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f -- X| fi ai 1 111 >1 11 if ]^%1|y <§} IS- ,•4' I ^ ÿ' 'N Ufa» 1 >I 8 F$4irs>i il W 5-623-3303 36 Pages Wednesday, September 28,1994 Bowmanville, Ontario 140th Year 560 + 40 G.S.T. = 600 Issue 39 'rnrnmS^SmîêmmffîmfMm!^ I WWWliKl Toronto Man Arrested After Courtice Resident Stabbed A 67-year-old Courtice resident was stabbed after giving a man directions directions on Monday afternoon, Sept. 26. Staff SgL Sandy Ryrie, of the Durham Region Police, said she had given a man in his 20's directions and then gone to her car in her driveway on Bloor St. When the woman got into her car, the man returned and knocked on her window. As she rolled down her window, he grabbed her purse and stabbed her in the neck. "She was very, very fortunate that she was not seriously injured," said Staff Sgt. Ryrie. After the man left in a two-door, white car, the woman drove to the nearby Courtice Flea Market for help. From there, she was taken to hospital hospital . The woman's purse carried a small amount of cash, her licence and other identifying cards. As a result of investigation by Detectives Paul Hamilton and Randy Wiles of the Robbery Unit, a suspect was arrested. Charged with robbery/aggravated assault and weapons dangerous is Reynaldo Santos Dungo, 22, of Fountainhead Rd., Toronto. The victim's wallet and a knife were found in a garbage container at a gas station in North York. Fourteen calves, died cattle, including 12 during Monday morning's morning's storm when a bam near Enniskillen Enniskillen was struck by lightning. The metal-clad and wooden building at 2520 Concession Road #6, just east of Hwy. 57, was fully engulfed in flames by the time fire crews arrived on the scene around 3:00 a.m. Monday morning. Despite heavy rain, the fire per sisted for abolit an hour until fire crews could get it under control. Deputy Fire Chief Bill Hesson said fires from lightning strikes are relatively rare. The lightning bolt that hit the bam was so powerful it shorted out the TV, VCR, stove and fridge, and answering machine in the' family's farm house 100 feet away, Hesson noted. Losses are estimated at $60,000. UNITED WAY -- If you haven't made your donation to the United Way through your workplace, you can still help out more than 40 agencies by dropping off your contribution to the Community Care offices at the comer of King and Scugog Streets. Your donation will help fund more than 200 services throughout the community, plus you will receive a charitable tax receipt. Please give, the United Way needs your help, now more than ever v FORMER COUNCILLOR DIES -- Long time residents of the area will be saddened to know that former councillor and newspaper newspaper editor Ken Lyall has died at the age of 79. He was living in P.E.I. and passed away September 23rd after a lengthy battle with cancer. We can still remember the time he created an uproar in the council chambers about 25 years ago after holding a Playboy magazine over* his head, complaining about the distribution of such publications in local stores. BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS -- This week-end marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first settlers to the area, known as the former Township of Darlington. To mark the occasion several activities have been planned by the municipality municipality in co-operation with the Bowmanville and Clarke Museums. On Saturday, October 1st, from 8 to 10 a.m., the opening opening of the first portion of the Waterfront Trail will take place, complete with a pancake breakfast served by the Bowmanville Optimist Club. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m„ Temperance Street will be closed for an Olde Tyme Street Party outside the Municipal Administration Centre. Local entertainment will be featured including fiddlers, singers, and doggers, as well as special displays displays inside and outside the centre. Then on Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m., an official plaque will be unveiled at the Bowmanville Museum commemorating the arrival of the first settlers. Special guests at tiie reception will include descendants of the founding families, Trull, Burk and Conant. 200 YEARS IN REVIEW --While you're in a bi-centennial mood, be sure to see next week's Statesman for our 200th Anniversary Special Edition. We arc just putting the finishing touches on the production of it now, and it's jammed full of rare photos of historic sites and prominent individuals from yesteryear. yesteryear. There's many hours of interesting reading in this supplement. supplement. Be sure to watch for : t next week. UNITY IN DIVERSITY-- The Municipality of Clarington has declared the second week of November to be Unity in Diversity Week. The Unity in Diversity committee would like to run weekly weekly articles between now and then exploring the cultural roots and diversity of the residents of Clarington. Any input or ideas from the public would be welcomed. If you have any suggestions, please contact the committee at 623-7621. (heir--* ••••*46- ■hr' « «.> . ' * ■ . BML 1 -i-vr ?» !** •• .■■■■.