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! BOBflAWVILLE LIERAS 62 TEfiPERAHCE SI, d BOIWJILLE. (WTAUfii BOtiLIE # * «* It took only a matter of minutes for high water levels from last night's storm to demolish a Bowmanville landmark. ^ *The Vapstom? Dam gave way at approximately approximately 6:15 thitf morning, leaving leaving tfnly pzfrt of the concrete spillway still standing. v "The 1 wrfter level went up and the dam couldn't take it," said Thep Pypker, of the_ Vanstone Flour and Feed Mill. He added that although he has yet to be able to contact his father, Ralph- Pypker, who is vacationing in the United States, he expects that they will decide jp-rebuilcvthe dam? As new, owner 0/the Vanstone Mill, Mr. Pypker installed ajpodern water- powered turbine to generate electrical electrical power for the machinery inside the mill. Continued operation of the turbine will depend on rebuilding "the dam. "Wg're going to have to fix it, Tm sure," Theo Pypker said. The Vanstone Mill has been a Bowmanville Bowmanville landmark since 1848, the year that the first of the present-day buildings was constructed. A mill and pond have been located at the site sinceWie 1820s. Stir cahdler, a retired miller from the VanstoneiMill and a Bowmanville historian, said this morning that he believes the dam was last destroyed by a storm an June 6,1890. On that date, a flash flood wiped out virtually all bridges and mill dams in Darlington Township including including the Highway Two bridge across the Bowmanville Creek and the mill (lam. Turn to Page 2 mmi £UG2 81986 623-3303 qi ^^jssue33^3^age^^^^OT^H^NVrLJ^^€WTA^W^/T^DNE&DAl^AlJ^UST^2^h^lg8^^2ntMfear^ _ 01 1 Wintario Winners Possible Sites Selected For Radioactive Wastes • by Rob Savage Eldorado Resources Ltd.'s proposed proposed sites for the highly controversial nuclear waste dumps were announced announced last Friday. The company said it's looking at two potential sites for the permanent disposal of radioactive. materials from Port Granby, Welcome, and Port Hope. One of the sites is near Tyrone and the other is near Starkville. Specifically, the proposed regions are part lot 5 and lot 6 in concession 6 in the Darlington Township and part lots 3,4,5, and 6 in concession 5. Land owned by Eldorado at Wes- leyville is also listed as a possible waste site. The company said one of the locations locations may eventually be selected for the waste dumps after about two years of public hearings and government government approval. Local Company Will Receive f250^000 Loan ■ ' A ■ ; v .. ; r. ' : Prtidueth Ine/jol ■ ; The above photo was taken by Statesman Photographer Photographer Rick James at approximately 6:15 a.m. when the Vanstone Dam was just beginning to give way. The Bowmanville landmark was the major casualty in last night's storm which dropped over three inches of rain in the area. The lower photo was taken around 8:30 a.m. when the force of the water had further under- ... IBg , mined the bank, leaving only the concrete spillway, standing. Bowmanville resident Bob Stevens noticed the high water level while driving on Highway Two early this morning and alerted the owners. But by that time, there was little that could be done. Mr. Stevens also called the Statesman to advise us of the situation and we arrived just in time to record the above photo. HP • ■ wms mm FAIR TIME AT PORT--This weekend, it's Port Perry's turn to hold their annual fall fair and they are hoping the weather will be much drier than it wad for Blackstock Fair last Saturday, when the downpours discouraged citizens from attending. However, they did manage to get most of the attractions on stage, but must have taken a financial beating. IT'S LABOR DAY--This coming Monday is Sept. 1st, Labor Day, the final day of summer when the Canadian National Exhibition comes to a close and we get ready for the fall season. It's the last holiday before school resumes and mothers will be able to take coffee breaks in the morning without their children breaking in with demands of one kind or another which will he transferred to the teachers. ; BIG SISTERS BOWLING -- Oshawa and District Real Estate Board will again be sponsoring their third annual annual Bowlathon for Big Sisters starting tomorrow (Thursday) at Liberty Bowl from 5 to 9 p.m. Last year, they raised more than $2,000 in Bowmanville and $15,000 in the region. We understand that M.P. 1-Ion. Allan Lawrence will be on hand to kick off the event. Liberty Bowl donates the use of the alleys and bowling shoes for this special event, so drop down and try your luck. PEE WEES LOSE -- Bowmanville Pee Wees put up a great fight against Tecumseh last weekend, but succumbed succumbed 5 - 0 up there on Satuday and 6-5 here on Sunday. Better luck next year. JUNIORS AND MIDGETS WIN--This weekend could be a big one for the Canadian Tire Midgets and the Cowan Pontiac, L&L Tool Junior Orioles as they take part in the Ontario baseball finals. They've earned their spurs and we wish them every success. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, none of the games will be played here. BLOCK PARENTS--The Town of Newcastle Block Parents Parents are meeting Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom Courtroom 1 in the Police-Fire building, Church St. TOASTMASTERS--The first meeting of the Bowmanville Bowmanville Toastmasters Club will be held at Trinity United Church on Tuesday, September 16th from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Ladies and gentlemen interested in improving their speech making potentials arc welcome. ARENA REPAIRS -- We haven't received details, but notice there has been quite a bit of action around Bowmanville Bowmanville arena this week that may indicate the necessary necessary repairs are under way to get it in shape for the return of ice for this winter. TRACTOR PULL -- Should you be looking for some action on Monday, there will be plenty at the Orono Fairgrounds where a tractor pull will be held with plenty of exciting competition. BUSY WEEK -- Town officials affected by their move from the Town Hall while it is being renovated and restored, completed most of their moves to new