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4 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 15, 2003 ^ Places I've Done Time by Clifford Francis Thiev'n'ways Someone asked me today if I had any leads on the common thieves who vandalized the truck? They stole my co-worker, Karon's purse and all her valuables. valuables. No great leads yet I'm sorry to say. Someone else asked me if I ever stole anything? "Not much really," was my reply. Most times I was too scared to steal. There was the odd exception though. A few times I stole peas that were being grown for the canning canning factoiy. They tasted far better better than the peas from the fruit markets and I firmly believe fanners grew a few extra rows for fellows like me. Another time I stole some apples but ventures like that cost more than the apples were worth. I jumped over a fence back near Bethesda Cemetery and landed in a ditch that was six feet deep. I lost my cigarettes and my new butane lighter and picked thistles out of my hands for weeks after. The apples were called Ben Davis' and weren't fit to eat-- they were as hard as a rock. Then there was the time that a big com roast was happening in Leskard and I was the com supplier. The com field was close by and fresh, and when I went to climb over the fence, I v was tight and half way. over I got caught up on the barbed wire. First I tipped one way, then the other, and finally I fell on my back, winding myself badly, and ended up with a big rip in my pants. Another unneeded expense. Before the night was over I got over-medicated and fell into the fire backwards and burned a big hole in my new coat. Luckily some of the local girls pulled me out - saving my life but for months after I had nightmares. nightmares. I would wake up seeing the large boiling pot and think I was going to be eaten by cannibals. cannibals. These were grave consequences consequences for a few cobs of com. That's about all I ever stole that I can remember. I borrowed a few things over the years. One thing that comes to mind is borrowing a Jersey bull to put with some Hereford cows because a certain man had wronged me and that would even things up in a huny. I borrowed a farm plough off him but I didn't take it veiy far. I just put it on top of his silo. I didn't consider that as stealing. I had my heart stolen a few times but it always came back a little weaker. I sure hope we catch the thief. Karon wants to hang him up by his eyelids till he blinks. Leading the Wti} 1 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE www.municipality.clarington.on.ca I Millennium Open House £ 4 Please join the Full Authority Board & Staff of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority for the Official GRAND OPENING of the Ganaraska Millennium Conservation Area & Interpretive Centre Mi!!,, r wBl mm mjjp iflf yêiifï. Wednesday, October 29th, 2003 at 1:30 PM 2216 County Road 28, Port Hope Call 905-885-8173 for info I Halloween Night Hike m Saturday, October 25, 6-9 PM Ganaraska Forest Centre Get into the Halloween spirit during this spooky guided night hike. Sensory activities and a solo walk will teach you about the world of nocturnal animals. Other optional activities include bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins and creating Halloween crafts. Warm up by the campfire with hot chocolate chocolate afterwards. $20 for families/$8 for adults/$4 for students and seniors To register, please call (905) 797-2721 or email: gfc@eagle.ca Surveyor Doug Coggin indicates to members of the local Oak Ridges Trail Association where exactly the municipal road allowance cuts through Fran Harvie's property. ORTA clears legal impass Leading the Way CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE www.municipality.clarington.on.ca I Efforts by Ms. Fran Harvie of 8801 Mosport Road, to keep the Oak Ridges Trail off the Forced Road through the back of her property were unsuccessful. Mr. Justice D.S. Ferguson of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice September 23, 2003, dismissed Harvie's claim that the Forced Road on her property was private road and not a public one. Harvie was ordered by the Judge to pay costs in the amount of $50,000 to the Municipality of Clarington - named in her law suit, and $24,000 to the Oak Ridges Trail Association. Trail development between between Mosport Road and Leskard Road was stalled for several years while Harvie's legal action worked its way through the courts. Due to the fact that a portion portion of the trail in this section section goes through a pond, cost of constructing a trail is prohibitive, and will not be developed at this time according Clarington Oak Ridges Trail Chair, Roy Forrester. Other than this portion of wet-land, the Clarington section of the Oak Ridges Trail extends about 200 km. from the Niagara Escarpment in the west to Gores Landing in the cast. The Oak Ridges Trail connects to the Bruce Trail in the west and will incorporate incorporate an additional 50 km to the cast when complete. Form 6 Municipal Act, 2001 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m' local time on October 24, 2003 at the Municipality of Clarington, Office of the Treasurer, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3A6. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 3:01 p.m. local time at the Municipality of Clarington, Office of the Treasurer, 4Ô Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3A6. Description of Land(s): Part of Block 10, Plan H-50073, Town of Newcastle, Part of Block 13, Plan H-50073, Town of Newcastle designated as Parts 4 and 5 on Plan 10R-276; Part of Smart Avenue, Plan H-50073, Town of Newcastle as closed by By-law registered as N158143 designated as Part 3 on Plan 10R-661, Municipality of Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham, Land Titles Division of Durham (No. 40). Municipally known as 173 Baseline Road Minimum Tender Amount: $ 501,482.55 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation corporation payable to the Municipality of Clarington and representing representing at least 20 percent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession possession to the successful purchaser. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: Lou Ann Birkett, Purchasing Manager Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3A6 Telephone: (905) 623-3379