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Fàk F" s,ST- ) Found At Liai angton G. S. Workers at the Darlington Generating Generating Station discovered what appeared to be a bomb in Unit 4, early Friday morning. At approximately 8:00 a.m., a construction construction worker discovered a device with wires and a clock sitting on a beam near the boiler. Unit 4 is scheduled scheduled to begin operating in the fall of 1992. The worker immediately notified Hydro security and they, in turn, contacted contacted Durham Regional Police. Staff-Sergeant John Mairs, of 16 Division, Division, said Friday afternoon that the explosive disposal unit was on the scene sometime between 10:30 and 11:00 and removed the phoney bomb. "It was not obvious (that it was fake)," he said. One worker near the scene when the device was discovered told The Statesman that no one was evacuated EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES King St. W. 728-4601 Oshawa GOOFED - We hasten to correct a typographical error that appeared appeared in last week's Statesman under a picture of some folks from Julie's Esso on Hwy.115. The attractive girl standing between between Tigger and Bashful was Julie Jibb not Jubb. Our apologies. BBQ & CORN - If the weather stays warm and dry, the federal and provincial Progressive Conservatives Conservatives should be out in,full force Thursday from 4 p.m. on. The Liberals had their big picnic on Friday at Oshawa and this week the scene shifts to Orono Fairgrounds for the Ross Stevenson Stevenson and Sam Cureatz BBQ and Corn Roast. Bring your appetites and lawn chairs. If it rains, the action probably will shift to the arena ice surface. ALL LIT UP - You may have noticed that schools in the community community have had their lights on day and night recently. Apparently, Apparently, an arsonist was at work in Cobourg where a fire was started in a school and the board was advised to provide better lighting as a deterrent to more similar incidents. We received a letter from one irate citizen on this topic. It is published in this edition. SPORTS SWAP - The Big Brothers of Newcastle are holding holding their annual Sports Swap on Saturday, Sept. 16th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cowan Pontiac-Buick. This is just a not too subtle reminder reminder about this event that requires some digging into places that have remained hidden since the end of the hockey season. We're expecting some great deals will be available. More later. CNE OPENS - A popular saying at this time of year is "Where did the summer go?" If you haven't had your holidays yet, you'd better better go to work on them soon. The Toronto CNE opens today, hockey hockey and alley bowling organizations organizations are ready to roll again, and back-to-school preparations are coming up shortly. It's always interesting interesting though, approaching a new season, and anticipating what it will bring, especially when you get older. GIRLS HOCKEY - Young ladies interested in playing organized hockey this winter might take a close look at the sports page this week. There's a story asking them to be at the Mall to register for this season on Thursday, Aug. 31st. Last year's teams did well and should have even more fun this year if all goes well. OUT OF PAST - If Cousin Bill James out in Vancouver is reading reading this column, we send greetings greetings and pass along news that John Stock, now of Belleville, dropped in to say "Hi" to his old buddy Bill in Officers' training at Brockville quite a few years ago. He too sends best regards. LEGION PICNIC - At 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the annual Legion Picnic will get under way at the fine park in Orono. There will be plenty of activity for all ages and those in charge arc hoping hoping for a great turnout of veterans and other members to make it an outstanding success. With luck the rain, that is pouring as this is being written on Tuesday, will not put in an appearance. from the site, although Sergeant Mairs said that people were evacuated by Hydro before the police even arrived. arrived. The worker said: "it shows it could happen. Going out, there is all kinds of security, but going in anyone could put on a hard hat ancl walk in." Hydro spokesperson Michelle McMaster refused to discuss security at Darlington. "One of the very first rules of security is that you don't discuss discuss it with anyone," she said, downplaying downplaying the episode as "very much of an anomaly." She reported that Hydro security personnel are conducting a thorough investigation of the incident. Sergeant Mairs said that the police would be investigating investigating as well. "It was not a real bomb, so it would be a nuisance charge of some sort," said Staff Sergeant Mairs. Help Arrives for Zoo Star by Loma Miller "Break a leg" is an old show business business saying that traditionally assures good luck. But not