Personally I can see very little humourous in the whole affair -- who needs another multi-million dollar election when constraints are the order' of the day? --- who needs fiddlers on the roof yvhen unemployment, taxes, hydro and the cost of living is steadily increasing? ---1 sure as heck don't. I will laugh, gentlemen, if my tax bill for. education is a modest 8 per cent over last year (fat chance) and I will laugh louder still if gasoline and heating oil are not. increased this year (again, fat chance). So until you can make our moment in the sun a little less gloomy, quit horsing around, flexing your muscles and rattling your sabrçs and get back to the serious business of governing this province. If you please; us, the little guys, you may get your taste of power and all the goodies that go with it. IS THERE ANYBODY LEFT IN ORONO? Seems just about everybody we know has headed South for the winter school break. Last Friday on my way to Toronto a constant stream of cars and vans whizzed past me all laden down with parents, baggage and kids, excitedly waving, on their trek to the sun. Needless to say I envied them all the rest of the day. To see Spring unfold hour by hour is a thrill never to be forgotten. Forsythia in bloom in Ohio, daffodils in Kentucky and petunias in garden after garden in Georgia and Florida puts a spring in one's step even though the backside may be tender from the long ride. To those who have migrated to the Southern climes -- may you have a good holiday and a safe journey home. P.S. Thank you, Doug SimpsOn, for your kind remarks about this column. A little bird told me Ken Lyall has abandonned us all and is on holiday in the Southern States - so hold your fire until he returns. ONCE MORE THEN QUIT The old agdage "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" has helped many a man solve problems he thought were insolvable. On the other hand many men keep plugging away when it would have been far wiser to concede and withdraw. HoW do you know when to draw the line? Some are quick to wave the white flag, accept their losses and seek victories elsewhere. Others, faced with a similar situation persist in driving deeperinto disaster, blindly refusing to see the futility of further effort. The wise, courageous man is able and willing to change his course of action. He is always ready to experiment, to open up new avenues to a problem or to back off and guit. He neither challenges the inevitable nor mistakenly sees the improbable as impossible. impossible. W. C. Fields, the famous comedian, put it simply:"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it." and cannot be relâced by man. When such areas are destroyed through development of one nature or- another they are lost forever. There is ho doubt that the Oshawa Second Marsh may make an ideal harbour blit surely with present technology there are other courses which could be taken. the knowledge or ability to create a marsh. If destroyed it is gone forever. ■ Mr. Tozer, supervisor of Interpretive Services, Algonquin Park in addressing the Oshawa Garden Club and Historical Society spoke of the need for a "physical as well as a psychological diversity in our lives in order to provide the variety which, in addition to producing a richness not found in more monotonous surroundings, often serves as the needed spark for creative endeavours in various forms. He went on to suggest that the second marsh is not important just for ducks and other wildlife or for the few birders who might rush down to see a rare bird when it appears. The Second Marsh, he said, with a composite of cattail islands and channels of open water, produce a place where the wildlife is not only present in abundance, but is extremely visible where the many dramas of life and death can be viewedfirst hand. This corner finds it difficult to put into words just why the marsh should be saved but the feeling is there an'd it is .strong. Obviously the time must come when we protect the last remaining area for nature and the Oshawa Second Marsh does fall within this arena. We wish Jim. Richards of Orono and the Oshawa Naturalist Society every success in protecting the Second Marsh from the dredge. WE DID IT! After some ten to fifteen years the Orono Times now Has a sign over its front door. Roy and Rick with hammer and nails, turned carpenters last Saturday to erect the sign which has been in the back office for some six months. Surprisingly enough it even looks straight. A wjinter salad both refreshing and filling This apple salad, developed toy food • specialists at the Ontario Food Council, Ministry Ministry of Agriculture and Food, is refreshing yet filling. Most important, it's inexpensive - a tasty accompaniment to roast pork or èhôps with mashed potatoes and gravy. The salad lias a nourishing combination of winter vegetables, so when you serve this with your meal you can forget about cooking additional vegetables. Winter Apple Salad 3 cups coarsely chopped cabbage (about % head) 1 .cup thinly sliced celery and leaves 1 cup coarsely grated carrot 1 .i cup chopped peanuts (optional) V-i tsmsalt Pepper to taste i/ 4 cup oil and vinegar 5 medium sized apples (about 3 cups) Combine all ingredients except apples. Chill thorough" iy. Just before' serving, dice unpeeled apples. Stir into cabbage mixture. Yield 7 cups. 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