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I Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 28,1990 3 Optimist Club Announces Essay Winners •L ... n nrm holds us anarf:. Editor's Note: The following submission won first prize In the Bowmanville Optimist Club's Essay Competition. Competition. bringing us back to the be ginning of existence, surely a lesson well learned. I had this awkward feeling feeling I didn't do all I possibly could. Did our dying environment environment all depend on me? My dreams were coming to a hellish end. After late retiring, retiring, I lay back in a way laughing at the world, how ignorant it was. Yes, foolish, but what is to become of our earth? That is left to your imaginations, your dreams. Deep in the works of every every man's heart, There is a guilt that It was up to me to save him. Horror, that's what it is, to watch an endangered species die, in your hands. The monstrous blue whale gasped for air, sick from the spill. Damn drunken oil snipper! I gave the whale a pat on the head, death had taken him. It was the life of that whale that made me appreciate appreciate my closeness with the sea. All my life I had depended depended on the love of the ocean. My world practically evolved under water, which more forcefully pushed the anger out of my heart when I find oil and the toils of human human race destroying my work, my career. As my being a doctor, and considerably well respected, I was of high authority. Prior to my letter to Algan Oils, immediate inspections were made on all snippers, who left port to deliver oil. It failed. Careless spills became became out of hand, blackening blackening our suffering waters. Painfully, I walked along the ruined shores that had been battered by oil. Corpses Corpses washed by my shoes. I knelt down to a dying seal, young, crying for help, as his mother floated by, drifting like dead wood. Killed, just like all the whales, otters and octopi. Sadly I turned away, not knowing who to blame, angered, angered, yet in a way feeling sorry tor those responsible for the spill. In time, Water decreased, leaving but a few small salt water formations, making it seem like it had evaporated overnight. Generations passed, not knowledgeable of the blue or killer whale, the seal or otter. They became became extinct, with the exception exception of my aauarium. which held the last of each. Nothing; grew rich, only oil companies, who had neither pity or guilt. I had aged too auickly for my liking. I didn't nave time to save the sea or the sky, whose birds had perished by smog and various air pollution. pollution. Remaining earth crea- holds us apart. Using your mind to keep us free, We can make our earth a better place to be. By Lindsay Fernlund St. Stephen's School. The Bowmanville Optimist Club held their annual Essay Competition for grades 7, 8 and 9 recently. And, at a meeting on March 14, the organization paid tribute tribute to this year's winners. Lindsay Fernlund, of St. $50 and $25 for the first, second and third place entries. entries. In this photo are, from left: Debbie Cavanagh, grade 7 teacher at St. Stephen's School; Bill Helmus, principal of Knox Christian School; Barbara Almeida; Stephen's School, placed first. Barbara Almeida, also Lindsay Fernlund; and A1 Vaillancourt. Mr. Vaillan of St. Stephen's, was second; and Kevin Groeneveld, of court is presenting the cheque to the first place win Knox Christian School, was third. Prizes were $100, ner. Bowmanville H.S. News by Michelle Lowry On Monday, February 26, Lisa Rundle and Jonathon Goad each won first place at the Lions Club's public speaking contest. Lisa won first place in the female category category with her speech concerning concerning th environment. Jonathon won first place in the boy's category for his speech concerning now to be a man. Both students won $20 each and are eligible to . -, . . move on to the next level of tures were wiped out by con- compe tition. On Sunday, struction and increased March 4, Jonathon and Lisa population. again won first place at the ; All was hopeless. Eventu- R 0 y a j Canadian Legion pub- ally, we d destroy ourselves, ]j c speaking contest. Lisa (Intended for Last Week) won in the grade nine to 10 reputation as an outstanding outstanding teacher among his or her ' ' allé - New Office Hoars - (effective April 1st, 1990) DR. ELEflNORE VINCENT KING STREET, NEWCASTLE Hours: Mon. Z - 8: Tues. 10 - 5; Wed. 2 - 8; Thurs. Walk-ins 10 - 4* Frl. 10-2 * her patients only - No annual health exams Now Patients Welcome Phone 987-4220 grad category and Jonathon won in the grade 11 to OAC category. category. They each won a trophy trophy and will be moving on to the next level of competition. competition. Congratulations, Lisa and Jonathon and good luck at your next competition! Students ana staff at B.H.S. are