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This is the first year that Lashown Green’s four children will be receiving gifts as part of the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, ensuring that each child has something under the tree on Christmas morning. “It’s been a hard year financially for me,” said Ms. Green, who works part-time. “I wanted to make sure my kids would have a present to surprise them on Christ- mas because it’s hard for me financially to provide what they want. To be able to get to see a smile on their face Christmas morn- ing makes me feel good.” Ms. Green praises the program for reach- ing out to the community to help families during the holiday season. “It means a lot to me because I believe Christmas is for the kids, and this means my kids will get to have that Christmas morning with presents,” she said. “It makes me feel good as a parent even though it didn’t come from me, because it came from someone who cares, and Christmas is about caring and sharing. This shows us as a family that there are still people out there willing to care and share during the holidays.” To date the Santa Claus Fund has raised $1,021,594 towards its goal of $1.6 million to provide kids in need across the GTA with gift boxes for Christmas. Children in Ajax and Pickering have been benefiting from the program since 2004, with 661 children receiving gift boxes last year. This year, organizers are hoping to raise $35,000 locally to fill enough boxes for up to 1,000 area children. For more information or to donate, visit www.thestar.com/santafund, call 416-869- 4847 or send a cheque to the News Adver- tiser at 130 Commercial Avenue, Ajax, ON L1S 2H5. Santa Fund brings Christmas cheer to Pickering family ryan pfeiffer / MetrolanD PICKERING -- Lashown Green’s four children will be receiving Christmas presents from the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund. From left, Malachi Mitchell, Hayle Grant, Meesha Grant, Lashown Green, Danneica Green and Petu the dog. 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At an executive committee meeting on Dec. 3 councillors debated a staff report looking at options to improve pedes- trian safety. Coun- cillor David Pickles had requested the information after complaints from several residents of condo towers along the Esplanade North and Valley Farm Road. Although sug- gestions for pedes- trian crosswalks at either the Avonmore Square or Esplanade North intersections with Valley Farm Road and on Glenanna Road at the Esplanade North were not supported in the report, staff did recom- mend installing a four-way traffic signal at Valley Farm and the Esplanade South, which would replace the existing pedes- trian crossing signal. Chuck Kent, president of Durham Con- dominium Corporation 93, told council a traffic signal would help alleviate resi- dents’ concerns. “We’re in full support of this propos- al, we’ve been talking about it with- in our group of condominiums, about the extremely unsafe corner due to that light, I know I’ve experienced near miss- es there,” he explained, noting he would also like to see the idea of crosswalks given more support. “Along with that discussion about safe- ty within the community, we are trying to put forward the idea of the crosswalk within Valley Farm. I thought due to the number of seniors crossing in that loca- tion, it might be a wise idea. It’s not just seniors, every- one’s safety is at risk.” Council- lors amended the motion to exclude the option for a full signal at Valley Farm and the Esplanade South, instead vot- ing to request staff to install a pedestrian crosswalk at the Esplanade North and Glenanna Road. “I’m hearing this is a safety issue,” said Coun. 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A customer using 53,000 gallons of water a year would pay $787.72, up from $726.40. A report going to Regional Council on Dec. 12 noted declining water use by residents and large businesses means less revenue is collected and needs to be made up by increased rates. “Reduced net consumption results in reduced user rate revenue, which must be recovered through user rate increase,” the report stated. During a works committee meeting on Wednesday, works commissioner Cliff Curtis said, “Your water and sewer bill is usually less than what you pay for cable TV. It looks high, but in absolute value, it’s not that high.” And, homeowners and businesses should expect to continue seeing high user rate increases. “We’re still maintaining, over the long term, we have to increase it by 10 per cent in order to maintain our assets,” Mr. Curtis said. The combined rate increase is 8.4 per cent, but broken up, the water user rate increase is 3.6 per cent and the sanitary sewer rise is 13 per cent. Oshawa Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri questioned why the rate had to increase by so much. “We get calls, coupled with cable bills, taxes, water, it all adds up.” “There are