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Don't Forget! Photos for this coming week's -1996 Baby- \Year-In-Review \ must be in by Friday at noon. Call 986-4300 Volume 8, Number 18 December 23j 1996 Newsstand Price: 35 cents CPR Course For Pros Offered In Ontario The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer a CPR For The Professional Rescuer course at the Ontario Volunteer Emergency Squad building, Furnace Road, Ontario, on Monday, January 13 and Wednes- day, Januaw 15 from 7 until 10 pm. Participants will learn how .to recog- nize and respond to respiratory and cardiac emergencies, learn the role of the profes- sional rescuer in providing emergency care, recognize the risk factors that con- tribute to cardiovascular disease, and per- form specialized skills and techniqus used by professional rescuers. Registration is limited and must be completed along with payment by Janu- ary 6th. Please contact the Red Cross office at 331-3873 for more information or to register. 6-Ball Game To Benefit Ronald McDonald House Mark your calendars for January 4, 1997! Pal-Mac's Cheerleading Booster club and the Pal-Mac Cheerleaders will be sponsoring a benefit basketball game pit- ting a Pal-Mac basketball alumni team against Team 98-PXY. The recipient of the proceeds will be the Ronald McDon- ald House of Rochester. The game will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Pal-Mac high school gym. Watch for further details. Snowmobile Safety Course Offered New York State requires young people between the ages of 10 and 16 to attend a snowmobile safety course before operat- ing a snowmobile. The Wayne County sheriffs office is putting on a snowmobile safety course. The course will consist of two sessions of four hours each. The dates for the course are January 11 and January 18, bet- ween the hours of 8 a.m. and noon. You must attend both sessions to obtain your safety certificate. To register for the class, contact the Wayne County Sheriff's office at 946- 9711. Class size is limited to 20 stud- ents. Grace Fellowship To Hold Christmas Dinner Grace Fellowship, 1208 Macedon Cen- :er Road, Macedon Center will have their mnual Community Christmas Dinner for ~ndividuals and families who won't be :elebrating with others or who just want Fellowship. The dinnner is December 25 kom 1 to 3 p.m. There is no charge for he dinner. You and your family and bends are invited to come for dinner and singing with Cheri Guerra-Frey. Contributions of rolls, butter, pies, :ookies, candy, gifts, moncy or posters ire acceptable. Also needed are workers to help prepare and serve the food. If you would like to come to dinner or want to help in the preparation of the dinner, please call Gayle or Tom Rose at 986- Teen Arrested For Loaded Gun At School & on B.us Pal-Mac 15 year old threatened to shoot fellow student Boy suspended Superintendent's he~zring Not the first incident or suspension for this student! A 15 year old Palmyra-Macedon student was suspended following his arrest on Thursday evening by both the Palmyra and Macedon Police Depart- ments. The name of the boy could not be released by police, due to his age. The Times' however, learned his identity from other sources as, Jonathan Magee, residing at 2048 Jonathan Maaee waynei0rt Road. 1995-96 yearboak~hoto He was charged by each of the two departments with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third Degree, a class D Felony. Statements taken by police from over a half dozen students reported that Magee, who missed school, was driven to school towards the end of the day on Thursday. He reportedly was carrying a -380 caliber Beretta shoved in the front belt of his pants. Magee was in the high school bus loop talking to severa1 students and allegedly pulled the gun out to show them. Statements to police indicate the teen was \showing off' the loaded gun Magee got into an argument and, according to statements, threatened to shoot another student. and at one point removed a clip of bul- lets to show it was actually loaded. He then got on a school bus to go home. While on the bus, Magee got into an argument and, according to statements, threatened to shoot another student. Students also told police Magee allegedly had the gun at school on Wednesday. Pal-Mac school Superintendent James Tobin said he was called to the High School office after a concerned parent came in with a \serious concern.\ Police were immediately notified. \This is a very, vewous issue and we take a very harsh view of this,\ said Tobin. He said the district is very diligent about protecting the peo- ple, staff and students at the schools. suspended Earl Mehlenb cher, pending a Super- intendent's He 'ng. According to New York State la , a student cannot be suspended for more than five days, without a s ecial Superintendent's Hearing. i ~alwobth Acceptin Applications The ~aldorth Town Board is now accepting apdlications for the Planning and Zoning B ards, the Recreation, Parks and Conserv -on Comrnitteks, and for a salaried, part- 'me, clerical position at the - \ Lent. Highway Dep Applicatio s are available at the Town Hall, 3600 C 1 rraine Drive. j . .. . ~. More Than Meets The Eye By Rev. Rus D. Jeffrey Our three boys just came back in the house from playing outside my widow in the snow. (Upper New York State win- ters. I'd forgotten how much snow we'll get here!) The kettle's on the stove and the mugs are patiently waiting for the hot chocolate. There's red noses and cheeks, and cool hands waiting to be warmed up. This is an exciting time of year, espe- cially if you're a kid, or even a kids at heart. (My wife will tell you I fall into th$l latter category.) It seems everyday now our youngest wakes up asking, \Is today Christmas Day? Has Santa come yet?' What does Christmas mean to you? Unfortunately, for many in today's socie- ty, Christmas brings anxiety. Anxiety over the rush of the season. Anxiety over feeling lonely if you're away from fami- ly, and the anxiety of getting January's VISA and Master Card bill. Does it have to be this way? No. Many people today live a lifestyle I refer to as \event driven.\ We run around going 150 mph five and a half days a week, jumping from one event to the next. Let's see, there's kids to school, business dinners, after school basketball games, hockey, band, and let's not forget the weekly grocery shopping excursion. Now, all of a sudden, we find ourselves in the midst of another Christmas season with even more events to run to! Just when does the breaking point arrive? At some point we need to slow down, take a deep breath, and stop running from event to event. This year my prayer is that Christmas will be much more than just another event-driven time of the year. At New Beginnings FMC we're celebrating the season, not simply an event. Christmas really is much more than just an event. It's a season when we should be able to slow down and simply say '%hank you.\ Some two thousand years ago a little baby boy was born in a stable in Bethle- hem. This baby boy was much more than just another crying infant.. This little baby boy was, and is, \Emmanuel God with us.\ There truly was more taking place in that stable than meets the eye. As I write this month's article, I'm lis- tening to a CD of my brother's band. The title cut really captures the idea of our theme of \More Than Meets The Eye.\ '50 Much bve\ So much love, it overflows, So much joy, more than I've ever known. So much peace, I don't understand, Lord how can you love this man? There really is - more than meets. the eye going on here. My prayer is that you will truly experience a Christmas that's season driven, not event driven.
