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L ono skaters The above skaters from • the Pictured above (back row):David . nica Fernstrom, (front row) Erin Orono Skating Club will be taking Thomson, Cindy Ross, Heather Wilson, Taralee Clemens, Melonie part in the Unicorn Fair competi- Geboers, Anthea Peacock, Angela Allin, Christa Robinson and Alecia tions held in Oshawa on February Thomkins, Sacha Thompson, Jen- Staples. 20th. Travel to Minden Tracy Eames, Briar Ransberry, Tanya Clemens, Melissa Allin and (front) Leah Stadelmann continued the momentum of the Orono Skating Club by attending a meet ' held in Minden on February 5th. Thé Orono Club has been well represented in all event this winter and with a good degree of skating. Mir 7tL* ~VkW? » 'P The Federation of Ontario Naturalists FON Conservation.Centre, MoaUield Park 355 Lesmlll Road, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W8 Rhone: (416) 444-8419 by Marion St rebig Spring Fever Mounting piles of snow to the contrary, spring is definitely on its way. For the past few weeks the male cardinal has been flying furiously at his reflected image in I lie garage window, and the other- day he carried out an attack on the si nirror of the car. He flutters against the window, pecking at the glass and uttering vehement chipp- i ing sounds. Sometimes he does this over and over again with the female watching from a nearby forsythia. Suddenly, he will fly off with the female apparently satisfied that he has intimidated his rival in the glass. The lengthening days have stirred up his .hormones so that he is pugnaciously defending his territory. territory. Besides his acrobatic performance performance at the window, he has started his spring songs. His clear bright whistle rings out from the top of a tree or the television aerial. Gradually the arias become more and more complicated often ending in emphatic stacccato. The female may also sing, but with nesting, her vocalization, except for the warning chip, ceases. The male will continue his ebullient outpourings from some high vantage point all summer. summer. In late February, though, the clear whistle of the cardinal is as welcome a sign of spring as the liquid liquid murmur of melting snow. Once rare is southern Ontario, the cardinal is now firmly established established along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Ontario with evidence that each year it is expanding its range northward-. Now it is a confirmed breeder as far north as Georgian Bay and Ottawa. Since the cardinal prefers to nest in bushy tangles or in the depths of conifers, suburban gardens and city parks suit it. It has also benefitted by the proliferation of bird feeders. That large beak cracks sunflower husks better than any nutcracker, the husks dropping away neatly on either side of the bill. Although wild fruit and seeds form the major part of its diet in the winter, both parents and young consume large quantities of insects during the summer. summer. When the cardinal becomes the father of a brood, he takes his family family responsibilities seriously. Sometimes he will continue to feed the young even when they are fledged fledged and he has a second brood. At first the fledged young cardinals of both sexes resemble the female, except except that their crests look slightly askew. By early fall the'young males will be in scarlet plumage. A family of cardinals bathing on a hot day in summer is an entertaining entertaining spectacle. Constant chipping sounds from the bushes beside the bath alert the observer to their presence. Then a young cardinal lights boldly on the edge pf the bird- bath, still chipping non-stop.'When it finally hops into the water, its first splash is tentative. But it soon settles to the voluptuous enjoyment of splashing. Eventually the» whole family will bathe, except for father , who makes anxious littlè sounds until until all are safely back in the bushes. In Ontario, cardinals are quite Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 17, 1988-7 Church Moderator to speak at Oshawa meet United Church Women of the Oshawa Presbyterial will have an unique opportunity to meet and chat with Anne Squire, B.A., M.A.. D.D., Moderator of the United Church of Canada, at St. Stephen's United Church, Simcoe Street N., Oshawa, on Monday, February 29th at 10:00 a.m. The president or one alternative representative of each local women's group of the United Church is invited to assist the Presbyterial UCW executive in welcoming Anne Squire to Oshawa, and to share in fellowship for a couple couple of hours, and over the noon hour with your own bag lunch if you would like, beverage will be provided. Anqe Squire is the first laywoman to be Moderator of the United Church of Canada. She is a member of Emmanuel United Church, Ottawa. As an Explorer .group leader, camp counsellor and director, dinner dinner wagon volunteer and Sunday School teacher for 40 years, Anne's interests and concerns indicate easy rapport with women of all ages. Anne believes that "all ministry is the ministry of Jesus Christ, and we are invited to participate in that". As chairperson of Project Ministry from 1977 to 1980, Anne helped to establish the current direction for the ministry of laity and members of the -.'Order of Ministry. This term.was conjoined by Anne's teaching of religious studies at the University of Carleton, and she had also' been writing Sunday School lesson plans. After receiving her M.A. degree Anne was asked to inititate a Women and Religion course at Carleton. She taught courses in women and religion „ religious sedentary and it is unlikely that these fledglings will go more than a few miles from where they hatched. This month the male is accompanying accompanying the female to the feeding platform platform where he offers her a seed, and then retires to a neighbouring bush to watch and allow her to eat first. Tomorrow morning he'll be back giving the window hell. education and Jewish education for seven years. In 1982 Anne was appointed the first woman and the first lay-person to be Secretary of the United Church Division of Ministry Personnel Personnel and Education. When she retired from that position in December 1985, at age 65, she had struggled to gain acceptance at the 1984 General Council of the United Church for the report from MP & E on the ordination of self-declared homosexuals. As Division Secretary, Anne struggled with her own personal battle with cancer, but now has a clean bill of health. Born in Amherstburg, Ontario in 1920, Anne has three sisters, born to a Methodist mother and an Anglican father. Anne and William Squire (a retired high school principal) principal) married in 1943 and have three daughters and five grandchildren. grandchildren. Anne Squire is the recipient.of two honourary degrees. In 1980 she received a Doctor of Divinity degree from United Theological College at McGill University which was followed, in 1985 with a Doctor of Divinity from Queen's Theological College at Queen's University. Dr. Squire's agenda for the day in Oshawa includes an interview for cable TV with Terry McQuade, and a visit to the Soutfi Oshawa Community Community Development Project. In the evening Anne Squire will speak and answer questions at an open public meeting at St. Andrews United Church, Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! by Bessie Vaneyk Super Mom Syndrome Take time for yourself and come hear how to rid yourself of the "super mom syndrome". The Family Education Resource Centre of Durham House is presenting presenting this workshop on Wednesday, March 9th, 1988 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Durham House, Oshawa. The cost is $8.00 per person. For further information and to register, Please call 579-2021 or 686-4353. In-Store Red Tag .Specials, ...PLUS... 20% off aii Sleepwear 20% OFF All SWEATERS WENDY B's DEPARTMENT STORE Downtown Orono - Phone 983-9816