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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 6, 1983 5 Sim and Sia tant Past Local Men Attacked by Rare Dive Bombing Moth 50 Years Ago Thursday, July 20th, 1933 Normal school results - The following have recently received Interim First Class Certificates, Ada J. Allin, Oswald H. Anderson, Mabel A. Bruce, Muriel I. Baker, Chas. R. Clemence, Ruby I. Cowan, Jessie K. Knox, Stanley J. Rickard, and Annie I. Yeo. Oscar (Vulcanizer) Jamieson has. "tired" of the tire business and has accepted a position at Vanstone's Mill. Taking Oscar's place in the tire shop is Stuart Candler who needs no introduction to the businessmen. Highest total marks on the Public School Entrance Examinations. (1) Marion Scott, (2) Owen Fagan. Highest mark in History - Ruth Ives. Maurice Baker, Hampton, and Oliver Smith, Burketon, will be among the Provincial Representatives at the World's Grain Show, to be held in Regina, July 24th - August 5th. 25 Years Ago , Thursday, July 16th, 1958 Mr. Mansell Stacey, is attending a 10 day refresher course for Upper School teachers, science section, at Bloor Collegiate, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Knight and son John, Detroit, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Dick Metcalf, Toronto, are visiting their mother, Mrs. J.W. Knight. The Last Post was played by Trumpeter Jim Rogers of the Ontario Regiment Band, at the Royal Canadian Legion District "F" Drumhead Service held on Sunday at Memorial Park. . Gary Bagnell, has been chosen to attend the National Camp for Royal Canadian Army Cadets at Banff, Alberta. Jack Miller, Don Gilhooly and Grant Ball were the winners of the Bowmanville Centennial Beard Growing Contest. 10 Years Ago Wednesday, July 4th, 1973 John Rickard of Spring Grange Farm, Newcastle, accepted the CISC silver plate award, signifying the top Shorthorn at the annual Shorthorn Show and Sale in Markham from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manager Del Moore. On Thursday, June 28th, Rotarian Bill Wilson passed over the club's gavel, indicative of the office of Rotary President, to incoming- chief executive, Harry Cooke. An announcement in this week's edition states that Ed Leslie of Bowmanville Cleaners has sold his business to Oshbow Limited who take over this week. The new Assistant Priest of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, the Rev. B.F. Heffernan, is currently writing a book entitled "Future Vision" of the Christian Mass Media Mission. After 66 years as a place of learning the two-room school on Highway 2, just west of Courtice Road, is being closed for good. Little Brother Writes His Appreciation of Big Brothers' Efforts This is a letter of nomination for Oshawa-Whitby "Big Brother of the Year" -- as written by a Little Brother. "Ed is Big Brother to three of us. Ed has been my Big Brother for over a year, and Sean and Barry's Big Brother for over 6 months. I would not change Ed in any way. When I was in the hospital having surgery, Ed cut his vacation short to visit me and also to help look after Sean and Barry. Our Mom was hospitalized hospitalized at that time as well. Ed took Sean and Barry to visit me in the hospital. We would also like to give Ed's wife, Norma, praise. She has been super good with us boys - having us to her home, and also visiting me in the hospital. Ed has filled a gap in our lives since our parents divorced. divorced. He is interested in our education and social life. He looked after getting some hockey equipment for Sean. There is so much good to say about Ed that we could write a book. Since it would take too long to read, we'll keep it brief and hope that Ed is named Big Brother of the Year. We three - James, Sean, Barry, and our Mom, hope that Ed will be the Big Brother of the Year; and pray that God will guide the person choosing the Big Brother of the Year so that it can be Ed." Note: This Big Brother was officially acclaimed the Oshawa-Whitby "Big Brother of the Year" at the Annual Meeting of the agency held this spring. The Big Brothers' Association is supported by the United Way. Contact: James Kirkconnell Media Relations Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way 576-0210, Ext. 271 Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 SPEC IAL • ^ -- * ALL TV 1 SERVICE 1 1 CALLS WITH nuiv 1 | THIS AD U " LT " I2 50 i FALCON TV I 426 Simcoe SI. S. 723-0011 1 Guuiantcc on all parts and service m V x Separate School Supporters And Their Board By John O'Toole The specimen above is a Hyalophora Cecropia moth. The insect, a member of the lepidoptera family, was captured in Bowmanville last week after it attacked two local men. Apparently the moth is a collectors' item and it's wing span measured 6V2 inches. The body of the creature was twice the size of a bumble bee. ■By Donna Faiey For a few exciting moments last week