The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Page 2, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, September 11, 1985 Bears, Bears, Bears By Keith Milne - Terrace Bay Gospel Assembly Bears! Little bears or ' Big BEARS. Everyone seems to have a story about bears. Encountering a bear is a common occurrence for many people in this area, especialy on "gar- bage day." Bears and gar- bage seem to go together. Bears in town are just like people in their relation- ship with God. When they are not in their proper ter- ritory they can be insolent, ill-tempered and a real nuisance. When people are not liv- ing in the Kingdom of God, _ | Oey ig rt a they too, are out of their territory. Often people liv- ing outside of God are in- solent and _ ill-tempered, just like a bear. The Old Testament prophet Isaiah says that sin, which separates us from God, can cause us to be so miserable, that we growl like bears. (Isaiah 59:11) People who are living outside of God's territory are insolent. They are bold with their rejection of God and His boundaries. With crude, vulgar and profane language, people boldly state that they do not want to live within the boun- Perthis daries of God's territory. Insolence is closely con- nected with ignorance. In- solent people are ignorant of the fact that they were created and designed to live in relationship with God. Without God at the very center of their lives, peo- ple are living in the wrong ~ territory. Another characteristic of a bear rooting through the town garbage is that if disturbed, he can become very ill-tempered. That reminds me of an incident last spring in a local store. A very irate and _ ill- tempered man came into the store to register a com- plaint. He proceeded to verbally abuse the clerks concerning a national store policy over which they had no control. He cursed them and shouted all sorts of vulgarities and in no uncer- DRYCLEANING SERVICES PHOTO PRINTS -- TERRACE BAY TRAVEL REST -- SCHREIBER Blankets 825-3776 Fabulous Fall Savings September 3 to September 14 Pants, Slacks, Sweaters, Skirts Heavy Winter Coats & Parkas PHOTO PRINTS - Simcoe Plaza, Terrace Bay TRAVEL REST - Highway 17, Schreiber - $1.99 Reg. - $5.99 2 - $2.49 s4ss 824-2617 tain terms displayed his-ill- temper. This man was frustrated in life, in his relationships and if he ever had the sense to think about it - he is very frustrated with himself because he is not living where he was designed to live - in the Kingdom of God. Instead, he growled just like a bear. Most of us choose not to display our insolence and ill-temper blatantly, but we still tend to upset the gar- bage cans, just like a bear. In our search for something to satisfy our inner long- ings, we root through the garbage of life. We behave just like a bear. We leave a trail of garbage on the path behind us - ruined health, broken homes, and hurting people. We do not need to live in frustration. We do not need to live in the wrong territory. We can live - as we were created to - the wholesome and complete life of God's Kingdom. There is a better way and we do not have to live life - growling like a bear. (Isaiah 59:11) Arthritis News By Ernie Kettle (Presi- dent Arthritis Society) September is Arthritis month and the Arthritis Society will be canvassing in Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport, including Pays Plat. Please watch for the can- vasser with an official receipt book. This year donations to the Lupus Society may be given through the Arthritis Society. Also, please watch the CBC; Sunday September 15 at 8:30 p.m. for the film, "I'll Get There Somehow."' All sales final cash only No gift wrapping , LAST 4 DAYS by, to 50% OFF ENTIRE STOCK Savings Like These: 30% os: 40% Summer Costume Jewellery Terrace Bay Diamond Rings 10k gold Chains & Bracelets Selection of 10k-& 14k Pendants Selection of 10k & 14k Gold rings ANNIVERSARY SALE SALE ENDS SAT. SEPT. 14 1/2 W2 V2 os *Large Selection of Specially Reduced Items* Churchleys JEWELLERS fees. off Chargex and Mastercharge Accepted 825-3592 by Helene Ballard Hello Folks! Well here we are in September, the little darlings are back in school, most of the berry picking is over for another year. Now it's time to think of all there is to do before winter. First let us all work hard on our Fall Fair. This is a great way to spend an afternoon, meeting old friends and having a chat over coffee. Do support your local fair and en- courage those people who work so hard to make this event a success, let's all pitch