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Orono \\ fvkh I inic., Ht'diiiMlin, March 22, 1989 éT ©rotto @Beet$tp finies Second Class Mail Registration Number 000368 Published Every Wednesday at thé office of Publication A n Street, Orono itoy t . Forrester, Editor Still a long way to go If anyone had high hopes that the five Regional chairmen and the Premier of Ontario would come up with a concrete plan for garbage disposal in the 1990s then they would have been somewhat disappointed at the outcome of the gathering last Tuesday at the Ontario Science Centre. Apparently there was agreement to a plan but the plan has very little meat at this time to digest. In fact any firm decision decision is not expected until sometime in February 1990. One would wonder if there really is a problem. The garbage issue has been battered around for at least the last couple of years and just how closer are we to a solution. It has been said however that democracy moves slowly. It is supposed to be remarkable that all five regional heads would sit down and debate a common problem and even with the Premier present. Surely a problem the size of garbage would require some co-operation. But is that co-operation only window dressing. Disappointment has been noted by some of the elected in that the Premier did not open the Provincial wallet but did announce announce his and the government's support in deliberations by the Regional councils and Metro. There is no doubt that the problem is on and beyond any of the regional systems themselves and a concerted effort must take place. Recycling was the big thing a year ago and possibly felt to be a portion of a solution. But the bloom seems to have died somewhat over the past year and costs keep skyrocketing even for a simple operation as recycling. Of course recycling is not the whole answer by any means and never was. It does have a place however. They speak of the Three Rs in garbage management as a necessary requirement. But how far have we even tried to put such a plan into force other than recycling. R for reduction in avoiding waste production in the first place by cutting down on packaging. R for reuse such as in beer bottles where they are returned and used time after time. This is not the case for soft drinks. Recycling is expensive at the local level of government whereas reduction and re-use is less so and even more environmentally sound. If the provincial government wants to help it would take action on the Reuse factor and Reduction. Unfortunately in 1985 Ontario came to agreement with aluminum can and steel manufacturing firms and the soft drink companies to allow non- returnable cans. This was in agreement with the private industries industries providing $20 million for the Ontario Multimaterial Recycling Inc. which provides some funding for recycling throughout the province. A small price to pay for the right to add to the already mounting garbage problem. The private industry industry was clearly the winner in this hid and the general public, will pay tne price after funding runs out. There has to be a strong commitment by the province, something we have yet to see and certainly it was not part oï the Ontario Science Centfe meeting. A real disappointment and certainly we have had enough window dressing both locally and from the province. It was only recently that Bradley, Minister of the Environment Environment stated that the province would spend some $225 million on waste reduction and recycling but the catch - over ten years. He did say that private industry would as well be involved. involved. it's like paying a price to pollute and at the same time push the real price to the general public. Enough window dressing. Kendal News Francis Gay says: "Fay Inchfawn's delightful books of poetry are perhaps not read as much as they were 50 years ago, which is a pity. We find something worth knowing in a woman who can think of God amid her groceries and praise Him in her scullery." Here is a lovely verse from her poem The Worshippers: Draw nigh to God, I needs must take My apron off...and, first, I'll bake These little pastries: then I'll spread The tablecloth. I'll make my bed. I'll tidy up and wash the floor, \nd shake the mats, and lock the : i I ., ' ! Ii >■. -f->11c. then I'll upstairs, ■ 0! is I'll say'my prayers. Draw nigh -- Lord, here am 1. On Palm Sunday, March 19 the fields were covered with deep snow and the sun was very bright. No need to go to Collingwood for good skiing as a bus load of pupils did on Friday from "The Pines". They left "The Pines" at 7:0p a.m. and did not get back till 11:00 p.m. during a heavy snow storm. They got lost both going and returning. That trip on St, Patrick's Day will be remetnbered. On Sunday the choir sang the anthem, anthem, "Blessed Calvary." Cross Walk this Friday leaving St. Francis of Assisi at 1:30 p.m., and walking to Newtonville United Church. Youth Group Meeting - March 22nd, 7:00 p.m. at Kendal Communion Communion Services. March 24th Good Friday Service at Kendal 7:00 p.m. Easter Sunday March 26th along with Confirmation. Transfer of membership. April 2nd Pancake Breakfast - Adults $3.50, under 8 years $2.00. pre-schoolers free. H. Gordon Green says: Wc haven't helped the old. When you travel by bus you never know who you will meet. Buses on the long hauls at least seem to be filled with nonconformists nonconformists tong haired guitar pluckers, students, crochety old spinsters who bring their own lunch and medicines - the variety is endless. So 1 wasn't too surprised the other morning in the depot to see a man of 70 or so