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At Graham's I.G.A So powerful it cleans your carpets and upholstery in one easy and simple operation. Monday thru Wednesday Thursday thru Sunday "SPECIAL" $^>r00 VALUABLE COUPON NEW Day rental of Mr. Rinse-All with this coupon Coupon valid 'til Mar. 31st, 1993 The Canadian S latcsman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 24,1993 Section Two L2~ The Courtice Connection by Peter T Sum The next public school likely to be established in Courtice will be on a 24- hcctare, or 60-acre, piece of property being developed into a sub-division by a local developer. The new school - known in its initial initial planning stage as Courtice East Public School -- will be on two hectares, hectares, or five acres, of land east of Trulls Rd., about one kilometre south of the junction of the north-south Cour- ticc thoroughfare and Highway 2. Courtice-bascd Halminen Homes Ltd. plans to develop the property in two phases with 248 lots, or two-thirds of the total, completed by the end of summer this year. "We've been talking to Halminen's planning consultant on option agreement agreement for the school's grounds," said Paul Brace, manager of transportation and planning of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, told and interviewer last week. Earlier, at a public forum held last Thursday night by the education board in the cafeteria of Courtice Secondary School on Nash Rd., Mr. . Brace informed informed some of the Town of Newcastle Newcastle community's parents of school children children as well as educators that Ontario's Ministry of Education has the final say on the realization of the new public school in Courtice. "We hope to receive approval for the school from the Ministry of Education," Education," lie told an estimated 150 people attending the forum on Future Directions Directions for School Development in the Courtice Area. ■ Later, asked by the interviewer to say when he thought the new school would be in place, Mr. Brace said that he was "looking at from three to five years." However, he added quickly: "Even that's a guess. It depends very much on the ministry." At the forum, the board disclosed four options for future school development development in Courticcr With the exception of Option No. 4, all three other options involve the new Courtice East Public School. Option No. 4 involves grades 7 and 8 at Courtice South Public School on Bloor St., Dr. Emily Stowe Public School on Sandringham Dr. and S. T. Worden Public School on Nash Rd. One of the advantages of Option No. 4, comments a study committee which put together the four options, is that it "addresses the concern of accommodating accommodating Grade 7 and 8 students within immediate Courtice community (i.c. Courtice South Public School, Dr. Emily Stowe Public School, S.T. Worden Public School)." Much of this concern originated from parents of children attending S.T. Worden Public School. The options include attendance projections projections for years 1996 to 1999, inclusive. inclusive. The education board also disclosed at the forum the result of P.T.O./school surveys conducted last year at nine area schools -- including four in Cour- ticc -- by the study committee. The four Courtice public schools are Courtice South, Dr. Emily Stowe, Courtice North and S.T. Worden. The surveys were on preference for the type of school to be built on the property under development by Hali- mcn Homes Ltd. They show an unanimous preference preference for junior-kindcrgartcn-to-Gradc- 8 type for the new Courtice East Public School. Mr. Brace told his interviewer that the board has three other sites in Cour- ticc in mind for possible future expansion expansion of the public school system in the Town of Newcastle community. Site 1 -- North of Nash Rd. and cast of Courtice Rd. North in an area where a developer plans to build approximately approximately 1,000 homes. Site 2 - Between Trulls and Toolcy roads, south of Pebblestone Rd. The board is "tentatively asking the municipality" for another school site there, Site 3 -- On about 120 hectares, or 300 acres of land south of Bloor St,, between Prcstonvalc Rd. and Townlinc Rd, South. The Whitby consultants firm, of Tunncy Planning has been hired by developers developers to come up with a plan for developing developing the area into residential subdivisions. subdivisions. Mr. Brace said he has told the Whitby Whitby firm and "also communicated with the municipality as well our need of at least one school site.,.depending on (population) density." It is said that the consultants have come up with four options for land use that involve between 1,000 and 1,500 housing units for a population of between between 4,000 and 7,(XI0 people. Organizers of the golf tournament project of Courtice Community Complex Complex Fund-raising Committee are meeting meeting on Thursday, March 4, at 3452 Courtice Rd. North to further discuss details of the June 12 public event. Jim Osborne and Janine Millettc jointly co-ordinate the project for and on behalf of the Fund-raising Committee. Committee. Mr. Osborne said that as of last week nine people had come forward to volunteer to work for the tournament which will Ik* held at Bowmanville Coif Country Club. "Most of then are from Courtice," said