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Orono Town Hal) RONO Weekly Times Volume 64, Number 42 750 GST Included Wednesday, October 25, 2000 Serving Kendal. Kirby, Leskard. Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 A Wet Letter Day Durham Regional Police, with the assistance of their diving unit, (diver Steve Weeks pictured) recovered close to 40 rural mail boxes from the Duck Pond in the Kendal Crown Lands on Monday The boxes were removed from homes on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Concessions, and Mercer, Langstaff and Thertcll Roads in the Kendal area sometime late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Using a shovel, vandals removed the boxes from their posts and .later dumped them into the pond. • Police have made severàl arrests, resulting in five males being charged with 42 counts each of mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000 and possession under $5,000. Mail boxes are currently being held in the property room at the 16th Division in Clarington, Anyone in thé Kendal area missing missing a mail box is advised to call Durham Regional Police, 16 Division af 579-1520. The vandalism further complicates matters by the fact that this is the week the municipal ballots should be arriving in the mail. fHappenings . . . 1 CLARINGTON CONCERT BAND TRIBUTE A tribute to Roger & Hammerstein Music is being held by the Band on Sun., November 5th, 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the Orono Music Centre, 5331 Main St., Orono. U.C.W. SPONSORING FASHION SHOW The U.C.W. is sponsoring a Monica Rose Fashion Show, Thurs., October 26, Orono United Church, 7:30 p.m. Call 983-5059 or 983-5415. , .' CLARINGTON OLDER ADULTS The Association is holding their Fall Bazaar on Sat, November 4th from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 26 Beech Ave., Bowmanville. For lunch tickets call 697-2856. NEWTONVILLE U.C.W. DINNER THEATRE A dinner theatre is being held at Newtonville United Church Sat., November 4th and Fri., November 10th, 6:30 p.m. For tick- J K ets call 786-2286 or 786-2969. Warti 3 &4 Regional Candidate disqualified Ward 3 & 4 Regional Council candidate Rick Ward, had an early end to his election election campaign. When Ward's name was omitted from the list of candidates candidates at the first All Candidates Meeting, Tuesday morning; October 17, he assumed it was an oversight. Inquiries at Town Hall later that morning revealed Ward had been disqualified as a candidate, because his name did not appear on the voters list. "It appears to be that I am the only individual involved in this election that is capable of understanding the rules as set out .in the 2000 Election Candidates Guide, which clearly states that being a registered registered voter is not required," said Ward in a statement to The Times Monday afternoon. Ward believes he qualified as a candidate when he filed his nomination papers on September 12th, accompanied with a birth certificate to prove citizenship, and a drivers drivers license verifying residency. residency. "Therefore the nomination, nomination, in my opinion, was certi- - fiable and qualified on September 12th," Ward stated. Ward was not on the voters - list, and had not applied to be added, stated Barrie, "therefore! "therefore! could not satisfy myself that he is eligible." Barrie states she had to certify certify nominations by 4:00 p.m., October 16, and in her opinion, opinion, Ward was not certified. "1 have asked her [Barrie] a number of times to show me the rule that requires registration," registration," stated Ward, "that has not been done." " Ward has every intention of suing the municipality, and has served them with a 'Notice of Application', Tuesday, afternoon to determine determine if the Election is valid and whether a by-election should be held,