the sky over Queen Street was somewhat like the days of World War II when Tiger Moth fighter planes ranged the altitude seeking out enemy targets. In this case, the enemy was two young Bowmanville men innocently playing frisbee Wednesday evening. The pugilistic attacker was indeed a dive bomber moth. However, However, it was not of the metal, nuts and bolts variety. The winged attacker was a giant moth belonging to the lepidoptera lepidoptera insect family. David Cook and Ralph Shaw, who eventually captured captured the aggressive moth, say the attack was unprovoked. When the men later researched researched the moth's background, they discovered the insect is a semi rare variety native to the United States. Called a Hyalophora Hyalophora Cecropia, they were informed informed that the moth is a collectors' item. The pair first noticed the insect perched on a hydro wire. From its size the men initially believed the moth was a bat. For reasons unknown, the feisty flyer launched a deliberate attack aiming for the men's heads. One of its on-target dives found a bull's eye when it landed on Mr. Snaw. Between the two, the moth which measured a 6V2 inch wing span, was knocked to the ground. Using the artillery at hand, the men threw a frisbee over the creature thus completing completing the capture. When the beast which had a body two times the size of a bumble bee was subdued, the men placed it inside a plastic bubble-top popcorn popper. 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With good weather at hand dogs are being let out of the house unsupervised and the annual tragedy of dogs biting letter carriers and other., delivery people is underway. Humane Society officials estimate that there are about two and a half million dogs in Canada. Most of them belong to responsible people who do not let their pets run loose. Unfortunately some dog owners are not so thoughtful and many unhappy incidents occur. Mr. Skuratow says that about 1400 letter carriers across the country were bitten by dogs last year. Some of these incidents were minor but others resulted in letter carriers being permanently crippled and unable to work again. Mr. Skuratow says the postal service has the right and duty to protect its letter carriers. Canada Post can suspend mail delivery to any resident who allows a dog to harass a letter carrier. But that doesn't have to happen, Skuratow says. "All the dog owner has to do is keep the family dog on a leash or tether, in a fenced yard or in the home during the hours of mail delivery. It's a simple solution to £:severe problem." A little cooperation from dog owners is in the best interests of themselves, the letter carrier and the family dog. MENT Taunton Rd. / Q> c 3 Bowmanville f: Concession St. Oron KENT'S BERRY ■ farm O / 4th Line 115/35 Newcastle No. 2 401 1 pair's undivided curiosity although although they had formulated no concrete plans for her future. A tactical error, however, brought the saga of the dive bombing moth to a quick conclusion conclusion the following day. It was placed outside on a picnic table still imprisoned in the corn popper. The intense heat of last Wednesday was apparently apparently too much for the encased creature for she simply and without fanfare, expired. The huge deceased moth with its rust and brown wings is currently being preserved in a plastic sandwich bag. Aware that a collector of lepidoptera lepidoptera specimen may be keen to acquire the moth, the pair say they would be willing to part with it. Of course at this point, it's not beyond the realm of possibility possibility that the men may become become surrogate parents to a flock of Yankee moths depending depending upon what happens to the corn popper full of moth eggs. Should the eggs -produce a family with the same nasty temperament exhibited by the mother, the men will have an entire fighter squadron on their hands. Dear Separate School Supporters (P.V.N.N.R.C.S. S.B.) It has been a few months since my last article concerning our Board's activities; however, much of what I have to say was pending the budget settlement and that was seriously delayed for all Boards by the 1983 General Legislative Grants from the Ministry of Education. We, as all Boards, did not receive either grants or information about budget guidelines until the end of March. April was a very busy month spent reviewing programs and budget, with our budget presentation to the Finance Committee on May 2nd, 1983 and our presentation at our monthly Board meeting for decision, revision/ approval on May 10,1983. lOtli, 1983. Our Budget for 1982 was: $15,854,719.00 Our Budget for 1983 is: $17,754,425.00 (Up approximately 8 per cent) Our taxes over all the Board are up 5.5 per cent; with equalized assessment we are up 7.5 per cent in the Newcastle area. All of our Board taxes amount to $2,623,701.00, or 14.5 per cent (approximately) of our total