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1 4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, July 15, 1987 Section Two EVERYONE'S HEADING DOWNTOWN -- This is it, folks. The annual Bowmanvillc BIA Sidewalk Sale has arrived. However, the 1987 edition happens to have a new twist. We're referring, referring, of course, to the "monster" theme that has been attached to the Sidewalk Sale. Keep your eyes open for monsters downtown this weekend. Just for starters, there's going to be a 30-foot monster perched on the Bank of Montreal roof. And there will be a whole flock of little monsters participating in a parade downtown on Thursday, July 16. We could say more, but it would take a monstrous amount of space to list all of the events. See this week's advertisements and stories for further details. MORE FROM THE RED CROSS -- Oshawa resident resident Angus Dixon was re-elected Regional Council Chairman of Region 17 of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society last month. He also received a Red Cross Citation in recognition of his dedicated volunteer service. service. Mr. Dixon, a retired high school principal, has been involved with the Oshawa branch of the Red Cross since 1965. He is a past president of the Oshawa Branch and has served two years as regional council chairman. FLOUR MILL--If you want to see flour milled the old-fashioned way, you'll enjoy an outing to Lang Century Village on Sunday, July 19. The staff at the village will be operating the mill from one to six p.m., offering freshly- baked bread, a tour of the restored and furnished furnished miller's home, horse and wagon rides, and pioneer craft demonstrations. The village is located two miles north of Keene. (About 10 miles southeast of Peterborough). ANITA AND TIM--Two of the nicest and most- talented people on the Canadian country music scene will be playing in their hometown this month. Anita Perras and Tim Taylor are scheduled scheduled to play the Cosy Country Restaurant, on Waverley Rd., in Bowmanville July 29 to August 1. When the husband and wife duo aren't touring touring Canada with their band, (and sharing the stage with the likes of stars such as Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Charlie Pride, and Tommy Hunter) they make their home near Bowmanville. :;-Z WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T FIGHT CITY HALL? . 1 -- Remember the story about Bowmanville resident, resident, David Piper, who complained about dangers posed by the four-way stop at Liberty St. and Baseline Rd.? The 16-year-old brought his complaint to town council. And although there's no decision yet to install a stoplight at this location, an investigation of the complaint is underway. The topic surfaced at a meeting of the Durham Region works committee which, in turn, has asked that public works staff discuss the problem with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. NEW .FIRE TRUCK -- Newcastle's town council has given its approval to the purchase of a new pumper fire truck. The vehicle, which will cost $169,500, should be delivered in just over three months' time. The truck will be built by Superior Emergency Equipment Limited, of Red Deer, Alberta. Alberta. The firm submitted the lowest of four bids. RED CROSS AWARD -- Mr. Edward J. (Ted) Craig, of Oshawa, was presented with a Red Cross Citation Award at the 67th Ontario Division Division Annual Meeting of the Canadian Red Cross Society held on Friday, June 26, in Toronto. Toronto. The award was given to Mr. Craig in recognition of his dedicated volunteer service to Red Cross. He is president of the Oshawa Branch and has served in a number of other capacities at the local and provincial level. SUPPORT FOR ANGLERS--Newcastle council has voted to support the planned fishway which will be built at the site of the Goodyear Dam in Bowmanville. Details of the project were outlined outlined in a recent letter to the town's general purpose committee. The fishway will improve access for lake-run trout and salmon to the high-quality spawning and nursery areas in the middle sections of the Bowmanville Creek. The end result will be higher fish populations, which should be a benefit to all anglers. POLLS ADJUSTED -- There will be some changes in the poll boundaries during the next municipal election. The Town of Newcastle's clerk's department has hired a student who is in the process of working towards re-aligning the boundaries this summer. The entire process process should be completed in early 1988 or possibly possibly by the end of this year. SPACE AVAILABLE AT DAY CAMP -- The YWCA informs us that there are some openings in the junior and senior camps held at Bowmanville Bowmanville Senior Public School this month and next. Vacancies also exist in the Orono camp. The Bowmanville based camps (for youngsters age 5 to 11) take place July 27-31, August 4-7 and August 10 to 14. The camp in Orono takes place July 20-24. For further information, call the YWCA at 623-3664. THE BATTLE OF BOWMANVILLE -- refers to an event which took place at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Training School at the time when the buildings were used as a camp for German prisoners of the Second World War. Details of this phase of the training school's history are outlined in "The Belvedere" which is the magazine published by the Bowmanville Museum. Compiling the article has been a major project for the museum. It's an informative informative and well-researched item. Copies are available available at the museum. ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE PROPOSED HIGHWAY STUDY The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (M.T.C.) has initiated a study to examine potential Improvements to Highway 2 from Newtonville easterly to Welcome (12.9 km), Town of Newcastle and the Township of Hope, Regional Municipality of Durham and County of Northumberland. Various alternative Improvements are being considered in order to correct the presently substandard road conditions and drainage of this portion of Highway 2. Subject to the final outcome of the study, the Ministry Is currently proposing: - widening the existing pavement from 6.1 m to 7.0 m with 2.0 m shoulders and 0.5 m rounding of shoulders; - minor adjustments to the vertical alignment (or grade of the road); - minor Intersection Improvements; and, - improvements to existing drainage systems. This study follows a Class Environmental Assessment process, approved for highway projects of this type. An Environmental Study Report will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, and will be available for public viewing; a further public notice will be published at that time. You are encouraged to contact project staff at any time If you have questions or concerns about this project. If you feel, alter consulting with project staff, that serious environmental concerns remain unresolved, it Is your right to request that the project be subject to the formal Environmental Assessment review and approval process, possibly Including a formal public hearing. The decision rests with the Minister of the Environment. An information centre will be held later In this study, at which time the public will be Invited to review and comment on the proposed plans. A subsequent public notice will be published In advance of the Information centre. We are Interested In hearing any comments or concerns you or your group may have about this project. If you wish to be further Involved In this study or. receive additional Information, please contact us by August 21,1987. Please direct any comments or requests to: Mr. Peter Verok Project Manager Ministry of Transportation and Communications Planning and Design Section Central Region 5000 Yonge Street Wlllowdale, Ontario M2N6E9 Telephone No. (416)224-7567 © Ministry of Transportation and Communications MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS -- The ' Rebels of Oshawa will be hosting the National Drum and Bugle Corps and Marching Band Championships at Civic Fields, in Oshawa, next month. The date for this colorful and musical competition is Saturday, August 22. Preliminary competition begins at 10:30 a.m., with the finals scheduled to commence at 6:30 p.m. A total of 15 corps are expected to compete in the five categories of the contest. Tickets (including a special family rate) are available from any Rebels Corps member or at the gate. NEW SCHOOL IN COURTICE -- A sod-turning sod-turning will take place at one p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, for a new school serving the Courtice community. The project consists of the complete complete renovation of existing buildings and the construction of two new wings at the Courtice West School. The building, when completed, will be named the S.T. Worden School, after Syd Worden, the board of education trustee who served the Darlington area for many years. A contract for the construction of the building was approved by the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education recently. recently. The total project will cost an estimated $2.3 million. CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS PROCLAMATION I, John Winters, Mayor of the Town of Newcastle Newcastle hereby declare: SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1987 AS DECORATION DAY In the Bowmanville Cemetery and Bond Hec Cemetery In Newcastle Village, There will t no Decoration Service or organized parade ■ the Cemetery this year, JOHN WINTERS MAYOR Fllo: 10.38.99, Dafe of Publication: July 15, 1987 Quebec-Ontario Student Exchange b.v.IeffHubbell Forty-four students from the province of Quebec are going to get an opportunity to learn a little about Ontario Ontario through an exchange trip July 17-30. The students, from Dol- beau, a town of approximat- ley 9,000 in the Roberval area, will be staying with the families of 44 students from the Northumberland --Newcastle region, as well as some students from the Separate school Board in this region and Peterborough. Peterborough. The plan is part of the Society Society of Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada, an organization sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Secretary of State and Employment and Immigration Canada. The purpose is to give students from Quebec and Ontario a chance to learn a little about each other by giving them a two-week immersion in each other's provinces. The students learn about the region, the province and the different language. "This is the first year our Board is involved," says Grant Yeo, co-ordinator of curriculum for the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. "We're spread out from Trenton to Courtice." To take part in the exchange, exchange, a school board must first make application to the government. If it is chosen, chosen, the government then tries to link similar communities communities together. In this case, the Quebec students are coming from an area that includes a few smaller towns, such as Dolbeau and Mistinassi, spread out over a large area. Right now, 44 students from the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board