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•Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 11th, 1981 IT PROVES A POINT Although metered water bills have only been out for a couple of days everyone we have talked to in Orono are quite pleased with the new system rather than paying for water on a flat rate charge. To this point all respond with a decrease in their water bill for the three month period and of course in todays continual rising costs any saving is a plus. Everyone in Orono now pays, as they do in other Regional Centres, on a use basis. You use a cubic meter of water you pay for it... you don't use the cubic meter of water you do not pay for it. It is a fair system and costs of water can be controlled by the consumer if so they wish. The flat rate system does not give the individual this opportunity There is a similarity between water use and telephone use. The present telephone system of charges is, in effect, a flat rate charge for a designated calling area. The use factor matters not in the end charge for telephone service. This corner has always contended that the small calling arèa designated to Orono was in fact economical to the individual even though they had to pay for long distance calls to such as Bowmanville and Oshawa. Certainly if the calling area is extended the flat rate charge will increase and those with a limited use of the service will be paying for those exercising constant use of the phone system. Charges then would not be based on use and would in fact return to a system we have just left with water. There is a lesson to be learned in the change-over in water billing. ' Wants detailed statement of fees Council on Monday passed finance committee were pre- a recommendation from the sented by councillors Harare finance and property commit- and Hubbard, tee asking that D. Sims ' Counc. Harare on Monday submit a detailed statement at council called for an of his fees for his services amendment to a finance covering the first two weeks recommendation in which as Chairman of the Manage- was being requested an up-to- ment Committee. date report relative to arena Council in January appoint- funding in Newcastle and ed David Sims Chairman of Orono and to the Brownsdale the Management Committee Community Centre funding, upon the resignation of Town Harare said she would like to Manager, Albert Guiler. include the Newcastle Fitness Some members of coùncil Centre funding in the report have questioned the cost of due to statements that some the proposal and it has been of the pledges were not suggested that the charge is -coming in to the ' Splash an hourly rate of $90.00. organization. Council also, upon recom- On motion of Harare and mendation from the Finance Cowman the Newcastle Fit- committee has called for fees ness Centre funding is to be owing for Mr. Sims' service included in the report which as a legal advisor for the will be dealt with during same two weeks. budget discussions. Both resolutions of the ORONO SKATER PLACES SIXTH, Scott Maybee, a member of the Orono Figure Skating Club, placed in sixth position in the Novice division of the recent Canadian Figure Skating Championships held in Halifax. Scott's home club, Orono, was most jubilant on his success at the championships. Letter to Editor Prior to every winter season, season, we all try to get the jump on winterizing our cars. I was no exception. My car went in the garage for its winter servicing September 29, 1980. As a woman I really didn't pay much attention to what my car really needed. I left its well being to a professional mechanic. For almost two years I acquainted myself and my car with the local garage. Up to this time I had been pleased with the performance performance of my 1973 Gremlin. After such a duration of time with this garage, I felt no necessity to spell out all the requirements of a . winter tune-up. This was a big mistake - $400.00 to be exact! My September bill read oil, filter, grease, plugs, air filter, tappet coven gasket, change of tires and labour charges. No where did it read antifreeze. antifreeze. Î, having trusted my Kendal News There is, that scattereth and yet increaseth; and there is, that withholdeth more than is met, but it tendeth to poverty. Proverbs 11:24 This writer's grandmother said that her mother Eliza Elliott was one that "scattereth "scattereth and yet increased". There always seemed to be an abundance of everything needed. Of course everybody worked. In the winter they braided straw hats for sale, in the spring everyone was busy making maple syrup and sugar. Now in the middle of the night a call might come that a baby was to be bom at a neighbours. In some homes no preparation had been made so Eliza Elliott would take with her a baking of fresh bread, butter and other things to feed the family. She always wore two petticoats often she returned without them. They had been used to wrap the new baby. When Mr. Evan Quantrill saw her picture in the Orono Museum ' he said, "Oh, she is the lady that brought mé into the world." Evan was the youngest youngest of a family of tern By the time my brother was born in 1904 Dr. Tucker in Orono was called to the home. However the big problem arose when the snow filled the roads from fence to fence. At the time of his brith in February every farmer with his team between Kendal, Kirby and Orono helped break the road so Dr. Tucker could get through. We had a telephone and Grandma phoned them. Sometimes complications followed these births in the home. Down north of Grafton lived my Aunt Eliza McBride. Her oldest daughter married Richard Pretty. At the time of the first birth two or three neighbours had come. They were laughing and joking when they saw there were twin babies but soon they were weeping. The young garage for two years, assumed assumed they checked and felt no need to add antifreeze. Again my mistake! During our extreme cold spell my car's block froze up as verified by two new mechanics. My car had no antifreeze. I promptly went back to the local garage and requested an explanation. The man stated, "I didn't ask for antifreeze; it was not always considered as part of a winter tune-up and September was. not a proper time to get your car winterized". Nothing would be done to console me! Has the day really come that 'the average motorist must detail to the mechanic work to be done? When I go to the doctor, or to the dentist or to my hair stylist, I pay for services rendered. I pay for their knowledge, not mine. I have now placed my trust in a new garage and sincerely hope that these "professional" "professional" mechanics will be able to keep my car on the road. By the way I chose tb invest money to fix my Gremlin. Renita L. Dias, 62 Andrews Rd., Oronp. 983-9431. mother had passed away. So although Aunt Eliza had ten children of her own she took the twins to raise. I met her when she was well over ninety a wonderful woman. She told me that the "Pretty", twins were more trouble to raise than all her ten children because she had to keep them dressed so fine for she never knew when some of the "Pretty" relatives would be coming to see them and of course she would have to welcome them and serve them a meal. Mrs. Jean Curtis went to Bowmanville Hospital for surgery last week. We wish her a complete recovery. This writer went to Cobourg recently to piirchase eighteen inch wide striped terry towelling towelling to majte a roller towel. They told me that in the past they had purchased it from Poland but they had no idea when it might be on the market again. Mr. and Mrs. John West- lake attended the eighty-first birthday party of her father Mr. Carman B. Foster of Whitby. The celebration was held in the Oddfellows Hall, Orono on Sunday afternoon, February 8th. He was a building contractor. There is eight in the family, Mrs. Don Cochrane of Kirby is another sister. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service-10:00a.m. -, Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. UNITED CHURÇH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. Wayne Wright, B.A.; M.Div. Organist and Choir Director David Gray Sunday, February 15,1981 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Text: 1 Cor, 13:1 I may speak in tongues, but if I am without love, I am a sounding gong- or a clanging symbol. God's love gives meaning to our lives. ' BIBLE STUDY Every Thursday 7 p.m. Friendship Room KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 A WORKSHOP FOR ELDERS AND VISITORS , , Oroho United Church - Friday evening, Feb. 13th from 7:00 p.m. through Saturday, Feb. 14th. « Sponsored'by OshaWa Presbytery 1 Please notify Rev. Wayne Wright as soon as possible if you will attend. Cost $3.00 per person. , -G. Cathcart the past week end were Mrs." C. Traynor of Regina and her _ daughter Miss B. Traynor and son Mr. Ken Traynor both of Toronto. On Sunday morning the scripture reading was St, John 14:15-31. Rev. A. Tizzard chose as his text, "The Truth". I am the way, the truth and the life (verse 6). "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free". When the soldiers were sent to arrest Jesus they returned, saying, "Never man spoke like this man ", not only spoke the truth, but he Was the truth. The truth has Stood the test of time. 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