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L t ik W l1 .11110 I1l 10 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 16, 1997 COUNCIL -esentation was ml e to council by Dave Clarke Clarington hydro-Electric Commission, regarding Durham Utilities Restructuring Program. 'he restructuring program con- sists of amalgamating the 8 utilities currently serving the Durham region into 1 large utility. The study addresses the recommendations of the Macdonald Committee that there be shoulder to shoul- der distribution of utilities, following county or regional boundaries. The proposed Toronto mega city will the largest hydro customer in future and one Durham Utilities Group would be a better custorner than 2, 3 or 4 smaller utili- ties. The MacDonald report warns that competition is coming and utilities better get ready for it. An amalgamated utility would mean a saving of 1.9% for its customers. The city of Oshawa is not in favour of joining the amalgamated utility. They fear higher rates for their cus- tomers. -Mr. James of Clarington Livestock Valuers was asked why claims for livestock dam- age in Clarington is so high. Mr. James stated that there are a large number of sheep farmers in the area and sheep are easy prey for coyotes and wolves. James stated that since he installed high volt- age predator proof fencing he has not lost a single animal to wolves and coyotes. James would rather see subsidies on predator proof fencing than subsidies for lost animals. NOTES Mr, Maurice Nimigon of Livestock Valuer Claims sug- gested that council hire a good veterinarian who could decern between an animal which had died and was left for the wolfs or if indeed a live animal was taken predators. Nimigon f elt that high voltage fencing was too costly. "A coyote is like a thief," said Nimigon, "if you have a thief coming to your store, you deal with it." The matter is before council. - Dr. Brown from Baldwin St. Newcastle addressed council regarding the public meeting to be set up between council, The Kaitlin Group and the residents of Baldwin and Clarke St. Newcastle. This meeting was to be set up to address the residents con- cerns about changes to the zoning of property in their neighbourhood being devel- oped by The Kaitlin Group. Council had informed the res- idents that a public meeting was scheduled for Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m.. The residents were not happy that they were not consulted about the time of the meeting. A morning meeting would not suite the residents as many of them are at work during the day. Mayor Hamre explained that the Planning Department was not allowed to incur any overtime without councils approval, and an evening meeting would mean overtime for planning staff. A new evening meeting will be arranged between all three parties. By Rachana Gupta and Keri Jones We just had our monihly Student Council meeting and boy, did we make a lot of plans for future activities. The rest of April and May are going to be busy months for everyone and we're sure stu- dents will have plenty to do. Some activities that are being planned (but no dates that are finalized) include a Spirit Week during which stu- dents play different games over the lunch hours for prizes and come to school dressed in wacky costumes. Other activities include a clean up day for all students to go out and pickup garbage around the school, a Murder Mystery Night which is an improvisation of students try- ing to figure out who the killer really is, a fundraiser entitled 'Casino Night' which is pre- sented by the Parent Council (all proceeds go to the school), a free Video Dance that we won from the Milk Energy Dance Contest, a Wonderland trip for band members and other interested students, a trip to Toronto to see the play, Glass Menagerie, a Blue Jays game,and of course, our ever popular May Day! Not only that but students are looking forward to Prom which will be on May 30th at the Bowmanville Golf and Country Club. And last, but not least, GRADUATION! Now that spring has arrived, the Girls' soccer teams have now begun their tryouts. Their first game is in a week. Good Luck to all! As you can see with all of these activities that are being planned and with mid-terms this week, the load of work is just piling up on us. so until next week..."keep fit and have fun". by Lia Van Wees THE ARK Mr. Morgan's grade twelve religion class was given the opportunity to visit the Ark in Oshawa. The Ark is a shel- Arthur Black No man knows what true happi- ness is until he has a complete set of false teeth and has lost ai interest in the opposite sex. Lord Raxbery 1847-1929 Ah, Lord Roxbery, thou shouldst be living at this hour. On second though, o you shouldn't. As a man secure and comfortable in old age, you'd be a mighty lonely soul here at the butt-end of the 20th century. We've got pre- cious little room for elderly people with elderly thoughts. We worship Youth here. We're into Grecian Formula