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i f i A 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowman ville. February 2.1983 ■< SMALL TALK By Donna Fairey Computer Should Speed Up Town Program Registrations The inability to thread a needle was the straw that broke the camel's back. Of late, it had become exceedingly apparent that the eyes were dim and could not see. But the admission, heaven forbid, that bifocals bifocals were needed was received with a good deal of distaste. For months - maybe even a year - I've been squinting my way through life. On the road and behind the wheel of a car I've undoubtedly been a menace to myself and others. I've been returning waves to people at a distance without the slightest notion who the greeters might have been. Reluctant to admit that I was a prime candidate for the bi-focal set, I made a career of pretending that all normal people read newspapers and magazines at arms length. Soon it became tough to paint the fingernails without splashing the lacauer up to the first knuckle. Any work requiring close-up scrutiny was out of the question. Moreover, needle threading was an exercise in total frustration. It was my daughter who firmly suggested that I should wise up, relinquish my pride, and join thé land of the sighted. She became raunchy, and understandably so, when she was awakened in the middle of the night to push a thread through the impossible eye of a needle which I had wrestled with for an hour. The incident brought the long ignored matter to a head. Two weeks later I picked up my first pair of bi-focals. The good news is that I can now see to thread a needle. However, the split vision glasses have set me on a course which includes falling up and down stairs and running into walls and doorways. The spectacle salesman's remark was considerably understated when he pointed out the glasses would require a period of adjustment. I've found it's something like trying to focus through the peephole found in most hotel doors. Everything is distorted unless the head is cocked in just the right position. With the exception of my recovered ability to shove thread through the eye of a needle, I'm worse off than I was before. However, they tell me the situation improves with time. Alas, it must be accepted that after age thirty, the body parts tend to erode. It didn't boost my shrivelling morale either when I read recently that we shrink .02 centimeters with each advancing year after a certain age. Also, the hair begins to thin and grey. Teeth are affected. The body starts to sag. Muscle tone relaxes. Skin starts to ripple. Vision and hearing begin to deteriorate. Bones become brittle. The article, which incidentally was read with the aid of my new bifocals, bifocals, left me with the fleeting opinion that we're fortunate to last as long and well as we do. Luckily, the sting of the editorial prognosis about aging and the battle of the bi-focals is gradually subsiding. What's bugging me now is that Thursday marks another inevitable birthday and apparently I shall shrink .02 centimeters on rising that morning. The knowledge that each birthday means another step towards dwarfdom sure makes it tough for a gal to stick to her widely proclaimed theory that age is irrelevant. When computers are installed at the Town of Newcastle's community services department, long registration line-ups should become a thing of the past. Joe Caruana, the Town of Newcastle's deputy director of community services, said this week that a computer terminal is to be installed in the community services department offices by mid- February. It will be operating in time to process registrations for the town's spring recreation activities. The computer system will allow residents to register for programs by mailing a cheque payable to the Town of Newcastle, along with a registration form. This will be especially helpful to out-of-town residents who would otherwise have to drive to Bowmanville in order to sign up for programs, Mr. Caruana said. While the machine will help in the registration of persons taking part in recreation activities, it will also help staff in the community services department on a day-to-day basis. Mr. Caruana explained that at any given time, the department will be able to acquire up to date records of accounts. This will help thé department to remain in control of its budget, he said. The computer services are being provided by Real Time Data Pro, a company which currently provides computer facilities at the main town hall in Bowmanville. A terminal will be installed at the S ublic works department office in [ampton in addition to the community services office. Separate School Supporters And Their Board By John O'Toole Hospital Will Go Ahead With Renovation Plans Money for History Project To Be Spent on Renovations During my campaign for election as your trustee on November 8th, 1982,1 promised promised to heighten awareness of our board in the Newcastle area. From time to time, I would like to share with you ny learning experiences, and what I am participating in on your behalf. The board's area extends from Grafton in the East to Kirfield in the North to the Townline near Oshawa in the West. The size of our board is some 4,400 square miles, and conforms to our existing diocesan boundaries. Peterborough Peterborough is the geographical and administrative centre of the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Roman Catholic School Board. (P.V.N.N.R.C.S.S.B. is the abbreviated name of the board). By the way, our board name and letterhead is the target of many comments wherever we go. Thia board has sixteen elected trustees. Name - Mr. M. Amyotte, Peterborough, Edu. Com.; Mr. E. Brahaney, Hastings, Van Bene Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower- store! 