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I ) Acting Mayor Cuts Traditional Ribbon to Open New Business Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 27, 1986 5 Library Grateful Funding Cutbacks Squeeze Conservation Authority's Plans For Dennison's •500 Donation Travel King Industries is one of the newest companies companies to open for business in the Town of Newcstle. Last week, acting mayor Ann Cowman was on hand to cut the ribbon and formally welcome the firm to town. Travel King will manufacture recreational vehicles, focusing on a custom made 26-foot motor home which is insulated to temperatures of 40 below zero. "It's something I always wanted to do -- build my own motor homes," said Herbert Thompson, owner of the company. He formerly worked for Travel Mate and has taken on the new business as a retirement project. The plant on Baseline Rd. will employ six persons, offering delivery three months after the order is placed. Other recreational vehicle services are also available at the plant. Mr. Thompson (left) is shown above as he assists Councillor Councillor Ann Cowman with the ribbon cutting. His wife, Darlene, is beside Councillor Cowman and a number of well-wishers are also on hand to launch the company. company. by Tammy Hill On Tuesday, July 8, 1986 the Newcastle Public Library's Library's Bowmanville Branch received a $500.00 donation from Dennison Manufacturing Canada Ltd. The cheque was presented presented to Library Board member, Nancy Charland by Dennison Company President, President, Stephen Beadsmoore. Dennison Manufacturing has been added to the plaque which recognizes donors at the Newcastle Public Library. The recent donation will be used with other gifts, bequests bequests and donations presented presented to the Library to match funds for a grant request request to the Ontario government. government. The request has not yet been processed due to the limitation of one request request every two years. The resulting funds from the grant will be used to upgrade upgrade materials and purchase purchase new equipment. Chief Librarian Barbara Baker said they are hoping to use the money to purchase purchase a microform, enabling enabling them to process microfiche and microfilm on the same machine, and buy a new shelving unit for the literature in the boys' and girls'department. Bill Lover; Library Board Chairman, said, "The Library Library Board is engaged in a long-term programme of upgrading upgrading library service in the Town. We are very pleased to have the support of one of the Town's leading corporate citizens in that endeavour." OBITUARY ILA MAUDE TRAVELL The death of Ila Maude Travell, occurred on Wednesday, Wednesday, August 6th, 1986, at Oshawa General Hospital. Born April 7th, 1907, at Hay- don, she had been a resident of Oshawa, and was the wife, of the late Ira George Travell, who passed away January 13th, 1968. She was a daughter of the late Ethel and Elias Ashton. She is mourned by a daughter Mrs. Beth Weldon, a son Mr. Bruce Travell and his wife Marie, of Oshawa, five grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Reta Rodman, Oshawa, Mrs. Gordon Beech (Alice) and Mrs. William Bragg (June) and a brother Harold Ashton, Bowmariville. She was also predeceased by two brothers Bruce and Orville Ashton and a sister Mrs. Winnifred May. A member of Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa, she was also a member of Lenore Unit and Senior Citizens Choir, and enjoyed quilting. Friends were received at the McIntosh-Anderson Funeral Home, 152 King St. E. Oshawa. Service was held in the chapel on Friday, at 3 p.m. Donations to the Simcoe Street United Church Fund. The Reverend John Smith officiated. Interment Mount Lawn Memorial Gardens, Whitby. Police Notebook by Constable Peter Bramma Community Services 5ikkeri5 Superior quality wood coatings engineered to stand up against the elements. Available at ïüüjg/ Central Paint and Wallpaper 295 Ritson Rd. S. 728-6809 Oshawa LADIES-BE SAFE In the annual report put out by the police, it was determined determined that crime in Durham Region is on the increase. One of the greatest increases was in the area of sexual assault which rose by 30.3 percent in 1985 y) ' Females in our society run a much greater risk of being attacked than men, so as a woman you have to be extra careful, especially when alone. To help keep you safe, I have compiled a checklist of some major areas of concern. AT HOME 1 Your door should be equipped with a door viewer and deadbolt lock with a one inch throw. 2) All windows should be secure. Draw window shades or drapes after dark. 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Try not to walk alone at night and avoid unlit areas. 2) Never hitch-hike under any circumstances. 3) If you suspect you are being followed, cross the street; go to the nearest home, service station or open business premises and call the police. 4) If you suspect you are being followed by someone driving a car, make a visible point of taking out a pen and paper. Look at the licence plate and write the number down. Other items you could use to write with could be a lipstick, a highlighter, or an eyebrow pencil. Write on a wall, sidewalk, or the windshield windshield of a nearby car in an emergency. 5) Do not carry large sums of money in your purse and if possible, carry a small purse, It! tucked frojm view, under the "arm. IN YOUR CAR 1) Always lock your car when entering and leaving it. Consider driving with your doors locked (last year in the north end of the region, a woman driving alone was sexually assaulted by a man who jumped into the passenger passenger side of the car when she stopped at a stop sign.) 2) Have your keys in hand so you do not have to linger before entering your car. 3) Never pick up hitchhikers hitchhikers (or stop to offer help to unknown stranded motorists) If you see a motorist in distress, distress, call in the location to the police from the nearest telephone. telephone. --4)Jf you have car trouble in a deserted area, raise the hood of the car, lock yourself in, and wait for the police to arrive. If â stranger offers help, do not get out of the car. Ask the person to call for assistance. Following these suggestions won't eliminate crime entirely. But, they will help you reduce the opportunity for others to commit crime against you, whether you're at home, driving your car or walking. 