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classifieds 2942200 6402100 if its speed youre after the classifieds really move it second section hub uxbridge pickering real estate m ford 1984 tempo nowhere froms7765 ha ve you driven a ford lath y mcarthurs sales hrw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 2945400 a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 8 1984 over 600 participants uxbridge skaters brilliant uxbridge twelve members of the uxbridge figure skating club won awards from first to third place during the fifth annual invitational com petition held in uxbridge on the weekend the uxbridge team had 25 skaters participating and of the 12 winners there were six first place wins four second and six third there were approximate ly 600 entries from around ontario and both nights dur ing the award presentations there was a fullhouse said heather somerville com mittee organizer overall its the best re sponse weve had from pre vious years she said it was really great local winners during saturdays events were preliminary b ladies first heather vaughan markham fsc prepreliminary c ladies first sandra cassie uxbridge fsc prepreliminary e ladies second cindy sebestyen uxbridge fsc prepreliminary mens final first darren ed wards whitby fsc second troy mccully port perry fsc third anand date uxbridge fsc preliminary mens final second luke austin ux bridge fsc preliminary e ladies third lynne ewen ux bridge fsc mixed juvenile dance first savina findlay and anand date uxbridge fsc third melissa stevens and cary dowson port perry fsc fourth tamara english and cor- win hildenbrand sunder land fsc prejuvenile a ladies third rhonda stacey whitby fsc prejuvenile b ladies first debbie graham markham fsc second shannon brown whitby fsc third jennifer mar tin whitby fsc juvenile b ladies first meegan larsen markham fsc prejuvenile mens final second chris mclean whitby fsc fifth paul ignagni markham fsc prejuvenile c ladies third savina findlay uxbridge fsc juvenile mens final second matthew im- boden uxbridge fsc prejuvenile e ladies first lisa john ux bridge fsc juvenile c ladies third claudia dangelo markham fsc preliminary ladies final second heather vaughan markham fsc prejuvenile ladies fin al first debbie graham markham fsc mixed prenovice dance first stacey kanelos ajax fsc and neil autton snow routes okay pickering after several complaints by resi dents regarding poor snow removal service in the rural areas of pickering township ward 3 council lor norah stoner has found its not a big problem she said a report had been submitted on the snow plow ing service and the findings had satisfied council mem bers the report outlined the number of hours worked by town employees and that when plowing was needed the snow plows were out on the roads by 145 am you cant ask for more then that said stoner you couldnt ask for better service then what the men were out doing agincourt fsc third nicole page and darren ed wards whitby fsc interpretive mens final third matthew im- boden uxbridge fsc and first place for the best cos tume area winners for sun days skating events were prenovice a ladies third tracy taylor ajax fsc prenovice b ladies first jennifer cook ux bridge fsc novice a ladies second jennifer geddes ajax fsc prenovice c ladies first janice fisher markham fsc third valerie grosvenor ux bridge fsc prenovice d ladies second dana forder uxbridge fsc third am ber frost pickering fsc prenovice e ladies first cathy doherty ajax fsc novice c ladies third annette lewis ajax fsc junior a ladies second lisa kirwan markham fsc junior b ladies second jackie macdo- nald markham fsc third nancy meredith whitby fsc prenovice ladies final first jennifer cook ux bridge fsc third dana forder uxbridge fsc junior ladies final second lisa kirwan markham fsc third jackie macdonald mar kham fsc prenovice competitive mens final second todd guddat markham fsc senior interpretive ladies final first jill watson uxbridge fsc third jackie macdonald markham fsc according to mrs some rville the bake sale and raf fle the skating club held was also a success everything was cleaned up the first day she said the club is over one hurdle but has another to go their next upcoming event is a carnival planned for april 14 and 15 editors mail community consoled dear editor re claremont water supply because there has been much concern in the community and as there appears to me to have been a good deal of misunderstanding about the role of the town and the other parties in volved in claremonts water system as your mayor i felt i should try to clarify this whole question in 1974 when the re gional municipality of durham was estab lished the responsibility for municipally owned water and sewerage sys tems passed to the re gion previously the town or as it was then the township of picker ing had this responsibil ity but with the present municipal structure we no longer do as you know three members of ny council and i serve on the regional munici pality of durham coun cil which has a total of 31 members drawn from the region as a whole for water and sewage systems which are pri vately owned such as those now used in claremont as private citizens the homeowners are responsible for the installation mainte nance and operation of these systems anyone who wishes to substantially modify an existing well or drill a new well may do so new wells should be dril- led by a well driller licensed by the ministry of the environment any additions or changes to septic tank systems are likewise the responsibil ity of the homeowner subject to approval by the health unit of the regional municipality- of durham which undertakes this function of behalf of the ministry of the environment under a special prog ram the ministry of the environment commis sions and pays for stu dies of private water and sewage systems in cases where there is evidence of deficiencies if as a result of such studies it is shown that improve ments to systems are needed then under this same program the ministry will pay up to 75 per cent of the cost ftfr these improvements if however it is found that a better overall solution- is to provide a communal system to re- place the wells andor septic