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2: T ÇOitnto Weekly Timés. ^Wédnésdi^ June ; 18,2003 > r Subscriptions $29.91 + $2.09 GST = $32.00 per year. Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 • Agreement No. 40012366 Publishing 48 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. " Orono Weekly Times 5310 Main Street, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB 1M0 Email: oronotimes@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 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. Win-Win Clarington councillors made a decision for the youth of this municipality of Monday. Their support support of the indoor soccer facility and the lacrosse bowl mean that a whole lot more kids in Clarington will benefit from participation in organized sports. With the phenomenal growth of the indoor soccer soccer program, and the skyrocketing rental fees charged by school boards for the use of their gyms, the soccer association felt compelled to find additional space for their winter soccer program. program. The Darlington Soccer Association will be celebrating celebrating their 125th anniversary next year with the grand opening of this new facility. The Clarington Minor Lacrosse Association is a very young group, but a rapidly growing group. It is so encouraging that sports programs in this municipality are on the increase, especially when youth are so inclined to spend mindless hours sitting sitting behind the computer. Countless volunteer hours are dedicated to these sports programs in coaching and administration. administration. Now the soccer and lacrosse groups have added the burden of fundraising to their initiatives. initiatives. Not unlike the Orono and Newcastle sports associations who took on fundraising activities to enhance the arenas in their communities. This spirit of co-operation between the municipality municipality and the local sports associations is a win win for all groups. WE WILL FIND IRAQ'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.. ...EVEN IF WE GOTTA GO I N TO IRAN AND SYRIA TO DOIT wwww.doMghan.com Letter to the Editor Wishing Laura all the best in career choices Dear Editor, Laura Williamson wrote a very thoughtful editorial last week. Although it was over 50 years ago--I still remember remember trying to decide what, if anything I could do with my life. It ended up I moved to the States for a career in advertising advertising but am so content to be back home in Canada now. Laura seems to be one that will take advantage of all opportunities and I wish her the best in her career choices. j Sincerely, Glen Burnside Orono AS I S66 it ...by Peter Jaworski THE GRASS IS GREENER They say the grass is always greener on your neighbour's neighbour's lawn. A cliché of sorts, sprinkled into conversation to make plain that we always feel like we're missing something. That something could be a little little bit better. Like the grass, for instance. It always seems like our neighbour's have managed better weed care than we have. Or you would think so; the way my father is always spreading new seeds, mowing the lawn, or trying out new fertilizers and things. As near as I can tell, that was his plan for this past weekend-get on the riding mower and take a few steps in the direction of a lawn that beats even our one distant neighbour on Best Road with the big dip in his property. His lawn is a masterpiece of dedicated dedicated and careful horticulture. That plan never came to fruition. My father suffered a heart attack last Friday. He's fine now-scuttled from the Special Care Unit to the general floor. We feel a bit better about this, knowing that he is no longer under any serious serious danger, but we can't visit him any more. Due to SARS, the hospital does not allow any sort of visitors on that floor. So it goes, I guess. Sunday was father's day, a day to take time out and tell your father just exactly how you feel about him. Tell him, you see, outright and in words, not quietly through your deeds. You don't imply it, you say it. I wasn't given that chance. The only visitor my father was allowed to host was my moth- er-there being a restriction on more than one guest at the Special Care Unit. Which is too bad. Because I would have told him how important he is to me and to our family. How, in times of struggle, we always console in his strength. Like when we moved from Germany to Canada. I was nine at the time, and scared of all sorts of things. I think my father was scared too. He didn't didn't say so, though, and neither did he show it. Instead, he, the former dentist with his own cabinet serving an international international clientele, delivered pizza for a while. And then books. At the time his English was as good as my Cantonese (and I don't speak Cantonese). He went on anyways, telling us that everything would be all right, and that things will turn out right. We trusted him. And he was right. 1 wanted to tell him how much it means to me that he always manages to put things in the right perspective. Pulling out of a parking lot once, for instance, I was too close to another car. On my way out, I managed to push in the side panels pretty badly. JAWORSKI continued pifle 3 \\ i