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sb2 wednesday january 25 1984 polluted ice rink restored by sandra redshaw claremont the final countdown is on as we come closer to the claremont win ter carnival thursday at 730 pm will be the prejudging of the snow queen contest at the community hall the lioness skating party begins at 6 pm on friday evening breakfast at the united church is from 8 to 930 am saturday morning and the para de begins at 10 am with a day full of activi ties at the park the trappers ball is com pletely sold out there will be no tickets sold at the door if you didnt purchase your ticket the committee is sorry that there are not any left but they were sold on a first come basis there was a small scare last week when the department of health closed down nearly all the skating rinks in the town of pickering and claremont was one of them thank goodness the ice has been restored and skating has resumed the health de partment learned that contaminated wa ter from the sewage plant had been used for flooding the rinks so they were closed down its too bad the department wouldnt take a harder line in trying to get a new water supply for residents in the village this sunday jan 29 at 12 15 pm at the claremont united church the congrega tions of st johns brougham and claremont will vote on the appointment of a pastoral relations committee to select a new minister please support your church by attending the official board meeting will be held monday jan 30 at 8 pm in claremont united church the united church womens coffee par ty will be held on feb 8 from 10 to 1130 am at claremont united church the monthly legion dance will be held saturday jan 28 at 8 pm at the legion hall recently paul and doris lake longtime residents of claremont sold the corner store the new owners are mr and mrs chang yi who have resided east of claremont for a number of years we wish the yis good luck in their new endeavor and paul and doris much happiness on their retirement if you have any questions regarding the carnival please call peter gillespie at 649- 3062 the final meeting will be thursday at 8 pm japanese business profits province by ross stevenson mpp durhamyork ontario is a great exporter of manufac tured and unfinished goods in 1982 our pro vinces exports jumped by just over eight per cent while imports declined by seven per cent to further stimulate growth of exports this fall the province joined in the giant annual japan electronics show held in osaka this is the first time ontario has participated in the show and our presenta tion was geared to promote new japanese investment in manufacturing in ontario ontario workmanship and expertise has won a high reputation with japanese businessmen for some time now mat- sushita had run a television assembly plant in mississauga other japanese electro nics firms have established sales and dis tribution offices in our province the number of japanese companies operating in our province was increased last year when mitsubishi electric re opened a closed picture tube factory in midland providing new jobs and new hope for that community ontarios trade with japan in electronic components is growing at a steady rate halfway through 1983 we had sold as much as we had in 1982 our competitive edge lies in the fact that we can manufacture limited runs of specialty parts at competitive prices our ability to meet the exacting de mands of the specialty electronics market proves that our industry can be world lead ers that is why the ontario government is becoming more aggressive in promoting our provinces electronics expertise abroad closer to home ontario is boosting its presence in our number one trading part ner the united states new trade offices are to be opened shortly in boston phi ladelphia and san francisco ontario minister of industry and trade the hon frank miller has been touring our trade offices in the united states meet ing local businessmen and introducing them to the facts about growth in our pro vince quilt block contest honors bicentennial uxbridge the uxbridgescott his torical society is sponsoring a quilt block contest to help celebrate ontarios discuss dump stench by norah stoner regional councillor ward 3 town of pickering the occasion was the kickoff banquet to raise money for the ajaxpickering hospital fundraising campaign ele gantly gowned ladies and their hand some escorts attending a 5000 a plate dinner you would expect opening con versations would be about the lovely banquet hall in the new recreation complex or perhaps the hospitals ser vice to the community but no the initial comments of those arriving at the din ner were about the metro dump whats that dreadful smell the dump is certainly acting up tonight the odour problems are getting worse and when are they going to stop dumping were among the state ments my husband and i heard as we arrived for the dinner the operations of the metropolitan toronto landfill site on the 3rd conces sion at liverpool road have become a source of embarrassment for the town of pickering the dump is detrimentally affecting those who own property any where within 2 miles of the site the no xious odours have become a planning issue when dealing with residential de velopment in the valley farm road area councillor robertson has argued successfully against large lot develop ment on the grounds that the odours would prevent the sales of such prop erties i have recently written to metro out lining once again the difficulties we are having and suggesting certain actions 1 decrease the overall volume of waste going to the site by diverting waste to the maple site 2 ensure that all waste is fully co vered by the end of the working day 3 halt all night operations 4 halt all sewage sludge dumping 5 install a methane gas collection system the dump is going to be part of our community for some years in the future we must ensure that we can live with it the one method of documenting the problem is to phone metro toronto on their 24 hour works department num ber 9478211 and also phone me at 683- 3589 when the odours are bad dont hesitate every time you smell it again metro will only deal with this problem if we can prove to them beyond a shadow of a doubt that many people arc ex periencing the problem on a regular basis by the way the fundraising dinner was a great success in spite of the odours and about 20000 has been put towards the 1 million dollar goal for our community hospital bicentennial year a prize of 50 will be awarded for the first place winner 30 for second place 20 for third place and ten honorable mentions at 5 each the object of the contest is the quilt a block piece or appliqued exactly 125 square inches including a quarter seam allowance out of polyester and cotton blend material each square must relate to some aspect of ontarios 200year history each block submitted becomes the prop erty of the historical society and they are judged by three different people the judges will be lookingfor a suitable them- e