The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

{ Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 8,2003 - 3 From Around Home by Roy Forrester Tax cuts, privatization and confrontation lost their appeal last Thursday with thé Ontario Liberals bursting out with a. somewhat lop-sided victory province wide. The voters wanted change and they saw in Dalton McGuinty the opportunity for change. It would appear that our new premier will bring a new respect to the position of leader in Ontario. He has proven his ability to win what many had thought some months ago was impossible. McGuinty took the gentleman's gentleman's approach leaning towards the general public rather than the Bay Street boys. I thought it was most interesting interesting that on Thursday, election election day, the cost of producing a kilowatt of hydro power reached a high of 30 cents, seven times greater than the Ernie Eves' pegged price of 4.3 cents a kilowatt which we pay today. It helps add up Ernie's parting gift, a big deficit being loaded onto the younger generation--our children. children. On a much brighter note, I did make a trip to the Bowmanville Hospital recently recently for a minor physical checkup. checkup. Arriving at 7:30 a.m. I made my way to the third floor waiting room where I met another gentleman. As usual, the conversation started off on the weather to be followed by my new acquaintance stating how much traffic there was on the streets. so early in the morning. morning. "It's hard to believe there are cars everywhere," he said. "Do you get much snow here in the winter?" he asked. "Moderate, I suppose," was my reply. "Where are you from?" "Mattawa, northern Ontario," Ontario," came the reply. "My wife has undergone a successful operation here in Bowmanville Hospital. Bowmanville Bowmanville is the only hospital in Ontario that can undertake such an operation," came the reply. Unfortunately at this time Roy's turn came to get ready for his test and I left my northern northern acquaintance with "All the best to you and your wife." I want to say that I found the hospital to be a beehive of activity along with an abundance abundance of friendliness. I left with a great feeling that we have a wonderful hospital in our community. It's all about a great staff and that of the volunteers. ; I have since learned that the Bowmanville Hospital can handle cases involving nuclear contamination and that might have had a reason for the couple travelling many miles from the north. Letter to the Editor Dear Orono Readers: Here we are again in the fall weather and kitten season. I have just had a beautiful female kitten dropped off around my house. Now, if I don't help this poor defenseless defenseless thing, when spring comes, I will have four to six more kittens at my door. I have no idea why someone someone would do such a thing. Maybe they can't afford to fix her, or their children have allergies, or maybe because the Bowmanville Shelter will not take strays. Who knows why, but please think before you take home a little kitten. This is not a good way to handle this problem. Now the stray kitten is in my neighbourhood. One neighbour has worked hard all summer in her beautiful flower beds with many bird feeders, and in comes a stray -- say good bye to it all. So I hope who ever dropped off this kitten reads this and realizes this was not the way to get rid of it. Concerned feline lover, Audrey Mercer Orono Kimberly Dickerson REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST would like to announce her new location beginning November the first, located at the office of Dr. Ernest Schroeder, Orono Chiropractic Centre 5331 Main Street Orono Ontario (905) 983-5510 Kimberly look* forward to welcowiny you to her new location John O'Toole and wife Peggy cast their ballots at Hampton United Church, Thursday afternoon. O'Toole felt at that time the race was too close to call. Jaworski Continued from page 2 money for just about anything under the sun. After all, it isn't illegal to run budget deficits and to throw our province into debt. Instead of signalling the end of the Common Sense Revolution, Ernie signalled the beginning of the Dalton McGuinty years. Patrick Basham of the Washington D.C.-based Cato Institute agrees that the reason for the Tory loss is a return to govemment-knows-best kind of policy. To price caps on electricity that lead to short ages, to a delay in corporate tax reductions, to increases in government expenditures, and to, as Mark Mullins of the Fraser Institute made clear, deficits, something that would have been unthinkable under former Tory leader Mike Harris. This should be a significant lesson for this province's Tory party, one they should take to heart. What this province doesn't need is another Liberal Party--we've got one already. Will the Tories learn this lesson? lesson? Well, if they don't, there's always the Freedom Party. r ~ HAPPENINGS - Saturday and Sunday October 18 and 19 17th Annual Model Railroad Show - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bowmanville High School, 49 Liberty St. N., Bowmanville. Adult $4; Senior $3; Family $8. Saturday. October 25 Newcastle United Church Harvest Bazaar - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring: crafts, bake table, country store, silent auction, tea room, and church calendars. For more information call Jane 905-983-6312 or Thelma 905-987-2223. Saturday, CMobei:.2H t , p Vicars' & Tarts' Dance - Orono Town Hall from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $20 available from Jackie 983-5065 or Beryl 983-5591. Prize for best dressed Vicar and Tart. Light refreshments. refreshments. St. Saviours' fundraiser. Saturday. October 25 St. George's Fall Bazaar - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Edward and Mill St., Newcastle. Included arc bake table, country store, crafts, silent auction (theme baskets, jewelry, folk art), lunch room and more! Saturday. December 6 Heather Rebekah Lodge Christmas Bazaar - Orono, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. K J . \ t\ «\