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'l T W1eUý 2- Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday. Januaxy 17,1996 Produced Weekly By Sonbon Publishing Publications Mail Registration No, 0368 Publishing 47 Issues Annually at the Office of Publicati 531 r Main Street, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1 MO Telephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Troy Young Editor e Publisher THE LioN'ys CLUBg Last week, I had the privilege and honour of being the guest speaker before the Newcastle Lion's Club. I was invited to share my experiences as the editor and publisher of the local paper. I w'as made to feel very comfortable, and they seemed to really be interested in what it was 1 had to say. It was very similar to what I usually do here in my editorials, except that the gratification was instant. 1 would like to thank them for inviting me to corne down, and for feeling that.what I had to say was important. TOUGH CHOICES FOUR Clarington Council in the next two weeks will be making some of the most important decisions that they will have to make. It is up to them, in conjunction with staff, to find a way to cut frorn the budget $1 .4 million in 1996 and an additional $1.2 million in 1997, in order to not have to raise municipal taxes. This will be a difficult task. Cutting that much money wi thout adversely affecting the running of the municipality will be a very difficult task indeed. Staff and Council held a special meeting on Frîday to lay out a plan and a series of proposais which will help them to accomplish their go al. The most likely ways in which Council will seek to make up the shortcomings is to charge user fees for services that at this tirne have none. They also intend to raise existing fees across ail departments. An example of this is the raising of a dog license from $20 to $25. These increases wîll be minimal, and in rnost cases almost unnoticeable to the average resident. The new fees, like the proposed charge for the use of basebali diamonds and soccer pitches, will also go almost unnioticed. The presently proposed rate for the use of such fields is a $4 per hour charge. As the average game is usuially an hour and a haîf long, this means it will cost teams $6 per game to use the municipal fields. They presently are used free of charge., A $6 charge, split between two teams of 15 kids each cornes down to .20 cents per player per garne. This cost would be included into registration fees. The fairnes.s in this is that people who use municipal facilities should be eýxpctinig to pay for their use. This minimal charge to use these fields will help to cover somie of the mi-ainiteniance costs for themii. It is not fair that themine be placed totally on the shouldlers of the taxpayers, sone of whom mray neyer enter into any of Clarington's parks. In this w\ay, tax money can be dliver'ted fromn these maintenance areas, and used in other needled places. Thl-is fee charging by mutnicipalities is not a new t 1hing. Many other municipalities that suirrouind Clarington already uise evc charges. And the charges that the rnic(ipality presently has in place are often rnuch less than those charged eswhr.Council proposes to miake their charges simiilar to these other municipalities. What else can be dlone'? LevelJs of servýice will already be reduced. No more wrill th(, mutnicipality run their MadVac street cleaners dlown the streets of ouir town. In order to flot cut serv,,ices levecls too mnuch, or raise taxes, such things such as service charges miust be laidi. A full report of the proposals that the municipality will be considering will be made available at proposais must place themselves on the deputation list by noon Wednesday (today). Clarington has to face some tough choices, and we wîll all have to tighten our belts. Some of the decisions that will be made wîll not be popular, but something must be done. The free-spending days of al levels of govemment have corne to an end, and I think that most people are willing to accept some changes. They had better, because like it or not, things are going to change here in Clarington. Letter To The Editor To Troy Young Editor-Publisher Orono Weekly Times Dear Mr. Young, Your reports of the hock- ey games played in thie arena bring back mernories to me. I wVas the poorest play er on any team I1 ever plIaye(d on. Away back in the late 1920's a gamne was arraniged of the local team! against those wh o had playved in Orono but hiad moved to Toronto. It was a tirne of flut and whien we arrived at the rink we had only munstered 6 players. Centre Jirn Gufiblom(?), Harne Winter, and ken Fraser was our front line and they formed an excel- lent line. Ken Hall and I formed the defense and Alex MeNeil was our goaltender., We went 60 minutes. Our front line was outstanding. Ken and I checked as well as- we could and Alex stopped a lot of pucks. Believe it or not, somehow we hung on to win the game. My people just lived across the street in the white frame house but I could hardly make it home. A lot of good hockey play- ers have played in Orono rinks. The first rink stood where Ed Milîson lives and it bumnt down. A new rink was built where the present one now stands and it burned, s0 now we have the present one. 1 pride myself as having corne from Orono. 1 still have interest in the cominu- nity. My father, Tom Cowan 11elped finia nce Mr. and Mrs. Forrester to buy the old Oronio News and put it back in business as the Orono Weeldy Tirnies. That was in difficuilt timies and the busi- ness people were struggling. My dadl was public spirited enouigh to step in with the thoughit behiind that Orono neceds; a newýspapeCr. We, ail know thie success story of Mr. and Mrs. Forrester- Sr., somne fine peo- ple and Roy carried on. You 1 uinderstand are the new publishier and editor and I hiave noticed the aggressive approach yvou are taking and are miakingL) it a fine country paper. My, congratulations to you and rnyý best wishes to your futuire success. Yours sincerely Robert Allison 'Scotty' Cowan (Editors note: Mr. Cowan was also graciaus enough to enclose a cheque of $200.00 to go towards the ice resurfacer fund, to help support the game and the town he once called home. A heartfelt thanks, Scotty.) St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Minister: Rev. Ann Tottenham Rectory 987-5678 e Church 983-5594 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP 9:30 ar. IST &3RD SUNDAY0F MONTH HOLY COMMUNION WEEK 0F PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Ecumenical Worship Service sponsored by Clarington East Ministerial Sunday, January 21, 1996 7:00 p.m. St. George's Anglican Church Newcastle, Ontario Preacher: Rev. Noel Gordon Knox Christian Church, Oshawa Special Music: Youth Choir Newcastle United Church and Praise Group Rehoboth Christian Refocmed Church Everyone invited Please plan to be present Issu Kendal United Churcli Kendal, Ontario Sunday, January 2lst 11:15 ar. "The Power of Prayer" Worship & Sunday Scliool "1a good place to be -- a healthy place for children" Miniister: Rev. David Black 786-2950 ORONO PASTORAL Minister Rev. Dr. Mervn Russel Marlene Risebrougb, * ~, $ê Secretary 983-5702 Church Office 983-5502 CHURCH-SERVICES Sunday, January 2lst Service of Confirmation & Baptism Kirby United 9:30 a.m. Orono United 11:00 ar. (lst Sunday of Every Month Communion Sunday at Orono and Kirby United Churches) Leskard Service Last Sunday of Every Month Pot-luck 5:00 p.m. Service 6:15 p.m. EXPLORERS Wednesday, January 17 meet at Rosalyn AlIin's home 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m, For girls & boys ages 8 - 12 yrs. LOGOS YOUTH GROUP meet Tuesdays 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Orono United Church For girls & Boys ages 12 -16 yrs. A.A. m eets every Thursday 7:30.p.m. ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009 983-5009 ORONO, ONTARIO