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4 Friday, January 4, 2019brooklintowncrier.com Our Brooklin Kids By Leanne Brown The New Year Board Games Edition Happy New Year! It's the time of year when the fun of the holidays is behind us and the reality of months of cold winter weather set in. As much as we may like to be outside enjoying the snow, some days it just isn't possible due to adverse weather. While a movie and blanket on the couch are a great family activity, this often leads to us over-eating. Movies also don't necessarily get us talking to each other. This Christmas, the theme of our daughter's gifts turned out to be games and we're having a blast. With new PS4 games and the addition of an air hockey table, we've spent hours just laughing among heated competitions. It's been so much fun and created a wonderful bonding time. But the best times have been playing good old fashioned board games. Over the holidays, we visited my parents. They don't have cable, the internet service is weak and cell service is only available if you walk to the end of the street. Yes, they live out in the country. The lack of technology had me digging into the attic for games and If-ound a treasure trove. Games from my childhood: Jenga, Clue, Boggle, Connect Four, Mousetrap, Cranium and a Monopoly game that doesn't come with a calculator. Christmas Day had three generations playing games all day. The phones and tablets weren't touched. The TV was off. Yet it was far from quiet. Grandma turned out to be the most competitive member of our family. We even saw her do a victory dance that included her "flossing" (I so wish I had that on video.). So if you have any of those old games in the closet, bring them out for a night or pick up a board game at a toy store. Once you get past the groans and protests, you won't be disappointed. Community Calendar Fri., Jan. 25: 4:00 - 5:00 pm (4th Friday of each month) Teen Leadership Council at Brooklin Library Whitby Library's Brooklin Branch seeks Teen Leadership Council members to share ideas & assist with special events and programs. Grade 9-12 students earn community service hours. Snacks provided. No registration required. For information, email teenservices@whitbylibrary.ca. Fri., Jan. 25: 7 pm: Paint Nite fundraiser for Durham Region Hospice At St Thomas Anglican Church, 101 Winchester Rd E Limited tickets available @$45 each. To register, visit: bit.ly/paintBrooklinCares Sun., Jan. 27: 7:30-9 pm: Trivia Night At MichaelKelly's Eatery on Winchester and St. Thomas $20 per person cash only. Teams of 4-6 ONLY. Each team receives a large pizza and an order of garlic bread, with a beer per person. Winning team members will each get a $10 gift certificate to MK's. Register by emailing your name and number of team members to: editorofbtc@gmail.com Capacity is 42 people, so registration is first come-first served. Hosted by the BTC with all proceeds going to Prostate Cancer Canada Network (PCCN) Durham. Final Results of 2018 Festive R.I.D.E. Seven weeks of the Festive R.I.D.E. campaign resulted in 117 motorists being arrested for drinking and driving offences, five more than last year. Durham Regional Police officers conducted R.I.D.E. checks in Ajax, Pickering, Uxbridge, Port Perry, Whitby, Oshawa, and Newcastle in Week 7 and 12 people were charged with impaired driving offences. The final numbers from the 2018 Festive R.I.D.E. campaign are as follows (the numbers in brackets reflect the 2017 Festive R.I.D.E. totals, for comparison): 25110 (12593) Vehicles stopped by R.I.D.E. 875 (624) People given Roadside Breath Tests 111 (98) People received "3 Day Suspensions" for registering a "WARN" 25 (22) Novice Driver received a 24hr Licence Suspension 117 (112) People were charged with Drinking and Driving Offences 241 (153) Criminal Code charges 489 (379) Charged with various Highway Traffic Act offences 9 (10) Drug Charges 27 (0) Cannabis Act offences 12 (0) Standard Field Sobriety Tests After seven weeks, the Festive R.I.D.E. team charged a total of 117 motorists for drinking and driving offences. Last year, 112 had been charged. Another 111 motorists registered a WARN on a roadside screening device and had their driver's licence suspended for 3 days. Last year, a total of 98 drivers had their licence suspended for registering a WARN. Police would also like to remind motorists to become aware of the new Cannabis Laws while transporting it in your motor vehicle. A driver cannot have cannabis in a motor vehicle when the seal of its original packaging is open and is within reach of the driver. Festive R.I.D.E. officers are equipped with Body Worn Cameras (BWC) for the first time and for the duration of the festive R.I.D.E. season as part of a pilot project. A complete list of those charged with Impaired/Exceed is posted at www.drps.ca under Hot Topics. Durham Regional Police Service will continue R.I.D.E. spot checks throughout the year and remind motorists that drinking and driving or driving high will not be tolerated on our streets. Note: Under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, anyone charged with a drinking and driving criminal offence will have his or her driver's licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle impounded automatically for 7 days. Trivia Night Returns The monthly trivia night begun by Carolyn Mathur a few years ago that stopped when she moved away will begin again in January. Under her stewardship, the evening raised funds for Pulmonary Hypertension of Canada, a disease she's dealt with herself. The new trivia night, hosted by intrepid Town Crier editor Richard Bercuson, will be a fundraiser for Prostate Cancer Canada. He is a survivor of that disease. The new trivia night will take place on the last Sunday evening of each month, beginning with Jan. 27, 2019. It will be held at MichaelKelly's Eatery on Winchester Rd, starting at 7:30 pm when the restaurant will be closed to non-trivia night participants. Teams of 4-6 people will compete for $10 gift certificates (one per team member) and the title of Brooklin's (temporary) Champions of Mostly Useless Knowledge. Cost will be $20 per person. Each team will receive a large order of MichaelKelly's renowned scrumptious pizza with a choice of four toppings, garlic bread, along with a beer for each person to wash it down. (None of this should be included in anyone's personal fitness and nutrition plan.) All proceeds will go to Prostate Cancer Canada Network (PCCN) Durham to help fund its activities. To register for the event, which has a capacity of 42 people, please email: editorofbtc@gmail. com with Trivia Night in the subject line. Indicate the number of people on your team. Entrance is on a first come, first served basis. Hint: Each event will feature questions about Brooklin, Whitby or even this newspaper. Participants are urged to read each issue, including the ads!