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2^^h^Canadia^Statesman^owmanville^ApriHl^l9 Byline... is§ By Peter Parrott Ever look at the advertisements advertisements for stereos and televisions lately? If you're like me, you'll find that the terminology terminology seems to be coming from an alien planet. A person whc might otherwise think himself reasonably well-read may quite easily find himself totally totally illiterate when it comes to the interpretation interpretation of high-technology high-technology ads for electronic products. For example, glancing glancing at a catalogue of stereos lately, I found myself facing puzzling terminology such as "FM multiplex" or "logic controls". Those words might as well have been Sanscrit as far as I was concerned. concerned. When you come to think of it, the consumer consumer products I'm mentioning here were scarcely invented 10 years ago. Today, we have video cassette recorders, home computers, and even miniaturized discs which are going to make our collections of full-sized recordings about as outdated as the dinosaur. All of which makes me just a little embarrassed embarrassed about the black and white portable television set we have managed to hang onto for the past six years. Yes, strange as it may seem, we limp along with a 17-inch portable that has only a broken aerial to bring in the signals from as far away as Peterborough and, if we're lucky, Toronto. It's not that I have anything against color sets or video recorders or all of the other electronic electronic equipment on the market today. I'm sure they're an important important part of the industry which provides today's jobs. If we were to win a ; lottery, we'd probably put the old set on the scrap heap right away. But, meanwhile, we've survived without Color TV because we just always always seemed to get along without it And there are certainly certainly some advantages. advantages. For one thing, with only three or four channels channels to choose from, you never face the danger of losing too much time to the TV tube. I mean, somewhere there are people with pay TV and cable connections who have ti!i choose between two orjthree world pre- , miere movies, a coupleJ of championship spor J > :vony ing évents, sympv concerts, documentaries,-•"university documentaries,-•"university lec- turlÉ, and all the other entertainment and cultural cultural stuff from the CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY Our Easter Treats Don't Cause yi! Cavities! V3F Easter Specials Fisher-Price Riding Horse Ages 1 - 3 Reg. $44.95 NOW $28.99 Parker Brothers Care Bear and Cabbage Kids 60 piece puzzles Assorted Scenes $2.99 Wide Variety of Masters of the Universe Best Selection at $8.99 Diana Doll Fashions for your Cabbage Patch Kid Assorted Styles and Colors $7.49 Snap Together Model Kits Compare at $3.99 Ohio Art Tea Set 4 Place Settings (26 pcs.) Reg $9.50 Now $6.99 Creative Pastimes 5 King St. E., Bowmanville 623-1546 Exotic Cat Sanctuary Long Term Budget Approval crowded airwaves. Not us. We just watch the channel where the picture picture isn't doing fiipflops. Some people have video games. Our screen's screen's only video game consists of adjusting the rabbit ear and then trying to sit down before before the picture scrambled scrambled itself again. I don't know how we court! survive with a few Bozen channels to choose from and a recorder recorder to play back things we missed. When we find a TV program we want to watch !pn a channel we can receive and on a night ^hen we both have free time to see it, that's a real occasion. Somehow, TV viewing has always been a special special event because of all this. J So.jl expect we'll continué continué to keep the old set until it blows a tube and goei to that great appliance warehouse injhe sky. Meanwhile, I think I'll practice up on my h j^h-tech talk. Who knows, I'm sure the day is coming when we will oe buying a new TV set. Maybe it will even have logic controls, whatever whatever they are. From Page One cant incase the Society should have to take over the ownership of any of the animals in question. "We try to discourage any private individuals from owning exotic animals animals of any kind," Mr. Coghill said. In view of his remarks, Councillors Councillors Ivan Hobbs and Ann Cowman introduced a motion to delay the rezoning rezoning for two weeks. "To be fair, I think we should check all matters of concern that anyone has," said Councillor Hobbs. But the tabling resolution was defeated defeated by most members of council. Councillor Marie Hubbard noted that the Humane Society representative representative had appeared before council suddenly, at "zero hour" after council council had already corresponded with the Humane Society and made its decisions on the basis of that correspondence. correspondence. The Bowmanville councillor was told that at the present time it is not unlawful for individuals to own exotic animals. Councillor Ann Cowman, who has reacted cautiously to the project, said Monday that the report of the Humane Society is something she had been looking for all along. But she also suggested that it has arrived arrived too late. "I'm a bit stunned that the Humane Society should come at zero hour. I only wish they had come sooner," she said. Wolfram Klose, owner of the exotic exotic cat sanctuary, said Monday that his plans have already been' inspected inspected by the Metro Toronto Zoo and the Peterborough Zoo. Both have praised the accommodation he has provided for the animals at the site. The Humane Society has never visited the site, said Mr. Klose. "I only got good recommendations recommendations and good reports," he told council. Describing the enclosures and fences surrounding the animals, he added: "It's so safe, it's better than a jail. Nobody gets in or out." In addition to rezoning the property, property, members of council have granted Mr. Klose permission to install install a sign 13 feet high and 42 feet long which will advertise the exotic cat sanctuary. The sign is larger than what is permitted in the town's sign by-law but within the limits set for signs along provincial highways. Now that the project has received council approval, it is subject to a 35-day waiting period. Mr. Klose explained that improvements improvements including additional walkways and a parking lot will be needed before it is ready to accept visitors. The collection of exotic cats consists consists of 7 animals at the moment. These include two cougars, two lions, a black jaguar, spotted jaguar, and a Siberian tiger. Mr. Klose said he expects to enlarge enlarge the collection in the future. The property's value as a tourist attraction was not lost on Newcastle Newcastle council during discussions this week. All municipalities are looking for development, observed Councillor Diane Harare, the Ward Three representative. representative. "Like all municipalities, municipalities, we've jumped on the tourist bandwagon...I feel this particular facility will do a lot for us," she said. From Page One the capital budget on the grounds that it represents poor long-term financial financial planning. The budget calls for the expenditure of approximately approximately $600,000 in capital projects this year, but that amount climbs to more than $1 million in each of the four remaining years. Mayor Garnet Rickard agreed that given the present rate of growth in the Town of Newcastle, the budget is more ambitious than what the growth can accommodate. As an example of the flexibility of long-term budgets, he pointed to the Durham Region's plans for a new police station in Bowmanville. The station has been slated for construction construction during the past three years, but each year it has been deferred. deferred. Councillor Ivan Hobbs said there are many items in the capital forecast forecast with which he does not agree and added that he has no trouble voting against it. "I could care less whether it's adopted or not," he said. 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