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Worlds apart
Nathan Garland of RR2, Bluevale travelled to India in
December, along with Wendy Martin of Brussels, to
attend the Mennonite World Conference in Calcutta.
Here, he checks out some of the many products available
in the open-air markets.
Locals return
from Calcutta
By Janice Becker
Citizen Staff
For two young people from
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
Hall, it was an experience which
will be long remembered.
Wendy Martin of Brussels and
Nathan Garland of RR 2, Bluevale,
travelled to Calcutta, India, in late
December, for the 13th Mennonite
World Conference.
The event occurs every six or
seven years, says conference
veteran Martin, who also attended
the Strasburg, France conference in
1984.
"I got a flavour for India through
a college roommate," says Martin.
"It was wonderful, though it was a
supersaturated experience. Every
thing touches you. It was
indescribable. There were sounds
and actions all around you. A
picture could not capture
everything. This (three-week trip
gave us the opportunity to
experience the positive aspects of
the country, the warmth, generosity
and entrepreneurship of the people.
It shed a whole different light."
Meeting the people was the part
of the trip which interested Martin
the most, as opposed to seeing the
tourist sights.
"It is a land of contrasts, with
chaos in the streets and the
tranquility and reverence in the
temples."
This chaos was amply witnessed
when she and some friends took a
taxi ride. "The taxi ride is better
than a roller coaster. There seems
to be no rules of the road, but it
seems to work. Whoever honked
the loudest had the right of way and
there was every type of vehicle on
the roads at one time."
For Garland, he experienced a
completely different type of
transportation. He and five others
decided to have an elephant ride.
However, the driver took them on a
road where elephants were not
allowed. The police stopped them
and fined the driver $1.50 or he
would go to jail.
For 14-year-old Garland, this was
his first trip to a conference and he
said he would definitely like to
return to the country, but was not
sure if he would recommend it to
others. "If one does go for the
experience, go in groups," he said.
Garland also found the food quite
an experience. "It is pretty spicy,"
he said, "and a lot different. At
McDonald's they have mutton
burgers because they don't eat
(beef)."
Aside from attending the
conference, the pair, along with
some of the other 4,500 attendees,
300 of which were from Canada,
travelled through the countryside,
seeing rice fields and rustic
villages, said Martin. They visited a
steel factory and the plant where
Tata trucks are built.
At the conference, there were
several worship services, with each
country hosting a different day of
activities. Martin was in the group
which entertained with a skit one
day, but they followed a musical
performance by an African group,
"they were hard to follow," said
Martin, "but we just said, 'This is
us.’"
"If anyone had the opportunity to
go to India, Martin recommends
going beyond the resorts to see the
real country. However, she does
say it is best to travel in groups
with at least one man because it is
still a male-dominated society. She
also suggests keeping one's guard
up, as one would in any large city.
By Pat Livingston
Lucknow Sentinel
Pat Palmer, of RR 3, Lucknow,
will seek the federal Progressive
Conservative nomination for the
Huron Bruce riding in the
upcoming election.
"It's time for a credible
government," said Palmer, a tax
crusader and past president of the
Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
Palmer has enjoyed a career of 35
years with the Royal Bank where
he is currently a senior executive.
Palmer said he was honoured
when Jean Charest asked him point
blank to run for him.
"The current Liberal government
continues to kill job creation, with
its $5 billion plus employment
insurance tax surplus on business,"
said Palmer. Their lack of any
vision in youth education or adult
retraining for tomorrow and the
next millennium simply kills job
security. And those hidden and
continuously rising taxes kill jobs.
"We must have a government
that is prepared to introduce
balanced budget and taxpayer
legislation," stressed Palmer.
Palmer said after two weeks of
behind-the-scenes talks, he has
received a very positive response
from people in this area.
"In Huron Bruce, we just want
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Brussels PS news
Chicken pox hits
kindergarteners
By Sara Little and Shannon White
The past week at BPS the
kindergarten class had a rough time
with the chicken pox. They have
had up to 10 students out at one
time and the other kindergarten
class has started to get them. The
kindergarten class made pancakes
and put blueberries on top for
Shrove Tuesday.
The volleyball houseleague finals
are over. It was a very close game
between the Pacers and the Magic
but the Pacers came out with the
win. The people on the Pacers team
Margaret, live in Georgetown
through the week and in Ashfield
Twp. on weekends. The family
farm was purchased nine years ago,
as a retirement plan. They have
four grown children and one
grandchild.
He has travelled extensively
nationally and internationally, and
served on a long list of
governmental, business, academic
and volunteer organizations.
were: Andrew Garland, Lance
McLellan, Amy Douma, Nicole
Lowe, Chrissy Mason, Kendall
Jutzi, Katie Clark, Robbie
McKercher, Brandon Dixon and
Lee Dilworth.
In junior volleyball the winners
were the Strikers. On that team
were: Megan Teeft, Crystal
McLellan, Laurie Prior, Scott Glitz,
Brent Wheeler, Alexis Patch, Kyle
Schlosser, Rachel Elliott, Rachel
Speers, Tate Stephenson, Patrick
Rushton, Michael Sommerville.
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