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)e ioweelyTlis ensa.Feray2.19 Bu ilding Place Bantams give up Pictured above is Noel Snow, a dynamic winger playing for INational Power Skating Major Tykes.I Golfers in the rough again with National Power Skating The National Power Skating major tykes cruised to a 3-1 win over Ayren Links Golf Club in exhibition play last Friday night. In an attempt to avenge their last two meetings, the 'golfers' came out swinging--driving four shots on goal in the first shift. But, goalie Tanner Johnson stoned the team in green wîth two dazzling pad saves. The 'power skaters' knocked the 'golfers' off their gamne the next shift and at 10:46 Alex Campney scored from the top of the crease from Brett Cairns and Jeffery Mulder. Campney padded the lead with his second and game winner at 0:09 chipping in a rebound off a Brett Cairns shot. Netminder Tanner Johnson, while playing like the 'Domiînator' Dominic Hasek, stopped Bowmanville dead in their tracks on three seperate breakaways. The second period played out at even par--lots of shots but none finding the mark for either team. At 13:14 of the third, Alex Campney notched a hat-ýtrick slipping the puck in from the side of the crease with Noei Snow assisting. The 'golfers' retreated to the clubhouse until the 9:31 mark when they scored their only goal of the game on a power-play. The tpower skaters' defensemen fin- ished off the third by cooing the 'golferst offense and deny- ing another shot on net to seal the win. Finals shots were Orono 10, Bowmanville 11l. Durham Regional Police, formed a task force PROJECT UCOMBATr On January l2tli, 1998, the Durham Regional Police service formed a task force known as Project COMBAT. This task force comprising of 16 officers was formed to bat- tde an alarming increase lIn vehicle thefts across the Reglon of Durhamn. Between 1991 and 1996 Statistics Canada indicate that the Region of Durham lias grown lnx population by approximately 12%. During that saine Urne perlod velu- cie thefts ixcreased approxi- mately 109%. COMBAT is an acronym for I'Community Battling Auto Theft." Our partners in the task force include General Motors, Cbrysler Corporation, Zurich Insurance, Pilot Insuraxice, Royal Insuraxice, Apex Auto Centre, Halifax Insurance, Insurance Bureau of Canada anid Go Transit. The plan is two fold, incor- porating both enforcement anid proactive measures. The enforcement phase lias been ongoing since January l2th, 1998 anidlias resulted in the following numbers of arrests anid charges: 45 Arrests; 184 Criminal Charges; 3 Narcotic Charges anid 5 Provincial Offences. driver's seat ti The Orono Bantam Leafs sponsored by The Building 1 Place faced off with 1 Bowmanville's Darlington 1 Auto Sales on Feb.21, in j Orono.1 orono received two penal- j ties in the first, one for hook- ing and another for charging, j while Bowmanville served none. The Leafs, Bob Brown put the game into motion wlth a slap shot from the point. With the. puck tied up around the net Mark Brennaxi scooped it back to defence- mani Brown who was In the clear and whacked ithome! Goalie Ashley Getz played a great gaine and was flopping from one side of the net to the other maIng save after save. With 6:45 on the dlock Auto Sales tied It up at 1. quarter finals in Orono takes place this Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. Corne out and cheer the leafs on! Open House for Kaiti & Adam Orono Figure Skating Club and Orono Town Hall are holding a congratulatory Open House for Kaiti and Adam Colville this Sunday, March lst, 1998 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Orono Town Hall. Light refreshment will be served. Best wishes only. o Darlington In the second Orono was handed a penalty for tripplng. But Orono killed it off with ease. Once again, Orono was inx the drivers seat. The play- ers worked hard and some great plays took place. Sean Pudlîs, with 10:13 showlng. flnally persuaded the puck to the back of the net. Two miûn- utes later Auto took control and parked one--in the net. Orono didn't let up and cleared the zone time and Urne again toward Auto's net, alas, it was Bowmanville that slipped one by Getz. Undaunted, Orono shifted play into high gear. Dan Tresise maneuvered through the traffic, steering the