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RaiingFunUs For Vacation Bible School Orono senior Js u~ I lrntnO us1 __________________Cees Next o uoi J Meeting ive thousand rubber Bowrnanville Scouting Group ducks will be dropped over and has grown." He noted the June i 3th the Bowmanville Valley Creek organizers would like to pro- The Vacation Bible School held a combination car wash/bake sale/yard sale fund raiser on Saturday. The Vacation Bible School is a week long event, July 22-26, held at the Orono United Church. The event was to help raise money to cover the costs of the week. Children of any denomination are welcome to come, free of charge, to, the school, run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. daily that week. Events will include games, crafts, music, bible time, and a clown c,- hand every day. Kids are wel- come to come for just one day or the entire week. Construction Wrecking Ha..lv oc Oln Local, Merchants Bowmanville merchants expressed their concern over the construction that is slat- ed along Hwy. #2 from rank St. to Ontario St. Linda Moore of M&M Meat Shop and Rudy Van Wijngaarden of Sugar's Bakery made a presentation to Council highlighting their concemns. Highest on their lists was thie impact that con- struction and subsequent traffic restrictions have on their businesses. This includes the inability of cus- tomers to access their shops, but also problems associated with delivery trucks unable 10 get through. One merchant, the Petro Canada near the A&P, sent a letter to one of the Councillors that he is being forced bo close his busi- ness for good because the construction has s0 seriously impacted upon his business that he risks bankruptcy. The presentation included a varîety of proposals in which the Municipality could help the merchants during the construction. Monetary compensation in the form of tax relief during this period, advertisements letting the community know which busi- nesses are affected the most by the construction, and a summer student hired by the municipality 10 help keep store fronts clean during the period were ail included in thie presentation. Council, which referred thie report 10 the Municipal staff, were generally supportive of the merchants. "I didn't real- ize how concemned the mer- chants were. Ail those mer- chants have been suffering in silence," said Councillor Carson Elliott.- "We have to go the extra mile," added Mayor Diane Hamre. Councillor Ann Dreslinski, recently returned to work afler a brief time in hospital, brought a different problem to the table. Presently the officiai detour for thie site goes down Prince St., right past the hospital emergency entrance. "There is no way an ambulance can gel in," said Dreslinski. It's an abso- lute disaster." Mayor Hanire referred the problem 10 Stephen Vokes, Head of Public Works for the Municipality. He highlighted that the project is being undertaken in four phases. The present phase should be done in about two weeks. Phase 2 is on Hwy. #2 from Liberty to Brown Streets. Mr. Vokes assured Council that everything would be done 10, try and make the impact as small as possible on the mer- chants. I arn not sure that I hear we are recognîzing this is a major problem," said Hamre in spite of Vokes assurances. agêvertising Ises net ceSt yeU. iiene y it riakes yOu. riiney On May il the Orono Sr. Cees held their meeting and card party. After the short business meeting the euchre winners were Lii Bolderstone - 67 and Clara Meuleman, Marion Tennant, Ivison Tamblyn each had 62. Low was Marie Gibson. Hilda Caswell took home the Bingo prize. For our June 13th meeting it was decided to have a pot luck dinner at noon. Is so meone you know reaching a milestone? Wish them happiness and congratulations in The Orono Weekly Times bridge at Hwy 2 in Bowmanville 10 kick off the first annual Clarington Rubber Duck Derby late Saturday momning, June 15. One lucky duck ticket holder will receive a prize of $5,000 (if ail tickets sell) when her or his duck crosses the finish line about one- quarter of a mile down the Bowmanville Creek. Ticket numbers will correspond to numbered rubber ducks. The derby, the first of its kind in Clarington, is spon- sored by Deighton Associates Ltd., and the Municipality of Clarington, and organized by an intrepid crew of organiz- ers caJling themselves the 7th Bowmanville Scouting Support Group. Co-Chair Andrew Gryg says, "Money raised will go towards the 7th Bowmanville Scouting Group, Memorial Hospital Bowmanville, and the Clarington Fire Department's Learn Not to Bum prograxrn." Gryg states this fundraiser "started as an alternative fundraiser event for the 7th vide a portion of the funds 10 other non-profit groups raised in next year's event. He said, .as an annual event this race could generate money for many youth-oriented groups." A full siate of activities are being planned prior, during and after the race including a flag raising by local Scouts and free draws on merchan- dise supplied by local mer- chants in Bowmanville Historic Downtown. Wonderful family entertain- ment by Washboard Hank wiil be provided free of charge. Co-Chair Laura Richards notes, "this is being billed as a complete family event. There will be a change station for mothers with small chfi- dren. There will be bleachers bo sit on while enjoying enter- tainment. Also, the Clarington Vire Department will be barbequing hotdogs for hungry duck watchers." Tickets for the duck derby can be purchased at many stores in downtown Bowmanville prior t0 June 15, 1996. 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