in the case of Vance, a 17-year-old Asian elephant who ranks as the eight-ton star of the Bowmanville Zoo's snow ring. He broke his left hind leg while performing performing on Sunday, August 13th. And although the injury has probably probably ended the elephant's career in the ring, the Bowmanville Zoo has been contacting every expert in North America for advice on the care and treatment of the stricken performer. As a result, Vance is now resting more comfortably in a sling suspended from girders in the elephant barn. And on Tuesday, he was being x-rayed with the jumbo-sized equipment normally used by the Quality Control Unit at Ontario Hydro's Darlington Generating Generating Station. I hadn't planned to cover the event for The Statesman. But I happened to be in the audience during the two p.m. performance when the accident occurred. occurred. As he has done for the past year, Vance was going through a routine that included balancing on a drum, pirouettes, and dangling his trainer, Mike Hackenberger, from his massive jaws. As the grand finale approached, the gentle giant heaved himself onto his hind legs and began to walk toward toward the trainer. Suddenly, there was a loud "snap" which sounded like a gunshot. The elephant elephant shuddered, shrieked and collapsed collapsed on the concrete with a force that threw his trainer into the front row of the audience. Mike rushed to the side of the fallen animal, while the hushed audience was hurriedly escorted from the seats. The elephant spent Sunday and Monday in the ring while zoo staff tried to make him comfortable. Turn to Page 19 vS Ml w 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, August 16,1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 30 Pages 135th Year Issue 33 50<j: Per Copy PRESTON We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Museum Hosts Croquet Match and Garden Party Liberal Supporters Welcome Premier Anyone for. a round of croquet? If you didn't attend the old-fashioned garden party put on by the Bowmanville Museum on Sunday you missed out on not only croquet but a rousing good time. People attending also took part in shuffleboard games and relaxed with a glass of iced tea. Throughout the day Bonnie Cowle and Jean Lepine entertained the crowd of 30 with musicial numbers from the past. In the photo above, (from the left) Helen Bowen, Bowen, Olive Hull, Iva Twist and Troy Young tried their luck at croquet. Iva Twist was also the winner.in the best hat contest. Fair Marks 137th Year by Loma Miller The Orono Fair will be 137 years old this year, and from Thursday, September September 7 to Sunday, September 10 the Orono Fairgrounds will be the stage on which this Matriarch of Fairs will strut her stuff for her annual performance. performance. As another classic entertainer said, "You ain't seen nothin' yet." At least that's what Ron Locke, public public relations man for the fair, hopes will be the reaction. "We've been working working hard and adding new attractions this year," says Ron, pulling out several several brochures he has been working with for the fair most of this year. Ron and his wife, Betty, have been attending other fairs to get ideas for Orono. "When you're just visiting, you don't realize all the work it takes to put the fair together," says Betty. This is Ron's second year at the helm of the fair and it's just part of his duties as Fairground's Manager for the Durham Central Agricultural Society. Society. The fair will open at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, with the usual usual midway for kids of all ages, a Miss Durham Central Fair Pageant, the Holstein show, and three new events: the O.P.P Golden Helmets Motorcycle Precision Team, the Farmer's Olympics, Olympics, and a Tug of War. The Golden Helmets are a precision team of 16 riders putting Harley- Davidson Police Specials through 30 minutes of complex patterns which highlight the riders' skills and the maneuverability maneuverability of the machines. The night performance, when the bikes sparkle with lights, is a spectacular event. Ride Master Sargeant John Arnold, Arnold, of Whitby is a veteran of 24 years on the force. Ride Director Staff Sargeant Robert Lynn is a member of the Traffic and Marine Section, Field Co-ordination Branch. The Farmer's Olympics, under the guiding hand of Marvin Stapleton, includes includes a competitive run through a course against time while throwing bales of hay and carrying water in rubber rubber boots. It's similar to the things Turn to Page 2 by Chris Clark Ontario Premier David Peterson continued his week-long provincial picnic picnic tour with a stop in Oshawa last Friday to indulge in yet another hamburger hamburger and shake yet another hand. In six days, Mr. Peterson attended 14 picnics from Timmins in the north to Kingston in the east. His final stop was his home riding of London on Sunday. Sunday. The tour marked a return to the