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'no W 1k6 bieWènmd4iNà tibiIl 00 Sea Cadets celebrate with 1 Oth Anniversary Banquet Last week the Bowmanville Sea speaker for tne evening anda i tegor~Uy uiIzdait ier corp Cadets, their parents and certainly was enjoyed by everyone front across Canada and held supporters were out in force present. second place the previous year. celebrating at the tenth annual During the course of the New officer positions were banquet. evening it was pointed oui that the established during the meeting Rev. Doug Hall was the guest Corp had earned fourth position in with Kristen Plumnmer being appointed Chef Petty Officer, Lieutenant. Kevin Tutkoluk,ý Petty Officer lst Right hand picture Kristen Class, Mike Martins, Chief Petty Plunimer receiving her Chief Petty Officer, Jeromy Spicer, Able Cadet Officer's badge from the Corps and Melanie Brooks, Acting Sub- Commanding Officer. Bowmanville trustee heads public sehool board Mike Slocombe, previously Vice-chairperson of the Board, was elected by acclamation December 5, to the position of Chalrperson of the Board. Slocombe who is one of two trustees representing Newcastle - Ward 2 (Bowmanville) was electeci at the Inaugural Meeting of the Northumberland and Ne wcastie Board of Educaion. Ini his acceptance speech, Siocombe said the new challenge facing the Board is the increasing number of societal concerns impinging upon the educational environment at the saine time as academic achievement becomes more and more important.: Moving to' educational financing, lie said, "The challenge is that we will be required to do more with less ini a time of rising expectations and diminilshing funds." Siocombe cited family violence, poverty and hunger as some of the issues the educational community now faces. Slocombe was first elected to the Board in 1980 and bas served on ail Board Cominittees including Education and Operations and Finance. He bas also served as the Board delegate on the Ontario Public School Boards Association. At the same meeting, Cobourg area trustee Judi Armstrong was elected to the position of Vice- chairpersoxi, again, by acclamation. Armstrong has been a trustee for the past six years and has served on many of the Board's Committees and has worked as Chairperson of such comnxttees as Education. Lighl Up Ne wca stie e Residential Outdoor Decorating Awards Sponsored by Newcastle BIA, Judging to take pilace December 21 BIA Bucks Awards of,$75.OO, $50@009 $25,,OO Shop D)owntown Newcastle