composition use of color space and general appeal and workmanship the winning blocks will be displayed at the uxbridgescott museum during the end of may from 1 to 5 pm they will then be quilted together and the finished product will be displayed at the museum during uxbridges spring water days july 1 weekend and steam threshing days au gust 25 and 26 everyone is welcome to participate in the event and there will be a special categ ory for senior public school and secondary school students tlie prize for the first place student block is 20 and second place is 10 all blocks must be submitted with the creators name phone number address and a description of the specific design the blocks can be mailed or delivered to mrs donald st john rr3 uxbridge ontario l0c 1k0 for further information contact mrs st john at 8526855 businesses support program uxbridge the discounts for seniors program in durham region as well as stouffville is enjoying excellent support from area business people frank jenkinson of claremont told the tribune this week to qualify a senior citizen 60 years and over must hold an identification card with a personal photo attached these are avail able every wednesday at the pickering vil lage dropin centre rear of the court house or by arranging a group of 50 people for a phototaking session in uxbridge participating uxbridge merchants in clude uxbridge golf course yellow brick road superior auto body william son chevroletoldsmobile williamson buickpontiac dean watson auto sales b m automotive services peck bros uxbridge shell service rental indust rial tannery accents uxbridge bowling centre getaway travel uxbridge travel centre staroffice products and uxbridge shoe repair in claremont leos bp station is also a participant in some instances discounts arc on par ticular items and on specific days in all cases an identification card must be pro duced howdy doody tipping her hat to the audience 11yearold emma talbot a grade 6 student at valley view public school greenwood was excellent in the role of the narrator during last weeks twonight per formance of the runaway snowman the show was supported by a 56voice choir under the direction of staff music director carolyn mcgregor jim thomas the runaway snowman wintertime smash hit by jim thomas greenwood when the hills of greenwood ring to the sweet sounds of music chances are it originates from valley view public school valley view has gained a reputation for its vocal and instrumental talent a reputation thats known throughout the region carolyn mcgregor and company re tained this distinction last week with an enjoyable twonight performance of the runaway snowman it played to a full house wednesday and a near sellout thursday the parents plus grandmothers grandfathers aunts and uncles loved it giving both the choir and cast repeated ovations we try one every year codrama director nancy howie said she de scribed it as a staff effort with outside assistance from several in the com munity mrs mcgregor was the coordinator eila myers a codrama director kathy moore and mrs petty the choreog raphers and gudrun helmenstein the stage set director the casting was excellent and in- cludedemma talbot as the narrator amanda tait as robin hill kelly fox- ton as mrs hill eleanor wright as hap py the snowman and morgan drmaj as freddy fasttalk others cast in the roles of friends and policemen includedsuzanne druce glenn foote karen groff simon head debra nesbitt jocelyn snowdon didi brook michael evans and kevin smith the musical while relatively short about 40 minutes was extremely fast- moving the only interruption was the delightful presence of narrator emma talbot her professional informality points to future involvement in theatre arts at the secondary school level ah spoke out well particularly mor gan drmaj as freddy fasttalk he had many lines to learn and obviously learned them well the cast added a personal touch to the evenings entertainment by personally handing out roses to those assisting with the show the 56voice student choir was a program in itself situated as it was at one end of the auditorium the childrens faces werent as visible as the proud pa rents would have liked but they were beautiful to hear if not to see choir members includedmichelle acheson jennifer allison miranda avery kelly bath lynn benson rosaline bitondo vitina bitondo sarah blakely owen brett chrissy brook charlie brown denise brown ann byberg kathy cal vert darcy christ barbie clarke tammy copping tracy copping duane crann michelle crisp emily dimson samantha druce owen dunc- liffe susan elrick roshan faull joey foote stacey foxton susan gaudi katie geraghty chad graham andrea groff lisa harris elissa holgate sean holgate jodi lyn konick ian leong shawn lilley sherrie loyst cherie mahaney tammy mctaggart angie middleton joanne milne chris pascoe kitti puterbough vicki puterbough lisa puckrin kelly raeburn robyn raeburn elisa rothnie sharon saun ders kevin scanlan shirleysiu sarah squire jessica stoner tanya van hels- dingen and stephanie williams grade 6 student morgan drmaj 11 left in the role of freddy fasttalk points a condescending finger at happy the snowman right played by 13yearold eleanor wright in the middle of the debate is grade 4 student amanda tait nine playing the part of robin hill the staff and students of valley view school greenwood presented the song and dance show run away snowman for two evenings last week with ex cellent crowds both nights jim thomas 4h certificates awarded durham regionten 4h homemak- ers received honors diplomas at the durham south achievement program held recently in centennial united church oshawa recipients were countyjody batty brooklin kerri death sandra jamieson sharyn jones and dawn marconi alount zion gcral- dine cole whitby provincialfaith secley quaker hill sharon fiss mount zion advancedsandy booth and janice shaw brooklin helen hortop of scugog island was pre sented with a fiveyear leaders certifi cate reports on the provincial 4h members conference and the 4h program at the cne were presented by linda jones and wendy carson of mount zion respectively the program was in charge of beverly brook home economist regions of durham and york leaders and assistant leaders in durham south are corrine croxall and sherry morris bethesdareach marie lawson and sandy booth brooklin gail kerry and elva kerry epsom ruby johnson and marlcne gribblc good wood marg bell and marg couper- thwaitc greenbank evely jones and joan wilson mount zion barb parrin- dcr and chris parrindcr myrtle pat kil- lin and bcv holmes oshawa bcrnic seeley quaker hill helen hortop and ann chandler scugog island mary jean cole and martha cole whitby centre opens sunderland the doors of the north durham family service centre will officially open tomorrow thursday jan 26 during the opening ccrcmoniesat 2 pjffi the centre located on regional road 10 east of albert street sunderland will be open from 1 to 6 pm but at 2 pm brock township mayor allan mcphail will cut the official ribbon