tanks then the ministry would not nor- mally be prepared to pay for improvements or repairs to the private systems i would like to mention briefly the situation for small municipalities that are not included in the regions- if claremont were located in a municipality which is not part of a regional municipality then as in pickerings former days that municipality would be responsible for municpally owned com munal systems and it could turn to the minis- try of the environment for assistance under yet another financial prog ram to help defray the costs to the munici pality however because claremont is part of the regional municipality of durham the region would normally only qualify for a subsidy from the ministry of the environment of 15 per cent ofthe capital cost of the works for claremont or any other communal systems obviously this in not as attractive to homeow ners and this is an anomaly in the minis trys assistance prog rams which i hope can be rectified you will probably find my explanation compli cated to say the least and i fully understand your concern that you feel caught up in a mud dle of confusing respon sibilities as your mayor i will do whatever i can to obtain the best solu tion for claremont however the town cannot become directly involved as the town does not have the man date to do so i hope in due course you will find that the best solution for the citizens of claremont will be im plemented and i can assure you that is my sincere wish yours sincerely john e anderson mayor of pickering savina findlay 12 left of rr 2 uxbridge and anand date of rr 1 claremont won first place in the mixed juvenile dance competition saturday both skater also won other awards during the fifth annual invitational skating competition which was sponsored by the ux bridge figure skating club for more pictures see page b2 by audrey green uxbridge a touch of history and a glimmer of eng land is conveyed from the pub and dinning rooms at the hobby horse arms restaurant 43 main st north ux bridge which officially opened last week converted from the eighteenth century commercial hotel hobby horse arms provides customers with two different menus english type beers and a cozy atmos phere since july 1983 owner ronald tindley has had the old hotel renovated and redecorated although all the dining rooms are not ready for service theyre coming along slow but sure said mr tindley were interested in getting the first floor and bar open before the whole restaurant he stated the dining rooms are all decorated in a different fashion which gives them individual characteristics the downstairs english style pub takes customers back about 100 years large beams line the walls while a builtin fire place extends a certain warmth various trinkets are scattered throughout and a portrait of winston churchill stands propped on the fireplace mandle the handle bar menu offers soups salads and entrees like a ploughmans lunch or melton mowbray pie with salad this menu which is equivalent to a lunch menu ranges in price from special soup of the day at 165 to a hobby horse steak sandwich on garlic bread with salad for 695 the evening menu differs in price and variety appetiz ers like oysters rockefeller or smoked trout are less than 6 while entrees like lemon tarragon chicken pork and veal medallions with raspberry sauce or veal cordon bleu range from 785 to 1195 to end a meal a selection of deserts are available they range from fresh homemade pies at 195 to individual baked alaska at 425 mr tindley has hired paul nowosiadly of beaverton to man the kitchens chef nowosiadly a graduate of humber colleges hotel and restaurant management program came from toronto where he was secondincommand at the lambton golf and country club weve worked on our own menus and added a bit of english he said the restaurants name hobby horse arms comes from the 1791 bicycle known as the hobbyhorse it was a bicycle with no peddles which was operated by pushing the feet backwards on the road when asked how business has been to date mr tindley replied excellent team wins two awards by audrey green uxbridge uxbridge race masters recently re turned home with two first place wins and a close second from the tenth annual bass lake drag races in orillia ron beach of rr 1 uxbridge participated in a recent snowmobile drag racing competition held in orillia mr beach is a member of race masters an uxbridge based snowmobile team they brought home two first place awards which were won in the 340cc modified class driver ron beach of rri uxbridge said the five member snowmobile racing team participated in the twoday event which in volved about 250 drivers they won the 340cc mod ified class on both days and came a close second in the open modified race we had a bad weekend said mr beach we had a lot of problems due to the heavy snow the team which has three drivers and two crew members drag race snow mobiles which have been modified this involves adding special exhaust sys tems and beefing up the machines horsepower any where from 50 to 100 per cent anything goes ex plained mr beach drag racing is a very safe spor tits a lot of fun the team race masters has been together for four years he said the drivers include himself mr beach john seymour and jerry vlcko and two crew members ron hope and victor spillman all of ux bridge mr beach said the team wasnt up to their usual standards at the bass lake race we usually do extremely well the team is sponsored by various companies like taylors marine in osha- wa petro canada and gates rubber company race masters have four modified snowmobiles and although mr beach ex plained its a fun sport it tends to be costly each en gine is worth approximately 3000 and on top of that it costs a couple of thousand dollars extra to beef them up you may have 5000 worth in one engine according to mr beach the drag racing season doesnt last too long usually six weekends because when the ice starts to melt or crack the sport finishes for another year this years races have included meets in keswick orillia and port perry this weekend race masters will also be attending the canadian championships in keswick saturday feb 25 and sun day feb 26 we have a good chance he predicted