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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 18th, 1981 ©rono Eleefelp Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication Main Street, Orono Roy V. Forrester, Editor HAD SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS The promotion of the March Frolic in Orono by the Orono Businessmen Association did register some accomplishments and was notable in other respects. The promotion, although not flooding the streets with patrons, did have the support of all merchants in the Village , and with most participating in an offering to the public. This in itself is an accomplishments and perhaps a stepping stone to other features which some merchants are already promoting as possible. A surge to the Orono Downtown shopping centre will not return with one brief promotion, if it ever does return to what one might have felt it was years ago. The promotion over the past week-end did show that there is some life left in the old girl.pnd it also proves that attention can be directed to the downtown area. Indeed the contest for a new logo for Downtown Orono did create considerable ipterest with fifty entries appearing on the day of the contest. This in itself does show interest in such ventures. The businessmen group have a number of hurdles to . clear and may never reach the end hurdle. From present indications it will not be from trying. According to A1 Mote, president'of the Board of Management, a meeting will be held in the near future to consider the next step the group may undertake. The March Frolic was at one time billed as the kick-off of the Orono Downtown business section. ■ A SOUND RECOMMENDATION The director of +Public Works for the Town of Newcastle has recommended that council not eliminate 'No Parking' regulations on a section of Mill Street from Dickson to the intersection of Main and'Mill Street. This is sound judegement on the part of the director and he provide a number of sound reasons for keeping this section of the street clear of parked vehicles. Years ago parked cars along the roadway, especially in the winter did as a matter of fact reduce traffic at times to one-way. It is true that this condition would return if 'No Parking' regulations were eliminated. It is not a problem of the municipality to provide street parking for residents of the area. The streets are an avenue for traffic and it behoves the Town to see that this is maintained as safely as possible. FIREFIGHTERS WANT TANKER TRUCK Representation from the Newcastle Village firefighters firefighters addressed council members Monday afternoon asking that council re-instate the tanker truck in the budget for 1981. The fire chief still maintained jt was not a required item at the present time. GREATER INTEREST IN ADVANCE POLL VOTING Voters in Durham East have shown a greater interest in the Advance Polls this election over that of 1977. During the three advance polls, March 12, 14 and 16th 1512 voters ., cast their ballots. This compares with 988 in 1977, a decided increase. MARCH FROLIC (Continued from page .1) promotion. One of the interesting aspects of the promotion was that all merchants in the Downtown area' did participate participate in the event with most offering at least a ten percent reduction in sale prices of specific items. The Orono Town Hall was brought into use where a Dixieland Band playing during during the early part of the afternoon was a special treat being most professional in their offerings. The band was Letter to headed up by A1 Mote, from the Orono Business Community. Community. JLiocal crafts were also on display from throughout the area'and although sales were not brisk they did receive some exposure to the general public. Another feature of the afternoon were presentations from the Orono Public School by a recorder group and a dançe group. The Board of Management were pleased with thé first promotion and some local merchants are already suggesting suggesting other possible promotions promotions for the future. editor In the most recent issue of your newspaper there was, a letter by Mr. Gary Milovick, Chairman of Newcastle Library Library Board I was nleased to see this letter appear. Gary and I have had a telephone discussion on this article on several matters ' contained therein. One item partioularly dwelt on was the indication that I had not actively supported the Library Library request'for funds in 1980. Kendal News "Love is very patient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; Love makes no parade, Gives itself no airs, is never rude, ■never selfish, irritated, never resentful; Love is never glad when others go wrong, Love is gladdened by goodness, goodness, always slow to expose, expose, always eager To believe the best, alwàys hopeful,'always patient." Paul's letter to the Christians at Corinth. We were pleased to have a fine turnout at church Sunday morning, March 15th with a number of visitors. Rolf Hellebust acted as pianist for the service. On March 21st the Vanbodegons will show their slides of their trip to Kenya in Newtonville Chûrch at 7 p.m. On March 28th the Kendal Sunday. School will put on a talent night in Kendal at 7 p.m. The scripture reading was St. Matthew 16:13-23. Rev. A. Tizzard said that in each community the church of the living Christ was there. Everyone gathered last week in St. John's, Newfoundland for the blessing of the sealing fishers. We come together no matter where or how we worship we are part of that new community, the church. Jesus asked his disciples, "whom do men say that I am?" Then he asked, "Whom say ye that I am? " Peter said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus said, "I will begin to build my church with your faith". The real broadcasting of the church is done by ordinary