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News/ Sports/ Jacquie Mclnnes in France Captain set to lead Eagles CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 WHAT'S ON Oct. 22: The Internel can be an excellent communication and educational tool but there are real issues and concerns of which parents should be aware. The Clarington Public Library will be offering a workshop that will explore the possible dangers and common-sense strategics. The 'Safe Passage' workshop will be held Tuesday, Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Courlice Branch of the Clarington Public Library at 2950 Courtice Rd. For more information, call 905-404- 0707. Oct. 23: A representative from the Durham Children's Aid Society will discuss the agency's role and answer ques-. lions about child protection and child health and safety issues. issues. The seminar focuses on how residents can become partners in child protection. The event is on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., at the Courtice Courtice branch of the library. INSIDE Wheels: It has always looked like a hot rod, and soon it will have the power to live up to that image " thanks lo a little device device called turbocharger. turbocharger. The original Chrysler PT Cruiser was an order-form-depleting order-form-depleting success well before its arrival to showrooms a couple of years ago. And with more power really being the only' issue on the minds of buyers, demand will most likely outstrip outstrip supply once again when PT Turbo arrives this fall. INDEX Editorial Page 4 Classified 8 Sports 13 GIVE US A CALL General 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 Death Notices 905-683-3005 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX 905-579-1809 durhamregïon.com L'Scx, • SERVICE ,• PARTS » NEW & USED SALES & LEASING EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI. 7:30 - 6:00 WED. - 7:30-9:00 SAT.-9:00-1:00 ACCREDITED T EST & REPAIR FACILITY ♦An Oliliiul murk iifllic I'rminiTtiF Onltn lo used iiiitlir llvunv. Whitby - Oshawa JASON LIEBREGTS/Statesman photo Uplifting experience BOWMANVILLE - Young Jacob McLeod uses all of his strength to lift a pumpkin during a visit to Knox's Pumpkin Farm on the weekend. With Halloween just over two weeks away, families will be visiting local patches in search of the perfect pumpkin. pumpkin. Boater disappears sailing on Lake Ontario GM employee presumed drowned BY NATALIE MILLER Staff Writer CLARINGTON - A 47- year-old Oshawa man is presumed presumed drowned after he disappeared disappeared while sailing on Lake Ontario Sunday. Donald Scott Collins was dropped off by his sister at the Port of Newcastle marina around 4 p.m. Sunday for an overnight sailing trip, Durham Regional Police report. He was expected to return to the marina marina Monday. He was last seen around 6 p.m. Sunday approximately 400 metres from shore in his 28-foot Viking sailboat 'First Class.' Witnesses told police the man appeared to be having difficulty with his boat. Efforts were made to try and help Mr. Collins but when witnesses reached the boat, no one was on board. "He's presumed drowned," said Sergeant Paul Malik, media officer for Durham Regional Regional Police, on Tuesday afternoon. afternoon. "The winds were quite hectic hectic on the lake. He fell off his boat." A search began immediately, immediately, involving members of Trenton Trenton Air Sea Rescue, Durham police's helicopter unit, Cen- See BOATER page 7 Hey Mac,Applefest is this weekend Popular event expected to attract 30,000 to Bowmanville BOWMANVILLE - Residents Residents can get an apple fix this weekend. The popular Bowmanville Apple Festival, which started with one apple fritter fryer and a craft tent in 1989, is expected to attract 30,000 to the downtown downtown Saturday. The event, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., marks the festival festival and craft show's 13th year. "We truly arc an apple festival," festival," says Garth Gilpin, general manager of historic downtown Bowmanville. "We really do stress all things related to apples. It's really really a local, rural environment." environment." Mr. Gilpin says the strict apple or craft theme is what makes the festival unique. The event features three local growers growers with a variety of apples, nine area churches with home- baked apple crumbles and pies, candied apples and apple fritters. fritters. Jenny Apple Seed will stroll the streets handing out apple-like balloons to children. Aside from apples, there are craft tents, live entertainment and square dancing demonstrations. demonstrations. The festival was inspired by a trip Mr. Gilpin made to a See APPLEFEST page 7 'Overwhelming' Sept. 11 service in New York City, says firefighter OSHAWA - George Scbris says this past weekend in New York City featured one of the most "powerful and emotional" emotional" events lie's been part of in his more than 30 years as an Oshawa firefighter. "I've been to services before, before, hut this was really something, something, it was just overwhelming," overwhelming," said the Oshawa Fire Services Platoon Chief, who, along with firefighters from across Durham Region, attended attended a memorial Saturday in New York City for the 352 firefighters who died on Sept. ! I, 2001. "The magnitude of it, the size, they shut down down town New York and that was something else." It is estimated more than 125,000 firefighters from across the globe attended the memorial, which included a uniformed parade on the streets of New York and a service service with the families of the fallen firelighters at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Scbris said he met firefighters firefighters from as far away as England, Scotland, all across Canada and the United States, "You name it - they were there," he said, "We're really all one big family that supports each other." Along with the service, Mr. Scbris said lie and other Durham firefighters visited fire stations across the eity that had lost all or parts of their crews in the terrorist attacks. attacks. The Durham contingent also made its way down to ground zero, "That was really emotional," emotional," lie explained. "To see what could happen, the amount of people lost, it's unbelievable unbelievable something like this could ever happen." Firefighters from Clarington, Clarington, Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Oshawa attended the memorial. Firefighters from across Durham Region attended a memorial service in New York City lor the 352 live- fighters who died Sept. 11, 2001. 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