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- ~- ~ - )RONO F-WEEKLY TIMES Serving East Clarington and beyond since 1937 65¢ GSrinctuaed Wednesday, April171996 Orono And Newcastle Dominate Kub Kar Rally 75 YEARS 0F GRowING BEAUTIFUL PLANTS ... iFOR THE ORONO NORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The Orono Horticultural Society will be celebrating its 75th year of growing wonder- ful flowers and coming up with unique flower arrange- ments. Started officially on April 11, 1921, the Society has had members from many of Orono's older families. Many of the last names from the first members are still repre- sented in today's society. In celebration of their achievement, the Horticultural Society will be holding a special celebration this Thursday, April 18, at their home in the main hall of the Orono United Church. Special guests for the evening will include Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre and Ontario Horticultural President Anne Bourke. The "Country Four Quartet", a popular local singing group will be per- forming as well. Displays of the 75 years of history of the Horticultural Society will be on display for the viewing public. On top off all the merri ment and celebration, the Society will be holding a plant show and a plant sale. For those of you who have never come out to a Horticultural Society event, plan to do so. The flowers and plants grown by these accomplished gar- deners are truly a sight to see. Boys from Orono and Newcastle showed that they knew what speed was as they took all six top spots at the West Durham District Kub Kar Rally held this weekend at Clarke High School. Adam Shortt, oi f th Bowmianiville won the top) award fior deýsigni. Pictired here are thec winniers as fol- lows: Adam Shortt, Best Design, Kyle Secord, (lst Orono), 6th place, Christoper Crichton (lst Newcastle), 5th place, Aaron Beaton (Ist Newcastle), 4th place, Ciris McCartney (1st Orono), 3rd place, Jonathan Skan, (lst Newcastle), 2nd place, and Bobby Skan ([st Newcastle), lst place. Congratulations to all the boys from al over the district who qualified for the big race. Student's Organize Information ForumRegarding Provincial Education Cuts 'They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow The students of Bowmanville High School organized an information forum on Friday regarding the cuts to education funding. MPP John O'Toole, represen- tatives from the Northumberland-Clarington School Board and five area high schools were all in attendance at the meeting. John OToole, himself a for- mer school board trustee,;told the students the direction that the province is taking in regards to education cuts. The provincial reduction in transfers amounts to $400 million; when you consider that the province spends over $14 billion a year on educa- tion that amount is fairly small. In fact, the provincial reduction amounts to only a 2% cut in the overall budget According to figures present- ed by O'Toole, presently school boards spend roughly $6 billion dollars a year out- side of the classroom. This includes maintenance, secre- tarial staff, libraries, princi- pal's salaries, as well as trustees and superintendents at the board level. Mr. O'Toole supplied the crowd with the recommend- ed breakdown that the province gave to the boards regarding the $400 million. •$167 million out of capital expenditures (moratorium on construction of new buildings) •$65 million out of administration (out of $2 billion spent) •$16 million out of transportation costs (out of $600 million spent every year) •$150 million out of programs (junior kindergarten and adult education programs) "We promised we would not cut funds to the class- room; we did not say we wouldn't restructure," said Mr. O'Toole. There are 168 school boards across Ontario. "I'm not here to lecture you," said O'Toole. "The final outcome in my view is to continued on page 7 "They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow." So reads the cenotaph in front of Clarington's Municipal Building. The 178th Legion based in Bowmanville celebrated the 89th anniversary of the fall of Vimy Ridge. The Canadians were able to take the ridge from the Germans after many other Allied attempts had failed. It was during World War I that Canada established itself as a separate identity from the rest of the British Empire. Here, members of the Legion lay a wreath in remembrance of the day. Volume 60, Number 15