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( On,no Wf^kly Times. Wrdi.fiMlay. January 12. 2000 5 Funeral Home brings home the hardware Country Cafe ties up Bobcaygeon and earns 'B' championship all in a good week's work! It was a busy week on the ice for the Newcastle Funeral Home bantams as they opened the new year on Thursday, Jànuary 5th in Ops. The boys played a tough game but came out on the short end of a 3 - 2 game. Scoring for Orono were Pisani from Field and Szymczak and James from McAlister. NFH might have tied the game if only they had just a few more minutes as they were flying in the 3rd. Saturday, January 8th the team travelled to Havelock to participate in a tournament. Their first game pitted them up against Douro, who they seem to play at every tournament. tournament. It was a great game with goalie Kennedy stopping all but one shot in the first period. period. Unfortunately, the Leafs were unable to put one past the Douro net-minder. Their second game was against Tweed and this game had a much better outcome. Orono was hot in the first period with Chris Kirkbride, Aaron Robinson (2) and J.P. Pisani putting the team up 4 - 0. The team went up 5 - 0 in the second as Robinson scored his third of the game. Assisting in this effort were Price, S2ymczak (2), Pisani, Millson, McAlister, Barnes and Field. Tweed scored one in the third and the game ended 5 - 1. This sent the Leafs to the "B" Final against Warkworth, Warkworth opened the scoring in the first at 6:11 but while short-handed, Pisani's hard work tied the game at 1:31. Twenty-five seconds later, Pisani put the team up 2 - 1 on a pass from Field. Warkworth tied the score early in the second which made the team work even harder. From here on it was all Orono as Orono scored 3 more goals and Andrew Millson stopped everything that Warkworth shot at him. Orono's shooters were Chris Field, from Price and Szymczak, Jamie Rowe from Pisani and Kirkbride, and Cam James unassisted. The team played well and deserved the Championship, The NFH bantams finished off the weekend playing Sutherland on home ice. Their second meeting was nothing like the first meeting with Orono coming out on top 5 : 2. Orono still has a chance to make the playoffs but it will go down to the final game of the season against Newcastle which is Friday night in Orono. Come out and join the fun. Allins Onhard peewees dominate Manvers^twite The Allin's Orchard pee- wee's played a home and home series against the Manvers Mustangs this weekend. weekend. Friday, January 7th, Orono hosted Manvers. The first period was scoreless scoreless with goalies at both ends being sharp. . Orono opened the scoring in the second on a goal by Chris Moffat from Kyle Cox. Kyle Allin widened the gap to two goals off of another good pass from Kyle Cox. Manvers made things close as they finally put one in late in the third, but Kyle Cox wanting a goal of his own, scored an empty netter on a pass from Brian Pisani. The final tally was 3-1, Orono travelled to Manvers on Sunday, January 9th to play the rubber match. Goalies Trudeau and Martin shared the netminding duties and the win. Orono opened the scoring in the first with Kyle Cox and Kyle Allin combining for the first marker. Manvers tied the score in the second but Orono ended the second up 3 - 1 as Chris Moffat and Kyle Allin scored one apiece from Pisani and Cox. Orono widened the gap to 5 - 1 in the third as Adam Cull and Chris Moffat with his second, second, kept the scoring going. Assisting Cull was Kevin Ladouceur, It was a hard-hitting game with Garlick and Cox keeping the sin-bin bench warm throughout the game. The team has one regular season game left against arch rivals, Woodville on Sunday evening in Orono. ALEX SHEPHERD Tonight when we sit; for dinner few of us will contemplate contemplate how the food on our tables got there. Durham, being both urban and rural, reflects this disconnection. Urban children often think food simply comes from the supermarket. They are somewhat somewhat oblivious to our local farm communities and the commitment farm families and their employees, make toward our nourishment and survival I've worked on farms myself. I understand the long hours and constant commitment commitment needed to run farming operations. In Canada the most efficient efficient farming operations have been family ones. Why? Well these families have been brought up in a tradition of understanding the daily obligations obligations needed and the need to work as a unit. Long hours and no holidays holidays are often the rule on the family farm. And being constantly constantly in each other's face requires an acceptance of business conditions that only families can adjust to. I have tremendous respect for children brought up on a farm. They are never at a loss for something to do, they do well in school and from my experience rarely get into trouble. I along .with some of my colleagues have organized a Farm Fajnily Tribute to take place at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, January 18 between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. It's amazing; as soon as you mention the plight of some of our farming communities communities very quickly successful entertainers, who