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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 24,1993 Week in Review i-- Durham Police Briefs Monday, Feb. 22: A Roser Crescent, Bowmanville, home was broken into. Taken in the incident were a barbeque, a T.V. set, a mountain bike and a dart board. There are no suspects. Two cars were impounded for being on the streets while plows were out. A Trudeau Drive, Bowmanville, resident's car was damaged to the tune of $800. There are no suspects. A 17-year-old youth was arrested arrested for a robbery at the Kendal Store on Jan. 29. A Kennard Crescent resident reported reported that an unknown suspect en- Few Accidents Occur During Recent Storm Not many fender-benders occurred occurred in the Town of Newcastle during the last few blustery snowy days, reported the Durham Regional Police. Staff Sgt. Edward Forgette told. The Statesman on Tuesday, Feb. 23, more people are staying off the roads. "Maybe people who don't need to be on the roads aren't going on them," Staff Sgt. Forgette commented. commented. He suggested that perhaps those who would normally climb into their cars to go to the comer store for a loaf of bread, milk and cigarettes cigarettes just haven't bothered to do so during the stormy weather experienced experienced over the weekend and Monday. Monday. "I'm quite surprised there haven't been more," he stated. There haven't been many accidents accidents across the Durham Region either, either, despite the bad weather, Staff Sgt. Forgette said. Foul Weather Too Much for Meeting by Laura J. Richards Monday night's regularly- scheduled council meeting was cancelled cancelled before 6:30 p.m. due to inclement inclement weather. Via a telephone conversation Monday Monday evening,. Mayor Diane Hamre told The Statesman she could only be certain certain of making it home if she left early- early- Mayor Hamre lives on Concession Road Eight, in the former Township of Clarke. Three.councillors were at the Municipal Municipal Administration Building at the time the meeting was cancelled - David David Scott, Mary Novak and Ann Drcs- linski. The council meeting will take place on Monday, March 1, after the General Purpose and Administration ' Committee meeting. "There were warnings all day from the police to stay off the roads," Mayor Mayor Hamre said on Tuesday afternoon. "We made the. decision based on the fact that there was a light council agenda, two members absent and the roads were bad," she said. "I'm glad we did, as the councillors councillors here were concerned about the driving conditions outside of Bow- manvillc," Mayor Hamre said. tered his vehicle and stole several items from it. Sunday Feb. 21: A Bowmanville resident struck a pole in the lot of 133 King St. East, causing approximately $2,000 worth of damage to vehicle. The pole was not damaged. A representative of the Courtice Flea Market, located at 1696 Bloor St., Courtice, stated that the market was broken into. Saturday, Feb. 20: A Waverley Road, Bowmanville, resident lost control of a vehicle and hit a guard rail. A Chester Drive, Newcastle, resident resident reported that an unknown person person smashed the driver's side window window on his truck. A Spry Avenue, Bowmanville, resident reports the theft of $150 in loonies and $2 bills from a wooden bank. Friday, Feb. 19: A Maple Grove Road, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, resident reported that an unknown unknown person forced open the rear door of his home. Once inside, the unknown suspect or suspects ransacked ransacked each room, dumping drawers out, etc. all over the floor. Items taken taken were valued at over $1,000. The Courtice Flea Market, local-. ed at 1696 Bloor St., Courtice, was reported as having been broken into overnight. A north Bowmanville woman reported reported being assaulted by a person known to her. Thursday, Feb. 18: A representative of Newcastle Hydro, located at the comer of Hwy 2 and Lambs Road, reported an attempted attempted break-in at the office. A window was broken in the process and a vehicle was seized. Concern Over Spring Floods The Ministry of Natural Resources Resources wants the Town of Newcastle Public Works Department to look at plan to reduce the risk of flooding this spring. A letter from Bud Wildman, Minister of Natural Resources, suggests suggests that the town look at its contingency contingency plan and update it. "In order to minimize the effects of flooding, I rrge you to plan and prepare for this eventuality," states Mr. Wildman's letter. "Although flooding may take place any time of the year, it is in the winter and spring that the majority of floods occur occur in Ontario." f A concern of Mr. Wildman's is that contact names and numbers may have changed since the last update update by the municipality. If an emergency occurs, it is imperative imperative that the municipality contact contact the ministry for assistance, states the minister's letter. "The District Manager will request request the declaration of a provincial flood emergency, bringing provincial provincial resources to the assistance of your municipality," he states. Mr. Wildman said he hopes that with the municipalities, Conservation Conservation Authorities, and the ministry working together they will be able to "respond effectively to any threats of flooding in 1993." a21 Rosalynne Crescent Hwy 57 and Waverley Bowmanville (416) 623-6286 Ladles-Wash, Cut and Style $10.00 Long Hair $15.00 Perms $25.00 Streaks $30.00 Wash & RoUer/Blowdry $ 8.00 Children - $8.00 ($5.00 for preschoolers) Licenced Professional Individual Attention 19 year's experience By Appointment Only. CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSING TAKE NOTICE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, at the meeting to be held In the Council Chambers, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, on Monday, April 26,1993 at the hour of 7:00 p.m., proposes to pass a by-law to stop-up and close to vehicular traffic part of the road allowance and the bridge in Lot 19, Concession 6, former Darlington Township, now in the Town of Newcastle, more particularly described as Part 2, Plan 40R-14291, and described as follows: Part of the road allowance (the approaches) and the bridge known as Williams Mill Bridge In Lot 19, Concession G, Township of Darlington, now In the Town of Newcastle, in the Regional Municipality ol Durham. