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er -------------------- aan, lt tb, ttt | 14 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 3, 1992 [ A Choice to Make By Rev. Bob LePage Port Perry and Prince Albert United Churches "Do you want to get well?" John 5:6 It seems rather strange that Jesus would ask a man, who had been crippled for 38 years if he wanted to get well. Who would not want to get well? What is probably happening in this story (John 5:1-9) is that Jesus is reminding the man that, in spite of his condition, he still has the ability to make choices regard- ing his life. ' You and I have a great deal of choice in our lives. We do not, however, always recognize the amount of choice that is ours. Sometimes we do not want to accept responsibility for making choices so we tell ourselves and others "I can't do anything about it" or "I could never do that." Sometimes we accepl a less than desirable direction for our lives because we convince ourselves that we have no other options. Sometimes we allow the direction of our lives to be un- duly influenced by powerful individuals or painful expe- riences from our past and thereby come to believe that the mold for our lives has been cast for all time. We still, however, have choices available to us. It would appear to me that the crippled man in the above Bible story might have lost the awareness that in spite of his affliction he still had choices available to him. Je- sus' question reminded him of those choices. Was he willing to choose wellness or did he prefer to remain in a state of unwellness? It is possible that, deep down in- side, he might have preferred to remain unwell. There are, as we know, certain emotional benefits and payolls to being unwell. Jesus reminded the man that he had a choice, even in his crippled state, concerning the direction of his life. You and I also have choices available to us: More choices than we often realize. 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Missy's an All-Canadian champ Ronbeth Star Missy is a 1991 All-Canadian champion two times over. Missy was selected as the 1991 All-Canadian in both the 4-H Heifer Calves and the Jun- ior Heifer Calves classes. This was great news to Missy's owners Murray and Roger Holtby of Holtbyholme Holsteins, R. R. #4 Port Perry, and to their nephew Graham Carnegie, a local 4-H member who leads Missy at the fairs. She was bred by Ronbeth Hol- steins of R. R. #3 Hastings. The 1991 All-Canadian titles add to an already long and im- pressive list of accomplish- ments in the 1991 show year, in- cluding: First Intermediate Heifer Calfatthe Royal Winter Fair; First Winter Heifer Calf at the International Holstein Show in Madison: First Junior Heifer Calf and Reserve Junior Champion Fe- male at the Ontario County Hol- stein Show; First Junior Heifer Calf and Reserve Junior Champion Fe- male at the Lindsay Exhibition; First Intermediate Heifer Calf and Reserve Junior Cham- pion Female at the Peterbo- rough Championship Show, and; Nominated All-American Winter Heifer Calf 1991. The All-Canadian titles were announced in the February edi- tion of Holstein Journal, a monthly magazine for Holstein breeders and farmers. This is the 50th year the mag- azine has sponsored the compe- tition which "recognizes the top animals and groups who have competed at the shows," Hol- stein Journal reports. According to the magazine, to be eligible for the All-Canadian competition, 'animals and groups must have placed at the top of approved shows in Cana- da and a photograph of the en- try must have been submitted by the exhibitor. From these photographs and alist of each animal's show plac- ings, a nominating committee of four judges met to discuss and select a slate of six nominees for each ofthe 16 different classes. The pictures and show infor- mation was then sent to 21 offi- cial judges who act as the final selection committee. Each judge votes indepen- dently by mail ballot and makes his or her first, second and third choices in each class. A first place vote is worth seven points, a second worth three points, and a third worth one point. Judges are not permitted to vote in any class in which an an- imal they bred or own is nomi- nated. The animal with the highest point total is All-Canadian, sec- ond highest is reserve, and any animal obtaining more than 10 points receives an honorable mention. In the Junior Heifer Calves class, Missy received first place marks from all 21 judges for a total of 147 points. Her nearest competitor, Ultra Starbuck Vis- ta, received 56 points, while Rensiem Endeavour Jane re- ceived 13 points. : Missy also received top marks from every judge in the 4-H Heifer Calves class, again gar- nering 147 points. Reserve wents to Trielm Counselor Chris with 30 points, and two honorable mentions were awarded to De- slegault Conselor Arlou (21 points) and Lafontaine C C Vic- torie (18 points). Citizenship nominations sought You don't have to win in Al- bertville to qualify for one of these medals -- they recognize champions of a different sort. Ontario has a special place on the podium for those men and women who are champions of the community, contributing to the common good through on- going acts of selflessness, hu- manity and kindness. Nominations are now being sought for the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, an annual award that honors individuals who exemplify the virtues of generosity, caring and compas- sion for one's fellow citizen. These are ordinary people doing extraordinary things: helping the less fortunate, working with youth, comforting the sick and the elderly, providing support to persons with disabilities. They do all of this with no expec- tation of reward, and often at personal sacrifice and expense. Any person or organization may submit a nomination for consideration by a 10-person Advisory Council, which then submits to the Lieutenant Gov- ernor of Ontario a list of nomi- nees most deserving of recogni- tion. The medals will be presented at a special ceremony at the Ontarno Legislature on June 30, 1992. Persons wishing to nominate someone for the 1992 Ontano Medal for Good Citizenship may obtain a nomination form from their local MPPs office, or by contacting: The Honors and Awards Secretariat, Ministry of Citizenship, 77 Bloor Street West, 10th Floor, Toronto, On- tario, M7A 2R9. Tel: {416} 314- 7528. Deadline for nominations is Monday, March 16,1992. Visit helped township From Page 1 five-per cent winfall, while oth- ers only received one per cent. He believes the special consid- eration the township received from the ministry was the result of a January meeting in Port Perry with the Minister of Transportation Gilles Pouliot. During that meeting Mayor Hall pointed out a number of concerns to the minister includ- ing the unique structure of some concession roads and the diffi- culties of maintaining them. He was also informed of the prob- lems on the causeway. "I think that the meeting had abearingonit," he said. Mayor Hall says he hopes this special consideration is given to the township every year. "I would hope that they'll rec- ognize that we're unique and we don't have to fight every year." --