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Orono WeekIy TMmes, Wednesday, March 24,- 1993-ý9 Prepare Cadbury plant for educatio nal centre by Carol-Ann Oster Well, folks, could it be? Could it possibly be. Well, the first day of spring has corne and gone! And thc weatber scems as if i's- ready to go along with il. Any robin sightings yet? Well, it's been a slow week. Things are scttling back to normal after thc March Break. Due to this break, there isnt very rnuch to, report In praise of snowplow drivers! Yep, tbat's what if's about this wcek, folks. Most of thc tirnes we may not give that much thought 10 Uic gang that keep us mobile for five monUis of Uic year. But leî's face it without these guys and gais, WC would be.... (Dream Sequence): "I can't even flnd rny car. I've neyer seen this much snow in my ife." Pushing ber way out of the rockîing chair Great Aunt Lily joins you at thc window. "Back in my day ....." she begins in ber weak voice, and you know wbates going to corne next. You join ber now at Uic fireside and she spins ber tale of days gone by. TFhose days when barns would mnagically disappear under twenty feet of snow. "Thing was we didn't have snowplows Uien. No, we bad 10 dig a tunnel with our hands la thc direction of the shed whcrc wc kept our shovels. Then- we had 10 shovel all day and ail night. The bardest part was tryrng to find that damn barn that kept disappearing under thc îwenty feet of snow." .Her story continues about ail of Uic fancy snow removal equipmcnî that WC have nowadays. "Why if~s just a malter of time before thc snowplow will corne along and you'll bc on your way'", she adds. "In my time, we bad to wait until Uic spring tbaw." Finally ber story bas been told. You look back out the window, and sigh at al Uic snow you have t0 shovel 10 get to your car. Well, at least if~s not twenty feet. Two feel of snow is plenty enough. And thank God, the snowplows- will be along soon. Welcornc back 10 Uic real world now. Althougb it is technîcally spring now, WC just neyer-know wbcn more snow will unccrcmoniously bc durnpcd on us, as wc unsuspectingly bow down t0 kiss the earth, that is slowly becoming visible from under ils downy white blanket of snow. And, the snowplow drivers neyer know when tbey will be haulcd out of their nice warm beds to sit la a cold truck and figbt their way Ibrough a swirllag blizzard. With the abundance of snow that bas kept us immobile for portions of tbe wintcr pasî, the snowplow drivers have donc a trernendous job of kecping us up and on Uic move. Thougb no one really mlads getting a day off from work, a day when you can completely juslify staying la bcd about. We do , however, have the card scores for tbis past week. The winncrs are: June Wilson 79; Norman Moffat 77; Morris O'Neill 76; Dorothy Stubbings 74; Edith Gordon 73 and Don Stapleton 71. Draw winners were Reg Elliott, Dorotby Starke, Ruth Grady and Rena Wright. The nexî game is to be held on April 2. witb a book, it is nice 10 gel out evcntually. But, look at it from tbcir point of vicw. They don't gel 10 take tbat day off, or corne into work laIe. Thcy work late through Uic night, and spcnd hours on-cali. Always rcady 10 clear the snow for our convemience. Yet, wc still bave Uic nerve 10 cuss whcn Uicy drive by our borne, and dump two feet of snow on ic cnd of driveway, Uic instant wc lean on our shovel and say "job well donc", after sbovelling our way out. Can't be belped. If Uiey were t0 avoid blocking our drivcway wiUi snow, wouldn't Uiat make driving on Uic roada little difficuit. Bare road. Snowyroad. Bare road. On and on endlcssly. The point of tbis wbole mess Uiat I'm typing here is.... Job wcll donc. This, comparcd to recent ycars, bas been the wintcr from hell, tbe good old Canadian wintcr that wc bavcn't scen mucb of lately. Considcring the amount of snow, theýre wcre vcr-y fcw days whcn I would look at Uic road, say "ugh", and just go back to bcd. Work hias already begun on the retrofit of the former Cadbury chocolate plant in Whiîby which is to be used by Durham College as an educational centre. The new centre of 150,000 square feet is expected to be in use by the College this coming fali. 'Me retrofit is to cost some $6 million to the building that bas been vacant for a number of years. Work cails for the construction of classroorns, offices, a library, cafeteria7 along with the replacement of thc heating system. Police seize marijuana Last wcek Durham Regional Police along witb RCMP officers sci zcd marijuana at an cstimated value of $500,000 in a greenhouse complex in the Hampton, Solina Road area whicb was operating at a tree nursery operation. t lhas been statcd that a lot of local grown marijuana is sold and uscd locally. Aaron Ulrich, 22, and Brandon Ulrich, 32, brothers were released last week from custo dy after each posted $50,000 in securities. Their father Seigfreid Ulrich, 64 was to have a bail hearing on Monday of tbis wcek. Seigfreid, Aaron and Brandon Ulrich were charged with cultivation of a narcotic, possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibitive weapon,' possession of a restrictive weapon, possession of dangerous weapons and careless storage of firearms and possession of stolen propcrty. Mrs. Ulrichi, 57, was not taken into custody but was charged with narcotic offenses. TREE PLANTING WORKSHOPS The Ministry of Natural Resources has tree seedlings available for private planting in the spring of 1993. Information sessions on how to purchase and plant these trees wiIl be given at the following times and locations: Manday, Mardi 29, 1993 (1:45 p.m. ta 4:00 p.m.) Royal Canadian Leg ion, 12 York St. N. (main floor) LIN DSAY, Ontario Tuesday, March 3Oth, 1993 (1:45 p.m.,ta 4:00 p.m.) Orono Community Centre, ORONO, Ontario Through sldes, talks and videos landowners wiIl learn, about stock selection, handling, planting and tending. For more information contact Lloyd Pfeffer, Orono Nursery P.O. Box 119, ORONO, Ontario, LOB 1iMOOnai (416) 983-9147 Onao Ministry of Natural Resources The new training facility will be used for pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in metal trades, industrial maintenance mcchanic, gencral machinists, precision metat fabrication, machine shop, mouidmaker, tool and die maker, electrical and plumbing along with electrical and construction. The centre is designcd to serve about 3000 part-time students in the beginning and increasing to at least 5000 students. 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