sort of shirt-sleeve campaigning which was so successful for the Liberals in the last two provincial elections. One change from the previous campaigns has been the number of protesters dogging dogging the premier at eacn of his stops. On Friday, the premier's entourage arrived arrived at Camp Samac in North Oshawa following stops earlier in Ottawa Ottawa and Kingston. . He was met by angry Pickering and Ajax residents protesting the choice of Whitevale as the site for a new dump for Metro Toronto and Durham Region. Region. They demanded that the province province become involved and overrule the recent decision of Durham Regional Council to locate the dump in their community. "The Whitevale dump is not an easy problem. We're working very closely with the communities, but it is a regional regional responsibility, not a provincial one," he said. Protesting Ontario Public Service Employees Union members shadowed the premier at each of his picnic locations locations last week. They were upset over a number of issues ranging from recent recent air ambulance crashes and deaths to what they called a lack of safety for social workers. 'We've had two deaths of social workers working with young offenders," offenders," union vicé-president Doug Lloyd complained in Oshawa Friday, referring referring to the deaths of Celia Ruygrok and Krista Sepp. Both women were murdered while working alone in half- Turn to Page 2 Security Stepped Up At Schools Following Fires in Cobourg Recent problems with fires on school property have prompted the Northumberland-Newcastle Board of Education to increase security measures measures in .its schools. Dick Maloney, chief superintendent with the school board, said the measures, measures, such as leaving lights on in school buildings during the evening, are being put in place on the advice of the police department in Cobourg. "It's an increase in security measures measures for the time being," the superin- dentent said. The decision to keep lights on in schools arose after a fire took place inside inside a school in Cobourg last week. Prior to that, similar incidents occurred occurred in portables at another Cobourg Cobourg school. Although, Mr. Maloney said, the problems the board is having are only in Cobourg at this point, the decision to illuminate schools is board-wide. Keeping lights on in schools at night was "based on the recommendation recommendation of the police" Mr. Maloney said. He said other measures will also be put in place. Torch Run Supports Ont. Special Olympics by Andrea Adair While driving along Highway Two last Thursday, motorists might have been surprised to see some of Durham's Durham's finest dressed in shorts and sneakers rather than the traditional blue uniforms. On August 11, members of the Durham Durham Regional Police and police forces across Ontario were participating in the annual Police Torch Relay Run for Ontario Special Olympics. Cadets and officers ran the torch from the regional boundaries in the east, through municipalities along the lakeshore (including Newcastle) all the way out to the Durham-Metro Toronto Toronto border where the torch was passed to officers from Metro. Metro officers then carried the torch to York University where ceremonies officially started the games last week. Prior to the hand-off at Durham's western border, a ceremony was held on the lawns of Regional Headquarters Headquarters in Whitby in recognition of the torch relay day, There, athletes and their families gathered to see the torch arrive and to share in running part of the event with the officers. Those participating in the run were thanked and commended by the chairman chairman of the Region, Gary Iierrema. He said Durham Regional Council was proud of the force and mentioned that $13,000 had already been raised for the Special Olympics through their efforts. Last year, officers in Durham raised over $50,000 for the games. Doug Bulloch, deputy chief of police, said the support of the police for the Special Olympics would continue. "One need only look at the back of the runners' shirts to see the commitment commitment of the law enforcement agency to this," he said, pointing to the special t- shirts officers in the run were wearing. wearing. The games are for the developmental^ developmental^ disabled. _ Gay Fletcher, one of the volunteers with the group who competed, explained explained that athletes qualify through competitions in their school and com- Turn to Page 2 Premier Visits Party Faithful at Picnic Premier Peterson received a warm welcome from party faithful when he stopped in Oshawa last Friday for a visit. The picnic was one of many the premier participated in throughout Ontario last week. Enjoying the festivities with the premier are Marilyn Pearce, president of the Durham East Liberal Association (left) and Diane Hamre, Ward Three Regional Councillor in Newcastle and candidate in the last Ontario election.