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Craft tiOnnmyii i [ i Tpp-r.v son 62mmrs^' WWJILIE. ONTARIO Arts Centre Juried Show urns 881/1 ÎE mi •r*s' i m Æs ■m 'mum ... The latest works of area crafts persons will be on display commencing next Sunday afternoon, January January 19, at the Visual Arts Centre in Bowmanville. In preparation for this second annual Juried Crafts Show entitled Winter's Harvest, 62 items, including pottery, fabric art, sculpture, jewellery, and textiles were viewed by Helen Duffy, the judge for this year's competition. In the above photo, Helen Duffy (left); Visual Arts Centre Administrator Elfriede Haunsberger (centre); and exhibition chair person Maureen Remington are shown with one of the quilts which won a prize at last year's show. The quilt is the work of textile artist Carolyn Millikin. VO T? Mjmis j m y # rf I JIM, &&& $IP V © f 1/ w Mario Veltri, President of Veltri and Sons Corporation, confirmed that the company has completed negotiations for the purchase of land for a Bowmanville housing development development which will cost approximately approximately $5.5 million. The project will consist of 208 single residential building lots on the east side of Mearns Avc., off King St. E„ with many lots backing onto Soper Creek, the east boundary boundary of the project. Mr. Veltri was pleased to announce announce the project, and said: "Our firm started building homes, apartments, apartments, and commercial projects in Bowmanville 20 years ago. Unlike many building firms that came in, built homes, and then left, our company company roots are still here and we are looking forward to starting the actual actual construction of this project in the summer of 1986." Veltri and sons Corporation negotiated for a number of months in co-operation with Clare McCullough McCullough and Joseph Bosco, representatives representatives of the firm of W. Frank Real Estate Limited, who will market the project. Mr. Clare McCullough, a Senior Sales Associate of the firm, was of the opinion that the rare combination of the scenic beauty of the land and central location will make the area an outstanding fam ily location for homes. The new project project has been named "River Valley Estates." Mr. Joseph Bosco, Associate Broker with the W. Frank Real Estate Estate Commercial Department in Oshawa, said: "The registration of the subdivision plan should be completed late this spring and the actual construction of the first phase with at least six model homes to choose from should commence early this summer. Mr. Bosco also stated that Mr. Veltri was particularly particularly pleased with the cooperation extended his firm by the Town of Newcastle Planning Department and others. jj;v vv'iyiol 14 O 11 ! o 1 y 's-y <9 !>-v-vvV' SW'i? is- 623-3303 ,C7 Per Copy ®s-yi tXy c 1 ' >1» W •s/ 'X/ Xy c Issue 1 28 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1986 132nd Year Record Year for Planning Department by Diane Pickett The past 12 months have been the busiest ever for Newcastle's Planning Planning and Development Department as residential growth reached record record levels. In the Planning Department's annual annual report, presented to council in committee on January 6th, Director Terry Edwards writes: "1985 was a record year for building activity in the Town, in ternis of new residential residential units added to the existing housing stock, with the bulk of the building activity being within Cour- tice and the Wilmot Creek development." development." During the past year the Planning Department spent most of its time on work related to subdivision ap- Contest for Town Emblem by Diane Pickett Newcastle Mayor John Winters would like to see an emblem that would readily identify the Town of Newcastle, and thinks that a public competition would be the best way of finding a suitable design. Mayor Winters made the suggestion suggestion at a committee meeting on Monday during discussion of the installation'of installation'of signs- identifying the Town of Newcastle on arterial highways. highways. "The Town of Newcastle seems to have lost its identity," said the mayor, "I feel we could consider having a logo, and perhaps a contest to choose one." Durham Region's "Big D" emblem was cited as an example of a simple and professional-looking symbol that is easily recognized. Councillor Hal McKnight agreed with the mayor's proposal. "A logo, or even a slogan, could fit in well with a promotional campaign," he said. However, his enthusiasm was not echoed by other councillors. "I don't see the need for it, we already have the apple blossom," said Councillor Marie Hubbard. Councillor Diane Hamre pointed out that if the the new signs were to be posted in 1986, the