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OnoWeeklY ThmeS. Wednes,,dây, Nvme .i~G- Tgm Rhis Week Us Poppy Week November 4- 10 is Poppy Week, the time when Legion members- are out in force selling poppies and reminding us of the great sacrifice that so many young men and women made for the cause of freedom. The officiai flag raising was held last week at the Municipal Centre in Bowmanville. Councillor Pat Pingle and Phyliss Rose, Poppy Chairman, hold the flag with the familiar slogan, "Lest We Forget-;" Children's Book Browsing by Janet Standeven As ýNovember anrives so does darkness forcing daylight to retreat earlier each evening. The cold wind blows the last remaining leaves and a chill remains in the crlsp air. Remembrance Day. the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. How do we help our children under- stand about war and the pain and suffering it brings. The best way that 1 know, is through sto- ries. Stories from gÉandpar- ents, veterans, aunts, uncles and from books. Ail of the books I have chosen today can be enjoyed by the whole family. Please contact your local or school library and bring these wonderful books home. Picture Book: In Flanders Fields this is a beautiful story of the poem by John Mcrae, a- Canadian doctor, who wrote this epic after the horrific Second Battle of Ypres. Linda Granfield who lives in Toronto, has blended the poem with facts and history of World War 1. Janet Wilson, who lives just outside of Toronto, has cap- tured the anguish and honour of the Urne in her paintings and has adde 1d pictures of artifacts to the historical accounts. A must to read for ail members of the family. Juvenile Novel: 'The Sky is Falling won the Canadian library Association book of the yea r award in 1989. Kit Pearson, who lives in Vancouver B.C., became inter- ested in the war guests - chul dren who were sent to li ve with Canadian families for their own safety during WW.1 - and decided to create a story of Norah. This is a warm tale of a -young girl being aiienated from- her own family and surviving in a new country with a new fam- ily. Young Adult: No Man is Land tells the story of the young men from the New Foundland Regiment who are preparing to set out to the trenches and the Battle of theSomme. Kevin Major a native of Newfoundland, has written, of camaraderie and courage before the loss of two hundred and seventy two young men from the Newfoundland Regiment that momîing of July 1, 1916. This novel will be found in the adult section of your local library. Waste Reduction Week events November 4 - 1Oth is Ontario's twel fth annual event promoting waste reduction. The theme for this year's event is "The Future is R's - Make it Toxic Free ... Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!" Durham Region is a regular participant in the week- long campaign. The alm is to increase the awareness level of Durham residents regarding the need as well as the opportuni- ties to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Individuals can make a differ- ence to their local environment. Durham Region, in pariner- ship with local school boards, is hosting tours of the Durham Recycling Centre. Due to over- whelming response, tour book- ings will continue beyond Waste Reduction Week and approxi- mately 2,000 students are expected to participate in this event. In addition, Durham Region will have Waste Reduction Displays at the Pickering Town Centre and the 5-Points Mail in Oshawa on Saturday, Nov. 9th. Regional staff will be available to answer questions on Waste Management issues, including recycling, composting and other waste reduction opportunities. Individual coordinators in the Area Municipalities are also planning events for Waste Reduction Week. For more information on these other events, cail your local Municipal Works Departrnent. Peter Watson, Waste Reduction Manager for Durham Region says, -This year's Waste Reduction Week is shaping up to be the biggest yet!" He urges residents not to miss out on this opportunity to gain valu- able information on waste reduction opportunitiesl AL ONG THE GR&VEL ROAD, $iHit. I by Sher1 When 1 first began my sea rc h of Cartwright Township 1 was sure I'd find few items of inter- est in this small 'back' town- ship. After looking at Ontario's past for so many years you'd think I'd know better. Afterall, I found great stories in ail parts of the Province when 1 was conp iling THE CREW 0F THE FLAGSHIP, and those of you who have read that book will agree that the best stories came from our northlands - and you can't get much' father 'back' from the front than that! Even though Cartwright's first settier didn't take up his land until 40 years after Darlington's and Clarke's first settlers, the township was by no means 40 years behind i its development. Early in the 1840's both schools and churches were being built in many of the com- munities and by the Urne of the first governmenti census in 1851 many mils were in oper- ation throughout the township. Most of the settiers came to Cartwright from Manvers and Cavan Townships and most were of Irish descent. They brought many skills to Cartwright - miller, sawyer, weaver, boat builder, tanner, teacher, preacher, potter and innkeeper- to mention just a few. However, most were fann- ers engaged in the growing of crops, and later, in the 1850's and early 1860's, they began building promising herds of cat- tie. 'Sheep were always an important part of the early farmmng in Cartwright and sup- ported woolen mills, carding and fulling milîs and many weavers, one of whom was Moses Cherry who resided at Purple Hill and was renowned, notjust in Cartwright but in al the surrounding townships for his soft wool blankets. Caesarea on Lake Scugog was at one Urnme a larger, busi- er port than Port Perry. It wasn't always a'holiday' vllage. Lumber, grain and cattle from the townships to the north were barged across the lake to Caesarea then'teamed' to Port Darlington for shipment to Toronto or foreign shores. The. tearning was done by Cartwright citizens- long hard work, but lucrative employment for the settlers for about 3 decades. Those jobs faded out with the coming of the railroads, fu-st to Buketon in the late 1880's, then the line that created Nestleton Station in the early years of this century that went through to Lindsay. The railroad brought about the decline of'Caesarea as a port, but made possible a large influx of people in a 'tourist' capacity - summer and winter! This gave rise to other opportu- nities for ernployment - the shuttling of passengers from the stations to their destina- tions - one of the many holiday hotels that were now in busi- ness along the lake shore. Many people came to the Caesarca area for the 'sport' fishing, and required guides to take them to the best spots. One of these fishing guides was Andrew Harran. On one occa- sion, an Am erican touris t came prepared to have a drink to cel- ebrate each fish he caught, and insisted that Mr. Harran have one too! They must have caught an awful lot of fish that day, for Mr. Harran had no idea how he got his boat home, and his wife had to help hlm out of the boat and up to thie house. Next Urne we11 take a look at Blackstock, the Capital of Cartwright. $4.75 for first 25 wordjs .09 a wo>rd oibo>ve -25 Co>mpamre -tho>se. u.ith othr neuJ-spoipe-rsl New To Clarington? Do You Want To Klnow More About Your New Community? Then Cail Maria Boone, Your >WELCOME-ê VAGO0N SF E19-30 Representative Today 987-5030 EFZecastIe Auto i Collision Complete Auto Body Service I Restoration Specialists IAil Mechanical Repairs Ail Makes and Modiels I 4 Wheel Alignments 4L jug of Anti-freeze $7.99- (with coupon) I Winterize Speciai oniy $39.99! I back flush and new anti-f reeze I(corne in for our Wînterize Special and receive a FREE tire rotation') i -= 80 King St. E. 987-1694 The Board 4>f Educoutln Leaders in learning Request for TENDER FOR DEMOLITION SEALED TENDERS clearly marked as to contents, addressed to The Northumberland-Clarington Board of Education, will be received at The Nothumberland-Clarington Education Centre, Reception Desk, 834 D'Arcy Street North, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4L2 until 2:00 p.m. local time, Friday 29 November 1996. A MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISIT wilI be held at the old Newcastle Public School, 385 Beaver Street, Newcastle at 10:00 a.m. Monday 18 November 1996 and those wishing to bid must attend the Site Visit. Tender documents must be picked up at the Plant Department, Building #7, Northam Industrial Park, 775 Division St., Cobourg, upon receipt of a Certified Cheque in the amount of $1 00.00 made payable to the Board, which will be refunded upon return of the tender documents in good order within two weeks of tender closing. Bonds and Insurance requirements will be noted in the specifications. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. R. (Dick) T. Malowney Director of Education R.L. Willsher Chairperson of the Board 1 dl "'w , 'I ýý ' 1 'Ilm 1 InJI ýý UJI[j ý' Il l' 1 £1 ' Iti If j Aý1