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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 22, 1993 - Ç) Plaque to comm emorate victims Mayor Hamre hopes that this comrnemorate the femnale victirns in our comrnunity. plaque donated to- Focus to of violence, wil mise awareness Visual Arts Centre ho uses plaque "These tourteen names of women.slain will always be rernembered." The 14 victimns of the Monitreal Massacre and all o ther femnale, victirns of violence are cornmemorated by this plaque at the Visual Arts Centre. Tales Told Twice April 1977 Mr. Ron Hadley, bulletin editor for tbe Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club, submitted tbe prize winning bulletin -in a recent Zone competition. Madeleine Hadley also won the award for tbe Kinettes. Both entries will now compete in future competitions witbin the Kinsmen organization. Age bas taken its toîl of the former Crearnery buildingin Orono and being termed a non- conforming building did not blp any itbcr. Tbe building was tomn down over tbe weekend to make way for two new bornes. On Saturday, May 7th some 39 cubs and 15 scouts from Orono along witb leaders and parents will take part in an annual event d)anting trees in a prograin callcd Tree for Canada. Tbe local cubs will plant 35 rcd pinc cach wbile the scouts will bc planning sorne 5() rcs cdth- 11w Oruîo Hos kv Nio(tîturs will hold t à i nfollI ilco en Thursday, April 21, at 8 p.m. in the Orono Town Hall. During Easter Week a nu mber of local merchants in Orono sponsored a colouning contest with over a hundred e ntries being submitted. Tbe following were the winners in the age group from 4 to 6; lst prize - Catherine Mudd, 2nd pize - Jean Brown, 3rd pize Susan Vanderveen. Prize winners of age gnoup,7 to 10; lst prize Paula Bnyenton, 2nd prize - Angela Kemp and 3rd prize - Cindy Nelson. On Apnil l2tb the Heather Rebekah Lodge of Orono celebrated uts 30th birtbday. One of' the highlights of tbe evening was tbe honouring of the Charter memibers and tbe 30 yean mcm ours. Theî use of thc hall ligbts at the park titis summer and [aIl will rcquirc a surniof $8.00 to bave tibein tumcd on. I ast Sunday the (Great Pine Riîdge 13:ke Rodco t) bc field in Newcastle was rained out. The event bas been rescheduled for this Sunday. April 1967 Mothers of Orono on Wednesday evening last, forrned a Hockey Mothers Association at a meeting held at tbe Orono Arena, This Association was formed to give assistance to hockey within the Village. The group elected the following slate of officers: Mrs. L. Taylor, President; Mrs. Joan Cox, Vice-President; Mrs. J. West, sec-treas. The Orono Chamber of Commerce at tbeir monthly meeting'on Monday evening at the Northway Restaurant, supported a suggestion to bold a Shoppers' Mail in Orono during Centennial Week of July 3rd.. A car wash to be held at tbe Orono Public School on Saturday, April l5th from 10:30 a.rn. to 2:30 p.m. $1.00 per car. Proceeds for the Grade 8 student's trip to Ottawa in June. Miss -Candy Storks, Newcastle, and a student at- Clarke Higb Scbool,, was presented wîtb the best actress award for ber performance Saturday evening in tbe scenes from Harnlet. The drama competition was beld in Linds ay witb three plays competing. Thirty-one colts bave now been registered for the Durham Central Stake race to lbe beld in connection witb the Orono Fair on Saturday, September 9th. These nominations include a number of local borses of wbicb Mr. J. Williams has entered Wil Lor Ace; Junior West, Little C Pat and nominations yet to be made by Mr. Fred Lycett and L. Hooey. A eucbre party was held in the Oddfellows Hall, Orono in aid of the Orono Artificial Ice Fund. Everyone enjoyed themselves and lunch waslater served. The Orono Police Trustees met on Monday evening when it was decidcd to proceed with the cection of signs designating the type of pa rking and tbe period of parking time on Main Street witbin the business section. Mr. and Mrs. John Forrester spent the weekend in Montreal and attended the hockey game betwcen M ortreal and Toronto. Focus commemorates victims of violence by Carol-Ann Oster FOCUS, the women's group bascd in Bowmanville, unveiled a plaque, on Friday afternoon erected to