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4 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 28, 20001 5 Dometnmg for everyone as Hwy girls defeat Kinsmen The Hwy 115 Truck & Auto bantam/midgets put on quite a show last Tuesday evening climbing back into the driver's seat and putting one in the win column with a 19-7 victory over the Bowmanville Kinsmen, Offensively, the Orono area girls combined for 13 hits and 12 walks allowing every player to reach base resulting in many stolen bases. There were many pluses on the night which saw Katie O'Neill, Brenda Burt and Tricia Rylance enjoy a multi- hit game, j Nicole Millson, Marley Gimblett and Stacey Knight all with a good eye at the plate, shared eight walks between them. Defensively, Gimblett was the cornerstone of the infield at first. At second, Lindsay Carter 'spit in her glove' and recorded two outs in a row in the second. Sarah Carter pitched the third and was credited with three assists. However, it was Tricia Rylance who stole the show in the fifth assisting on all three outs--gunning down two stolen base attempts and picking picking off a runner at first. What an aim behind the plate! Jennifer was solid behind the plate as well while Katie Pdole and Michelle did a fine job once again m the outfield. Errors came in bunches for the second straight game. The truckers began the fourth inning committing three errors in the first four hits. Not to worry, the girls regained their composure and bounced back quickly with a couple of fine plays by Ashley Bickell before inning's end. Hurler, Katie O 'Neill started started the game with two shut-out innings while Michelle came in to close it out in the seventh disallowing any Kinsmen runs. Blast from the past! If you've guessed correctly, you know this is a shot of Steve, Sommer (at 12 years of age) and Junior West taken about 1991 when the three played together in a game with the Orono old-timers. Above, Sommer is flanked by her dad, Steve West on the left (who played in the WHA for nine years), and | her grandfather, 71 year-old Junior West (who still plays pick-up hockey for the Ontario 70's team in Scarborough. Not only does Sommer play, softball, the versatile athelete also plays hockey as well for the Beatrice Aeros. The West family is ecstatic over Sommer's selection the Canadian Women's Softball Team. Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Concerns over education accountability act Local, trustees, parents, and community members gathered at the Newcastle Community Hall for the third in a series of Town Hall meetings meetings to discuss the possible. Implications of the provincial government's Education Accountability Act. "Tills government is tak tag away local representation simply because they can. We've elected local trustees, people that I can talk to, ' bring problems to, and now their power • to help or address mv concerns has been taken away," says Cathy Abraham, a parent and member of the Clarington School Council Association. These meetings, co-spon- aored by local School Council Associations, the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation and Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board trustees, were an opportunity for concerned citizens to get a better understanding understanding of how the Act may affect local schools. The meeting began with an overview by Dick Malowney, Director of Education for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. The presentation, supplied by the Ministry of Education, outlines the measures measures set out in the Act, including: • the establishment of maximum class sizes, • clarification of instructional instructional time, • the establishment of requirements for co-ins true- tional activities, • dealing of the Minister of Educations' powers to ensure compliance under the Education Act. Bob Willsher, Vice- Chairperson of the Board calls the Act "the most offensive offensive piece of legislation I've seen-provincial or federal. I believe we've never seen an Act that exercises the type of control over a democratically elected position like Bill 74 does." Norm Tompsett; President of the local District 14 Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, shared some of the concerns teachers teachers have with the Act. "The United Nations has said collective collective bargaining is a human right. This Act essentially robs teachers of this most basic right to negotiate a fair and equitable contract for themselves." The first two meetings in this series took place Thursday, June 15th in Port Hope and Monday, June 19th in Peterborough. "What's most offensive is this attempt to supplant the role of publicly elected officials. officials. A fundamental of democracy that Canadian Armed legions fought twice for in the last century," says local trustee Nancy Coffin. f _>»• *w jtSSU %'ê TViS Orono Country Cafe w Full Menu Main i â& Street.; Orono, Ontario • 983-9009 Holiday Closure of the Region's Waste Management The Region's Waste Facilities in Oshawa, Port Perry, Blackstock and in Brock Township will be closed Saturday, July 1st, 2000 for Canada day. Normal operations will resume Tuesday, July 4th, 2000. V.A. Silgaiiis, P.Eng. Commissioner of Works Facilities Saturday, July 1st from 9 to 5 Closed Monday? July 3rd STUTT'S PHARMACY 5344 Main Street, Orono • 983-5009