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2-Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, March 11, 1987 Srono Wttklf Stmts! Second Class Mail Registration Number 090368 Published Every Wednesday at the office Of Publication Mairi Street, Orono , Roy C. Forrester, Editor ♦ Kendal News Little disagreement here Newcastle's - 'Chief Administrative Officer, Larry Kotseff, in speaking recently to the Bowmanvillc Chamber of Commerce called for economic development as a top priority for the Town. He as well called for a joint effe t from both the Town and the private sector. Kotseff spoke of the need for increased industrial development, commercial development where applicable, a strengthening of the downtown core and a development of the tourist industry. In furthering his remarks on tourism he said it provides some of the fastest benefits to a municipality because it grows quickly and is labour intensive, thus creating jobs with its expansion. The four key ingredients mentioned by the Administrative Officer Officer as the key to stimulate economic growth are not something new pulled out of a hat. They have been around for sometime and the plan suggested dates back as far as one can remember. But Kotseff remarks are timely for this community where residential development appears to have all on the run to make catch'-up. In considering tourism there are a number of potentials throughout the Town of which some are yet uptapped. The lakefront in both Bowmanvillc and Newcastle should be a consideration for the Town as a project just so the property remains open for general public use. Newcastle is about the only lakeshore community that has done absolutely nothing to this date, as we could record. But what we would like to mention is Ward Three which has a considerable amount of public lands that now provide some form of recreation and do attract, tourism to the area. The Ganaraska lands in the north for both winter and summer activities, the Ministry of Natural" Resources land in the central area where fishing is available. . And then the private sector has developed other attractions which would include Mosport Park, Exotic Cat World, Oshawa Ski Club east of Kirby, Newcastle Golf Course all of which are really major developments to Ward Three and as Kotseff has said these do create considerable considerable jobs. The potential for other attractions arc also present and here one would include the marina in Newcastle which may be just about ready to break forth. The highway system in Ward Three is such that it cannot but help any tourist venture with 401 in the south, Taunton Road traversing at a midpoint and then Highways 35-115 cutting from south to north. The tourist dollar is ever present. In speaking of joint efforts the Town may have had laid on its lap by the Clarke Museum Board another tourist attraction with the expansion expansion of the Kirby School House Museum. Surely the museum as it exists has only a lijniled appeal which can only be stimulated through better facilities and the expansion plan as being proposed. If the Town is interested in tourism, and it. is often said there is concern, then for a modest $45,000, we have another attraction along busy highway 35-115. As we have said the comments by Kotseff are timely and it is to be hoped that they are not lost in council's shuffles. ro CELEBRATE FÔÜlïlETH CHARTER ANNIVERSARY The Newcastle Lions Club will be celebrating their Fourtieth Charter Anniversary at the Village Community Hall on Saturday, May 23 rd. •" DEMONSTRATION OF POTTERY » A demonstration of wheel thrown pottery by Valerie Sawyer will take place at the Orono Showcase, corner of Park and Church Streets, Saturday, Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd, 2 - 4 r p.m. This pottery is individually individually hand-painted, safe in the dishwasher and microwave, and has a non toxic glaze. For information call Valerie at 623-3864. Letter to the Editor To The Editor: A comment on the-subject of a banquet hall, under the News Brief in the Newcastle Independent, of February 25th has given me cause to again,"comment on the new arena to be built in Bowmanvillc. It seems that community centres are being built in Bowmanville and are not being used to near capacity. One more will be surplus and just add to the cost of the arena to the taxpayers taxpayers of the Town of Newcastle. The Council should therefore be very concerned regarding the necessity of adding a community centre in the proposed arena. It all "adds to the cost of the building and maintenance, the financing and other related costs. It should be noted that the arenas and the fitness centre are now costing the Town taxpayers approximately $325.00 annually to maintain, add to this the cost of debenturing the new arena at $3. million and the total, would approximate $675.00. an nually. Combine this with the cost "of the new Town Hall and it makes scary reading. Another reason for this letter is that 1 received my interim tax bill for 1987 and it is 13.3% up over last year and this is before the School Board levy is calculated and added. One other thought is that the taxpayers taxpayers in Ward 3 are being asked to provide funds for building for which they will receive no benefit while providing their own community community centre and arena without cost to any taxpayers in the Town. Further, if the taxes continue to increase at the present rate and it seems it will be much more in 1988, the Town Council should consider providing subsidized housing for people who will be unable to maintain maintain their homes in the above mentioned mentioned situation. Yours very truly, Ktv Dickson The warm apd sunny days, no doubt Are still a long way off. There may be snow, high winds may blow I splutter, sneeze and cough. But days are stretching, some birds sing I'll manage to survive till spring! On Sunday morning March 8th the temperature at 8 aim. was 16°C and the sun was shining brightly. The choir sang "Amazing Grace". The Junior Choir sang a little action song entitled "The