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Y m Oroo Wekly TmesWednedayNovemer1. 99 ORONO JUNIOR TIMES VOLUME Il NO-V. 11198 ORONO EARS GET HALLOWZ'EN AT Literary - BLOWN AWAY ORONO P.S., sec1iý0nOn October 23rd Orono SecionP.S. students had their ears blown Halloween at the with Josli off , when didgiredoo and tuba Moffat player Colin Couch gave them an sehool was a major event ynexample of the sound of the for the students. Lots of digiredoo. The didgiredoo is a This week's poem is by Australian instrument that looks the students dressed in Rochelle Louttet from Grade like a long , thick hollaw log. It their Halloweefl Four. has pictures of the different costumes. Haunted house animais of Australia. Some Afraid and terrified didgiredoo may have pictures and The kiridergartens Lost and looking for help can be like a ( one class on Thursday Lurkin etanihty Heuli! edand one class Friday) Lurking afamilyt Heilay. Oooh, you scared me the instrument in went to every classroom Whispering things the gymn of Orono in a parade and showed Evil spînts Public School. f hi otms Eerie nights First in front of the primaryofthicsum . Nec sukig vmpiesstudents then tothe junior Mrs.Bek's class had their Nec sukig vmpiesstudents. Both groups found it Halloween party on strange when he explained that This week's story is by Tanner before he started playing he had Thursday Johnston Grade Three. to learn ta inhale through his nose because they and exhale through his mauth, at had swimming 1 Wish the same timel This is because I Culc G Bak n Tme when he blows through the on Friday. Instrument hie needs an angoing The rest 1 wish 1 cauld go back in~ sound. Clnfrtgtitrse of the classes had their tim,'sai alitiebo. "ltwold n hedidgiredoo when he was parties on Friday. The be fun." playing in a bass instrument Grade Sixes earned "'Bed time! " said his concert with his tuba. He met a enuhPfred ctvt Mcm. man tha t played the didgiredoo nuhPeredAtvy I 1arn a littie fired ." Sa, and he immediately became Time points to have a he went ta bed. " Wheoe amn 1 interested. Ater the concert, he dance in the gym. David now? Waw! That's a big animal. Is went out and took some lessons. Lad nwo asn it a Dinasaur ? 1 think 'm Dont warry he hasn't gîven up on ad nwo asn dreaming. l'm back in ime. the tuba., Colin cames from excellent D.J., brought in Wow!" he thaught. Toronto and can be seen playing his CD player and played Sa, the boy went onl the tuba in orchestras or walking. He saw a T-ex. He was presenting the didgîredoo to music for them . The veîy afraid sa he ran! students. class danced and ate a I wish, 1 was home. " he If you want ta find out wide variety of treats. thaught. He wake up. He was inl more information about the the bed night where he was when didgiredao, you should sign out an Everyone seemed to he had the drearn. ".Ha, I'm in my Australian book at your library. enjoy themselves. bed. ", For a long ime, he tKaeW ln By Kyle Ostrander & never had a dream like that again. KaeW ln Chandler Zedic by John O'Toole, MPP Remnembrance Day was marked this past weekend at the Port Perry and Orono ceno- taphs and Royal Canadian Legion Branches. This Wednesday, November I1 th, Remembrance Day m emorials w ill caîl ail Onlarians and indeed ail Canadians ta stop at precisely 11:00 A.M. and remember ahl those who have given al or part'of Iheir life s0 we loday have peace.. While allending the week- end memorials, -1 was imapressed wilh the mingling of veterans with the scouts and guides along with aur local military cadets. Our youth need the relationship wilh those remaining veterans (men and women) ta understanid Ihat the values and traditions we enjoy today are their gifta us. On th is November the 11îth, when the parade square leader says, "We shaîl remember tbem", repeat the pledge and commit ta stand firmn against those who would tear down wbat they have given ta us., This week, the Ontario Legisiature will nat be ini ses- sion as members will be attend- ing ta canstituency business. The calîs and the' news Ibis past week were mainly on the following issues. The school accommodations grant or as the boards like ta caîl it the school cl osure issue bas been controversi al. As 1 said in last, weeks column, for the past few years, over crowded schools and the growing number of portables is not neW. Our poli- cy addresses an age-old prob- lem of allocating new scbool facilities ta where the need is,, not ta respond to election or political announcements. Growth areas should get the new school grants nat because of politics but because of need. That being said, there is no tax- payer1 who thînks we should maintaîn vacant or empty schools.