are staying there, having left July 2. Students are paired on the basis of sex, age and interests, and are accompanied by four adults -- a French teacher and three French-speaking university students who work as monitors. Are they having a good time? "I was only supposed to hear from them if anything anything went wrong. I haven't heard from them, so I guess everything's all right," said Mr. Yeo. A numberof activities arc planned for the students when they arrive. They will be taken to the Ganaraska Forest, Ontario Place, Canada's Canada's Wonderland, and a Blue Jays.baseball game. The cost for each student is $170 and is paid for by government, hut other costs including expenses such as bus fares will be met by a fund raising affair later in the month. "There will be a farewell banquet held on the 29 of July," says Mr. Yeo. "We hope this becomes an annual annual event." Horticulture By Verna Robinson Bowmanville and District Horticultural Society held their Rose Show June 24th. When all members arrived at the Church Hall at 7 o'clock, we all drove out to visit the Jensen Nurseries. It was really interesting to see those lovely big trees that they move with machines to many shopping centres around the country and all the house plants and shrubs of different varieties. varieties. Afteran hourviewingand listening to Mrs. Jensen telling telling how they operate the nurseries, we returned to the Trinity United Church Hall for a short meeting. Mrs. Isabel Challice, our Districi 17 Director, gave us a brief report on the O.H.A. Convention held at Kingston Kingston after which we viewed the Rose Display. Heinz Netten won the "most points in Roses" and "Best Rose Specimen in Show". Congratulations Heinz. We then enjoyed a social half hour and everyone journeyed journeyed home. The Horticultural Picnic will be July 15 at the Enniskillen Enniskillen Conservation Area at 6 o'clock at the south picnic area. Rotary Club Exchange Student Says Farewell Durham East M.P.P. Sam Cureatz (far left) presents Rotary exchange student Cleber Salimon (center) of Sao Paolo, Brazil, with an Ontario flag as a souvenir of his year-long stay in Canada. The 18-year-old stayed with local families, including Neale and Shirley McLean (second and third from left), and Merrill and Jane Brown (third and second from left, respectively). New Rotary President Harvey Partner (far right) holds his end of the flag. by Jeff Ilubbell It was nearly hot enough outside to Icel like home for 18-year-old Brazilian exchange exchange student Cleber Salimon Salimon when he spoke at the Rotary Club, July 9. He's been in Canada since August 20, 1986, and will be going home August 13. In between he's crammed crammed a lot of travel and sightseeing, sightseeing, met a lot of people, and learned a new language. language. "When I first came to Canada, Canada, everything was very different," he said. "I didn't speak much English. "Sometimes I was kind of lonely, but then I started meeting new people, going to dances, having a social life." Cleber said he'd wanted to come to Canada since he was 13, when he met a Canadian Canadian in Brazil. Hq finally got his opportunity when the Rotary Club sponsored him as an exchange student. For the past 11 months, he has been living with local families. The adjustment was a little little difficult at first. Apart from linguistic (having to speak English instead of Portuguese) and cultural changes, he also discovered some significant differences differences between his home town of Sao Jose De Rio Preto, (a suburb of the huge city of Sao Paolo) and Bowmanville. Bowmanville. "I learned that Bowmanville Bowmanville is a small town. Sometimes Sometimes I'd want to go downtown, downtown, but there isn't one here." Another difference was the school system. It took Cleber a little while to figure figure out that in Bowmanville Bowmanville High School, the students students move from class to class, whereas in Brazil "you just stay in your chair all day and the teachers move around. I didn't know what I was supposed to do for a while." Recountingthe highlights of 11 months, Cleber said that Canada as a country was the major one. He was impressed by its multicultural multicultural makeup. He discovered discovered winter and snow which are unknown in Sao Paolo's hot streets and he was introduced to cottage country. In Brazil, "you don't sec too many big lakes," he explained. Cleber also found time to travel while he's been here, having gone to Florida ("Very good. A little like home but the water's too cold") Vermont, and Ottawa. Ottawa. The next stop on his agenda is Montreal. But Cleber is not too anxious anxious to go home yet. "It was easy to leave Brazil;" he said, "coming to Canada was a new experience, an adventure. But I really wouldn't want to leave Canada, Canada, to leave everyone here behind." He thanked the Rotary for everything, and as the meeting meeting broke up, he was on his way to play a baseball game. It's a sport which he openly admits he hasn't mastered. "But I'll be good today," he promised. Cowan Pontiac Sales Staff •Receive General Motors Awards Larry Waterhouse, District Sales Manager, was on hand last week at Cowan Pontiac-Buick, to present Awards of Excellence to the sales team. Pictured above, from left to right are: John Majcher, Used Car Manager; Tom Cowan, President; Earl McQueen, Cliff Sinclair, Tomm Maynes, Weldon Brown, Lou Stavrakos, Business Manager; Murray O'Brien, Sales Manager and Larry Waterhouse of General Motors. 166 King St. E. Telephone 623-3396