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classifieds 2942200 6402100 v 6492292 if it s speed youre after the classifieds really move it uxbridge pickering 1384 tempo nowhere from 7765 have you orjven a ford latecv mcarthurs sales hyw 76 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 heritage ltd 2945400 second section a metrolancl community newspaper wednesday august 8 1984 police charge uxbridge man uxbridge twp a 23yearold uxbridge twp man was charged with a variety of offences includ ing impaired driving early saturday a beaver road resident was stopped in that area by two durham regional police officers at about 1230 am according to a police report the man attempted to hide under his vehicle in an unsuccessful attempt to allude police after submitting to a breathalizer test he was charged with driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of 08 as well as breach of recognizance and driving while under suspension the man blew twice the legal limit in two consecu- begin testing hamlet wells claremont drilling of test wells in two locations were to begin today aug 8 with at least two more to fol low in the near future the test wells the first to be at claremont public school and the royal cana dian legion will help deter- mine the hamlets best alternative water supply project data will be used by the ministry of environ ment to evaluate the poten tial for either private re placement wells or a com munal system northern well drilling li mited of unionville has the contract a water study prepared last summer indicated that a high percentage of claremonts wells and sep tic tank systems were un satisfactory the drilling work esti mated at a cost of 88000 is expected to be complete by midfall at which time ministry officials will sit down with other involved agencies and study the find ings a decision could be ready by the early part of 1985 tive tests police report he had also broken cur few one of the conditions imposed when he was pre viously released on his own recognizance he has been charged by ontario provin cial police for sex offences including rape police said investigate incident durham regional police are investigating the alleged use of a dangerous weapon after a weekend in cident in downtown ux bridge a man apparently used an axe to threaten other per sons police said no charges have been laid police also report some vehicular accidents plus cases of impaired driving and break and enter in the uxbridge area over the holi day weekend a twoyearold brock twp girl was pronounced dead monday morning after a weekend accident in her family pool diana curtis was first rushed to ux bridge cottage hospital then to a city hospital for trauma treatment she died at about 11 am monday bull riding thrills rodeo fans cowboys display some unique riding styles during a rodeo held at pleasure valley outdoor recreation cen tre sunday bull riding was especially popular with the hundreds of spectators on hand for the rough stock rodeo presentation ed walls of toronto won this event with a score of 69 atop a bull named herbie sunny skies helped attract another large crowd for a second show holiday monday rider hits stride at olympics claremont kelly plitz came up with some outstanding performances last week at the summer olympic games in los angeles calf the 26yearold claremont rider placed 25th against the worlds top com petitors in the individual threeday event final she also paced the cana dian eventing team to a 10th place overall finish behind such world powers as the united states first place britain west germany france and australia while canada trailed af ter the dressage portion of the threediscipline event kelly and her teammates edie traves martha griggs and liz ashton made up ground in the en durance and jumping cate gories kelly the daughter of doug and carol plitz rr 2 claremont has estab lished herself as one of canadas bright hopes for the future although shes been rid ing most of her life shes still considered a young competitor in international equestrian circles riders seem to be in their prime in their mid to late thirties she said be fore her trip to la in this sport you have a long career its rare to all of a sudden get the gold medal the north pickering resi dent who rides an 11-year- old horse called dialad- ream has realistic goals she wants to gradually move up in world rankings as she gains experience and confidence right now i know who im competing against making the top 20 is realis tic in years to come though id like to make the top three she said kelly hopes that shell be able to ride dialadream at the 1988 olympic games in the future id like to keep this mare at the top if shes still sound she could compete in korea she commented the horse and rider are no strangers to international competition having travelled to the 1982 world championships in west ger many chairman race on hold kelly plitz to host horse show uxbridge twp brock hill farm eques trian centre is hosting a hunterjumper competi tion oh sunday aug 12 the seagram trillium show will have a total of 24 classes hunter events begin at 9 am while jumper- divisions get underway at noon v there will be a cham pion and reserve named in each class trophies and ribbons willbe awarded in all events and prizemoney will be offered in some disci plines allan clarkson of the schomberg area will be hunter judge and toron tos annis dupont will look after jumper ste ward is richard smith of richmond hill a total of three rings will be in use including a new jumper area i regular entries closed aug 5 but post entries will be accepted up until and on show day brock hill farm is lo cated on brock road just north of claremont proposal goes to hearing uxbridge twp objections over a proposed special care home for for mer mental patients has been referred to the ontario municipal board for a hearing patricia and doug wed- dels plan to care for pre viously institutionalized people in their home part lot 26 con 4 drew concern from neighboring residents whore worried about the consequences of locating such an operation in the area potential growth of the home was another concern although mrs weddcl has assured members of the planning and development committee that she plans to have no more than seven re sidents the wcddel family would also reside in the home requirements would allow a maximum of 10 resi dents otherwise the proper ty would have to be rczoncd to allow for a nursing home a restricted area bylaw has already been passed by uxbridge twp council allowing a home forspccial care durham region a regional chairmanship race will likely not develop until after the federal election according to a former candidate for that top post john aker an oshawa alderman who lost a close decision to uxbridge resi dent gary herrema in the 1980 election said chair hopefuls will want to make sure the seat is open before announcing their intentions mr herrema the present chairman of durham re gion is the federal liberal candidate in ontario riding mr aker said he perso nally doesnt believe the re gion will have to finda re placement after the sept 5 federal election the oshawa alderman known to be a tory suppor ter feels mr herrema will have a tough time defeating progressive conservative incumbent scott fennell geoff rison is representing the new democratic party a number of the regions mayors may run in the event herrema wins and a chairman election is re quired those mentioned as possi ble candidates include mayors jack anderson of pickering allan pilkey of oshawa al mcphail of brock and bob attersley of whitby steam days yxbridge-twp- the 13th annual steam itjireshingpays fljifig held aug 25 and 26 at the uxbridgescott museum grounds quaker hill steam e n g i nes threshing machines and saws will be featured at this years program sponsored by uxbridge- scott historical society it runs from 1 to 5 pm on both the saturday and sunday other exhibits will in clude a shingle- mill baker fan drag saw gas and oil engines cid er mill pioneer arts and crafts model buildings and antique cars and trucks there will also be musical entertain men t plus museum disr plays and demonstra tions karts come under starters orders racers roar away to a start during the 1984 canadian karting championships held in uxbridge twp over the weekend top competitors powered their speedy machines around the goodwood kartways course including mem bers of the local durham karting club who used their home track to advantage chris shanahan karters display skills goodwood some worldclass drivers display ed their racing skills here saturday and sunday at the 1984 canadian karting championships goodwood park kart ways played host to top competitors from alberta saskatchewan manitoba quebec and ontario the elite field included scarboroughs paul tracy fresh from a sixth place fin ish in the world junior championships in laval france tracy 15 defended his canadian title in the presti gious intercontinental a class during sundays final he drove his pepsi challen ger kart to victory ahead of secondplace finisher david ncvin of willowdale robert foteas of st romauld que was another top performer cap turing the national class tracy a member of the local durham kart club was one of the favorites at last months world junior meet in france despite a valiant effort he had to set tle for the number six spot the young racer was up against 92 diivcrs repre senting 11 other countries he used his home track to advantage sunday enroute to the winners circle many of his fellow drivers arc also based at the goodwood faci lities s