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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowm anvil le, September 5,1984 f 1 ^ v ' 1 3 & : SMALL TALK V. By Donna Fairey j Councillors Ask if Public Roofs Wear Out too Quickly So much for the potted potted palm. The weeping fig was dying anyway, so its hastened demise comes as no great disappointment. disappointment. The devastation devastation which has attacked attacked our indoor greenery is spelled "C- A-T- S." That's right, not one but two feline additions additions to the household. And let me tell you, the recently acquired family members have provided an enlightening enlightening experience. The lady at the Humane Society, Society, from whence the animals came, mentioned mentioned the word "playful" "playful" and suggested that two kittens would be better than one, especially especially in a family of working people. Instead of playful, the pair can be best described described as fur covered terrorists. Moreover, the bit about them being company for each other was true. However, However, even that truth comes with a kicker. In terms of mischief, what one doesn't think of, the Van Belie Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! A STORES 4 * Highway No. 2 • King SI. E.. Oshawe • Slmcot SI. N., Oahswa • King SI. W., VAN BELLE- Bowm.n.llle •Trademarks ol Van Belle Gardens Ut other does. Certainly, the once handsome palm tree was not an isolated target. In addition to the fig, they are diligently diligently working on a heretofore healthy fern, a Boston Ivy and any hope of keeping fresh cut flowers upright, upright, has long ago been abandoned. Then, there's the daily assaults on the furniture. Nobody told me that it's a natural function for cats to sharpen their claws. Uninformed me. I thought that they automatically automatically grew that way. The pair are presently presently honing their nails on my favourite wingback chair - the one so new it still bears its white material label. Like a friend suggested, having kittens kittens around is like raising raising kids. And so it is. While rearing children, Dr. Spock's book on baby care was my constant constant companion and Bible. And since the stork brought the kittens, kittens, christened Tigger and Vanessa, my bosom journal is a book called Cat Catalog. Supposedly the ultimate ultimate cat book, it claims to tell it all; how to housebreak; how to give a weekly examination; examination; how to prevent health problems; how to help your cat deliver kittens (heaven forbid); whether or not to neuter neuter or spay ; It deals with other good things like the declawing controversy controversy and tips on how to travel with your cat. The book suggests its contents reveal everything everything one needs to know about the kitty kingdom. kingdom. Indeed, the back cover contends that it's more than you ever imagined imagined a cat book could be. Why, then, am I still seeking the solution to keep the cats off the dining room table. And nowhere in its 344 pages is a section devoted devoted to correcting a kitten's reversed schedule. How do we transmit the message in cat talk that in a civilized world, the dark hours are generally generally spent sleeping, while daytime is the accepted accepted activity period? Neither did the book disclose that kittens tear about the house like frisky, racehorses. Our pair long ago broke any established cat record record for speed. And just to alter the monotony of the household race route, one or both of them leaps headlong into the palm or mounts the dining room sheers. In the famous cat book, there's even a section which I haven't yet read on sanity and THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE BOARD OF EDUCATION ^2 : / EVENING d CLASSES x =' M, COURTICE SECONDARY SCHOOL y CRAFT VARIETY CROCHETING DRAPE MAKING ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITERS/ WORD PROCESSING FLOWER ARRANGING GYMNASTICS FOR GIRLS Registration will occur on: Tuesday, September 11,1984 Thursday, September 13,1984 from 7 till 9 p.m. - handcrafts for year-round pleasure, including an assortment of decorating and fun ideas for all seasons and occasions - course will include pattern reading and the various stitches required - learn to make your own drapes and save money -- students must have their own sewing machines - a course for typists wishing to up-date their skills on 'state of the art 1 machines (limited to 20 students) - learn the basics of floral design -- be creative and save money - for girls from 8 to 16 years of age who wish to learn recreational Olympic gymnastics - an old craft which has seen recent revival for small and large decorative purposes - learn to use and program the Commodore PET computer using the BASIC language (10 weeks/2 hours week) - the old rapidly disappearing art of making Brussels Lace, candlewicking and much more - course in the maintenance troubleshooting troubleshooting and repair of small engines (10 weeks/2 hours week) ALL COURSES ARE FOR 16 HOURS EXCEPT AS NOTED LACE MAKING MICRO COMPUTERS NOSTALGIA NEEDLEWORK SMALL ENGINE REPAIR FEE: $24.00/8 week course; $30.00/10 week course plus material costs and/or shop fee, if applicable CLASSES WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1984 I.Q. tests for your kitty. Two weeks down the road with a pair of two- month-old kittens, and I'm not certain who could benefit most from the sanity test - the cat or the new parents. However, it's clear already already that the adversities adversities will be endured. According to the