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A that isn't "People are tired of 2000 this and Millennium that," said Municipal Marketing and Tourism Manager, Jennifer Cooke in a recent News Release. Clarington's answer to a millennium celebration is the Back Yard Festival. "The Back Yard Festival is about what makes the Municipality of Clarington unique," says Cooke. And it's a millennium évent that's not a millennium event. The month long festival kicks off at the Clarke Museum on Saturday April 29th. The Clarke Museum and Archives is celebrating their 3Oih anniversary this year. Festivities at the Museum will begin on Saturday at 1 p.m. with hot dogs, cake and demonstrations of some old- time skills. Twenty-two events some of which include an art exhibit exhibit at the Firehouse Youth Centre, Bowmanville on May 5 and 6; a free workshop at the Visual Arts Center Bowmanville, Saturday May 13th; Courtice Lions Club Funding (continued from page 1 ) on Friday evening as well. Due to limited space in the Town Flail, only 100 tickets will be made available. Ball tickets and are not included in the weekend pass. Tickets for the Ball are $30 each and musts be ordered in advance by calling Francis Tufts at 983-5465. 1 Flannaford Street Silver Band - the headline band, and the Intrada Brass, two of Canada's premier professional professional town bands will be performing performing on Saturday, at the Festival's main stage in Sylvanus Gardens (former , Forestry Station). The Festival Committee is consulting with the Canada Day committee, and will provide provide additional bands for the Callithumpian Parade. In addition to the regular noisy throng, will be the high wheel bikes of the W.P. Cyclone's Magnificent High Wheel Band, This Michigan Band plays band instruments while riding tall bikes. The Kendal Orange Pipe Band will be part of the parade, as will the Great Ganaraska Marching Kazoo Band. An Ecumenical church service will be held Sunday morning at the Band Shell, soon to be erected on the grounds of the Clarke Library. The Yorkminster Citadel Salvation Army Band will be ( Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 26. 2000 - 5 Carnival on May 18-21; Tea with Queen Victoria at the Bowmanville Museum on Sunday May 21st; all to be held throughout the month at various Clarington locations. By attending one or all of the Backyard Festival events, visitors can fill in a ballot for a chance to win a $3,000 vacation voucher from Signature Tours. The Grand Finale will be a Victoria Day fireworks display. display. That event will begin at 4 p.m. at the Hydro Soccer Fields, on the west side of the Darlington Generating Station. This event with the jumping castles, elephant rides, obstacle course, petting zoo, children's entertainers, local bands and food, was designed with the young, and young-at-heart, in mind. The day, and the Backyard Festival will end with fireworks fireworks at dusk, which will last about 20 minutes and which cost $20,000. This event was organized by a committee of local business business people and the Municipality. providing music for the service service as will a local choir. The Festival will wrap up with concerts at Sylvanus Garden's main stage Sunday afternoon, with the host band, Clarington Concert Band performing performing last. Though the main events to be held at Sylvanus Gardens are restricted to ticket holders, several musical events will be held at the Band Shell, and throughout the village on Saturday, which will be free to the public. This being the first year of the event, organizers have no past history to base attendance attendance figures on, however expectations are in the thousands. thousands. Weekend passes are now available, locally at the Orono Times Office and Chapmen East Gallery on Main St. Orono. In Bowmanville at The Natural Nut, on King Street East. Passes are going for $30 each, and .children under 16 are free if accompanied accompanied by an adult. Taxes (continued from paget) tion of the Regional budget for the first time, is the settlement settlement of the Provincial Offences Act (POA). Since the Province is out of the business of running courts dealing with provincial and municipal offences, that function, function, along with revenues from the fines ,have been turned over to the municipal sector. The Region will share that responsibilities and the revenue 50/50 with the eight municipalities making up the Region of Durham. There was some debate regarding establishing a reserve fund for surplus amounts in the 2000 Waste Budget and Social Service Budget. The Waste Reserve Fund was approved, while the Social Services funding was referred back to staff for further further study. This had some councillors accusing others of not treating people equal to • garbage. 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Flute Choir Director ✓ Lynda Shewchuk Friday, May 5th at 7:30 p.m. at Orono United Church Admission $5 • Refreshments to follow ; TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CALLING (905) 983-5502, 983-5208 or 983-5169 *_ or available at the'door FiMit AFTER EXPENSES, PROCEEDS DONATED TO MOZAMBIQUE FLOOD RELIEF The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington PUBLIC NOTICE The Heritage Community Recognition Program is offered annually by the Ontario Heritage Foundation to recognize individual contributions contributions to local heritage preservation. This year, a new program for youth, Young Heritage Leaders, enables communities to also recognize recognize young people, aged 18 years and under, for significant contributions contributions to heritage preservation. Nominations are being accepted until May 31, 2000 in the following categories: Cultural Heritage: Volunteer service to a historical society or museum; research; voluntary teaching of local history; sharing of personal collections with the community. : Natural Heritage: Volunteer work at a local conservation authority or parkland; leadership in protecting ■ an endangered natural area Built Heritage: Leadership in promoting the preservation of heritage structures; voluntary service to LACAC, etc. If you know of a deserving individual or individuals in one of these categories, please contact the Clerk's Department, Municipality of Clarington, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, L1C 3A6. municipality OF Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. ( Jarinuton M un : cif,a ! cler L, . ---- ) i Municipality of Clarington ONTARIO 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6 Publication Date - Wednesday, April 26, 2000 P.O. # 7208