very proud of Mrs. Jane Eccles, head of the art department, who won the Marshall McLuhan Distinguished Teacher Award. The award is given by the McLuhan Foundation to teachers who have made a contribution to the improvement improvement of the quality of education in Ontario, through effective and innovative innovative technologies and methodologies. The program is endorsed by the Premier of Ontario, the Ministry of Education', the Ontario Teachers Federation and many other educational groups. In order to win the award, the teacher must meet several criteria. He or she must incorpofate new developments in technology, create an interactive learning learning environment, acquire a peers, and challenge students students through innovative and creative teaching methods. methods. Mrs. Eccles met this criteria criteria through her numerous workshops, Dancemakers, and her four major Arts Council grants. In all 51 teachers across Canada won the Marshall McLuhan Distinguished Distinguished Teacher Award, 10 of those were from Ontario. Ontario. The recipients will receive receive their awards this Wednesday, March 21 at the Sutton Place Hotel. All winners winners are applicable for the Canadian Award which is announced in April. Con- ratulations, Mrs. Eccles! "re students whom you have taught and whom you now teach realize how much you deserve this award. This Thursday, March 22, B.H.S. will host a Health Fair. The theme will be on food and nutrition. Students and parents are invited to attend in the gymnasium from 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. On a sad note, Mr. Harry Bradley, principal of B.H.S. gral The EHT EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX In January 1990, the Employer Health Tax (EHT) replaced OHIP premium payments as a method of contributing towards the cost of health care in Ontario. Liability for the tax began in January. All employers with permanent establishments in Ontario are required to pay the EHT on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on gross salaries and wages paid to employees. Employers who are on a quarterly remittance schedule are required to make their first payment no later than April 15, 1990. Any employers who have not yet received information or remittance remittance statement materials from the Ministry should call any of the following numbers to avoid incurring penalties and interest for tax payments due: • Metro Toronto • All other areas French language enquiries Telephone device for the deaf 965-8470 1-800-263-7965 1-800-668-5821 1-800-263-7776 Ministry of Revenue Remo Mancini Minister Ontario from 1982 - 1986 died last Friday, March 16. The senior senior students here at B.H.S. remember him fondly, however however the younger students did not have an opportunity to know Mr. Bradley. The students and staff here at B.H.S. are very saddened by the loss. OBITUARY Ralph Forsyth Cawker It was with shocked disbelief, disbelief, followed by a great sense of grief and loss, when Ralph Forsyth Cawker passed awav suddenly, after the brief illness at Scarborough Scarborough Centenary Hospital, on Wednesday, March 7, 1990, in his 48th year. Ralph was born in Port Perry Hospital, May 21, 1942; the youngest son of Sam and Mabel Cawker of Nestleton. He received his education at Port Perry public public and secondary schools. A lover of music and art in which he excelled his leisure leisure hours were spent fishing, fishing, hunting, riding his favourite favourite horse. Tarzan, playing baseball, etc. He taught music in Toronto for some years; and played saxophone, saxophone, clarinet and flute with the different bands; his life work! He was a very generous, warm hearted person, with . an ever ready smile that earned him many friends both in Port Perry and Toronto. Toronto. He leaves to mourn, besides his parents, wife Sylvia, and the family, Cnandre, Jason and Jacob of Scarborough, brothers Arthur Arthur of Sudbury, Alan And Grant of Oshawa, and friend Diane Riccio of Scarborough. Visitations were held at the Wngg-McDermott- Panabaker Funeral Home in Port Perry, followed by the service with officiating clergyman clergyman Reverend Dale Davis from the Blackstock charge, providing a warm, sincere message of comfort to the family, relatives and friends. After the service; relatives relatives and friends gathered at the Masonic Hall where lovely refreshments were served by Blue Ray Chapter, No 238, Order of the Eastern Eastern Star. Ralph will be sadly missed; but his memory will linger on; in the hearts of all who know and loved him! Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. ACCIDENT OR TRAFFIC TICKET? CALL Prices effective at Miracle Food Mart and Miracle Ultra Mart in all departments subject to availability until Sat. Mar. 31,1990 only. 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