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12 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 2, 1996 CLARKE STUDENTS ATTEND PLAST LEADERSHIP CAMP Camp Plast was a blast!! On September 19, students from many different schools including eight students from Clarke High School travelled to Grafton for a three-day, leadership camp. The camp consisted of many sessions, interest group meetings, guest speakers, giant group games and campfire sing-a- longs. The sessions, geared towards improving leadership qualities included topics such as Public Speaking, Communications, Personal Time Management and Conflict Resolution. Al of the students found the ses- sions to be very beneficial as they dealt with topics relevant to today's society in and out- side of the classroom. The students were divided into four interest groups - Peer Helpers, Student Council, Athletic Council and Music Council. When meet- ing with these groups, stu- dents were able to discuss various aspects of the way other schools organized and ran activities so that they could bring ideas and sug- gestions back to their own schools. The guest speakers were probably the most interesting and beneficial part of the camp. The first speaker was Ruth Braganca. The students were divided into two groups each representing a different culture. Students had to learn a simplistic culture and then try to interact with the students of the other culture. In finding it nearly impossible to communicate and relate to the opposing culture, Ruth hamméred her point don't Important Issues Racist Roots "Racism" what a word? Do you ever wonder who came up with such a word and where it belongs? There is one simple way to define it and that is ignorance and that definitely does not belong around here. Recently I heard a story of a group of white teenagers harassing a fellow black teenager at the Orono fair while he was playing on stage. These whites were shouting rude things and waiting for him after the show. When I hear storys like this I feel embarrassed to be white now I know that is a sad thing ta say but it's true. There is a saying I often hear and that s "what we don't know sc res us" and it's correct. If ople are not, exactly the aine then someone always gets pointed out to be the freak. This is because people get scared so they get mean. What is race anyway? Somewhere along the line it changes at least 5 or 6 times. I could name several different types of blood that lie - buried in my background. That's actually kind of amusing. It just goes to show you that people are such followers that half the time they hate a race that runs through their very same blood. For example: Hitler. Society has come so far yet has so very far to go. It seems to me that people would rather close their eyes to racism than face it. They figure if ithasn't gone away yet then it never will Well for me that is an unsuitable answer. Never will I accept racism in any form especially in my hometown: I'm sure the Fair incident was not an isolated incident. There are many more stories like it out there. My solution to them though is for these White Supremos Groups to go right back where they came from. Children should not be brought up in a place with such demeaning values and I'm sure many agree. A world where people yell thoughtless sayings like "white power." Anyone who is ignorant enough to yell something so mindless should be laughed at. Unfortunately we cannot laugh at them because ignorance is dangerous. So rather than watch racism move into your neighborhood, say something. Orono may be small but it is too old and wise to suddenly become so ignorant. Rachael Jackson judge people be,.ause of their differences and be sensitive. to those who are different. The next speaker was Eddison B. Lindsay, a chore- ographer vocalist and dancer from a west African tribe, who kept us literally on our-toes. His presentation was an enlightening event where stu- dents learned an African song and dance called thé lamba. Again, we got the chance to see the importance of accept- ing different cultural groups and traditions. The third speaker was Brainard Blyden -Taylor, a conductor of a Toronto choir. He taught us two new songs - one of African origin and one gospel song which we sang in four part harmony. He brought with him a very talented OAC student who sang a beautiful solo, and left most of us speechless. The fourth and final speaker was Ethan Milberg. A comedian who used skits and short stand- up acts to make a very strong point - happiness is the key to life. It was his empha- sized point that to succeed in life you must first make your- self happy. All four guest speakers were very well liked by the students and al received due credit with standing ovations. Camp Plast, although many complained about the lack of free time, was time well spent. We all walked away with new friends, a more positive outlook on school and new innovative ideas sure to help us succeed in becoming the leaders of tomorrow. BALLS RADIO,& T.V. REPAIR REPAIRS TO MOST MAKES STEREOS, COLOUR AND B&W T.V.s AND V.C.R.s P.O. Box 27 R.R. 2, Orono, Ont. (905) 983-5721 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD BY THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON FOR AN ORDER to adjust the boundaries of the wards of the Municipality of Clarington in accordance with By-law 96- 151 passed by the Council of the Municipality of Clarington on August'12,1996. TAKE NOTICE THAT the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington has applied to the Ontario Municipal Board pursuant to the provisions of section 13 (2) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.45, for an order to adjust the boundaries of the wards of the municipality. Any person interested may, within twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice, send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Muncipality of Clarington, notice of his or her objection to the approval of said application together with a statement of the grounds of such objection and that if a hearing is held, he or his agent will attend to support such objection. The Ontario Municipal Board may approve of the said application but before doing so, it may appoint a time and place when any objection to the application will be considered. Notice of any hearing that may be held will be given only to persons who have filed an objectionand who have left with-or delivered to the undersigned Clerk the address to which notice of hearing is to be sent. If no objections are received, the Ontario Municipal Board may proceed to alter or fix the boundaries in accordance with the application without holding a hearing and no further notice will be provided. The last date for filing objections will be October 23, 1996. eIa ingt-&1o- Date of Publication: Wednesday, October 2, 1996 and Wednesday, October 9, 1996 Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 P.O. #6531 Let Us Give It A Try 983-5301 Do You Have Any ideas For Features And Articles For The Newspaper? Our Police Beat Is The Result Of A Reader's Suggestion. If You Have Ideas Of Your Own, Please Call Us 983-5301