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Denis O'Connor highlights by L. BUZMINSKI 1 would like to take this opportunity to welcome ail the studen- ts back to DO'C. I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and wish you ail a happy and healthy New Year. The first week back to sehool is traditionally a busy one with tests, essays and reports taking Up every student's busy evening. The midget boys' basketbail team troun- ced Vanier with a 69-35 vlctory. Scoring for last Wednesday's garne was Wally Borg with 16 poin- ts; Adam Bertola wlth 11 points; Dave Rown- tree and Barry Murphy with 10 points each; Roberto Buque with 10 points; Marco Garcia, Richard, MaeApagal, and Austin Quinn with 4 points a piece; and' 2 points each for Mark O'Conneil and Paul MacDougail. The junior 'Dragon.'s Lair' iin Whitby Carrier 'of the month Todd Methven, 10, who lives at 9 Bateman Crt., in Whitby is a student at Colonel Farewell Public School in Whitby, is our Carrier of the Month. Todd's favourite subject is math and construc- ting model airplanes. He wins a Pro Star Hockey Game. Congratulations. 'Winter fun day' at Enniskillen On ýJan.- 149 the Cen- tral Lake Ontario Con- servation Authority will hold its first "Winter Fun- Day" at En- niskillen -Conservation Area. This event wil kick off a year-long series of recreational and educational programs for the public and school groups. The dayis events will run from 10: 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Opening ceremonies wil be held at 10:30 a.m., followed by dog-sled. demon- strations by the Siberian Husky Club. Members of the group will have several sleds on display and up te thirty team dogs on disiplay. The group wil demonstrate the variety of sled types, team training and the use of the sleds. Free rides will be available for children. Demon- strations wil also be held at 12 noon, 1: 30 p.m. 3 p-. and 4 p.m. True to the spirit of the Winter Carnival at Quebec, snow sculp- tures will be a part of the Winter Fun Day. Sculptursw wl be com- pleted near the barn. Everyone is invited to try their hadat creating their own masterpiece of snow in the area provided. 1The Authority's sculp- tures will h crafted by Katimnavik volunteers. Katimavik is a federally sponsored program for youths aged 17 to 21 from ail across Canada. Teams of 12 participan- ts, along with an ex- perienced group leader, work with sponsoring agencies for a three month period. During the nine month duration of the project, . each tea-Âm works'for, three sponsors in different parts of the, country. The group of volunteers currently with the Authority have just arrived from Cowichan, British Columbia. Welcome Katima vik!1 People who want to put some "conser- vation" into their visit to the conservation area may wish to attend a walk in the woods. Walks wiIl haheld tchroughout the day, with Authority staff pointing out the old mil site, win- ter birds, wildiife and tracks. There 'will also be displays at the barn. Other activities wil include cross-country skiing on 3 km of trails, tobogganing and skating. Skiers can brush up on their technique by joining a ski instruction session. For hockey buffs (age 12 and under), a puck- shooting contest will h held at the north pond from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Winners will receive a bottle fo maple syrup. The main pond will ha available for pleasure skating, with music provided by CKAR radio. In the evening, this pond will ha floodiit (and hopefully moonlit) until 10 p.m. At the bar, the Enniskillen Churcli Women will operate a food con- cession. And for children, sleigh rides wilI ha available at a cost of 50,1 each. Parking and ad- mission to the area are free. For further infor- mation, contact the Cen- tral Lake Ontario Con- servation Authority »at 579-0411. A' fierce fire- breathing dragon moved to Whitby last month but instead of creating alarm of fear in the hearts of local residents, it may prove to be a unique oppor- tunity for an exciting adventure. Computercade Fam- ily Entertainment Cen- tre, 102-B Byron St. S., recently obtained a new laserdisc video game cailed "'Dragon's Lair", which features the animated characters of a dragon, a knight named Dirk the Daring, Princess Daphne, the Crypt Creeps, and others in, various action eequenices. The game represents a breakthrough in video technology as it is the first to incorporate animation graphies generated from a laser- disc rather than com- puter chips. Its creator, 29-year- old Rick Dyer, President of R.D.I. Video Systems in Pomona, California, and his staff spent nearly five years researching and developing the projeet. The cost of developing a conventional game is about $250,000, but Dyer and his