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Page 6 Friday, August 5, 1977 CLASSIFIED ADS LOST DOG -- Dark grey Toy Poodle, answers to Misha. Call 445-2984. FOR SALE -- G. E. Vacuum Cleaner, 5-yrs.-old, all attach- ments, in good condition. Call 445-2998. FOR SALE -- Antique Dining Room Suite, 8 pieces, maple with oak trim. Call 445-2984 FOR SALE -- Girl's Supercycle Bike, 20A rim. Call 445-2998. FOR SALE -- Electric Space Heater, 47,000 BTU; Fridge; Maytag Washer; Spin Dryer. All in good condition. 445-2096. BABYSITTER REQUIRED -- For a 5-yr.-old girl, 5 days a week. Phone 445-5620. FOR SALE -- Baby's Crib, Mattress and Car Seat. Call 729-7531. WILL BABYSIT -- Care for your child and company for my child. Will babysit Monday to Friday. My home. Beginning September 6th. 445-2145. FOR SALE -- 1965 Pontiac, 33,000 original miles, as is, best offer. 445-2017. FOR SALE -- Mother Hen and 8 Chickens, 445-2017. WANTED -- Day Care or Day Care and Light Housekeeping -- SS required in Russell for a WANTED TO RENT -- Barn two-yr.-old. 445-5600, even- Space. Call 445-5620. ings. RUSSELL TWP. COUNCIL The presentation was very NEWS -- impressive and the Council will (Continued from Page 5) blasting sometimes commences at 6 a.m. even on_ long weekends. Well water problems are also. attributed to the blasting. The residents came to council as a group = and presented a_ thoroughly re- searched paper on their com- plaints and the redress they want. The residents of Marionville came to Council as a group one night to present a plan for a $100,000 recreation complex including ball park, tennis courts, playground and so on. give the Recreation Committee their every possible assistance to achieve success with the plan. This Marionville develop- ment incidentally makes the problems of the recreation levy harder to ignore: at the moment Russell and Embrun Recreation Committees get the whole levy and Marionville and Limoge receive only some direct grants from Council; also at the moment the rec levy on the Industrial Park goes only to the Embrun Committee instead of being shared with the smaller communities. Councillor, Baird McNeill Russell Review Russell Swimming Pool Russell pool staffer, Michel Ruest, puts Junior level class through their paces. -- Photo by M. Beaver Broadcast -- Sun., July 31, Russell Swim Club "Beavers" held its first swim meet of the '77 season. Manotick provided stiff compet- ition, taking first place in the total points with a good home crowd to cheer on the competit- ors and with sunny weather, warm temperatures and_ fast heats the meet was a SUCCESS, enjoyed by all. The previous Sunday in Cardinal, Russel placed 3rd over Rowsell. Prescott and Johnstown. Al- though the weather was cold, spirits were high and many individual ribbons were taken. The pool staff, Michel Ruest, Greg Sherwood and Andra Jamieson, are working hard to develop the Junior and Senior team. Practices take place daily. Seniors are from 9 to 10 a.m. and Juniors are from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Stroke correction is stressed, endurance is increas- ed, competitive tendency is encouraged and sportsmanship underlines all. It is not too late to join! Juniors should be at a Junior Red Cross Level, able to swim 1 length of the pool, and Seniors 12 years of age and up. Inquiries can be directed to the pool during open hours, 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Call 445-2143 See ya at the pool! Box 39 RUSSELL, ONT. EXCAVATING Excavators -- Backhoes Dozers -- Loaders -- Ditching Res.: (613) 445-5603 Bus.: (613) 236-6822 KOA 3B0 Electrical -- Heating Plumbing Contractor E. A. Campbell (DON'T GAMBOL SEE CAMPBELL) RUSSELL, ONT. 445-2167 Russell Old Timer's Hockey Preparations for the 1977-78 season are now in progress for the upcoming year. It is proposed that any new players will be 30 years of age or older, as of October 1, 1977. Players who have played in previous years will be allowed to continue to play in the Russell Old Timers Hockey. Three hours of ice time have been reserved for Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. It is hoped that 6 teams will be organized, each team to consist of 12 to 14 players. The teams will have a good balance of players of all calibre, and provide each player with addit- ional ice time per game than previously experienced, provid- ed he feels up to it. The structure of the Russell Old Timers is being slightly altered to give Russell area residents preference and an opportunity to participate in hockey as a recreational sport. Registration forms for the 1977-78 season are available at several local stores in Russell and Marionville, or may be obtained from Frank Brock at 445-5324. A general meeting has been scheduled for September 14, 1977 and will be held at the Russell Arena Hall at 8:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review existing rules and recommendations, to discuss and decide the structure of the Old Timers Associations and to elect a new executive. Nominations for the new executive are being accepted by Keith Boothe, Chairman of the nomination committee. Anyone interested in being active in the executive should contact Keith at 445-2009. Sorrowful Ontario Hydro Nothing burns me up much more than having already poor television made worse with so-called commercials by Ont- ario Hydro telling us we are short of electrical energy. I'm sure the responsible executive must be aware that television uses power and the commer- cials use money. |'m also sure that Hydro is aware that you can't store electricity created by their generators. They threaten to interrupt power during peak periods. My mind simply tells me to achieve this, Hydro would merely shut down a specified number of generators. That doesn't store electricity nor does it hold back the water that turns their generators. It simply creates a brown out. As a person who has travelled the width and breadth of Canada several times and_ travelled Ontario extensively, | am aware of the fantastic potential for electrical energy in this great country of ours. |'m also aware that power shortages in Ontario are the result of increased demands for power by our neighbours to the south. It is no secret that our resources are in great demand by our U. S. friends. I've got no great arguement over that. My arguements are with the totally incompetent characters who dominate our lives, telling us what we can or can not do. The 1970's have been a period of virtural dictatorial Government. Increased rates for power, far in excess of any control guidelines, and the promise of more to come are designed to conserve electricity and/or help create more. But if conservation is truly the aim, which | doubt, Hydro would be using some of their vast store of technology to introduce alternat- ives. People who _ installed electric heating systems are now reeling under astronomical costs. These costs are on the way up BUT STILL NO ALTERNATIVES FROM HYDRO. Every kid who has a bicycle, dreams of having a light on it. Most discover they can buy a small generator, at moderate cost. All it takes now is a moving wheel to create light. THAT'S AN -- ALTERNATIVE. Motor- cycles, cars, trucks, trains, buses, boats, planes all have their own source of light. So in may mind the technology has already been done for Hydro. But lets ask ourselves a question. Does Hydro seriously feel we are approaching a blackout, or do they, as any smart businessman, know that if they control their precious commodity they can continue to milk the user, thereby continue the spiral of cost, ensuring ever increasing PROFITS. 30 years ago, farmers the land over, produced their own power. Of course, learned Hydro officials would say, people wouldn't want to go back to that. Bull roar, with 30 years of advanced technology behind us, Ontario Hydro, our Provinc- ial Government, or our Federal Government, could give every darn Canadian a_ generation system, powered by wind. The N.R.C. has many sophisticated models already designed. But, let's go 'back. to PROFITS. Every dollar taken in by Ontario Hydro yields money for every level of Government. So there you are. Hydro wouldn't want to give up their cut of the pie, nor would any of the levels of Government want to lose their share. So we'll go on being milked, paying more for less, ensuring the fat cats of our wonderful land more gravy. Think about that every time Hydro tells you we are in serious trouble because demand is growing faster than supply. George Nielsen