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12 - Orono Weei<iy Times, Wednesday, March 13, 1996 Spring Has Arrived! Enough now! l'mi ready for spring. As mnuch as 1 love snow- mobilingI 1arn finished with winter.' My eyes are h ungr y for the sight of leaves on the trees and flowers in the gardens. The cold that has invaded my bonies for the 1ast few months needs to be replaced by the gentie warmth of spring. I'm tired of the snow and sait being continually tracked in my front hallway. My mmnd does not acknowledge the calendar on the wall, only the one in my heart. At the beiing ofMarc every year. no miatter what Wiartoni Wili l thiks or the( farmer's almnanac forecasts I declare the arrivai of spring. 1 pretend it is spningtime! Hubby always gets angry and says we stili have a ful month to go. Then he spouts statistics on record snow- storms or temperatures recorded over the years dur- îng the month of March. Or even April. His rantings and ravings are useless. They fail on deaf ears. 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The commnitment we reuire is 16-20 hours per fflnth, (flexible according to your-schedule), including one overnight shift, from our cen- td Oshawa location. Mbjùthliners are not required PIU IM overnights). is spring. But don't blame me if win- ter goes out kickinig and screaming. Even hail stones have rained down from the sky during the hot months of summer. So a little snowstorm or two during 'my sprtng' is not deemed unusual. Spring is the season of promise. The promise of beauty and warmth arrives on the wings of the first birds returning from the south, Our eyes scan thé fields and yards searcingi for the first robin of spring to make a wishi on. Rivers swollen with the melt of frozen waýte-rs expand and rush along the river- banks sepn along the fishing huts left on the frozen water a few ,,days too lon)g. Small grueen buds appear on every branich of once bare branches. Sunlight filters through the trees to- soak up moisture from water- drenched grasses. Song birds awaken in the p)re ,dawn hour to hearld a niew .day. Can't you just see spring in ail its splendour? Even a, snow cloud or mainus temperature cannot chase away this vision. It is too strong to let go of now. Spring lias already arrived. POLICE BEAT March 7 St. Stephen's High School in Bowmaflville was broken into and 2 IBM computers and an IBM keyboard were stolen. The door was pried open with a screwdriver, and the locks had been tampered with prior, indicating that it was possibly done by a stu- dent at the schooî. These computers were a recent replacement of computers stolen several months ago. Mardi 9 A basement window was busted at the Hampton Community Centre. Thieves then stole over $250.00 of alcohol. Computers stolen from Newtonville Public Sehool were found along a creek in Newtonville covered over by a tarp. Police still have no sus- pects. Business in the area are wamed to be on the look out for possible counterfeit bills being circulated. A $100 American bill was passed at the Tim Horton's in Bowmanville and a $20 Canadian bill was used at the Subway in Bowmanvifle. 3 maies, possibly of East Indian origin, are suspects.in both cases. March 10 A Bownianvi]le resident was arrested in Newcastle for driving under the influence during a regular traffic stop. The man's .300 reading was 3.5 times over the legal limit of .o8. A Whitby resident had her purse stolen out of her vehicle while it was parked at the Kirby Ski Club. Two youths were stopped trying to use altered lift tick- ets at the- Ski Hill. The case is still under investigation. Mardi il At 11:00 a.m., Constable Kevin Searnons arrived on the s cene of what appeared to be a motor vehicle accident. The driver of the vehicle was seen leaving the scene in another vehicle. Police gave chase and followed the vehicle to a residence on Pebblestone Road. When the officer got out of his car and approached the, suspect, the suspect backed hîs vehicle up, hitting the officer in the knee with the car and knocked him to the ground. The suspect then proceeded to fiee a second time. This time he was chased to a residence on Courtice Road and arrested. Alex Aldridge, 25, is charged with the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, failing to stop, operating a vehicle without insurance, having an unauthorized plate and not having a plate on a trailer. The accused was processed and released. Otticer Seamons was treated at Bowmanville Memorial Hospital and released, return- ing to work the same day, although walking with a limp. 1SERVING DURHAM REGION SINCE 1841 FUNERAL SERVICES PRE-ARRANGED & PREPAID ik14)fre ~Proessiona(Ttiquette is Important" Funeral Directors Paul R. Morris Robert E. Wiliams Gary M. Conway Doug R. Rutherford ANSWERING YOUR CALL 24 HOURS 623-5480 4 DIVISION ST. 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