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2- Orýono Weýky Tîrms, Wedne3day, March 13, I M6 ORONO WEEKLY TIMES Produced Weekly By Sonbon Publishing Publications Mail Registration No. 0368 Publishing 47 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication 5310 Main Street, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1MO Telephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Troy Young Editor • Publisher O.DER ADuLTs CENTRE Clarington Council has given the green light to negotiations for the construction of the Clarington Older Adults Centre at the base of Church Street in Bowmanville. In doing so, they rejected an offer by the Bowmanville Lions Club to locate the Centre on their property, with an addition to be constructed by the Town. This partnership would allow the Older Adults to have the space they require. The offer by the Lions Club was first presented to either side at Monday's Council meeting, on the heels of a previous announcement that the fate of the Centre would be decided that night. Although I agree that the Lions Club did leave this to the last minute, their offer'-should have been looked at in depth to see if it was a viable option. Both sides of the issue were presented very well by the Councillors. Ann Dreslinski, Diane Hamre, and Larry Hannah were against entering into any discussions at this time with the Lions Club. The feeling was that the Centre was too old (120+ years) and that the costs of constructing an addition were too great and that modernizing the building would not be worth it. It was pointed out that similar renovations had been done on older buildings in the past, and that it would have been cheaper to tear the things down and start from scratch. These are all very good arguments, and were very well presented. The other side of the coin had David Scott, Pat Pingle, and Carson Elliott in favour of a discussion with the Lions. They were not saying that utilizing the Lions Club was the best option; David Scott called for a two week discussion period to see if the Lions project was viable, even though he had his doubts it would be. I don't think that the Lions Club would necessarily be the best option. But we will never know as no discussions have ever taken place. As a viable option, the proposal should have been at least looked at before a decision was made. That is the case that Scott, Pingle, and Elliott put forward, and I am inclined to support them on that. As it stands, the Centre will be located at the site near Vanstone Mill. I don't know if that would be the best location either, but Bowmanville is lacking in good sites for such a Centre. The only other location that I can think of is the new Rotary Park; it would have been a good site for such a centre, but it is equally as good for the present park usage. Vanstone Mill is not necessarily the best site due to the busy Scugog Street entrance and the steep grade of the valley walls, but it will serve the needs of the Older Adults. That is the key point in this equation. The Older Adults need something and they have been working for years to get such a Centre. Everyone agrees that they deserve one, but it would not have hurt them to wait two more weeks to evaluate the Lions proposal. There is no real right or wrong here. People supported what they thought was right and the best way to save the taxpayers money. However, even at this "11th Hour" this new proposal should have been given at least a second look. DURHAM LODGE 15OT H ANNIVERSARY I have not had a lot of contact with the Masons in general, but I must admit I was grcatly surprised at the amount of work that they do and on the richness of their history, both locally and abroad. It was fascinating to learn about them. Organizations such as theirs and the Lions, Optimists, Kinsmen, etc. do an immeasurably amount of good in the communities they serve. A community can do nothing but benefit from the existence of such grduPs. It is heartening to know that there are still groups out there that are formed to bring out the better qualities of human nature and to help those around them in such an unselfish manner. Congratulations to the Durham Lodge, and may you celebrate gnother 150 years of contributing to the community as you have. Spring Thaw Danger KEDAL HALL NEWS The Conservation Authorities within the Greater Toronto Area remind you of the dangers associated with streams, rivers, ponds and lakes during the spring breakup. With sprIng approaching, we look forward to warmer weather and being outdoors. Spring weather also brings us melting snow, rain, and the breakup of ice along our rivers, streams, ponds and lakes. During this time of year we can expect higher, faster flowing water within our rivers and streams. In addition, slippery and unsta ble stream banks and extremely cold water temper- atures can lead to very haz- ardous conditions along any water body. Please exercise caution around any watercourses, lakes and ponds this spring. Your local Conservation Authority will continue to monitor river and stream conditions and issue mes-_ sages when necessary. Watercourse conditions at this time remain stable as colder weather, however. warmer wether is forecast for the first part of this week. The long range forecast is calling for milder weather into the first part of next week which may increase the flood threat and public safety con- cerns as local schools are on their March Break. Please help make this a safe and enjoyable spring. i-sàù ee' s s At the regular Card Party on Fri Mar. 8th there were 7 tables in play. High score went to Doreen Lowery with a score of 90, 2nd high Diane Polley with 77, 3rd high Terry MacDonald 75 and 4th high Frank Drinkle with 79. The free admission draw was won by Marlene Stacey and the fifty-fifty draw was won by Frank Drinkle. Due to the fact that a severe storm was forecast for last Wed. night, the Men's Lodge was postponed until Wed. Mar. 13th. The Ladies Lodge will be held on their regular night Thurs. Mar. 14th. Plans are under way to hold a Penny Sale in April. The Ladies have a busy schedule, they are helping the Peterborough Ladies for Grand Lodge in April and are also working with the Junior Lodge as they will be taking part in Grand Lodge also. Lodges with busy sched- ules are getting scarcer and scarcer no matter what branch of a Lodge it is, so a busy Lodge with lots of activ- ities is a successful Lodge and attracts new members. Ail Branches of the Kendal Orange Lodge have been suc- cessful in raising money to support many causes in our local area as well as other causes farther away. The Ladies title includes the word Benevolent, and we try our best to live up to this. Next Card Party Fri. Mar. 22nd. P.Lowery Kendal United Church Kendal, Ontario Sunday, March 17, 1996 11:15 a.m. "Jesus and Money" Worship & Sunday School "a good place to be -- a healthy place for children" Minister: Rev. David Black 786-2950 St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Minister: Rev. Ann Tottenham Rectory 987-5678 • Church 983-5594 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP 9-30 arm. IST & 3RD SUNDAY OF MONTH HOLY COMMUNION ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister Rev. Dr. SfMervyn Russell Marlene Risebrough, Secretary 983-5702 Church Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, March 17th Pre-service Hymn Sing Kirby United 9:30 a.m. Orono United 11:00 a.m. (lst Sunday of Every Month Communion Sunday at Orono and Kirby United Churches) EXPLORERS Wednesday, March 13 meet at Rosalyn Allin'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. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. Stutt's Pharm5acy MILL 983-5009' ORONO, ONTARIO il