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38 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 6, 1990 CW.S. KITCHENS "Traditional & European Lines. *Contractor Specials. *Quick Delivery with Professional Installation. *Free Design & Estimate. We invite you to compare our price... REALLY! Call Bob 985-9406 CIBC PORT PERRY -- Effective February 16, 1990 -- NEW HOURS of BUSINESS Monday ......... 9:30 AM to 4:00 pm Tuesday ........ 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Wednesday ... 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Thursday ...... 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM FRIDAY ........ 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday ....... 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM U.C.W. members learn about "Weaving God's Community' by Pat Kingstone The first meeting of the new year for the U.C.W. was held on January 11, at the Church with seven members present. Lucille Gray had prayer as her worship item. Diane McKinzey the presi- dent was in charge of the business. Various up-coming meetings were discussed. The Oshawa Presbyterial Leaders Day at Kednon on Wed. Jan. 17, three members attended and had a wonderful time learning about "Weaving Gods Community' The next U.C.W. meeting will be on Feb. 15, in the Church, please note date change. Margaret Anne Lamb will introduce Isabel Thibault a student from Montreal who spent three months with the Lamb family in the fall.. Isabel is a member of the Canada World Youth Exchange and has lived and worked in Ecuador for the last three months, she will share her experiences with us. At the annual congregational meeting at the Church on Jan. 28, concern was expressed on the future of Manchester United Church. Back in 1866 the Christian Pioneer Community of Man- chester built a Primitive Methodist Church P.T.O. on land donated by John Holtby on the north east corner of his farm on HERE'S A GREAT DFAL YOU CAN HANDLE. Now you can serve 4 for $2.75 per person with a 12 piece Econobox of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Until Feb. 25. And thats a great deal. OY SNA, BAN ZZ WAAR" 284 020 © ANE Sif FZ INS SSA SENT Re ee VASA ENL Wy 4 ES dre ZN] 4 x PPI G Jenin SIL 21 i3 ) PU 2] 16 2 RN N R | \ NN ZV 2) 22) 2 = =F =z ER PTE NSN IAIN ZW Wo A 2 ZZ 508 nz KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN Hwy. 7A & Water Street, Port Perry 985-0020 the fourth concession of Reach Township and highway 12. Sometime later it was moved, during the winter, on horse drawn skids, to its present site. In 1925 the congregation became a part of the United Church of Canada. Through the years this little clap- board church has been the only Christian Centre in this communi- ty. We are a small dedicated con- gregation, we welcome anyone who would like to join us. There will be a special Scout Sevice on Sunday February 18 at 11:15a.m.. The church sponsors the 1st Scugog Scouts. Their Group Com- mittee meet is on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the church basement. Due to the lack of leaders, there isn't a cub pack this year. If you would like information about the Scouting movement in the Man- chester area, plan to attend their group committee meetings. The Environment by Michelle Bull If you watch advertisements on television, you will get the impression that Household Germs are lurking everywhere, waiting to leap out and attack us unless we buy Product X and a whole bunch of other heavy duty chemical cleaning agents. Every so often Product X is shown to be inadequate and it is replaced by some New Improved Product X, which is absolute- ly necessary to protect us from Household Germs and Spots. And the advertisers have most of us convinced. Go and count how many different cleaning agents you have. Well, advertisers are in the business of selling products, not of protecting our health or the environment, or saving us money, and certainly not of making us think. The truth is that most household germs are pretty weak. A reasonable amount of sweeping and a bit of soap and water will get rid of almost all of them. A mild disinfectant like borax or vinegar will get the rest. As a matter of fact, most of what you're getting in cleaners is water, with a little expensive perfume and dye added to make you think it's something else, and a few ac- tive ingredients. Sometimes the active ingredients are harmless (but you could buy them yourself much more cheaply and add your own water), and sometimes they are harmful, either to you or to the environment. Anything that's been absolutely proven to be really toxic isn't allowed into your products (unless they put the poison or caustic symbol on). But there are plenty of things that they're pretty sure are toxic or carcinogenic that aren't regulated, and in they go, with virtually no warning. (One thing you can do here is write to the Minister of Health and demand stricter regula- tions and better labelling). Watch out for labels that tell you to wear gloves and use lots of ventilation. Ask yourself if you really want to use something that poisonous. All right. So what do we use instead? As a matter of fact, most of the answers here are pretty simple, and the products are readily available right here in Port Perry. Furthermore, as more people are switching to environmentally safe products, manufacturers are making more of them, so it's getting easier and easier to find them. The consumer really does have a lot of power. Let's be systematic here and look at different areas of the house today and in the next couple of weeks. When you're doing your laundry, use phosphate free, bleach free laundry detergents. Why? Phosphates are fertilizers. They are not removed in sewage treatment plants. Once they get into the lakes and streams, they feed the algae, which grows uncon- trollably, taking oxygen out of the water, killing the fish and tur- ning our lakes to sludge. Bleach kills germs, good and bad. Our sewage treatment systems work by adding good bacteria to break down the sewage. Too much bleach will kill these bacteria and there goes your sewage treatment - and your drinking water. There are lots of brands available right here that are phosphate and bleach free. Tide and Sunlight have phosphate free options now (read the label as some are and some aren't). President's Choice Green is also OK and Ivory Snow has always been phosphate free, being almost pure soap. Probably the best choice is Ecover, because that company is committed to mak- ing environmentally friendly products and you can be sure the phosphates have not been replaced by anything just as bad. It's also biodegradeable. For water softener, use borax or washing soda (also available in town in the laundry section). Borax is a mild disinfectant, so use it for diapers. If you want to get rid of the spots, the very best thing to use in most cases is plain old fashioned bar laundry soap, which is also available in the laundry section. Just wet the cloth and rub it in. This works with most dirt. A peroxide bleach (mix 1 part Hydrogen Peroxide with 8 parts water - any drug store carries this) is good for blood, grass, and many food stains. If you're worried about smell, add some baking soda to the washer. And then hang your clothes outside. In fact, hang them outside anyway, or inside in the winter. Dryers use a lot of energy, and nature and your furnace will do the job just as well. I have two small children and I don't own a dryer. Two wooden laundry racks and a clothesline do me just fine. And while you're saving energy, make sure you have a full load before doing your laundry, and use warm, not hot, water (except for diapers). Laundry is one area where it's very simple to be en- vironmentally friendly - just change brands. And remember, every little bit counts! Next week we will look at cleaning bathrooms and kitchens. Michelle Bull lives in Port Perry. She has been reading about the environment and how ordinary people can make a difference. She will be writing occasional columns for Janet Banting, under 'fhe Environment heading. 3 ~~