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12 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday. February 23, 200o Retirement Party for Harley Elliott On February 16, 2000 a retirement party was held for Harley Elliott. Ron Robinson (R) presents Hailey (L) with a bladeless chain saw. He didn't get to keep it. Harley Elliott's Retirement Party - Wednesday evening, February 16, the Municipality of Clarington, Public Works Department Yards of Hampton and Orono held a retirement party at Nome's Restaurant for long-time worker Harley Elliott who has been with the Municipality since the mid-'70's. Supervisor Ron Robinson (on the right in the photo) presented presented Harley with a joke gift of a bladeless and chainless chain saw. This was a saw for Harley to listen to, not use! It seems that Harley had a tendency tendency to let treetops he was cutting with a chainsaw fall a little too close to his fellow workers. A few years ago, he also almost lost a leg after a tree he cut down managed to pinch his right leg between that and another tree tearing all the muscles away from the bone and mixing sawdust, oils, gas and tree bark into his huge wound. He was very determined not to lose his leg and to doctors' amazement still has it. You can see why they thought Harley would be better off to just listen to a saw! His wife Lea received a gorgeous bouquet of a dozen red roses. Harley also received a personal gift from Mayor Diane Harare and a generous donation to a holiday holiday Caribbean cruise in April from his fellow workers. Shortly after a delicious roast beef meal and opening his gifts, Lea became violently ill and had to be taken to Bowmanville Hospital. She was released Sunday after an acute attack of inflammation of the pancreas. Harley really enjoyed his party and thanks all involved in it! Complex dinner by Isabelle Châllice The monthly dinner was , held on Thursday, February 17, in the Complex: Hall, to a good attendance. Everyone en joy fed the delicious delicious roast beef dinner catered by the Fundraising Arena Board. The President welcomed all and a short business period period followed the dinner. Excellent entertainment was provided by James and Doreen Lowery. James on the saxophone or violin and Doreen on the piano kept our. toes tapping and it was enjoyed by all present. RECYCLE IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE 983-5301 KENDAL NEWS by Joan Anderson With'so much snow in the past two weeks it is impossible impossible to ignore it. The sun's rays dazzle brilliantly on the blinding blinding white surface, the snowladen snowladen branches of the evergreens evergreens make the landscape look like a Christmas card, the sky is a beautiful deep blue. . With so much of God's beauty around us, it is har'd to remain depressed. 'These sights uplift our spirit. With God, no season season is bleak. (Quoted from Bill Heath) Rev. Don Stiles was again at Kendal United Church for Rev. John Sullivan who, as well as his wife, is still suffering suffering from after-effects of the flu. "Spirit of the Living God" was the gathering hymn this morning, and then we sang the well-known and upbeat Opening Hymn " This is the Day". After the Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon, we read Psalm 40 responsively. The choir's anthem this morning was the spirited "To God be the Glory". MESSAGE: Lay ^ Reader for the' day- was Susan French who read the scripture .from Mark 2:: 1 - 12 and Isaiah 43: 18 - 25 as a preface to the Message "Unexpected Guests". The passage from Mark refers to a paralyzed man being brought to Jesus by his four friends. After the Prayer of Commitment we then sang "Precious Uord, Take My Hand" as the Hymn of Commitment, then "the Uord's Prayer" and closed with "Go Now In Peace". Concerns & Celebrations Please include the following in your prayers this week, as we will. Ruth Andrews is to return home from hospital in Toronto this week. Dorothy Hellebust is continuing continuing to undergo anti-cancer therapy. Joanna Savage is continuing to be built up for her open- heart surgery at this time. Joyce Boudreau entered hospital hospital in Oshawa oil Monday, February 21 for her 3-4 days pf testing. She was entering through the Emergency ward and would be getting the firsit available bed in a ward after that. Lea Elliott was in itywiÉHïwdie Hospital for an acute pancreatic attack from Wednesday evening until Sunday noon.- Pastoral Charge 2000 Executive Wednesday, February 16 in Newtonville ■ the Pastoral Charge Annual Meeting was held to report the decisions made by each of the three churches regarding the Needs Assessment Committee Report; and also to conduct the business of the annual meeting. .Newtonville and Shiloh voted for supporting Option 1, and Kendal decided on Option 2 for the present time.. The executive for the year 2000 is Chair Phyllis Lowery, Vfce-Chair (depending on the meeting location) - Shiloh - Brian Caswell, Kendal - Kevin Fudge, Newtonville - Shirley Stapleton, Secretary - Marlene Stapleton, Assistant Secretary - Joan Anderson, - Treasurer - Jean Kimball, Assistant Treasurer - to be named. Community Events Heart and Stroke Canvasser needed in Newtonville. Please call Libby Smithson at 786-9837 to volunteer. 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