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6-Orquo Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1985 Happenings at the Orono Lighting of Christmas Janette Desousa soon in- - children along with others in the hall to join in popular Christmas songs. terested this group of to College The Parkwood Rotary Club of Oshawa is par- ticipating in Durham College's Dedication Pro- gram to assist the College's bursary fund. On Monday, November 25, at a special ceremony at the Oshawa Golf Club, Parkwood Rotary President Bill Longworth and Mel Garland, Durham's Presi- dent, along with the District Wants Oshawa to regain ownership of Second Marsh Jim Richards of Orono and executive director of the Se- cond Marsh Defense Associa- tion is calling for the City of Oshawa to regain ownership of the Second Marsh which it relinquished in 1970. Richards then wants the City to sell the 21Ô acre parcel of marsh land to either Environ- ment Canada or the Ministry of Natural Resources for the sum of $2,00. If the above agencies show no interest then Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy will be coni- sidered. Richards states it is time some action is taken in this matter as the harbour com- mission of the City is no longer interested in expan- ding the harbour complex in- to the Second Marsh. Bursary Governor of Rotary, Dr. Ken Hobbs, arranged the club's gift. Beautiful i plaques will designate specific College areas which are being dedicated to the Parkwood Rotary Club-in honour of its support. Parkwood Rotary is one of the first area organizations to participate in Durham Col- lege's special dedication pro- gram. Bill Longworth em- phasized the importance of helping Durham students who are in financial need, to enable them to complete their course of study. Mel Garland officially tIhanked the Parkwood Rotary Club for its generosi- ty, and expressed the belief that this gift will encourage other organizations, com- panies, and individuals to contribute to the College's bursary and scholarship pro- gram. Durham's President stated that at the present time the College can only meet half of the requests it receives for bursary assistance. He outlined the new dedication program whereby gifts are recognized by plaques placed on a special College building, area, lab, or classroom. The initial response to the dedica- tion program has been very encouraging. The above group of Generic Gems then sounded Janette Desousa, Carlos out with some of the Tamblyn, James Lower.y, favourites of by-gone years, Rev. Fred Milne and Doreen "Georgia On My Mmd, Lowery played a number of Basin Street Blues etc. the old favourites which were Playing the Gems were certainly enjoyed. Carman White, James and Big band sounds of the Kevin Lowery, Janette From Around the Region and area First daycare program for Port Hope Madeline Currelly of Welcome has received a licence to establish a daycare program in Port Hope which will be able to accommodate some 48 children. The Ministry of Communi- ty and Social Services will provide some funds to help vith start-up costs. The Day Care Centre will rent space for the operation in the Port Hope High School. Sheppard gets PC post Howard Sheppard, M.P.P. for Northumberlayi has been appointed by Larry Grossman, Conservative leader, to the Tory shadow cabinet. Sheppard will act as critic for agriculture and rural affairs for Central On- tario. Three other PC members have been ap- pointed to act in a similar manner iri other sectors ofthe province and will report to Rss StexcnnI, former PC ci fAgriculture and Group to support Consumers Gas A group of interested citizens in development in Haldimand Township has been formed to support the Consumer's Gas proposal to locate a Liquified Natural Gas plant in the township. The group called Citizens for Progress and Develop- ment in Haldimand state the new plant would bring ber#its to the township. Another group in the Township strongly oliposes the proposal. Home construction drops in Port Hope The construction of new homes in PorF Hope dropped in the first ten months of 1985 compared to that of 1984. Ther were 21 new homes constructed in the ten month period of 1985 com- pared to 27 in 1984 during the same period of time. Mosport racing death results in team ban A West German auto rac- ing team has been banned in- definitely from international competition in Canada after refusing to pay a $13,000 fine fôr interfering with a Mosport Park rescue crew on August llth. The expulsion was revealed hast week during an inquest into the death of Manfred Winkelhock who was trapped in his crumpled Porsche for some thirty minutes and who died the next day in a Toron- to hospital from massive brain injuries. VIA Train gets more riders Last week with an increase in speed of the Toronto to Havelock VIA train interest increased with 95 passengers jamming into the one-coach train for the trip to Toronto. If such ridership continues it will require a second coach and the future of the service' may be assured. 100 Blood Donations John Turner of Oshawa was recently awarded a cer- tificate in recognition of his 100th blood donation. It was stated that it is a rare occa- sion that such a number of donations is reached. Turner first began donating blood during the Second World War and has continued from that time on. Desousa, Jonathan Staples, David Chatterton and Roy Forrester. Hot cider and cookies (while they lasted) were serv- ed to those in attendance. Close to thirty gallons of cider disappeared during the course of the evening. Abuse expected to continue to rise Dr. Anton de Swaaf of the Durham Children's Aid Society has stated that the cases of physical and sexual abuse will continue to rise un- til the end of the century. He said he didn't feel abuses were actually increas- ing but that more people are coming forward in reporting such incidents. He said a greater awareness among victims and their families is the best answer to the problem. Reported sexual abuses have risen 74 percent in 1985 for the first ten months to a total of 238 while physical abuse cases have risen 9 per- cent during the same period. Competed in Ironman Championships Richard McPaul, 26, Whit- by recently competed in the Bud Light fronman World Championships held in Kona, Hawaii. McPaul completed the Ironman competition, a 2.4 mile ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile marathon run in a time of 12 hours and 45 minutes. The winner com- pleted the competition in 8 hours and 50 minutes. Following entertainment for the children in the Orono Town Hall last Thursday evening during the Lighting of Christmas in the Village musical entertainment held forth in the hall for those en- joying the songs and tunes of some years ago. Rotary contributeU