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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, January 26, 2012 · 18 Black Ops pull together for their teammate By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Tragedy can tear people apart, but it also has the power to bring them together. The Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA) team `Black Ops' and Scotiabank pulled together, last week, to support Thomas, Joshua and James Newman who were orphaned Thursday, Jan. 12, when their mother Katherine, 43, was murdered in her Treetop Terrace residence. Their father, Kyle, 43, was shot and killed "This is all we can do, right? We can't fix what happened, but we can do something." Cathy McCrory, manager, Black Ops during an altercation with Halton police the same day. Halton police have yet to officially link the two incidents, but said they are pursuing that possibility. In the wake of the tragedy, the Black Ops team decided to donate $500, given to the team by Scotiabank's minor hockey sponsorship program, to the Newman brothers' trust fund. Black Ops Manager Cathy McCrory said it was important to the Black Ops to do something because Joshua Newman, 10, is a member of their team. "This is all we can do, right?" said McCrory. "We can't fix what happened, but we can do something." McCrory said the team applied for the sponsorship last year, but did not receive word that the cheque was available for pickup until after the sad events of Jan. 12. Eager to support their team member and his brothers, McCrory said, the parents of the Black Ops players agreed to donate the money to the Newman boys' trust fund. Parents also made donations to the trust fund on their own. See Team page 22 The Potential Programme is a unique service from Autism Ontario designed to directly support all Ontario families, parents and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This program provides support through greater access to ASD experts in their communities and to provide supportive community-based learning opportunities for children with ASD. In Your Region: - Monthly Parent Support Groups: Last Tuesday each month, 7:15 pm, Georgetown; Last Thursday each month, 7pm, Burlington. - Parent Workshop, February 16, 7-10pm, "Crafting Connections: Contemporary Applied Behaviour Analysis for Enriching the Social Lifes of Persons with ASD", Dr. Ron Leaf, OE Banquet Hall, 2245 Speers Road, Oakville. - Teen Girls Group (Ages 13-19), monthly, The Social Butterfly - Friday 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. HF Autism/Sperger's at Chapter Facility 4361 Harvester Rd, Unit 9, Burlington. Contact for above events: 905.631.1233 autismhalton.admin@gmail.com. Our Family Support Coordinator is available to offer your family support, information resources and referrals. Please contact Sarah at 1-800-472-7789 x 236 or sarah@autismontario.com. For French Language Services, contact Suzanne at 416-246-9592 x 239. www.autismontario.com/potential