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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 6 Aug 1986, p. 8

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\ 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 6,1986 Stye Heuiraatle 3nbepenbent Editors: Hazel and Jack Crago Telephone 987-4201 Last Monday evening, Jack and Hazel went to Orono Cemetery to water the plants at the graves of relatives. To our surprise, a wire stand and the large pot of flowers which it held, had mysteriously disappeared disappeared from the Wicks' graves. This stand has belonged to the family for many years and we would appreciate its return. If someone someone borrowed it, to use for a decoration service elsewhere, we would forgive you for using it, if you bring it back. Mrs. Rene Roberts, Amherstburg, recently spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cunningham. Mrs. Muriel Misener, Toronto, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs, Irene Byers. Masters Philip Cunningham and Shawn Stephenson attended hockey school in Peterborough last week. On Saturday, August 2nd, 1986 in the garden at the home of Jack and Gloria Gordon, Rev. Donald Stiles united in marriage Angela Cobel, daughter of Gloria Gordon and Neil Smith, of Toronto. The bride's attendant was the sister sister of the groom, Laura Smith, of Vancouver. The best man was Mr. Ken Cadeau. Mrs. William Smith of Vancouver, mother of the groom, attended the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Terry Garwood, Garwood, Beaconsfield, Quebec, are spending the week with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Powell. Mr. and Mrs. George Buck- ley, Mrs. Elizabeth Skelding and Mr. Raymond Chapman enjoyed the White Rose Festival Festival of Roses near Uxbridge on Wednesday, At Stouffville they visited Mr. and Mrs. Edgar James and at Klein- burg, visited the McMichael Art Gallery. Mrs. Gladys Bonathon and Miss Delann Chard are patients in Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville. Birthday greetings to Marjorie Marjorie Hagerman and anniversary anniversary wishes to Gerry and Anneke Verbeek. Last Wednesday evening, Mrs. Lena Clysdale, of New- tonville visited Mrs. Kathleen Kimball. On Friday evening, Mrs. Kathleen Kimball accompanied accompanied Myrtle and Albert Pearce to Port Hope where they visited Howard and Ruth Gordon. On Wednesday, Mrs. Raye Friedlander and sister Pauline Storks attended a Directors' Meeting of Kawar- tha Downs. On Sunday evening, August 3rd, the last of the Jill Christie Memorial Races took place at Kawartha Downs. Attending were Dean and Olga Friedlander, Friedlander, Carolyn and Gordon Garrod, Sandra and Tom Schmahl, Cindy and Barry Norton, Pauline Storks and Raye Friedlander. In memory of Jill Christie, Mr. Ian Hard- castle presented a cup to the winner, Shady Hill Lady. Raye presented a cooler to Shady Hill Lady. Coming in second was Marsden Amy and Carolyn Garrod presented a plaque. Pauline presented a plaque to the third place horse, She's A Yankee. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Coulter, Kevin and Keith, of Campbell- ville, visited on Saturday with Mr. Floyd Powell and Dorrene, Lake Shore. On Thursday, Mrs. Pauline Storks was at the Ganaraska office where applications were reviewed and interviews for the position of Co-ordinator were made. Mrs. Gladys Wood accompanied accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Reid Wood on a lovely Sunday drive and enjoyed supper at Little Lake. Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Rickard enjoyed the weekend with their daughter Bev, son-in-law Ken Elaschuk, grandsons Darren and Daniel at the Elaschuk's Port Carling cottage. Mr. and Mrs. John Scott visited the Rob Scotts at Little Britain, helping them pack to move to the Clinton area. Last Monday, John and Wilma Scott returned home from a 3000 mile motor trip. En route to Manitoba, they stopped at Elliott Lake to visit nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Newton and boys. At Dauphin, Manitoba, they visited cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Foster, and at Ochre River they visited Bill and Carol Hudson and children. Our former Mill Street neighbours, Roger and Irene Peel, son Michael and daughter Danielle, have moved into their new home on King St. West in the village. We wish them health and happiness in their new abode. On Sunday evening her sister Donna and husband Don Bright, Kimberly and David, of Oshawa, and her father, Jack Kimball, of Port Granby were supper guests. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Parker, Parker, their daughter Mary and her husband Jamie Wright and children Jamie and Nathan and Jamie's father, Douglas Wright returned last Thursday from a holiday in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Donald and Velma's granddaughter granddaughter Sherry Lee Wright also accompanied the family as they visited their paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ken Stewart, Fredericton. We extend congratulations to Velma and Don on their thirty- fifth wedding anniversary which they celebrated while on this vacation. The J.A. Smith Co. has been closed for two weeks' vacation so all will be back to work on Tuesday, refreshed for another year. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker, Parker, Grimsby, visited on the weekend with the Arthur Bedwin family, Lake Shore. We extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Montgomery Montgomery who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at Parkview Apartments on Sunday, Sunday, July 27th, 1986. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brereton visited last Sunday with Margaret's sister, Helen and Charlie Aquilina, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dean, Halifax, visited on the weekend weekend with his mother, Mrs. Bessie Dean. The auction sale for Alfred and Lena Graham attracted a good crowd on Civic Holiday, Monday, August 4, 1986. The Grahams will be moving to a home on Mill Street South and Mr. and Mrs. Rob Griffin (nee Heather Hoar) and sons have bought the Graham farm. We wish them all the best. On Saturday, August 2nd, 1986, Brian Hoogkamp and Lise Couturier were united in marriage at Emmanuel Reformed Church, Whitby. We extend congratulations and best wishes to the young couple who will be residing in Winnipeg. Brian's parents, Ben and Narda Hoogkamp had many house guests on the weekend - Mr. and Mrs. Couturier, the bride's parents from Montreal, Montreal, the maid of honour from Gander and the other members members of the bridal party. United Church News On Sunday, August 3rd, 1986, at Newcastle United Church, flowers gracing the sanctuary were from the funeral of Audrey Walton. Rev. Donald Stiles welcomed the people of Orono Kirby Pastoral charge and all visitors. The Sacrament of Holy Baptism was administered administered to Katie Louise, daughter of Brian and Lorraine Poole. Guest soloist Arlene Ayre sang The Stranger of Galilee, much appreciated by the congregation. congregation. During August, Rev. Stiles is preaching a series of sermons on the Sermon on the Mount, the first beings Blessings of the Kingdom. Rev. and Mrs. D. Stiles and Donald enjoyed some of their holidays on a motor trip to Montreal and the East Coast. Anglican Church News We were so pleased to welcome welcome the Rev. George Fenning to both services at St. George's Anglican Church last Sunday. A delightful afternoon of fellowship fellowship and swimming was enjoyed Sunday, July 27th, when the Fellowship Club held its regular monthly meeting at the Blakers. A "special thank you to Pat and Betty for a lovely time. There will be no Fellowship Club meeting in August, but we'll see you again September 21st. The first annual Corn Roast and Baseball Grudge Match will be held on Sunday, August 24th, 1986. The baseball game will start at 2 p.m., rain or shine, at Lockhart Public School, followed by 3 o'clock corn roast at Linda and Walter Gibson's. Cost - two dollars per family. Refreshments will be supplied and there will be games and prizes for the children. children. Please bring your own lawn chairs. CRIME DR. B. KOST1UK WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF A DENTAL OFFICE at 5 KING ST. E. f NEWCASTLE Office Hours By Appointment OPEN SATURDAYS Telephone 987-5256 Orono Practice (983-5825) will also be maintained. Durham Regional Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's public's assistance in locating a vehicle responsible for the death of a 23 year old Oshawa man. On July 26, at approximately approximately 1:30 a.m. Dennis Terech was. riding his silver Ventura 12 speed north on Park Road when he was struck by a vehicle. Terech's bicycle was stolen and he was left on the roadside. Because of this hit and run accident, Mr. Terech died of head injuries on July 27. Durham Regional Police are looking for a 1976 or 1977 Monte Carlo, 2 door, brown or amber with a vinyl roof. It may have damage on the right front grill area. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 to anyone providing information which leads to an arrest in this case. Amounts of up to $1,000 will be paid for tips leading to an arrest in any serious crime. Callers do not have to give their names or testify in court. The Crime Stoppers numbers numbers are 222-8477 - Can be used in the Ajax/ Pickering areas. 1-800-387-8477 - This toll-free number can be used in all areas. Sgt. Sandy Ryrie of the Durham Durham Regional Police Force writes this article to help combat combat crime. A Citizen Board administers the program, one 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 4th, 1936 Pupils of Mrs. E.S. Ferguson's Ferguson's Kindergarten class in music presented a program for their parents last Friday, in .the form of a lesson in theory, technique and piano. They did exceedingly well in the various numbers and in response to the questions by their teacher. The numbers included piano solos, duets and trios by Glenn Hodgson, Evelyn Hall, Allan Strike, Barbara Allin, Jean Living, Audrey Marsden and Donald Quick. Two numbers were We're making way for fall. ALL OUR SUMMER MERCHANDISE IS REDUCED A FURTHER 20% with this advertisement. Ladies Choice Hosiery Bowmanville 32 Cole Ave. 623-9518 Hours: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. myi'wo of more than : 600 Crime Stoppers Board across North : America. The award money is raised through tax deductible donations which may be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers, P.O. Box 54, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K8. Him anb Distant Dast presented by the rythmn band. Glen Hodgson leading the first and Allan Strike, the second, were particularly entertaining. Four of last year's pupils gave variety to the program by rendering piano solos at the close, Bobby Stevens, Doreen Hill, Collette Ferguson and Ruth Aber- nethy, the latter being winner of the gold medal in her class at the Durham Musical Festival Festival recently-field in this town. 1 Otis Osborne Worden, a native of Ebenezer and a graduate of Bowmanville High School, was honored with the degree of Doctor of Pedagogy by the University of Toronto in recognition of a special thesis on super-normal pupils. 