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT before passing the said by-law, Council or Committee of Council shall hoar In person, or by his Counsel, Solicitor or Agent, any person who claims that his land will bo prejudicially affected by this by-law and who applies to bo hoard. Patti L, Darrlo, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk 40 Tempérance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 CS-NM740 Medieval History Comes Alive by Lorraine Manfredo Grade four and Five students at Lord Elgin Public School were introduced introduced to a man in shining armor last Friday afternoon. The metal-clad visitor came to the schàol to add some color to students' students' classroom lessons in medieval medieval history. Peter Hurley was the man inside inside the gleaming battle gear. He's a professional actor from Pickering and one of his specialties is "stage combat." He teaches this skill to the Northumberland Players' Y outh Group in Cobourg. Mr. Hurley began his talk by describing his weaponry and costume costume One of the most prized possessions possessions of knights were the golden spurs they wore on their boots, he told the group of more than 50 children gathered in the gym. A knight's spurs were, very precious and highly valued. Professional Fighting men would carry a quarterstaff, (a wooden pole much thicker than a broom handle), a "hand-and-a- half' sword which was easily longer longer than his own arm, and a dagger. Some of the weapons that medie val knights preferred were axes and maces, he said. A knight's battle armor included included a helmet with a nose guard and chain mail neck protection. He would wear shoulder, chest, leg and arm plates and a chain-mail body shirt and gauntlets (hand protection). protection). Knights also armed themselves with thick padding on forearms and chest to better fend off blows. All this added up to a very heavy outfit. The replica chain- mail shift, for example, worn by Mr. Hurley weighed 16 pounds. During the heyday of medieval knights, weapon crafting was at its peak. The Finest metal armaments were crafted in Germany and Italy and were enormously expensive. , The price for a suit of armor, a horse and a sword would equal the cost of enough land to support an entire farming family. As well, a knight's horse had to be extremely well-trained. The huge animals were controlled entirely entirely by the legs and knees of the rider. They could back-up, rear, and charge on command. For a long, long time, nothing could stop a knight. And certainly the sight and sound of a hundred mounted knights charging at once was intimidating enough to cause any spear-throwing opponent to flee. Knights enjoyed a reputation of being unbeatable, invincible, unstoppable unstoppable Fighting machines, said Hurley. But that didn't last forever. And it wasn't just the development development of hand-cannons, or primitive gims, that eventually robbed the knights of their power. Their eventual downfall was also due to clever battlefield tactics developed by opponents. Mr. Hurley described how knights who participated in the Christian Crusades were disadvantaged disadvantaged in their heavy armor in the hot climate of the Holy Land. Turks and Muslims defending their land deliberately led the overburdened overburdened European armies into the dry, hot desert areas, where they were at a loss. Mr. Hurley also related the story story of a famous 1302 battle at Flanders between poor Flemish patriots patriots and the French army of knights. At first, the Flemish seemed out-matched against the hundreds of knights preparing to charge. But, the frightened troops obeyed their leader's command to "hold their ground" and refused to flee before the advancing knights. The Fierce combat was heard seven miles away, Peter Hurley told the Lord Elgin students. The uphill climb, the mud from a trampled river bed, and heavy ar-. mor bogged down the knights. The Flemish took the opportunity to ' Find the vulnerable spots in the knight's armor and managed to win the battle, j "That was the beginning of the end for the knights," said Hurley. ' After his talk, he passed around the pieces of medieval-style armor' to the delighted children. Thcyi struggled with the weight of the weapons and tried on some of the. pieces. "This is more fun for the kids., than seeing these things in a museum," museum," said Mr. Hurley. "They will remember it more if they get- to hold it in their hands." "j He hoped his visit with the children children would brings the historic period period to life for them and maybe even encourage them to read up on the subject independently. ; History Comes Alive Lord Elgin students studying medieval history got a chance to try on some armor last Friday during a presentation in the school gym. The children have been learning learning all about castles and knights and the hands-on experience helped bring the ancient ancient era to life. 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