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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 25, 1988 Hitting the nail on the head Rosemary Speirs writing in the Toronto Star recently surely hit the nail on the head over the issue of escalating hospital costs and she came, to what as to be a logical opinion, opinion, that more money is not the answer. She could have written written about education as well and no doubt many other services that cry out for increased funding from the provincial treasury. * Speirs points to the many health studies undertaken which have stated that acute hospital care should no longer be the focus for critically ill patients. She also said the hospital needs are not cash but rather planning to meet the kinds of health care needed for an ageing population. She makes a good point that doctors do have an open ended hand in the health care system and without guidelines from the province the cost goes on forever. No one questions if the system is working in the best interest of the public. Politically it takes courage to fight the system of the past and the interest groups and too often the Health minister becomes the scapegoat in the issue of dying patients as they wait heart transplants or some other wait at the hospital'door. One can-go back to the era of Frank Millar when he stepped in for change and tightening of the reins, His effort came to a sudden halt. As to Elinor Caplan, the current Minister and her assistant Martin Barkin, the questions becomes, "can they hang in to make the necessary change." Health care could well bankrupt the province and put the liberals on the back-burner and once again the general public b'ecomes the losers. Surely the electorate is knowledgeable enough to know when change is needed and to support a good system of change. The message needs to sent out that we elect politi- cians'to act in the interest of the majority and to make change when change is called for. Its not only the issue of health care .but it goes all the way down the line to the local municipal level. Who really does call the shot, who does stand up and be counted rather than slide into a decision under pressure of, generally, a minority group. All that is needed is sunny weather It's all up to the weatherman as far as Saturday is concerned concerned in Orono and if we would have our wish it would be sunny with a bearable temperature. ■The Orono Downtown merchants have their plans in hand with the Outdoor Art Festival with an array of supporting supporting features playing into the hands of the whole family. We like the idea of a roving minstrel, the outdoor cafes and the art contest and face painting for the kids. It just doesn't stop there for the Newcastle Lions have their Chili Cook-Off on tap at the Orono fair grounds for a two day stint, Saturday and-Sunday with the big dance on Saturday evening. The Orono Estates hold their annual yard sale event as well on Saturday. And next week the 25th anniversary of the Clarke High School. Another major event for the community. It's All Relevant The topic of conversation turned to housing costs on Sunday , morning as Bill" Bunting' and I await some action from the fish on Chemong Lake. Needless to say the conversation was quite lengthy as the fish just failed us. However we came to the opinion that housing costs today if taken in respect to income are quite relevant to those of the mid 1950s when a finsihed house could be purchased for some $10,000 and a do-it-yourself from $5,QOO. Salaries in the yearly range of $1800 to $2500. Four years salary for the family hbme.. ' Today with salaries reaching upwards of $40,000 the $160,000 home is really not out of line and these are more two wage earners today today than thirty years ago. KENDAL NEWS You see God's Face Each time you look up in the sky or watch the fluffy clouds go by Or feel the sunshine warm and bright, or watch the dark night turn to light, Or hear a bluebird gaily sing, or see the winter turn to spring, Or stoop to pick a daffodil, or gather violets on some hill, Or touch a leaf or see a tree, it's all God whispering, "This is Me," And I am Faith and I am Light and in Me there shall be no night." Helen Steiner Rice Due to the holiday.weekend this goes to press May 20th. Sunday, May 22nd was a perfect day. The choir sang, "Morning Has Broken," Those uniting with the church at Kendal were Jennifer Lynn French, Craig Douglas French and Cheryl Leanne Foster. Mrs. Ron Frank presented each one with a beautifully engraved copy of The Standard Revised version version of the Bible from Kendal Ü.C.W. Sermon: "The Heavenly Legal Advisor - The Holy Spirit." Heritage Sunday in Kendal United Church is on June 5. Letters havê been sent out to many former members and some replies have already been received telling that they are coming It will be a time to visit the past. All are welcome. Social time after the service men and women are to bring sandwiches and squares. The Orange Lodge Service is June 19th. "A Work Bee," at the Kendal United Church will be this Saturday, May 28th starting at 9:00 a.m. in the morning and continuing till work is finished. Come out and have a fun time of fellowship. The board is asking members to commit themselves to 2 hours. If you wish to work longer, fine. The Annual Sunday School attendance attendance and merit prizes were given out at this service. After the Confirmation Service a social time was enjoyed in the Church School. There were 25 attended the Sunday Sunday School Picnic held at the home of Mrs. Joyce Boudreau and beginning