future user rate pressures. This isn’t a budget you’re able to hold to the inflation rate,” Mr. Curtis replied, adding the Region has to maintain “old infrastructure.” Next year, the Region is going to spend $11.3 million replacing the polybutylene water connections. About 25,000 con- nections were installed in Durham in the 1980s, before it was found they were cracking with age. Durham has to replace the connections and there are about 19,800 still remaining. Of the $11.3 million being spent next year, $9.9 million is new money allocated to the project, while $1.4 million hasn’t been spent this year. Coun. Marimpietri questioned if the Region has to spend money now to replace polybutylene connections. “It’s a huge amount of money for some- thing that’s not broken yet. 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All content copyright Editorial Opinions Tim Whittaker - Publisher • Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief • Mike Johnston - Managing Editor • Deb MacDonald - Senior Sales Supervisor Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classiﬁ ed Advertising Manager • Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager • Lillian Hook - Ofﬁ ce Manager • Cheryl Haines - Composing Manager A Metroland Media Group Ltd. Publication PHONE 905-683-5110 CLASSIFIEDS 905-905-683-5110 DISTRIBUTION 905-683-5110 NEWSROOM 905-579-4400 #2248 GENERAL FAX 905-683-7363 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax ON L1S 2H5 Member: Ontario Press Council, OCNA, CCNA, SNA. All content copyright Editorial OpinionsOpinionsOpinionsOpinions email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com Remembrance Day tradition ignored in Pickering To the editor: As a longtime resident of Pickering, I won- der if someone could explain to me why the two-minute silence on Remembrance Day is observed at 10:50 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. in Pickering. For the past two years (and more) I have attended the ceremony behind the library and this anomaly has occurred. I believe it was done to accommodate speeches by our local poli- ticians. Are these speech- es more important than adhering to a time-hon- oured tradition? It would not take too much effort to adjust the itinerary to pay our respects in a proper manner as is done all over the country. I am not in any way denigrating the speeches. They were all heartfelt and well mean- ing in their own way. I just feel it was dis- respectful for them to deliver them at 11 o’clock. Remembrance Day is observed all over our country, and many others on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. This marks the official end of the First World War in 1918 with the signing of the armistice. This time and date is recognized to hon- our those fallen in the wars since that time as we observe two minutes of silence at 11 o’clock to show our respect. Incidentally, I e-mailed several of the politicians who took part in the ceremony and, as yet, have heard back from none of them. Catherine Gibson Pickering Ajax has gone over the top with ‘Bicycle Friendly’ plan To the editor: Re: ‘No accountability for cyclists’, letter to the editor, durhamregion.com, Nov. 26, 2012. The answer to the letter writer’s inquiry about the street signs with the bicycle logo and who has paid for it is simple. The res- idents of Ajax; $170,000 to be exact with another $168,000 slated for 2013 in order to be “Bicycle Friendly.” With everyone from the federal government to the Bank of Canada preaching cautious spending, the Town of Ajax seems to have no problem spending tax dollars on numerous projects (don’t get me started) that, as the letter writer described, are “nice to have” but are not really needed. Not to worry, the mayor and his cohorts go to the residents for 2.75 per cent more, 3.75 per cent next year and so forth. I grew up in this fine town on a bicy- cle and never needed a white line or spe- cial street signs to get around, just knowl- edge of the rules of the road. (Helmet laws weren’t around back then). I have never known any town or city to be “unfriendly” at two-wheelers but Ajax has gone over the top and is bicycle friendly with attention- seeking disorder. Peter Ciach Ajax Familiar talking points on nuclear power To the editor: Re: ‘Prescription more complicated than columnists suggest’, letter to the editor, dur- hamregion.com, Nov. 26, 2012. The letter writer’s response to the guest column by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment repeats the standard talking points of the nuclear industry. Notice the interesting twist of PR going on. Pro-nuclear arguments are framed in a language of pseudo-science, while argu- ments for sustainable energy sources are dismissed as a “belief”. Take, for example, the figure of 50 per cent of the electricity supply in Ontario. Sure, it’s a fact but it didn’t just happen on its own. It came about historically because of intensive lobbying by the former Ontar- io