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-- -- Sr ---------------- GO Per... . " LAL TL) LJ PR ARAL ER EMA ARE Ee av. 36 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 13, 1990 Blackstock remembered those who fought for the free- dom of Canada at a Remem- brance Day Service on Satur- day, Nov. 10. Alarge crowd gathered at the Blackstock Recreation Centre at 10:30 a.m. After the Color Parade, Scu- gog Mayor Howard Hall wel- comed everyone to the service. Canada was sung and then Ward 4 Councillor Glenn Mal- colm read from the book of the Prophet Micah, Chapter 4, Verses 1through 5. Following the scripture read- ing, Rev. Dale Davis gave his address, as follows: "Everyone will live in peace among his own vineyards and fig trees, and no one will make him afraid." Micah 4:4 Today's English Version Remembrance Day is a time for us to remember, with gratitude and respect, the more than 111,000 Canadian men and women who gave their lives - some heroically, some in utter fear and loneliness, but all tragically - that we, their future generations, might live in peace. 1914 -- The Great War. There was a lot of talk about the war to end all wars. Many a Canadian died in a wet, muddy trench, believing that their children, nieces, nephews, wouldn't ever have to go through such hell. But it was not to be. Sons and daughters died in World War II, the war in which we started numbering them. Then more again in the Korean War, and in police actions (a synonym for war). Today is a time to remember those women and men who died in military conflict, who died on our ¥ tree near the cenotaph. (YY, [=] NTT (8 white) Sh behalf. They died that swords could be hammered into plows, spears into pruning shears, tanks and bombers into tractors and airbuses. They died that peace would prevail, not just back home, but throughout the world. The poem "In Flanders Field" is symbolic of death, of suffering, of lives and potential oppor- tunities lost. It is symbolic of the trust, the covenant, made by those we remember and passed on to us. "To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high." The battle for peace was passed to us. The question to be asked is...Do our lives and deeds reflect our willingness to work for peace? Do Firefighter Ray Gould places wreath. our lives and deeds honor the lives of those we have come to remember? Peace is not the absence of war, of tension; it is the presence of justice. Justice is defined as the quali- ty of being just, of being v4 fa 1h vk { 3 First Cartwright Scouts Darrell Godin and lan Vanderniet tie a yellow ribbon around a VINYL SIDING 00 per sq. (approx. 100 sq. ft.) 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People in distant places - making plans to desecrate the land, the community, yes even the memories of those we came to remember. Tension fills the com- munity in the absence of justice. It is not my purpose to use this occasion as a platform for social justice, but to ensure that we do not forget why those young lives were laid down: for peace, for truth, for justice. I believe that our society is ready for change to our lifestyle, even to our standard of living. Somehow we must give our politicians and the various levels of government the political will to change also, and quickly. We have gathered to remember, not just the dead, but the purpose for which they fought. As we sing our hymn, think about the words: - "a just and equal sharing," "ban all that kills abun- dant living," "'our common quest for justice." And later as the names on the Honour Roll are read out at the Cenotaph, remember the in- dividuals, the families they represented, the cause for which Hospital report October 26 - November 1 Admissions........................... 21 Births.................................... 7 Discharges........................... 29 Deaths................................... 0 Emergencies....................... 211 Operations ........................... 6 Remaining........................... 40 November 2-8 Admissions..................... 22 Births..............................3 Discharges......................... 19 Deaths... 4 Emergencies....................... 257 Operations............................. 10 CC RemMaining, oii vrennn 37 "T_T EE --.ee 3 RANY IA. ~ Scugog Mayor Howard Hall reads the Honor Roll Remembrance Day Service in Blackstock on Saturday. they died. And as we disperse to go back to our everyday living, let us not put our remembering back on the shelf until next Remembrance Day. Let us pick up the torch, thrown to us. Let us hold it high. Let us work for truth and justice. Let us honour our dead with our living. Let us pray. O God of Peace, we gather as community to remember; but as individuals we have different memories. Some of us recall Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, Dieppe, Pearl Harbour, Hiroshima, Kapgnung, Pusan. Some of us would be glad to remember but we weren't even born. Some of us never knew the events of which we speak. We cannot forget, but we cannot remember either; we never knew. We have come to remember. We can remember the young faces of the men and women, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, whose lives were snuff- ed out in a far away land. We can remember the thousands who starve while billions are spent on weapons. We can remember the pictures of school children with arms and legs missing because of someone's 'holy' war. We can remember the fear we have felt so often silently during the na- tional news: Vietnam, Northern Ireland, Persian f, F.L.Q. We cannot remémber all that you remember, O God. But we will remember what we can. And we will pray to you and work with you for peace. AMEN. After a hymn, accompanied by Linda Kyte on the piano, 'everyone joined in a parade, lead by Legion members, to the cenotaph. Laying the wreaths were Norm Budd and Len Haigh for the Legion, Ray Gould for the Caesarea Firefighters and a representative of the Court Lady Snowbirds. The Mayor read the honor roll and two minutes of silence followed. After the Last Post, everyone sang one verse of God Save the Queen. Following the service, mem- bers of the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Girl Guides tied yéllow ribbons around the trees near the ceno- taph for the Canadian troops stationed in the Persian Gulf. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES -- ANNUAL RATES -- Rates subject 10 change without notice. 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