4 STORES • Highway No. 2 • King SI. E., Oshawa • Slmcoe SI. N., Oshawa • King SI. W., Bowmanville Man. Com.; Mr. D. Bennin- ger, Ennismore, Man. Com. (New Trustee); Mr. R. Corbeil, Cobourg, Chairman, Man. Com.; Mr. L. Corkery, Peterborough, Chairman Edu. Com.; Mr. J. Farrell, Port Hope, Edu. Com. and Chairman's Chairman's Com.; Mr. A. Hache', Newcastle Area, Man. & Sal. Com. ; Mrs. M. Mahon, Peterborough, Peterborough, Chairman, Edu. Com.; Mrs. J. McGuire, Omemee, Edu. Com.; Mr. K. Morris**, Peterborough, Chairman of the Board; Mr. C. O'Donnell, Peterborough, Edu. Com.; Mr. J. O'Toole, Bowmanville-Courtice, ♦Man. Com. & Com. on Early School Leaving (New Trustee) ; Mr. M. O'Toole, Otonabee, Man. Com.; Mr. J. Pilkington**, Lindsay, Vice Chairman of the Board; Rev. William Russell, Otonabee iNew Seat), *Edu. Com. (New Trustee); Mr. -û> Whibbs, Lakefield, 'Man./& Sal Com. (New Trustee). l (4 New Trustees On the Board). ♦'Chairman and Vice Chairman). The Board is organized into a structure of four main sub committees. Any trustee may attend and discuss at any committee meeting, but has no vote unless a member of that committee. The following is the general schedule of Board and Committee meetings. meetings. Chairman s Committee - Three members, meet Monday prior to regular board meeting, set board agendas. Full board meeting. Full Board Meetings - Sixteen Sixteen members (all trustee). CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Notice of Highway Closing TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, at a Council meeting to be held at the Council Chambers, Police Building, Bowmanville, Ontario, on Monday, the 28th day of February, 1983, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock in the afternoon, propose to pass a by-law to stop up and close and to authorize the sale of all that portion of the original road allowance between. Lots 12 and 13, Concession 1 in the former Town of Bowmanville, more particularly designated as Parts 10, 16, 19, 20 and 25, according to Plan 10R-1543, more particularly described as follows:- ALL AND SINGULAR that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Town of Newcastle, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Province of Ontario, and being composed of part of the original road allowance between Lots 12 and 13, Concession 1 of the former Town of Bowmanville, more particularly designated as Parts 10, 16, 19, 20 and 25 according, to Plan 10R-1543 deposited In the Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of Newcastle (No. 10) on October 29,1982. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that before passing the said By-law Council, or a Committee of Council, shall hear in person, or by his counsel, solicitor or agent, any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by this by-law and who applies to be heard. DATED at the Town of Newcastle, this 2nd day of February, 1983. David W. Oakes, A.M.C.T., Clerk, Corporation ol the Town ol Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 Dateol First Publication: February 2nd, 1983. February 9-16-23,1983 File No, 16.7.105. Meet second Tuesday every month (usually 7:30 p.m.). Most issues are brought to the full board. Salary Committee - Five members. Meet third Tuesday most months. Issues dealing with employees at the board. Education Committee - Seven members, meet on the fourth Tuesday every month (7:30 p.m.). Budgets and administrative matters. Most meetings are held at the Education Centre on Ried Street in Peterborough. Other meetings are periodically called to deal with urgent matters. In advance of all regular Board and Committee meetings, every trustee is mailed a copy of the agenda and related material. In the conclusion, I can relay some thoughts I have at this time. I am impressed with the operating procedures of the Board ana the professional level of agenda preparation and detail. Secondly, the amount of reading material from yie Ministry, tiewspap- ers, and the Board is pheno- minal, amounting to from four to eight readings per week. Thirdly, there is a need to learn and you are expected and encouraged to participate right from the start. In this regard, I was fortunate to attend a "New Trustee Workshop" Workshop" in Toronto on January 14th, 15th, and 16th. Finally, like most organized bodies, the formality and structure of the board is a little intimidating, intimidating, if not for a new trustee, then certainly for any individual individual parent. I am enjoying the challenge and responsibility of this role, and will relate more in the future about our 15.5 million dollar 1982 budget, and how it is raised and spent on your behalf. Please call 623-5753 if you would like any information. By Peter Parrott Memorial Hospital is being prepared for surgery. The hospital's board of directors has agreed to commission commission detailed plans for a $1.7 million renovation project which will focus on the building's 1950 wing which was damaged by fire in 1980. Richard Elston, executive director