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Çj zf 1 I bowmanville library 62 TEMPERANCE ST. BOWHANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3AB BOWLIB 920313 1 All Eli All Il XI lip x-| §LJBJsi kLWill/ il xy w v vV /sy v v Ny s^syAA Pj XjH I 05» E% 1 li X)1 ir| r2>-7--; x I X >! li f *4nB' i y S aril I | / li,> V«: r/ÿ: y x y p ./ /ÿ:#J o v j i- l V WilL [E 1/ W ^(&4yh I I F 416-623-3303 30 Pages Wednesday, May 13,1992 Bowmanville, Ontario 138lhYear 560 + 4g G.S.T. = 600 Issue 19 Streetside Flower Vendors Charged During Week-end Durham Regional Police are laying laying charges against illegal street corner corner flower vendors in the Town of Newcastle. Four complaints were followed up this past weekend and people DBIAAsksfor Historic Name In Downtown Downtown businesses arc pressing pressing for recognition as the "historic downtown" of Bowmanville. The Downtown Business Improvement Improvement Area (DBIA) said in a letter to town council that it wishes to be recognized as the 'Historic Downtown' Bowmanville Business Centre. At Monday evening's Town of Newcastle council meeting, elected officials voted to refer the matter to the Chief Administrative Officer to look at the finer legal details. Ward One Local Councillor Mary Novak told her colleagues she wants to make sure there are no im- Continued on Page 2 were charged under municipal bylaw bylaw 87-114. "We have sent four complaints through for processing," said 16th Division Staff Sergeant Edward For- gettc. The complaints that were made during the weekend were related to the sale of flowers on the comer occupied occupied by the 7-11 convenience store in Bowmanville; the northwest comer of King St. E. at George Street; and on the Kingvar Motors parking lot in Courtice. In each case, the vendors were selling flowers without permits. According to Town of Newcastle by-law 87-114, curbside flower vendors vendors are not permitted in the municipality. municipality. Town of Newcastle Planning Department Department Director Frank Wu said fines to be administered to anyone convicted of selling flowers illegally would be up to the judge hearing the case. However, the by-law officer always always "asks for a substantial fine," said Mr. Wu. . The by-law makes provisions for fines of up to $2,000 against illegal curbside vendors. HOLIDAY TIME - Although next Monday will only be the 18th of May, rather than the so-called Queen's birthday - the 24th - we won't have to run away because it really is a holiday and if this weather continues continues is should be most enjoyable. However, we must advise that the classified deadline for the May 20th edition of The Statesman has been set back to Friday, May 15th at 4:30 p.m. May you and yours enjoy enjoy a safe and happy holiday. WHOOPS, WE GOOFED! - Somehow, one of those rare mistakes crept into one of our columns last week and we hasten to correct it. The plaque presented to retiring custodian at the Lord Elgin Public School was from the parent group on behalf of the students. Also, the principal's name is Dan Maclvor, not Ian whose name is usually associated associated with local minor hockey teams. Our apologies. CORRECTION - It seems the above was not our only error last week. In a story about the after hours emergency care for animals, the amount of veterinarians' fees were incorrectly listed at $21,811. Not so. Their fees were a mere $600. The larger number represented the total cost of the after-hour service. We understand the problem will be handed over to a committee for solution. While we are on the topic, we hope all you pet owners are reading the informative articles each week submitted by our local veterinar ians. LEARN FIRST AID - Have you ever wondered what you would do if suddenly you were faced with a situation that demanded some first aid action by you? You owe it to yourself and those you care for to know what to do in an emergency! And what not to do is equally important. important. Courses in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (even if you can't spell it or pronounce it) are now available in Bowmanville Bowmanville at regular intervals. For more information, just call the St. John Ambulance Newcastle Training and Brigade Centre, 11 Lambert St. S., Bowmanville, 697-1825 during business hours and be ready. MARCHING NAVY - A few weeks ago, the World War II Battle of the Atlantic was celebrated