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C ý2 - Orono 'Wevldy Times-,Wednýesday, ýJuly 3 1,1996 W THE OLYMwPICS 1 imagine that most people's t.v. 's are tuned to CBC during these 16 days that the Olympics are being held on. Or at least you are staying up long enough to, hear the resuits. Or you have something that you are doing special because of the Atlanta Olympic Games. It is impossible to be totally tuned out of what is going on down south. These Games are shaping up to one of the most memorable in recent history, especially for us here in the GTA. Most of us are still smarting that Atanta, a city known for its slums and overt racism (the state flag contains the old Confederate flag, chosen by the, state legislature when they were forced by federal, law to rid themselves of legalized segregation)l, was chosen for the Games over Toronto, a city with a very good impression world-wide. We ail have been pretty smug as the complaints startedcoming in. First it was long limes at the security gates, then congested traffic ways that forced athletes to hijack buses or miss their events, and foreign press complaining that it has taken them upwards of eight hours to receive resuits. The smugness withered with the tragedy of the bomb in Centenitial Park, but back in the depths of our'minds w e ail knew that it would not have happened had the Olympics been held here. Our athietes have also cemented the mnemory in our hearts. Mamnie McBean and Kathleen Heddle, winning their third Olympic gold medals, the most of any other Canadian athietes in history. Watching Silken Laumann fade in the final few hundred metres to have to settie for the silver. Watching our athietes struggle in the first few days to cap off with a dramatic Saturday where Canada captured 6 medals, led of course by Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey. 'He not only won the gold and set the world record but in 9.84 seconds erased the shame that some Canadians stili held since Ben Johnson tested positive for drugs. He also gave Canada their first gold medal in the 100 metres, considered to be the number one event at the Olyrnpics, in 68 years. His win interrupted the wedding 1 was at on Saturday, and the receptioni went nuts when we heard about it. His past came into question, based mostly on an article in Sports llustrated where he is reported to have said that Canada was as blatantly racist as the U.S. (It is he who wishes to be known as a Jamaican-born Canadian). When it cornes down to it, Donovan Bailey is as Canadian as the rest of us; he is Canadian because he chose to live here, while most ofus were lucky enough to be bomn here. t was Canada's colours he wore, and the Canadian flag he held proudly as he ran his victory lap. 1We still have a few more days of left for the Olympic Games in Atanta. Next is Sydney in 2000. Toronto will once again try and bid for the premier sporting event bar none. Hopefully this Urne they will be successful. An Olympics would have benefitted us ail; our area would be in the centre of events, as rowing would have been held in the Trent River in Peterborough. Who knows? We may even have had an event right here in Clarington, and had some wonderful venue built for us. Maybe in 2008 we will be the ones showing the world what we have to offer in our area. Whether you like watching the Olympics or not, you cannot say that your life has not been touched in some way durinig these past few days. t is one of the few times the otherwise sedate Canadians show patriotism on the same level as our friends to the south. American television picked Canïadian fans as the best, edging out Brazil and the Americans themselves. Canada won, not because we draped ourselves in flags or painted our faces (athough many did) but because of the simple simplîcity and geniuine excitement we had for our rOR2-ONO WEEKLY TMMES Produced Weekly By Sonbon Publishing Publications Mail Rqeistration No. 0368 Publishing 47 Issues AnnualIv at the Office of Publication 5310 Main Street, PO. Box 2Ô9, Orano, Ontario LOB IMO TeIephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Troy Young Edi tore* PublisherAl VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP THE CHILDREN IN OUR COM- MUNITY. The clinic is 1 of 14 across Ontario where the chul- dren of divorced or separated parents may visit with their non-custodial parent in a safe and supervised setting. This is a volunteer driven program of the YMCA. Volunteers are required to supervise visits between the child and non- custodial parent in a group setting. They will summarize and record the activities of the child for court purposes. Volunteers should have some experience working with chil- dren. They are required to provide 3 references, a crimi- nal record check and to attend orientation, training, ongoing workshops and meet- ings. eCIB Holds Charity 1BBQ Hungry customer Doug Walton buys a hot dog from Beth Lamb, coordinator of the East Clarington Food Bank and Kim, Susan, Denia, and Shelley at the CIBC in Newcastle on Friday. The bank raised over $300 for the food bank with the barbecue. Last year BBQ proceeds went to the Newcastle P.S. Playground Fund. Boundary Meetings continued fromn page 1 1 of the two meetings. His con- cern was that there was flot enough time for the public to be able to, decide if they had any concemns that they might want raised. Mayor Hamre assured hlm that there was no other possible Lime avail- able. The province has apparently dictated that all changes, be made by September 1. Due to the summer recess and personal plans by the councillors, the only two available days in which a quorum will be avail- able is the two days in ques- tion. "We have a narrow Urne frame in which to do this thing," said Councillor Larry Hannah. For those of you who would like to find out more informa- tion about the upcorning meetings, you can phone the clerk's department at 623- 3379. ~k IYSlC~ UÀL~AND Il 7 SEEMS OUI STQTEPIs C6[IN6 - SOMÊ LASI ML[IN HO*. </7 \~3~ athietes, wig or îosr. It clefînîtly been an înteresting few days. FREE PAPER NFEXT WEEK For those of you in the know, we run three "free" papers a year where it goes out to everyone in Clarke Township. Well, next week is such a paper. For our subseribers that live outside the Clarke Township boundaries, you will flot be receivîng next week's edition. Your regular service will resume August 14. Durham Supervised Access Program Needs Volunteers NEW HOURS effective JuIy 22/96 until further notice Monday 9 -6 Tuesday -9 -6 Wednesday 9 - 12:30 Thursday 19 -6 Friday, 9 - 6 Saturday 9- 3 OMM Kendal United Churcli Kendal, Ontario Sunday, August 4, 1996 9:30 ar. "Summer Worship" 5:30 p.m. Barbecue Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Potato Chips 7:00 p.m. a Sunday evening with George Hamilton IV Country Gospel Singing & Sharing everyone invited outdoors (weather permitting) BRING A LAWN CHAIR KENDÂL UNITED CHURCH "1a good place to be -- a healthy place for children" Minister: Rev. David Black 786-2950 St. Saviour's Anglican Chu rch MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Minister: Rev. Ann Tottenham Rectory 987-5678 e Church 983-5594 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP 9:30 ar. lST & 3RD SUNDAY 0F MONTH HOLY COMMUNION ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Rev.' S Stewart Mifler o ~, Risebrough, J Secretary 983-5702 Cburch Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, August 4th Newcastle United Church 10:30 arn A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.rn. ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009