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ton Woman Seriously Injured in 115 Accident wsm ; V -V*W,* ;V (■ ■ • T - ; . » : ?v, > i/: :i <-»i.Vvi-'V' *-^,- -»S5V " »■•■'-'<:' <:," ,• Kf <,.* v j,/ >: ***4, * ££V;~, -■ ' . , ■h *>,/ ' && ,A xxSV-* ' 00 Vt- ■ _ jii * • ' "•' •» • • ftV.tk'W. ■ ■■•, _..'■ S4; ' q A? f' 1 ' ,'ïy (*! S ïi âi V Starting tommorrow, the normally normally quiet, peaceful streets of downtown Bowmanville will come alive with music, fun, and laughter. That's right! The Bowmanville Business Centre is holding its annual annual sidewalk sale this weekend beginning Thursday morning and running through until Saturday evening Aside from the fantastic savings, there will be clowns, carnival rides, games, prizes, and a number of special attractions. One event that shouldn't be missed is the second annual bike and trike parade which will be held Friday morning at 11 a.m. Riders should report with their decorated vehicles to Vanstone's Mill before the starting time. Riders must be under 14 and in full costume in order to enter the parade which will include prizes for the most original, the most comical comical and the most patriotic entries. Friday's events will be come to a close with a street dance which will be held on Temperance Street beginning beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday's agenda includes a Sunrise Sale starting at 6 a.m., a pancake breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and the Bowmanville Business Centre's first annual Alleycat Cat Show at 10 a.m. The contest will take place in the Bank of Commerce parking lot where cats will be judged in any one of eight categories including the "Morris look-alike", the "Sylvester "Sylvester look-alike" and the "Aristocat" awards. King Street will be closed to vehicular vehicular traffic from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Division Street to Scugog Street during the sidewalk sale. Temperance Street will also be closed from St. John's Church corner to Church Street all three days. A Brampton resident was rushed to Toronto General General Hospital early Sunday morning after a single- vehicle accident on Highway 35, approximately two kilometres north of Orono. Ontario Provincial Police at Newcastle say the car was southbound when the driver apparently veered to the right, overcorrected, overcorrected, and lost control of the vehicle. It skidded across the roadway and entered the east ditch, where it struck a tree. Damage was estimated at $5,000. Twenty-nine-year-old Gail Parks, of 399 Vod- den St., in Brampton, was taken to Memorial Hospital, Hospital, Bowmanville, and then to Toronto General Hospital. Hospital. Police said the driver received serious injuries. injuries. There were no passengers in the vehicle. jj/x f iiK . vv>L/ : w. 25 c Per Copy i' ; >■' a : \ ■! >V; /'■ V - ' ' ' '. A r: ... -I ,;! : Z : .a; , . , ; ; y.y->4 ! > 623-3303 > i <V:V C ' s V o , 'Ny ; i A Vs • cr xa;r^pa0 <:/VV ) <y V y v Issue 29 32 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1984 130th Year ]L j vk ^umum A M. V yfl p./c Town councillors learned Monday Monday that the municipality owns one of Ontario's oldest fire wagons. In fact, the machine is so old that a national firefighting museum planned planned for Port Hope wishes to put the device on display. Members of council's general purpose committee agreed to consider consider that request. However, some town officials are reluctant to part with the horse-drawn vehicle which first saw service in Bowmanville 0..v f- $ I y r yy? tv pi &t! ■ 0 J /•/ WJWffo ;0 JL y 0jj0s tiP around the early 1800s. Councillor Marie Hubbard said she doesn't support the idea of letting letting the fire wagon out of the municipality. municipality. She told her colleagues that the vehicle was originally kept at the Bowmanville Museum carriage house. But when the carriage house deteriorated, the town's oldest firefighting firefighting vehicle went to the New- 1 castle Village Fire Station for safekeeping. Fire Chief Jim Aldridge said in a Newcastle Taxpayers Owe Town Close to $2 Million Newcastle's taxpayers owe the municipality almost $2 million in unpaid taxes. But although that number sounds high, the vast majority of ratepayers meet their commitment to the tax collector on time. Statistics presented to a committee committee of town council on Monday show that as of July 6, 93.86 per cent of the required tax levy had been collected. collected. Deputy Treasurer John Blanchard Blanchard pointed out that this amount is a slight improvement over last year's figures. As of July 6, unpaid taxes for the year were $723,905. But this amount must be added to unpaid tax bills from previous years to produce a total of just under $2 million owed to the town treasury. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said he does not see the amount of tax arrears as cause for alarm. Large amounts appear on the town's books as unpaid taxes because because some taxpayers do not .pay their bills exactly on the due date. He likened the situation to businesses businesses who find some accounts come in a few days overdue. The mayor suggested the major concern is over taxes which accumulate accumulate year after year. "The thing to be concerned aboutis what carries over from one year to another," he said. In the case of the Town of Newcastle, Newcastle, the amount of unpaid taxes on the books duringthe past several years are not enough to cause concern, concern, he said. The municipality is assured of receiving receiving the amount it is owed either when property changes hands or possibly through the sale of land for unpaid taxes. report to the general purpose committee committee that a request has been received received for the loan of the machine to the Canadian Firefighters' Museum in Port Hope. He explained that the museum is being organized and museum officials are in the process of securing exhibits. The committee finally decided that it may loan the vehicle to the museum if conditions are favorable. favorable. "I am very reluctant to turn it over without knowing who, what, where and how," said Councillor Ann Cowman. Councillor Diane Hamre asked that members of the Bowmanville Fire Department be consulted be-, fore the final decision is made. The committee voted to proceed] 1 with a draft, agree ivA-mh governing! the conditions under which the town would loan the wagon to the firefighting museum. Such an agreement agreement would govern insurance of the vehicle, preservation of the machine, and terms under which the town would be able to reclaim the vehicle. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard stated that the time may come when the town will have large enough museum facilities to exhibit the wagon. "In the meantime, this might be a good way to preserve this piece of equipment," he said. Councillor Bruce Taylor pointed out that the exhibition of the vehicle vehicle would help to promote the municipality. "I think the proposal here is an excellent one," he said ^----ifc----------# School Trustees Order Study Into Separate School F un ding bv Tom Grimmer all the wav to grade 13. elearinp Dip hark "Wpi-o thorn nr,,, by Tom Grimmer Trustees of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education have ordered a study on the effects of the provincial decision to extend full funding to the separate school system. In an occasionally emotional debate debate on the issue at last Thursday's board meeting, trustees put forward forward a number of reservations about the Davis government's plan to extend separate school funding Mearns Ave. May Get $30,000 Facelift for Industrial Development Mearns Ave., south of Baseline Rd., may receive $30,000 worth of • Improvements in preparation for pture A.'wtJfial development ' Final, approval depends on authorization authorization from town council later this month. The general purpose committee decided Monday to proceed with the paving of the road, provided that 40 per cent of the land is developed developed or the need for the road is generated by substantial industrial buildings. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said this week that some interest has been shown in that area. But he declined to identify the nature of the industry interested in locating there. The Newcastle mayor said he expects expects the town may proceed to pave Mearns Ave. this summer. all the way to grade 13, clearing the way for the establishment of separate separate secondary schools. Bowmanville trustee Donna Fairey told the board meeting that many delegates to a recent convention convention of the Ontario Public School Trustees Association (OPSTA) had grave concerns about the future of public education because of the provincial decision to fund separate separate secondary schools. The separate school representative representative on the board, Port Hope's Emmett Emmett Creighton, asked Mrs. Fairey if their were any members "of the opposition" in on the discussions at the OPSTA conference in Ottawa two weeks ago. Mrs. Fairey asked Mr. Creighton to clarify what he meant by "opposition" "opposition" members. Mr. Creighton shot back, "Were there any Catholic trustees there?" Mrs. Fairey was agitated by the question and said religion had nothing nothing to do with her comments. "I am defending a public system of education and nothing else," she said. "I would like to see this board have a look at (the ramifications of the provincial decision) and establish establish a position." Tension in .the board room eased as other trustees joined the discussion, discussion, with Newcastle trustee Bob Willsher saying the move by Queen's Park is "a profound change in this province and this board has been notably silent on it." He added, however, that he was not necessarily against the provincial decision, but would like to see the Turn to Page 11 Realtor Expected to Receive Local Liberal Nomination Port Hope realtor Darce Campbell is expected to be acclaimed as the Durham-North- umberland Liberal candidate tonight tonight (Wednesday, July 18) when the Liberal riding association holds its nomination meeting at Port Hope High School. Mr. Campbell was the only person to declare his candidacy in time to meet deadlines set by federal Liberal Liberal Party rules. Francine Newton, president of the riding association, said yesterday yesterday that candidates must file a notice of their intention to seek nomination four days prior to the meeting. Nomination papers must be filed 72-hours before the meeting. "We have a really good candidate in Darce Campbell and people are really enthusiastic," said Mrs. Newton. Newton. The nomination meeting gets underway underway at seven p.m. this evenin; at the Port Hope High School. Lib erals plan to open committee room and campaign headquarters inPo 1 Hope, Bowmanville and Cobourg ï . j 'A/'"*,. r JjS.x ^ ' v ' V e *'/»• V . ±m&i i . WEST BEATS EAST - The western division of the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association defeated the east during the league's annual All Star game held in Kendal on Sunday. The western stars outscored their eastern counterparts by a 9-2 count. uu uALcucjii une, ne sam. * ' * fflfl §g New Owners for Golf Course ' i ' I inln.u, 0 !!!!?!!!, 6 . 120 golfers when Mr. Stevens course into one of the most beauti- ■■ GOLF COURSE SOLD - Effective Tuesday, July 17th, Jang and David Lee became the new owners of the Bowmanville Country Club. Former owner Bob Stevens will stay with the club in an advisory capacity for six months to acquaint the new owners with the club and the area. PC NOMINATION MEETING - The Progressive Conservative Conservative nominating meeting, to select the candidate candidate for the Durham - Northumberland constituency, constituency, will be held next Wednesday, July 25th, at 8 p.m., at Clarke High School. The guest speaker will be Peter Worthington, former editor of the Toronto Sun. I WELCOME BACK - Our Newcastle correspondents, Jack and Hazel Crago, have returned from their vacation vacation and will once again be reporting all the happenings happenings in the Newcastle area. The account of their trip plus all the other news of the village is in this week's Statesman. 