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RONO WEEKLY TIMES, Serving East Clarington and beyond since1937 65¢ GST ncluded Wednesday, July 17,1996 Clarke Township Celebrates 200 Years Clarke Townsip is a grand ole 200 years old. The Municipality of Clarington, along with some friends, held a special cele- bration at the Bond Head Parkette to mark the mile- stone. Charles Taws, curator of the Bowmanville Museum, welcomed the 130 people that had gathered early Saturday morning to mark the occa- sion. Charles commented to those on the rich history that the entire Municipality of Clarington has to offer. "All you have to do is drive in your car to see the heritage," said Taws. Mark Jackman, curator of the Clarke Museum, acted as master of ceremonies for the day. Visiting dignitaries included Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre, Durham East MPP John OToole, Durham MP Alex Shepherd, the Honourable Richard Lovekin, and Bill Paterson from LACAC. "I see people who are very much involved in preserving our history," commented Mayor Hamre on the attend- ing crowd. She was on hand with Councillors David Scott and Ann Dreslinski to mark the historic occasion. Richard Lovekin, a former judge and a descendent of the first family to receive a land grant and stay to settle in the area, gave a moving speech that detailed the times and events that led to the settling of the area. He and his late continued on page 4 THOUSANDS PARTY AT EDENFEST MPP John OToole, Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre, Richard Lovekin, and MP Alex Shepherd unveil a plaque at the Bond Head Parkette marking the 200th anniversary of Clarke Township on Saturday. Clarington's population doubled in size on the week- end as 50,000 modern rock fans descended in droves upon Mosport Park, the home of Eden Musicfest, a three day rock festival. The festival, which included such musical guests as the Tragically Hip and Spirit of The West, was largely seen by all as a big success. The surge could be seen in the middle of last week. On Thursday night, the Wendy's/Tim Horton's com- plex at Durham Road #57 and Townline in Bowmanville was filled with people on their way to the concert. Businesses in Orono saw a modest upsurge in their busi- ness as well. Jezmi Yilmaz, owner of Kirby Burgers remarked that it wa "regular long weekend business for me. A lot of cot- tagers didn't come, but they were replaced by concert peo- ple. It was a nice and smooth continued on page 8 Award Winner Elizabeth Belanger-Linkletter and her husband Gordon Linkletter, owners of Blessings Travel located at the Vanstone Mill in Bowmanville are GEM Travel of Canada's Gemsetter Canada Award winners for 1996. The couple won their award in honour of their "commitment and dedication towards excellence and professionalism in the travel industry." Elizabeth and Gordon are constantly attending conferences and training courses to learn more and more about the travel indus- try. "You have to be modern and educated," said Elizabeth. "You cannot be too educated in business." Elizabeth and Gordon pass this knowledge on to their customers, and try to make their customers feel special. After all, their customers are usually coming in and spending large sums of money on a vaca- tion, and Elizabeth wants everything to come out just right. So stop in and see Elizabeth, a real GEM of a travel agent, for all of your travel needs. Volume 60, Number28