Mr. Osborne. "Alxwt five or six of litem are themselves golfers," He said that letters will be sent to "celebrity people" in the local business circle this week inviting sponsorship for the event. For details please contact Mr. Osborne Osborne at telephone number 436-2499 or Ms. Millettc at 436-2544. A resident of Hampton has written "in big-band style an original Christmas Christmas song" for a seasonal album to be marketed late this fall with the aim of helping to raise money for putting in place a community complex in Courtice. Courtice. Diana Williamson, executive producer producer of the Courtice Christmas Album Album Project, declined to disclose details, details, including the composers' name. She told an interviewer that the producers producers have finished recording "Norman, "Norman, the Three-legged Squirrel," which she described as "a very funny song." The song was written by Jamie Dryan of Oshawa. "It's not easy to record that song," said Mrs. Williamson, "because everyone everyone cracked up laughing. Comic songs are very difficult to get down on tape. It's a very funny song." Mrs. Williamson, who is also coordinator coordinator of this year's carnival organized organized by Courtice and Area Community Community Association, said area school children children will be invited to join in Design Your Community Centre competition. "The concept is to let children who're going to use it. (the centre) to tell us what they will like to have in the centre," Mrs. Williamson said. "We hope to have a variety of judges judges and a number of awards, including a people's choice award. Muriel Krizanc of Nash Rd. will receive receive The Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation Confederation of Canada at a ceremony to be held on Monday, March 1, at the Town's Municipal Administrative Centre in Bowmanville. Mrs. Krizanc was selected by Gordon Gordon Mills, MPP, Durham East, to receive receive the commemorative medal which honours "persons who have made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community or Canada." Mrs. Krizanc is a health services consultant. Happenings in Elizabethville By Mrs. Thickson Our church congregation was very small compared to the crowd we had last Sunday and the one before. There is an amount of flu going around also. Reverend Sedgwick opened the service service with Jesus said I am the light of the world whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness, followed with prayer. The first lesson was from Deut. 30: 15-20, about Jesus giving the people a choice between good and evil, but if you disobey and refuse to listen and are led away, you will be destroyed. The choir had a quartet by J. Taylor, Taylor, M. Gardiner, June Smith, and Geo. Wood. For expression of Worship, Worship, Andrea Wood read a short poem on True Love that lead into a song from the new book we used, to learn new songs. We also sang Amazing Grace later. The children are learning a couple of lines more of the Lord's Prayer for their minutes. The second lesson was from Matthew 5:21-37. Howard and Vivian Quantrill took up the offering. Coffee was served and little gift wrapped parcels were given out with a verse on each one. This is a very special gift That you can never see The reason it's so special is It's just for you, from me. Whenever you are lonely Or even feeling blue You only have to hold this gift And know I think of you. You never can unwrap it Please leave the ribbon tied Just hold the box close to your heart It's filled with love inside. On Friday evening at the Port Hope High School all the members of the Historical Society that formed the executive, that had helped to put together together our book, "Hope and its Port" received a Citizen Award honor at this meeting. On Thursday the seniors met as usual with an average attendance. On Saturday evening Irene Beatty, Mary Trcw, Bethanne Yarema, Doris and Andrcw-Gunby, Evelyn and Barry Barry Burton and boys had dinner at the Red Lobster, Peterborough. Doris and Andrew spent the weekend weekend with Irene, her mother. Some were skiing at Kirby on Sunday. Jackson and Susan Peacock entertained entertained Alan and Helen Peacock, Howard Howard and Vivian Quantrill, Gwen and Jack Taylor, Reverend Sedgwick and his wife and sister Marian to dinner on Tuesday evening. Ken Trcw is in the hospital. We hope he will soon feel well enough" to get home. - ■ ' Edna Morris expects to start treatment treatment next week at Kingston. : Little Amie who Betty Mercer babysits, babysits, has tonsillitis. Betty and Clarence Mercer had Glenda on Sunday. Alan and Helen, Jackson and Susan Susan Peacock attended the funeral services services for Zctta White, Lindsay, this week. Several in the area attended the funeral funeral services held at the Ross Funeral Chapel for Emma and Edwin Ruthven on Thursday. Interment at Welcome' Cemetery. After the service the guests had lunch at Canton Church. Several attended the funeral services services held at Welcome church on Saturday Saturday the 13th for the late Edna Barrow- clough with interment at Wesleyvillc Cemetery. Lunch was served by the ladies of Welcome church. Please this newspaper Hometown 9roud t DARE COOKIES Selected Vorieties, Tin Tie 300 - 350 g pkg. 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