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..... . . ........ .- ........ Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, AprIl 14, 1982, 5 Pînewood Derby finals It wasgî big day ln Bowmanville on Saturday, April 3rd when Cubs from tbe district, some 85 strong, entered in competition in the Pincwood Derby. The event took some four hours to compîcte with Orono being in top place at the end of- the event. Cub' Michael Tomlinson, sbown in insert, from Orono places his car ini competition wvitb starter Earle Stevens who was 'assisting with the Derby. Pinewood Derby is an an- nual event and one wbich bolds a lot of interest for cubs throughout a wide area in this district. they feit that the formation of a tourist attractions count- cil was a necessity for Durham Region. This council would enabie a structured tourism strategy to be developed therefore increas- ing public awareness of the Region. A second meeting has been scheduled for April 19, 1982 at Parkwood to determine the structure of the coundil and elect the executive com- mittee. Submnitted by: Contact for further information Martha-Anne Rankine, Manager Parkwood Estate 270 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ont. 579-1311. Orono Building Contractor Brick - Block - Concrete Stone Work Car pentry - Cabinet Work Floors - Tii. Phone 983-5441 ORONO Parkwood Estate in Oshawa bas been awarded a federal grant to fund a Canada Development Project witb the primary objective of establishing a co-operative tourist attrations council for Durham Region. Parkwood has hired, under the terms of tbe grant, three persons, Leslie Besse, Naomi Clayton, and Kathy Giroux to work on the "Tourism Plus" Project. Over the next few montbs, the project hopes to promote the concept of tourisrn throughout the Region. This may be achieved by effective and co-opcrative advertising, the introduction of speciai events and theme weeks, bet- ter distribution of brochures, tbe design and implementa- tion of a specific marketing plan. Initialiy, tbe project bas been researching strategy reports and tourism develop- ment studies wbicb bave been completed in other regions and bave consulted with representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, The Central On- tario Travel Association and the Metropolitan Toronto Visitors and Convention Bureau. Previous studies on aurisrn for Durhanm Region _liave flot been undertaken, therefore, researcb within the area bas been initiated. Infor- mation bas been gathcred tbrouglx personai interviews witb various tourist related organizations and commuity agencies, and, as a result,, several reports bave been compiied illustrating the cur- refit situation of tourismn in the Region, noting some pro- blems and possible solutions. In mid-march letters* were *sent out to tourist oriented businesses inviting themn to attend an awareness meeting that was held at Parkwood on Match 3tb. for the purpose of discussing the proposai of the formation of a ce- opertive tourist attractions council. The response to the meeting was excellent. Over 60 people representing ail facets of the tourismn industry across the region attended. The Guest panel included Bruce Potter, Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, Aldo Campagnola, Manager of Centrai Ontario Travel Association, and Bud Tress, President of tbe Great Pine Ridge Tourist Association. Eacb speaker outlined tbe function of their organization with-*n tbe tourismn industry and described the benefits of forming a co-operative body. The outcome of the Meeting was very favourabie and those present indicated Mr. Dressup coming Bo wman ville llbrary Mr. Dressup is coming to and make-believe situations Bowmanville High School on which so deligbt his young Monday, May 3rd. 1982 for viewers. 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. shows. Moving from one character Tickets are $3.00 each and and costume to another, Mi/r. are available at Toy Box and Dressup may be a clown one Smoker's Corner, Bowmnan- moment, and a pirate, ville, I.D.A., Newcastle and cowboy or mnagician the next. Saywell's Book Store. 