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Qrofto Weekly'limes, Wednesday, July 12. 2000 B>trthdaui! On July 14,2000, we would like to wish our big boy a very Happy 6th Birthday! Love from Mom, Dad, Kristina, Kayla, Kurtis, Mama & Papa Look who turned 1, DANIELLE HOBBS on July 9th, 2000. Best wishes and lots of love Mummy & Daddy SUBSCRIBE $25.00 From Around Home by Roy Forrester For the second week in a row I'll have to give up on reporting birding events there jüst has not been enough days in the week to get out and about the country country side. A week and a half ago it was the three day Great Town Band Festival in the village while last Wednesday I found myself seated high in the bleachers of the Royal Alex. King Street, wondering what would be up with Mamma Mia. It was to be a show built around the songs of the phenomenally popular popular Swedish pop quartet ABBA. This group dates back to the 70s and 80s. I had no idea and recollection recollection of ABBA music. I've been brought up on Colonel Bogey, On Parade, Doris Day and her ballads and the swing era of the big bands "Take the A Train" etc, etc and etc. With the other grey heads in- the bleachers, it being Wednesday afternoon matinee, I thought perhaps I should have taken some time during the past week to read up On this ABBA thing. But I didn't, even though I could have spokert to some of- the swingers in the 70 and 80 era. As it turned out I was glad I hadn't. This was to be a new experience and so it was, indeed a surprising one and most enjoyable. The music sure booms out with the resounding deep base and lots of dram pounding out. I was sure after the opening volley. No place to catch twenty winks here. But like tiie era of swing the beat was there but much heavier. The singing was not that of the Diana Shore era but what I would call poetic recitation. Don't get me wrong I was tapping my foot and following following the lead of my neighbours neighbours drumming with a finger finger and rhythmically swinging swinging shoulders. We seniors were with this event which was seen and felt throughout throughout the theatre. Everyone was smiling and swinging and there was reason to do so. You - have to love the mother /daughter connection connection on stage, Donna and Sophié, as they prepare for Sophie's white gown wedding wedding with three potential father's returning for the event. All this wrapped around 22 popular songs of ABBA. The list included "The Winner Takes All", Money Money Money", "Dancing ' Queen", " Does Your Mother Know", "I do, I do, I do" and my favourite "Take A. Chance On Me". They were all new songs to me which likely I had heard years ago but at that time they did not over-ride Colonel Bogey or Benny Goodman's populars. If- the music and singlngwas alive, and make no doubt about it, it was, so was the audience alive and all displaying smiling faces. Did I enjoy it? - a foolish question. In fact I placed it ahead of "The Lion King" realizing, of course, they were two different type of shows. It was entertainment at its best but; still not outdoing outdoing the appearance of Rice Developments are still not pleased with the new Development Charge policy the Municipality has adopted. Calculations on establishing establishing Development Charge rates should be based on occupancy per unit, says David Rice of Rice Developments, owners and operators of Wilmot Creek Retirement Community A regular single detached family dwelling has an average average occupancy rate of 3.35 persons. The single family dwellings at Wilmot Creek are restricted by a municipal by-law to an occupancy rate of 1.7 people, and that rate is decreasing, stated Rice. The new development charge fee for every new single single detached unit built in Clarington was approved at $6,994. "Our units will never have more than 1.7 people per unit," said Rice, who feels a $3,000 to $3,500 development development charge for their community community would be more appropriate. appropriate. One of the arguments given by the consultant in last week's Development Charge report, for keeping a uniform fee, was that most other municipalities do not havé a separate category for retirement retirement communities. "That's true, said Rice, "because most Donald Sutherland at the Royal Alex in "Enigma Variations", an event of pure theatre by a master of the stage. Thinking back to the outing I still chuckle and smile. With some space left for this column a couple of lines on birds. The Chickadees are nesting again in the box in the back flower garden. Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers are feeding at the Hummingbird feeder at Royal Lees', Leskafd area and a Northern Mocking bird story of 115 on the Third Line. Sorry but I misplaced misplaced the phone number. And a report of a nesting pair of Upland Sandpipers at the Cochrane sideroad an area that is flush with many species of birds this year. By the way - Mama Mia has been extended at the Royal Alex, until the' end of 2000. It was originally to play for only two months. ' That's it for this week and but the stage is set for being "out and about". municipalities don't have retirement communities." Councillor Rowe wanted to make a motion that Clarington set up a special category for retirement communities. communities. Rowe withdrew her request when Mayor Hamre informed her that the entire report would then have to be tabled, because all the figures would be skewed. Councillor Young felt the level of charges were a concern, concern, since Wilmot Creek is a major benefit to the community. community. Young also felt the $20.40 per square meter for new commercial development was also excessive. "By the time it's phased in, it will be the highest in Durham Region," Young stated. Treasurer Marie Marano stated wjhen asked, she did not believe $20.40 per square meter was the absolute highest highest rate for commercial development development in the Durham region. Council did not make any changes to the new Development Charges bylaw. bylaw. weekends Effective last Saturday, July 8, the After Hours Clinic at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville will reduce its hours of operation. During the months of July and August, the Clinic will not be open on Saturdays or Sundays. For critical care, the Emergency . Room at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville is available. Anyone needing non-urgent medical attention during the weekends is asked to visit another healthcare provider. The Clinic will be open Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m and will reopen reopen on weekends beginning Saturday, September 9, 2000. RECYCLE St Saviour 's Anglican Church MILL-ST., ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. David R. Saunders, CD 983-5594 • 987-2019 Sunday Service, Sunday School -, & Youth Group 9:30 aim. * * * * * 1 st & 3rd Sunday of Month HOLY COMMUNION * * * * * 2nd & 4th Sunday MORNING PRAYER ** * * * DRIVE FOR FOOD BANK ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Minister Rev. Dorinda Vollmer Church Office 983-5502 SUMMER SERVICES All Sunday Services in July start at 9:30 am Orono Services - July 16, 30 Kirby Sen/ices - July 23 NO AUGUST SERVICES Wheelchair Acces's A.A. meets every Thurs. 7:30pm 4£ iff Orono Country Ccrie Full Menu 5 a 4ft R5 fc W Main Street., Orono, Ontario • 983-9009 t* r & lea Room Proprietors: Gary & Carol Vreeker Main Street, Orono • Wedding Cakes • Cfikesfor all Occasions ® Pastries - Donuts - Pies • Bread & Buns Closed Sunday & Monday 983-9779