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r Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 10, 1996 il A Fond Farewell Father Vic Valles, of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Newcastle was wished a fond farewell by his congregation at the farewell party that was held in his honour on December 31. Ken Boone, the master of ceremonies, told a few amusing stories about Father Vic. He then turned the mike over to Sylvia Vanhaverbeke who said a few heartfelt words, on behalf of the members of the parish, to Father Vic. Once Sylvia was finished Ken Boone intro- duced two of the Knights of Columbus who presented Father Vic with a plaque to be hung on the door of the children's liturgy room, in his honour. Without all the hard work and persistence of Father Vic, the renovations that are to be done in the room would not be possible. Father Vic was also presented with a gift of appreciation from the president of the C.W.L. Doris Araujo. After the presentations were over Father Vic got up and said his farewell speech. He then proceeded to sing a few songs, accompanied by Father Felix, the priest frorn Courtice. A few members of Father Vic's family sang songs as well. With a heavy heart Father Vic said his final good byes to his faithful fol lowers. Father Vic was a man that was both loved and admired by one and all and he will be truly missed. Letter To The Editor The Clarington Council is faced with some hefty munic- ipal issues and it is our duty as ratepayers to voice our opinions to assist in the deci- sion process. The recent 'split' in the council's vote to narrowly pro- ceed with the Courtice Community Complex at a time when municipalities are facing a 47-percent cut in provincial transfers over the next two years puts the deci- sion in question. (1) In an 'objective' view, it is a good time for the project to commence in our steadily growing municipality. Economic reasons include low and stable interest rates, keen builder/supplier com- petition, an infrastructure grant equivalent to a 4.5% tax increase if it did not exist, and one of the leanest staffed municipalities per capita in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) - good work! It is also reassuring that that the private sector is showing confidence in the economy which includes the recent announcement of Honda's $300 million expan- sion in Alliston, Ontario. (2) In a 'subjective' view, I have some doubts in coun- cil's decision to iake further investments like the large recreation facility in Courtice and some thoughts to con- sider. For over three years, our family regularly uses the swimming facilities at the 'public' Newcastle Fitness Centre adjacent to the Bowmanville High School. We selfishly admit and enjoy the public swim periods that don't usually exceed 16% of the large pool's capacity! Swimming registration, including long waits in line, are very heavily utilized but we ask the 'great' administra- tion and staff if more sessions can be worked into the sched- ule to alleviate this problem? Perhaps we can hear from this group to gain another Hockey Doesn't Take a Holiday for Majors Novice It was a busy holiday sea- son for the Major Plumbing Novice team. The week start- ed off with the N.H.L. Hockey stick draw on Friday, December 22. The first prize, Pat Lafontaine stick, went to #6 Justin Hill; and the Charlie Huddy stick went to Peggy Blaschke. Thanks to the Buffalo Sabre players and the Geraldi family for this generous donation. The evening continued with the team playing the bowmanville Sele.ct team. Orono looked good as Allin and Hill com- bined for several good chances, Gregg just missing a shot off a pass from Garlick Orono finally got on the board as Allin and Pisani set up Geraldi who put the shot up high on the Bowmanville goalie at 3:05 of the first. Goalie Ian Crashley had a lot of work early in the second and was up for the challenge. Orono came right back to score with Moore shovelling the puck to Richter who put it right onto the stick of Geraldi who went high on the goalie again to score his second goal of the game. Orono took a late penalty and killed it well, with Hill and Garlick getting several shots on net. Moore and Caruana, Moffat and Pisani, worked the defence well helping goalie Crashley notch a shut-out. The final score was 2-0 Orono. The team travelled to Omemee on Wednesday, December 27 to participate in perspective on the necessity of the Courtice Community Complex. The continuation in plans of a 'modified' library at the Courtice Community Complex is another area in question. Our family has made minimal. visits to the Bowmanville Library this year. Our children utilize their school library (which most schools have) and sug- gest to council that public libraries look at running their operation within school boards. This would include full access to the public. We anticipate that a coin- plex so near the Oshawa bor- der will be an attraction to their residents and limit the opportunities for the citizen's of Clarington. (3) In conclusion, our friends in Courtice deserve the convienence of a commu- nity facility but have to understand the sensitivity of the harsh cutbacks of the provincial government. We recommend that council look at existing facilities in Clarington to see if they are operating at full capacity. Then make the decision to improve these facilities before making large investments in new infrastructure. Let's hear some other opin ions for council! Paul Reesor-Bowmanville (Editor's Note: I hope we see Mr. Reesor at the GPA meeting scheduled for January 22) a Christmas tournament. Orono's first challenge was Omemee at 8:00 a.m. The boys looked good for so early in the morning and came out 6-0 winners. Scoring Hill fr. Allin; Allin r. Moffat; Geraldi fr. Garlick; Bangay fr. Garlick and Hill; Richter fr. Garlick and Geraldi; Garlick unas- sisted. Crashley shut-out. Game 2 had them up against rivals from Newcastle. The Newcastle team was fired up and gave Orono a tough time. The game was score- less until late in the second when Doug Garlick, on his second breakaway attempt, made sure of it and put it away at 3:20. The game came alive in the third when Orono finally turned on the burners. Taylor Doyle had a great breakaway and just dinged the post. Chris Moffat sent a wake up call to the Orono bench as he let fly a shot which parted the coach- es' hair. Newcastle went two men short late in the period and Orono took advantage. At 2:28 Pisani passed to Moffat who scored the second goal of the game. Now 1 man short, Newcastle was scored on again by #9 Doyle who got the puck from Allin and Gregg. Goalie Crashley almost lost his shut-out as teammate Pisani almost scored, then made the save in his own net. He said he wanted to be back-up goalie, continued on page 13 Hi!I'Srnparky! I'm a 11/2 year old neutered male Lab/Hound Cross with shots. need a home with an existing dog as a playmate. l'm smaller than average size, I'm smart and I'm good with kids. To inquire about adopting Sparky or any of the furry adoptables call 623-6631 Clarington Pet-Connection PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSING TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, at its meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, on Monday, February 12, 1996, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., proposes to pass a By-law to authorize the closure and sale of the unopened road allowance between Lots 26 and 27, Concession 10, former Township of Clarke. Council, at its meeting of September 25, 1995, approved Recommendations of the General Purpose and Administrative Committee as follows: THAT the lands, described as the unopened road allowance between Lots 26 and 27, Concession 10, former Township of Clarke, be declared to be surplus property; and THAT the surplus lands be sold at the market value of $273,000.00 to Dufferin Aggregates, the abutting property owner; one-half of which value is to be paid in the form of exchange of aggregate in accordance with terms and conditions approved by Council. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT, before passing the said By- law, Council or a Committee of Council shall hear in person, or by his Counsel, Solicitor or Agent, any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by this By-law and who applies to be heard. MUNICIPALITY OF ONTARIO Dates of Publication: Wednesday, January 3,10,17, 24,1996 Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk Municipality of'Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 6 P.O.5216 ---,à