book, the cat's answer to human irritability is: Even if you have just destroyed a Ming vase - purr. Usually all will be forgiven. So far, that advice advice appears to be the way of things. PC's Sweep Election From Pactp 1 From Page 1 ters attending the victory celebration. celebration. Mr. Lawrence attributed the verdict verdict at the local and national level to a desire for change. "The people already have spoken very emphatically. emphatically. They really do want a real change in Ottawa and by golly, they're going to get it," he said. Liberal candidate Darce Campbell and NDP contender Roy Grierson appeared early in the evening to congratulate Mr. Lawrence Lawrence at the victory celebrations. "We had a good campaign and it was a clean campaign," remarked Mr. Campbell. He conceded that the mandate was for the Conservative party and offered any assistance the winning candidate may require. "If I can help, I'm here," said Mr. Campbell. The candidate compared the Liberals Liberals to the army of General Custer. "At least at Custer's last stand, they left his horse," he quipped. Mr. Grierson said he found the election battle "exhilarating". The 70-year-old Port Perry resident added: "Maybe I'll be back in another five years. In conceding the race, Mr. Grierson Grierson said he accepts the winner as his member of parliament. "I'm sure now it's all over, Mr. Lawrence is going to represent me just the same as he's going to represent everybody." "I welcome the opportunity of being your MP in Ottawa," replied Mr. Lawrence. He also commended Mr. Grierson on his personal effort in the campaign. In his acceptance speech, the winner thanked all those who contributed contributed to his victory. He pointed out that many of them had given up their summer vacations to help. Allan Lawrence was congratulated congratulated by his campaign manager, Bob Fair; Riding President, Dr. Peter Zakarow; Port Hope Mayor Bill Wyatt, and Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard. Some members of Newcastle Newcastle council have suggested this week that roofs on publicly-owned buildings tend to wear out faster than those on private homes or factories. And after hearing that still another municipal structure needs roof repairs, repairs, Councillor Diane Hamre asked why roofs on public buildings have a lifetime of 15 or 20 years, while owners of private homes make do with the same roof for decades. "Do public buildings get less of a quality job because the public purse is always available to fix them?" she asked. Councillor Ivan Hobbs suggested an annual inspection inspection of municipal roofs would be one solution to the problem. This would detect problems before they become become serious. But he added: "I don't think they put roofs on the way they used to." Councillor Bruce Taylor noted that the problem may be due to the fact that the town owns flat-topped buildings and these seem to be the ones which have been in need of repairs. Town council has already approved the re-roofing of the Bowmanville Police and Fire Building as well as the Bowmanville Library. At Tuesday's meeting of the general purpose committee, committee, elected officials learned that the Darlington Sports Centre also needs a new top. above the lobby and lounge area. Those repairs repairs are needed within the next two years. Elected officials agreed to transfer funds set aside for the improvements to Darlington's roof in this year's budget to a future date. The town's consultants estimate it will cost $15,000 to complete the repairs. CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSING TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council ol the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, at the Council Meeting to be held at the Council Chambers, Police Building, Bowmanville, Ontario, on Monday, September 24th, 1984, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock in the afternoon, propose to pass a by-law to slop-up and close and to authorize the sale of parts of unopened Darlington Street and Durham Street, lying between and adjacent to Lots 155 and 156, according lo the Wilson, Armour and Mearns Plan in the former Town of Bowmanville, now in the Town of Newcastle, more particularly described as follows: All those portions of unopened Darlington Street and Durham Street, lying between and adjacent to Lots 155 and 156, according to the Wilson, Armour and Mearns Plan, in the former Town of Bowmanville, hereinafter described are hereby stopped-up and closed; ALL and SINGULAR THAT certain parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Newcastle, Regional Municipality of Durham, Province of Ontario, and being composed of parts of unopened Darlington Street and Durham Street, lying between and adjacent to Lots 155 and 156, according to the Wilson, Armour and Mearns Plan of the former Town of Bowmanville, now within the limits of the Town of Newcastle, and being more particularly designated as Part 3, according to a Reference Plan deposited in the Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of Newcastle (No. 10), on the 9th day of May 1984, as Plan 10R-1824. Dated at the Town of Newcastle, this 22nd Day of August, 1984. David W. Oakes, B.A., * A.M.C.T., Ft Town Clerk Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario. Date of First Publication: August 22nd, 1984 File: 77.44.133. éE ■ mû rm i Super , x< ., 7>m W-;- f v 1 */. 't' r : y '*< c 5 ' Alterations Extra) 4 A 2 SUITS FOR ONLY 250 00 2 suns FOB ONLY 275 10 2 SUITS FOR ONLY 300°° l fev -. ' ,1 !§; : MON. to FBI. 9:36