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'1~' - -. ---.-.-*~...,~<- - I * I O~o~o WekIy Times, Wedneedey, Doombr 11, 1091 - Il Not too pleased with ultimatum The secretary-general, Vera Lafferty, of mhe federal task force charged witir finding a permanent site for Ontario's low level nuclear waste is ramher disappointed wimh a ultimatum issued by mhe Mayor of Port Hope. Don Ciralmers iras sougirt $22 million allotted to mhe sitiug task force to find a permanent site for sucir waste. Chalmers is asking that tire $22 million be used to immediately construct a uew harbour lu Port Hope which he states is needed due to the fact tint mhe existing harbour is polluted witir 10w level waste. Tire federal goverument iras been told if tire Town does not get the $22 million for tire uew harbour tire Town will not take part lu furtfier activities of mhe siting task force. Savings of $400,000 in lighting costs Thre iruge movie irouse corporation, Cineplex, expects to save upwards of $400,000 a year lu hydro costs througir tire installati on of energy efficient ligirtbulbs lu its 60 Ontario theatres. Clueplex is mhe first company to take part lu tire Ontario Hydro plan wbicir offers Cineplex $140,000 lu the switcir- over cost of $625,000. Round and About the Museums Don't forget tire Bake Sale tis Saturday, December l4tir attre Clarke Museumi taking place from 1 to 4 p.m. Tire- Clarke Museum staff is providing a demonstration of woodblock carving at Cullen Gardens, Whitby, on December 14 and 15. Tire woodblock carvings will be of Cirristmas Card design and as well tire istory of Christmas cards will be told.dating back to tire first card some 148 years ago. Tire Scugog Sirores Museum also bas ou display-children's crafts and couducts a Cbristmas lu tire past witir a country cirurcir service along witir mulled cider and gingerbread. Tirere are as well evening candlelight tours. Pirone 416-985-3589. A cold winter for job seekers Witir only 10 percent of area employers planning to hire extra irelp lu tire first quarter and 18 percent of employers lu tire Region expecting to, reduce staff mie winter seasou is bleak for job seekers. Tire majority of employers, 62 percent 1, expect no change lu employment., Twenty-five percent vacancy rate An Oshawa Co-op irousing project is finding itself witir a vacancy rate of 25 percent due to tire fact tint Central Mortgage and Housing is taking dîne in approving a rent reduction to meet tire rental rate drop lu the City of Oshawa. At tire samne time many are seeking subsidized housing lu tire area. GM sales slip for November GM Canada sales -for cars and trucks slipped during November by 3.1 percent over the sanie period lu 1990. 1Ford of Canada sales dropped as well by 3.4 percent. On mhe otirer baud Cirrysler posted an increase in sales of 18 percent. Bus fares in Oshawa on the increase Bus rates lu Oshawa are golug up almost ten percent lu 1992. Charges for-seniors and students are remaining at tire 1991 level for 1992. Salaried employees lost $500 bonus Salaried employees at General ,Motors bave lost a $500 bonus tirat bas been paid at tis tme of year lu mhe past. G M guards are also losing the bonus, wiicir they sayý is part of mheir contract and sirould not be eut. mhey intend to fight tme cut. Writer tells students "Do it over and over" Gordon Korman, au accomplisired Canadian writer of chiidren's stories visited two separate elementary scirools lu mhe area assistiug tme students lu their writing skills and editing. Korman, who wrote his first novel at mhe age of 12 wbicir later sold 500,000 copies, told the students to keep practicing over and over. Big Brothers needed in Newcastle At least eight Big Bromhers are needed to vohmnteer mheir ie and effort witir Little Brothrers lu mhe Town of Newcastle. Some Little Brothers bave been waiting for over a year for their Big Brother. If you bave die finie and the will phone Nancy Scott at 623-666. Charged with indecent act A uewly elected school trustee to tire Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education bas been charged with exposlug himself to a 38 year-old woman on October 4. Don Tumbuli, 42, is to appear in court January 6th. During bis canipaigu for trustees ire said ire would figiri agalnst a court ruliug banning prayers and teaciring Christian curriculumi. Ontario concedes to national school tests Tire Province of Ontario has submitted to go aloug with a national school tests for students, 13 and 16 to be ireld lu 1993. A cross section of students lu Canada will be tested for reading, writing and mamhematics. Ontario states tirey are fiow satisfied witi tire revised national plan. Province may force reform Roger Wilson, former Reeve of Hope Township iras stated tirat Northumberland County reps must recognize diat reform is comlu ig and if not undertaken by local council and local agreement will be forced upon mhem by tire province.