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................ . ....... tto er i ..99 -Newcastle Lions News The regular meeting of the Newcastle Lions Club was held on October 8th in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Comnmunlty Hall. Themreet- tag was cailed to order at 7 p.m. by President George. A delicious dinner was catered by Lion Peter and family. Roil Call - 30 Members pre- sent and 2 guests, Charlie Trlm and Jack McOustra, both prospective members. The guest speaker was Leigh Facey-Crowther, Principal of Clarke High School. Lelgh gave a very lnteresting and Informative tallk on education today, and where it is going, in the future. In 1950, the work force composed of about 60% unskilled, 20% skilfled, and 20% in mnanagement or administration., In 1989, this changed to 35% unskilled, 35% skilled, and 30 manage- ment. in 1900, 95% dropped out of high school. In 1950, 75%, today the drop out is about 30% on average, with about 3% in this school dis- trict. Cost of going to University is rising, and itfs getting harder to get admit- ted. The system is trylng to get the students to show that they are capable to be admit- ted rallier than betag accept- ed on school marks aione. Mr. Facey-Crowther was Intro- duced by Lion, Paul Bennett, and thanked by Lion Howard Qulnney. Lion Terry talked on sources of Informnation for the Lions Organization. The District A3 Directoiy contains alI the information that Is needed to mun a Lions Club, ie, namnes, addresses and phone numbers of ail District Officers, Chalrrnen, of al Commiffttees, current officers of all Clubs in the District, and officiai visitation dates of District Officers. Another use- ful tool is the International Dlrectory. This Directory con- tains the nam es and address- es of ail Lions Clubs in the world and their Officers. This- could be invaluable to any Lion traveling to distant Countries. Lion John Clark was asked to give a short blography of himself. John first saw the llght of day in Gaît, now Cambridge, ta 1967, recelved his educatIon in Gait and attended the University of Waterloo, to become an Optometrist. John saw wrlt- tag on the wail and changed to his present profession, Chiropractor, graduating in 1989, then west to Asia for two years to learn Acupuncture. Not llklng to live in a large city, John and his wife moved, first to Oshawa and then settled In Newcastle. John wlll be a great asset to the communlty. Several letters were recelved frd"' groups and organizatioiis asking for assistance. '0-ese letters were ail referred Po the Directors for further e:ploration. Lion Ro~y opkins reported on the Senîprs Colour Bus Tour. Therevere 85 Seniors, weather. scmnery was great and no con4plair1ts. Lion Jean Grahamn report- ed on the Dog Walk-a-thon, there wer e o:er -30 dogs Lri the walk whilh raised over $1Il3, 000.00 C1 r Canîine Vision. jean thianked iall the Lions for th eir help. Lion- Stan. Powell thanked the Lionis wlio sponsored bis walk, as lie raised more mioney tis year than Iast. Lion Paul Bennett reported that he wilIl be transfenring to the Bracebridge Lions Club at thle end of Novemiber. He ai-d Chris arte looking forward to a new ife there and we cer- tainly wih them well. Lion Paul Bennett also asked for a volunteer to take over the chairrnanshlp of the dance commlttee, everythlng is in order and there lsn't much to do. Lion Brenton Rckard announced that the visitation committee has a schedule prepared for visitations to other Lions Clubs, first offi- ciail visit is on October 27th to the Maynooth Lions Club. Lion Dave Adams announced that the food bank Is moving to Mill St. N. on November i st and some help would be appreciated. Some Lions volunteered, but more help could be used, cal Dave at 987-4832 if you can help. The next regular Newcastle Lions meeting will take place in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Community Hall on October 22. Speaker will be Regonal Chairman, John Ogden. Guests are welcome, please caîl Peter DeJong at 987-5293 for confirmation. CLARINGTON FIRE CALLS The Clarington Fire Departmnent responded to the following calîs from October 7 to October 13, 1997: 2 vehi- dle fires, 8 motor vehicle acci- dents, 18 medical assis- tances, 2 911 cails, 3 alarmn activation calls, and 3 check- out cails. *Complete Car & Truck Repairs. eDiesel En gifles , Cummins, Detroit & Cat. a Radio Dis patched Tow Trucks a eMobile Mechanical Service Truck. BALLS RADIO & T.V. REPAUR REPAIRS TO MOST MAKES STEREOS, COLOUR AND B&W T.V.s AND V.C.R.s P.O. Box 27 R.FS. 2, Orono, Ont. (905) 983-5721 RE-ELECT BOB WILLSHER ON NOVEMBER lOth VOTE AND RE-ELECT BOB WILLSHER The New District School Board #14 PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE EXPERIENCED TO SERVE *Married to Lynda, two sons, Steve and Chris educated in theNorthumberland- Clarington Board of Education. *A business background - employed by General Motors for 33 years, currently Supervisor - Salaried Personnel, Oshawa Car Plants. *12 years asa Trustee, The Northumberland-Clarington Board of Educ-ation. Served 3 terms as Chairperson and 2 terms as Vice Chairperson. eServed on most Board Committees and chaired many of them- *Active ini the community and schools - aware of th-, needs of the people of Clarington, ,COMIMITTED'1TOEDUCATION " Involved as a parent and Trustee in local schools. " Proven ability to help parents resolve problems'and get action when'required. " Has helped make the classroom the focus of education. " Supports the continuation of JK and AdJult Education Programns. COMMITI'ED TO COST EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT * Instrumental in gettingy a new school for Newcastle Village-the largest and most modemn in the Board. Building a new school was more cost-effective than more piece-metal additions. * Involved in the early implementation of the reduced Administrative Structure resulting in annual savings of $400,000. * Advocates joint ventures with the private sector to provide student accommodation as subdivisions are built. Claringtofl only has two voi ces on the new District, School Board Make Bob Willsher one of them! nom