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■ t 2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 24, 1983 " Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at the office of Publication 2." ' Main Street, Orono Roy C. Forrester, Editor HAS A LONG COMMUNITY HISTORY The Durham County Senior Citizen's Lodge group and its predecessor, the Durham County Co- Operative Medical Services, together have a long history Of service to this community with extension to other parts of Durham County. It really is a good example of the co-operative movement with people helping people. The Co-operative Medical Services date back to 1946 when a group of people, we believe associated with the Federation of Agriculture, saw the need for a form of medical service insurance. This was prior to any venture venture into the health field by either the federal or provincial provincial government. The co-operative did run an efficient operation^ and did provide coverage for a great number of people in Durham County on a non-profit basis and at costs well below such as Blue Cross and other insurance companies companies in the field. The Co-operative did take pride in the service they provided and rightly so. They met all their commitments commitments and as well had a real concern for their membership. With the advent of OHIP legislation prohibited the operation of the Durham County Co-operative and the organization was required to fold up shop to give a free hand to the féderal-provincial scheme. At this point the Co-operative Medical Services organization did have surplus funds in an area from $100,000 to $150,000. What to do with these" funds became a real problem for the organization not only at the local level but also to meet enacted legislation that controls the dispursement of such funds. The co-operative theme of people helping people did prevail and as an outcome in 1971 a charter was issued under the name of Durham County Senior Citizen's Lodge. The organization was dedicated to providing providing senior citizen accommodation in that area which the Medical organization had operated. The funding from the Medical group was turned over to Lodge organization. The Lodge organization, still maintaining its same membership on the directorate from 1971, continues continues with the same theme with people in mind from the year of 1946. One could not but help being impressed with the attitude and the dedication of service to the community on Monday night when the ribbon was cut for the opening opening of the new recreation building at the Lodge complex in Orono. The Durham County group have also assisted others in getting started in their communities and one can refer to assistance in Newcastle Village, Grafton and in Millbrook in'providing senior citizen accommodation. accommodation. Thank you and congratulations for a job well done in the interest of people. TOWN COUNCIL TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Town of Newcastle council has been called into a special session for August 24th, Wednesday, today today when it is understood tenders for the new Orono Fire Hall will be opened. Last week council met in closed session both on Tuesday and Wednesday ^pd halve made their choice as* to the new Chief Administrative Officer to take over from Mr. Don Smith. It could be that council will make known the successful applicant at the meeting on Wednesday. Council has been in recéss from regular meetings during the month of August. Durham East Agri-News by: John E. Finlay, Agricultural Agricultural Representative DURHAM EAST 4-H TOP TEAM AT FUTURE DAIRYMAN'S COMPETITION: COMPETITION: Three 4-H members from Durham East - Anne- Marie Hoogeveen, Blackstock; Gerard Prins, Hampton and Peter Tallman, Port Hope, captured *the county team award at the Future Dairyman's Competition Competition held on August 16th at Kemptville. The Competition is sponsored by Eastern Breeders Inc. A total of 48, 4-H members representing the sixteen counties counties in Eastern's Region competed competed along with 16 4-H leaders. There was .a tie for Official Opening Recreation Building (Continued from page 1) light' lunch serviced by the . local organization at the Senior's Lodge. Mrs. Doris Day, president of the local association, spoke of the beautiful hall which she said was no cost to us. "Look around fellows, you ain't doing doing bad," she said. Rae Steawrt did point out that the local organization had provided some of the furnishings furnishings in the new hall, through the use of a government government grant of which the group has had two, he said. The Durham County Senior's Citizens Lodge is an offshoot of the Durham County Medical Co-operative Services which was formed in 1946 providing co-operative health coverage .for residents in Durham, County on a premium basis. When the Ontario Health Insurance Plan was brought into force the co-operative had to close out its operation. Funds were surplus with the Medical Co-operative and after many meetings it was decided to usé the funds for the construction of senior citizens housing within Durham County. After considerable time spent with government bodies a charter was issued to the Senior Citizens Lodge in 1971. It was not until 1978 that it was finally decided to build the Senior Citizens Lodge in Orono on its present present site. Other locations were considered including Millbrook and Newcastle Village. Land in Orono was made- available to the group at a reasonable cost. The Durham County Senior Citizen's Lodge was completed in 1978 in Orono with forty units at a cost of some $900,000.00. the top individual with Ruth Vogel, Leeds County and John Smith, Dundas County. The Competition includes 4 quizzes, a heifer evaluation exercise, sire selection exer- .cise, a classification of 4 cows and a sire selection for those cows. Mr. John Ferguson, Port Hope, President of Eastern Breeders and director for .Durham County made the trophy presentation to the Durham East team. Congratulations Congratulations to these 3 outstanding dairy club 4-H members. CROP CONDITIONS UPDATE: UPDATE: Weather