Hydro and its nuclear division. That the 50-per cent figure continues to be enshrined in Ontario’s long-term plans is the result of yet more industry lobbying. Then there’s the trump card: if you don’t want nuclear then you must want coal. Sounds a lot like “if you ain’t one of us, you must be one of them.” A bit too sim- plistic for the real discussion we should be having. When two doctors tell me about a problem, I pay attention. When the indus- try that stands to gain billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies tells me it’s nothing, hmm ... Louis Bertrand Bowmanville Time for parents, students to stand up to teacher unions The narrator adopts a suitably grave tone in the message and asks if anyone has read Bill 115, the controversial provincial legisla- tion passed by the Liberals to impose con- tracts on Ontario’s teacher groups. The message, part of a series of audio ads in a campaign by public teachers’ unions condemning the legislation, goes on to pose a question to listeners, without a hint of irony, asking what the legislation is teaching kids about “fairness and democracy”. Judging by the tactics of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and Ontar- io Secondary School Teachers Federation, it presumably imparts the same lesson to young students as the unions in the way they have targeted students in their ongoing dispute with the Province. One could reasonably pose the question to union leaders in their increasingly ugly campaign against Bill 115: What are you teaching kids about ‘fairness’? By forcing teachers -- the vast majority of whom are dedicated and passionate about their vocation -- to toe the hard union line and withdraw services, refuse to proper- ly fill in fall report cards and work to rule in several other capacities (backed by the threat of individual sanctions), the unions are either unwilling to acknowledge that it is the students, and only the students, who are paying the price, or are so thoroughly in thrall of their Orwellian fantasies that they are unable to do so. The Province is struggling with a mas- sive deficit and, at the core of the issue, is demanding that the public sector join with Ontario taxpayers in a period of austerity in an effort to work together and tackle Ontar- io’s huge fiscal challenges. Let us not forget that, under the current Liberal government, teacher salaries have risen by nearly 25 per cent since 2003. Education funding has exploded with the introduction of full-day kindergarten and other education-friendly policies. 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The pink-hued room offers mas- sage chairs, mocktails, snacks, a children’s play area and different activities throughout December, includ- ing mini manicures, makeup lessons, mini makeovers, hair styling presentations, fashion advice, yoga dem- onstrations and more. “Women can come in, relax and recharge their batter- ies before heading back out to finish getting everything on their list,” said Lorna Murphy, marketing director for the Pickering Town Centre. After experimenting with a Men’s Den last year, an ini- tiative that raised $5,000 for prostate cancer research, the mall decided to switch gears after an online Cou- ples Holiday Survey showed that both men and women agree women do most of the holiday shopping. “Our women shoppers told us loud and clear that they are the ones who need pampering in December because they take on the majority of Christmas chores for their families,” Ms. Murphy said, noting this year’s space will be raising funds for Luke’s Place. “Luke’s Place is a great resource for our community,” she said. “They support abused women and children and help them through the legal process. They do such great work and they really have not gone to the public before; this is the start of their new fundraising campaign.” That new campaign, Support Change for Change Community Fundraising Challenge, raises money to help support area families. Tanya Veer-Casey, fund development and marketing manager for Luke’s Place, said it takes about $500 per family to fund the organi- zation’s work, which includes helping clients fill out forms, explaining the legal process, accompanying families to court and more. “The most important thing we do is help clients with the complicated nature of the legal process, especial- ly since they are in such a complicated state of mind,” Ms. Veer-Casey said, noting community support is absolutely essential since the organization depends on donations and grants. “This is such a fabulous initia- tive,” she said of the Ladies Room. “We rely so much on community support and we’re really trying to raise awareness for Luke’s Place.” The new lounge is a win-win for shoppers. “I think it’s great,” said Sobia Kahn of Pickering, who was Christmas shopping when she wandered into the Ladies Room. “It makes us feel special that someone would do something nice for us like this.” The Ladies Room will be open Thursdays through Sundays during mall hours until Dec. 24 and is located on the second floor above Santa’s Castle. 