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Graduates at Clarke High to meet challenge of future, Jeff Caswell, (centre) a valedictorian at the comn- effmet h i arns graduating student from mencemrent exercises ;on Mr. and Ms. B. Cisasenes, Clarke High School was Saturday evening of last foli. ng te remoniCses. Clarke Hligh School held its twenty-second annual comn- mencement on Saturday evening at the school wNhich featured the presentation of one hundred and twenty- seven Secondary School Graduation diplomas as well as forty-three Secondary School Honouir Graduation diplomas. The large groulp in atten-_ dance was welcomied by Don Dawson, principal, wh o spoke of the meaning oDf 'commnencement' being the 'beginning'. He said this might be somewhat con- tradictory when one realizes the students have spent from 12 to 13 years in school to ar- rive at this point. He said hie had an attach- mnent to the graduating class as they had started at grade nine at the same time hie join-_ ed the staff at Clarke High School. "We are here to observe ypur achievements", he said. Education is a valuable resource. .a per- sonal resource to be cherish- ed. -This is yourighlt and you deserve it", he said, "have a genuine good)(!tinie." Bob WVillshier, trustee for WVa rd Three T owni-,ofi Newcaste, brought gr-eetings and congratulations fromn the N or th umbi)e rlanrid an d Newcastle Board of Educa- tien. In speaking to the graduating class, he said, "ýyou have a right to be pro- ud. 1 ask you to accept the challenge of tomnorrow and to accept the r-esponsibility to do better than has this penera- tion. We have wasted human tailent", he stated. "Take in- ventory of your skills and dream, enough to, say "I cari...I1 will". During the remainder of the evening various awards and diplOma'S Were Presented to students of the graduating classes including seven students receiving the United Auto Workers Local 222 bur- saries, thirteen students shar- ing in over $1 1,000.00 in bur- saries from the Ruddock and Rena Waddell Scholastic Bursaries, and the prese-nta- tion of sixteen ,aw,,ar-ds to On)- tario Scholars at Clarke High School. Jeff Caswell was the valedictorian for the occasi on, recounting many of the ex- periences over the past five years and speaking of the future for the students in their new challenges, Prior to the commence- mient e xercises, the graduating classes and their teachers enjoyed a dinner at the High Schiool. Pitblished Every Wednesday Oron Weely TmesWedesda2Y, October 24, 1984 'Leisure cominettee' cornes under fire The Newcastle Community Services Pl an ning Board came under some fire Mon- day at council when a recomi- mendation cam e from the Planning Boaýrd (commonlJy known as the Leisure Com- mittee) to council regarding soccer pitches in Bowmnan- Last Wednesday eveaing, fouarteen attended a meeting- held in the interest of forming a musical group in the Orono area. Considerable 'interest was expressed resulting in the group embarking on weekly practices with the first taking place this Wednesday evening in the music room of Clarke Higýh Schonl. There is still need of fur- ther musicians especially in bass, clarinets and other brass instruments. Many attending last week's meeting do play saxphiones with a good representation ville. The Leisure committee was acting through a presentation and request f rom the Bowmanville United Soccer Club in which the club notedi thie plight of not enlough soc- cer pitches in Bowmanville to accommodate the close- to 400 from Clarke High School and a member fromn the Pines Senior Public School. Otheis in attendance have either played in the school bands or have, some years ago, been inembers of the former Orono band. Miss Peggy Matthys, mnusic teacher at Clarke High School has agreed to conduet the band which hopes to hold their weekly practices 'in the Village in the not too distant future. Anyone wishing further in- form-ation mnay contLact Roy Forrester, 983-5301., St. Saviour's Hu-ndredth Anniversary St. Saviour's Anglicani Chuirchi in Orono will be obser- veing their lOth anniversary on o Sunday, November 4th, 1984 at 1: 00 a. m. -During the cours, G.ith service the new Parish Hall will be re-dedicated in aimryo John Ben Luni-:S being ser\ved flloingteervice by St. Saviour'ýs ACWV. Road subsidyaont o$1L68milo fin August of this year the Town of Newvcas.tle received ai $ý50,000l.00 supjplemlen.taryallocation for- pubic w rpojtcts, in thie Tovvi. In a recent letter teMiistry, of Transportation and Communication note thai the Towni has or w<ijj receive a total subsidy for public wor k, this year in ani amount of 'tl68,000.00 from the Prinicc pf Ontario. players. The Cluib was, iriected to, the Leisuire coin- itte by counicil tollowing a letter to council dated July 10, 1984. The L-eisure commnnittee through a report from the Chief Adminî,,strator sug-- gested priority be given the request of the Soccer Club and although land purchase was flot referred to it must have been understood by Isome couincil memnbers. The recommendation also asked that Town staff consider other options. Counce. Hobbs was quick to challenge the report and referred to a purchase of 43 acres of land to which he said the selling price was $300,000.00. The land lies north of Bowmanville and is a former sod farm. Couine. Hubbard said she had attended a meeting of the Leisure committee and was somrewhat disturbed over comments from mnembers that the commnittee was a 'whippin boy' for counciL She also inferred there could resignations froin the com- mittee. J n referring to the report and recommrrenidat ion Counc Hubbard said, "if, this is ail the committee is going to do this couricil should send the report back to the com mittee. "We don'( need the shuffling and reshuffling of paper", she said. Counc. Huibbard said there were a niumber of options availlable and cited lands owlwd by Ontario Hydro as one' such option. She also said it was MeUknown e were too ,few ,vsoccer pitches Hubobard said thie coittaee was paid to attend mieetings and provýide m-ore indepth reports and it wvas time coun- cil gave some Cear directions t0o the conmmitee, Counc. Cowman also said she was disappointed and Pointfed out thiat the club had made mnany requests for mrore soccer pitches. She said at le-ast they had called for a staff investigation and th.at (Continued page 2) Town supports Prof. Squair book reprint Upon motion of Councs. Hubbard and Taylor counceil on Mionday gave approval to thre ban of $6000.00 to the Newcastle Village andi District -Historical Society, interest free, for a period of five years. The historical society, thiroug-h a letter from Judge E. R. Lovekin, commit 300 reprints of Prof. Squair's bock per-taining to thelhistory of Clarke and Darlington Townships. Judge Lovekin points ou, thiat the Society has now 250 pre-publication conditional orders for the "books at a price of $20.00 each. Post- publication price will be $30.00 per book. He sates the association could finan-ce a run, of 500 copies bhut that the Society feels it is more advantageous to have 1000 copies printed- thus reducing the cost per copy which when sold would provide a profit for the socie- ty to carry out other projects of a historical nature in the community. Many view Showcase Do/i Show Some 200 atqedoils were on1 display at the Orono Showcase Co-operaiitive ast week-end thc eature at- tracted over 30() viewinig the display. It wvas one of the mnost successful events hiel at the co-operative with people coming from as far away as Haitnand Kinigstion and niorth to Fleteoouh Thec displjay was *throughi the genierosîty of Bileen Stephens of Orono and Bren- da Ellis of M'ilbrook, the lat- ter havingl a collection numbering over two hun- dred. The display took up two roomls aitbte Shiowcase Co-op and did gen..erate great in- terest for ail those who view- ed the showing. rNo doubt it also brought back memories Interest shown in local musical group r i i v