in. Last Friday after- noon we, here at Bir- chwood, enjoyed a lovely tea out on the patio. The Ladies of the Birchwood Auxiliary really went all out to give us a lovely time. The weather was beautiful which helped a lot and the choice of goodies for the tea was tempting. Again, we the residents, owe these ladies a big heart-felt thank-you. It's almost time to harvest the gardens, but with our poor weather this summer, I guess the crops will be slim, however we are fortunate to live in a country where we have all we need to eat. I wish the whole world had as much. No bites this week, I have been unable to get out these past two weeks and so I have not heard anybody complain about anything, nice eh? Now for a wee bit of a laugh: A Senior Citizen's Lament Thought I'd let my doctor check me, Cause I didn't feel quite right, All those aches and pains annoyed me, . And I couldn't sleep at night. He could find no real disorder, But he wouldn't let it rest, What with Medicare and Blue Cross, It wouldn't hurt to do some tests, To the hospital he sent me, Though I didn't feel so bad, Arranged for them to give me, 2 Every test that could be had, I was flouroscoped and cystoscoped, My aging frame displayed, Stripped upon an ice cold table, While my gizzards were X- rayed. I was checked for worms and parasites, For fungus and the crud, ~ While they pierced me with long needles, Taking samples of my al blood. Doctors came to check me over, While they pushed and pro- bed: around, And to make sure I was living, They wired me for sound, They have finally concluded ~ (Their results have filled a page), What I have will' someday kill me, : My affliction...old age! (author unknown) Until next cheerio. week, Applications mailed Over half a million On- tario senior citizens' households will receive 1985 property tax grant ap- plication forms next week. The forms are being mail- ed to seniors who have in the past been eligible for the grant and have paid either property tax or rent on eligible properties dur- ing 1985. An interim instalment, equal to one-half of the 1984 property tax grant en- titlement, was mailed to these eligible seniors last. April. Once completed forms have been received and processed, the Ministry of Revenue will begin mailing the final in- Fashion Show September 15th. JODY'S HAIRSTYLING AND BARBERING SHOP will be having a Hair Show and a in' the FALL FAIR, PLAN TO ATTEND stalment cheques on Oc- tober 25th. The maximum annual property tax grant is $500 per household. Anyone who turned 65 before July Ist will also receive an application, while those who turned 65 on or after July Ist will be mailed applications by January of 1986. All first year recipients will receive their grant in one lump sum, and in future years will receive the grant in two instalments, one in the spring and one in the fall. "In all, we are sending out over 635,000 property tax grant applications," says Robert Nixon, On- tario's Revenue Minister," which will help offset taxes paid by our seniors. I urge those who are filling out the form to be as accurate as possible, to take their time and to call us at our toll-free information centre if they have questions." The deadline for filing a 1985 property tax grant ap- plication is December 31st, 1986. The multilingual infor- mation centre can be con- tacted through the follow- ing 'number. 1-800-263-3792. TOWNSHIP OF SCHREIBER OPEN HOUSE OFFICIAL PLAN The Township of Schreiber has begun the preparation of an Of- ficial Plan. The Official Plan will guide the future development and use of land in Schreiber and the maintenance and upgrading of existing areas. The Plan will also make the Township eligible for Provincial funds which will assist in the upgrading of Municipal sewer and water services and social and recreational facilities. In order to explain the role of an Official Plan to the communi- ty, answer resident's questions about the Official Plan and hear resident's views on the future development of Schreiber, Council will be holding an OPEN HOUSE in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices on September 17th, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. The Consultants preparing the Plan will be present to explain the role of an Official Plan and hear resident's views. The Official Plan will be an important document which will ef- fect all residents of Schreiber and determine the nature and ex- tent of development in the Township in the future. As such, Council encourages all residents to attend this Open House.