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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 15, 1984 Orono Skaters compete at Uxbridge Invita, A snow-frolicking winter to enjoy The Urono igure Skating Orono skaters (left to rîght) Com'petitive 'B' Ladies; overati in Pre-Novice "C" Club was wetl represented at with their plâcings: Andy Christy Flintoof, 5th in Pre- Ladies; Jody Melvitte, 5th in the fifth annuat Uxbridge In- Haines, 3rd in Juvenile Mens; Novice "B" Ladies; Michelle Juvenite "B" Ladies. vitational meet hetd Ôn Kristen Hamet, 3rd in Henry, lst and th overaît in the local skaters are to bc February 4th and th. Juvenite 'A' Ladies; Andrea Pre-Novice "D" Ladies; congratutated for their stan- Pictur e d above are the- Burnham, 4th in ère-Novice1 Catherine Mudd, 2nd and 4th dings in the competition. HAPPY'lTRAILS Pia Vaikia - Parks Comm. Technician .Snlowý, suni, and cold weather are a great combina- tion fo r a fun, snow- froticking winter. And this is certainty the case for winter '83-'84. As one trail-user commented, "Why fty south with the first snap of frost when there are many oppor- tunities for winter activity right in the area." This year the average snow depth of 50 cm. is certainly ant asset for the quatity winter recreationat traits in the Lind- say District. There are several traits avaitabte on pubtic land for cross-country skiing and snowmnobiting. The groomed traits are located at the Ganaraska Forest and Emnity Tract. The Ministry of Naturat- Resources groomns 65 km. of snowm-obite traits in the G-aniaraska Forest. The forest also offers 47 kmi. of cross- counitry ski trails, groomned by the Ganiaraska Region Conservation Authority. Att levets of skiers are welcome to challenge these sceniic trails. Emity Tract, adjacenit to Emily Provincial Park, is ter- rific for an afternoon outing. The 2.2 km. groomed trait is located on a forested ridge which provides a variety of slopes and scenery. So take advantage of this favourabte winter season to beat the indoor btahs! The above Orono Skaters February l8th at theO0shawa right) Allison' Cochrane, Kim (Jylytiuk, Kellie will compete in the Pineridge Civic Auditorium. Candalce Vey, Shannon Peacock, Vicky Baker, competition being held on Pictured above (teft to MacGregor, Denise Bugden, Kristen Hamel, Tanny Gylytiuk and Jody Melville. ORONO - There's three days. left to nominate can- didtates for the Newcastle Sexy Men Contest. Nominations close on Fni- day, February l7th. On Wednesday, February 22, the naines of att the sexy devits from ait over the Town of Newcas0te witt be pubtished in the Orono Times. In addi- tion, detaits of, the second and final part of the contest witl be published. However, joining the rànks of the sexy men! from Orono are counicillor Ted Woodyard, reattor Chartie Reid, John Flatter and work- ingman Roger Stamp. AtSO, finalty recognîzed for his charm is Bud Mercer of Orono. Not to be outdone, Eddie Carscadden of Kendat is right up there with the best of them. Let's hear a round of ap- plause for Gord Lowery and Witlie Barrabait. Also, cute and cuddtey John Brean of the Naturat Resources in Orono is impressing someone or everyone. In case anyone wonders how the Orono men are stacking up against the good tooking guys in Hampton, Newcastte and Bowmanvitle, it tooks like Orono is comning out the winners with Mr. Sexy Farmer. In fact, Orono farmer John Hooey has just been identified for his charisma. However, Orono is a little short on businessmen. So, if you know a sexy character in business in Orono, enter-his namne. Or a guy living ini Orono and do- ing business elsewhere wîlt quatify. Also, teamn members and parents of ail Orono sports are encouraged to recognize their sexy sportsmen. Keep those names coming. The organizers of this con- test were very pteased to sec Bitty Reid of the Kirby Store on the ist. . .Wheni you're do- ing your shopping, check out Billy . ..he's cute. To keep the sex appeal in the famnity, Bit- ty's uncte Les Reid, director of Durham Central Fair, has been charming women- for decades. There's a rumour that Les is a Tory... .but we don't know about Bitty. He's