associates spent between $1.5 and $2 million on "Dragon's Lair" Don Bluth, creator of the animated feature film "The Secret of NIHM"l is responsible for the game's animation. The Don Bluth Studios, in Studio City, California, hiad 70 people working 26 weeks for a total of 73,000 hours to finish the animation process. ",Dragon's Lair" is reported to ha the hot- test game in the in- dustry since "Pac- Man" but that's where the similarity ends Tb'e new game provides 50 miiion Urnes the capac- ity for variation than usual games. During an interview i a business trade magazine, Dyer ex- plained that "one 12- inchd4iameter -laserdisc - about the size of a phonography record - can store as much in- formation as the ful Computercade, believes he lias the only "Dragon's Lair"l bet- ween Scarborough and Belleville. "I am very excited, and very fortunate to get one," he said, "it is 80 different and unique. A player moves the main character, Dirk the Daring, within the cartoon to eventually kill the dragon and rescue the princess."1 Baker's wife, Karen, who helps operate the video arcade outlet, said, "it's like playing an adventure storyl", Due to the higli production cost of "Dragon's Laîr", players are required to pay 50 cents per game. However, the Bakers believe the price will not 'lessen its popularity. When the Free Press recently visited Com- putercade to examine this latest innovation, the largest nwnber of players and observers -were clustered around "Dragon's Lair", len- ding creedence to the possibility that "Pac- Man" and other games have become video history. One of the new game's challengers, twenty- year-old Tom Wilson, of Whitby, seemed very impressed. "It's like a short animated movie. It's more précise than other games and your timmng has to be riglit on in or- der to advance to the next sequence." Whitby's Mike Mit- chell, 18, was both sur- prised and confused. "When Il first saw it I just looked and looked - I didn't know whether it was a game or a car- toon. " he said. "It's excellent!" declared Alex MacKin- non, 18, also a Whitby native. "Really good video. 1 heard about it from my friends and everybody likes the game ... it will definitely be a hit in Whitby."p The Bakers and other members of the video industry hope the in- troduction of the laser- disc game wiIl re-Indle the public's interest in video entertainment. Judging by the ex- pressions on the faces of &Ihe locl-irk Lthe boys dld flot have such an easy time of it but claimed a liard fought win with score 62-59 over Vanier. The boys' basketball ý teams and the girls' volleybal teams continued prac- tices durlng the past week. Last week's in- tramural activities were floor hockey with various houses clashing every lunch hour, as well as badminton, which was played on every other day. The yearbook club continued its weekly meetings with 40 pages already completed and sent to the publisher. The 1983-84 yearbook will be 112 pages this year. Jan. 23 is the due date for the. next forty pages. A reminder to the Grade 12's and 13's that Ryerson and Coilege applications are due Jan. 16. Looking ahead to up- coming events at DO'C, we -find, this year's exams are from Jan. 23 to 26 and review week from Jan. 16 to 20. Jan. 30 is a professional ac- tivity day with Jan. 31 beginning the second semester. In 'Feb., Grades 11, 12 and 13 will be enjoying the annual French trip to St. Donat. A staff retreat on Feb. 24 wil be another professional activity day. A reminder to al parents that the DO'C. Parents' Auxiliary is holding its îîext regular meeting toniglit, Jan. il. The meeting wil commence at 7:30 p.m. at the convent. To those of you who haven't opened your books to study for exams, I suggest you do. Before you know it, you'il be sweating through the exams, wishing you had ht the books a littie harder and a little sooner 1 5ppp DINING GUIDE GOLDEN GATE 107 Brock St. S. Whltby 668-8321 This popular Chinese Restaurant ls lntroduclng the SZECHUAN CUISINE for al of you gour- mets who like splcy hot dîshes. The Golden Gate also offers a wlde selection of Canadian dishes from roast beef to veal cutlets and pork chops. The Bo-Bo platter and the delîclous chioken fingers. are two dishes worth trylng!t Perfect for lunch or dînneri Open untîl 2 a.m. dally., Frlday and Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday il a.m. to il p.m. Fully llcensed and fast home detivery. 185 BROCK S«T. N. WHITrBY *Linýeerie*@AduIt Noveliies *Lingerie Parties *Something For Everyone JA NUARY CLEARANCE SALE Up To- 50% off 09 < q> > > > > > > c>-c < 4 e e - SALE # IWHITBY 668m3722 oFormerly Bassetts Up to <sGold Jewellery o 0 Diamond Rings 3()% # Citizen Watches *Brass off Reg. 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