beginning at three o'clock Sunday afternoon. afternoon. Rev. Bryan Ransom opened the picnic with the Human Knot game followed by games with prizes. Junior Race: 1st Katrina Hartman; 2nd Brian Boudreau. Senior Race: 1st Andrea Hartman; 2nd Brad Switzer. Hot Potato: 1st April Switzer; 2nd Don Peddar. Press the Ring: 1st April Switzer; 2nd Brian Ransom. Clothes Pin Drop: 1st Katrina Hartman; 2nd Shawna Peddar. Two in a Bucket: 1st mel Switzer; 2nd Sara Hartman, Shoe Kick-Junior: 1st Brian Boudreau; 2nd Katriha Hartman. Shoe Kick- Senior: 1st Andrea Hartman; 2nd Craig French. Scavenger Hunt: Don and Jeremy Peddar. Followed by a barbeque of hot dogs and hamburgers. Candy guess was won by Cathy Switzer. Candy Toss was enjoyed by all. The funeral of Mr, Kenneth Wannan was held on Thursday, May 19th, 1988. He was born on the Wannan homestead west of Kendal 84 years ago. He passed his entrance at Kendal. That summer Sam Bryson, with Kenneth as assistant, assistant, built thé wall under Kendal Sunday School and raised the Sunday Sunday School up level with the church. Ken decided to be a carpenter and moved , to Cobourg where he married married and lived all his life. He was laid to rest in Orono Cemetery after which the friends came to Kendal via Newcastle. The Kendal United Church Women served a lunch to over fifty friends and relatives from St. Catherines, Hamilton, Toronto and Ottawa. Our sympathy is extended to his wife, his sister Mary and his brother Lloyd. . In 1985 all the Wannan clan were in Kendal to dedicate a church window window in memory of their parent. AMID the black-tie crowd in the theatre-lobby crush of a posh opening opening night, humorist Bennett Cerf came across a man he knew. He could see that the man knew him, too. The face was familiar but unfamiliar, unfamiliar, friendly but out of place, demanding recognition but denying it. Cerf quickly calculated the probabilities probabilities of the man's identity, brushed up his brightest grin and chanced an opening. "For heaven's sake!" he exclaimed. "When did you get into town? Can't we have lunch?" "Don't be silly," the man replied. "I'm your dentist." Walter Kerr in New York Times Holland Marsh by Bill Bramah Most of us take Holland Marsh for granted. We know it's Ontario's largest and most famous vegetable garden and people who regularly go up Highway 400 to cottage country have likely glanced at it with casual interest hundreds of times. ' They may have some vague notion notion that the vast farmland was named after the Dutch farmers who first settled in the district. And that's about all most of us know about it. But as in so many cases with familiar landmarks, there's a lot more than meets the eye. The Marsh is far larger than the part of it that can be seen from the highway. It's about 16 miles long. Nor was it named after the Dutch farmers. It got it's name from Major Major A. Holland who surveyed the area in 1830 at the request of Lord Simcoe. I learned these tidbits when I dropped around to what's called the Muck Research Station, just beside the highway, to meet Matt Valk. Matt is Director of the station and has been studying the Marsh for about 40 years. Ever since he came from Holland. He can give you some surprising information. For example, there are really six marshes extending west from Lake Simcoe. The Holland is just one of them. In a good year farmers harvest 120,000 tons of carrots carrots alone.. The organic soil, consisting of muck, peat and silt, has a depth varying from a few inches to 90 feet in some places! , In the early days, no one had much success farming the marshes. Then in 'the' early thirties, 18 families of knowledgeable, hardworking hardworking Dutch immigrants arrived. They knew about dikes and drainage and before long, were bringing bringing in phenomenal crops. They also founded a village called Ansnorveldt. Some of their descendants descendants are still there. The village is about five miles east of Highway 400, tucked away on the edge of the Marsh. I've always thought of Ansnorveldt as a little bit of Holland. It's likely because of my reaction when I first saw it about five years ago. It was a beautifnl spring' morning. morning. The little village with its tidy houses was spotless. There were tulips everywhere. And I noticed a St Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORO'NO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERVICE and CHURCH SERVICE 9:30 a.m. fair-haired, older man walking out to his mailbox on the roadside. F was wearing wooden shoes. Judge: "What made you think that you could park your car there?" Tourist: "Well there was a sign on the 1 pole that read, Fine For Parking." ORONO GATES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY ,5414 Main Street .Orono, Ontario In ter-Faith Full Gospel SERVICE 11:00 A.M. Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry Rev. Margaret F'. West Res. 983-5962 Counselling SUNDAY MAY 29, 1988 Minister: Rev. Fred Milnes Organist: Mr. Ross Metcalf Telephones: Church 983-5502 Manse 983-5208 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Conference Sunday « Hi-C meets Friday June 3, 1988 8<00 p.m. Main Hall, Orono United Church BIBILE STUDIES Sunday evening at home of Jillian.and Bill Stubbs 8:00 p.m. Ladies Study Wednesday 1:15 p.m. Home of Marlene Risebrough KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Organist: Mrs. Martha Farrell Sunday Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. See You At The Art Festival for In-Store Specials Stuff's Pharmacy ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009