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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-04-27, Page 5Linda visits and then it's back to. Holland Old time Lucknowresidents will remember the name Rathwell. Terry, son of the late Gerry and Violet Rathwell who operated Rathwell shoes in Lucknow for many years, has been living and working in Holland with his wife Linda and their son Gerald for the past 10 months. During a trip west from their home in Aalsmeer, Holland, to visit a new grand daughter in Calgary Alberta, Linda paid a visit to her parents Eldon and Aileen Mann. During the few days she spent here, Linda took the time to speak with us about the travels of the Rathwell family which have taken them from Lucknow to Fort McMurray, Alberta, to Calgary and now to Holland. Husband Terry is in the safety profes- sion, says Linda, and has made a career of loss control management as it applies to oil companies. After being an active member of the Lucknow Fire Department for a number of years and working for On- tario Hydro, Terry and his young family left Lucknow in the summer of 1977 for a position with Shell Canada at the Syncrude plant in Fort McMurray, about a five hour drive north of Edmonton. With the experience he gained there dur- ing three years on the job, Terry moved his. family south to Calgary in 1980 to continue working for Shell. Since that _time, a number of overseas positions have presented themselves and in July last year, the Rathwells accepted a position with Shell International and are presently on loan to the Holland based NAM Corporation. While the family is based in Aalsmeer, Terry drives a half-hour each day to his job in Velson., Linda tells us she is "really enjoying the experience!' and says they have hopes of yet another contract for Terry to work somewhere in Asia, "either Thailand, Malaysia or Borneo", when their present contractexpires in 1991. As part of his duties with NAM, Terry has had to learn Dutch and he has "done very, very well at it," says Linda. "I'm jealous". Son Gerald attends the International School in Amsterdam where he is also learning Dutch as a second language. The school is home for students from at least forty other nations around the globe and "it was therefore very easy for him to become a part of". "I was a little worried about it at first," Linda admits about placing her son in a foreign school, "but we found the transi- tion very easy. I know he's enjoying it." The Rathwells now live in a "very nice neighbourhood" in a home that is "very expensive to rent" says Linda. The high cost of living in Holland is one of the things hardest to get used to she told us. The other is the way Europeans drive. "Everybody drives so fast, you just wouldn't beleive it;" says Linda. "The driving laws are completely different. I can drive along at 140 kilometers an hour and people pass me! It's scary." While Linda says she has gotten quite in- volved in a number of volunteer projects in Holland, she admits it was tough for her at the beginning. "At first everything was new. I mean, grocery shopping all of a sudden became a whole new experience. I just recently discovered where to buy corn starch," she says with a laugh. While Gerald has had to give up his pas- sion for playing hockey while living in Holland, his mother says he has gained a great deal of insight into the "ways of the world" through the experience. "I know this has broadened his scope so much," says Linda over a coffee at her folks' place in Lucknow. "He's got freinds from all over the world now." While Linda made this trip back to Canada by herself to visit a newly arrived grand daughter she says Terry will likely be back this way in May for the same pur- pose. Terry and Linda, thanks to daughter Jackie who lives in Calgary, have two grand daughters - Lindsay and Stephanie. It was a pleasure to have a chance to visit with Linda recently and hear of her tales, and we certainly look forward to speaking with her the next time the Rathwells are "on the move." Well, thanks Jack! Dear Rob, I was pleased to learn recently that you received some well deserved recognition from the Ontario Newspapers' Association for the excellent job you are doing at the Sentinel. Congratulations on being picked as an award winner! One of the great strengths of this area of the province has been a well informed community that works together, and the weekly newspaper has played a very im- portant role in forging those links. Once again, congratulations on winning TO •:•:t::: recognition by your peers and keep up -the good work. Yours very truly, Jack Riddell Minister of Agriculture and Food Bruce Presbytery suspends all business The Bruce Presbytery suspended all regular business in their meeting last week to deal with the large number of peti- tions coming from the member congrega- tions. Thirty-four petitions were discussed and voted on by the court. Of these, most dealt with the issue of the report "Toward a Christian Understanding of Sexual, Orientation, Lifestyles and the Ministry". All the petitions on the subject of this report rejected its recommendations. While most of the petitions reflected the people's concern that they did not want the ordination of homosexuals, some asked the church to affirm that the proper situation for sexual relations is within heterosexual marriages. The general council was also asked to make an end to studies on the issue. Many member congregations fealt that nine years of studying and discussing the issue of the ordination of self -declared homosex- uals was enough. A few of the petitions read by the Presbytery looked beyond the decision at general council in August. One asked the church to look at how to heal the division in the church, while another suggested pro- viding education and pastoral care to all people concerning theissue of homosexuality. While the Presbytery discussed what was called "one of the most divisive issues ever to face the church", the court was reminded that the people of the United Church need to work to keep it a united church. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 27, 1988—Page 5 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE Cash And Carry - All Sales Final SOME MIRROR -SHELVING -CHECKOUT COUNTER -PRICING GUN PRICED TO SELL LUCKNOW VARIETY & DRY GOODS LUCKNOW 528-2238 Guaranteed to start on the first or second pull. That's the new starting guarantee from Toro. The only starting guarantee of its kind in the industry. How does it work? Simple. 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