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2 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday" July 25, 2001 ^ Weekly Times Sewing ;ftis t Çlàringtoh and beyond since 1937 Subscriptions $28.04 + S1.96 G.S.T. = $30.00/year Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 Agreement No. 40012366 Publishing 50 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs." 5310 Main Street, P.Q. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1M0 E-Mail Address: bronotimes@speedline.ca Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301 Publisher/Editor Margaret Zwart The Orono Weekly Times welcomes letters to the editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Opinions expressed to the editor and articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Orono Weekly Times. Letters must be signed and contain the address and phone number of the writer. Any letter considered unsuitable will not be acknowledged or returned. We reserve the right to edit for length, libel and slander. If your retail or classified ad appears for the first time, please check carefully. Notice of an error must be given before the next issue goes to print. The Orono Weekly Times will not be responsible for the loss or damage of such items. Pleading Innocence Tricia Zwart After having twice received some unwarranted, unwanted, unwanted, and somewhat exaggerated publicity in the past year, I, the slightly miffed daughter of the editor of the Orono Weekly Times would like to shed a little more light on the circumstances, provide a much needed correction of a few facts, and say a few words in my defense. When Mother's first editorial was published back in January, I should have seen it coming. After coming in to the shop after school that Tuesday, and then settling down at Mother's computer to proofread the fruits of her labour, I noticed my shiny, though much read Official Drivers ' Handbook sitting on the desk. However, I thought nothing of it. BIG mistake. Perhaps if I had made it an issue earlier that afternoon, a suitable case may have been made to nip the whole idea in the bud. It wasn't until several hours later when I realized that the habitually much anticipated editorial was already finished. I then recalled the Handbook, became suspicious, and asked to read the editorial. As I read, I bristled at phrases like, "...her hot little hands....," "Oh the wisdom of teenagers," and, "Teenagers; you've got to love 'em." l am an individual, individual, and to be stereotyped in such a manner was grossly offensive. In addition, the editorial stated that 1 had spent "a few pleasant days visiting a friend" in Woodville, and "called to inform [her] [I] would be ready to be picked up at 3:00 p.m." Um, no. Those days were spent busily doing research for a big science project that was due. And I politely asked her tp pick me up at a time that was convenient. It was also stated that she had to "exercise [her] authority over the radio dial." I don't think so. 1 can't touch that thing on a good day, nevermind the fact that I was sleeping in the passenger passenger seat. Amid groans of displeasure at being displayed in such a poor light, I prepared the film and cautioned my Mother against any similar proceedings in the future, thinking that my Clearly articulated warnings would be heeded. WRONG! ' Quite pleased with herself after receiving so much verbal feedback from the apparently popular editorial, which was almost unendurable, in June it was deemed appropriate to continue my driving saga. This time, the attempt to keep me from finding out beforehand was a little more effective, and by the time I did find out, I had time only to express my extreme disapproval. disapproval. To my credit, I can honestly say that contrary to editorial number two, I did not invent reasons to stay after school in order to drive home. I just conveniently remembered to bring my license to school everyday. And although I did hit the shoulder a few times, drove a little slowly, accidentally flashed my brights at a cop, and hesitated a few moments before pulling into the road, who could blame me for exercising exercising a little extra caution? Especially when I expected smug comments for anything that could be commented on. But summer has come, the wounds have healed, and with Drivers' Ed approaching, l am now able to wave without sending the car and its passengers off the road. CAJNWUT IN CANADA?' icantw,itu- REAREf Thanks for the Coverage July 20, 2001 Dear Editor of Orono Times I wish to sincerely thank you very much for the coverage coverage given to the annual Orange Parade, which was held on Thursday, July 12. 2001, in the village of Orono. It was realty nice to see the media there, taking pictures and taking notes. The parade would not have been as successful as it was, if not for the hard work and dedication of the officers and members of the District Orange Lodge of Durham West. This District Lodge includes the local lodges in Bowmanville, Tyrone, Purple Hill, and Kendal. I wish to personally thank all the members for all their hard work in making the parade the huge success it was. This was our 3rd annual parade, and I'm looking forward to many more. ' Once again, I wish to thank the Orono Times for finding the parade newsworthy, newsworthy, for putting a picture in the paper and I hope next year they will once again have a photo-journalist come out to cover the parade. Sincerely, Chad Switzer < District Master District Orange Lodge of Durham West Thanks for the Show held on Saturday, June 16th. Your newspaper articles and photographs helped to make the "first ever" Massey Show a great success. About, 2000 people attended attended the show and about 100 Massey tractors along with a large number of implements, toys and other memorabilia. With your help, we created a new awareness of the history history of Newcastle and the many contributions of the Massey family to our great community. community. The Orono Weekly Times has consistently done a fabu-. lous job in keeping our area informed of these great events. Thanks again for your help. • Kindest regards, Myno Van Dyke, 1st Vice President, Newcastle Village & District Historical Society. Dear Marg; On behalf of the Newcastle Village arid District Historical Society, I would like to thank you and your staff for your assistance at the Massey