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Orono Weely TUmes, Wednesday, April 1, 1998- Il Many past presîdents attended meo$îng Durham MPPs announoe - funding for crime prevention Many of the past presidents were in attendance at the 5th annual meeting of the Co-op. Pictured are: front row - Gordon Barrie - Current President, Ralph Glasp eil - Founding Director, Les Coombes - Founding Director, Wesley Oke - President 1980, Ron Biekie - President 1977. Back Row: Raipli Greenwood --Current Director, John'Berry - President 1986, Don Welsh - President 1989, Charlie Harris - President 1993, Samn Turner - Presidenit 1971 and 1983, Brian Caswell - President 1982, Bob Allin - President 1992. SILVER AGMIN FOR CLARKE Clarke's Senior Girls vol- leyball team had an excep- tional season, ending the year with a silver medal at the'A' OFSAA championships. Held in Dorchester, just outside of London, Ontario, the three day event began with the, annual banquet. As the team malnly consists of first year senior players, the rookies had to wear pigtails, signs reading "Smelly Rookie", eat with one utensil only, and wear their shoes on the wrong feet. The girls seemed to be the centre of attention for most of the night-and OFSAA was already off to a fun start. 1Clarke was ranked 3rd in a pool of teams ranked 6th, 11lth, and l4th, out of the top 16 teams in the province at the 'A' level. The team fin- ished second in their pool to Ecole Secondaire Ste. Marie (6th) who would go on to win the bronze. Weith a day of strong play- lng behlnd them, Clarke crossed over in the quarter finals to play the teama they defeated last year in the bronze medal match, Chatham Collegiate. After los- ing the first game, Clarke came back and won the next two. This enabled them to proceed on to the senti-finals where they faced the number one seeded team, Rockway Mennonite; but even the top ranked team could not knock Clarke down. They beat out Rockway in 2 games straight which would now guarantee Clarke a medai. Although Clarke's team played their hearts out and battled for every point, they faced thieir loss to West Elgin, who captured their second> consecutive gold OFSAA 'A' medal, and Clarke proudly took home the silver. Being such a young team, (the starting line-up consist- ed of three grade lis, one grade 10, and only two OACs) and a new team (6 rookies), Clarke overcame the odds against them and came home with a silver medai, their sec- ond silver in 3 years. Congratulations to Megan Carter, Sara Hartmann, Ashley West, Marisha Mohammed, Shawna Snell, Christina Reed, Christa Robinson, Alecia Staples, and Amanda Rogers for ending a memorable year with a silver finish at OFSAA. Amanda Rogers RESEARCH TRIP Probably the best place to do research is a research library. It is with this in mind that ail of Clarke's OAC stu- dents will be travelling to the Metro Toronto Reference Library today (Wednesday). The field tiip has been orga- ni.zed by the Global Issues Department which includes history and geography but the itinerary has been expanded to include ail of the OAC students. Whlle there, each OAC student will be refining lits or lier research skills by finding information for at leastý one and up to tliree independent study pro- jects. Effective research skills are considered so Important for graduating students that the trip which was previous- ly Testricted to history class- es, has now been expanded to include aIl of the OACs. Accompanylng thestudents will be Mrs. L. Nichols, the trip's organizer, Mrs. C. Petherick and the school's teacher/librarian Mr. R. Saitz. The skills which the students will be honing are the result of a researchi con- tinum which was begun in Grade 9 and is now belng expanded to ail grades in the school. The students will use traditional print resources and electronie date bases including CD-ROMs and the Internet. The research skçills should benefit the students for the rest of their academlc and working lives. Spring programmming Classes are starting again special events, including at the Visual Arts Centre, but Ukrainian Days, whlch con- it's not too late to register. For slsts of an exhibition of young chîldren there is Ukrainian pottery, a lecture Preschool Art, Colour and series, and Ukrainian Song, Junior Painting and Showcase at Lvlv Hall in Drawing, and Junior Arts Oshawa, with dance troupes, Medley, a Saturday morning exhibitions, Art Tours of the class. neighbourlng, Ukrainian Older children can take churches, and plenty of food. Pottery, Learning to Draw, or Winter's Harvest, a juried Art with Attitude; while craft exhibition, is on in the adults can choose from The Mill Gallery, until April 9, Artist's Way, Journal Writing, when it will be followed by Pottery, Photography, Ou Th-e Real Mackay, Painting, Watercolour, and For informati-on on any of' Uninstructed Life Drawing. these progranis, or to register The Centre also has a book for spring classes caîl for discussion group and various details, at 623-5831. The Honourable Janet Ecker, Minister of C ommunlty and Social, Services - MPP for Durham West, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Labour MPP for Durham Centre, John R. O'Tooler, MPP for Durham East and Jerry Ouellette, MPP for Oshawa, announced March 27, 1998 that the Interced Diversion Program has receîved a gra nt of 435,000 under the Partners Against Crime Comimunity Crime Prevention Grant Program., This program provides an alternative to the court sys- tem for youth, primarfly first time offenders, aged 12 to 17 years of age. Rather than tra- ditional court and probation, it allows an opportunlty to force young people to take ful responsibilty for their actions based on community input and establlshing clear accountability for youth and their famnilles. The Communlty Crime Prevention Grant program was lnitlated by Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services, Bob Runciman when he unveiled the provincial government's Partners Against Crime crime prevention strategy last June. 'These grants provide the resources to help community stakeholders develop and 5L La v A - -AI- Cia ssi ail, implement innovative crime prevention and communîty safety programs," -said Minister Ecker. It is part of our strategy to encourage new ideas and share crime prevention initiatives solu- tions that can benefit ail of Ontario," said MPP Ouellette. Minister Flaherty stated: "Safe comImities are strong conimunities that attract peo- ple and businesses. We believe that re-investing in front-line, community based crime prevention initiatives that are supported by private sector and community part- nerships will improve safety.": I would like to thank Carol Brown and the Volunteer Board for Intercede Diversion Program and I would like to thank the Durham MPPs for keeping Intercede Diversion alive," said MPP O'Toole. 'This grant wlll go a long way towards crime prevention and working together in our com- munity." The Community Crime Prevention Grant Program is one of three initiatives aninounced by Mr.Runciman under the Partners Against Crime strategy. Front-lune Policing and Proceeds of Crime Law Enforcement Grants to seven Ontario police services and OPP total- lng over $700.000 were announced Mardi 3, 1998. J,> - k> 1MýMM T ~i4y Gershwin, and Nova Sotia Songs Flute and Piano Siona tas Saturday, April 18 e 7:30 p.m. Orono UnitedChurch FLUTE - MARNIE NIEMI BARITONE- MERVYN RUSSELL PIANO - MARY CLARE Ma',,,cKINNON REFRESHMENTS - Tickets $7.()(ech av jýalable from... Joy-c Coxvan 983-5940( l-eanor Terril 983-5248 OR any Choi Member Sponsored by Or1ono Unh'ted Church Choir Clarke High News a Complete Car & Truck Repars a eDiesel En gifles e Cummins, Detroit & Cat a a Radio Dis patched Tow Trucks a eMobile Mechanical Service Truck a ~R i rono4 Miles North 3..LOB iMO (90.) 983-9151 of Hwy 401on LOB 1MO 51 Hwy 35/115 A Good' Spring Concert m