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Famous Tightrope Walker The "Great Farini" Conquered Niagara Falls And Downtown Bowmanville Over the summer a banner stretched across King Street with a high wire artist walking walking from pole to pole advertising advertising "The Great Farini". Signor Antonio Guillermo Farini was actually William was the daughter of a United Empire Loyalist), in 1838. By 1843 they had moved back to southern Ontario where Willie was educated in the log school houses of Bowmanville and Hope Leonard Hunt, who was bom Township. His greatest joy in in Lockport, New York, to life was to watch the travel- Canadian parents (his mother ling circuses which appeared. like fantasies out of the dust along the dirt roads of Bowmanville, with a brass band playing and painted wagons full of animals and strange looking people. He found ways to sneak into the shows, memorized the wonderful wonderful performances, and then practiced them daily daily on homemade equipment equipment which he built in his father's barn. By age 16 he was an accomplished accomplished amateur high- wire performer. He first performed at the financially troubled Durham County Agricultural Agricultural Fair; then held in the centre of Port Hope, to a large crowd. To gain fame, he next challenged the mighty Niagara Falls cable walker, M. Blondin. On several occasions he The Ice Cream Store Located on Temperance Street, just south of Family Realty 2000 Ltd., is "The Ice Cream Store," which sells only the best from either Kawartha Dairy or Central Smith Dairy - depending on which one has the "best" of that flavour of ice cream. With 50 flavours flavours available (although not all at one time), patrons can enjoy either an ice cream cone, or purchase a container of ice cream to take home. ■ walked across the Falls doing his laundry in a washing machine machine which was strapped to his back. He went on in life to become a world renowned showman, a spy (for the Union Union Army), adventurer, author, author, inventor, mining engineer, engineer, painter, and licensed medical doctor (although he never went into practice). He returned to live in Port Hope, where he died at the age of 90. It is believed that Hunt Street in Bowmanville is named after this father. Popular Summer Events Downtown This year saw the return of stores in the Downtown fea- the Strawberry Festival in the tured bargain merchandise or form of an "old fashioned" some special shopping event Strawberry Social, in July, - which lasted until 12 mid- and a new event, "Midnight night. Madness" in August. ' - Beginning at 7 in the eve- Former Canadian Tire Store now Home Hardware Late last September, 1993, Joe and Lorraine Chin, who are from Jamaica, opened this new Home Hardware Store at the site of the former Canadian Tire Store on Church Street in the Downtown. Carrying a line of general hardware merchandise, what is unique about this store is that you can purchase "just one nail" if that is all that you need. Located in a large marquee tent on Temperance Street North, the Strawberry Social held on Saturday, July 16, drew nearly 400 local patrons, patrons, who paid $2.50 each for a dish of strawberry shortcake, shortcake, topped with real whipped cream. New this year was the inclusion in the price of a glass of ice tea. This popular summertime fare was prepared and served by St. John's Church's 2090 Club. While savouring the fresh strawberries, cake and whipped cream, in the shade of the big tent, the visitors to the Downtown were further entertained by the Dixieland Jazz Cats who played all the old favourites, which set everyone's everyone's toes to tapping. Just next to the tent, farther to the north on Temperance Street, the Oshawa Sunday Night Custom Cruisers club displayed their vintage automobiles automobiles for the general interest interest of the hundreds of shoppers shoppers who came downtown for the event. Then on August 18, beginning beginning at 12 noon, many of the nmg, the Clarington Conceit Band, under the direction of Mr. Barry Hodgson, and sponsored by the Bowmanville Bowmanville Business Centre, presented presented a concert under the stars on the Town Square on Temperance Street North. After the concert concluded concluded at 9 p.m., the many people who attended, stored their chairs in the trunks of their cars and took a stroll around the Downtown.