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; ; . ' Q Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November IS, 2000 -3 ^ Wade Beech with Solo, the latest addition to the farm. Horses play a key role at the farm where therapy is the main crop. The Beeches see their Newtonville farm as 20 acres of healing potential. On several occasions over the past few months, the farm has been made available to a young offenders program, as well as groups of physically and mentally challenged youth and disabled adults. Lloyd and Jackie Beech refer to their Daze Gone Farm, on Concession 1, as a 'Therapeutic Farm.' This past Saturday, eight young offenders, involved in the Intercede Diversion Program, were working out their community service sentences sentences on the farm. In the Intercede Diversion Program, Youth charged with mischief crimes, can, at the discretion of the judge, be diverted from the court process into the Intercede program which address • the need for both punishment and rehabilitation. The eight young offenders doing time at the 'Daze Gone ' Farm' Saturday, spent the day preparing brush chip- piifgs into wood chips. The brush gathered from the farm, once chipped, will be bagged into empty feed bags and sold as a fundraiser for MADD (Mothers Against Drink Driving). The bags were washed and hung on the line to dry on an earlier visit to the farm by the Young Offenders., Intercede Case Worker Irene McCombe says it is often a challenge to find meaningful work for the youths to do. A great deal of their community community service time is spent sitting in a room crocheting blankets for women's shelters. shelters. Youth involved in Intercede are under constant supervision while doing community service time. Students from the Durham College Police Foundations Course provide the needed supervision. The farm is home to Lloyd and Jackie Beech and their four children, six horses, and a collection of peacocks, goats, dogs, and cats. The horse stables are wheelchair accessible, and feed troughs are low enough that someone in a wheelchair can feed the horses. Natalie Adams, who works with developmentally delayed youths at Pioneer Youth Services ' in Scarborough, has brought her clients to the Farm a few times this summer for a 'Fun Day' event. The Young Offenders played a.key role in preparing the barn and barnyard to IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE 983-5301 The Clarington Chapter of the Oak Ridges Trail Association offer four individual individual hikes oh Saturday, November 25th. All you need is an interest in outdoor hiking. hiking. There are two' levels of hikes; slow and moderate. The two slow-paced hikes are being held at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Meet at Concession Road 10, half a mile west of Highway 35. Roadside parking is available. available. Blue bird and forest trail., Two moderate-paced hikes have been arranged. The meet the special needs of the disabled youths. Statistics show that a very small percentage of youths diverted from the court system system to Intercede are likely to re-offend. The work and the social interaction on the farm help to build confidence in the kids, says Lloyd. In fact, two youths who have gone through the program program and worked at the farm, have asked to come back and be mentors to those currently currently involved in the program. Lloyd's dream for a Therapeutic Farm began five years ago, when his fist wife was killed by a drunk driver. At that time he wanted to quit his job as an electrician and be a 'stay at home dad'. After exhausting his leave of absence options; Lloyd returned to work, but soon bought the farm in Newtonville, where he could work and be at home raise his children at the same time. The rewards harvested harvested at 'Daze Gone' Farm are a result of planting hope. Late Friday afternQon, CUPE Local 5555 and the Kawartha Pine Ridge School Board agreed on a framework; the basis of a new collective agreement. Twelve hundred school support staff, members of CUPW 5555, would have been in a strike position at 1*1:30 Friday night. Custodians, secretaries and educational assistants with the Kawartha Pine Ridge School Board have been working without a cbntract for the past two years. A press release issued by the School Board. Friday, states, 'The parties have agreed that no details on the framework of the agreement will be released until ratification ratification from the CUPE bargaining bargaining unit and the Board.' SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORONO TIMES 9:00 a.m. hike, 3 hours, all off road, meet at the intersection intersection of Avery Road with Concession Road 10, Darlington Township, northwest northwest comer of Long Sault Conservation area. Parking available. The 1:30 p.m. hike, 2 hours, all offroad, meet at the corner of the Clarke/Darlington boundary road with Concession Road 9, Darlington, south-west comer of Mosport. Gan be reached west from Haydon or east from Leskard and north on Clarke/Darlington boundary boundary road. RECYCLE ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister Rev. Dorinda Vollmer Church Office 983-5502 KIRBY SERVICE 9:30am ***** ORONO SERVICE 11:OOam Nov. 19 - Orono and Kirbv Mission and Service Sunday Guest speaker: Koren Kassirer ***** Wheelchair Access A.A. meets every Thurs. 8 pm - Newcastle Community Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. 390 Mill St. North ' . (North at lights, first right to end) ~ AMPLE PARKING ~ Preaching this week Rev. David Chisling "Doing Well, Thanks for Asking" For Information: 1 (905) 987-4561 or (905) 987-4384 St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL ST., ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. David R. Saunders, CD 983-5594 • 987-2019* Sunday Service, Sunday School & Youth Group 9:30 a.m. * * * * * 1st & 3rd Sunday of Month HOLY COMMUNION )(c * * * * 2nd & 4th Sunday MORNING PRAYER Proprietors: Gary & Carol Vreeker Main Street, Orono * Closed Sunday & Monday Chocolate Letters for Christmas ***** Want to surprise someone special? Put their face on a cake with Photo-Imaging 983-9779 V Orono Country Cetie Full Menu i Main Street., Orono, Ontario • 983-9009 A <$|Cp Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home THOUGHTFULNESS, SERVICE & CONCERN • A Family Owned Business, Offering: Traditional Funeral Services Pre-arranged & Prepaid Services - Cremation Arrangements Alternatives to Traditional Funerals - Out of Town Shipping CORY KUIPERS - PRESIDENT 53 Division Street " 623-5668 Bmvmanvillc. Ontario L1C 2Z8 OFF STREET PARKING