in a number of communities, but passed rather quietly here in spite of the fact that we have the Royal Canadian Canadian (Sea) Cadet Corps 279 Bowmanville in town who, right now, are preparing for their Annual Inspection on Sunday, May 31st at 2 p.m. This proud event will be held in the Newcastle Village Arena, with ex-navyman Rae Abernethy as the Reviewing Officer. If you'd like a sneak preview, they are quite often practising their marching drills on the parking lot at Church and Division Street in Bowmanville. MAJOR CELEBRATION - Congratulations are in order for the Newcastle Village Lions Club members who marked their 45th birthday birthday last Saturday night with a great event that packed the community hall. The decorations were superb arid the program, including the dinner, dinner, was outstanding. This club has a wonderul history of achievements achievements that has kept members extremely active over the years. We and other citizens of the area will hope they will continue their activities for another several decades. WE'RE MOVIN' N GROOVIN' - Our youthful Publisher just had an interesting call from Mary Lane of the 55+ Movin' N Groovin' Club inviting him or a couple of our photographers to their meeting next Wednesday at the Lions Centre. Apparently, this is a real live group who go in for such items as seniors exercise, TAI CHI (which is different from Karate but sounds, just as ominous), line dancing, plus speakers and entertainment. If we were only a bit older, we might be tempted to join up. Maybe we should check it out anyway, just for the heck of it. They start at 11 and go until around 3 with a lunch in between. REUNION TIME - The rapidly depleting members of the Midland Regiment that was mobilized in this area during World War II, will be holding yet another reunion this Saturday afternoon and evening in Lindsay at the Legion there. No doubt their march to the cenotaph to lay a .wreath in memory of their comrades who aren't there, won"t be quite as energetic as it was back in the 40s, but the camaraderie will be just as strong. They'll have a lot of memories to share. L See Page 14 The Stork Market Report V THIBODEAU ■ It's a Girl! ? Total This Year Boys 42 Girls 53 ' Advertise your special announcement in the Statesman classified pages Shopping Cart Relay Promotes Hearty Eating at Central P.S. It was the express lane or bust for these guys last Friday as The relay and other fun activities were part of the Hearty Eating they and other Central Public School students participated in a program sponsored by the Ministry of Health during Nutrition lively shopping relay in the gym. The aim was to fill the shop- Week. From left to right are: Willie; James; Brandon; and Richping Richping cart with groceries from each of the major food groups. ard. f | I • ft ! 1I fr-T/îr at UnphHhn'P Zlfm/' Of 01 HuSDaiKJ S /ufcP :eermz/jr. mrja ■■•g-ti waavoiwaa s-jeta J by Lorraine Manfredo Francine Nicholas will never forget forget her husband. Even if the memories somehow mercifully fade, the bullets will be with her forever. Permanently lodged in her lungs, her neck, and her face are the slugs her "jealous" and "vicious" husband pumped into her one night last May as 11 years of a hellish marriage came to an explosive end. She considers it a miracle that she survived this last violent ordeal at the hands of a man she once loved, but who beat and abused her all through their marriage. - She was at the Bowmanville Rotary Rotary Club on Thursday to describe the events as they began at 5:30 a.m. on May 29,1991. As Francine lay sleeping in her No Reduction in Rates For Festivities Planned During Heritage Week by Laura J. Richards Town councillors have decided not to fiddle with the rental rates at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. Complex. The Orono and District Fiddle Club is planning to host an Old Time Fiddle and Stepdance night on Monday, May 25, in conjunction with Heritage Week. Heritage Week Chairman Sher Lectoozc requested a reduction in the cost of renting the multi-purpose room at the Recreation Complex in order to accommodate the event. However, due to constraints in the Community Services Department Department budget, town councillors were told Monday night that a reduced rate cannot be given. The giving of a reduced rate would set a precedent and would have a "negative impact" on that department's