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/. 8-Orono Weekly Times. Wednesday, June 22. 1988 Pines students jump for heart fund It was thumbs up for James Partner, Todd Jones and Greg Hpoper. For the second consecutive year, students at The Pines Senior Public School have raised over $3,300.00 for heart and stroke research by participating in the Jump Rope For Heart Program sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. 190 Students participated in the 2 hour event, taking turns skipping in teams of six. Enormous support from the local community was provided provided through pledges collected by the students. As well, oranges were contributed by the I.G.A. stores,in Orono and Newcastle, and Gatorade by the Quaker Oats Company Company of Canada. Staff co-ordinator Carolyn Wilson was assisted by two Grade 13 Physical Education students from Clarke High School, Tony Vanrenen and Chris Pedias, whose spirit and administrative competence competence made the event a highlight of the school spirit at The Pines this year. Student Council President Jim Partner led the students with his enthusiasm enthusiasm and skipping expertise, and his team was victorious in the informal "most creative skipping" category. Held during Education Week to emphasize the school's links with the community, Jump Rope for Heart serves to instil the value of community service and responsibility responsibility in the students. And a grand time was had by all! From Around the Region Get warrant to probe complaints of illegal units The City of Oshawa for the first time has obtained a search warrant in order that zoning inspectors could investigate complaints of an illegal apartment in a city home. Oshawa has received some-300 complaints. complaints. Inspectors were accompanied accompanied by police. Oshawa has raised their $300 fine to a sum $25,000. Damage estimated at $110,000 in home fire A house fire on the fourth line of Clarke last week is estimated to have done $110,000 in damages. Three Newcastle fire departments sent trucks to the fire which had gutted the house. Firefighters remained for more than five hours controlling'the fire which was threatening a nearby, barn. * Accepting nominations for Women of Distinction ' Awards Nominations for the seventh annual annual Durham Region Women of Distinction Awards are now being received; by the Oshawa YWCA. Such nominations are being accepted accepted until October 11th by the Selection Committee, 199 Centre St. S., Oshawa L1H 4A8. Awards are calergorized as Community Community Services, Women in the Workforce and also in the Arts, I here is also a Young Woman pf Distinction Award for those in 'grades'9 In 13. ILS. multinational buys Cobourg firm Hoi-Warner Chemicals, ! uiv. Ji.is been sold to ILS. bas- •' i" - i( ' ! ! < ienetul Electric. General Electric Plastics company company has paid 2.3 billion for the chemical plants including the Cobourg plant. To go ahead with motel plan at Service Centré The owner of Easton's Service Centre on highway 401 at highway 28 in Port Hope will now proceed with a $2 million expansion which includes a 50 room motel. . Port Hope has agreed to service the Hope Township,property with water and sewers. The plan has been under consideration for seven , years. Two escaped convicts captured on 401, Newcastle Newcastle . . . Two escaped convicts from a Kingston-area penitentiary were recaptured 1 last week while travelling travelling along Highway 401 just west of the Newcastle Village interchange. The two brought attention to a Lindsay OPP officer noting that one was not wearing a helmet. The motorcycle was stopped and while an officer was checking the licence plate they fled into a field and a nearby sub-division and were later apprehended being found in a house and in a barn. High electric bills explained to Courtice residents On Monday night the high cost of hydro electric was explained to "Courtice residents. The Courtice area is serviced by rural Hydro where rates arc some 25 percent higher than in such areas as Orono, Newcastle and Bowmanville in the Tovyn of Newcastle. For the Newcastle Hydro System • to provide the service the Newcastle System will have to purchase the rural plant that at least services the Courtice area and possibly all of the plants in the Town of Newcastle. To this point Newcastle Hydro has felt the cost is beyond their means. Hope again knocking on Minister's door Hope Township council is again knocking on the door of 1 the Minister of Education Hope council makes claim that the Ministry is costing Hope residents $150,000 a year and they are less than satisfied with the answer they have received from the Minister as to the claim. Reeve Roger Wilson states that Hope has paid more than a million dollars over the years than they should have for education. Sent to jail for a three year term Judge Donald Lawson of the Whitby district court sentenced Sean LaRose, 23, to a three year penitentiary term for a single car accident accident which killed LaRose's 18 year old sister and Rhonda Williamson, Williamson, 17. LaRose was the second impaired driver in two-days to receive such a sentence by Laws,on who had the day before sentenced a 33-year-old Oshawa woman to a two and a half year term for a single car accident which had killed a passenger in the car. Thé message has to "get out said Lawson, they cannot drink and drive. Seniors want drivers' tests in Port Hope , Port, Hope' senior citizens have provided the Ministry of Transporation and Communication calling for drivers' lest, to be available in Port Hope. « At the present time Port Hope seniors must travel to Cobourg when in fact truck and motorcycle tests are held in Port Hope, The Pines Senior School News Report On June 20th, the grade six students from the feeder schools of Orono, Kirby, Lockhart, Newcastle and Newtonville will be coming for a tour and a slide presentation to prepare them for grade seven at The Pines. ■ On June 22, The Pines is having a fun day. On this day, teams will be made up from the different classes. They then compete against each other in non-athletic, fun games. On June 24, The Pines awards Award of a contract for resurfacing on Hwy 401 Ontario Transportation Minister Ed Fulton has announced the award of a contract for resurfacing on Highway 401 in Port Hope district. ' The contract is for resurfacing on Highway 401 from Highway 35/115 easterly at various locations to Highway 28, Port Elope. This resurfacing project on Highway 401 from Highway 35/115 to Highway 28 is undertaken to restore the existing pavement. The work will result in improved driving conditions and reduced maintenance requirements through the. area. Work on the project is scheduled 1 to begin in June, 1988 with completion completion set for late summer, 1988. Th'e contract is awarded to Bennett Bennett Paving and Materials Limited of Dowasview, Ontario at a cost of $820,891. , ' ' New program fqr Lindsay station Bob Pr'octor, noted Personal Development Expert and Motivational Motivational speaker is now to be heard on CKLY, Lindsay, 910 on a call-in show every Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bob claims that we are all born 0R0N0 WEED CONTROL & DRIVEWAY SEALING • WEED CONTROL » FERTILIZING * INSECT CONTROL CHINCH, GRUB, ANTS, ETC. 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