and tummy tucks, face lifts and herbal body wraps. That wretched human being, the Duchess of Windsor, is famous for having said: "One can never be too rich or too thin." She might have added "or too young". In fact, she might have left hero- riginal statement in the jewel box and simply have said "One can never be too young" -- because with youth, the possibilities for richness and thinness are infinite. It's merciless business, this eternal pursuit of the Sweet Bird Of...and a point- less one too. Gravity rules. None of us -- no matter how much we spend on plastic surgery or sheep embryo injections -- is getting any younger. That's life. But it's tough living in a world that refuses to let its inhabitants age gracefully. ter for youth, who for various reasons, needed a roof put over their heads. We were able to meet some of the people who live at the Ark and learn about their past experiences and hard ships. As we all sat in the main lounge, two young men tried to help us understand why they turned to the Ark for help and what they've been able to accomplish since then. After hearing these unique stories, we sectioned off into groups and did a spring cleaning. One group scoured the kitchen while the other group sorted and folded donated clothes in the base- ment. However, Mr. Morgan's class is taking on a bigger project. With a little help from local businesses and two young men from the Ark, the class will be holding a barbe- cue in June. The project will require a lot of planning and organizing but it will prove to be a rewarding experience for members of the Ark as well as ourselves. he had to be Best Man for my granddad who's getting mar- ried this morning." "Your granddads getting married??? How old is he? "He'll be 130 next July" said the marathoner." "A hundred and thirty!" said the reporter. "I wouldn't think he'd want to get mar- red at 130 years of age." "Want to, hell" said the 80- year-old. "Granddad had to get married." Durham East Junior Dairy Club holds first meeting The 4H calendar is well under way as the Durham East Junior Dairy Club held their first meeting Thursday, April 10th at the Baseline Community Centre in Bowmanville. The club lead- ers, Ron Vice and Angela Martin, have an exciting year planned for the club. The members showed great interest and enthusi- asm while participating throughout the meeting. Nominations and elections were held for the club President, Vice-President, Secretary and Press Reporter. Taking on the roll of President is Aaron Bowman, Vice- President is Mark Benschop, Secretary is Morgan Millson and Press Reporter is Melonie Allin. Each member of the Dairy club is required to train and show a calf at the Durham Central Fair held at the Orono Fairgrounds each September. They will show in at least two classes. In one, they will be judged for their showmanship skills and in the second, the calf itself will be judged. The club's next meeting will be hosted by Ron Vice on Monday, May 5th at 7:45 p.m. QUOTATION SEALED QUOTATIONS, clearly marked as to the contents, for the services listed below, submitted to the Coporation of the Municipality of Clarington, Purchasing Office, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6, will be received on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Quotation documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Office at the above address. Quotation Q97-6 Cisoing Time and Date' - Concession Refreshment Services Orono Park Booth - 4:00 p.m. (local time) Wednesday, April 30, 1997 The highest/lowest or any quotation not necessarily accepted. MUN CIPALITY 0F ONTARIO Date of Publication: Wednesday, April 16,1997 Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, C.P.P., A.M.C.T. Purchasing Manager Telephone: (905) 623-3379, Ext. 268 P.O. 6164 I remember when I was young and arrogant enough to actually believe the 60's mantra that said "Don't trust anyone over thirty." Over thir- ty? Thirty-year-olds don't- know diddly-squat about anything. n'm not sure 50 year-old do either....but at least we've learned enough not to utter dumb cracks like that. Nope, the only effective age-retardant, wrinkle remover I've come across -- the only one that really works -- is the good old belly laugh. Laughter won't stop your hair from turning gray, but it will keep you sane. And content. And it leaves you with the best wrinkles of all -- laugh lines. Reminds me of the story abut an octogenarian run- ning in the Boston Marathon. A reporter from the New York Times corned him and said "You're eighty years old! What are you doing running in a 26-mile marathon? The old fella shrugged and said it was no big deal, He came from a family of long- livers. "Shucks" he told the reporter, "My Dad still runs our 200 acre dairy farm and he's 102 years old." "And is he in as good shape as you are?" asked the reporter. "Good shape!" scoffed the marathoner, "Why the only reason Pop isn't out here in shorts and running shoes is