Train". At the front of the church was a new very beautifully, hand carved, baptismal fountain made by Mr. Edmund Couroux in memory of Mrs. Irene Mercer and presented to the church by her family. Rev. B. Ransom thanked Eddy for his beautiful workmanship and the Mercer family family for "the gift. In the announcements they were reminded of the St. Patrick's Day Dance at Newtonville Hall on Saturday, March 14th at 8:00 p.m. Proceeds to the Manse Fund. The sermon was on the meaning of Lent. After the service a social time was enjoyed by all. Then Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Kendal took charge of a service in South Haven Nursing Home. Mrs. Helen Wood was the organist. Glen Foster acted as leader of the service. He along with Brad and Chad Switzer sang as a trio "Amazing Grace". Mrs. A. Cathcart gave the topic "The Way of the Loving Heart". Mrs. Myrtle Sarchuk came to assist. The retired folk enjoyed singing the old hymns from their new large print song books. These animal activists are causing a lot of worry to the farmers. They seem to think that farmers should not pull the back teeth of little pigs. Now if this is not done the mother pig will have very sore nipples. It is for her benefit this must be done. They say it is cruel to de-horn cattle. cattle. An angry old cow can rip the stomach out of a heifer if she gets it cornered in the barnyard. So it is to protect the young stock that horns are reomved. Some Hereford cattle are natural moolies. The Kendal United Church women met at the home of Mrs. Dora Youngman on Wednesday afternoon March 4th with ten members present. The president opened the meeting with the poem "We Call It Spring" and the Lord's Prayer. Then we repeated the U.C.W. Purpose as follows. To unite women of the Congregation Congregation for the total mission of the church and to provide a medium through which we may express our loyalty and devotion, to Jesus Christ in Christian Witness, Study, Fellowship and Service. We sang hymn 488 "Come let us sing of a wonderful love". The scripture reading was St. Luke 10 v. 25-37. This was read by Mrs. Frances Cathcart. Roll Call - How w.ould you feel if a man came tomorrow morning and told you that all t-he land where you lived was to be flooded to make way for a great hydro dam. Now those who live on the hill are told that all theii land is to be used as a coffee plantation. You are to. receive no compensation. What would your reaction be? That is what the Indians were told when the great 1 Hydro Darn was" built on the Quebec side of James' Bay. The Natives of the Philippines in the province of Mindanao were forced off their land to make way for a coffee plantation. Why? Wasn't there any land in U.S.A. that" would grow coffee? The secretary Mrs. Ann Dilts read the minutes. Then told of the day that Mrs. D. Youngman, Mrs. L. Downes and herself. spent at .Courtice United Church. The treasurer, Mrs. Downes gave the financial report. Flowers will be purchased for Easter. The minister's benevolent, fund will be dealt with next month. The annual meeting of the Oshawa Presbyterial was held March 10th in Harmony U.C. Then Mrs. A. Cathcart told them that this year the missionary topic dealt with native people in Australia, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Chile as well as Canada. Native peçple love the land. It gives them their fruit and vegetables, their clothing in the form of animal skins, it gives them their shelter (in Canada buffalo Hides covered their tent poles). They speak of it «as Mother Earth. They lived in harmony with the land. Today we will study the natives of Australia. They are black in colour. colour. After the voyage of Captain Cook's ship aroitnd the world, the sailor's told of .the wonderful climate on "the islands of ihe south seas. They told of the luxuriant vegetation, of-, the flowers and fruits. So the leaders in England decided to make a penal colony near Brisbane, Australia. _ Like 1 cipital punishment it might not prevent prevent crime but it would stop ■ repeaters when they were 12,000 miles away. After their sentence of 5, 10 or 15 years was completed' they were free and perhaps fenced in a fanch enclosing a bilabong or small lake and fencing the native out.. Some of them mingled with the natives' and there,' were often homeless people of mixed blood called sometimes Swagmen. The rancher had killed the^'Emu" and other birds "and animals so they wandered around with a Tucker bag over their, shoulder. If a rancher's chicken strayed under the fence the swagman said "You,cdme a waltzing waltzing Matilda with me." and into his tucker bag it went., If the rancher left his a\e near his woodpile it was "You come a waltzing waltzing Matilda with me". It went into the tucker bag. Their national song is Waltzing Matilda. ' ' Once â jolly swagman camped by a bilabong , , Under the shade of a kilaboo tree And he sang as he waited and watched watched till his billy (coffee tin) boiled You come a waltzing Matilda with me. Down came a jumbuck (a sheep) To drink at ttfe bilabong, You corné a waltzing Matilda with me. Now the rancher up on the hill is Watching thro' his field glasses. He phones the mounties. DoWn came the troopers one, two three '• What's that you've got in your tucker-bag You come a waltzing Matilda with me. "You'll never catch me alive," said he (Continued page 1 D St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. James Small Rector 987-4745 Sunday Service and Church School < 9:30 a.m, ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1987 ORONO UNITED dHURCH Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. BIBLE STUDIES Ladies Daytime Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 a.m. at the Manse .Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Kirby Church Mid-Week Fellowship Wednesday7:30 p.m.Friendship Room YOUTH MEETINGS Explorers: .Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Hi-C: ' Tuesday 7:00 p.m. C.G.I.T.: Thursday 6:00 p.m. All ât Orono United Church KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a.m.