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Orno .Weekly 1imes.ý Wednesday. Augut1,19- Visitors from Pennsylvania ____ Boy to be Durham College honoured for enrolment increase Fifteen Girl Scouts and three leaders from the Freedom Vailey Council, Pennsylvania along with a similar count of Girl Guides from the local Woodland Division in Ontario spent eight days together touring parts of this province. One occasion for the event was a barbecue at the faim of Bob and Pain Allin north of Leskard on the Skelding Road. Local guides taking part in the activity were Elle Bunton, Diana Borremans, Alicia Staples, ail of Orono, Melissa Kwaschen, Newcastle and Amy Smart of Bowmanville. The above group were found in conversation on the Allun farm during the visit. Dialysis treatment Happy l6th booked solid Birth ay CoeCentral Ontario hospitals with Birhda Coey idney dialysis machines, 4 including Oshawa, are struggling to keep up with demand. The hospitals with this equipment are located in Oshawa. Mississauga and Belleville. Although demand is great no one is turned away. Durham to promote tourism Tourism is estimated to bring in more than $300 million to the Region of Durham by attracting 2 million visitors annually. The industry in Durham emnploys 30,000 people. The Region itseif spends $40,000 on tourism while other neighbouring centres with a Love Mom, Dad fewer number of visitors, Peterborough, has a budget of and Dusty $27 5,000. Bible Sehool a success at Newcastle United Church The sun shone every day as over 80 children enjoyed Vacation Bible Scbool at Newcastle United Churcb. The church hall and yard was transformed into SonCountry Faim compleue with a saw horse çcarecrow. ýýç'hildren were divided into different age groups for theme related sessions. Each group visitcd resource people for music, games, story time and crafts. The grapes mct in the barnyard for singing and dancing. In the pasture the bananas were involved in milking a 'cow' and collcctîng eggs for a relay race. In the hayloft the apples met for theme time and discussion about the Fruit of the Spirit. The strawberries were busy in the workshop creating wonderful crafts to take home. Snacks of cookies, watermelon and corn at the chuckwagon kept everyone happy. Each day Aunt Abigail greeted the children to introduce the theme for the day. In a video presentation Grammity Gram helped ber grandson, Buddy and bis city cousin, Sam to learn about the fruit of the Spirit (Galations 5:22, 23). On the closing day parents and fricnds were treated to skits and songs that the group had learned througb the wcek, complete witb dancing and sign language. bravery Daryl Palmer, 8 of Oshawa, is to be recognized for bravery by Durham Police. The boy dreW attention away from his 2 year ld brother wben the younger br@ ther was being attacked by a 120 pound Rottoweiler. Thle dog had also attacked his mtêther and Daryl needed 12 stitcheS after being attacked himself. Mail sorting move on hold Letter carrinlrs in Port Hope can stay put for the time being as there are no imnrdiate Plans that the carriers would have to go to Cobourg to get tfie-ir mail. Shelter foreCd to put animal clown The animai 5helter run by the Ontario Humand Society in Port Hope bas been ôver-run with cats and dogs this yeât. The shelter tdok in as many in the first six moihs of the year as it did ail year in 1993. It bas been jIece-ssary to put down a number êf animais Of late even tbough an adoption list is open to the public- . Dorothy HQusC busy in Garden ilitl -The Dorothy House Museum has a busy schedlleOf 'events for the rest of Adust. A Hope Township LAtCAC display 0f local points of interest in the Township bas ju§t closed. Come this wackend and for a three week Steç quilts will be on display. The museum is open from 1:30 p.m. till 4 p.m. on the week-end with the exception of the week-end of August 27 and 28 when the hours will be expanded to 10 a.m. ti114 p.m. Little fishe,ý expendable A biologist With the Minîstry of Naturai Resodrces States there is no reason to fcai over-fishing of pan fish in iFice Lake. Some residents fear tiat U.S. visitors who catch upwàrd of 600 during a weeks stay Miay be reducing food supplies for the larger fish as bass, walleyes aild muskelunge. t is stated that Rice Lake has more fish per afce than any other lake in southern Ontario- To hold a ' special meùt The Durham Region Association for Volunteer Administrationi is holding a special meeting on Thursday, September 8th to which those interested may attend. Any organization which manages volunÇecrS will benefit from the netwofking and sharing of ideas experienced at these meetings. The meeting is bcing held at Northview Community Centre, 150 Beatrice St., E., Oshawa from 12 noon until 2 p.m. First year enrolment at Durham Collegeis up by five percent s0 far this year as compared with the saine time last year. it could increase further states the president, Gary Polonsky. The number of first year students to date is 1699. At least 2000 are expected to enrol in, second and third year courses. Last year the college had a~ further 22,100 enrolled in part- time continuing learning courses. Unemployment rate drops in Oshawa The unemployment rate in the Oshawa area dropped to 10 percent for the month of July. The national rate han been set at 10.2 percent. This is a considerable improvement fromn the rate of 15.1 percent registered in February this year. GM sales dip in July Overail sales of cars and truck at GM Canada dropped by 11.8 percent in July compared to the same month -in 1993. At the same time Ford and Chrysier measured a slight increase in overail saies. Say NO to an elected chairman The City of Oshawa council has said NO as far as a free election for the chairman of the Region of Durham. The vote went 8 to 6 against a free vote. Durham counicilors have also voted down any proposai that the chairman be elected through a public vote rather than a vote of the regional councillors. For what it is worth Jessica and Michael are the lead female and male names being attached to new borns over the past three years, 1991, 1992 and 1993. Sarah and Matthew have been in second place during the same period of time. Citizen-based government The Mayor of Lindsay, Max Radiff, proposes a version of direct democracy which has been in place in Rossland, B.C. since 1991. Among the offerings is an opportunity of citizens voting on 1 bylaws to be initiated, initiating their own legislation through a petition form of 20 percent of the citizens. Councils would be bound by referendum votes. Parking lots go high-tech, Oshawa surface parking lots are going high-tech with a new pay and display electronic metres that will let you park by credit card. You can also pay with any denomination of coins. Nine machines wil replace the present 519 mechanical metres now in use in the surface lots. The cost of installation of the nine machines - $ 160,000. Off the air An Oshawa man who in January started up bis own radio station in the basement of his home, Quebec Street, is now off the air. Len Jeffrey was visited by two federal officiais who told him he was breaking the law even though his station on 99.1 FM only reached within a mile of bis transmitter. 100 weapons turned in In the first two months of the province-wide firearm amnesty 100 weapons have been turned into Durham Police. The amnesty runs until September lst and anyone can tum in a weapon without the fecar of crimînal charges. Travel outside community for hospital care A study of hospital care in the Northumberland area found that fifty-five percent of hospital procedures for area residents were undertaken in the Port Hope and Cobourg hospitals. The other forty-five percent were undertaken mainly at Trenton, Peterborough and Oshawa. Tirent University at Durham College Fail 1994 Complete a degree, part-lime or full-time, n any of the following subjects: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Engish, I-istory, Political Studies, Psychology, Sociology For information or a brochure cali: (905) 723-9747 or (705) 748-1229 SHOP AROUND, GET YOUR BEST PRICE THEN CALL US FOR YOUR BETTER PRUCE We use the full 7% G.S.T. Credit to give you the maximum $$$ for your Trade-In. Toil Free from Area Codes 905, 416 or 705 at 1-800-361-8154 or local calis 885-8154, 'EMP ..i F iNK LAUJ R!I ] U ±1I:jj RAe.TI a r-