*••■ >'•/ ■ "+ . - ' 1, >• r' ■ «g.» . -- -rr -1; Bucking Bronc 1, Cowboy 0 This bareback bronc rider didn't have too much success on couldn't have asked for better weather conditions, as sunshine Saturday afternoon during the Ontario Rodeo Association Fi- and seasonable temperatures greeted rodeo fans from all over nais that were held at the Durham Central Agricultural Society Ontario, Quebec, and the United States. For more photos of the Fairgrounds in Orono. Two shows were held on Saturday, rodeo, and a story on a local competitor, see pages 7 and 9. while the event came to a conclusion on Sunday. Organizers -Photo by Brad Kelly by Lorraine Manfredo By provincial law, Clarington schools must go smoke-free this fall, and some high school principals principals are concerned about enforcing the rules round the clock. Not only must full-time day students students and teachers "butt-out" on school property, but visitors and night school students will have to do so as well. The move coincides with changes changes to the Tobacco Control Act passed by the Ontario Legislature and scheduled to be proclaimed in late October. The act will ban smoking everywhere everywhere on school property, which includes includes previously designated smoking smoking areas in entrance-ways and grounds. Bowmanville High School Principal Principal Jack Taylor anticipates cooperation cooperation from his 1,300 day students students (of whom he estimates 250 smoke) but admits enforcing the rules for students might soon become become tough if teens hear of adults who break the rules later in the day. "We have a lot of community use of the school after hours," Taylor says. "People come here for everything everything from dance and drama productions productions tq sporting events. Permit holders will also have to adhere to the no smoking policy." As many as 250 permits are issued issued annually to community groups using the BHS premises for weekly or occasional use. "If our students are asked to fol low the policy and then see adults breaking the rule, then I think I may have to cancel some permits," Taylor Taylor warns. "Students are very conscious conscious of fairness." The new law also bans the sale of cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19. Taylor has concerns about students who are of legal smoking age. "Ever since I've been here, we've had a smoking area outside at the south of the school. I think if you have students who smoke, you have a responsibility, rather than sending them out to smoke on some neighbor's lawn." At Courtice Secondary, the potential potential for off-campus litter worries principal Gary Milovick. "At other high schools there is usually a coffee shop within a five minute walk. Out here, we don't Continued on Page 2 New schools will be built earlier than expected in Bowmanville and Newcastle as a result of a decision from the public school board last week. The Northumberland and Clarington Clarington Board of Education has agreed to advance the schedule for Evacuation Procedure to be Reviewed by School Board BIA APPLE FESTIVAL-- The Bowmanville B.I.A. will be hosting its popular apple festival on Saturday, October 15th for the 5tit consecutive year. This is one of the downtown's most popular popular events, and has grown so much this year that the entire downtown downtown will be closed to traffic. If you're a pastry expert, you'll also want to enter your best creation in our Apple Pic Baking Contest. Sec the advertisement in this issue for more details. NEW CAR SHOWS -- This time of year is the traditional season season for new television shows, and new car introductions. We're not sure if local dealers will be hiding the new models under a cloak of secrecy like years gone by, but you'll no doubt still enjoy seeing the 1995 models. Check out the advertisements in this issue for dates and times at each dealer. The public school board will review review issues related to the evacuation of students at Clarke High School and The Pines Senior Public School. The board's action follows an incident incident last week in which a ruptured gas line forced students to flee both schools. An estimated 900 students had to walk across fields behind the schools in order to reach their buses on the 4 th Line. Ward Three School Trustee Bob Willsher said one student suffered a broken foot during the evacuation when she fell while climbing over a fence. The students left from the north- cast side of the property in order to be as far away as possible from the gas leak on Highway 115/35. Highway Highway 115/35 was closed during the gas leak which was caused when an auger accidentally severed the gas line. Willsher said one option tiie board may consider is the opening of a road allowance behind the schools in order to create a second entrance to the property. He hopes the Ministry of Transportation, the Municipality of Clarington and the Board of Education could work together together to develop an alternate exit. The school board's administrative administrative staff will review the September 22nd incident and bring back a report report to the October 20th school Ixxtrd meeting, both elementary schools through a "bridge financing" program. This means the new school in the Martin Rd. neighbourhood of Bowmanville Bowmanville and second school to replace replace the existing Newcastle Public School should be ready for students by September of 1996. "Both schools arc desperately needed," said Trustee Bob Willsher. The provincial Ministry of Education Education has agreed to fund both schools, but not until between 1996 and 1998. Through bridge financing, financing, the local school board can begin work almost immediately. The Ministry of Education will eventually contribute approximately $5.4 million to tiie projects. Mr. Willsher said the new school which will replace the old buildings in Newcastle Village will be one of the largest JK to grade six schools in the system. It will be designer! to accommodate accommodate 648 pupils. It will have 35 rooms, including two gymnasiums gymnasiums and 23 classrooms. Like all new elementary schools, it will include include a childcare centre. Willsher added that there is the possibility that the school board and the Municipality of Clarington can build a library facility at the school which would be used jointly by both the school and the community. "I'm really hoping that we get the municipality to participate in a joint venture for the library," the Ward Three trustee said. "I'm convinced convinced there could be a cost savings for our taxpayers in the long run." Both schools will be planned with input from, the community and Continued on Page 2 International Elephant Conference Visits Bowmanville Blackstock Cowboy Wins Gold Buckle at Ontario Rodeo Finals ... Page 9 Young Bowmanville Fiddler Wins Awards ... 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