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SAVE MONEY. your source for FREE coupons Visit our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ﬂ yerland.ca/ du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • De c e m b e r 7 , 2 0 1 2 16 AP Mike Ruta - Entertainment Editor • mruta@durhamregion.com Editorial OpinionsWhat’s On On in Pickering On in Durham Make it a rockin’ Christmas in Pickering next week SUPPLIED PHOTO PICKERING -- Caught in the Crossfire and Cole Hermer perform at a toy drive concert Dec. 12. PICKERING -- Pickering firefighters and a local band are joining forces to help Santa this Christ- mas. Pickering-based Caught in the Crossfire and the Pickering Professional Firefighters’ Asso- ciation present Share the Joy, Give a Toy in Pickering on Dec. 12. It’s a toy drive concert starting at 7 p.m. at The Waterfront. Local musician Cole Hermer is the opening act. Caught in the Crossfire plays classic rock and will be mixing in some Christmas songs. Admission to the event is an unwrapped toy worth $20 or more. The toys will go to underprivi- leged kids of all ages in the community. The Waterfront is at 590 Liverpool Rd. at the lake. WHITBY -- Station Gallery presents the open- ing reception and awards of its Annual Members’ Exhibition on Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. The show runs to Jan. 6 and there’s a Cura- tor’s Walk and Talk Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. The gallery is at 1450 Henry St., Whitby. WHITBY -- The weather outside may be frightful, but a local choir will warm you up. The Durham Girls’ Choir’s annual Christ- mas concert is set for Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at Hebron Christian Reformed Church, 4240 Anderson St., Whitby. “Our annual Christmas concert is always a favourite among choristers and audiences alike,” states a press release. “While the cold winds blow outside, inside we are warmed by the sounds of song. For Sounds of Christmas, we are pleased to have special guest Serena Meharchand, graduate of Laurier’s vocal performance program, and other local musicians join us as we ring in the festive season.” Tickets will be available at the door, $12 for adults and $8 for students. Food drive concert in Ajax Five Durham bands playing for St. Paul’s on-the-Hill MIKE RUTA mruta@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Local bands are strumming and singing to garner food donations this Christmas season. Kill The Messenger’s 1st annual Holi- day Food Drive is set for Dec. 8 at Top Shelf Bar and Grill in Ajax. The food will go to the St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Food Bank. “It’s to raise some awareness in our community about the dire straits some of our fellow men, women and chil- dren who are struggling in our commu- nity through the holiday season are in,” says Brett Lavender, Kill the Messenger’s (KTM) lead vocalist. “We all wanted to do something to give back to the community that gave us the means to make the music we do.” The band are Womb (Ajax, 8 to 8:45 p.m.), Mother Leads (Ajax, 9 to 9:45 p.m.), Four Square (Uxbridge, GTA, 10 to 10:45 p.m.), My Life for Hire (Ajax, GTA, 11 to 11:45 p.m.) and KTM (Ajax, Pickering, Toronto), wrapping things up from midnight to close. “It’s a variety (of music),” Lavender says. “It’s hard rock, a little bit of metal.” Margaret Jocz, food bank director, notes KTM did a short video about the food bank a few years ago. “Three years later they’re still involved, they still want to help,” she says. She says a band like KTM can reach people the food bank doesn’t normally reach to highlight the need in the com- munity. And the need is there, Jocz says. “The need has gone up, especially at this time of year,” she says. “People may be doing fairly well throughout the year, but you have that extra stress at Christ- mas.” The food bank is on track to assist 7,500 people in 2012, up from 6,500 in 2011. Jocz thanked KTM and the other bands, Top Shelf for hosting the event, and noted individuals, schools and busi- nesses in the community are also assist- ing St. Paul’s. “It’s just great the way the com- munity responds,” she says. Admission to the concert is $5 with the donation of a canned food item (more cash and food obviously welcome) or $10 without a canned food item. Top Shelf is at 527 Westney Rd. S. (at Clements Road). 