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/ 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 6, 1982 SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey There reasons why I didn't a moment get the idea^^^^^Kmacks of sour grapes, you'll agree that therPHfH'ld of difference difference between lEïïià Peasons and lame excuses. I shall offer you legitimate reasons why I didn't emerge victorious from the Goodyear Goodyear Grand Prix Go-kart race Sunday Sunday which pitted media people against the rubber company's drivers. The race was sponsored by Goodyear to raise funds for United Way. The event was designed to be a fun, function and it was. However, the contest succeeded in summoning up a keen competitive spirit in each of the contestants entered. As one bystander saw it, "These animals are playing for keeps." All of us suffered a character transformation after one lap around the track which turned us into aspiring Mario Andrettis. We slid into our Super Bear Cats and screamed onto the asphalt geared for a win. Now about my defeat. The initial reason for it falls squarely on the shoulders of the boss. First he gave me a pat on the head and told me to go out there and have a good time which was followed by a serious cautioning about sustaining an injury. It struck me his pep talk sort of parallelled sending a kid to the candy store without any money. However, three of our staff members members were entered in the contest and in addition to a genuine concern, I expect it entered his mind that bone fractures could seriously jeopardize the production of this week's paper. I always co-operate with the boss, you see, so I held back my best stuff fearing injury might displease him. The second argument to support my loss lies in the area of mechanics. mechanics. Let me say that all cars are not created equal. Some of the 40 mile per hour Super Bear Cats were more like Super Pigs in terms of comparative comparative performance. They're actually built for fun rather than racing and some of them are coincidentally more finely tuned than others. That's right. You guessed it. In the practice round I was allocated a Super Pig which gave me an embar rassing last place finish out of the 35 competing drivers. Once I became convinced the Go-karts could not be overturned I went for it despite the disadvantages. In the first official race I acquired a peppy little devil which I drove across the finish line for a respectable fourth. But victory was fleeting. Another Super Pig in heat number two sealed my fate. I was eliminated along with the rest of the drivers unfortunate enough to receive a dog of a car. And, finally, part of my defeat can be credited to racing gear. Nobody thought to advise me that Go-kart racers wear leather suits. Certainly I was an underdog in my Daniel Hechter jeans pitted against drivers in black leather jump suits with racing stripes down the sides. And I thought last season's leather gloves with a hole in the index finger would do the trick until I enviously eyed the professional racing mitts worn by a number of my opponents. Too, some of the racers even brought their personal driving helmets fitted with full-face plastic guards. The track helmet issued to me was without face guard and as a result I lapped my way around the track eating the dust and fumes from the Bear Cats ahead of me. This was a definite contribution to my unfortunate downfall. And there rests my case. So who cares if I didn't win. I don't. I bet nobody can milk a cow as well as I do. In case it has slipped your mind, I'm the reigning 1982 cow milking media champ of the Black- stock Fair. There's no sense acting hoggish about being a champion, is there? But truthfully, now that I understand the tricks of the racing sport and the kinks of the track, my motors are revving to have another crack at the Bear Cats. If the event is run another year I guarantee that you won't see me limp from the course in a sluggish car with my face covered in pit grease. I'll be the lass in the sleek leather driving suit swigging champagne champagne from one hand and holding my trophy in the other. This is the sort of material from" which impossible dreams are made. Local Girl Dies After Collision Saturday On Taunton An R.R.6, Bowmanville Bowmanville resident has died following a two-car collision collision Saturday morning on Taunton Rd. ana Regional Rd. 42. Police said Gabriella Batelaan, 16, of R.R.6, Bowmanville, was taken to Sunny brook Hospital after the northbound northbound vehicle she was driving collided with an eastbound car at the intersection of Taunton Rd. and Regional Rd. 42. The driver suffered severe head injuries and later died in hospital. Police said a passenger passenger in the Batelaan vehicle was not injured and three persons in the second car were not seriously hurt. "A Rum for School Board Joe Mcllroy .The former clerk for the Town of Newcastle has announced that he will be seeking a seat on the public school board this November. ^Joe Mcllroy will be running nr one of two seats on the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education in Ward Two (Bowmanville). Mr, Mcllroy was clerk of the, Town of Newcastle from the formation of the new area municipality until his retirement retirement in 1981. Prior to serving as clerk for the town, he was clerk- administrator for the Town of Bowmanville. Two More Candidates Enter Municipal Election Competition H.R. (Hal) McKnight has announced that he will be running for a position on the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. Education. Mr. McKnight, a resident of Bowmanville for over seven years, will be seeking one of Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STORES • Highway No. 2 • KingStJ aagttN Oehewa • King St. W., BowrrUnvIlla •Trademarks ol Van Beife Gardens Lid i nient ieifec two trustees' positions for Ward Two ( Bowmanville). The candidate is a professional