3 HOUSE LEAGUE HOCKEY - The Bowmanville House League Hockey committee will have an information information table set up at the Bowmanville Mall this Thursday and Friday nights, with information regarding regarding the 1984-85 season. There will also be an open meeting on Sunday, July 22 in Court Room One at 12:00 noon. CAMPAIGNING IS HAZARDOUS - New Democrat candidate Roy Grierson of Port Perry will be changing changing his campaign strategy, at least for a week or two. Apparently, he tore the ligaments in his ankle while conducting his door-to-door campaign. But, the show must go on, so he will start his telephone campaign a little sooner than expected. LIBERALS MEET TONIGHT - Durham - Northumberland Northumberland Liberals will be meeting tonight, Wednesday, Wednesday, to select their candidate for the September 4th federal election. The meeting will be held at Port Hope High School. Port Hope realtor Darce Campbell will be the candidate seeking the post. DID YOU LOSE A BIKE? - Early Sunday morning someone attempted to break into the Statesman van while it was parked at the Editor's house. We're not sure why anyone would try to break in, or even steal it, because there's nothing in it except the smell of newsprint and ink. Anyway, one of our neighbors saw the culprit and scared him off. However, when he made his hasty exit, he forgot to take his bike with him. We suspect that it was stolen, so if you are missing a bike, we suggest you call the police at 579-1520 and ask for 16 Division. HOLE-IN-ONE - We just received word that Mary Lou Tryan ofOshawa scored a hole-in-one yesterday at the Pebblestone Golf Club. Mary Lou used a one wood on the 150 yard 4th hole. The shot was witnessed witnessed by Cheryl Westcott and Trudy Worsley. SIDEWALK SALE FUN - This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the merchants of Bowmanville will move their wares to the streets for the annual Sidewalk Sale. Besides the bargains that will be offered, there will also be contests for children and adults. Be sure to see the advertisements in this week's Statesman for details about the Bike Parade and the "Alleycat" contest. ENJOYING THE REST- For all those who have been enquiring, the Editor is progressing very well and enjoying the break from work. However, he did mention mention that it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Turner called the election for September 4th. If the date had been a little later in the year, he could have taken another shot at federal politics now that he has had an overhaul. Just kidding, folks! ' <"v ; v ./ The Bowmanvile Golf and Curling Curling Club has been sold to two Toronto Toronto businessmen for an undis- j closed sum. Bob Stevens, owner of the course ; for more than three years, turned I over the keys to the new owners on Tuesday, July 17. For business partners Jang Lee | ; and David Lee, the purchase of the 130-acre property is a lifelong dream which has been in the plàn- | ning stages for several years, f-'i The new owners hope to make some improvements to the property I -- improvements which Mr. Stevens ! 1 has been making for the past three I : years. However, they will be making no .• major changes at the golf course, i Its name will remain the same and j | no staff changes are expected. Bob Stevens will be spending the : i next six months helping the new . ■ owners make the transition to man- , aging the golf course. "I still have my heart in it...Fll be as near as the phone for them," said | Mr. Stevens. p Mr. Stevens explained that he has :, been following a program of up- |.j grading the course, concentrating U especially on the back nine. Im- U provcments have included the ini'j ini'j stallation of sand traps, tile drain- 1 age, improvements to the pond, and the planting of additional trees. 1 i Buildings were also upgraded, with ; i the addition of a pro shop, the in- ! j stallation of air conditioning, and ! i improvements to the downstairs ' j dining room. , j The former owner added that d much of the credit goes to his staff. ; "I have good people," he said. (i Membership at the Bowmanville i Golf and Country Club grew from 120 golfers when Mr. Stevens bought the course to its current 500 members. Growth in the number of curlers has also been recorded. "It's been a challenge, but it's been successful," said Mr. Stevens. Jang Lee said this week that the plans of the new owners are "to keep the course as Mr. Stevens has kept it." David Lee noted that the course's back nine has scenic beauty which cannot be matched by any course in the Toronto area. They see potential to turn course into one of the most beautiful beautiful in Ontario while maintaining a friendly atmosphere for the existing existing members. "I feel we have an obligation obligation to serve them well," said Mr. Lee. Future plans call for increased parking space, enlargement of the clubhouse dining and banquet facilities, facilities, and possibly the addition of tennis courts. The sale of the Bowmanville Golf and Curling Club, was finalized Monday. The agent was John Craine, of Walter Frank Real Estate. Estate. Bob Stevens and his wife, Jean, turned over the keys of the Bowman- villc Golf and Curling Club to the club's new owners on Tuesday. The couise has been sold to two Toronto businessmen who arc planning no major changes in the operation of the facility. Mr. Stevens will lcmain with the club lor the next six months to help the new owners through the transition period. From left are: David Lee, Jang Lee, Bob and Jean Stevens.