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And your sons are in bands: Bad Dog and The Sons Of The Beach- es, respectively. I am so glad that you’ve done these discs, they are very impressive.” -- Robbie Lane -- AM740 -- Aug. 16, 2012. On the heels of The Quartet Daze -- Disk 1 (This Week, Feb. 17) comes The 60’s Daze -- Disk 2 which follows up with recordings from the 1960s -- although, essen- tially, The Hi-Lites are the only featured group, as led by singer/ archivist Harry Harding. He briefly joined The Diamonds in 1969, but no recordings are available from that venture. In 1961, Harding had just come off a stint as one of “The Singing/ Swinging 8” (young Gordon Light- foot was also a member), a back- up vocal/dancing ensemble that prominently figured on CBC’s popular TV program, Country Hoe- down. Opportunity knocked when the original leader and tenor of The Hi-Lites, Lenny Schacter, vacat- ed his role. Harding was much more comfortable fronting a vocal group than anything else and so he jumped at the chance to join The Hi-Lites. The first half of the disc features The Hi-Lites I (1961-1965). The new outfit, now a trio (Hard- ing, Jimmy Nolan and Larry Sturi- no), adopted a much finer, efficient style, which smoothly concurred with their newfound successful, primary role as international enter- tainers. As with Disk 1, the quality and sound emanating from Disk 2 is superior. The first half kicks off with selections from The Hi-Lites solitary album on King Records, Live At Suttmillers (1962), and ends with the inclusion of the song 76 Trombones, lifted from a Live CBC- TV New Year’s Eve Special which they performed in 1963. Although the original album had success in the U.S., unfortunately the Canadian distributor promo- tion team ignored it and so the album stiffed. But, now it is once again available, albeit on CD, and can be appreciated anew. The second half of the disc fea- tures The Hi-Lites II (1966-1969). The group was now made up of new lead singer Steve Davis and Fred Larsen, along with tenor Harding. Two songs (Tomorrow and Walk Away) were written by Davis, who also provided vocal arrangements with Larsen. These are highly attractive, some of the best tracks on The 60’s Daze. Ironically, they stem from a failed 1967 New York recording session, but still, the evolving, pure 1960s vocal harmo- ny is exemplified here, including a third tune, Where Did July Go. This musical creation contains a finesse reminiscent of the stylistic super group, The Association, and their hit, Never My Love. Harry Harding: “It is a shame the three songs couldn’t have made it to vinyl, as we and others felt the potential was there for Billboard chart success.” Lastly, an enjoyable 1968 live performance taped at a spa in New Jersey rounds things off. The tunes, derived from an audio cassette, were specifically chosen to illus- trate The Hi-Lites’s versatility. But, most of their visual, special mate- rial was omitted. Disk 2 is worthy of what will even- tually be three packages (coming soon: Video Daze – Disk 3) devel- oped by Harding for the sake of posterity. The long hours devoted to a sometimes difficult undertak- ing is reflected in the fine finished product. Note: To buy the Daze discs, visit Robbie Lane at robbielane.com and send him a message. Andrew Merey is a Whitby resident who’s interested in music and movie history. He has contributed articles to This Week since 2003. You can reach him at amerey@rogers.com. Andy merey / Looking bAck Christmas battle in Oshawa OSHAWA -- Laugh it up this Christmas season. Durham Improv presents The Improv CHRISTMAS Battle to the Death! Dec. 15 at its Black Box theatre in Oshawa. Stephanie Herrera, founder and owner of Durham Improv, describes it as a Whose Line Is It Anyway-style night of impro- visational comedy. Profession- al improv troupes from as far as Peterborough and Hamilton are coming. She notes the big-name guests include Herbie Barnes and Toron- to’s Natasha Boomer, “a musical improvising legend,” who is also teaching a musical improv work- shop from 4 to 6 p.m. (to regis- ter contact Herrera at info@dur- hamimprov.com. The cost is $10). “This is a rare opportunity for people to see some live improv,” Herrera explains in a press release. “It also gives people the chance to see a variety of talent since the performers are coming from beyond Toronto; funny peo- ple they may never get to see live again.” The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Concessions and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 pre-paid through www.durhamimprov.com. 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(CAD) AP Supplied photo A family affair PICKERING -- Cast members of Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre’s It Runs in the Family. The play runs at the theatre, 2885 Altona Rd., between Taunton and Whitevale roads. Pickering, through New Year’s Eve. For more information and tickets, visit www.heron- gate.com or call 905-472-3085. Christmas in the hospital in Pickering Herongate presents It Runs in the Family PICKERING -- It Runs in the Family is playing at Herongate Barn Dinner The- atre through New Year's Eve. Set in a British hospital a few days before Christmas, the Ray Cooney play sees the hospital staff preparing the annual holiday show. But real life gets in the way when a former nurse appears and announces that her fling with Dr. David Mortimore almost 19 years ago produced a