professional engineer with more than 25 years of successful business experience. He is married, with four grown children who have been through the elementary and secondary education system. Mr. McKnight said he is seeking a post as school trustee because he wants to contribute his time, energy, and experience to the community. His skills include budget and project evaluation and he is interested in seeing that ratepayers ratepayers get the most value for Mr. McKnight said he would bring to the school board a « oad expedience from living several Ontario communities. communities. j CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE BOWMANVILLE GARBAGE COLLECTIVE SERVICE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Residénts within the Municipal Area of the Former Town of Bowmanville are advised that there will be NO GARBAGE COLLECTION on Monday, October 11,1982. Garbage normally collected on Mondays will be picked up the following day, Tuesday, October 12,1982. Refuse must be placed at curb-side by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection, to avoid being missed, and as the times of collection will change due to the revised schedule. R.G. Dupuis, P. Eng., Director of Public Works, Town of Newcastle, Hampton, Ontario. LOB 1 JO. S -w V : - ■ TvSf \ . s Councillor Maurice Prout announced this week he will seek re-election to the Ward Two (Bowmanville) regional post he currently holds on Newcastle council. To date, three other hopefuls have officially declared their intention intention to seek the Ward Two seat making it a four man race. Prior to regional government government Mr. Prout served nine years on Bowmanville council and one year at County council acting as deputy reeve for the town. In 1979 he was elected to the post of Ward Two local councillor on Newcastle council. council. The following term Bowmanville Bowmanville voters endorsed Mr. Prout at the polls in the 1981 election to represent them as theip regional representative. iAing this past term/ as a tregiogl councillor he, Pervert! .the DÎrrh public 7 world, committed . ■ . i 1979 Mr. Prout was a provincial provincial representative on the Durham Region Health Board and is a past trustee on the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle School Board. He is a past vice president of Local 189 United Rubber Workers Union and is a former council appointee to the Memorial Hospital Board. He is also a past chairman of the town's community services committee. committee. Mr. Prout says he is a proponent of free enterprise, a concept he believes . will provide more jobs for the citizens citizens in the town of Newcastle. He maintains he is interested in developing the kind of opportunities in the community community to ensure that taxpayers will remain resident here ■Ujçreby increasing overall ■ assessment arid the municipal tax' base. ' * Hal McKnight Maurice Prout Watch for our OPENING ON Friday, October 15th flnticpzs E. SHIRLEY HARRISON 18 Silver Street, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3C3 (416) 623-2708. '• .'l A Salute to Jack Terpstra one of Excelsior Life's top 5 agents in Canada An achievement like that takes a special special kind of person with a high level of integrity and commitment. Jack got there because he worked hard to serve you and your community--to give you the best possible advice and protection he could. We salute his success and we thank you too, for making it possible. Member, Million Dollar Hound Table • Jack Terpstra Excelsior Allilintod with Iho /Etna Casualty Company ol Canada Sponsoring two local hockey teams in the past year, Councillor Councillor Prout pointed out that he is an advocate of sports and recreation in the town. Retiring from Goodyear's Bowmanville plant with 43 years service the 68-year-old is the youngest member in Canada to hold the company's 25 year pin. Councillor Prout was born and educated in Bowmanville and is married to the former Vera Shackleton. The couple has three grown children. Auction Sales i /THE BEBIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM CLOSURE OF SANITARY LANDFILL SITE DURN/tM The DARLINGTON WASTE DISPOSAL SITE will be closed Monday, October 11,1962, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Normal operations will continue on Tuesday, October 12,1982. W.A. TWELVETREES, P. ENG. COMMISSIONER OF WORKS Monday, October 18 6:00 p.m. Auction sale - furniture and antiques - a lovely sale of antl(6iàÿ'~ând-Tvi1ï1txir6 for Mrs. Jessie Gerroij/, Oshéwar "Uormeftly Port Perry), selling at the Wilson Sales Arena, 2 , miles north of Uxbridge. Including Brentwood upright freezer, RCA color TV, floral loveseat, drop front desk, 2 antique chests of drawers, gunsrock chair, several walnut walnut chairs, needlepoint seats, cedar chest, walnut dresser, twin beds, bedding, linen, beautiful antique rocker, nesting nesting tables, boy and girl figurines, figurines, antique dishes, English dishes - setting for 12, pressed glass, antique record cabinet, occasional chairs, framed mirror, two vacuums, plus many other pieces. A very fine sale. Mrs. Gerrow has given up her home. Sale managed and sold by Lloyd Wilson Auctions, Auctions, Uxbridge 416-852-3524. 40-25 Unlfced Wây THE WALLPAPER CENTRE ON A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF IN STOCK WALLPAPER A? 25 PATTERNS * FIRST QUALITY A BOLT THE WALLPAPER CENTRE 0SHAWA 140 Slmco* SI.S. (Corner John) 579-1655 AJAX 1313 Harwood N. (Just N. of Hwy. 401) 6860719 SCARBOROUGH 553 Martiham Rd. (Just S. ol Lawrence) 431-4458 Let Mom know you love her with Diamonds Watch her eyes light up when she beholds this stunning cluster ring in 14K yellow gold. A centre stone of ruby, sapphire, emerald or diamond is surrounded by a dazzling grouping of 8 diamonds. With sapphire or ruby With emerald or centre stone. Reg. $450 diamond. Reg. $475 Special $350 Special $375 Hooper's Jewellers Ltd. 29 King St. E. 623-5747 Bowmanvie