extremes continue follqwing a late wet spring and a hot, dry summer. summer. The wind and hailstorm of August 8th, caused exten- - sive damage to several tobacco tobacco and apple farms in the Orono and Newcastle areas. Many crops survived the drought period amazingly well. An' above average yield of high quality winter wheat was harvested. Several farmers recorded yields o"f 1.75 tonnes per acre. Barley yields are average, although off considerably from Jast year's yields. Second cutting of forage crops is in progress with below average yields. > The grain corn crop appears appears to be behind about 2 Kendal News If nobody smiled and nobody cared, and nobody helped us along; If every fellow looked out for himself, and the good things .all went to the strong; If nobody cared just a little for you, arid nobody thought about me, And we stood all alone, in the battle of life, what a dreary world this would be. Life is sweet because of the friends we love, and the things that in common common we share; And we want to live on not because of ourselves, but because of the people who care. It's giving and doing for somebody else - On that, all love's splendor . depends; And the joy in this world when you've summed it all up is found in the love of our friends. On Sunday morning v?e of the Kendal congregation were surprised to have two visitors. They were sons of the Rev. Edmund W. Tink who was the piinister on the Newtonville Charge sixty years ago. Rev. Fletcher Tink told us he was eleven years of 1 age when his father moved to New York State and later to Chicago. He introduced his brother Beverly, the youngest of the family, tq the congregation. congregation. The oldest brother ' was Walter who became a singing evangelist. Rev. Fletcher Fletcher Tink said the Newtonville Newtonville people knew his mother was a music teacher so they requested that hé play for them so he would also play for us his mother's,favourite hymn which she loved to sing entitled "The Ninety and Nine". "There were ninety and nine that safely lay. In the shelter of the fold. But one was out on the hill away Far off from the gates of gold." The song is based on the words of Jesus in Matt. 18 v 12 and the song says ' 'Although the road be rough and steep. I'll go to the desert to find my sheep." and the final triumphant ending, weeks, and will require good weather through the first 2 weeks in September. Yields are expected to be down 25 to 30 percent from last year, to an estimated 2 tonnès/acre across the region. Sweet corn yields are also expected to be below average, relatively. The apple crop is heavy, but sizing may produce some lower grades because of the dry weather. Hail damage has reduced apples ip some orchards orchards to .the jujce market. Vegetables are,in good sup- ,ply with excellent quality at the many - roadside stands throughout the area. > Adequate feed ' supplies should be available for area livestock farmers. The soybean soybean crop appears to have the potential for an above- ■ average yield this year. "Rejoice for the Lord brings back his 'own". And the angels echoed around ttie .throne, " Rejoice for the Lord bring back his own." The author of this poetm handed the words to the beautiful tenor soloist, Mr. Sankey, of the evangelistic, team "Moody and Sankey" ' just as Mr. Sankey was leaving leaving Britain. When they held their next service in Chicago at its conclusion Sankey composed, composed, played and sang this wonderful song. Rev. Fletcher Fletcher Tink said he had played on that same organ which is now a museum piece in the Billy Graham Museum. We all enjoyed hearing him play this song which he did exceedingly well. Mr. Vernon Peacock told him that Mr. Tink had married them. Rev-, E.W. Tink's picture is at the- back of Kendal Church. Mrs. Linda King, Presbytery Supply, chose as her scripture Romans 14 from verse 13 to the end and 15 verses 1 and 2. Her topic: The Responsibility of Christian Christian Freedom. t On Wednesday night August 17th, the U.C.W. of Kendal church arranged a trip to Cullen Gardens. Four cars went and seventeen people. people. It was a perfect night and a most enjoyable outing. We wish to thank our drivers. A welcome shower is falling falling as. T write this news on Monday 'morning. It was badly needed: Farmers have to contend with adverse . weather and many other . things. Something was picking picking holes in my tomatoes. It wasn't pheasants. Then yesterday I looked out the winded' and there sat five crows perched on the garden fence, within a stone throw of ' a house". Nofo in the west they . made a scarescrow to frighten away the wild horses so I hunted up an old straw hat and some, red rags to frighten them off. I heat'd Jack Miner say that the great flocks of crows were upsetting the balance of nature by eating the eggs of. the little song birds. He made a trap that would catch hun dreds of crows then drowned them but the environn tajists stopped him. W: robins build their nests on peoples lawns for protection against the crows but now these purple grackles are ■ coming to the lawns and eating the robins' eggs. I haven't seen a young robin this year. The purple grackle never sings. It makes a noise like a rusty hinge. It's long tail makes it look like a small crow. The crows and grackles have found a bonanza in Ontario. Ontario. There are fields of corn to feed on even in the winter months. They destroy hundreds hundreds of dollars worth of corn each year. Sympathy is extended to the Carson family on the death of their mother. Helen is Mrs. Barton MacNeill of Oshawa, Amy is Mrs. Patrick Tobin, of Thousand Oaks California and Wilson of Newtonville. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service • 9:45 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby BULL Th. United Church Orono Pastoral Charge Minister . Bev. Wayne Wright UNITED CHURCH COMBINED SERVICES Newcastle, Kirby and Orono United Churches August 28th Kirby United Church All Services are at 10:30 a.m. Now's the time while stocks are high and prices low to buy those essentiaUtems Stuff's Pharma Main sl orono. on! * • tss-soo»