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An at.terno on with Glady Volunteers needed ta help fight :~ ~jspread of purpie loosestr-ife On Saturday, July 24, at 9:30 a.m. , Friends of Second Marsh is looking for volun- teers to help control the spread of Purpie Loosestrife at Oshawa Second Marsh. Tbis invasive plant is spread- ing through Second Marsh and out-competing native plant specles. We wlll be eu]t- ting the flower heads off the plants to try to stop the spread of their seeds. If you would like more information about this event, or if you would like to sign up as a volunteer, please cal Melissa Barton at Friends of Second March (905) 723- 5047. Please bring gardening gloves and gardenlng shears if you have them.. Glady Brown provided the musical entertainment at this year's Town Hall Boards Strawberry Social. The Social was held Satuirday afiernoon, in the Orono Town Hall. Pictured mwîth Glady at the piano, are the memibers of the Townl Hall Board. Left to right - Eleanor Magder, Sherri Azulay, Judy Climenhage, Gary Armstrong, Ann Dreslinski and Sylvi Parker. The Oshawa/ Clarington Association for Communlty Llving's 3rd Annual "Klds for Klds" Miniature Golf Toumnament is scheduled for S aturday, September il, 1999. Once again the event will be held at Ken Fulton's Golf Course on Hwy. #2 in Ajax. This course bas been chosen because of Its acces- slbllity for ail potential par- ticipants. Children up to the age of 16 can participate ln this event for the low price of $10. Each ifttle golfer will play a game of miniature golf, recelve a grab bag after the gaine, as well as have the opportunity to wln a lot of great prices. Prizes are award- ed for a "hole in one," along with draw prizes at the end of the day. "Last year we ha d six of the holes spontsored and about 30 prizes at the end of the day. For the first time ever, a comprehensive awards pro- gram is being launched in rural Ontario. The Foundation for Rural Llving's Awards of' Rural Excellence will recognize out- standing efforts that are strengthenmng rural commu- nities across the province. The awards are in response to a growing numnber of ini- tiatives in rural Ontario. "We're seeing a lot of excit- Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were pleased with1 their prizes," sald Suzanne Nobes, Co-ordinator of the event. Businesses in the commu- nily can also get involved. You can sponsor a hole for the cost of $200, 'provide items for the grab bags for the golfers, or supply a prize for the draw at the end of the day. "A mailing list bas been developed and all the players will be kept up to date through newsletters with regards to this year's prizes and more! Any child who would like their name added to this list should caîl us now," said Nobes. AUl young golfers or poten- Uial sponsors who want to get further information on this event should contact Suzanne Nobes at 576-3261, ext. 304. lng work going on in rural Ontario, and we want to hon- our the efforts made by com- munities and organizations," says Eugenie Lammerding, chair of the Foundation for RZural Living. "The first annu- al Awards of Rural Excellence is a great way to showcase successes in rural communi- ties." The Foundation, for Rural Living is anon-profit, chari- table organization dedicated to building healthy, sustain- able rural communities and enhancing the agricultural lndustry in Ontario. This has given the Foundatîon hands- on experience worklng in rural communities. The Foundation has developed the Awards of Rural Excellence to recognize and encourage activities that will keep rural communities strong., There are eight award cat- egorles:, Excellence in Community Leadership; out- standing Partnership; 'Rural Youth in Action' Achievement;, Contribution to Economic Growth; Excellence in Developlng, a Strategic Community Action Agenda; Excellence in Formal Co-oper- ative Models; Outstanding Voluntarism: and Innovation in Community Economic Development. "We have seen first hand the value and importance of keeping rural communities healthy," says Lammerding. "An annual awards program wlll promnote more initiatives that improve the quality of life in rural Ontario." The efforts being recog- nized with each award maust take place in rural Ontario. 'Ru-ral' includes communities with a population under 50,000. Amalgamated rural muicipa'ities where the pop- ulation may exceed 50,000 are also eligible. An indepen- dent selection commnittee made up of practitioners in each field will help in the selection proc.-ess. Nomination formns must be submitted to the Foundation for Rural living by Septemiber 15, 1999. For more inf -orma- tion or nomination f ormis, pIeuse contact Cindy Lndsay, Executive Director of the Foundation at 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2, tel.: 519-826-4126 or email: cindy.lindsay@sympatico.ca - --------- - The Oromo Weekly Trimc5 e offerinq a TFiEE' Ciaeoificci Aô 5ccViorn 'juot for KW5~'. If you're 14 yearb of ae or urwler, you may piace an ad~ (20 worcib or Iceo) in our ciaee!ifiecle eimpiy E'y filimen out the form W~eow. Thiei5 i an opportunity for you to advertiec frec of charc- articieo for enaic (value mot excecclinq $50), articIce wanitecl, or 5impiy a qrcctiniq or annmounicemenitl Namne..................... School . ...................... ... Grade... Parent Signature................ .......... rHeading - --- ------ - - Kids Miniature golf tournament Septs il * New Waste ~ t7 DispoSa Fees at DR!IA -- Region's Waste Facilîties The Region's Waste Management Facili'ties in Oshawa, Port Perry, Biackstock, and Brock Township wiIi be coiiecting new waste dispDosai fees, as of September 8th, 1999. There wiii be a minimum charge of $2 per vehicie for ail mnateriais delivered for disposai, except for dedicated ioads of Blue Box materiais and Househoid Hazardous wastes. These.speciai materials must be deiivered as a separated ioad in order to be exempt from the $2 minimum charge. The $2 minimum charge wiii appiy to ail vehicies, inciuding cars. -It is anticipated these c hanges will improve the waste man- agement services offered by the Region of Durham. V.A. Silgailîs, P. Eng. Commissioner of Works New awards recognize ruralexcellence I I I I I x I I I