'lle Tickle Trunk is aiways Oshawa. fuli of surprises. Sponsored by Bowmanville Music and audience par- Jaycettes for their "Buckle ticipation are featured in the Up Baby" programn. show as well, with the As Mr. Dressup, Ernie cbildren frequenitly joining Coombs, star of the popular Mr. Dressup in songs, and of- CBC Children's Television fering enthusiastic sugges- program now in its l6th. tions and comnientary year, will perforin a live stage througout the program. show designed especially for Although the puppets young children. On stage, as Casey and Finnegan are seen on TV, Mr. Dressup invokes with bim on television, Mr. the child's rich imagination Dressup's stage appearance is to enhance bis enjoyment of a solo effort. Nevertbeless, the show. the puppets are always asked On stage %ith Mr. Dressup for by the audience, and Mi. will be b-is famous "Tickle Dressup bas to explain why Trunk", an almost-magic tbey're flot there, and tel repository, for ai] sorts of what they're probably doing props and costumes. From at tbe time. the contents of this trunk, Ernie Coombs, when be's Mr. Dressup buiids bis reper- not travelling, lives just out- toire of characters, songs, side of Toronto in a semi- Minîstry work for local deeir Tis past winter Ministry of Natural Resources Staff have been improvîng the wiidiife habitat in several parts of Lindsay District. Much of this habitat manage- ment work bas been designed specificaily to belp deer populations, although many other species of wildlife also reap the benefits. The work was done in areas of Bexley and Beimont Townships, tbe south shore of Stony- Lake and at the Nonquon Provin- cial Wildlife Area 9 Winter can be a very dif- ficuit time of year for wiidlife species that do flot hibernate or migrate soutb. Animals sucb as deer undergo a lot of stress in winter, trying to maintain their energy balance and just keep warm. Getting around li the deep snow can severeiy tax a deer's energy suppiy. For deer, the only available source of energy is woody plants, which arecflot a bigh energy food. One of the most important ways mani can improve wildlife habitàt is to increase the area food supply. Under the Lindsay pro- gramn, a number of one acre openings adjacent to good winter cover were created for deer in Bexley Township. Deer feed on the freshly cut tree tops, and new growth stimulated by the cutting will provide better food supplies for several years. A large yarding area for deer ia iocated on the south shore of Stony Lake, nor- theast of Peterborougb. Food and cover in somne parts of tbis area is in short supply. The Ministry bas entered into several private landowner agreenments to do habitat un- provement work for the area deer population. Minîstry çrewmnen did the improve- ment cutting on several pro- perties; on others, lan- downers were directiy involv- population cd in tme work. On one pro- perty the Peterborougb Fish and Gamè Club cut a series of small openings to aid the animiais. The deer have aiready benefited from these labors, as ali of the newiy created forest openings were used extenisvely by deer. In Beimont Township im- provement work was donc in traditional deer 'yarding areas. Tbese yards bad deteriorated to the point whcre they were only receiv- ing iimited use by the deer. The cutting donc here is the initial phase of a continuing program to rejuvenate the yards so they will support rural setting in the town of Pickering. Contraryto what his TV image might indicate,, he's flot a gregarîous person, and enjoys spending his free tîme at home. "I'm the guy that you'd find hidden in the corner at parties," he admits. "I'd ratherbe puttering than partying!"- His putterinig con- sists of re-modeling bis house, painting and sket- ching, and restoring his three old cars. Ernie claims to have enoughi projects at home to- keep him busy and happy for twenty years. His wife, Lynn, a former actress and puppeteer, now devotes ber full tîme to mnanaging their Nursery School, which they'vc operated for the past 12 years. They spend their sum- mer holidays on the Atlantic coast, while most winter weekends find themn at various ski areas, wbere they both assist in running Freestyle Ski Competitiions. Their son Chris, 16,ý was the t981 Jr. Freestyle Winner at the Sheli Cup Competition. Their daughter Cathie is 19, and enjoying life on ber own, but close enough to ber parents to drop by when ber cars no£ running well and needs attention! more deer in future years. Work at the Nonquon Pro- vincial Wildllfe Area, north of Port Perry, was donc to improve the habitat for small gaine such as ruffed grouse and snowshoe bare, but local deer populations wiil also benefit from this work. Cnt- ting at the Nonquon crcated a 50 'foot (15m) side trail through part of this 2,800 acre (1,133ha) wildlife area. Tbis width allows sunlight to reacb the ground, stimnulating the growtb of food and cover plants. 1These habitat improvement projects have been very suc- cessful, witb imimediate benefits realized and future benefits ensured. It is the Ministry's intention to con- tinue wth habitat improve- ment work in the comning years. SHOW AND TELL Join Us And See French Immersion In Action Ontario Street Public School BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Tuesday, April 2Oth. 7.-30 P.M. Everyone Welcome! Plan tourist co uncil for Durham Region