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t Page 10 The Claringlon/Courticc Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, July IS, 1998 Tips for Motorists on How To Beat the Summer Heat Special precautions arc needed to help ensure safe driving when temperatures soar. To help motorists beat the summer heal, CAA .Central Ontario offers the following advice on preparing preparing your vehicle: • Heal can be as tough on vehicle batteries as the coldest coldest winter weather. Batteries more than two years old should be tested by a qualified qualified technician to make sure they have the starting power to handle the stress of extremee temperatures. • Motor oil plays an important role in keeping the engine cool, so check oil level and condition. If dri ving under extreme conditions conditions - such as over mountains mountains or lowing a heavy trailer trailer - switch to motor oil with higher vicosity. Check your owner's manual for specific oil recommendations. • Check the brake fluid level and condition. It is vital to maintain the proper level and that the fluid be free of contaminants to ensure reliable hot-weather braking. • Check the performance of the air conditioning system. system. If needed, have it serviced serviced by a technician. • Check your tire pressure. pressure. Improperly inflated tires can produce excessive heal, which can lead to tire failure or blowouts. • Inspect antifreezc/coolant level and condition, making certain the proper 50/50 mixture of water and coolant is present. • If your car overheats, never attempt to remove the radiator cap until the engine has cooled. Coolant in the radiator is under pressure and can Hash into steam, causing severe bums. Because temperatures inside parked cars can quickly reach dangerous levels, CAA Central Ontario offers the following additional additional advice. • Don't leave children or animals unattended in a car - not even for a few seconds. • When parked, use a sun shield to cover the windshield windshield to minimize heat build-up and to help protect the car's interior. Cover metal and plastic parts on scat belts and child safely scats to prevent burns. • Open the vehicle's doors and let the interior cool for a few minutes before entering. CAA Central Ontario is a not-for-profit auto club offering insurance, travel and emergency road services. services. There arc 1.7 million CAA members in Ontario and 3.8 million in Canada. What Is It? It may look like a common frog. But, it's actually a tree toad found by Vina and Clifford Flintoff in their woodshed at Newcastle. The little fellow has the ability to change colors to match his environment. In this instance, he was a brilliant shade of green, which matched the lettuce leaves placed in the container for a snack. from A Look Back at the Stories That Helped Shape Our Community p*ysii Ontario Scholars at Bowmanville High School It was announced this week that seven students from Bowmanville High School had qualified as Ontario Scholars, with an average of 80 per cent or over on six subjects. They are: . : si VOLUME 119 16 Pages \ BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27, 197:1 15c Per Copy NUMBER 26 -mv rmm Thomas Karh Sjin ss.a 5 V Itriim Jamv' Staiiitonsii.lti "Mike.JosephO'BvivnXIUHi ' Nnwite Klim Btisgni X.l.Xit Will Vote on Name Regional Govt. Wins Approval In Legislature The Ontario legislature gave third and final reading to Bill 162, the act establishing the Durham Regional Government, on Friday, June 22nd. With the exception of a referendum to choose the new name for the Region, no major amendments were added to the bill. • Area voters will select one of four names for the Region -- Oshawa, Pickering, McLaughlin or Durham, it is expected that a ballot with the four names will be included in the Regional Government elections on Monday, October 1st. '(.Turn to Page Two) Environmental Hearing Concludes With Majority of Presentations Opposed to Using Hope for Dump hy Huh Bviistm vvvniim and 2ub or more almost all the opinions ex- Tlu* Knvironmenta I Hearing people crowded into the Leg- pressed opposed the dump.site Hoard concluded four days ol ion Hall in Pori Hope to listen proposal, testimony on Tuesday even- to the proceedings or voice CP Hail wants to haul ing. July Itith. regarding the their opinions proposal by CP Hail to With the exception of the establish a metro garbage spokesmen for CP Hail and dump in Hope Township. the Ministry of Transportation Tuesday's session was the and Communication, who own onh one held during the part o! the 450 acre site. Four Area Councils To Meet in Hampton Royal Couple Whistled Through Bowmanville This Morning .1 j&V (Turn to Page Two) Barbara Diane Vrapjier 81.Hi Sleidicn Hainan» xii.:i:i Kiwi» Tielemans8l.8:t \K\V PUBLICATION The Statesman library has a new booklet on its shelves that makes interesting interesting reading. The Worry Clan provided the updated edition of the Genealogy of Joint Worry anil Ann Cong- don of Cornwall. Kngland. some of whose II or 12 children came to Canada hack about is:tr> and started the Worry cliln here. This >ear. marks the centennial year of Worry family picnics. The booklet's editor editor is Audrey Moffatl. assisted by Jean Worry. Kvelyn Worry and Marguerite Marguerite Wright. Cartwright H. S. Ontario Scholar . The Councils of the four to attend on that date, so the municipalities who will form meeting was re-scheduled for the new regional area of July 5th. Newcastle, will meet together in Hampton on Thursday evening. July 5th, to discuss the implications of the recently recently passed Regional Government Government bill. Bowmanvilie's Town Council Council agreed to accept the invitation extended by Darlington Darlington Township Reeve Garnet Garnet Rickard to attend the special session at their June 25th meeting. The Councils I rum Clarke Township at?d the village of Newcastle have also been invited Originally. Reeve Rickard had. called the meeting for Wednesday. June 27th, but only half of Bowmanville's Council would have been able Three Days Planned For Sidewalk Sale The bowmanville Chamber of Commerce has announcèd that the i highly successful Sidewalk Sale, annually sponsored sponsored by downtown merchants. merchants. will run from Thursday. July 19th to Saturday. July 21st, this year. More details on the ever popular event will be forthcoming. forthcoming. » A crowd of about 200 was on hand at the CNR station this morning, hoping to catch a glimpse of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. Prince Philip as they passed through on their way to Cobourg. Excitement mounted as word came over an intercom that because of the crowd at the station here, the train would proceed with caution through the town. It did, at about 25 miles an hour. There were a few waves of hands from the disappointed crowd, but no sign of the royal couple. HOLIDAY ON MONDAY Monday, July 1st. will hi* a holiday to mark Canada's I With birthday. BITS n® PIECES Council Sells More Industrial Land For New Factory We ll Get 10 Darlington Lots Eventually' States < Oshawa's Mayor Potticary SCOOP -- Last week Bob Stevens of Glen Rae In u brief press conference "'eventually the lu lois on Oshawa on Friday, June Darlington Township will he ils people to live lie added that he is "mil Dairy advertised a free ice cream cone on Friday 22nd. - Ma'yôr Jnmésïotticârv coming mus." lie apparently happy" with the new regional - - • - - - ■ ■ Ills belief that feels that mice (he Regional government legislation bul Council is established Ihe s ' u,! "Tvlien you lose, you rn to Pa to any student who passed. Before the big day was expressed over, more than 1,000 showed up for the cones \ and the, dairy bar staff needed the weekend to rest,?,., up from their labors. That's a heap of scooping! EXTENSION -- The special free installation offer by Cable TV will conclude this Friday, . June 29th. Unfortunately, the expiry date was not inhluded in their advcrtisement.last week. So, call 623-2506 or drop into the office at 26 King West not later than Friday and save $9.95. Filth: AT KKCL.MMV.I.ANT Shortly lifter It p.m. Tuesday uiglit. the fire siren called the Bowman- ville brigade to llte Goodyear Goodyear Rvelaim (liant where the mixing machine had vloggcd ami caught fire. No damage resulted, just a considerable amount of logic ol Oshawa's position regarding the western area of Darlington Townsip will prevail. prevail. In a .conciliatory prepared statement, Potticary said "it is time to turn the page in the history of Oshawa. It is a new chapter now." "We want to join with the other members of the Region to build an excellent place for (Turn to Pago Two) PLAY WITH UIA.MIMIINS Bowmanville Country Club had Iwn representatives representatives playing in the Tourna Tourna menl of Champions at St. Thomas recently. Ian Turner. Turner. the club champion, and A Id in Hoar, the club's senior champion. No word has been received on their The entiers ol the town ol Bowmanville's treasury are over $29.000 richer following ONTARIO SL'MMKH GAMKS This weekend. Ihe Ontario Ontario Summer Games will he held at Oshawa. with outstanding athletes performing performing from a wide area. • The events begin on June :tutli at 0:011 p.m. and should draw large crowds of interested spectators Irom Ibis area. the sale ol another T.» acres ol industrial land and the option ing of a further seven acres. The sale was approved at a special Council meeting held on Monday. June 25th A company named Pcnwest Development Corporation