revenue. This is spread over some five thousand Separate School supporters. The question each of us should be asking is, "how can any efficient body plan effectively when the 1983 budget is held up until the end of the school year due to government bureaucracy?" All Boards were forced to borrow from banks, etc., to fund the on-going cost of running our schools. Most Boards spent unbudgeted dollars on interest payments due to borrowing. We have, along with other Boards, sent letters of protest to the Ministry. Since our Board received 85 per cent of its revenue from grants, how could we plan when over half the fiscal year had passed? It was only at our last regular monthly board meeting in June that we were able to consider the 1984 school year - . what new programs we ■ required, bus routes, or improvements to our services. I again emphasize, we receive the same grant per student as the Public Board, which is $2,171.00 per student (ordinary grant ceiling 1983). All funds spent in excess of grant ceiling are at direct cost to our very small assessment base, (our property taxesh Do support our separate schools. It is our duty for our children. Other Items of Interest I met with all three C.P.T.A's in our area and gave a brief account of my actions over the past year. I wish to work with the C.P.T.A., as I believe firmly in their legitimate role in our home, church, and school community. The family and the parents are the cornerstone in our Catholic community. I am anxious to work with the Presidents and executive of all three C.P.T.A.'s in the 1983 school year. Mr. Brian Bradley - St. Stephen Separate School, Mr. Hugh Taylor - St. Joseph Separate School. Mrs. Cheri Duvall - St. Francis Separate School. It is these groups and others who support the Trustee who can really bring the message of special issues to the Board most effectively. Mr. Gerry Power and Mr. Alan Baylis wbre chiefly responsible, along with others like Mrs. Parker, who achieved a vastly improved bus service to Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in Oshawa for 1984. In the same way, Brian Bradley and Hugh Taylor were a force behind computers, which are now part of our Board's budget, and I know we will see computers in our schools in September 1983. Monsignor Cleary, Father Tom Walsh, Father Pat Herlihey, and Father Frank Mehilic are strong and actively support our Separate School Communities. It is really their effort of pioneering new families and forming the strong community I am proud to serve. If we all continue to work together, our combined efforts will result in a new Facility at St. Francis of Assisi in Newcastle in 1984 or 85 and I am sure, a new school in St. Theresa's, Courtice, in the not too distant future. Finally, our last regular meeting was on June 14th, and our next board meeting is on September 6th, 1983. Professional Activity Days for September, 1983 (1984 School Year); Friday, Sept. 16th, 1983, Friday, Oct. 28th,. 1983 (same as Public Board in our area); Friday, Nov. 18th, 1983 (same as Public Board in our area); Friday, Jan. 20th, 1984; Friday, Feb. 17th, 1984; Friday, April 6th, 1984; Friday, May 4th, 1984; Thursday, June 28th, 1984; Friday, June 29th, 1984. March Break: Commences March 10th, return March 19th. This is the same for all Boards this year. I have encouraged our Board to align our Professional Development ■ days with our counterpart Public School for several reasons. The main reason.is for convenience for our children, bussing and child care, not to mention sharing Professional Development days with our Public School friends. We have the same number of P.D. days as the public board. School commences on September 6th, 1983 and ends June 29th, 1984. The children will be on vacation as of June 27th. Please have a safe and enjoyable summer. If you are new to this area or have any questions please feel free to give me a call. I have enjoyed this first year, all thirty five meetings and look forward to serving you even more effectively in the new school year. Sincerely, John R. O'Toole Lioness Club Installs 1983-84 Officers The Bowmanville Lioness club installed its 1983-84 officers during a special dinner meeting meeting last week. Shown above following the installation installation ceremony are front row from left: Elizabeth Anderson - 1st v.p., Mr. C. Crockford - Lions past district governor, Doreen Cripps - pres., and Gail Dègroot - past. pres. Rear from x;. left: Billie Kemp - treasurer, Shirley Turner - director, Bonnie McDonald - tail twister, Ev Dunn - Lioness tamer, Irene Andrews - director, Val Miller - 2nd vice pres, and Val Lloyd - secretary. secretary. Absent from photo are directors Mary Anne Richards and Colleen Lush. WAR N I Nfn 1 This advertisement could make you dissatisfied with yvr^i 11 N i IM . your current homeowners insurance policy! 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