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10 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 6, 1996 Independentl rm HiedTo ReportOn GTA's The Municipality of Clarington recently employed the independent firm of Deloitte & Touche to conduct a study on the Report of the GTA Tâsk Force and their findings are very interesting. The study, commissioned to find out what effects the Golden Repart would have on Clarington, was deemed inconclusive, due to a variety of reasons. Deloitte & Touche had problems caming to con- clusive findings as the origi- nal Golden Report is full of errors. To quote the report, "We experienced difficulty in providing definitive answers....due to. .missing or non-quantifiable data." From the allocation of municipal assets, to Actual Value Assessment, pooling concepts and to the figures found in the report; very little of them could be substanti- ated. The study finds the Task Force's report to be lack- ing in many areas, and mak- ing a lot of generalizations without any strong back- ground. One example found by Deloitte and Touche is the change in taxes based on changes in governance and municipal responsibilities. Exhibit 6.6 in the original Golden Report states that Clarington will undergo a 1.2% tax increase. Unofficial revised calculations show an increase of 11.1% for Clarington, resulting in an approximate $2,280,000 increase from the present tax levels. Effeot On ClaÀngon Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre used the new report as ammunition for her fight against the GTC. "They make all these lovely statements with no backups," said Mayor Hamre. "As we know, there are some good things in the Golden Report. But an 11.1% tax increase to our residents? Absolutely not," said Ward 1 Regional Councillor Larry Hannah. The Deloitte and Touche report is being sent on to var- ious levels, including the GTA mayors and all five Durham Region MPPs. The whole Council was very pleased with the findings in the report. It has been quoted that we are just looking out for our jobs. This kind of thing shows that we are trying to protect more than just our jobs." VJe Jtrbp eralb Brought To You By The Students at Kirby Centennial Public School as a supplement to the Orono Weekly Tirnes THE TROLL There was a mountain and in the mountain there was a cave. In the cave there lived a troll. The troll could grant three wishes. Everyday a wizard came along and gave him a little power. But one day the wizard didn't come. The troll called and called and called. But still the wizard did not come. The troll closed his eyes and said "Troll power" and he landed in the wizard's house. "Oh, that's why you are late coming over here," the wizard said. So the troll went over to the kitchen and the wizard said, "I have run out of power. I don't know how to make any more. "Oh, na. I dan't know how to make power either," said the troll. "This is terrible!" So they thought and thought and thought. Then the troll said, "I don't need power. What I need is lightning. Do you know how to make lightning?" "Yes," said the wizard. "We just have to add a little colour to it". "Well donc," said the troll. The Volleyball Tournament by Brydon Eady On Thursday February 1, 1996, there was a volleyball tournament at Clarke High School. The tournament went from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. There were 8 teams at the tournament. The schools that participated were: Kirby, Newcastle, Orono and Newtonville. For each school there were 2 teams. They played volleyball for fifteen minutes except when the finals started. Players could serve anywhere on the back line and had the choice of serving overhand or underhand. When the finals came, there were 4 teams left. They were Newcastle 1, Newcastle 2, Orono 1, and Kirby 1. The last game Kirby 1 played was for the championship against Newcastle 1. Because it was the finals, they played up to 15 points and there were 2 rounds. Kirby 1 finished second, and Kirby 2 placed fifth. By Michael Thomson Grade 1 Mrs. Westheuser's class. The coach of team 1 is Mrs. Moncrief. And the coach of team 2 is Mrs. Purrot. Thanks to both Coaches from all of the players and congratulations to both Kirby teams!! House Leaque Volleyball by Darrell Kennedy The second game of Kirby's house league volley- ball was played today in Kirby's gym. The teams were Kyle's Kids versus Kim's Killers. The game was very excit- ing with one of the Kids servers Thomas Lucas smashing a serve off the ceil- ing and bringing a ceiling tile down with it. The game was close but the Kids came out on top on a serve by Tell Stacheruk to win the game. The final score was 15 to 13. The game was refereed by Mark McAlister. The scorekeeper was Alexandra Blight. My Voyage by Matt Caruana Grade 5 I am the captain of this boat A pirate you can say With our big Jolly Roger above us today My crew claimed mutiny but I just stayed Searching for my treasure and booty all day I use my trusty cannon to fire at night To be a seaman you have to fight. (Zhe YVoodind by Darrell Kennedy On February 22 Kirby School had a musician come to the school called the Woodwhid Wizard. The musician's name was Linda Crossman. She played different instruments from the woodwind music category. An instrument is classified as a woodwind instrument if a little piece of reed is used with the instruments. The reed is a small, thin strip of bamboo. She played out tunes with the clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo, and an ocarina. Also she had volunteers come up and try to make a quartet with the persons blowing into bottles. The performance was much appreciated by our school. The way she played was amazing! What's Happening at St. Francis On Monday, February 19 the grade five students travelled by bus for an afternoon of skiing over at Devil's Elbow. The trip was made possible through the funds the students raised by selling bags of chips and tins of pop at the general store that was held in their classroom every lunch hour for the past couple of months. On Pancake Tuesday February 20 students and staff flipped over the taste of the pancakes that they both made and helped to eat. It was a very delicious treat that was enjoyed by one and all. On Friday, February 23 students from grades one through eight took a break from their studies and went skating over at the Newcastle Arena. A big thank you goes out ta all the parents who accompanied them and who helped in their own special way and for helping to make the afternoon the great success it turned our to be. Sales were so good at the general store for the grade five students, it enabled them to travel once again to Devil's Elbow on Monday, February 26 where they enjoyed a day on the slopes. A fun time was had by one and all. Students from junior kindergarten through grade three were treated to a puppet show that was held in the school's gym on Thursday, February 29. Tom, the puppeteer from T.V. Puppettree, did an excellent job with the different voices of the puppets and as he brought each character to life the students in the audience giggled, laughed and clapped their hearts out. Some of the Aseop's Fables that he performed with his puppets included the following: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Miser and His Gold, The Caterpillar, Putting the Bell on the Cat and the Ant and the Grasshopper. A big thank you goes out to Tom the Puppeteer from all the students and staff for caming to their school and sharing his talents with them. Mrs. Pascoe and her grade five students held a bake sale in their classroom on Friday, March 1. All the other classes took turns going to the bake sale and purchasirng some of the homemade goodies that they had to offer. All proceeds from the sale will be used for a future class trip. COMPLETE CAR & TRUCK REPAIRS DIESEL ENGINES • CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT RADIO DISPATCHED TOW TRUCKS MOBILE MECHANICAL SERVICE TRUCK R.R. 1, ORONO; ONTARIO 4 MILES NORTH 0F 401 LOB 1MO ON HWY. 115 & 35 PHONE (905) 983-9151 TRUCK & AUTO REPAI RS ýLTD. T e C rpoatine o th BY-LAW NO. 93-144 FORMAL NOTICE TO CLEAN SNOW AND ICE FROM SIDEWALKS Occupants and property owners are required to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalks in front of, and beside their properties within 12 hours after a fall of snow, freezing rain, or hail and to keep them clear. These requirements apply whether or not a house or any other building is erected on the property. If you fail to clear and keep clear the entire surface of sidewalks abutting your property, the Municipality will remove the snow and ice and charge the cost of such removal to the property owner's realty taxes. Clearing snow and ice makes the Municipality's sidewalks safer for ALL pedestrians. Your co-operation in keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice AT ALL TIMES will be appreciated. MUNICIPALITY OF /Iaingtlon ONTARIO Dates of Publication: Wednesday, March 6, 1996 P.O. 5749 ff- c )m i