locations locations on the weekend. ON THE JOB -- And you'll be delighted to know that the OPP and ltcgionals will be on the job this weekend, making certain that motorists drive safely and do their drinking of alcoholic beverages at places where it won't affect their behind the wheel skills. It's all to prevent accidents and save lives. PETITION -- A group of concerned citizens has inserted inserted an advertisement in this edition on page 10, protesting the proposed Eldorado Resources waste dumps being located in this area. This group is opposed opposed to such action and invites others to sign the petition and lake it to one of the local stores displaying the specific sign. mÊÊKÊÊÊÊÊÊttÊmBumBÊm OOPS, TRY AGAIN -- In our rush to get to Vanstone s Dam this morning, we ended up at the scene with our shirt on backwards. However, nothing will rival the fire call one morning when we showed up in our underwear! underwear! tV> 1 vu • c 1 -vy aowmahville will receive a $250,000 Incentive Term. Loan from the ... Eastern Ontario Development Corporation, Industry, Trade and Technology Minister Hugh P. O'Neil announced today. ! "The loan will contribute to a total capital investment of $405,000 and will assist in the creation of 62.new jobs over the next five years," Mr. O'Neil said. Darlington Wood Products Inc. is building a new plant on Baseline Road to manufacture wooden building components for local and export markets. Information on all financial assistance programs is available from the corporation's Peterborough office at 139 George Street North, telephone 742-3490. Long distance calls can be made toll- free by asking the operator for Zenith 59130. However, they denied that anything was final. They said they did not wish it to be said they had actually found a site for proposal. "That statement is premature," said Dr. Duncan Moffett, Moffett, the project manager for Eldorado. Eldorado. He said the company had merely found land that they planned to test for the next three months to see if it will meet their standards. Once those tests are completed, Eldorado Eldorado says it will select one of the Newcastle sites if that land proves to be suitable for the waste. Dr. Moffett suggested it was likely the lands would pass the test. "Outwork "Outwork to date suggests that they will be able to meet regulatory criteria for the protection of people and their environment." environment." He said the decision to go to either of those two sites would meet the requirements requirements given to them by the federal federal government after permission was granted for the creation of £t site afjAVeslcyvillc . . . • , 1 - . vThe , : two | i Wduirdmr!iits Were that : the site be away iron; major population population centres and further from Lake Ontario than the Wesleyville site. Dr. Moffett said the two areas at Newcastle Newcastle North and Newcastle east meet both those prerequisites. He told a press conference in Port Hope last Friday that Eldorado had set three additional requirements of their own in the selection of the proposed proposed sites. Those conditions were that the site have geological potential for engineered engineered burial and limestone cavern disposal, that the land be in areas not already designated for special use, and that the sites not be in flood plains. He also said that safe delivery of the waste from the three sites in Port Granby, Welcome, and Port Hope was very important to the company. He stressed that it was unknown at this time what routes would be used to transport the waste. Turn to Page 2 by Rob Savage A 24-year-old Solina man found he doesn't mind taking personal calls at work after his girlfriend called to tell him they won $100,000 in last week's Wintario draw. Wayne Yellowlees was working last Friday at his job as a design engineering engineering technician for L and L Tool when he got the call from girlfriend Lynn Tennant, 23, who had read the winning winning numbers in the Toronto Sun. Miss Tennant, a computer operator for McCallum Transport, was first to read the paper because she was work-. ing nights that week. - v The regular (players had buen. buy- ing Wintario tickets for the past eight 1 months. They had won $100 and several several free books in the past and Mr. Yellowlees estimates they have spent a total of $100 on Wintario tickets. "A pretty good return for your money," he said. The win will be equally shared between between the two and their plans for the money seem fairly practical. They plan to invest some of the money and let it grow from the interest. "An early retirement would be nice," Mr. Yellowlees said. But not all of the money will be invested. invested. "We're gonna blow a bit on ourselves," he said. He added that the two will continue to buy Wintario books because "they always have." And while they recognize that winning winning $100,000 doesn't make you a self- made millionaire, it isn't a win to be sneezed at either. "It's a nice start, that's for sure," Mr. Yellowlees said. TO REPLACE FLOOR -- Ron Hope of Newcastle Village Village & District Arena Improvement Committee tells us that they have a big Jamboree planned for Saturday, Sept. 13 with the Good Brothers and 'Harvest Baud'. Tickets are available from members of the committee. Funds raised will replace the arena floors. GREMLINS -- Apologies to Ken Hooper whose lengthy letter on the editorial page has quite a few typographical typographical mistakes that weren't caught and corrected. High-Stepping Pine Ridge doggers Dance at Blackstock lair The Pine Ridge doggers arc a high-stopping group of dancers based in Blackstock. They are shown here as they wait their turn in the spotlight during the annual annual Blackstock Fair held on Saturday. That's Jenny Oostorholl and Sharon Patterson who are the first pair of dancers. Since the doggers performed in the arena building, they weren't affected by the downpour outside outside and attracted a large crowd of interested spectators. spectators. The group includes performers of almost all ages. It was formed as a result of interest created in clogging following a performance by a group al the Blackstock Fair just one year ago. x