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ýO-rono Wel Timies, WedsdyOcoe7,92-I Wyheel of Fame Mayor Hamre speaks to Business Women Ferris wheel ready to nmove frorn Orono Fair Grounds by Ryan Tornlinson Amongst the iost crying children, the man in the apron and beard heckling you to toss a bal into a basket and the srnall gatherings of alike social types rewarding thernselves with french frices and stuffed spotted rnonkeys, it stands. It stands so taîl if you were able to hurdle clear over the top of it, you would grind your bonies to dust landing on the other side. t stands so taîl, the flashinig lights are not for show,-but are to guide low flying aircrafts around it'. It stands so taîl that Jack would have needed no beanstalk, but rather a buck and a half to take him to the top. A wheel 6f lights and uniforrned dashes of reds, blues and yellow paints, it tumns. Lt turns with enormous strength and energy the energy that a paddle- wheeler hias travelling up a white capped current. Thie whecel carnecs its passengers as a mother would to her newborn child, s0 gentle and cautious. Each person at the fair hias thecir turn on the Ferris Wheel. To ail things unfortunately, therenust corne an end. !lt seemns that aIl the good "stuff" cornes to an end much faster, than say getting a tooth pulled or having an ugiy bandaid removed. The fair is over, only leaving behind perfect squares of flattened grass; whiere the tents filled with challenge once stood, and of course wonderful memnories. Ln any case the ferris whieei rnay have been the bridge of love that brought you and your girlfriend to kiss for the first tirne, it rnay very weil have been the leprechauns pot of gold, wheni you found $10, dropped frorn the couple before, so you can now ride it alI night long. The once gigantie spinning whecel of blinking iights has iost its shine and hias retired itseif to becorning a pile of twisted protruding mectal towed f'rorn behind a serni-transport. As if the night sky was filled with oniy the brighitest stars and planets, then al at once hid fromn behind the grayest clouds. The ferris wheel is rnagically folded up and tucked a-way into sor-nething onlly a quarter its size. For the niext crowd it wili work a.gain and please the people just the saine. Farmers' Olympics at Orono Fair ILt is a recent addition to [the Orono involved in the various tasks to be Fair the Farmers' Olympic. ILt has unde-rtaken in the event. The above however been gaining in popularity Whiecl barrow was a requiremnrt to with a number of teams being carry the teamn to the start line. Day care, policing at top of Eist Alderville First Nations Chief Leonard Gray is negotiating with the federal governrnent to have one or two native police constables assigned to the reserve, "That way we can have better control over our people", stated Gray. The constables would work with the OPP of the Cobourg detachrnent. Along with Gray's idea of cornrunity policing he wishied to tablish a Day Care Centre thlat would be part 0f a new cornmunity centre which is eýxpectedl to be built this year. The natives have applied for funding through Ontario's new job strategy funding9 prograrn. Two Week Oshawa GM Layoff ROUghly 8000 workers at the Oshawa GM plants will be off for the last week in October the first weck in Novemnber. Production of sorne parts may be slowed because of the hait in car assernbly in Oshawa. t was wonderful to welcorne back Mayor Diane Harnre as the guest speaker for the first fal meeting of the Bowmanville Business and Professional Worneni's Club. Mayor Harnre is a past mrember of the B.P.W. Club who was very informative and personable in her address to -the club. Club miembers and guests were attentive as Mayor Hamnre discussed topics such as tax inecases, environmental issues, namne c hange for the Town of Newcastle, new comrnunity centre for Courtice and economic development. Mayor Hamre and staff are trying to make the town hall more accessible to the public, hoping people will find it friendly and not intirnidating. One way they tried to do this was during summer hours on Fridays when they wore Town of Newcastle T-shirts. She emphasized the active, strong counicil the town has and how they were going over every aspect of spending in order to keep tax increases to a minimum and also reviewing standards. For an example, the Public Works and Comnmunity Services are working M ON TA R 10 1993 MUNICIPAL GRANT PROG RAM Ap plications for the Town of Newcastles 1993 Municipal Grant program are NOW available. Copies may be picked up at the Community Services Department office located on the 3rd f loor of the Municipal Administration Centre (40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville). APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 16, 1992 4:30 p.m. INCOMPLETE and LATE applications will not be processed. If you require assistance completîng the application form or require f urther information contact the Community Services Department - 623-3379. Date of Publication: Wednesday, October 7, 1992 Wednesday, october 14, 1992 PO. 4732 together using staff' in the best way during the busiest times. She spoke with conviction about thec environmient and noted that we alI have to cdaim ownership for the environrnent. Mayor Hamr- gave club memfbers somne insighit into different aspects of her job with ber enthusiastic synopsis of issues being dealt witb presently by the Town oi Newcastle. She concluded by stating "We are there to serve you." A draw for a queen size, wedding ring pattern quilt, the proceeds going.to the bursary fund, was also part of the evening activities, the winner was Marian Jeffery, charter memnber of B.B.P.W. Club. Duning the business section of (Coiuiaued page 12) Hooper's Jewellers Ltd. 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"SPARKY" the Talking Fire Dog along with The Fire Safety House wilI be at the Bowmanville Mall OCTOBER 8,9 AND 10 from 11:00 a.m. until closing cwcas((c Date of Publication: Wednesday, October 7, 1992 Fire Chief P.O. 4916