puck over to Mark Brennan who scored with only :21 seconds remiaining. Auto Sales Inx the last period we saw one penalty apiece, -Orono for cross checking and Bowmanville for higli stick- ing. Getz played a great third and Orono worked very liard but the goal post Just kept getting In the way. Sean Pudlis had a break away, but it rang rang off the post and the rebound was gloved. It was very dissapointing when Bownianville scored with 4:13 lefi. Coachl Tesise kept lis players motivated, pulled Getz and went for broke. Orono put their pedal to the metal giving foward Pudlis one last shot to tie the gaine; great txy Sean. Inx the end the final score was 4-3 for Bowmanville. House League 'Buillders' pull one out of the hat On Febuary 23, the Orono Bantam House League Leafs played a tough Skylight Donuts teani. The gaine was a tougli one for Orono as they fell behind 1-0 i the firet anid then 2-0 early inx the second. Orono caught fire scoring 5 in a row. Seanz Pudîls started the run at 9:18 with a high wristshot with Mark Brennan earning the assist. Orono tied it up at 14:39 of the third as Rlcky Howe tapped Inx a goal from the side of the net with Ilnemates Sean Pudls and Scott Wood getting nods for the set-up. Durham Regional Police receive policing grant John R. O"Toole, MPP, Durham East, anxiounced on February 13, 1998, on behalf of Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services, Robert Runciman, that Durhamn Regional Police Services will receive funding for, their front-line polici under the Partners Inx Communlty Safety Program. In an effort to intensiI rthe governments crime enforce- ment efforts, grants of more than $2.4 million will be directed to 43 participating municipal police services under the Partners Inx Community Safety Program. The Durham Regional Police Services wlll receive funds of $226,488.00 for year three wlth a second instalîment of $113, 244.00. ,,Many of my constituentS have expressed their concemn for safe comunities" statéd MPP ,O'Toole. "This announcement of funding to enhance front-line policing wlll be appreciated". -The Partners inx Community Safety program is a five year $25 million funded Initiative. Participating municipalities share the cost of improving community pollcing and enhancing enforcement in high-rlsk areas with the province. The province wIll have contributed more than $19.6 million by the end of year three to local police ser- vices. MPP OToole advlsed, "the funds are allocated according to local priorities, and since the programs' introductioni in 1995, local police services have increased community patrols, increased traffic safe- ty initiatives, opened store- front locations, and focused attention on higli risk areas". T'he grant lias contrlbuted to increasing front-line police service delivery by 1. 6 million hours, includlng more than 700.000 hours by 274 police recruits hired sînce 1995. Police services wlll submit detailed reports on how they used the third year funding to the Ministry starting In March 1998. John Halik kept It going at 11:03 scoring a beautiful short-handed goal. At 8:42 Dan Tresise scored on a rebound maklng it 4-2 with assists going to Sean Pudlis and Mark Brennan. Pudls then scored at 8:02 from Brennan to make it 5-2. Skylight stormed back pulling within one. Orono had trouble clearing the puck out of their own end, but Ashley Getz came through maklng some tricky saves to preserve the win. The final score Orono Builders 5, Skylight 4. EIk expected back in Ontario end of February Nearly 50 Alberta elk are expected to leave Elk Island National Park near Edmonton on February 25, 'and arrive in Ontario on February 28. Parks Canada has collected and tested the elk for diseases. The animais will be transported in tractor trailers to a tempo- rary holding pen near Sudbury. MNR expects to be able to transfer the elk to the holding pen early Saturday, February 28. After the elk arrive they wilI spend sorne time in the pen before their release into the wild on March 11, weather per- mittiflg. The goal of the elk project is to restore elk to parts of their historiýc ran ge in Ontario, which w'as from southern Ontario to north of Sudbury and also from Atikokan to Kenora. Elk disappeared in the late 1 800's due to over -har- vesting and climate change.