just sexy and that' what reatty matters. AIl proceeds from the con- test goes to the Kidney Foun- dation of Canada. Here's how to enter the contest: The contest has been broken into 10 categories. The categories are Mr. Sexy Businessman, Mr. Sexy Pro- fessionat, Mr. Sexy Citizen, Mr. Sexy Workingman, Mr. Sexy Senior Citizen, Mr. Sexy Farmer, Mr. Sexy Civit Ser- vant, Mr. Sexy Service Club or Association, Mr. Sexy Salesman or Mr. Sexy Stu- -dent. The rutes are: - sexy candidates must ive or work in the Town of New,,cas- ttc - those -nominating- the sexy men can corne fromt anywhere in the wortd - nominees can remain anonymous if they choose - the nomination fee is $3 for each sexy man - nominations ctose on Fni- day, February 1 7th - nominations inctuding fees can be dropped off at the foltowing locations: Bowmianvitte IGA, Strike and Strike Barristers, United Drug Mart in the Waverty Plaza, Shoppers Drug Mart at the Bowmanvilte Mail, the Newcastte Public Library in the vittage and the Orono Pubtic Library in Orono. Also- nominations can be maited to Vaterie Bowler, 56 Little Avenue, Bowmranville, Ont. LI1C 1 J6. Cash, cheque or moncy orders wvitl be ac- cepted. For more inftormila- tion caîl 623-t1158. It isn't often thet I let Canadian parochialism get to me. Most of the time 1 push Canada's drawbacks back out of sight and arn comfortable instead with the many virtues of a country_ that is outside the f renetic mainstream of Western society. There is a lot to love here, wNhich is a good thing, becau§e this is home, and it is too late for me to feel at home anywhere else. But 1 must admit that one day recently, it was one of the country's deficiencies which preoccupied me. The way we treat artists, by and large, is shocking. For nearly fourteen years now, 1 have known a man named John Reynolds very well. John, or "Mac" as many of his friends know him, is a friend of mine, so 'l admit the possibility of prejudice at the outset. But what there can be no doubt about is John Reynolds' stature as a portrait sculptor. Few people outside ar- tistic circles in Canada know of him, but he has long been a member of the British Royal Society. He has pro- duced one of the, largest collections of bronzes in private hands in this country. He has had shows in London. When our department of External Affairs needed a bust of Norman Bethune to preÉent to the Chineseý govýrnment, Mac Reynolds was commissioned to do t. Q ne of-the Bethune heads is in China, wvhere it beloligs. Another is at York University's Bethune Collage, Wlýen the Confederation Centre in Charlottetown wanted a bust of Queen Elizabeth 1l, Mac was ap- proached to do that. And this summer, Mac, Reynolds, my irréverent, liberated friend of a hundred lunches, spent'a month working on the Queen's head and shoulders in Buckingham Palace. A few days ago, in a temporary gallery in Toronito's Moore Park, 1 saw the result. A magnificent bronlze of Elizabeth 1l, the mature Queen that Reynolds captured so completely in f ive or six hour-long sittings last sum- mer. She is wearing her naval cape, with the clasp open at the neck, and on her breast is the Order of Canada. In reaiity, it is only about one and a quarter times lifesize. But its presence is much'larger than that. It fis the room, the house and Moore Park, for the matter. The room is crowdc -1 with Mac's bronzes - dominated by the portrait of the Queen and the massive head of Norman Bthune at the other end. 1 don't think there is much doubt that his bust of the Queen-witl become the definitive portrait of Her Ma- jesty in late middle life. The bronïze 1 saw will go to Charlottetown, but copies of it could and should be struck. There are a number of Canadian centres which ought to have one. , However, finding patrons in this country is a Her- culean task, and artists like John Reynolds must either spend ail their time chasing after the monied establish- ment or say the hell with it and get on with their art. John Reynolds, as that room full of heads testifies un- mistakeably, has been getting on with bis art. Patrons? Pity. Not in Canada. Orono men hitting' the 'Most Sexy List imm g mmim ',