- 0f course, I was ple ased when aur Premier announced on Friday, November 6th, that he was going ta allow more time ta make the changes. The second issue that cames up frequently is the new assess- ment system and aur tax bills. Last vieek, Finance Minîster Ernie Eves announced addi- tionai measures ta address the transition. This announcement was as a result of members lis- tening to constituents concerns about small business and, also apartment building owners. Yes, there wiIl be relief for bath commercial businesses and multi-residential property owners. Furthermore, municipalîti es like ours will not see a loss in revenue on pravincially owned facilities. Provincial properties pay taxes referred ta as pay- ments in lieu of taxes or PIL's. The 10% cap will not apply ta federal or provincial properties. In this case, once again, 1 arn encouraged that your gavern- ment is listening and prepared ta change where necessary ta ensure wecan move forward with aur reforms to a system everyone agrees needed chang- ing. This past week there was tw o reports, which need ta be respected. First, the Provincial Auditor, Erik Peters issued bis 1998,Annual Report., Second was the Finance Minister's 1998 Fiscal Review and Financial Outlaok Repart. For a copy, caîl me at 1-800-661- 2433 or 697-1501. The Auditor's report is a value for money audit. In his report, he clearly recognizes that over 50% of the Ontario's approximately $55 billion bud- get is spent by our transfer partners (municipalities, school boards, colleges, universities and hospitals). He offered criti- cism and recommendations on a number of ministries. Most împortantly was the contrat by the Ministry of Commun ity and Social Services with Andersen Consulting and a new computer system ta handle Family Benefits and General Welfare Assistance. 1 have spoken ta the Minister and, agree with the auditor that we need a serlous accaunting for this contract. The auditor also offered seriaus suggestions an school boards management of school capaci- ty. For instance, one board of the six audited, had 84 schools, 16 of which were operating at Iess than 50% capacity. He challenged the Ministry of Education and sehool boards ta, examine a modified school year ta make better use of fac il- ities. The Finance Ministers report reaffirmed aur commit- ment to balance aur budget by the year 2000/2001. The 1995 Ontario deficit was $11.3 bil- lion and is now $3.6 billion. We have the lowest unemploy- ment rate in 10 years at 7% with over 408,000 net new jobs in Ontario. Ontario has the strangest Grass Domestic Praduct (GDP) growth in the G-7 countries. Canada's GDP is forecast at 2.6% while Ontario's forecast is 3.3%. Despite a 30% provincial income tax cut, averaîl revenue is up. Our changes have not been easy but we aIl can- tributed in same way to Ontario's recovery. Free fingerpainting The public is invited ta join the Durham Regional Police at the Oshawa Shopping Centre Police Volunteer Office for "Yauth Print". Volunteers will be fingerprinting children, free, of charge, on Saturday, November l4th'from 1 p.m ta 4 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an aduit. This is an excellent opportu- nity for parents ta have their children printed for personal security reasons. The Police -Valunteer Office is lacated on the lower level of the Oshawa Centre, near the inside, mail entrance to Zeilers, at the maîl escalator. For further information on this and other upcoming dis- plays, or to participate in the Volunteer Program, please con- tact Susan Shetler, Valunteer Co-ordinator at (905) 579-1520 ext 3669. 5351 Main St., Orono - 983-1 121 ~ ?~5y & At SharWVs, we buy/selI and trade almost anything ... Jewellery, TVsNCRs, CD's and Movies, Etc. At Sandi's Place, we seli new giftware & collectables. Te Wedding Cakes s4q * Cakes for ail Occasions U1?.t I ~ ePastries - Don uts - Pies, 4* J.OP Bread & Buns, & Tea Room 9397 Proprietors: Gary & Carol Vreeker98 97 Main Street, Orono Closed Sunday & Monday SERVING DURHAM REGION SINCE 1841 FUNERAL SERVICES PRE-ARRANGED & PREPAID "J44ere ýProfssionaEtiquette is Important' Funeral Directors, Paul R. Morris Robert E. Wiliams Gary M. Conway Doug R. Rutherford ANS WE RING YOUR CAL L 24 HOURS 623-5480 4 DIviIon St. Bowmanvllle Staying iun Touch