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Pt BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1977 SECTION TWO Blood Donor Awards Presented Without the continued support of a dedicated corps of blood donors, the Red Cross' efforts to meet the demand for blood supplies would end in failure. Recognizing the important role of the blood donor, two men who are familiar faces at their clinics received citations during the branch's annual awards night last week. Above, Blood Donor Campaign Chairman Jim Roughley (centre) is shown congratulating Mr. E. Eves (left) and Mr. W. Haisma (right) for making 35 donations. One Year Agreement Durham Region Outside Workers Get 7.5% Raise A one year agreement with the Durham Region's outside workers was approved last week at the regular session of Durham regional council. The new agreement gives about 235 regular employees a 7.5 per cent increase in wages. The employees work on the region's road maintenance programs, at water treatment plants and at sewage plants. They are members of local 1785 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Alan Dewar, chairman of the regional manage- ment committee said a tentative agreement between the region and the union was reached March 31. He said the total package of wages plus benefits will result in an increase of about 8.6 per cent. He added that the anti-inflation board will have to approve the agreement. Twenty regional councillors voted in favor of the agreement and nine voted against it following a short discussion of the settlement behind closed doors. Easter Draw Raises Over $400 for Participation House Receive Service Citations at Red Cross Awards Night It takes a great deal of co-operation within the community to keep an organization such as the Durham East Branch of the Red Cross running smoothly. While most of the volunteer work goes on behind the scenes at clinics and other Red Cross sponsored projects, the annual awards night offers the branch an opportunitv to recoenize some of those who help out during the year. Among those recoenized for thpir service during last Wednesday night's awards presentation above were, left to right, Bowmanville Kinsmen President, Dave Crawford; Pine Ridge Kinsmen President Bill Reid; Canadian Statesman Editor and Publisher, John James; Jean Brownlee; Mrs. J. Munneke; and Fund Raising Campaign workers, Joan and Rick Santomero. Mrs. R. Bouwmeester also received a service award but was a sent for the photo. Library Makes Way for Mechanization Darlington Station Ratepayer Group Seeks Hearings On Hydro Plans Ten people were eligible for a free home cooked meal this Easter following a draw held Saturday, April 2 and sponsored by the Durham Region Participation House. The winner of the dinner for 10 was Clarence Bell, of 141 Liberty St., Bowmanville. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Participation House project Rickard drew the winning and Beatrice Campbell is a ticket from the basket last director. The others are part weekend as organizers of the of a group which is called the draw looked on. Participettes. From the left are: Mary The Participettes estimate Cooke, Joan Mann, Mayor that they raised over $400 by Rickard, Marg Tippins and selling tickets on the dinner. Beatrice Campbell. Mayor The Participettes planned to Rickard is a governor in the cook. and deliver the grand prize. Construction is expected to start this year on the Durham Region Participation House which will be located on Concession St. East in Bow- manville. Participation House will be the home of 24 severely handicapped young adults. Members of the Newcastle Ratepayers Association have made the first step in an attempt to have a public hearing over the proposed Darlington Nuclear Gener- ating Station. About 35 residenjts who attended the Town of New- castle Ratepayers Association (TONRA) meeting last week voted in favor of calling for hearings on the project before construction gets underway. The group's first move was to draft a petition requesting that the provincial Ministry of the Environment hold meet- ings to reveal the full impact that the generating station would have on the community. The soecial meeting called by TONRA to discuss nuclear energy, and particularly the project in Darlington, was organized as a "last ditch opportunity" for educating thç public on the proposal, said association president, Ron Amyotte. Mr. Amyotte told the rate- payers that he had received a number of telephone calls from residents who expected public meetings or a referen- dum before the nuclear gener- ating plant was given the go-ahead. They told him that as a result, they did not show much concern over the issue while it was before the town's council. The proposal to draft a petition calling for public hearings drew much support from various members of the audience. Save the Environ- ment from Atomic Pollution (SEAP) President John Veld- huis told the group that the Ministry of the Environment should indicate what the hazards of nuclear energy are before the project is given final approval. A public hear- ing should be guaranteed to local residents as a simple democratic right, he said. Energy Probe co-ordinator Sean Casey urged the group to begin an immediate effort to demand that hearings be held in the town. Estimating that Ontario Hydro would begin site preparations on the plant in about 212 months, he said that it would take at least that long to bring their concern to the ministry's attention. Mr. Casey also recommend- ed that those seeking a public hearing send letters and telegrams to their elected representatives such as Energy Minister James Tay- lor, Environment Minister George Kerr, and Premier William Davis. Larry's Sports Win Atom A Trophy Frank's Variety Win Atom B Mug Trophy Book browsers at the Bowman- ville Public Library may find it easier to obtain help from a librarian in the future because of a new micro-film system which has been installed. A machine which cost about $1000 now does most of the work that library staff previously had to do, allowing them to give more attention to their patrons. Safety Rodeo At High School Bowmanville Jaycettes will be holding a bicycle Safety Rodeo at the Bowmanville High School's north parking lot on April 16, 1977. The Safety Rodeo will be broken down into the following categories: Grades 7 and 8-10 a.m. to 11 a.m., grades 5 and 6-11 a.m. to 12 a.m., grades 3 and 4-1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Awards will be presented to the top three children in each class at 2:30 p.m. that day. First prize-gold olympic medallions, second prize-sil- ver olympic medallions, third prize-bronze olympie medal- lions. The Rodeo is open to all children grade three through eight. Bicycles must be able to pass a safety check. Newcastle's Chief Librarian Diane Dineen says the new system will produce a savings in the long run because it will takeover the time- consuming task of keeping records of outgoing and incoming books on file for only $7 every two weeks. Above, librarian Janice Leak is seen operating the machine, just after it was installed last week. Novice "B" Champions Cory Sweet, captain of the Grape Crush Novice "B" Champions, is seen on the right, receiving his team's trophy from young Recreation Department official George Kennett. Dennison Atoms Take Championship Title In a game played earlier, the Larry's Sports team won the Atom A Mug trophy being presented here to Capt. Edward Bird by Recreation Program Director Joe Kennett. The cry of victory was loud and resounding after Dennison Manufac- turing Co. Atoms scored the winning goal in a sudden-death overtime period against the Orange Crush Frank's Variety blanked Lime Crush to take the Atom B Mug trophy team last week. With the game stilh donated by Memorial Park Association. Capt. Bruce Cook is shown here scoreless at the end of the third receiving itfrom Russ Brown. period, the two teams went into overtime, and then into the sudden- death period before Dennison scored the winning goal. Above, Captain Greg Sutherland receives the Police Association Championship Trophy for the team from Recreation Program Director Joe Kennett.