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- V Orono Weekly T1mes~ Wednesday~ January 22. 11997 I I (CuuOUNCIL BRIEFS-J Gasping for air:ý Living January 20 Council zoning. Meeting Chris Cooper, of Cooper Application is now before Fuels is applying to have the council to change the zone land amended to a zoning category on a 0.7 hectacre appropriate to permit the out- parcel of land at 4383 Hwy 2, side storage of bulk fuel stor- Newtonville. The land age tanks and a -office/ware- presently has an Agricultural house/transport depot-. SPchool Board Meeting Old Newcastle School to be Demolished Pauline Storks and Dick Lovekçin were unable to pre- sent any new information to the board concernlng alter- native use for the old Newcastle Public School., They did express a desire that the building be sold to, an un- nambed group for a private school, possibly exchanging It for land to the east of the school, but did not offer any specffics. The board had care- fully considered potential alternatives for the building but all proved to be too expensive. Durham College and the Town have not expressed any interest in the building. The School Board voted to approve the tender to demol- ish the building. 400-500' bricks from the old school wfill be kept to build a cairn to mark the site. The comhmuni- ty will be expected to pick up the project, includlng the cost of building the cairn.-, with asthma Have you had pains in Asthmatics are described your chest while exercising as having -twitchy air- that felt like someone was ways'. -This means that the squeezing your lungs? What bronchial tubes are extra- about gasping frantically for, sensitive, and become air after you've climbed swollen or inflamed very stairs? These types of situa- quickly when exposed to a tions are reality for more variety of triggers. than one million Canadians Not ail asthmatics react suffering from asthma. to the same irritants. Some About one in 10 aduits will be affected more has this incurable disease. In severely than others. children, asthma is more Triggers may include prevalent. It it estimated that pollen, dust mites, animal up to 15 per cent of hair, andsmoke. t is impor- Canadian children will tant for each asthmatic to develop the disease. identify the specific irritants What causes an asthma that cause their episodes and attack? find ways to limit exposure Asthma is a chronic dis- to, or avoid those particular ease that occurs when the things. lung's bronchial tubes Why is it important to become inflamed. The tubes learu about asthma? become blocked by mucus Every year approximate- and discarded celîs, which ly 500 Canadians die as a obstruct the "in and out" air- resuit of uncontrolled asth- flow of the lungs. The result ma. Physicians believe that is rightness in the chest and the majority of these deaths breathing difficulties, could be prevented with coughing, wheezing and proper' management of the gagging. disease. In the past few years there have been improve- ments in asthma manage- ment. Health professionals have acquired a better understanding of the illness and what causes an asthma attack. However, many existing medications are stili associated with side effects and are difficuit to use. New research also hopes to help change this situation with the introduction of new, effective, safe Ad easy-to- use medications. What do asthma sufferers want? The ultimate goal of an asthmatic is to achieve free- dom from symptoms. to live without restrictions and to be able to undertake any type of physical activity. For more information on asth- ma, asthma associations and support groups or new treat- ment options, talk to your' physician. Cjjdrezi'.g Book Bo4eiri By Janet Standeven Wlnter has finally arrived ln a blast of cold frigid tern- peratures and snow. Ahhh snow! Most people ei03er love it or hate It. 1 was bor i January soI1 guess that's why I love it s0 much. My rnor used to bundle me up, put a hot water bottle in the car- niage and outside I would, go for my naps. If the wea03er was too stormy and I had to sleep inside I fussed andcar- rled on like an old bear. The books I have chosen today al have winter or snow as the main 03eme. The young aduit novel I picked brings back special memories to me. Mrs. Jean Staples grade three class in the old red brick Orono Public School. I rernember waiting in antici- pation until story Urne. We would aIl crowd around her chair to hear of the adventure of Awagin and Jamie as they braved the frozen wildemness. T'hank-you Mrs. Staples for Introducing me to Farley Mowat and high adventure stories. I read this story to rny children and the enjoyrnent hasn't diminished over the years. Pick It up and read it by a blazlng fire as the cold wlnd howls outside your win- dow. Picture Book: Sadie and the Snowman This is a deightful story of a young girl who loves to bulld a snowman but loees hirn to the warmer temperatures. Her unique way of saving the snowman' for ano03er year will delight amy adult or child. The story was written by Allen Morgan and lllustrated by Irenda Clark. Brenda isfthe illustra- tor of the Franklin Book series and lives i Port Perry. Juvenile Novel: What is wlnter without a book on hockey. BrIaxn McFarlane has written Hockey the book for- Kids which includes the his- tory, rules, famous players and the Stanley Cup. Brian was an announcer for Hockey Nlght i Canada for 25 years. Thiis is a wonderful. informa- tive book which is illustrated with cartoon drawings by Bil SlavIn. Brian has written over 30 books on hockey includ- lng a novel The Youngest Grolie. Brian's fa03er was the original au03or of the Hardy Boys books writing under the narne of Franklin W. Dixon. Young Adult: Lost In The Barrens by Farley Mowat. This high adventure story won the Govemnor Generals award, The Book of the Year Medal and the Boy's Club of Amrenca Junior Book Award. This -adventure is full of per- sistence. courage and danger. Farley has written many other books for chiùldren and adults and lives near Port Hope. Recycle Armstrong's Notch 2 wins Saturday. January 11, the Armstong IGA Pee Wee's faced Reynolds in league play. Early i the first Will Lofgren took a pass from Howe but lis scor- ing oppportunity was stymied by a last minute check. On the same shift though S. Wood put one away assisted by Howe and Lofgren. at 12:35. Howe & Lofgren tearned up again at 7:06 to put Orono up by 2 as Howe scored on a wrap around. Reynolds did'corne back before the end of the first to get their one and only goal at 1:14. Orono went on the offen- sive early in the second as T7resise got goal #3 from B. Wood and K. Moore. Scoring continued as Robinson let a blast go from the point at 2:04 with the goalie getting a piece of it but it trickled through the 5-hole! TIhe third period saw Orono get 3 more goals. At 13:48 Rypstra scored frorn B. Wood at 10:47, Pisani from Dejohn and Robinson goes top shelf and at 4:45 Howe does the wrap around again frorn Nathan Gylyttik. It was good to see Ben Currie back In the lime up after an lnJury Urne out to contribute to the 7-1 vlctory. Also contributing were Knapp and Pritchard holding tough on the blue line. The tearn played-an exhibi- tion match vs. Johnny Mather's Woodview teamn on Saturday, January 18. The team posted a 4-1 win with S. Wood, Howe and Pisani with 2 doing the scoring. COMPLETE CAR & TRUCK REPAIRS DIESEL ENGINES 0 CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT RADIO DISPATCHED TOW TRUCKS MOBILE MECHANICAL SERVICE TRUCK R.R. #1 ORONO 4 MILES NORTH ONTARIO 0F HWY. 401 ON LOB 1iMO (905) 983-9151 HWY.35/115 HALLS RADIO & TV.REPAIR REPAIRS TO MOST MAKES STEREOS, COLOUR AND B&W T.V.s' AND V.C.R.s P.O. Box 27 R.R. 2, Orono, Ont. (905) 983-5721 luefn CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL will be holding an INFORMATION NIGé'HT for PARENTS 0F GRADE 8 STUDENTS Tuesday, Janua ry 28th 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Parents are invited to corne and attend a brief presentation, talk to staff and tour the facilities. R. (DICK) T. MALOWNEV R.LWILLSHER DIREOTOR 0F EDUCATION AND SECRErARY CHARPERSON OF THE BOARD