going up.and down the marble steps which lead to the bus station basement. At first I just concluded that the men's room down there was too busy to accept any more customers, but when 1 saw this old boy going down and immediately coming up those steps for the fifth straight time I became bold enough to ask him what he was trying to solve. "Well you know," he told me. "I just can't get through a day without first taking my quota of exercise. exercise. I was a farmer before I retired and when you've spent 50 years or more working an hour or more every morning before breakfast, well your ham and eggs just don't seem to sit right for you unless you first work up an ap- , petite." He seemed rather eager to talk. 1 found out that he was living in an apartment, that his wife was gone, and that whenever the boredom became intolerable, he would take the bus to one of his married sons or daughters. "I've got six of them," he said, "and four of them I can visit if I don't stay too long." I felt a twinge of sadness when I watched the old man board the bus which would take him to some dutiful son or daughter, and 1 couldn't help but think that in spite of it all we try to do for our older folk today - in spite of the pension and our senior citizen clubs and the beautifully appointed retirement homes and this new social science, called geriatrics we really have nothing yet to take the place of the days when a man could retire to the edge of town to an old house sitting on an acre or two, and raise a few pigs, keep a garden and split his own wood. And where his wife could milk a cow and make her own butter without any fear of any angry visit from the police or the health officer. officer. A Unionville, Pennsylvania balloon landed the other day in the Eastern Townships of Quebec ana lodged in a sugar maple tree. The note attached told of a wedding south of Pittsburg. The Pittsburg smelters belch out; clouds of smoke which settles down on the sugar bush causing the maple trees to die of acid rain. I read that half the maple trees in some maple sugar bushes are dead from acid rain. This St. Patrick's snow storm should help to make the sap flow. The doctor was surprised to find a nurse holding a patient by both wrists. "That's not the way to check his pulse," he scolded. "I'm not checking his pulse," replied the nurse. "I'm checking his impulse." Each home should have a pair of kitchen shears for cutting onions, pastry etc. , The Sunday School Teacher was teaching a lesson on creation to a class of children. "Now children," she said. "Who can tell me what makes the flowers spring from the seed?" "God does it," answered one little girl, "but fertilizer helps." From 'I Remember the One- Room School' "The teacher in the rural school had to double as a nurse or doctor in emergencies. 1 was pitching for a noon hour ball game. The batter swung just as, a little beginner ran in front of the plate. The bat hit his head. We carried carried him into the school and bathed the goose egg. As the afternoon lessons began he became very sleepy. Concussion! No telephone in the school! 1 sent a boy running up the road to his home. Nobody home! I taught all afternoon sitting in the middle of the room holding him on my lap and gently keeping him awake. About 3:30 the 'watch' announced announced that his people were driving up their lane. Another note was sent - and oh, the feeling of relief when 1 saw his father carry him out of the school;" Over heard at a quilting, "That girl may have been a farmer's daughter but she had no horse sense - she didn't know when to say neigh." His Mysterious Ways from my March Guideposts 1989 , At one point during the winter of 1940 my husband, a house painter, was temporarily unemplbyed because of the weather, and the textile textile plant where I worked was closed due to a seasonal lay-off. We literally had no money. To make matters worse, our 18 month old daughter,. Rachel ■ was recovering poorly from pneumonia, and the doctor insisted we feed her a boiled egg each day. Even that was beyond our means. (Continued page 3) ► St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO SUNDAY SERVICE and CHURCH SERVICE 9:30 a.m. ORONO'GATES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street Orono, Ontario Inter-Faith Full Gospel SERVICE 11:00 A.M. Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Ministry Minister: Organist: Organist: Secretary: ORONO v PASTORAL CHARGE Rev. Fred Milnes Orono Ross Metcalf Kirby Mrs. Martha Farrow Marlene Risebrough Rev. Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 Counselling EASTER SUNDAY March 26,1989 Kirby 9:30 a.m. Orono 11:00 a.m. MARCH 24, 1989 GOOD FRIDAY Good Friday Walk 1:00 p.m. Again this year churches in the Newcastle - Orono, Newtonville areas are sponsoring a Good Friday Walk beginning at' St Francis' Catholic Church at 1:00 p.m. and walking along the baseline to Newtonville (12 Kilometers). Refreshments will be available along the way and scripture verses to help us think about the meaning of Jesus' death upon the cross - for us - and for the whole world. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE MARCH 24,19$) - 7:30 p.m. Communion - Orono Church EASTER BREAKFAST Kirby Church will be serving breakfast at 8:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Everyone is welcomed! EXPLORERS Wednesday, March 8, 1989 6:30 p.m. Main Hall, Orono United Church BIBLE STUDIES January 25, - March 29 Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Friendship Room or Mixed Group Study Wednesday 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. Friendship room