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Durham's New Dairy Princess Chosen at Fair in Orono 'jf* ' ' : tip. * |g 5 ®8®&y ! Elaine Barkey (right) has become the 1986/87 Durham Dairy Princess. She won the contest held recently at the Orono Fair and received her crown from Krista McHolm, last year's princess. At left is Angela McHolm, the runner up. Angela and Krista McHolm are cousins. More Than 550 Home Owners Had Their Basements Flooded by Rob Savage Durham Region will investigate investigate the sanitary and storm sewer problems which caused flooded basements basements during the heavy rains on Aug. 15 and Aug.26. "We had more rain than Hurricane Hazel in the south part (of the region)," said Regional Chairman Gary Herrema. Five hundred and fifty six Durham Region homeowners homeowners reported flooded basements basements after the two storms. Twenty of those were in Bowmanville and one of those was in Newcastle Village. Village. And while other areas suffered less fain, most councillors felt the investir gation was necessary. 1/ "I do agree that this is certainly certainly something that must be done," said James Witty, regional councillor for Ajax. However, plans for im- mediate.action wère tabled as council voted to tender bids from engineering firms. That motion followed a, rejection of the proposal from Works Chairman Gerry Emm to have MacLa- ren Plansearch Inc. do the study. MacLaren initially offered offered to do a joint study of the sewer systems with regional regional staff at a cost which wouldn't exceed $220,000. Of that sum, $150,000 was to have gone to the engineers and $70,000 was to go to , staff. If approved, MacLaren would have been able to begin the research immediately. immediately. Their preliminary preliminary report was scheduled for presentation in December December with a final report given in January. However, the tenders that the region voted to wait for won't be available to council council for another five weeks. Most councillors felt the delay was acceptable since it provided an opportunity for lower bids. "When was the last time that the region suffered a similar situation?" Councillor Councillor Witty asked. "If we can save some money and still get a proper job done, then I think its incumbent that we as politicians do that." Among those supporting the approval of MacLaren's bid was Oshawa mayor Allan Pilkey, who said the sewer problems have created concerns - which should be quickly resolved. "I get the impression that everyone would like to see the work done quickly," he said. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. September 17, 1986 Five Generations Front row: Isia Yeo of Hampton, mother of Heather Calisia, born July 29th at the Oshawa General Hospital; and great great grandmother, Millie Peters, of New Liskeard. Millie celebrated her 85th birthday on August 25th. Back row: Sherron Lloyd of Hampton, grandmother; and great grandmother, Laura Jibb, of New Liskeard. Heather Calisia has two brothers who just adore her; Ryan, age 3 and Justin, age 2. Heather's parents Calvin and Isia Yeo are very proud of their young family. They drove to Milberta, north of New Liskeard where the five generation picture was taken at the home of Bert and Betty Jibb, who live on the homestead of Herb and Gerty (May) Jibb. Heather's great great grandparents; Herb, passed away in 1949 and Gerty in 1946. Heather Calisia is also the first granddaughter for Murray and Arlene Yeo of Tyrone; and the first great granddaughter for Audrey Rosevear. She is a great granddaughter of Stan and May (Yeo) Hodgson, of Bowmanville. Annual House Tour on October 4th - -- • ■ ■ v . - - v _ . . ■ ■ Tomato Plant Takes Off into the Sky When Norm Bowker planted his courtesy tomatoes from Van Belle's Garden Centre, he had no idea they would grow so well. The plant now stands at 10 feet tall and Mr. Bowker says he gets a. bowl of tomatoes from the plant every day. In fact, one particular stem on the plant had 49 tomatoes on it. School Board by Margaret . Stalker v- •; //• ' The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education is once again taking the provincial government to task on its funding. This time to an official task force. At their last board meeting, trustees approved approved a motion to make a submission to the Progressive Progressive " Conservative Task Force on Education, Education, to draw its attention to a disparity in board funding. Correspondence to the board from Northumber land MPP Howard • ShepS pard reveals that ojn Sep-: „ tember 24, the 'Task Force will be in the Kingston area and the MPP invited the board to make a presentation. One of the objectives of the committee is to ascertain ascertain the degree to which every child in the province has access to an equal opportunity in education and to make recommendations in areas where this goal is not being met. At the meeting, Port Hope trustee Wilf Day pounced on this issue and 'began citirig 'facts ■ and figures to show the inequalities of school board spending in rela-. tion to the provincial ceiling. Mr. Day later explained that the province province sets the amount of money spent on a pupil at a "recognized ordi- , nary expenditure," or ceiling per student. Up to that ceiling, the province province will pay a certain percentage and the board pays the remainder. remainder. Withllthjg^grant; strüç- ; ttirë, thë' tj assessrpë' béranjarëa's i/thftv* ïmore : grants are available, • But Mr. Day explained that the problem over the years has been that the government has clamped down on its grant ceiling to the point where they are now inadequate. inadequate. 1 He said that across the province, 26 per cent of secondary pupils are in boards that spend over $1,000 above the ceiling. He noted that 29 per cent 5ikkefi5 Superior quality wood coatings engineered to stand up against the elements. Available at Central Paint and Wallpaper 295 Ritson Rd. S. 728-6809 Oshawa CRIME vy Crime Stoppers and the Durham Regional Police are continuing to ask for the public's assistance in identifying identifying the persons responsible for Break and Enters which are occurring in all areas of our Region at all times of the day and night. . 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In addition, similar rewards will be paid for information to arrests in any serious crime. Callers do not have to give their names or appear in court. live in boards "within $300 of"the ( Tceilirigahd and that 45 per cent are in the middle. ■ Although less : extreme, extreme, he notes that the same pattern can be found across the elementary elementary school boards. Mr. Day said that with the boards haying to spend more than the ceiling, money decisions are once again being made in local dollars. "This puts us right back. The rich boards are richer, and the poor are poorer." . He mentioned that Toronto, Toronto, with its higher property taxés, can afford afford to spend a third more for each student than .. Northumberland and Newcastle. "They can raise money out of Bay Street." Mr. Day stated that if some school boards can spend a lot more than others, it destroys the equality of opportunity. At the meeting, trustees trustees agreed with Mr. Day's motion that a brief be submitted to the Task Force. Thé director ' of education, Gary Tushin- gham, mentioned that September 24, the date of the Task Force's visit to Kingston, made for a short time-line to prepare prepare a brief but Bowmanville Bowmanville trustee Peter Parrott pointed out that the committee would be visiting Toronto at a later date, and perhaps they could make a representation representation then. It was also noted by Colborne Trustee John Carter that written submissions submissions would be accepted accepted by the committee as well. by Margaret Stalker Have you ever walked by one of Port Hope's beautiful homes and wondered what it would look like inside? On Saturday, October 4, you'll be getting your chance to quench some of that curiosity, as homeowners open their doors for the 1986 House Tour. The annual event is the largest fundraiser for the ; Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ÀCO).Thexlay-lông tour of historic homes and buildings has proved very popular in the past and, from all indications, indications, this year will be no exception. The 1986 tour will take visitors into 10 exciting places, including five cottages, one of them an artist's studio. The cottages cottages are representative of Port Hope's unique vernacular versions of Regency -- the period between 1811 and 1820 in England -- and Ontario Cottage styles. A stop will be made at Catonworth, described as a cottage that grew into a large Romanesque Revival house, as well as an early twentieth century century revival house. Port Hope is noted for its number of town- houses, and visitors will have a chance to slip inside inside an extra special one which has returned to its origins as an 1850's inn. One can pause for a refreshing refreshing coffee and muffin muffin break at Boulden House. 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