emblem would not be chosen on time. She also reminded the committee of the long delays in deciding on a design for the Newcastle flag. The mayor is going to bring an official official recommendation regarding .wwMi emblem for. the T-' v/r^ to Council- next; week. | Meanwhile, Newcastle (will ask the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Communications, which is currently updating updating signs on provincial highways, highways, to erect signs on Highway 401 at the east and west boundaries.of the Town, indicating exits to the Town of Newcastle and similar signs on Highway 115/35 at the north and south boundaries. The Town will also have specific interchange signs than indicate the urban area within Newcastle that is being served. In addition, Newcastle will consider consider promotional signs at the Town's boundaries on Highway 2 and other major roads, during 1986 budget discussions. provals. Ten plans of subdivision were processed to registration, each of which required negotiation of development agreements. There were also eight new applications applications for subdivision approval in 1985, only one of which proceeded to registration before year end. Zoning and site plan approvals also consumed a great deal of staff time. Thirty-seven rezoning applications applications and eleven site plan applications applications were processed. Mr. Edwards writes: "Staff are proposing that, during the coming year, aTurther review of the Town's site plan policies may be in order, particularly with respect to application application fees, as an incentive to the development industry to co-operate co-operate with the*municipality in achieving achieving its site plan objectives." Planning liaison Councillor Marie Hubbard said on Monday that discussions regarding application application fees were ongoing, but that there would probably be an increase increase in charges in 1986. The Planning Department also responded to a total of 1,330 requests requests for zoning clearance. "This is an all-time high and reflects the increased development activity in the Town," writes Mr. Edwards. As part of the report, the Planning Planning Director also presented a work program for 1986, which was approved approved by the general purpose and administration committee. Customs Officer Claims I by Catherine Denny 1 1 Fears that last April's closing of the Bowmanville Customs Port would result in financial hardships for local businesses have proved unfounded. Despite an outcry from local merchants merchants and their concerns over Ottawa's Ottawa's decision to close the office, few firms have actually suffered a loss. "We haven't been any busier in Oshawa because of Bowmanville's shutdown," explained Bill Howard, Chief of Customs Operation in Oshawa. "Obviously there wasn't that many items going through Bowmanville's Bowmanville's port or we would have i|6; !m '0 ' /'< J- ,.' • noticed an increase over here. Area industries campaigning to retain the convenience of a nearby customs argued that closing the office office would cost them revenue and, more importantly, deter new industry industry from locating in the vicinity. 1 Merchants also estimated that the decision would cost them an additional additional $143,000 in added time and travel expenses. Almost a year after the drawn-out battle, it appears that the meetings and letters to Ottawa were not only in vain but unwarranted. "Since the port closed we have received received no complaints about the new setup," said Bill Howard, adding that, "Goods are still shipped to a Turn To Page 2 Mayor's Annual Levee Welcomes 1986 III IfiL V Hife PSA, -■ :■ ; bfey'V I'.laiiy Ïiüv^ Year's revellers Continued to celebrate, the airival of 1986 during the Mayor's annual levee held in Courtroom One last Wednesday. Wednesday. Clerk David Oakes and his wife spent considerable time preparing the levee with hot apple cider and cakes. Above, Mayor John Winters prepares to cut the Town of Newcastle cake to welcome the new year, while David Oakes looks on. Student Makes Dean's List Elena Racansky, Hancock Rd. N., R.R. 3, Bowmanville, has been named to the Dean's List at the DeVry Institute of Technology in Toronto, Ont. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have between a 3.0 and 3.49 grade point average (out of a possible 4.0) for the last term of study. Racansky, a student in the Computer Information Systems program, has a 3.3 GPA. DeVry Institute of Technology is part of the DeVry Inc. network of 11 campuses that specialize in Electronics Technology and Computer Information Systems. DeVry Inc. is one of the largest postsecondary technical education organizations in North America. E GRADUAL RETURN -- The confusion connected with Christmas and New Year's Day on Wednesday, is gradually lifting as we return to the regular routine of living. No doubt many people had the same problem adapting their schedules to meet holidays in the middle of the week which normally is a regular work period. Next Christmas it will be on Thursday with Boxing Day on Friday, then the whole weekend to recover; it should be better. BIG WINNER -- We received a notice from the Ontario Lottery Corporation recently stating that William Macey of R.R. 3, Bowmanville had won $25,000 instantly in Holiday Bonus, the Lottery's newest instant game. We've searched through all the area phone books and still haven't come up with a number for Mr. Macey. Either he has an unlisted number or no phone. If he happens to read this, we'd like to take his picture for the paper. After all, it isn't every day that someone wins $25,000. Con gratulations and please phone us. DELEGATES -- Durham East Liberals will be meeting at 8 p.m. tonight in Newcastle Community Hall where they will select delegates to attend the party's annual meeting in Windsor. Guest speaker at the meeting tonight will be Bob Callahan, MPP Brampton who must have really upset the Tory applecart by being elected in former Premier Bill Davis' home town. W'INTER TOURNAMENT -- For a change of pace from hockey, the Senior BHS Redmen basketball squad will be sponsoring their annual winter tournament this Saturday at Bowmanville High School. It will be a 10-game tournament featuring teams from Markham, Whitby and Oshawa, as well as Bowmanville, and will run all day. Tournament passes are now on sale at BHS. .Those who have spent the past couple of weekends in arenas will find it much warmer watching basketball in the gymnasium at the school. The Redmen will appreciate your support. KEYS FOUND -- Somebody, probably from Bowmanville's north end, is probably wondering what happened to his or her house key. One was brought into the Statesman office recently and is waiting for the owner to claim it. There's just one key, a small padlock and unusual chain with fob that dangles from a ring. . EDUCATION BOARD -- The Northumberland and Newcastle's recently elected Board of Education will be on tour this Thursday, holding their regular meeting at Bowmanville High School instead of in Cobourg on .Thursday evening at 7 p.m. There will be an opportunity for citizens to meet the members and discuss any problems,, prior to the business meeting that will begin at 8 p.m. SELECT ACTION -- Bowmanville Arena will be busy this Sunday night with five games being played by local Select teams against similar teams from Ajax. This tournament gets under way at 5 p.m. The players range in age from five-year-old Tykes to 15-year-old Bantams and rest assured every one of them will be playing at maximum intensity, especially if there is a large crowd cheering them on. LEAGUE LEADERS -- In spite of being short about seven regular players, the Cowan Jr. C Eagles played a heck of a game in Cobourg on Monday night to defeat the Cougars 9-3 and win first place in the league's regular schedule. Five of the seven who didn't play were under suspension following a hassle here Sunday in the game against Port Perry. Several Midgets were brought up to help the Eagles on Monday and they came through in great style. IT'S COLD -- If you haven't noticed, you have no sense of feeling. It's hovering around the zero mark Fahrenheit and dropped to 10 below overnight. Our congratulations to the town crew who were working most of Monday night clearing snow from, town streets to make way for more, no doubt. Where s that January thaw? . . j.. ... I -, n inili -i - - - ' -. < - y , i > > « V .31 1yVffV, 1 ' 1 i r - ' I ',,'1 ' **. ' ' '*'! . 1 i, T* V ™ V? r , \ ' . " " " ' ' ' M 'j -, ; " ' ^ - 1 V" I ' - v " .1 - lx ■ i IS: A' mr Mtibw- W will r % m f- New Year's Baby Arrives at Memorial Hospital Megan Terry is the Town of Newcastle's New Year's Baby, born at 3:30 p.m. on January 1st, in the Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. Megan is the second child for Sandra and Gordon Terry of Bowmanville, a baby sister for two-year-old Bradley. Bradley. Aside from being Newcastle's first baby of 1986, Megan is very special to her maternal grandmother. grandmother. After ten grandsons, Megan is the first : granddaughter. Although baby Megan arrived earlier than expected she weighed in at a healthy 6 pounds 12 ounces. As the New Year's Baby, ' Megan received a present from the Hospital's Auxiliary and a safety car scat from the Bowmanville Bowmanville Jaycettes. Seen here at the hospital (from left): nursery nurse Lois Cox, Auxiliary President Doris Welsh, Jaycette Louise Aascn, and Sandra and Gordon Terry with Megan. \