- SFrom Around, The Region Clarke, ig "The Future Starts Here" Frosa the fPrincipal SAs well as geveloping the students at Clarke Hi gh Sehool iu mhe traditional siâIls of "reading, writing and aritliletic" and uewer skills of computcr literacy we also givestudents mhe opportunity to learn and act upoli social issues. Last montlP ail students attended a multi-media assembly advocating peaGeful solutions to probleins rather 1jian violence. Last week, tPe scirool, under the leadership of Miss Booker and her homeroom, Grade 12, helped the students andu staff remtember the terrible evpflt lu Montreal when 14 young w!omen were killed simply because they were intelligent slled amnbitious young women. Each duY a student fromt Grade 12 read a short comment on Violence Agaiilt Womeu. on Friday each stu4ent and teacher were given the opportumity to wear a white ribbou @ud coutribute to Denise Housel a shelter for battered womei: and children lu Oshawa. mhis is the tplird occasion that studeuts have 9upported Denise House lu mee îast four years. Later this moîntir studeuts at Clarke H igh ScîloOl will support the Salvation Army lu their attempts to bapgOve mhe lot of mhe less fortunate at Christmas. SWe believe tiiat we at Clarke ueed to suppori the commuuity mhat supports and nurtures us. mhe students and staff at Clarke High Scirool have alývays risen to thre occasion andu participated willingly. Music Notes As Christmýi~s Sonly a few weeks away, mhemusic departmnent iras been iu sijch a flurry of motion, it would make Santas busy Workshop seem turtle-slow Tire executive met recently to finalize plans for the Chrristmas season. For parents wondering about skating over the irolidays - tire arena will be closed December 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 1. mhere will be extra ice time for the seniors and intermediates on Friday, December 27; 10:00 - 12:00 and January 3, 1:00 - 3:30. Run-offs for Pineridge are scheduled for January 5, 1992. For mhe younger set tirere will be a family skate ou mhursday, December 19 during regular skating time. We're expectlug a special visit Nothinig Plows Like A Deere LX178 Lawfl Trctor " Quiet state-ot-iiel-art V-twin-cylinder liqud-COOle Kawask 15 hp engine " Exclusive 2-pe-fal contrat les you easily select speed and direction without movinq your hands ram steering wheet A Tght 20-inicht irning radius A& 38-incti mowfr1d decki A. Overhead vetvS provide -moeetrque and better fue ecw*pny A Contoured sea Oef" excellent lotiier bacx support A Starnped, one-.P-c wededfUl-Mvengtttte Front Blade & 42inch working tdkth à, Use for %iht grsý]iNl and snow remnoval " Concave surfacO aShOWS goOd roling action A Angle eai or rýIgh t operators convenence S chool News iu comparison! To kic k off a buuch of festive activities, the Senior Baud, Stage Baud and Jazz choir made their annual visit to mhe local elementary scirools as well as Stratiraven Nursing Home earlier ibis week. Each group perfonned selections from their repertoire and were well received, but thre iigirligirt of eacir performance is always the "sing-along" (where everyone gets to beit out mheir own rendition of tire old Cirristmas favourites). Also, a top calibre performance by ail groups can be seen tis Tirursday nigirt (December 12) at 7:00 p.m. lu Clarkes gym at the Dessert Concert. So, if you're lookcing for an evening filled wimh laugier, drama, music and most importantly, desserts, corne on out and join lu the festivities! 'And on a final note, plans are in the works for mhe annual carolling excursion made by tire Grade 12 and 13 students around mhe community. If you have auy inquiries or you would like to be sweetly serenaded, please contact tire school. from a fellow lu a red suit! mhere will also be a family skate on January 2nd. Some of our younger skaters competed last weekend at thre Raccoon Rally lu Bowmnanville for tireir first timne. Eryn~ McGlynn was 6mh in Juvenile C Novice II Fligln A. Kari Francis won a silver medal for 2nd place lu Juvenile C, Novice III. Micirelle Moffat skated at mhe Scugog Frolics lu Lindsay and placed 2ud lu Introductory B. Congratulations to alI! FAM & GARDEN ILTDP JOH-IN DfE<ESAL tS & SERVICE Taunton Road, West of Orono Phono 416-983-9119 or 1-800-461-2120 Scirool Reach Tis past week Clake's School Reach teains played very well duriug their recent touruament. mhe itermnediate teamn, led by Tan Dewell and Aaron Staples, defeated the Bowmanville teanis twice to put their league record at 4-1 and mhey are tied for first place overaîl with ONeill Collegiate. Tire Senior team defeated Bowmauvîlle and mhen lost a close game to O'Neill Collegiate. Kristian Dart had outstanding games for Clarke. Tire Senior teanis' record stands ai 4 wins, 2 losses and tirey are solidly iu second place lu league play. COMING EVENTS December 12 Dessert Concert December l2th and l3th Canned Food Drive December l3th Student/Staif Hockey Gaine School Dance December 2th Last Day of Classes, Orono Figure Skating Club News Report m