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«*>WWW1W. «*- 6 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Easter Seals Ambassador, Keith Qualtrough of Orono, and Janis Steele, Durham Easter Seals Manager, sits aboard one of the many snowmobiles that participated in the 30th annual Snowarama, at the Ganaraska Forest this past weekend. Sledding for Easter Seals Central Ontario Region Snowarama 2005 at Ganaraska Forest by Donna Wood This past Saturday, Keith Qualtrough 6, of Orono, had an opportunity that he won't soon forget. As this year's Snowarama ■ Easter Seals Ambassador, he was given the opportunity to take a "spin" along the snowmobile trails of the Ganaraska Forest. According According to his mother, Heather Qualtrough, Keith thought the ride was "awesome". Snowarama is a yearly event that raises money for Easter Seals Kids through raised pledges by the many committed participants. This year, it was held at the Long Sault Club House in Pontypool. There was a fun ride through the forest, sled demonstrations, a chili lunch, dinner, entertainment and a fantastic live auction. The event raised an incredible $12,000 dollars for Easter Seals. These funds will help purchase vital communication devices, mobility equipment, and to provide summer camping camping and recreational experiences experiences for kids with physical H Now available in Clarington only at FRED'S AUTOBODY .1.63 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Tel: (905) 623-6353 Fax: 905-623-3913 E-mail: FAB@on.albn.com Fred DeVries, OWNER • FREE ESTIMATES • COMPETITIVE RATES • INSURANCE CLAIMS Complete Collision Repair, Restoration and Refinishing Durham County Seniors Euchre FEBRUARY 14th RESULTS 1st Liz Reynders 88 2nd Jean Allen 82 3rd Mary Henderson 81 4th Ruth Grady 79 5th Dora MacDonald 75 DRAWS Jean Allen (2), Dora MacDonald Valentine Card Party February 14, 7:30 Mosport's 2005 Season Tickets on sale now American Le Mans Series highlights six-event schedule disabilities. . Keith lias been able to benefit from events such as these. He has just received a "rolling bath chair" from the society and previously a modified modified bicycle. The society, over the next five years, hope to raise $20 million dollars to redevelop Easter Seal's camps, and fund recreational experiences such as art classes and day camps. For more information, or to donate, visit www.easterseals.org or call the Durham Office at 905- 720-0352. Tickets for Mosport International International Raceway's 2005 season, season, which features many of North America's top road racing racing series and. all of Canada's premier national championships, championships, are now on sale through Mosport's on-line box office! The six-event Mosport pro racing schedule kicks-off with the Victoria Day Weekend SpeedFest, May 20- 22, and closes out the summer season, September 2-4, with the year's biggest and most popular event, The Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix Of Mosport. The three-day weekend, weekend, which drew a record 70,000 spectators last year, features the high-powered, exotic sports cars of the of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and is the only Canadian stop for this elite North American road racing championship. This year, "Canada's Home of Motorsports" boasts the most diverse line-up of major league racing anywhere in the country. Mosport's season season consists of Superbike motorcycles,. stock cars (on both the 4 km road course and the half-mile, banked oval), open-wheel "formula" cars, sports production, GT muscle cars, touring sports cars, showroom stock, vintage racers racers and several grass roots classes. Tickets purchased in advance, range from just $35. to $60 for a three-day weekend weekend SuperTicket. Children 12 years of age and under are free and so is the parking. "Our goal each and every year, is to deliver our fans the best road racing program in Canada and to offer the best value," said Mosport's President President & . General Manager, Myles Brandt. "The growth in attendance over the past few years shows that we're heading heading in the right direction. The strong events we have scheduled scheduled for 2005, especially the Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport,. will keep that momentum going. We'll continue to focus on providing providing our fans a special Mosport experience that features plenty plenty of excitement, lots of action on and off the track, incredible incredible access to teams and drivers drivers and great value for the dollar." dollar." With the strong slate of races comes an impressive roster of drivers who will compete on Mosport's historic circuit, including Canadians Ron Fellows and Scott Maxwell, along with international international stars like JJ. Lehto, Max Papas, James Weaver, Allan McNish, Memo Gidley, and Derek Bell. Two young drivers who will attract a lot of attention this year are Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal - sons of Michael and Bobby respectively. They are rookies in the Star Mazda series, which runs as part of the Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport. For more information about Mosport tickets and camping, call the Mosport Hotline at 1-800-866-1072 (Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET) or visit online at www.mosport.com. Mosport International Raceway 2005 Pro Season Schedule May 20-22 The Victoria Day Weekend SpeedFest June 17 -19 The Mosport Father's Day 500 June 24 - 26 The 26th Vintage Racing Festival July 15 -17 The Canadian Superbike Doubleheader Weekend August 6 The CASCAR Mosport . Speedway 200 September 2-4 The Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport Village Bakeshop sweet victory After suffering their first loss on January 25, the Bakeshop midgets, has rebounded with a tie and a win. Shane Winters has allowed only two goals in his last three games. The Bakeshop faced QPG on January 25 and lost a close one, 2-1. Andrew Kirkbride had the lone marker, assisted by Doug Deboo. On January 30, the midgets faced off against (lie Power Workers Union. They battled to a 1-1 tie. Andrew Fudge had the lone goal with Jesse Rice assisting. Unfortunately, towards towards the end of the first period, period, Jesse Rice left the game with a wrist injury. On February 3, the team faced Daily Queen. The team came away with a 1 - 0 victory. victory. Dan Reilly scored the game winner assisted by Josh Flynn. Kevin Bourke, Dan Hodgeson, Mike Howe, Garrett MacDonald, Heather Maitland, Devin Robinson, Kyle Whitehead, Adam Wood and Garrett Wood all played well.