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MIE o Weekly Timiespensa1Debe 2 93-I The Newcastle area students spent the last waak gearing down for their long anticipatad Christmas break. Thay managed however, te find plenty of tima for fun extra-curricular activities. Clarka High School held thair annual Christmas talent show last ,Z.riday afternoon at tha schaol. There was plenty of singing, d ancing and gaod chear. Thara was also 'Bob' - he didn't sing, ha didn't dance. I guess his job was ta simply solicit a fewchuckles eut oU the crowd. He succeeded. Clarke's neighbour, The Pines Senior Public, celebrated their start ta the Christmas holidays with their annual Turkey Dinner. The students pay $3.00 for this festive meal, complete with ail the fixin's. Ail proceeds were donated ta the Salvation Army. The Pines would like ta thank the organizers of this lunch, Calette Trudeau and Donna Brasch. As weil, thank you ta Timn Horton Donuts, Port Hope; Annia's Restaurant, Newcastle; Newcastle IGA; Barnowski Fams,. Newtonville: The New Dutch Ovan Restaurant, Orono; Mr. Sub, Newcastle; Hostess-Frito Lay, Oshawa; Durham- Home Dalivarias, - Bowmanvilla;, Dempstars, Courtice and C&S Distributing, Orono. Thair donations te this meal wara greatly appreciated. The school's student council alsoorganized the "Mitten Trea". Ahl donated mittens o n the tree wera givan, te the Salvation Army, as well. At St. Francis of Assisi, the students bid you. . . Merry Christmas; Feliz Navidad; Joyeux Noal; Froliche Weihnacthen; and God Jul. They were not only visited by Santa Claus, but by ... Pere Noel; Sinterlaase; St. Nicholas & Nisse. You guessed it. The school was host te a "Christmas Around tha World". The avening event took the place of the annual Christmas Concert. Each class selected a country, studied it in class and displayed their knowledge last Tuesday night at the school. Many interasting customs were presented. Did you know? In Germany, if you are bad, you may find yourself in a basket on luewcasLle ..Notables.. j skating, a visit- from Santa Claus, and pizza. The party was held for al children in the nursery s chool, daycare, and school age programs. Merry Christmnas, ona and all. Happy New Year. See you in'94. Christmas Eve, which hangs on the back of Krampus. He has a long tail, and a Sed snake's tangue. In Columbia, Christmas starts on December 8th with the "Immaculads." Sinterklaase arrives in Hofland by boat. -Stuffed shoes af goadies means that Pere Noal has visited ini the night in France. 1Por ridge is put out by children in Norway for the Nisse. These are bearded mischief makers in. red suits. Gravesites are visited on Christmas Day in Finland, ta see family that has gone. St. Nicholas doesn't arrive in Czechaslovakia until January 16. To the Scottish, First-Footers are a very important part of New Year's. The first persan ta step foot in-the house after the stroke of midnight on New Year's has the ability ta bring ini either gaod or bad luck. First-Faoters that are female, flat-faoted, lame or squinty-eyed are bad luck. For go od luck, hope for a dadc-haired, maie stranger. Finally, in Newcastle this week the Newcastle Jr. YMCA held their annual Christmas Party.. This year the party was held at the' Newcastle Arena. The children enjoyed an hour oU window oU their Irish Christmas very Merry Christmas, with house and wish you the best for a plenty oU Irish cheer. Chlristmas party to assure Santa that indctd, thicy have been very good this past ycar. Began teaching in 1958 Mary Ellen Beamish of Port Hope, a superintendent with the Northumberland and Clarington Board of education retires at the end of the year. She was honoured recently at a banquet in her honour when many spoke of ber leadership and one who had advanced the cause of womený in educational administration. Mrs. Beamish started teaching in 1958 in the Port Hope High Sehool then advancing ta become vice-principal at the Cobourgý District Collegiate East in 1981. Ste was the first woman to bccomce principal of a high school ini the system in 1982. In 1987 slie moved to Port Hope as Principal. Another first was reached by Mrs. Beamish in thc local systcm- wlicn appointed a sehool superintendent in 1988.. PR EQUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 0F CLARINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS The Municipality of Clarington intends to retain a Design-Build Team of General Contractar and Consultants with experience in the design and construction of Fire Fighting Facilities, ta construct a new Fire Department Headquarters Building of aýpproximately 12,000 sq. ft., which is ta be ready for occupancy October 15, 1994. As it is the intention of the Municipality ta select a minimum of four and a maximum of six experienced Teams ta submit their full proposais,- interested Propanen ts are invited ta participate in a "Prequalification Process". Design-Build Teams, consisting of General Contractors, Architects, St ructural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Landscape Architects, may abtain a "Requirements for Prequalificatian" document and "Submission Envelape" from Lau Ann Birkett, Purchasing and Supply Agent, Municipality of Clarington, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 3A6, from Decem ber 22, 1993. Prequalificatian Submissions will be received in a sealed Mu nicipality of Clarington Prequ'alification envelope addressed ta the attention af Patti Barrie, Town Clerk, Municipality of Clarington, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, Li C 3A6, Ref erence: "Proposed New Fire Departmenit Headquarters". The deadline for the receipt of Prequalification Submissions will be 2M EP.M.. W8ednesday. January 12. 1994. Late submissions wil flot be accepted. A public opening of Prequalifications Submissions will occur at 2:30 P.M. on January 12, 1994 at the Municipal Office. Those Teamns which have suoeessf ully qualif ied for this Project will be so notified on January 18, 1994 and the Design-Build Proposai Call Tender Documents wiIl be issued ta themn on January 19, 1994, with a closing date of February 9, 1994. Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, A.M.C.T.(A) Purchasing & Supply Agent Telephone: (905) 623-3379 ext. 268 Date of Publication Wednesday, December 22, 1993 P.O. 3022 May the joys of Christmas be with each and every one, of you this holiday season. Merry Christmasfrom the Grade two students oU St. Francis oU Assisi peer out oU the Katie Rutherford, sister Vicky, and fricnd Ashley Parks, al take time out from the YMCA