people like you and I. Love is Jesus taking little children on his knee. Love is Jesus saying to a woman who has com mitted mitted a sin, "Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more." Love is the Good Samaritan. Love is Jesus going to eat with a sinner. Love is you and I reaching out to needy children. He has given us a new community of love and hope. Hope when we are assured that Jesus has conquered death. Rev. Ian Lilley of Sudbury pronounced pronounced the benediction. The funeral of Mrs, Ken 'Clark' took place at the Ross Funeral Chàpel in Port Hope on Monday, March 16th at 2 p.m- She was Leila Martinel! and grew up in the Kendal community east of Kendal village. She married Kenneth Clark in 1950 and they have lived since then on the Newtonville road and raised their family. Sympathy is extended to Ken and the family. Kendal U.C.W. met at the home of Mrs. E. Couroux on March 11th with nine ladies present. The president Mrs. E. Foster opened the meeting with a poem and the hymn, "Come let us sing of a wonderful love". Mrs. E. Couroux read the scripture Luke 8:4-8 and verse 11. The story of the Sower. Mrs. G. Cathcart gave the devotional. Sometime a sower may sow an acre with a bushel of seed and reap one hundred bushels if all conditions are right. Jesus said, "The sped is the word of God." Peter Manda an Arab boy was brought up in a Moslem family in east Africa. He went five times a day to the Mosque to pray. When he was twelve a Christian man gave him a New Testament. He said, "I was happy becàuse it was in Yao, my native tongue. Now I could read what God wanted me to do for Him and for my neighbours. I found that Christ was really kind. He was the son of God. I became a Sunday School teacher". 1 drew into my class all the Arab children of my village. Later they brought their parents. Today he is studying in Malawi Presbyterian Theological Theological College to become a minister. The roll call was: Peter lent his boat to the Lord, what have you that you can lend to the Lord? Mrs. M, Stevens led the Bible Study on ■ "Women of the Bible". The minutes were read by Miss C. Stewart and the financial report bÿ Mrs. R. Elliott. One fifty dollar Hve r love gift had been given to Brazil, the other fifty dollars to Labrador. They had sent out information about the work being carried on in Brazil and Labrador so it was decided to hold a second . missionary meeting later in the year. - The missionary topic today was the life story of Rev. M„ Shinya, principal of the Japanese Japanese Theological College of: the United Church of Christ in Tokyo, Japan. As a young navel officer he had been taken prisoner when his ship was sunk off Guadalcanal during the second world war. He was taken to New Zealand where the padrè used to quote Bible verses in Japanese. He liked one verse and was determined to find it in his Japanese Bible, so he started at the beginning and read daiy after day, week after week, at last he found it. The last verse' of the fortieth chapter of Isaiah. "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." By this time he had developed an insatiable appetite appetite for the Word. His life was changed, he wanted to return home and tell his friends the good news. Eventually Eventually he returned home prepared prepared to be a leader of his people. Last March he paid a visit to New Zealand. Over the New Zealand television tie said, "I came to New Zealand as a prisoner of war but while I was here I became a prisoner of Jesus Christ." Lunch was provided by Mrs. R. Elliott and our hostess Mrs. E. Couroux. Some of the Kendal folk attended the very fine roast beef dinner put on by the Garden Hill ladies on Wednesday, Wednesday, March 11th. I see in a window in Port Hope a new book entitled, The Floods of Port Hope. Remember Remember last year the equinoctial equinoctial flood of March 21st. There is no snow to melt this year unless water comes in an electrical storm like it did on March 19th, 1921. In the discussion it was ascertained that there were two meetings regarding thq Library budget - one of which Gary was unable to attend. It was' at the meeting Gary could not attend that I did support additional funds for the Library and even put forth a motion for a total amount of $160,000. but this received no seconder therefor there was no motion. Gary and I are now agreed that I did, in fact, actively support additional funds for the Library Library in 1980. True,- the amount of increase increase I supported and the total'amount 1 supported was .not for the total funds requested but it was support for an 8-9 percent increase and in view of the problems' thrust upon 1980 council, it was in my opinion all I could support. I wish to state here and now that if the $160,000. fund had been supported we would not have had the problems that arose there- . after. May I-also state that thé $140,000. fynding was not unanimously bndorsed by all members of councij, including including Mayor Rickard. Thje purpose of 'this letter is to clarify part of , Gary Milovick's letter. Thank you Gary for your courtesy during our conversation. conversation. ■ . Sincerely, , Keith D. Barr. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service - 10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. Wayne Wright, B.A.; M.Div, Organist and Choir Director David Gray Sunday, March 22,1981 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church/School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Bible Study Every Thursday 7 p.m. Friendship Room U.C.W. General Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. Main Hall KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 Vander Stoop's Florist and Greenery Main Street, Orono - STORE HOURS: ' Mon.-Sat; 9-5:30 Fri. 9-9 . PHONE 983-9715 . After Hours 987-4670