for Memorial Hospital Hospital Bowmanville Corporation, said yesterday that the detail- ' ed drawings will take nine to 12 months to complete. The total project, from planning to completion, will require three years, Mr. Elston said. Additional time is required because of the fact that the hospital must remain in service while the renovations renovations are carried out. The renovations include fire safety upgrading, expanded obstetrical services, new physiotherapy service, and improved geriatric facilities, Ontario's Ministry of Health has indicated support in principle for the upgrading of the hospital. The Ministry has approved the preparation of detailed plans, but has not yet made ajeommitment to payij Oasis Ini Robbed The proprietor of a Highway 115 restaurant was hog tied and robbed after he surprised thieves who had broken into his establishment early Saturday morning. morning. Vasilios Bill Grigor- iadis, who was sleeping in the rear of the Oasis Inn Restaurant and Tavern north of Orono, was aroused by suspicious suspicious noises from the front of the building about 3:00 a.m. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS Dog Licences 1983 1982 Dog Licences Have Expired Town of Newcastle By-law No. 78-41, a by-law to provide for licencing and regulating the keeping of dogs requires, in Section 2 that: the owner of a dog in the Town of Newcastle shall purchase a current dog licence. Schedule of Fees: (1 ) For the first and second dog $15.00 If a declaration is signed that such licence is for neutered or spayed dog $8.00 (2) For the third dog $25.00 (3) For the fourth and each additional dog $50.00 Take notice that after April 1, 1983 there will be an additional fee of $2.00 per licence. For your added convenience, 1983 dog licences maybe purchased at: (1) Town Hall, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville (2) Motor Vehicle Licence Office, 72 King Street West, Bowmanville (3) Municipal Hall, Hampton (4) Toms and Sons Ltd., Newcastle Village Take notice further that, any person who owns or harbours a dog and fails to obtain a licence for the current year and to have such licence affixed to the collar of such dog that is kept or maintained in the Town of Newcastle, is guilty of an offence and will be prosecuted. David W. Oakes, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk 40 Temperance Street, ■Jig,, ' Bowmanville, Ontario. L1C3A6 Dale of First Publication February 2,1983. File No. 56.12.2 for its share of the entire project. Mr. Elston explained that the Ministry of Health is expected to provide two thirds of the required funds, while the hospital corporation would contribute one-third. . He said that he definitely expects to see a public fund-raising effort undertaken. undertaken. At a meeting with eastern Ontario government MPPs in Peterborough last month, Memorial Hospital asked for a firm financial commitment from the government. Mr. Elston, spokesman for a four-member delegation of the hospital corporation, told the Eastern Ontario Caucus that the construction and capital needs of the hospital are genuine and that, these have been agreed to by both the District Health Council and the Ministry of Health. The director also noted that staff are working under adverse conditions and that patients are treated in less than contemporary facilities. The director cited a growing demand for hospital services and pointed to a 15 percent increase in activity last year. A further increase of 4.1 percent is forecast this year, while the birth rate activity is 25 percent higher this year than last. This demand on services, coupled with the physical facility inadequacies previously previously outlined makes it even more important that our needs be recognized as valid," the hospital corporation said in its presentation. Newcastle's town council has decided to drop a $27,668 local history project at the Bowmanville Library from a list of projects which will receive federal/provincial employment grants. Tiie money which would have gone to historical research will be spent on repairs and renovations to municipal buildings and property. Councillor Diane Harare said at a council meeting last week that $19,000 has already been spent on the library program and she indicated it would not be in order to spend an adttitional $27,668. The Ward Three councillor also pointed out that the Library Board has not indicated to council its support for the employment program. The research project presently being funded by the Canada Community Development Project involves the indexing of local newspapers available on microfilm. Council was asked to consider extending this program through federal/provincial grants. Although the history project was cancelled, three other undertakings were endorsed. These include an accounting services project; roadside brushing and clearing, and renovations of public property and buildings. The federal and provincial governments have allocated $107,200 to the Town of Newcastle for the employment development program.: Persons hired through the program must be individuals who nave exhausted their unemployment benefits or are in receipt of social assistance. In a report to council,. Administrator Don Smith explained- that three persons would be hired under the property renovation' program; six would be hired for roadside brushing; and one person- would be needed for the accounting project.