department's budget, Mayor Diane Hamrc told councillors. Mrs. Lectoozc, when contacted by The Statesman on Tuesday morning, morning, said she was disappointed with the council's decision. Bowmanville home that night, in bed with the youngest of her 6 children, children, she remembers her raging husband husband suddenly appearing, naked, in the doorway. All he had on him was a .22 calibre rifle. He fired full in her face. She was shot twice in the bedroom bedroom and three more times as she tried to escape, all the while being accused of imagined infidelity. Her five-year-old daughter, who was caught in the midst of the onslaught, still carries one bullet in her hand. Francine' s oldest boys tried in vain to intervene, but her assailant was undeterred. In fact, her husband coldly instructed the children to watch as their mother died before them. Covered in her own blood, Fran- cine refused to fall. She was still standing, despite the bullets in her body. She remembers staying alive for her children. They were terrified enough. Miraculously, each entry point missed a vital organ by millimeters. To this day, she believes she wasn't spared for nothing. She makes it her mission now to speak out against domestic violence, which she says is "society's problem." "When I speak to women's groups, I'm speaking to the converted," converted," she told Rotarians. For this rea son she welcomed the chance to address address a predominantly-male club. "If you listen, there is someone very close to you that is going through abuse. We just want to deny it," she said. "I was able to hide it from my mother for 11 years. Maybe Maybe your daughter is hiding it from you." In retrospect, she realizes that the abuse started on the first day of their marriage. He destroyed her birth control pills, her makeup, her jewelry, her bikini and other private and valued items. This was an early sign of him Continued on Page 2 Injured Loon Finds a Home by Laura J. Richards Two good Samaritans stopped an injured loon from "being certain certain road kill" on Sunday morning, morning, May 10. "My daughter, Jennifer, and I were on our way to Oshawa going going along Highway Two and passed it," explained Bowmanville Bowmanville resident A1 Storie. It appeared to be watching traffic pass it by and then it "looked right at me," added Mr. Storie. "I drought to myself, if this bird is alive I have to do something something to help it," he said. That is when he stopped the car. At exaedy die same dme, another another vehicle stopped. Together, Mr. Storie and the driver of the other car (who identified identified himself only as Bob,) looked at die loon to see if it was hurt. They discovered, upon examining examining it, drat one of its feet was bleeding. The two men carefully put tire injured loon into a car to transport it to a home belonging to a friend of Mr. Storie. The approximately 10 pound bird was taken to Angela Par- mar's home in Hampton, where she happened to have large wire cages for birds. The cages belonged belonged to a former owner of the property who raised black swans at one time. "It was the perfect place for the loon," Mr. Storie said. The loon's webbed foot had stopped bleeding at that point, Ms Parmar said on Monday morning. te&zjsm;-. The loon did not seem to have anything broken, addcd Mr.^Stone. Mr.^Stone. - _/ "The only/thing was that it couldn't w^k" because its foot was damaged. "The loon was frightened when they first brought it to me," recalled Ms Parmar. Soon, though, it had gone from a place near tire entrance of the cage to a far corner. "It's a beautiful creature. It is hurt and needs a professional to. look after it," said Ms Parmar. A representative from Avicare Bird Rehabilitation picked up the loon yesterday. It was then tagged and released at Whitby Harbor last night. Ms Parmar said the loon was the second of two that Avicare had tagged and released within a week. Both were found in the Town of Newcastle. Mr. Storie said he felt proud after he rescued the loon from "being ccrhiin road kill" on Sunday Sunday morning. "I sure felt good'-- we all did,"said Mr. Storie. PRESTON We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville Minister on Hand To Officially Open Memorial Hospital See Page One Section Two Olympic Class Swimmer Faces Harsh Realities of Sports and Money age 6 Q, dec 1 EVERYDAY- DISCOUNT PRICES X King's., w. 728-4601 Oshawa 5