child. "This fast-paced hilarious British com- edy is perfect for the Christmas season," states a press release. "Lots of action and comedy at the hos- pital has nurses and doctors running in and out of doors all in need of Dr. Morti- more." The cast includes Rose Green and Don Green of Pickering, Kelly-Anne Moss of Ajax, Jim McLaughlin and Grant Evans of Scugog, Barb Frigault of Whitby and Lisha Van Nieuwenhove of Sunderland. On Dec. 31, the play will be presented as part of Herongate's New Year's Eve Gala. In addition to the play, there will be pre-show entertainment and a post-show party with musical entertainment. Herongate is at 2885 Altona Rd., between Taunton and Whitevale roads. For more information and tickets, visit www.herongate.com or call 905-472- 3085. > Hawk sighting OSHAWA -- Music legend Ronnie Hawkins was at the Regent Theatre Dec. 1 sharing stories and laughs, prompted by broadcaster John Donabie. Read all about it at durhamre- gion.com. JaSon liebregtS / Metroland SportsSports Brad Kelly- Sports Editor • bkelly@durhamregion.com UFC fighter finds a home in Durham Region SHAWN CAYLEY scayley@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- At 33 years old, Antonio Car- valho has been a lot of places and seen a lot of things. Perhaps more so than the usual person at that age. Whether it was growing up in Sault Ste. Marie, moving down this way and into Ajax or across the pond and to Portugal as a youth, Carvalho got used to being on the move. That trend continued for much of his formative years as his life took anoth- er turn and brought him back to these parts, first into Pickering and then back to the Ajax area before finally settling on Oshawa, where he now makes his home. Within it all, sports were always a big part of Carvalho’s life. But for the most part the focus was on soccer, which shouldn’t come as a big surprise consid- ering his Portuguese decent. That changed, though, while Carvalho was attending Durham College. There he met Justin Bruckmann, who was making inroads within a sport of a different kind: mixed martial arts. “I hadn’t done any martial arts at the time, but was a fan of the sport when it was kind of more underground,” Carval- ho recalls. “When I met him I had over- heard that he trained and I was inter- ested in that so I decided to go over and have a chat with him. “I wasn’t sure about it at first because I was still trying to play soccer, then one day I decided I wanted to try it and never looked back from there. It’s a great feel- ing to be on the mats.” Indeed he hasn’t looked back. After years of working his way up the ranks of the sport, these days Carvalho finds himself employed by the UFC. His most recent fight with the promotion came last month at UFC 154 in Montreal, where he was the winner of a three-round split decision over Rodrigo Damm. A win is a win, to be sure, but Carval- ho came away from that bout feeling less than impressed with his performance, especially considering he was coming off a convincing first-round knockout win over Daniel Pineda in his previous fight in July. “For me it was such a good feeling that night,” he says in looking back on the Pineda match. “I tried to forget that as much as I could because each fight is dif- ferent and each opponent is different. It’s hard to come off a fight like that and then have this performance, which was kind of lacklustre for me in my opinion. “As a competitor I always want to per- form well and this is a spectator sport. You want to give the fans what they want. I didn’t deliver, but hopefully next time I’ll do a little better,” Carvalho adds. Just when that next fight comes is any- one’s guess. Carvalho figures he’ll hear from the UFC soon in that regard, but in the meantime, he is back working and training at Bruckmann’s Martial Arts in Oshawa. And that’s no coincidence. Going back to that first meeting Carval- ho had with Bruckmann in college, the two have been fast friends and unwav- ering in their support of one another in their quests to make a mark in martial arts. “He’s kind of everyone’s mentor, the guy that keeps the machine going ... He’s my No. 1 ally for sure,” Carvalho says. Both have come a long way since that initial meeting on the college campus, with Bruckmann heading up his well- regarded club and Carvalho finding his way to the big stage with the UFC. The key to it all, says Carvalho, has been being opened-minded about each opportunity that has presented itself over the years. “I didn’t know how far I was going to take it,” he says of his foray in MMA. “I had no idea I’d be this far. I don’t think that was the actual plan. I just found a passion for it.” >Long road for Carvalho SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND OSHAWA -- Antonio Carvalho, who lived in Ajax before settling in Oshawa, won his fight at UFC 154 in Montreal, a split decision over Rodrigo Damm. Sports Briefs The Right Step perfect in upset over ESN AJAX -- ESN Packaging is