has bought the land for $7.000 per acre and has paid Hi per cent ol Ihe purchase price on the optioned land Pvnwest has one year to pick up the option on the additional seven acres. The property is located on the former Stevens' tarm on the Base Line Road The company plans to build (Turn to Page Two) WINS STKIttiO DRAW Mr. Bareml Spek. formerly formerly of Port Perry was the winner of the Stereo Unit which was the big prize in Mulder's Furniture Birthday Birthday Sale. Mr. Spek entered the birthday draw while purchasing furniture fur Ills' new home In London. Stephen Tomchishiu a student of Cartwright High School for the past five years, has qualified for an Ontario Scholarship, having acquired an average of Bfl.7 per cent on his top six subjects. Not only did Stephen lake the required six options for the Secondary School Honor Graduation Diploma. Diploma. hut he graduates with a total of to credits, having taken two credits in Year Four and eight credits in Year Five with an overall first class honors average on the It) subjects Stephen was granted advance admission to the University ol Western Ontario Ontario London, where he is going to study Business Administration. Administration. Stephen is the son ol Mr. and Mrs Alfred Tomchishtn. Caesarea/ Ontario. Ontario. ' . PIPED IN GRADS -- On Monday night at the beautiful new Drone Public School, there was quite an inspiring graduation ceremony. Three members of the Legion Pipe Band, John Westover, Gary Cole and Ron Thertcll, piped the graduates into the main auditorium. Something different! Incidentally, the Bowmanville Branch Legion Pipe Band won first prize in its class at Oshawa Fanfare's parade on Sunday. Farewell Tribute to Retiring Minister IN HOSPITAL -- Friends of Police Chief Bernard Bernard Kitney will be sorry to learn that he was taken to Oshawa Hospital on Monday and is in . intensive care, following what is reported to have been a massive coronary. Hospital sources on Tuesday afternoon stated that he is in 'fair' condition. First Canada Cords Presented to Courtice Guides QUEEN IN COBOURG - By the time this appears in print, many from this area will have made the trip to Cobourg where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Royal Highness Prince Philip were scheduled to spend over an hour this morning. Fair weather Jias prevailed throughout the first two days of the royal visit and it is hoped it will continue all day Wednesday. So far, their tour has drawn tremendous crowds of enthusiastic enthusiastic spectators in Toronto and the royal couple have received a warm, affectionate welcome, without any unfortunate incidents. " WATER SUPPLY - For the first time in this area, one of the many swimming pools installed installed in recent years at rural homes was used by Bowmanville firemen on Saturday night to help extinguish that fatal fire at Zion. Cliff Pethick had filled it the day before from his water truck, That was one time when a pool provided much more than recreation. We'd think such an installation should help lower fire Insurance rates, especially in the off- winter months, •TO Two Courtice girls became the first Girl Guides in that community to receive their Canada Cords, one of the highest honors in Guiding. Fiftccn-ycar-old Wendy Hoy (second from left) was given her Cord by her mother, Mrs. Stanley Hoy and Sandy .Wallace, 16 years (second from ,right) ; was similarly presented Iter Cord by Iter mother, Mrs, Robert Wallace, In the centre of the picture ■ is Cnptnin Ev. Bishop, the leader of the CouiTIcc Guide Company. The presentations took place in V the Courtice United Church on Wednesday, June 20th. RAPID PROGRESS -- Fine weather the past couple of days has made it possible for the construction crews arid their massive equipment to make spectacular progress on the road approaches at the west end of town. The old Daisy hill is rapidly changing appearance as earth is unloaded and packed down for the new road coming onto Highway Two from Waverlcy Road and further west the bad curve this side of Maple Grove is rapidly being altered ns well. The project should, be a great Improvement over the hazardous old sharp turn at the CPR overhead bridge. ï ■■ \':j l 2\ ■ : I" On Sunday, there was to have been a joint meeting of Tyrone and Enniskillen Sunday Schools at the Enniskillen Conservation Aren, but il was cancelled because of ruin. As the occasion was also to be utilized for a formal farewell to their minister, the Rev. R. C. Hopkins mid Mrs. Hopkins, Hint part of the event was held In Tyrone United Church in the evening, The honored guests are shown here shortly before the ceremony began. They will he retiring and moving to Bowmanville. Details of the Tyrone farewell are included In Hie Enniskillen correspondence,