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Mending Walls
When the guns come out, reason flees. So much the more, then, do we need men and
women trained to keep their heads.
So all praise to the guard at the front door of the Parliament who grabbed the gunman's
rifle, yelled "Gun, gun" and was wounded for his trouble. All praise to the man who blocked
the door of the NDP caucus room with his body as bullets flew outside.
And all praise to Sgt at Arms Kevin Vickers who, still in ceremonial garb, went to his office
and got his gun to confront ... he knew not what.
He was rightly applauded by the MPs he was sworn to defend. The stories that have
emerged of the man tell of an RCMP officer cool under pressure, a gentle warrior who could
calm taut nerves by his very presence. His job, he said, was to protect Parliamentarians with-
out impeding the people who elected them.
But my favourite story is of his interview for the job of Sgt at Arms for the House of Com-
mons. He ended it by quoting from Robert Frost's 'Mending Wall.'
"Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offense"
As our representatives now debate what sort of new laws to give police and CSIS, let us pray
they too know what, and whom, they are walling in or walling out.
David McLaren
South Kinloss WMS
Submitted
South Kinloss WMS was held in the
church hall on Wednesday, November
5, 2014 at 2 p.m. with Marilyn MacIn-
tyre being the hostess. The directors
were Kathy Howald and Leda White.
Before the meeting the ladies sat
around the table enjoying sweets and
fruit, tea and cranberry hot apple drink.
President Donna Sutton opened the
meeting by reading a poem. Then WMS
Purpose was said in unison.
Secretary Marilyn read the October
minutes. Margaret Hamilton gave the
treasurer's report and Donna gave the
Ladies Aid report.
We are invited to Lucknow Presbyterian
church WMS on November 12 at 7 p.m. The
Community Forum is being held at South
Kinloss Church on Friday November 7 at 7
p.m. Guest speaker is Dominic Stanleywho
will be speaking on dementia and under-
standing alzheimer's disease.
Lucknow UCW
Submitted
Lucknow UCW Afternoon Group met
on November 4, 2014 at River Valley
Apartments. Deanna Reavie welcomed
14 members on the cold and rainy day.
She opened our potluck program read-
ing a poem about a WWII vet's thoughts
while standing at a cenotaph on Nov. 11.
Several of us had readings and poems
about November, Remembrance Day,
and things more lighthearted.
Shirley Brooks recounted vivid mem-
ories from VE Day 1945 in Lucknow. She
arrived at high school to find school can-
celled for the day—the war was over!
She, Yvonne Murray and a few others
hitchhiked (her one time ever) to Holy -
rood, raced into the school there to tell
them the good news (the war over AND
school's out), then to Yvonne's (Phonse
Murray) farm to tell Mrs. Murray. That
evening, effigies of Hitler and Mussolini
were burned in the brush/dump area on
Ross St. and there was music and danc-
ing on the main street—everyone so
happy and relieved.
Ruth Pritchard showed the picture
and read the story behind Canada
Post's new stamp "Wait for me, Daddy"
of the famous photo captured in 1940s
Vancouver of a little boy slipping from
his mother's hand to race towards his
father he sees marching by in a column
of soldiers about to ship out.
Several of us read from Our Can-
ada magazine's excellent Oct/Nov 14
edition: about the town of Arthur's very
patriotic number of men who signed up
in WWI (19 sons from just four families,
for e.g.); about homeless Canadian vets
since the Afghan war and the organiza-
tion started in Halifax by a vet and his
wife, Vets Emergency Transition Ser-
vices or VETS Canada, since 2010 a char-
ity organization partnered with Veterans
Affairs Canada, the Canadian Legion,
Wounded Warriors, Military Family
Resource Centres, and RCMP Com-
mand, "...to take vets off the streets and
give them the chance to become pro-
ductive and contributing members of
our society once again':
Karen Latour led the business por-
tion. Shirley Bolt gave the Treasurer's
report. We decided our Special Projects
letters to the editor
Operation Legacy
I belong to Operation Legacy, which is made up of members of The War Amps Child
Amputee (CHAMP) Program and is dedicated to teaching the younger generation about
Canada's military heritage.
Remembrance Day is very special to me and to Champs across the country as The War
Amps was started by veterans who returned from the First World War missing limbs. They
were there to support each other and then passed on their knowledge to amputee veterans
returning from the Second World War. They then created the CHAMP Program to assist child
amputees like me.
CHAMP provides financial assistance for artificial limbs and regional seminars
where we can share concerns and advice. Because of this, I feel it is my duty to carry
on the torch of remembrance and help ensure the sacrifices of those who served are
never forgotten.
Operation Legacy is about passing on the remembrance message.All the soldiers who
fought have many memories that should never be forgotten. It is important to teach the
younger generation about the sacrifices that are made in war.
Roll call was answered by presenting
a Christmas gift for a teenager.
The offertory prayer was read by Jo
Landon. Kathy introduced the next year
Study Book, "Walking Side by Side':
The hymn "0 God, Our Help in Ages
Past" was sung with Margaret on the piano.
Leda read the Scripture reading after
her reading a poem on "Remembrance"
as we placed a poppy on the cross. Clos-
ing prayer was said by Leda. The we sang
"Let there be Peace on Earth':
monies would support a Sleeping Chil-
dren's kit and a donation to Ontario
Christian Gleaners (OCG) food organi-
zation in Cambridge.
Helen Cleland read the Least Coin
newsletter asking us to pray for peace
and the victims of wars and conflicts
whose families and lives are being so
devastated and disrupted. We prayed
the Prayer of the Least Coin.
We were happy to have Jean MacLeod,
now 95, Joyce Adamson, home from
Nine Mile Villa respite, and new mem-
ber Dorothy Cruickshank of Sepoy
Manor, all present with us. Our next
meeting will be the last for the year on
Dec.2 at the Church for the annual UCW
Christmas dinner and meeting. Our Unit
will meet again in Feb. 2015.
Karen closed reading about the value of
smiles—it costs nothing to smile and gives
cheer where there may have been
none. Try smiling for five minutes three
limes a day and just see how much better
you'll feel. We closed with the UCW Prayer.
We enjoyed continued fellowship
with lunch prepared by Deanna and
Karen. Merry Christmas everyone!
Sincerely,
Tara -Anne D'souza, 16
Operation Legacy Member, Mississauga
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