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Here Comes Santa Bowmanville's 17th annual Santa Claus parade was as big and as colorful as ever. Literally thousands of spectators lined the streets Saturday morning when Santa made his official visit to Bowmanville. And in addition to those who wat- ched the parade, an estimated 2,000 persons marched or rode in this year's event. Over 50 floats and ban- ds took part in the 1978 parade. In the adult's float competition, the winning entry was The Old Woman in the Shoe which was en- tered by the Sunday Morning Men's Breakfast Club. John Killingbeck of the Santa Claus Parade Committee said that rn Poo sents to grant the town a temporary easement to allow contractors to come onto the school's land to con- struct the pool and complex. The details of what hours construction will be allowed so as not to interfere with classes will be worked out with the board prior to the contract being awarded. Exclusive Use The agreement a1se ives, 4he board exclusive use of the swim- ming pool from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on all school weekdays. Any changes in these hours can be worked out with the town. The town has agreed to construct an extra 20 parking spaces at the high school near the pool. The agreement specifies that operating costs of the swimming pool and recreational complex will be borne 75 per cent by the town and the club had entered the parade for the first time this year. The men are donating their float to the parade committee so that it can be used in other years. Second place in the adult category was given to two floats. They were the Jaycees Santa Claus Express and Old Fashioned Christmas which was entered by Bob's Towing. Honorable mention went to Old MacDonald's Farm by the Bowmanville Rotary Club and Raggedy Ann and Andy _ in Can- dyland which was entered by the Jack and Jill Club. In the junior float competition, the winner was Captain Hook, a float Turn to Page Two i Plan 25 per cent by the board. Operating costs include custodians' salaries, cleaning, pool supplies, normal repairs and maintenance, fuel, water and electricity. In August of each year, there will be an adjust- ment of these proportions to reflect the actual comparative use of the swimming pool and recreational complex by the town and board. - MinimnumCosts To protect both parties in the event usage of the facilities by one or the other declines, the minimum percentage of operating costs that must be borne by the town was established at 40 per cent and the maximum 80 per cent. The school board's minimum was placed at 20 per cent and its maximum at 60 per cent. The town also agreed to insure the complex. Santa's Express by Jaycees Ties for Second Place Entries from Bowmanville Jaycees and Bob's Towing Towing sponsored Old Fashioned Christmas that ap- tied for second in the adult division. The Jaycees had pears on page two. built this large, lengthy Santa Express and Bob's By Maureen Corkery With the fact finder's report in, the Peterborough, Victoria, Northum- berland and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board is meeting with a mediator tomorrow and Friday to try to reach a contract agreement with teachers employed by the board. At this point, there are some mat- ters under dispute. The fact finder, Anne Barrett, outlined these issues and made some recommendations. mfBits And Pieces CLOWN SUITS - Now that the 17th Santa Claus parade has been held,, all persons who borrowed costumes from the parade committee, are asked to return them as soon as possible, so they can be made ready for next year. They should go to Mrs. Lynne Killingbeck at 24 Cole Ave. in Bowmanville. Incidentally, if you or your youngsters are still looking for more parades there is one in downtown Oshawa this Saturday morning at il o'clock. We hear it should be much improved over last year. PAPERS AND BOTTLES - This Saturday is clean up time in the Maple Grove area with the 1st Maple Grove Cubs holding a paper andýbottle drive. Let's get those cellars tidied up for the winter. DANCE MARATHON - There'll be some sorie feet at BHS on Saturday after the all night marathon planned to raise funds for the band. It gets under- way Friday evening and contestants are lodking for pledge sponsors. ANOTHER ELECTION - Dec. 6th will be a g day at Durham Regional Council when Chairman Walter Beath will be re-elected or be replaced by challenger Councillor Allan Pilkey of Oshawa. Mr. Beath bas been chairman since the region was formed. So far, most of the councillors have not announced their preference but there's plenty of campaigninggoing on from ail reports. Staffing requirements, she says in her report, is the most hotly disputed item in the proposed new contract "and the first priority of the teachers." The teachers are asking the board to maintain its staffing ratio as of June 1978 for the upcoming contract year. They are uncertain of their future job security in view of the layoff of 16 teachers this year com- pared with an enrolment drop of Turn to Page Two BIG BRAWL - That must have been quite a fracas in Port Hope on Thursday night when the Jr. C Eagles and Panthers got into a free for all, in- cluding spectators, at the end of the second period. We'll hope that's the last of its kind for this winter. Rivalry between the Panthers and the Eagles has been keen over the years, but let's keep it on the ice. GREY CUP - If you are planning to spend this weekend in Toronto, it would be well to confirm reservations at any of the downtown hotels because they'li ail be janmmed with celebrating Grey Cup fans. The hijinks start Friday night and there won't be much sleep until the game is over Sunday afternoon and the Alouettes or Eskimos have been declared winners. HIT THE NEWS - Two local residents' pictures were published in recent editions of The Oshawa Times. Anne Kent was shown with Mayor Jim Pot- ticary looking over the Community Services direc- tory for the city. She is a research secretary. And Charlie Downey was shown scrubbing down a jer- sey cow at the Royal Winter Fair. We also have several pictures from the Royal of prize sheep being sold. Boyd Ayre bought the top ram and Russ Dow is in al] of them, wearing a huge 10-gallon hat. He handled the sale apparently. Sprinklers Hait Fire in Store Emergency sprinklers are credited with containing a fire that broke out Monday night in Bowman- ville's Dominion Store on King St. East. Newcastle Fire Chief Jim Hayman said there was little damage to the store because sprinklers were able to slow down the fire until the firefighters were called at about il p.m. Monday. The fire is believed to have started in a heating unit in a storeroom on the southeast corner of the building. Chief Hayman said there was some damage to ductwork and some water damage in the storeroom. He placed damage estimates at bet- ween $400 and $500. The store was able to open for business Tuesday at its usual hours. No one was inside the building at the time of the fire. Steal Tools Worth *8,000 Power tools valued at $8,000 were reported stolen from a workshop in Courtice last week. Durham Regional Police said the tools were removed from the Nor- thumberland Newcastle Board of Education workshop on Highway Two in Courtice. Access to the building was gained by way of a rear window and the theft was reported to police early Tuesday morning. Woodworking equipment in- cluding saws, drills and planers were among the power tools stolen. Police said no suspects have been arrested. L