no longer undefeated as the Right Step was perfect from start to finish in a lopsided 68-34 upset win in Ajax Men’s Basketball League play. Point guard Billy Jack hit a trio of three pointers and 13 points all told in the first half alone as Right Step jumped out to a 36-11 halftime lead and never looked back. Balanced team scoring was the key as Jack finished with 24 points while teammates Orin Taylor and Ian David added 14 and 11 respectively. A shocked ESN captain Roger Young tallied 18 for ESN. Second-place Top Shelf also was upset by North Alliance Press in a much closer match, 47-40. Sherwin James led the way with 15. John Beyaz had 11 and both Nick Mikos and Dan Deveau chipped in 10 for the win- ners. Ravi Persad continued to lead the way for Top Shelf with 20 and big man Eric Ellis tallied 17. Michael’s Eatery evened their record with a decisive 50-38 win over struggling Dickson’s Printing. Seven of eight players tallied for Michael’s with Tim Lane scoring a dozen and Rob Hare 11. Scott Poulton once again had the hot hand with 13 for Dickson’s. Winter season nearing at Durham City Basketball DURHAM -- The Durham City Basketball House League is preparing for their winter session beginning in January at Pickering High School. The program includes 10 sessions and is open to boys and girls aged 4-16. The program places a large emphasis on fun, while focusing on learning the basic skills of basketball. The coaches will work on developing the participants skill through individual and team drills each week and players will have an opportunity to apply what they have learned during league play. All players receive a T-shirt and awards at the conclu- sion of the program. Registration will be at Ajax Community Centre Dec. 12 from 7-9 p.m. The cost of the program is $125. For more information, contact 905-427-4253 or log on to www.durhamcitybasketball.ca. Jameel Williamson OCAA Male Athlete of the Week AJAX -- Jameel Williamson of Ajax was recognized by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association for a couple of stellar games he had recently as a member of the Centennial Colts basketball team. In fact, Williamson grabbed top honours for the week ending Dec. 2, named the Male Athlete of the Week and the Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week. The third-year forward led the Colts to a pair of wins, improving Centennial’s record to 8-1. In victo- ries over Algonquin and La Cite, Williamson totaled 44 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and six steals. William- son is averaging 17.1 points per game. Annandale Curling Club hosts Mixed Doubles Classic AJAX -- The Annandale Curling Club hosted its second annual Mixed Doubles Classic on Saturday, with Team Sanford coming out the winners. Team Pilgrim was second with last year’s cham- pion, Team Hawks, finishing third. The Hawks also recorded the bonspiel’s first-ever six-ender. Fourth place went to Team Barrett with Team MacFadyen com- ing in fifth. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • De c e m b e r 7 , 2 0 1 2 19 AP du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • De c e m b e r 7 , 2 0 1 2 20 AP Carrier of the We ek Ajax & Pickering Locations8 Salem Rd South Ajax, ON L1S 7T7 To day’s Carrier of the Week is Brianna. She enjoys writing books and drawing. Brianna has received dinner vouchers compliments of McDonald’s, Subway and Boston Pizza. If you did not receive your News Advertiser/flyers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at 905-683-5117. 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The level 6 (Age 14+) athletes will be competing with the current Ontar- io Competitive Program rules to compete at Montreal’s Gymnix Classic competition March 8-10. The levels 7, 8, 9 and national open (13+) athletes were competing using the Junior Olympic Code and deductions out of the maximum start value of 10.0 for any level. Those awarded a spot on Team Ontario will compete in the USA’s Presidential Classic competition in Orlando, Florida, February 15-17. Pickering Athletic Centre had five ath- letes competing at this competition. Level 8 Verena Herrmann 1st vault, 3rd bars, 3rd beam, 3rd floor, 1st overall Level 8 Katie Towers 3rd vault, 7th bars, 7th beam, 6th floor, 2nd overall Level 7 Claire Platnar 18th vault, 2nd bars, 2nd beam, 3rd floor, 1st overall Level 6 Victoria Sparks 15th vault, 7th bars, 6th beam, 10th floor, 11th overall Level 6 Alexandra Sagat 13th vault, 6th bars, 7th beam, 13th floor, 13th overall Herrmann, Towers and Platnar have all been named to Team Ontario and will be competing in Florida in February. Head coach Andrew Taylor and coaching part- ner Debbie Siemon have also been named as team coaches. Sabrina byrneS / Metroland PICKERING -- Andrew Taylor, Verena Herrmann, Claire Platnar, Katie Towers and Debbie Siemon from the Pickering Athletic Centre have been named to Team Ontario. 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