remember the fourteen victims of violence of the Montreal massacreand ail women who are victims of violence. Several honoured guests were on hand for the unveiling including Lucette Theriault and Suzanne Laplante Edwards, both of whor bad daugbters that were victimns of violence. /The ceremony was presided over by Francine Nicholas, herseif a victim of violence, but lucky ini the fact thatshe survived. t was her traumatie and horrific experience two years ago that prompted her to found the women's group. On May 21, 199 1, after surviving il years of abuse, Francine Nicholas, almost died at the hands of ber husband. On that morning, h er husband chased her through their house shooting at her. She still carnies three bullets in her body. Her daughter, who was five at the time, stili has a bullet in her band. Francine knows the pain that these women and their children suffer. She believes strongly, that together we-must work for a change. 'Mis is why she decided to speak out and try to stop the violence tbat occurs around us in daily life. She hopes that FOCUS will make people aware. She hopes that it.will make people ask, "is there violence in my family? ,my home? my society? my circle? Mayor Hamre credits Francine for the growingawareness in our community. Lucette Theriault was asked at the last moment to speak. t was difficult for Ms. Tberiault, but she recounted what it was like for her to lose a daughter. Lucette did not recognize the signs of violence in her son-mn- law. She ha d a good relationsbip with birn, and believed that the relationship between be and lber daugbter was also a good one. She could not have known that for two montbs he bad been planning to kil his wife. On April 10, 1991-, Patricia Lopez disappeared from her borne in Pickering. Her body was reeovered two days later. Hier husband bad killed ber and driven her body to tbe Rouge River Valley. Some time later, Toronto Police found the murder weapon, a gun, whieh was traeed back to ber husband. The reason-that he had killed Patricia was for the insurance money. He killed for greed and with stupidity, and these as Lucette said are not good enough reasons for ber deatb. Lucette appreciates wbat Francine and other women are doing. Tbe murder of Patricia toucbed so rnany people. After time people forget. Tbe famîly and friends of the victim, however, neyer forget. This pain will be with theni forever. Suzanne Laplante Edwards can attest to this pain. Her daugbter was one of the fourteen women killed by Mark Lepine in Montreal at die L'Ecole Polytechnique. "Off the top of your bead, bow many of you can name tbree of the girls that were killed that afternoon in Montreal?", she quizzed the crowd. No response. 'How many of you can recal the name of the killer? " Most people remember tbe narne of the kîller. Suzanne's point was made. Killers are gloified. Victirns are buried six feet under and forgotten. She is very honoured that the 14 young women were commernorated. Suzanne bas worked witb the parents and families of the women wbo were killed to write short excerpts and anecdotes about tbese women. These she read out at tbe ceremony. Each short excerpt of the women's lives tell of their talent, beauty, warmtb, personable qualities, and unique characteristics. She also read of the promise that their future held, the dreams tbat would not be recognized and the summits that would flot be reacbed. The parents tell of the love, prîde and bopes and drearns that they bad for tbeir daugbter. Tbrougb their words you can feel their loss. "Wbat if it were your daugbter, your mother, sister, granddaugbter, niece?" Francine asks. -Because God saved my life, I arn on rny way to changing tbings. Please support us. Please, be there. -Because together we can make tbe change"I, Francine concluded. 1As tbe final part of the ceremony, Suzanne Laplante Edwards laid fourteen roses around the plaque; one in die name of eacb of the fourteen victims wbo bave becorne a symbol of a change that must corne. GOING ON A TRIP??? GE1TING MARRIED??? Planning a Special Evening on the Town for Dînner, the Theatre or the Big Game??? HOURGLASS I Limousine Service will get you there and back in safety, com fort and stye. ,met= '14