25 YEARS AGO Wednesday, August 2nd, 1961 Shawn Leddy, Lorraine White and Linda Bedford practised archery assisted by instructor Ray Crombie at the recreation day camp north of Bowmanville. Frank Samis, Jack Coole, and L. Oughtred will be competing competing at the Provincial Gladiolus Show to be held in Peterborough, August 9th - 12th. Dr. Elmo Sisson will be a judge at this event in the seedling class. Kenneth Roy Brooks, R.R.3, Bowmanville, and Donald Bruce Leask, Oshawa, will graduate on August 11th from the General Motors Institute, Flint, Michigan. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, August 4th, 1976 Harbour Theatre, Port of Newcastle will present Alice in Wonderland, August 13th - 28th on Friday and Saturday evenings. The play is directed by Margie Bell of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said in a written statement Monday, July 26th that it will take "hopefully, about six months" for the Ontario government to approve the Durham Region Official Plan. Training Prepares Students to Deal with Emergency Situations Another simulated emergency has occurred on a en ts and other visitors were on hand to watch the school bus. Here, the bus patrollers help clear the students' performance at the close of a successful vehicle through the emergency exit. Classmates, par- week of training and recreational activities. It looks serious, but isn't really. This simulated tario spent last week learning the finer points of "accident" occurred during last week's conclusion safety patrolling so that they can provide leadership to a very successful training program for school in local foot and bus patrols. Training for emergen- safety patrollers. The event took place at Oshawa's cies was part of the program. Camp Samac where 218 students from southern On- There were students from as far away as Barrie and Orillia at the School j Safety Patrol Officer Training Camp held last week in Oshawa. These three j students with Constable Dillon of the Durham Regional Police are.from close j to home. They include: David Arnold, of Newtonville, Kim MacMaster, of Bow- ' manville (Vincent Massey School) and Todd Graves, of Orono. ] The school bus pulls over to the side of the road, trailing trailing a long plume of grey smoke. It lurches 'to a stop. The rear exit opens and, with the help' of the safety patrollers on board, the vehicle is quickly emptied. From a safe distance, distance, the students watch as the fire is extinguished. The situation described above was simulated last Friday to show how safety patrollers can help their classmates on both urban streets and rural bus routes. Called the School Patrol Officer Training Camp, the exercise at Oshawa's Camp, Samac gives southern Ontario Ontario safety patrollers the training they need to lead others. Pat Curran, director of consumer and public information information for the Canadian Automobile Association, explains that the 218'students 218'students in attendance at the camp will be captains in their schools during 1986- 87. The event is sponsored by the CAA with participation from many local police forces. "The purpose of the camp is to train them in the operation of the patrol," the CAA spokesman explained. Throughout the week, the group spent mornings and afternoons studying safety. In addition, they had some time in the evenings and off- hours for activities such as volleyball and roller-skating. roller-skating. In short, the week proved to be both fun and educational. educational. And the things the students had learned at Capip Samac were demonstrated demonstrated on Friday afternoon afternoon at the conclusion of the program. Before parents and guests, the groups showed how they assist students crossing at intersections and how they help pupils getting on and off their school buses. "We try to give them a balanced balanced program," Ms. Curran Curran said as she explained the activities. Safety patrollers are not permitted to control traffic but they do have the important important task of controlling their fellow-students. The graduates from last week's program were chosen mainly by their teachers for their leadership ability and willingness to accept responsibility. responsibility. They came from as far away as Gravenhurst, Orillia, Barrie Barrie and Metro Toronto as well as the Durham Region and their ages range from 10 to 14. When they return to their schools this fall, they will help to pass on their skills to fellow patrollers. Ms. Curran noted that the CAA has sponsored camps such as the one in operation last week since 1969. And safety patrols started in Ontario Ontario during 1937. In the U.S., the patrols had begun 10 years earlier. Today, the patrols operate operate in 22 countries of the world and there are 100,000 patrollers in Canada alone. Tbronto Area Rail Transportation of Dangerous Goods Task Force A special task force has been formed by the Minister of Transport, to examine the flow of dangerous goods through the Toronto area rail network, which covers Metropolitan Metropolitan Toronto and the regional municipalities municipalities of Durham, York, Peel and Halton. All interested groups or individuals are asked to submit written briefs on the transportation of dangerous goods by rail. These submissions should include such aspects as re-routing, re-location, or. additional safety measures for the existing rail network. The deadline for briefs is November 30,1986. ! Public hearings will take place in mid-1987, during which interested parties will be given an opportunity to discuss the issues and interim findings of the task force. Please direct questions, and send written submissions to: E.J. Legg Executive Director Transport Canada 4900 Yonge Street, Suite 200 Willowdale, Ontario. M2N 6A5 (416)224-4391 Harold Gilbert Chairman Yl 11*1 Canada t 1 1 ! (

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