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ENG, COMMISSIONER OP WORKS Steve LaForest, seen here with a stuffed owl in the classroom for environmental education, says CLOCA has an active program planned for the fall. by Rob Savage Cutbacks in federal and provincial funding to the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Conservation Authority (CLOCA) put a quick halt to the 10th annual summer conservation program and will have some effect on conservation programs for the spring, Steve LaForest, the Information Information and Education Coordinator Coordinator at CLOCA, said the funding is decided by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Resources, which appeared to give priority to programs at some of the other conservation conservation areas in Ontario this year. Mr. LaForest said the money for programs is never guaranteed. "It's a ' year-to-year thing and nobody nobody ever suggested it was anything different." But the cutbacks did stop CLOCA from giving public education programs this summer. Mr. LaForest estimated that the funding CLOCA received received this year was half, or less than half, that which was given in 1985. As a résuit, résuit, students were not hired to give education programs in conservation this summer. The programs in 1985 which helped the conservation conservation education people inform inform the public were the federally funded Summer Employment-Education Development program (SEED), the provincial Experience Experience '85 program, and an Unemployment Insurance Insurance Compensation program program which allowed unemployed unemployed people to work at the conservation areas for four months. Under those programs, six people worked for the conservation areas in education education during the summer and five people worked during during the fall season. This year, only two people were approved to work for CLOCA's education department department and they were re But he's uncertain how much will get done until the details in this year's limited budget are worked out. stricted to doing historical research. This meant that the public public instructions on acid rain, rock climbing, flooding flooding and erosion, and many other wildlife topics weren't given this summer. It also meant some students students weren't given any work-related experience at the conservation areas. Mr. LaForest said it's unfortunate unfortunate that some university university students studying in related related fields like biology and geology weren't hired this summer. He also said unemployed people looking for any valuable valuable work experience couldn't be helped this year. And funding for the fall will be affected by the decrease decrease in the work staff. Mr. LaForest said that in the past, CLOCA had received enough funding to pay people for the spring education education programs, which meant their own money could go towards the fall programs. This year, CLOCA had to spend its own money in the spring, leaving its fall budget somewhat limited. He said he couldn't be sure how this would affect the fall instructions. "They're kind of few and far between if I'm doing them all myself," he said. But the fall budget hasn't been worked out yet, so Mr. LaForest doesn't know what kind of help he will have. The main concern will be with public education programs. programs. Education programs for school children in grades four to six will still go ahead with an anticipated anticipated 4000 students expected expected this year. The conservation area in the Oshawa Valley Land is the site most often used for the instructions because it has a separate building which can be used. That building was a resurrected resurrected stable from the Robson Robson Lang Tannery, the pre vious owners of the land. The tannery went out of business 10 years ago and was vacant until the conservation conservation authorities purchased purchased the land in May, 1984. The building was resurrected resurrected after going through two fires. It now contains a teaching room which resembles resembles a lecture hall and has some historic stables in the basement. Lessons given to students at the conservation area "revolve around the creek," Mr. LaForest said. They include include water studies, bird studies, and the studies of wildlife. Mr. LaForest said the land is especially good for conservation studies because because it is not pure nature. The land demonstrates man's interaction with nature. nature. "The site's had a lot of human impact," Mr. LaForest said. "We don't have many trilliums but we have a lot of dandelions." Mr. LaForest said the area may be more relevant to youngsters because many have grown up in the city. Students are also invited to participate in wildlife games and to solve wildlife problems where they suggest solutions and then pick the best ones. "They do their own editing and come up with a lot of good insights," insights," Mr. LaForest said. The games include ones like "Oh, Deer," where children children are divided into two groups, one which pretends to be deer and the other pretending to be habitats like food, shelter, and water. The deer have to hunt while the habitats are either consumed or survive. All kids get a chance to be the deer, since they clearly have more fun. The play activities are "fast and to the point," Mr. LaForest said. The kids are kept moving and then receive receive quick summaries of what they've learned at the end. "They very easily draw the conclusions themselves without a lot of blackboard work," he said. Interested teachers should contact CLOCA, Mr. LaForest said, since reservations reservations have to be made for lessons; Even if a class can't be booked, Mr. LaForest said he can suggest programs programs and background materials materials to teachers. As for this summer, Mr. LaForest said he is happy with the Work that the two historical researchers have acquired. Their studies have been done at the six conservation sites at Oshawa Valley Land, Bowmanville Bowmanville Valley Land, the Bowmanville Harbour, Stephen's Gulch, the Cedar Valley Conservation Area, and the Waterfront Conservation Conservation Area. The results of their studies will help to update the guide books that the conservation authorities have on the six areas and will also be incorporated into some of the lessons for the students. And CLOCA has still managed managed to do maintenance and erosion work which might help to preserve some areas. As for public education, Mr. LaForest says he'll eventually have a schedule worked out. And he will be applying for government funding once again, since the government does come up with new programs. "We haven't written off the chance 0 f getting new funding for the fall," he said. Pitch-ln USE US! BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 49 Liberty Street North Bowmanville School will open on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1986 Timetables will be obtained as follows: GRADES 9: 8:45 to 9 a.m. GRADES 10 to 13: 9 to 9:30 a.m. All students will be in their homerooms by 9:45 a.m. ,, Com m encil \9 at 10:15 a.m. a series of 30 minute periods will begin designed to cover the tbnetable for days and 2. Three periods will be held in the morning ending a! 11:45 a m Light lunches wHI be available in the cafeteria from 11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m. Five afternoon periods will be held commencing at 12:45 p.m. and ending at 3-15 pm P 1 Students not able to be present the first day but who will return later are requested to contact the school no later than September 5th. cic M ue=«;u iu comaci da y US r ° UteS are the same as in June * Retum buses will leave the school at 3:45 p.m. on opening The Northumberland-Newcastle Board of Education