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Orono Town Hall Volume 64, Number 45 75C GST Included Wednesday, November 15, 2000 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 El Mill mi II F 1 1 mayor Gold Medal Hero The people have spoken,' and they have done so in record numbers. Voter turnout for Monday's Municipal election was an all time high at 41.9%. In the race for Mayor, Candidate John Mutton received 8,717 votes, (44%), 22% more than his next clos est rival, Mary Novak. Mutton says he was not at all surprised by the spread. "We had a, very good feeling throughout the Municipality," stated Mutton, at his victory party, "and we've had one of the best campaign machines 1 this town has seen for years." Marÿ Novak was second highest in the vote count, ngs KIRBY and ORONO UNITED CHURCHES The Churches are holding a Mission and Service on Sunday, November 19; Kirby 9:30 a.m. and Orono 11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker: Keren Kassirer. NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY CHURCH BAZAAR The Newcastle Community Church will be holding their Christmas Bazaar on Novëmber 23rd, Brownsdale Community Centre from 11 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 987-4076 or 987-5448. ' ORONO AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Association is holding a New Year's Eve Dance, December 31, 2000, 6 p.m. - 1 a.m.+, Orono Community Centre, dinner 7 p.m. with tickets $100. per couple. HEATHER REBEKAH BAZAAR Plan to attend the Bazaar on Saturday, December 2 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Oddfellows & Rebekahs Centre. Refreshments, crafts, baking, candy, penny draw table, ^^iR^wa^muchmore. J with 4,346 votes, (22%), Troy Young collected 3,490 (18%), and Bill Stockwell received 3,173 (16%). Municipal Clerk Pattie Barrie attributed the high voter turnout to the combination combination of the new 'Mail in Vote' system and the interesting race for mayor. In 1991 voter turnout reached 39%. That was the year Diane Harare ran against incumbent Marie Hubbard, and won. John Mutton was ahead in all the Wards but one. Mary Novak got 3,800 more votes • than Mutton in Ward One - Courtice, where she lives. The only real contest of this election was the Regional Ward 3 & 4 seat. Incumbent Charlie Trim and Willy Woo were in a tight race the minute the numbers started cpming in. By the time the last ballot was counted shortly after midnight, midnight, Trim had racked up 126 more votes than Woo, at 3,408. Ann Dreslinski got 1900 votes. The new Ward 4 Local Councillor is Gord Robinson, who collected 2,462 votes, (continued page 2) Children at Kirby Centennial School cheered a real live Canadian hero for Remembrance Day. But James Shaw isn't a war veteran or even a member of the military. He is a gold- medal Paralympian.. As an international competitor, competitor, he was honored by Kirby students last week for doing his part in building good international international relations. Shaw has several medals to his credit - the latest is a gold from the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games in,Sydney, where he threw 39.57 meters in men's category F38 discus: Four years ago, at the Games in, Atlanta, he also took home gold for discus, as well as gold in shotput and bronze for javelin. Athletes from all over the world make friends arid get along, Mrs. Purrott said to her Grade Threes, "They are helping helping keep countries peaceful so we don't have wars." Bringing home a gold didn't come without sacrifice and determination on Shaw's part. Although he lives in Newcastle, he must travel at his own expense to train at a facility in St. Catharines, Ontario. Shaw has cerebral palsy which affects flexibility and (continued page 2) Ward 3 and 4 representatives at the next Clarington Council are (1-r) Ward 3 Local Councillor Pat Pingle, Ward 3 & 4 Regional Councillor Charlie Trim, Mayor John Mutton, Ward 4 Local Councillor Gord Robinson Newcastle Paralympian Jim. Shaw showed students the gol medal he earned in Sydney,. Australia last month after competin in the discus throwing event. The 27-year-old athlete was invil ed to Kirby Centennial School by his nieces Christina an Brittaney who had studied war heroes past and present fo Remembrance Day Shaw and other Paralympic athletes wer applauded for helping nations stay peaceful neighbors .