have a connection connection with rural life, donate time to increase awareness of problems on family farms and rural Canada. Gordon Lightfoot, Burton Cummings, Ronnie Hawkins, Randy Bachman, Sylvia Tyson, Sharon, Lois and Bram, Fred Penner, Jimmy Rankin (Rankin Family), Michael Burgess, Wide Mouth Mason, Big Sugar and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are just part of the line up. Tickets are $20, $15 and $10. The event is not about making money. But it is about giving our urban cousins a chance to take a step back and contemplate the commitment farm families families make toward our nation's quality of life. While agricultural production production continues to increase in Canada the actual number of family farm operations continues continues to decline. The average age of the Canadian farmer is around 65. Friday January 7, Orono played the second of two games against Bobcaygeon. The game was a real-nail biter from start to finish. Tyler Lawrence started the scoring off assisted by Matt Rester. Andrew Kirkbride slammed the second one in unassisted. Ryan Knox put another point on the board assisted by Scott Henderson. Henderson. Bobcaygeon put two between the pipes in the first period. ■ Bobcaygeon tied it up in the second with the only goal that period. -The third period started started with a bang as Mike Hicks deflected a pass into the net from Scott Henderson 45 seconds seconds into the period. The crowd held their breath, with one minute left in the game when Bobcaygeon tied it up again. Orono couldn't manage another goal. Final score 4-4, , Country Cafe thought they would try their hand at another tournament this time in Baltimore. Baltimore. The first game was at 9:00 a.m. Victory was sweet for the squad with a 6-2 win. Point earners for the game were Ryan Knox (1) Mike Whelan (2) Devon Robinson (1) Matt B ester (1) and Cam Delorme (1). Assists going to Tyler Lawrence, Matt Moffat, Devon Robinson, Andrew Kirkbride and Mike Whelan. Helping out on the last three goals were Ryan Knox, Mike Hicks and Scott Henderson. Second game of the day was played against the home team Baltimore. The game was 0-0 halfway into the second period. Baltimore managed to slip one by Orono's netminder. Orono worked hard but couldn't tie it up. That put the team in the "B" Finals against Elmvale. Orono scored two goals in the last three minutes of the first period. Devon Robinson assisted by Mike Hicks and Cam Delorme assisted by Matt Moffat. Elmvale also managed, one point in the first period. The second period saw both teams score again,still leaving Orono one up as Mike Hicks fired onç home from Mike Whelan. And that's the way it stayed thanks to the hard work of all team members. On defense was Daniel Reilly, Reilly, Jesse Rice and Kyle Balson who played a strong game, and that's not to take away from the. masterful netminding of Shane Winters and Jason Hoyne. Orono had a great day and walked away "B" Champs. Way to go Country Cafe. National Power Skaters fount their 'blessings' The National Ptiwer Skating Major tykes added two more wins over the weekend. weekend. Friday's game saw the Orono club taking on Blessing Travel. Orono dominated dominated the game with a 7 - 4 final score. • Spencer Cole and Gregory St. James netted two each,. while Randy Clugston, Dakota Doyle, and Carson Quinn had singles. This was Carson Quinn's first goal of the season. Anthony Bortolazzo gave some outstanding outstanding passes and racked up three assists. Jess Desourdy also had a strong game with two assists. On Sunday, Orono trav elled to Bowmanville and faced off against T&C Small Engine Repair. In this heart-stopping action-packed game, Orono emerged victorious edging out their opponents 4-3. Sean Bargent led the scoring scoring with two goals. Spencer Cole netted a single, while Gregory St. James scored the game winner while Courtney Elson, made some tremendous tremendous saves in net to keep Orono in the game. The team hopes to continue continue on with their winning streqk when they face off for another tough match against Orono's other major tyke home team on Saturday. , All of us take food availability availability very much for granted, granted, but the future doesn't look all that certain. At one time it was thought anybody could farm. Today, with sophisticated marketing concepts, and the widespread use of technology, farmers have to have a wealth of knowledge. They deal with fluctuations in commodity markets often determined by events on the other side of the world. Then there is the proper use of herbicides herbicides and other chemicals as farmers work toward creating creating a more environmentally sustainable business. And they have to be business business people as well. If you can farm successfully, likely, you can work almost any business business successfully since farming farming has more variables than any other business I know. I'm pleased to be associated associated with a group working to increase awareness of family farms. We should all take time to think about it as well. I urge all of you to come out to the Air Canada Centre and show your support for Canada's family farms. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and the Air Canada Centre box office.