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4 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 17, 1996 200 Years Of History KIDS I-OVE HOCKEY continued from 1 brother, James Lovekin, a professor of History at Lakehead University, have worked long and hard to determine the early history of the township. For those of you who would like to learn more yourselves, three excel- lent books, Out of the Mists by Helen Schmid and Sid Rutherford, From the Oak Plain to the Lakefront by Sher Leetooze, and The Townships of Darlington and Clarke by Professor John Squair, are definitely required reading. Mr. Lovekin gave a list of noted people that came from our area, including the begin- nings of the Massey Agricultural Works, Joseph Atkinson, founder of the Toronto Star, Samuel Wilmot, who was a pioneer in the fish hatching industry. All of these people and businesses were froi right here in our own back yard. Mr. Lovekin also thanked those from the Lovekin clan who were in attendance, some travelling from as far away as Califomia to be present to mark the day. MPP John OToole and MP Alex Shepherd followed Mr. Lovekin's informative speech. Congratulations on not only 200 years of Clarke Township, but the LovekIn family were brought from Premier Mike Harris, Prime Minister Jean Cretian, and Governor-General Romeo LeBlanc. In speaking of the significance of the day, MP Alex Shepherd commented "Canada is only 129 years old. :.the history here is far greater than that of even the nation." Near the end of the cere- monies, Bill Paterson of LACAC, presented a histori- cal plaque to Mr. Lovekin for his home, Kilcolman Farm. The farm house, built in 1845, is on the site of the original land grant given to the Lovekins in 1796. Many people worked hard to make the day happen, including the staff of the Bowmanville and Clarke Museums. A special thank you was given to Jennifer Cooke, Clarington's Recre- ation and Tourism Officer, for bringing the celebration into being. People then retired to a celebration held at Kilcolman Farm where Mr. Lovekin held a special open house for the public. Many friends and neighbours showed up at his home to give their best wishes to Mr. Lovekin and his family, and to celebrate 200 years of history in one of the best places to live in Ontario. Richard Lovekin and his wife Lynn welcomed guests into their home at Kilcolman Farm in honour of not only Clarke Township's 200th anniversary, but of the Lovekin family being the first family in Clarke Township. Their home is on the land granted to the Lovekins on June 3, 1796. IRWIN TAXSTAR, The 199ê minor Atom edi- tion of the Kids love Hockey Stars wrapped up their sum- mer schedgfle by playing in the North York Classic tour- nament held on the July lth weekend. The boys cordtin- ued their winning ways in- ishing first gnd undefeated in the round robin play by defeating the Richmond Hill Bad Boyz 4 - 2, the Midnight Express 7-1 and the Durham Underdogs 11 - 1. The semi- final game was against the Bad Boyz who came out to avenge their earlier loss, but the Stars prevailed 4 -3 to advance in a close game. The final game was a close 3 - 2 loss for the Stars against a strong Lakeshore Thunder team in a game that wasn't decided until the final min- utes. The boys played great, showing class and maturity with great individual and team skills in their play this summer. Once again a very special thanks to our gener- ous sponsor, Irwin Tax of Orono for helping to provide the boys with a very enjoyable summer. Playing in their third and last summer tournament the Durham Bruins, a a Major Novice tearm, won the Guelph AAA tournament this past holiday long weekend. The team consisted of players Bryan Barchard, Bryan Bickell, Stephen Cornelissen, Ian Crashley, Trevor Waddell of Clarington; Adam Couperthwaite, Matt Dolan, Chris Lyons, Sandy MacKay, Jordan Morrison, Ryan Olidis of Uxbridge; Geoff Niblett, Brandon Davis and Jason King of Whitby and Dan McElwain of Millbrook. The team went undefeated through the weekend with victories over Michigan Nationals, Oshawa Panthers, and the Pittsburgh Piranhas. The final game had the Bruins matched with the Michigan Nationals once again. In the previous match up the Bruins were victorious by a lone goal, although out- shot by a two to one margin. The Gold medal final proved to be the test of their mettle for the Bruins. The first period went scoreless with the Nationals holding a wide margin of shots over the Bruins. The Nationals opened the scoring early in the sec- ond period. Eight minutes later the Bruin's defenceman Chris Lyons scored a from the blueline with the Nationals hemmed in their own end. A minute and a half later the Nationals capitalized on a power play with Morrison in the box for tripping. Dolan chipped in the evener from a picture perfect pass by Barchard. The Nationals fin- ished their scoring in at the end of the second on a defen- sive break down that let the Nationals' top gun in alone on the Durham's Niblett. Trailing by a lone goal, heading into the third, the Bruin's threw caution to the wind. Cornelissen from McElwain half way through the last frame tied the game at three. Two and a half min utes later on an outstanding unassisted solo effort Morrison notched the game winner. Barchard playing his usual energetic game put the game away with an unassist- ed empty netter on his sec- ond attempt from center ice. Earning the M.V.P. for this Gold Medal game was Chris Lyons for his strong defensive prowess. Previous game M.V.P.'s were Morrison (twice) and Bickell. Enjoy your summer sports and winter hockey, boys, we will hopefully see you all next April. Many thanks. From the Durham Bruins Coaching Staff: Bill Bickell Head Coach Scott Davis Assistant Coach Don Lyons Assistant Coach Bill Dolan Assistant Coach AI Crashley Manager Phn Us ToFn Ou AboueiItSOur SuImimmie Ad Secial Northumberland- Clarington Board Highlights SHARED SERVICES The local public and sepa- rate school boards will begin sharing services in three new areas starting this fall and those projects will deliver immediate savings to both boards. Trustees with The Northumberland-Clarington Board of Education last night approved an umbrella agree- ment with The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Roman Catholic Separate School Board which includes three projects that are set to go. The projects are: - a pilot project in Grafton where the two boards will share school buses for yearly savings of about $120,000. The public board will save about $40,000 of that amount. - computer training for school secretaries and prin- cipals board in a software package for student registra- tion and attendance. The public board will provide the separate board with three days of training at a cost of $5,400. -maintenance services for the separate school board which would otherwise con- tract out for these services. They are occasional contract- ing of a control technician who will supply emergency services for pneumatic:and electronic building controls, locksmith services, and pr- fessional drawing services required by municipalities for approval of relocating school portables. 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