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Ooflo Weekly Times es, Wednesdlay, December 3, 1997-3 'Flash-Back!', It aIl happened a couple of weeks ago when attending an Oak Ridge Moraine Trail meeting at the Ganaraska Forest Centre. A Flash-Back of almost fifty years. The meeting was not that well attended but as niow that befits my bearing I took a cbair somewbat close to the speaker so as not to miss too mucb, on the proposed trail expected to come tbrough our Moraine area. A couple sat to the rigbt with a furtber two standing and a row of five men seated at the back of the small room. The organizationai plan for extending the trail through the Moraine was outlined by tbe speaker. This required the formnation of a Trail Chapter with at least five to six people to get the bail rolling. Those five to six bodies just were not there. not at least from tbis area. During the discussion a voice from the back row asked, Is there anyone bere from Orono". Witbout looking around I put up my hand. "You should ask Roy Forrester if he wouid be interest in helping out on the trail. He bas an interested in the environ- ment". I was taken back some hearing my name but did state, I am Roy Forrester". 1The Roy Forrester who with Carman Comish buîit a sailboat in the barn behind the printing office?" -Yes the same Forrester." Turning around I bad to ask "Wbo are you?" "David Pbasey." came the reply. "I baven't forgotten tbose days nor the sailboat". David, tben a young kid, was part of tbe- building, project. He spent many bours after scbool and into tbe evenings puttering around and keeping tbings in order. As 1 recaîl I did enjoy his presence. As tbe project advanced we did agree that David would be part of tbe initial launcli and maiden sail. The boat was a 11.5 foot cat sail boat in whicb two could squeeze into leaving some room for decking at the bow. It was a project tbat went on for months. But with tbe last brass screw driven into place with the amazing ratchet screw driver, the piywood weil sanded and the last coat of vamnish applied it was time for the iauncb. With the boat, mast, sali on top of the car it was off to Bowmanviile Harbour for David and 1. No doubt 1 was question- ed if 1 could sail ths boat. I did bave lots of con- fidence having been part of a crew of six wbo with a real British Captain used to sheet-up a 'sailing cutter' venturing out from Corn- wallis and often reaching the waters of tbe Bay of Fundy. It would be a snap. And so it was. David and i soon had the boat ail rigged up in the Bowmanvîlie harbour and had set course due south through the two BIG BROTHERS 0F CLARINGTON Dear Editor: On behaif of the Big Brothers of Clarington, I wish to thank everyone wbo helped make the 2Oth Anniversary Celebration a success and everyone who bas supported our agency throughout the years. The dinner, dance and sulent auction held at Newcastle Community Hall raised river $6000 and gave past and present Big Brother volunteers, friends and.fami- ly the opportunity to share memorles and renew acquaintances. Thank you to the busi- nesses and individuals who ,fý:hrstopher Sean Willsher and Sonya Marie Benki are pleased to announce they are engaâged to be inarried G/iris is the son of Bob and Lynda Wiiisher, and brother of Stephen, of Newcastle. Sonya is the dag terofBilh and Ceci/le Benki and sister of Chad of Stratfordý andiason of Waterloo. The wedding wi/l take place during the week of fan uary 12, 1998 at the Renaissance Capella Beac Resort, Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. FROM AROUN D HOME by Roy Forrester contributed items or talent to our silent auction, dinner and dance to the many volunteers who belped organize this spe- ciai event. I would like to offer a spe- ciai thank you to everyone at the Orono Weekly Times for their generous support to Big Brothers of Clarington in the past 20 years. Without the support of the community Big Brothers of Clarington couid not continue to serve the cbidren of Clarington. Tbank you Clarington for allowing our agency to establish and foster fr-iendships that are so impor- tant to a cbild's life for so many years.. Yours truly, NancyScott Executive Director LETTER To THE EDITOR M(1-ENDEkS ON CHRISTMAS TRIES gefeh Phie & gpte-e -Open Daily Nov. 29 - Dec. 24 " Pre-cut or cut your own " FREE Shaking & Baling [Iy 2 4017 A Watch for signs...I Metcalf St., Newcastle (905) 987-48671 I~'~entenz1Lc0& ~wa~îce~me~t Clarington Fire C ails The Clarington Fire Department responded to the following cails during the period of November 24 to December 2, 1997: 2 vehicie fires, 2 chimney fires, 4 fires, 8 motor vehicle accidents, 17 medical calis, 1 911 cail,,i assist cail, 6 alarmn activation cails and 4 check-out cails. ORONO TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS High - 1) Elaine Doty - 85, 2) Alice Hooey - 76, 3) Aleck Moffat - 75 , 4)- Bertha White - 75, 5) Ann Julicher - 74, Tom Simpson - 74; Low -Walter Murphy; Draws - Olive Little (2), Ray Stapfles, Helen Couroux, Grace Coatham, May Tabb. breakwaters out into Lake Ontario. It was David's first yen- ture in a sailboat and be was being rather quiet as the boat beeied and eut tbrough the water. Tacking off to the west the wind gained in force and off David and I went for a speedy sail down the shoreline. Infact the front of the boat was being pushed down into the water to a point that water rusbed over the bow drencbing David and into the bottom of the boat. 1 did get the boat into the wind but in the mean time ail I could hear from David was "Get me out of here, get me out of here." It was a cautious retumn to tbe protection of the barbour. My pas senger and first mate was not impressed at ail. I later found that my home-made mainsail of factory cotton was pocketing the air so as to drive the bow of the boat down into tbe water. A redesign was made whicb did work some better. David told me last week that lie will not forget the sailing incident, had neyer sailed since and neyer would. David, now a family man of many years and an outdoorsman lives nortb of Brighiton. David also reminded me of the great pleasure bis grandfather, Charlie Woods, had in barnessing up tbe Forrester horse and taking off witb tbe cutter. Cbarlie always had bis buddy Anse Gilroy along witb him. "You don't know bow mucli those two men enjoyed that", said David. Meeting up witb David made for a good niglit and 1 did enjoy the 'Flash Back' in time and tbat even that David remembered. mý 10 0